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Tonight on "hunter:"

- I have a young girl about ready to give birth.

-I want to thank you so much for everything

you did for me tonight.

-Well listen, that's what we're here

for, to protect and to serve.

Sometimes we deliver.

-What would you say if I name the baby, hunter, after you?

-Name the baby, hunter?

-That's correct.

-Stupid moron.

-I'll take care of it.

-Gotta find that baby.

-Freeze, police!

-How ya doin', Charlie?

-Hey, still workin'?

I thought you had raiders tickets?

-I did.

Until Mr. Wellman shot Mrs. Wellman, remember?

-Oh, yeah you, you should've given

those raiders tickets to Rodriguez.

He's a real raider nut.

-No, no you see, what I should have done is this.

I should've given Rodriguez the wellman case.

I should've given you the raider tickets.

And I should've gone out with Barbara.

-Ah.

Yeh heh yeah.

Say, whatever happened to her anyway?

-She married Rodriguez.

-Listen I had a pal one time.

He had a really big red beard.

I mean, really big.

-Oh, wait a minute.

Does this have a moral to it?

-Yeah, I'll get to it.

-Anyway, one day he shaved it off.

Next time I saw him I couldn't even recognize him.

I said, why did you shave your beard?

He said, Charlie, I couldn't tell anymore

whether I was wearing the beard or the beard was wearing me.

I want you to think of this job as a big red beard.

-I will, Charlie.

Get me a razor.

-Ah ha.

Goodnight.

-Goodnight.

-How bout them iggles?

-How bout this job.

-Please step back, please.

Thank you.

Give her some room.

Giver her some room.

How are ya, huh?

What happened?

-She pressed the button to walk a-a-and fell on the ground

and grabbed her stomach.

I think she's in labor.

-I see.

Ok.

-Ah!

Ow!

-We're gonna get you a paramedic, honey.

- Would you stay with her, please? - Ah!

-Sure.

-Ok, you just relax sweetheart.

Just relax, I'm gonna get you a paramedic.

Ok?

People stand back.

Give her some room.

Thank you very much.

Get back.

-William 56.

Police dispatcher: Go ahead, 56.

-I have a young girl about ready to give birth.

Corner of San Pedro and second street.

Need a paramedic.

One William 56, requesting paramedic unit,

corner of San Pedro and second street.

Coming through, folks.

Coming through. Let me through.

No!

-Would you help me spread this out here, please?

-Sure.

-Thank you very much.

-There you go, practice your breathing now.

Huh?

Practice your breathing.

That's right.

-Ah!

Oh god!

What do we have?

Ow!

I'm gonna have to lift your legs up.

Ow!

All right.

Ready?

Here we go.

-Just relax, honey.

Just take it easy.

She says her contractions are about a minute apart.

-Ok I'd better take a look.

I probably need the gloves.

Ok, let me take a look here.

I'm gonna take a little look.

Keep breathing.

-Breathe.

All right. - There we are.

There we go.

All right.

Just take your breaths.

Short breaths.

Short breaths.

-Just relax.

That's right.

-Officer, could you give me a hand down here?

This baby's coming now.

-Oh, hold on, honey.

-Keep breathing.

Now we're gonna push.

All at once, ok?

I'm gonna count to three.

Bear down and push.

You ready?

One, two, three, go!

That's a girl, Cheryl.

Good, honey.

Good, Cheryl.

Bear down.

That's it.

That's a girl.

One more time.

One, two, three.

Bear down.

That's it.

That's it.

You got it.

You did it.

Would you like me to take the baby to the nursery

so you can get some rest?

-Oh, no thanks.

I want to keep her here.

You're gonna stay right here in mommy's arms forever and ever.

-Now there's a picture for ya.

-Hi, come on in.

-I picked this up for her downstairs.

-Thanks, look, i'm so glad you came by.

I hoped I got the chance to meet you.

-Sergeant hunter, LAPD.

-Cheryl Donovan.

-Hi, Cheryl.

-Hi.

-So where's the proud papa?

-Oh, he's at work.

-How's he feel about everything?

-He thinks it's great.

-Great.

-Listen, I want to thank you so much

for everything you did for me tonight.

-Hey listen, you don't need to.

That's what we're here for, to protect and to serve.

And even deliver.

Can I hold it?

-Oh, sure.

-Come here, baby.

Oh my goodness.

Oh my goodness.

Oh my goodness.

You want to be up here, don't ya?

Oh, you want to be up there.

Oh.

So what's her name?

-No, I haven't figured one out yet.

-What?

No name?

Come on, we gotta get a name for you.

-I know, I know.

I'm working on it, though.

-All right, yeah.

So you from San Diego, huh?

-Yeah.

-Hey, you all right?

-Yeah, i'm, I'm fine.

-I mean if there's anything you need, just let me know.

I'll get it for ya.

-Thanks.

Hey, what would you say if I named

the baby, hunter, after you?

-A girl named hunter?

-Sure, why not?

-Yeah, why not?

I'd like that.

Wouldn't you?

-Here he comes.

Dr. Hunter, please report to the nursery.

-Thank you very much.

-Will you look at this?

Oh this is all from the best baby boutique in Los Angeles.

-That's right.

-So you're having fun?

-Let me tell ya something.

I've been wearing hot shoes for this department for the last 10

years, and nothing matches what happened to me last night.

You should've seen my bedside manner.

-No, you, you mean curbside manner.

-That's pretty funny, is that?

Let me just tell you knotheads one thing.

She named the baby after me.

-Naw really, little Ricky.

-No.

This is a little girl.

She named her hunt... she named the baby, hunter?

-That's correct.

And it's a lot better than Charlie or Dee Dee, isn't it?

Look doesn't somebody have something

to do around here besides blow smoke in my face?

Come, on.

Someone's gotta be shooting somebody somewhere.

-What's the mother like.

-Well that's an interesting question.

I think she's underage.

I also think she's a runaway.

-Really?

-She says she's from San Diego and that her husband

is working.

-What's he do?

-Well see, I didn't ask.

But I don't think she's married.

-Did she say what she was doing up here in la?

-Well I, like I say, I didn't ask a lot questions.

Uh, other than being lonely, she seemed to be ok to me.

-Mm.

Maybe we should call juvenile hall.

-Oh see, now wait a minute.

See.

I, I thought about that.

The opposite side of that coin is look, she's healthy,

baby's fine.

And I just, you know, let's just forget about it.

She'll be all right.

-Oh, let's hope so.

And thank you, doctor.

Here, have a cigar.

-This must be your eighth one today, isn't it?

-It's the most disgusting thing.

-Callaway's canteen, this is Angela.

-Hi, Angela.

It's me, Cheryl.

-Cheryl.

-I had my baby.

It's a little girl.

-Hey, that's great news.

So is everything all right?

-She's gorgeous.

I'm gonna keep her, ang.

Uh, I, I've made up my mind, and I know in my heart

that I'm making the right decision.

-Honey, why don't I come over to the hospital, and we'll talk.

-No, I've, I've really made up my mind.

But look, ang, I want to thank you

for everything that you've done for me.

I mean, if it weren't for you, I, I probably

would have wound up turning tricks on a boulevard.

-You'd be surprised at the things

you forget as you get older.

I'll keep in touch.

Bye.

-Bye bye.

-I'm very eager to have a child.

It's just so frustrating to wait.

-Every adoptive couple in the world feels like that.

There just aren't enough children to go around.

-What about newborns?

-As a private attorney I've had some success placing newborns,

but consequently, the waiting list is longer than ever,

and you still have to have the approval of the birth mother.

You have to have the approval of a

state-appointed social worker.

And even then, you still have to wait certainly a year

before the child is legally yours.

-You're saying this could still take several years?

-I'm saying, it might.

-Isn't there any other way?

-Hi.

Excuse me, it'll only take a minute, ok?

Angela, hi.

Uh huh.

No, no, Angela, I'm afraid it's just

not a realistic alternative, ok?

Look, I'm in a meeting right now with some clients.

And I'll get back to you within the hour, all right?

Ok, bye bye.

Sorry.

Miss Martin, do you really want to discuss the alternatives?

-Please.

-Good day, ladies.

Hi.

-Hi.

-Isn't this Cheryl Donovan's room?

-Oh it used to be her room.

-What do you mean used to be?

-Oh, she left this morning.

-You mean she checked out?

-No, she just left.

Are you a relative?

-No, I'm sergeant hunter.

-Oh, you're the one who delivered the baby.

-Yeah.

Uh, how would I find Cheryl Donovan?

-Mm, you could check with the front desk.

-Oh, uh would they have addresses, uh, nearest of kin?

-Mm hm.

-Thank you.

-You're welcome.

-Did she get many visitors?

-There was a woman who came by.

I thought she was the mother.

But Cheryl said she was just a friend.

-Hey what about the men in her life.

Any boyfriends?

-Yeah one of those muscle builder types was here.

I said, when are you going to do the right thing

and marry the girl?

He said, none of your business, old man.

Hey, if I was 10 years younger, smacked him around a little.

Know what I mean?

-Uh uh.

Uh say, uh, you wouldn't happen to have

any information on that boyfriend, would ya?

Like an address or phone number or anything?

-No address, but I got his license number.

He used to park in my space.

I had him towed away once.

He didn't like it.

-Tell me, how does a, how does a 15-year-old girl

afford a place like this?

-She always had the money, in cash.

-When's the last time you saw her?

-She came by around 5 o'clock.

Gave me the keys.

Told me she was movin' out.

Showed me her baby.

She was so happy.

-Hey, you see this girl before on the right?

-Yeah, she's the one came around.

-Really.

You think you might be able to show

me that license plate number now?

-Sure

-good.

-Come down to my apartment.

-What are you doing still here?

Thought you went home.

-Hi, Charlie.

I've gotta call in to Cheryl's doctor.

And I'm waiting for a dmv report of Cheryl's boyfriend's car.

-Yeah, yeah, yeah.

You've been daydreaming.

Admit it.

Now let me guess, she's 7 pounds,

6 ounces, 19 inches long.

Pretty blue eyes-

-and I've been trying to get a hold of Cheryl's parents

and mother in San Diego, but no one

seems to be answering the phone.

-So she is from San Diego.

-Yeah that's about the only thing

she hasn't lied to me about.

-Mm hm.

Make the call, but go easy.

Finding out you're a grandparent for the first time

is a real shock to your system.

So I'm told.

-Yeah.

-You all right?

-Yeah I'm fine.

I just been thinking about that little baby, baby hunter.

You know, round face and all.

Little sausage-like arms.

-Make the call.

All right, Charlie, see you tomorrow.

-Goodnight.

-Ok, miss Donovan.

-Sweetheart, now listen to me.

I mean, you voluntarily entered into a legal contract

to provide your services as a birth mother.

In exchange for which for the last nine months

we've provided you with food, clothes, medical expenses,

a roof over your head, a reasonable spending allowance.

-Look, I'm going to pay you back.

I...

-Darling heart.

When Angela found you, you were eating out of garbage cans.

Where are you going to find $15,000?

-$15,000?

-At least.

-Look, I'll go to San Diego, and I'll borrow some

money from my mom, and, and I...

-What, she's going to be so glad to see her little girl

that she's just going to give you that kind of money,

even if she has it.

-Hey, and the kid's mine, too.

And I think we should stick with the deal.

-Look, you just want your stud fee.

I mean, look at her.

Don't you feel anything for her at all?

Well, I do.

I mean, I never thought that I could

feel anything for anybody.

But now I'm even starting to like myself.

-Strictly business, babe.

-I want my baby.

-It's not your baby.

You gave it up.

-Stay away from her.

-You crazy...

-Cheryl, sweetheart.

Cheryl?

Che-oh my god.

God.

Stupid moron.

-I'll take care of it.

-Gotta find that baby.

-The dmv says the car Cheryl's boyfriend drove was a 1988 red

corvette, license number 2-v-f-z-1-1-0.

It's registered to a Randall Wayne Johnson.

Now he lives in venice.

I wanna see if I can pop out there and catch 'em.

-I'm gonna go over to that luncheonette

where this photo strip was made, see

if I can find this lady in the picture.

-I'll talk to the doctor that wrote the prescription

for Cheryl's prenatal vitamins.

- Got it. - Sergeant hunter?

-Yes, ma'am.

I'm Vera Donovan, Cheryl's mother.

-Oh hi, how are... Look, come on in.

-I know you said to wait for your phone call,

but I couldn't just sit in San Diego knowing Cheryl

and her daughter were here.

-Well that's understandable.

Please say hello to sergeant McCall.

This is our captain, Charles devane.

Look, captain, do you think I might

be able to, uh, use your office?

-Sure.

-Thanks, Charlie.

-For over a year I've been praying

I would see my little girl again.

If I hadn't fought with her, if she hadn't run off.

When Cheryl left, my whole life came to an end.

Every day for the last year my only thoughts of what I would

say to her when she came home and how I would change.

Please find her baby.

Find my little granddaughter.

-I guarantee you we'll do everything

we possibly can to find her.

Ok?

-Thank you.

-You're welcome.

-I don't use steroids.

-Sergeant hunter, la homicide.

Looking for a guy named Randy Johnson.

You know him?

-Yeah I know him.

-You know where I can find him?

-Did you try his house?

-Yeah, not home.

-Yeah, he just use that as a mail pick-up.

Probably off with some babe.

He's got a new one every couple weeks.

You know what I mean?

-No.

He's got lots of girlfriends, most of 'em pregnant.

-Aw, what do you mean, pregnant?

-I mean he's got three or four girlfriends,

and they're all pregnant.

So if you're a homicide cop, who died?

-Girl on the left.

-Oh my god, that's Cheryl.

-You know her.

-Yeah I know her.

What happened?

-Thank you very much.

-Well we got a new chef.

He's not so bad.

-Were you ever that sick?

No, I wasn't.

Not in the beginning, anyway.

-Did you like it?

-What, the soup?

-Angela Wilder?

-Mm hm.

-I'm sergeant McCall.

I'd like to talk with you about Cheryl Donovan.

-Sure thing.

Hey, you better run along anyway honey,

you don't want to be late.

-Ok, bye.

-Uh, could we go down to the end of the counter?

I think it might be a little more private.

-Sure.

-So what about Cheryl?

Cheryl was killed sometime last night.

-Oh my god.

We found her body this morning.

-I just spoke with her yesterday.

She was so excited.

What about the baby?

-We don't know yet.

What was your relationship to Cheryl?

-She used to come in here a lot, hang out.

We'd talk if it wasn't busy.

Sometimes I'd take her food so she'd

get a nutritious meal once in awhile.

-When was the last time you actually saw her?

-Last Saturday night.

She sat right here.

-Well did she seem depressed to you?

Was she upset at all?

-No.

She was real happy.

-Would you say that you two were close?

-I guess.

I was 17 and pregnant once.

I didn't know how to take care of myself,

and nobody else was there to do it for me.

Cheryl was a street kid.

We'd talk about her problems back home,

you know, parents that just don't

want to take the time to listen.

-Yeah.

-Look.

If you don't have any more questions,

I really think I'd like to be alone right now.

-I, I just have one more.

Do you know a Randy Johnson?

-No.

Sorry.

-Thanks.

-Listen I just want to know what you said to the lady cop.

-She was asking about Cheryl.

Why didn't you tell me she was dead?

-I told you, it was just an accident.

-Angela, this baby is worth $100,000 to us.

The parents are going to pick her up tomorrow morning.

-She's burning up.

I never should've left her with you.

-It's just a fever.

You'll make her well.

You know what to do.

-Damn right I know what to do.

-Just in case you were thinking of maybe talking to the police.

You oughta know I do still have all the evidence

from that little mess you made in San Jose.

-Dominique committed suicide.

I didn't have anything to do with that.

And you know it.

-The police just might not see it like that.

-My god.

You're sick.

Both of you.

-You just shut up and do what you're supposed to do.

Everything will work out fine.

-It's gonna be all right, honey.

Yeah, Angie's gonna take care of you.

Don't worry about it.

We'll make her all well.

-Yes, I prescribed those pills.

I've been treating Cheryl since she conceived,

-how'd she come to be your patient?

-Through Felicia green.

-Felicia gree-who is that?

-She's an adoption attorney.

She got my name off a referral list

with the state adoption agency.

-What do you know about her?

-Well I've worked with her for a long time.

She's got a fine reputation.

She does a great job placing some

of these kids in very good homes.

-Dr. Slater, she was planning on putting

her child up for adoption, then?

-Yes, she was.

-You wouldn't happen to have the paperwork on her and her child,

would ya?

-No, as a matter of fact, we've been waiting sometime for it,

but the department of adoptions, it happens.

-Isn't eight and a half months an awful long time

to wait around to see who's going to be paying the bill?

-Well I have to talk to my bookkeeper about that.

Sergeant, what does all this have to do with Cheryl's death?

-Well we're not quite sure yet.

Thanks very much for your time.

We greatly appreciate it.

Is the possibility of getting Felicia

green's, uh, address out front?

-Certainly.

-And what happened to the baby?

-We don't know.

We're still looking.

What do you know about the father?

-Nothing.

You see in a, a case like Cheryl's where the girl isn't

married, the law says that we only

have to deal with the mother.

And I don't have any idea who the father even is.

-Do you know a Randy Johnson?

-No, no.

-Mrs. Green, why doesn't Dr. Slater have the state adoption

papers for Cheryl and her baby?

-I see.

Uh, sergeant hunter, we are very well aware that the papers have

not come through for Cheryl, which is the reason that I was

picking up her medical expenses.

-Oh I see.

Is that the standard practice in these cases?

-No.

Cheryl needed my help, and, uh, it is, after all, my job

to try to see that these babies are placed in homes where

they'll be loved and well cared for.

And I try very hard to keep that goal in sight.

-I see.

Well do, uh, do you mind if we, uh, send someone back here

tomorrow morning bright and early to go through your files?

-Not at all.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

Bye bye.

-So whatta you think?

-What do I think?

I think Felicia is involved in this up to her neck.

I think she knows exactly where that baby is.

One William, 156.

Copy.

-What's this?

William 56, go.

-Get yourself over to our lady of mercy, 17th and la quinta.

Somebody just dropped off a baby on a doorstep.

-Leave your car here, let's go.

-The poor thing was brought here by a woman.

She ran away when I tried to question her.

I summoned the paramedics before I called you.

-Is that her right there in the green?

-Yes, that was her.

-Thanks very much, sister.

-Oh, I'm sorry.

I was wondering, do you know the baby's name?

-Hunter.

Hunter Donovan.

-We'll be praying all night for little hunter, sometimes helps.

-Yes, it does.

-Thank you.

-I'm going to go pick up Angela.

-Yeah after I drop you off, I'm gonna

go and pick up Ms. Donovan, head over to the hospital.

I'll be there if you need me.

-When the paramedics brought her in,

she had a running temperature of 101, which isn't critical.

However, there was some respiratory distress,

which is why she's in the isolette.

-Yeah, but she is gonna be ok, is that right?

-Well there's certainly no immediate danger.

However, babies can dehydrate very

quickly, which explains the iv.

-But she's gonna be ok?

-She has every chance of a full and complete recovery.

We just have to keep a close eye on her.

And you are all set.

-Yeah?

How do I look?

-Looks great.

-Great.

Let's go.

Thank you very much.

-Ok.

-Ms. Donovan, I can take you back to the hotel anytime

you want.

-Thank you, but I think i'm going to stay here for awhile.

-You don't mind if I stay with you, do ya?

-No.

I'd like that.

-Cheryl must've liked you very much

to name her baby after you.

Thanks for being her friend.

-I'll be right back.

Charlie, what's up?

-How's the baby?

-Well there's some concern, but they

think she's going to be ok.

Now did McCall find Angela?

-No, she's still out looking for her.

You were right to check into Angela's priors, though.

She's got a record as long as your arm

up in San Jose, a lot of petty things,

duis, bad checks, possession of drugs for personal use,

things like that.

-Not a very good friend for a runaway kid, isn't it?

-No.

But here's the kicker.

On every count, her attorney was Felicia green.

-Felicia green.

McCall and I talked to her earlier.

What about Randy Johnson?

-He never came back to his place.

Looks like he disappeared.

-Gah, we gotta find him.

-This, uh, came in the mail for you today.

It's from Cheryl.

It's postmarked yesterday.

-Is everything ok?

-Yeah I think everything's ok, Charlie.

-You go back in there.

You tell that baby to hang in.

They listen to you.

I mean, it has something to do with the tone of your voice.

I'm serious.

The doctors'll tell ya.

-Anything you want me to tell her?

-Just hang in there.

-Ok, thanks.

Thanks, Charlie.

-Hi.

-Hi, how's the baby?

They think she's gonna be ok.

-Whatta you got on Angela?

-Preliminary shows that it was death by manual strangulation.

They found hair and fibers underneath her nails.

Here, take a look at this.

This is page after page of young girls, and most of them

are pregnant.

Oh, my lord, here's Cheryl pregnant.

She looks like a little baby.

-She was.

Here, let me show you something.

There's a picture in here of the girl that

was at the luncheonette when I went to go interview Angela.

Name is, uh, Sally, Sally Thomas.

Address is on the back.

-Sally Thomas.

She's pregnant.

And if she knew Cheryl, maybe she knows Randy.

-Maybe.

-Mrs. Green introduced me to this guy, Randy,

and we started seeing a lot of each other.

And then she arranged for everything else.

She pays for me to live here.

I got $1,000 as soon as we were sure I was pregnant.

And then after the baby's born, I get $9,000 more.

A lot of girls do it for her.

I mean, it's better than being a hooker

and getting all kinds of diseases.

After the baby's born, I'm going back home

with my money and show everybody.

Then they'll see.

-How old are you, honey?

-15.

-15.

And when Randy's not at his house, where does he stay?

-At a great apartment Mrs. Green bought.

It's in venice near the boardwalk.

-Where exactly?

-On Catalina terrace.

26-9a.

-Yeah.

-Felicia green, I have a warrant for your arrest.

-On what grounds?

-Try complicity in the murder of Cheryl Donovan

and Angela Wilder for starters.

-Angela Wilder?

-Yeah, did you forget about her?

-I have not seen her for years.

-Right.

Save it.

Cuff her.

-I do think you should know that I will be suing both you

and your department for false arrest.

-Well you go right ahead, honey.

Hire a lawyer.

Get one with some ethics.

Get her outta here.

-Open up, police!

-Freeze, police!

How ya doin?

-Good.

And she's doing great.

They say she can go home in a couple a days.

-Oh, that's great.

Hey, listen, I hope you don't mind,

but I did some extra shopping.

I got a bunch of stuff outside.

-That's very sweet of you, sergeant.

-I see you're getting to know one another, huh?

-A social worker from the California state

adoption agency came by this morning.

-Look, Vera, if you want this baby, I think you can get her.

-Oh, sergeant, how can I raise this baby

after my failure with Cheryl?

I... there's so many things I didn't...

-Let me just tell you something.

This is an opportunity for you to take this baby

and push ahead for the future, you understand me?

That's what Cheryl would've wanted.

-How do you know?

-She wrote me this letter before she died.

Let me have the baby.

-Here you go, sweetie.

-Oh yeah.

She was coming home to you.

She wanted you to help raise this baby.

No, you keep that.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

-It's been a long time since I've taken care of a baby.

I don't know if I can be trusted.

-I think Cheryl trusted you.

And I think I trust you too.

Here, take your granddaughter.

-Oh.

Yeah.

It's gonna be ok.

Yeah.

-Hi, baby.

-Hi, sweetie.

-Ah yeah.