Original subtitles

August, I need to stop at the bank to cash check.

It'll only take a minute.

A check?

Why don't you use an ATM like everybody else, man?

It's a lot faster.

ATMs are too impersonal.

You know me, August.

I'm a people person.

[snickers]

Yeah, right.

What do you mean, yeah, right?

I'm going to grab a newspaper.

Hi.

Like to cash a check, please.

All right!

On the floor!

Face down!

Do it now!

Get down!

On the floor now!

(WHISPERING) Do you have a silent alarm?

Press it.

You!

Get up!

POLICE RADIO: Attention all units in the vicinity

of Compton and Brant.

Please respond to a 459 SA silent alarm in progress.

Go on!

Open it up!

Come on.

Open it up already!

Don't mess with me, man, come on!

- Hey! - Huh?

Who the hell are you? - I thought that was you.

- Huh? - Chase McDonald.

Remember Boy Scouts?

I don't remember no Chase--

I was never in Boy Scouts.

Are you sure?

Yeah.

I'm sure.

My mistake.

Oh!

All right, folks.

Show's over.

There you go.

Cops should be here any second.

Tell them Chase was here.

Ready to go, partner?

Who were all those people?

I told you, August, I'm a people person.

What did you do?

Nothing.

Cashed a check.

[theme music]

Oh, yeah.

[inaudible] That's what I call real Chinese food, my man.

Well, like I always say, August, to please the palate.

You must seek the fault of culinary creativity.

Since when have you ever said anything like that?

I always say that.

You just don't listen to me.

I wonder why.

August.

So what you need, baby, what you got?

I got 50.

I want some of the good stuff.

All right, yeah, let me see.

That Tommy Chen?

I wonder if he's up to his old ways again?

Well, if he is, it's certainly a good example of bad timing.

That's the best.

Yes, it's good stuff.

Shoot.

Uh,

Drive, drive!

Get us out of here!

Go! Go!

Go!

This is one William 13.

We're in pursuit of two Asian males driving

a blue late model Camaro.

Turn left/ Turn left.

Turn left.

All right. Now, here they come!

Here they come!

You think you could uh, drive this thing with just

a wee bit more respect?

Well, I guess that's as good an answer as any.

Move!

They're behind us!

Mac, one way.

Whoa!

Watch out!

Oh, yeah.

One more dent to add to the collection.

Go get 'em.

Let's just pull over. Pull over.

Slow down.

August, they're bailing.

Dispatch, one William 13 suspects have left the vehicle.

Officers in foot pursuit at Neil and Alpine.

Just don't feel like running today.

They're heading up to College. - I got 'em.

I got 'em.

We lost the other one.

Come on.

Come on!

[gunfire]

[inaudible]

Mac!

Mac!

Answer me, partner.

Mac, are you?

Oh, God.

Ah, jeez. Mac.

Mac!

Jeez.

You OK?

Where are the two guys we were chasing, August?

Haven't got a clue?

Who's that?

I don't know.

Is he dead?

Yeah, this guy's dead.

Your partner's in deep this time.

Oh, come on, Grace.

The witnesses are lying, ah, Commissioner.

Oh, so now you witnessed the shooting?

No, I didn't.

Hey, look, why don't you just let me talk to the witnesses?

No, not not until I get a chance

IA has had a chance to question this victim.

How you feeling Mac?

I'm all right, a little headache is all.

Not even close to the headache you've given me today,

Detective.

Pleasure to see your smiling face too, Commissioner.

After reading the witness's report,

I have nothing to smile about.

Since when is having a problem.

When the witness swears you did the shooting.

What?

Mac, tell her what really happened.

Well, I can't August.

I mean, I chased Tommy Chin and his buddy

into the alley and then all of a sudden wham.

Wham?

Somebody hit me from behind.

You didn't see anything?

All right.

There's going to be a full investigation.

Whoa.

Just a minute, Commissioner.

If you really think Mac had anything

to do with this shooting--

August, it doesn't matter what I think.

The witness says Chase shot an armed man.

That's the only thing I'm concerned about.

And it's the only thing the media will be concerned about.

Well, the witness is lying.

Maybe.

But until we know for sure our department

is going to be placed under a microscope.

And I'm going to bring Internal Affairs in to shed some light

on this unfortunate incident.

Now if you'll excuse me, I've got to go

powder my nose for the camera.

Detective McDonald I noticed in your report

that you said you were struck on the head

from behind as you entered the alley.

That's right.

Any idea how the victim was killed?

All I know is I didn't do it.

You're sure of that?

What's that supposed to mean?

That means that perhaps in the heat and stress of the moment,

proper police procedure was forgotten

and you fired rather than let a suspect escape.

Now let's wait just a second here.

If he said he was struck on the head

and doesn't remember a thing, you can take his word

for it, that is what happened.

Unfortunately, Captain, his word is not good

enough for Internal Affairs.

That's not how this game is played.

Excuse me, I'm sorry.

Is that what we're doing here, playing a game?

See, I thought it was something a little bit

more serious, like an officer being accused

of a murder he didn't commit.

Bottom line, Captain.

There's a man dead.

And Detective McDonald's recently fired gun

was found at the scene.

And I have a very credible eyewitness

who says that they saw him shoot the victim in cold blood.

That's pretty conclusive.

You know, we normally wait for the ballistics report

around here before we conclude.

Oh, yes, the ballistics report.

I have that right here.

This can't be right.

What's it say, Captain?

It says that the bullet they pulled out of the dead body

belonged to your gun.

Is that conclusive enough for you, Detective.

Captain, this has got to be wrong.

Chase, maybe you ought to go on administrative leave

until we can have a full investigation.

Are you're kidding, Captain?

I can't believe this.

Media is going to have a field day

with this anyway, Detective.

Just think what the headlines would read

if he didn't put you on leave.

LA cop shoots unarmed man.

Police take no action.

Not a very positive image for the department, is it?

Fine.

You have made a big mistake.

I don't think so, Detective, not this time.

[gunshots]

What's up, partner?

Offhand, I'd say you're not a happy camper.

You got that right.

So, partner, now htat you got a little time

on your hands, what are you going to do with yourself?

Same thing I've always done, August.

Catch some bad guys.

One difference.

This time it's personal.

Ah.

Um, listen, Mac, don't go all crazy on me, OK, man?

I mean, I know this is a raw deal.

But the Captain is right and the press

is going to be all over this.

They're going to eat this up like a free lunch.

They get wind of the fact that you're still

involved in this investigation, they're

going to call it a coverup.

You're going have to stand down, Mac.

Let the department handle it.

Why should I, August?

They put me through the ringer once before.

Yeah, I know you're talking about the Joy Morello case.

But that was different.

I mean, the news is all over this one.

And the Commissioner is reading the editorials.

Mac, give me one face to face meeting

with this scumbag witness and it's over and done with.

I'm sick of it, August.

I'm sick and tired of being a punching

bag for Internal Affairs.

I hear what you're saying, my man,

but like I tell the kids down at the gym,

you've got to stop and think before you act.

You're not the only one who could get hurt on this, Mac.

The department's reputation is on the line here.

That's important to both of us.

Hey, I said I'd take care of it, man.

Trust me.

All right.

Here's your eyewitness.

- Are you sure? - Afraid so.

Mary Kwan, age 16, born in Hong Kong, moved to the US

in '92 with her parents.

No known police record in either jurisdiction.

Let's see.

Straight A's, honor roll, math and science clubs, not exactly

usual witness for hire type.

This is the report on the vic's fingerprints.

His name is Jimmy Woo.

Jimmy Woo.

Jimmy Woo.

You know him?

Yeah.

And this establishes a motive, why Chase

might have wanted to shoot him.

How so?

Five years ago Woo shot a cop named Larry Palmer, left him

in an alley to bleed to death.

Before Woo could be brought to trial,

our only eyewitness disappeared.

Case against Woo had to be dropped for lack of evidence.

So what does that have to do with Chase?

Palmer and Mac were pretty tight back then.

They were classmates at the Academy.

They shared an apartment, all of that.

So internal affairs can claim that Chase

stumbled into Woo in an alley and killed him out of revenge.

This is bad, Annie.

This is real bad.

I don't get it, do you?

Yes, as a matter of fact I do.

It's one of the artist's best works.

It's mature in form and concept, yet still maintaining

an innocence of execution.

It's beautiful.

Wow.

You sound like you know a lot about art.

I like to think so.

My name is Veronica Hamilton.

I'm an artisan's agent.

And you represent the artist who did this?

Chase McDonald?

No.

But I'd like to.

He shows great promise as an artist.

He could make millions if he were handled correctly.

Millions?

Chase McDonald.

I've heard about this guy.

He's kind of strange, isn't he?

Artists usually are.

Or they wouldn't be artists.

Really?

See I didn't know that.

I guess there's a lot I don't know about art.

Yeah, I guess there is.

I've got an idea.

Maybe you can teach me over lunch.

You talk, I listen.

I'm a fast learner.

I'll bet you are.

Sure, why not?

Great.

After you.

Why, thank you, Chase.

You are sure that you saw Detective McDonald shoot?

You're certain?

Uh, huh.

This is getting nowhere fast.

Mary, I know this is difficult for you, Mary.

But I need you to answer a few more questions for me, OK?

Now, earlier you told the detectives

that on the day of the shooting you

were in the rear of your parents store, putting away stock.

Then what happened?

She told you.

She heard men running and shouting in the alley.

What kind of shouting, Mary?

What were the men saying?

I didn't understand the words.

They sounded very angry.

So you ran out into the alley to see what was going on?

Did you there was a very dangerous thing, Mary?

Hm?

Run into the alley like that just to see what was happening?

A shy young girl like you?

Yes.

I mean no.

I was frightened but I thought--

Ma, [speaking chinese]

Please.

No more questions.

She already told you what she knows.

Leave her alone.

These people are scared.

But of what?

It's impressive.

All of that before the age of 22?

And then after four years at the Sorbonne,

I came home, opened my own agency and as the French say,

voila.

And you like being an agent?

I find it exciting to help nurture an artist

and then watch as their careers take off.

I could do that for you, you know, if you'd let me.

You are so talented, Chase, and your work

deserves to be recognized.

It would take a full commitment on your part of course,

creating new work full time, traveling to promote your work.

Veronica.

I have a full time job.

I'm a cop, remember?

Oh, I thought you left the police force.

Where did you hear that?

On the news this morning.

Look, it was just an idea.

So think about it.

We would make one hell of a team.

Get back to me.

Hey, boss.

Everything is going as planned.

You are certain of this?

Positive.

Chase McDonald was relieved of duty

this morning, pending an investigation of the shooting.

Good.

Soon my brother, Chase MacDonald will

be driven from the police force in dishonor

and forced to stand trial for murder.

After he has endured that humiliation, I will kill him.

Then you will have your revenge.

One other thing, McDonald's partner, this Detective Brooks.

If he becomes too inquisitive, take care of him.

You understand.

Sure thing, Boss.

Captain, my instinct tells me the girl is lying.

I know it.

I can feel it.

Gee, Detective, unfortunately instinct isn't

admissible in a court of law.

I need proof, tangible proof.

Look, Lieutenant, I know you cannot learn street smarts

sitting on your butt all day in Internal Affairs,

but I'm a street cop, and I will stake

my life on a good street cop's instincts nine times out of 10.

But my job is to handle the one time you're wrong.

He's right, August we need proof.

OK.

Then that's what you'll get.

What's that?

I pulled the Kwans' financial records.

Check out these monthly deposit totals, a little high

don't you think?

Yeah, so?

So I ran a full financial and found

that the majority of that money was being wired

into the Kwans' account from Hong Kong,

supposedly by a relative.

Only this so-called relative is a member of an organization

called the Golden Dragon, which supposedly

has links to the Tong.

The Tong.

Uh, huh.

The Chinese mafia?

Uh, huh.

Annie, you're a genius.

I don't know anything about that.

Then I'll explain it to you.

According to this, you've deposited

$60,000 in the past month into three different bank accounts.

That's a lot of back scratchers and paper fans,

don't you think?

Ah yeah, I have other investments.

No, you don't. I've checked.

Try again.

Please, leave us alone.

[speaking chinese]

Better to die than live the rest of our lives in fear.

Please, Mrs. Kwan, I can see to it that you

both get police protection. - Tell him, Mama.

I can't live like this anymore.

Tell him, please.

[crying]

My husband died six months ago.

His illness took all our savings.

The business started to fail.

I didn't know what to do.

Then when all seemed lost, a man came to see me.

Tommy Chin.

He said that if I would deposit his employer's money

as my own, then return it, he would pay my rent

and see that we were cared for.

In other words, money laundering.

But what does that have to do with the shooting?

Tom Chin, he came again two weeks ago.

He told us his employer required a favor of us

and that we couldn't refuse.

That favor was my testimony that I your partner

shoot Jimmy Woo.

Did the man tell you, did he tell you who his employer was?

Did he gave you a name?

No.

Only that he was a member of the Golden Dragon.

Tommy, Tommy, Tommy.

Long time no see, Tommy.

Who's your new girlfriend?

Sticking your nose into dangerous things, Brooks.

Well, you know, Tommy, when it comes to my partner,

there's nothing I wouldn't do for him.

You wouldn't happen to know who set him up, would you?

[laughs]

You talk too much.

In the Chinese culture, silence is an admirable trait.

You don't want to get involved with this, Brooks.

I already am.

[breaking glass]

Oh!

[gunshots]

Hello. Please come.

Help me.

Please help.

[gun battle]

You can't beat us, Brooks.

Give up!

I'm afraid I can't do that, Tommy.

Police Regulation 0550.

Never surrender to anybody with an IQ

lower than their shoe size.

[gunshots]

Ah!

[sirens]

Freeze! Drop them.

Drop them. - Hands in the air.

Hands up.

[inaudible] I should never have entrusted

this venture to such a fool.

Arrange bail for Tommy before the police can interrogate him.

He cannot be allowed to tell what he knows.

Now or ever!

I knew Internal Affairs wanted to nail Chase's

butt to the wall, Captain.

But I didn't think you help them.

My hands are tied, August.

The law says Tommy Chin is entitled to bail.

His lawyer posted it.

We had to let him go.

But I just started the interrogation.

Hell, I hardly even had time to ask the man his name,

not to mention question him about the shooting.

[phone rings]

Jensen.

What?

When?

Yes.

Get every spar man you can on it.

Right.

What now?

Copeland find a dead body in Chase's refrigerator?

Mary Kwan is missing.

[explosion]

It's a game you have to learn, Chase.

You're not just selling your art, you're selling yourself.

You don't just speak to a potential buyer, you pitch.

Why can't I just talk to him like I always do?

I'm really good at that.

Because, these people aren't just buying your sculptures.

These people are here to buy your work and a piece of you.

Look, there's Mrs. Thornton.

She's got a huge bank account and great taste in art.

Great taste in art?

Can't tell that from her clothing.

Never mind that.

Now go over there and sell.

Go.

Go.

Hi.

Chase McDonald.

Annie, talk to me.

Oh, yes.

This is a dossier on the Golden Dragon Association.

I got the Hong Kong police to fax it over.

According to them it is a worldwide Chinese crime

syndicate.

The local big shot is someone named Mah Chin Wah.

Mah Chin Wah.

Why does that name sounds so familiar?

It's got something to do with a case that happened here in LA

not long ago involving Mac.

Hold on.

Let me bring up some local criminal records

under the surname Mah.

Mah Chin Wah.

And Mah Chin Kwai?

It's his brother.

That's the connection.

Sweet.

Yes.

With Tommy Chin dead, it's a good lead, August,

but what does it prove?

Well, nothing solid, Captain, not yet.

But check this out, Captain.

About a year ago, Mah Chin Wah's brother

was convicted of drug smuggling and sentenced

to 20 in San Quentin, right?

Then just last month, this same brother

was killed in a yard fight.

It was Chase's testimony that put him in that yard

in the first place.

What?

So this Mah Chin Wah character is

trying to get revenge for his brother's death

by framing Chase for murder?

Exactly, Captain.

Tommy Chin followed Chase and I out of Chinatown.

Then he deliberately got us to go after him.

Captain, this whole thing was very carefully

planned from beginning to end.

OK.

OK.

Check it out.

But August, be very cool here.

This is just a theory.

This is better than that, Captain.

This is cop instinct.

Detective August Brooks.

I'm here to see Mah Chin Wah.

Ah!

I said, I'm here to see--

[crack]

Don't bother getting up. I'll find him myself.

Business must be very good.

How did you get in here?

Where's my guard? - He's taking a nap.

Who are you?

What do you want?

You know who I am.

More to the point, I know who you are

and I know what you're up to.

Oh, really?

Well, perhaps you'd care to enlighten me.

Be happy to.

Firstly, I know that Chase helped put

your brother in San Quentin.

And that your brother was murdered there.

That's too bad.

Secondly, I know that you are looking

to settle the score by setting Chase up a phony murder charge.

How am I doing? Am I doing OK so far?

Now, as to what I want, that's very simple.

Where is Mary Kwan?

You didn't know she was missing, did you?

You thought everything was running smoothly.

Big mistake.

Not really.

There's still the matter of her sworn testimony.

As I see it, the charges against can partner still stand.

Not if she testifies that you forced her to lie.

Then you better start looking for her.

This is a dangerous city.

Anything could happen to her.

You're not going to win this one.

Trust me.

Chase.

In here, Veronica. Hi.

Hey.

I have a surprise.

The whisper sold and Mrs. Thornton wants another piece.

Great.

That's terrific, Veronica.

You're not happy.

No, I am happy.

I'm happy that someone likes my work.

But.

But, there's been a break in the case.

August says that he can prove that I was set up.

Veronica listen, um--

Chase, you don't have to explain.

Do you know why people respond to your art?

In every one of your sculptures, there's a struggle.

And I couldn't quite define it before.

But I think I know what it is now.

It's the conflict between Chase, the artist, and Chase, the cop.

And I don't want to be the one to tear them apart.

So, you know where to find me when you're ready.

Bye.

[phone rings]

Answer it.

I said, answer it.

Hello?

Mama?

It's me, Mary.

Uh, we don't carry that kind of thing.

Mama, it's me.

Try somewhere else.

Mary?

Come home how or your mother dies.

Do you understand?

[crying]

Mary?

Mary!

Answer me!

Mary. [crack]

Ah!

Chase, hey! Welcome back.

I didn't realize they cleared you.

Well, they didn't, I mean.

But we're close.

What do you got?

Well, I was trying to track down

some of her friends and family, you know the usual contacts.

I got nothing.

But then I remembered that most immigrants have a sponsor

before they enter the country. - And?

Mrs. Kwan's cousin, Harry Fong, signed the Kwans'

original affidavit statement.

Ah.

So?

So I got the address.

Seems like a long shot, August.

Think Mary will be here?

[screams]

I'd say so.

Ah!

Get away from them.

[gunshot]

[crash]

Stay away!

I'll kill her! I mean it!

Put the gun down!

Stay back!

Just throw the gun away!

Put the gun down!

Do it!

August!

I'm after him!

[smash] Uh!

Uh!

[crying]

[gunshots]

Freeze!

[crash]

Ah!

I want to see my mother.

She's downstairs, Mary.

You'll be joining her in protective custody soon.

I didn't mean for any of this to happen.

But I was afraid.

That's all in the past now, Mary.

Mah Chin Wah is going to be in custody in just a few hours

now.

Mary, Jimmy Woo.

How did they get him into the alley?

Two of Mah Chin Wah's men brought him there,

already bound and gagged.

And when you appeared, they knocked you out,

and used your gun to shoot him, and then

put the gun back in your hand.

It was terrible.

I'm so sorry.

I assume this ends your investigation.

Ah, yes I suppose it does.

I will uh, start on Detective McDonald's reinstatement papers

right away.

Thank you for everything.

[phone rings]

Jensen.

Yeah.

What?

Again?

What the hell happened?

Mah Chin Wah managed to elude the arresting officers.

Fine, but where is he?

All right.

I'll send some more units out there right now.

Chopped just spotted Mah's limo in the parkway.

He's trying to make a run for it.

Right.

We're on it.

Detective McDonald.

No hard feelings.

Ah, gee, Copeland, It's not how we play the game.

Well, I'm sorry, August.

I just don't believe the Captain told you I can't drive the car.

Mac, don't start with me, OK?

We don't have time for that.

One William seven to all pursing units,

give me your exact location.

This is one Adam three.

We're heading west on Templin Highway, mile marker six.

All right, August, we're close.

There they are, 3:00.

Now, go.

Closer, come on, move it.

I'm going as fast as I can.

[gunshots]

What's up? Shoot them.

Shoot them.

[gunshots]

Damn!

See, I told you I should have drove.

Why?

You can dodge bullets now?

[crash] - Watch out.

Watch out.

Watch out.

Watch out!

God!

[crash]

OK, come on. Move it.

Move it.

Damn!

I think he hit the radiator, Mac.

Get me over to that black and white.

For what?

Just get me over to the black and white.

Mac, what the hell are you--

Mac!

Mac, where are you-- jeez.

One Adam three, I'm bringing you a passenger.

Get into that limo, and be careful.

Right, right.

Circling the hood now.

Oh, oh, he thinks he can fly now.

He can dodge bullets and he can fly.

I should have let him drive.

It would be a lot safer.

I think he thinks he's Superman.

[crash]

Be careful, Mac, be careful.

Mac!

Watch the truck!

[truck horn]

Ah!

[explosion]

What?

Oh, I'm just checking to see what insanity

looks like flat on its back.

I don't see any bones or guts or anything protruding

from your clothing, so I'm going to assume that you're OK.

Hungry though.

Well, to quote one of my favorite superheroes,

to please the palate one must seek the fount

of culinary creativity.

Mexican then?

Cool.

[theme music]