The Closer s05e08 Episode Script

[ dog barking in distance .]
[ groans .]
[ creaking .]
[ glass breaks .]
[ cellphone beeping .]
[ gasps .]
[ gasps .]
Sergeant.
Sergeant, send units to my house now.
It's stroh.
he's here.
[ cellphone ringing .]
[ gasps .]
[ gasps .]
[ breathing heavily .]
[ ringing continues .]
Yes, sergeant gabriel, what is it? Gabriel: chief, we got a body.
[ car door opens .]
[ police radio chatter .]
Gabriel: good morning, chief.
morning.
We're, uh, up the road, this way.
So, our victim is male, white, late 40s, Shot twice in the head.
The casings near the body are from a .
25 auto.
Brenda: who found him? A couple of hikers around 6:45 this morning -- Just in time, too, Because the coyotes were getting curious.
Over here, s.
i.
d.
found some fresh tire tracks.
It's a large tread, probably from an s.
u.
v.
or a truck.
They're taking casts now.
Uh, you feeling okay, chief? Uh, yes.
i just didn't sleep very well last night.
I need you to pull some more files for me.
Still on the stroh case? He's a rapist and a murderer, and he's walking around free.
I don't see why i shouldn't be.
Yeah, well, it's just that i've already pulled you Every sex offender he's represented In the past three years.
Well, then, let's go back five, shall we? Tao: chief, if it's all right, i was gonna go Head down to the ranger's office, Check theirlogs, And, uh, see if there's been any -- Any activity in the last two days.
Yes, that's fine, lieutenant.
[ clears throat .]
What was that all about? Uh The body -- it's pretty awful.
[ camera shutter clicking .]
[ clears throat .]
morning.
Oh, my word.
Provenza: there's more, chief.
[ sighs .]
Oh.
Basically, his legs are ground to the bone, And with his arms stretched like that and his hands tied -- You're thinking this man was pulled behind a car.
But not around here.
there's no drag marks anywhere.
Found this lying under the body, So it probably wasn't a robbery.
Thank you.
do we have a time of death? Uh, between 1:00 and 4:00 this morning.
Gabriel: is it him? it was mr.
howard greeson.
Wait a minute, chief.
let me take a look at that.
I think i know who he was.
Yeah -- greeson, same guy.
This bastard killed two girls in the '90s, But we could never prove it.
Who was the lead detective? a guy named joey o.
Retired a few years back -- really good cop.
Oh, damn boy scout.
See if you can bring him in.
Maybe he can give us some background information.
Sure.
i got his number.
i'll give him a call.
This is really gonna make his day.
[ laughs .]
Uh, lieutenant, this man might be a murderer, But he is definitely our victim.
Let's not forget that.
The two rounds in his head shattered on impact.
Both wrists are broken.
he's got three snapped ribs.
Both shoulders are dislocated.
He's got a shattered hip, a busted femur in his right leg, And then there's the feet.
So, all consistent with being dragged behind a car? Looks like it, and judging from the point At which the drag marks begin -- from the chest down -- I'd guess it was a larger vehicle That kept him slightly elevated.
Like a truck or an s.
u.
v.
mm.
Other than that, the bruising on his face indicates That he was beaten up while he was still alive.
And one more weird thing.
Oh, please.
The drag wounds aren't fresh.
So, what does that mean? They've started to scab over, which leads me to think That he wasn't dragged last night but two nights ago.
The killer waited 24 hours to kill him.
Why? why would he do that? Good question.
Anyway, i sent for a tox screen To see what kind of painkillers he was given.
painkillers? I am assuming whoever kept him alive that extra day Did not want to hear him scream.
[ camera shutter clicking .]
Provenza: well, no one's filed A missing-persons report on greeson.
And his record's clean since a d.
u.
i.
bust in '99.
Lived in vegas from '02 to '07.
Drives a 15-year-old gmc truck, And up until a few days ago, He was a security guard at a mall.
How about we say he dragged himself And then chalk this whole mess up to a suicide? How about we don't? lieutenant tao? Okay, according to park logs from last night, We have a couple drunk-and-disorderlies, A hooker turning a trick, And a homeless man who swore he was moses.
[ sighs .]
so nothing out of the ordinary.
Oh, by the way, joey o.
is downstairs.
Commander taylor's bringing him up.
Oh, we are delirious with excitement.
Oh, cool it.
that was years ago.
He wrote me up for using curse words.
And that's bullshit.
Chief? hmm? No match for the casings from the gun used on greeson.
And here are the stroh files you asked for this morning.
oh, thank you so much.
Hey, everybody.
flynn: hey, there he is.
Hi, joe.
how are you? hey, andy.
How are you doing? you're looking good.
so are you.
Lieutenant tao.
uh, provenza.
Olin.
You look great, joey.
You lost weight.
Yeah, 30 pounds.
Uh, cut out the fast food -- stuff will kill you.
I must've come on shortly after you left.
Detective olin, pleasure to meet you, sir.
And you, ma'am.
I do appreciate you calling me in on this.
Chief, i got the warrant for greeson's home.
Surveillance hasn't seen any activity.
Um, do you want me to take a look? Yes, please -- uh, you and sergeant gabriel.
Well, this certainly is one way To administer the death penalty, huh? We were hoping you could give us Some background on your old cases.
Mm-hmm.
Oh, no.
that's all right.
i've got my own file here.
Now, a dana clarkson, Uh, lived with greeson for three years.
They were gonna get married, And then she postponed the wedding.
A few weeks later, her father called -- January '97 -- said she was missing.
You mind my putting this up here? of course.
Katie west -- now, he met her a year later, And he moved her in, Along with her Now, jenna says that it wasn't a happily-ever-after situation, And the mother wanted to move out.
But before she had a chance, uh, she disappeared.
Never could find the bodies, so i couldn't build a case.
Um, detective olin, It's been years since your victims vanished.
Any idea why someone would want to do this to mr.
greeson now? Uh, that is the million-dollar question, isn't it? Mm.
where did you find him? Elysian park.
You're serious? Mm-hmm.
Well, now, we did think That greeson buried the bodies there.
You see, we went through that place over and over again.
This is where we found greeson.
Did you look here? You're talking this fire road? mm-hmm.
Well, that was washed out back then.
I didn't think to look there.
Well, let's get some cadaver dogs And head back to the park, shall we? [ dogs panting .]
So, um [ clears throat .]
how's darleen? Well, i retired.
she divorced me.
Turns out we didn't get along.
[ clears throat .]
How about you? what wife are you on? Oh.
i'm single.
Mm.
Dating someone, though.
Uh-huh.
Yeah.
She's 29.
Really? Well, i've got the prostate of a teenager.
[ chuckles .]
I lost my prostate last year.
Don't always know when i'm gonna pee -- Apart from that, no big loss.
[ dogs panting .]
[ barking .]
Someone dug her up.
Brenda: oh.
Wait.
Sorry, chief.
Could we leave the bag intact so s.
i.
d.
can check for prints? I mean, if we're gonna tie greeson into this He's right.
let's leave it.
Chief, there's another one dug up over here.
Okay, so, greeson was tortured To find out where he buried the bodies.
So the killer dug up the bags, confirming the information, Then shot greeson in the head and left his wallet So he could be identified quickly.
Not exactly how i figured this case would be closed, but There you go.
This case isn't closed.
Fritz: so, did anybody show up with a fresh motive? Uh, detective sanchez served a warrant At mr.
greeson's house this afternoon And found his girlfriend with a black eye, Packed up, and on her way out the door.
She the type to strike back hard? I haven't met her, but it's the only motive i have That's the least bit timely.
Otherwise, i'm looking At the families of these dead girls.
No.
Let me get the dishes.
They've been living with this for a long time.
Why go after greeson now? I don't know.
it's family.
It doesn't have to make sense.
which reminds me -- your mother called again.
Oh? yeah.
She wants to set a date For your niece, charlene, and her To come down and visit -- Make sure you're not working when they get here.
Now, how am i supposed to know When someone is gonna get murdered? For heaven's sakes, if i knew that, we'd close up shop.
Brenda, you need to make time for your mother.
Look, heading major crimes is a full-time responsibility.
Being good at your job doesn't give you the right To ignore the people you love.
I'm not ignoring people! Butmy job has to be a priority.
That -- that's not news to you or my mother.
You know, hon, someday, when you look back on your life, Almost everything you see Will be marked off with crime-scene tape Because you didn't make time for much of anything else.
[ cellphone ringing .]
Do you mind? Could you -- could you get the -- the phone, please? You want me to answer your phone? please, if [ sighs .]
Hello? Chief, i think you got to come back in.
The families are here.
What families? Well, the fam-- the families of the dead girls.
Olin made notifications of the bodies we found.
What?! Fine.
Um, i'll be right there.
Hang up, please.
Okay.
You see what i mean?! This is what happens when I leave the office.
At least all your suspects are in the same place now.
Don't worry, sweetie.
i'll do the dishes.
I'm sorry! [ indistinct conversations .]
Would you come here, sergeant? Who do we have here? Okay, so, uh, dana clarkson, greeson's first victim -- That's her father, jake, there in the sports coat.
Standing next to him is her sister, amy.
mm-hmm.
And katie west, greeson's second victim -- The guy there drinking the coffee -- That's her brother, todd.
Next to him is her daughter, jenna.
Okay, thank you.
Uh, would you please tell chief pope That i need to see him down here right away? Yeah, you got it -- oh, and just so you know, Sanchez has greeson's current girlfriend in interview 1.
Thank you.
Tao: here you go, sweetheart.
thank you.
Sure.
Detective olin, may i speak with you for a moment, please? Yes? detective olin, Who gave you the authority to notify these families? Well, i wasn't aware i needed authority.
I just did not want them to hear on the news That we had discovered their daughters.
I'm sorry -- Is there a coroner's report that i don't know about, Because the last i checked, we hadn't positively i.
d.
'd these bodies yet.
Come on, chief, we all know -- Excuse me, lieutenant.
i'm asking a question.
Well, ma'am, i'm sorry if i've stepped out of line, But i have relationships with these families, And i've been waiting a long time -- Look, if your relationships are gonna interfere with my case -- All due respect, This is just as much my case as it is yours.
Detective olin, you are retired.
You do not work here anymore.
Now, i have a murder investigation -- Which he helped you solve.
I'm not talking about those girls, lieutenant! They are not my priority at the moment.
I'm currently more concerned with apprehending the person Who is depraved and disturbed enough To drag someone around from the bumper of their car.
[ sighs .]
Well, i'm sorry.
Uh Maybe you've never had a case like this.
[ echoing .]
it stays with you.
And i did not check that washed-out road.
I made mistakes, but the d.
a.
is not gonna close my case Until i link greeson with those girls.
what? You spoke to the d.
a.
?! Actually, he called me, ma'am.
[ scoffs .]
You know how we close your case? We close mine first, because if we're right And the killer tortured greeson to get information, Than the killer provides the link that the d.
a.
needs.
Now, you know these people.
Tell me who out there is capable of something like this.
They are not suspects.
In your case, but they are in mine.
In fact, let's start with you.
You still carry a side arm, detective? chief.
Yeah.
It's a little bigger than the one i used to have.
Really? why's that? Well, i can't see so good anymore And, uh, figure the bigger bullets will make up for it.
If you're looking for a .
25 automatic that killed greeson, It's probably his own gun.
He was a security guard at the mall.
I'm aware of that, detective.
Which of the victims' relatives knew that? Anybody can find that out.
Look, has anyone, uh, run a reverse search on greeson, Talked to the police in vegas where he lived for five years, Spoken to their missing persons? You're assuming this guy's been On the straight and narrow all these years, And i'm saying there may be some other dead girls out there With some very angry relatives of their own! Look into them.
But leave these people alone.
Chief, i told greeson's girlfriend what happened to him.
She was upset, but there were no tears.
Seems like a real hothead.
Anyway, she doesn't have an alibi, but we don't have enough for an arrest.
Welli want to talk to her, but i can't do it right now.
We don't have anything to hold her on until the morning? Put her in the murder room.
i'll find you something.
Don't worry about it, chief.
trust me.
[ knock on door .]
Chief johnson.
[ door closes .]
Thank you, gentlemen.
excuse us.
[ sighs .]
Did you hear about what detective olin did? You want me to send him home? no.
He's close to these people.
I want to see who he's most protective of.
Look, i-i know one of those people out there May be a murder suspect, But, uh they're all victims, too.
Now, a good thing happened today.
We're close to solving two very cold cases, So let's tread lightly, okay? Good.
All right, let's go talk to these people.
Now, i know detective olin has informed you About the two bodies that were found today, And i know you want more information.
But in cases like this, it's important to be as thorough as possible.
And since we haven't actually i.
d.
'd the remains yet, We're not 100% sure about what we're dealing with.
Well, who the hell else would be buried out there? This is what my mom was wearing the day she disappeared.
Maybe you could recognize the shirt or her necklace.
Uh, thank you.
this -- this could help.
We do have, uh, a lot of information to sort through.
We have three separate investigations going.
Three investigations? Well, you mean there was another girl? Excuse me, uh, mr.
west, is it? Todd.
yeah, i'm katie's brother.
Mr.
west, uh, there's not a third girl.
The third investigation is the murder of howard greeson, who, as you know -- You're actually wasting time Investigating that dirtbag's case?! Well, sir, from what i know of him, I don't like him much, either, but, um, he is a victim.
Look, um, while you're all here, Why don't we get some general information from you, Like if you've seen mr.
greeson recently? What is this?! are -- are -- are we suspects?! [ provenza clears throat .]
Um, sir, this is, um -- This is a common procedure.
Maybe it would be best if i spoke to each of you separately.
How dare you treat us like this?! He killed my mother.
You have no right to keep me here.
Chief, this is kim sherman, greeson's girlfriend.
Hey, that's him.
he's the one! You killed howie, didn't you?! didn't you?! You killed him! calm down! Ma'am, you need to calm down.
He came to our house! you ruined everything! What? i told her the truth about what howie did.
That's it.
i didn't kill him! Hey, so, tell me.
When a classy dame like you is dating a double murderer, How many dinners does he have to buy you Before he gets to smack you around? Oh! oh! Hey! okay.
That's assaulting a police officer, lady! That just earned yourself a night downstairs! Detective, get her out of here, please.
yes, ma'am.
Y-you're welcome.
Uh, mr.
west, i-i'd like to hear more About your visit to the victim's house.
Look, i only went down there because -- todd.
Umi want a lawyer.
Jenna, what about you? I want a lawyer, too.
So do i.
I not only want a lawyer, I'm calling a press conference.
Wait, please.
Involving the press at this point Will only complicate matters.
I don't care! Sir, i-i strongly urge you to reconsider.
Why, to make it easier for you? I've called here countless times, Just trying to press somebody into some kind of action.
And nobody cared.
Now greeson dies, and you want us to answer your questions? Ah.
i'm sorry.
We're just not interested anymore.
Lieutenant tao, i want you to bag all these cups.
I want, uh, the fingerprints, Especially off mr.
west's over here -- thank you.
Sergeant, would you please call ricardo ramos? I'd like him to know about this press conference.
Oh, by all means.
let's invite everybody.
But i-i want to talk to him first.
I think it would be good for him to know Everything we have on these people and everything we don't.
Detective, i want to thank you so much for your help.
We'll be taking it from here.
I'm sure that one of the detectives will call you When we close your case.
[ door opens .]
Brenda: miss sherman.
[ door closes .]
I'm deputy chief johnson.
We didn't get a chance to meet last night.
Well, you lost your temper.
Assaulting a police officer in a police station Makes me wonder what you'd be like Out in the real world with a boyfriend who beats you.
You think i killed howie? Detective sanchez here Tells me that you were running off When he served the warrant at your house.
Where were you going? away.
i don't know where.
i just wanted to get away.
seems a little coincidental, don't you think? You just happen to be skipping town On the same day that your boyfriend was found murdered.
And what about that guy last night, hmm -- todd? You guys arrest him? Besides you, miss sherman, no one has been arrested.
[ chuckles .]
So you're hassling me instead of him, hmm? Todd west came to our house.
he threatened howie.
he said he wanted to do When did he come to your house? the first time -- two weeks ago.
first time? yeah! I'm at home alone.
Todd west, he showed up, and he just starts.
He's -- he tells me these things about howie, About those two other girls.
And what did you do? I didn't believe him.
It was -- it was crazy.
But then todd -- he comes back a week later.
Howie was leaving for work.
Todd -- he stopped him, starts yelling at him in the driveway, Punches him while he's still in his truck.
Howie had to pull a gun on him just to get him to back off.
Did mr.
west say anything to indicate Why he was showing up now after all these years? No.
But it changed everything, okay? Howie was different after that.
How do you mean? he was just -- He was just angry.
you know? He -- he started drinking a lot.
And then what todd had said started eating at me, So i look it up on the internet, and, uh I read about them.
Those other girls.
I imagine it must've been difficult to see That the boyfriend that you love so much Sought out weak, needy women.
I'm not weak.
No, you're a fighter, aren't you? I guess wouldn't have been hard for you to subdue howie, Especially if he was drunk.
And then all you had to do was put the car in drive.
Speaking of which, i didn't find the truck Or the .
25-caliber auto When i served the search warrant at your house.
Maybe because i haven't seen the truck Since he drove it to work on saturday morning, And the gun's probably still under the front seat.
That was the last time you saw him? yeah! Yeah.
We were fighting.
I asked him about the girls, and he He never hit me before, okay? The way he looked at me, i thought he was gonna kill me.
So when he didn't come home that night or the next I just started packing.
Your boyfriend beats you, and it takes you two days to leave? I had nowhere to go! You have any idea where he was all this time? I don't know.
There's a bar in culver city -- the leg room.
I thought he was there on a bender.
And i didn't want to be around when he came home.
Hey, chief.
yes? Ramos is up in pope's office.
he wants to talk to you.
Oh, okay.
thank you, commander.
Oh, lieutenant tao, would you and sergeant gabriel Please visit this leg room, See if we can retrace mr.
greeson's steps On the night he disappeared? Thank you.
Chief, what do you want to do with the girlfriend? Tell her she's not going home.
You just want to see me get slapped again.
The thought never crossed my mind.
So, you managed To talk to the family members on your own? I did.
Got some pretty interesting stuff, too, Like where everyone was at the time of the murder.
I think you guys call them, uh, alibis.
And just so we're clear, no one from this department Asked you to obtain that information.
Of course not -- as a journalist, It would be unethical for me to collude with law enforcement.
Okay, now, that being said, before i publish my story tomorrow, There is something else i want to include.
We already gave you everything we had.
Yeah, well, joey o.
didn't.
Oh, no, no, no, no.
i'm sorry.
that's not possible.
Well, fine.
then you'll have to wait for tomorrow's paper for the alibis.
That's assuming that my editor includes them in the paper.
Why do you want to talk to mr.
olin, anyway? Heroic cop closes his last case -- it's a great story.
mr.
ramos, if this case closes, i will be doing it.
And stop calling him joey o.
it's ridiculous.
Am i gonna talk to him or not? [ sighs .]
all right, let's get it over with.
Yeah? good.
You can, uh, have your people confirm the alibi, But i ran a cursory check.
They all held up, except the brother's.
todd west.
His wife and kids were out of town, so no one can vouch for him.
Okay.
thank you so much.
Uh, there's one more thing, chief.
I'm not really sure how important this is, But, uh, todd and katie west -- they were twins.
[ horn honks .]
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
We got a green truck.
Ticketed this morning.
Got a trailer hitch on the back.
Huh.
Keys in the ignition.
Oh, wow, we got a shovel And a steel cable with a loop on each end.
Got a gun.
whoa.
[ gun cocks .]
Whoa! You got your camera phone? Oh, man.
yeah.
There you go.
thank you.
[ camera shutter clicks .]
We hear about any altercations around the bar The night greeson disappeared? Sanchez: tao knocked on doors, And he said nobody reported anything out of the ordinary.
We've i.
d.
'd your two jane does, chief johnson.
The body in bag one is dana clarkson.
And the body in bag two is katie west.
Okay.
it's official finally.
Also, i was right about your dragging victim.
Tox screen found high levels of morphine in his system.
Morphine? good call, doctor.
Yes, it was.
Thank you.
The casings we found at the crime scene Are a match to greeson's gun, and we pulled a clean set of prints From the driver's-side door of greeson's truck.
And those prints match the ones We pulled off of todd west's coffee cup last night.
Well, i guess you didn't know these people As well as you thought, detective olin.
Sergeant, would you and lieutenant provenza Please bring todd west in for a chat? Chief, he has a lawyer.
Fine.
then, uh, arrest him for murder.
Pardon me.
I've known todd west for 10 years.
he ain't your guy.
Well, we have some pretty compelling evidence that says otherwise.
It's all circumstantial.
oh, you're a lawyer now? Well, mr.
west already has one of those, thanks to you.
Okay, you're mad at me.
i get it.
And now that we have filed charges, He can sit in jail for the next two years awaiting trial While i find the rest of the evidence i need To put him away for life.
Soi hope you're expecting to wait Because you won't be closing your case anytime soon.
[ sighs .]
All right.
I hear that lieutenant tao Canvassed the neighborhood around that bar, And, the night that howie disappeared, There were no reports of arguments or fights.
So whoever he left with he left with willingly, And it would not have been todd west, drunk or not! Fine, look, if you think that todd west is innocent, Have him come in here and talk to me Without a lawyer.
I can't do that.
How badly do you want to close your case? Because that's not gonna happen Until i find out who murdered howard greeson.
[ sighs .]
How you holding up? This is crazy, joe.
Maybe if you just sit down with her And tell her the truth.
Without my lawyer? You don't have anything to hide, do you? No.
of course not.
Well, then, listen to me.
If you try to duck behind a lawyer, It's only gonna make things worse, you understand? Just answer her questions.
you'll be okay.
You're sure about this? Yeah, i'm sure.
[ door closes .]
You're doing the right thing, joey.
[ sighs .]
yeah, we'll see.
Thank you.
Detective, you feeling okay? Pretty sick to my stomach, chief.
[ sighs .]
mr.
west, would you mind standing up for a moment, please? [ sighs .]
[ handcuffs click .]
thank you, sir.
have a seat.
All right, mr.
west, i want to thank you so much For coming in to talk to us.
I'll be frank.
There's a lot of evidence in the murder of howard greeson That points in your direction, But let's do what we can now To eliminate you as a suspect, okay? Great.
okay, yeah.
So, apparently, you told a member of the press That you were at home saturday and sunday night.
But your wife and children were out of town all weekend, So they were unable to corroborate that statement.
Plus, we found your prints on the victim's truck what? the same vehicle behind which we believe wait.
That the victim was dragged.
what is this?! i thought i was being eliminated as a suspect! well, you can certainly see How difficult that is to do, sir, Especially since, my gosh, you certainly have motive.
I mean, your twin sister -- No one could hardly blame you for doing something like this.
So, tell me, how can we explain Your fingerprints on the victim's truck? I don't know.
I must have left them when i went to his house.
I mean, he was backing out of his driveway -- When he pulled a gun on you from underneath the front seat of his pickup.
So you knew he had a weapon, and you wanted him dead.
Yes.
i did.
But what i wanted more Was to find my sister To see her one more time and to bring her home.
Mr.
west Does anyone in your family take pain medication -- Morphine, for example? In my family? No.
Why? Do you know anyone who takes morphine, Who has access to it? No.
All right.
[ clears throat .]
Mr.
west, let's, uh, get back to the evidence.
We have a witness who saw you threaten and assault the victim Just one week before he was found murdered.
I was worked up, all right? i had been looking through the old articles.
Why, mr.
west? why? I don't know.
i was angry, and i -- Why now after all this time? it's been 10 years.
why now?! it must have been something That got you all riled up and -- I got fed up, all right, Sick of waiting for someone to care! I mean, since joe's retired, you people haven't done a thing! You weren't visiting greeson on mine and katie's birthday! You weren't calling him every year on the date she disappeared! That's what joe was doing! he was the only person keeping this case alive, but he -- He -- he wasn't going to do it anymore, So i picked up the slack.
Why was he not gonna do that anymore? Why, mr.
west?! I want my lawyer back.
Fine.
i can arrange that for you.
[ door closes .]
Mr.
ramos, buzz, Would you please excuse us for a moment? Detective olin Why weren't you gonna be able to harass mr.
greeson anymore With your phone calls and your visits? I don't know why he said that.
I wasn't planning on stopping.
Mr.
west here said All he wanted was to find his twin sister, To see her one more time.
But these bags were sealed shut When we found them, And the killer unearthed both bodies, Which makes me think that the person who dug them up Was looking more for the scene of a double murder Than a sister Like you were, detective.
The only evidence you have against me Is my devotion to this case.
You said yourself that mr.
greeson Must've gone willingly with his captor.
I imagine he wouldn't have argued with a badge, Even if yours is retired.
And it had to be someone Who knew that he had a weapon and where he kept it.
So, tell me, detective.
How much more time do you have? You see, i-i couldn't understand Why someone would do this to mr.
greeson now After all this time, Unless time itself is running out.
And if you factor in the weight loss And the prostate You told lieutenant provenza you had removed And the queasy stomach due to what i assume must be The morphine that you're taking I'm forced to conclude that you have cancer, Detective olin, and that you are dying.
So i'll ask you again.
How much more time do you have? Three to six months.
Lieutenant, would you please, um, Read detective olin his rights? Okay.
you have the right to remain silent.
No, no, no.
please wait.
In the interest of time, i waive my rights.
You are a lifelong and decorated member Of the law-enforcement community.
How could you do something like this? The Make A Wish Foundation refused to do it for me.
I didn't want to die Knowing i'd failed those girls, Knowing that greeson Wasn't gonna pay for what he did.
You can't understand that? No.
I could never do what you did.
Oh, never say never.
Well, look, now that your case is closed, Then we can close mine, right? As long as you can demonstrate That it was mr.
greeson who led you to find those girls.
Oh, i can do you better than that.
Greeson can tell you himself.
What's that? I recorded the whole thing.
he admits it all.
It ain't for the faint of heart.
[ scoffs .]
You wanted to know how far i'd go to close my case.
I took him to the desert, I hooked him to the back of the truck, And i drove All night.
Let's, uh, get this over with.
[ breathing heavily .]
No cuffs, lieutenant.
[ knock on door .]
chief? Yes? Yeah, um [ clears throat .]
I was wondering.
You know, joey doesn't have much time left, And what he did, some might say, was justified.
Lieutenant.
yeah, i-i know, okay.
Y-you don't see it that way.
fine.
All i'm asking is that you speak to the d.
a.
, And maybe they can set a bail for him So that he can get out until his trial.
I'm afraid i can't do that.
why not? What if he has a list? What if he comes up with a few more scores He'd like to settle? Are you willing to take that risk? Because i'm not.
Uh, lieutenant.
Would you please book this into evidence? I don't want to listen to it.
Yeah.
neither do i.
Night, chief.
Good night.
Hey.
Hi.
How'd it go? We closed it.
Good for you.
Your mother called again.
Do you think it's too late to call back? Yes, i do.
Well, sometimes she watches the late movie.
[ cellphone beeping .]
Hi, mama.
Oh, did i wake you? Oh, i'm sorry.
I was just returning your call.
Yes, all three of them.
[ chuckles .]
Yes, yes, i-i'd love to pick a good time For charlene to come visit.
Oh, i miss you, too, mama.