( Sirens blaring )
( Police radio chatter )
HIRO: A local found her. Called me directly.
KANE: Take the mask off.
You know what it means?
Yeah. (Speaks Mandarin)
What's that?
Somebody's trying to play
like there's some kind of Chinese black magic.
So, you see?
Probably someone from around here, huh?
Another blonde. You see?
Strangled like the others.
Third one with this M.O.
Press is gonna have a field day with this one.
( Main title music )
Ameline Thompson.
- From around here? - Born and raised.
And dumped right in the center of our jurisdiction.
Yeah, just 'cause it happened in our area
doesn't mean it was someone from Harmony.
All right, this is what we know.
According to the victim's friends,
she took a weekly trip to the city.
Working on some kind of job?
She only stayed one, maybe two days at a time.
Only job that fits that description for a pretty girl,
dancing.
Okay, there's gotta be some information on her in some database.
Yeah, look. I'm running it,
but there's nothing significant.
This one's been off the grid most of her life.
Okay, I'm getting a name match on an internet search here.
Turned out she filed an insurance claim about a year ago
under the name Salvatore Forte, 1820 Bell street.
Okay, I'll follow up on that.
Might factor into some motive. All right?
RADNER: Nah, I'll come with you.
All right, give me something, Ameline.
Let's here it for the lovely Savanah!
Hey, Savanah.
Hi, Charlie. You're looking good, baby.
You're looking good tonight.
ANNOUNCER: I think I've died and gone to heaven!
Coming up next our very own Ginger!
Hey. How is it out there?
Oh, it's like pulling teeth.
My God, I feel wasted.
I think I'm gonna go home.
Oh, my God. Are you kidding?
I know, right?
How am I suppsed to pay my rent with that?
Guy probably thought it was romantic.
So I'll split. Looks like I'm walking home again.
Need a ride, baby?
Hey, Savanah.
Hey. What're you doing here?
( Gasps )
KANE: Told you about this guy. He's a dear old friend of mine.
So what is it with you and this guy?
He sells herbs. How's he gonna help us?
Because he also knows everybody around here.
And if you were able to read any of the toxicology reports,
there's some funny stuff going on
that may have to do with herbs.
Not only is he a herbologist,
but he just really has a lot of resources.
He hears everything.
Great guy to know and like I said, he knows everybody.
The guy sells powdered rabbit testicles.
I doubt murderers are taking time to stock up on those.
( Speaks Mandarin )
Okay.
( Speaks Mandarin )
He worries about you.
SARAH: What's this?
It's called a foo. It's kind of a protector.
I actually wear them all the time.
Not that I can say that you should believe in this stuff,
but put that somewhere and pretend that you don't have it.
So why didn't he give you one?
I'm beyond help.
I know how to fight.
Yeah, you just don't know when to fight.
What's that mean?
We're the police, man. We're not supposed to fight--
What kind of a jackass would block us in like this?
We're supposed to break up the fights.
Sorry, guys.
We're just on the job here and we're just leaving.
We'll get out of your way.
I can handle this, boss.
You get out of my face.
You just assaulted a cop.
KANE: Now I guess it's time to fight.
( Yells )
( Groans )
See? Charm's working already, ain't it?
( Phone rings )
Yeah?
HIRO: Hope you're not busy.
( Police radio chatter )
This is getting crazy, Kane.
Girls are starting to pileup around here, man.
Did you find her? So--
Man, we gotta find this guy.
Press are causing us trouble.
Talk to everybody again, man. You got it?
Yeah.
KANE: She looks a lot like Sarah.
She really does, man.
I've seen her coming and going, but we ain't never talked.
People in town are starting to get scared, Kane-son.
They're starting to talk crazy about--
about black magic in the old country.
I mean that's what people want you to think, man.
That's what they're trying to do.
They're trying to spook us out like any of this is real, man.
Trying to create a panic. Take that body down.
Wow, she does look like you.
What's that? Where'd we find this?
In her mouth. Weird, huh?
Not around here. For some Asian cultures,
the white carnation is a symbol of death.
We don't know what's trash and what's not,
so pay close attention to that.
Hey, Detective. You got a minute?
Are you serious?
Do I have a minute during a murder investigation
to talk to a reporter? No, are you crazy?
No, I'm not crazy.
Just give me a break, huh? Give me a sound bite for my story, huh?
Yeah, so you can take it out of context? No. Take a hike.
Hey, girl cop!
Is it true we're dealing with a serial killer here, huh?
Listen, man. Come here. Listen.
There's a crime scene here.
We're dealing with a killer
and it's nothing more than that, okay?
Right now that's all we know
and we'll find the person who did this. I promise you.
You promise?
We'll take care of it. We got it.
Okay, good stuff.
Hey, buddy, look.
My friend, I asked you to stay here.
That's the last time I'm gonna tell you.
That's a crime scene. Please don't contaminate it.
I'm a reporter.
I have every right to be here too.
Let me explain something to you.
Anybody who goes across that line,
we always put them on a little special list.
You know, you don't want to be on that list.
See? So stay behind the tape.
That's the last time I'm gonna tell you
or I'm gonna have to list you in the crime scene report.
Do you know who that was?
Yeah. Kind of a slimy, lizard type of a guy.
No, that was Miles Toole. Local crime reporter.
He's a bit of a celebrity around here.
His mom wrote some really good vampire books.
Well, just because his momma writes vampire books
doesn't mean that he should be a celebrity, does it?
Fair enough.
You like that kind of stuff, huh?
Really good.
If that's the case, the apple fell
a little bit far from the tree, wouldn't you say?
That boy's an idiot.
His mom will never know 'cause she's dead.
She's dead?
So what's this all about? Am I in trouble or something?
You Salvatore?
Yeah. Uh, this stuff isn't mine.
Okay.
You filed a missing person report on Emilie Nealy, right?
Yeah. Filed a lot of them. What about it?
I never had the cops drag me in for one of those before.
Before? How many missing person reports did you file exactly?
I don't know. Emilie isn't the best girlfriend I ever had.
She runs off a lot. But now I got her trained.
Let me ask you about the house you're living in.
Is it in Emilie's name or in yours?
That's complicated.
You see it's, um, it's my place,
but technically she is on the title with me.
But that's just for insurance purposes.
Insurance purposes?
Mmm-hmm.
So you get money if something happens to her, right?
Bingo. Is that-- is that what this is about?
Huh? She dead or something?
Most people we talked to in town know her as Savanah.
That was just her dancer name, right?
Yeah.
She have any family living close by?
No. Why? Is she dead?
Yeah, she is.
Wow. I knew it.
I damn well knew it.
Thank God I got the insurance, huh?
Well, I guess there's no need to get you a grief counselor, huh?
You seem-- you seem okay.
I tried to protect her.
And I warned her not to trust other people.
I told her, you make friends with people in the city,
it's gonna ruin your life.
Yeah. You seem like the protector type.
What dance clubs was she working in?
I don't know. Bunch of different ones.
Looks like we got some club hopping in our future.
I'm gonna hang on to this.
You have fun now.
Here. Cororner's address is on the front.
You'll have to head down to the morgue
and make burial arrangements.
Does the city pay for that?
I mean, she died in the city, right?
SARAH: Hey, Tanaka. What do you got?
I just started on this one,
so I don't have much to tell you.
That's all right. Anything you got can help.
She was strangled, no foreign skin beneath her nails,
no definitive trace of foreign DNA,
and I'm running a toxicology report on her blood as we speak.
Okay, can you do me a favor and get that to me as soon as it comes in?
Wow. You know, you two could be--
Yeah, I don't wanna hear how much I look like her.
You have to admit, it's kind of weird.
Yeah. It's weird.
So are there any similarities
between her and the first victim?
Obvious stuff. Both look alike in stature and features.
Both had signs of hemorrhaging in the lungs,
brain, behind the eyes.
You can just say strangulation.
Okay, strangulation.
But no signs of resistance. How's that?
Was there anything in the bodies
to indicate why they wouldn't have resisted?
Yeah. Traces of GHB.
The date rape drug.
I'm betting we find it in this one too.
So were they, uh--
Sexually assaulted?
Yeah.
Yes. Definitely.
But post mortem.
Thanks, Doc.
You two look like crap.
Yeah, believe me when I tell you we earned these looks.
Doing it old school. Knocking on doors and cracking heads.
Oh, yeah? I heard it was more like cracking G-strings.
Must've been tough.
Oh, it's a tough job, but we did what we had to do.
Hit every strip club in town.
This guy wouldn't give up. He's like a 13 year old boy
when it comes to naked women.
I told him it was my wife's anniversary
and he just kept going and going.
Listen, tease will get you sympathy
but sweats gonna get you results.
Besides, it was your anniversary too. She should understand that.
Oh, I envy the woman who settles for you, Radner.
Settles?
Yeah. Hey, Chief.
How are my amazing cadre of spectacular police officers?
ALL: Good, boss.
Everybody good. What do we got?
We came up with a few leads.
Two bit hustler working the girls for life insurance policies.
We got a name?
Yeah, he goes by the name of Charlie.
Different last name every day of the week.
Yeah, and the two girls we connect are in the same club.
Let's get inside.
Well, I like the sound of where this is going.
I'm probably gonna need a little float money
just so I can fit in.
Radner, give it a rest, huh?
I'll do it.
- You sure about that? - Yeah.
I look just like her. Doesn't that make sense?
KANE: I don't know, man.
If she's sure,
let's just keep all eyes on her at all times, y'hear?
I'll take the eye inside.
All right. You're still gonna need somebody to sponsor you.
And I just wanna set up a situation
where we don't get burned like last time, know what I mean?
All right, well, we'll get on that.
Mason and I know just the club.
Why the hell should I put my ass on the line for you guys?
What's in it for me?
You know these two girls?
A dozen girls a week
show up to my club looking for work.
Most of them show up for a single shift and never come back.
Funny thing is we know for a fact that these two girls
worked more than just a few shifts in your club.
So what's this gotta do with me?
Well, sweetheart--
I don't do nicknames.
Oh, I'm sorry, Angelina.
Thank you.
- We need your help. - Okay, what for?
We wanna put a couple girls in your club.
No. A couple of pigs spinning around my poles? No.
You're on probation for another two years, right?
No--
We can make it go away.
It'll kill whatever business I have left.
Do you understand that?
You better wipe my slate squeaky clean for this.
( Rock music, wolf whistles )
ANOUNCER: Let's give it up for Peaches!
Looks like the crowd loves her.
Are you clocking this?
I mean that's some god-given talent.
I think I'm getting a whole new respect for Sarah.
Are you always a jackass or is it just when I'm around?
ANNOUNCER: Coming up next, we have our own twin treat!
Tinsel and Quainai!
I'm out.
How do you know how to do that?
I danced in college. Paid for my school.
Is that for me? Who's that from?
- Thank you! - Thank you very much!
The first thing you learn if you want to make any money,
is you accept every drink they buy you,
and then spit it out in a half empty beer bottle.
All right.
Angelina, listen, I was hoping
you could give me a little breakdown
on some of the customers in here today.
Tell me a little bit about some of these funny customers you got.
Not much to tell.
If creeps could fly, this place would be an airport.
I know what you're talking about.
All right. Um, there.
A failed musician who misses the group
because he's into drug binges.
We got a businessman over there who hates his overbearing wife.
In the back is Gramps. He's a lonely retiree.
Spent his 401K on a girl young enough to be his grand daughter.
Wow.
Oh! A cross dresser. He aspires to be a dancer onstage.
And then you have a group of dirtbag bikers
who smell like they've just crawled out of a sewer.
Oh, and that guy there with the glasses?
Sorriest guy of them all.
Dean Chambers. He's an ex-councilman.
Bellevue district.
Disappeared a couple years back because of a sex scandal with his intern.
Yeah, and his wife left him anyway.
Yeah. Poor guy can't even buy lap dances.
Too creepy even for my girls.
You know. Over there is two-bit Charlie.
Should've kicked him out a long time ago.
Because?
He is an elite hustler. He runs all sorts of scams.
I mean he's ripped off half the girls working the stage.
So what you're trying to say is, like,
he may be somebody that I would call a person of interest.
Oh, thank you. Um, wait. Excuse me.
I don't think so.
I mean, all the money he hustles he eventually spends on dances.
So the girls get it all back in the end.
Man, the long and the short is, uh,
it's a real menagerie in here. It's like a crazy world.
ANGELINA: Yeah.
How 'bout a dance, baby?
Man, I couldn't say no to you.
Would you be mad at me, like,
if I went with her for just a couple seconds?
I would not-- not mind. You go.
You didn't get my card. Thank you.
Hey. You okay to drive?
Oh. Hey.
I know. I don't really think I should be driving.
I take it Kane sent you down here
because things are getting worse, right?
Well they're not gonna get better until we catch the guy.
Well these are some of the things we use for protection
against demonic influences.
Right. Like this thing?
Oh, yes. Like that thing. Right.
So what can you tell me about the fox?
The fox?
The fox is a mischievous animal. A symbol for some for revenge.
- Revenge? - Mmm-hmm.
Who needs to take revenge on these women?
Remember the kiler's under the influence of the demon.
He may not be aware of what he is doing.
You know we're gonna catch this guy
before it gets out of hand, right?
Well, whoever he is, he knows enough to be dangerous.
You think it's someone from around here?
Maybe, maybe not.
The things the killer is doing demonstrates
a knowledge of the Taoist black arts.
Whether or not he believes it
or he's simply trying to confuse the police remains to be seen.
So, all the items he uses are symbolic, right?
Yes. Now here,
the white carnation he leaves symbolizes death.
The red scarf ward off evil spirits.
And the fox-- now the fox is a shapeshifter.
Which means he'll be difficult to find.
So it also protects.
Yes. Fooling to persuant.
Be very careful, Sarah.
Whoever you think is responsible,
in most probability, in all probability, will not be.
Oh, your boss.
You get any answers for us yet?
(Speaks Mandarin) I've shown her everything I know.
I appreciate that a lot.
(Speaks Mandarin)
Sarah, I want you to see if you can get up on this guy,
Two-bit Charlie.
See if he's somebody we should be looking at.
Shouldn't be hard. He's all over me every time I'm on stage.
I'll fill you in on the ride back to the city.
One dollar, Charlie? Wow. That's really something.
It isn't gonna break you, is it?
Well, you see I can tell that you really dig me.
Yeah?
So what's it gonna be? Your place or mine?
How about both? Yeah?
You go to your place and I'll go to mine.
Smart girl. I like that. Do you have insurance?
You planning on suing me?
Funny. You know what?
Why don't you put that quick braininess to work
and turn towards making some serious cash, you know.
Yeah? How?
There's all kinds of government money out there
if you're smart enough to get it.
Huh.
The truth is, I have a few warrants out for my arrest.
So I can't really afford
to be on anyone's radar, you know what I mean?
Yeah. I do.
- Yeah? - Mmm-hmm.
And that's where I come in.
See there's all kinds of forms for that type of thing.
You know, power of attorney and such.
You know, things like that.
I get paid in cash, not business cards.
Oh, well-- oh that.
We'll just call that my retainer.
You see, Peaches, I kind of fly below the IRS radar myself.
- Do you? - Yeah, just like you.
So is Flannagan your real name?
Is Peaches yours?
This is more money than I make in a week
and I'm not even on stage.
Now you know why so many college girls do it.
Did you see this?
What? Hmm. Looks like we finally got a nibble.
I'm wiped. I'm gonna go.
Radner and Mason will pick up the guy.
See you tomorrow.
Well, well, well. Look who came slithering back.
This is my favorite door monkey. How's your face?
Yeah, don't try me, Barney Fife.
The only reason I let you come around here is 'cause I don't want to lose another job.
Job or no job, shut your mouth or I'll knock you out again.
MASON: Hey, easy.
No, no, no. Let him try something. Come on.
Touch me, queer. I dare you. Come on.
You're a joke.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Walk away, man. Walk away.
Pinky and Uncle Tom.
Wasn't gonna go down like last time, boys. I got backup.
Me and my buddy, Little Puddin'.
- Say another word. - Queer.
What now?
This time, you're under arrest.
Nothing I couldn't pop.
Remember me?
It's Juliet. Just want to make sure you got home safe. Call me.
It's Juliet again. Where the hell are you?
Everyone's looking for you. Call me.
Kane-son.
KANE: I wanted to wait until everybody was here.
Hiro found her just like this, tied up like the rest of them.
Is it Sarah?
It's my fault.
I should've made her stay with me.
I don't know, man.
Man.
Hiro, next time you tell me I got a team member dead,
make sure it's a team member of mine.
Oh, my God. It's not her.
I thought for sure.
We still have a problem though. There's something up with Sarah.
She's not answering her cell phone, she's not answering her home phone.
Keep trying to find her. Go to her house if you have to.
Do what you gotta do. Knock, dig, shake, do whatever, man.
- Find her. - Okay.
You two guys are gonna have to take care of this,
then I want you to pick up Two-bit Charlie.
- All right. - No problem.
It's not like my marriage isn't tanked as it is.
Well I figure that no man can hang around
that much stripper tail without second guessing things.
That's not what I meant.
What do you need me to do?
Just keep looking and keep your ear to the ground.
All right.
Come on, let's just brace Charlie and get over this.
Oh, man. What's your deal?
Would you quit worrying about your damn wife?
Let's just take care of this and get out of here.
Easy, big guy.
It's just I've gotta meet Cathy for lunch today.
Belated anniversary meal.
I can't wait till you get married.
Yeah, well, you're not making it look good. Police!
Clear!
Drop it! Drop the shotgun now!
I got some papers here!
Get up! You're under arrest!
Dammit!
Stop! Don't make me shoot you!
Freeze! Down on your knees! Down!
Looks like you're gonna miss that lunch date.
You know the interesting thing about these policies?
I am sure that you're gonna enlighten me, huh?
You're the beneficiary on both of them.
So what?
I sell, I risk polcies. It's standard practice.
I don't know about standard practice,
but I definitely know that's motive.
Motive?
Yeah.
Motive for what? What exactly are you guys charging me with?
What're you stupid, Charlie?
Murder, Charlie.
What? That was an accidental discharge.
I only had my gun out because I thought you guys were burglars.
I wasn't trying to kill anybody.
I'm not talking about us, Charlie.
I'm talking about the girls you killed.
I didn't kill any girls!
I'm telling you right now.
There's no way that you guys can pin any of those deaths on me.
You sure about that, Charlie?
I didn't kill any of those girls. I promise you.
I swear to God. I've only--I only sell insurance.
That's what I do. And I don't even make a lot of money at it.
I found her. Where the hell have you been?
What?
We've been out all night looking for you.
Whoa! Who are you, my father?
We're all just worried about you.
Juliet went to your house. You weren't at home,
and you weren't answering your cell phone. You all right?
Yeah. I'm sorry.
I felt like someone slipped me a mickey last night
and I passed out and my phone died.
She been identified?
Pretty good match, huh?
Yeah.
We all thought it was you.
Faith Coleman. Dancer. Works at a club across town.
Okay.
We're only half right about Charlie.
He's a con man, he's not a murderer.
Sorry, Boss. They told me I had you worried.
Yeah, we can talk about that later.
For right now I'm pulling you two off the case.
What?
Yeah. That's the end of that.
Everybody get their butts out on the street.
Start looking. Go on.
Not you. I wanna talk to you in private.
What were you thinking?
My cell phone died.
And I know I'm supposed to stick by Juliet.
I really feel like your judgment has been all messed up lately.
That's why I'm pulling you off the case.
You can't take me off the case right now.
He put a carnation in my bag. That means he marked me.
And just because he didn't go through with it tonight
does not mean he won't try it another time.
Kane, I'm the best shot at finding this guy.
You think?
Yes.
Trying to teach you something. This is your last chance.
Thank you.
ANNOUNCER: Look what we got next!
Double trouble! Miley and Vanessa!
I feel like crap again.
You know I don't even think it's a mickey.
I think it's just this place that drains me.
Yeah.
(echoes) Some Asian cultures, the white carnation is a symbol of death.
(echoes) The things the killer is doing
demonstrates a knowledge of the Taoist black arts.
(echoes) You think it's someone from around here?
CHEN: Be very careful, Sarah.
(echoes) Whoever you think is responsible,
in most probability, in all probability, will not be.
Radner, it's Juliet. Sarah's been marked again.
I think she's in trouble this time.
( Phone rings )
Kane.
JULIET: He's got her, Kane. She's gone.
Listen to me. Nobody sleeps until we find Sarah.
You hear me? Get your ass out there and start looking.
Alleyways, junkyards.
Juliet, Radner, find out if there's a witness.
We wanna pay a visit to our primary suspect.
JULIET: Kane, a witness spotted a silver Grand Am on the scene.
Our birds got it located in the Aurora district.
Women like you are just so much work, huh?
You just-- you take and you take and you take.
And it's never enough.
You're just like all the rest of them.
(echoes) You didn't wanna fight. It's not good when you fight.
You wanna listen. Listen to what I have to say.
CHEN: These are some of the things we use for protection
against demonic influence.
Oh, I guess you can't even say much right now, can you?
Oh, that's too bad. No? No fight left in you?
Now you're all nice and quiet, huh?
Not so tough now, are you? Hmm?
Just like all those other girls.
I want this. I want that.
Oh, it was never enough, huh?
I just gave you everything. I gave you everything.
Every single one of you. I gave and I gave and I gave.
And what did I get? I got nothing. Huh?
Well looks like I am gonna take something from you.
JULIET: The stepfather on the property is 1600 Vista Way.
The junkyard, Kane.
Copy that.
All right, Kane, if you head over there,
I'm gonna go pick up Mason.
See if we can get anything else from the girls at the strip club.
They've been pretty quiet so far.
Hope you find her, Kane. She was on my watch.
Call if you need any backup.
KANE: Stay off the emergency frequencies.
SALVATORE: I'm gonna support you like I've done all my life.
I'm just gonna support you. How's that?
Stop fighting me. Come on.
See, is that good? Isn't that better for you, huh?
Let me see your hands, man. Let me see your hands.
She ruined my life. Drop the gun or I'll kill the bitch.
- That's not Emilie, Sal. - Do it!
Okay. Gun's gone.
She's an innocent woman, man. She got nothing to do with you.
SARAH: (weakly) Behind you.
You sit now, Sarah. Everything's gonna be all right.
I guess black magic is not for everybody, is it, son?
( Sirens approaching )
( Police radio chatter )
We did? Um--
I'm a cop, you're a cop.
It doesn't look good. It doesn't look good at all.
That should be enough on its own.
Throw with our backs plus the handcuffs.
No.
Got you a beer, boss.
You look like you need a drink.
Well, you just lost the best five minutes of your life.
I know it, huh?
You got no game, son. You need to stick to strippers.
- That's my girl. - You got it.
I think after this last caper we all need a drink.
In all my years, man, I ain't never seen nothing so bizarre.
But here's to being a cop, man.
That's the kinda thing that can happen, y'hear?
- Cheers. - Cheers.
(Whispers) Can you bring him a drink?
Well, I know I have a lot to learn.
We all do.
But it's good that you looked at yourself like that.
From the girl you were just bothering, Radner,
she had to go but wanted to buy a drink.
Looks like the kid's still got it, huh?
Ah, come on, man.
She said to give it to Kane.
Sure she did. Trying to make me jealous.
- And it's working too. - Little bit.
( Rock 'n' roll plays )
( Screams )
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