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mentioned she was there

that night. (PHONE RINGING) -REMBRANDT: Hey, it's me.

-What's up? Have you dug up anything

on Nikki Calderon? A listing for Calderon

in Medford Lakes. It hasn't been in

service in years. I know a guy not

far from there. He'll see what he can see. I'll get back to you. This is a private thing,

partner. This official business,

or are you just slumming? You know her? (MAN GROANING) (MOANS) (MAN GRUNTS) (WOMAN SQUEALS) Boy. You're right on

the edge here, lady. I don't pay those

lawyers for nothing. When did you

last see Jennifer? A month ago. She had a special client

they did on a regular basis. Then suddenly it just stopped. Is this him? No. He was Asian. Asian? -(WHIP CRACKS)

-(GROANING) (SCREAMS) (WOMAN GROANING) You said they were doing. She had a partner. A blond. I think her name was Vicki or Nikki. Something like that. Get out of here! -Get some clothes on.

-Ouch! You're hurting me! Ow, ow! Get f***ing dressed now! -(PHONE BEEPS)

-(DIALING) (RINGING) I'm coming. I'm coming. -(BEEPS)

-(PHONE DROPS) (EXCLAIMS) -(DOG WHIMPERS)

-(TIGER SIGHS) I know you're hungry,

aren't you, boy? (SPEAKS CHINESE DIALECT) (BARKING) (GUNSHOTS) What's wrong? I'll tell you what's wrong. I'm getting f***ed,

and not even enjoying

it like I should. What are you talking about? You forgot about

the mayor's ball? -I wasn't.

-Don't you lie to me. Just listen. I can explain. And while you're at it,

explain why you

were at the 88. I was at the mayor's ball. But I couldn't tell you,

you'd think I was in on it. I'm listening. The 88 was because

I needed money. -You were

f***ing Daniel Freita!

-(GLASS SHATTERS) I didn't touch Daniel Freita.

I'm talking about the Priest. What priest? Priest, my ass. Jesus! When Jen saw

Freita at the ball, he went to the top

of her wish list. He didn't call her after that. So she plays

slap-ass with Oren Doba to slip into

Freita's world at the 88? Freita didn't do the 88.

That was the Priest. A fake minister Jen met

at one of Freita's parties. He was some fetish freak. Jen thought if

she added me to her

games with the Priest then he would help out

with Freita. I never had to have sex.

All I had to do

was just get naked... Spare me the grisly details. How in the name of God

did Melanie Hains

get involved in all this? Melanie was Jen's ticket

to meet men with money. Little girl lost. Daddy couldn't

buy what she wanted. -So, what happened?

-That last night at the 88, the Priest got whacked out and told Jen that

it would never happen

between her and Freita. Why not? Freita's not into women. His tastes run

a little sweeter. Children? Boys. From something

the Priest calls the Snake. You know what that is? Yeah. That's the Chinese

illegal aliens. (REM SIGHS) How did this guy

know all that? Because he pimps

the boys to Freita

from this orphanage he runs. He's dead. -Who?

-The Priest. I saw him in the morgue

yesterday. So it was blackmail. Your roommates figured

Freita would pay to keep them quiet. How much? A million. Were you in on it? No, I swear, Rem. I said it was dumb,

but they wouldn't listen. Freita was meeting the girls

at the beach house? That's where he was gonna

bring the money. -Where is it?

-I don't know. I don't know, Rem! They didn't tell me. (SNIFFLES) (HUFFS) I'm so ashamed. When I heard about Melanie,

I was so scared. I thought he'd kill me

if he found out I knew. Rem, I'm sorry. (PHONE RINGING) REMBRANDT ON VOICEMAIL:

It's me.

Leave a message at the tone. (BEEPS) It's Beck.

Pick up if you're there.

Something's gone down. (SIREN WAILING) I was at work

when the call came. Some security cops

heard the shot. Did they see them? No. They were gone

before they got here. One round to the head. Perp probably

stood right here,

then killed the dog. MONTY:

It's not gonna fly, Rem. Come on, Monty. I got a kid who

places Jennifer at Freita's penthouse

many times. She partied at his place.

Lots of people did. And I got a call last night

from the kid's attorney. He said his client

would not pursue this. Ah, we can drag

him into court. Get serious. What about her story? You think someone

will go after Freita on the say-so of some model

who moonlights in f*** games? -REMBRANDT: It's true!

-It's hearsay! Some nut getting

his ass whipped

while he rambles bullshit about a respected citizen? Rambling at a girl

that's now dead. Not dead. Missing. She could be whipping some

guy's ass in Bumfuck, Egypt. And we can't produce

Melanie Hains' body either. No grand jury in this state

would touch this. Look, don't you see

the connection? You got

Daniel Freita, Benny Lee

and the Trang brothers. These girls opened a can

of worms and got killed along with the orphanage guy

and Tiger Wu. Look, bring me something

solid and I'll run with it. I won't put my ass

on the line. What do I need? For starters,

how about Melanie Hains' body? BECK: I know you don't

want to hear this but I think you're getting

a little obsessed

with this girl. REMBRANDT: Aw, Jesus. You could get her hurt. What I'm thinking is this. What if we tell Freita

what we know? Maybe that will

rattle him enough to open the door

on Benny Lee and the Trangs. You know the price

Freita would pay

if he turned on them. Oh, God, I don't believe this. You know you can't

connect the dots. All you can do

is cause trouble,

end up on street duty. And that's if Monty takes it

to the next level and

I sincerely doubt he will. Don't forget, Daniel Freita

is on the police commission. I've got to go.

Word to the wise. Get her someplace far away. They wouldn't be

looking for her if they didn't think

she knew something. What did she mean about you knowing what

would happen to Freita

if he turned on them? What? Well, there was this

Tong murder I investigated.

(CLEARS THROAT) This punk drug dealer

offed a jack boy, and I talked him

into ratting out Eddie,

Tommy's brother. (SCOFFS) The dealer ended up dead, and Eddie Trang walked. So, Tommy takes it personal. You see, Asians don't like to lose

what they call face. And then I end up standing

in the street one night

with May Lin. One minute she's in my arms, and the next, she's lying

in the rain, dead. (THUNDER CRASHING) (SIGHS) MONTY: This is exactly

why no one wants

to partner with you. KENNER: Why you carry

this sorry-ass... BECK: You're getting obsessed

with this girl. Are you okay? Yeah, I'm okay. You should get some sleep. Tell me I'm wrong about

the way you look at me. Tell me you really want me

to go to sleep. Or do you want something else? Tell me what you like. Everything. Is this where they shot you? I've got to find

a way to nail them. I've been thinking about that. Why not pick up where

Melanie and Jen left off? It sounds crazy,

but what if we did

their blackmail thing? Get serious. Monty's right.

You said it yourself. You can't prove a thing.

Let's hurt them another way. I'm a cop. It's illegal. So was killing May Lin. And Tiger. (SIGHS) If we bounce this

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