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What's the matter?
Why you slowing down?

Highway patrol up ahead.

You got good eyes.

I'm paid for 'em,
Mr. Tammaron.

Hey, what are you
thinking about

Julie or Debbie?

Neither one.
The Hills.

'Be nice someday if I had
a place of my own'

'away from all this asphalt
and concrete.'

'You know, a place
to keep my horses'

'fresh air,
nobody around me.'

'Nothin' but
peace and quiet.'

Belay that,
Rafferty.

Cold out
this mornin'.

You don't care,
though, do you?

All you admirals
never have to stand

foul-weather watch.

Oh, poor little things.

'What got into you?'

Ain't it a pity?
They look half dead.

Oh, my God!

Oh, my God!

Oh, no.

'Any unit in position,
a citizen's report.'

'11-80, Taft Road at Ridolfi,
just occurred.'

'Fire and ambulance rolling.'

'Units responding identify.'

LA-15, Mary 3 and 4
Westward 405, ETA seven.

Hey, uh, I'm sorry
about Captain Smith.

Phoned the station
just a couple of minutes

before we got the call..

Fine, happy.

Went to check the gas company's
processing plant.

I don't know, man.

Jon, the car
Captain Smith rear-ended

was empty
when Pete got here.

- No occupants.

Empty.
And we got here fast.

Station's only 3 miles East.

He say anything?

He's unconscious.

Uh, Yulin, Benny T.

Yulin's name's
on the Datsun plate.

Could have crawled out

could have got
thrown out.

What about the lady
in the Cad back there?

Name of Janet Afferton.
That's all I got.

She's pretty upset.

Well, listen, you take it
easy on yourself.

I'm gonna go
talk to her, okay?

Alright.

Hey, look, there had to be
somebody in that car.

I mean, what, was it
just sitting here?

What can I tell ya?
It was empty.

Okay. How about down here?
Any witnesses?

I don't know, Jon.

The guy's a Navy pensioner.

Chief Petty Officer,
Max Amaral.

Employed to maintain
meters on the gas line.

He's wound kinda tight
and spaced kinda loose.

He's always kinda
friendly with us

but...today, he doesn't
even wanna talk.

Okay, I want you to divert
all traffic

that's coming
to this intersection

till I can get some
guys to seal it off.

'
- Okay.

I want you to hold up on your
cleanup, and don't move a thing.

- It's important.
- Alright. Okay.

Thank you.

LA-15, Mary 3,
we have some missing bodies

and one fatality
from allied agency.

Contact Sergeant Getraer

and ask him
to meet us here, please.

'10-4, Mary 3.'

Is the fire department car,
the red car

is that the only car
you saw?

Yes. He just whooshed
by right past me.

So fast.

What would you say
your speed was, Mrs. Afferton?

'Say, 40?'

Oh, no.
Oh, mercy, no.

I'm very careful.

20, 25 every day.

Very dangerous
through here.

And you didn't see
the accident happen?

No. Just the fire.

He must have just
smashed right into them.

Thank you.

Please stay in the car

'cause I'm gonna have somebody
drive you home, alright?

Oh, thank you.

Thank you.

Loud crash, it was.

Woke me
out of a deep sleep.

And you called
the highway patrol?

I did not!
What's the use?

I moved out here
for some peace and quiet.

I called and I called
about those scuttlebums

racing their sporty cars
up and down the road.

Ain't one thing been done.

- Mufflers so loud, you--
- But, chief, uh, look.

Chasin' those sporty cars
with our heavy patrol cars

that's like chasing
a PT boat with a cruiser.

But now we have Camaros,
and we can catch 'em--

Sure, now that
somebody's dead.

Uh, thank you, chief.

See you, fella.

Careful what
you say, Rafferty.

Loose lips
sink ships.

Captain Smith
rear-ended the sedan.

We're checkin'
the hospitals for occupants.

I hate to say
Smith is the cause

but that's
how it looks.

I think that navy chief
is holding something back.

Benny Yulin has
a severe concussion.

And I don't think
he was thrown over there

and he didn't crawl over there
because there's

not a mark on his clothing.

Too many questions

and an officer
in public service dead.

I'm gonna give
it to MAIT.

- M-A-I-T.

Multidiscipline Accident
Investigation Team.

All specialists.

Be careful and don't mess up
any of the evidence, hmm?

Okay. Thank you.
Right. Bye.

Ah! As you all know,
we have a new team psychiatrist

Dr. Colleen Jacobs.

- Hello, sergeant.
- Hi.

Uh, Anderson, you knew,
Sam Jacobs County sheriff?

'He was Colleen's father.'

Hello.

Anderson does
photography and graphics

- 'Wells, Caltrans.'
- Hello, doc.

'Miller, laboratory'

'and Ryan handles
interrogations.'

'You already know
Jon Baker.'

Hi. Look,
sarge, uh..

...the car that Smith hit

it looks like it's
from Cornet Car Rentals

from Bakersfield,
Bakersfield's checkin' it out.

And Benny Yulin, the Datsun
driver still unconscious.

Uh, two men
reported the accident.

To us at 7:03:15

and to the fire department at
7:02:40 from an emergency phone

almost a mile East
of the intersection.

Now, both calls
were anonymous

uh, people hiding something

so don't expect
any help.

Okay. Get out there
while the evidence is fresh.

I get the feeling that one, good
witness would clear this up.

- Buh-bye.
- Bye.

See you.

So, uh, this is
where it happened?

Yeah. Taft Road and Ridolfi,
the intersection.

'And a widow
named Janet Afferton'

she was in shock
when Ponch talked to her.

I think you ought to talk
to Chief Amaral first, though.

You know,
maybe Amaral's lying

because he doesn't
like cops.

Yeah. Ponch told me about that.

Now, you'll be workin'
with Jon and Ponch.

It's their incident. They
were the responding officers.

You're still
teaching at UCLA?

Yes, but, um,
this is what I really want.

Yeah, well,
why blow the opportunity?

'I mean, exceeding
the speed limit.'

How would you like me to arrest
you and take you into

my personal custody
for a while?

I'm sorry.

Oh, Jon, I've wanted
to do police work all my life

because of dad, I guess.

It's my first case.

I'm so glad
for the chance.

I.. I guess, I'm just uptight
about this interview.

With Chief Amaral?

Uh, pretty lady can
handle a navy man any time.

Besides, Ponch is out there
softenin' him up already.

'Just drop me off
at the intersection.'

No, I did not call
no highway patrol.

Belay that, Rafferty.

The man used
that word, chief..

'...Belay.'

His call was tape recorded.
Every call is.

Chief, now, you've
served your country.

We depend on
people like you.

Now, the man who
made that call is important.

'Maybe he saw the cars..'

...or knows who
caused the accident.

Well, I ain't saying
what caused it.

But if them cops
tape-recorded me

I guess they know
I made the call.

I told one other lie, too.

I said I was asleep.
Well, I wasn't.

I was out here
checkin' my plants.

Must have been
a quick freeze last night

'cause some of 'em
was frostbit.

Now, I was standin'..

...just about here, when..

When I heard the crash.

Uh...I never noticed
nothin' else

'but I thought I might
be able to help somebody'

so I went to check
to see what happened.

I got partway to the top when
I heard this big explosion.

Then I kept on goin'.

Time I got here,
I seen three cars burnin'.

So I run back down, and that's
when I made the phone call.

S-4, 7 Adam from a standing
start back there

I'm at the emergency telephone
in a minute twenty.

80 seconds.
Do you copy?

S-4, Bear. 10-4.

Now, get back
to your roadblock.

'10-4.'

Hey, sarge, I had no trouble
getting Amaral to talk.

I used a little courage,
ingenuity, and charm.

In other words, you,
uh, left it to Dr. Jacobs.

Right. That way, we make
a wonderful team.

Back-timing
from his call

we put the wreck
at 7:00 a.m., sharp.

'Hey, sarge.'

Listen, uh, these are
Yulin's skid marks.

He ran that stop sign
over there

and, uh, he was braking
as he was going in to the turn.

There was just
no way he could stop.

But right here, there's
an acceleration skid mark.

'Yulin's skid mark
lays over it.'

Someone hot-rodded out of here
before Yulin tried to stop.

Question is,
how long before?

Okay. Collision,
7:00 sharp.

Anonymous call
from the roadside phone

about three minutes later.

Now, it's about
an eight or ten minute walk

to that phone, but Baricza
drove it in 80 seconds.

So the caller drove, the guy
who left the acceleration skid.

Maybe.

There is another car
involved somehow.

Find it, we may find
all the answers.

Harlan, what
are you doing?

Calculating
collapsibility.

Using factory specs,
I estimate that

that car
impacted this car..

...at 45 miles an hour.

When they hit?

Are you saying Captain Smith
approached that

intersection that fast?

And then the Datsun
collided.

It's not
what I say, sergeant.

It's what
the damage says.

Is Jon here yet?

Call from Sergeant Harper
up in Bakersfield.

Oh, I'll take it.

Uh, no.
This is Joe Getraer.

Oh, Joe. Hi.

Yes, on your LTD.

Cornet rented out, two of those
last night both to salesmen.

On the one you have there,
there's no word from the renter

but I have his ID.

Oh, good.
Give it to me.

Yes. Noren.

Got it.
Hey, thanks, Bob.

Yeah, I'll call you.
Buh-bye.

Hey, sarge.
Yulin's still unconscious.

The fire department
has a duplicate sedan.

They're gonna send it
over here to meet me.

Good.

Jon, I think,
Yulin was racing

and I think
he was behind.

I think the leading racer's
our missing car.

'Now, it makes
its rolling stop'

'and bugs on through.'

'The LTD
is coming up'

'Smith behind it.

'It wants to go
up Ridolfi'

'panic-stops
when it sees the leading racer'

'but doesn't see
Yulin coming.'

'Smith rear-ends the LTD'

'right in front of Yulin'

'who has run through
the stop sign.'

He plows into 'em both.

Now the leading
racer stops.

'Its driver helps
the LTD driver'

'and they both get out
Yulin before the wreck blows.'

'They leave, and the missing
racer drive back to the roadside

'telephone and call
the fire department.'

That still leaves
Smith with a lot of the blame.

Oh, yeah.

There's a car here from
the fire department. Red.

Alright. Look, sarge,
you know, maybe

the acceleration skid marks had
nothing to do with the accident.

I mean, what if the two guys,
the LTD and the missing car

were working together,
some kind of criminal action

car thievery, something?

A different
missing car?

Miller!

Okay, Jon.
Do your thing.

See you later.

Sergeant Harper.

Oh, yeah, Joe.

Second sedan?

Cornet rented out two.
Right.

Yeah, well, grab that second one
for me, will you, Bob?

See how far it was driven

and check for evidence
of contraband.

Sure, but it's probably been
through a car wash.

They always do that.

Well, there's always something
that doesn't wash, right?

Right. Thanks, pal.

I want you to put
that car out there

what's left of it
through a sieve, hmm?

Hello, Wells, this is Jon.
I'm at the process plant.

I'm ready to run my speed test.
Is the roadblock ready?

Yeah, Jon.
It's Baricza.

'I'm up here in the Camaro.
No traffic so far.'

10-4, Jon.

Come on!

Who the heck
are these guys?

Stay right there!

Wells, it's Baricza
Racer coming fast.

- 'He got past me.'
- Traffic, Jon. Hold it.

Hey, look.
I'm sorry.

Yeah, that's great.
Just get on over there.

Come on, now.
Let's go.

Well, look. If Jon
never got it over 45

there is no way Smith was
going 45 when he hit.

Because he did brake
before impact.

The brakes on his car
are still frozen.

Harlan says
he was...going 45.

Grossie,
somebody is wrong.

I know,
I know.

Who?

Hey, Anderson!

Look, did you, uh.. Did you
take some pictures over here?

Of what? Everything happened
on Ridolfi the other side.

There are some tire marks here.
They're almost wiped out.

Make some casts of these.

Jon, why?

Of professional curiosity.

Looks like a car stopped here
and then backed out

so the guy could get out,
just like the mustang did.

We matched this cast with the
tires of the car that Smith hit.

It matched. I mean,
matched perfectly.

So, what you thinking?

Okay, let's say that the LTD
is standing still.

'If Smith would have
run into that'

'it would've
knocked it forward.'

'But that didn't happen,
they were interlocked'

'as if they were moving in
different directions.'

So let's say
the LTD was coming

from a different
direction

but he has to brake
and cut short on Ridolfi

because the unknown racer
barrels through.

'Therefore,
he backs up.'

He's gonna take
another shot at Ridolfi

not seeing Smith coming
from the opposite direction.

You have this car
moving backwards

'both cars moving'

and you have
the speed at impact.

The tire marks from
the impact fire are destroyed.

That doesn't explain
the missing car.

But..

...maybe the guy
that Smith hit wasn't hurt

and he's hiding
because he feels he's to blame.

I buy that.

Well, Jon, if your
theory is correct

it takes the onus off Smith.

'That I like.'

Doctor, stay close
to Benny Yulin.

Ryan's at the hospital now.

If Yulin regains consciousness
he can clear this all up.

I'll be there.

Come on.

- That's right.

Grady Brooks.
I'm a salesman.

Seems like you asked
the highway patrol

on Bakersfield to hold the car
I rented up there.

That's right.

I'm only in LA overnight

but I assure you that car

is not involved
in anything illegal.

Well, thank you, Mr. Brooks.

Uh, may I ask you
what it was involved in?

Company business.

My firm and I hope
you'll accept my word on it.

I have a sedan here
rented by another salesman

by the name of Noren.

I'm told it traveled almost
exactly the same distance

as the one you say you rented.

'Uh, you and Mr. Noren
with the same company?'

Noren, Noren..

I don't know a Mr. Noren.

Bakersfield?

Yeah, this is Getraer, LA.

Sergeant Harper's holding
that sedan for me?

Yeah, that's the one.

Uh, why don't you load it up
and truck it on down here?

Okay. Thank you.

I smell you, cousin.

Why didn't you identify
yourself as a fellow officer

'and tell me
what this is all about?'

I spent all night on it.

One wheel cover
and one bumper guard missing.

No evidence of contraband
or major injury.

But here on the windshield
bloodstains.

On the passenger's side?

Probably had two people in it.

Oh.

The speedometer analysis
puts the car

at zero miles an hour on impact.

'That's good for your theory
he was backing up.'

But...he was in forward gear.

'That's bad for your theory.'

Dr. Jacobs, telephone.
It's Chief Amaral.

He won't talk to anyone else.

Rafferty likes you.
I can see that.

People think I'm foolish
'cause Rafferty talks to me.

I understand him.

Birds talk to me

'plants, trees..'

Talking to my flowers
just before the wreck.

I know what caused that wreck.

You know?

What, you, you saw?

Firemen's the best friends
that I got up here.

They're saying that
captain's to blame.

Can't have that.
It wasn't his fault.

There's only one thing
I ask of you.

Please don't repeat this to no
cops that don't need to know.

Alright.

I don't believe in ghosts
spirits, people vanishin'.

But this I saw
and no foolishness to it.

I heard a sound.

O-o-o-e-e-esh!

Flying saucers, UFOs

whatever you call them things.

'Them drivers
they've seen it, too'

'or it caused them
to lose control.'

My eyes were on it.

And I heard the crash.

Grady Brooks is trying
to muscle me

off this case,
Captain Haskell.

I mean, whose cop is he?

Uh, state, federal,
county, what?

Well, Brooks has a problem.
That's all I can give you.

Except he wants to know how far
you're gonna go with this.

Back to Ned Smith's widow
with the truth

and I don't care
where I get it from.

Grady Brooks, from
the MAIT team, whoever.

I thought that you believed
that Captain Smith

was not the cause.

That's what I wanna believe.

That's what I wanna tell
that woman.

Look, if Benny Yulin's
family files on this

I'm gonna have to drag her
through interrogation

on the mental state and intimate
life of her dead husband.

Yeah, Getraer.

Yes?

Hey. Great.

Look, find Dr. Jacobs
and get her there at once

and please tell Officer Ryan
to go ahead.

I got to get to the hospital.

Benny Yulin has
regained consciousness.

They're gonna let him talk.

Uh, Ryan.

You talk to him?

Not yet. They won't let me.

Won't let you

That guy.

Brooks.

Brooks!

Jon, I used to hear dad talk
about the rule of first event.

What is it?

'If you don't slow down
they're going to carry us'

to the hospital.

Sorry.

Okay, uh, say you ran
into a fence, alright?

That's the incident.

But before that,
you ran off the road.

That's the first event.

Okay, well, what if you
and the sergeant are right?

The missing driver
was racing Benny Yulin

but he wasn't involved
in the actual accident?

Non-contact felony,
hit and run.

If he was the cause.

Even if he didn't know
the accident happened?

I think the missing driver knew.

No, I.. I mean,
supposing if he didn't.

By the rule of first event
where does he stand?

Maybe proximate cause.
I don't know.

I mean, there's no way to tell

until we find out exactly
how it went down.

All I'm asking is a little
interservice cooperation.

I must know what that man says.

That man is our witness.
His doctor said no.

Look, nobody knows
what you're up to.

Either you let us into
your confidence

or you get your information
through channels

if you have the authority.

- He's on his way.

Go on in. You, too.

You're forcing me
to go to your superiors.

Again?

You've already been there.
I haven't been to yours.

But I'm warnin' you.

If I find out that
you're obstructing justice.

I'm coming after you.

It would be perfectly normal

if you were unable to recall
much at this time, Mr. Yulin.

'So, do you remember
the accident?'

I don't know
what happened, I..

Mr. Yulin, we know that
you live out there

and that you were driving
pretty fast.

But that's okay.

There's nothing to worry about.

We're only here to ask for help.

I was...I was drivin' to work.

Just tooling along.

You know, by myself.

People are always racing
out there, Mr. Yulin.

People who, ah, live there.

'People from other areas.'

But I guess that you,
uh, know all about that.

Yeah.

Not me, that..

That's against the law.

I'm a law-abiding citizen.

There was a brown sedan.

'We thought it might have run
in front of you.'

'Remember it?'

Man, I.. I don't know
what happened.

Well, someone pulled you
out of that car.

Someday you may want
to help us find out who.

'So you can say thanks
for saving your life.'

Thank you, Mr. Yulin.

Well, he was racing,
no question.

And he knows something.

But he's smart enough
not to incriminate himself.

I'll just...keep on looking
for someone who saw.

Yeah, well, we may
just have someone.

I'm sorry.

Mr. Yulin wasn't much
help, was he?

Oh, he never did see the LTD
but Ryan fed it to him

and he's sharp enough to know
it would have helped him

if he would have remembered it.

Anyway, there's, uh,
nothing more you can do.

- Thank you.
- Okay, then, if you're sure.

I'll be at UCLA.

- Buh-bye.
- Bye.

Sarge, the Z-28
is parked out in the front

and Colleen doesn't
know about it.

Do you mind riding with Ryan?

Yeah. Sure.

Alright. Hmm.

Let's race.

There...you didn't
know me after all.

Officer, I didn't know
it was a police car, I was..

Colleen, you drive pretty fast
when you're uptight

and you've been uptight
since this began.

Now, I did this because
I want you to tell me why.

When I found out
what we were investigating

I could see
my whole life ruined.

But I swear I was gone.
I didn't know what happened.

There was not a thing
I could say to help.

Well.

It would have helped a lot
to know that you were the one

who made the acceleration skid.

You never saw the car
that Smith hit?

No. I, uh..

I caught a glimpse
of the fire sedan

as I was turning off Taft Road.

Knowing that would have
saved us a lot of time.

It also shoots down
your theory and mine, Jon.

What about Chief Amaral?
He told you something.

What was that?

He thinks it was caused
by a flying saucer.

Yeah.

- Sergeant.

That second sedan from
Bakersfield just pulled up.

Thanks, Harlan.

Doctor, you're innocent as far
as the accident's concerned.

I know that now.

But I am so embarrassed

and I am deeply
ashamed of myself.

Uh, look, I'll find someone
to give you a ride home.

We'll get your car
tomorrow, alright?

Hey, Miller,
take a look at this.

Hmm.

That, friend,
is a bloodstain.

They're checking all
the hospitals near Bakersfield.

Well, this place
is secure, for now.

But frankly, sir,
from my level

the CHP sergeant
is uncontrollable.

Noren's not badly hurt.

Mr. Tammaron is due
to testify tomorrow.

- He's fine.

My protection almost
gets me killed in a car crash

and some traffic cop's gonna
burn my safe house and I'm fine?

Oh, yeah. I'm fine.

Uh, good.
Thank you, sir.

Boss will handle
Getraer from Sacramento.

He wants me back in LA
to stay on top of things there.

Brooks, if word gets out
that I'm even in the country

you'll never see me
on a witness stand.

And that's a promise.

What are you
lookin' for, Harlan?

Soil samples

from places car
washes won't wash.

Hey, Miller, didn't you say
you were missing a wheel cover

from, uh,
the wreck, the sedan?

Yeah, left rear.

Anderson!

Jon, we better pick up Colleen.

I don't know.
Is she still with us?

I don't know.
We got to see Chief Amaral.

She can help pave the way.

Get a shot of this.

'Stuck in the left tire.'

Okay. Add it up
for me. Come on.

Okay.

Now, bloodstain on the seat belt
of the second sedan.

Mm-hmm.

Bloodstain on the windshield
of the wreck.

Now, the lab says they match

and the tire print
matches both cars.

So, injured victim
from wrecked sedan

driven away in rear seat
of second sedan.

Convincing?

Uh, convincing
but not conclusive.

This reflector was beside
the tire tracks Jon found

run over by second sedan
which picked up

a piece of the glass
in its tire

at the accident's site
beyond question.

- Conclusive.

We have our missing car.

Now...how did it get there
and who was in it?

How do we wrap this up?

He'll be out in just a minute.

Just remember,
he dreads ridicule.

Where you goin'?

You're going to call
the entire MAIT team out here.

It's hard enough facing you.

Doc, not telling you
how to treat a patient

but...it's you,
you have to face.

So, why not now

Thanks, Ponch.

- Come on.
- Okay.

The lady says
you need to know.

I don't believe in UFOs

or stories about
'em kidnapping people.

But this I saw.

I won't be told I'm foolish.

I'll deny it to anyone
that asks me, you understand?

Alright. Just show us
where it landed.

I didn't say it landed.

It just vanished up there!

Hey, Ponch!

Flyin' saucer.

Watch your step.

- Hey, Jon!
- Alright.

Well, Jon was right
the LTD was headed north.

Amaral saw the flying saucer
before he heard the crash.

Because the car threw the wheel
cover right here on the curve.

And right here
it went out of control

and skidded backwards
into the intersection.

Couldn't have stopped.

Skidded

Ponch, there's not a single
tire mark.

No oil slick, no mud
and water wouldn't stand here.

So what would vanish
without a trace?

Ice. Black ice.

And remember the chief said
his plants were frostbit?

Yes, but what's black ice?

Uh, that's a frozen mist
a thin coating.

Uh, it's transparent
like glass.

The pavement shows
through black.

There was no ice
at that intersection

not when I drove through.

No. It was in the sunlight

and you turned to the right.

Then the sun hit
this part of the road.

Plus the heat from the fire

the ice melted off
before we got here.

Wells, we need proof.

I'll talk to the weather people.

If we could re-create
the dew point

the, uh, temperature,
the wind velocity

the wind chill factor,
precipitation--

Wells, yes or no?

Maybe. Just maybe.

Okay, Jim,
I appreciate it.

I'll be right over,
alright? Thank you.

They have a car waitin' for me

similar to the one Smith had.

Good. A five point
safety harness.

Right.

I'm not with the MAIT team

but I like to be involved.

Well, Brooks got to Sacramento
and Sacramento got to me.

You have to make out a report
tonight on where we stand.

Okay, with the help of a timely
predawn frost

Wells is going to try
to create black ice

to see if it lasts
until 7:00 a.m.

the time of the collision.

Well, what is Baker doin'
with that duplicate car?

Trying to show that it skidded
into the intersection backwards.

Well, what if he hits one of
those high

It will blow like Hiroshima.

Look, why don't you tell
Grady Brooks that there's a cop

who is willing to risk his neck
to try to find out

why a fireman died?

Interservice cooperation.

Maybe he should watch.

Melting pretty fast, now.

Will it last until 7:00?

For 10 minutes? Sure.

Okay, Grossman, go to the van,
call the hospital and see

if Poncherello's
come up with anything.

Yes, sir.

At least we proved that there

was ice or could have been.

Yeah, well, let's go see
what I can prove.

Uh, Jon, if Benny Yulin
is talking

we may not have to do this.

But if we do, uh,
don't get fancy.

Oh, don't worry, sarge.
I'm a lousy driver.

Okay, everybody,
down the hill.

Has Baker driven
the test yet?

Uh, you're about
five minutes early.

We're hoping
to hear something

helpful from the hospital.

I understand
that officer Baker's

running a serious risk.

Can we avoid that
if I tell you

that I know for certain

that the accident
was unavoidable?

We can't take that
to a Coroner's jury.

Sergeant, I'm protecting a man

once very big
with the underworld

back in this country
from voluntary exile.

Chief witness
for the government.

Trying to prove
that organized crime

is plotting to rob the naval
oil reserves near Bakersfield.

There are billions involved

and more contracts on this man
than flies at a picnic.

We used back roads
to bring him in secretly.

There was
an uncontrollable skid.

We're very sorry
the fireman died.

Is that it?

I can't give you more.

Brooks, we need facts, evidence.

We need a witness.

Okay, Wells, I'm ready.

10-4, Jon.
Stand by one.

We'd better get it on!

Uh, just a second there, Wells.

Ponch is still at the hospital
with Ryan and Colleen.

Yulin admits
he was racing with Colleen.

Still swears he doesn't remember
how the accident happened.

Thanks, Grossie.

Look, uh...I'm gonna run
something by you.

You tell me if I'm wrong.

That second sedan
was following the first sedan

riding shotgun
in that operation.

The Porsche and the Datsun

were the only cars
traveling really fast.

They were racing on Ridolfi.

Traveling toward
the intersection

on a collision course

where Ned Smith
and the fire sedan

and your two LTDs.

The only really innocent man
in the bunch was Ned Smith

the man who was killed.

You probably spun out,
too, on the curve

but the ice was chewed up
so you never lost it.

The wreck blew up.

You couldn't do anything.

Somebody would see the fire

and call for help
so you took off.

And I know you didn't
call the fire department

because I checked
the voice tapes.

And you wouldn't let
your witness drive himself.

You didn't see the collision

because you would have
said something.

But you know who did?

Your witness and his driver.

'They were in it.'

Look, Brooks, we need them.

I'm warning you
in the strongest

possible terms
if my witness--

look, I warn you,
cop to cop

If Baker gets
one bruise on him--

Sergeant!

Okay, Jon,
bring it on.

Okay. 10-4.

Alright. Hold it.
I'll give you a witness.

Jon, stop!

'Stop, Jon.'

'Hey, watch the ice!'

Now I suppose
you're gonna tell us

you have friends
at city hall.