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I'll keep back.

Hey. Hey.

The victim is the tenant, Jeanette Manning, 25, three gunshot wounds.

We haven't found the weapon yet.

She had ID on her, 10 bucks in cash.

Any witnesses?

Yeah, this guy over here.

I'm Inspector Extead.

This is Inspector Ramirez.

Frankie. I lived down the hall three years.

Jeanette, she shot herself.

You saw her do it? I saw her.

I think I saw her. I have these visions.

You been drinking this morning, Frankie? A couple of beers and just embraced

myself. You always have visions when you drink, sir? Little green men landing on

the roof, playboy bunnies in your tub?

Sometimes. Is she going to be okay?

Let's hope so.

We're going to contact you later on today, okay? For now, why don't you go

and get some sleep?

Got a female, mid -20s, GSW. This one you'll be collecting tax and

now. All right, well, this is interesting.

Did you find something?

She's got 78 cents in her bank account.

Three more cents than I've got.

A credit card, not in her name.

One well -used crack pipe.

There's a message.

Very disappointed.

12 .14 a .m. 12 .14.

Manager said he found her at 6 a .m., so timing's right.

Question is, who is Brad?

His name is Brad Galloway. He's my sister's drug dealer.

Twins?

Jeanette's my little sister.

I'm four minutes older.

As kids, we were inseparable.

You know, twins, that's as close as two people can be.

But something changed as you got older.

She met this older guy, Brad Galloway, who got her hooked on drugs.

Sad, really.

Jeanette just wanted attention, and Brad gave it to her.

There's a credit card in her wallet in the name of Doris Duffy.

It was reported stolen.

Jeanette has problems, Inspector.

She's had several arrests for shoplifting, forge checks, drug

What do you do for a living, Carol?

I'm an accountant with H &R Block.

You seem to be doing well.

I got all the lucky breaks.

When did you last speak to Jeanette?

Yesterday.

She asked for money again.

I said no again.

She probably needed the money to pay Brad.

And I wouldn't give it to her.

You can't blame yourself for this.

But I should have taken better care of her.

The hospital's already asking about her... about her organs.

She doesn't have a donor card, so I'd be responsible.

How can I make that decision?

I can't.

I really should probably get to the hospital.

Carol, if you can think of anything else or you just need someone to talk to,

please just feel free to call.

Thank you.

I'm standing outside the Cooper Gallery where a group of proponents of the noted

sculptor, painter, and convicted murderer Henry Lee Mentier have

Tomorrow morning is his first parole hearing.

And there's a long and recognizable list of supporters here today advocating his

release. Susan Cooper is one of the organizers of the Free Henry Lee

And Ms. Cooper, if you could please tell us what it is that attracted you to his

cause. Well, his humanity, both in his work and who he is as a person.

Obviously, he made a terrible mistake, but he's changed into someone who wants

to give something back to this community and to inspire others with his amazing

talent. Thank you. Thank you.

This is impersonal, Kate.

This couldn't be more personal.

And you apprehended Henry Lee Menteer. Is that right?

Yes, I did.

And you opposed his parole?

Yeah, I'm opposed. Henry Lee Menteer.

Slit the thread of a man named Ron Fenwick because Mr. Fenwick took his

the bus.

And you make no allowances for his benefaction to the world of art.

I've seen his work lying on the floor of the bus.

Well, Susan always was a terrific public speaker.

Is he the friend of yours?

Yeah, through my sister.

I'm trying to get her to drop this crusade.

Listen, I need you to get on something right away.

Sure. Ron Fenwick's widow is supposed to appear with me at the parole hearing

tomorrow. Supposed to appear?

A week ago she couldn't wait to testify.

Now she's not returning my calls.

Where does she live?

I went to her apartment. She doesn't live there for six months.

How'd she return your phone call?

Cell phone.

Now that shut off, too.

The landlady said she lost her job, sent her kids to live with her parents, and

living in her car.

It's a blue Chevy Caprice, 1987, license plate.

Well, if you feel in San Francisco, I'll find a captain.

Hey, we're up.

Robbery at Springer Street House.

Springer Street House? It's a home for developmentally disabled adults, like a

dozen computers were stolen.

Why don't they dispatch a sector car? Because my sister lives there. I

it. Is she a counselor there?

She's not a counselor. She thinks she is.

Carol forgot to tell us that Jeanette beat her twice, and both times she

to press charges.

She's still apologizing for it.

I just got off the phone with Vice.

They had Brad Galloway's house under surveillance last night until about 7 o

'clock this morning.

Some major supplier from the East Coast was supposed to show up there, but he

never did.

Well, are they sure that Brad was in the house the whole time?

Positive. They also know all about Jeanette Manning.

She owed money to every dealer in the mission.

More people wanted that girl dead than wanted her alive, and that's a direct

quote. Thanks, Raina. Yep.

Somewhere, nowhere.

I've got one possible lead from Jeanette's phone records.

She called the same pager number 21 times over a three -day period.

The pager was registered to a guy named Skull Corbett.

Skull? He actually put that name down in the application.

He works at a tattoo parlor. Oh, God. He's expecting us.

Okay. What do you think old Skull looks like?

Featuring a dignified man in a tailored suit.

You may not look it, but I was raised by church -going people who taught me good

Christian rules.

Some of them I occasionally even follow.

And Jeanette was asking you to break one of these rules?

She was trying to find someone to kill her twin sister.

She offered me money, sex, drugs.

I do not harm women.

Did she say why she wanted her sister dead?

I didn't ask.

I didn't want to know.

So what'd you do about it?

I got her sister's address.

Made Jeanette believe I would consider the deal.

I went and contacted Carol.

I told her to leave town or buy a gun or something because one thing I know

about Jeanette...

She is ruthless.

How did Carol react to what you told her?

She didn't seem surprised.

She just seemed numb.

Did it happen?

Did somebody hit Carol?

Actually, somebody shot Jeanette.

She's in the hospital in critical condition.

Thanks for your time.

You remember the old guy? The one that was drunk?

The elderly intoxicant. Yeah.

He said Jeanette shot herself.

He saw it. He had a vision, right?

Yeah, but no powder burns on the body, no gun at the scene. Nope. Not a

Maybe we just didn't understand what he was saying. Maybe he was seeing a lot

more clearly than we thought.

Here, take a look at this one.

Tell me that doesn't affect you.

That's impressive.

So what?

So what?

Henry Lee Menteer's art is not his life. It's an excuse for his life.

I thought you would understand, Kate.

What's the attraction to him?

Does it have to do with the gallery? Is it financial?

Take a look around, Kate. I have money.

I started out in a one -room storefront with three paintings.

I remember.

I dedicated my whole life to my career.

I thought surrounding myself with beautiful objects was all I needed.

Well, I was wrong.

Susan, Henry Lee is not the answer.

He's a murderer.

I'm not denying his past, Kate.

And he doesn't deny it either. But he's changed.

When was the last time you spoke to him?

A couple of days after I arrested him. Well, he's not the same man you

At least talk to him, Kate.

Listen to him.

Really listen.

We received the computers yesterday.

They were brand new, still in their boxes.

I stored them in the shed in the yard, and I planned to set them up this

morning. You're sure the door to the shed was locked?

There was two heavy padlocks, both torn off by bolt cutters.

Who else knew the computers were in the shed?

The counselors, just about every resident, the delivery people.

Did you get the name of the delivery company?

I think it's on the invoice.

I'll go check.

Thanks.

Hey. Nate.

Sadie, this is my sister, Irene.

Hi, very nice to meet you.

You're right. She is beautiful.

You two should go out.

Okay, Irene.

I'm just saying you make a nice couple.

Robert, this is my brother, Nate.

The cop is to find our computers.

Hi, Robert. How come you didn't bring your football with you?

Oh, not today.

Robert started crying when he found out the computers were gone.

I did not.

You big baby.

I promised him you'd find them by tomorrow.

Well, it might take a little longer than that.

We need to talk.

Can it be later?

Can it be now?

Okay. We were at the movies, and Robert gave me this ring.

What? Robert asked me to marry him last night.

I thought that you and Robert were just buddies who worked at the movie theater

together. All that changed last night.

Well, what happened last night?

Sex? Not sex, Nathan.

Love. He said he loved me.

And I'm going to have two children, a big house, and... You're

not happy for me, Nate.

I mean, I'm happy.

Not... A happy face.

I think that it's great that you want to get married.

I just think it's just a big step.

That's why I told you first.

You know, life away from here, just you and Robert together, it's going

to be a lot more difficult than you think.

So, you don't like Robert?

I just think you need to be realistic.

You know, marriage is an enormous responsibility.

You know, you want to have a big house on two minimum wage salaries?

And children?

Do you understand that the odds are overwhelming that the children... The

children what?

I didn't mean... They'll have dark children like me and Robert.

And that makes them worse?

It doesn't make them worse.

You think it does?

I want you to give me a way.

It's my wedding, Nate.

I waited so long.

And you ruined everything.

Look, Irene.

I hate you.

I never want you to come back here.

Ever.

When she wakes up, I want to be the first person she sees.

We spoke to Skull.

We know that he told you that Jeanette was trying to hire him to kill you.

He said that?

You're not a very good actress.

What do you want me to say, that this insane biker shows up at my door and

me this ridiculous story?

You didn't take him seriously?

Of course not.

Well, we have an eyewitness that places you.

leaving Jeanette's apartment just minutes after she was shot.

You think I shot my sister? Where were you around 1 a .m. last night?

I don't even own a gun.

But Jeanette does.

A 9mm.

The same caliber as was used to shoot her.

And that gun is missing from her apartment.

Maybe you go over to Jeanette's apartment because you can't believe what

just heard.

Maybe Jeanette...

threatens you with the gun, you have a struggle with her, the gun goes off, you

panic, and then you run away.

Now, if it went down that way, you've got to tell us now, because later it's

going to be too late.

My sister's lying in a hospital bed, and you sit here accusing me.

Answer the question.

Where were you approximately 1 a .m.? I was locked out of my house.

I've left at my grandmother's.

I suppose you'll want her phone number now.

And her address.

And after you've spoken with her, I'll be expecting an apology from both of

Grandma confirmed Carol's story. Carol got to her house at 8 .30.

Lights out for Grandma at nine. When she woke up in the morning, Carol was

already in the kitchen making breakfast.

Waffles? Pancakes, sausage, and hash browns.

You actually got a menu? You believe this? This woman talked my ear off.

Apparently, Carol was always sick as a child. Kidney stones, heart murmur, bad

case of chicken pox.

Jeanette, never sick a day in her life.

So Carol got most of her parents' attention.

Yes, poor Jeanette felt rejected.

Imagine this. We actually have an evil twin case.

The sheriff's deputy who brought me here over from county had the widest

shoulders of any man I'd ever seen.

I had a long conversation with him about Henry Lee.

Less interested in the shoulders, more interested in the conversation.

Right. Well, for the record, the deputy's been told to say the man's a

inmate. Real joy to have him around.

And off the record?

Henry had more than his share of fight.

Probably spent most of his time in solitary confinement.

So why couldn't Sheriff Shell just talk about that?

Order. Doesn't know why they're giving.

Anyway, he also spoke about one particular woman who visits Henry in

almost every day that he saw on TV this morning.

Susan Cooper? Oh, yeah. Henry and Susan get a room all to themselves.

Private visitation rights.

Yeah, how private.

Deputy says all he knows is they spent a lot of time in there alone.

I would love to paint you, Captain.

Your eyes would be the most difficult to capture.

They're very beautiful, but... They're so cynical.

This is the company I keep.

You chose to speak to me.

This interview is not routine police procedure.

Tell me about your life in prison.

I've been quite productive.

I've grown significantly as an artist and even more significantly as a human

being.

Really? I used to be a person driven by hatred and rage, and I didn't know why.

I've had a lot of time to read, reflect.

I haven't found all the answers, but I'm on the road to finding them.

What about your victim, Ron Fenwick?

I've donated over $100 ,000 to establish a fund for young disadvantaged artists

in his name.

Nice PR move.

It's not what I meant.

Don't you feel any remorse?

Remorse? For butchering him.

Of course I do.

But I did not butcher him.

You severed his carotid artery.

You nearly took his head off.

That was a gross exaggeration.

He had a wife.

Who never missed an opportunity to denigrate me in the press or at my

But I understand her pain.

And I've forgiven her.

I'm sure she'll be happy to hear that.

I think about Mr. Fenwick every day.

I see his face.

I have done everything in my power to redeem myself.

You've done everything in your power to count as many people as you can so you

can get out of prison.

You know, Captain, there's a propriety in life that must be adhered to.

Respect.

All I was asking Mr. Fenwick for on the bus that day was a little respect.

Do you understand me?

Oh, yes.

I've always understood you, Henry.

If you have any information... Come on. Stealing computers from retarded kids?

What kind of a man... I'm offended.

Well, you have my pager.

Yeah? Now, 40 bucks, I can be personally offended.

How about I give you another 20 when the merchandise is recovered, all right?

I'm on the case, Nate.

I'm gonna sniff this one out.

In fact, I got a center already.

Hey, Nate.

You be interested in this 1967 Lazy Boy Elite?

The Nagaha is genuine.

I don't know, man. It looks a little sticky.

No, no, no.

It's called a patina, baby.

Anyway, I'll catch y 'all later, okay?

Is he reliable?

Yeah, about as reliable as anybody named Jelly Bean would be.

I'm just worried about this situation with my sister. She wants to get

I don't see the problem.

How will she even know this guy? You know, when they're going to live in some

big house together?

I mean, it's a fantasy.

Maybe the big house and the completely independent living are fantasies, but

they really care about each other.

She asked you to give her away.

Why is it that you can't support her?

Because I'm afraid for her, you know?

It's a big, ugly world out there, and I don't want her to get hurt by a man she

loves, you know? She's been hurt enough.

Ah.

What does that mean, ah?

It means ah.

No, ah is a sound, not a word.

I don't know.

Maybe I shouldn't ask.

Well, you already said ah. You can't stop there.

Who was the man that hurt her in the bath?

My father.

I don't think I ever saw him show her an honest moment of affection.

It wasn't out of some sense of guilt. It was that he was ashamed of her.

She idolized him.

Irene seems to me to be a very confident young woman.

Someone raised her correctly. Someone gave her that confidence.

Why are you going to take that away from her now?

What if Robert really is the love of her life?

I think she deserves the chance to find that out.

The Pearl hearing for Henry Lee Menteer is tomorrow, Mrs. Fenwick.

I know.

You know, we could put you up at a hotel.

We could have a car pick you up in the morning and take you to the hearing.

I was so sure I could do this.

I don't ever want to see that man again.

You can do it.

I know it's hard, but you just talk about Ron, honestly,

the way you did at the trial.

You know, we never had much money, even though Ron worked two jobs.

But our big night out was always Saturday.

My mom would babysit, and we'd go to Fisherman's Wharf and walk along the

and eat pizza, just sort of stare out at the ocean.

All Ron had to do was put his arm around me or touch the back of my neck, and I

felt like everything in my life was perfect.

Complete. Isn't that crazy, Captain?

No, it's not crazy.

Hey. All of this work is Henry's.

I'm having a retrospective for him tomorrow night.

I'm asking $50 ,000 for this particular piece.

I went to see him.

And?

What's not a good act?

He's a dangerous man, Susan.

Well, I haven't witnessed any of those traits.

And I know him a lot better than you do, Kate.

Yes, I've heard about your little business.

Are you in love with him?

That's none of your business.

He's using you.

Why can't you just be happy for me, Kate, and all that Henry means to my

I keep thinking about Anne Fenwick and all he's meant to her life.

She's going to be at the parole hearing.

You know, you asked me to listen to Henry, and I did.

So now I'm asking you to listen to her.

Are we

speaking?

Maybe.

Can I come in?

I'm really sorry that I was so discouraging this morning.

Can you forgive me?

I'll take that as a yes.

So, we were walking down the aisle together, right?

Right.

Robert is a really good guy, Nate.

I know he is. I like him.

There was one more thing I wanted to get out of the way.

Mom, she explained to you about,

you know, intimacy.

About?

Sex?

Not really.

She tried to say a few words about it, but then she got weird.

I was thinking about you and I.

You and I? Good.

Sure.

Right.

I can do this.

So, Irene?

You know, when a man and a woman love each other, they share a

special bond.

Do you understand?

Okay, maybe if I had a pencil and paper, I could draw you something.

You're enjoying this.

I know all about Jack.

They have this down -to -earth couple who comes in once a month to talk about

birth control, foreplay, positions.

Okay, you can stop at positions. There will be no discussion about positions.

Anyway, take a look at this.

You're beautiful.

Yeah, no sister of mine is going to walk around wearing a plastic engagement

ring, you know?

I wanted to give that to Robert to give to you, but I don't want to insult him.

You know, I mean, if he offers to reimburse me for it, should I refuse?

Robert's cheap.

He's not paying.

How did the parole hearing go, Captain?

Henry Lee meant here's a free man.

What? Mrs. Fenwick didn't show up for the hearing.

I called the hotel. She checked out before the car came to pick her up. She

disappeared. That doesn't make any sense.

Yeah, she was so determined yesterday.

So the hearing came down to me against two psychiatrists and a bank president,

and the sculpture smelled like mothballs. It was over before it

The system really works, doesn't it? And then a huge cheer went up from about 50

women when they found out he was a free man.

One of them was a friend of mine.

Ruthie, not the murderers, have you?

Ted Bundy had, what, a dozen marriage proposals.

Richard Ramirez still gets love letters. Oh, please, the Menendez brothers.

What is wrong with these women?

Oh, come on, Raina. Who hasn't been attracted to a bad boy? I haven't.

got to be kidding me. No. Ginny.

Oh, no, thank you. I'm going to abstain from this conversation.

I'm not talking about killers. I'm just talking about, you know, that kind of

guy that you wouldn't bring home to your mother. That's all.

You care to elaborate on them?

No, not really.

It's self -esteem.

They think they don't deserve any better.

Or it makes them feel special, and they think they're the only ones who truly

understand these guys.

See, I think it's that whole Hollywood good -looking gangster thing, you know,

like Al Pacino and the Godfather or John Travolta in Pulp Fiction.

Well, then call me crazy, but there's just something about hitmen that just

doesn't do it for me.

So what's happening with the evil twin?

We're pretty certain that Carol shot Jeanette, although we have no forensic

evidence and two eyewitnesses whose credibility in court is going to fall a

short. Jeanette has regained consciousness, but we're still waiting

hospital's okay to speak with her.

Jeanette, I'm Inspector Ekstad. This is Inspector Ramirez.

Who did this to you, Jeanette?

Jeanette?

Jeanette, can you tell us who shot you?

Who?

Who shot you?

Jeanette.

She's just echoing our words. Maybe she just... Maybe she really does have brain

damage.

All right, hold on a second here. Follow me.

Her last answer wasn't like the first two.

Right? Mm -hmm.

She didn't seem puzzled. It wasn't a question. It seemed more like a

Who shot you?

Jeanette.

Right.

What do you think?

You know my mom has kidney stones, right?

Yeah. Now, they're excruciating, and the two things you're supposed to avoid are

calcium and caffeine.

Do you remember that snack that Carol was having at that cafe?

Coffee with cream and a huge piece of chocolate cake?

That's like a nightmare to anybody with kidney stones.

Let me try something.

Carol?

This is Carol.

I'm going to go get a doctor.

Hey, Robert.

How's it going?

I just wanted to stop by and welcome you to the family.

The family.

Okay, thanks.

I wanted to...

I'll give you this to give to Irene tonight.

What's this?

It's an engagement ring.

It's not that your ring that you gave her isn't great. The one I gave her?

You mean at the movies on Monday?

When you asked her to marry you.

That was a gag.

A gag?

We were watching this movie where the guy on the screen told his girlfriend he

loved her and proposed.

I did the same thing to Irene.

I gave her this gumbo machine ring and kissed her.

And then she told me she always loved me too.

I thought she was playing along.

She really believed me.

Gotcha.

I had you going there, didn't I?

Oh, man, you did.

I was peeing in my pants.

I'm sorry. You know, she put me up to this.

Tell her it's the best joke ever.

It was a joke?

He said that he thought you were just going along with it.

That you two play gags on each other all the time.

No, not this time.

Please, not this time.

So stupid.

So stupid.

Don't ever say that.

You know, some of the smartest people in the world have misinterpreted

feelings when it comes to love and affection.

I mean, I could even tell you some stories from my life.

I feel sick.

One day a man is going to come into your life who really does love you.

And he's going to be the luckiest man in the world.

And he's going to ask you to marry him.

And you will.

It's never going to happen.

I'm going to be right there by your side, walking down the aisle with you.

If you still have me.

Okay?

Okay.

We had a deal. You were going to be at the hearing.

The woman said it was a down payment.

There's $10 ,000 there, and another $10 ,000 if I stayed away from the hearing.

What woman?

She didn't tell me her name.

She just showed up at the hotel room.

She was tall with blonde hair, kind of curly, and she wore expensive clothes.

I still don't know why I...

Don't worry.

We're not here to apologize, Jeanette.

Just in case you were wondering.

Jeanette?

Well, I will say this. You are a much better actress than I thought.

So what was the plan?

You were jammed up all over town.

You owe money. People wanted you dead.

So you decide to kill your sister.

sell her assets, cash in her bank account. That's pretty clever.

Probably would have worked, too.

Except you left her alive.

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

Carol already gave you up, Jeanette, okay? We're on our way back to the

to talk to her.

My sister has just emerged from a coma. She's very confused.

I'm sure that you will find that her story has changed.

Well, sorry.

Game's over. We already ran your fingerprints.

Fine.

Doesn't prove anything.

My sister will never say that I shot her.

I seem pretty confident of that.

I know my sister.

How she thinks and how she feels.

We're identical, Inspector, remember?

So go ahead.

She would never do anything to hurt me.

She loves me.

Because she's a part of you, right? And you don't want to lose a part of who you

are.

I can't.

Carol, you've done everything you could for her.

It's her life.

You're not responsible.

I mean, there's a point where you have to let go.

You're never going to feel safe.

Is that how you want to live the rest of your life? In constant fear?

When you're home or at work or shopping, you're going to be wondering if she's

behind you.

If this is the day that she's going to try this again.

Every day for the rest of your life.

Then we need you to tell us again.

Who shot you?

Jeanette.

form through the colors that he uses.

Listen. Kate!

You're under arrest.

I'm under arrest? You bribed Ann Fenwick to stay away from the parole hearing.

It's called dissuading a witness in a judicial proceeding.

It's a felony.

I just gave her a donation to help her with expenses.

Please, Kate, don't do this.

I wish I had a choice.

Susan Cooper, you have the right to remain silent.

Captain Kate.

I knew you were an art lover.

Lois Graves, Kate McCafferty.

Pleased to meet you. We need to speak alone, please.

I'll come back for you later.

That was rude.

But I forgive you.

Her brother is Congressman Graves.

Yes, I know, and she's the biggest art dealer in the Bay Area.

Did you sign a contract with her? I have, but I haven't told Susan yet.

tell her. I don't want to ruin her day.

I petitioned the court for another parole hearing.

I'm putting you away again.

I sincerely doubt that.

I'm going to miss you, Kate.

Susan Cooper's a friend of mine.

I care about what happened.

Is that a fact?

It's a warning.

I was thinking about the first time Mom and Dad took us to Disneyland.

It was like 1980, wasn't it?

1982.

And the first ride we tried to go on was to Harlem Mansion.

And I got scared.

I said I want to go in.

He took my hand and he said it wasn't scary.

And I trusted you and both went in it together.

He laughed all the way through.

Ever since then, whenever something scares me, I close my eyes

and I make believe you're there with me holding my hand.

Why do you want to listen to M .Q. Parks?

Surprise me.

So since the night in Baltimore, we're on my luggage wash for

sure.