The Red Maple Leaf Page #3

Good mother?

Very good mother.

So you had no relationship

with the little girl?

Well, I see her now and then but

my relationship was a

professional relationship

with the ambassador.

Thank you.

Any time. If you

need anything,

please don't hesitate to call me.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Problem with our business,

when you make a mistake, when you f*** up,

no matter how big or

how little that mistake,

everyone wants to reprimand you.

Just kick you when you're down.

How come you haven't?

I didn't need to. You

reprimanded yourself.

How are you doing, guys?

Gentlemen.

I found the headphones

that belong to the girl.

And something here, I don't know

if it's important or not important,

but it's a piece of plastic,

heavy Gauge, it could be industrial.

Thought I'd check it out at the lab.

- That's it?

- That's it.

Anything on the security cameras?

We got one camera, we pulled some stuff.

Take a look.

There's not much there.

How many cameras were there?

One.

So whoever did this..

F***ing cold..

Whoever did this knew this inside out.

Can't see the face, the

make or model of the car.

See if we can zoom right

in and see the paint,

'cause usually specific

paints are specific to

years and maybe we can

get something like that.

You're still doing that?

I gotta put something in my mouth.

It's better than sucking on a cock.

Captain.. I don't

think we're gonna

get anything else here

in this scene, alright?

It's an abduction.

Break it down.

It's up to you, it's your call.

So, uh, it's an abduction.

We don't know if it's a kidnapping,

if it's for money, or..

You know, right away we

tapped the ambassador's

phones in case somebody calls.

Good thinking.

Can we have our people get some ears

on that too, have a listen in?

Can we also maybe get a

copy of the surveillance

footage? It'd be

nice to analyze that.

Maybe we can get some teamwork and try to

expedite this 'cause

we have a young gir-

where's he going?

Bar.

For what, a drink?

10:
45 in the morning

he's going to drink?

Yeah... yeah.

We're trying to find a young girl

and he's going to a bar?!

The lead investigator's an alcoholic.

You know what?

He's better than all of you put together.

Alright?

Crack team..

Crack team.

We're closed!

Really?

We're closed!

Thanks, I appreciate it.

So.. What's up?

We're, uh, investigating over there

and I just saw the bar.

I'm sorry.

Is that Johnny Walker blue?

Yeah, it is.

Put it on the table, please.

Uh, look, I can't do that.

Number one, it's illegal to drink

before 11:
00 in a bar.

I can't serve you.

Number two, it's my boss's.

Tell your boss if he's got a problem with it

to contact me, okay?

Bring the bottle here, please.

On the rocks?

Yeah, give me a glass of ice, please.

It's $40.

That's for you.

Put the glass here, I'll pour it myself.

So you get busy here?

Only Thursdays when the

welfare checks come in.

You've worked here a long time?

Too long.

Cheers.

Cheers.

Let me ask you something.

This table here..

Do people sit at that table?

Yeah.

It's a regular table, right?

That's right.

When's the last time somebody sat there?

Yesterday.

I had a customer sit there yesterday.

Nobody's been here yet today,

I'm just opening now.

What'd they look like?

I don't know, I didn't really look.

Couldn't see him.

He was wearing a baseball cap, a hood..

He was wearing a baseball cap?

Yeah.

Was it a black baseball cap?

I can't say for sure.

Did it have an insignia?

Did you see a red maple leaf on it?

Yeah, it had a maple leaf.

It had a maple leaf.

What did he order?

A beer.

A beer and actually it was kind of strange

because he asked for a

Canadian beer and usually

people just say "beer" or

they'll say the name of a

brand but they don't

ask for a Canadian beer.

Did he have gloves on?

Yeah.

Did he have the gloves on

when he was drinking the beer?

Yeah, he drank the beer with gloves.

How many beers did he have?

Just one.

Where's that bottle?

It'd be with the empties.

Is it still here?

Yeah, they don't pick up 'til Friday.

F***, pick up your f***ing phone.

Rob, it's al. I'm

across the street.

He was here.

Get everybody.

Shut it down, lock it down,

get everybody

here now. Please.

Listen, you're gonna take

the rest of the day off

'cause this is a crime scene.

You're a good lady.

You did something really good today.

Probably saved the life of a little girl

or at least gave her a chance.

You ever been to the blind swine?

It's always packed.

I'll get you a job there,

I know the manager.

You go to the manager, you say

you're a good friend of

alfonse palermo, okay?

That's my card. You

can put that away.

Thank you.

You need to leave

now. This place

is gonna be crawling with CSI and cops.

Sure.

Is that your coat?

Yeah, it's my coat.

Uh, good luck with the investigation.

I hope you find the girl.

Hey, listen, if you need to ask me further

questions I can give you my phone number.

That won't be necessary.

If I need to get a hold of you

I'll see you at the blind swine.

Okay? Thanks

for everything.

You did a good thing today.

Thanks.

Okay?

Al, what do you got?

He was here.

He was here.

How do you know that?

How do I know that?

For the last week,

maybe two weeks, maybe even longer,

he sat there and watched you pick her up

every single night from school.

Great view of the alley and great view of

where you come around the corner

from the ambassador's house.

He watched you.

He was here.

She described him, the

bar manager, exactly like

the images we saw from the security camera.

Sir, could I ask you a question?

Please..

Call me al.

Al..

Do you know if he had a drink?

He did have a drink.

He babied a beer every time he was here.

No glass. Drank it

out of the bottle,

and he kept his gloves on.

So we have DNA.

Do you have the beer bottle?

They're all here.

We're gonna take everything

out of this place.

What do you need, al?

Take a look.

What do you see there?

Come here. Please.

Looks exactly like the

piece of plastic we found

in the alleyway.

And that ain't no coincidence.

That's impressive work.

A little unorthodox.

Hey!

Excuse me.

Hang on, bud.

Sir! Sir?

Sir.. Sir!

Police!

You son of a

f***ing b*tch! Sir!

Hang on, hang on, hang on.

Come here.

Why are you running?

Why are you chasing me?

'Cause we're the police, buddy.

If we tell you to stop you gotta stop.

Sorry we scared you.

Let him go.

Cut him loose.

Okay.

What? You're

letting him go?

I don't know..

His call.

Yeah?

Director, he's not here.

He would not-

yeah? Okay.

Alright, got it.

Just got a call-

did you get anything?

Hold on, I got something more important.

The director just called,

he's got a flight for you

booked from Pearson to la.

You gotta go now.

You gotta leave.

I'm not going to la.

Al, do me a

favor. Just go.

We just started the investigation.

Director wants you to go there.

The director can go piss in the wind.

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