Man from Reno Page #2

- No, about your daughter calling.

Oh, well, the thing is,

we've been looking

for the man who was

seen with the car.

Asian man, mid-40s.

Ring any bells?

No.

Who is he?

The running man.

That's just the nickname

that's been floating

around the office.

Teresa told me you're not interested

in pursuing the matter.

- That's right. I'm not.

- Any reason why? - Do I need one?

No, not really.

It's just in the past

you've always been

so vigorous about it.

Well, look. Things have changed

over the last few years.

I made three major decisions.

What little time I've got left

I'm not going to spend rotting

away in a hospital bed.

And number two, I'm not

going to spend any more time

or resources on being

a vindictive son of a b*tch.

- What was the third?

- Spend more time with my kids.

Oh, no, I remembered,

I don't have any.

Well, Paul, I don't think

there's any point

in pressing these charges

any further...

unless you have another reason

for looking for this man.

Not unless you've got one.

- No, nothing for... - Excuse me, sir.

They're here to see you.

Sorry about this, Paul.

I'm going to have to cut it short.

I'm sorry we couldn't

be more help.

- Yahwe, cut the sheriff a check for

his campaign. - Oh, no, it's all right.

Ah, whatever he needs,

whatever ne needs.

- Yeah? - The coroner

got prints off the body,

- and guess what? He's got a record.

- What's his name?

Oh, yeah. It's, um...

Akira Suzuki.

He lives, or he lived

in San Francisco.

You got an address for me?

Lettuce?

Are you looking for Akira?

Oh, he has been at home.

I just never see him.

I can hear him

all the time, yes.

You know, the walls

here are very thin,

and then you put

your ear up to it,

you can hear

absolute everything.

Okay. When was the last

time you heard him?

Last week.

He had a friend over,

and they were arguing

late at night.

Any idea what they were

talking about?

I don't speak Japanese.

I speak English,

I speak German, Italian,

uh, French,

- but no Japanese.

- Oh. Okay.

- Oh! I heard him say "Kami."

- Commie?

Over and over and over again.

He said kami, kami, kami.

- Like communist? - I don't know why.

I mean, the wall came down

- over 20 years ago.

- And does he live alone?

Uh, sometimes the girl's there

every few months, you know?

She comes for a few days

and goes away,

- comes again, goes away.

- Do you know her name?

I've never seen her.

Only hearing the noise.

- Any idea what line of work he's in?

- Fish.

- Fish?

- Fish.

Hello?

Hey!

And, um, give me

a pack of camel, too.

- Excuse me, Miss Akahori?

- Yes?

I'm detective

Jason Hoffman, SFPD.

You filed a report earlier today

- about a break-in at your

hotel room. - Yes.

Well, I've got good news.

We got him.

I just need you

to come with me for

a formal identification.

You'll have to

put that out first.

Um...

let me put these away.

This will only

take a few minutes.

- Let me go get my jacket.

- Here you go.

I'm sorry to rush you,

but we really want to get this guy...

Miss Akahori?

Miss Akahori.

Miss Akahori.

We're not here to hurt you.

All you have to do

is tell me where it is.

- You took it! - I don't know what

Hitoshi has been telling you,

but go ahead and shop him

around, Miss Akahori.

No one else is going to be interested.

You get my drift?

No.

- You think she understood that?

- Oh, I think she got it.

San Marco County investigators

are looking for answers

after the discovery

of a body in a local pond.

Local officials

have not released

the identity of the victim

but have confirmed

they are investigating

the incident as a homicide,

their first in over a decade.

Uh, at this time we are

pursuing all available leads.

- Anzar Lake is a secluded...

- Well, thanks for your help.

If you think of anything else,

please call. Thank you.

- Smells good!

- Okay, are you going to fill me in?

- On what?

- Who was that on the phone?

Uh, Mrs. Ming Yung Kim,

the owner of the pet store.

- And? - Akira Suzuki was

a part-time employee.

Showed up on time,

never caused any trouble.

His extra-curricular activities

came as a total surprise.

- No background check, huh?

- She did an inventory after that break-in.

Not even a single seahorse out of place.

Her words, not mine.

Well, what do you make of it?

Think our burglar was doing

the same thing I was,

retracing Akira Suzuki's steps,

looking for something.

- But I've been wrong before.

- I know.

Police are asking for

the public's assistance

in solving this crime.

If you have any information,

please call San Marco Coun...

- Hello.

- Thank you, sheriff.

- Who is this? - Thank you

for taking me to the hospital,

and I'm sorry I didn't

stop to thank you today.

That's okay. How about

we meet up and talk about it?

- No, I can't. I'm in trouble.

- I can help.

It will be over soon,

now that it's in the newspaper.

I only wish to thank you

- and to say good job on the TV.

- Wait, which paper?

Hello.

- Hi. I'd like to check

back in, please. - Okay.

And I'd like the same

room as before.

- Hey, Stef. Cup of coffee.

- Sure thing, sheriff.

Oh, sh*t!

- Hey, you're not picking up.

- Oh, sorry.

A missing person's report

just popped into the database

for an Akira Suzuki.

Some tourist filed it,

but no one from SFPD

has checked into it yet.

Thank you, sir.

Hi.

I'm sheriff Del Moral

of the San Marco County

Police Department.

- Yes?

- Aki Akahori?

- Yes?

- I'm with the police.

Can you open up for a second?

Hi.

Oh, I'm sheriff Del Moral

of the San Marco County

Police Department. Were...

- Can I see some identification, please?

- Uh... sure.

I need a few minutes

of your time.

It's about your friend

Akira Suzuki.

May I come in, please?

I'll meet you in the lobby.

Did your friend ever say

something about a pet store?

- Pet store? - Or anything about

going to San Marco County?

No. I mean,

as I said in the report,

- I barely know him.

- It also says he left a suitcase behind.

Yes.

May I take a look at it?

It was stolen.

Is there anything else you can

tell me about him? Any...

any kind of information

would be helpful.

As I said, I don't

really know him.

Everything I know

is in the report.

All the clues were

in that suitcase.

Clues?

Oh, I'm sorry.

I just like that

you call them clues.

- It's habit, I guess.

I write mystery novels. - Oh!

Anything I might have read?

I don't know.

Um, only one of my books

has been published in English.

"Inspector Takabe Investigates."

- You wrote this?

- Keep it.

As evidence?

Thanks. I appreciate it.

- Look, mister...

- Del Moral.

Mr. Del Moral.

Why are you here?

Well, you filed a

missing persons report.

With the San Francisco Police.

Can you please tell me

what's going on?

I'm investigating a homicide

down in San Marco County,

- and the victim...

- You think it's Akira.

Well, yes, I do.

I'm very sorry.

- I may need you to, at some point...

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