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Crick in my neck. Exciting, isn't it?

You call a neck brace exciting?

Probably the best phone sport in America, Mark. Growth potential is

Pretty good for a chiropractor, too. Rocket 14, Dynamo 13, side out rockets.

Susie Balfour to serve.

Women's professional volleyball.

The new four -player league.

Bath -painted.

Exciting. The fine athlete.

Who just happened to look great in spandex shorts.

I've arranged the community general to be a sponsor of the Rockets.

They're going to put the hospital name on their team uniform.

You think that's real?

Are you okay? Yeah, I'm fine.

You bitch,

I had that point. You had it, but I scored it. Yeah, after you knocked me

Next time, get out of the way.

She may be the star, but she doesn't look too popular with her teammates.

Have a sandwich.

Kids, come on.

I've made arrangements for us to meet the team.

How did you get in so tight with the management?

My second cousin, Harrison Powell, owns the team.

Normie!

in a warm -up suit was waiting for me. He tried to grab me. He went off that

way. What? I told you after Miami we needed more security.

What's it going to take, Harrison? You want this nutball to kill me?

Sherry, call the police.

No one is trying to kill you, Rita. What's that look like to you at

The officer in charge tells me his men checked out the locker area, the

to the parking lot, and every door and window in the building.

No sign of a break -in?

No, nothing.

You've got rounds in five minutes. You're going to wear your socks or you

to wear your shoes this time?

Oh, come on, Dolores.

Forget my shoes one time, you treat me like Jed Clampett.

Rita Jansen had bruises on her arm, Steve, and that slash photo on her

room door. And both could have been faked by Jansen herself.

Our guys talked to the teammates, and there is no love lost there.

They, uh, Rita's been the target of similar stalking incidents in the past

months. Oh.

Uh -huh.

The teammates think that, uh, Rita may have staged the attack herself to

generate publicity and, uh, fan sympathy.

She, uh, certainly has gotten the publicity.

They also pointed out that nobody has seen or heard from the stalker except

Jansen herself.

You know, I talked to that young lady, Steve. She was genuinely terrified.

Well... Real or not, my guys will stake out the beats looking for any suspicious

characters. Well, I guess that's all you can do now.

See you tonight.

All right, I'll bring the goodies.

Bye -bye.

I'm Mr. Clampett.

I thought that called.

Amigo. Hi, Norman.

I've cleared it with the board. On a strict trial basis, Community General is

going to be co -sponsor of the Malibu Rockets. Norman, I'm glad you finally

what you want.

Rockets? What the hell is that, Norman? A little league team? Women's

professional volleyball, Dr. Stewart.

It's the roller derby of the 90s. And we have a place at the net.

Mark, I'd like you to do the physicals.

Physicals? In return for the Rockets placing the hospital logo on their team

uniform, we agreed to provide complete physicals and drug testing to the team

before the regional championships.

They're all waiting in examination room 12. I'll call Dolores.

Norman, Norman, I have rounds to do. I do not have time to do physicals on four

perfectly healthy female athletes.

I'll do it.

Fine, thank you. Dr. Stoodle, take your place on rounds. You do this, Mark, and

I'll arrange a community health intervention clinic you always wanted to

Don't get carried away, Norman. I'll fit him in. Well, well, Norman, why don't

you want me to do the physicals?

Because women's volleyball is trying to maintain a professional image.

Dr. Sloan is mature enough to be beyond accusations of purient interest in

younger members of the opposite sex.

Mature?

Thank you, amigo. I'm counting on you, my friend. Thank you, Dr. Stewart.

I'll move rockets.

Might be giving him a noogie. Mark, finally.

This is Gregory Talbot. He's on a fellowship studying immunology.

I may have mentioned him to you. Oh, only two, three hundred times is all.

Bentley speaks very highly of you. Any research?

Well, the admiration is mutual. Dr. Bentley's quite a woman.

Jack Stewart.

Oh, Dr. Stewart.

Amanda's talked about you. Yeah. Well, listen, um... Greg, right?

Listen, Amanda's a very good friend of mine, and she doesn't have a lot of

family out here, so... I'm kind of like a big brother to her, you know what I'm

saying?

No, not really. Jack.

You guys have been dating a while, and that's none of my business, but it seems

like it's getting pretty serious here, so I'm telling you now that, Greg, if

heard her, you got to answer to me.

Jack.

I'll see you for lunch.

It was nice meeting you, Doctor.

You too,

bro. Yeah.

Oh, hey, what are you mad at me?

Of course not.

No, Jack, it's very simple.

I finally meet somebody that I like. A gentleman.

And you're trying to show me the differences between somebody like Dr.

and an immature, bullying, rude... Bullying? Really?

Well, Amanda, if looking out for your well -being and making sure that you're

okay is immature, well, I guess I'm just a kid. You know, Jack, just say that I

know in your own thick, demented way you think that you're helping me. I'd like

to think that, you know.

If that's your feeble attempt at a thank you, you're welcome.

All right.

If you're so concerned, let's see you do something constructive.

Okay.

All right.

You got it.

Hey,

Mario, it's Jack.

Yeah, how you doing? Listen, I want you to make a reservation for me, okay?

It's for Dr.

Amanda Bentley.

This is Revello's. What time and when? That's Revello's.

When did he... Wednesday, 8 o 'clock. Now, listen, these are very good friends

of mine. I want you to take extra special care of them for me, okay?

And put their bill on my tab.

All right.

I'll catch you later. Bye.

All right? You're hanging? You're what?

No, it's nothing.

Just don't get home too late.

Mario, it's Jack.

Listen, uh...

The Bentley party.

You're going to put up a table number seven for me, okay?

Is that table still rigged?

Oh, it is. Good, because I don't want to miss a word they're saying.

So, wheat germ, fruit, and a two -mile walk every day.

Try it, Miss Belver. Good.

Oh, don't forget, stay away from that processed cheese.

No dairy, no cheese.

And breathe. Remember to drag the air up from deep in your diaphragm. Let it out

slowly. Do all that and you'll be feeling better in no time, Dr. Sloan.

know, I usually give out the health tips here, but then good advice is good

advice. Thanks.

Well, can't wait to hear what you have to say.

Oh, Rita, she's probably got a terrific year for snake bite.

Blood pressure 120 over 70, heart rate 72, good health, excellent muscle tone,

and no adverse family or personal medical history here. You know, people

you put people like me out of business.

I'll drop these off at the lab for a workout. Oh, thank you, Dolores.

Ah! You know,

my loving teammate told the police I faked all that, flashed a picture and

bruised myself.

I don't think so.

Whack on the elbow that hard, anyone trying to do it to themselves would hold

back. See, they're just jealous because I've got more talent than them, and I

try harder.

Well, as long as you're trying harder, maybe you should try harder to get

I won't be left than I am, and that's what they want.

I come from a big family with no money, and I found out early, if I want

something, I have to go out and get it myself.

Nobody's going to give it to me.

If that means I don't have friends, that's fine.

I don't think you mean that.

They want me dead.

Beta. You know what I think?

I think the stalker's their idea.

I mean, why did you only go after me and not any of them?

Maybe they hired him to freak me out. Maybe Susie set me up.

Or Ellen or even Peggy.

Look, here's my card. If you ever feel like talking, call me anytime.

Excuse me, where's the lab where they do blood work?

Hmm.

This is a real sport.

Worst thing that ever happened to you is when they canceled the baseball season.

Well, ten bucks says governor doesn't break 150.

You're on.

Dr.

Sloan. Dr. Sloan, it's Rita. I found another slapped -up picture on my front

door. This time I know who put it there. Rita, slow down.

I told you it was one of them. I saw her when I pulled up. By the time I parked,

she was gone.

Who? Who did it? He who it was.

Wait a second.

There's someone in my apartment.

Rita, hang up and call 911.

Rita!

Rita!

I found her in a park three blocks from her apartment.

It looks like she was killed someplace else because she lost a lot of blood and

the ground around her was dry.

What are all these cuts on her arms?

The M .E. isn't sure.

That's why he wants you to take a look at the file as the department medical

advisor. It could be defensive cuts from trying to fight off her attacker.

No, I don't think so. They're too smooth and regular.

Yeah, probably ritualistic.

Stalkers who act out violently sometimes do that.

Hey. Hey.

Hey, you can use this more than me. There you go.

He's been up all night working on the Jansen case.

You know, Rita thought one of her teammates was behind those stalker

She saw one of them outside her apartment before she was killed.

Rita was too hyped up to know what she saw, Dad.

Rita's answer was on drugs?

Her autopsy report showed she was high on coke when she died.

We're going to stick with the stalker angle. For now, it's the best lead we've

got.

Oh, Mark, you've got that look in your eye again.

Well, the last thing she did was call me for help. I want to find out who killed

her, and I think maybe her teammates may have the answer to that.

Hi, Jack.

Hi, Mark.

I was looking for a tongue depressor.

Just when does a pathologist need a tongue depressor?

What? Oh, yes, sir.

Dr. Sloan, Dr. Stewart, Dr. Talbot.

Uh,

um, thank you for that, helping me with that situation, doctor.

Anytime.

Gentlemen.

Did Dr.

Talbot need a tongue depressor, too?

Mark, Mark, we have a problem. That blood work you did on the Malibu rockets

compromised. Compromised how?

Someone tampered with the labels.

No one touched those samples while I had them.

You know, Rita Jansen's autopsy showed she was using cocaine.

She could have slipped on that land if she left my office.

I told rocket management you'll be out this morning to take some new samples.

Norman, I'm supervising surgery in 20 minutes. I'll do it. Oh, no.

And I'll look into that other stuff while I'm at it for you, Mark. Oh, no,

won't. Why not?

All you want to do is ogle those fine athletes. Do you hate me, Norman? This

hospital will not sanction ogling.

I'm off duty, and I'd be happy to be Jack's big sister chaperone.

Right, the closet woman's going to chaperone me? Sounds good to me.

Besides, I know one of the team, Peggy McKenna, and I'd be happy to see her

again. Good.

Excellent. Then it's settled. Norman. Enough.

Mark, could I have a word with you in private, please?

I'll be in my car.

See ya.

So, you and Dr. Talbot.

Dolores, if anyone told me that I could spend hours on end listening to a man

talk about DNA research and immunology without getting the slightest bit of

I would have told them, they were crazy. Honey, men like it when you listen to

them talk about work.

And Gregory's worked so hard to get to where he is. Of course, I've always had

my family to fall back on, but he's been on his own ever since he was a child.

And when he kisses me...

I'm on cloud nine.

Uh -oh, the man's doomed.

My second cousin Harrison is offering me a terrific opportunity to buy equity in

the Malibu Rockets before it goes public.

I could get you in two if you want.

But what should I do?

You're not talking to a money man. I buy high and sell low. Maybe this is my

chance to swing open the door to financial independence.

If I cash in my life insurance policy, I could get 5 % of the team. But if I

take a loan out of my house, maybe I could raise enough to get 15%.

But then there's always my pension fund, Mark.

Norman, I wouldn't spend anything you can't afford to lose.

You're right.

I'll keep my pension fund. I'll mortgage my house. I could always find another

place to live.

Thank you, amigo.

Norman, I didn't tell you to mortgage your house.

Jack, I don't want to hear it. Just let me ask you one question. Now, what do

you really know about this Talbot guy?

And what if he's like a pedophile or some kind of psycho?

Look, I knew this woman once... Jack, see you later. Where are you going?

It doesn't take two people to draw blood and I have the bag. Goodbye.

Turn around real slow with your hands in the air.

Wait a minute.

I'd know that voice anywhere.

Steve.

How many rounds does that mop hold, Jack? Hey, look, I didn't pop you with

thing. You know, I mean, the way you were skulking around here.

I should have known my dad would have let this one go.

Here, give me that.

Next time, Jack, try a broom. They just, they handle better, you know? So, what

do you know?

Hey, what are you doing here anyway?

Amanda. Peggy.

Oh, girl, look at you.

Look at you.

I heard you were going to medical school.

And I heard you were on the fast track to the U .S. Women's and Women's

Volleyball team. Oh, golden days, Amanda.

So, what's up?

I need to draw some blood for a drug test.

Well, they already took some at the hospital.

Yes, but we need more.

Draw it.

I'm undercover, Jack.

The girls think I'm a new team trainer.

You're supposed to be looking out for the stalker, not playing hide -and

with gung -ho doctors.

Go home, Jack. I can't do that to you.

Look, I promised your father that I would check out, that I would talk to

ladies right now. So I consider it my sacred duty.

Ellen,

I'm sorry. Are you okay?

It's my fault. I was off balance. I'm a doctor.

Oh, wow, I can't believe I did that.

Well, I think you just strained your muscle here a little bit.

She needs heat and a shoulder massage right away.

Right.

Steve, you're the trainer.

Yes, I am. Shall we? No, we were just practicing, and I really think... Never

mind, if you're hurt.

I can hit the ball back and forth with this, no big deal. Besides, I can use

exercise. Come on, we'll take care of that.

You sure?

Oh, absolutely.

I'll let my belly fool you. I'm in pretty good shape, all right?

Okay, I'll set it up for you, Susie.

Hey.

Wow.

All right, see, it's called volleyball because you're supposed to volley it

back. Yes, I'm aware of that, Steve. Thank you. Relax, have fun.

Set.

All right, now that's twice.

Let's go.

Still think, Tom?

No, we broke up senior year after you left.

Peggy, you know, I never felt right about what happened.

Yeah. Mom warned me. When it's a choice between brains and brawn, the really

great guys always choose brains.

Ancient history all forgotten.

Didn't I read in Sports Illustrated that you're engaged to that announcer on

ESPN?

We were engaged.

We had to sell him away.

And then dumped him.

First you took Tom, and then she took Ed.

Story of my life.

Then I guess it would be safe to say that you're not broken up, that you're

dead.

She took Ed away just to hurt me.

I would dance in that girl's grave.

Peggy, I called you last night.

You weren't home.

Oh, well, I didn't hear the phone ring. I was home last night, asleep all night.

Heart doesn't come breaking through my ribcage.

Oh, God.

Oh, my God, are you in shape?

What do you do for fun? Like lift Volkswagens or small houses or

Actually, I manage a small mutual fund investment portfolio.

Here, come on.

Are you kidding?

When you were playing, I thought that... I thought that for sure you were...

Just a jock?

Yeah.

I am a jock.

But I'm also a broker.

I invest the other players' money, and Harrison Powell lets me pool the funds

into his own portfolio.

Did you ever invest for Rita Jansen?

I wish I never touched her lousy 10 grand.

Why is that?

A couple of days ago, she called the SEC and said that she had some sort of

evidence that I was embezzling the players' investments.

So now they're going to investigate whether to pull my license.

Well, you must be...

Pretty glad that she's dead, right?

I gotta take a shower.

You know, it's funny. When I first came in here, I thought you looked familiar

to me.

Did I see you last night at Gino's bar? Was that you?

No, I was home all night.

Oh.

It's my mistake.

Oh, man,

I'm getting old. See,

I didn't realize you were the girl in all those beer ads.

Have a ball with Barlow's?

Yeah. Well, I was.

Until our darling Miss Rita grabbed my contract.

And when was that?

A couple days ago.

My agent calls me up out of the blue and says she's dropping me for Rita.

She says I'm yesterday's look.

Rita's the look of tomorrow.

So not only did I lose my agent, but Rita got the contract as the Barlow

Must have cost you a lot of money, huh?

100 ,000?

You know, you got pretty good hands.

So, I guess you're glad she's dead, huh?

Oh, yeah.

Deeper.

You know, I stopped by here last night.

Wasn't that your car I saw in the parking lot?

I was home last night.

All night.

Asleep.

Thanks for the massage.

Hey, how's that shoulder doing?

Susie Balfour had reason to kill Rita Jansen, and she had no alibi.

Same with Ellen Kingston, huh?

Great.

You know,

I have a feeling that I may need to say the same thing about Peggy McKenna.

Maybe Rita Jansen wasn't killed by an anonymous stalker, even if one exists.

No matter what happens.

Which way did he go?

Stay with her, Jack.

You okay?

Yeah.

The stalker was not after me. You said he grabbed you.

Well, maybe I surprised him. See, I was coming out of the locker room and there

he was.

Yeah, waiting for you.

Why would he want me? Do I look like a volleyball player?

He was after one of the Rockets and I just happened to get in the way.

Or he's gotten bored with volleyball and decided to move on. I want to put a

police guard on you until we catch this guy.

I don't want one of your men following me around.

Amanda, you won't even know my people are there.

Come on.

You afraid a couple of boys in blue?

Gonna screw up your love life with Dr. Gregory?

Amanda, why don't you go check the lab, see if the blood work on the rockets is

back? Sure, Mark.

Jack, you're not really her big brother, you know.

I've been checking around.

Before this guy came to Community General and got involved with Amanda,

Gregory Talbot dated doctors in two other hospitals.

He had three girlfriends in the past two years.

How many have you had, Jack?

Come on, Steve, you can't compare me.

No, but the thing is, I'm worried about it, that's all.

Jack, Amanda is a big girl. She can take care of herself.

Anything new on the stalker's identity?

He was driving a rental. I saw the sticker.

We're checking all the local agencies, looking for anybody who rented a car of

that description using a Florida driver's license.

Why Florida?

First time the stalker showed up, the Rockets were playing Miami.

So each one of the Rockets had a motive to want Rita dead, and yet not one of

them has an alibi.

You don't still think one of them hired a guy to kill her?

After the way the stalker came after Amanda?

Well, that's the point. He went after her and not them. Why did he leave them

alone?

Well, when I catch him, I'll ask him.

See you later.

All right.

You know, Jack, it could be the Rockets aren't the only one who want to see Rita

dead. Dr. Sloan, have you seen Amanda?

Amanda's in the lab.

Tell me again about Susie Balfour, what she said about investing money with

Harrison Powell.

Yeah, I'll do that.

That's by way of an apology.

Apology accepted.

Now, what did you do?

That's what I'm going to do.

I've got to cancel dinner.

I'm analyzing a DNA cross -section. I'll be at it all night. Really?

Well, I have reservations at Ravello's.

Soft music, fine wine, shrimp scampi. Wait a minute, tiramisu.

You're killing me.

I'll make it up to you tomorrow.

You can start right now.

Oh, don't go blushing on my account.

I've seen people kiss before.

Listen, your friend Peggy McKenna called to see if you're free for dinner.

Well, well, well. Looks like I'm going to get to use those reservations at

Ravello's after all.

See ya.

Bye.

Girl, I see what you mean. He's cute.

This is Rachel Moody. She just came from back east. Hi, Rachel. She's replacing

Rita. Hey, you going to give her a physical?

Only if she'll let me pass out the health advice this time.

Call my officer an appointment, Rachel.

Okay. Nice to meet you. Thank you, Doctor.

Norman?

You decided to invest.

You're a Wall Street wizard.

Wise man, amigo.

Opportunities like this come once in a lifetime.

I'm glad I took your advice.

My advice?

You don't know how hard it is to take out a second mortgage overnight in

market. Norman, I didn't tell you to mortgage your house.

Normie, I got those papers ready for you to see. Oh, Dr.

Sloan, a pleasure to see you again.

Dr. Sloan is going to invest, too.

Really? Incredible.

Well, I had a few questions I wanted to ask. Sure. Come on in, come on in. How's

Iris? Oh, please, how could she be? She woke up this morning, no feeling in her

elbow. No. You live with her. So, Dr.

Sloan, I guess Normie told you that the audience for women's professional

volleyball has increased 30 % over the past year alone.

30%. The league is in negotiations with two of the networks to carry the games

on television.

It couldn't be a better time to do that.

Here's my check. You said there were papers to sign?

Miss Powell, I wanted to talk to you about some of your other investments.

My other investment? Yes, the one you handled with Susie Balfour.

The two of you invested some of the teammates' funds.

Yes, I did help Susie with the account.

Unfortunately, the funds lost a considerable amount of money.

Susie misplanned the investment.

You know, Rita thought that Susie embezzled it.

That's ridiculous.

Mr. Powell, I checked with the investment bank to handle the account.

You and Susie co -signed all of the deposits, but the last three withdrawals

were signed only by you.

It's a simple cash flow problem, a strategic collateralization.

What was cash flow, R .I.? You didn't have any. Your team was practically

bankrupt.

Rita discovered that the money was disappearing, but she didn't know who

it.

Then when she began asking embarrassing questions, that gave you a pretty good

motive to kill her.

I did not kill her.

I was with my banker when she died.

I mortgaged my house.

You could have hired the killer.

You know, maybe the stalker didn't go after the other players because you

them to keep your team alive.

I sold my life insurance policy.

Rita was the problem.

She's the one you wanted dead.

Give me that check.

Give it to me now.

Miss Powell, I would advise you to see a lawyer.

Doug Hilton.

I was only 14 years old.

He was on my brother's track team.

Did we spin the bottle in the pool house? What?

Oh, my God.

Me, first boy who ever kissed me was George Clement.

Oh, my God.

He was the counselor at summer camp when I was 15, and he had the cutest smile

of any man I've ever met.

Except for Tommy Hobart.

Yeah.

I really love Tommy Hobart. Amanda?

Yeah, a lot of guys.

Why'd you have to take mine?

Peggy, darling, can I share a little secret with you?

What?

Men don't like smart women. I'm living proof of it. Do you know... How many

boyfriends I had before Gregory Talbot came into my life?

How many?

Not many.

As a matter of fact, Gregory's the first in a very, very long time, but I love

listening to him talk.

He's not boring.

Matter of fact, I can have a conversation with a man. He's not

boring. He's not boring.

Well, here is the man who aren't boring.

Gregory,

you're here.

I finished the DNA cross -section early.

Actually, I hope I'm not. I'm making myself look beautiful. Oh, no, no, no.

sit right down. I have a glass of wine.

Thank you, McKenna.

This is Gregory Talbot.

How do you do?

Amanda's mentioned you.

You're a friend on the volleyball team. Oh, that's me. I'm a rocket zoom, baby,

and I am definitely not boring.

You know, I find women's sports enthralling.

You do?

Yeah, but... What is it that you do, Dr.

Talbot? Oh, well, I'm on fellowship to...

Study the impact of genetics on immunity.

Please, tell me more.

Sure. A strong immune system protects us from disease.

A weak immune system makes us vulnerable to all kinds of illness.

That's our stalker's car, and that's his room.

Open up we have a warrant

Nobody

here and no luggage.

All right, let's search this place

Must have dropped the car and figured we'd track him after what happened

yesterday and then split.

Steve, take a look at this. Thank God.

See, my research focuses on genetic -based immunity.

Why some people are always sick and other people are never sick a day in

life. Because some people inherit weak immunity systems while others inherit

strong ones.

Amanda's heard this a thousand times. Yes, and after tonight I shall lose my

amateur standing.

Well, it's all new and fresh to me.

Please, please go on.

Well, did you know there's a family in Italy that... It's totally free of heart

disease. They have a gene that all of us lack that protects them. Now, just

think, if we could clone that gene, we could clone perfect health for everyone.

Are you sure I'm not boring you? Oh, no, not at all. Do you

realize that you've been talking for one hour about genetics and immunity? Well,

she's been looking up at you with these longing puppy dog eyes, and you've been

eating it all up, haven't you?

Amanda, what's wrong? What's wrong? Men, that's what's wrong. You don't care

who's listening as long as you have an audience.

Excuse me.

I really want to hear more about this community thing, Gregory.

This is so very fascinating.

Isn't it?

Steve,

you follow me here?

I told you you wouldn't see my people.

Freedom is right.

You all right?

That was a pretty nice move. Where'd you learn that?

Fending off Jack.

Congratulations, son. Caught the stalker. As it turned out, nobody hired

This guy was a freelance nutcase.

Once I nailed him, I got his record.

Richard Morris, native of Miami.

Picked up in the last five years on a half a dozen indecent exposure charges.

Misdemeanor harassment charges.

This guy was all over the map.

But he wasn't a sports fan. That's why he didn't go after Rita's teammates.

Apparently, he saw Rita outside of her hotel room in Miami.

became obsessed with her and started following her from city to city.

Finally, caught up with her here.

Are you certain he killed her?

Well, I was.

He's definitely the stalker, but the murderer doesn't really fit his profile.

And he denies it.

Well, Richard claims that he lost interest in Rita as soon as he saw

outside the hospital.

And he swears he was nowhere near Rita's apartment the night she was killed.

Got these pictures he left for her on her door.

Slash. Just like on her locker.

And we have these pictures of Amanda we found in his motel room.

Would you do me a favor? Let me go over that case file.

Why, you think somebody else killed Rita Jansen?

Like one of her teammates, maybe?

Or that owner, Harrison Powell?

No, just say I'm keeping an open mind.

You know, Jack, I cannot believe the way he came on to Peggy. Oh.

Is that right about this guy?

The creeper what?

Now you know it.

And what was all that boring talk about immunology?

It's a joke.

How did you know he said that?

Are you kidding me?

How predictable is this guy?

Yeah. Do you know how mad I am right now? Do you have any idea how mad I am?

don't blame you. And I want you to be mad. I told you I'll take care of it. I

will take care of it. I don't want you to take care of it. I got a better idea.

I can't have his legs broken. I got to my cousin. Absolutely not.

Would you mind filling me in?

Amanda and Dr. Gregory had a bad date.

And I'm going to play peacemaker.

You mean and take a piece of it?

It was not a date. I had dinner with an old friend, Peggy McKenna. Yeah, the

girl who blamed her for stealing her boyfriend years ago.

If I stole her boyfriend, it was petty larceny. You should have seen her.

She was lapping up everything that Gregory said about rare genes, immunity

research, as though it were pure honey.

Sounds like she grabbed a chance to get even with you.

Well, of course she did.

But I don't blame her. I blame him because he fell for it. You know where

right now?

With Peggy McKenna and her teammates, giving them vitamin shots for this

afternoon's regional championship.

What did I tell you?

Did I tell you that if he hurt you, you'd have to answer to me?

Hitting is not the answer, Jack.

That depends on the question.

You know, I have a better suggestion.

Let's go to a ball game.

Hey,

Norman, who's winning?

Rockets.

if you wanted.

Captain Powell called me this morning.

Thought I'd like to know we sold the team to a speculator for two and a half

million dollars.

If I own 15 %... My

share

would have been $375 ,000.

So much for financial independence.

Norman, I told you I was no good at investments.

Uh, have you seen Dr. Calvin around?

with the team before the game.

Game. Cougars 15, Rockets 13.

Match is tied at one game apiece.

Be right back.

Are you okay?

I'm okay. I'm still a little worried. Sit down.

Next time don't stay out like partying before a game.

Ladies, may I have you for a minute?

I'd like to show you something.

What?

What?

Supposedly. These photos were made by the slasher, these two of Rita, and the

one of Amanda Bentley.

So?

If you look carefully, you'll see that the handwriting on these two matches

perfectly.

The handwriting on this one, the one that Rita found on her door the night

was murdered, completely different writing.

The stalker didn't write that.

He didn't slash this photo, and he did not put it on her door.

The three of you did.

All of you.

That's why you didn't have an alibi for the night she was murdered.

You were all at Rita's apartment, leaving her this.

You can't prove that.

I think if we get some handwriting samples, we can prove it.

What if we did leave that photo?

Maybe we just wanted to push Rita off the team.

And when that didn't work, one of you tried to push a little harder on her.

You all right, Peggy?

Teams, take the floor.

Peggy, don't worry. We'll take care of you. Everything's going to be okay.

Malaria? That's a tropical disease. Where could she get malaria?

Well, in some rare cases, drug users have given her one another, sharing

needles. Blood ties have been the result of a contaminated blood transfusion.

Yeah, but neither one of those apply in Peggy's case. Yeah, she wasn't a drug

user and she hasn't had a blood transfusion. Mark just said that. No,

just trying to keep you on board here, right?

Amanda's giving her a transfusion right now.

That disease hit her so hard that a complete blood exchange may be her only

chance of survival.

I'll drop this off at the lab. All right.

How's she doing? Oh, Mark, it is so hard to see her like this.

You know, all the time that Peggy and I spent together in school, she was the

one that never got sick.

I don't understand.

You gave that poor girl a physical just five days ago. How could you miss

malaria? Well, before the onset, it's asymptomatic.

Still, we should have caught something in the blood test, either the first one

or the second one.

She never got sick in school.

Not even a cold.

Look at this. In the first blood test, Peggy is O positive. But in the second

test, she's AB negative.

What? How could she have two different blood types?

Rita Jansen must have switched the labels on the blood samples to hide her

use. So she put her label on Peggy's blood.

Rita's killer saw Peggy's...

First blood test, thought it was Rita's. That's why he went after Rita.

He thought she had Peggy's blood.

Mike, you get enough sleep lately?

Yeah, maybe you should sit down.

It's the last thing I need right now. Look, Steve's in my office. Tell him I

want to see him right away.

I'm gone. I have no idea what he's saying.

Blood samples, doctor.

Thank you.

Well, Dr. Sloan, this is about the little misunderstanding Amanda and I

isn't it?

No, this is about murder.

Get away from Dolores. He's dangerous.

What? How much is that blood worth, Gregory?

A million?

Five, maybe?

But then how can you put a price on genetic immunity?

You find the right buyer, that's all.

I've got people at a Swiss longevity clinic that'll pay 10 million francs for

this. It's a lot more than a lifetime research fellowship.

Mark, what is going on?

Hey,

man.

Nice of you to drop by.

Better go.

Until we're out of here. How far do you think you're going to get?

Depends on how much you care for Amanda.

You killed Rita Jansen?

For her blood.

Correction. For her DNA.

While you were testing DNA samples in the lab, you discovered that Rita

DNA results matched a nearly perfect immune system. You had to buy her. So

killed her.

But then you realized you chose the wrong donor.

And you gave Peggy a dose of malaria in a vitamin shot.

Knowing damn well she needed a full transfusion to survive.

I was needed to let you do my work for me. Yeah, but what good is tainted blood

with malaria anyway?

Amanda, you keep missing the point, my darling.

I didn't want Peggy's blood. I wanted her DNA.

Congratulations. You just bagged yourself a murder.

I told you what I'd do if you heard you.

That's why he was romancing Peggy McKenna? For her blood?

You better know.

Much.