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Tonight on "Hunter."

Freeze.

Police.

Are you sure it was the suspect you hit?

This is an officer who cares about people,

would never take another human life unless was

absolutely warranted.

I have to know what you were doing in the alley the night

you got shot.

You killed him.

He tried to kill me.

I had no choice.

Come on.

What's taking so long?

I can't hear the tumblers.

Gimme a whack.

I'll show you how it's done.

We'll make expenses.

Christmas comes early.

Here.

Lonnie getting two 65, with six

homers, 40 runs batted in.

He's in the lead spot for only the second time

in the last few months.

Hey.

Hey.

Hold it right there.

Stop.

He shot the guard and ran down the alley.

I'm sorry. That's all I saw.

OK.

Thanks a lot.

What'd the wit have to say?

Well, not very much.

Two male Caucasians, medium height,

medium build, dark clothes.

Both left on foot.

You got your hands full, Leonard.

Yeah.

This is their third job and they haven't

left much in the way of evidence,

except all their jobs involves places with the Security

Pack 600 Alarm System.

It's a dinosaur, an open invitation to any burglar.

Now, MO's coming through the roof like this, huh?

Yeah, they rewire the alarm circuit on an air

conditioning duct or air vent.

It's the same MO every time.

Yeah, well, except this time they killed somebody.

Now, was any of the stuff they've

taken over the last couple of jobs shown

up on the streets anywhere?

That's the crazy part.

Nothing surfaced.

The stuff's all small stones, two three carats,

easy to fence.

Well, how soon can I have your case reports on my desk?

You'll have them, ASAP.

All right.

See you later.

Good luck.

There's over 500 stores in Southern California

using the Security Pack 600 Security System.

57 of those stores are jewelry stores.

Well, why are we concentrating on the Security Pack 600

System?

Security Pack 600 system is an antiquated system.

It's easily bypassed.

Well, we certainly can't cover 57 jewelry stores.

We don't have to.

So far the burglaries have only been

occurring in two neighborhoods.

Now, they're moving west toward Rampart Division.

And in that area, there are only eight jewelry stores

with the Security Pack System.

Well, we can handle that.

Mhm.

When can you start?

Tonight.

Hey, Ron.

I'm here.

Do you have anything out front at all?

Dead as my first marriage.

Hey, McCall, we've been here almost a week.

How many more nights we gonna wait?

I don't know.

Let me check with Hunter, see what's going on.

Hey, partner, come in.

What's going down?

Not a thing.

What's up?

Look, you know there have been no shows all week.

Maybe these guys folded up.

What do you think?

Well, their MO is anywhere from midnight to 6:00 AM.

I think we should hang loose and see what turns up.

All right.

Ron, this is McCall, I've got two men

at the back of the store.

Hold your position.

Roger, 57.

Hunter, did you read that?

Yeah. I got it.

Freeze.

Police.

Let's get out of here.

Come on.

There rabbiting.

I'm going after them.

I'll take the

front.

I'm a police officer.

Throw your gun out and come out where I can see you.

What happened?

What happened?

You've been shot. OK.

- I'm hurt. - All right.

Come on.

I'm hurt.

Don't worry, Don't worry.

All right, let's leave.

You're gonna be OK.

Remember what we talked about, huh?

Remember what we talked about, we went over?

No evidence. Give me that.

Where's the key?

Doug.

Where's the key to the stash?

In the box.

On my dresser.

All right, buddy.

All right, come here, buddy. You're gonna be all right.

Shut up.

Don't tell the cops anything.

You better get to a radio

and call for an ambulance.

I wounded him.

You OK?

Yeah.

How about him?

He's breathing.

What about the other guy? - No.

He must've got past me.

What have we got?

We tore this alley apart.

No gun.

I don't think we're going to find it.

Well, keep looking.

It'll turn up.

Look, I returned shots fired.

Before you indict me.

Why don't we finish the search for the weapon first?

Nobody's indicting you, McCall.

Why don't you just cool down?

Yeah, well, it's been a long night, you know?

Now, you say you shot this suspect

about 60 yards up the alley?

Right.

How long did it take to get to him?

I don't know.

A minute or less.

OK.

We'll be in touch.

I'm going over to the hospital.

If Roberts comes to, I want to be there.

Call you later, huh?

Yeah.

Thanks.

Mr. Roberts was in surgery for three hours.

His condition's critical.

We don't know if he'll make it or not.

As soon as he regains consciousness,

I'd like to know.

I'd like to have the opportunity to tape

record anything he might say.

So let me know, OK?

Excuse me.

Are you a police officer.

Yes.

Can I help you?

Yes.

My husband Doug was shot last night by an officer.

You're Mrs. Roberts.

Yes.

Adelle Roberts.

Why was he shot?

Yeah.

Your husband was involved in an attempted burglary at a jewelry

store over on Hudson Street.

That's not true.

I mean, Doug hasn't done anything illegal in his life.

Do you have any idea why he was in the area last night?

No.

He went to a hockey game with some friends from work.

I mean, they probably went out for a drink afterwards.

Doug is not a criminal.

I mean, he hasn't done anything wrong.

Mrs. Roberts, your husband took several shots at me.

He tried to kill me.

You shot Doug?

I'm afraid he didn't give me any choice.

How could he have shot at you?

He doesn't even own a gun.

You have made a terrible mistake.

Excuse me.

David Lane?

Yeah.

What can I do for you?

I'm Sergeant Hunter, PD.

This about Doug Roberts?

Yeah, how'd you know?

His wife called this morning.

Yeah.

His... his wife said that you and a couple other workmates

accompanied him to the hockey game last night.

Is that right?

Yeah.

What time was the game over?

9:30, 10:00.

Where'd you go after that?

We hit a few bars.

- All of you? - Yeah.

Doug left early though.

He said he had to get home.

What time was that?

1... no, no.

12:30.

12:30?

Oh, so he had his own car?

Yeah.

I was with Art and Brad.

They dropped me off at my apartment.

I see.

Now, was a Doug a friend of yours?

Besides work, every once in a while,

the boss throws a few Comp tickets,

go to a football game, maybe a hockey game.

Shame some like this got to happen.

Yeah, it is.

Can you give me the names of the other two fellas

that was with you last night?

Art and Brad.

Let me see.

There's cards. That help you?

Oh, yeah. That's great.

Thanks.

Yeah, we heard about Doug.

Is he gonna be OK?

He's out of surgery.

That's about all I know.

That's good to hear.

You guys good friends?

Yeah.

Yeah he was a bud.

Crazy, but he was way cool.

Brad and I, we got him hooked on, you know,

going to hockey games, basketball games.

You have any idea at all what Roberts was doing behind

that jewelry store?

Not here.

Nah.

Now, Lane said after the game, you guys all

went out to have some drinks.

Is that right?

Yeah.

But Roberts left early.

How come?

- Not sure. - You know what?

He did say he was having problems with his car.

Yeah, his truck.

Yeah, right, right.

Yeah, wiring problem.

Wiring of the truck?

Something like that. - Yeah.

Could've broke down on him.

It was pretty old.

How old was it?

Maybe '56, '57, something like that, Chevy.

What color?

Red.

It's William 56, run the following names through CIC,

- please. - Roger.

Go ahead.

David J. Lane, as it sounds.

Art B. Jardine, J-A-R-D-I-N-E. Brad G. Ellman E-L-L-M-A-N.

I identified myself as a police officer

and he fired at me.

How many shots did the suspect fire?

Seven.

How many shots did you fire?

One.

I hit the suspect in the upper chest.

- Are you sure? - Yes.

When I found him he had a bullet wound in his chest.

No.

I meant are you sure it was the suspect you hit?

Yes.

I'm positive.

What were the lighting conditions in the alley?

There was a street lamp some distance away.

And it was rather dim.

So you could clearly see the suspect's face?

No.

He was in silhouette.

Then, you can't be 100% sure that it was

the suspect you were firing at.

He was shooting at me.

I saw the flash from his gun.

I returned fire.

But when you found the man you shot, he wasn't even armed.

He wasn't even dressed the same as when you first observed him.

How do you explain that?

You saw that alley.

There's hundreds of places where you

could stash a gun and clothing.

An army of cops couldn't come up with anything.

OK.

Let's ask ourselves how a severely wounded man travels

60 yards and hides a gun, a jacket,

and a pair of gloves so we can't find them, all in less than a

minute.

Roberts had a partner.

Maybe the partner circled around, he...

He found Roberts wounded, he took his gun and his clothing.

Look, Sergeant, we would like to believe you,

but our problem is we need physical evidence

to support that story.

And right now, doesn't look so good.

Look, I know these questions are tough.

But if we don't ask them now, the DA is gonna ask them later.

Yeah, I know.

Go ahead.

Find anything interesting?

The lint in my pocket is more interesting than what's

on this rack.

Thanks for taking the time to meet with me.

For my lady of the badge, it's always a pleasure.

What can I do you for?

I'm looking for a fence who may have moved some jewelry.

How much?

I'd say close to a million taken right out of the jewelry cases

of three different stores.

What kind of time frame we're working with?

Oh, listen, you know, the deal, I needed it

yesterday, as soon as possible.

Well, OK.

Well, I start spinning around to see what I can find,

right after I purchase this little beauty here.

What is that?

An armadillo or a rat?

I think it's quite obvious, Sergeant.

Only to your eyes.

Thanks for your help.

Yeah, me too.

Later.

William 157, respond.

57.

Go ahead.

Your suspect had regained consciousness

at Wilshire Memorial.

Thanks for letting me know.

I'm on my way.

Roger.

Mr. Roberts, can you hear me?

What are you doing?

Leave him alone.

Haven't you done enough already?

Mrs. Roberts, I'm sorry.

I have to speak with your husband.

Mr. Roberts, I'm a police officer.

I have to know what you were doing in the alley the night

you got shot.

Were you breaking into the jewelry store?

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

Doug.

Doug.

Doug.

Are you satisfied now?

You killed him.

You're gonna pay.

You're gonna get what you deserve.

Now, Sergeant McCall was in the south part of the alley

and you were in front of the jewelry store.

Is that correct?

That's right.

And when Sergeant McCall radioed saying the suspects

were fleeing, what did you do?

I ran to the north entrance of the alley

and I started to search the area.

But did you happen to see any other suspects?

No.

I didn't.

Sergeant McCall thinks that Robert's partner

doubled back in the alley after he was shot and took his gun.

It's possible.

Look that area is honeycombed with alleys, residential yards.

That second suspect could have disappeared

a dozen different ways.

There's another possibility.

If one of the suspects got by you, maybe both of them

escaped.

What he means is, if both of them got by you,

McCall could've mistaken Roberts for the suspect and shot him.

Look, anything might've happened that night.

But McCall was on top of the suspect from the word go.

But it's like you said, anything

might have happened at night.

What I'm...

That's all for now, Sergeant.

Thank you.

What are you planning on calling this report?

Getting McCall.

You spent all your time trying to poke holes in her story.

Didn't it ever occur to you she might be right?

That's exactly why we have to cover

every angle of this thing.

Good, good, good, because there are a couple of angles

I think you're missing.

What about her performance record for starters?

This is not some trigger happy cop we're talking about.

This is an officer who cares about people, would

never take another human life unless it

was absolutely warranted.

And let me tell you something else,

I think this guy Roberts is as dirty as it gets.

You better a cool down, Captain, because this

is not a personal thing.

I take it personally.

McCall is one of the best officers

I have ever worked with.

This department needs more officers like her.

I understand your concern for Sergeant McCall

and I respect that.

But we didn't ask for this assignment.

But now that it's ours, you damn well

better believe we're gonna do the investigation our way.

Because if we don't, this whole thing

is gonna look like one big departmental whitewash.

And I don't think you want that.

You know, I really don't care what it looks like.

Whitewash or not, I just care that the truth gets out

and I want the good in with the bad.

Oh, you're gonna get that.

I promise you.

Captain.

What about McCall? - What about her?

It's department procedure.

You're gonna have to tell her eventually.

I know my job.

Look, McCall, I am sorry, but it's not my idea.

You know the way this goes.

You've been reassigned to administrative duties.

For how long?

Until the investigation is over.

Now, look, McCall, you know where I stand on this.

If it was up to me, there'd be no problem, but it's not.

It's up to the brass.

And you know how they are.

They're just covering their tails.

What do you got?

OK.

Rundown on Lace is he's an ex-con from Miami.

Four convictions for burglary.

1985 federal rap for transporting stolen

property across the state line.

What about Jardine and Ellman?

Jardine, well, they're small time punks,

but the only one without a record was Roberts.

Well, I think we got probable cause.

I want these people put on 24-hour surveillance.

I want you to look into their phone records.

As a matter of fact, call Ed Fowler down at the DA's office.

Explain the situation to him.

He's the best guy I know for getting

a subpoena on short notice.

If there were four of them, then how

come only to pulled the job?

Well, I think two pulled the job while two

were making alibis for them.

- About Robert's truck? - Ah, the truck.

Good point.

Black and white found the truck one

block from the jewelry store.

I checked it out.

Truck was rigged for an alibi.

These guys thought of everything.

Yeah, but they didn't plan on Roberts dying.

Now, I know how I was set up.

Lane went back and he took Robert's gun.

We're gonna have to find some way to prove it.

Don't worry about it. They'll blow it.

Come on.

Hold on a second.

You're flying solo for a while.

McCall's stuck at the desk until after the review board's

inquiry.

I'll be in touch.

Whoa, guys.

Do you think Roberts told the cops about us before he died?

You should've never let him stash the stuff.

How many times I got to tell you?

One guy reduces the risk of exposure.

But a security locker.

I mean, why... why a security locker?

Because there's a lot of people out there

who steal things.

The only thing I didn't figure on was Roberts getting killed.

Hey, no big deal, right?

We just go on in there and get the stuff, right?

It's a security locker.

You know what that means?

I need Robert's key.

Well, did he tell you where he put it?

Yeah.

He's got it stashed at his house.

Oh, great. Great.

So we just go to Robert's place and ask his old lady

if we can pick it up, huh?

No thanks.

I'll take care of it.

I'm the best, right?

Lighten up.

Don't worry.

How you doing?

Been better.

You know, those guys will blow it sooner or later.

Believe me.

Well, I hope it's sooner, because I

know sitting at this desk will drive me nuts.

I can't handle it that long, you know?

Yeah.

I know it's been hard.

I've been there.

I know we don't have a lot of evidence

right now on these guys, but they

gotta dump this merchandise on the street sometime.

I know that Roberts was involved in that burglary.

I know for a fact I shot the right man.

Where's Kirby?

The Caribbean.

It's the first vacation the man's had in 15 years

and he wanted me to check the sore to see

if everything was all right.

I thought that McCall was supposed to make this meeting?

Yeah, well, she's camping.

What do you got, Sporty?

Man, I got plenty of nothing.

You hear me?

I have made a touch with every fencer

I know in the city and no one, I mean,

no one has even a tiny carat, man, of the merchandise

that McCall mentioned to me.

Sporty, this stuff is very fencible.

It's very tiny stuff.

It should be on the streets by now.

I know, man.

But look, I have earned my PhD in talking to fencers.

I think I let McCall down on this one, man.

No.

I don't think you did.

No?

I think you've been a very big help, Sporty.

- How so? - Thank you very much.

Wait, man, you gonna leave me hanging like this?

Man, you can't leave me hanging like this.

Now, come on.

You've been a big help.

Hunter, what did I find out, man?

- Really. - Hey, Hunter, come on, man.

Tell me what I found out, man. Please.

Huh? Hey, man.

Look, give me a clue at least.

Man, I'm not gonna sleep tonight.

Mrs. Roberts?

Yeah.

What do you want?

I know this is a very difficult time for you.

But I have to know more about your husband.

What do you want me to tell you?

About the burglaries he committed?

The jewelry he stole?

The money?

Is that what you're hoping for?

Well, he didn't do any of those things.

Doug was a fine man.

I mean, he never hurt anybody.

You took him away from me.

And I can never forgive you for that.

He tried to kill me.

I had no choice.

Get out.

Gave me the whole sales pitch, just like I thought.

Need an ID badge with a picture on it

before they give anyone access to the security vaults.

We risked our necks for that stuff.

Now, we can't even touch it.

Hey, we're not blowing off a million bucks.

Hey.

That's not a breadbox like those jewelry stores.

They had more protecting their place than a Security Pack 600.

Doesn't mean it can't be had.

All we got to do is get inside.

Let me see the ID card.

Hey.

How are we gonna fix this?

Easy.

Take his picture, put it on the ID badge.

Mrs. Roberts, come right in.

This is my attorney, Leonard Shavway.

Please to meet you.

Have a seat, both of you.

I'm concerned, Captain, about why you called

my client in for questioning.

Well, of course, it has to do with our investigation

on Mr. Roberts' death.

We are interested in clearing up some details.

We think Mrs. Roberts might be able to help us.

I presume you've heard that Mrs. Roberts is bringing

legal action against officer McCall

and your department, a wrongful death suit, $20 million.

No.

I hadn't heard that.

You will, Captain.

Mrs. Roberts, we'd like to know how often your husband

went out to sporting events and then stayed out till 3:00

or 4:00 in the morning.

Recently, he went out quite often.

Did he ever say where he was?

No.

And I never asked.

Why not?

Well, I figured it was Doug's business.

I mean, he went out with some buddies for some fun.

What harm is there in that?

You were never concerned about where

he was until that late hour?

Oh, come on.

As Mrs. Roberts' attorney, may I ask where

these questions are taking us?

Yes, counselor, you may ask.

And I'll be happy to tell you.

We want to know what evenings Mr.

Roberts went out, the exact dates

and where he said he was going.

Doug is not a robber, Captain.

All right.

I'll accept that.

You just tell me what were the dates

he went out with David Lane?

I don't remember.

You don't remember?

No.

If you did remember, would it have

any influence on this $20 million

suit you're about to throw in our faces?

You think this is about the money?

Is that what you think?

Look, he came to me about the lawsuit.

All I wanted to do was to clear Doug's name.

If it takes a trial to do that, then fine.

But I want that verdict in every newspaper across the country.

I want everybody to know that that lady

cop murdered my husband.

Doug couldn't get any justice when he was alive.

Now, maybe he can get it after he's dead.

I guess there's nothing left to say

except, see you in court.

If you do, tell your client to bring her memory with her.

How about the jewelry?

Has any of that turned up?

It's not being fenced in LA.

What do you think, it's being shipped out of town?

Well, it might be, Charlie,

but then, again, I think Lane might

just be sitting on the whole bunch

trying to make a deal later on.

Then, he skips town and heads for parts unknown.

We're still checking on the toll calls

that Roberts, Lane, Jardine, and Ellman made.

We might get lucky.

You sure about that?

Great.

OK, listen, we'll have someone there, say 15, 20 minutes.

Thanks so much.

Just got a phone call.

This guy is the manager of Western security.

And he remembers a man matching Robert's

physical description renting a private vault

there about a month ago.

Hold on.

Hunter, homicide.

Rick, this is Roswell.

Yeah, what's up?

Something's going down.

They've been back here twice today,

a place called Western Security.

Yeah. we got it right here, Western Security.

7908 Slater Boulevard?

That's right.

I'm on my way.

You're gonna find some jewels.

- Looks that way, doesn't it? - Be careful.

Yeah.

Hi.

Didn't I tell you guys?

It worked like a charm.

Huh?

211.

212.

Come on.

Come on.

Almost there.

Home run.

No more loading trucks.

All right, why don't you go out the front door?

Real calm like, check it out.

Right.

Brad, can I trust you with my third of the jewels?

Hey.

Consider it done, boss man.

William H. Shots fired.

We need a backup now.

This one's a goner.

This one's still breathing.

Art Jardine, not only is gonna pull through,

he's talking to the district attorney as we speak.

Finally, good news.

Well, I just got off the phone with the Chief.

Congratulations, you're back on full duty.

All right.

Thanks, Charlie.

Thanks for standing behind me too.

Anytime.

So have you been thinking about how

you're gonna thank me?

Huh?

How?

You know, after all these years, this could happen.