Original subtitles

The party went great.

Hold on a second.

Hi, darling.

I thought you were headed home. Yeah, I was. I had to turn around. I forgot some

of my cooking supplies I need for this job tomorrow.

Hey, did you do your homework?

Of course. Good.

Well, I'll see you in a few minutes. Okay. I love you. I love you, too. Bye

-bye.

You know, it's really funny.

Sometimes it is.

God, Nash, you look terrible.

I can't even believe it. That's okay. All right, calm down. Hang in there.

Just tell me about the whole thing from the beginning. Okay.

I was working a party for you tonight.

I came back to get some of my catering supplies, and I saw him.

Linus Mills. He's the man who owns this house and serves the party.

And he was with a woman, a blonde woman, maybe 25 or 27.

And...

Just as I was about to interrupt him, he pulls out a gun with a silencer.

He shoots her. She drops.

He turns. He sees me.

I run.

Excuse me.

I'm Linus Mills.

Are you in charge here?

Why isn't he in custody?

Why hasn't he been arrested? I saw you do it. Okay, okay, take it easy.

We haven't met.

I'm Inspector Nash Bridges.

His and hers Bridges.

There's a lot more clarity to all of this.

I hope so. Hey, Nash.

Uh, Harv, what do you got?

Lisa, would you mind showing us exactly where you think the murders occurred?

Yeah, yeah, sure. What, for the forensics guys?

Well, actually, we're having a little trouble finding the deceased.

Well, it should be the only corpse over there. Just turn left at the soup

tureen. You can't miss it.

Okay, all right. Come on, I'll go with you. Let's go. Good.

Show me.

Yeah, just come here.

Right over here.

Excuse me, please.

Sure.

Well, he obviously moved the body. Check the house.

Lisa, I had two guys up on the roof. I mean, if there was a corpse here, it's

not here anymore.

So where's the body?

Not one shred of evidence.

No powder burns on the hands.

No weapon.

No body. Nash, in 20 years, have I ever cried wolf? I'm telling you what I saw.

I believe you. So what's next? What do we do?

Sweetheart, without any evidence, we don't have a case. No, there's an

eyewitness. Hey, hey, can I arrest him? What are you, crazy? No, don't tell me.

Please don't tell me he gets to walk.

Is everybody happy?

Oh, God, he's so glib. It's sickening.

You know...

I think I bent over backwards to stay cordial under truly bizarre

You accuse me of murder without a shred of proof.

I endure half the San Francisco Police Department crawling all over my

And now she's criticizing my attitude.

Now, I happen to have raised a great deal of money for a very worthy cause

tonight. And I'm going to use that to stay above this.

But your former better half here, She could use a session with a therapist.

Don't you tell me what I could and couldn't use. You are a murderer, and

not going to get away with it. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, and good

We'll be seeing you. This is so weird. How did I get rid of that body so fast?

I don't know.

It's like that game Clue. The professor did it in the garden with a silencer.

Come on, honey. It's not right.

I'm going to drive you home now. It's not right. It's not just. It's just.

We'll get him.

We'll get him.

We got Mills' university travel records for the past four years.

Angola, Burma, Columbia, Laos. Dude is like always on the move. For supposedly

official economic missions, development conferences, mercy flights, etc.

Mm -hmm.

All the world's hot spots.

What do you got?

Oh, an alien that got down was like trying to stick marbles through a straw.

Okay, get this. His birth certificate burned up along with the county

courthouse. The university he went to is being shelled in Bosnia right now. Oh,

no, no. They're enjoying the truce. Oh, great.

All this stuff on this guy's generic.

So, who is he? Well, that's mission number one, Bubba.

First we find out who he is, then we figure out how he did it. I suggest we

that tarot card reader on fourth.

I got a better idea.

He may not have any evidence, but we damn sure know who did it.

Not as good a place to start as any.

So, uh, are those the legal documents on your bar?

Yep. And this puppy is ironclad.

No exclusions for death.

The only loophole is the one around my neck.

You know, if my half -partner hadn't died before the inconsiderate bastard

me the name of the guy we're supposed to sell it to, we'd be writing a limo

right now.

Or at least a new coupe.

Have you seen the place?

I don't want to see the place.

Make it too real.

What did I do, God?

Hey, man, maybe it's nice.

She's been a drug forfeiture.

How nice can it be?

Maybe this is some sort of karmic payback deal for doing this whole thing

Inger's back.

Huh?

You're my best friend, right?

Oh, just shut up.

Shut up and drive.

gentlemen, slide 34, the human brain, a novel organ for most of you.

Now, as you can see, the massive trauma to the occipital and axillary bones

produced an area of damaged tissue in the cerebellum medulla, which was the

cause of almost instantaneous death.

And on that note, thank you very much.

The cause of death seems to be your specialty.

Let me ask you something. Did you ever get a course that leaves you stumped?

Never.

Not in 20 years of doing this type of work.

And what is this kind of work again?

Is it possible that there's a question or two you didn't ask me last night?

I have one.

I hear that...

Doctors are really financially secure.

Did you ever think of investing in the food and beverage industry?

Why are you here?

Oh, come on, Doc.

You know exactly why we're here.

You see, Linus, I'm not a beat -around -the -bush kind of guy.

And I know you did it.

And you know you did it.

And now I know, too.

We're going to get you.

You can't write me a traffic ticket.

What would you say if I told you that the reason we're here is because we

the body?

I would say you're whistling down the wind.

Which means you know exactly where the body is.

That's all I needed to know.

Hello, Jan?

This is Lisa Bridges.

Um, Linus is at work, right?

I left some things there. I was wondering, can I come by and pick them

Great, thanks.

Look, test these.

Make sure they work as well as they're supposed to work, and then implant them.

Careful, careful. Come on, come on, come on, come on. These are the only

prototypes in existence. I went through a great deal of trouble to get them.

I don't know.

I don't like leaving an eyewitness around.

Oh, relax.

The police have nothing. Let's not give them something now.

in here about what oh oh how well it went he raised a lot of money

uh went off without a hitch mills is raising money and i can't even pay my

you know your way around right sure thanks

Find what you're looking for.

Oh, Dan.

I was just looking at some of Linus' party photos, and I recognized this

in one of them. Really?

Well, I don't, that's the thing. I've seen her at a couple of parties, but I

don't remember her name.

Maybe you could help me. Let me see.

Yeah, I know her. Her name is Brinica Launders.

She's a designer for Shoro. It's a Dutch architectural and design firm here in

the city.

I see. And how does she know Linus? All through a teaching associate of Linus'.

He's been dying to get her to go out with him. Dying?

Really?

My finger is killing me. You should put some ice on that.

Okay. Well, I'll just get the rest of my stuff in the kitchen.

What are you doing in my house?

I forgot my utensils.

Actually, Linus, I'm very glad that I ran into you. I wanted to tell you how

sorry and embarrassed I am about last night. You were right.

It was my imagination.

Don't apologize.

We both know what you saw.

Really?

Hello, Mr. Mills.

Home early, huh?

Yes.

I'd better run.

The person we were discussing earlier...

She'll have to be dealt with after all.

Clear?

You sneaked around the man's house.

Sneaking would be too strong a word. I was picking up my stuff, you know,

sure I didn't leave any loose silverware anyplace till I wanted it dead.

Lisa, have you completely lost your mind?

Do you know how incredibly risky that is? Well, I didn't expect him to show up

in the middle of the day.

Well, that's exactly my point. Wait, wait, I forgot.

I found this in the ice maker.

It's the necklace the dead woman was wearing. And I got her to hang them

she worked.

Have you ever looked into somebody's ice maker? Not in my entire career.

Well, it wasn't entirely planned.

All right. I'm going to have to put you and Cassidy in protective custody. Oh,

some fabulous hotel.

No, no.

Too high profile. Besides, I don't know how far this guy Mills could reach.

I guess you'll have to stay with me.

Oh, no.

Hey, it's not bad.

I stayed there once when Ingrid and I were having a to -do.

Room service sucks, but the view is great.

Oh, that reminds me.

You stole my shampoo.

That wasn't complimentary.

Hey, Nash, who do you think this guy mills in?

I don't know.

I got a buddy in the intelligence community in Washington.

I'm going to give him a call.

He'll check this boy mills out.

Okay, uh, let's see.

Cassidy, why don't you take my room, and I'll sleep on the sofa. No, no, no, no.

I will take Cassidy's room. She'll sleep on the sofa, and you keep your room.

Right. Just like I said, whatever makes you comfortable.

Hey, can I have your phone?

Joe, you know where it is. God, I never thought I'd be sleeping under the same

roof with you again.

Oh, well, thank you.

Oh, come on, Mom. It could be fun, like old times.

Oh, old times weren't always that fun.

Uh, okay.

It's Troy, right? Sir? Yeah.

So, uh, Troy will have the first shift.

I, uh, I gotta go over to my ex -partner's wake to see if I can get his

buy him a half of the bar.

Uh, we have to, uh, do the, uh, Dutch, uh, design firm first.

What? Oh, it's nothing for you to be concerned about. Just make yourself

comfortable. Cassidy can help you.

She knows where everything is, and, uh, let me tell you how happy I am about

this whole arrangement.

Are you checking this out?

Checking what out?

I'm having a Scandinavian flashback.

Um, these women are Dutch, not Scandinavian.

No wonder I was so depressed this week. I went to the wrong country.

Yeah.

Ms. Longden has worked here for about three years.

Fine employee.

Well, we'd like to take a look at her, Dad.

Well, you'll have to ask her.

She's here?

Mm -hmm.

I was at home last night.

Why?

You mean this necklace isn't yours?

Yeah. I thought someone stole it from my desk.

Where did you find it?

Wait a minute. I'm confused. That is your necklace, but you weren't at Linus

Mills' party last night.

Who's Linus Mills?

You like horseback riding?

No. I'm allergic to them.

That's not you in this picture?

No, that's Elkie Hansen. We get mistaken for each other all the time.

Elkie Hansen. Um, where is she today?

I guess she's outside.

We'd like to talk to Elkie Hansen.

Um, you wouldn't happen to have a phone number or address, would you?

Um, sure I do.

And, um, thanks for my necklace.

For now, this is evidence.

But I'll be that you get back.

Bye -bye.

Levi, the victim.

They're heading to our house.

Letha? Yeah, we need to come pick you up.

The dead woman was not Vernika Launders, but she was a dead ringer.

If you'll pardon the pun.

I need you to make a positive ID.

Are you up for it? Are you kidding?

I wouldn't miss this.

Good girl. I'll be right over.

Hey, drop me off first, man. I'm going to be late for my wake.

Mr.

Pastor?

Yes.

Who are you?

I'm Joe Dominguez, ma 'am. Glad to meet you.

What family?

Well, what family are you with?

Oh, no, I'm not a gangster, ma 'am. Oh,

are you with the funeral home? You know, Bernie has too much rouge. He acted

like a clown, but he never looked like one.

No, I'm not with the funeral home, ma 'am. I met your husband shortly before

untimely demise.

What do you want?

Well, it seems, Mrs. Naster, that Bernie and I had this business deal together,

you see, and he was a...

Truly a great man. I just mentioned that to you.

And I was wondering, given the tragic circumstances, that you might

like to buy my half in a deal. How dare you?

Where do you get all soiling sacred ceremony with your petty self

-serving problems?

Now just be it.

Come on, get out of here.

I understand.

distraught. Look at the way you dress. You're not even dressed for a funeral.

Just get out of here.

Well, if you change your mind, here's my card.

Right here.

Lucky man, Bernie.

This is so mysterious.

Why do you think you killed this woman?

I'll bet you were the spy, too.

I don't know. Whatever it is, the poor girl's dead.

All right, I want you to look at every picture we find in this room.

Okay.

Uh -huh.

Hey, Nash, this is her.

I'll never forget this face.

You got it? Yeah.

You sure? Yeah.

Sure. All right.

Now we've got to do this place her at Mill's place last night.

He was pretty young.

Oh, good.

That's good. Had an insult to injury.

Oh, I'm seeing three of you.

Can you say the alphabet backwards?

What are you yelling at me for?

I never could say the alphabet backwards. What do you think I am, a TV

just whack and the picture gets better? Hey, who were these guys?

How did they know we would be here?

Don't ask me questions that I can't answer. You're giving my goose egg.

Four different IDs.

None of them match. Oh, no.

No, no. Wait a minute. I know. We're in the middle of some kind of Oliver Stone

thing. Look. Look at this. This is an access card to the medical lab at San

Francisco University.

Amazing. That works.

Leak here.

Arv. Hey, man.

Get a cleanup crew over to, uh... Green Street. Oh, uh, 375 Green Street. 375.

Yeah, I got a DOA.

Yeah, he's probably gonna turn up at John... Ow!

Probably going to turn up at John Doe.

But see if I can find out who he is anyway.

Okay. You sound a little strange. Yeah, I'm all right. Yeah.

Yeah.

Good. Bye.

Where are we going?

Let's go to school.

This is where you get off. No way.

This is our cage.

Besides, you might need me.

All right, but no heavy lifting.

Hey, hey, hey. What are you doing?

What are we looking for?

Whatever it is, they're trying to hide.

What if Milt comes in on Saturday?

Well, then we'll have to...

In here.

Shh, shh, shh.

Nash,

shh, shh.

Stop. What? It's just a body.

Come here. Come here. We found her.

This is the woman I saw and killed.

That's her?

Yeah. Nash.

Nash. Oh, oh, oh. No, no.

Nine.

Real nine.

This guy Mills, he signed a death certificate on Elkie Hansen. See if he's

his pen to any others. There may be some sort of pattern here. You got it. He

couldn't dispose of her.

He needed her.

Maybe he wanted to snatch her organs.

Sweetheart, she was pretty dead for that to work. Well, it's something sinister.

Look, he hid the body in the lab because he's a pathologist.

It's the last place anybody's going to look.

Now, can we please just not go off the deep end here?

Hey, it's my favorite crime -fighting couple.

Hi, Joe.

Hey.

Heard you found the body in the laboratory.

It's getting very sinister in here.

Talk to her.

You two are on the same wavelength.

Oh, yeah?

All right.

Here's my theory, call it whatever it's worth.

I think this guy Linus is a bloodsucker, and he needs a host to feed off of.

What are you, related to Geraldo Rivera?

Maybe. All right, but listen to this. Have you guys gone after this guy with a

cross or garlic or anything? See?

That's my case.

Cross and garlic.

Hey, Matt, I've got to go check out my new bar. I need some oral support. Want

to come with me?

Harvey, do you have any preliminary results?

Morgan's got me on hold. I'm listening to Captain and Tennille.

Beautiful.

You've got to let me know as soon as you get anything.

Come on, let's go look at this bar.

Joe, you bought a bar?

Well, yeah, sort of.

It's an incredibly risky business.

Tell me about it. It killed my ex -partner.

Hey!

Hey, you, get up! Get out of here. Go find someplace else to sleep. Go on.

This is not happening.

Oh, Joe, it looks like it's got potential.

It's what, a nuclear dump site?

Hey.

Hey, you. You work here?

Well, who wants to know?

Me, I want to know. I'm a police officer.

But they only pay me to take out the trash, that's all.

Yeah, okay. Well, look, I just need some information.

Stop harassing me.

Calm down. I'm not harassing you. I just bought this place. I need to get

inside. Well, I can't do that.

But stop pressuring me. My head's going to explode.

Okay, look.

How do I get in touch with the manager, okay? Come back later.

That's the only time he's here.

Okay, so you're close?

Good. I'll see you in a minute.

That was hard.

He's coming over with some results.

I thought Joe was going to have a nervous breakdown.

You know that guy that was laying in the trash there outside his joint? Yeah.

I'm going to say that was the former owner.

Hey, stay out of that. Mmm, yum, yum, yum.

God, it's like Ward and June Cleaver snatched my parents' bodies.

There is life from the peanut gallery.

Don't you have homework to do? Yes. Listen to your father, dear.

Unreal. Look, I have a friend coming over to study. Okay? What friend?

It's okay. I checked with the guy downstairs.

What about the guy upstairs?

What, just because we're staying here, I can't see my friends?

That's right.

And that's fair.

Hey, Cass.

Ben. Hi.

How are you? Good.

Come meet my dad.

Hey, Mr. Bridget.

Hi.

Nice tattoo.

Do you like it?

No.

Ben, meet my mom.

So you're Ben. I'm Lisa. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you.

I thought your parents were divorced.

Apparently not this week.

We're going to go study in my room where it's quiet.

No, we used to do that.

But it's real different when it's done to you.

Yeah, definitely.

Maybe I should just... No, no, no. Say, hey there, kids.

Hey, Art.

Well, our esteemed Dr. Mills certainly has. Payton, to signing death

certificates. Three of them in the last 18 months.

And all three young, female, foreign nationals. All three bodies shipped out

the country. I knew it.

What about the autopsy? Oh, you guys.

Okay, here's where we enter Bazaarville. I mean, not with the cause of death. As

expected, that was bullet wounds. And the fact that there's no trace evidence

and there's no ballistic match, big deal. I mean, this guy's as anal

as he looks, and he didn't leave any tracks. But the coroner flips the body

over, and he sees a fresh incision.

Something has been surgically inserted into the deceased.

What? He reaches into the retroperitoneal cavity.

And he pulls it out.

This little Cracker Jack prize.

What are those things?

I assume that it's some kind of electronic conductor.

Ceramic, I think.

Why would Mills sew this stuff into the body?

That's my question, exactly.

Use your, um, Berkeley connections.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I got a meeting with them in the morning. A couple of my old

professors. You know, if they can't ID this, nobody can.

You don't just sew stuff into people's bodies. What is going on here?

Well, certainly not a domestic dispute.

Not only is the body gone, the witness can't be located.

That's unbelievable.

Yes, sir.

This is unacceptable.

To be stopped by the caterer? Yes, that's unacceptable.

We could get wet.

Take back what's ours by force.

Force is never as effective as leverage.

There's one sure way to get merchandise back.

You trade for something of equal or greater value.

Oh, that's great, Hansi. Thanks.

Hey, listen, buddy, I owe you one.

Thanks. Bye.

Good night, Daddy.

Good night, sweetie.

Okay, tell me.

Why would they throw stuff into the body?

My guess is they're smuggling.

Nobody wants to search a dead body. Oh, I get it.

No custom searches, no x -rays. Right, they go through untouched. Exactly.

I just got off the phone with my buddy at the CIA.

CIA. I knew it. Milton's CIA.

No, no, not CIA, but he is part of a splinter group called the Black Command.

They worked with the DEA back in the 80s, tracking down these drug cartel

leaders. A splinter group. That's like bad good guys.

Well, they haven't been able to pin anything on Milton, but they suspect

he's gone into business for himself.

using his intelligent skills to identify proprietary U .S. technology, smuggle

it out of the country, and sell it on the world black market. Oh, man, we

stumbled onto something huge.

It's pretty big.

This guy's right up there on the public enemy list.

I used to like helping you with your cases.

Especially that one. Remember where you and Joe had to dress up like the disco

watch dealers?

Oh, man.

We had on about 80 pounds of jewelry.

Looked like a Mr. T. Starter chair.

And the way he had the grease back in his hair. Oh, yeah. Oh, baby.

But that was a little bit weird.

Boxfield was really important.

Oh. Do you remember that?

The guy in the band.

How long did we stay out talking?

Late.

I must look quite the picture.

You are.

Got it.

You still snore, huh?

No. What you were hearing was an echo of yourself.

No, no, dear.

That was you.

Telephone. Dad?

So, we all getting back together?

Hey, give me the phone. What is it with you?

Hello? Score, man.

I've got some very interesting news, Nash.

Cool. What is it?

Can you come down here, man? You'll dig it. You've got to see it. All right. I'm

on my way.

Hey, what? What? Harvey found something. I've got to go down to that.

That's how you're going to find out what it is.

Go for it.

What?

We get to the critical juncture, and I thought we were doing this together.

Lisa, you're welcome to come down to the SIU if you want to.

But this guy Mills is dangerous.

And I'm not going to let you anywhere near the line of fire when he goes down.

I just want to know where the dividing line is.

Now, wait a minute. It's always the same. It's always the same. Your program

no program.

Guess I won't unpack all my stuff.

I'm out of here.

You want to come down to the SIU? You're welcome.

If not, have a nice day.

You know, I don't think you meant to make him mad, Mom.

Welcome to your parents' relationship.

I'm going down there.

You stay put.

Okay.

This is a prototype superconductive circuit, and even my old professors were

fairly blown away by this.

Check this out.

Okay, I'm going to run a fairly heavy -duty electrical current through this.

And this purple line.

Okay, this shows the temperature that one would normally expect to be

by this, you know, size of current.

You ever see those cool science films where there's little cartoon guys inside

that deer, and they see a predator, and they start going, run, run, run. That's

so cool.

If this isn't the... Go ahead, Art. Okay, this green line shows what's

happening. I mean, this second circuit is so conductive. It generates

practically zero heat, and this is at room temperature. You guys, this is

unheard of. This is a huge leap beyond the present technology, and this would

make a foreign manufacturer like billions of dollars.

Where do these chips come from?

There's a classified government lab down in Palo Alto doing some of this stuff.

Lee. Hold on. Nash.

Yeah? I want you to deliver the package to me.

I'll make a fair trade.

Trade for what?

Dog.

They found me, Nash.

Now, I warn you, Nash, it's tough being a single parent.

Show up alone.

Unless you want this body to disappear, too.

Where do we meet?

Okay, Milt. I'm here.

Day for effort.

Lose the tail, though one block back.

Hold on.

Arp, drop off. They made you.

All right, Milt.

I'm waiting. Where to?

How come all you guys look like talent agents from the CAA?

What's happening? Is Mills cloning you guys? Yeah, yeah. Shut up. Come on. End

them. No problem.

Looks nice. Nice accessory.

What an idiot.

What, you think we wouldn't find all this stuff, huh?

Hey, Bubba. My job to hide it. Your job to find it.

Damn. He's loaded now.

All right.

That's it.

Cut the... And the... Drop it all. Come on.

Sure move.

Answer it.

Or you can go for door number two.

Yeah.

No, everything's going according to plan.

Yeah.

Nicely done.

Can you step back just a little?

Thanks.

I prefer my own.

Okay, girl.

Let's go.

Come on.

Step it up.

Come on, move.

Uh -oh.

Make me proud, Jimmy.

Afternoon.

Jimmy, explain to this meathead how serious I am.

Do what he says.

Where's my wife?

Second door on the left.

You know what's ironic?

When the CIA steals proprietary technology, they're called heroes.

But when we do it in private enterprise, we're considered criminals.

You want to ponder that?

Now, ever been to Holland?

You'll get to see the tulips, albeit from a unique perspective.

Now, this is the same stuff they use on death row.

One drop of this will kill you.

Now, now, now, now, now. Before we go, can you recommend to me, please, a good

caterer? Milt!

Put it down.

I touch her, and she dies.

It is that simple.

Doctor?

You've been very clever up to now.

Covered your tracks real well.

Put the gun down.

Let's be calm.

Let's not be stupid.

All right?

You've been real impressive, Tony.

What's up with this?

Check it out. Is this the same place?

You hired these people, right?

Is your idea of a joke? Get out of here. Not me.

Hey, sorry, gents. Into the line.

I'm Joe Dominguez, the new owner.

Jose Dominguez?

Jose?

It's Joe. You can call me Joe. Good to meet you, sir. I'm Alex.

Come right on in. Thank you.

Hey, hey.

Is he with you?

Yeah, I'm with Jose.

Jose, say, okay.

successful one.

You don't have a problem with that, do you?

Joe?

Joe?

Are you okay?

I'm gonna be so rich.

Well, I think I got everything.

Not that it wasn't fun for a few days, but I don't think you guys were really

meant to live together.

Oh, really?

Thank you for the advice, sweetheart.

You're welcome.

Bye, Daddy.

I'm going to get a ride home with Ben, so I'll see you later.

Ben. Ben.

Ben. Tell him not to forget I'm a cop.

See, he's right, you know.

It was fun.

Glad for what we do have.

Yeah, me too.

I want to thank you for believing in me all through this.

Walk you down?