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I wish we didn't have to go.

Well, what can I say?

When duty calls.

You don't really want to go, do you?

You kidding?

The last thing I want to do.

But I caught the overnight.

Loud as shit to come with the job.

You don't want to fool around with that. It's loaded.

I know.

Sorry I'm late.

It's okay. I just got here myself.

Missed you today.

I missed you too.

Okay, fresh roasted beans in the grinder?

Do not overfill.

Okay, press the triple grinder.

After plating, cover on grinder.

Morning, Dad.

Morning. How's the, uh...

New coffee machine working out. It's coming along, coming along.

Good, I could use a cop.

Will you just give me a minute here, and I will have this machine grinding,

blending, steaming, and frothing. Not all at once, I hope.

You were out late again last night.

Sitting up again, were we?

No, just curious.

Another date with Lynn?

Mm -hmm.

You don't have to tell me about it if you don't want to.

Dad, there's not much to tell. We've only been out a few dates. Uh -huh.

All right, if it's going well, if you're too soon to tell.

I'm glad it's going well, and it's still too soon to tell me.

What'd I do?

Okay, it's okay. It's just a little valve here that's going to be open.

So you want to meet her?

Well, if you want me to.

Okay, we'll do it soon. We'll go to dinner.

Okay, I'm ready.

Name your pleasure.

Well, just a regular cup of whatever you got.

I don't think it does regular.

Ask for something else.

Oh, okay. How about a double -double decaf non -fat grand latte hold the

Coming up.

Dad, I'm kidding.

You don't think I can do it? This baby does everything.

Dad,

you know, I think I'll have a cup of tea.

Here.

Thanks.

Blown here.

Tom Ame.

He did.

What was it?

Uniformed officer from our precinct.

He's been found dead.

What do you got?

Aims was a shift no -shows. Partner came looking for him and found this.

Gun in his hand, single shot to the head.

No sign of forced entry, no struggle.

As far as we can tell, self -inflicted. Suicide?

Less homicide says otherwise.

CSU been called?

Coming in the door.

Weird, isn't it?

Last week, a guy from the 27th ate his gun. Now aimed.

I knew Tom.

Just doesn't seem like him.

Excuse me.

Uh, size 7?

I wish.

Eight and a half.

What's up, Dad?

Oh, find anything?

Looks like he had company.

A blonde.

Found blonde hairs on a pillow.

Well, that's hardly a match for Ames.

Who found blonde hairs on this?

Nice perfume.

Was Ames seeing anybody?

Hanover checked with his partner as far as he knew Ames hadn't had a date in

months. So could be anybody.

Anybody that's blonde.

And wears a size six and a half shoe, or maybe seven.

Don't tell me she left a glass slipper behind. Not quite. Look at this bath

Hey, Norman, where's Amanda? I got a stack of lab samples. Hawaii.

Hawaii? Amanda's in Hawaii.

Colin was given a three -day leave, so I gave Amanda a three -day leave as well.

You actually let her go? Just like that?

You know, you think of me as nothing more than a heartless bureaucrat, don't

you, Dr. Travis?

Well, I'll have you know that my staff's well -being is very important to me.

Amanda needed to be with her husband.

I'm sure. I just can't believe you let her go like that. I insisted on it.

I don't suppose you'd insist that I go to Hawaii, too.

Excuse me, I have a phone call.

I thought I'd ask.

Here you go, Mr. Briggs. Thank you, Rosie.

Norman Briggs.

It's a big honor.

And the hospital, too?

Surprise? Absolutely.

Moment of the word.

I'll make certain.

And put me down for an entire table.

Thank you.

The Saperstein Award has finally come to community general.

Hey, Dr. Sloan.

Where's Mrs. Martinez?

Oh, the gastritis is healing very nicely.

Appetite's back, eating normally. Hey, our food?

You call that normal?

Well, that's not all she likes it.

Hey, so what's the latest on that cop that died last night?

Oh, right now it's down as a suicide.

Uh -huh.

There it is.

The tone.

Tone? The tone.

I think there's something more to this tone.

What's bothering you?

Well, I have a sense of feeling, but something doesn't fit.

The author who was killed?

Took a shower just before he shot himself.

He was still wet when they found him.

Well, why bother? I mean, especially if you're just gonna... Exactly.

You know, Steve said there was a similar incident last week over in the 27th

Precinct. Officer named Tony St. James.

You think there's a connection?

Well, I don't know, but I think we ought to find out.

Are you scheduled for surgery now?

No. Had barbecued ribs for lunch.

Well, you didn't talk to the partner, the first cop on the scene.

I talked to the primary PI officer, and I got an advance copy of the prelim

report. So, in other words, you got what they wanted you to have.

I got what they wanted me to have.

Look, you want some advice.

No, of course you don't. But you're going to get it anyway.

Coming up.

They're all liars, even the nice ones.

Do your own digging, you'll be fine.

You listen to them, honey, you'll be out in your butt in less than a week.

Oh, jeez, here comes Barron. I'm going to finish my drink elsewhere.

Be nice to him, huh?

You'll need him.

Betty. Hey, Barron. Introduce me to your new friend.

What do I look like, huh? Your dating service?

Right, Barron.

Homicide. Lynn Conklin.

Ocean Tribune.

Heard the name.

Then he's out of here and you get the beat all to yourself.

Well, not till next week.

Better drink up.

Yeah, maybe some other time.

Nice meeting you.

What's with the hurry? I thought maybe I could buy you a beer.

Sorry, got other plans.

Sloan? You sound like you don't like him.

Nah, he's okay.

And obviously very lucky.

No pressure.

But if your plans change...

Hi, there. Hi.

All right.

Guess this isn't the best place to do this.

I could think of a better place.

What about dinner?

Suddenly, I'm not very hungry.

Shall we?

You're a romantic.

That obvious?

That obvious.

Only one thing missing.

Tony Bennett.

Oh, I have the whole collection on vinyl.

I knew it.

You have a nice place.

Feels like you.

Comfortable.

So is yours.

No, it's not very homey. You know, I move around so much, I never really get

chance to settle in.

You move a lot?

A few times.

But I like moving.

It's me.

New people, new places.

I feel trapped if I'm in one place too long.

Is that where you left San Diego?

Something like that.

So you and your dad actually live here together?

Well, not actually together. He has the upstairs unit.

Is he up there now?

I mean, I just thought if he were, I could meet him.

Believe me, I want you to meet him.

But even if he was up there now is not when I'd want to introduce you.

Are you going to get that? No.

Steve!

Hey, Steve.

Hey, sorry.

Jesse, what are you doing here? I'm sorry.

Hello.

Your dad wanted me to come down here and get you.

There's an autopsy report and I thought you might want to take a look at him.

Couldn't it wait?

Maybe I should go.

No, you don't have to. No, I might as well. I've got some things to do before

work. Come on.

Hey, I'll be upstairs if you need me.

It's your job, I understand.

I'll quit.

You're crazy. I gotta go.

All right.

You didn't. Yeah, well, you said to go get him.

I didn't know he had somebody with him.

What was she like?

Let's just say I wouldn't be too happy if you guys interrupted me.

All right.

This had better be good. Sorry. Well, it's kind of important.

We've been going over the autopsy reports on Ames and Tony St. James.

What, the suicide in a 2 -7? Just a hunch we thought we'd go over him.

Well, obviously you found something. What we didn't find is what makes it

interesting. Yeah.

Okay. There was no powder residue on either firing hand, and there was no

spatter on either firing hand. No indication of cadaveric clutching

And no gunpowder smudging on or near the entry wound.

They didn't fire their guns.

You get an A in forensic science.

And if they didn't?

It means they were murdered.

I take it your plan's changed.

You mind being the new plan?

St. James, Ames, and now Barron.

You say there was no attempt to disguise it as a suicide, but that we don't know

if this lab was connected or not.

No, there are way too many similarities.

Each was killed with his own weapon in his own home after a sexual encounter.

There was no sign of a struggle, no forced entry.

Devil Latte says that the lab desk will turn up blonde hair.

I think you'd win that bid.

We've got a cop killer on our hands.

Serial cop killer?

You know, I think there's somebody you ought to meet.

All right, I'm on my way.

As a group, serial killers are a very tricky thing.

Each one has their own pattern, their own ritualistic behavior.

I think you have a very interesting case here.

You know that only 10 % of these kinds of killers are women?

Why is that?

By and large, it's a male phenomenon based on EPDs.

Antisocial personality disorder.

Yeah. Generally speaking, they're all sociopaths, even though they appear to

as normal as you and me. And that's what makes them so dangerous.

Basically, the motivation for these killings come in four categories. The

is the pleasure seeker.

These people, they kill for fun. They don't care who it is.

This one seems to care very much who it is. So I understand.

Maybe yours is what they call a visionary. They claim to hear a voice

and in their mind, they're working for a higher goal.

Or maybe yours is a perjurer.

This group feels that it's helping by eliminating one element of society, one

that they think is unacceptable.

Like police officers.

Authority figures are often targets.

However, I think that your killer most closely fits the last category.

That's the category of the controller. This person seeks to have power by

controlling the victim. In your case, having sex before the crime is the act

control. Do you think we're looking for a control killer here?

I wish it were that easy.

There are, however, two factors that are common to just about all of them.

One is they crave celebrity status for their killings.

And the other is they don't seem to feel any guilt for what they've done, even

after they've been caught.

They don't realize what they're doing is wrong.

That's because, in their mind, it isn't.

You know, she changed her pattern on the last one. That's a bad indication.

You mean because she didn't try and hide it as a suicide?

The fact that she didn't try to cover up shows that she's getting bolder. Does

that mean more dangerous?

I think that her compulsion to kill is getting stronger.

My guess is that she'll strike again and probably very soon.

Come here.

Four feet.

Glass encased.

Three shelves and recessed lighting. And you have those plans I drew up, right?

Good. Dr. Travis, a moment of your time, please.

I've taken you off rotation for Thursday night.

You have?

Yes. Wow.

I've been trying to trade that night with everyone, even interns from county.

You have?

No, not really.

Well, good.

Yeah, I'll say.

See, there's this girl named Molly.

Oh, she's amazing. And I've been trying to get a date with her for, like, a

week. Finally, she says yes, but only on a Thursday. See, she's got class or

something. Well, you'll have to rent a tux.

It's just her first date.

Well, you won't be going on the date.

You'll be attending the Saperstein Benefit Dinner.

Now, why would you think that?

Because I've already bought you a ticket. You'll be sitting with me and

Sloan at our table.

What about my date? You could take her if you want.

Are you kidding me?

Either you go to the dinner or I put you back on rotation.

Goodman, formal wear. Tell them I sent you.

Excuse me.

Doing some remodeling, Norman?

No, why?

Well, there's a carpenter there measuring the wall. Go away.

You know, you have to keep your eye on everything.

Oh, speaking of which, this afternoon's benefit dinner is the day after

tomorrow. I took the liberty of buying us all tickets.

All of us?

All of us. Oh, Norman, I hate those things, especially with Saperstein.

Some pompous doctor getting an award he doesn't deserve. It's not my kind of

evening. Well, I hear the Saperstein family made some changes. Maybe the

won't be so bad.

Jell -O salads.

Dried -up chicken in a mystery sauce.

Cold rolls. I don't think so, Norman.

And if he's not going, I'm not going. He's going.

We're all going.

Thursday night, Bel -Air Ballroom, 8 o 'clock sharp.

We'll have a wonderful time together, okay?

Be there.

Want to come with me to get a tux? I already have one, thank you.

So does this mean that our killer is pregnant?

I've isolated a synthetic element from each of the officer's clothing swatches

and tested for similar reactions.

And the perfumes match?

Right down to the phenylethyloxyacetylide.

It's a synthetic rose fragrance.

I knew that.

Hi, guys.

All right, got your message. What's up?

Well, we've come up with a definite link between two of the crime scenes.

Which two?

Ames and Barron's.

I noticed a distinctive perfume on the clothing of each of the victims.

It was Ames' robe and Barron's shirt.

Chemical analysis proves it's the same perfume.

Unfortunately, the third victim's clothes had already been cleaned and

Well, that's something.

Well, we have considerably more than that.

Jesse and I have been working on a kind of a profile of the killer.

Great, let's hear it.

We have a Caucasian female, 5 '5 to 5 '9, between 110 and 130 pounds, shoulder

-length brown hair, probably middle class, making around $25 ,000, $40 ,000

year. How's that?

It's remarkable.

You don't mind if I ask a couple of questions, do you?

5 '5 to 5 '9?

Just a moment.

Angle of entry of the bullet.

Uh -huh.

And the bath mat imprint and the shoe size gave you the weight, right? That's

very good.

But then you lose me.

Brown hair?

Well, a bottled blonde, really.

Be your Beth number 102.

Uh -huh.

Well, that doesn't exactly eliminate a lot of suspects in this town.

Hardly any.

Now, how'd you come up with the income?

Well, there's the over -the -counter hair dye, for one thing.

Yeah, either too poor or too cheap to go to a salon.

And the perfume is called Adore. It's an inexpensive rip -off of Passion No. 7.

You wouldn't happen to have an address on her, too, would you?

No, I'm totally sorry. A little profile's all we can do. The rest is up

Cool shark, too, huh?

Steve.

Thanks, Jack.

Hi. Hi.

I never figured you for an Irish cop.

Beer for lunch?

Oh, no, actually, I'm here to talk to Dino.

Hoping he could help with the investigation.

Anything new?

I wish I could tell you.

I know.

I just thought maybe you might like to leak something.

Like maybe what your evidence is that connects the three killings.

How'd you know it was three?

Supposedly, that's confidential.

I'm a reporter, remember, and a good one.

I have sources.

All right, one last question, then I've got to go.

This source has no comment.

Well, are we going to dinner?

You've got Barron's address?

Yeah, I'm doing the story on him.

I can't believe he's dead.

You know, I just met him yesterday. Here, as a matter of fact.

Steve, don't worry. He was the one doing the flirting. I wasn't.

So, tonight?

Yeah, I'm looking forward to it.

Good.

And this time, we'll remember to lock the door.

Here.

Hey, do you know...

What can I do you?

Dino, you know these guys?

Tom Ames?

Frank Behrens?

This other one, I don't know. I've seen him in here once, maybe twice.

Tony St. James. He's with the 2 -7. Dead?

Mm -hmm.

Dino, have you seen a woman around here, 5 '5 to 5 '9, blonde, 110, maybe 130

pounds, talking to Behrens or Ames?

Come on, Steve. That's half the women that come in here.

Even that girl you're seeing.

Lynn? Sure.

She and half the girls in L .A. match that description.

I'm sorry. I can't help you.

That's all right, Dan. Thanks.

Hello? Hi.

Hi, Steve.

Busy? No, I'm just getting ready. Look, something's come up and I've got to

cancel. Okay.

I'm really sorry. No, sure, I understand.

We'll do something tomorrow, okay?

Yeah.

I'll see you tomorrow. Okay.

So that's what Café Ristretto is, huh?

He's not in.

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to startle you.

No, I just didn't expect to see anyone come from up there.

You must be Lynn.

Yes. He was right. You're very pretty.

You're his father.

That I am. Mark Sloan.

He told me you two were sharing the beach house.

Yeah. Listen, you could come upstairs and wait if you like. Oh, no. No, I

Um, but is he okay?

Why, as far as I know, should I be worried about something? Well, he's just

working so hard on this investigation.

Oh, yeah. He was up half the night on Kay's file.

Did he find anything?

No, no.

Look, you sure you don't want to wait? He's probably just out for a jog

somewhere. Oh, you know, I'm already late for a meeting. But I'll stop by the

precinct later.

Okay.

Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you.

Lynn was here looking for you.

She's worried.

Now I think I'm getting worried.

Did you get a good look at her, Dad?

Yes, I did.

Very attractive.

Besides that, what else did you see?

I don't follow.

5 '9", 115, 120 pounds, blonde.

She fits the description.

Well, so do a lot of other women.

You think Lynn was connected to those killings somehow?

Four cops were killed in Santa Mira in 93.

Four more were killed in San Diego last year.

Same M .O., all unsolved.

Guess who recently moved here from San Diego and who works around cops every

day?

Lynn.

What about Santa Mira? Do you know if she lived there?

I don't know what to feel on this one, Dad.

My heart's saying she couldn't possibly have anything to do with this.

But my head, my instinct, I don't know which way to go.

I'll do whatever I can to help.

I'm just going to deal with this myself.

What are you going to do?

Investigate my leads like a good cop and hope the hell they prove it's not a

blur.

Hi.

Hey.

Got a minute?

What do you have in mind?

I need to ask you some questions.

Oh, well, that is usually my line.

Mind if I borrow it?

Is this about your case?

Mm -hmm.

Sure.

The same about Frank.

I'd just like him to get killed by a Betty, dumb SOB.

I'm really going to miss him.

What do you need?

What can you tell me about Lynn Conklin?

You think she's involved?

Look, this is just between us for now, okay?

Yeah, but when it's over, I get the exclusive?

When I say so.

All right. One big last bang before I go? I like it.

So, what do you need to know?

What do you know about her work in San Diego?

Not much.

Only that she used another name.

Oh, something.

Oh, hair, I think.

Why?

I thought she was running from an ex.

What makes you think she was running?

She's cagey, you know?

Never reveals anything about herself and gets very tense if you ask her.

What about her other jobs? Does she work anywhere else?

She's been all over the place.

I've seen clippings from Fresno, Santa Barbara, San Francisco.

You'd think she was a travel correspondent with a resume like that.

What about Santa Mira?

Yeah, but not for work.

No, she went to college there.

What? Go ahead, you tell them.

Uh, Norman, we've been discussing that dinner tomorrow night.

It should be quite an event.

What? I, I, we, I've been, we, uh... And neither of us.

Norman, we don't want to go.

What do you think?

I think what we're saying is that we don't want to go.

Well, you have to.

That's all there is to it. You just have to attend.

Norman, you know how I hate those things.

And do you think I like them?

I have to go to dozens a year. You just have to go to this one.

What? No, I don't. Oh, yes, you do.

Look, Norman next year, huh?

I'm with him.

No, next year won't do.

If it's money, I gave a donation.

Do you realize how prestigious this Epstein Award is? What it means to the

doctor who gets it and for the hospital that he's associated with?

Well, of course I am, but what does that have to do with me?

You're getting it.

Are you happy now?

I wasn't supposed to say anything.

All right, I'm giving you Sapstein.

Congratulations. What are you getting it for?

For his outstanding lifetime body of work.

Greatly furthering the discipline of internal medicine.

Wow. That's quite an honor. I don't know what to say. Well, since it's tomorrow

night, you should have plenty of time to think about it.

Ruined.

Every time I try to pull off a surprise, it gets ruined.

Well, at least you could try to look surprised.

Ruined.

I think that went pretty well.

Steve, are you here?

Lynn?

I like you, Steve.

It's one of my favorites.

Don't.

Just turn around.

I only wear it on special occasions.

Reminds me of that night.

You know what I'm talking about, don't you, Steve?

Come on.

Let's go for a little drive.

Move.

Move or I will just shoot you right here. It's your choice.

You know, I wasn't even sure you were going to be one of the four.

But now... You've really left me no

choice.

Are you by chance heading into town?

No, I'm not.

Hey, sorry if I bothered you.

Anything? Nothing.

No sensation of light at all? No.

What's going on, Dad? You said the bullet didn't cause any damage.

Well, it didn't, except for that surface wound there.

When you went through that glass, you somehow took a hard blow to the

lobe. Caused some swelling in there, and it's impairing your vision.

Sounds bad.

No, it isn't. Could have been a lot worse.

CAT scan showed absolutely negative hemorrhaging, so the insult couldn't

been too traumatic.

You wouldn't be saying that if this was your head.

I've given you some cortical steroids. It should help take the swelling down.

Then I'll be able to see? Well, it'll take a few days, but you'll recover.

Can I go home?

You feel up to it?

I'd rather be there.

Okay.

Hi, Jess.

Something wrong?

I, uh... Just got a message through the front desk for Steve.

Um...

There was an accident, and they found Lynn dead.

What happened?

Well, her car smashed up on an embankment on PCH, and there was a big

The coroner just made the preliminary ID about 20 minutes ago.

Give us a second, Jess.

Yeah.

What's to talk about?

She's dead.

She's like St. James, Ames, and Barron's.

You cared for her, Steve?

Dad, I didn't even know her.

Well, you did know what happened to her when she was a kid.

Apparently, having those officers acquit her was too much for her.

Doesn't make it right.

Maybe it helps explain the why.

I just want to put it behind me, okay?

Okay.

Take me home, Dad.

She looks good, doesn't she?

Very nice, Norman.

She'll look even better with your warden there.

Norman, look, an awful lot has been going on lately.

I was just wondering, would you... Would you mind accepting for me?

You mean you won't be there for the tapestry? Well, if it's all the same to

Dad, I'm really glad you're going to this.

Believe me, I wouldn't, but I had all of Norman's whining and crying. I could

stand.

This is your big night out. Now, don't worry about me. I'll be fine.

Are you sure you don't want to come?

Positive.

You've been through a lot, Steve.

Which is exactly why I need to spend some time alone.

You'd be very impressed with how sharp your old man looks.

Why don't you take me a picture? I'd like to see it. I don't look that sharp.

I'd better get going. I don't want to be late. Last chance. No, thank you. Now,

you call me if you need anything.

I will. Now, go get your award.

All right.

Ladies and gentlemen, an honor like this leave me speechless.

Where you going, Steve?

Dead?

Is anybody there?

You know it's me, don't you, Steve?

I've come for you.

Poor baby.

Let me help you up.

What's the matter? Aren't you glad I came back?

What do you want, Lynn?

To finish this.

The time it all ended.

You were different, Steve.

Everything with you was different, not like with the others.

Like the cops in San Diego and Santa Mira?

They're all the same everywhere.

Except you.

I'm glad you found out.

Tired? I

wasn't

always like this.

Those cops did this to me, those men.

They laughed.

They laughed.

But they're not laughing anymore.

I wouldn't have laughed at you, Lynn.

I would have stopped them.

I know.

That's what makes you look better.

making this so hard?

We're meant to be together.

I didn't want it to be like this.

Lynn, no!

Come on, Dad, you're going to blind me with that thing.

Well, your eyesight's back.

Looks like 100%. That doesn't mean I'm not still worried about you.

I'm going to be all right.

Are you?

I'm working on it.

I just keep thinking if I'd known, I could have gotten her help.

Could have done something for her.

It didn't go that way, Steve.

You never had that chance.

You know, if anything ever happened to you...

I don't know what I'd do.

You know, I feel the same way, Dad.

Hungry? Yeah.

Oh, you all right? Just kidding.

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