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Previously, on "Hunter."

Call me Mirov.

I'd like us to be on a first name basis.

OK, Mirov.

Nobody moves, nobody dies!

Open it.

I'll take that.

Let's go!

Bill!

You idiots!

What the hell do you think you're doing?

I'm a cop!

Join the club!

So are we... Metro!

You ought to learn how to drive, pal!

What's your problem?

You.

You're my problem.

Why do you always side with them?

Them? As in the proverbial them?

Are we talking about a particular them, as in Hunter?

In this particular case, it's Hunter.

- Petra Alexandra? - Yes?

I am Nikolai Janosch.

Oh, god.

Do you have any idea who did this?

No, I don't... not yet, but we will.

Did you know your brother carried a gun?

And his personal effects?

Yeah, they've been impounded.

Except for the wallet.

It was stolen the day he was killed.

Let's go inside.

You still like your eggs scrambled in the morning.

Mirov was bringing large sums of money into this

country illegally... his money.

And he didn't know who his connection was.

Brancus.

Illia Brancus.

Illia Brancus?

Drop the gun, Brancus... police!

You have no idea where Leroy Baynes is?

Didn't you hear her?

He's out.

No!

No, no.

No!

And now, Part Two of "Hunter."

If Saccio had a partner he could have counted on,

maybe he'd still be alive.

I warned him about her.

I knew she'd get him killed someday...

I'm so glad you're here.

They should never have let her into Metro.

You won't catch me with a woman partner.

What kind of partner is that?

A lousy one.

She wasn't there when he needed her.

It wasn't my fault Michael died.

He fell in love with you.

That's what got him killed.

That's a lie!

Ask Hunter... he knows.

He knows the truth... ask him! Ask him!

Tell them the truth.

Tell them I didn't do anything wrong.

Tell them what happened.

Tell them I didn't do anything wrong!

You know as well as I do what you did...

You let your partner down.

You got him killed.

No.

No, that's not true.

You know that's not true.

Why are you doing this to me?

Why?

Hey, it's another hot day in LA.

Highs in the 90s, and talk about that smog!

Unhealthful air quality today...

That's what the AQMD says.

So, if you like breathing that junk,

rise and shine, because it's your kind of day.

Man, whoever killed Saccio and the Pinder

woman's pretty damn vicious... This is no ordinary killer,

Charlie.

I hear Hunter's got a hunch and somebody's trail

in this case.

He's inside.

Molenski.

I want you to give Hunter everything you

and Saccio had on the Pinders.

I briefed him myself... He's up to speed on things.

Good. I'm putting him in charge.

You can't do that.

This is a Metro case!

Hunter's right in the middle of it.

He's the best homicide cop we've got.

And besides, I think you need a little distance.

You think I'm not on top of it?

I think you need a few days off.

I want this case, Commander.

I won't be taken off.

Joanne...

You can't pull me back now!

I've made my decision.

But that's not fair...

I don't want any arguments!

Captain, just got a lead on Nikolai Janosch.

1455 Avenue, Starlight Motel, Room 218.

Where'd you get this?

Our guys ran Illia Brancus' phone messages.

Seems he's been calling the Starlight

Motel ever since Janosch checked out his hotel.

I'm gonna need Molenski on this.

I just gave her a little time off

where she can sort things out.

No, with all due respect, Commander,

she knows too much to sit around.

I... I'm gonna need her.

Hm.

It might do her a lot of good.

All right.

She's yours.

Thank you.

You all right?

Yeah.

Michael always said a gut feeling was more accurate

than straight instinct.

This time, his instincts let him down.

You were right about this case from the beginning.

It's just a hunch I played.

I can't sleep nights.

This thing is tearing me apart.

I've gotta know who killed Michael.

You know the feeling, don't you?

Not knowing, wondering if you've done enough.

Waiting for something, anything, that makes sense of it.

All because some bastard decided to pull the trigger.

And then Clayton asks me to...

To give it up, like I'm not supposed to care.

Michael Saccio died here.

How can I let go of something like that?

You don't have to.

You're working with me now.

Did you speak to Clayton?

Just got a lead on Nikolai Janosch.

We'll go pick him up, you wanna come along.

You better believe it.

Come on.

Sergeant, I have a 3 o'clock flight to Mexico City.

Oh, I know you do.

We're gonna have to go over this again, though.

Whatever you say.

Now, when did you leave Romania?

Two years ago.

Two years ago.

Now your brother's been here 5 and 1/2 years.

He started investing in LA real estate... started buying up

small office buildings, apartments, retail shops.

Where'd he get the money?

My brother did not discuss...

Hi Captain.

His business dealings.

- How's he doing? - Except for Illia Brancus.

Nothing.

I never heard of this man.

Well, sure you have.

That's his passport.

You'll notice he's been making trips once a month to Mexico

City for the last two years.

That's where you're from, isn't it, Mexico City?

I thought they lived this kind of police harassment

behind in Romania.

I may not be a citizen of your country,

but I still have rights.

Brancus flew off a building with $400,000 of your money.

I don't know what you're talking about.

If you think that I've done something illegal,

charge me with a crime.

I don't have to sit here listening to your threats.

I'm also looking for a cop killer.

Let me see your hands. - What?

Let me see your hands.

You have strong hands.

Hunter.

Can I see you a minute?

So what you want to do with this guy?

I wanna hold on to him as long as I can.

Well, we got nothing to hold him on.

You're gonna have to kick him loose sooner or later.

Yeah, I know that.

I understand he's got a 3 o'clock flight to Mexico City.

He sure does.

I don't see why he can't miss his flight, though.

You like this guy, huh?

Yeah, I like him a lot, but uh...

I'd kick him loose and see what happens.

All right.

Process him out.

Have him tailed.

We'll see if Mr. Janosch gets on the flight or not.

Yes sir.

I hope we're not making a mistake, cutting him loose.

Come on to the front desk.

I have an idea we're gonna see this guy again.

I'll complete a 5-10, then I'll release you.

Police have made no arrests

in the double slaying of police officer

Michael Saccio and 47-year-old housewife Dorothy Pinder.

We never should've left her alone,

especially with that tall cop snooping around.

What the hell are we supposed to do, smart guy,

just run back there and blow him away?

We don't even know for sure if he killed Ma.

He shot Leroy at the diner...

We saw him at the house.

Now Ma is dead.

What does that tell you?

Tells me you got a piston loose, buddy!

You kill a cop, you got the whole world on your butt.

He that don't pay them back that hurts his kin

is no man at all.

Well, we'll worry about that later.

Right now, I'm worried about him.

Daddy?

You OK?

We were married for 27 years.

Dottie was the best wife a man could ask for.

The best mother two boys like you could want.

We know that, Pa.

But... we got to go on.

We still got each other.

I suppose so.

There'll never be another like our Dottie.

- I'd like to... - -take a moment

to say a prayer in her memory.

Dear Jesus.

We've taken a terrible blow, and we ask for your mercy.

The mother of my children is dead,

and we don't know what we'll do without her.

But we pray for your help

in visiting death and destruction

upon those who ended her life.

Let us act as tools of your retribution,

and help us to kill those who took our Dottie from us.

In your name.

Amen.

Amen.

Come on, son.

Let's go settle a score with some cops.

Right.

OK, yeah.

Thanks.

We appreciate the help.

Tail on Janosch says he's, uh...

Taken off on that flight to Mexico City.

The Mexican police are going to keep an eye on him.

That's good.

If Janosch did kill Michael, he's

gonna have to go a lot farther than Mexico City to hide.

Hey.

How you doing?

I don't know.

OK, I guess.

How about dinner?

On me.

Hey, thanks, but I can't.

I gotta go pick up a birthday present for my father.

The family's throwing a party for him tonight.

Well, good... maybe that's the best thing for you,

to be with your family and all.

Yeah.

Maybe.

Hey, thanks anyway.

See you tomorrow.

Hey, good news.

Our guys found something at the Pinder house...

An order form for Lyle Pinder.

Seems he's been buying real estate development tapes.

Weird hobby.

Yeah.

I got an address on them over at... uh, Ventura County line.

Like to check it out.

Come on.

I want to take care of this now.

Damn.

Damn him!

Why did he have to go out there alone?

He was just doing his job, Joanne.

You said there was someplace you wanted to go?

It's stuffy in here.

Open up some windows.

Somebody's been in here.

I'm positive.

Yeah, it's probably that tall cop.

I'm serious, Pa.

This boy's pilot light is out.

Somebody's been in here.

I know they have.

Were you followed?

No.

I did exactly as you said.

You told the police about Illia Brancus, didn't you?

And that cost me $400,000!

Never lie to me again!

Tell me the truth, and do what I say!

And you will have nothing to be afraid of.

Can I trust you?

Yes.

My brother kept a great deal of money in safe deposit boxes

at different banks in Los Angeles.

I found the box keys at his apartment,

but the code names for the bank branches were in his wallet

when it was stolen.

Then you don't know which banks have the money.

I will find out soon enough.

When I do, I will need someone to forge

my brother's name on the signature cards

at each of the branches.

I can't impersonate your brother.

He used his first initial and his last name...

M. Janosch.

The banks won't care if the signature

belongs to a man or a woman, as long as it matches their copy.

You are good at retouching photographs...

Can you fake a signature as well?

I can try.

Good.

That's all I ask.

Hey, Charlie.

Oh, hi, Commander.

I heard that you were looking for me.

That's right.

Congratulations... you just made Metro, pal.

Well, when did the decision come down?

About an hour ago... you were hands down number one choice.

When can you start?

Couple of days, I guess.

I need you there as of yesterday,

so wrap up your business in homicide as soon as you can.

All right... I'll do what I can.

Has there been an announcement yet?

I plan to release a statement later today.

Do you think you can hold it off just a little?

I'd like to talk to Hunter.

I think he should get this news from me first.

OK, but make it soon.

You're gonna love the action in Metro, Charlie.

Let's meet tomorrow for an orientation.

Great.

Thanks a lot, Tom.

Pa, I'm telling you someone's been in here.

I'm tired of listening to this!

We got no food in the house.

That store down on the main road

and get something.

Give him some money, son.

Why don't you ever call me son?

'Cause you're a mistake me and your Ma made.

Now shut up.

I want hamburgers for supper.

Make sure you don't forget the buns and pickles.

You better go with him so he don't screw up.

- I can handle it. - You couldn't handle a broom.

Get out of here.

Look... I uh, I didn't mean to jump all over you this morning.

Sorry about that.

You don't have to apologize to me.

I understand how important Saccio was to you.

He was my best friend.

When I started at Metro, none of the other guys

wanted to work with me.

Being a woman and all.

And then along comes Michael Saccio.

He helped me make a place for myself at Metro.

He was usually so busy shooting off his mouth,

people didn't notice when a great guy he was.

Two guys in a red truck!

This is at 21 Charles...

Officer needs help!

Repeat, officer needs help... shots fired!

Highway 8, half a mile west of Junction 15.

We got a guy right behind the water tower with a shotgun.

Pa!

Go on, get him!

Get him!

Down!

I heard about the Pinders... what happened?

Nothing good.

Harlan Pinder is dead... he's the one we needed alive...

And his two boys got away. - I don't know what it is.

We can't catch a break on this case.

Commander, Captain.

Ballistics say the slugs from Saccio's and Dorothy Pinder's

body came from a Tokarev, a weapon manufacturer

in Czechoslovakia.

Members of the Romanian Securitate

were known to carry it.

Kind of a long way from the Securitate to Pinder's place,

isn't it?

Well, not as long as you might think.

Now, the murders at the Pinder house

led us to a prime suspect...

Former member of the Romanian Securitate.

He's a KGB-trained assassin, suspected in the deaths of over

300 Romanian dissidents.

He's had pilot training, he's a crack marksman,

and he's well versed in the martial arts.

He's also known to use torture as an interrogation tool.

I think this is the guy that jumped me at Mirov

Janosch's apartment, Charlie.

Two years ago, he disappeared from Romania.

A couple of weeks later, his fingerprints

were found at the murder scene of a passport forger in Rome.

The gun used in the Rome killing's

the same one used on Saccio and Mrs. Pinder.

Where is he now?

He's in LA, looking for something.

You get a name on this guy?

His name's Arno Kudriescu, former third in command

of the Romanian Securitate.

This is the only photo Interpol has on him.

Now I had our sketch artist make some changes

in this photograph.

This is what we came up with.

Nikolai Janosch.

Well, there are a couple of bad guys

we won't have to worry about anymore.

How you doing, Captain?

Nice shooting.

Thanks, Captain.

Can I see you a minute, Hunter?

Yeah.

Look, I know that you're up to your eyeballs in this case,

but there's something I think you

ought to hear from me before you hear from anyone else.

Yeah, what's up?

I'm leaving Homicide.

I'm gonna take a Captain slot in Metro.

It's something I've been thinking about for quite

a while, and I guess it's really just time for me

to make a change.

Believe me, it was a tough decision.

Hey, look... I guess you gotta do what you gotta do, Charlie.

Well, thanks... I appreciate that.

I got a meeting right now with Clayton, so uh...

I'll talk to you before I move out.

Yeah.

Everything all right?

Yeah.

Everything's all right.

Sergeant Hunter?

Yes.

This telex just came in from Mexico City police.

Oh, brother.

Thanks very much.

What is it?

Seems that Kudriescu never returned

to his place of residence.

They checked the flight, and found it stopped in San Diego

to take on more passengers.

Means he's still here.

Yeah.

The State Department gave me everything

they had on Janosch...

Strictly sub rosa.

Now they know that... uh, his brother's in Los Angeles,

right?

No, but they said if they had, they'd

have been able to possibly trace Janosch's whereabouts

and give the information to certain of his friends.

His friends being England, France, Italy, Sweden...

They've all got warrants out for his arrest

under various names and identities.

For what?

Seems he's the prime suspect in several assassinations

over the past few years.

A member of the British Foreign Service

killed in Afghanistan, a Soviet scientist who defected in Paris

four years ago, a Swedish consul smuggling

dissidents out of Bulgaria.

The KGB called it "janitor work."

Janosch was one of their main cleanup men.

Hm.

But why hasn't anybody gone after him before?

They have... when he was a Securitate, he was untouchable.

He's not Securitate anymore.

Janosch saw the revolution in Romania coming years

before it happened.

He used his power to loot bank accounts

and property of his victims.

Up to now, he's been able to buy his safety and anonymity...

But failing that, he'll kill anyone who gets in his way,

so keep that in mind.

We will.

Ah.

One more thing... how sure are you that Janosch

is in this country?

99% sure.

Good.

Because if it was 100%, I'd have to notify the FBI,

and I thought you might want to have this case

a little longer before they step in.

Yes, we would.

Thank you very much.

That's it.

MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER: Only you have the power

to turn your life around.

You are the key to your future.

Only you can make it happen, and real estate is the key

to your financial future.

What the hell are we gonna do?

Finish what Pa wanted done.

Come on.

Dammit, Lyle... how the hell are we gonna do that?

Everything we have is back at that trailer,

and the cops have got that covered!

Now, come on...

I bet you they ain't find everything.

What about the stuff that we got buried 'neath the shed?

There's no way we go back there.

Now why not, huh?

The cops, they can't sit on it forever.

And what if they do?

We can take care of them.

That's for damn sure.

I don't like it.

Boy, you got to take risks if you want

to get anywhere in this world.

You are the key to your future...

but only you can make it happen.

Ah, she's not here.

If you're looking for Petra Alexandru, she's gone.

Hm.

I'm Sergeant Hunter, LAPD.

This is Officer Molenski.

Who may I ask are you? - I'm Etta Daniels.

I own this place. - Hm.

Miss Alexandru called this morning.

Said she wanted out of her lease immediately.

She even left some of her stuff. - You know where she went?

No, I don't.

Have no idea at all.

But you're welcome to look around.

But look... I've got a very weak soprano section waiting

for me at the church, so if you just please lock up on your way

out.

Thanks very much, Etta.

Huh.

Well.

Looks like she did take off in a hurry, didn't it?

OK, let's assume she's with Janosch.

Next question... What are they after?

Well, I have an idea it has a lot

to do with the $400,000 that flew off

the rooftop with Illia Brancus.

Which means Nikolai Janosch isn't leaving

Los Angeles until he collects.

Yeah.

But where's it stashed?

What'd I tell you, man?

Not a cop in sight.

Well, let's go inside.

Don't kill me.

I won't give you no trouble.

Not if you want to stay alive.

What do you want, man?

Just tell me what it is you want.

- The wallet. - What?

Wallet?

The wallet you stole from my brother

when you held up that diner.

That's it?

You killed my brother for that?

And your mother, and a cop.

You killed Ma?

Where is the wallet?

Duane's back pocket.

Get it.

You got what you wanted?

Hey, man... you don't have to kill me.

I got something you want...

Tapes, man.

Real estate tapes!

Changed my life, man.

They'll change yours.

Here you go...

I got plenty more of them.

I'mma give them to you.

Sergeant Hunter.

Yeah, what you got?

Ballistics matched the slugs in the Pinder brothers

to the ones taken from Saccio and Dorothy Pinder.

Mm-hmm.

The lab just got done with these.

Some of the ink rubbed off enough to get

an impression off the leather.

This is what Janosch was after...

Some kind of code.

Yeah.

Looks more like bank account numbers to me.

Would you fill this out, please?

Give me the box numbers, and sign your name at the bottom.

Thank you.

Right this way, please.

Are the other two as heavy?

I believe so.

Would you like somebody to help you carry them to a booth?

Yes.

6427, 226, 72, 78.

Yes.

I'd like to talk to Miss Hadley, please.

Tell her Sergeant Hunter from Los Angeles Police

Department's on the line.

Yes, I will.

Thank you.

How you doing?

They're checking branch numbers.

I might have a live one.

Oh, good.

Yes, Miss Hadley?

Yeah, this is Sergeant Hunter, LAPD.

I'd like to run some numbers by you to see if they

match any of your branch codes.

Thanks very much.

That's great.

A woman matching Petra Alexander's description

signed her name as M. Janosch at the Security Unified Bank

in the Valley.

She emptied two deposit boxes.

- Loaded with dough, no doubt. - Mm-hmm.

You like that, huh? - Yeah, I do like that.

OK, let's keep checking.

We don't know if it's the first bank on the list they went to,

or the last.

Right.

That's all of it.

Satisfied?

When we get to Mexico City, I will be.

He hit all five banks?

11 safety deposit boxes in less than two hours.

We're gonna have to grab him before he leaves the country.

A man fitting Janosch's description

filed a flight plan at Van Nuys Airport less than an hour ago.

Hunter.

Nice work on that Janosch case.

How much money was on the airplane?

Yeah, thanks, Charlie.

Yeah... we got about $6 million out of it.

Figure there's another 12 wrapped up in LA real estate

somewhere.

Oh, Janosch should have gone into business with Pinder

instead of killing him.

Come on in a second here.

Can you excuse us a minute, and just close that door for me?

Mm-hmm.

So, you getting moved in, huh?

Yep.

How do you like it, Charlie?

Like it just fine.

Sit down a second.

Listen... you know Tom Bishop, don't you?

Tom Bishop?

Yeah, I heard of him.

Well, you know he just got bumped up to Lieutenant.

Yeah?

Which means there's an open Sergeant slot here at Metro.

Uh-huh?

I want you to take it.

Yeah... wait just a second.

You got a problem making a move?

No, no... I just never gave it much thought, that's all.

Well, Hunter, you've been in Homicide a long time.

And you think I need a change of venue, right?

You know what Metro's like.

I know... I've been there before, Charlie.

Then you know that the action is here.

Yeah, I sure do.

So you got a problem working for me again?

Oh, look... you know that's not the case.

Then take the job!

Come on!

We have talked about this a million times.

Things in life change.

Either we change with them, or we get passed by.

I need you.

Molenski.

Hey.

How you doing, Sergeant?

Well, I was about to ask you the same thing.

Well, I thought I'd be feeling a whole lot better than I do.

Still doesn't bring Michael back.

These things take time, you know.

Ah.

By the way, uh...

Michael and I were a lot more than, uh...

Listen.

You don't have to explain to me one thing.

As far as I can tell, it never got in the way of your work,

and that's what's important.

You're a damn good police officer, Molenski.

Thanks.

I'll be seeing you around, you know.

- How's that? - Being transferred to Metro.

Well, that's great!

As of when?

As of right now.

What platoon?

C Platoon.

You don't think you'll have any problems working with me,

do you?

No.

Why, what... do you think we're gonna

have some kind of problem?

Well, let me just tell you this...

Whenever we do work together, just understand one thing.

I'll be driving.

Wait a minute, wait a minute!

We do have a problem here.

Yeah, maybe...

Yeah, it's a big problem.

I think this should be negotiable.