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Hey,

you put up a pine tree? I told you, red wagon, you hang fruit. You hang fruit if

the coast is clear.

I like the smell of pine, Bubba.

What's with the 007 nonsense? Why couldn't we just meet in some coffee

Because a guy can bug a coffee shop. He can mic any room. He can watch you from

any place. That's why we're in here.

What guy?

The monk.

What do you know about the monk?

I know he's in town. Some job.

So what do I get out of him?

My undying gratitude, hot wax and undercoating. I got a probation hearing

up. Yeah, yeah, yeah. All right, all right. I'll see what I can do. No, I

better than that.

We're going to be out of here in about 30 seconds, Stuart. You want to start

talking? It just isn't turning out like I planned.

You work for me.

You're an informant. You give me information.

Now, what part of this isn't clear to you?

Okay.

There's going to be a major hit.

I mean major in the next 24 hours.

Well, that's very nice. I'm thrilled.

Is that supposed to make me more excited?

Who's the target?

You're not going to like it.

Well, humor me.

Okay.

Any idea who the shooter was?

Yeah, the monk.

You're not serious, Nash. The international mercenary guy?

The one on Interpol's most wanted list? That monk?

The very same. Holy high profile Batman. How did he get that name, anyway?

The FBI gave it to him for his methods of killing.

He's a loner, never been affiliated with any known terrorist group.

Been a free agent his entire career.

Why'd he go after Stewart?

Because Stewart knew about his next job. Yeah, so Stewart became his next job.

You knew him once, didn't you?

Yeah. His real name is Scott Lamont. We grew up together.

No, he's a local boy. Do you know him well?

Yeah, we were best friends once.

We played football together in Catholic school. Then he became a Green Beret

when I joined the force.

Then he just drifted away. Oh, he used to be a good guy, huh?

I'm a landlady. What's going on here?

Who'd you rent this room to? Some guy. Called this morning. Wanted him once a

month. Why? What'd he do?

Traffic violation.

Huh?

Perfect line of sight.

Right to the car wash.

No dust on the windowsill.

It's three.

This is right where he fired from.

Lucky it wasn't Amy. It's you.

Traffic violations. That reminds me. What's this?

List of cars parking illegally behind my building. Big sign says no non -tenant

parking. Hello.

The bastards use it like it's candlestick park. I want them towed.

six of them out there. Now there's five. One left.

When did you make this list?

A couple hours ago.

Run it, Harvey.

Got to read on the one that's missing. Find it.

Not color on this casing. Plus, I don't recognize the manufacturer's mark. Isn't

that a little out of character for this guy leaving evidence behind?

Well, maybe he wanted us to know it was him.

Yes, I'm holding.

City Hall says there's no big politicos or religious leaders coming to town now.

Keep looking. There's got to be a reason to hear. There's good reason you didn't

recognize this shell casing.

It's very rare. It's made in limited run by a small German firm. And Interpol

confirms this is the monk's bullet du jour.

Yes, I'm holding.

You're holding.

Did you run the plate?

No. From the apartment building? Look at the fourth one down there, Nash.

Oh, good.

$80 ,000 sports car for somebody who lives in a $80 a week apartment.

I don't think so.

I'm tracking it now.

What the hell is that? It's that. It was Arthur Jackson Jones.

Award winning documentary filmmaker.

Arthur Jackson Jones, Nash Bridges.

Is it true that this building is earthquake condemned? Is that right?

That can't be right. That has to be against the law. Let me get a shot of

Mr. Jackson Jones is part of a pilot program.

Security, liability, protection.

Jackson Jones, SFPD.

Special unit.

Arthur will document our interrogations and takedowns to show people that

they're legal.

Uh -huh.

Uh, well, Arthur, we're not doing any takedowns right now and no

so why don't you turn that thing off?

You want to turn that off?

See, I wanted to work with homicide, but I lost a coin toss, so here I am.

Better luck next time.

I'm really a filmmaker, man. I just do this to make money.

Have you seen my docudrama tag team?

About the institutional conspiracy to discredit graffiti as a legitimate form

free expression?

I was sick that day.

The chief specifically wanted ours to follow us around for a few days.

Us? You and me?

You're going to work this personally?

You sure you still remember how to do this?

I ain't that old, Nash.

Besides, this case may have major international ramifications.

So, let me get this straight.

We're working this murder case, and we gotta babysit Spike Lee, huh?

The murder case you've engaged my muse.

Excuse me? That car tracks to somebody staying at the St. George Marquis.

Well, partner, let's check it out.

I've seen you with Evan and Bryn, helping prep for the stakeout. Oh, you

Arthur to sign the waiver in case he gets shot in a crossfire?

Yep. Hey, man, I got 30 pounds of equipment here. Wait up.

Fascist. Okay, sweethearts, Andre Schaefer. Now, somehow, this guy has

to elude both the police and the FBI for the better part of 20 years.

And last night, we got a tip that he may be subletting in a place in the hate

under the name of Leland McGuire, all right?

This is what this guy looks like. I got to help Nash with this other case, so

you dear hearts are on your own.

And what does this guy do? Uh, he was a founding member of the Berkeley floor.

Who?

He enjoys making me feel old.

Once upon a time, there was a Vietnam War, and the Berkeley Four was a

particularly violent anti -war group responsible for a slew of bombings in

city in the early 70s.

Thanks, Art.

See you at my new stakeout, partner. Yeah, my parents were a nightmare.

I'll be living in sin with a police officer.

believe this.

Nash and AJ are chasing some international hitman while we're stuck

for some guy who's probably never coming back.

Right, it does look quiet.

Looks like Fido's learning a new trick.

You're supposed to be watching for McGuire.

Yeah, why watch network when you got a satellite dish?

I've got a crystal -clear image of Mr. Wright, okay?

He'd be sensitive, but not in a tofu -eating, milk -toasty way.

He'd listen to me.

He'd be present when I talked to him.

He's talking about me.

He would have the wit of Oscar Wilde.

Someone passionate.

The heart of a poet.

What?

No.

Don't set me up. Yeah, yeah. No, no, no. Don't set her up.

Well, I think you...

He's got brown hair, and he's cute.

You convinced me.

I'll go help him.

Damn, she's going on another date.

Don't you think it's, like, a little too soon, you know? She needs a little more

time to heal. Oh, you're really starting to scare me, Cortez.

Listen, Carson, I think this girl's, like, perfect for me, but the shame is

you don't believe in romance.

Oh, I believe in romance, flowers, love poems, but I also believe in the

constitutional right to privacy.

Tell me something, Brynn. Have you ever, like, really been in love? Oh. Yeah, I

have, as a matter of fact. And you know what the really amazing thing is? We're

actually in the same room together.

You see, you clearly don't know me, right? I mean, what I'm, like, really

You see me as this, like, straightforward kind of guy. But let me

something. There's this passion here, right?

This hunger, you know? I'm looking for, like, a higher love.

Wow. That's really Jane Austen of you.

But you're playing with fire here.

Do you know what Oscar Wilde said?

No. He said that the only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it.

Yeah,

until this happened.

Biggest drug bust in U .S. history.

You know what? I'd say that, uh, Mr. Kadeem's partners in Tehran aren't too

happy.

Yep. We could have requested it.

How about this for a philosophical quiz?

Kadeem's one of the biggest crooks in the world.

What happens if we don't warn him? What happens if we just let nature take its

course? Good night.

Hey, no, no, no, no, no. You can't do that.

I got my rap.

You got a privilege, Bubba.

There's a difference.

All right, let's set up.

Anything yet, Harv?

Mm -mm, Nash. No activity from the bottom of the St. George Gorge as of

Don't even blink.

The sky is good.

You told all additional backup to park at least two blocks away, right?

What's the boat, Fiddler?

I don't know, man. Something feels funky.

It'll be all right.

How much backup did you order?

Minimum three units.

I hope that's not too much.

Better too much than not enough.

Not always.

What do you think, sir?

Whose kitchen?

The kitchen.

Whose kitchen?

The kitchen. The kitchen.

Didn't you order that?

Yeah. Hey, buddy.

Long time no see.

I hope your friends enjoyed the snack.

Hi, Scotty.

Where are you?

Not where you want me to be.

Say, how about we get together?

You and me.

Sure. Come on out.

Oh, I don't think so.

Meet me on the number two elevator. Show up alone or I don't show up at all.

Yeah. Stop between the eighth and ninth floors.

Hi, Scotty.

You look good.

Hey, so do you.

I thought after two divorces you'd look a little more... worn.

I see it from this side.

You just haven't seen me up close yet.

Oh, yes, I have.

So, um, did you ever give any thought to rehabilitation?

No. Have you?

Maybe I could help you.

What do I need help for? I travel the world. I make millions of dollars. I

interesting people.

What help do I need?

You killed a friend of mine, Bubba.

Oh, please.

I was a friend of yours. He was just an informer.

Let me ask you something, Scotty.

Doesn't it bother you just a little bit what you do?

Ask Johnny Cochran F. Lee Bailey that question.

You hire one to do a job, you do the job to the best of your abilities.

Bubba, you know it's illegal to smoke in elevators.

Officer, you'll have to give me a ticket.

I think it's going to be a little more severe than that.

Let's get something straight, old buddy.

I've got a job to do. You stay out of it, you'll stay alive.

I can't do that, Scotty. You really think you can catch me, huh?

Well, you could get off and try and guess which floor I'm going to stop on.

have a 1 in 17 chance.

Feel lucky, Nash?

Hey, buddy.

Hide and seek.

AJ, I'm at 17. I'm on my way down.

He's in car number three.

Heading your way.

Oh, excuse me, folks. Excuse me.

Yeah, we've got off on 12.

One step ahead of us.

Her name is Sandra Graham. She's an assistant district attorney.

Until we know what this guy's up to, we better put a call into her office.

And we better warn Aziz.

Now he's having such a good day.

We couldn't just hold off till the monk takes a crack at him, could we? I mean,

Aziz is such a cum sack.

Damn, my battery's running down. Can you guys do that rap again?

Let's get Aziz in here.

Oh, yikes. My God, you practically need a Ph .D. order here.

I've got a Ph .D. Can I help you? Well, you're probably overqualified, but tell

me, is it better to order whole bean or pre -ground?

Do you have a grinder?

No. Well, then, I think pre -ground.

Hi, I'm Sonny.

Sandra, hi.

Yeah, listen, you know that guy I told you about, Michael, the player from New

York? Well, forget it. They canceled the reading of his play, so he's not coming

after all. You are safe.

Yes!

Michael canceled.

Oh, too bad you're not a playwright from New York. You might have a shot.

Listen, I gotta go get a double cappuccino before my shift.

Be right back.

Gianna. Yes?

Hi, it's Michael.

Michael.

Mia's friend from New York.

Oh, hi. Yeah, I just got the message about you. Sorry you can't come.

Well, actually, that's what I'm calling about. The reading for the play, it's

back on again, and I'm at the airport.

Now, you are.

Oh, that's great.

I was wondering maybe if you're still free.

Sure. What time should I expect you?

Like in an hour?

Great.

Listen, I gotta go.

I'll talk to you in about an hour.

So the same police who wanted to send me to jail for life called me into a cell

to help keep me alive. Anybody else see the irony in this?

Well, don't get me wrong.

I don't like you.

And I don't care if he does kill you.

But you see, I just got this duty I have to do. Yeah, you are doing it so well.

Do you validate?

Hey, what is this? I never said anybody could feel this. Hey, hey, hey, SLPU

Special Division.

I just answered a question.

Arthur, he's not a suspect.

You have to turn that off. Well, I'm protected by the MPAA, the NAACP, the

the FBI.

Thank you, Arthur.

So, Mr. Kadeem, consider yourself warned.

Fine.

I am warned.

You know, it occurs to me...

That your supplier's being majorly pissed off at you.

Jail might just be the best place for you.

May I go now?

Please.

Interesting.

We just tell this guy that the best hitman in the world is after him, and he

doesn't so much as flinch.

He doesn't ask for protection, doesn't ask how he found out.

Yeah, almost as if he didn't care.

Oh, the monk was after me. I didn't care.

Unless I knew I was safe.

Maybe Aziz isn't the target.

Maybe he hired the monk.

So he fakes the hit, disappears till after grand jury indictment.

Damn, this is getting interesting.

Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute.

Do you remember that there was a single SFPD undercover cop that made the

original bust on the warehouse?

Beams Warehouse. Yeah, the woman with the unidentified, that undercover NARD

cop.

As he takes him out, the state's case disappears.

We've got to find that cop before the monk does.

Damn! Yeah, Nash, you bumped me. Hey, Jay, let's take this back from the top.

Can we do this again?

Come on.

Well, this has been the longest coffee break on record.

Thanks a lot.

I've got to go. Hey, I'll walk you to your car. Oh, sure.

Well, you know, it's not every day I meet an assistant DA.

That drug case you're working on sounds fascinating.

Well, not all my cases are like that this evening.

Listen, you know, I don't usually give my number out to anyone, but... What are

you doing? Shh, just relax.

I'm sorry, Sandra, but that drug case, I need a little more information.

Start the car.

They were out of low -fat milk, so I just got you a regular.

How's it going?

Fine, listen, my shift is over in like ten minutes. Do you mind taking over

now? Yeah, I think I can handle it. Just leave your cell phone on. Yeah, of

course. Definitely.

Where are you going?

Um, I need to go home and change.

Why is your face flushed all of a sudden?

I gotta go, Carson. Sorry.

Cortez, what are you up to?

How we doing on the undercover cop?

His office, Justice Department, ain't nobody talking.

Same with narcotics. You? I can't find anybody who even knows.

Harv.

I'm walking.

Can you get into the DA's computer?

I think I can.

Good. Just don't get caught on candid camera.

Hey, where's everybody going?

Sunday. Skeleton crew.

You know, I've been thinking.

I bet we'll write about a D's order in here.

Oh, really?

We are. Yeah, yeah. I say we bring Aziz in here.

We shake his ass down until he gives up the monk and return for a lighter

sentence. See, then you got the world's greatest hitman, plus you still got

Aziz. It's like a two -for -one thing.

Mm -hmm.

And you think of this all by yourself?

Yeah, yeah. I got a scene like that in the screenplay I'm trying to sell.

It's like life imitating art.

That's good.

Except there is just one little problem.

What's that?

You see, Aziz hired the monk.

Now, if he gives up the hitman...

Makes it worse on a thief.

Yeah.

Yeah. Yeah, I didn't think about that. I guess that creates a story problem.

Mm -hmm.

But you just keep thinking.

I'll do that.

Good.

I'll do that. I'll really do that. Yeah, good.

Go do it somewhere else.

Okay.

Can Dumbo fly? Can politicians lie? Can Michael Jordan sky?

Karen Steele, I know her.

There's no question she's the target. Harvey, I could kiss you.

Gently, maybe on the cheek.

Hold up. Hey!

See? Now, I can't do this by myself.

I got a 30 -pound camera here. You got me doing a lot.

I'm supposed to have a super truck.

The commander says he's doing a drug deal.

You, stay here. What?

That's what we'll talk for you. Be sorry if you don't. Let's see you guys at the

Freedom of Information Act. That's the way to God.

Walking late night to the barrio.

A broken dream.

But it's only halftime.

I'm going for a cold one.

We live to fight another day.

Yep.

of being in the witness protection program.

It's not.

I will personally get you into court tomorrow for that grand jury hearing.

Until then, I want you to stay here, okay?

You convince me I'm not leaving.

Lieutenant, somebody's screaming for you on line three.

Yeah, she found out where to go. An ADA named Sandra Graham was found strangled.

She was working on Z's case as well.

But you're safe now.

He's not going to get you in here.

You're going to stay here with me, right?

Absolutely.

It was McCall from Narcotics. Found out we had Karen.

Told him we could keep her here for the night.

It's your call.

I'm not leaving this building.

Good choice.

Make her comfortable, Harb.

AJ?

Remember how we flushed Benny G back when we were working Double Rock in 79?

Yeah, yeah, good idea.

Worked once, tried again.

Where's Arthur?

In the bathroom.

Oh, damn, I wish we could wait more.

Hey, hey, good news. Michael's back on. Yeah, I know. I spoke to him. He called

you? I thought his flight wasn't getting in until 8 .30. Well, it probably came

in early.

Oh. Hang on, I got another call.

John, it's Michael. I'm downstairs.

Oh, hang on. I'll throw down the key.

I mean, he's outside.

You want to come in?

Sure. Sorry.

I'm sorry about the buzzer. I've been trying to get the landlord to fix that,

but it's lazy.

Anyway, thank you for the flowers. They're beautiful.

How was your flight?

Uneventful.

You don't have a suitcase?

I... Michael.

You're ringing.

I know. Excuse me.

Hello? How are you doing?

Listen, I can't really talk right now. Have you lost your mind?

Thanks for calling.

Appreciate it.

Who was that?

The airport. They found my luggage. I lost my luggage, you see, and somebody

else picked it up, and they found it.

So relieved.

Yes, right, right. What genre?

Comedy? Tragedy?

Love stories.

Really?

Yeah, really.

I'm like on page one.

Yeah.

I'm going to have to watch out for you, aren't I?

Sorry.

Uh, hello?

Oh, my.

God, what a line.

Thanks. You know what? Next Tuesday would be just perfect. How can you talk

about romantic ideals when you're duping this woman? You are like some kind of

carnival huckster. You've got it all wrong, Cortez. Love is not about

and trickery. It is about truth.

It is about honesty. It is about opening yourself up.

Great. You could drop it off at the hotel. That would be perfect. Let me

to her. It's time someone set her straight. Thanks again.

They're dropping my luggage off at the hotel.

Would you mind if I put on a little bit of music?

Oh, sure.

Do you want a drink? I could make some margaritas.

I'd love a margarita.

Okay.

That would be perfect.

We were so happy when you called.

How's your dad doing?

Oh, he's doing all right. He's, you know, got a few problems every now and

with his memory.

We heard.

We prayed for him.

Oh, thank you, Ruth.

Let me ask you something.

Have you heard from Scotty at all?

Not for almost a decade.

Why?

Oh, I was just thinking about him.

I thought maybe if you'd heard from him, I could give him a call.

Well, if you do, let him know.

Sure, Nash.

Thanks. Bye.

Yeah? What the hell are you doing talking to my parents?

Well, they miss you, Gotti.

You should give them a call sometime.

You just weed them out of this.

415 -555 -0173.

Are you bothered by this?

You sound a little emotional there, Gotti, for a cold -hearted hitman.

Try to get to my head, Dash. It won't work.

Why?

I've got your target and you've got what?

Fifth and Morgan. Don't you worry about me. You worry about you.

Well, it's about time.

Think you could win this.

Yes, I do.

Excuse me.

Calls me on the payphone, dials his own cell phone from the second cell phone,

tapes it up, starts talking, then just keeps walking.

Bad news, Ron.

You're smarter than Benny G.

Yeah, I noticed that.

What took you so long?

There was a lot of foot traffic. She was supposed to be dead by now.

Aziz, you really should drink less coffee. And you need to do your job.

He's in the way.

Take him out.

I told you I'm not interested.

I don't care.

I want my interests protected, and he's preventing that.

I don't kill my friends for money.

This one I'll do for free.

One second.

Dang, Arthur, I'm so sorry.

Next time, I promise.

Next. Blueprints for City Hall Courthouse. Oh, beautiful. Where's

She's crashed up in A .J.'s office.

All right, great.

Great hotel, huh?

I have a new appreciation for the comforts of home.

Well, don't worry.

You're safe here.

And I'm going over the blueprints of City Hall and the courthouse to get you

and out safely tomorrow.

What about next week?

Karen, the only way to stop this is to stop his ease.

And once you step foot in that courtroom, all of his money and power

influence evaporates.

Those are the threats.

And the monk?

You just take care of it.

No, it was at, uh,

714. Oh, no, no. Uh, 113.

Do you want to come up?

Uh, yeah.

You know, that's so funny.

Oh, really?

She doesn't mind striking, even at the risk of being captured. So whatever his

move is, I guarantee you it'll be bold.

Who'd see this masterpiece from the beginning?

It's a work in progress.

Arthur. Arthur. Arthur.

From the top.

All right, good.

Good. Go back now. Go back.

All right, freeze it there.

Something glowing in his hand.

Art, can you blow that up?

This is copyrighted material. You can't do this. It's a burn if we learn to

collaborate. You can't do this.

Yes. Good.

Can you move closer on that matchbook?

Oh, yeah, like Antonioni's flick, right?

Blow up. I've saw that ten times.

L .B. Jeffries.

Luxury rentals.

Now, that's a very high -end rental joint. You obviously had to get rid of

car that we tracked to the hotel.

This is cool.

You know, inventory this expensive.

It's got to have a vehicle recovery system on it. So we got him. Harp, get

rep down here and get him down here right now. Good work there, Arthur.

You may have solved this homicide for us. Yeah, well, I couldn't have done it

without you.

Move along.

I just got to work here.

Thank you, Arthur.

Let me know when this guy gets here. I'm going to go check on our guest.

You live here.

Yeah, I know. It's a little Spartan, isn't it?

Just a little.

I have a couch on order.

What's all this stuff?

Nothing. It's just a hobby of mine.

I have astronomy, actually. I like to watch the stars.

Listen to them, too, I see.

Stars can be so chatty, the way the gossip flies from one constellation to

other. Okay, so I watch other things, too.

I see.

It's interesting.

Well, I must say, Mia gave me a very different impression of you.

Please do let me. No, please, not at all. I was totally disinterested in the

girl Mia was describing.

You, on the other hand, are delightfully perverse.

I like to live on the edge a bit. I mean, I admit I own a pair of

but you are inspired.

Show me what you do with this thing.

What? Damn it, it's her.

Gianna!

Gianna, where are you going?

I just have one more. I don't want to waste it.

Are you

expecting

someone? I have no idea.

Uh -huh.

Hello, John. Good to see you.

Hi, Jim. How was your trip? Oh, fine. Look, I hope I'm not interrupting.

I just came by to pick up my mail.

Oh, no, no. Stop. Hold on a second.

Here you go, Jim.

Thank you for your trouble, John. I really appreciate it. No problem.

Police! Freeze! All the records!

I've been waiting 20 years for this.

What the hell's going on here?

I'm a cop, and this guy's been a fugitive from the FBI for 20 years.

Wait, you're a cop?

Yes, I'm a cop, and I'm sorry, okay?

You know, everything that I said about you is true. You know, you're beautiful

and you're charming, and I love your laugh.

Look,

can you please, can I call you? Maybe I can explain.

I don't think that would be a very good idea.

Yeah!

Why is he calling you Tiana? Do you mind?

What's happening?

Hi, Michael.

That's Tiana.

What?

Michael, Tiana, Tiana, Michael.

Listen, maybe like coffee sometime?

No.

Do you want to have lunch tomorrow?

Absolutely. Isn't anyone going to read me my rights?

Which car does he have?

Took out a German sedan.

Can you activate the recovery system?

Lenny, this is Larry.

Listen, I'm here with the cops. We want to track 8LK7Y.

What the hell?

What? He's not more than 100 yards from here.

All right, everybody move.

He's here.

AJ,

you cover Arthur. I'll take the upper floor.

Scotty, it's over.

You're not walking away this time, Bubba.

What makes this time any different?

Because this time, I'm the hitman.

You're the target.

Where are you, Nash?

I'm right here, Scott.

How do you want to do this?

As quickly as possible.

I still have a contract to fulfill.

You have a choice here, Scotty.

Too late, Nash.

You were always better at defense, Nash.

Remember? Someone played football?

Who'd they give the ball to when they needed to score?

Huh?

Game's over.

Baby, how'd you do that?

Magic, Bubba.

Well, you better shoot me now, brother, because you're not going to get another

chance.

Give it up, Scott.

That's not possible.

Oh, this is going to make an amazing movie.

Yeah,

like Hart imitating life, huh, Hart?

Better have Hart get Karen home and get some sleep. She's got an early court

date.

You okay, Brennan?

Yeah.

I should go tell his parents.

Want me to go with you this time?

Okay, bye.