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What the hell are we doing here?

You might want to tell me something.

Right on time.

For what? The store's closed.

I know the store is closed, man. Here, watch this.

So? Grace Lopez, Channel 8. Pretty cute, huh? What do you think?

Whatever it is you're selling here, I'm not interested.

Wait, wait, wait.

Romeo, this is not a romance deal, man.

You're right. Wait, wait, wait.

It's better than that.

This is an off -duty case.

I'm talking money.

Wow, look at that.

Come on, get in the car.

Oh, that's funny.

I bring you all the way out here to try to make you some money.

All right, forget it. All right, forget it. Ah -ah.

Hooray, Jose.

Grace Lopez.

Heavenly.

I'm at 5401 Fillmore.

He's here. He's going to kill me.

His name is Martin Brown.

You should know who he is. You let him out.

Hi, Nina.

You know that fishing boat you always wanted?

The answer is still no.

You know, with this whole El Nino thing, man, the tuna is swimming right off the

Golden Gate.

Next I'm going to get the boat ad with the circle around it, right?

How'd you know? It's back at the office.

Hey, come on. With this very easy job, you can have the down payment in one

shot. Can we just pick with a regular gig for the moment?

It's about all I can handle.

Just throwing it out.

Hey, Lewis.

What do you got for us? Hey, Nash, Joe. Sorry to drag you down here this early,

but Homicide Captain says we turn this over to SIU. To you.

And where's that?

Victim called 911 and ID'd her as Salish. Martin Brown.

Yep, that would be ours.

Victim is Nina Previn, 32.

COD is most likely strangulation.

Is that your husband here in the photo?

Yeah, he's a surgeon on duty at the San Francisco Memorial.

My guys are on their way down there now.

Looks like she put up a pretty good fight.

Tell me how the county sheriff accidentally let a triple murder out of

Brother, sometimes we beat the system and sometimes it beats us.

Hey, guys.

Tell me, why does this always happen first thing?

Oh, my God.

New member of the team?

Seems a little green around the gills.

First for me.

Michelle?

Are you all right?

It's my fault.

What is?

It was Martin Brown, wasn't it?

He killed her.

Yes, how do you know?

Because he said he'd come back.

I got her to testify against him.

Easy, Michelle.

This guy accidentally got let out of prison. You can't blame yourself for

happened here.

Oh, God.

an escape specialist. This time, he changed bracelets with a prisoner slated

release and walked straight down the friggin' steps of the Superior Court.

Great!

That's Dr. Prevance here, Neil's husband. I put him in interrogation.

I'd like to talk to him.

Come on.

Hello, Doctor.

Inspectors Bridges and Dominguez.

We're very sorry for your loss, Doctor.

I think you know Inspector Chan.

I'm very sorry, Justin.

More than you could know. What the hell is she doing here?

I work for the SIU. Oh, that's beautiful. You're a real elite cop now,

want to know why Brown killed my wife?

I'll be more than happy to tell you, Inspector.

Five years ago, we were victims of one of Martin Brown's home invasions.

He broke into our apartment, beat us up, and for a moment, his mask came off.

Nina saw his face, and I begged him.

not to kill her. He pressed the knife against her throat and he promised that

she ever identified him, he'd come back and he'd finish the job. Look, Justin,

Martin Brown went to prison because of Nina's bravery.

She convinced my wife to testify.

Nina didn't want to at all, but Michelle kept calling every day and finally Nina

gave in.

Michelle was the big hero.

She cracked... the key witness. Brown got locked up and Michelle got the big

promotion. Well, congratulations on your stellar career, Inspector.

Looks like you're going all the way to the top.

But one had nothing to do with the other.

You are the reason my wife's dead!

Hey, that's enough.

Come on. That's enough.

Justin, Michelle didn't let Brown out of jail.

Michelle did her job.

And her wife did the right thing.

And their efforts kept a whole lot of other people from suffering.

And you know that, too.

It doesn't help how I'm feeling right now.

I've been doing this job for 20 years.

There aren't words that make it right.

I wish there were.

I'm a surgeon. I know.

We're going to get this guy.

That I promise you.

And we're all gonna feel a little bit better

Michelle

What's up with you?

This couldn't have come at a worse time.

My best friend's wedding is this weekend, and I guess he's the maid of

I'm supposed to be organizing everything. I'm going to have to cancel.

You're going to cancel on your best friend's wedding?

This is more important. Lives are at stake here.

In the long run, sacrificing your personal life as self -punishment isn't

great idea.

You can trust me on this. I've had a lot of personal experience.

I'm supposed to be hosting a bachelorette party tonight for 15 women.

nothing. Then go. Do it.

I can't leave.

Michelle, you're a little too close to this thing right now anyway.

Get some distance. Get some perspective.

In fact, a little personal life is exactly what you need. Now go.

There's an interesting story about her, Michelle.

Did you send her home?

Yeah, for a little cool down.

What do you got there?

Latest clue on our real case.

Stop right there.

County clerk's record.

Brown applied for a marriage license about five years ago, two weeks before

was caught. His name is Tyson DeFranco.

Take Harvey. See what he has to say.

While I'm gone, you might want to look at that Grace Lopez material that's over

there on my desk.

And that's exactly where it's going today.

How can you turn me down? You don't even know what the case is about, huh? How

can you do that?

Okay, what's the case about?

Stolen sex tape.

Beg pardon?

Grace Lopez videotaped herself and her longtime boyfriend having sex.

Apparently it was done all beautiful and tasteful and all that bull.

She's since broken up with her boyfriend. Now the tapes have

somebody's trying to blackmail her with them. It can raise your interest level,

doesn't it?

Not even a little bit.

Did I mention it was naked sex?

You're the life.

Inspector Dominguez, this is Inspector Lee.

Yes. Did you catch him?

Catch who, Tisha?

Martin Brown.

That's why you're here, isn't it?

Have you seen him?

Nope.

I understand you and Brown were going to get married, eh?

No, he applied for that license. I never agreed.

Look, I admit I went out with this guy, but I also weighed 165 and I collected

ceramic cats.

I haven't seen Martin since three days before he was in jail.

I tried to break it off with him. He took his cigarette.

He did this.

I get the picture.

The minute they told me that he was getting out of jail, a double padlocked

my doors, and I bought a Beretta.

If he tries to contact me, he's going to get a big surprise.

Taisa, any idea where we might look for him?

Yeah. He tried to find his other girlfriend. He wrote me all about her.

What's her name?

Astrid.

Can you believe it? I actually thought I would get jealous.

Take a look at those letters, if you don't mind.

Oh, threw them all away.

I actually stopped opening them after a while.

Well, if you hear anything, this is my car. Could you give us a call?

Yeah, sure will.

Right after I shoot him.

Close enough.

Martin? In the flesh, baby.

Here?

I haven't been able to think of anything else.

Brought you something?

Oh, baby.

They're beautiful.

I can't believe it's really you.

Let's go inside.

No. Well, you remember how I told you on the phone that I moved last month.

I didn't mention that I lost my job.

And I'm living with my parents.

Actually, my mom and my stepdad and my sister.

Let me down, baby. You said you'd be there for me when I got out.

Don't say that.

I am here for you. I have cash in my room. You can have it all.

Astrid, who's there? No one, Mom.

It's just a salesman.

Let's get out of here. Let's go to Mexico.

I'll get my keys.

No, no, not yet.

You can leave and take care of it first. I'll be back.

In the meantime... You got money for me, huh?

Here's a list of all the other people that appeared at Brown's trial.

Prosecution witnesses plus the DA's court team.

Good. Contact them all. Tell them what's going on. Give them the option. They

can either have police protection or they can get the hell out of town until

get this yo -yo back behind bars.

We got it.

Bubba, you've got a visitor.

Let me introduce you.

We've already met and she's even more gorgeous than her. Thank you. The

still no.

Hi, Grace. How are you doing? He contacted me.

Oh, yeah.

Nash, you know my partner in Nash Bridges, don't you?

Why don't you tell us what happened?

Okay, well, he called me in the newsroom this morning.

He said at 8 o 'clock tonight I'm supposed to be in my car with the motor

running near the corner of Kearney and Olive. Now, get this.

He says I have to have $65 ,000 in 20s and an abscess.

And he's going to call me on my car if I want further instructions.

What do we do?

Could you give us a minute?

Thanks.

You look cute, huh?

Oh, you know that sex tape boyfriend? Totally out of the picture now.

Okay, now let me get this straight.

You need a partner because you can't handle the drop and the exchange single

-handedly, right?

Exactly. Okay, I can help you.

You the man. Evan.

Yes, sir.

How would you like to work an off -duty case?

Sure. All right.

Now... It involves that woman, stolen sex tape, and there could be some

pitfalls. Yeah, absolutely. I'd love to.

What pitfalls?

Joe, say hello to your new partner.

We're there, partner.

Greetings from San Quentin.

Oh, now you know he bought this for the articles.

Hopefully among Martin Brown's belongings, yes, this is what we're

A lot of musks sacrificed their lives to keep this romance going.

Her name is Astrid Dwyer, and we've got 113 copies of her return address.

Have you gone through this yet? Not yet.

Uh -oh.

Oh, man.

Joe, get her on the phone.

All right.

Oh, man.

Michelle. Michelle, if you're there, pick up.

All right, as soon as you get this message, call me or Nash. It's very

important. All right, so don't bother.

Let's go.

Still no answer. Not even the machine now.

Try her again.

We're called backup.

We need backup.

Weapon talent in the game. Now we're gonna... Now!

Is there any other way for him to get out of there?

Just a small window.

I'm gonna play this.

Hell, I think we ought to hold here.

I'm gonna call an audible.

Trudeau's reputation.

Well, the door's dead, that's for sure.

There's some ground coming near the car right off of Geary. They found it

abandoned, the engine running on first and base.

All right, let's find it.

What's her name?

Astrid Dwyer.

She's a ticket seller for Transit Authority. We'll pick her up, bring her

How you feeling?

Fine. Just a couple of scratches, that's it.

Well, good.

Pack a bag. You're staying with me for a few days.

Look, I don't need to be coddled.

What? You want a different play on words here?

I'm not going to coddle you. I'm using you. How about that?

Using me?

For me.

Then why don't you move in here?

Forget it, sister.

This guy's going to work on my schedule.

Well, what about my party?

Whatever you got, bring it.

That's why we're here. We're going to get it all ironed out, right?

Nashman, Joseph, say hello to Astrid Dwyer's family.

I thought it was a legal team from J .R .R. Colton.

Uh, where's Astrid?

Can't find Astrid.

Astrid stole some money from his mom and stepdad, Jed.

He's a taxidermist. And then borrowed Sister Alyssa's car and disappeared.

But the family wants to talk.

Okay. Well, I say the more the merrier.

Folks, this way.

What the hell's going on here?

It seems your stepdaughter, Astra, has been having an affair with a convicted

murderer named Martin Brown.

We need to find him.

Oh, suddenly your eyes are wide open, Vernon.

I've been telling you for years there's something wrong with that daughter of

yours. She needs help.

We're just looking for any idea of where Astrid might be. We think she might be

in trouble.

She's a nut job. The whole damn family's nothing but nut jobs. Don't you call my

family... Really, nut jobs?

Fine.

Halfwits, then. That better?

You know, Jed, if I'm so crazy, why are you always trying to crawl into my bed

at night?

I told you, Jed, if you did that one more time, what I was going to do to

That's a lie.

Flat -out lie.

Jed, you're a creeper.

But it's okay for you to prance around in your little see -through nightie.

After it is.

Jerry Springer will pay for tips.

Forget Jerry Springer. Try Don King.

I kind of hope Brown shows up at their place because he'll kill himself.

So what do we do now?

Go to your meet tonight.

Thanks, Nestor.

How you doing, Grace? You okay?

He said he'd be here on the hour sharp.

Yeah, well, don't be nervous, Grace. These guys are always late.

Excuse me.

Oh, great. This is Evan.

Listen, make sure you don't give him the bag until you get the tape, okay? And

don't you worry your pretty little head because I'm going to be watching you the

whole time.

Thanks, Evan. I'm a little nervous.

What are you doing?

I'm trying to be your partner. I'm doing what Nash would do. Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Wait a minute.

First of all, you are not my partner, okay? You are backup, okay?

Second of all, Nash would never put the moves on a client.

Look, I'm not trying to make the moves on her, okay? At least while we're

working on this case.

I'm going to get a cup of coffee.

Sure, I'd love one, Evan.

Well, I'll get you one.

Fine. Fine.

There you go, gorgeous.

Thanks, you're the best.

Oh.

Well, if he ain't the poster boy for young, dumb, and full of... Get over

What were you doing?

Well, I got hers without sugar because I figured she's sweet enough as it is.

Yeah, well, you just blew it.

What? Nobody saw me.

Nobody saw me.

A strange guy walks down the street, hands the person in a parked car a cup

coffee, and nobody saw you? Look, she's a little scared and she's a little

nervous, okay? I was just trying to help her out. You know, she's the client,

right? You know something, Joe? You should work on your bedside manner.

First guy gets done.

First guy? Yeah, and you can lumber up right over there if you'd like.

I need a break.

And watch out for the redhead. She's the grabber.

Grabber.

Yes! Thank you, baby!

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, girl.

This is not a stripper. This is my boss.

I'm so sorry.

Uh, Nash, my friend Catherine's getting married. Hi, pleased to meet you. Uh,

the grabber.

Thanks for letting us use your place, man. No problem. Carry on.

I'll just get this phone over here. Excuse me.

Hey.

Joe, I'd like you to meet your new partner, Evan Cortez.

I'm predicting wonderful things.

I take it it didn't go well.

You might say that. Good guess.

The blackmailer never called back. He wanted a wife.

He saw the tape and decided to keep it.

I have 15 girls here and a stripper.

I'll be right over.

Any point in a storm.

It's Astrid Dwyer.

Where are you? I need to talk to you about Mark Brown.

Meet me tomorrow at 11 a .m. at the Ferry Building on the platform.

Do you know where it is?

that you'll come alone.

Okay. Okay.

I'll see you then.

How'd it go last night?

Well, Black Winkler never called back.

Evan handed a coffee to the client. Totally blew our cover.

Oh, don't worry about it. You'll get another shot.

I almost took one last night right in his head.

Oh, man. I mean, it's been a half an hour going over, uh...

Yeah, exactly.

I mean, it's not like you and me. There's no shorthand.

You know, you did this to me.

If you think for a minute that you're going to make me feel guilty, guess

How about some sympathy? Can I get at least a little sympathy?

You're Astrid?

That's right.

Has Martin Brown contacted you? Martin is innocent.

Why can't you people just leave him alone?

He's kind and gentle.

He writes me poetry.

Anything he's done has been in self -defense. Where is he, Astrid?

You think I'd tell you?

Then why did you call me?

Because I have to help him so we can be free.

Well, she cussed me out a few times. I didn't take it personally.

You're in a lot of trouble, sister. You know that?

I'm not talking to you.

I'm going to charge you with collusion, assault with a deadly weapon, attempted

murder. Anything else, Joe?

Bad attitude.

On the other hand...

I could help you.

If you know where Martin is, you need to tell me now.

I am not talking to you anymore.

Okay.

Whatever you say.

Or don't say.

I just got my bracelet, Nash.

What? My black full bracelet.

Grandma took it from my apartment.

What are you doing?

My fiance gave me that. It's mine.

Thank you.

Ronnie, take her to lock up.

This goes into evidence.

I understand.

Do you?

This is a unit, sister.

We work together under my command.

Now, what the hell were you thinking?

I thought it might be nothing that... But if it was, you could handle it.

Well, I've wounded him.

You know what, Michelle?

You've got selfless and selfie all mixed up.

You're out of warning.

If you ever pull a stunt like that again, you're gone.

Is that clear?

I put out a citywide APB on the cop's car. I contacted all the area hospitals,

ERs, walk -in clinics. I told them to be on the lookout for this Martin Brown.

Okay, back to his picture everywhere, including veterinarians. He's got a

in his shoulder. He's going to need somebody to help him with it. You got

What does it say about the state of the world that I can't get a date on

Saturday if Martin Brown has 113 perfume letters?

Okay, race pulls in here. She waits, okay?

Bad guy arrives, he comes to the front, she tells him the money's in the trunk.

He just pops the trunk, he goes around to the back, pops the trunk. Only the

money's not in the trunk.

Why not?

Because one of us is in the trunk.

Surprise. That's good, I like that.

Simple, clean, we get the guy.

Okay, if I'm in the trunk, where are you going to be?

What makes you think you're going to be the guy in the trunk?

If Grace is in the car, shouldn't I be the one in the trunk?

Why?

Because I'm younger, more agile. What if the guy gets squirrely? I can run.

Well, believe it or not, I can still run.

I'll be the guy in the truck, okay?

What are you waiting for? Let's go.

What are you mad at me for?

I'm not mad at you.

You sound like you're mad.

Um, I gotta do this stress thing, but you don't need to go.

No way, sister. From now on, everywhere you go, I go.

You know, I actually miss the days when you type these things on real paper.

Harb? Yeah, we're going to...

Aiello's Bridal Boutique. I'm reachable if you need me.

Do you think the sleeves

are too formal?

No, you look beautiful.

Nash, what's the matter?

Oh, nothing beyond the fact that every time I see women in wedding dresses, I

tend to get a little nervous.

Oh, guys, man, are you sure about this?

Just stay calm. You'll be fine. Just do what we talked about.

Oh, but what if something goes wrong?

Grace, nothing's going to go wrong. Just stay calm, okay?

Hey, Joe.

What? Looks like we got some action. We got a 442 Oldsmobile rolling in.

Okay, here we go. Now, don't jump the gun.

Yeah, don't worry.

All right, Grace.

Just do what we talked about. You'll be fine, okay?

Here he comes. I'm not liking this. I am not.

Don't look at me. Turn away. Turn away.

Got the money? Yeah, it's in the trunk.

Get out.

Hey, no. Let me pop the trunk, okay? I can pop the trunk. No, get out.

Where's the tape?

Hey, but hey, get out.

Where's my tape?

You promised me my tape.

If the money's there, you'll get the tape.

You know, she admires you very much.

She's my best friend, I ought to know.

Okay, we can go.

leave a message.

Hi, Catherine, it's me. I just wanted to call about the seating set up for the

rehearsal dinner.

Give me a call when you get in. Bye.

Yes, I use, Inspector Dominguez.

I'm off a third in the army. We found our cop's car.

Lots of blood, but no brown.

Isn't that about two blocks from Tyson's boxing gym?

You want me to check it out?

Yeah, meet us there. I'll bring Evan over.

Gotcha.

Evan?

You got her. Somebody hung up a clothesline.

Does that seem right to you?

Not at this hour.

What do you guys want to play this?

Very carefully.

You know where Brown is?

Yeah, he took off about an hour ago.

He's been shot.

Yeah, we know.

Forced me to sew him up, and then he took my car.

Great, back to zero.

What kind of car do you drive?

A silver Lexus.

It's got a tractor.

All right, call it in.

It's a lot safer if you lock the doors.

Oh, man.

I need to get me a doctor in here.

My shoulder's killing me.

Why don't you tell us where Catherine is?

I'll be glad to call someone for you.

Okay.

Okay, then.

Never.

I guess I'll just learn to live with the pain.

I guess we all will.

Mr. Brown.

Now I know there's got to be at least one human impulse left in you somewhere.

This woman has nothing to do with your case. She's getting married this

Really?

Where is she registered? I'd like to buy her some china.

Tell us where she is.

And what if I don't?

What are you going to do, put me in jail for life?

I'm Chevron, Inspector.

I was going to use your little wedding lady friend to barter for you.

But this is all so much more enjoyable because I get to see you suffer.

Tell me, Michelle, how does it feel to be responsible for another woman's

You're all too late.

She'll be gone in two hours.

You'll never find her.

Are you...

Might want to make your plane reservations.

Someone has to identify the body.

You gonna hit me, Inspector?

I was wrong about you.

You don't have one single human impulse left in you.

He said she'd be gone in two hours.

So we're going to take that as our timeline.

All right, let's look at what we do know.

We know that he's got her stashed somewhere and that he planned to use her

barter for Michelle.

So we're going to assume that she's alive.

He was traveling northbound.

So we could concentrate on this area here, below market.

There's a warehouse district in here. I wouldn't rule that out.

He told me to book a flight. What do you think it means?

Well, if we believe him, he's planning on transporting her somewhere.

But we got him locked up. How's he going to do that?

He hasn't accomplished.

No, he's a loner. All the robberies, all the home invasions he did by himself.

Let's think.

What form of transportation would he use to get her out of town?

Planes, boats.

Too many people. Doesn't feel right.

Isn't there a train yard right here?

Wait a minute. This guy used to boost from trains.

Go. Check it out.

Hey, man. You got anything?

Anything? We can blink, you guys.

Catherine! Catherine!

Check upstairs.

Yeah. There's nobody in here.

You check upstairs?

Thank you. This is the last time. Catherine!

Damn it.

What's that over there?

Get her out of there, Michelle.

It's okay, I got you.

You're safe now.

I think orange is definitely his color.

It kind of highlights the purple around his eyes.

Hey, you know, we found some nice accommodations for you down in Pelican

It's really not as nice as the name sounds, though. No, it's a nasty little

prison. 24 -7, solitary confinement.

We'll have to worry about the fresh air, though. Shut up.

Have a nice life, Martin.

Without parole.

Hey, Doc.

You're right.

It does feel better.

Well, it ain't perfect.

But it's dark.

Hi. Hi.

I, uh... I just got the dress back from the shop.

Just seeing if it fit.

You look great.

Yeah, thanks.

So what are you doing here?

Brought you something.

I am?

Sure.

You know, um... You're gonna make a great cop.

Am I?

No,

you don't have to be so tough.