05x19 - Playing Doctor

[bunniefuu]

man:
I don't even hear
the music, really.

It's just there.

I... everywhere, like a wall

an entire room of sound
just pouring out.

But the music's from you?

No, it's not me,
it's my guitar.

It's like, sometimes,

I'm not even
making the music.

That something else
is-is taking over.

man:
how?
I freebase.

That's the music,
that's the way to make it work.

The pipe and the music
aren't the same.

The music comes from you.

I know.

And I-I-I want to stop.

I want to really stop this time.

woman:
This'll get you going, baby.

I don't know, Marla.

Maybe I should
knock off this time.

Next in line, stud.

Marla gives Thorne
what he wants,

and Thorne gives Marla
what she wants.

No, all right,
not like that.

Let me do it my way.

I have been.

In case you
haven't noticed,

your way's not working.

( Moaning )

Do it-- hurt me, baby.

No, not like that.

( Both sigh )

( Chuckles )

I should have known.

No matter how
hard you b*at them,

some egg whites
never get stiff.

( Laughs )

Shut up.

( Continues laughing )

Just shut up,
all right?

Shut up!

Just shut up!

Shut up!

Bitch! Shut up, you whore!

Bitch, I'll k*ll you!

Shut up! Shut up!

Shut up! Shut up!

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

( Indistinct conversing )

( Camera clicking )

Lipschitz:
Body still warm?

It's warm, but a cooling trend
is coming in.

How are you, captain?

I'm out in the field
is how I am.

I noticed.
What happened?

Did you misplace
your detectives?

That's funny.

So not only are you
a new medical examiner,

you're a funny one.

Hey, it's the ' s.

Where's the dynamic duo?

At a seminar.

Something to do with
the legal application

and interpretation
of search warrants.

So you drew field work.

( Sucks through teeth )

Don't you have
anyone else around?

I do, but, you see,
three people went out

and got themselves
m*rder*d.

it's the ' s.
( Chuckles )

So what do
you got here?

Uh, strangulation.

Preliminary investigation

suggests intercourse
didn't happen.

Early estimate
fixes time of death

between :
and : p.m.

That guy over there
found her.

Aw, geez.

A goatee and an
attitude to match.

Do I start screaming now
or wait till I talk to him?

That's Alex Thorne.

Hmm?

Guitarist and lead singer
for the band head-on collision?

Uh...
Head-on...

Mm-hmm.
( Sighs )

I'm going to
give you one name.

That's all you'll need
to know about music:

Sinatra.

May you find him one day.

So, I hear you
found the victim's body?

Yeah, I can't believe
that Marla's dead.

I mean, I was just...
I was with her last night.

You know,
we were talking.

You're a patient here?

Yeah, that's my room.

Well, were you
in it last night?

Yeah, until
: and, um,

I had trouble
sleeping,

so I went down to
the weight room,

and I guess I
fell asleep there.

You guess?
there's no need

to answer any
questions, Thorne.

Oh, watch it,
watch it, be careful.

See, uh, I tend to go
into uncontrollable rages

in the presence of lawyers.

( Chuckles )
I'm not a lawyer.

I run this clinic.

Dr. Peter Vangard.

Captain Harry Lipschitz,
palm beach homicide.

Why don't you go to
the day room, Thorne.

I'll be there
in a minute.
What are you doing?

I was just questioning
the guy.
Captain,

that man is a
cr*ck cocaine addict.

His hold on sobriety
is very fragile.

he might unravel
before your eyes.
Wonderful.

I'll give him a Teddy bear
before I question him, okay?

You need to understand
that he's sick,

as are all
of my patients.

Now, if you need
to talk with anyone,

I'll have to insist
on being present.

Ooh, doc, I got a big problem
with that word "insist."

My patients

come first.

I got a dead body here;
That comes first with me.

Listen, captain, Marla wasn't
only a top-notch counselor,

she was also my friend.

I'm here to help you
find her k*ller,

but doctor-patient
confidentiality

must be preserved
at all costs.

As long as it doesn't
preclude my investigation.

I'm glad we
understand each other.

I'll be in the day room
if you need me.

Lipschitz:
Let's talk m*rder.

We got a dead body

over at safe haven
drug rehab center.

It's all in
this report.

By the way,
it's all yours.

Holly:
You were

the lead detective, cap?

Yes, I was.

My best homicide team

was off learning
about warrants.

You, cap, at a crime scene?

Can't picture it.

Excuse me, but
I was detecting,

detective, before you knew
how to spell the word.

What's with the sand?

The clinic is miles
from the beach.

that's the part
I don't understand.

We also got
some traces

in our primary's
tennis shoes, too.

Moonlighting as a lifeguard.

( Chuckles )
Not on this planet.

Some rock singer named...
Alex Thorne?

From head-on collision?

That's a band?

No, that is the band.

At least for this week.

We got a bigger problem
on this one.

The guy that runs the clinic?

he's crying
doctor-patient privilege.

We wants to be around
for everything.

oh, well,
we can get around that.

Yeah, I can go in as a patient,

and then we can
shake things loose.

Good, that will give me a chance
to do some mine sweeping

with the county attorney.

You sure
you want to do this?

Yeah, it was my idea.

All I'm saying is it might cut
a little close to the bone.
Oh, no.

No, really,
I don't mind, Michael.

Besides, because of
my sister's problems,

I'm going to know
the drill perfectly.

Okay, good.

so, price, you be
the concerned brother

you bring her in,
you get her set up,

and then you run support
from the inside.

( Phone rings )

What? What?

Yeah, Jeannie, hello.

You're sure?

Yeah, thanks.

Marla Hess was flying on coke
the night she was m*rder*d.

As you can see,

this is a state-
of-the-art facility.

We have a pool,
stables, game room,

complete exercise facility,
but most of all,

a loving and
nurturing attitude

toward our patients.

You know, um...

I think I'm probably
better off at home.

Oh, Holly, we've
been through this.

You're the one that
wanted to come down here.

But I'm doing this for you.

I don't have
a, a problem or anything.

Please, don't
start that again.

look, I had
a really bad month, and, um...

I had a lot of pressure.

And people were just
on top of me all the time,

but I'm not addicted.

I'm really not.

People don't come
through that door

unless they
have a problem, Holly.

let me help you.
I just want to go home.

Michael:
Oh, Holly,

I love you so
much, it's...

This is k*lling me
to see you like this.

Please stay.

At least
give it a try.

Woman:
hi.

I'm Terry.

You're new around here.

Holly:
Yeah.

Yeah, I guess I am.

What's your name?

Holly.

Well, Holly, if you
made it through that door,

you've done
the hardest part.

I'll bet
you're not sure

if you want
to stay here or not.

( Laughs )

Am I that transparent?

No.

You're like every other person
who walks through that door.

And do you know
what we ask each one them?

That they make a commitment
to stay for one day.

That's all.

If you don't like it tomorrow,
you can leave.

Okay, um,

I guess I can
give you that much.

Thorne:
Disaster, you know, it follows
me around like a shadow.

Of all the rooms in this place
for somebody to get m*rder*d,

and it happens in mine!
Vangard:
Thorne.

We all feel terrible
about what happened,

but this session
is about personal issues.

That is a personal issue!

I mean, no matter
how much I try,

no matter how much I want
to be a good person,

I mean, bad things, they always
happen to people around me.

I'm like a magnet
for disaster.

Vangard:
And what's

your biggest disaster?

I don't know anymore.

It's your disease,
Thorne-- the pipe.

I know, I...

I know, and I...

I hate it, I
really, I really

I hate it, but I just, I can't

you know,
I can't put it down.

do you want to put it down?
Yeah.

Because... because it's
k*lling me, you know?

I don't, I don't want
to die, you know.

I... I don't want to die.

Excellent.

Let it out.

Feel how much control
the pipe has over you.

that's it, feel it.
( Sniffles )

Feel it, man.

Feel the pain.

Leave him alone.

It's okay, it's okay.

You're okay.

( Thorne sniffing )

( Siren wailing )

Hey, cap,

this rock and roller we got here
has got quite a past.

Don't tell me,
let me guess.

He was busted a couple of
hundred times for dr*gs.

No, he was a choirboy,

but his real name
isn't Alex Thorne,

it's Allen Burnbaum.

He's Jewish?

Hmm. Maybe I was
wrong about him.

He graduated magna cum laude

from Stanford university
with a degree

in musicology.

He had a problem
at a frat party.

See, this girl
did a half gainer

off the roof
of the fraternity house.

And Allen was a suspect,
along with a couple other guys,

but the charges
were never brought.

Tell Holly to keep
an eye on this guy.

♪ ♪

( Metal clangs )

♪ ♪

( Panting )

Hey, let go--
I'm sorry, all right?

Thorne?

Yeah. Would you let go?

What the hell are you
grabbing me like that for?!

I just, I didn't want you
to scream

and blow my little secret.

All right, what
is this place?

They're doing
some remodeling

to expand the place,

but for me,
it's a way out.

I just, I hate being
caged up in there.

Where do you
go, to cop?

No.

Just to walk,
you know,

breathe some air,
feel like I'm not a prisoner.

Yeah, I know
what you mean.

I feel like I'm
in jail, too.

Hell, it's normal, you know,
you just got here.

Things will get
a little better, though

it'd be better
if I had some blow.

You know where
I can get some?

There used to be
a woman in here,

but she's gone.

Maybe you ought
to think about quitting.

( Chortles )

Yeah, I don't know
how to do that.

Yeah, well,
do what they say.

You know, take it, I don't know
one day at a time.

Surrender, just, just give
yourself over to recovery.

You know, I thought your
share was really honest.

Dr. Vangard's really
insensitive sometimes,

don't you think?

He has to be.

This disease
will kick your ass

if you don't fight it
head-on.

Yeah, I know, I'm
staring it in the face.

I thought I could wish
it away, will it away.

None of that crap works.

Yeah, well,
that's why we're here.

Look, we better get back

before they find out
we're here, all right?

This place,
it's like a country club,

not a rehab clinic.

You ask me,

these people ought to try
and kick their habits

the way a guy back
in the neighborhood did:

Just said no.
Careful.

your macho side
is showing again.

Yeah, well, you know,

it's kind of hard to completely
delete it from the menu.

Listen, Alex Thorne is
sneaking out at night.

There's a
secured doorway

near the east wing
of the clinic.

Mm. You think he's going out
to get high?

He says no, but...

There's a little
mound of sand

near the doorway.

All right,
I'll stake it out.

He was so sincere
about going straight.

Yeah, bet a lot
of addicts are.

I know there's a warm and
fuzzy side to you, Michael.

I just don't know
where it is yet.

Well, if it shows, tell me.

I'll stamp it out.

( Laughs )

holly:
dr*gs were
the only way out for me.

From what, Holly?

From the abuse and,
and the emptiness. Me.

it was all my sister
and I could do to survive.

My parents were...

Invisible, I guess.

So you and your sister
would what?

get high on anything
we could get our hands on.

who instigated it,
you or your sister?

My sister, mostly.

Tell me her name.

um, I really don't
want to talk about her.

I'm here for you.

Tell me about your sister.

can we talk about
something else?
No.

What's her name?

Beth, but...

You brought your sister
down to the gutter didn't you?

no, that's...
Truth!

That's all I will tolerate
in this room.

You weren't there
for your sister, were you?

I don't know,
maybe I wasn't.

How does that feel?

It feels horrible, okay?

Okay, is that
what you want?

But she's dead now,

and there's nothing
I can do about it.

Do you feel that,
in your heart?

( Softly ):
Yeah.

Every day.

That's why you
continue to use, isn't it?

To cover up that guilt.

The guilt you have over
contributing to Beth's death.

( Stifled crying )

I wish she wasn't dead.

I wish she was here.

I loved her so much.

Good.

Get closer to it.

Feel the loss.

That's enough.
Let her go.

hey, I said
that's enough.

Now, back off.
all right.

We were getting
close, Holly.

We're almost there.

come on,
let's get some air.

Come on, now, maybe
we should just... almost there.

Call this whole
undercover thing off.

I can handle it,
Michael.

That was getting
a little real in there.

Yeah, well, I had to give
a convincing performance

didn't I?

That just might have been
a little too real.

It was good for
me, you know?

There is some pain there,
I can't deny that.

Holly, look, you know
as well as I do

that it could be
dangerous to get...

Too close to...
Your own case.

You know, it could
affect your judgment.

And sometimes, you know that
that's impossible.

Be careful about
vangard, okay?

Because he's a little
controlling.

He's too manipulative.

And with credentials
like that,

he could be our k*ller.

I just don't like
this whole setup.

Stop worrying, Michael,
I'm fine.

Look, I'm
your partner.

If I can't worry
about you,

who can I worry about?

I'm sorry
to interrupt,

but Dr. Vangard wants
to see you now, Holly.

good. We'll both
go see him.
No.

I can handle it,
Michael.

Dr. Vangard
pushed you too hard.

No, no, I have
some issues

that obviously
I needed to address,

so I really didn't mind.

No, he's got a really
dominant personality.

I mean,
recovery is one thing,

but you don't have to
surrender your soul to him.

Oh, I don't think
that will happen.

If you're not careful,

you'll transfer
your addiction to him.

I've seen it happen before,
especially with women.

Well, I'll be careful.

Give in to the recovery
process, Holly,

but not to anybody
or anything else. Ll be careful.

I thought your first share
was exceptional, Holly.

You're going to do
very well here.

Well, I got pretty upset,
I'm sorry.

Oh, no, no,
that's exactly

where you're supposed
to be early on.

We have to tear
down the walls,

get close to what's at the
heart of your addiction.,

now, I want
to work today

on a little
trust therapy.

Okay.
it starts

with a little exercise

that'll get you
closer to yourself.

Should we go to the gym?

That's good,
you're funny.

I like that.

Now, I want you
to close your eyes

and take a few deep,
cleansing breaths.

( Clears throat )

Good.

Now, keep your eyes closed
and breathe deeply.

Tell me what
it felt like

when you got
high on coke.

Keep your eyes closed.

Well, um, I felt...

Like I was alive.

You know, really alive...

( Speaking slowly ):
And powerful.

You know?

I felt like I was invincible,
like...

Like no one could hurt me.

How did you cut it up?

with a razor blade?
Yeah.

Yeah, usually on a mirror.

What did it look like?

It was white.

White as snow,

and if it was good,
it was flaky.

It was in little crystals,
and, um...

It looked like perfect,
perfect snowflakes.

Did you ever
put it

in a little brown bottle?

Yeah. Yeah, that's how
I carried it around

we all did.

It was in a,
a coke vial...

With a thin,
small spoon all did.

On the lid.

Give me your hand, Holly.

Keep your eyes closed.

Open your eyes.

What is this?

you know what it is, Holly.
Why did you

give this to me?
open it,
take a hit

you'll feel its power.

No.
you want me to help?

Give it to me;
I'll open it

we can get a mirror
if you want.

I can't be here.

Excellent, Holly.

You passed the test
with flying colors.

That was a test?

Yes.

And you did very well.

You deserve a hug.

Hold me.

I got to go!

♪ ♪

( Brakes screech )

Sorry, guys.

Palm beach police.

Hey, come on.

Resisting arrest
is a felony, okay?

You have the right
to remain silent. Hey, come on.

If you give up
that right,

anything you say
will be used... . Hey, come on.

( Handcuffs clicking )
Against you.

Let's go.

Look, we've already spoken
with your friend...

My lover.

Whatever! All right?

Now, he claims
that he was with you

at a party
the night of the m*rder.

I told you,

I didn't k*ll her!

Yeah, but you had an alibi,
and you never used it.

Instead, you told us some lie
about being alone.

In the gym. Why?
What?

I'm going to tell you
that I was with my lover?

You know who buys
my CDs?

Girls between the ages
of and .

you have any idea
what it would do to my career

if it came out that I was gay?
Michael:
oh, come on, all right?!

there's a lot
of gay artists out there.

with all due respect,
I spent a fortune in therapy

dealing with this-- I'm not
taking personal direction

from a couple
of cops, okay?!

You better start taking it
from somebody, kid.

Marla Hess had cocaine in her
body the night she was m*rder*d.

Isn't that a bit

out of character?
Not for Marla.

she was a classic case of
the lunatics running the asylum.

I mean...

Part of the treatment
is realizing

that dr*gs are everywhere and
the addict has to make a choice.

I guess Marla took that
a little too literally.

You mean, she supplied dr*gs
to the patients?

Yeah.

She was a real party girl.

And Dr. Vangard
knew about this?

Nothing goes on in safe haven
he doesn't know about.

vangard:
Can you ever know the power
you possess?

So fine, so beautiful,

so in control.

Tell me
you feel it, Amy.

( Moans )

I feel it.

It courses

through you into me.

I'm powerless to resist.

Your will is my will.

Let me satisfy you.

What we share is so special,
so rare.

I'd do anything for you,
anything you want.

You know what
I want, Peter.

( Sighs )

We have been doing so well
with your treatment.

It's time
for a little vacation.

( Sighs )

Oh, yes...
That's sweet, baby.

Now... you know
what I want.

( Latch clicks )

What is going on here?!

Terry, I can explain.

The door was locked.

What are you doing here?

I was on rounds,
I heard a noise,

I thought maybe

one of the
patients was...

No... you are not going

to turn this around!

She is a patient,
for god's sake!

This was a private session,
a trust exercise.

Oh, give me a break!

Shh, Terry,
keep your voice down.

Are you kidding?

I'm going to bring down
so much heat,

Dr. Feelgood here is gonna think
he d*ed and went to hell.

Terry, I think you better
take a couple of days off.

terry:
You don't even see

how he's using you!

You've got it wrong.

He's helping me!

Look at you!

You're pathetic!

Vangard:
Amy, no!

( Screaming and choking )

( Coughing )
Put her to bed.

I'll check on her later.

It's all right, everyone
back to their rooms.

That's it, Terry.

You are out of
here... fired.

Mrs. Montgomery.

That's right.

It's about my
daughter, isn't it?

Yes, it is.

I knew it.

Something's happened,
something terrible.

Not that
I know of, ma'am.

When you called,
you said homicide,

and I assumed
that you meant...

Why are you here,
detective?

Do you know where I can find
your daughter?

You're the detective.

I'm sorry.

I haven't heard from Janet

in over a year.

Now, can you give me some clue
as to what

this is all about?

There's been a homicide
at safe haven.

Can't say that
I'm surprised.

In that madhouse.

Thank you.

They call it a clinic,
I call it a cult.

That vangard fellow

took advantage
of Janet's fragile state.

He abused her...

Sexually.

She never quite got over it.

then, why was the sexual
misconduct complaint withdrawn?

Oh... it was her father's idea.

His honor thought
that it might interfere

with his bid
for the state supreme court.

in the end, it was his own
incompetence that did him in.

Besides, I think that Janet

still had feelings
for that quack.

do you have any idea
where Janet might be?

New York, Paris...

London...

we gave her the finest
education, and she wants to be

a hair stylist.

You don't know which school?

Nor do I care,
detective.

my daughter,
like the rest of my life,

has been a major disappointment.

She was such a special girl--

smart, beautiful...

And dr*gs ended
all that.

Here...

These are some
of the catalogs

to the schools
that she was considering.

If you find her, would...

( Chuckles )

Never mind.

Holly:
Peter!

Can I talk to you
for a minute?

Well, sure, Holly,
what can I do for you?

Well, um... what happened
with Amy last night?

What was wrong with her?

Ooh, Amy's a very
confused girl.

She's been making a
great deal of progress

on her recovery,

but I'm afraid
she's developed

a classic case
of transference.

Oh, you mean
she's got a crush on you?

Something like that,
deeper though.

It happens
when a patient

confuses the messenger
with the message.

I see it a lot in
this type of therapy.

Yeah, but why would she
flip out like that?

What made her
att*ck Terry?

that's really a
private issue for Amy.

It happens when a patient

has a misplaced need
for affection

and her perception of
Terry as a possible rival.

But I'm working
through that with her.

Now, the woman
that was m*rder*d,

she was a counselor here,
right?

What's that to do
with anything?

Well, they say that dr*gs
were found in her system.

Well, I guess she
had us all fooled.

But what's your
point, Holly?

I don't know,
I guess I'm just confused.

First, you give me dr*gs,
and now this.

You know, I don't know
what to think.

Typical addict
pathology:

Creating conspiracies
where there are none.

What we're up against here
is a basic trust issue.

So you're saying
I'm making this up?

No, I'm saying you
can't hope to recover

till you surrender
absolutely.

Well, I don't know
that I can do that.

That's why I'm here.

I'm going to help you
learn the truth.

That you can only
find your power...

By admitting
your powerlessness.

The more you resist,
the harder it will be.

Tell me you trust me,
Holly.

I wish I could,
I really do.

Why don't you drop the act?

( Chuckles )
Come on, Holly,
you're too healthy.

When I did the drug
confrontation with you,

you didn't even
reach for them.

Now, that's a first.

You ask a lot
of questions,

and they're
the wrong questions.

Stop it, you're
hurting me.

Spill it--
what are you?

Licensing board?

Cop, maybe?
Holly...

We need another volleyball
player-- you want to play?

Sure, that
would be great.

Michael:
So Judge Montgomery
calls Lipschitz

and accuses me of
harassing his wife

and searching the premises
without a warrant.

So did cap believe him?

No, not at all.

He bowed,
and he scraped

and apologized
profusely,

promised it would
never happen again,

and then he briefed me.

So why do you think
the judge opened fire like that?

well, I guess the wound
hadn't healed yet, you know,

and I come along,
I rub salt in it...
Maybe.

Or maybe the best defense
is good offense.

Oh, listen, it gets better.

Now, Janet Montgomery

hadn't been seen
in over a year.

It took me... about ten minutes
and three phone calls

to get a line on her.

What did you find out?

she's spent the last year
in a New York styling school.

Three months ago she
got offered a job

right here
in palm beach.

A place called Francois'.

oh, that's the most
exclusive place in town.

bucks for a cut and style.

Yeah, I know, I'm going
tomorrow morning,

interviewing the owner.

Meantime, I, uh... I
talked it over with cap,

and he wants to pull
you out of here.

No one consulted me on that.

Alex Thorne already
knows you're a cop,

and you said yourself

that Peter vangard was
getting suspicious.

If your cover gets blown,

the k*ller might
come after you.

That is the cost
of doing business

in undercover work.

I am this close, Michael
this close.

I can smell it.

You've got to let me
handle this!

You can't just
yank me out of this

without checking
with me first.

What?

Word for word
what I told cap.

What did he say?

Said it's your call.

Okay.

Thanks.

Thanks for looking out for me.

Hey, what are partners for?

Big brother's
watching out for me.

I like that.

I've been waiting for you.

I know.

Nothing I like better
than a warm, wet girl.

( Both laugh )

( Thud )

What was that?

I didn't hear anything.

I did, wait a minute.

Shh.

Peter?

Peter?

( Thump )

Peter?

Oh.

Help me!

Don't touch her.
call - - .

It's too late for that.

get the rest of these people
out of here, and keep them out.

Okay, back off, Peter,

nice and easy.

So you are a cop?

Detective Holly Rawlins,
palm beach homicide.

Introductions over.

Your office, let's go.

What about her?

Well, she'll keep till we get
the team down here.

Holly, you've
got to know

I didn't k*ll her.

then may I suggest
you get the hell out of here

before you contaminate
the scene even more.

( With French accent ):
You look gorgeous.

Your friends will
be all over you.

Listen, send me
some referrals,

and I'll comb you out
for free, huh?

For you,
I'll need all day.

Yeah, for you
I'm only going to
need a few minutes.

Detective price.

I'm investigating
a homicide.

One of my competitors,
I hope.

You don't read
like a Francois.

You don't read like a cop.

Let's go someplace
in private.

Okay, Francois.

( With American accent ):
Just plain Frank back here.

What is it with that
Francois bit anyway?

Frank gets me a red
and white barber pole.

Francois, however, gets me
bucks for a blow-dry.

Ah. Okay, Frank, gets me a red
why don't you talk to me

about Janet Montgomery?

Name doesn't
ring a bell.

Come on, pretty, blonde,
about years old.

You just described
half my customers.

No, no, she's not a customer,
she works here.

No, not in my shop,
she doesn't.

She graduated from Hudson bay
beauty school in New York

about three months ago.

School records say

that she had a job
waiting for her here.

oh, yeah, yeah,
you mean the Princess.

Yeah, just like you said.

Blonde, about, what ?

Great-looking chick.

Totally zoned out.

you know, she thought
she was too good for the room.

Didn't last a week.

that's it?
You never saw her again?

No, no, she came in
a few days later,

this time as a customer.

Yeah, strangest damn
thing you ever saw.

She wanted to get ugly.

Come back with that again?

You heard me.

I mean, usually
they want to go from flat

to fabulous.

No, this one went
the other way.

It was so weird,
I, uh...

I kept the before
and afters.

Here you go.

Oh.

Can I keep these?

Be my guest.

Anything for
the boys in blue.

Or whatever.

Thanks.

( Phone rings )

Yeah, price.

- , I'm on my way.

Where do you want me to start?

Why don't you just
jump in anywhere?

the dead assistant,
the dr*gs-for-sex thing,

or this new m*rder victim,
wearing nothing but a towel.

Look, I know how bad it looks...

If you're going
to tell me

that there's
a rational explanation

for everything,
I'm gonna go through the roof.

Amy and I were lovers.

I never intended it.

It violated every rule
of my profession,

but it happened--
I wish it hadn't, but it did.

So, what, she threatened
to blow the whistle?

You couldn't handle that,
so you...

I loved her.

Oh, please.

There was a noise.

I went to check it out,

heard the g*nshots,
by the time

I came back, she was dead.

So you didn't see anyone
come in or out?

I swear it's the truth.

Do you know anyone

who might have wanted
to k*ll your patient

and your assistant?

All I can say is

somebody's really trying
to stick it to me.

They're doing a hell of a job.

( Phone rings )

Hello.

Michael:
holly?

For you.

Rawlins.

Hey.

Michael,
hey, did you get my - ?

En route in five; Crime team's
already been dispatched,

but here is
the late-breaking news.

Janet Montgomery isn't
Janet Montgomery anymore.

Run that by me again.

A complete make-over:
hair, skin, makeup,

even colored contact lenses.

She's a new person, basically.

Terry Spencer now.

Terry Spencer?

that's right,
she whacked out

when her father
dropped the complaint

against vangard.

He is the target.

everybody else
was just in the way.

Okay, I've got vangard
with me now.

I'll secure him and
try to get a on Terry.

Don't try and take her
without any backup.

Michael, she's armed,
and she's here, you know?

What if someone tries to get
in her way?

Holly, listen!
okay.

Just get here, all right?

Thanks, bye.

( Siren wailing )

All right.

I want you to keep
the door locked,

and don't let
anyone in,

unless it's me or
my partner, got it?

Terry Spencer?
Why?

She used to be
Janet Montgomery.

You created a
monster, doc.

Wrong place, wrong time,
detective.

You need help.

Shut up!

You can't do this, Janet.

No, Janet was weak,
it's Terry now.

Now get out of my way.

I can't do that.

Now is no time to be a hero.

Please, I'm sorry--
I never meant to hurt you.

You said you loved me,
took what you wanted,

and then acted
like I was nothing.

If I couldn't
have you,

no one else
would, either.

Now no one else ever will!

Look, you still
got a chance, okay.

Marla and Amy--
is a crime of passion.

This would be m*rder one.

Give it
a rest.

My father's a judge,
and I'm insane, see?

Now get out of my way.

You're not going
to sh**t me.

I don't have anything
to do with this.

Stay behind me,
let's move for the door.

No, I worked too hard to let
him just walk away from me.

( Sirens wailing )

Holly:
It's all over now.

The only question is

who's going to get
out of here alive.

If you pull
that trigger,

I guarantee it's
not going to be you.

You bitch!

Okay, you got one chance,
and I'm it.

All right.

We're going out of here

nice and slow,
and don't try anything.

I've got nothing to lose.

( Sirens wailing,
police radio chatter )

Hold your fire!

Back off!

I want a car and
a clear path out of here!

That's not
how it'll be.

Now, give the g*n to Holly.

And lay down

face down, spread your arms out.

I'll k*ll her,
I swear I will!

Every one of
these officers

can take you out.

Now, you lay down
that g*n

by my count of three,
or we open fire.

One!

Two!

No!

( g*nsh*t )

( Grunting )

Three.

Can he appeal the ruling?

Good. Thanks, George.

Michael:
Medical board took
down Dr. Peter?

He won't be able to get
within a city mile

of another clinic.

Donovan's getting him
on reckless endangerment.

Good, maybe he'll find
what he needs in prison.

( Chuckles )
They gonna close
down the clinic?

Only until they find
a new director.
You know,

with the right
person in charge,

that place could make
a world of difference.

What happened
to "just say no"?

If people need help
and guidance

to get the point
across, so be it.

You are evolving
right before my eyes.

Hey.
I... I
never get mail.

thank you.
You need to learn

the art of Patience,
my friend.

"Dear Holly,
thanks for helping me

"get on the right path,
a path of recovery.

Warmly, Alex Thorne."

And a ticket to
a head-on collision concert.

"Dear detective price,
thanks for helping me

get on the right path, a
path of honesty, Alex Thorne."

They're playing at
the orange bowl tonight.

We should go,
it would be fun.

Lipschitz:
Go where?

Ah...

go where?
Where are you going?

Head-on collision concert.
Interested, cap?

come on,
you're really going?

yeah, Thorne's music
is pretty interesting.

It's atonal noise

with the depth of a wading pool.

( Snickers )

Come on, have you ever really
listened to it?

with a name
like head-on collision,

is that really necessary,
detective?

Let me give you both
a few bread crumbs.

may you follow their trail
out of the wilderness one day.

Mel Torme...

Tony Bennett...

Mr. Frank Sinatra.

( Chuckles )
Need I say more?

Frank who?

I'm kidding.
( Laughing )

I'm just kidding.

Ooh.