All language subtitles for T.J Hooker s03e18 Death On The Line

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Thank you.

I'm going to run because I'm missing the
best part of the sun.

And there's no one out at the pool right
now, so if I'm lucky, I might be able

to get myself one good hour of keeping
quiet.

Okay, all right, I'll let you go.

I'm sorry, but I'll make it up to you,
all right?

I'm sure you will.

I'll talk to you later.

Our little chicken's ready to be
plucked.

Roger.

units and 4 Adam 30, a possible attack
in progress at 229 Wallace.

4 Adam 30, handle the call. Code 3.

4 Adam 30, Roger.

That could be our man.

Tucker, it's Linda Stevens.

Take care of her.

Take it easy with that.

item 30 in pursuit of 261 suspect in a
gold 73 gremlin northbound on wallace

passing 10th street six blocks away
close enough let's jump in

416 we're rolling back at the 30. our
eta is three

Try to cut him off.

4M dirty to control.

Advise all units to the Becker
drawbridge area.

Attack suspect last seen going westbound
on Becker Boulevard.

How's Linda?

Dr. Carson's still examining her. Linda
would not let me take her to a hospital.

She finally let me bring her here.

Poor kid. Last time I saw her, she was
so bubbly.

All smiles?

Last week, the day she got engaged.

What's her condition?

Physically, she was lucky. It's her
mental state I'm concerned about.

I understand that you all know the girl.

Yes, she's a civilian secretary of the
prison. She always struck me as

sensitive.

Vulnerable. That's how I'm reading her.
She doesn't even want to admit she was

raped. Is there any doubt about it?

Not according to the test.

I want those tests by the book.

Defense attorneys love to rip into that
kind of evidence.

Don't worry. I've set up guidelines for
evidence collection and storage.

Stacy, where's Linda? Is she hurt? Take
it easy, Dan. She's going to be okay.

What's this all about? At Linda's
apartment, the police told me they

here. She was attacked. She has a few
minor cuts and bruises.

I want to see her.

Are you all right?

I was at the pool and there was a
shadow.

And then something hit me.

And everything started spinning like in
a nightmare.

And then I felt hands on my throat
strangling me.

Linda.

He didn't rape you, did he?

No, no, honey.

Oh, thank God.

Everything's okay.

Mulgrew, he can't handle it.

I know.

Well, he's got to find out.

We'll need your testimony and the
results of the test.

No. No. No testimony and no test.

Oh.

Linda, I know you've been through a
terrible ordeal, but if we're going to

this animal... Don't you understand?

Dan would never be able to live with
this.

It could ruin our whole life together.

I think the man who attacked you is the
marina rapist.

And if I'm right, you're the first of
his victims to survive.

That's why we've got to have the test
results. I don't care about that.

I don't ever want to think about him
again. I don't ever want to think about

again because it didn't happen. It was
just a terrible nightmare and it didn't

happen. So please just leave me alone.

Just leave me alone.

Coker, don't push her. She's on the
edge.

Give her some time.

I know.

I just don't know how much time the
Marine rapist is going to give us before

strikes again.

Thanks for taking off alone, Bryce.

Almost got nailed out there. What was I
supposed to do, hang around till they

collared both of us?

How'd you do on the loot?

Big.

Some jewelry, a little cash.

Then you gotta start finding some girls
and some bread.

Out of the last three jobs, I only got
enough for two days worth of snow.

That is a sleazy habit. You ought to do
something about that, you know that?

Why don't you do something about yours?

Why don't you do something about finding
some chicks in a high -rent district

for a change?

Because ritual broads don't turn me on.

Is that her ring?

Yeah.

Probably a family heirloom.

Maybe she was engaged.

Lose it, dummy.

It'd be too dangerous to try to fence
that.

It'd be too easy to identify.

All right.

What about the woman who called on the
261? Did she give the detectives a

description of the rapist?

Jeans and tennis shoes. That's all she
saw before she ran into her apartment

locked herself in.

Too scary to even look out the window
until he was long gone.

Captain, that animal is strangling
Linda.

He's already raped and killed three
other women in the marina.

Now that we've finally got a break,
we've got to go after him with

we've got. And I want in on that.

All right.

I'll tell the detectives you're going to
help out. But you make sure you keep

them up to date on everything you turn.

Hey, Hooker.

We just got word they located the car
the rapist stole.

Did he leave anything for forensics?
Negative. He either wiped off his prints

he wore gloves.

Romano, did you get that list I asked
you for?

Every known fence and pawnbroker who
handles the kind of loot the rapist rips

off. I'm just still trying to deal with
his robbing her place after he attacked

her. But I did get a list of the
jewelry. Yeah, we added them to the

list of items stolen from the first
three victims.

Good. Let's roll.

On our way, I want to swing by Linda's
apartment and see if forensics turned

anything.

Hard to understand the way guys can turn
away when a rape happens.

Don't lay it off on the entire male
population.

I've come across guys who have been
nothing but understanding.

You think Linda Stevens' fiancé will
walk when he finds out she's been raped?

Who knows?

Some guys just can't handle it, no
matter how hard they try.

What I do know is she's making a mistake
not telling him the truth up front.

She's afraid.

Afraid of what he'll do.

The woman a guy loves is victimized,
raped.

And maybe he feels part of what they had
together has been violated.

He's angry, frustrated, confused, a
mess.

He's wrong.

But there are no easy answers to it,
Stace, ever.

Hooker? Ramona?

You came to give us a hand. You're late.

Did you find anything?

No, a few latents, but they look like
the girls.

Figure our boy wore gloves.

He must have ice water for blood. Not
only raping, but robbing the same

It's hard to believe one man could do
that.

You check this white powder here?

It's plaster dust from the wall. The
victim had a kitchen phone extension put

four days ago.

Date's on that warranty in the nearest
drawer.

Sounds like he didn't miss a thing.

I'm with you, partner.

Let's go check the pawn shops.

There he is, partner. Maury the
Hawkmeister. Bring him your chair of

and he'll chisel you down to a dime on
the dollar.

Hooker. You want to hunk the badge and
gun?

We could do some business. No, what I
want is a look in your safe.

You get some kind of paper?

Don't send my partner for a warrant,
Maury. You wouldn't like what happens

he comes back.

Good advice.

Do we get a look?

Hey.

No, no, Maury. Not the top drawer where
you keep your solid brass watches. The

bottom drawer where you stash all your
stolen goods.

This came off the wrist of a dead girl,
second victim of the marina rapist.

Hey, Hooker, I swear, no way would I do
business with filth like that one.

You would and you did.

Now tell me about him.

What did he look like? How many times
did he come in?

Once.

One time only.

I can't remember the guy.

It's a parade in here.

They come in wearing dark glasses, hats
pulled down.

Better for business you don't even look.

Maury, if the man who brought you this
comes back or you spot any of the other

items on this list, you're going to call
me fast and I can say two to five for

receiving stolen goods.

Yes, sir.

Let me hear it again.

Yes, sir.

Here, I'll get it. All right, it's all
right. It's a line check. I'll get it.

Yeah.

Put a search around this address,
Tanner.

I think we'll be back.

Victim one.

Raped and strangled in her bedroom. No
sign of forced entry. Second victim in

her own car.

This has to be pulled out of her
townhouse garage.

Left here, forensics found footprints,
athletic shoes.

And the witness to Linda's rape, the man
wore tennis shoes.

Almost every guy today owns a pair of
athletic shoes.

Picture number three, in her living
room.

Again, no forced entry. What's it mean?

One in three knew the rapist, let him
in?

I just flashed on two things at Linda's
apartment.

When we rolled on the call, the rapist
was coming out of the apartment

You saw him stuck back in.

Finally wound up taking off in a stolen
car. Do you remember it was parked

across the apartment building that the
rapist might very well have been heading

for if we hadn't spooked him?

Vaguely. A truck.

A municipal phone company service truck.
You got it.

The other thing I remember is the new
phone in Linda's apartment.

A telephone service man. It could be a
perfect cover. Practically the invisible

man. So how do people see, don't
remember seeing, open the door, let them

without even thinking? But you could
account for the daylight M .O. when he's

out making service calls.

Sounds right, but how do we prove it?

You and Jim, check with the phone
company. See if service was scheduled to

of the three victims' home before they
were killed. And if so, who made the

service calls?

So how much can you give me for it?

You know me, we've worked. together
before sure i remember

not bad i'll have to wash it up a little
bit

get my glass get a better look at it

Well, get hold of him. It's important.

Tell him Maury has something for him.

All three women had

telephone repair service in the last
three months.

And it looks like all the victims had
service calls only a week or so before

their murders.

Is there any way of knowing who the
repairmen were on those jobs? Oh, of

I've got it right here.

You know, the company is very careful in
selecting its employees.

And I don't want to believe it was
anyone working for us.

Here it is.

One man did all three repair jobs.

Name's Tanner.

Cliff Tanner.

We need his personal file and photo ID,
Mr. Dickens. I'll get them for you.

And then we better get a hold of Hooker.

As soon as I get on the phone, he's
gone.

Left this behind.

Antique gold, small diamonds, emerald.

Just like on the list you gave me. What
about the guy? What did he look like?

Dirty, six foot tall, beard, blonde
hair.

Gives it something to go on.

Yeah. He's not your average schnook.

Hey, Hook.

I think we ID'd the rapist.

The same phone repairman was at all the
victims' apartments just a few days

before they were killed.

Recognize him?

Yeah.

That's him.

That's the guy.

Do you know where you can find him?

We checked out his next scheduled
service call, but he wasn't there.

have it staked out in case he shows up.

They just might be making an unscheduled
stop.

We needed a list of all the service
calls he's made in the last two weeks.

We already got it. We narrowed it down,
eliminating anyone who was young,

female, and living alone.

There's only four left.

How many in the Marine area?

Just two.

You take one, we'll take the other.
Let's roll.

Phone company.

Sorry to trouble you again, ma 'am. Oh,
what's the problem? You said you

repaired it last time. I know. We've had
some complaints, so we think maybe the

trouble's coming from here.

After all the time you spent on my
phone? I know.

What are you guys doing?

Oh, no.

I don't see a truck.

Maybe he parked it around back.

There he is.

Sorry, sweet stuff.

I can't leave any witnesses.

We got a hooker.

We got someone, Junior.

Someone who isn't wearing tennis shoes.

This is Frank Bryce, lineman, works in
the marina area.

Heard you asked him about Cliff Tanner.

Can you tell us anything about him?

He worked here for a couple of years.

I hardly knew him. He was a loner.

Still, I'd like you to try and remember
any names he mentioned.

The way he kept to himself, that was
enough to keep me going in the opposite

direction. I gotta tell you, it shakes
you up when you find out a guy you've

been working with is a marina rapist.

Two of the men we talked to said that
Tanner wore boots. Is that so?

Yeah.

Most of us wear athletic shoes these
days. Makes it easier climbing around in

attics in places when you're working on
phone lines.

If you think of anything we ought to
know, here.

Give me a call.

Sergeant, Tanner's dead.

Why are you asking these questions?

Well, I'd like to make sure that we've
covered all the bases before we close

case. Pretty thorough, huh? Guess you'd
have to be to catch some arena rapists.

How did you... How'd you guys know it
was Tanner?

Police business, Mr. Prince.

Looks like you were right. You got the
wrong guy. It's not going to make

Sheridan very happy.

12 -0 -42, 2 -5 -1 -66, 12 -0 -60.

Hey,

nice work, Hooker. Of course, the
detectives weren't too thrilled that you

picked up the gold ring.

Brass ring.

I don't think Tanner is the Marina
Rippers.

You've got to be kidding.

Tanner tried to hog Linda's ring.

He was in all the other victims' pads.

How can you say he's the wrong man?

The witness at Linda Stevens' apartment
building said the rapist had tennis

shoes.

Tanner only wore work boots.

People have been known to own more than
one kind of shoe.

Not Tanner, just boots.

And then there was the way he strolled
out of that co -ed building without a

worry in the world till he saw us.

But the coroner's report said he didn't
complete the act, that he was

interrupted. I think he was interrupted
by us chasing Tanner.

The real rapist hurt us and split.

Two rapists, is that what you're saying?

One rapist, one robber. Tanner did the
robbing.

The other man died to Tanner in some
kind of sick partnership.

He's the one who rapes and murders.

I don't buy it.

Not without more than a theory.

The marina rapist is dead.

We know Tanner's not the rapist.

The captain's right. There's no way we
can prove it, Hooker.

There is one way.

Convince Linda to release the test
results.

If they don't match Tanner, then we
know.

Hooker, please.

Linda's in real emotional trouble.

If you start pressuring her for this...
If we do and she agrees, we may keep the

rapist from killing another innocent
victim. I understand that, but she's

through so much... Linda's already a
victim.

Our priority is to do our job. It just
seems so cold... Now, look.

If there was another way, I'd take it.

Thank you very much.

Hooker, I heard the good news. You
caught the Marina Raiders. I'd like to

so.

But what? Hooker thinks the man we
caught may have had a partner who's the

Raiders. I think Linda's test results
will back that up. I just phoned Stacy.

I told her that I thought Linda should
stay here again tonight. She's still

quite disturbed.

How long do you think it'll be before
she can talk about it?

I know it's tough, but she has to
realize how important it is for us to do

job and find the rapist. She realizes,
but she's on an emotional rollercoaster.

The first response a rape victim feels
is shock, followed by disbelief.

Once the realization of what happened
settles in, the victims invariably feel

shame and guilt.

She feels there's something more she
could have done to prevent the rape.

Exactly. The next response is
depression, overwhelming feelings of

followed by fear, anger, and anxiety,
which is where she is now.

Look, I don't want to hurt her any more
than she's already been hurt, but if the

rapist is out there, we've got to know
that.

Yeah.

She's in the yard.

Please. You've caught the rapist. Now
leave me alone.

I don't think the man we got is the man
who attacked you.

I think the killer's still out there.

I think he's going to kill again.

Unless you help us stop him.

Hooker, nothing's changed.

I told you. I don't want to lose Dan.

Think about it, Linda.

Is it fair to Dan?

What happens the day he finds out?

And he will, you know.

I want to tell him that I can't.

Give him a chance.

Give him time.

Give yourself time.

Linda.

Fight back.

Help me make that man pay for what he
did to you.

I want to catch him. I want him bad.

And you're the only one who can make
that happen.

Okay.

You can have my tab.

Would you like me to talk to Dan for
you?

It would help me.

I'll tell him what you want to see.

I got it.

Linda agreed to release the test
results.

Oh, great.

Do you remember the rapist's blood type?

Type A.

Then it wasn't Tanner.

The coroner said his blood was type O.

The lineman we talked to said that
Tanner was a loner. Doesn't figure that

develop a relationship with a psycho
killer overnight.

Then we'll dig into Tanner's background,
see what we can turn. Go get him. I

will get Linda's test results for you.
Besides the rapist's blood type, I've

collected a few strands of hair. Good.
That'll give us enough evidence for a

conclusive ID when we do now.

Tell Jim and Stacy to give you a hand
checking out Tanner.

Dad.

Linda asked me to stop by and talk.

Then I was right.

That she raped.

Go ahead, say it.

Spit it out. Get rid of it.

Why?

Why, Linda, of all people, what kind of
an animal would do a thing like that?

Sick animal.

One that would have killed her if he
hadn't been scared away.

Linda's lucky to be alive.

Probably she doesn't feel that way right
now.

She needs your reassurance. She needs to
know that you still feel the same way

about her.

The same?

How the hell can I?

Any man who gives a damn about his
woman, how could he feel anything but

anger?

To get past those feelings, you're going
to need help.

That's what the rape center is all
about.

It's for all the victims.

You're a victim too, Dan.

Almost as much as Linda.

I can't even think about it, let alone
talk to someone.

I think I changed your mind.

Like I say, she needs you and she needs
to talk to you.

The two of you have a lifetime of
happiness ahead of you.

But it's up to you.

Get your act together.

Go to her.

Don't make a mistake.

Bet you'll regret the rest of your life.

Colin. George.

Nina Thorne. Mr. Robert Collins.

Is this your watch over?

Yeah.

We're trying to find Tanner's partner.

Guys, the phone company said that Tanner
was a loner.

Trying to find an employee who goes
back.

You figure they had a long time in a
relationship?

Shared rape and murder. For that, they'd
have to be pretty close.

We're cross -checking the municipal
phone company personnel record for

School rosters, army records, stuff like
that.

I'll see if I can...

Pull some staff.

Give me a hand in here.

You got a Frank Edmund?

Edward. Not even close.

What about a Frank Bryce?

Same platoon, both stateside and
overseas?

Stacy, don't bother checking.

That's it.

The guy we talked to, Bryce.

Jim, call the phone company dispatcher.
See if you can find out where Bryce is

supposed to be right now.

If you find him, bring him in.

You want some units sent over to Bryce's
apartment?

Right. We'll pick up a warrant to get
into Bryce's company lot. I saw

that I want to see again.

Up close.

See if you can find someone with
authority in the office to open up the

This is 30. Go 16.

We checked Bryce's route. He should be
at his second stop, but he's nowhere in

sight.

We'll let you know if we come up with
anything on this end.

Booker!

This is Mr. Vickers, the supervisor, Jim
and Stacey. How do you do?

You open up Frank Bryce's locker?

Well, it is company property.

These old routing sheets. I noticed one
had a name circle.

More than one. Alice Gardner. Victim
number three.

Kathy Freeman. Victim number five.

Here's one that's circled.

Who isn't a victim? Not yet, anyway.
Judy Kilmer, 1649, 8th and Way. Thank

very much for your help.

Telephone company?

I was right. I checked the junction box.
Something in here is causing static on

your neighbor's line.

Well, could you hurry? I'm on my way to
the airport.

It won't take a minute.

What are you doing?

Phone company truck, he's here. Call for
backup.

4 -item -30 needs backup at 4 -2 -4 -3rd
-view.

Possible 2 -6 -1 in progress.

Sweet stuff.

Call an ambulance.

Thank you.

All right, I want you to come up behind
me as if you were an attacker, like

this. I'll show you how to get out.

You and your people have helped us so
much.

Is something wrong?

No.

It's just that I leaned on Stacey a
little bit too hard when she went to

Linda. I owe her an apology.

Booker, I didn't get a chance to talk to
you at roll call. Stacey, I've got

something to tell you first.

No, me first.

No, no, no. What I have to say is very
important. Hooker, I know you're a

sergeant and Stacy's only a rookie, but
this time let her speak first, okay?

Pam, Linda and Dan are inside. Why don't
you give them a hand picking out the

wedding invitations?

I want to apologize. Listen, Stacy. No,
let me finish.

I've been listening to you and taking
your advice ever since you taught me

crossing streets at the corner.

And a lot of people, including some of
my own family, weren't too keen on my

joining the department.

But you convinced me to take a stand.

One of my better moves.

This time I let my emotions get in the
way of an investigation.

I acted with my feelings, not my head.

I made a mistake.

You're allowed.

One.

Okay. Now what did you want to say?

I forgot.

Couldn't have been very important.