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Tonight on "hunter."

Authorities say that cooley took his own life.

-Was that the same Douglas cooley that you prosecuted.

-He was one of my last cases before I became a judge.

-You've been spending a lot of time with this fella.

You like him?

-Yeah, I like him.

-Hey!

Forget the dishes.

-What's going on?

-Tell us so she'll understand why you're going to die.

-Cooley?

Cooley?

Oh my god.

-How would you like a little bite of this?

-Mm mm, no way.

That's all yours.

-Well, it's ok.

I only eat the centers.

-I know.

That's one of things I like about you.

-No wonder you don't gain any weight.

-Oh, you mean this?

Micheal, it's not how you eat, it's what you eat.

I mean, look at your dish.

You have a plate that's filled with nothing but salt

and carbohydrates and sugar, and preservatives and fat.

I have a plate that's filled with sustaining,

nourishing food.

This vitamin c, it's fresh fruit.

It's iron.

This is going to sustain me through the day.

-You sound like my doctor.

-Well, you can't expect to keep yourself going

through a long day on nothing but

a sweet roll and a come of coffee.

-Are you a little worried about me?

-Yeah, just a little.

-You know, you could really become a habit with me.

-Sounds like a gershwin song.

-Good morning, Dee Dee.

Judge Hayworth.

-How you doing, art?

-He really enjoyed that.

-I know he did.

I hate it when that happens. - Don't worry.

Don't worry.

I'll get even with him next time he's in my courtroom.

-You promise?

-Mm-hm.

Where were we?

-Unfortunately I have to get going.

I have a possible suspect on that arson fire.

The one that happened over on flowers street.

-Where the janitor was killed?

-Yeah.

It was pretty unfortunate, too.

I really hope this witness pulls through.

I'd like to get this guy.

-You will.

You will.

In other news, convicted murderer,

Donald cooley, was found dead in his cell in prison last night.

Authorities say cooley took his own life slashing his wrists

with a spoon filed to razor sharpness.

You may recall cooley was convicted in the rape

and strangulation murder of his girlfriend, Terri Lincoln,

a 17-year-old harbor hills high school senior.

The high school cheerleader was murdered in march of 1987.

Her body was found in an alley in west Hollywood.

Cooley, who was 18 at the time, was given a life sentence.

The young man who claimed he was innocent,

had to be dragged from the courtroom after his sentencing.

And now the south land weather.

-Oh, was that the same Douglas cooley that you prosecuted?

-One of the last cases I did before I became a judge.

-I'm sorry to hear that happened.

-Raped and murdered that girl.

Hard to be sorry for him.

You've got an arsonist to catch.

Check, please.

-Mr. Levy, how you doing?

-I'm working on it.

-Everything all right?

-Headache.

A little indigestion.

An occupational hazard when you're my age.

Take my advice, stay young.

-I'm going to do it.

Now, look, if you're tired we can take you

home and come back tomorrow, you know.

-Oh, no.

The man who died in that fire was a friend.

I want you to find who did it.

-Thank you very, Mr. Levy.

Now, look, when you're finished with these two books,

there's two more for you.

Thank you very much.

-Hi.

-What's up?

-Sorry I'm late.

I had to run a couple errands and...

-Having breakfast with a judge we know?

-How did you know...

-A good detective knows everything.

-Yeah.

And a few of them have big mouths.

-Now, look, you've been spending a lot of time with this fella.

You like him?

-Yeah.

I like him.

-This is good.

Oh, I saw on the TV the report about cooley.

That was Micheal's case, wasn't it?

-Yeah.

It was.

-How does he feel about it?

-Well, you know, he said that it didn't bother him,

but in reality I think it did.

-So how is Mr. Levy doing on the ID.

-Oh, yeah. Well, so far ok.

But, you know what?

Considering his eye sight I don't put too much faith

in him being able to pick out the photograph out

of the mug book.

Although he says that if the guy is in there he will find it.

-Sergeant hunter!

-Yes, Mr. Levy?

-This is the bum.

-Are you sure about that?

-You think I don't see good?

-Who me?

No.

-Good.

Because that's him.

-Dean haller, four arrests for arson, two convictions.

Ok.

We'll get an address.

-Thanks, Mr. Levy.

-Nice boy.

-Yeah?

Who is it?

-The police.

Open up.

-Hey, what's going on here?

-Just shut up and turn around.

Don't make any stupid moves.

- Hey. - Yeah.

Come on. Get up there.

Spread them out.

What have you got in here?

Oh good, a cigarette lighter.

Put your right hand behind your head.

Let's go.

-Another reporter called for a comment on the cooley death.

I told them "no comment."

-Good.

-Judge Hayworth's office.

Yes, he is in.

One moment, please.

Mr. Austin from Washington.

-Now that's a call I'll take.

-Line two.

I'm keeping both my fingers crossed.

Judge Hayworth's office.

-Come in.

Any luck?

-You'll like this.

Haller claims he's had extensive therapy in the joint.

He doesn't like fires anymore.

The lab boys are over at his house checking it out now.

-He's a liar.

-Yeah.

My biggest problem here Charlie is getting

Mr. Levy to pick haller out of a lineup.

-Well, Mr. Levy is feeling a little under the weather

so I sent him home.

Maybe you ought to have somebody pick him up, say around 5:00?

-I'll pick him up personally at 5 o'clock.

Thanks.

-Dee Dee.

-Micheal, what are you doing here?

-Is there some place we can talk?

-Sure.

Is anything wrong?

-No, everything is fine.

Can we go in there?

-Yeah.

No problem.

This is a nice surprise.

-Tell me.

Do you think that I'd make a good federal judge?

-What?

-Listen, I didn't want to say anything

before because I didn't want to jinx it.

But for the last three weeks they

have been kind of feeling me out about it.

They called yesterday and offered it to me.

-You're kidding.

-I still can't believe it myself.

They want me to fly to Washington

next week for the announcement.

-This is great.

-Listen, we have to celebrate.

Can you get tomorrow off?

-Uh...

-Well, you have to.

I have already made reservations at las primas in la jolla.

We'll stop and get your things, drop by my place

and drive out of here late this afternoon.

We'll have a wonderful weekend together.

Come on, Dee Dee, how many times does a guy

get offered a seat on a federal bench?

And it doesn't mean anything if I can't celebrate

with somebody who I really care about.

-I'm so happy for you.

I have a couple of days vacation time coming.

-That's quite all right.

Don't fret.

Have a good time.

I will pick up Mr. Levy and 5 o'clock.

If he identifies Mr. Haller in the line up

it will be an open and shut case.

-Great.

Ok.

My notes on the haller investigation are on my desk

and if you need me, you'll know where I'll be.

-Las primas in la jolla.

-Right.

-Bye.

Rest up.

You'll need it.

-Home, sweet home.

All right, listen, I'm going to throw a few things in a bag

and then we'll get out of here.

-Ok.

-And then we're going to go to your house and get that racket.

Or do you want me to buy you a new one?

-Not a sound or I'll blow your head off.

-Micheal.

We don't have to go back for my racket...

-Hey, get out of here!

-Hold it!

Your girlfriend carries a gun?

-I'm a police officer.

-Just leave her out of this.

-What's going on, Michael?

-Your girlfriend wants to know what's going on.

Tell her so she'll understand why you're going to die.

Tell her what happened.

Tell her so she'll realize what kind of scum you are.

Tell her!

-About a week ago a 16-year-old girl

was raped and murdered in San Francisco

by a drifter named Derrick slocum.

A couple of days ago Leon came to me with this lame idea

that it wasn't his brother but this slocum character

who killed Terri Lincoln about three years ago.

He wanted me to check it out.

-Did you?

-Of course I did.

There wasn't anything to it.

-Damn liar.

Newspaper in San Francisco said the girl was raped

and strangled with a bicycle chain just like Terri Lincoln.

-I talked to the medical examiner.

He wasn't even sure that the murder weapon in San Francisco

was a bicycle chain.

Now, dammit, cooley, think.

You can't believe that one incident in San Francisco

makes your brother innocent.

-You're dead, Hayworth.

-Now, wait a minute.

Maybe it is possible.

Maybe this guy up north is the killer.

Now, look, I can contact the da's office in San Francisco

and I can find out.

-It's too late, lady, my brother is already dead.

-If this guy up north is guilty, then at least

your brother's death would be vindicated.

If it was my brother, I'd do it.

You got to at least me try.

Come on.

Let me make the call, we're talking about your brother.

Let me at least try.

-Make the call.

-San Francisco.

The number for the district attorney's office, please.

Thank you.

It's recording after hours.

We can call back in the morning.

-We'll wait until morning.

-Mr. Levy?

Mr. Levy?

It's sergeant hunter.

Mr. Levy, it's 5 o'clock.

-Aren't you having anything?

-Gun pointed at my head sort of eliminates my appetite.

There's dishes in the glass cabinet.

-What is it with this guy?

He's got nothing decent to eat in the house

but he's got plenty of dishes.

This guy has got everything anybody could want,

but he didn't have the time to see if my brother was innocent.

-Maybe he wasn't.

-Listen to me.

I've been in trouble most of my life.

I've been in the joint twice already.

One time for armed robbery, one time for shooting a guy.

I've done a lot of bad things, but I'm not proud of it.

That's why I made sure that Douglas

wouldn't end up like I did.

All we ever had was each other.

But he ain't never been in trouble.

Did you know that he had a scholarship

to the college he went to?

I've seen a lot of punk killers in the joint, but not Douglas.

He would never kill anybody.

-Yeah, well the jury thought he did.

-They were wrong!

-Don't you think I know that every guy in the joint

cops to being innocent?

I've done it myself.

But douglass was innocent.

-Why do you think he killed himself?

-Because when I told him that boyfriend of yours in there

wasn't interested in the San Francisco murder,

he just kind of lost all hope.

It's like he couldn't hang on anymore.

Now I should have known that... Look, you bought your boyfriend

some time, but if you don't come through for me.

I'm going to kill him.

You understand that?

Now, let's go.

Time to eat, your honor.

-I have to untie him.

-How about you feed him.

-Now, look, cooley.

-Look, why don't you just eat?

It's going to be a long night.

-Hunter, I just heard about Mr. Levy.

It's a damn shame.

-Yeah.

He was a very nice old gentleman.

-I'm sure he was.

I hate to say this but without him haller my just walk.

-Yeah.

I know.

I was just going through McCall's notes.

Here's a list of people who saw the fire.

There's one note here, a. Ochoa, possible.

-You think maybe it's an eye witness?

-I don't know.

I've got McCall's number in San Diego.

I thought I'd give her a call here.

Las primas hotels.

-Judge Hayworth's room please.

Receptionist: Oh, judge

Hayworth is not here as of yet.

-They're not?

Would you care to leave a message?

-Yes.

Could you have sergeant McCall call sergeant hunter

tonight as soon as they get in?

It's very important.

Yeah.

She has the number.

We'll do that for you, sir.

-Thank you.

They're not there yet?

-Traffic down there is murder.

Give it time.

Just keep trying.

-Hey!

Forget the dishes.

Sit down.

-What are you going to do?

-Put your hands behind your back.

Now, I'm going to put your boyfriend's car in the garage

and I'm going to get me some sleep.

Good morning.

It's time to make that call.

That's for you.

It's so you'll be alert.

-What about him?

-I like him better with his mouth shut.

Make the call.

-Yes.

Good morning.

This is sergeant Dee Dee McCall, LAPD homicide.

I'd like to find out who the assistant da is prosecuting

a case involving a Derrick slocum, please.

Eleanor Pearson.

Yes, would you ring?

Thank you.

Well, do you know when she'll be back?

It's very important that I speak with her.

Yes.

Right.

The case is involving Derick slocum.

Right.

Correct.

Sergeant McCall.

Yeah.

Yeah, please have her call me.

It's urgent.

213-555-0278.

Thank you.

-I'm getting tired of waiting.

-We don't have a choice.

-I have got a choice.

No, sergeant hunter, they

wouldn't have gone to another hotel.

It's the only place that judge Hayworth

would stay in la jolla.

You know, it might be possible that they haven't left yet.

-Yeah.

Could you give the judge's home phone number?

-555-2078.

-Thanks a lot.

-This has got to be the call.

-Ok.

Pick it up.

-Hello?

-McCall, where the hell have you been?

I've been calling all over town for you.

I thought you'd be in la jolla by now.

-Yeah.

Hi.

We got a late start and we just stayed over the night.

You know how it is.

-Couldn't wait, huh?

-Yeah.

My partner.

-Get rid of him.

McCall?

-Yeah.

I'm here.

Are you all right?

-Yeah.

I'm just kind of tired.

-Now, look, make sure you guys rest up

now before you get on the freeway.

You understand me?

Now, look, I've got a situation here.

Remember Mr. Levy?

Well, Mr. Levy passed away last night of a heart attack.

That's awful.

-Yeah.

Now, look, I was going through your notes

and I saw a name... a. Ochoa with a possible underneath it.

Does that mean a possible witness?

-Yes.

Yeah.

I thought that this guy, ochoa, was

holding something back from us.

And we had Levy so I didn't push it.

I figured that this guy was illegal because he had one

of those esl textbooks, so I thought he was probably

studying for his English lessons for amnesty proceedings,

you know?

Listen, I'm sure that he will cooperate.

I know that the guy will cooperate.

-Well, good, because that's the route

I'm going to have to go now.

So I'll follow up on that.

In the mean time have a good time.

-Thanks.

Bye.

-Bye.

-I know the da is going to call.

-Hold it!

Don't even think about it.

-Feeling any better?

-I could use a couple aspirin.

-I have some aspirin in my purse.

-Nobody's going anywhere where I can't see them.

This is crazy!

That da from San Francisco is never calling back.

This is a total waste of time.

-Leon, a da will always call back a police officer.

Now, we've just got to wait on her.

-Cooley, you know when you came to me

the other day about your brother?

It really bothered me.

And when I came home that night, don't you

think I considered going through his files?

-Why didn't you, man?

-Because I knew I wouldn't find anything.

-Micheal, are the files here in the house?

-What?

-Are they here in the house?

-They're in my study, why?

-We can look through the transcripts of your brother's

trial and see if they missed anything.

-Dee Dee.

-It's possible!

-I don't think so.

-I do.

-Hunter, captain told me you might be down here.

-Any luck on ochoa?

-Oh, yeah.

I checked out this guy's home address.

It was a hot dog stand.

-Oh, jeez.

You know, look, McCall said the guy was taking English classes.

There must be over 300 English classes given in Los Angeles.

I say we start with the ones within a five mile area

within the fire.

-You got it.

-This is a waste of time.

-Don't you get it, man?

Your friend is the only thing keeping you alive.

So shut up.

-Now, here's something.

Apparently there was a discrepancy in the time

that Terri Lincoln left your brother's garage on the night

that she was killed.

-That's totally immaterial.

The girl's blood was found all over the inside

of his brother's car.

-He told you how that happened, man.

He was doing some body work and she

cut her hand on a sharp edge.

-Now, wait a minute.

In the medical report it says that they found

a gash on Terri Lincoln's right hand.

-That happened during the struggle with him.

-What about the bicycle chain that she was strangled with?

They never did prove it was Douglas's.

-That's right.

They didn't find any prints on it

and they couldn't trace it back to the original owner.

-That's because it was stolen.

-My brother never stole anything his entire life.

I made sure of that.

-Leon, why do you think that Terri

Lincoln was at your brother's garage?

-Dee Dee, it's all right there in the transcript.

Terri Lincoln went to his brother's house

to break up with him.

-That never was true, man.

Ok, look, they had a couple arguments

but she really liked Douglas.

Look, I don't care what they said in your courtroom,

I know how the deal really went down.

She went over there that night, she cut her hand,

Douglas helped her bandage it, she went home at 10:30.

Next thing we knew she was dead.

-Well, then why wasn't there bandage on her hand

when the body was found.

-It could have fallen off in the struggle.

-No.

They searched the site completely.

There was no bandage.

This all came out in the trial.

-You got an answer for everything, don't you?

-Any word on the ochoa guy?

-Oh, no, I'm waiting to hear from schier.

-Well, haller is going to skate if you guys don't find him.

We can't hold him another 12 hours.

His lawyer is bringing down the da's neck.

-I'm sure he's breathing down your neck, too.

-Who says life is fair.

-Yeah.

Thanks captain.

Homicide.

-This is all legal garbage, man.

We're getting nowhere, lady.

-I haven't even gone through half the files yet.

-There's nothing in it.

-Leon, I know how you cared about your brother.

But you've got to face the facts.

He was guilty.

-Shut up!

Shut up!

-Killing us isn't going to change the facts, Leon.

I didn't convict your brother.

The jury did.

I just laid out the facts.

I did my job.

-It's what happened after, man.

You wouldn't listen to me.

I told you that guy in San Francisco, Derrick slocum,

he did it.

-You don't know that.

-All right.

-Hello?

Yes, this is sergeant McCall.

Thank you for calling me back.

Well, how long is miss Pearson going to be in court?

This is urgent.

-I don't want you talking to no da's assistant.

-I think this is the best we can do right now.

Yeah.

Hi, I was wondering if you could answer some questions for me

concerning a suspect in a case.

His name is Derrick slocum.

-Good news.

Picked up ochoa at an esl class about

three miles from the factory.

And she's willing to testify that haller set the fire.

-That's great news.

But what do you mean she?

Ochoa is a he?

-Oh, you must have you gotten your signals crossed, man.

Ochoa is a woman.

The a, it stood for Alejandra.

-I apologize for the confusion.

It's just that I was to believe that you were a man.

You're sure that you gave my partner

your full name the night of the fire.

-Of course.

But she was writing very fast in her book.

-I see.

Now, tell me how you know this is

the man that started the fire.

-I saw him.

We both did.

Poor Mr. Levy.

He was such a very nice man.

But that night we heard a noise and then

we saw this man running away with a can of gasoline.

-Now what were you doing in Mr. Levy's office late that night?

-I told the lady, your partner.

-Sergeant McCall.

-I told her... after hours Mr. Levy has

been teaching me to be a seamstress.

But no one knows about it.

Your partner said that Mr. Levy saw this man

and that may be enough.

She could see that I was very afraid.

-I understand.

-Ok.

Alejandra, I want to thank you for coming in.

Now, I'm going to put you with detective schier

so he can take your official statement.

-Betty, take her to detective schier.

Thanks very much.

-Thank you, sir.

-Thank you very much.

-That was ochoa?

I thought McCall said it was a man?

-I was led to believe it was a man.

But the funny thing is on the telephone she had the perfect

opportunity to tell me it was a woman and she didn't.

-Something is wrong.

-Yeah.

Real wrong.

-And what was that name again?

-Lieutenant mosac.

Houston pd.

Thank you.

Yeah.

And when miss Pearson comes in, please have her call me.

Thank you very much.

I thought you said you talked to the medical examiner?

-I did.

-Well, the me says that that girl in San Francisco

was strangled with a bicycle chain.

-His findings were inconclusive.

-Didn't you have the slightest bit of doubt in your mind?

-You could have looked into Douglas's case, man.

Given him some hope.

I told you what prison was doing to him.

I told you he couldn't take it.

-You don't reexamine a case with that kind of evidence.

-That da mentioned the girl in Houston

who also got strangled with bicycle chain.

She also mentioned some cop, mosac.

Lieutenant mosac. Call him.

-When lieutenant mosac comes back, please have him

call me right away at that number.

Thanks very much.

-Not a word.

Get over here.

Who is this guy?

He looks like a cop.

-It's my partner.

-Get over here.

You stay right there.

He's gone.

-Leon cooley.

Ok.

Yeah, thanks very much.

You're very helpful.

Hey, greenburg.

-Yeah?

-You arrest a guy named Doug cooley about three years ago?

-Yeah.

Did you hear what happened to the kid?

-Did he have a brother?

-Yeah.

Leon.

Why?

-This is sergeant Dee Dee McCall LAPD homicide

calling again for lieutenant mosac.

Correct, this is the second call.

He's not in but you're expecting him back shortly.

When he does return, please have him call me at that number.

This is urgent.

Thank you.

Thanks.

Bye.

-That curtain was open the last time I was here.

I think sergeant McCall is in there.

I'm going around the side.

If you don't hear from me in five minutes, come on in.

-I'll have my men in position in two minutes.

You two take the right rear.

You two take the left rear.

You two stay with me.

-What the hell was that?

Get over here!

Get over here now!

-Police!

Drop the gun, cooley.

-Get away from that wall, cop, so I can see you.

-No.

It's not going to happen.

You'll never make it out of here alive.

Drop the gun.

-I don't care about getting out of here.

I don't care about anything.

-You do care, Leon.

-You tipped him, didn't you?

This whole thing was a put on.

You don't care about clearing my brother's name at all.

-That's not true!

-I should have killed you both when I had the chance.

-But you didn't because you can't.

You're not a murderer.

-I'm about to become one.

-Is he going to be all right?

-Yeah.

He's going to be all right.

Nigel, come here.

Mike, get an ambulance.

Here, watch him for me.

-Hunter, untie me.

-Hello?

Yes, lieutenant.

Thank you for calling me back.

Right.

Right.

Slocum.

What?

I don't under... No, he never did...

He never did tell me that.

Well, I don't know why.

No, that's not the way we usually

do things in la, lieutenant.

Thank you.

Thanks very much.

We'll be in touch.

-Dee Dee, what's wrong?

-Mosac says that three months ago his department contacted

and you didn't do anything about it.

-You know how many telephone calls I get?

-This wasn't just a call.

Mosac says that three months ago in Houston, a Derrick slocum

was the prime suspect in the rape and murder

of a 16-year-old girl and it looked like she'd

been strangled with a bicycle chain.

-It looked like.

But they weren't sure.

-Mosac was familiar with the Douglas cooley case.

He told me that he called you.

He told me that he told you about slocum.

He asked you on three separate occasions

to send an investigative team to Houston and you ignored it.

-Hunter, will you talk to her.

She's got it all wrong.

-Mosac said they couldn't hold slocum due to a technicality.

When they finally arrested him in San Francisco,

guess what they found in his possessions?

A credit card belonging to Terri Lincoln's mother.

-I didn't know about the credit card.

-That's because you never bothered to check it out.

-Dee Dee, listen to me.

-Why don't you tell him to listen to you.

Damn, Micheal.

You sent an innocent man to prison.

That man is dead.

You're telling me that a seat on the federal bench

was more important to you than a man's life?

-There's nothing to see, folks.

Let's break it up.

Let's go.

-You'll probably wind up doing some jail time.

I'll help you any way I can.

-And then what?

-Well, that will be up to you, Leon.

-You think my brother's name will ever be cleared?

-Well, that's up to the courts.

But I think it looks pretty good.

-What about him?