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(dramatic music)

>> Seems all normal.

Old folks upstairs should be going to bed

right about now.

News is over and...

>> There they go.

Beddy-bye.

(tense music)

>> Okay, I need somebody to cover the front.

You.

Okay.

(tense music)

>> Man: How much trouble are we actually in?

>> Woman: Oh, everybody's a little bit dirty.

>> Can you narrow that down for me?

>> All 10 members of City Council.

Both parties received generous campaign donations

from both bidders on the ad contract.

>> That's hardly illegal.

I mean, that's just par for the course.

Cover your bets.

>> Tell you the reason I think Manning is so pissed off.

>> 'Cause he lost a 50 million dollar contract

with the city?

That seems like a pretty good reason to me.

>> I think it's got more to do with revenge than money.

The guy's got a big ego.

He thinks, "Hey, I've been a generous benefactor.

"I donated generously to your campaign,

"I submitted the lower bid and now suddenly

"you're gonna turn around and screw me

"for the other guy."

I think he wants to know names of each and every person

who voted for the other guy and he wants to punish them.

>> All I got to know is

who told him what the other guy's bid was?

I don't give a shit about campaign donations, all right?

If Lloyd Manning's got somebody on the council,

or worse, God forbid, in the City Administrator's office

who's selling him that kind of information,

I have got to know about it.

>> I don't think you want to go there

with the City Administrator.

You piss her off, your watch stops ticking.

>> I'm not having anyone telling my business

all over town.

Am I right about that, Marcie?

>> Sorry, sir.

Didn't hear ya.

>> See?

(Rita chuckles)

Okay, what else are we up to?

What's next?

>> Rita: Tom Venice.

And it's gonna be a dance.

>> Okay.

>> No matter how much he tries to get a commitment

out of you, you just keep dancing.

I mean, they're right on the fence

and if he pulls out now we lose the track

and it goes to the suburbs

and all those jobs are going with him.

>> We're not losing any jobs.

(tense music)

>> Okay.

When you hit the door, hit it just above the lock.

I want that door swinging open, not falling down.

Okay?

>> (quietly) Okay.

(door shuts nearby)

(dog yipping nearby)

>> Man: Come on.

Good boy.

Make it snappy.

>> Wait till they take the dog in.

(tense music)

>> Maybe they parked above the lagoon here

and they get out, they're looking around,

looking for someone by himself.

>> Excuse me, sir.

>> Hmm?

>> Didn't you see the crime tape

at the head of the trail here?

>> Uh, no.

>> Yeah, well, this area's off limits for now.

>> Oh, okay. Sorry.

>> You can head out this way.

Thank you.

No, no, no, this way.

>> So they walk up this trail here and find the guy

and he's the first guy they come across.

>> Totally random.

They're down here looking for fags.

They probably came down here before once or twice.

>> How'd he end up naked?

>> (scoffs) I don't know.

Maybe they got their blood on his clothes

and then decided to get rid of 'em.

Or maybe the clothes came off when they were

dragging him down to the water.

>> Detective: Looks like our witness is here.

>> All right.

(man exhales)

>> Good job.

(dog barks)

>> Okay.

You and you take the door.

When you hit it, I want it open on the first crack, okay?

Go!

(thrilling music)

Hit it.

(ram bangs door)

>> Man: Hey!

>> Police! Get down on the floor!

>> Man: What's happening?

>> Hit it again, hit it again!

(ram bangs door)

Vancouver Police!

Don't move!

Put your hands behind your head!

>> Yeah, yeah, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

Chill, chill!

>> Anyone else in the house?

>> Man: Chill, chill! Chill!

Whoa...

Let's chill.

(dramatic music)

>> Stay down, asshole!

Don't move!

(dramatic music)

(crowd chattering)

>> Announcer: The horses are now on the track

for the next race,

the distance, six and one half furlongs.

>> Okay, watch it.

Here comes Tom.

I see he's brought ammunition.

>> Tom Venice?

>> Yeah.

Be prepared to be seduced.

>> Who's that?

>> Um, Billie Simms.

Megabucks.

She owns a stable here.

>> Simms Sugar, the sugar fortune?

>> Yes, exactly.

Major campaign funders, they're old, old Vancouver.

>> She's got major horses.

>> Yeah.

>> She's got a beautiful string of horses.

Hey, Tom.

>> Your Worship.

>> Hey, got a fantastic crowd here in the place.

>> Yeah, it's a good night. >> Congratulations.

>> Yeah, good to see you.

>> Good to see you, too.

>> Let me introduce a friend of mine.

>> Please.

>> Billie Simms, Dominic Da Vinci.

>> It's a pleasure to finally meet you, Mr. Mayor.

>> Likewise.

I've invested in many of your horses over the years.

>> Oh, thank you.

We appreciate it.

>> I'm hoping I might get a return on them someday.

>> (laughs) Me, too.

>> Well, it's just the way I bet them, I'm sure.

>> Well, maybe tonight's your lucky night.

>> Oh, maybe it is.

I hope so.

>> Billie, why don't you scoot on down there

beside the mayor?

>> Would you like to join us?

>> I'd love that, thank you.

>> Good.

>> Hello, Rita.

>> Hello, Tom.

How are you doing?

>> I'm good. Nice to see you.

>> Why don't you come bet with me?

If anybody can pick a winner, it's you.

(announcer speaking indistinctly)

>> So, what's looking good?

>> Well, I don't know.

I was kinda hoping you'd help me out there.

>> Give me a look at that.

>> Would you mark my program for me?

>> I'd be honored.

>> And the next race, too?

(horses nickering)

>> So, Tom tells me that you're

going to save the track for us.

>> Well, I don't know.

I really don't.

But if there's a way.

>> Your predecessor, he was pretty gung ho

in getting the slot machines approved for us here.

>> Was he?

>> Mm-hmm.

He figured they'd be shoo-in during the next term.

(bell ringing)

>> Too bad he wasn't.

(both laugh)

Oh, he hooked that one.

He's going out too fast.

(lighter flicks)

>> I wasn't up here.

I was down there on that path there.

So I didn't really hear anything that was said.

>> You mentioned a pickup truck.

Where was that parked?

>> See that police car?

There, more or less.

>> Why would you remember that?

>> Well, I come up here a couple times a week.

I like to walk here.

So it was just unusual to see such a

large group of people.

>> How large?

>> Between 10 and a dozen, I guess.

They were talking to a guy who was sitting on the bumper.

He had his clothes off, he was Asian, about 25, I guess.

Young looking from where I was.

>> He was naked?

>> Yeah.

>> Did it appear a confrontation was going on?

>> Not really.

I guess.

I heard someone call him a chink, a slope, like that.

>> That didn't sound confrontational?

>> No, it did.

That's why I came back a second time.

Felt like I should call 911,

but I thought maybe it was nothing.

So I came back, saw the truck,

but everyone was gone,

so I figured everything was worked out.

>> What time was that?

>> Not that late, 10.

10:30?

>> You think you could identify any of these guys?

>> They weren't all guys.

There was a couple of girls there, too.

>> Detective: Could you identify any of them?

>> I don't know, uh...

I wasn't that close.

I don't know.

>> Okay.

What about the truck?

What make was that?

What color?

>> I'm not really a truck person.

Sorry.

>> Detective: Okay.

(crowd roaring in distance)

(announcer speaking in distance)

>> Oh, that's a good book.

>> You read this?

>> Well, I read about it.

>> Oh.

>> (sighs) So you been doing this long?

>> Five years.

>> Oh.

Hours must get kind of crazy, no?

>> Yeah, it's not bad.

I like this job, this is good.

>> Your boyfriend doesn't mind?

>> Oh, I don't have a boyfriend.

>> Well, I find that hard to believe.

>> Yeah?

>> You know, it's funny, I got the same thing.

People find it incredible I'm still single.

>> Really?

>> Sam.

We have to slide Dominic out of here

before this ends with somebody in tears.

>> I'm one vote on council.

That's it, just the one vote.

That's all I can guarantee is the one vote.

This is a very contentious issue, the slots,

like I've explained.

And we're fighting the fight,

but that's all I can really say.

>> Sir, we're already late.

>> Okay.

>> Look, I hate to put pressure on you,

but if you can't give us a guarantee,

I'm afraid we're going to have to cut our losses and sell.

>> That's official?

>> Well, it is getting late,

so why don't we schedule a meeting for another time

when we can work our way through this.

>> Sure, sure.

If that's official, I'd like to know

because I'd love to see this track

back under local ownership.

Matter of fact, I ought to make a couple of calls right now.

>> The first thing they're going to start doing

is slashing jobs.

Nobody can make this work without the revenue from the slots

and without the slots, the track is gonna close.

For good.

>> You're the top guy?

You can make that call?

Are you the top man?

>> All we need is an indication, sir.

We're losing a lot of money.

>> Well, like I said, I don't control City Council.

I'm just the one vote there

and we're trying to move this thing forward

just as soon as we can.

Look, I appreciate everything you've done,

especially for tonight, I had a great time here.

It's gonna work out.

>> All right.

>> Hey, Billie.

>> Hey.

>> Such a pleasure to meet you.

>> Oh, you, too.

I really hope we meet again.

>> Well, I hope so, too.

Looking forward to that.

Okay, we're gonna talk soon, Tom.

>> Goodnight.

>> Dominic: Okay.

>> We've got one more meeting.

It's on the way.

(crowd cheering nearby)

(car rumbling)

>> Yeah.

Fine, just add in breakfast between 7:30 and 8 inside.

>> Okay.

Thanks.

>> Thanks.

Hey, Zack.

>> Yeah?

>> Hey, tell me, do you have a valid driver's license?

>> Yeah.

I don't think it's expired yet.

>> We need about 12 more portable toilets

and as many barbecues and hibachis as we can round up.

Do you want to help with that?

>> Yeah, sure.

We going someplace?

>> Oh yeah, this place isn't really livable.

We're just gonna build up our numbers here.

I was thinking maybe we'd set up a tent city

in one of the parks.

>> Yeah, well, the weather's good for it.

>> I was thinking maybe Queen Elizabeth Park.

>> Oh, that's gonna get some attention.

>> What do you think?

You want to help with the driving tomorrow?

>> Yeah, sure, yeah.

Sleeping out under the stars, that's fine with me.

>> Good.

Yeah, too many of us now.

>> Yeah.

>> It's no big mystery why Lloyd Manning

lost the city advertising contract.

Pacific Com Media put in a better proposal.

>> But Manning had the lower bid.

Why go with the new guy?

Why go with the Americans

when the old guy is doing just fine?

>> He wasn't doing just fine.

He got lazy.

>> That's why the vote went against him?

>> Yeah.

He'd had the contract forever.

He's tight with the mayor, he assumes it's going to be

awarded to him again, business as usual.

He was asleep at the wheel.

>> Were you offered any inducements by Pacific Com?

>> There was money out there if I wanted to take some.

They had my vote anyway.

>> So you were aware that there was money around for votes?

>> Yeah, and if you're gonna ask me who I think

might have taken some, I have no idea.

>> Well, Sam, Rita, Chuck and I are going to

grab a drink together.

>> All right.

That's our cue.

>> Goodnight.

>> 'Night.

>> Take it easy, huh?

>> Hey, send over a couple more.

You know, we haven't had a chance to talk, you and I,

about what you hope to accomplish this term.

What are your hopes?

>> I think we ought to deal with our transportation issues

before we're totally gridlocked.

>> Yeah.

How would you like to head up the Transportation Committee?

>> I would be very flattered.

>> Okay, done.

>> Thank you.

I appreciate the confidence.

>> Good.

So, just getting back to this other thing

just one more minute,

somebody on the council told Lloyd Manning, okay,

what the Pacific Com's bids were.

That's why he got under it.

That's why he's so pissed off right now

because he thought he was made in the shade.

>> Yeah.

>> Yeah.

>> And who might that somebody be?

>> That's a good question.

>> You suggesting that I know who it is?

>> I'm suggesting that that guy who's the new

head of the Transportation Committee,

who's gonna have all kinds of inside information

about where the new route's being developed,

where they might go,

I'm suggesting that guy wants to know.

Who was it on the council who's prepared

to sell this kind of information?

>> Right.

>> Right.

>> Just get back to me when you can on that one.

And it'd be a good idea for the next couple of weeks if um,

you'd come on by the office

and we can talk more about the Transportation Committee.

I gotta take off.

>> 'Night.

>> Dominic: Goodnight, sir.

>> Detective: So you're talking about the victim now?

>> Yes.

Every time he went out he'd carry

this big knife under his jacket.

>> Detective: So every time that you saw him,

he'd be carrying a big knife?

>> I think so.

>> Uh, it was how big?

Like a machete?

>> Yes, it was a machete.

>> Now, did you ever complain to anyone

about him having the machete?

>> Well, I talked to him.

He wanted to carry it because of that dog over there.

I called the police and told them,

but I don't think they did anything about it.

>> Did you ever have any trouble with that dog over there?

>> Everybody hated that dog.

It was always getting loose and running around.

I'm glad it's dead.

You know, the police shot him the other day.

Right in broad daylight.

>> Yeah, we heard about that.

Okay.

Thanks for your time.

(traffic rumbling)

(car horns honking)

>> Morning.

Morning, Marcie.

Nice to see you.

>> Hi, Sam.

>> Dominic: Hi, Sam.

>> Did you read the Chief's comments about the halfway house?

>> Yeah. >> Yeah?

It's not so good.

It's kinda nasty.

>> Yeah, it could've been worse.

>> Here, I got that.

You're taking this very calmly.

I like that, I like the new attitude.

>> What am I gonna do?

You know, he's got a right to say whatever he wants to say.

I'm not gonna get steamed up every time he opens

his stupid mouth. >> Let's avoid the elevator.

We'll take the back stairs.

(mobile ringing) >> What's happening?

>> Oh, it's a little protest from the neighborhood

about the halfway house.

>> Oh? >> Yeah.

They're gonna come to the next council meeting.

They left a petition with me.

>> Petition?

>> Yeah.

After you, please.

>> Well, how many names are on it?

>> Sam: Uh, about a hundred and change.

>> Hey, Claire.

This is gonna sound like a pain in the ass,

but you think you could dig me up a list

of all the missing aboriginal kids

dating back to about the mid-eighties?

>> Sure.

Boys and girls?

>> Yeah.

>> Nationwide, provincial, what?

>> Uh, both would be good.

I'm just trying to get a really good handle

on what kind of numbers we're looking at here.

>> Sure.

Oh, the DNA confirmation on the two boys came in.

>> Okay.

Uh, you want to try and get a hold of their parents

for an interview?

>> I'll try.

>> Thanks.

>> Rita: Good morning.

>> Well, good morning to you, Rita.

How are you doing?

>> Good.

How are you?

>> You look nice today.

>> Thank you very much.

First thing, City Administrator's here,

but your friend's on the line waiting.

>> My friend? What friend?

(telephone rings)

Oh, is he?

>> You want me to leave?

>> No, I want you to stay.

Close the door, though.

>> Okay.

>> Oh, yeah, you don't want to miss this.

Oh.

Can I put him on, I'm gonna put him on speaker.

(ring tone hums)

Zack?

>> Zack: Yeah.

>> Dominic: How's it going down there?

>> Zack: It's terrible!

There's no water, there's no toilet,

dust, dirt, they've got rats in there, you know?

It's no good.

I gotta go home, gotta take a shower.

>> How many people down there, Zack?

>> Well, I don't know, there's 50, 60.

There's more coming.

>> Any sign of a police plant down there?

>> Well, I don't know, maybe.

>> So what's the story, Zack?

What's your assessment?

Are they in there for the long haul

or what's going on?

>> No, no, no, no, they want to get out of there.

They want to set up a tent city at Queen Elizabeth Park.

>> No, Queen Elizabeth Park?

That's a major tourist attraction.

Can't do it.

That's the gardens and all that.

>> I have a wedding coming up there.

When is this happening?

>> When is this supposed to happen?

>> Well, you know, we gotta get the tents together,

we gotta organize everything, right?

>> Maybe you could talk 'em into staying where they're at.

What do you think?

>> (scoffs) I don't think so.

>> What about CRAB Park?

>> Oh! >> That's closer.

>> Jeez, that's perfect.

Yeah, CRAB Park.

You know where CRAB Park is down by the waterfront, Zack?

>> Well, yeah, uh...

That's Vancouver Port property, right?

>> That's right.

Why don't you see if you can them into trying it out

and put it in CRAB Park.

Have a shot at that.

>> Well, I don't know.

I think the guy's really got his heart set

on Queeny Park because of the publicity angle, right?

Look, I'll see, okay?

I gotta go.

Bye. >> Okay.

(ring tone hums)

>> Hey, aren't we in some sort of title fight

with the port over that piece of land?

>> Yeah, and now we can make our problem their problem

for a change. >> Yeah.

>> Dominic: That'll be kinda fun.

>> Yep. Here you go.

>> That's today?

>> Yep.

>> What's next?

>> City Administrator.

>> Oh, yeah, you said that.

>> Please try not to piss her off.

>> I should try not to piss her off.

Oh, how will I ever remember that?

(car rumbling)

>> Hey.

>> Hey.

>> How we feeling today?

>> Slept like a baby.

>> We'll go again tonight.

I've got an address.

Cindy and I will cruise it, check it out.

>> Yeah.

>> Good work last night, it was fun.

>> Yeah.

>> What do you say to those who are suggesting

that the police response at the halfway house

is inappropriate?

>> Well, who's saying that?

All I'm hearing is from people who completely

approve of our response.

>> Well, I understand the mayor, for one,

is none too pleased.

>> Well, let's examine the situation.

You've got a house full of drug addicted mental patients

smack dab in the middle of a family oriented neighborhood.

Now, I ask you, who in their right mind

would ever think that's not going to cause

some serious problems?

>> The provincial and federal governments

both seem to think it worthy of funding.

>> And I say experiment somewhere else.

Not in my city.

It's just another example of our history

of being soft on drugs,

which comes from fuzzy thinking from soft-headed people,

of which our present mayor is head softie.

I don't know what to expect out of his mouth.

(traffic rumbling)

(diners chattering)

>> Hey, guys.

>> Hey.

>> Maria, did we get the toxicology back

from the victim at the halfway house yet?

>> Yes, we did, I was just looking at that.

>> Any drugs in his system?

>> Quite a few.

Diazepam, Thorazine, lithium.

A lesser man would have been rendered

more or less catatonic,

but I guess he had quite a tolerance.

>> Any street drugs?

Heroin, coke, meth?

>> No, it looks like he was just on the prescriptions.

>> And no alcohol, you said?

>> No alcohol.

What's your theory there?

>> Well, I think maybe the dog attacked him,

that's why he was out in the street screaming.

>> Did someone use a stun gun on this dog?

>> Not that we know about.

>> Well, I checked him out in the freezer.

He's got two marks on his chest.

Looks like stun gun artifacts to me.

>> Hm.

>> Yeah, so I'd be looking for a stun gun somewhere in this.

Did you look for artifacts on the guy?

>> Me, no.

I'll look again.

>> Okay, but you have to tread lightly.

She may seem very tough, but she's very sensitive.

>> Sensitive like me?

>> Yes.

>> Hey, thanks for coming.

>> You're welcome.

You have a good team here.

Neither Sam nor Rita would tell me

what this meeting was about.

Very cloak and dagger.

>> Well, it's about the city advertising contract.

>> Oh, right.

Mr. Manning's been complaining, has he?

>> Well, as a matter of fact,

he feels that he lost the contract

because of influence peddling from Pacific Com Media.

>> He should talk.

>> So now you are City Administrator.

All these kind of bids for all these different things,

they would come across your desk.

>> Everything comes across my desk at some point or another.

>> Dominic: Okay.

>> If this is a quiz,

I could be a little fuzzy on the numbers.

>> No, no, no, but...

So yourself and then how many of your staff

would you say would be privy to that information?

>> Where are you heading with this?

>> Well, Manning obviously knew what the opposition's bid was

before he submitted his own bid.

>> And you want to know which of my staff would have

given him that number.

>> Yeah.

>> Did you notice anyone hanging by their thumbs

from the clock tower when you came in this morning?

>> Didn't notice.

>> 'Cause that's where any of my staff would be right now

if they'd done that.

>> Okay.

>> My staff is clean, tamper-proof,

and you're gonna have to take my word on that.

>> Okay, I'll do that.

>> If there is a leak, it's not in my department,

it's on council.

>> On council?

So where do I start looking there?

>> Don't know.

>> Okay, thank you.

Jeez, I'm sorry if I said anything that offended you.

I feel like I've offended you.

>> Not at all.

>> Okay.

We've got to get together and talk about

the police and fire, uh, you know.

>> Anytime you're ready.

>> Okay.

Was that sensitive enough for you?

>> It's a start.

>> How are we doing with our councilor interviews?

That's what I want to know.

>> Well, we've got five out of ten,

nobody's confessed yet.

Do you want me to continue?

>> Oh, yeah, you keep digging.

Find that hole, I'll plug it.

(traffic rumbling)

>> Well, it's usually pretty bad news

when the coroner comes calling.

>> Well, something good may come of it.

>> Is it one of the kids here?

>> Uh, no, no.

>> That's a relief.

How can I help?

>> Well, you were involved in a police investigation

several years back.

I don't know if you recall.

>> Well, which investigation?

I've been involved in a few.

>> Okay.

Well, this one, uh...

You were interviewed by a vice detective name of Jim Laden.

It would have been about 15 years ago.

>> (scoffs) I don't remember.

That was a long time ago.

I was on the street back then.

I was always getting picked up by the cops

for something or other.

>> Well, this one would have been about

a couple of aboriginal kids that went missing at the time.

>> That was a long time ago.

>> Yeah, 1993.

>> Are they dead?

Is that why you're here?

>> Yeah, we found their remains

and I was hoping that you'd be able to tell me

who it was you thought they were hanging with

at the time of their disappearance.

>> You know, I didn't know back then

and I don't know now.

>> Is that right?

'Cause according to the detective's notes,

you said that uh,

they had met up with some guy who was

paying them pretty good and bought 'em clothes, dope,

anything else they wanted.

>> Christ.

>> That's what you said.

>> Garth and Dennis, right?

>> Garth and Dennis, that's exactly right.

>> Listen, uh, can we talk about this another time?

I really don't feel comfortable talking about it in here.

>> Yeah, I see what you mean.

Okay.

Here, there's my card.

You call me, all right?

Any time.

>> All right.

Thank you.

>> Thank you.

The sooner the better, right?

>> Oh, hey, Finn!

Wait up a minute.

>> Hi, Charlie, how you doing?

>> Good, good.

So how we doing on that case?

>> Still pluggin' away.

>> We got the tox results in, but nothing unusual there.

The guy was on his meds, nothing else.

Might have been a stun gun involved.

>> Okay.

>> And there definitely was a dog involved

that might have provoked the victim's actions.

>> Uh, this is the dog you shot, right?

>> Yeah, same dog.

>> Yeah, yeah, you shoulda got a statement from him

before you shot him.

>> Ha, ha, ha, funny.

>> Actually, uh, you know, we got a call about that.

The owner of the dog wants to press charges against you.

>> Jesus. >> He says it was unprovoked.

>> Unprovoked?

>> Yeah.

>> The dog cleared a six foot fence

and was going for my nuts.

>> Yeah, hey, I wouldn't worry about it.

It's not gonna go anywhere.

So now listen, when are we gonna see a report?

>> Soon as we write it up.

We're just trying to interview the constables.

>> Oh, good.

Couple of standup guys, those two.

All right, take it easy.

>> Jesus Christ.

I'm gonna end up getting the biscuit

for shooting that goddamn dog, you watch.

It's the only time I raised my gun, ever.

Jesus!

>> Joe, relax.

You did the right thing.

I'm glad you did.

>> Joe: Thank you.

>> Yeah, 'cause it was coming for me next

right after he chewed through you.

>> Yeah, I know.

That was a bad dog.

(traffic rumbling)

>> Sorry to interrupt, I know you have a meeting,

but I think I may have something for you.

>> Found the leak, I hope.

>> I figured I'd do some checking

into some of the councilors' spousal relationships.

It looks like Sandra Ferlinger's husband

has been doing business with Mr. Manning.

>> What?

>> Yeah.

He owns a small printing company.

Manning bought a piece of it shortly before

the ad contract went to a vote.

>> That's conflict of interest.

>> Mm-hmm.

>> Yeah? >> Yeah.

>> What does Sandra have to say to this, huh?

>> She's in your office.

She wants to talk to you.

>> Sandra Ferlinger's in there?

All right.

>> Did you have time to read Sylvia's article

about Chief Jacobs?

>> Oh, no, I, uh...

Will you give me the highlights?

>> Okay, thanks.

Um, "When asked about the halfway house,

"the Chief gave a blunt assessment:

"Experiment somewhere else, not in my city.

"It's just another example of our history

"of being soft on drugs, which comes from fuzzy thinking

"from soft-headed people of which the present mayor

"is head softie.

"I don't know what to expect out of his mouth."

>> Draw up a list of potential chiefs of police.

>> Uh, sorry?

>> Get me a list of names of potential candidates

for the office of Chief of Police of Vancouver

to replace Bill Jacobs.

This is it.

I've had enough of his bullshit.

>> Rita: Okay, great.

>> Jesus Christ, my city?

>> Do you want to take five minutes before you go in?

>> No, I'm fine.

Give me that paper.

>> I'm sorry, you sure you want to handle it this way?

>> Yeah, and get me an emergency meeting

of the police board, okay?

So I'll have that list of names right there.

'Cause this is bullshit.

I've had enough of this and someone's gonna

get their ass handed to them in their hat.

>> Is this a bad time?

I can come back.

>> It's a good time.

Come on in, Sandra, come sit down.

>> So, uh, how's things going settling in?

>> Yeah, well, it's a little more like jumping right in, but.

So, Sandra.

>> Hello.

>> I'm sure you've heard the allegations

that Lloyd Manning's been making

about how Pacific Com Media bought that

city ads contract out from under him.

>> I heard, yes.

>> You heard that?

>> Sour grapes, if you ask me.

He's had it a long time.

>> So you don't think that they bought out the vote

from under him?

>> Do you have evidence that happened?

>> I got evidence.

I got evidence that your husband sold Lloyd Manning

a big piece of his company.

>> Right.

Yeah, well, that was something that he was

trying to do for a while.

>> You don't think that's something you should report

as a conflict of interest?

>> Well, no.

I mean, uh...

Yes, I guess maybe I should have.

>> Oh, it looks bad.

You know that.

>> I suppose it could look that way.

>> Oh, no, no, it does look that way.

>> Manning didn't buy my vote.

>> Okay, all right.

Fine.

Next question.

Who told Lloyd Manning what Pacific Com Media's bid was?

>> It wasn't me.

>> Somebody did.

>> Well, it wasn't me.

>> Jesus.

>> Look, I'm really, really sorry that I didn't

report the sale of my husband's company.

I know it was a conflict.

>> Yes, it was.

>> You want my resignation?

>> Jesus, no, I don't want your resignation.

Calm down.

I want your support on the slot machines.

>> I can't do that.

>> What are you talking about?

What do you mean can't do that?

>> Because I'm opposed.

>> All right, as long as you get up in the council

when Ben Solomon starts rattling off about

the evils of gambling.

You respond, you respond in a positive fashion.

Can you do that?

>> Well, I'll um, just have to question my conscience

on that one. >> That's fine.

You just take as much time questioning your conscience

as you did questioning the ethics of your husband

being in business with Lloyd Manning and I'll be satisfied.

Thanks for coming by.

>> Oh, no, thank you.

>> Always nice to see you, Sandra.

>> Sandra: Same here.

(motorcycle rumbling)

(police sirens blaring)

>> And I can see they cleared out most of the window cameras.

Tray of rings, couple cell phones.

>> All right.

Okay, I'm gonna check him for some ID.

Oh, man.

(traffic rumbling)

>> Hey, Mick.

>> Hey.

So the guy's just up here in the doorway

of the pawnshop here.

His name's Yusuf Sadat.

Where's the owner?

>> I got him down the street there in my car.

>> Oh, you want to run and get him?

They're gonna need to talk to him.

I'll be out of your way in just a minute here.

>> That's okay, take your time.

>> Hey, I heard from Maria that the dog that got killed

looked like it had been hit with a stun gun.

Is that right?

>> Joe: Yep.

>> What are the constables saying about that?

>> Well, we were trying to catch up with them,

but you know...

We do think they were carrying one in their car.

>> They think about using it on the victim?

You ask them that?

>> Yeah, it's on our list.

>> Well, I'd like to know the answer.

Let me know.

>> Will do.

>> Now, the gay community, they're keeping a

pretty close eye on this one.

So I just want to make sure that

if it turns out to be a hate crime

we just do everything right.

We can prosecute it this way.

Now, this guy coming at us, this is one of my councilors,

okay?

Can you just give him some confidence it's being looked at?

That's all I ask for here.

Get his endorsement.

Because then witnesses will start coming forward,

he tells the community, everything's perfect.

>> Sure.

>> Jason.

Jason, over here.

>> Hey.

>> Thanks for coming.

This is Detective Carter.

>> How are you doing?

>> Pleasure.

>> Detective Carter's handling the case down in Stanley Park.

So if you've got questions for him, Jason, go for it.

>> So, have you arrested any suspects yet?

Gin and tonic.

>> Uh, no.

No suspects at this point.

And so far, the evidence doesn't say for sure

that this was a gay bashing.

>> Come on, it's a known gay area.

The victim was gay, it was a vicious beating.

>> Well, aside from the fact that it occurred where it did

and the victim was gay, we have nothing.

I mean, we're looking at it like it could be,

but we don't want to get tunnel vision, either.

>> Okay, but the suspects, whoever they might be,

have to have known it was a gay area.

I mean, you'd have to be living in a box not to know it.

>> We have a witness who overheard some racist statements

being directed at the victim,

but we don't know if these are the same suspects

who said this or what.

>> It'd be a real step forward

if we could prosecute it as a hate crime.

>> Well, if it's racial and the witness can testify

he overheard these statements, hate crime might be possible.

>> Right, okay, but I'm talking about it

being prosecuted as a hate crime against gays.

>> We're just working with the evidence.

That's all we can do.

The Crown will decide how to prosecute.

>> Okay, well, thanks for the update.

We appreciate that.

>> Right.

I'll give you the heads up as we go.

>> Would you? >> Yeah, sure.

>> Okay, thank you for that, too.

>> Jason: Thank you.

>> Okay.

>> All right, good seeing you.

Okay?

>> Thanks for doing that.

>> No problem.

Boy, Jesus.

Am I ever getting a lot of heat from the police chief

over these halfway houses.

It doesn't stop.

>> I read about that.

>> Dominic: Yeah?

>> He sounded pretty cocky, I thought.

>> Oh, yeah.

Well, that's gonna pass.

But listen, somebody tells me now you're pretty tight

with the director of police services.

Is that true?

>> We went to law school together.

I wouldn't say we're tight.

But he takes my calls.

>> Oh, well, could you put in a call?

Could you get him to remind the police chief

that civic policy is just not his job.

>> Okay.

>> You might also want to remind him

we've got four more of these houses coming online.

I just don't need the chief of police being the one

that's stirring up all the opposition that's out there.

>> Sure.

>> As a matter of fact, I got one of those houses

coming right down there in the west end, too.

>> Great.

I'll get out in front of that.

>> Dominic: I'd appreciate it if you would.

>> You know, I don't think you're gonna hear much opposition.

>> Dominic: Why?

>> Especially if you put in a word with the Premier

about keeping that hospital open.

>> Hospital.

>> We lose that hospital,

we're gonna have a whole lot of people very upset.

>> Yeah.

Premier.

Okay, well, I got a call

scheduled with the Premier tomorrow.

I'll bring it up with him then.

Is that soon enough for you?

>> Perfect.

>> Uh, I was closed for the night,

but Yusuf come to the door.

So I uh, I buzz him in.

He wanted to buy a phone card.

>> So you knew him well.

>> Yes, every week he buy a phone card from me.

Uh, he bought the phone card and I let him out.

I just turn around, I went to close, shut the light,

and he come right back, screaming, shouting.

So I buzz him in again,

but three men, they follow him in and they stab him.

>> Was Yusuf dealing, do you know?

>> No, not that I know.

>> What did these three men look like?

>> I don't really get good look.

>> What happened to your hand?

Did you get those cuts fighting them off?

>> I'm all right.

>> We really need a description of those men.

>> Uh, one was dark skinned and the other two were white.

>> Did they say anything during the attack?

>> No, nothing.

>> Have you seen any of them before?

>> No.

>> You got a camera up there.

You get anything on tape?

>> No, the system is broken.

It was broken when I bought the business.

>> Well, we need a good description,

so maybe you want to sit in the back,

think about it a minute?

>> Sure.

(police radio chattering)

>> How many people you got staying here tonight?

>> Uh, 64.

>> We got tents for about 50.

Did you find any of those Jiffy cans anywhere?

>> Uh, we got three.

>> Do you mind if I ask you a question?

>> No, fire away.

>> Well, how come Queen Elizabeth Park?

I mean, that's just gonna bring the police down on us

before we even get the tent pegs in the ground, right?

>> We gotta keep escalating this for the media, you know?

They get easily distracted.

Especially when it's something as sexy as homelessness

or the always intriguing poverty.

>> People are gonna get their heads busted

if you go over there.

Well, where are we gonna go after we get kicked out?

>> I was thinking maybe that back lawn at City Hall.

You got that big stretch of grass.

You don't like the idea.

>> Well, I mean, it seems to me like a whole lot of effort.

I mean, but hey, you're the boss.

>> No, I'm open to suggestions.

>> Seems to me that we need, you know, public support.

I mean, I'm not just some loser.

I'm just an ordinary guy who got caught in a squeeze, right?

>> Hey, Dawn.

>> Yep?

>> Give me a hand with these, all right?

>> You go into a tourist destination like that,

you're just gonna piss off a whole lot of people.

>> I know, but I've got to keep the pressure up on City Hall.

>> Yeah, but not everybody around here

is as dedicated as you.

And that's a long way from any amenities up there, right?

The food banks are down here,

the healthcare clinics are down here.

People are gonna get real tired going up there

at the end of the day.

>> But it's a tactical move.

You don't get any concessions by being nice.

You have to irritate these people.

>> Yeah, okay, okay, I get it.

I'm just saying it's a long way to go

to get beat up and then sent right back downtown.

Hey, maybe a young guy like you,

maybe you could take a couple kicks to the head,

but me, I'm tired of this shit, right?

Huh?

(traffic rumbling)

>> Here's a short list of potential new chiefs.

>> Who we got here?

Anybody interesting?

>> A couple of prairie boys, ex-horsemen.

>> Hmm.

No, no, I know these guys.

They're all in the same mold as Jacobs.

>> How about this woman here out of Calgary?

>> Oh, now that's kinda interesting.

Oh boy, would that ever stir things up, eh, Marcie?

Ah?

>> It might be a bit of a hard sell.

(Dominic laughs)

Anyway, that's the overnight research.

I'm expecting to get a few more resumes sometime today.

>> Okay.

We ought to make sure that we do not leak

any of this information up to Jacobs.

That can't happen.

>> I went through a headhunter,

so the candidates think it's about the job posting

in Victoria, not Vancouver.

>> That's how you're doing it?

>> Sam: Yeah.

>> That's pretty good.

>> Okay, and you said you wanted to talk to the Premier

about the hospital.

>> Oh, yeah, goddammit, yeah.

I gotta get that on there with the Premier.

'Cause if I lose that hospital,

I got the whole west end in revolt.

What else?

>> And Sylvia Markham wants to know

if you care to respond to the chief's comments

about your soft drug policy.

>> Sure.

Sure.

HIV rates are down, crime stats are down generally,

break and enters, overdose stats, they're down.

They might call our drug policy soft,

but I think-

>> Hi, Sylvia, this is Sam Berger.

I have the mayor on the phone here.

Yep.

Well, turn on your tape, here he is.

>> I mean, I don't even, who is this?

>> Sylvia.

>> You know what, the whole thing's going on right here,

you understand what the picture is,

is the chief trying to get himself more manpower period

by fear mongering.

That's it.

Now, I don't want to be answering

any more shallow questions-

>> HIV rates are down.

>> HIV rates are down.

Crime stats are down generally, break and enters,

they're down.

Everything's down sharply. >> Overdoses.

>> The overdoses and everything.

I mean, our policy, you want to go and call it soft,

that's fine, but I think the point is that...

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>> Yeah, I remember Garth and Dennis.

I think they were from the band north of Squamish.

>> Yeah, that's right.

They were pretty fresh to the street when they disappeared.

>> Ah, they were new to the street, but they weren't fresh.

They went through some heavy shit, real harsh.

>> Mick: They tell you about it at the time?

>> Yeah.

Shit, everybody on the street talked about everything.

We were all trying to survive it.

>> Okay.

Well, anything you can tell me at all

is gonna help me out here.

>> Okay.

Well, being Indian, Native, aboriginal,

whatever we call it these days,

I guess they found some guy that had a specific thing

for Indian kids.

I don't know if that was because they were Indian

and it was like an exotic attraction kinda thing

or because they were naive or whatever.

Or because they figured nobody'd really give a shit

about them and figured they had immunity

because cops didn't give a shit about Natives generally.

>> What did they tell you about this guy?

>> I think it was Garth who told me.

One night they came home with a fistful of cash.

Maybe a thousand bucks.

He wanted to go home, get the hell out of Van.

Dennis couldn't, for some reason.

Anyway, they got picked up in a limousine

according to Garth,

taken to some fancy hotel.

Taken in through the service entrance,

upstairs on the elevator to some pretty fancy room.

>> You remember the name of the hotel there?

>> Uh, Garth didn't know.

He didn't know the city good enough.

He wouldn't have known where he was.

I guess they went once with this guy.

He paid them pretty good.

And then the next time it wasn't just him,

it was a bunch of men.

They all got loaded and had a gang bang.

I think it was Dennis that mentioned one time

that he and Garth got taken to Victoria for the night

in a helicopter.

Taken to a big party where everybody was

doing everybody else.

I don't remember seeing them much after that.

>> Remember of any other kids that have disappeared

around that time?

>> Oh, a lot of people came and went,

drifted into the scene and back out again.

>> Remember if any of them were Native kids?

>> Ah, jeez.

First names.

Adam.

Jeff.

Cody.

Uh, Cody Bell, I believe.

>> Cody Bell, that's the last name, Bell?

>> Yeah, Bell.

B-E-L-L.

>> Yeah.

>> Yeah, I don't remember seeing him much after that.

>> Any of these guys mention the limos,

fancy hotels, helicopters, all that shit?

>> Well, I don't know if they got the same kinda treatment.

Maybe they did.

I think, I think Cody did, yeah.

>> That's messed up.

(truck rumbling past)

>> You've been a little hard to track down.

>> I've had some busy shifts.

>> Where's your partner?

>> He's still on rest leave.

>> Okay, so?

You said you had something you wanted to explain.

>> Uh, yeah.

I forgot to mention that

we had a stun gun with us that night.

>> Yeah, I heard about that.

Now, that was you or your partner had that?

>> That was me.

The dog was in the middle of everything,

so I shot it with the stun gun just to get it out of play.

>> Why was it you decided to use it on the dog

and not on Mr. Green?

>> Well, we were hoping that he'd see the dog go down

and he'd calm down.

That didn't happen.

He saw the dog get hit, he got wilder.

He hit my partner with the machete

and that's when I shot him.

>> Why'd you come forward with this about the stun gun now?

Why avoid mentioning it earlier?

>> I didn't want to use it.

I had a bad experience before with one

and I didn't want to have to go through all that again.

>> What was the bad experience you had before?

>> I shot a guy who was ripped on coke.

He ended up having a heart attack.

>> Okay, where's the stun gun now?

>> It's in the trunk.

>> Well, I'm gonna have to confiscate that.

>> I don't think it would have stopped him

even if we had used it.

>> Well, we'll never know, I guess.

Can you pop the trunk?

>> What happens if I don't?

>> Well, it's not going to look very good at a hearing

if I have to say you were uncooperative.

>> I think I'm gonna hold onto it

until I talk to a lawyer.

>> Hey, Joe.

Ali's spotted the suspects.

>> I'm gonna need that stun gun.

Don't lose it.

(traffic rumbling)

(constable exhales)

>> Okay, so you want to hear what the chief is saying now

on the radio?

And I'm quoting loosely.

Next time there's a call to this halfway house,

I mean any police call, whether it's a noise complaint,

a cat in a tree, a lunatic in the street,

and I am going to send a full emergency response team

to respond and I'm sending the bill to the mayor.

Because who knows what my officers are going to be

walking into, et cetera, et cetera.

>> Okay, you gotta respond.

You can't keep silent.

>> I'm responding.

I'm looking for a new hire.

>> Okay, well, in the meantime, you can't let him

dominate the issue in the media.

>> All right, well...

Why don't we give him a call

and see if he wants to take a late meeting?

>> Okay.

Here? Six, seven?

>> At his convenience.

>> Okay.

(Dominic sings melody)

>> What?

>> Okay, we're coming up to the corner.

There's a bunch of guys standing around.

>> Ali: That one there with the dark blue hat.

>> Detective: Car 27 to 236.

>> Officer: This is 236, go ahead.

>> We got the ID on the guy on the corner

with the dark blue hat on.

Can you grab him for us?

>> Officer: Copy, dark blue hat.

Over.

>> Copy.

>> Hey, how are we doing regarding finding out

who gave Manning that number for the bid?

>> Well, nobody's admitting to it.

I don't know, could be it was the previous mayor.

>> Well, we can't stop and assume that.

We better keep on digging.

What's this item here?

This charity event, I don't remember that.

>> Ah.

Billie Simms' annual party.

>> Oh.

Excellent.

>> I didn't think you wanted to go.

>> I'll just make an appearance.

>> All right. >> Okay, so,

Chief sends his regrets.

He has no time to meet with you this week.

>> No time this week?

>> Rita: No.

>> You just talk to him?

>> With his guy, yeah.

>> Hmm.

So they're in the office?

>> I could check.

>> Yeah.

Yeah.

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>> Marcie: This your guy?

>> Bill.

Bill!

>> Well, hello, Your Worship.

>> Now, what's this, you haven't got any time for me

this whole week?

>> I'm sorry, I've got a very busy calendar.

>> Well, you got enough time to declare war

on my drug policy.

You can't spend five minutes talking to me about it?

>> What's to talk about?

You know that I don't go for that four pillars approach.

>> That's an opinion you keep to your goddamn self.

You understand me?

>> Look, I don't believe that halfway house

is of any benefit to any community.

I'm not gonna sit back and say no comment

when I'm asked my opinion.

>> Okay, well, here's the way it is, okay?

This may be fuzzy thinking, but I don't think so.

The police department works for the city,

not the other way around, okay?

That halfway house is supported by the city,

therefore the police will protect that house,

protect the people in that house,

protect the people around that house, okay?

You want a war with me, you can have one.

>> Oh, can we quote you on that?

>> You sure can.

And you can read that part about the chief

banging the shit out of Sergeant Kurtz

in that hotel last year, too.

That'll go over pretty good.

All's fair in love and war.

>> Sounds like it went well.

>> Yeah, it went pretty good.

Thank you.

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