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Tonight on "hunter."

-Is he gonna make it?

-Doesn't look good.

-There's been a shooting in Chinatown.

-Apparently chin walked into a robbery in progress.

She got caught in a cross fire.

-At least you did a damn good.

Job.

-Did a good job?

What does it matter with you, hunter?

-You're incompetent, drasso.

-Chin acted properly.

They're going to clear her.

-What case is he working on?

He's down in Chinatown, isn't he?

-Chin did not shoot leong.

I'll bet my pension on it.

-You take your best shot.

-Do you want a part of me?

Come on.

-Danny, it's too early for all this noise.

-Hi, officer chin.

-Why don't you get someone to help you?

You're not a.

-You know, the mind plays terrible trick on the body.

Oh.

Oh, thank you, miss chin.

Hard work makes me appreciate the day's end.

-Keep this up and you'll be appreciating it

from a hospital bed.

Danny, stay here.

That man had a gun.

You're a dead man!

Shut up!

Get over there!

-Police, get over here.

There's been a robbery, a shooting.

Three people dead.

13 sunmong way.

All units in the vicinity in one

out of nine, an officer involved shooting.

Officer down.

13 sunmong way.

Code two.

-Is she gonna make it?

-Doesn't look good.

Brennon?

What do you got?

-Well, not a hell of a lot.

Apparently chin walked right into a robbery in progress.

She got caught in the cross fire.

-Any suspects?

-Uh, two linsees... one down, the other running.

Probably wounded.

K9 guys are doing a house to house now.

-Who's on the job?

-Your buddy drasso's got it.

-Did you notify the chins yet?

-Not yet.

You wanna do it?

-Yeah, I'll do it.

Who's he?

-Uh, this is the publisher.

Thomas leong.

Took two hits.

-Any witnesses?

-Yeah, there's one out in front with my partner in the car.

-You know brennon said this was a robbery.

There can't be $50 in this place, drasso.

I don't buy it.

-You don't have to.

It's not your case.

The suspects here are linsees.

And they steal to exercise influence, establish territory.

-What do we have on the suspect who fled?

-Well, he's exactly like this one

here, except unfortunately he's alive.

-Well, things must have happened awfully fast,

otherwise she'd have activated her rover.

Whoever she hit lost an awful lot of blood.

He won't be very far.

But other than that she did a damn good job.

-Did a damn good job?

What is the matter with you, hunter?

Hunter?

Listen, most of these broads can't even

see over the windshield.

That's the result.

-Yes?

-Hi, I'm sergeant hunter from the police department.

Are you Mrs. Chin?

-Yes.

-May I come in?

-Yes, please come in.

-Thank you.

-Please sit down.

-Thank you.

-Papa.

Papa.

-Mrs. Chin, there's been a shooting in Chinatown.

Sandra's been hurt, but she's alive.

Where is she?

Is she gonna be all right?

-She's at walsha memorial.

It's a very good hospital.

-Henry chin, you must be with your daughter.

She needs you.

-Item four, one set of false teeth, uppers and lowers.

-Yeah.

He bit her finger off.

-Item five, one 357 Magnum revolver, serial number 90711.

-She got even.

-Oh, the wonderful world of homicide.

-Isn't it though?

Bye.

-Hey, gorgeous.

What brings you down to the glass house?

-False teeth.

What is this?

Eggs and chili verde burrito?

What are you working the holinbeg division again?

-Dee Dee.

You're such a mess.

-About 12 hours face down on a hot, dirty beer

cooler robbing me of my sex appeal.

And where is my classmate?

-He's, uh, sitting in on chin's shooting review board.

-That's drasso's case.

-Yeah, I know.

But hunter's not above thinking that,

uh, drasso could hang around.

-Oh, he outta stay out of it.

It was a good shooting.

It won't take the board more than 10 minutes

to rule it in policy.

-Yeah, I know.

That's what I think, but, uh, but tell me something.

You were at the academy with hunter.

What is this thing with the bad blood between him and drasso?

It's drasso's beef.

He was our to.

He used to pick Rick as his opponent.

Probably because he was the biggest recruit.

Hunter spent a lot of time on his face eating dirt.

-It doesn't sound like my partner.

-Yeah, well, drasso kept pushing it.

One day hunter pushed back.

Rick turned him into a pretzel, humiliated

the guy in front of the whole.

Class.

-Oh, come on.

Drasso can't hold a grudge like that for 16 years.

-When officer chin first arrived on the scene,

she confronted the dead suspect Tommy chung,

who was positioned to her right front.

Now he armed with a 38 caliber four

inch polished steel revolver.

Officer chin fired two rounds striking the suspect

in the upper torso, he died instantly.

Now the second suspect, Paul xi, was

armed with a 22 caliber automatic.

And he was positioned to her left rear.

He fired two rounds.

And one we dug out of the east wall.

Unfortunately, the other one found its Mark

in the uncovered area just to the side

of officer chin's bulletproof vest.

Now as she spun to confront the suspect she fired.

But two rounds found Thomas leong the publisher.

Paul xi received another round.

Then a witness out in front said that Paul

xi was hit in the upper torso.

-Mr. Chairman, officer chin is a distinguished expert, the best

combat shooter this department has ever seen.

Are we to believe that officer chin fired two shots

into leong's chest, dead center, while turning, all by accident?

I don't buy it.

-Sergeant hunter, I must deal with physical evidence.

The coroner categorically specified that Thomas leong was

hit with two nine millimeter hollow point rounds.

Our ballistic people say that those rounds

came from officer chin's weapon.

-I also believe this was not a robbery.

-Why don't you deal with the facts, sergeant hunter?

The coroner says that Thomas leong when he was hit

had his hands above his head like this.

Do I have to spell it out for you?

The witness here says it was a robbery.

-Mr. Chairman, drasso's witness is a Richard wing,

a sleaze-ball bail bondsman from Chinatown.

I'd also like to know what he was

doing there at 7:30 in the morning.

-Sir, he was down there placing an ad for his business.

And I do have a copy.

-Hmm.

Sergeant drasso has, uh, presented compelling evidence

that robbery was the motive.

And besides, this board is interested in establishing

whether officer chin used proper tactics and good judgment.

So sergeant drasso, please proceed.

-Mr. Chairman, I think these hearings should be halted

until officer chin can testify on her own behalf.

-This board has an obligation to establish the facts

and report them without delay.

It's vital that we complete this review

before the district attorney's inquiry begins.

Now sergeant hunter, I have allowed your repeated outbursts

in the interests of, of establishing

a diverse point of view.

-Mr. Chairman I was present at the scene.

These two gloves in this photograph,

I'd like to know who the hell was wearing them.

-Sir, uh, the paramedics that treated officer chin.

-Polygraph Richard wing.

He's a liar.

-Sergeant hunter.

-You're incompetent, drasso.

-Sergeant hunter, get out of here.

Remove yourself from this hearing immediately.

Now I believe we're ready to reach a decision.

-Hunter, wait up.

-There's a girl lying on her death bed in the hospital.

They're trying to drive a stake through her heart.

-I understand how you feel, but you've

got to ease up a little bit.

Look, you can't take on the whole department.

-Yes, I can.

I will not ease up.

-All right.

Just try to relax, ok?

Look, maybe you're just acting a little prematurely.

Chin acted properly.

They're going to clear her.

Why don't you let me take you to lunch, all right?

We'll go over to little Joe's.

-Hunter?

Drasso really stuck it to her.

The board just ruled chin used improper tactics resulting

in the death of an innocent man.

They felt she should have waited for backup.

Look like they're gonna try and nail her.

One William 157, one William 156, come in.

-157, go.

The da called.

Our court case is ready for trial.

What's your eta?

-Tied up on surveillance right now.

Stand by.

157, cover me for a little while till I can break away,

will you?

156, launch code two.

You're his first witness.

156, you copy?

Hunter?

-Richard, I'll bet you're surprised to see me,

aren't you?

-No.

I knew you'd come.

Hunter logic.

Because I was at the leong shooting, I must be involved.

-Exactly.

You know, vice tells me you don't get up before 12:00 noon.

-Vice cops.

They lie when it's easier to tell the truth.

The truth is I had to be at the press before 8:00 or my head

wouldn't have made the paper.

-I see.

-Now, what is it that you really want?

-Ever see that guy?

-Unfortunately, I don't know.

Is there a name to go with the face?

-Yeah, Paul xi.

-Believe me, sergeant hunter, I wanna

help bring this gangster to justice.

The Chinese community has a great affection

for officer chin and her family.

-Well, that's good to hear.

And Thomas leong.

-Of course.

My people are looking to locate this bandit.

You see, hunter, this time I'm on your side.

My mother.

Oolong, the very best.

From kenton province.

-Ok, Richard.

If, uh, you get a line on Mr. Xi call me.

Oh, and, uh, one more thing.

If anything unfortunate should happen

to Mr. Xi, such as malaria, diphtheria,

or the proverbial gunshot to the back of the head,

I'm gonna hold you personally responsible.

-Where the hell is he?

-I think he got tied up on surveillance.

-Did you really know he was supposed to be in court?

-Well, not exactly.

-What is that supposed to mean?

-I think his radio's shot.

-Oh, come on.

-I'm not kidding you.

I couldn't hear him.

I know he couldn't read me.

-What case is he working on?

-Um.

I think it was, uh, a follow up on the Daniels murder.

-Oh, save it.

He filed that case last week.

He's down in Chinatown, isn't he?

-Well, that is one pissed off judge.

She just issued bench warrant for hunter's arrest.

-Uh, could you hold it a while until I catch up with him?

Maybe he's got an explanation.

-Captain, if judge robb gets her hands on him,

hunter is going right to the slammer

no matter what story you come up with.

And in case you're interested, he's

right on the top of my list, too.

I had to dismiss the case.

-Excuse me.

Hey, Tom, what do you say we go and get a cup of coffee?

-Look, Dee Dee, i'm sorry about the warrant.

When old run 'em up gets her nose bent,

well, you better keep hunter out of sight till she cools down.

-Look, don't issue the warrant until I can get him in here.

-We're talking about my job.

-Why don't we talk about friendship, Tom?

Why not talk about old times?

Like the red dog grille?

-Let's not.

-Oh, come on.

Let's.

Like on Thursday night after your bowling game

you slid in there with a perfect game in your pocket.

-You weren't there.

-I didn't have to be.

You know how bowlers talk.

Now let's see.

There was you, there were two San Fernando cops,

there was the, uh, backup drummer to the go-gos,

and all of you guys got on a plane for Vegas

to go see the follies.

Where'd that fire start again, Tom?

-Oh, you still have a bullet in you.

You need medicine.

You must see a doctor.

-Have you seen this man?

-Yes.

He was the one who ran out all bloody.

If you want to find him ask Peter kwan.

He knows Chinatown.

Did he shoot chin?

-We think so.

-Will she live?

-I certainly hope so.

When you saw this man did he have gloves on?

-When he pushed me I felt them on my face.

Uh, rubber, like doctor's wear.

Officer chin was my friend.

I want to help her.

-Good.

You'll help me find this Paul xi.

I'm sergeant hunter.

I'm, uh, I'm very sorry about your husband.

-I appreciate your concern.

Thank you.

And how's officer chin?

-She's still on the critical list.

-I'm sorry.

I know her parents and share their grief.

-Miss leong, they're still some unanswered questions

about what happened here.

-I know about your concern.

Some in our community think you're

trying to protect one of your own.

-What do you think?

-It's not what I believe.

It's the truth that is important.

-Before your husband died was there

anything specific that he was working on?

-My husband, by nature, was a secretive man.

I'm from the old China.

We don't ask questions of our husbands.

I do know the paper had problems with the linsee

and their.

You do know the term?

-Yes, we call that extortion.

Would it be possible for me to see your files?

-Of course.

You do know the Asian task force detectives

have already reviewed them?

-Well, then I won't bother.

Once again, I'm very sorry about your husband.

Thank you for your time.

-You never did know how to protect your back, hunter.

You're driving me up against a wall, hot shot.

-Why don't you do your job, drasso.

I'll do mine.

-Why don't you get off your crusade?

There's no mystery here.

It's one more good example of an inexperienced runt cop who

got in over her head because she used bad procedure.

I feel sorry for her.

And I also feel sorry for Mrs. Leong.

-You've never felt sorry for anything in your life.

-Your radio's not working.

-I'm not gonna bother to ask you where you've been.

McCall's already given me that cockamamie story

about your radio being on the Fritz.

So, uh, when she's finished trying to cover your butt,

I'd like a shot at it.

-Devane has just gotten reamed badly.

Drasso just filed a report against you with driving.

-Now what do you make of this?

Now xi and chung were wearing gloves.

Now what if there was a third person who was wearing gloves?

-Will you shut up and listen to me for a minute?

There's a warrant out for your arrest.

Hunter, time's up.

Get in here and bring that file with you.

-Look, do me a favor.

Get a hold of the Asian task force.

Have them get a line on tong boss by the name of Peter kwan.

-I'll take the file.

You'll have plenty of other things on your mind.

Chief drydon has instructed me to initiate

a personal complaint against you,

alleging obstruction and interference in drasso's case.

-Look Charlie, I understand...

-You don't understand.

I don't care what drydon said.

He can pound sand.

But there's something I couldn't prevent.

You're being transferred to robbery.

12 on and 12 off.

-Robbery?

Give me, come on.

Do something about it, Charlie.

-I tried.

Drasso thinks that I'm covering for you.

And he also thinks that you're thumbing

your nose at the system.

That's why he locked you on this market stake

out so that you'll stay out of the chin case.

-Let me tell you something.

Chin did not shoot leong.

I'll bet my pension on it.

-You already have.

-The fact that he's here is a miracle.

Oh, he loves his daughter, but there's

so many obstacles between them.

-You think I could speak with him?

-Please.

But don't be shocked by his attitude.

-Mr. Chin, would you like some coffee?

Your wife has told me about your objection

to Sandra's career choice.

My father objected to me becoming a police offer, too.

He, he objected vehemently.

He couldn't understand why.

He wanted to know why.

So I thought back and I remembered something

that happened when I was a kid.

I saw a cop risking his life trying

to prevent a woman from taking hers.

And it was incredible.

It was, it was the most unselfish act I'd ever seen.

And I think that that's what it was all about for me.

It was the idea of being of service.

I like the idea of being able to help people.

That's what cops do.

Lord knows it's, uh, taken a while.

But I think that, I know that my dad is real proud of me now.

-Before I came to your country I was an English professor

in a university in Shanghai.

During the cultural revolution they

branded me enemy of the people.

Arrested me.

And took me away from my family.

I was interrogated, beaten, and later indoctrinated.

My oppressors, the ones who beat me up, my enemies,

were the police.

One William 157, hunter, the Asian task

force reported the tong boss you asked about, Peter kwan, he's

having a private party at the seven moon pagoda.

I'm en route.

-La police, everybody out of here.

Let's go, move it!

Let's go, come on!

Out!

-Oh, you're not vice.

What do you want?

-Mr. Kwan, I want your word you'll help me find Paul xi.

I understand you're an honorable man.

You know an officer chin?

-Yeah.

I know officer chin.

She was the police officer that got gunned down.

-Protecting your community.

You either talk to me, kwan, or we're all

gonna go downtown and talk to your parole officer

about what's been going on here.

I don't think officer chin shot Thomas leong.

-All right.

I'll help you find Paul xi.

-Had enough?

Guess not.

Do you wanna tell me about drasso?

It's obviously a lot more than just

the incident at the academy.

-Drasso was my patrol sergeant.

One night I busted a hooker in Hollywood.

She claimed I tried to feel her up, molest her.

Drasso believed her and encouraged

her to take her complaint to internal affairs.

-Oh, so what's the big deal?

Every hooker makes that claim?

-Right.

Now you get an idea of what kind of a jerk drasso is.

I took a polygraph test to clear him.

Imagine what it's like sitting there for two days answering

personal questions about your sex life.

-Yeah, it's like that every time I go to visit my mother.

Look, why don't you just try to cool down a little bit?

Ease back.

Something might break.

The doctor said that chin's got a good chance.

-I don't consider 50-50 a good chance.

Now that girl deserves to know that she's

been cleared before they remove that bullet.

-I don't recall.

We were racing the clock.

I could have tossed my gloves anywhere.

-No, I know that.

But do you think these are your gloves?

-I already told the other detective.

Hey, these aren't my gloves.

-You're positive about that?

-Yeah, sure.

We use Trinity gloves.

They have a blue band around the wrist.

Those don't.

-We're beating a dead horse.

No gloves were booked.

McCall, you know better than to tamper

with another detective's evidence.

-Especially drasso.

-It's not tampering, all right?

It's, uh, it's window shopping.

Why don't you go get some coffee or something, will you?

You make me nervous.

-But even if we find them, what's their evidentiary value?

I mean, the blood will obviously tie to chin.

-It's not the blood we want, Brian.

We're interested in prints.

-Oh, that's an interesting concept.

Prints on the inside?

It had never occurred to me.

Yeah, it'll take time, but anything is possible.

-You know, hunter, if you had to pull robbery detail,

you picked a beauty.

You could have been inside of top of a hot beer cooler.

-Yeah, I'm real lucky, huh?

Hey, give me a rundown on the description of that vehicle,

would you?

-Uh, green Van, primer spots on the right side,

driver supposed to be a female.

Suspect's salt and pepper, 5'10, 6'0, medium build,

armed with sawed-offs.

What do you got?

-Nothing.

It's false alarm.

-So hunter, how you doing on the chin case?

-How's it look like i'm doing on the chin case?

I'm in a Van reading a newspaper.

-They caught you by the short hairs, huh?

-Yeah.

Temporarily.

-Hey, it was inevitable.

Drasso and drydon are golfing buddies.

How about some coffee?

-No, thanks.

Units inside have got two probables headed your way.

Salt and pepper team.

Patty's 30 years of age, 5"9, 160.

Jeans, tank and jacket.

About 35, 6'0 180.

Bear-headed, khakis.

Navy pea-coat.

Also be advised the mule's inside,

probably at the snack bar.

He has not, repeat, not seen the suspects.

Roger.

I've got pepper.

He's moving down the aisle.

Ok.

Stand by.

Patty's here in the back.

Looks like he's waiting for something.

Ok, the dude's reaching into his jacket.

Wait a second.

He's putting on a ski mask.

He's just pulled a shotgun.

-I'm coming in, repeat, I'm coming in.

-Get down!

One William 156,

meet with Peter kwan at 454 newhigh street.

And be advised the Asian task force is standing by.

-What do you got?

-Paul xi is still in Chinatown.

-Good.

Where?

-Look, I'm not sure, but go to the hung ming herbal shop.

Talk to the wiglow.

I'm sure he'll know where Paul xi is.

-Good.

Thanks.

Do you have anything for a gunshot wound?

I wanna stop the bleeding.

Do you have hunan?

Xi's hold up at the shang wa apartments two blocks down

the street, seventh floor, room 709.

Lee, you and Paul go around the back.

I'll go up the fire escape.

Get going.

I want you to deliver this to the front door.

He's expecting it from the Hong ming pharmacy.

Who is it?

I'm from the wiglow.

Wait a minute.

I have to get dressed.

Open up.

What do you want?

Let go of me.

Let go!

He went out that window!

Get outside!

Move!

-Paul?

I know you're hurt.

I wanna get you to a hospital.

I don't wanna hurt you, Paul.

Throw the gun out!

Paul, who killed leong?

Paul, who killed leong?

-W... wing.

-Come on, devane.

Your boy is grandstanding.

-Oh, back off.

Back off.

My boy found xi while you guys were out looking for windmills.

-Your boy was supposed to be working robbery.

-His tactics were proper and well thought out.

In fact, if they'd come here five minutes later,

xi have been gone.

-Aren't you the least bit interested in getting

at the truth?

-Who's truth, hunter?

-Look, what happened between you and me a long time ago

is forgotten about as far as I'm concerned.

Now chin deserves to be judged fairly.

Before xi died he named wing as the killer.

-That's hearsay.

Wing used chin's gun after she was shot.

No, no.

You see, you're gonna have to do a lot better than that, hunter.

Well, what do you have?

You have a name dropped by a dying suspect.

It's gonna take a lot more than that to wrap this case up.

It's inadmissible and you know it.

Now you take your case to the da and if he files a murder charge

against wing, I'll personally intercede with the board.

-Do you know what you're looking for?

-I'm looking for something that would

give Richard wing a motive.

-You're convinced officer chin didn't shoot him.

I admire your convictions.

My husband was like that.

-Thank you.

Can I see another director, please?

Ok.

Let me see that one there.

Print that up for me, please.

Hi.

-How about a little good news?

-Great.

-Wing lied.

He did know xi and chung.

Did a little bit of digging.

Guess who posted bail last year?

Did you find anything?

-Yeah.

Thomas leong has just finished an in depth study

on wing's criminal activities.

He's into everything.

Extortion, money laundering, you name it.

-Take a look at that.

This is great.

Thank you.

-Yeah, you're welcome.

He's in department 100.

Do you, um, want some company?

You wanna go solo?

-No.

I think I'll make this a personal visit.

Thanks.

-Mhmm.

-Devane told me I'd find you here.

You're still messing in my case.

-Someone's gotta do the work.

-Why don't we do it right now, just you and me, huh?

You take your best shot and I'm gonna

clean your butt with this pavement.

-There's 16 years behind that badge, drasso.

If it wasn't for that, i'd pound your head square.

Now you know where I live, you know what time I get off.

If you want a part of me, come on.

If you don't, shove off.

You made one fatal mistake, Richard.

Those gloves you discarded, had your fingerprints

all over the inside.

Come on, get up.

-You've got nothing.

-Henry, hurry.

What's happening?

No one would explain on the phone.

-She's had some further complications, Mrs. Chin.

They're taking her back into the operating room.

-Honey, you're gonna be all right, sweetheart.

Your father and I will wait right outside for you.

-Just a second.

Sandra,

-she's heavily sedated.

I'm sure she won't hear you.

-I know that.

She'll hear me.

Sandy, the shooting review board ruled you acted with policy.

They commended your bravery.

The chief had recommended you for the medal of valour.

We love you.

-We love you, darling.

We love you.

You'll be all right.