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[horn honking]

[street noises]

[sighs]

[non-english speech]

No.

[non-english speech]

[music playing]

[door shuts]

[laughing]

[non-english speech]

[non-english speech]

[laughing]

[non-english speech]

[laughing]

[knocking]

[non-english speech]

[non-english speech]

[non-english speech]

Get down!

[gunfire]

[MUSIC - BILLY IDOL, "HOT IN THE CITY"]

[SINGING] I feel thebeat on the street tonight.

The lights are bright andit feels all right tonight.

It's a hot summer night and I'm ready tonight.

It's a hot summer night, and it feels so right.

It's a hot summer night, and I'm ready tonight.

It's a hot summer night, and it feels so right.

It's a hot summer night, and I'm ready tonight.

It's a hot summer night, and it feels so right.

Hot.

ELAINE: Dennis?

Yeah.

We have a client.

That's cute, Elaine.

No. I'm serious.

We got a response from the ad in the "Times."

You're kidding.

Nope.

It's a lady, a very pregnant lady.

Her name is Linda Fowler,and she's waiting outside.

Well, what does she want?

I don't know.

That's what you're supposed to ask her.

Hey, don't you think Iknow what I'm doing here?

I mean, it's not like we've never

had an outside client before.

We've never had an outside client before.

We know this because thecounty calls us every Friday

and reminds us.

What about Billy Harrison?

The six-year-old with a buckand a quarter and a lost dog?

Hey.

I-- I still found the dog.

Ooh.

I'll call the stockholders.

Elaine, just remember.

Every business starts with a first dollar.

Every business.

Linda Fowler? - Yes.

Hi.

Hi.

Oh, I hope you're not too busy to see me, Mr--

Mr. Booker.

- Oh, call me Dennis, OK?- Dennis.

OK. - Yeah.

Come on.

- Can I get you anything?- No.

- Water, milk, uh-- - No.

--ice cream?

No.

Call accounting, OK?

This is my office.

Why don't you sit right here.- OK.

Here you go.

Thank you

You OK?

I'm fine, thanks.

So, what can I do for you?

I'd like you to find thebum who got me pregnant.

You know how sometimes you meeta person and he's gorgeous,

and you've just gotten out of a relationship.

And the next thing you knowthe sparks start flying.

Yeah.

I know what you mean.

His name is Raul Santiago.

I have this picture of him.

We met at Gilbert's.

- The singles bar? - Yeah.

The one in the marina.

Guess I should've known whatI was getting into, huh?

Well.

He, um, Was living in asuite at the Claridge Hotel.

He travels a lot.

He's in the jewelry business.

Anyway, we-- we--

you know, I can'tbelieve I dated this guy.

I mean, I feel like such a fool.

[sighs]

Anyway, I really thought therewas something going on there,

you know?

And then one day he just checks out of the hotel

and never calls me.

He's gone.

Will you help me?

That's what I'm here for.

Oh.

I am so grateful.

How much do you charge?

Um.

$300 a day.

Plus expenses.

Plus expenses, but, uh, I don't really eat much

and my car takes regular gas.

That sounds fine.

Now I have $500 in cash.

Would that be enough for an advance?

Oh. OK.

Oh, god.

Thank you so much.

Oh, listen.

I don't want you toconfront him or anything.

I mean, if he hears you're looking for him

he'll move again.

I just want you to findhim so I can see him, OK?

You want to see this guy?

I make a nice living.

I have a nice job.

I just want some peace of mind.

OK.

Great.

I really appreciate you're helping me.

You're welcome. Take care.

- OK. - Bye.

Bye.

So?

So, got a client.

Yea!

Yea.

Yeah, can you ring Raul Santiago's room please?

He's not?

I could've sworn he told me he was staying there.

Was he there earlier in the week,

or does he have reservations?

Yeah, it is important.

What do you mean how important?

50 bucks?

The other hotels only wanted 25.

Yeah.

How am I supposed to pay you, American Express?

No, I left home without it.

Yeah, thanks.

Bye.

It's 7:00.

I'm going to clock out.

OK.

Listen, have a good night, all right?

Thanks for staying.

Didn't you find out anything?

Yeah.

Detective work is boring.

That's it?

No.

Everyone in this world wantsto be bribed, everyone.

That shouldn't be surprising.

Well, it was differentwhen I was a cop, you know?

You either went undercoveror you just busted a guy.

What are you gonna do?

I think I'm going togive Linda her money back.

I'll eat the expenses.

I love it.

A guilt-ridden private investigator.

The guy's a ghost, man.

I've been to everysingles joint in this city

and I've come up with nothing, nothing.

You'll think of something.

I know you will.

Yeah.

Bye.

Good night.

[music playing]

[SINGING] I can't kiss you forever, babe.

It don't pay my bill.

I can't hold you forever, babe.

You gotta pay for your thrills.

I need your money.

I need your money.

When all is said and done,Jefferson's the one I love.

Cristal.

I'd say by the color ofthe label, an '82 or '83.

You sell a lot of it?

Oh, yeah.

We have people in here allthe time looking for a $200

bottle of champagne.

We don't even stock it.

Do you know who distributes it?

Yeah, sure. I could order you some.

I want to buy a case for avery special friend of mine.

Uh-huh.

Well, if you can afford acase, you could certainly

afford a finder's fee.

[music playing]

[SINGING] I need your money.

When all is said and doneJefferson's the one I love.

OK.

You just got the--

the two that stock your vintage champagne,

the Wyndham and the Meridian.

Great.

Thanks a lot

Yeah.

[SINGING] I need your money.

I need your money.

Have a good day.

[SINGING] When all is said and done,

Jefferson's the one I love.

I don't need your hugging,babe, just to make me feel fine.

I don't need your loving,babe, to satisfy my mind.

I need your money.

I need your money.

All is said and done,Jefferson's the one I love.

I can't kiss you forever, babe.

It don't pay my bills.

I can't hold you forever, babe.

You gotta pay for your thrills.

I need your money.

I need your money.

Or what?

Cause that's the way it works.

I have something you want, information.

And you have something I want, cash.

Why is it like that?

Why can't people just help each other, huh?

Now if I came from the bar and asked you

if you knew of a good place to eat,

right, you wouldn't expect to be greased.

You're right.

If I could pinpoint the phenomena,

I think I'd have to blame the movies,

or perhaps the [inaudible].

They established an expectation, you see,

that whenever a privateeye asks about something,

the guy he's asking is bribedto overcome his reluctancy.

Hmm.

I think you might be right.

You can't alter 60 years ofcinematic history now, can you?

No, you can't.

You're a gentleman and a philosopher.

And a traditionalist.

Thank you, much.

All right, look.

The dude registered underthe name Ralph Simpson.

He's in 1510.

Was he alone?

No, hardly.

You didn't happen to getthe name of the girl, did you?

No, I didn't.

But, uh, she's over there in the bar.

That's her in the black and gold.

- Yeah? - Mm-hmm.

Just like in the movies.

Hmm.

Yeah.

Can I have a Coke or something?

Thanks a lot.

[music playing]

I know who you are, bastard.

I'm not hear to hurt you, man.

All right?

Go!

[gunfire]

No!

[gunfire]

REDDING: A real poster boy.

The kind of scumbags little scumbags

hope to be when they grow up.

What's his rap?

Extortion, smuggling, murder.

Crimes 'R' Us.

It doesn't explain hisreaction when I showed up.

if half the city had a grudge against him,

he probably figured you were some cowboy

looking for a payback.

Come on, Redding.

He was being more than careful, man.

He was primed.

I want to help you out. - Look.

I think you did enough already.

And what's that supposed to mean?

It means you let a pretty girl get

you in one hell of a big mess.

But don't sweat it, pal.

Been trying to nail Santiago foryears, and you did us a favor.

[motorcycle engine revving]

[car honking]

Thank you.

I didn't mean to shoot him, Captain.

You know?

But it's still half a clip, and, uh, you know.

I was worried about the other people.

Hey.

I know.

Redding practically gave me a medal.

Look, Dennis.

You just got to forget about it.- That's what Redding said.

Yeah, well.

He's right.

No.

He's not right, Captain.

You couldn't forgetabout something like that

and you know I can't either.

Captain, uh, is there something you're not telling me?

Look.

Just give it a rest, Dennis.

No!

Rumor has it there's a hitter in town,

a big time operator who worksfor the Medell n drug cartel.

Apparently there must have been a contract out

on Raul Santiago.

So I did the hitter's work for him.

No, not really.

In fact, you probably screwed him up.

I don't understand, Captain.

The way it's supposed to work is this, Dennis.

A girl comes to hire you, but she doesn't

know what she's involved in.

It's just an easy way to make some extra money.

She gets you to ask all thequestions necessary to find

the hit man's target.

That way there are no witnesses who know

what the hit man looks like.

Except the girl.

When you tell the girl where to find a target,

she goes to the hit man to tell him.

Only instead of paying her, he kills her.

Then he goes and kills his target.

And that way there aren'tany witnesses left who know

what the hit man look like.

Exactly.

Only you never told the girl where Raul was.

Instead you got into a gunfight with him

that made the evening news.

Then she's probably still alive.

I mean, if she's seen the news,she's probably hiding from him.

You got it.

Then we better find her, Captain.

You know?

Or he's going to kill her.

[sighs]

Well, it's a slow night around here anyway.

Look.

You got a plan here, sport?

I don't need a plan.

I got this.

Yeah. that's what I was afraid of.

Here you go.

What was her last name again?

Are you crazy?

I don't know how to break this to you, pal,

but we don't have a warrant.

We can't go in there without permission.

You can't go in there without permission.

I'm not in the club anymore, remember?

Booker!

[door opens]

[foreboding music]

Freeze!

Is that her?

No.

Uh-huh.

Mm-hmm.

Now, does that increase or decrease the chance

she'll shoot us?

Who are you?

I'm a police officer, ma'am, and he--

Nice try.

The cops were here about two hours ago.

Look, all right?

We're sorry about breaking in here,

but I'm a private investigatorand this is really a cop.

Now, see.

We're looking for Linda Fowler.

Linda said it would beexciting living with her,

but this is getting a little ridiculous.

You're Linda's roommate?

Yeah, since we met in class.

Class?

Yeah.

Acting class.

Great.

Acting class.

So, she's not pregnant, right?

No.

That's a rig she got fromNorth Shore Costume Rentals.

She said it was some kind of practical joke.

Yeah, it's real funny.

Do you know where she is?

No.

She hasn't been here all night.

[foreboding music]

Booker.

Linda, damn it.

What is going on, huh?

I'm scared.

I heard about it on the radio.

I didn't know where else to go.

Who hired you to come to me.

Linda?

I don't know his name.

He came up to me outside of my acting class.

He said that he'd seen me in a play.

He gave me $1,000.

$1,000.

I didn't know anything aboutthe man I asked you to find.

And when I heard he got killed, I got scared.

And now the police are looking for me.

I don't know if I've done something wrong.

I don't know if I'mresponsible for his death.

Do you know what the guy looks like?

I mean, how were you supposedto contact him again?

He's kind of tall.

He's-- he's got blue eyes.

[gunfire]

[screaming]

[dramatic music]

REDDING: So, what directiondid the shot come from?

I told you.

It came from across the street.

REDDING: There are a lot ofbuildings across the street.

I know there are a lot ofbuildings across the street.

That's why I can't tell where it came from.

You know, Redding.

I'm getting sick and tiredof you asking these questions

over and over again.

I'm asking questions because I need answers.

Hey, Redding.

You're the one who wouldn'ttalk to me, remember?

And wait.

Why are you so interestedin me now, huh?

When Santiago was taken down you wouldn't even

give me the time of day. Do you remember that?

We think the man who killed Santiago

has a second target in town.

Yeah.

And he killed her.

No.

He killed Linda Fowler because she saw him.

We think he's got another job.

According to the DEA's informants

there was an opencontract out on Santiago,

and it called for two hits.

What the hell was the second hit?

We don't know yet.

You don't know.

I swear.

Well, somebody better find out, Redding.

How?

How the hell are you going to find this guy?

He found me, Captain.

It works both ways.

Listen.

Was Redding being straight withme when he said he had no leads

on the hit man's second target?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

They've been working on this thing nonstop.

Nobody's come up with anything.

And as far as we knowthere hasn't been another hit

since Santiago, right?

So?

So, Captain.

That means the target is still alive.

Yeah.

Well, maybe the hitter'shaving a hard time finding him.

Or maybe he's using someone tofind the target like he used me

and Linda Fowler, Captain. - Look, Booker.

That still means you're looking for people

that you know nothing about.

Yeah.

But we got resources.

We've got to find who'sstalking the next victim,

and we've got to find him now.

How?

I'm hoping there'ssomeone like me, you know.

Probably a PI, probably very young.

Maybe he put an ad in thenewspaper like we did.

It's a place to start.

Look.

I want you to run credit histories,

financial records, anythingyou can get your hands on, OK?

Then we'll make a list.

Then we'll start making phone calls.

Look, do you know howlong that's going to take?

Yeah.

I know how long it's going to take,

Elaine, but that's all we've got to go

OK.

Thanks.

Well, please call us if you do.

OK.

Hello, is this Combs Investigation Services?

Is this Mr. Randall Combs?

Hi.

This is Dennis Booker's office at Teshima.

Did you happen to see thenews about the shootout

at the hotel?

Well, we're calling other PIs around town

to see if maybe they'reinvolved in a similar case

and don't realize it.

This woman hiring me, what would she be like?

She said she was involvedin a paternity suit.

In our case, she gave us aPolaroid photo of the target,

a man named Raul Santiago.

Well that doesn't reallyring any bells for me,

but if something like that should happen

I will be sure to give you a call right away.

Goodbye.

Sorry to keep you waiting.

I got your call.

You-- you found them?

Oh.

Yeah.

Witnesses who saw your car accident.

[chuckles]

Oh, yeah.

Yeah.

Finding them was easy as pie.

But I just got a very interesting

phone call that might just explain

why you really hired me.

So let's discuss who really hired you.

You know, if Redding knew wewere working behind his back,

he'd kill us.

A bad choice of words, Captain.

You know, we got RaulSantiago's whole life here.

We still don't even know who his next target is.

Booker.

You know, I didn't want to mention this,

but what makes you thinkthe two targets are related?

That's all I got to go on, Captain.

We'll find him.

We really have to talk.

MAN [ON PHONE]: You have the wrong number.

No, no, no.

Paula gave it to me.

That was pretty stupid, giving her your number.

See, that can be traced back to an address.

MAN [ON PHONE]: But she had toget in touch with me somehow.

So how did you guess?

I got a call from theoffice of your first fall

guy, Dennis Booker.

Boy, would he like to have a word with you.

But I have this funny feelingthat you're going to be talking

to me instead, don't you?

MAN [ON PHONE]: Do you havethe addresses of the names

she gave you?

Right here in front of me.

Why don't you make sure thatthe front door is locked.

See, now that we know what risks are involved,

it's going to cost you quite a bit more money.

For her and for me.

MAN [ON PHONE]: I can't believe you mean that.

[laughing]

Yeah, I do.

It's that, or I'm going tohave to play the good citizen

and take this list of peoplethat you've been looking

for to the police and give them the number

where they can find you.

MAN [ON PHONE]: I doubt you'regoing to be able to do that.

Really?

MAN [ON PHONE]: That'slike trying to catch a bird

by pouring salt on its tail.

What the hell is that supposed to mean?

Maybe something like this.

Aren't these new cellularphones just amazing?

No. No.

- Think about it. - No!

No! No!

[thud]

Elaine Grazzo.

What a lovely name.

[music playing]

[gunshots]

[phone ringing]

Hello?

Hello?

Elaine Grazzo?

Middle name Bartolo.

Driver's license number 290310480?

Who is this?

Someone who knows a lot about you.

Why are you telling me this?

Because from what I hear, you and your boss

have been trying to findout way too much about me,

and it's already caused me all too much trouble.

So I want you to give a message to Booker.

I want you to tell him to stoptrying to find me for 12 hours,

or I'll be paying visits to all his friends.

Things were flying all over the place.

I didn't know what was going on.

The phone rings.

I pick it up, and the guy starts talking.

He knows everything about me,which really freaked me out.

And he says, uh, keep Booker off the case.

All right. All right.

Is that all he said?

Yeah.

Look, Elaine.

I know this is a dumbquestion, but did you recognize

anything about his voice?

You mean like maybe I once met him?

No.

I gave up dating internationalterrorists months ago.

Yeah.

This is a dead end.

i mean, 12 hours?

May as well go home now wait for film at 11:00.

I think he gave away the store, Captain.

You got an idea?

The only way he could put a tail on us

was to investigate us thesame way I investigated Raul.

Now, we got names of targets, Captain.

Our names.

Now we got to start working backwards.

Call Alicia and find out if anyone

ran our names through anyother credit companies, OK?

OK.

Dennis, where are you going?

I'm going to see you if anyone's been

poking around the neighborhood.- Good.

I'll come with you. - No, Captain.

Please stay out of this.

Look, Dennis.

You can't take down aguy like this one on one.

Captain, they know where she lives and works, OK?

Just take her back to the chapel and stay

with her until this is over.

Please?

Look, Sam I need to know if someone

ran a skip trace through yourcredit reporting service.

No, no.

It's the head of my investigation

unit, Dennis Booker.

I just want to know if anyonewas asking about Elaine Grazzo.

Yeah.

Somebody was.

Who?

An Investigator.

They said she owed a lot of money on a loan.

Well, did he leave a card ora phone number where he could be

reached or anything like that?- Nah.

Nah, I wouldn't tell him anything.

I didn't like his manner.

He even tried to bribe me.

[scoffs]

Yeah.

[phone ringing]

Yeah?

ALICIA [ON PHONE]: Booker,I've got a name for you.

Yeah, who?

He's a private investigatornamed Randall Combs.

5952 Washington Avenue.

He ran a phony skip trace on you and Elaine

through Intertel Credit.

- Thanks, Alicia. - Wait, Dennis.

There's something else.

Yeah?

He ran another name, Adam Fuller.

And Dennis?

He also ran my name.

Listen, Alicia.

Stay in the building, OK?

And, uh, get some securityup there with you.

Do me a favor, Dennis.

Give me some advice I haven't thought of.

It's going to end very soon.

[music playing]

[screaming]

[grunts]

Yeah.

Give me Jump Street and Captain Fuller.

Tell him it's Booker, and I need him fast.

Yeah? Hello?

Hello?

Captain.

He killed the PI and shredded the files,

but he didn't realize one thing.

Intertel sent an extra copy, Captain.

I got the name of the target.

I got him, man.

I got the son of a bitch.

[music playing]

[shouting]

Are you Martina Santiago?

Listen, listen.

Why does the Medell n cartel want you dead?

My ex-husband competes withthem, but he abandoned me.

Raul Santiago, right?

Yes, but I haven't seen him in years.

I don't think thatmatters to them, Martina.

Listen to me.

They still want his whole family dead.

I want you to go to the police. all right?

Come on. Come on.

It's OK.

Come on.

I don't get it.

It's so [inaudible].

Listen.

I want you go to the policeand talk to Captain Fuller, OK?

Get down!

[moan]

Listen, listen.

Go out the back and don'tstop for anything, OK?

[music playing]

Well, isn't this interesting?

Where's Martina Santiago?

Gone to the police.

And who are you?

Oh.

I think you know. - Dennis Booker.

And you're here alone?

No.

You're here, too.

Why not the police?

You would've seen them coming a mile away.

And if you hadn't, who knows?

You might have surrendered.

And why didn't you shoot mewhen I came through the door?

Well, as much as I wantedto, I'm not like you.

I can't just shoot you down.

Even you, I'm willing togive one chance to surrender.

You're crazy.

That's what they tell me.

[gunfire]

[grunts]

[gunfire]

[engine starts]

[gunfire]

[music playing]

[MUSIC - BILLY IDOL, "HOT IN THE CITY"]

BILLY IDOL: I feel a beaton the street tonight.

The light's so bright, andit feels all right tonight.

It's a hot summer night, and I'm ready tonight.

It's a hot summer night, and it feels so right.

It's a hot summer night, and I'm ready tonight.

It's a hot summer night, and it feels so right.

It's a hot summer night, and I'm ready tonight.

It's a hot summer night, and it feels so right.

It's a hot summer night, and I'm ready tonight.

It's a hot summer night, and it feels so right.

Hot.

[outro music]