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I'm not taking anybody's side.

I just want to point out that eventually you're going to cave in, so you may as

well just pull out your checkbook and buy her a new bathroom.

I don't want to spend the money right now.

What else are you going to spend your money on?

What do we got, Barb? Jumper on the roof. A negotiator's on his way.

Where's the airbag?

On route. Apparently the tenderloin had a potential jumper earlier this morning,

so the fire department had to bag down there.

Oh, beautiful.

All right, get these vehicles out of here and back off.

Evan, what's this guy's story?

I have no idea.

Nash?

Joel? You know this guy?

Oh, yes, I know him.

It's Joel Rasmussen, my accountant.

That's not a good sign.

Joel, what are you doing up here?

You're going to kill me, Nash.

Everybody's going to kill me.

Now, nobody is going to kill anybody.

Come on over here. Don't come any closer. All right, fine, Joel.

Now, listen.

Has it occurred to you that you might not be high enough to kill yourself

You might just break your damn neck or something.

Now, come on over here and let's talk this thing out.

The model looked so promising.

Model what, Molly?

I blew it, Nash.

I'm sorry.

Blew what, Joel? The money.

Everybody's money.

What?

I'm sorry.

Now, Joel, come on over here.

Joel?

Joel, come here!

Joel, come on over here. Let me help you figure this thing out. Come on.

You sure?

I'm positive. Now come on over here. Give me your hand.

No!

I don't think you're meant to do that, do you, Nash?

this stuff goes with that. Well, maybe it does. And again, maybe it doesn't.

Any good news?

All right, make something up. What do you got? What did you find? A world

mess. We're trying to sort through it. Yeah, it's like we're trying to put

together a jigsaw puzzle and we lost the picture on the box.

What about Pearl?

She's been with Joel forever.

Pearl hasn't been all that available to us.

Pearl?

Pearl?

Okay, no Pearl.

All right, look, it's going to be okay. It's not like you had all your money

tied up with Joel.

Yes, it is.

Every last cent.

You ought to think about diversifying.

Thanks very much for the tip.

All right, there's got to be a clue.

Somewhere in this mess, there's a clue. Where there's a crime, there's a clue.

All right, look, Joel said something about models involved.

That could be the bright side.

Have you seen any headshots or anything like that? Headshots? No.

What about this? What the hell is it?

That's on our figure -it -out list.

Yeah, we were going to figure that out after we figured out all this paperwork.

All right, figure it out.

And as for all this paperwork mess, find Pepe. Get him in here. And get a doctor

for Pearl.

All right, great. Thanks a lot, Mom.

See you.

Hi.

Hi. Did you hear what happened?

Yeah, I talked to my dad. He's in total denial.

You're not kidding.

Look.

What is this?

It's from the Berkeley housing office. I'm wait -listed for on -campus housing.

What do you mean?

It sucks.

I mean, living on campus is supposed to be a huge part of college life, and I

don't even have a place to live.

Well, guess what? You can move in with me. How's that?

I don't know. I guess I'll rent a room somewhere and hope my roommates aren't

total bizarros.

You know, I'll get a job and pay my tuition, and I talked to the student

office, so it should be okay. No, no, no. No, I'm serious. I'll be your

roommate. I mean, we'll get a place in Berkeley, and then we'll share it.

That's sweet. That's okay, though.

It's not your problem. Morning, Matt.

Good morning. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Hey, boss. Yep.

See ya.

Hi, Daddy.

Oh, hello, daughter.

What's up? I just stopped by to say hi to Evan.

Oh, cool. You okay?

Yeah, yeah. We're way into it. Thanks for asking.

Bye. Bye.

Harvey, uh, what exactly are you doing there? It's our new millennium calendar.

39 ,949 ,142 seconds to the year 2000.

So what's the big deal?

Well, apparently it's a proven fact that towards the end of every century,

people tend to get a lot crazier and the stranger things become.

Hey, positive effect, Joseph. Very important for our job.

You mean like trusted accountants leaping off rooftops, sir?

Exactly like that.

All right, update. Where are we?

The coroner ruled the death a suicide.

No toxicology, no foul play.

Boss, I know this is hard, but it doesn't look like there's a crime here.

hell there isn't a crime.

I've known Joel Rasmussen for a dozen years, and there's no way that he rolled

seven off the top of that building unless he was being scammed.

We're going to find out how and by whom and get my money back.

What happened with that model?

It was the Eternal Palace who proposed all -in -one casino, sportsbook, and

church to be located in Las Vegas, Nevada.

How does that tie in?

I don't know.

Well, there's a clue.

Start digging. You're going to turn up something.

Uh, Nash, man, I got a meeting with Inger and your guide, Duff.

Go.

This will sound very good.

What is this place, an old fine house?

Yes, it's exactly what it was, as a matter of fact.

Well, what's the matter? You're going to have to replace the toilet? Even if you

replace the toilet, your piping here is 40 -year -old galvanized, which means it

could burst any time.

Your electrical is shut.

You also have long -term leaking from this pipe here, which means dry rot

this whole floor.

Look here, there's your water damage coming up from the floor.

Damage, damage, damage.

Oh, that outlet?

That's an electrical fire waiting to happen.

Well, we were planning to remodel anyway.

Yeah, well, we're discussing it.

We remodeled the kitchen for you.

We remodeled your workroom for you.

Now, you know how much I want to get this bathroom remodeled, and you say we

discussing it. I'm not saying we're not going to do it. How many knots can you

put in one sentence, huh?

You want the work done? Fine.

You don't want the work done? Fine.

Well, can we get an estimate?

I have everything.

in the bathroom, right here in this folder.

Write down the soup dish.

This is good.

This is good taste.

I like this.

$25 ,000.

Is that like a ballpark figure? What ballpark? That's the figure.

Well, uh, I was thinking more of a written estimate. Sure, give me a piece

paper. I'll write $25 ,000 on it.

Let me know.

Well, we'll think about it.

We'll be in touch.

Where are you going?

I'm going to go see Peppy, but first I'm going to check in on Nick.

What do you got there, Bubba?

The book.

Well, you'll have to do it yourself. Home repair book.

You are not planning on doing this project yourself. No, I'm not. Harvey

he'd help me. Harvey has electronics aptitude, not a mechanical aptitude.

Two very separate things.

Same principle.

Let me put it this way. A toilet is not a computer.

Need I say more?

You know, speaking of toilets, you know the toilet that Inger picked out? You

can't even get it in California because it uses too much water or something.

You're serious.

I don't believe it. Look.

If you don't like Dove's personality, you gotta just look past it. Forget his

personality, I don't like his price.

Look, if Harvey and I do this thing, I can have a new bathroom and have a new

boat.

Cheaper to hire Dove.

Why do you keep saying that? Are you getting a kickback from him or

Cheaper to hire Dove.

Nick?

Hours of deduction are weak.

Well, scuba diving. You know, I always wanted to learn scuba diving. Me too.

Since when?

What did the doctor say?

Diet and exercise.

Nick, you had a heart attack four months ago. I don't think the doctor meant for

you to go scuba diving. He didn't say not to.

Okay, fine.

So how long is this going to last?

Longer than the spinning classes?

Longer than the Tai Chi in the park?

I want to live my life.

Hello, everybody.

Ah, here she is.

The enabler.

My own sister.

Hello, Joe.

What is that?

His prescription mask.

I just picked it up today.

Dad and I are getting our diving certification together.

Have you completely lost your mind?

He had a heart attack four months ago.

Let him overreact if he wants to.

We won't hear him underwater.

Nick. Do me a favor.

Pick a different activity.

Something nice and safe.

You know, scuba diving when properly taught is perfectly safe.

Uh -huh.

Was anybody talking to you?

Nash.

Okay, we're on our way.

What's up?

Pippi, we gotta get over there. Excuse me. I was an adult before the heart

attack. Why am I not treated like an adult anymore?

We will finish this conversation, but until we do, no scuba. Please.

You own 4 .006 % of the Eternal Palace in Las Vegas.

The model?

Mm -hmm. It's not built? No. No, it's in Chapter 11, and it's not likely to be

built. Ever.

Why would Joel put me in this? Because the holding company that was going to

build it returned 66 % each of the last three years.

He got sucked into a classic pyramid scheme.

The money, Pepe.

If you follow the paper trail, Allied Tricor Holding is held by Sand and Sun

Holding, which in turn is controlled by Ajax Golden Sun. Too many details, too

many details. The money, the money, the money.

Gone. Lost in the paper trail of interlocking balance sheets.

Was there a crime here?

Well, all I know is that something looks very, very shifty.

Well, you on the scale model, that's better than 95 .4 % of the other

This must be such a strain on your relationship.

You don't know the half of it.

Actually, there is one common thread.

The corporate secretary of each holding company is the same woman.

Who? Christine Talaferro. She lives right here in the city.

4988 Beale Street, penthouse number four. If anybody knows what happened to

money, she does.

I don't believe it.

I'm poor.

Well, you're rich in friends.

I've worked for over 20 years.

I've been diligent.

I've saved. I've planned for Cassidy's College in my future.

Not to mention, they're sharing my new fishing boat.

Christine. That's precious.

Christine Talaferro?

Has a nice ring, doesn't it?

Thanks. Kind of parcel to Tamara Van Zandt.

Where are you going?

Five O's, Broken Hill, on my favorite pair of shoes.

$400 doesn't buy you what it used to. Want to come?

Actually, you're going to come with me.

Oh, did I mention that you're under arrest?

Are you telling me you can't charge this woman with anything?

It's not a crime to go broke.

I'm sorry.

Excuse me.

I'm Jonas Talaferro.

I believe that you are holding my wife pristine.

Yeah, we got her.

Except we know her by the name of Tamara Van Zandt.

How long you been married, Jonas?

She been charged with a crime?

Not yet.

Then I'm here to pick her up.

What's going on?

Your husband's here.

Handsome, isn't he?

So how does this work?

You get a new name every time you get a new guy?

Christine's my middle name, and of course, Talaferro's his name.

You know, I truly am sorry that you lost your money, man.

Yeah, which really means that you're sorry I caught on.

No, way more than that.

Well, don't worry. I don't really consider it lost.

Consider it on temporary loan. Stop.

Before I go, I know you don't believe me.

But every time I think I'm over you, I see you.

And then I find out I'm not.

Oh, hey, look.

Here's your husband now.

Looks like he's very anxious to see you.

Bye, Tamara.

No problem.

Bye. Come on, let's go.

Pain, remorse, heartache.

Just some of the things she caused you, brother.

Don't I remember.

Just want to make sure.

Barb. Yes, sir.

Try to pull some prints off that cup.

Let's see what we can learn about Mr.

Talaferro.

Honey, I'm trying to concentrate here.

I have to go next door to the Bauman to pee.

Look, honey, I just have to finish this shower set, okay? I got the water turned

on, but I just have to turn it off for just a minute, okay? You did the very

same thing three hours ago.

I didn't know you were timing me.

I know what your plan is, Joe.

Just prove to me that you can put in the shower set and I'm going to let you

finish the whole project, right?

What's wrong with that? I want a professional job.

I want Dove.

This guy could have his own cologne.

You don't think I can do a professional job?

No.

Well, thanks.

Oh, Jojo, you're a wonderful man and a great husband and father.

You're a terrific lover.

You're a wonderful cop, but that doesn't also mean that you're a fantastic

plumber and a contractor.

Now, please, come out of the bathroom.

I just need two more washes on the heck of it, and then I got it. You know,

you made your decision.

I'm taking Lucia to Stockton to go stay with my sisters, and I'm not going to

come back until you have finished the bathroom exactly the way I planned it.

So you

volunteered to give up your pad and move to Berkeley with her?

Well, tell me something, Mr. Berkeley graduate. I mean, you lived there.

it a good experience?

From 18 to 22, yeah. I'm just kind of curious how much you're going to enjoy

making 2 a .m.

munchie runs to Blondie's with Cassidy's fellow freshman.

I'll have a gun. They'll think I'm cool, right?

As long as they need you to score boos for them, they will.

Park, what is your problem?

Nothing. You're going to stick out like a sore thumb. No, make that like an

infected thumb. Why would you want to do that, man?

Does that love her? How about that?

Hey.

Check out what we got.

Bible study with the Marin County Church Council earlier today.

Tamara with a Bible. Now, there's something you don't see every day.

What did we learn about our friend, Mr.

Talaferro?

His real name is Simon Pelps.

Oh, love that.

We ran his prints.

Monsieur Peltz and his five aliases have run about every two -bit scam in the

book. So now with Tamara, they're just up in the ante, right?

Exactly. My guess, they got investors for your Vegas church on a classic

scheme. Call it my church.

You know, Turner Palace doesn't have much of a ring to it, does it?

How about First Church of Nash?

Or maybe the Sistine Casino.

Um, who's the Tamara wannabe?

That's Carrie Michaels. She's been Jonah's personal assistant for the past

years. She's working some new scam with him.

Where's the crime?

It's there, man.

What we need to do is find the money. And if we find that our trio's got that

money, we got ourselves a fraud.

Start with the weak link.

Bring in Carrie Michaels.

Got it.

I want a lawyer.

Relax. You're not under arrest yet.

Then I can go.

Um, don't you want to find out why we brought you down here first?

No.

I'm not going to say anything. Just listen.

Get this.

Jonas and Tamara, they're going down.

Now, you have this tiny little window of opportunity here to make a deal, and

then you walk away scot -free.

and just keep scowling and pickpocketing behind door number two, which is about

a 37 -pound felony indictment.

Being in prison into your 50s won't be too fun.

Not to mention not too good for your looks.

Cover your bet.

Think about it. Take a little time.

Not too much time. A day or two.

And give me a call.

You notice she didn't say anything about Jonas?

Oh, yeah, I noticed.

Sure you did.

Here, take it. Hope it makes you happy.

What?

You don't want me to scuba. I won't scuba. It's not worth fighting you over

Hey, look, I didn't say you couldn't scuba. I said we should discuss it.

anyway.

Oh, what are you going to do with that?

Eh, just what I needed.

Can we have a moment?

Yeah, sure.

Your money.

I got a copy of your account statement.

It's all here.

Take it.

Take it and walk away.

That's not my money.

It's the equivalent of my money.

Same difference.

Uh -huh.

You could have taken the money, you know.

Well, we know one thing.

A crime was damn sure committed.

We do?

Or Miss Tamara wouldn't have been here trying to kiss me off. Hang on.

Hey, boys.

It's going to be a minute.

Well, a good day to you, Jonas. Or should I call you Simon?

Peter, Paul, Matthew, or Larry?

Now, this is not the way to get into heaven.

Heaven on earth, maybe.

Hello. Could you send building security up here?

Don't bother.

We won't be here that long.

Yeah, that's right. We just stopped by to let you know that you passed your

election plate in this town.

Yeah, I had a nice little chat today with, uh...

The president of the Marin County Council of Churches. Nice man.

I faxed him your rap sheet from Florida.

Needless to say, it got his attention.

Well, I'll say.

So much so that he's going to pull his entire investment out of the Eternal

Palace. All $10 million.

I hope that's not inconvenient.

You know, I don't know what she ever saw in you.

It's not what she saw in me. It's what I did to her.

Oh, and what was that?

Same thing I'm going to do to you.

Relax, gentlemen. We're just leaving.

Right now, I'm the best friend you've got, no matter what she says.

See ya.

Call anytime whenever you're close.

Anyways, I know this guy that knows this other guy whose brother's got this

great place right off Telegraph, you know, near Rasputin's.

Anyways, he's willing to sublet it to us because he's going to Europe or

something for his junior year, but we've got to let him know.

By when?

Six o 'clock tomorrow.

How much does it cost?

No, no, no. Don't worry about the cost. You pay what you can. I'll cover the

rest.

What do you say? You in?

Okay.

Yeah.

Yes. Okay.

Okay.

This is all that stands between me and a divorce.

I want to make a left up here.

Why?

Just make a left up here.

Well, where are we going?

Going left.

Left to where?

Don't ask me so many questions.

Just make a left up there, okay, please?

Baba, you know you can't keep a secret from me, so why are you doing this to

yourself? Just tell me where you want to go, and we'll go.

I'll pull up there behind that truck.

I am filled with such a combination of curiosity and dread that it's almost

unimaginable.

Who's that? You!

That is Reginald.

Yo, Reg!

Look, you have your doves, I have my Regs, okay?

He's going to remodel your bathroom? Okay, if you have to know, I'm going to

a gray market toilet, okay? Now you know. Are you satisfied?

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. I'm not going to be a party to this. If you want

to buy an illegal toilet, you do it on your own time.

Give me two minutes.

I'm not doing this.

Hey, hey, I'm not joking.

I'm doing this.

Hello?

Where are you?

I was having a massage.

What's the matter? What's the noise?

I made a decision.

The Marin County deal is deader and deader and we are getting out of here.

Good idea. I'll call Carrie and get her down to the banks.

No, no, no, no, no. I will call Carrie. You just get yourself down here.

I'll take the call from Jonas.

It's only a matter of time before he finds out.

He's only got one thing on his mind.

Nash Bridges.

Can I borrow your lipstick?

Sure. It's in my purse.

I didn't tell him anything.

He offered me a deal, but I didn't take it.

Okay, is it blue to black or blue to green?

Blue to black or blue to green, blue to black or blue to green, blue to black

because green is green.

Right on.

How many of those were in the... Oh, here, here. You have one of my... Oh,

it's a way out.

And they said it couldn't be done. Couldn't be done.

Like salmon fishing in the Columbia River, man. Yeah, 25 ,000 bucks. Kiss my

furry brown butt.

What's that one?

Yellow.

Huh? What does it say about a yellow wire?

Yellow.

Anger. Oh, yeah. Okay, sit down.

The lunar module. The left.

The middle left. Come on, sit down.

All right. Oh!

My back.

Hey!

You know, brother, I think we knocked out. You dropped a rat on the hall.

Hey, hand me that.

Oh, mama.

You smell something?

It wasn't me.

Oh.

It smells like smoke.

Smoke?

It's hot.

Where's the drill?

That's interesting.

Why do I get the feeling I shouldn't be doing that?

Yeah, yeah.

Okay,

okay, okay.

Houston.

We got a problem with that fire extinguisher.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Go, go, go. Go, go, go.

Expire.

Hey, Nick.

What you reading?

A Widow for One Year.

Still looking words up that you don't know?

That's good.

Can I finish this chapter before we make up, or will you forget what you came to

say?

I'm just concerned for you, Nick.

I know.

Your mother and I dropped you off at kindergarten.

Your first day of school.

You were a scrappy little kid, Nash.

But frankly, I thought you looked kind of scared.

I told your mom that maybe we should stick around and help him

through this.

You know your mother.

She gave me that look.

You whispered something in her ear.

She took me by the arm and she said, Nicholas, walk away and don't look back

because if you do look back, you're going to go back.

And there is no going back.

Why was she so smart?

I don't know.

She just was.

Mom were here.

You'd be living with her and I wouldn't have to learn everything the hard way.

Anybody home?

Hi.

Hi.

What are you doing here this time?

Did you bring me another bag of money?

Or are you just going to keep it all for yourself?

I give up.

I surrender.

Why don't you take me into custody?

Please.

I have to be so bad.

Keeps you interested, doesn't it?

I can give you Jonas.

What's it going to cost me?

I want total immunity.

Never going to happen.

I'm offering you the bad guy, the money, and if you want,

the girl.

That's what you always wanted, isn't it?

Isn't that what we both always wanted, to be together?

He knows you don't have to carry.

He doesn't trust her.

I think he's going to kill her.

I'm probably next.

You'll survive.

You always do.

My cell phone.

You could change your mind.

Well, you said you knew what you were doing.

You're saying that I'm responsible for that fire?

Well, you put the wiring in. I only drilled the holes.

And how do you know that the wires that caused the fire were the ones that we

put in? Guys, guys, cool it. You know, I heard it was an accident. There's no

one to blame here.

No, no, no.

When somebody's house burns down to the ground, there's someone to blame.

Joe, what's with your clothes? You look like a Mexican red skeleton.

You like these clothes or Harvey's, huh?

Because my clothes are all in the clears with smoke damage.

I was there to help.

Crucify me if you must.

So, Joe, where are you going to stay until your house gets rebuilt?

I was thinking of moving my family in with him.

No, no, no, thanks.

My cross is not that big.

Guys, what about Lisa's?

What are you, nuts?

I mean, why not?

Cassidy's going to be moving in with me. I mean, the place is just damn there.

Why don't you ask Nash if you can use it? Oh, yeah. That's a great idea.

I'm serious.

I mean, you're Nash's best friend, right?

I mean, what is he going to say? No?

Ask him.

Ask who what?

Uh, nothing.

We were just, uh, talking.

Yeah, I got that part.

About what?

Ask him.

Don't tell me you and Mr. Tooltime over there can't finish the job and you want

me to call Doug to bail you out.

Not exactly.

What's with the look?

What's this?

Soap dish.

From Joe's master bath.

It's the only thing we were able to save.

You burnt the house down?

Where's Lucia and Inger?

They're still in Stockton.

I bet this went over big.

Actually, she wasn't as mad as I thought she'd be. I mean, you know, she wanted

a new bathroom. Now she gets a whole new house.

So, um, where are you planning on staying until the house is built?

Actually, I was thinking that, uh, maybe you could help me out, brother.

You mean you and the whole family at my place?

I don't think so.

Good luck.

Where's my money?

I thought Karen was supposed to put it together.

That was the plan. So how am I supposed to know where it is?

Don't you?

Are you telling me we can take it?

Well, one of us has.

You see, I was going to call Carrie and have her liquidate the accounts.

Only I can't find Carrie.

And I can't find the money.

That leaves me with you.

Doc. Oh.

I should have known you were too good to be true.

Okay, Jonas.

Okay.

You don't trust me?

You think I screwed you?

You're wrong.

But I'm going to prove it to you.

Where are you going? To get Carrie. I'm going to bring you your five million

dollars. And when I get back, we're going to split it up. And then I'm gone.

And you'll know.

I'll muster it for you.

Christine?

Nash?

Hey, Nash, it's Michelle.

I'm at Carrie Michael's apartment.

No Carrie?

You got it.

All right, hold on.

Right camera.

Go on.

No carry, no body.

Just a bullet hole and a pillow with a gun blast through it. Well, that's

lovely, isn't it?

All right, back.

No answer.

Think Jonah's got to her?

Unless she got to him first. Call for backup.

Bastard.

Four steps behind, you don't even know it.

Heaven.

Cuff him. Get him out of here.

Come on, pal.

Harvey, give me some dealt with.

Will you?

Will do.

Daddy. Daddy, guess what?

You won the lottery. No, I got into yours.

Really? Yeah.

Wow. Congratulations.

Have you told Evan yet?

It's my next stop.

Good luck.

Not saying a word. Right.

Now, I told you I was going to come by today with a check.

No, no, no, that's not cool.

All right, well, I just want to thank you for nothing.

What's wrong?

The apartment that we wanted, it fell through.

Oh.

Well, it's okay. I got into the dorms. Oh, you did?

Yeah. Well, that's great.

Great.

You know, I must say, you're handling this whole Evan Cassidy thing a lot

than I imagined.

Acceptance can be a beautiful thing, Bubba.

Besides, compared to my financial situation, that's cake.

Don't worry about it. It's all about to change.

Well, I'll tell you like I told Cassidy and everybody else.

I'm going to be okay.

It ain't pretty, but I'm okay.

Oh, I've been thinking about it.

Why don't you and Inger and Lucia move into Lisa's until the firehouse is

rebuilt?

Really? You'd let us do that?

You're my best friend.

My friend to the brown man.

Thanks, brother.

You're welcome. Oh, when can we move in?

Just as soon as I get proof of insurance, first and last month's rent,

security deposit, and your signature right here on this lease agreement.

Linens aren't included.

I'm going shopping.

Well, well.

You two turn up in the darndest places.

Let me help you with those packages.

Now put your hands on for the car.

You haven't even said hello.

Hello, Tamara.

I ran into Carrie.

When I saw her, she was a little toasty.

How'd you find me?

I got a bad compass.

It always leads me to you.

Just my luck.

What did you do with the money?

What money?

Exactly. Now you know how I see it.

Well, no matter where you're going, you ain't going to be able to spend it.

Kind of makes us even, doesn't it?

Somewhere between sexuality and scandal, tragedy and redemption, lies the true

story of one man's struggle to forgive the only person that mattered, himself.

Ring of Fire, the Emile Griffith story.

World premiere tonight at 9 on USA.