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So, officially, you're not here.

- Yeah, the candidate...

- I got the message from his people.

This guy's seriously dead.

Smells of... What?

- Apricots.

- Yeah.

CBI sent a pathologist out,

took some tissue samples.

"Cause of death:

Deceased suffered multiple fractures

including trauma to the skull...

crushed rib cage and damage to

internal organs consistent with a fall."

- Fall from what?

- That's manner of death.

I left that blank so far.

Pathologist faxed me this.

- "A residue of cyanide...

- He was poisoned too?

Was present on hair and skin...

but none was present

in lungs, stomach or liver."

Like he'd been dipped

in the stuff. What else?

- "Chlorine in the lungs."

- Like from a swimming pool, chlorine?

Your guess is as good as mine. I'm just

a county coroner with a law degree.

Any idea who he is? Was.

Hispanic male,

late 20s, early 30s.

- He's dark, but how do you get Hispanic?

- Check out the dental work.

See, that kind of gold,

we're talking Mexico, maybe Guatemala.

Probably a manual laborer.

There's heavy callousing

on the hands.

Here's where the fish hook

snagged him.

Any I D on his clothes?

Bought his shoes at Wal-Mart.

Other than that,

he's just anotherJuan Doe.

This is his only

distinguishing feature.

Can I take a photograph of that?

Have one of mine.

You!

You're the one working

for the Pilagers.

I'm not here officially.

I'm supposed to keep you

in the loop on this.

Danny O'Brien.

You used to write

for the Mountain Monitor.

When it existed, yeah.

- And you are?

- Timberline County SheriffJoe Skaggs.

I used to know a Jerry Skaggs.

- My brother.

- How's he doing?

He died a year ago

of colon cancer.

- I'm sorry to hear that.

- No, you're not.

This should be totally routine...

so don't go making it complicated.

I wouldn't think of it.

You know who he is?

CBI has nothing on his fingerprints.

The falls we get...

it's usually one of our many

climbing enthusiasts up from Boulder.

They wander off the trail

to admire the view, you know.

Have you checked

the stomach for granola?

Sorry.

He's got that...

crossed-the-border-crammed-in-a-car-trunk

look to him.

We find a lot of those boys

out in the bush.

We never do get an I D.

If you do stumble on anything

that pertains to this case...

what's the first call

you're gonna make?

Timberline Sheriff' s Department.

If anything goes public

before I know about it...

I'm coming after your ass.

See you, Henry.

I don't think he likes you.

Russell, I can sense your frustration.

But what's your point?

Okay, we go run their dictators

out of the country...

and suddenly it's our responsibility

to pay for reconstruction?

If I have Terminix come over

to get rid of some vermin...

they hand me the bill,

not the other way around.

I'm with you

a hundred percent, my friend.

It's the price of democracy, and it's

only fair they're the ones to pay it.

Listen, we're out of time,

but I appreciate all your calls today...

especially that wing nut

from Boulder.

Eat some red meat, buddy. Your brain needs

the protein. This is Cliff Castleton.

You've been listening

to The Hot Seat on KQRY...

the free voice...

of the American Rockies.

- Mr. Castleton.

- Talk to me.

Danny O'Brien. I'm here sort of

on behalf of the Pilager campaign.

Dickie didn't send you over.

His little pit bull did.

- That would be?

- Chuck Raven.

You know Mr. Raven.

Chucky and I go back

to campus politics.

You know the American Students' League?

The information tables

at the airport?

Something about

nuking Jane Fonda.

God, we miss her.

So you and Mr. Raven

were college buddies?

I was in line to be national president

of the ASL.

The right wing answer

to Abbie Hoffman.

There was going to be

an orderly succession...

strict adherence to

parliamentary procedures...

when we start hearing about credential

challenges at the regional chapters.

- And behind this is?

- Chuck Raven.

Mr. If You Can't Win The Game,

Just Change The Rules.

We come to the convention, we've got two

sets of delegates fighting over the seats.

Bedlam. We have to kick it up

to the party for a ruling.

Totally humiliating. This is when

the Democrats were riding high.

So we become this embarrassment.

- And who's the man to make the decision?

- I have no...

- Judson Pilager.

- The senator.

Who Chuck Raven has been carefully

cultivating, knowing this would come up.

He wrote his damn thesis on the senator,

went to picnics with the family.

I'm not only screwed

in the election.

From that moment on,

I'm persona non grata with the party.

So you tell Chucky whatever he wants,

he can go f*** himself.

You're being watched.

What?

He wants you to know

you're being watched.

There's a perception that

you might have it in for the candidate.

There's more than a perception.

I let the little snot have it with

both barrels at least once a broadcast.

They think they can get me to

back down by investigating me?

He's wishy-washy on right to life.

He's got no plans for dealing with this

alien invasion we're in the midst of.

You go to Pueblo, English is

the second language, if not the third.

He's a draft dodger and a mama's boy

and a dimwit.

If he wasn't running against a known

communist, I'd run him out of the state.

What I'm saying is...

if you were to do anything

illegal to embarrass the candidate...

If I were to paste you one in the mouth

right now, would that be illegal?

I don't think that'll be necessary.

You come into my studio

with threats and intimidation.

- Thank you for your time.

- Tell Chuck Raven I'm not afraid of him!

I'll convey your sentiments.

Best luck with your show.

He wants a piece of me,

he knows where to find me!

Little prick wouldn't last

30 seconds on the air with me!

I want them dead in the water!

Listen to me.

Lf, when we are finished here...

if he can still show his face

in the state of Colorado...

we will have failed our mission!

Okay?

Okay?

Just do it.

Okay.

So how did it go with our friends

from Cherry Hills?

I think they get it. They can finance

the attack campaign...

Public information outreach.

As long as it's limited to phone calls

and print material...

financed directly through

the educational committee they set up.

And we provide them with...

Advise them.

Advise them on which agency to hire on

the content of the print material...

and the text

for the phone messages.

We give them voter lists,

home and work numbers...

Stephanie, getJim Wilkinson

at The Defender...

and when my call from Washington

comes through, get it to me right away.

When will these ads get here?

- Where the hell is he?

- He's in with his spiritual advisor.

Oh, Jesus Christ!

He may be in there too.

We're talking about murder.

The murder of innocents.

There's a limit to what

I can do on this, Billy.

It's the kind of issue that attracts

a lot of people to the polls...

who wouldn't ordinarily vote.

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