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Tonight on The Scent.

Captain, Warren Chappell has escaped from our hospital.

How are you doing, Warren?

You sneaking out in the middle of the night?

Are you all right? He threatened you.

So, uh, where's our hero?

Hello, Cassie.

In the jungles of Peru, the fight for survival heightened intensively.

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.

Listen pal, you're making one hell of a mistake.

Can I give you some prints, but I'm not very optimistic.

Any idea on him?

It's Ben Doyle, the union guy.

Whoever did it knew what he was doing.

A couple punches to take him out of action, then a bullet in the heart.

Any ideas on the gun?

Judging from the exit wound, could be a .357 or a .45.

Whoever did this didn't need the gun.

Look at the bruising on the throat.

My guess is the windpipe is crushed.

He would have asphyxiated.

The killer is putting the victim out of his misery.

Whatever the reason, there's no loss of motives.

O'Doyle was accused of whacking a union rival.

You guys do the math.

I remember that case.

He got off.

People don't always agree with verdict.

I gotta go. I got some work to do.

Thank you so much for seeing me. On short notice, Dr. Burke, our

probably quite busy.

Well, when I get a call from a local police department saying it's urgent, I

tend to make the time.

Now, we keep him segregated from the rest of the population, except for when

he's in group therapy, but that's just a couple times a week. Otherwise, he's

pretty much by himself.

What about visitors?

No visitors. He doesn't have phone privileges either, and all of his mail

screened.

You got company, Warren.

Try to act like a gentleman.

Harris will be watching you on a closed -circuit monitor.

If you need anything, just call.

Thank you. Good luck.

How's life in the Bay Area, Cassie?

Still hanging out in the clubs off the square?

I don't live in San Francisco anymore.

I'm from Cascade now.

Life is full of little ironies, isn't it?

You're here.

So am I.

How's the shoulder?

Still bother you on rainy days?

Someone is killing again.

They're using your signature.

Who's killed?

He was a union boss.

Tried for murder.

And the court let him off. Was he killed with a .45 caliber bullet?

Yes. What about the gun?

Was it chrome -bladed?

I don't know. I don't have it yet.

Pity.

Well, it certainly sounds like me.

How do you think I'm doing it?

I told you it was someone else. Someone who knows about you.

Possible, but not likely.

This kind of a thing can't be duplicated. It's too intimate.

Like DNA, one of a kind.

So, how are you doing it, Warren?

Huh?

Are you sneaking out in the middle of the night?

The man who was killed, his name was O'Doyle, wasn't it?

You could have read that in the newspaper.

He likes expensive shoes, tassel loafers.

They made for him in Milan.

The shoemaker's name is sewn in the instep. Did I read that, too?

Hmm?

Well, you'd better check and see.

In the meantime, worry about tonight.

Say, nine o 'clock.

back, would you have her return my call as soon as possible? I need that

ballistics report.

She said she had some personal business to attend to. Nobody knows where she is.

I think I know who killed Ben O'Doyle.

His name is Warren Chappell. He killed three people in San Francisco.

Oh, yeah. I worked on the case.

The newspapers would call him the avenging angel because all of his

men who had committed crimes and had walked. On a technicality, Chappell

first inflict physical punishment and then take them out of their misery with

single gunshot wound to the heart.

A .45 from a chrome -plated automatic.

I just found out that he's been transferred to Conover as of three

because of overcrowding. Now look, he knows things that he shouldn't. He knew

O'Doyle's name. I didn't tell him who the victim was.

He could have found that out, Cassie. He could have read it in the paper, saw it

on TV.

No, he told me that O'Doyle liked Italian loafers and that the shoemaker

Milan and that the shoemaker's name was stitched into the instep of a shoe. I

went to evidence.

I checked it out.

It's just as he said it would be.

Yeah, he could have found that out, too.

Come on, Cassie, he is playing with you.

Conover is a maximum security institution. There is no way that he

or even contact anyone.

Simon, what if he's not playing? I mean, what if he somehow is involved?

Captain, I don't think we can leave this to chance. Now, all of Chappell's

victims were high profile. We spent the last two hours going over trials and

cases where the accused walked. Now, one seems to stand out.

Thanks very much.

Joseph Bellini? Yeah, this prince, as you can see, was accused of white

and murder.

Pretty walked on in technicality.

All right, tell you what.

Why don't you put a surveillance team on him?

But you wrap it up at midnight. I still think we're chasing our tails here. We

might be, Captain.

But thank you. Thanks very much.

I hate stakeouts.

You're not having a good time?

Come on, just relax. Think of it as a meditation.

How can I think of it as a meditation when my stomach's all in knots? I mean,

think of it as anticipation. I mean, is something going to happen? Is something

not going to happen?

You know, if Chappell does show up, he's better than Houdini.

Simon's right. You don't just walk out of Conover.

I didn't know that.

Well, I've got some history there.

I'm sure you do.

Well, it's not what you think.

Allison. Yeah, Janet. Simon.

I just had a visit from Bellini's lawyer.

We've been served with a cease and desist order signed by Judge Weaver.

Our surveillance is over.

He feels that our protection is an infringement upon his client's privacy.

Evidently, his client has a problem with the police. The bottom line is, if we

don't leave, we're in violation of a court order.

Captain, it's almost 9 o 'clock. Can you buy us some time somehow?

I've used up all my chips. Now pull the damn plug.

What's going on?

Simon pulled the plug.

Court order.

This is Detective Ellison.

The stakeout has been officially terminated. All units.

Thank you. Good night.

I've got a bad feeling

about this. Yeah, I'll tell your rabbi.

And what's she doing here?

You need me?

Back so soon, Cassie?

You'll spoil me.

There was another killing last night.

You still gonna tell me you did it?

Well, let's see. By now you've checked on all Doyle's loafers.

Didn't you just love the tassels?

So, you tell me.

Were there any more?

Uh, yes, Kathy.

There will be.

Who?

That would be too easy.

Let's just say it will be those who manage to elude justice.

So, I have my work cut out for me, don't I?

You know what I think?

I think you enjoy this too much.

I think you'll tell me because you'll miss these little conversations of ours.

When you're ready to talk, have someone come and get me.

Oh, uh, by the way, Cassie, I still hold you responsible for my

incarceration.

Someday.

We'll have to reconcile that.

Hmm?

Sorry, you guys.

Thought I'd get him to say more.

Are you all right?

Yeah, yeah, I'm fine. It's just my asthma, that's all.

I wasn't talking about that.

He threatened you.

Oh, uh... That's just his way of playing. You know, he thinks it'll keep

balance.

Any chance he's getting off the ground somehow?

No, it's impossible.

The security's way too tight.

And even if he did get out, why would he come back?

Well, what about somebody on the outside? I mean, he could be pulling the

strings from in here, right? No, no. I don't know how he'd be doing it.

Well, he's doing something.

That's for sure.

And he's going to continue to do it until we stop him.

I need to get somebody close to him.

I could do it.

No way.

Absolutely not. Come on. Why do you always say that? Why is that always your

first reaction?

Three reasons, Schoenberg. One, you're not a cop. Two, you're not a cop. Three,

you're not a cop.

Jim, come on, help me out here, man. Talk to him. You know, one cop to

cop. Simon, I've given it a lot of consideration. I just think you should

him out, please.

All right, Sandberg, you got one shot.

You better make it convincing.

Okay.

When I was an undergraduate, I did a paper on the social structure in

institutions to see if the same sort of pecking orders that exist in our society

find their way into the microcosmic societies that exist in prisons and

institutions. Anyway, um...

I spent a semester working nights over, a con over. I know the facility.

I'm familiar with the case studies and the therapeutic practices.

So what do you say? Do you want to go in as a staff worker?

No, no, as a patient.

It's the only way I'm going to get close to the chapel. He won't let his guard

down unless he thinks I'm mentally ill. You being mentally ill is the only part

of this that's believable.

Now, I'm not crazy about it, but the kid has proved himself to be pretty damn

resourceful. I think it's worth a shot. Jim, there has got to be another cop

somewhere in this damn city with enough experience to pull this off.

It can't be a cop.

Chapa will know. It's instinctive.

He will smell a cop and he will kill him.

I'll be fine.

All right?

My door's going to be unlocked.

I'm going to have access to the whole place. There's video surveillance

all over.

I'm going to be fine.

I can do it.

You're late.

I have to wait till the shift changed.

You know, I can't control these things.

Seems we're all dependent on things we can't control.

Scare a girl, why don't you?

Sorry.

But I wanted to talk to you about something.

I put a call into the San Francisco Police Department to do some...

I did a background check on our friend Chapel.

And I realized that he tried to kill you.

I was wondering why you didn't tell me.

What's the point?

It wouldn't make any difference. Sandberg is risking his life here.

I need to know these things.

Okay.

You're right. You're right.

What had happened is that I was doing my...

Usual impulsive investigation.

And I had figured out where Chappell lived. I decided to go over and make the

arrest. Show everybody what a great cop I could be.

Yeah.

Was walking in the hallway of his building.

And he came out of his apartment.

And he looked right at me.

And he made... I don't know how he did it, but he did. I saw the reflection off

of his gun.

And I moved.

He got me in the shoulder instead of the heart.

Why didn't he finish the job?

Oh, well, um, I think that he probably would have.

But the, um, the arresting team had figured out where he was living, too,

they got there right behind me.

Chappell finally ran out of ammo in him.

He surrendered.

Yeah.

In some sort of psychotic way, Chapel, he blamed me for the arrest.

Scared the hell out of me.

After I got out of the hospital, I decided to take a permanent leave of

You know, I thought that I would go someplace new, start again, get him out

my head.

It's funny how life has its little ironies, huh?

Living my nightmares all over again.

You know, maybe... Maybe it's a good idea that I'm not getting so involved,

know?

Somebody else might get hurt.

Oh, you want to know what I think?

Mm -hmm.

you do down here?

That's really none of your business now, is it? I'm starting to think we should

change our arrangement.

I think it's a little late for that.

You'd have a hard time explaining all that money that's been transferred to

personal account.

Run along, Harris.

I want every last detail.

I can do it.

We have a new member of our group here today, everybody. This is Blair

Would you have a seat there, Blair, next to your warrant?

Is it clean?

The chair.

I have to know if it's clean because sometimes staphylococcus bacteria lives

upholstery, and I have to know if it's clean or not.

I think the chair's okay.

No one's ever gotten infected.

Okay.

I'm just going to put this down just in case.

We were just discussing anger.

Perhaps you'd like to contribute.

Okay.

Well, anger has nothing to do with it.

Yeah.

Mad has nothing to do with it.

Mad has nothing to do with what?

Getting what I'm entitled to.

Perhaps you could explain.

You see, to enjoy the good life, to enjoy the material wealth that was

to me.

Who promised you, Blair?

Well, that'd be my higher power, you see.

Yeah. You see, I have a covenant with her, and she tells me what I can take,

when I can take it, and from whom I can take it.

Oh, yeah.

That's right.

Your higher power.

He's got a higher power.

Reggie. That only comes to him.

Reggie, calm down. Doesn't talk to anybody else. Reggie. Like he's

special.

Like he got some personal membership to the higher power club. Reggie.

Enough.

I was just, I was just making a point.

Appreciate your insight.

Why don't we let someone else comment?

Warren, what do you think about all this?

I don't know.

If the man says he has a higher power that tells him things to do, I guess

true.

Why would he lie?

There were 17 staff members at Conover when Chappell first arrived. 14 are

there. The other three have moved on.

It's going to take a while to go through them.

It no longer takes. We've got to go through the process. Now, if Chappell

leaving the hospital, which is highly unlikely, then he's got a relationship

with somebody on the outside, right?

Yeah. He could use some help on this. Why don't you work with Cassie? Yes,

Back in San Francisco, Chappell almost killed her.

Now, I think that's pushed her pretty close to the edge. I don't think we

push her any closer.

Where did you become her mother? Let her decide.

Excuse me.

Sam, the other guy's right.

Jim, look, you've got to pull Blair out of Conover, okay?

Why? What do you mean?

Something is going to happen.

Okay? Just trust me.

All right.

What about you?

I think I could use you.

No,

I can't.

Why not?

Why not?

Do you remember that nightmare I was telling you about that I was having

was back? And it was real. And every time I turn around, I feel like Chapel

just chasing behind me.

But you don't see that's all in your head?

No, it's not.

Cassie, we all have our stuff that we have to deal with.

But if you don't control it, then face it.

It controls you.

Look, Jim, I would really like to help you, okay?

I can't.

Okay? I'm sorry.

It was wonderful.

Even better than before.

Every time I do it, I feel more complete.

And he would have for me to end it.

Not just to stop the pain, but because he knew he had to pay the price.

When I did it, I felt so close to you.

We have so many more to do.

The only thing I really miss is not having you with me.

I've had a visitor, someone like that.

She's working with the police.

Right now, they're discussing pretty soon to put us together.

It may be time to move on.

Operator, I'd like to make a quick call. It's an emergency.

You're so clever, aren't you?

A little obsessive, compulsive behavior.

Throw in the ratings of a schizophrenic and we're all supposed to buy into your

little charade.

Who sent you?

Nobody sent me.

Then who were you calling?

My higher power.

That's how we communicate.

She lets me call collect.

You're my little friend Cassie's idea, aren't you?

Tell me.

Oh, my God. He's right here. Who?

What? Where'd he go? Where'd he go? What's going on, man?

Chapel.

I'm not imagining this, man. He was just trying to kill the goat. All right, all

right. I believe you. Take it easy.

I

don't see

or hear anything.

Maybe I am going crazy.

What are you doing here anyway?

We had another murder.

The consensus was that you're in over your head.

I'll tell you what, I'm down with that majority.

Oh, God, get me out of here. All right, settle down. I know how he's doing it.

He's using a special phone, and he's tapping into the phone lines. Now, I

overheard part of the conversation. I don't know who he was talking to, but

whomever it was sounded like they were getting ready to get out of town.

Which means if we don't unravel this soon, we may not get another chance.

Come on.

How'd you manage to get out of your cell, huh?

My guess is that it's somebody who works here.

You must be mistaken.

I only go out of my cell for therapy sessions.

Someone told you, Warren.

Who? That little weasel, Sandberg?

Who?

Name doesn't ring a bell.

You're killing people in my city, and I'm going to stop it.

I ain't talking to you.

You know, Chief, you're going above and beyond the call on this one.

I mean, somebody else could be doing this work here.

No, uh -uh.

I want this one. This guy, he tried to kill me, man. Damn it, it's just all fun

and games, you know?

I'm gonna find out who he's calling.

How's it going?

It's going pretty slow. I mean, these things are really detailed. Think this

guy, Jed Harris.

Draft pick, NFL, third round.

Injured his leg in a car accident.

ruined his career. I mean, it was all this extensive information here. I'm

looking for the proverbial needle in a haystack.

I'll make that two needles.

The one Chappell was talking to and the one that let him out of his cell.

Hi. Hi.

I, uh, decided you were right. I've been spending a lot of time looking over my

shoulder.

Come on in.

I'm going to take your coat.

Want some coffee?

Yeah, you got some decaf? Black. Cream.

Black.

Black is good.

Hey.

Hi. I heard what happened last night. Are you all right?

Oh, yeah. Yeah, I'm fine. No big deal. Thanks. Yeah.

Okay.

These the, um, personnel files?

Yep. A whole mess of them.

They're all checking out, though.

I have two teams doing interviews. Friends, relatives.

Nothing out of the ordinary yet. Here you go. Thanks.

You guys, I think I know her.

Yeah. Only her name wasn't Alex Law. Who is she?

Okay, Chappell's first victim was a guy by the name of Luther Van Owen.

He was a petty thief. He had robbed and killed this gas station owner.

He walked off on a technicality.

Now, the gas station owner had a sister.

She'd just gotten out of the army.

God, what was her name?

It'll come to you. Keep going. Okay, okay.

When Chappell was arrested and was put on trial, she was there every single

She was absolutely fixated on this guy. God, what was her name?

Jane Carpenter.

Jane Carpenter was discharged from the Army because of psychological imbalance.

What was her specialty?

Communications. The Army taught her how to shoot a gun, fight with her hands,

and tap into phone lines.

Be all that you could be.

All right, let's bring her in. Take it, sir.

This side, you have the panel here to evaluate the chapter.

So we'll take him to the interview room.

I just spent an hour being grilled by Burke. They know you're using a phone.

wants to know who let you out.

Don't lose your head.

Everyone's being questioned.

Yeah, but I did it.

You didn't tell me you were on some kind of killing spree.

I'm an exaggerated murderer.

There is a way out.

I've been thinking about it for a while now.

This just pushes the timetable.

This facility is only as good as a security system.

They're going to put me in deep lockdown.

It's only a matter of time until they find out everything.

Help me now, and we solve both our problems.

This should be by the numbers, just in case you head down.

Thanks for the tip.

All right, gentlemen, just like we talked about.

Let's go.

Is that your phone?

Nope, it's yours.

All right, let's move out.

Go, go.

Captain Banks here.

This is Dr.

Burke. I'm trying to locate Detective Ellison, please.

Detective Ellison is a little busy right now. Can I take a message?

Captain, Warren Chappell has escaped from our hospital.

Now, if he and Alex Walsh are as psychologically fused as I think they

may try to

She's killing people in my city, and I'm going to stop her.

She had the whole perimeter mined.

It's a miracle we didn't lose more men.

I admit to that.

What about the bodies inside the car?

Well, Wolf is trying to get some dental records on them.

The heat and the velocity of the explosion make a conclusive ID nearly

impossible.

Yep. His report said he sent metal fragments over to Cassie's lab for

The one thing he is sure about, though, there was a man and woman inside that

car.

We're going under the assumption the chapel made it to the house before we

Well, this whole thing probably has Cassie breathing a lot easier.

No pun intended, I'm sure, Captain.

But I doubt she'll feel safe until she knows for sure.

She and Sandberg are at the loft now.

I'm gonna pick them up for a little late -night show.

You wanna join us?

Oh, no, I gotta wade through this.

Take a rain check, though.

You got it. Check with you later?

Sir, did you say that Wolf sent metal fragments over to Cassie's lab?

Yeah, what?

Something I wanna check out. I'll talk to you later.

Cassie, are you going to want some of this?

No, I don't think I want any more coffee. You'd have to peel me off the

Chopper really got to you, didn't he?

Well... You don't have to worry about it anymore. It's all over.

Dr. Burke.

Dr. Burke, this is Jim Ellison.

I was just heading out the door here. I need to know something. Did Warren

Chappell have any major surgery where a bone would have been replaced by a

titanium rod? No. You sure about that? I'm positive. He had a complete physical

examination when he got here. There were no surgical scars.

There's a guard named Harris who was in a car accident. What about him?

Yeah, actually, as I remember, he had a hip replacement.

It's interesting you should ask about him.

Why is that?

Well, he never showed up for the night shift. Nobody seems to know where he is.

Thanks.

Shouldn't Jim be here by now?

Yeah, well, I'll give him a call.

I know that he wanted to go over and talk to Simon.

The phone's been... Blair. Just relax.

It's probably just a fuse.

See that?

Who reset the breaker?

Blair, you've got to cut the power to disarm the security system.

Get in the back, quick.

Hello, Cassie.

The operator said the phone was out of order.

We're waiting for the utility company. I don't have time to wait. Get me some

backup. I'm almost there.

All right.

You're

getting

to be a real nuisance, Cassie.

You killed someone I cared about.

She was an extension of me.

And you tore her away.

Your friend killed herself.

I don't think I was talking to you.

I was right about you, wasn't I?

You are Kathy's little friend.

Yeah, well, you remember my friend, don't you?

He's coming here.

to do was follow you.

The other body in the car.

Who was it?

Ah, a not very bright guard named Harris.

I convinced him that his future would be best served by disappearing.

He was at the house to get Janine, but you got there too quickly.

Timing is everything, isn't it?

You love the game, don't you?

It's become more important to you than anything else.

Are you sure?

Well, if it wasn't, you'd be long gone by now.

Why don't the two of us just take off, huh?

Just me and you.

You need Sandberg.

What's the point in killing him?

It's me you want.

Yeah, that'd be too soon.

This is the best part of the game.

I want to work on your friends.

And let you live with the memories.

Knowing that one day... I'll visit you again.

So, where's our hero?

I think it's about time I brought this little drama to an end.

You all right? Yeah.

Yeah, I'm all right.

Finally.

Ow. Gosh.

You okay, Chief?

They're talking to Dr. Burke over there. He's going to oversee Chappell's

transfer to another institution out of state.

He won't get out again, Kathy.

I think we said last time.

Well, what do you say we grab a bite to eat, huh?

I could eat. All right, I'll buy it.

We'll go over to Bobby H's, get that steak sandwich. See you there.

Captain, is the department going to pick up the tab for the damage done to the

loft?

You're joking, right?

No, sir, I was dead serious.

You know, I know a really good designer.

And I have to admit, I took a couple of classes as an undergraduate.

So did I.

Oh, good. Why don't you two start up a business? This will be your first job.