1 00:00:00,167 --> 00:00:02,044 -You're off the case! -You're kidding. 2 00:00:02,128 --> 00:00:03,796 You're gonna replace Charlie Greer 3 00:00:03,879 --> 00:00:04,839 at Fremont University. 4 00:00:04,922 --> 00:00:07,007 [Jessica] Tonight on Murder, She Wrote. 5 00:00:08,884 --> 00:00:10,428 Dad, it's okay. 6 00:00:10,511 --> 00:00:12,430 Before we drag each other down the aisle, 7 00:00:12,513 --> 00:00:15,808 Joe and me, we wanna, we wanna try things out. 8 00:00:15,891 --> 00:00:17,643 What things? Blackmail. 9 00:00:17,727 --> 00:00:18,644 Makes sense to me. 10 00:00:18,728 --> 00:00:19,687 Now we're getting somewhere. 11 00:00:19,770 --> 00:00:21,313 Back off. 12 00:00:21,397 --> 00:00:23,107 Sorry, but my engine doesn't run in reverse. 13 00:00:23,190 --> 00:00:25,651 Somebody wants you off the force real bad. 14 00:00:32,074 --> 00:00:34,994 [cheerful orchestral music] 15 00:01:22,249 --> 00:01:25,711 Jake, I'm sorry, but you're wrong. 16 00:01:25,795 --> 00:01:27,213 No! 17 00:01:27,296 --> 00:01:30,341 That is absolutely untrue. 18 00:01:30,424 --> 00:01:35,554 You have not been put out to graze. 19 00:01:35,638 --> 00:01:39,683 Yes. Yes, I'm sure you do. 20 00:01:39,767 --> 00:01:42,061 Now, look, I may be flying out there in a month, 21 00:01:42,144 --> 00:01:47,525 and I promise I will call you the minute that I land. 22 00:01:47,608 --> 00:01:49,276 Wonderful. 23 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:51,737 Well, love to Janie. Bye. 24 00:01:53,447 --> 00:01:54,698 Oh! 25 00:01:54,782 --> 00:01:56,867 Jake Ballinger. 26 00:01:56,951 --> 00:02:00,788 Now, there is a man to be reckoned with. 27 00:02:00,871 --> 00:02:03,541 A year ago he was the pride of LA's homicide division, 28 00:02:03,624 --> 00:02:05,709 and if he wasn't exactly Mr. Popularity, 29 00:02:05,793 --> 00:02:09,129 he had the respect of the men that he worked with. 30 00:02:09,213 --> 00:02:11,507 And then he accidentally stepped on the wrong toe, 31 00:02:11,590 --> 00:02:14,176 and suddenly his life went topsy-turvy. 32 00:02:15,719 --> 00:02:17,721 But I'm getting ahead of myself. 33 00:02:17,805 --> 00:02:19,932 It started at a deserted beach 34 00:02:20,015 --> 00:02:22,518 on a night in July, well past midnight. 35 00:02:22,601 --> 00:02:24,812 [Jessica] A young drifter named Leo Gunderson 36 00:02:24,895 --> 00:02:26,313 made his way onto the sand, 37 00:02:26,397 --> 00:02:28,482 looking for a place to sleep. 38 00:02:41,745 --> 00:02:43,080 You know what I want. 39 00:02:43,163 --> 00:02:44,623 It's too much. 40 00:02:44,707 --> 00:02:45,958 What are you doing? Stop it! 41 00:02:46,041 --> 00:02:47,501 Oh, my God! 42 00:02:47,585 --> 00:02:48,711 [screaming] 43 00:03:09,023 --> 00:03:11,525 [tires squealing] 44 00:03:24,788 --> 00:03:26,624 Miss? 45 00:03:26,707 --> 00:03:27,708 Miss, are you all right? 46 00:03:34,757 --> 00:03:36,383 [dog barking] 47 00:03:41,513 --> 00:03:42,973 And what the hell is this all about, huh? 48 00:03:43,057 --> 00:03:45,392 The Gunderson kid copped a plea, Jake. 49 00:03:45,476 --> 00:03:47,394 What's the matter with you? Can't you read? 50 00:03:47,478 --> 00:03:49,897 That kid didn't kill that girl any more than you did. 51 00:03:49,980 --> 00:03:51,774 I've been busting my butt for three weeks. 52 00:03:51,857 --> 00:03:53,859 Come on, huh? The case is closed. 53 00:03:53,943 --> 00:03:55,152 Not by me, it isn't. 54 00:03:55,235 --> 00:03:56,570 Who's his lawyer? 55 00:03:56,654 --> 00:03:57,947 Some wet-nosed kid from the PD's office? 56 00:03:58,030 --> 00:04:01,033 I didn't ask you up here to argue, you know. 57 00:04:01,116 --> 00:04:02,910 Oh, come on, you know this stinks. 58 00:04:02,993 --> 00:04:04,078 Sit down. 59 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:07,748 I'm going over your head, Joe. 60 00:04:07,831 --> 00:04:08,958 Nothing personal. 61 00:04:10,376 --> 00:04:11,919 Jake, there's no place to go. 62 00:04:12,002 --> 00:04:13,170 You're off the case! 63 00:04:14,505 --> 00:04:17,132 Matter of fact, you've been transferred. 64 00:04:17,216 --> 00:04:18,801 Effective immediately. 65 00:04:18,884 --> 00:04:21,845 I must be crowding somebody pretty big, huh? 66 00:04:21,929 --> 00:04:23,347 Where am I going, Joe? 67 00:04:23,430 --> 00:04:24,974 Night beat in the San Pedro docks, huh? 68 00:04:25,057 --> 00:04:26,850 No, as a matter of fact, you're gonna replace 69 00:04:26,934 --> 00:04:28,936 Charlie Greer at Fremont University. 70 00:04:29,019 --> 00:04:29,979 You're kidding. 71 00:04:30,062 --> 00:04:31,897 I wish I were. 72 00:04:31,981 --> 00:04:33,190 What am I, senile, Joe? 73 00:04:34,441 --> 00:04:36,151 Joe, that's the last stop before oblivion. 74 00:04:36,235 --> 00:04:38,195 The department has a contract 75 00:04:38,278 --> 00:04:40,781 with the university to supply them 76 00:04:40,864 --> 00:04:42,950 with an experienced instructor. 77 00:04:43,033 --> 00:04:44,284 I am not going to start wet-nursing 78 00:04:44,368 --> 00:04:45,411 a bunch of pimply-faced-- 79 00:04:45,494 --> 00:04:48,288 Will you listen to me? 80 00:04:48,372 --> 00:04:49,915 You don't have a choice. 81 00:04:49,999 --> 00:04:51,875 If you don't like it, you can quit. 82 00:04:51,959 --> 00:04:53,877 That's a quote from upstairs. 83 00:04:53,961 --> 00:04:55,504 If you ask me, Jake, 84 00:04:55,587 --> 00:04:58,507 somebody wants you off the force real bad. 85 00:05:00,467 --> 00:05:02,052 [bell ringing] 86 00:05:36,045 --> 00:05:36,962 [gunshot] 87 00:05:37,046 --> 00:05:38,630 [screaming] 88 00:05:47,890 --> 00:05:49,391 Now that I have your attention... 89 00:05:52,227 --> 00:05:54,438 My name is Ballinger. 90 00:05:54,521 --> 00:05:57,191 Detective lieutenant first grade. 91 00:05:57,274 --> 00:06:00,235 Initial a as in Amos, j as in Jason. 92 00:06:01,612 --> 00:06:04,615 Badge number 750162. 93 00:06:04,698 --> 00:06:06,492 Many of you were expecting to see 94 00:06:06,575 --> 00:06:08,744 captain Greer standing here this morning. 95 00:06:08,827 --> 00:06:10,954 Well, I'm happy to inform you 96 00:06:11,038 --> 00:06:14,166 the captain has been retired on full pension 97 00:06:14,249 --> 00:06:17,002 with thanks from the department for a job well done. 98 00:06:17,878 --> 00:06:19,379 Unhappily for you, 99 00:06:19,463 --> 00:06:22,216 I have been selected to take his place. 100 00:06:22,299 --> 00:06:24,009 Now, ladies and gentlemen, 101 00:06:24,093 --> 00:06:26,970 I have it on reliable information 102 00:06:27,054 --> 00:06:29,389 that criminology 240 has been a haven 103 00:06:29,473 --> 00:06:31,141 for the chronically lazy. 104 00:06:31,225 --> 00:06:33,560 And a swell place to knock off 40 winks 105 00:06:33,644 --> 00:06:36,188 between lunch at the student union 106 00:06:36,271 --> 00:06:38,482 and a 24-hour poker game 107 00:06:38,565 --> 00:06:40,400 in the basement of the dormitory. 108 00:06:44,363 --> 00:06:47,032 Well, my young friends, 109 00:06:47,116 --> 00:06:48,826 let me inform you of the sad news. 110 00:06:50,410 --> 00:06:52,287 The boondoggle is over. 111 00:06:52,371 --> 00:06:54,039 Now, those of you who wish to stay enrolled 112 00:06:54,123 --> 00:06:55,833 in this class 113 00:06:55,916 --> 00:06:59,002 will learn a new definition of the word "work." 114 00:06:59,086 --> 00:07:01,046 I will not cast upon you pearls of wisdom 115 00:07:01,130 --> 00:07:05,342 accumulated over 25 years. 116 00:07:05,425 --> 00:07:07,970 I will cram them down your throat, 117 00:07:08,053 --> 00:07:11,098 in your ears and any other orifice 118 00:07:11,181 --> 00:07:13,934 into which they will conveniently fit. 119 00:07:14,017 --> 00:07:15,936 I plan to set a mean pace here. 120 00:07:16,019 --> 00:07:18,230 Those who can't keep up 121 00:07:18,313 --> 00:07:21,358 will be suitably rewarded with a failing grade. 122 00:07:22,484 --> 00:07:24,153 Now, ladies and gentlemen, class will reconvene 123 00:07:24,236 --> 00:07:26,655 tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m. 124 00:07:26,738 --> 00:07:27,781 Oh! 125 00:07:29,408 --> 00:07:30,993 A few of you may decide 126 00:07:31,076 --> 00:07:33,412 that there is a less demanding way 127 00:07:33,495 --> 00:07:35,831 to earn three credits toward your graduation. 128 00:07:38,208 --> 00:07:40,210 Please feel free to go elsewhere with my blessing. 129 00:07:59,980 --> 00:08:01,440 -Dad? -Yeah, I'm in here, Janie. 130 00:08:01,523 --> 00:08:02,816 Is something burning? 131 00:08:05,027 --> 00:08:06,486 You're not going to eat that? 132 00:08:06,570 --> 00:08:08,071 I'm starving. 133 00:08:08,155 --> 00:08:09,781 I thought we had an agreement. 134 00:08:09,865 --> 00:08:12,117 I don't bust pushers, you don't bake, boil or fry. 135 00:08:12,201 --> 00:08:14,161 Hey, look, I lost 20 pounds. I'm in great shape. 136 00:08:14,244 --> 00:08:15,162 I mean, what do you want from me? 137 00:08:15,245 --> 00:08:16,872 I gotta eat. 138 00:08:16,955 --> 00:08:18,498 Throw that out. I bought lamb chops. 139 00:08:18,582 --> 00:08:20,500 Are you kidding? I love my eggs this way. 140 00:08:20,584 --> 00:08:22,878 Yeah, the toast looks pretty appetizing, too. 141 00:08:22,961 --> 00:08:24,588 Yeah. 142 00:08:24,671 --> 00:08:28,800 So, how was things at general hospital today? 143 00:08:30,344 --> 00:08:32,304 Oh, the usual influx of broken bones, 144 00:08:32,387 --> 00:08:35,265 contusions, abrasions. 145 00:08:35,349 --> 00:08:36,350 How was your day, professor? 146 00:08:36,433 --> 00:08:38,977 Hey, don't be smart, young lady, huh? 147 00:08:39,061 --> 00:08:40,896 That bad? 148 00:08:40,979 --> 00:08:43,941 Well, actually, it was okay. 149 00:08:44,024 --> 00:08:46,526 I delivered a speech guaranteed 150 00:08:46,610 --> 00:08:48,445 to frighten off the whole pack of them. 151 00:08:48,528 --> 00:08:50,155 I bet when I show up tomorrow, there'll be nobody there. 152 00:08:50,239 --> 00:08:52,699 No class, no students. 153 00:08:57,704 --> 00:08:59,831 I'm not gonna have you up all night with indigestion. 154 00:09:01,959 --> 00:09:03,126 Caesar! 155 00:09:16,556 --> 00:09:18,475 So, Joe coming over tonight? 156 00:09:20,352 --> 00:09:22,271 No, Joe's working. 157 00:09:22,354 --> 00:09:23,814 Gee, he's been working three straight nights. 158 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:26,984 Anything wrong with you two guys? 159 00:09:27,067 --> 00:09:28,986 Nothing a mutual night off wouldn't cure. 160 00:09:29,069 --> 00:09:31,029 You know, maybe if you'd stop trying 161 00:09:31,113 --> 00:09:33,240 to stash away a million bucks before you got married... 162 00:09:34,283 --> 00:09:35,826 Who said we're getting married? 163 00:09:35,909 --> 00:09:38,203 Oh? 164 00:09:38,287 --> 00:09:39,621 Dad, it's okay. 165 00:09:39,705 --> 00:09:40,914 I didn't say anything, did I? 166 00:09:43,542 --> 00:09:45,502 Before we drag each other down the aisle, 167 00:09:45,585 --> 00:09:47,296 Joe and me, we want to... 168 00:09:47,379 --> 00:09:48,922 We want to try things out. 169 00:09:49,006 --> 00:09:49,965 What things? 170 00:09:50,048 --> 00:09:51,341 [phone rings] 171 00:09:51,425 --> 00:09:52,801 Look, Janie, I am not broad-minded. 172 00:09:52,884 --> 00:09:54,511 I am not even moderately tolerant. 173 00:09:54,594 --> 00:09:55,971 The fact of the matter is that no daughter of mine 174 00:09:56,054 --> 00:09:57,055 is going to start trying things. 175 00:09:57,139 --> 00:09:58,473 Hello! 176 00:09:58,557 --> 00:09:59,599 Yeah, this is lieutenant Ballinger. 177 00:10:04,229 --> 00:10:05,355 I'll be there in 20 minutes. 178 00:10:05,439 --> 00:10:09,026 Dad, what is it? 179 00:10:09,109 --> 00:10:10,485 It's Anna Gunderson. 180 00:10:10,569 --> 00:10:12,154 She's in the hospital, she's critical. 181 00:10:12,237 --> 00:10:14,281 She asked to see me. 182 00:10:14,364 --> 00:10:15,991 -She was jaywalking. -Mm-hmm. 183 00:10:16,074 --> 00:10:17,451 Oh, here it is. 184 00:10:17,534 --> 00:10:18,702 Young kid who hit her is a basket case. 185 00:10:18,785 --> 00:10:20,245 Yeah? 186 00:10:20,329 --> 00:10:21,955 He says he didn't see her. I believe him. 187 00:10:22,039 --> 00:10:23,040 -Okay, thanks. -All right. 188 00:10:32,466 --> 00:10:33,759 Mrs. Gunderson? 189 00:10:33,842 --> 00:10:35,886 -Lieutenant Ballinger? -Yeah. 190 00:10:35,969 --> 00:10:37,679 Oh, thank God. 191 00:10:37,763 --> 00:10:40,057 Look, the doctors don't want you to talk 192 00:10:40,140 --> 00:10:41,975 too long now, so... 193 00:10:42,059 --> 00:10:44,936 -My son. My boy, Leo. -Yes? 194 00:10:46,229 --> 00:10:49,066 He writes me from the jail. 195 00:10:49,149 --> 00:10:51,818 It is bad for him, very bad. 196 00:10:53,320 --> 00:10:58,241 Lieutenant, he did not do what they say. 197 00:10:58,325 --> 00:11:01,078 Look, Mrs. Gunderson, he pleaded guilty. 198 00:11:01,161 --> 00:11:05,415 Because he was afraid. Because he did not understand. 199 00:11:07,125 --> 00:11:10,837 They told him he would be killed 200 00:11:10,921 --> 00:11:15,425 in the gas chamber if he did not confess. 201 00:11:16,009 --> 00:11:19,971 So he confessed. But he's innocent. 202 00:11:21,223 --> 00:11:23,475 He told me you believed him. 203 00:11:23,558 --> 00:11:28,522 Mrs. Gunderson, I'm sorry, the case is closed. 204 00:11:28,605 --> 00:11:34,277 Lieutenant, please, someone must help him. 205 00:11:34,361 --> 00:11:39,908 You must help him before he dies in that place. 206 00:11:44,579 --> 00:11:48,083 Jake never did have much use for departmental politics. 207 00:11:48,166 --> 00:11:49,835 And when it came to a choice 208 00:11:49,918 --> 00:11:52,504 between helping Anna Gunderson or bending the rule book, 209 00:11:52,587 --> 00:11:54,631 well, for Jake, the decision was easy. 210 00:11:54,714 --> 00:11:56,049 First thing the next morning, 211 00:11:56,133 --> 00:11:57,551 he went to visit his friend Sam Kendall 212 00:11:57,634 --> 00:11:59,344 at the forensics laboratory. 213 00:11:59,428 --> 00:12:00,929 [Jessica] Kendall was an old friend 214 00:12:01,012 --> 00:12:04,599 who never said no when Jake needed a favor. 215 00:12:04,683 --> 00:12:06,059 You working, Sam, 216 00:12:06,143 --> 00:12:07,602 or you just looking at dirty pictures? 217 00:12:07,686 --> 00:12:09,187 Damn it, Jake, don't sneak up on me 218 00:12:09,271 --> 00:12:10,605 like that, will you? 219 00:12:10,689 --> 00:12:11,731 Here, you want to see something wild? 220 00:12:11,815 --> 00:12:12,983 -Yeah. -Take a peek. 221 00:12:15,485 --> 00:12:17,320 -Yuck! -Beautiful, huh? 222 00:12:17,404 --> 00:12:18,780 That's a lung section taken from a guy 223 00:12:18,864 --> 00:12:20,407 that was washed up on the beach Sunday, 224 00:12:20,490 --> 00:12:22,117 tentatively identified 225 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:24,786 as a real estate broker by the name of Waterford. 226 00:12:24,870 --> 00:12:27,205 Only it isn't. 227 00:12:27,289 --> 00:12:30,041 See the lovely gobs of nicotine? 228 00:12:33,670 --> 00:12:35,797 -Waterford didn't smoke, right? -Right. 229 00:12:35,881 --> 00:12:37,174 Right. 230 00:12:37,257 --> 00:12:39,009 You know, Sam, if I ever decide to commit murder, 231 00:12:39,092 --> 00:12:41,553 I'm gonna make sure you're on vacation. 232 00:12:41,636 --> 00:12:43,263 So what can I do for you? 233 00:12:43,346 --> 00:12:45,557 A few weeks ago, the Gunderson case, 234 00:12:45,640 --> 00:12:48,477 you made a cast of a tire tread near the murder site. 235 00:12:48,560 --> 00:12:50,812 Look, Jake, that case is closed. 236 00:12:51,855 --> 00:12:53,607 Yeah, well, I know, but I'm just a little curious. 237 00:12:54,816 --> 00:12:55,734 What did you find? 238 00:12:55,817 --> 00:12:57,527 Look, I can't help you. 239 00:12:57,611 --> 00:12:58,862 The file has been sealed. 240 00:12:58,945 --> 00:13:01,323 -Well, by who? -Superior court. 241 00:13:01,406 --> 00:13:02,824 -Well, which Judge? -I don't know. 242 00:13:02,908 --> 00:13:03,909 Oh, come on, Sam. 243 00:13:03,992 --> 00:13:06,703 Look, I'm sorry. 244 00:13:06,786 --> 00:13:09,581 It's my job. I can't tell you. 245 00:13:12,876 --> 00:13:14,753 You have a hearing problem, Jake? 246 00:13:14,836 --> 00:13:17,631 The Gunderson case is over with. 247 00:13:17,714 --> 00:13:19,758 Who ordered the records sealed, huh? 248 00:13:19,841 --> 00:13:21,676 I'm not getting through to you, am I? 249 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:24,596 Currently, you're on detached assignment. 250 00:13:24,679 --> 00:13:27,474 Until told otherwise, you're a teacher. 251 00:13:27,557 --> 00:13:29,142 So go teach. 252 00:13:29,226 --> 00:13:31,686 Look, Joe, I want the name of that Judge, huh? 253 00:13:31,770 --> 00:13:34,022 I don't know it, and if I did, I wouldn't give it to you. 254 00:13:34,105 --> 00:13:36,650 Damn it, Jake, you're not a rookie anymore. 255 00:13:38,902 --> 00:13:43,323 Guys who knew you when, old guys like me, 256 00:13:43,406 --> 00:13:45,992 we're getting squeezed out by these computer types 257 00:13:46,076 --> 00:13:49,037 with the alphabet soup college degrees. 258 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:50,330 Yeah, I noticed. 259 00:13:50,413 --> 00:13:51,748 Then get smart. 260 00:13:51,831 --> 00:13:54,709 Only got six years till your pension. 261 00:13:54,793 --> 00:13:56,044 It's a lousy deal. 262 00:13:56,127 --> 00:13:57,170 It's the only deal you're gonna get. 263 00:13:59,297 --> 00:14:03,843 So close your eyes, hold your nose, and ride it out. 264 00:14:03,927 --> 00:14:05,637 Is that what you're doing, Joe? 265 00:14:09,641 --> 00:14:10,850 And I only hope I make it. 266 00:14:17,566 --> 00:14:18,900 [bell ringing] 267 00:14:26,408 --> 00:14:28,034 I'm sorry! I'm sorry about that. 268 00:14:28,118 --> 00:14:29,035 Excuse me. 269 00:14:47,387 --> 00:14:51,933 Good morning. Sir. 270 00:14:52,017 --> 00:14:54,102 I guess you weren't here yesterday morning, Mr... 271 00:14:55,687 --> 00:14:56,896 Berndlestein. 272 00:14:56,980 --> 00:14:59,399 Oh, yes, Sir, I was here. 273 00:14:59,482 --> 00:15:01,568 That's "steen," Sir. 274 00:15:01,651 --> 00:15:02,819 The what? 275 00:15:02,902 --> 00:15:05,572 "Berndlesteen," not "berndlestine." 276 00:15:05,655 --> 00:15:07,741 Most everybody just calls me Bernie. 277 00:15:07,824 --> 00:15:09,284 -Do they? -Mm-hmm. 278 00:15:09,367 --> 00:15:11,036 Ah. 279 00:15:14,956 --> 00:15:16,625 -Good morning. -Good morning, lieutenant. 280 00:15:16,708 --> 00:15:18,752 Elizabeth mills; I was here yesterday as well. 281 00:15:21,338 --> 00:15:24,799 You do know that this is criminology 240. 282 00:15:24,883 --> 00:15:27,177 I believe that's spelled out on the card. 283 00:15:29,220 --> 00:15:31,306 Yeah, well, forgive me if I seem ungallant, 284 00:15:31,389 --> 00:15:32,349 miss mills... 285 00:15:32,432 --> 00:15:33,391 that's Mrs. 286 00:15:33,475 --> 00:15:35,143 Oh, Mrs. Mills. 287 00:15:35,226 --> 00:15:38,229 What I was about to say was that I am a little surprised 288 00:15:38,313 --> 00:15:40,732 to see a lady of your... 289 00:15:40,815 --> 00:15:44,527 maturity attending an undergraduate course. 290 00:15:44,611 --> 00:15:46,363 When I should be home diapering the babies 291 00:15:46,446 --> 00:15:48,281 and getting the old man's dinner on the table? 292 00:15:48,365 --> 00:15:50,367 Look, lieutenant, suppose we understand 293 00:15:50,450 --> 00:15:51,910 each other right from the start. 294 00:15:51,993 --> 00:15:53,453 I have no children, 295 00:15:53,536 --> 00:15:55,580 my husband and I were divorced five years ago. 296 00:15:55,664 --> 00:15:56,748 At the moment, I'm the assistant 297 00:15:56,831 --> 00:15:58,375 to the chief claims investigator 298 00:15:58,458 --> 00:16:00,460 for a major life insurance company. 299 00:16:00,543 --> 00:16:02,504 My boss, poor man, 300 00:16:02,587 --> 00:16:04,255 either through heredity or environment, 301 00:16:04,339 --> 00:16:06,966 has been turned by life into a narrow-minded, 302 00:16:07,050 --> 00:16:09,594 male macho stuffed shirt 303 00:16:09,678 --> 00:16:12,389 who is totally ill-equipped to do his job. 304 00:16:12,472 --> 00:16:13,807 I give him another six months 305 00:16:13,890 --> 00:16:15,183 before management starts looking around 306 00:16:15,266 --> 00:16:17,143 for his replacement, and when they do, 307 00:16:17,227 --> 00:16:18,645 I want them to look my way. 308 00:16:19,729 --> 00:16:21,106 Now, I hope that satisfies you 309 00:16:21,189 --> 00:16:22,565 as to my reasons for being here 310 00:16:22,649 --> 00:16:24,067 and you won't continue to look upon me 311 00:16:24,150 --> 00:16:25,860 as just another pretty face. 312 00:16:27,028 --> 00:16:29,197 Honey, that's one mistake I'll probably never make again. 313 00:16:29,280 --> 00:16:30,615 Good. 314 00:16:30,699 --> 00:16:31,616 Well, now that we have that settled, 315 00:16:31,700 --> 00:16:33,451 shall we get started? 316 00:16:33,535 --> 00:16:35,745 Suppose you begin by telling us what text we'll be using. 317 00:16:35,829 --> 00:16:37,372 Text? 318 00:16:37,455 --> 00:16:39,541 No, no, no. I... 319 00:16:39,624 --> 00:16:44,546 I'm not much for textbooks or classrooms. 320 00:16:44,629 --> 00:16:47,799 You see, this is gonna be more like a lab course, 321 00:16:47,882 --> 00:16:50,468 with lots of practical application. 322 00:16:53,430 --> 00:16:55,056 [panting] 323 00:16:56,850 --> 00:16:58,309 Actually, what I really wanted to be was a cop 324 00:16:58,393 --> 00:16:59,853 like my dad and my uncle Marvin, 325 00:16:59,936 --> 00:17:01,771 only my eyes weren't really too good, so... 326 00:17:01,855 --> 00:17:03,773 I used to eat ten carrots a day. It didn't really help much. 327 00:17:03,857 --> 00:17:07,318 Will you keep up, Mrs. Mills? We can't take all day here. 328 00:17:07,402 --> 00:17:09,779 Next time, I will dress for the occasion. 329 00:17:12,741 --> 00:17:14,576 I'm wearing contact lenses. You probably didn't notice. 330 00:17:14,659 --> 00:17:16,411 Yeah, it slipped right past me. 331 00:17:16,494 --> 00:17:18,037 Well, anyway, for the time being, 332 00:17:18,121 --> 00:17:19,456 I'm driving a cab, you know, 333 00:17:19,539 --> 00:17:20,957 until I get my business established. 334 00:17:21,040 --> 00:17:23,042 -What kind of business is that? -I'm a pi. 335 00:17:23,126 --> 00:17:25,336 Yeah, I'm a private investigator. 336 00:17:25,420 --> 00:17:27,088 I mean, I will be as soon as I get my license. 337 00:17:28,465 --> 00:17:32,218 As soon as I pass this course, that is. 338 00:17:32,302 --> 00:17:35,930 If I pass this course, that is, Sir. 339 00:17:45,315 --> 00:17:47,108 All right, here we are, scene of the crime. 340 00:17:49,527 --> 00:17:52,697 I didn't know this included a course in calisthenics. 341 00:17:52,781 --> 00:17:54,449 If you can't keep up, Mrs. Mills, 342 00:17:54,532 --> 00:17:56,284 there's always home economics. 343 00:17:56,367 --> 00:17:58,411 You just talk as fast as you like, lieutenant. 344 00:17:58,495 --> 00:18:01,206 I'm terrific at shorthand. All us girls are. 345 00:18:01,289 --> 00:18:02,957 It's hereditary. 346 00:18:03,041 --> 00:18:04,209 Okay. 347 00:18:04,292 --> 00:18:05,668 About four months ago, 348 00:18:05,752 --> 00:18:07,128 a young girl by the name of Janet Carr 349 00:18:07,212 --> 00:18:08,880 was killed on this beach. 350 00:18:08,963 --> 00:18:11,925 It was early morning, about 1:00 a.m. 351 00:18:12,008 --> 00:18:13,384 Now, the medical examiner says 352 00:18:13,468 --> 00:18:14,969 that she struggled with her assailant, 353 00:18:15,053 --> 00:18:18,097 she fell, she struck her head on a jagged rock, 354 00:18:18,181 --> 00:18:19,808 and she died instantly. 355 00:18:19,891 --> 00:18:21,976 They arrested a young guy by the name of Leo Gunderson 356 00:18:22,060 --> 00:18:23,436 at the scene of the crime. 357 00:18:23,520 --> 00:18:24,521 Oh, yeah, I think I read about that. 358 00:18:24,604 --> 00:18:25,772 Yeah, well, you also read that 359 00:18:25,855 --> 00:18:27,273 he pleaded guilty to manslaughter. 360 00:18:27,357 --> 00:18:29,150 Excuse me if I seem dense, lieutenant, 361 00:18:29,234 --> 00:18:31,110 but what's the point? 362 00:18:31,194 --> 00:18:34,572 The point is, Mrs. Mills, that Leo Gunderson is innocent. 363 00:18:34,656 --> 00:18:36,491 Which is why he confessed? 364 00:18:36,574 --> 00:18:38,910 He confessed because he had the stuffing scared out of him 365 00:18:38,993 --> 00:18:40,787 by some assistant DA. 366 00:18:40,870 --> 00:18:43,665 So now he's doing five to ten for involuntary manslaughter 367 00:18:43,748 --> 00:18:46,543 while the killer of Janet Carr walks around free. 368 00:18:46,626 --> 00:18:47,794 Oh, I get it. 369 00:18:47,877 --> 00:18:49,254 You're gonna get the guy, right? 370 00:18:49,337 --> 00:18:50,630 Me? 371 00:18:50,713 --> 00:18:52,799 No, no, no, not me, Mr. Berndlestein. 372 00:18:52,882 --> 00:18:54,092 You see, these days I'm a teacher, 373 00:18:54,175 --> 00:18:56,636 not a homicide detective. 374 00:18:56,719 --> 00:18:58,179 However, 375 00:18:58,263 --> 00:19:00,306 there's nothing that says that an actual case 376 00:19:00,390 --> 00:19:02,392 cannot be used as a class project. 377 00:19:02,475 --> 00:19:05,603 And if my students, in their pursuit of knowledge, 378 00:19:05,687 --> 00:19:07,647 just happen to unearth some evidence 379 00:19:07,730 --> 00:19:10,108 of justice gone awry, 380 00:19:10,191 --> 00:19:12,735 well, isn't that what the educational process 381 00:19:12,819 --> 00:19:13,945 is all about? 382 00:19:15,530 --> 00:19:18,074 I had no idea you'd need an office, lieutenant. 383 00:19:18,157 --> 00:19:19,868 I'm afraid this is all we have left. 384 00:19:27,917 --> 00:19:31,045 I'll get maintenance up here right away. 385 00:19:31,129 --> 00:19:32,630 If you had let me know earlier... 386 00:19:32,714 --> 00:19:35,258 Well, I'm also gonna need a phone, 387 00:19:35,341 --> 00:19:36,175 preferably two phones. 388 00:19:36,259 --> 00:19:38,970 Well, yes, I suppose. 389 00:19:39,053 --> 00:19:40,388 And a secretary, huh? 390 00:19:40,471 --> 00:19:42,765 Oh, dear me. I'm not sure about that. 391 00:19:42,849 --> 00:19:45,101 You're not... 392 00:19:45,184 --> 00:19:47,437 Look, Dean, 393 00:19:47,520 --> 00:19:49,314 when the boys downtown 394 00:19:49,397 --> 00:19:50,857 first offered me this assignment, 395 00:19:50,940 --> 00:19:52,275 I mean, I jumped at it. 396 00:19:52,358 --> 00:19:53,818 And you know why? 397 00:19:53,902 --> 00:19:58,281 Because I saw an opportunity to mold minds, 398 00:19:58,364 --> 00:20:00,199 to instill in our young people 399 00:20:00,283 --> 00:20:02,619 a respect for the American justice system. 400 00:20:02,702 --> 00:20:06,247 No matter how big the workload, Dean, 401 00:20:06,331 --> 00:20:07,790 I'm with you, huh? 402 00:20:07,874 --> 00:20:10,460 All I want from you, Dean, right now, in return, 403 00:20:10,543 --> 00:20:14,005 is just a little support, okay? 404 00:20:14,088 --> 00:20:18,509 Well, perhaps one of our undergraduates on scholarship. 405 00:20:18,593 --> 00:20:20,511 They're always looking for part-time work. 406 00:20:20,595 --> 00:20:22,347 That's great, thank you so much. 407 00:20:22,430 --> 00:20:24,265 If I need anything else, I'll let you know, huh? 408 00:20:24,349 --> 00:20:26,392 Thank you. Thanks. 409 00:20:27,393 --> 00:20:28,603 Thanks. 410 00:20:30,605 --> 00:20:31,773 Thanks! 411 00:20:36,861 --> 00:20:39,781 George, it's Liz mills. How are you? 412 00:20:39,864 --> 00:20:41,616 Listen, George, I need a favor. 413 00:20:41,699 --> 00:20:43,326 I'm taking a course in criminology 414 00:20:43,409 --> 00:20:44,661 at the university... 415 00:20:44,744 --> 00:20:46,079 [scoffs] 416 00:20:46,162 --> 00:20:47,830 Yeah, yeah, it's loads of laughs, 417 00:20:47,914 --> 00:20:51,167 but it's going to look very, very good on my resume. 418 00:20:51,250 --> 00:20:52,794 Anyway, our first big assignment 419 00:20:52,877 --> 00:20:55,421 is to investigate a young woman named Janet Carr. 420 00:20:55,505 --> 00:20:58,174 Her last known address was 4029 lankershim. 421 00:20:59,258 --> 00:21:01,636 Carr, c-a-r-r. 422 00:21:01,719 --> 00:21:04,681 She died about four months ago. You might have read about it. 423 00:21:04,764 --> 00:21:06,349 Anyway, George, it occurred to me 424 00:21:06,432 --> 00:21:07,809 that she may have a policy, we didn't carry it. 425 00:21:07,892 --> 00:21:10,645 Neither did prudential or mutual. 426 00:21:10,728 --> 00:21:12,313 I don't know if a claim was filed 427 00:21:12,397 --> 00:21:14,273 or even if there was such a policy. 428 00:21:14,357 --> 00:21:16,192 George, would you be a sweetheart? 429 00:21:16,275 --> 00:21:17,568 Just punch it into your computer, 430 00:21:17,652 --> 00:21:19,362 see if you come up with anything? 431 00:21:19,445 --> 00:21:21,948 Oh, thank you, I'll hold. 432 00:21:22,031 --> 00:21:23,533 Madge, call Neil. 433 00:21:23,616 --> 00:21:25,034 Cancel me out of lunch, I'm gonna be working in. 434 00:21:25,118 --> 00:21:26,119 Have the Deli send me up corned beef on rye. 435 00:21:26,202 --> 00:21:27,829 Yes, ma'am. 436 00:21:27,912 --> 00:21:30,164 Yes, George? 437 00:21:30,248 --> 00:21:31,499 Oh, terrific! 438 00:21:33,167 --> 00:21:34,919 Her real name's what? 439 00:21:35,003 --> 00:21:36,504 Could you spell that? 440 00:21:36,587 --> 00:21:39,507 And what address do you have? 441 00:21:39,590 --> 00:21:41,009 That's no good. 442 00:21:41,092 --> 00:21:42,927 She moved out of that place a year ago. 443 00:21:43,011 --> 00:21:46,431 Well, who's the beneficiary on the policy? 444 00:21:46,514 --> 00:21:48,850 Come on, George, this involves a murder. 445 00:21:48,933 --> 00:21:50,685 I mean, where's your sense of civic duty? 446 00:21:53,229 --> 00:21:54,605 Good fellow. Okay. 447 00:21:55,690 --> 00:21:56,983 And what address do you have for the beneficiary? 448 00:21:59,110 --> 00:22:00,528 George, George, I love you! 449 00:22:00,611 --> 00:22:01,904 [kissing noises] 450 00:22:01,988 --> 00:22:03,531 Next time you're in the neighborhood, 451 00:22:03,614 --> 00:22:04,699 you call me and I'll take you to lunch, okay? 452 00:22:04,782 --> 00:22:05,658 Bye-bye. 453 00:22:22,842 --> 00:22:24,260 Hello, Mrs. Summerfield? 454 00:22:24,343 --> 00:22:26,679 -Yes. -My name is Elizabeth mills. 455 00:22:26,763 --> 00:22:28,473 I'm from coastland insurance, 456 00:22:28,556 --> 00:22:30,308 and I wondered if I could have a word with your husband. 457 00:22:30,391 --> 00:22:33,019 Oh, I'm sorry, he's out of town on business. 458 00:22:33,102 --> 00:22:34,395 Oh, I see. 459 00:22:34,479 --> 00:22:35,730 He's not expected back until Friday. 460 00:22:35,813 --> 00:22:37,106 Is there something I can do for you? 461 00:22:37,190 --> 00:22:39,233 No, I don't think so, thanks. 462 00:22:39,317 --> 00:22:41,903 I hope you're not here to sell us any more coverage. 463 00:22:41,986 --> 00:22:44,655 I'm afraid Carl and I have more than we need already. 464 00:22:44,739 --> 00:22:47,283 -Carl? -Yes, my husband. 465 00:22:47,366 --> 00:22:48,785 Gee, that's funny. 466 00:22:48,868 --> 00:22:50,369 I was given the name Jeremy Summerfield. 467 00:22:50,453 --> 00:22:52,455 [crying] 468 00:22:56,667 --> 00:22:57,835 Who did you say you were? 469 00:22:57,919 --> 00:22:59,879 Elizabeth mills, coastland insurance. 470 00:23:01,297 --> 00:23:03,049 I'm sorry. 471 00:23:03,132 --> 00:23:05,510 I don't have anything to do with our insurance, 472 00:23:06,928 --> 00:23:08,596 and I'm really very busy now. 473 00:23:08,679 --> 00:23:10,681 Come here. 474 00:23:10,765 --> 00:23:12,517 Mrs. Summerfield, I'm sorry. 475 00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:14,727 I didn't mean to upset you. 476 00:23:14,811 --> 00:23:16,521 I just wanted to ask you a few questions. 477 00:23:16,604 --> 00:23:18,397 That's all we've had for a year now, is questions. 478 00:23:18,481 --> 00:23:19,816 They never end. 479 00:23:19,899 --> 00:23:21,025 When are you people going to stop? 480 00:23:40,628 --> 00:23:41,921 Hello. 481 00:23:45,341 --> 00:23:47,301 Well, good afternoon, Mrs. Mills. 482 00:23:55,017 --> 00:23:57,603 Thank you for calling me this afternoon. 483 00:23:57,687 --> 00:24:00,273 I wouldn't want to be left out of this investigation of yours. 484 00:24:00,356 --> 00:24:03,317 Well, thank you. I knew you'd be grateful. 485 00:24:03,401 --> 00:24:04,944 At the risk of being obvious, 486 00:24:05,027 --> 00:24:06,195 may I point out to you that I am the detective 487 00:24:06,279 --> 00:24:07,864 on this case, huh? 488 00:24:07,947 --> 00:24:09,073 Lieutenant, if we're gonna stand on ceremony, 489 00:24:09,157 --> 00:24:10,491 we're never gonna get anywhere. 490 00:24:10,575 --> 00:24:11,951 Now, this is what I have in a nutshell. 491 00:24:12,034 --> 00:24:13,494 Mrs. Summerfield wasn't much help, 492 00:24:13,578 --> 00:24:15,746 but the neighbors love to chat. 493 00:24:15,830 --> 00:24:17,290 If you ever decide to commit murder, 494 00:24:17,373 --> 00:24:18,374 don't do it on that block. 495 00:24:19,750 --> 00:24:20,793 If I ever decide to commit murder, 496 00:24:20,877 --> 00:24:22,044 you'll be the first to know. 497 00:24:26,674 --> 00:24:28,467 Yes, lieutenant, 498 00:24:28,551 --> 00:24:30,052 that poor young girl was with us for several weeks. 499 00:24:30,136 --> 00:24:31,929 I'm afraid that's all I can tell you. 500 00:24:34,348 --> 00:24:36,642 Our girls are promised total anonymity. 501 00:24:36,726 --> 00:24:38,269 I really must respect that. 502 00:24:38,352 --> 00:24:39,729 Well, I understand, sister, 503 00:24:39,812 --> 00:24:41,772 but these are special circumstances. 504 00:24:41,856 --> 00:24:43,649 I mean, you know, Janet Carr is dead. 505 00:24:43,733 --> 00:24:46,068 So I've just learned. 506 00:24:46,152 --> 00:24:49,155 We knew her by her real name, Jeanette Cardini. 507 00:24:49,238 --> 00:24:51,490 In any case, it doesn't make any difference. 508 00:24:51,574 --> 00:24:53,492 Sister, we know Janet was pregnant 509 00:24:53,576 --> 00:24:55,745 when she came here, and that the son was adopted 510 00:24:55,828 --> 00:24:57,747 by a family named Summerfield. 511 00:24:57,830 --> 00:24:59,290 How did you learn that? 512 00:24:59,373 --> 00:25:02,084 How Mrs. Mills accidentally stumbled 513 00:25:02,168 --> 00:25:05,338 upon that piece of information is irrelevant, sister. 514 00:25:08,049 --> 00:25:09,884 But this is the first real link 515 00:25:09,967 --> 00:25:12,136 we've been able to establish with Janet's past. 516 00:25:12,220 --> 00:25:14,764 Sister, could you give us the name of the child's father? 517 00:25:14,847 --> 00:25:16,933 I can't. 518 00:25:17,016 --> 00:25:19,936 Jeanette never revealed his identity. 519 00:25:20,019 --> 00:25:21,646 I'm sorry. 520 00:25:21,729 --> 00:25:23,231 Yeah, I'm sorry, too. 521 00:25:24,357 --> 00:25:25,358 But sister... 522 00:25:27,985 --> 00:25:30,112 sister, did she ever receive any mail 523 00:25:30,196 --> 00:25:33,199 or write to anybody on a regular basis? 524 00:25:34,325 --> 00:25:36,869 No. She was a very private person. 525 00:25:36,953 --> 00:25:38,621 What about phone calls? 526 00:25:38,704 --> 00:25:41,582 Oh, a few, I suppose. 527 00:25:41,666 --> 00:25:43,376 We really don't have any way to check. 528 00:25:43,459 --> 00:25:44,669 Not even long distance? 529 00:25:44,752 --> 00:25:46,712 Oh, my! 530 00:25:46,796 --> 00:25:47,880 Yes. 531 00:25:47,964 --> 00:25:49,465 She did make one phone call. 532 00:25:49,548 --> 00:25:51,592 Upstate somewhere. 533 00:25:51,676 --> 00:25:53,886 The night before the child was born. 534 00:25:55,721 --> 00:25:57,932 Yes, here we are. 535 00:25:58,015 --> 00:25:59,850 The child was born on the eighth, 536 00:25:59,934 --> 00:26:02,103 and the phone call was made the evening of the seventh. 537 00:26:05,898 --> 00:26:08,985 Here it is. Area code 916. 538 00:26:09,068 --> 00:26:10,403 Yeah, I see it, I see it. 539 00:26:10,486 --> 00:26:12,905 916 is Sacramento. 540 00:26:12,989 --> 00:26:14,573 She talked for almost 30 minutes. 541 00:26:14,657 --> 00:26:15,700 Sister, do you mind? 542 00:26:15,783 --> 00:26:17,201 I'm dying of curiosity. 543 00:26:17,285 --> 00:26:18,661 Go right ahead. 544 00:26:18,744 --> 00:26:20,579 The usual procedure, Mrs. Mills, 545 00:26:20,663 --> 00:26:22,498 is to verify through the phone company. 546 00:26:22,581 --> 00:26:24,375 Why? This is so much faster. 547 00:26:24,458 --> 00:26:28,170 Hello. I beg your pardon? 548 00:26:30,464 --> 00:26:31,966 Oh, I'm terribly sorry. 549 00:26:32,049 --> 00:26:33,342 I must have dialed the wrong number. 550 00:26:33,426 --> 00:26:35,469 Is this 5594? 551 00:26:37,346 --> 00:26:40,349 Oh, 5595. 552 00:26:40,433 --> 00:26:42,143 I do apologize. 553 00:26:43,602 --> 00:26:44,895 Now shall we try it my way? 554 00:26:45,938 --> 00:26:47,231 Why, lieutenant? 555 00:26:47,315 --> 00:26:48,941 I didn't dial the wrong number at all. 556 00:26:49,025 --> 00:26:51,360 I just wanted to make sure I had the right number. 557 00:26:51,444 --> 00:26:53,529 5595. 558 00:26:53,612 --> 00:26:54,864 That was the home of state senator 559 00:26:54,947 --> 00:26:56,574 Andrew Grainger. 560 00:27:04,915 --> 00:27:06,625 Nothing made Jake Ballinger happier 561 00:27:06,709 --> 00:27:08,753 than to learn that state senator Andrew Grainger 562 00:27:08,836 --> 00:27:10,254 was on the other end of that phone call 563 00:27:10,338 --> 00:27:11,630 from Janet Carr. 564 00:27:11,714 --> 00:27:13,257 Now at least he knew 565 00:27:13,341 --> 00:27:15,009 where the political pressure was coming from, 566 00:27:15,092 --> 00:27:16,927 why he had been shipped off to Coventry, 567 00:27:17,011 --> 00:27:20,181 and who had managed to get the court records sealed. 568 00:27:34,111 --> 00:27:35,363 Hey, buddy, you want to move it? 569 00:27:35,446 --> 00:27:37,073 We're trying to work here. 570 00:27:37,156 --> 00:27:38,366 -Good morning, Sir. -Good morning, Berndlestein. 571 00:27:38,449 --> 00:27:40,159 Watch your feet, old-timer. 572 00:27:40,242 --> 00:27:41,911 Okay, up against the wall. Watch your end. 573 00:27:43,621 --> 00:27:47,375 Moira, this is lieutenant Ballinger. 574 00:27:47,458 --> 00:27:49,752 Oh, the teach! Hello, how are you? 575 00:27:49,835 --> 00:27:51,295 I'm Moira McShane. 576 00:27:51,379 --> 00:27:53,547 -It's nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you. 577 00:27:53,631 --> 00:27:55,925 The Dean sent me up. I'm your new secretary. 578 00:27:57,009 --> 00:27:59,637 My shorthand's fantastic, my typing's not bad. 579 00:27:59,720 --> 00:28:02,556 I can give you three, maybe four hours a day. 580 00:28:02,640 --> 00:28:04,558 We'll work around my schedule. 581 00:28:04,642 --> 00:28:06,185 Fine. 582 00:28:06,268 --> 00:28:08,270 I made a list of what you'll need, starting with phones. 583 00:28:08,354 --> 00:28:09,814 That usually takes about a week. 584 00:28:09,897 --> 00:28:11,357 Everything else takes longer, 585 00:28:11,440 --> 00:28:12,525 unless you know which buttons to press. 586 00:28:12,608 --> 00:28:13,943 And I know. 587 00:28:14,026 --> 00:28:15,027 If anyone tries to push you around, 588 00:28:15,111 --> 00:28:17,154 you just refer them to me. 589 00:28:17,238 --> 00:28:18,781 Why don't you take your jacket off? 590 00:28:18,864 --> 00:28:20,032 We're gonna need some help moving the bookcase. 591 00:28:20,908 --> 00:28:21,784 Why not? 592 00:28:22,827 --> 00:28:23,911 So, Berndlestein, did you get in touch 593 00:28:23,994 --> 00:28:25,037 with senator Grainger yet? 594 00:28:25,121 --> 00:28:26,414 No, Sir. 595 00:28:26,497 --> 00:28:27,415 I mean, I-- I called Sacramento, 596 00:28:27,498 --> 00:28:28,874 but he's not there, Sir. 597 00:28:28,958 --> 00:28:30,501 -Yeah? -The legislature's in recess. 598 00:28:30,584 --> 00:28:31,919 He's down here working out of his local office 599 00:28:32,002 --> 00:28:33,629 for the next couple of weeks. 600 00:28:33,712 --> 00:28:35,339 I thought you said your name was "berndlesteen." 601 00:28:36,715 --> 00:28:37,716 I answer to anything. 602 00:28:40,010 --> 00:28:41,554 I am always delighted 603 00:28:41,637 --> 00:28:43,264 to meet a member of the academic community. 604 00:28:43,389 --> 00:28:44,306 Welcome. 605 00:28:44,390 --> 00:28:45,933 -Please, sit down. -Thanks. 606 00:28:46,016 --> 00:28:48,519 Is it doctor or professor or... 607 00:28:48,602 --> 00:28:50,396 Well, lieutenant will be just fine. 608 00:28:50,479 --> 00:28:51,397 -Lieutenant? -Yeah. 609 00:28:51,480 --> 00:28:53,524 I'm sorry, I... 610 00:28:53,607 --> 00:28:55,776 Ballinger, LAPD. 611 00:28:55,860 --> 00:28:58,070 I'm currently assigned to Fremont University, 612 00:28:58,154 --> 00:28:59,864 teaching criminology. 613 00:28:59,947 --> 00:29:01,866 Sorry about the ruse, senator, but I-- 614 00:29:01,949 --> 00:29:03,325 I thought if you really knew who I was, 615 00:29:03,409 --> 00:29:04,869 you wouldn't want to see me. 616 00:29:06,454 --> 00:29:07,913 But I have the greatest respect 617 00:29:07,997 --> 00:29:10,875 for law enforcement, lieutenant Ballinger. 618 00:29:10,958 --> 00:29:12,543 Look, senator, 619 00:29:12,626 --> 00:29:14,378 you're a busy man, and I'm a busy man. 620 00:29:14,462 --> 00:29:16,422 Suppose we cut to the Chase, huh? 621 00:29:16,505 --> 00:29:18,466 Tell me what you know about Janet Carr. 622 00:29:21,010 --> 00:29:22,553 Janet Carr... 623 00:29:24,096 --> 00:29:25,764 No, I'm sorry. 624 00:29:27,183 --> 00:29:29,226 Also known as Jeanette Cardini. 625 00:29:29,310 --> 00:29:31,395 Well, is she a constituent? 626 00:29:31,479 --> 00:29:33,397 Well, not exactly. She's dead. 627 00:29:33,481 --> 00:29:35,107 Senator. 628 00:29:35,191 --> 00:29:36,233 Oh, excuse me. 629 00:29:36,317 --> 00:29:37,902 No, no, Colin. 630 00:29:37,985 --> 00:29:39,320 This is Colin Hale, my administrative assistant. 631 00:29:39,403 --> 00:29:40,696 This is lieutenant Ballinger. 632 00:29:40,779 --> 00:29:43,032 He's with the police. 633 00:29:43,115 --> 00:29:44,575 Police? 634 00:29:44,658 --> 00:29:46,285 Oh, I thought that you were... 635 00:29:46,368 --> 00:29:47,745 Oh, it's a long story. 636 00:29:47,828 --> 00:29:49,997 He was just asking me about a woman 637 00:29:50,080 --> 00:29:51,707 by the name of Janet Carr. 638 00:29:51,790 --> 00:29:53,626 I'm afraid I wasn't much help. 639 00:29:53,709 --> 00:29:56,670 When it comes to names, Colin's my encyclopedia. 640 00:29:56,754 --> 00:29:57,880 Ring a bell? 641 00:29:57,963 --> 00:30:00,966 Janet Carr-- no, not offhand. 642 00:30:01,050 --> 00:30:03,177 Must be a missing page in the c volume, then, 643 00:30:03,260 --> 00:30:05,012 because, you see, 644 00:30:05,095 --> 00:30:08,641 last year miss Carr gave birth to a baby boy. 645 00:30:08,724 --> 00:30:11,393 The night before the birth, she made a phone call 646 00:30:11,477 --> 00:30:12,895 to your home in Sacramento, senator. 647 00:30:15,189 --> 00:30:16,440 You must be mistaken. 648 00:30:16,524 --> 00:30:17,942 No, I don't think so. 649 00:30:19,902 --> 00:30:20,945 I'm quite sure 650 00:30:21,028 --> 00:30:22,446 that I never spoke with that woman. 651 00:30:22,530 --> 00:30:23,739 Well, maybe you didn't. 652 00:30:28,661 --> 00:30:31,830 Oh. Your son, senator, hmm? 653 00:30:31,914 --> 00:30:33,249 Douglas? 654 00:30:33,332 --> 00:30:35,668 I understand he's a medical student. 655 00:30:35,751 --> 00:30:37,962 You seem to know quite a bit about my family. 656 00:30:38,045 --> 00:30:41,382 Well, I was always good at homework. 657 00:30:41,465 --> 00:30:43,926 Senator, on the night of June the seventh, 658 00:30:44,009 --> 00:30:46,220 last year, 659 00:30:46,303 --> 00:30:49,056 was your son visiting or living with you in Sacramento? 660 00:30:51,642 --> 00:30:52,810 I don't remember. 661 00:30:54,603 --> 00:30:57,147 And in any case, it's none of your business. 662 00:30:58,732 --> 00:31:02,152 Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a very busy morning. 663 00:31:04,029 --> 00:31:05,739 Fine. 664 00:31:05,823 --> 00:31:07,533 Maybe I can catch Douglas between classes 665 00:31:07,616 --> 00:31:08,742 at Fremont University. 666 00:31:13,289 --> 00:31:14,540 Lieutenant. 667 00:31:17,668 --> 00:31:20,296 You are a very hard man to get through to. 668 00:31:20,379 --> 00:31:22,256 Meaning what? 669 00:31:22,339 --> 00:31:24,049 Do I have to pull out a road map? 670 00:31:24,133 --> 00:31:26,218 You're not teaching at the school by choice. 671 00:31:27,428 --> 00:31:29,847 Do yourself a favor. Back off. 672 00:31:31,557 --> 00:31:33,684 Sorry, but my engine doesn't run in reverse. 673 00:31:35,352 --> 00:31:36,604 Have a good day. 674 00:31:43,193 --> 00:31:44,486 I'm sorry, senator. 675 00:31:44,570 --> 00:31:45,863 If I had known it was that Ballinger... 676 00:31:45,946 --> 00:31:48,324 Never mind, Colin, never mind. 677 00:31:48,407 --> 00:31:50,659 The case is supposed to be closed. 678 00:31:50,743 --> 00:31:52,244 It is, Sir, it is. 679 00:31:52,328 --> 00:31:55,205 Judge Riker had the court records sealed last week. 680 00:31:55,289 --> 00:31:57,249 Then what's he doing here? 681 00:31:57,333 --> 00:31:59,835 Look, Douglas did not kill that woman 682 00:31:59,918 --> 00:32:01,378 any more than I did. 683 00:32:01,462 --> 00:32:03,047 And I will not have his future destroyed 684 00:32:03,130 --> 00:32:05,924 by one fleeting, ill-considered relationship. 685 00:32:06,008 --> 00:32:07,801 Now, I want this case closed, Colin. 686 00:32:07,885 --> 00:32:09,136 Now! 687 00:32:19,188 --> 00:32:20,648 What the hell is all this about? 688 00:32:20,731 --> 00:32:22,066 I went ahead and ordered and everything 689 00:32:22,149 --> 00:32:23,067 'cause I'm in something of a hurry. 690 00:32:23,150 --> 00:32:24,652 Pull up a chair. 691 00:32:24,735 --> 00:32:26,695 My secretary took this charming message. 692 00:32:26,779 --> 00:32:27,988 "Tell Mrs. Mills to get her fanny 693 00:32:28,072 --> 00:32:29,990 over to Julio's cafe by 12:30." 694 00:32:30,074 --> 00:32:32,201 Yeah, well, after that, it gets a little crowded. 695 00:32:32,284 --> 00:32:34,953 This place has fantastic jalapeno burgers. 696 00:32:35,037 --> 00:32:36,914 It just so happens that I had a luncheon engagement today 697 00:32:36,997 --> 00:32:38,457 with a polished, witty... 698 00:32:38,540 --> 00:32:39,833 -Sophisticated gentleman. -Yeah? 699 00:32:39,917 --> 00:32:40,834 He was going to take me to Spago's. 700 00:32:40,918 --> 00:32:43,462 Oh! Great. Oh, boy. 701 00:32:45,005 --> 00:32:49,343 Look, senator Grainger has a kid by the name of Douglas. 702 00:32:51,303 --> 00:32:52,346 Second-year med student. 703 00:32:53,472 --> 00:32:56,725 Now, my nose tells me that this kid's a party animal 704 00:32:56,809 --> 00:33:00,479 and the father of Janet Carr's kid. 705 00:33:00,562 --> 00:33:02,898 And maybe he even killed her, for reasons unknown. 706 00:33:02,981 --> 00:33:05,943 That's an interesting theory, but life with criminology 240 707 00:33:06,026 --> 00:33:08,612 is not a 24-hour-a-day career with me. 708 00:33:08,696 --> 00:33:10,030 Yeah, well, 709 00:33:10,114 --> 00:33:11,365 somebody's got to talk to the kid. 710 00:33:11,448 --> 00:33:12,783 You know, me, he'll be expecting. 711 00:33:12,866 --> 00:33:14,284 So what this needs is really somebody 712 00:33:14,368 --> 00:33:15,327 a little prettier, a little subtler... 713 00:33:15,411 --> 00:33:16,453 Berndlestein! 714 00:33:18,747 --> 00:33:20,833 Young Dr. Grainger has some class 715 00:33:20,916 --> 00:33:22,501 between 2:00 and 4:00, 716 00:33:22,584 --> 00:33:24,211 so probably you can catch him coming out, huh? 717 00:33:24,294 --> 00:33:26,296 Thanks for the advice. Anything else? 718 00:33:26,380 --> 00:33:28,298 No, that's all. You can go to your lunch now. 719 00:33:28,382 --> 00:33:30,843 -It's been canceled. -Oh, that's too bad. 720 00:33:30,926 --> 00:33:33,971 Well, how do you feel about jalapeno burgers? 721 00:33:34,054 --> 00:33:35,389 At the moment, about the same way 722 00:33:35,472 --> 00:33:36,849 I feel about over-opinionated, 723 00:33:36,932 --> 00:33:38,475 over-cholesteroled police lieutenants. 724 00:33:38,559 --> 00:33:39,852 I'll be in touch. 725 00:33:44,106 --> 00:33:45,566 Joe, I'm not pressuring you, 726 00:33:45,649 --> 00:33:47,735 and I'm not demanding a commitment. 727 00:33:48,819 --> 00:33:49,820 If you want to share an apartment with me 728 00:33:49,903 --> 00:33:51,405 in Westwood, that's fine. 729 00:33:52,698 --> 00:33:55,325 Right, 50-50, right down the middle. 730 00:33:55,409 --> 00:33:56,994 Rent, utilities. 731 00:33:57,077 --> 00:33:58,996 One bedroom is no problem. 732 00:34:00,748 --> 00:34:02,750 What do you mean, what'll my father think? 733 00:34:02,833 --> 00:34:04,418 Believe it or not, 734 00:34:04,501 --> 00:34:06,211 my father's not some old-fashioned fuddy-duddy. 735 00:34:06,295 --> 00:34:08,672 Oh, no, I'm not old-fashioned. I'm not a fuddy-duddy, no. 736 00:34:08,756 --> 00:34:12,426 Can we discuss this tomorrow? Fine. 737 00:34:12,509 --> 00:34:13,677 I'll call you. 738 00:34:15,971 --> 00:34:18,348 I love you, too. Bye. 739 00:34:20,809 --> 00:34:22,686 I cannot believe this man. 740 00:34:22,770 --> 00:34:23,937 He thinks, just because I love him, 741 00:34:24,021 --> 00:34:25,522 that I want to marry him. 742 00:34:25,606 --> 00:34:27,399 Gee, what an old-fashioned concept, huh? 743 00:34:28,942 --> 00:34:30,778 Dad, you're not going to get all stuffy, are you? 744 00:34:30,861 --> 00:34:32,279 Who, me? You kidding? 745 00:34:34,615 --> 00:34:36,700 I can't stand my roommate. 746 00:34:36,784 --> 00:34:39,495 I can't afford another place on my own. 747 00:34:39,578 --> 00:34:41,205 Joe and I are in the same boat. 748 00:34:46,293 --> 00:34:51,089 Look, sweetheart, if your mother were alive today, 749 00:34:51,173 --> 00:34:52,674 you two would have worked this out 750 00:34:52,758 --> 00:34:54,384 long before I knew about it. 751 00:34:54,468 --> 00:34:56,970 And she would have come to me, talked me into it. 752 00:34:59,264 --> 00:35:01,308 Let's just say that we're skipping the middleman, huh? 753 00:35:02,643 --> 00:35:04,520 Okay. 754 00:35:04,603 --> 00:35:07,731 When's the last time I told you what a terrific dad you are? 755 00:35:07,815 --> 00:35:08,899 Oh, I don't know, about a month ago, 756 00:35:08,982 --> 00:35:10,943 but who's keeping track, huh? 757 00:35:12,236 --> 00:35:13,737 [doorbell rings] 758 00:35:13,821 --> 00:35:14,738 If that's Joe, he broke the sound barrier, 759 00:35:14,822 --> 00:35:15,823 I'll tell you that. 760 00:35:18,158 --> 00:35:19,910 I'm sorry to barge in on you, lieutenant. 761 00:35:19,993 --> 00:35:21,829 Did I catch you at a bad time? 762 00:35:21,912 --> 00:35:23,664 Oh, no, no. I... 763 00:35:23,747 --> 00:35:25,833 I'm sorry, I was just helping my daughter 764 00:35:25,916 --> 00:35:27,376 prepare some dinner. 765 00:35:27,459 --> 00:35:28,669 I just got through with Douglas Grainger. 766 00:35:28,752 --> 00:35:29,795 I thought you might like to know. 767 00:35:29,878 --> 00:35:31,797 Oh... oh, I'm sorry. 768 00:35:31,880 --> 00:35:33,382 This is my daughter, Janie. 769 00:35:33,465 --> 00:35:34,758 Mrs. Mills, one of my students. 770 00:35:34,842 --> 00:35:36,885 -Hello. -Hi, would you like to come in? 771 00:35:36,969 --> 00:35:38,887 -Yeah, please, come on in. -Thanks. 772 00:35:38,971 --> 00:35:39,888 Would you like to stay for dinner? 773 00:35:39,972 --> 00:35:41,181 We have plenty. 774 00:35:41,265 --> 00:35:42,558 Oh, no, thanks, I really can't. 775 00:35:42,641 --> 00:35:43,559 I just need to talk to your father 776 00:35:43,642 --> 00:35:44,643 for a moment or two. 777 00:35:44,726 --> 00:35:46,270 Oh, sure. Excuse me. 778 00:35:48,772 --> 00:35:50,774 I'm really sorry to intrude, lieutenant. 779 00:35:50,858 --> 00:35:52,609 Well, come on and sit down. 780 00:35:52,693 --> 00:35:54,444 No, thanks, I can't stay, really. 781 00:35:54,528 --> 00:35:56,363 It's just as we thought. 782 00:35:56,446 --> 00:35:59,116 The senator's son was involved with Janet Carr, intimately. 783 00:35:59,199 --> 00:36:00,492 He told you that? 784 00:36:00,576 --> 00:36:02,286 No, he denied it categorically. 785 00:36:02,369 --> 00:36:03,704 That's why I knew he was lying. 786 00:36:03,787 --> 00:36:05,289 Oh, you did? 787 00:36:05,372 --> 00:36:07,040 Lieutenant, I have been an insurance investigator 788 00:36:07,124 --> 00:36:08,625 for almost 12 years. 789 00:36:08,709 --> 00:36:11,044 I have no difficulty identifying horse puckey. 790 00:36:11,128 --> 00:36:13,088 Besides, I managed to chat with a few of his friends. 791 00:36:13,171 --> 00:36:14,548 They filled in the gaps. 792 00:36:14,631 --> 00:36:15,757 Such as? 793 00:36:15,841 --> 00:36:17,134 A couple of years ago, 794 00:36:17,217 --> 00:36:18,927 he was seeing a model named Janet. 795 00:36:19,011 --> 00:36:21,013 They don't know the last name, but the description fits. 796 00:36:21,096 --> 00:36:22,931 Okay, what else? 797 00:36:23,015 --> 00:36:25,809 One mean-spirited young lady, a jilted ex-lover, I think, 798 00:36:25,893 --> 00:36:27,561 said that he was having problems with Janet 799 00:36:27,644 --> 00:36:28,812 after they broke up. 800 00:36:28,896 --> 00:36:30,731 Money problems. 801 00:36:30,814 --> 00:36:32,482 Blackmail. 802 00:36:32,566 --> 00:36:33,650 Makes sense to me. 803 00:36:35,068 --> 00:36:36,445 Now we're getting somewhere. 804 00:36:36,528 --> 00:36:37,863 Maybe not. 805 00:36:37,946 --> 00:36:40,282 On July 19th, the day Janet was killed, 806 00:36:40,365 --> 00:36:41,950 Douglas Grainger was in Hawaii 807 00:36:42,034 --> 00:36:44,453 playing in a golf tournament with his father. 808 00:36:45,954 --> 00:36:47,289 They came in third. 809 00:36:53,837 --> 00:36:55,547 "Thus high, by thy advice, 810 00:36:55,631 --> 00:36:59,134 "and thy assistance, is King Richard seated: 811 00:36:59,217 --> 00:37:01,511 "but shall we wear these honors for a day? 812 00:37:01,595 --> 00:37:04,598 "Or shall they last, and we rejoice in them?" 813 00:37:04,681 --> 00:37:06,433 Eh? 814 00:37:06,516 --> 00:37:09,436 "Still live they, and for ever may they last!" 815 00:37:09,519 --> 00:37:12,105 "Oh! Buckingham, "now do I play the touch, 816 00:37:12,189 --> 00:37:15,943 "to try if thou be current gold indeed: 817 00:37:16,026 --> 00:37:18,278 "young Edward lives: 818 00:37:18,362 --> 00:37:20,697 "think now what I would say." 819 00:37:20,781 --> 00:37:22,783 "Say on, my loving Lord." 820 00:37:22,866 --> 00:37:24,785 "But Edward lives." 821 00:37:24,868 --> 00:37:26,870 "A true, Noble prince." 822 00:37:26,954 --> 00:37:29,331 "'True, Noble prince!' 823 00:37:29,414 --> 00:37:33,335 "Cousin, thou were not wont to be so dull: 824 00:37:33,418 --> 00:37:35,921 "shall I be plain? 825 00:37:36,004 --> 00:37:38,548 "I wish the bastards dead." 826 00:37:40,050 --> 00:37:43,637 Excuse me, Sir, but what the hell was that? 827 00:37:45,013 --> 00:37:46,765 That is Richard III, my young gal. 828 00:37:46,848 --> 00:37:48,100 Shakespeare. 829 00:37:48,183 --> 00:37:49,768 Not a bad writer for an old guy, huh? 830 00:37:49,851 --> 00:37:51,186 Well, I don't care for his language. 831 00:37:52,437 --> 00:37:54,231 You see, Buckingham was slow, 832 00:37:54,314 --> 00:37:56,483 so Richard had to spell it out for him. 833 00:37:56,566 --> 00:37:57,943 Let me tell you something. 834 00:37:58,026 --> 00:38:00,320 There is nothing slow about Colin Hale. 835 00:38:00,404 --> 00:38:01,905 What are you saying, lieutenant? 836 00:38:01,989 --> 00:38:03,991 That Andrew Grainger hinted around to Hale 837 00:38:04,074 --> 00:38:05,617 that he wanted Janet Carr dead? 838 00:38:05,701 --> 00:38:07,077 I don't know if he hinted at it 839 00:38:07,160 --> 00:38:08,829 or if he came right out and said it. 840 00:38:08,912 --> 00:38:11,123 But what the King wants, he usually gets. 841 00:38:11,206 --> 00:38:12,916 And when he has a groveling little toady 842 00:38:13,000 --> 00:38:14,543 at his side, doing his bidding... 843 00:38:14,626 --> 00:38:18,005 Excuse me, Sir, but we don't actually know. 844 00:38:18,088 --> 00:38:19,589 I mean, not for sure. 845 00:38:21,091 --> 00:38:22,968 But, Berndlestein, 846 00:38:23,051 --> 00:38:25,012 let me point out some facts to you, huh? 847 00:38:25,095 --> 00:38:26,972 Facts that I gathered this morning 848 00:38:27,055 --> 00:38:29,516 while you were busy hustling tourists at lax. 849 00:38:29,599 --> 00:38:31,435 Fact. 850 00:38:31,518 --> 00:38:34,479 Colin Hale seldom, if ever, leaves senator Grainger's side. 851 00:38:34,563 --> 00:38:36,773 Yet when Grainger and his son flew to Hawaii 852 00:38:36,857 --> 00:38:39,192 for that fundraiser golf tournament, 853 00:38:39,276 --> 00:38:41,611 Colin Hale flew to Los Angeles instead. 854 00:38:41,695 --> 00:38:43,613 He stayed at the Concord Plaza Inn, 855 00:38:43,697 --> 00:38:45,574 one night at the airport. 856 00:38:45,657 --> 00:38:47,784 It was the same night Janet Carr was killed. 857 00:38:47,868 --> 00:38:50,203 Now, he also rented a car. 858 00:38:50,287 --> 00:38:53,081 Now, there's no indication of where he went, 859 00:38:53,165 --> 00:38:55,042 but if you want an educated guess, 860 00:38:55,125 --> 00:38:56,418 I'd be willing to bet 861 00:38:56,501 --> 00:38:58,045 that he went to Janet Carr's house 862 00:38:58,128 --> 00:39:00,714 on the pretext of paying her off, 863 00:39:00,797 --> 00:39:02,382 drove her to the beach... 864 00:39:02,466 --> 00:39:04,009 Lieutenant, that's a great deal of supposition. 865 00:39:04,092 --> 00:39:05,510 It's hardly a case. 866 00:39:05,594 --> 00:39:07,971 Well, no, not yet. But it soon will be. 867 00:39:09,514 --> 00:39:11,391 -Berndlestein? -Sir? 868 00:39:11,475 --> 00:39:14,394 I have an assignment for which you and only you 869 00:39:14,478 --> 00:39:16,813 are uniquely qualified. 870 00:39:16,897 --> 00:39:19,483 Colin Hale's rental car. 871 00:39:19,566 --> 00:39:22,277 I want you to identify it and rent it. 872 00:39:22,360 --> 00:39:25,197 Not a clone, not a look-alike, 873 00:39:25,280 --> 00:39:27,491 but the exact same car. 874 00:39:27,574 --> 00:39:29,201 Yes, Sir. 875 00:39:29,284 --> 00:39:32,537 But how do I find out which one? I mean, who do I talk to? 876 00:39:32,621 --> 00:39:34,206 Berndlestein, you're a reasonably 877 00:39:34,289 --> 00:39:35,707 attractive young man. 878 00:39:35,791 --> 00:39:37,459 Not to me, 879 00:39:37,542 --> 00:39:40,170 but certainly to one of those nubile young things 880 00:39:40,253 --> 00:39:42,339 who toss that frozen smile at you 881 00:39:42,422 --> 00:39:44,674 from across the car rental counter, huh? 882 00:39:44,758 --> 00:39:47,219 Come on, use your imagination. 883 00:39:47,302 --> 00:39:51,389 I want you to drive it posthaste to this address. 884 00:39:53,558 --> 00:39:55,143 Yes, Sir. 885 00:39:59,815 --> 00:40:02,067 -What about me? -You? 886 00:40:02,150 --> 00:40:05,237 You go to the hardware store. 887 00:40:14,329 --> 00:40:17,749 So? What am I, chopped liver? 888 00:40:17,833 --> 00:40:20,752 Look, McShane, these people do this for nothing. 889 00:40:20,836 --> 00:40:21,837 You, I have to pay. 890 00:40:35,350 --> 00:40:38,770 Lieutenant, how much longer do I have to keep doing this? 891 00:40:38,854 --> 00:40:39,855 Until it's ready. 892 00:40:41,690 --> 00:40:43,608 You wouldn't like to change jobs, would you? 893 00:40:46,278 --> 00:40:47,779 Didn't think so. 894 00:40:47,863 --> 00:40:48,864 [car horn honking] 895 00:40:54,202 --> 00:40:56,121 I got it, Sir. This is the baby. 896 00:40:56,204 --> 00:40:57,706 You're sure this is the car, now? 897 00:40:57,789 --> 00:40:58,999 -Oh, this is it, all right. -No question? 898 00:40:59,082 --> 00:41:01,293 No question. 899 00:41:01,376 --> 00:41:02,878 Sweet little gal behind the counter, Betty Lou... 900 00:41:02,961 --> 00:41:03,920 -Yeah? -It was just like you told me-- 901 00:41:04,004 --> 00:41:05,338 I couldn't believe it. 902 00:41:05,422 --> 00:41:06,506 She even gave me this computer printout 903 00:41:06,590 --> 00:41:08,008 from the night of the murder. 904 00:41:08,091 --> 00:41:09,759 Model identification number, right here. 905 00:41:09,843 --> 00:41:10,802 I popped the hood and I checked it 906 00:41:10,886 --> 00:41:12,095 before I drove out. 907 00:41:13,972 --> 00:41:15,557 Nice work, Mr. Berndlestein. 908 00:41:16,933 --> 00:41:18,351 Thank you, Sir. 909 00:41:18,435 --> 00:41:19,936 Okay, now, get behind the wheel. 910 00:41:20,020 --> 00:41:21,313 Mrs. Mills, you're finished. 911 00:41:22,272 --> 00:41:24,232 Thank you so much. 912 00:41:24,316 --> 00:41:26,151 Okay, come on, come ahead, now. 913 00:41:26,234 --> 00:41:27,944 A little over... whoa, whoa, go, go. 914 00:41:28,028 --> 00:41:29,654 Come, come, come, come, come, come. 915 00:41:29,738 --> 00:41:31,781 Come, come, easy, come. 916 00:41:31,865 --> 00:41:34,075 Come, come, come, whoa! 917 00:41:34,159 --> 00:41:35,827 Now, back off nice and easy. 918 00:41:35,911 --> 00:41:39,998 Back off, back off, go ahead, go ahead, go ahead. 919 00:41:40,081 --> 00:41:41,625 Go ahead. Whoa! 920 00:41:44,211 --> 00:41:46,338 It's a work of art, a work of art. 921 00:41:46,421 --> 00:41:48,340 Excuse me, lieutenant, if I seem dense, 922 00:41:48,423 --> 00:41:51,009 but what are we doing here? 923 00:41:51,092 --> 00:41:53,887 We're making a cast of this tire track. 924 00:41:53,970 --> 00:41:56,848 Believe it or not, this much I grasp. 925 00:41:56,932 --> 00:41:58,558 Why? 926 00:41:58,642 --> 00:42:00,810 Mrs. Mills, you are aware that a cast of a tire tread 927 00:42:00,894 --> 00:42:02,270 was made at the scene 928 00:42:02,354 --> 00:42:03,396 of Janet Carr's murder, aren't you? 929 00:42:03,480 --> 00:42:04,981 Yes. 930 00:42:05,065 --> 00:42:06,524 I'm also aware that the cast, 931 00:42:06,608 --> 00:42:07,692 along with all the other evidence, 932 00:42:07,776 --> 00:42:08,902 has been sealed by the court. 933 00:42:10,278 --> 00:42:12,405 Yeah, that's the way it seemed the last time we looked. 934 00:42:14,950 --> 00:42:16,952 Yeah, I think you can expect pretty solid support 935 00:42:17,035 --> 00:42:18,745 from the northern counties, senator. 936 00:42:18,828 --> 00:42:21,581 The big question marks are San Diego and Los Angeles. 937 00:42:21,665 --> 00:42:22,707 And the speaker. 938 00:42:22,791 --> 00:42:24,042 Without his support, 939 00:42:24,125 --> 00:42:25,252 there's no sense in making the run. 940 00:42:26,836 --> 00:42:28,380 Oh, excuse me for busting in, gentlemen. 941 00:42:28,463 --> 00:42:29,756 I'm sorry, senator. 942 00:42:29,839 --> 00:42:31,383 He passed me before I could stop him. 943 00:42:31,466 --> 00:42:33,343 That's all right, Ruth, I'll call security. 944 00:42:33,426 --> 00:42:34,844 Yeah, you do that, Mr. Hale. 945 00:42:34,928 --> 00:42:36,638 And while you're at it, call the LAPD 946 00:42:36,721 --> 00:42:38,348 and tell them to bring a Paddy wagon for two, huh? 947 00:42:38,431 --> 00:42:40,642 Now, what is that supposed to mean? 948 00:42:40,725 --> 00:42:43,603 It means, sweet prince, that the play is over. 949 00:42:44,604 --> 00:42:46,231 It's time for the last curtain call 950 00:42:46,314 --> 00:42:49,985 before they cart you away to your next engagement, 951 00:42:50,068 --> 00:42:53,697 ten to 20 in San Quentin for aiding and abetting a felon, 952 00:42:53,780 --> 00:42:57,742 not to mention conspiracy to obstruct justice. 953 00:42:57,826 --> 00:43:00,328 What the hell are you talking about, Ballinger? 954 00:43:00,412 --> 00:43:01,830 I'm talking about murder. 955 00:43:01,913 --> 00:43:03,790 The cold-blooded, premeditated murder 956 00:43:03,873 --> 00:43:06,376 of a girl named Janet Carr on a beach 957 00:43:06,459 --> 00:43:07,794 a few months ago. 958 00:43:07,877 --> 00:43:09,587 A murder committed by you... 959 00:43:11,798 --> 00:43:13,300 with the full knowledge and consent 960 00:43:13,383 --> 00:43:14,759 of the man you work for. 961 00:43:15,844 --> 00:43:19,639 Are you out of your mind? Colin, call security. 962 00:43:19,723 --> 00:43:24,853 That night, you rented a car from the Campbell rent-a-car, 963 00:43:24,936 --> 00:43:29,941 engine number 36548798. 964 00:43:30,025 --> 00:43:32,110 The police lab made a plaster cast 965 00:43:32,193 --> 00:43:34,404 of a tire tread found at the scene of the crime. 966 00:43:38,575 --> 00:43:41,411 Where did you get that? Those records were sealed. 967 00:43:41,494 --> 00:43:42,871 Why? 968 00:43:42,954 --> 00:43:43,997 You were afraid that the trail would lead 969 00:43:44,080 --> 00:43:45,290 right back to you, huh-- 970 00:43:45,373 --> 00:43:46,833 And the senator. 971 00:43:46,916 --> 00:43:47,834 Yeah, I guess it could get a little messy, 972 00:43:47,917 --> 00:43:49,210 couldn't it, huh? 973 00:43:49,294 --> 00:43:51,838 Gubernatorial election coming up. 974 00:43:51,921 --> 00:43:54,799 Colin, what's he talking about? 975 00:43:54,883 --> 00:43:57,344 I really don't know, Sir. I don't know. 976 00:43:57,427 --> 00:43:59,179 You're wasting my time, Mr. Hale. 977 00:44:00,597 --> 00:44:02,974 Your signature was all over that car rental agreement. 978 00:44:03,058 --> 00:44:04,851 You even took out extra insurance. 979 00:44:04,934 --> 00:44:06,478 Now, you shouldn't have done that, you know. 980 00:44:06,561 --> 00:44:09,397 That's really a rip-off. And then there is this. 981 00:44:09,481 --> 00:44:11,608 The plaster cast of a tire tread from that car. 982 00:44:11,691 --> 00:44:14,110 A fact that I will happily, 983 00:44:14,194 --> 00:44:16,613 very happily, swear to at your trial. 984 00:44:18,239 --> 00:44:21,242 Colin, is this the truth? 985 00:44:22,369 --> 00:44:23,370 Colin! 986 00:44:28,583 --> 00:44:29,876 Somebody had to stop her. 987 00:44:29,959 --> 00:44:31,086 I mean, you know what she was doing. 988 00:44:31,169 --> 00:44:32,837 She was blackmailing your son. 989 00:44:32,921 --> 00:44:34,506 I mean, if that had come out during the election... 990 00:44:34,589 --> 00:44:38,218 you killed that girl? You murdered that girl? 991 00:44:38,301 --> 00:44:41,179 Yes! Yes, I killed her! I had the guts to do it! 992 00:44:42,430 --> 00:44:44,099 While you were wringing your hands, 993 00:44:44,182 --> 00:44:46,226 hands you didn't want to get dirty, remember, senator? 994 00:44:46,309 --> 00:44:48,019 You know, nine years ago, when I put in with you, 995 00:44:48,103 --> 00:44:49,646 I thought we were going somewhere. 996 00:44:49,729 --> 00:44:51,314 And then when you finally decide to make your move, 997 00:44:51,398 --> 00:44:53,608 your son screwed up everything! 998 00:44:54,984 --> 00:44:56,361 I should have known. I should have known. 999 00:45:00,198 --> 00:45:01,533 You're a loser, Grainger. 1000 00:45:03,201 --> 00:45:05,286 You've always been a loser, you know that? 1001 00:45:08,832 --> 00:45:11,584 Hello, honey? Better call in security. 1002 00:45:11,668 --> 00:45:15,296 Tell them they've got some-- some trash to haul away. 1003 00:45:18,967 --> 00:45:20,552 [knocking at door] 1004 00:45:20,635 --> 00:45:21,970 Yeah, come on. 1005 00:45:23,304 --> 00:45:26,015 Congratulations and welcome back. 1006 00:45:26,099 --> 00:45:28,226 You did it. I don't know how you did it. 1007 00:45:28,309 --> 00:45:30,145 -Good to see you. -Thanks. 1008 00:45:30,228 --> 00:45:32,230 I just left Leo Gunderson and his mother. 1009 00:45:32,313 --> 00:45:33,606 Oh, really? How is she? 1010 00:45:33,690 --> 00:45:35,024 Oh, no, she's fine, she's fine, 1011 00:45:35,108 --> 00:45:36,860 now that Leo's been cleared, you know. 1012 00:45:36,943 --> 00:45:38,570 Well, you ready to go to work? 1013 00:45:38,653 --> 00:45:39,696 Huh? 1014 00:45:39,779 --> 00:45:40,947 You know me, Joe. 1015 00:45:41,030 --> 00:45:42,157 [phone ringing] 1016 00:45:44,784 --> 00:45:45,952 Rawlings. 1017 00:45:46,953 --> 00:45:48,580 Yeah, he's here. Just a second. 1018 00:45:48,663 --> 00:45:49,664 -It's for you. -For me? 1019 00:45:52,500 --> 00:45:55,003 Thanks, Joe. Yeah, Ballinger here. 1020 00:45:56,838 --> 00:45:58,089 What? 1021 00:45:59,340 --> 00:46:00,341 What? 1022 00:46:01,509 --> 00:46:02,510 What? 1023 00:46:05,972 --> 00:46:08,766 Excuse me, but didn't you get the message? 1024 00:46:08,850 --> 00:46:10,518 Class is suspended indefinitely 1025 00:46:10,602 --> 00:46:13,855 until the department can appoint my replacement. 1026 00:46:13,938 --> 00:46:15,857 We don't want a replacement, lieutenant. 1027 00:46:15,940 --> 00:46:17,734 We intend to learn from you. 1028 00:46:17,817 --> 00:46:19,944 Well, I don't intend to teach you anything, 1029 00:46:20,028 --> 00:46:21,821 I mean, even if I could, which I doubt. 1030 00:46:21,905 --> 00:46:23,448 Yes, we understand 1031 00:46:23,531 --> 00:46:25,200 that you're not a professionally trained educator, 1032 00:46:25,283 --> 00:46:28,119 but we're willing to overlook your shortcomings, 1033 00:46:28,203 --> 00:46:30,079 at least for a while. 1034 00:46:30,163 --> 00:46:32,665 Berndlestein, don't you have anything better to do, huh? 1035 00:46:33,791 --> 00:46:34,792 No, Sir. 1036 00:46:36,711 --> 00:46:39,088 Look, folks, look. I just don't have the time. 1037 00:46:39,172 --> 00:46:40,840 Of course you do. 1038 00:46:40,924 --> 00:46:42,967 Three hours a week, a little lecture now and then, 1039 00:46:43,051 --> 00:46:44,594 a minimum of homework. 1040 00:46:44,677 --> 00:46:46,763 Besides, what other detective on the force 1041 00:46:46,846 --> 00:46:49,432 has three legpersons working for him for free? 1042 00:46:51,059 --> 00:46:52,769 Free? 1043 00:46:52,852 --> 00:46:55,939 For secretarial work, I charge a minimum wage. 1044 00:46:56,022 --> 00:46:59,484 Anything else, I throw in 'cause I got a big heart. 1045 00:47:01,444 --> 00:47:02,779 Now, look, folks... 1046 00:47:02,862 --> 00:47:04,239 you should also know, lieutenant, 1047 00:47:04,322 --> 00:47:06,074 that in the event you decide to ignore 1048 00:47:06,157 --> 00:47:08,159 your previously-agreed-to commitment to this class 1049 00:47:08,243 --> 00:47:10,286 and abrogate the implied contract 1050 00:47:10,370 --> 00:47:12,455 that existed ipso facto between you, 1051 00:47:12,539 --> 00:47:14,457 as a representative of Fremont University, 1052 00:47:14,541 --> 00:47:17,293 and us as students, we intend to take legal action 1053 00:47:17,377 --> 00:47:19,546 to obtain redress and enforce compliance. 1054 00:47:21,047 --> 00:47:22,966 What, are you a lawyer, too? 1055 00:47:23,049 --> 00:47:25,009 I have my degree, lieutenant. 1056 00:47:25,093 --> 00:47:26,761 But don't let that intimidate you. 1057 00:47:30,223 --> 00:47:32,850 Okay, folks. You want an education? 1058 00:47:34,185 --> 00:47:35,520 I'm gonna give you one. 1059 00:47:36,729 --> 00:47:39,190 But if things get too tough, you just say the word, huh? 1060 00:47:39,274 --> 00:47:41,943 Funny, lieutenant, that word just leapt to mind. 1061 00:47:42,026 --> 00:47:44,779 But I'm too much of a lady to use it in mixed company.