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- There's a shooter from Hawaii

running around this town with a machine pistol.

- That's all I know.

And if you want any further information,

make an appointment, huh?

- How long are you gonna let this massacre continue?

- I never saw nothing.

Looks like our surfer's a moving slaughterhouse.

- The guy is a habitual.

He loves to put holes in people.

- They got me right where they want me.

Get out of LA.

- Don't harass me, cop.

- You haven't been harassed til

you've been harassed by me, pal.

- Freeze, police!

- You see that, I put two slugs in that guy.

He barely flinched.

- Works for me.

Eddie!

Eddie, come here, it's great.

Yeah, I'll be right in.

Just after the game here.

- Got a message from Trader Man, Mr. Marx.

- No, no, please.

- Marlene, if you saw this guy in the Hawaiian shirt again,

say in a lineup,

how hard do you think it would be for you to pick him out?

Well, think about it.

I mean, did he remind you of somebody, maybe?

Everybody reminds you of somebody, right?

- Not when you're from Elkhart, Indiana.

We don't get a lot of Beach Boys out there.

- He ever do any business with Eddie?

- Any business that Eddie did,

he did it on the phone.

- Marlene, he wasn't exactly an insurance salesman.

He was into some bad business.

- Look, I'm not gonna stand here

and tell you that he didn't sell some grass

to make some extra money,

but that was just to finance a film company that he had.

He was gonna direct his next project,

and I was gonna star in it.

You know, it was gonna be one of those,

those slasher flicks, but with a classier script.

Anyway, he kept the drug business completely

out of our thing together.

It was never a big deal.

Is that why he's headed downtown

in the back of a wagon right now?

- So he sold some coke, too.

But who doesn't?

And for that he's supposed to die?

Marlene, he's one of the biggest

heroin dealers in Los Angeles,

and if you ask me, he made a very bad business mistake.

- Marlene, is there anything else

you can think of that would help us?

- Well.

The other day, I remember he was talking about Hawaii,

about some guy in Hawaii was talking

to a buddy of his on the phone.

I think maybe that his name was Cuatro.

- Cuatro?

His real name is Thomas Chin.

He's one of the biggest heroin dealers down in Chinatown.

Owns a real ugly bar down there.

Got his name when he lost a finger when he was a kid.

- I see.

Is this all you know?

- That's it.

- You okay?

- Yeah.

Listen, why don't you give these people a call.

It's a counseling center and

they'll help you talk through everything, okay?

- Look it's not like,

it's not like I loved him or anything, you know?

- Yeah.

Give 'em a call.

- What we got here, McCall, is a classic example

of somebody sending somebody a message.

This syringe business was meant to attract

someone's attention other than ours.

- Cuatro. - Yeah, possibly.

- Still doesn't make any sense.

- Sick never makes sense.

Let me run something by you, see what you think.

Ed Marx makes his supplier mad.

That supplier, maybe he lives in Hawaii.

Suppose Cuatro has the same supplier.

Now, Marx would expect Cuatro to play the middleman

to get the heat turned off,

which would explain the telephone call.

What do you think?

We're not gonna know unless we go check it out.

- Let's start with Cuatro's.

- Let's go.

Maybe we should have made a reservation.

You cops never quit, do you, eh?

We serve one minor one time, and you keep coming back.

Why don't you take your business somewhere else?

- Two colas, draft, gracias.

Has Cuatro been in here tonight?

- Hasn't been in yet.

And when he does come in,

you're gonna have to wait your turn.

- Surf's up.

- He works fast, doesn't he?

- Didn't even bother to change his shirt.

- Hey.

Which one of you people is looking for Cuatro?

- Look, you guys don't wanna do this, do ya?

- Freeze, police!

- Alright now.

Where's Cuatro right now?

I guess you didn't hear me very good.

- He's having dinner at Madam Kim's, on Beverly.

Like he always does.

- Like he always does?

Hey Hunter.

Maybe our Beach Boy knows his regular hangouts.

Get over there.

- You better not be lying to me.

- I ain't no liar.

- Well that's good, you know why?

I hate liars.

Looks like our surfer's a moving slaughterhouse.

- Fired point blank.

- I just wish I knew where he and his fun gun

were gonna have their next tantrum.

- When the crazies start doing the work for us,

that's when I become interested, folks, how 'bout you?

Forget us, Max, what do ya got?

- Well, if it was a robbery,

I'd say it faded toward the end.

Take a look at old Cuatro's body.

The wallet, the jewelry.

Even his Maserati's out front.

That is one beautiful car.

Anything else we need to know here?

- Yeah, they make a real good sweet and sour you-name-it,

If nobody's waving a cannon around.

- Look Max, I want everything that's usable

out of this place on my desk

as soon as possible, you got it?

- Done.

Listen, the lady that runs the place.

She might be able to give you a description.

She's in the back with the cook.

I eat here a lot.

She's always at that register.

- I'm Sergeant Hunter, this is Sergeant McCall.

- Mrs. Kim, we really need you to help us with this case.

The man who did this,

you saw a man, didn't you?

- I saw nothing!

I wasn't in the room.

I was in back, getting an order.

You understand.

Look, we know you saw his face.

- I never saw nothing!

I was in back.

No face!

I didn't see no face!

- I did have a little problem.

Just a little welcome, but it's under control.

Yeah, everything's working real good.

Yeah, the car and the apartment are just like I like it.

We're gonna be right on time tonight, Mr. Trader Man.

Call you tomorrow.

- I will never understand the garbage

that goes on in this department.

- Don't tell me.

No matter how much you batted your eyes,

Vice didn't wanna tell you their deep, dark secrets, right?

- We're on the same lousy side

and they treat us like we're Russian spies or something.

Well you think it's funny?

You try talking to them.

- Departmental sniping, McCall?

- Captain, we got a trigger head out there,

and our investigators down in Vice

have decided to get selfish with clues

that we need to solve this case.

Now you tell me who's running the asylum.

- What'd they tell ya?

"Sorry, Sergeant McCall, it's jurisdictional"?

You know they like words like that down there, you know.

- It is jurisdictional.

Look, McCall, you have to weigh the importance

of your case against the importance of the case

that they got in the works.

You know if you flush all the johns at one time,

you run outta water.

- In other words, since it was only a dealer that was shot,

it's no big deal.

In other words, don't step on departmental toes

when they're working on a major drug bust.

- You know what really gets me here, Hunter?

The fact that you think this is so funny.

- Hey, I'm just trying to keep some perspective here.

You wanna spin out?

Be my guest.

Me?

If I can't laugh at these nuts' rules,

they got me right where they want me.

- I know where I can still dig up

everything we need to know for sure.

- Watch what you step in.

If you wear the right shoes,

you can step in anything.

- I've been under cover for six months.

I put up with these dime bag salesmen

and what they think passes for life out there,

and now I'm this close to making a bust,

and here you come.

- If I thought anybody was gonna recognize me,

I wouldn't have made a move, Lynn.

Look, we have had two major pushers

get blown out of their socks in the last 12 days out there.

- So I hear.

You're Homicide, take care of it.

- Fine.

You ready, 'cause I'm starting even if you're not.

They think the killer is this big Hawaiian guy.

- That's a big surprise, the Beach Boy.

Trader Man's revenge on the association,

a real garbage disposal.

- What association?

- Six of LA's biggest dealers

got ticked off with their Hawaiian source,

a guy named Trader Man, and now,

he's ticked off back.

- The six include Eddie Marx and some guy named Cuatro?

- Yeah, I haven't been able to figure out

what they've done yet.

It must have been bad, though,

'cause Trader Man decided to airdrop King Kong

in the LA area with orders to party.

Okay, what are the names of the other four guys?

From what I hear is that it's Snazzy Louis Green,

Parker LeMay II, Easy Elton Otero, and Greg Jones.

- Greg Jones?

What did he make that up himself?

Hunter, are you sure Snazzy Louis Green

is gonna talk to us?

He'll not only talk, he'll sing.

Looks like you wiped out, Kahuna.

- Hands away from the body.

- Would you look at that.

Pretty lady and she's got a gun, too.

This is a bad town, huh cop?

- Little bit too bad for you.

- Hey Hunter, Hunter.

This is the guy that broke down my door.

Now you gotta make him pay for that.

I mean, he's gotta pay for what the city,

maybe you oughta pay for it.

- Shut up, Snazzy.

- Hey, Hunter, I'm a business man being harassed on this.

Now, what are you on, his side or mine?

- Definitely not his.

Have lunch, will ya?

- Have lunch?

Hey Hunter, what about my door?

That door costs money, now come on!

Hey!

- It's a questionable bust, McCall.

Department's not gonna play ball

if all we've got to go on is your hunch.

No matter how convinced you two are

that this guy's the shooter of this

Eddie Marx and this Cuatro guy.

It's gonna take something firm, and you don't have it.

- What do you mean, we don't have it?

- Just what I said.

The pistol he was carrying doesn't match.

And the ballistics are way off.

- Airport detail says this guy came in

from the islands yesterday.

Now Honolulu PD has got a record on Wes Kapano

that's longer than most countries.

The guy is a habitual.

He loves to put holes in people.

- Yeah, but Honolulu hasn't pinned

any homicides on him, have they?

And unless this woman points her finger,

we can't hold this guy long enough

to even find out what he had for breakfast.

- Hunter's down there trying to talk her

into coming here right now.

- Trying to talk her into it?

You mean on top of everything else,

we've got an uncooperative witness?

- Look, she'll ID him, Captain.

- Yeah, but the court's not gonna hold him

on just a lineup ID.

- Well we can hold Wes Kapano til we get more evidence?

- Look, the answer's no.

I'm scared, don't you understand?

Look, Marlene, the last time I talked to you,

you said you'd help us.

- Yeah, well things change.

Look, I appreciate everything you guys are trying to do,

but there's no point in talking,

'cause I've got a cab coming any minute.

- Well that's funny.

I always heard you could never go home again.

- Let me worry about Elkhart.

All I know is, I wanna be somewhere

that hula boy and his machine gun can't find me.

I just wish you guys would find him

and stick him on a rock and shoot him off this planet.

- I know you're not gonna like hearing this,

and I don't blame you.

But just because you're scared

doesn't mean you shouldn't help us.

You should have seen what he did.

- Oh I wish I had.

I'd be right down there at that lineup this very minute.

- No you wouldn't.

- Marlene, don't you understand?

Eddie is not the only one that's been murdered here.

He's killed several other people.

Now how long are you gonna let this massacre continue?

- Alright, let's do it.

Face the front.

Turn to your left.

Face forward.

- Which one?

- That one.

- You're free to go now Kapano.

So get your stuff and get out of LA.

- Don't harass me, cop.

- You haven't been harassed

til you been harassed by me, pal.

- Hey.

I'm on vacation in LA, man.

What's your problem?

- My problem is your vacation's turned into a hunting trip.

So I'm gonna hover right over your shoulder.

And when you get that special little itch you get,

and you reach up to scratch it,

the air is gonna be full of Beach Boy parts.

Aloha.

- Sergeant McCall.

- I thought you had a plane to catch.

- I do.

I just wanted to tell you

I am really sorry that I picked the wrong guy.

- It's alright.

You did your best.

It's okay.

This is McCall.

Patch me into Hunter, I got a bad one here.

- Hey.

Hey, remember me?

Yeah, you're the guy who ate my door.

Hey, I'm talkin' to you.

Look at me when I'm talking to you.

You silly, dumb-looking pansy.

- Go.

- We're at the Last Call Bar.

Snazzy just went in and I think this thing's

about to split wide open.

- Listen to me, now stay out of there, got it?

- Turn around!

I'm not gonna ask you again.

Hey!

- You better come now.

Something's going down.

And send some units.

Freeze, police!

- McCall?

- She didn't know what hit her.

You know, when he ran out,

he didn't care if I was a cop.

We could have had the whole department out there,

he wouldn't have cared.

Where do you get people like this?

How are we gonna stop him from killing the next guy?

- Take away their targets.

- Hey baby.

Hey yo.

Hey yo, yo, baby!

Take these off.

What are you doing?

- I'm sticking the stickers on, honey.

Something the matter with that?

- Oh ain't nothin' wrong with that, baby.

Except this is not sale merchandise.

Get these stickers off of these cassettes.

Baby, you are ruining my business, do you know that?

Okay, I'm sorry Park, I'm sorry.

- Just use your brain, alright?

I'm not asking you to go to medical school, okay?

Just think about what you're doing, okay?

You're trying to ruin me baby.

The sale merchandise is in the back.

- I'll get it. - Come on, move it,

move it move it!

Come on man, what is wrong with you?

I cannot take you no place.

I don't know what the pro-

what is it, what is it, what?

- We've got customers.

- Put those in back.

Good afternoon, Officer.

Well how are you doing Officer?

Can I help you?

You cassette people or album people?

- We're "taking you into custody" people, Parker.

- Hey, yo, what's going on here, man, huh?

I didn't pay a parking ticket or what?

I mean, this ain't Nazi Germany here, you know?

- Relax, this is not a bust.

- Just like you ain't no cop.

Yeah, okay, okay.

I watch 20/20 man, you know that?

- That's great.

- Yeah, they butt fry people like you.

Come in here, bust me, tell me this ain't no bust.

You're making a real sad mistake ma'am.

Yeah, yeah, gimme Irwin Shapiro.

Tell him it's Parker LeMay II.

Mmhmm, what?

Then get him off of long distance, dammit, he's my lawyer.

- Oh!

- Baby will you take it easy?

What are you trying, are you trying to ruin me or what?

You wanna do me a favor?

Get her the death penalty.

I will pick up the tab, alright?

Look get, get outta here.

Come on, come on, just leave, just leave!

- Okay.

- Hold it right there, Jones.

Hey gimme a break, Hunter.

I didn't do nothing.

What is this all about?

- You pull us in off the streets.

You don't tell us why.

You read us no rights.

You're looking for a lawsuit Sergeant Joe Friday.

- Look you idiots,

I'm gonna explain this to you one more time.

We didn't bring you people in off the streets

on charges that would stick.

- Then you're talking harassment.

You know, my lawyer has to actually come down here,

he's gonna eat your nose.

- It's not harassment, LeMay.

- Then it's bull, lady cop.

You know it and we all know it.

- Hey LeMay.

I don't need you to talk for me.

You got it?

I don't need trash on my side.

Who you calling trash, punk, huh?

- Hey!

We brought ya in here to save your tails.

You wanna settle, you do it on your own time.

Now get over there and sit down.

Sit down!

- "Save our tails", huh?

Well I make you a promise, lady cop.

I will always wear my safety belt.

Now can we go so Mr. Otero and I can have a little talk.

- I'd love it.

- Now look, there's a shooter from Hawaii

running around this town with a machine pistol.

He's already killed Eddie Marx, Cuatro,

and Snazzy Louis Green, your peers, I believe.

- I got no peers.

- Sit down.

Here's the deal boys.

Listen to this.

Listen to it good.

You tell us what you know about this guy

so we can catch him

or nobody here is gonna lift a finger

to protect you when this maniac comes looking for you

to turn you into a red stain, and I mean nobody.

Now get outta here, all of ya.

- Close the door, Hunter.

There's this Hawaiian source, Trader Man.

Whatever we get, we get from him.

About a month ago, he decides he's gonna drive up the price.

He decides he's gonna drive it way up.

So you guys form an association

to take your business somewhere else and buck him, right?

- No.

Bucking wasn't good enough.

We wanted to punish him.

- Where'd you go?

- We heard about this Miami connection,

guy named Ocean Jimmy.

He runs straight white octane in from South America.

- So the Trader Man hurts you,

and then you hurt the Trader Man.

- Hurt ain't the word.

- Where's Parker LeMay?

- He ain't here.

Oh, oh, oh.

Look, oh!

How does the Trader Man get his goods?

- It's tailor-made.

He runs an overnight air freight business.

- Typical coast-to-coast rush.

- I'll bet you he gives you bulk rates, right?

- When's Jimmy due in town next?

- He's in town right now, til tomorrow night.

- Checking out our pipelines.

Wants to make sure nobody's plugged up.

- I want you to call the Trader Man in Hawaii.

Have him tell the Beach Boy where to find Ocean Jimmy.

But before you do, tell us first.

- And?

- McCall and I go surfing.

How you doing?

You don't know me, but lemme introduce you to my badge.

It knows everybody.

- Uh oh, come on man, this ain't legal.

This is a bust, but we'll discuss that later.

There's a crazy man.

He's an assassin.

He's on his way here to see you right now.

I need you off the street while I can nail him.

It's either that, or you can stick around

and talk to him and his machine gun.

Now get out.

- Send him in.

- Over here.

- You're never gonna make this stick, man.

- Oh yeah?

We got a warehouse full of dope in there.

I think we'll make that stick.

It's a step in our general direction.

- And if you play along with us,

maybe that spanking you're gonna take won't hurt so much.

- Okay, what do you want?

- We want the Trader Man's name.

- Trader Man, are you kidding?

He's the competition.

- We know that.

His name.

- Is that gonna help me?

- Yeah, sure will.

- Okay.

Joe Brannigan.

Lives in Hawaii.

Guy deals in condo developments for a cover.

- Get him outta here.

Seems like the whole world's going condo.

- Yeah.

You know, this guy's gotta own property

around here somewhere.

Lemme have your walkie-talkie.

Chuck?

Go.

- Yeah, this is Hunter.

Give me a make on a Joseph Brannigan

and all the real estate he owns downtown and at the beach.

Roger.

- Yeah, get back to me as soon as you can will ya, thanks.

- Maybe a vacation home?

- For the Beach Boy, maybe.

- I don't know, I was wondering.

Thought maybe he figured it out,

decided not to show up.

- Then maybe again he did.

Okay Kapano, give it up.

I'll take the fire escape.

- Freeze, police!

Drop it Kapano.

- Hey, you alright?

- Yeah, I'm alright.

You see that?

I put two slugs in that guy.

He barely flinched.

- He's probably wearing a vest.

- Yeah.

Help me up, will ya?

- No, no, just stay down and rest.

- Help me up.

Ow well take it easy.

It's still connected, ya know.

Well you alright?

- Yeah, I'm fine.

It's not bad.

- Ocean Jimmy's at police protection, Mr. Trader Man.

Yeah, I'm clearing LA.

I got a flight booked in an hour.

See you when I land.

- This is Hunter.

I'm at the Joseph Brannigan property at the Marina again.

I've also made a positive identification

on the escape vehicle.

Requested backup, thank you.

Roger L56.

- Carry your bags?

This is the worst wake I have ever been to.

- Easy brother.

You don't like it?

Keep it to yourself.

- Yeah, really.

This is Snazzy's wake, not yours.

- Hey, Hunter, McCall.

- Come to toast marshmallows,

or am I still in the red zone again?

- Well we heard you were having a wake for Snazzy

so we thought we'd just pop in.

- Yeah, right.

- I thought wakes were held in houses or churches.

This seems a little disrespectful, you know?

- Disrespectful?

Disrespectful?

- Hey Hunter, is she for real?

This is a very significant alley, McCall.

Not only is this the alley in which Snazzy

made his first deal, this is also the alley

in which I first busted him.

Very sentimental stuff.

- That's right sweetheart.

This is hallowed ground.

Besides, we're all brothers here anyway, right Hunter?

- Look, the only reason I'm here,

and believe me, the only reason I showed up here

is because Snazzy cooperated with us.

And as you well know, Elton, I don't forget favors.

So the rest of you eight balls,

we're clear you right off the sidewalk

and sooner or later.

Don't stand so close, Elton, you'll fall in.

You're not really upset about Snazzy, are you?

- Eh, what's the difference?

- He was a dealer.

- Yeah, that's what killed him alright.

- Hunter, you didn't answer my question.

I think you and I should have some secrets, McCall.

After all, it makes life interesting.