00:00Looks like the D.A. is going to press charges.
00:13Anna Rodriguez might do time.
00:15I'll speak to the D.A.
00:16She's suffered enough.
00:18I don't know, Cole.
00:19She's an easy make, and the D.A. likes convictions.
00:22I'll convince him to let it go.
00:25How do you do that?
00:27I'll give him something better.
00:30I'll give him something better.
01:00I'll give him something better.
01:02I'll give him something better.
01:03Okay.
01:04Detectives!
01:05Over here!
01:06Cole Phelps.
01:07Traffic.
01:08What have we got?
01:10Thick as a white male named Lester Patterson.
01:13Walked out of the bar and into the street.
01:15Car hit over there, and he ended up here.
01:17Dead on impact by the look of it.
01:19Have you canvassed the area?
01:20The only one with anything useful to contribute is the young lady over there.
01:24She lives above the bar, named Shannon Perry.
01:27No, it's not a stage name.
01:29Twenty-four years old.
01:30She left Kansas to follow the yellow brick road.
01:32Is that so?
01:33We'll take a formal statement later.
01:35Right now we're gonna take a look around.
01:41Phelps?
01:42You should take a look at the body.
01:44Poor guy didn't stand a chance.
01:47I ended on his face and ended up here.
01:49Car must have struck him from behind.
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02:08Patterson has life insurance.
02:38We can notify next of kin.
02:59What have you got on the victim?
03:01From all reports, he was intoxicated at the time of the accident.
03:05I'll know how intoxicated once I've done the autopsy.
03:08Looking him over now, I'd say he died on impact.
03:11What about the chest wound?
03:12Isn't that inconsistent?
03:15Very common in auto injuries.
03:17Look for a car with a prominent foot ornament.
03:19Those things are killers.
03:26Careful where you're stepping, Phelps.
03:28I don't come down to the station house and tap dance on your desk.
03:31The body traveled a good 20 feet.
03:43This blood is a long way from the body.
03:45The car must have been going like a bat out of hell.
03:52So the driver managed to break before the impact.
03:59So the driver managed to break before the impact.
04:05A knife covered in blood.
04:26Could be a steak knife.
04:27This is a hit-and-run case, Phelps.
04:28Anyone could have thrown away a kitchen knife.
04:32In any case, we'll want tech services to scrub the alleyway before they bag the knife.
04:37I'll take the bartender.
04:50You work the rest of the room.
04:51Courtney!
04:52Come in.
04:53Have a seat.
04:54Thanks, Doctor.
04:55I'll take the bartender.
04:56I'll take the bartender.
04:57You work the rest of the room.
04:58Courtney!
04:59Come in.
05:00Have a seat.
05:01Thanks, Doctor.
05:02How are you finding working at the clinic?
05:09It's, uh, fine.
05:13Are you sure?
05:15Can I be honest with you, Doctor?
05:18I would hope so, Courtney.
05:20I was hoping that the therapy would be more beneficial.
05:25Treatment can, unfortunately, be very long-term.
05:29So many of the patients here are addicts, Doctor.
05:34Many of them have been for years, Courtney.
05:37In the past, these people were condemned to sanatoriums.
05:42If we can reveal the root of the problem, then we have a chance to help them.
05:47And until then, they stay sedated?
05:51Do I detect a hint of reproach, Courtney?
05:55I was expecting more, Doctor.
05:58I'm sorry.
06:01I don't mean to criticize.
06:03Part of being a physician, Courtney, is learning to be patient.
06:10How is it possible to keep so many of them on their medications, Doctor?
06:15Many of their addictions are illegal.
06:18Many things in life are gray, Courtney.
06:22What may on the surface appear to be illegal is actually of benefit to society at large.
06:27She's all yours, Detective.
06:45Miss Perry?
06:46Yes?
06:47I'm Detective Phelps.
06:48This is my partner, Detective Bukowski.
06:56Can you tell us what happened?
06:57Well, I came to the window because I heard people arguing downstairs.
07:09Then what happened?
07:10I saw a car hit that poor man and knocked him down the street.
07:15What kind of car was it?
07:20A dark red Lincoln Continental.
07:25Did you see the license plate?
07:27Only the first three letters, I'm afraid.
07:303C8.
07:36Tell me more about the argument you heard.
07:38Well, there were two voices.
07:41A man and a woman. That's all.
07:46Why are you holding out on us, Miss Perry?
07:49I'm sorry.
07:50I was hoping to tell my story to the newspapers.
07:53I'd like to get my picture in the paper.
07:55Trying to find work as an actress and things look pretty difficult.
08:00Cough it up, sister. We don't have all night.
08:03People arguing? They were husband and wife. I could tell by what she was yelling. Intimate things. Very embarrassing for the man.
08:15Thank you, Miss Perry. Your information has been very helpful. You can go now.
08:19You really think so? I hope you find that driver and put him away.
08:27You certainly got away with the dames, Phelps.
08:31Give it a rest, Bukowski.
08:33Let's see what the patrons have to say.
08:41I'm Detective Phelps of the LAPD.
08:43How can I help, Detective?
08:45Your name would be a good start.
08:46Dudley Lynch. Hired help. I run the place when the owner ain't around.
08:50Where is the owner?
08:53He stepped out.
08:54Somebody had to take Lorna, Mrs. Patterson, home.
09:02What can you tell me about the accident?
09:05Not a lot.
09:06It was busy in here and all I heard was the impact.
09:11So what was he doing outside?
09:12It's against licensing regulations to drink on the sidewalk.
09:15Mr. and Lorna were having a fight.
09:17The owner made him take it outside.
09:19It was pretty ugly.
09:23Do you know the victim?
09:24Yeah.
09:26Lester Patterson.
09:27He's a regular here, or he was.
09:33Not one of your favorite customers?
09:37Lester was special, but not my kind of special.
09:41Was Lester drinking alone?
09:44No.
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