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I hope you don't mind being here.

No, it's fine.

I know you'd rather be at a taco stand at your lunch hour, wrapped around a

double beef burrito with a yahoo. What is that, the stereotypical police lunch?

You know what I mean. I practically forced you to sneak me in here.

We're not sneaking, and you didn't force me.

But the constant badgering and the faxes were very effective.

Do you have a pass?

We won't be long.

Oh, look how graceful.

Oh, it's beautiful.

I'm so glad I'm here. I'm so excited.

I can't believe you're so excited about ice skating.

See, from the age of 6 to 13, I lived on the ice. My bedroom walls were

plastered with Dorothy Hamill, Peggy Fleming, Ty Gavilonia. Oh, my God.

Julie, man, I guess Julie's going to have the hottest thing on ice today.

Oh, I knew that.

We got about an hour or so.

Enjoy your backstage moment. Go see if I can find me a couple burritos and a

Yahoo. Julie, you haven't skated against Debbie Monroe since she defeated you

last year in the World Championship.

And I've counted every second until I could compete against her again.

You could have skated head -to -head with her at the Innsbruck competition in

January, but you sat that one out.

I had the flu.

If I could have gotten out of bed, I would have skated.

How do you feel about this promotional game that's going on?

Promotional game?

It's pretty well known that whoever wins the competition by the end of the

week... Could have her face on a cereal box.

Or an ice show billboard. Or be signing a seven -figure endorsement contract.

Right now, the only thing that matters to me is skating the best I can.

Well, best of luck to you, Julie.

Thank you.

How we doing?

Look who's on the ice.

Mm, yeah.

Ice skaters.

That's Debbie Monroe.

She's brilliant.

Thanks for pointing that out.

Mm, great hot dogs.

Ty, Randy, you were great out there. Thank you. Thank you very much.

Good

luck.

Please, please, I'm a doctor. Sir, please.

Police! Hold it!

You're under arrest.

Let me see here.

Okay. I need an ambulance right away, please.

I'll call 911.

Did you hear her?

Let me see.

All right. Okay, darling.

Come on, Julie.

Everything's going to be fine.

I just don't understand.

I don't think anybody does.

But the guy who did this is in custody, and we will find out soon enough. I just

want to know when I can skate again.

How we doing?

Well, we're all stitched up.

Superficial cut, thank God.

How are things with you?

Well, she took a nasty fall, but the good news is there's no sign of internal

injuries, no concussion.

What about her knee?

Well, it hit the hardest right there, didn't it? Yeah.

Well, it's going to be a while before we get the results of the MRI, but the x

-rays are pretty encouraging.

There's no broken bones or anything. There is a periosteal hematoma.

What's that?

Well, it's the swelling of the membrane around the bones. Not serious. Think of

it as a very big, bad bruise.

See, I told you not to worry.

We'll give you an ice pack for the inflammation, some medication for the

You should be up and around in no time.

But will I be able to skate tomorrow night?

Well, it's going to take a few days for that swelling to go down.

You'll be able to skate again, but whether you can skate tomorrow night...

going to depend on your own tolerance for pain, all right?

I'm an athlete, Dr.

Sloan. If it doesn't hurt, I'm doing something wrong.

Are you thinking about skating tomorrow?

Come see for yourself.

I'll leave you both tickets at the door.

It's the least I can do to thank you.

Don't thank us. Thank your guardian angel. If you hadn't blocked that knife

way you did, there's no telling the damage that could have been done.

What are you going to say to Julie when you see her? Are you disappointed that

you can't skate against her?

Julie,

that's all.

Did you know your ex -manager was going to attack Julie Miller? Did Sean Farlow

tell you that he was going to do this? I don't know what you're talking about.

No,

what are you saying?

Please,

Miss Monroe is here to see a patient and visiting hours are almost over. Please

excuse me.

Is anyone interested in hearing about Julie Miller's condition?

Are you all right? They really bombarded you there.

I don't understand what's going on.

Sean Farrell's been taken into custody.

Sean attacked Julie?

No. Why?

Well, the police are questioning him now. We'll probably know a little more

later. Oh, my God. This is awful.

Yeah. Yeah, it is.

Julie Miller!

Julie!

Julie, can't you walk?

I can.

but the hospital won't let me it's hospital policy we even do it for

tonsillectomies but can you skate if i can walk i'll skate do you still think

you can beat debbie i sure want to she's a terrific skater we'll see how the leg

holds up how do you feel about debbie knowing her ex -manager did this to you

you want to know how i feel

Over here. Nice smile.

I do. Mark gave me a ticket.

Nachos? No. No, I didn't know you were a date lover.

Well, I wasn't until it became a contact sport.

How about a weenie? How did you get off anyway? Don't you have rounds tonight?

Clemper's covering for me.

Herb Clemper?

Since when are you two so tight?

I'm not. Believe me, it's just Mark put a little pressure on me. He wanted me to

check on Julie's knee. Did you?

Not yet. I couldn't find her.

I see you had no problem finding the concession stand. Hey, Steve was not

kidding about the food here. I know.

What's with you people bringing the TVs? We're here, Jesse.

Yeah, but your best shots are still on camera. You get replays and announcers.

Check this out.

Welcome back to the continuing coverage of the Pan American Figure Skating

Trial. Tonight was supposed to be the first face -off between two longtime

rivals, Julie Miller and Debbie Monroe, in the short program.

But that match has been postponed, maybe indefinitely, by a vicious attack on

Julie Miller.

In a scenario that's become frighteningly familiar.

A former manager of Debbie Monroe yesterday attacked Julie Miller.

Debbie denies all knowledge of the attack.

Did Sean Barlow tell you that he was going to do this?

I don't know what you're talking about.

Caught by the press following his release on bail, Sean Barlow has this to

I did it for Debbie.

Oh, I don't believe this.

Did you break the whole antenna?

Hey!

Hey,

hey,

check it out. What's wrong? Check it out.

What is she doing out there touching?

I'd say milking it.

Debbie Monroe.

You're getting closer.

You might actually learn to do it again.

What are you doing here?

I made bail.

Not that hard in a simple assault charge.

Do you know what would happen if some security guard saw us together? There's

nobody here, Julie. You know it and I know it.

What do you want?

I'm going to jail for assault.

But I want more than 50 grand when I get out.

We already agreed on the money.

Yeah, well, that was before your touching moment with Debbie in front of

camera in the country.

I ought to guarantee you a spotlight on the escapades.

I can't help it if America loves me.

It also guarantees that no jury's going to let me off with less than the

maximum.

All right.

I'll double what I already paid you.

I want one million dollars.

You gotta be kidding me.

One million, or I tell the press, police, whoever wants to listen to me.

And you really think they'll believe you?

Maybe just enough to keep you out of a million dollar endorsement deal.

I could have beaten her, you know.

Well, that's why I came up with this plan, right? Because you were so

Hell, I can't believe they even let you on the same ice as her.

Shut up, Sean.

Do I get my million?

I never should have trusted you.

Picked the wrong man to get in bed with.

Hey, it was just a figure of speech.

But, uh, maybe you might want to throw that in on the deal.

You make me sick.

I got your number, little girl.

The little slap isn't going to stop me.

You son of a...

Come on, Julie, think.

How's the Mustang running?

You can ask the guys who stole it. Last week. Right out of the police garage.

I'll tell you.

So, what do you got so far?

Well, the Zambini driver.

Zamboni.

He resurfaced the ice about 11 o 'clock with a big snow cone machine over there.

Looks like he missed a spot.

Or somebody was skating after the driver left.

Well, there was someone known song.

Andy? Could you get a shot of these marks over here for me?

So, no witnesses. What else?

Well, we think the victim got hit over there by the gate and fell under the

We found a couple of drops of blood by that bench just behind the glass there.

Any sign of a murder weapon? No.

Detective, I think we can help you out there.

We did a two -block perimeter search.

Found this in a dumpster down the street.

Well, I think you just helped me out a whole lot.

Are you sure it's Debbie?

Locker room attendant said so.

A couple other skaters.

But the clincher, when I showed it to Debbie, even she said it was her.

Incriminating herself?

Doesn't exactly sound like she's covering up, does it?

Alibi? Sleeping at the motel. And she swears she didn't even know the skate

missing. Or how it got in the dumpster, or who would have taken it.

But it's hers, Dad.

I just can't believe she'd do something like that.

A lot of steak.

She wins that championship.

Turns pro, the next day she's the international spokesperson for breakfast

cereals, sporting goods, soft drinks.

She gets her own clothing line. It's worth millions.

Where is she now?

She's down at the station. I brought her in for questioning.

I'd like to talk to her.

I think you should.

Dr. Sloan.

Debbie, I hope you don't mind I wanted to see you. No, not at all.

It'll be nice to talk to someone who isn't a lawyer or a policeman.

Do you know when I can leave?

Legally, they can keep you for 48 hours.

Libby, where were you at midnight last night?

I told them.

At my hotel, sleeping.

And I'm certain of that time. My phone rang.

Really? Who would call you that late?

I don't know.

They hung up.

Do a lot of people know where you're staying?

No. We can be bothered. You know, fans, newspapers, TV.

Oh.

So it would have to be someone directly involved with the competition, wouldn't

it? They all know where the skaters stay.

Why? Is this important?

Well, it's interesting.

Dr. Sloan, they think I did this.

That I killed Sean.

I couldn't.

I didn't do that.

Then... But I hear.

Well, scary, I admit that, but nothing's been proved.

Tell me how you know Sean.

I met him right after I won my first national.

He knew all the skaters, was a real hustler.

Said he could make me rich.

I told him I just wanted to skate.

But he kept after me.

We were pretty much together for a while.

The next thing I knew, he started telling everyone he was my manager.

Do you think maybe he attacked Julie to help make you rich?

What do you say?

Well, I understand there's a lot of endorsement money involved with this

competition.

They think I put Sean up to this for money?

Well, that's one theory.

You don't know much about me, do you, Dr. Sloan?

My dad worked 16 -hour shifts putting bumpers on cars just to keep a roof over

our heads.

I was this ugly little kid who came home from school and sat in my room all day

until I got my first pair of skates.

I wasn't ugly on the ice.

I was happy for the first time in my life.

Skating isn't about money for me, Dr. Sloan.

It's my life.

You became a champion.

Do you know what it takes to make a champion?

My old coaches used to tell me only one thing.

Beating the best.

I must beat Julie.

Or she must beat me. On the ice.

That's the only way we could know.

I would never hurt her.

Because then I would never know.

In here.

Would you have beaten her, Demi?

All I really know right now...

I don't belong here.

Well, if that's true, we'll get you out.

All right, that's it. Great.

Beautiful.

That's it.

Enough. There we go.

Dr.

Sloan. Hi.

Don't let me interrupt you.

Oh, that's okay. I need to take a break anyway.

Oh.

I just thought I'd drop by and see how that knee's doing.

It's 100 % better. Oh, good.

You know, I talked to Dr.

Travis. The crutches were kind of a surprise.

I thought maybe if that injury was worse than we expected, you might need

something for the pain.

Oh, well, I'm usually very good at following doctor's orders.

But to be honest with you, it was my manager's idea. You know, public

and all.

I felt pretty stupid.

Old spin control, huh? Yeah.

So what's all this about?

Well, they won a publicity shot. They?

Agents, managers.

And I have about a dozen endorsement packages on the table.

Congratulations. I just hope it's not out of sympathy.

Oh, I'm sure it isn't.

You heard about Debbie?

Yeah. I can't believe that sweet girl could be involved in any of this. I

believe it either.

But they found her skate, right?

Yeah, they did right outside the rink, which is... Pretty clumsy of her. I

you'd think she'd be more clever than that.

I don't know. I mean, if she did do it, maybe she just panicked.

Yeah, yeah, maybe.

But, you know, say she didn't.

What if somebody was trying to deliberately point the finger at her?

Why would someone want to do that?

I don't know.

How much do you know about Sean Farlow?

Just that he's insane.

That's what Debbie said. He's a very unsavory character, all about greed.

That's why I think probably the attack on you had something to do with money.

Like? Well, somebody was in on it with him, maybe paying him off.

Oh, not necessarily.

I mean, what if he put a bet down? You know, like in Vegas, that Debbie would

win.

Gambling? That's very good, Julie. I'll check that out.

That's all pretty strange.

I just hope you'll let me know if you figure it out. Oh, I will.

We're ready for you, Miss Miller.

I'd rather get back to it.

Thanks for picking up on me. All right, Jeremy.

Last reading.

All right.

All right.

All right.

There we go.

Great. Where did you get this? I used to date the sports anchor on Channel 6.

Oh, that guy with the weird eyebrows.

He doesn't have weird eyebrows. It was the earlobes I couldn't get past.

Where does it fall?

It's coming up.

Hey.

Hey. What are you watching?

I had a world championship from last year.

Yeah, where Julie fell and lost to Debbie.

Did you have a look at Sean's apartment?

Sure did.

Very interesting.

What'd you find? Absolutely nothing.

Very interesting.

No, I mean the apartment was totally empty.

Sean packed up everything and put it in storage two weeks ago.

Let me guess.

He paid the storage unit in advance for, what, two, three years?

Yeah, how'd you know that?

It's just about the amount of time he would have served for assault with a

deadly weapon.

Okay, here's a move.

See, she was accelerating for the triple axle.

Amanda, roll that back.

It's slow motion, can you?

Okay.

What is it, Dad?

Motive. What?

Motive. Where are you going?

To the hospital. There's an MRI I want to see.

Okay, Julie.

Rolling. Speed.

All right, now.

Right at the camera.

Cut it, cut it, cut it.

Julie.

All right, everybody take five. Five people.

Julie. What happened out there? Look, whoever decorated these stupid skates

should have watched the edges. I'd look like a fool.

Honey, I don't know much about skates, but if you need something, let's get it

fixed. We've got soda pop to sell.

Then could somebody please have the skate shop sharpen my blades correctly?

I'll get it done for you.

Thanks. I'll bring the others over myself.

Guess they have to be sharpened just right, huh?

That's a phone.

What a surprise.

What are you doing here? Well, I do a little more follow -up work on the Sean

Farlow case. You are interested in this, aren't you? Well, this time it's kind

of official.

I don't think I told you I work for the police department as a homicide

consultant.

Really? Mm -hmm.

Although I think most of the time I give them more problems than solutions.

Right now I think they'd like to put Debbie in jail and throw away the key.

Isn't that what they're doing?

Well, actually, I'm trying to talk them out of it.

I really think she's innocent.

You always have.

You changed your mind about her?

Look, I want to believe she's innocent.

With everything they're saying about her in the papers, I'm just... Well, you

know, actually, the police are having a hard time placing her at the scene.

You zeered there that night, did you?

Me?

No, why would you ask that?

Well, I heard that after that fall you took to the world championship, you

started some, uh...

Private practice? Night sessions?

Oh, sometimes I do, but I wasn't there that night.

Hmm. Well, I just thought I'd ask.

How's the hip, by the way?

My hip?

Yeah. That was a bad fall you took at the world, you torn flexor.

You know, I'm surprised that you can skate at all, let alone the incredible

things you do.

Yes. Well, it healed up just fine.

Hmm.

You never told anybody, did you?

It's not something I really wanted my competition to know.

Well, I'll tell you, speaking as a doctor, I can't believe that you're

recovered from something like that. It must be pain.

As a champion, you have to be able to skate through some pain, doctor.

Even getting through a triple axel?

Yes, even a triple axel.

Boy, all of that body weight coming down on your right side with that injury.

I saw the MRI.

You certainly aren't a champion.

And, of course, only champions get the big contracts, right?

That's right.

Being number two doesn't make it in this business.

Hmm.

It's funny, isn't it? You had a small injury that kept you out of the

competition, and yet you win these big contracts.

One of life's ironies.

It certainly is.

Well, I'm glad the leg's better. If you need anything for that hip pain, let me

know.

Thank you, doctor.

I've got to run these to the skate shop.

Oh, okay.

Well, I'll check with you later.

Great. Bye. Bye now.

You do your rounds already?

Yeah. Smith passed the stone.

Morton's spleen is shrinking.

And Porter, William, and Michelson are all resting comfortably.

Good. So come on, tell me, what do you want me to do? I want you to get a hold

of a pair of Julie Miller's ice skates.

Uh -huh. A couple of pair, if you can.

All right, where are they? They're at the ice palace in the skate shop.

Wait a minute.

If this is investigation stuff, then why doesn't Steve just get a warrant and

get them that way? I spoke to Steve. He's going to try.

But he said it would sound so flimsy going to a judge to get a court order to

seize a bunch of ice skates. Even if they're the murder weapon?

Well, that's the point. The police have the murder weapon.

Right.

So then why do you want these skates? I'll be able to tell you a little better

when I see them.

How am I going to do this?

I don't know, Jesse. Get Amanda.

You think of something.

Hello.

Hey, what can I do for you?

My friend needs a date.

Well, as they say, you came to the right place.

Hockey or figure?

Figure.

Hockey? Yeah, hockey.

Well, let's get your size.

Eight.

So you're a hockey player?

Yeah. Well, yeah, I used to play a lot back in college, and I'm just kind of

looking to get back into it.

Really? You should check out the league here. They've got some pretty good

players. Yeah, maybe I will.

Remember up the old muscles, huh?

So what position do you play?

Oh, uh, right puck guy.

How do those feel?

Great. Here, stand up and see how you like the sport.

God, the port is perfect.

No!

Eric, I'm in quite a regular around here. Oh, hi.

I have something here that I think belongs to you.

My skates.

I reported them stolen.

No, I probably should have asked. I have a feeling you wouldn't have given them

to me.

You took them?

Yeah, you know, I noticed how important it was how your skates are sharpened.

I see that the blades are concave with a channel running between the edges.

And I also found out that the deeper the channel, the more speed, and the

shallower, the more control.

I know all this, Doctor.

Oh, of course you do.

You also know that Debbie's a control skater.

Your routines require a little more speed.

Funny thing is, though, the blade on one of your skates was cut to control

specs. And the one that killed Sean Farlow was cut to speed specs.

There are dozens of skaters who have their blades sharpened for speed, Dr.

Sloan.

What are you doing?

I'm removing this blade.

It was really very easy just to remove a few screws and it's off.

You know, you want to put on a new blade, switch blades maybe, a few

you're done.

And what are we proving by this stupid demonstration?

Well, like I said, the blade on the skate that killed Sean Farlow didn't

Debbie's sharpening pattern.

So I think it was switched.

With one of mine?

Who would have done that?

You knew you couldn't win without that triple axel. And with that hip injury,

you couldn't do it.

That's not true.

If you couldn't beat Debbie, then the endorsements, all of it, would go to

Debbie. I don't know what you're talking about.

You made a deal with Sean Farlow to stage that phony attack.

That way, you didn't have to compete, and then Debbie would be disgraced.

Then what happened?

Sean won more money?

This way, I'm supposed to break down and confess everything?

Let it help.

Not going to happen, Doctor.

Everybody knows that the guys in the skate shops are idiots.

Hair switch blades is not a case.

Nor is my having a hip injury.

As we say, Doctor Sloan, it's awfully thin.

Julie, I have your motive.

Skates are your means.

I'm starting to build a case.

Keep after me and I just might have one too.

Slander. Or how about harassment?

I'm a rich woman now, doctor.

I can hire some very expensive lawyers.

And don't think for a minute that I wouldn't.

Oh, I know you wouldn't.

Look, we know she did it.

She has motive and a weapon. I say we go in there and rattle her cage.

And get hit with a harassment suit from that army of lawyers she just hired. All

right, so we get hit with the harassment suit. We're talking about exposing a

murderer here. Jesse, we don't have opportunities.

No, Steve's right. If we can't place her at the scene of the crime, the DA won't

touch it. But she doesn't have a corroborated alibi. We need to place her

scene of the crime.

Well, here's our scene.

Dad, I went over to that arena with a fine -tooth comb.

She didn't leave her wallet behind?

Jesse, I'm not in the mood for a comedy club right now. Gotcha.

She didn't leave her wallet behind, but she did leave her signature.

What are you talking about?

Been right in front of us the whole time.

Aren't you supposed to be in jail?

Dr. Sloan explained to the police about the skate blades being changed.

And they just let you out. They think I was framed.

They?

Meaning Dr.

Sloan convinced the police you're innocent.

I am innocent.

Show your ideas.

Just remember that the next time you're on the ice.

What do you mean?

Don't be surprised if your fans throw something other than bouquets at you.

They won't do that.

Give it up, Deb.

It's over.

You don't want me to skate anymore.

Did I say that? You're afraid of me. Oh, please. Why don't you just say it,

Julie? You're afraid I can beat you any time I want.

Look.

You got lucky once, but you're still second best.

I know about your injury.

You don't know anything.

And I know that without your triple, you can't win.

What am I supposed to do, applaud?

No.

You're supposed to understand that I know I'm a better skater than you.

your triple axel, you're just like any other skater.

Well, now I'm going to show you something that's going to shut you up

for all.

You really think I'm afraid of you?

Now you tell me, who should be afraid of whom?

You reversed it. You landed on your left foot. I retrained myself.

Learned to land it on my other foot in six months. But if you could do it, why

did you compete?

You know, if I could have done the triple a week ago, I think I just might

You were afraid. I was smart.

I got what I wanted, Debbie. I got the million dollar endorsement.

And now you know you would have never beaten me.

Because I'm the only woman who can do a triple axel.

That's absolutely true.

You know, Julie, in a way, I kind of admire you.

Your first instinct was to fight through the pain, and that must have been

excruciating. Then you had an idea to reverse the landing on your triple axle.

That's what they call it, isn't it?

You know exactly what it's called.

Well, actually, Debbie has been kind of giving me a course on all the spins and

turns. What are you doing here, Dr. Sloan?

Try to solve a murder.

You know, it took incredible athletic ability and determination to execute

move. I'll take that as a compliment.

Oh, absolutely.

I understand you're the only one who can do it.

I mean, you said that yourself.

Nobody's done it yet, that's true.

Then that proves you killed Sean Farlow.

What the hell are you talking about?

Uh, was this it, Debbie?

Yes.

Okay, Steve, you got that?

Yeah. You want to help me out?

The approach is here.

All right. Now, an axle makes a very distinctive mark, doesn't it?

I suppose so.

And the landing is right here. Now, this is not exactly a fingerprint, but it is

very definitely your distinctive landing.

And that makes me a murderer.

I don't know, but I think that this does.

Take a look at this right here.

It'd be hard to spot if they hadn't left the ice so smooth. They tell me they

zamboni it every night in case somebody wants to come and practice after hours.

They have a nice, clean rink.

The night that Sean was murdered, someone was using this ice after hours.

one, Joey.

That was you.

Because nobody but you would make this mark.

And this mark, throwing a triple axel on the opposite foot.

You were here, Julie.

It was you.

I didn't mean to kill him.

You have the right to remain silent. Look, I didn't mean to do it!

Congratulations.

I hope you enjoy being on top when everybody else knows I'm the best.

Oh, wow. That was absolute perfection.

And I tell you, after what Debbie has been through, she has to be on cloud

right now.

That was a snow cow. Right.

Hot dog?

I'll pat.

Nachos? No, thanks. Loops? Mm -hmm.

Popcorn? Told her. No.

Did it was? No, I was talking about the popcorn.

What about it?

Can we just watch the skating?

We were.

I really think even with the low scores in her short program, if she can finish

cleanly, she's got a shot at the title.

Anyone can take this away from her. That was one of the most inspired

performances that I've ever seen on the ice.

She's done it. She's done it. Absolutely amazing.

There's your new champion, the newest and brightest star.

Oh my goodness, what a performance.

And listen to this crowd.

Thank you, Doctor. I'll never forget what you've done for me.

Can

an

angel help one man let go of his anger? I don't want your prayer book. I don't

want your God. And another find peace.

My family is like broken China. I would like to see it put back together.

Before it's time to say goodbye. I can't make my peace with him. It's too late.

It is never too late. Touched by an angel after 60 minutes.