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Tonight, on The Scented. It's an hallucinogen? Golden makes angel dust

light beer. It affects each user differently.

One of the side effects is luminescent golden quality to their vision.

Isn't it beautiful?

Come with me. Lisa.

It's been totally golden. Take cover!

If you don't see him, they're coming out of the walls, man, out of the floor.

If anything can work here, trust me.

In the jungles of Peru.

The fight for survival heightened his senses.

Now, Detective James Ellison is a sentinel in the fight for justice.

Seeing before others see.

Sensing what others can't.

An ever -vigilant watchman in the war against crime.

She loves Thai food. We like the same books. She even listens to R &B. I just

want to meet this woman.

I just don't think it's going to be a good idea.

Check this out.

Isn't it pretty cool?

It's a laser pointer. It's great for my lecture.

Why don't we try and take the next object here, okay?

Let's talk.

I just want to keep it casual with her. You know, go out for a cup of coffee, a

drink, something like that.

Jim, what if you two don't hit it off?

She's a friend of mine, you're a friend of mine. Your feelings get hurt, and I'm

caught in the middle. We already like each other. On the phone?

Yeah, so?

We're male animals, right, Jim?

Mm -hmm.

Attraction is partly intellectual.

But the visual components are a major aspect to it. Without the physical

you don't have the whole package.

What are you saying, Marvin's not attractive?

I'm saying that...

She has an inner beauty.

I like her voice.

I'd still like to meet her.

Allison.

We're down at Holton Park, Simon.

We found a... What?

Cascade Reservoir.

There's a jumper on the dam.

How you doing?

I'm Detective Allison.

It's over there.

He's talking about a cast on the sky and a golden break. Must be whacked out on

something. Looks that way.

Every time we get close, she leans a little farther over the edge.

Fire department rescue unit's on its way. It'll be too late.

Isn't it beautiful?

Yeah.

Yeah, it's beautiful.

At first, I didn't believe it.

Couldn't believe what?

The castle here, and the bridges of gold, and the people here, they shine.

What's your name?

Lisa. Lisa, I can't see the castle from here.

But maybe if you come down, you could tell me about it.

Lisa.

Come with me. Lisa!

All right, I've got you.

Go to the end.

I want to go to the bridge.

Please stop.

No! No!

We've been used.

16 years old.

High school honor student.

Played cello in the school orchestra.

Tox report came back positive, but no exact match with any known drug or

combination of drugs. It could be golden.

Dare I ask how you know that? The university.

Rumors about a new designer drug.

Voice reports the stuff appeared in the area about three weeks ago, sir.

One of the side effects that people experience is this luminescent golden

quality to their vision.

Lisa Hughes was talking about this golden bridge.

It's an hallucinogen? Yeah.

Golden makes angel dust look like light beer. It affects each user differently.

Three days ago, an employee at Walkerville Steel decided to take a

vat of molten iron. You stoned on the stuff.

All right, what's the game plan here, Jim? I'm going to check with my source,

sir. The, uh, specialist in the field.

How come I've never heard of this guy, Snakes?

Never came up before.

So what is he, like a professional snake? One of the best.

Very undercover, very invisible. That's why they call him Snakes, right? Not

exactly. Snakes is short for that. Hey, excellent timing, Mr. Brown. Look out,

look out.

Who's this?

This is my associate, Blair Sandberg.

Oh, uh, what do you got on?

Hmm, no, sorry, just some hiking boots.

Couple of stompers.

No sale.

What do you got on your feet?

Excuse me?

Nike Severe's.

Not bad.

Oh, yeah. Okay. We're here about golden.

Ooh, hey.

Yellow powder, that's a hot ticket. It's gonna get hotter.

Yeah. How's that, uh... Bylaw and midsole. I guess that's pretty soft,

Why is it gonna get hotter?

Well, it scares them. It's pricey, too. I tell you, they get their act together,

they build that pipeline, trickle is gonna be blood.

Now, who is they?

You're eight or eight and a half. Eight and a half.

Okay. All right, Snakes, look, if I don't get a little, you know, solid

information here, nobody's going to walk away with anything.

How's that defense mesh tongue working for you?

Tongue is great.

Okay, word is, you go for the gold, you go to Slicks. The amateur drag strip.

Plus, who's ever cooking that stuff is looking to make a major connection

overseas. You got a name?

Cyrus.

Who else?

So, do I earn my pay or what?

All right, all right. Settle down. Some family establishment here, okay?

Go ahead. No,

uh, bonus?

Nick.

For sneakers.

Why didn't you tell me?

You'll be reimbursed from the snitch fund.

I hope they cover socks, too, because these are my favorite argyles.

So Cyrus is a myth?

Two years ago, the DEA and Interpol created an international drug

with an appetite for big money deals.

Cyrus is an Athens mail drop, a Swiss tank mount.

and a dozen -man support group.

Scammers already netted dozens of busts. And they don't mind us using them?

Well, they did until I brought the DEA in on the deal.

The fact that they're trying to contact Cyrus is an indication that the gold is

still localized.

With any luck, we can stop it here.

Great.

Purple one. And the winner is the 41 -year -old.

Looks can be deceiving, huh?

Double or nothing on the next race, okay? You're on.

You're lying.

Yeah, my Chevy could have blown his doors off.

How much do they want?

We'll rest in two days. The money up front. Anything?

Yeah, come on.

Got more something?

Well, maybe we can take a look. I've never seen you around here before.

Yeah, that's right. First time.

Another knife. No, that wouldn't be good for us.

Our business won't wait.

We don't have any business.

I don't know.

Ten minutes is a good time, huh?

You can call us a pit bull.

I don't know him.

Then tell him to leave.

What?

Call security.

That's a big mistake.

Why is that?

Because you're looking for Cyrus.

You're Cyrus?

No, it doesn't work that way. Yeah, I'm Paris's point man for the area.

You need negotiating.

You go through me.

Then why should we trust you?

You put out the word. You need connections.

I'm here.

Okay, pre -blind mic.

You're locked. Very good.

Wait.

Let's just say I might happen to know what you're talking about.

What could Cyrus do for us?

Distribution?

Turn a mom -and -pop organization like you got here into General Motors if you

got the product.

Give me a call before Cyrus changes his mind.

Hey, wait.

You dropped something.

We got the product.

Watch it, Jimmy. Get that stuff all over your head.

Hey, you see that guy?

Who?

That guy over there. Been watching him.

That guy right there. Middle age, medium build.

Medium everything.

Where?

Okay.

Man, that's weird.

Jim, what's wrong?

Oh, man.

Jim.

What's wrong, Jim? Are you okay?

Jim, is it the drug?

What do you see, detective?

Not much.

That's a lot of golden light, shapeless forms, and a lot of nothing.

I can find no obvious neurological or traumatic injury to your eyes.

Well, then why am I blind?

In the conventional sense, you're not.

You see light, not darkness.

Well, isn't that what happens with everybody? Who sees in the dark? It's

same thing.

Your pupils react normally to visible light.

The problem may be neuropsychotic in nature.

What, like hysterical blindness?

Of a kind I'm unfamiliar with.

Then it's possible I've got to get my vision back, right?

Yes, it's possible, but without extensive tests and time.

I really don't know.

We need to get you admitted to the hospital, and I'd like to call in some

consulting physician.

It's not going to work for me, Doc.

I just don't have time. I appreciate it.

I appreciate it.

Plant him.

All right, come here.

Thanks, Doc.

Too bright in here for you? Oh, sorry, sir.

So, any progress?

We went with three men at Flix who were involved in the sale of Golden.

One of them appears to be the hired muscle. The other two, we're not sure

Did the thing with Cyrus work?

Like a charm, yeah.

Did you get a sample?

I did, sir, but I...

I lost it. Lost it?

In a crowd.

Well, did you follow them, find out who they were?

No, that wasn't possible, sir, not without compromising my cover.

I gave them my cell phone number, so I'm sure they're going to call me. I want

to hold off on making any arrests until we're positive that we're dealing with

the principal players here.

Yeah, well, that makes sense.

A coffee? No, thanks. I'm fine there, Simon. Thanks.

Yeah, no, thank you, Simon. You know me and that flavored stuff.

What's that, hazelnut?

Thank you.

You feeling okay, Jim?

Fine, sir.

Maybe we should get on it. Yeah.

Hand me that file, Sandberg.

Okay. Just the cigar's getting to me.

I got it, Jim. I got it.

Ow! Oh, God. I'm sorry. Ow.

All right.

One of you tell me what the hell is going on.

Look, Jim, I want you in a hospital.

The whole case will just get reaffirmed.

Sir, I had to work pretty hard to get them to accept me as Cyrus' contact.

Now we bait and switch now.

Game is over.

We'll take our chances. If they make us, we'll bust them. Charge them with what?

Simon, just let me handle this, okay?

It's too dangerous.

You know, Simon, we did fool you.

For a little while.

And with Jim's sensory powers and a little practice and some help from me,

uh...

I think we can do it. Do what?

Pretend that Jim can see?

My sight will return eventually, sir.

Jim. What if it doesn't?

But there is one thing I can see over and over again. It's the face of that

going down the edge of that dam.

Now, they've done this to my eyes. I don't want to stop this case right now,

sir. I'm sorry.

Jim, it is over.

One fumble and I lose you. It is not worth it.

Look, Simon, you are off active duty until you get better. Is that clear?

Sir.

Hey, how about we have a trial run out in the bullpen?

Yeah.

You can't get hurt out there.

It's great.

No sunglasses and no help from you.

All right. Go ahead.

Hey, Brown, you keep hitting that coke or you're going to stretch the waistband

on those fine corduroy slacks you're wearing.

It's the sugar lip kind, okay?

It's your figure.

Oh, boy, it doesn't smell good. I'd like the poppy seed, please.

You can put it on the desk right behind you.

Keep the change.

I think that was a 20.

Can I be generous?

It's going to go broke.

Blair?

Margaret.

How you doing?

Good.

So I had an appointment in the neighborhood and I... That's a lie. I

to meet Jim.

Can I get that for you?

Jim, have you washed your hands since you got back from the morgue?

Of course I have.

Nice to see you.

You know, it's funny. You're so like a picture. You know, when I imagined your

voice, I pictured you to look just like you do.

Well, good. I'm glad I did this.

I am too.

So you want to give me a call and we'll make some plans?

Yeah, I'd like that. I like that. Let's do it soon.

Okay.

Thanks for trying to keep us apart.

You work beautifully.

Bye -bye.

Well, so far so good.

Yeah, right.

All right.

I want you to set up the next meet. We'll just take this one step at a time.

Wear the glasses.

It's giving me a headache.

No, no. The echoes, not the sounds.

That's how bats navigate.

Sound waves bounce off solid objects. You can approximate the size, the shape,

the distance of an object by an echo. If you're a flying rodent.

The blind do it, too, by tapping their canes. No canes. It's a giveaway.

I agree.

But even if you can't see it, smell it, or taste it, you can still know it's

there. I thought we were going to work on some simple verbal cues here.

Oh, we're going to do that, too, but first...

Listen to the way the sound reverberates in a room, the ambiance.

And concentrate on a given sound environment, you can make a mental map

surroundings.

All right.

I'll deal with that. But at the risk of being a pessimist here, what happens if

my vision doesn't come back?

Jim, you had a power surge.

And your lines weren't built to take that much current.

They're in shock.

But they will recover, especially... If you help the process.

How can I help the process?

By trying to see.

Remake the connection by an act of will.

Yeah.

Well, that's an awful lot of good faith.

All right?

They want $100 ,000 in good faith.

We got a sample cue of the Golden.

They'll call and tell us when and where.

If the deal goes smooth, then we negotiate from there.

I don't like this, Jim.

Can you see anything?

No, it's just a...

A whole lot of nothing.

This isn't going to work.

All right, Chief. In this black bag here, get me out that little black case.

There's a pair of binoculars and a radio transmitter for you.

There's also a pair of gloves for me. Get them out, too.

You're going to be able to communicate with me via this two -way earpiece.

You're going to be able to hear most of what I hear.

And I want you to watch where I go with the binoculars.

I want you to see where I'm going.

Tell me who's coming, that sort of thing.

You know, it's not too late. Just the coffers and backup.

Yes, it is.

Let's do a radio check.

Check. Turn it down, please, would you?

Goddamn. Will you?

Which way?

To the right.

To the other right.

The van's right there. I don't see anybody.

Check the plate.

They're out of state.

I hear somebody.

Okay, Jim.

There's two of them. They came up from behind the pillars. One's on your right.

The bigger one's on the left. He's got a gun in his belt, and I'll keep

watching. It's the guys from Slicks, not the muscles. The other ones.

What's in the case?

What you asked for.

Where's the product?

Front seat.

Okay, Jim.

The van is a little to your right, and the window is open.

You can keep going ahead. Okay, you're right there. Now reach in.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. The drugs are there. Uh -huh.

Okay, what's step two?

Cyrus wants 100 kilos a month to start distribution. No problem.

It's $25 ,000 a key.

That kind of quantity, I'd say 15.

Say, 20.

Deal.

Uh, Jim.

Jim, the muscle just got here.

Hold it.

You drop it, or I'll shoot it.

And I'll shoot you.

You think Cyrus is going to let you live?

He can't hide.

Try and whip us all.

Jim, tell the man with the gun to look on his chest.

Look on your chest.

What is it?

Laser sight.

Hey, you put your weight down.

I may not take you out before you can even blink.

Cyrus can hire the best.

Come on, put it down.

All right, it's done.

Get up.

Yeah, I'm wired.

You think I'd come in here one -on -three without any backup?

Now, why don't we just try and fix the business, okay?

I'll await your call.

I got him.

You're okay.

Maybe you're trying too hard. Maybe I'm not trying hard enough.

Are you expecting somebody?

No, I'm not.

Who is it? It's Margaret.

Yeah, hang on just one second. I've got to put a shirt on.

Give me a damp walk.

Hi. Hi.

So, you know, Jim didn't call, so I just... Hi, yeah.

Oh, is he okay?

Oh, yeah.

He's fine.

Migraines stress from the job.

Cold towel on the head is the only thing that seems to work.

Maybe you should come back soon.

No, no, no.

Come on in.

Hi. Hi, how are you?

I'm okay.

My father used to get migraines.

I can take care of you.

That would be the nicest thing I've heard in quite a while.

Do you have any liniment?

No, we're out.

Oh, I bought some just the other day. Let me go get it. No, I'll get it. Oh,

no, no. You don't be silly. You stay put.

Can I get you something to drink?

I brought wine.

Oh, of course.

Excellent choice.

I'll get some glasses.

Glasses. Great.

Why don't I treat you to a movie?

Can you get out of here for a little while? What, leave you here alone with

A buck?

Never mind. What if she finds out?

I'll keep things simple.

Simple for you, maybe.

Blair, if I'm going to be blind, I might as well start getting used to it. And I

might as well start with Margaret.

Trust me, Jim. She's not your type. I mean, you don't even know what she looks

like. I don't care.

I mean, that's all I have to tell you. I just want to spend some time with her.

Alone, okay?

Okay. All right. Give me your hand.

The Godfather movies are playing down at the Rialto.

So can you stay for part two and three?

Three? The one without Robert Duvall? Are you kidding me?

Margaret, I forgot. I'm going to meet some friends at the movies.

I'll see you later.

Great guy.

I detect a waste of buttermilk.

Yep.

Starts right at the tip and works all its way back.

Can we put this on the bill? It's an explosion.

Just an explosion.

Right, right, right, right. There's your donut. You got your donut. Now, let's

get back to Margaret here. The other night, you just talked. She got tired,

she went home. Right, right. And she still doesn't know that I'm blind.

And you didn't hit on her at all?

No, I didn't hit on her.

All I did was whistle.

Whistle?

Yeah.

Whistle.

Like a bat.

We've got the money. We're ready to meet.

Okay.

All right, we're holding our position, Jim. When the deal goes down, we're

with you.

Something's coming.

All right, this is it, people.

Let's look sharp.

You get down.

1 .9 mil.

100 kilos.

Are the goods there, Jim?

Open the cases.

What's in there, man? Why don't you check?

I don't want to touch the stuff. I just want to look at it.

Go ahead, Chaz. Open the cases.

Nah, man. Something ain't right.

Hey, Ken, what are they doing? What's going on?

Then I'm going bad.

Get in the van. Go, go, go.

Move it. Move it. Come on. Go, go, go, go, go.

Samuel, I got sniper fire.

From behind me to my right.

We're on our way, damn it. You just hold your position.

Handbrake, help me out here.

You see the shooter?

Yeah,

Jim. Jim, I got him. He's about 20 yards to your left.

These are very serious charges, Mr. Hughes.

You almost shot a detective on an undercover assignment.

I didn't know.

I swear I didn't know.

I mean, do you realize that we would have had the men responsible for the

of your daughter apprehended if you hadn't interrupted, sir? Are you aware

that? I realize that.

Any information you can give Detective Ellison and myself would only help your

case.

You're Ellison?

And you're the one who tried to save Lisa at the dam.

Yeah.

You spoke to her last.

Thank you.

Well, after his daughter's death, Hughes talked to several of her friends.

Apparently, some of them have tried this golden.

He asked them where they got this stuff from, and that led him to Slicks. He saw

me there with the dealers, put me together with them, figured I was a

cop, and made me a target.

I lost my son like that. I don't know what I'd do.

I'll ask the D .A. to go easy on him. Did he give you guys anything you can

Well, the kid who scored the drugs for Lisa apparently bought it from that guy,

Chaz. Yeah, the kid couldn't tell us what kind of car he drove or a license

plate or anything, but he did notice this parking sticker on the bumper. It

faded, but it had a double helix on it, he said.

Double helix.

DNA molecule?

Right, and above this double helix was this word. It was, uh...

Maybe a company name or something. It began with the letter B.

We nearly turned over 100 keys of the last golden we had to Cascade PD.

You didn't see it coming.

This thing has gotten out of control.

I am a PhD, a biochemist. For God's sake, I am not a drug lord. If I left it

you, we'd still be slaving away, making someone else rich. We're a great big

success story. We caught some bad breaks.

To get back on top, we need capital. And for that, we need golden.

Chaz, how long to move all 100 keys on the street?

The usual price?

Half off.

Less than a week, man. We got hungry mouths to feed. Do it. We can't stay

They're on to us. Look, I handle the business, you handle production.

And get the equipment packed up. But the cops.

Time they sampled the merchandise for themselves.

I got the analysis on that golden sample, and it turns out that most of

chemicals are controlled substances. You need a special permit to buy them,

store them, or use them in any way, and the rest are just rare.

Well, good, good.

Makes it easier to trace.

Better go ask Simon to have a squad run down local shipments and get a list of

permit holders.

Major crime?

Yeah, you're there.

Where do you want him? Over here.

How much?

All paid for.

All right. All right. Great.

To the hardworking officers of major crime, continued success.

Chief of Police Warren.

Say that? That's good.

All right.

Oh, yeah. All right.

You guys got it rough.

What's

on

my desk?

Deeper work. No, I know that, but something else.

Let me see. No, no, no, don't touch it.

I've got that golden stuff on it. I can sense it.

Captain Bank, major crime. I need a hazmat disposal team up here, stat!

Jim, there's a piece missing.

Someone ate this.

Oh, God, where's Sandberg?

What? What is it?

My backup .38 is missing.

I keep my service revolver right here.

Captain, we have a serious problem in the garage.

What the hell is going on here? He keeps yelling about demons. He dusted them

with what? He's been dosed with golden.

Take cover!

What the hell is going on? He's got your gun.

I saw the car about 20 yards away. What o 'clock?

You get away from me! You keep back!

He fires again. This whole garage could go.

Let me talk to him. Are you crazy? He won't even recognize you, Jim! I gotta

try!

It's Jeff.

What's going on, buddy?

So need for applause, man. I got it all covered.

What's going on?

You don't see them? They're coming through the walls and the floor, man.

Floor?

Golden fire people.

You don't see them, man? They're made out of fire and they're burnt.

I think they're ashes, but they're alive, man.

And we've got to send them back.

Easy, buddy. Easy, buddy.

Whoa. Blair, listen to me.

Your gun isn't going to work with the fire people.

They're not going to be afraid of your fire. It's only going to make them

stronger.

You've got to use the bat echo trick.

What trick?

You know, the one you taught me.

You close your eyes and you clap your hands.

No, man, that is not going to work here.

Blair, come on. Try it. Trust me. You can save the world here. Come on.

I don't think that's going to work here, Jim.

Come on. Give me the gun.

Blair. I don't think that's going to work here.

You did it.

You did it. You did it.

You did it.

That's okay.

How's he doing?

He's fading in and out, sir.

Doctor said it's going to take some time for the drug to work its way through

his system.

I got the reports back on those chemicals contained in Golden.

They're pretty rare.

And there's no record of any significant shipments of those chemicals to any

company here in Cascade. What about controlled substances?

Well, the same.

But they're legal transactions, Simon. What about theft?

I checked into that, too. There's nothing.

How you doing, man?

You don't look so good.

I'm all right, man.

I was hoping he'd come, too, you know.

That's golden crap. This is insidious stuff, man. I mean, there must have been

10 to 20 times the amount that would kill a person on that pizza. They were

sending a message.

Don't screw with us or we'll hit you right where it hurts.

I got a feeling these creeps haven't left town.

They've got 100 kilos of unfinished business.

I just want to know how the hell they found out who you were so fast.

Obviously, sir, they've got some kind of access, right?

And we're talking controlled substances here.

What about government contracts?

All the companies that use these chemicals are mostly involved in

research. Those are public records, sir. But there's another category.

Companies working under government contract, many of them are not on public

record. And some are classified.

How are we going to check up on those without getting caught up in all the

bureaucracy?

Uh... Wow.

Is there a company logo?

And you're sure that's BioHelix?

Great. Thanks.

About two years ago, BioHelix Incorporated was heavily involved in the

biological weapons research.

Then they lost all their government contracts. Some kind of phony billing

scandal. Company went belly up.

The two owners were Paul Jacobs and Andrew Kaminsky, and they're a match for

drawings we've got.

I bet the government never got around to revoking their security clearances,

which is how they got access to the police files.

Banks.

Great. I want a five -mile perimeter around this structure. No one in or out.

Assault team will be in position by the time we arrive.

Let's roll.

Yeah, I'll meet you in a half an hour at Interstate 5.

Jim, I have an army of cops here. I need you to sit this one out, all right?

Whatever you say, sir.

You remember blind man's bluff?

You're ready.

How are your eyes doing?

Almost clear.

Just have this, you know, residual kind of fringe glow to it, yeah.

Kind of nice, actually.

That'd be Margaret.

What is she doing here?

Well, you know what? I just realized it's crazy for me to try to keep you

apart, so I'm giving you both my blessing.

Oh, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

What's the matter? Are you afraid that her inner beauty just isn't going to be

enough for you, Jean? No, come on, man. I lied to her.

I mean, I deceived her a little.

So make it up to her.

Well, tell me honestly, Blair, I mean, how unattractive is she?

No, forget it, forget it. I don't care.

I mean, no, should I?

No, you shouldn't. No, it's a... You ready? You ready?

Hi.

Hi.

How you doing?