there's just nothing down there. nothing. haven't seen a building in like 20 minutes. look at that. we're not on vacation, hap. remember. cheer up, will you? tell that to her, partner. better hang on, guys. it's gonna get rough again. whoa. there goes my lunch. detective eckhart, i'm detective ellie burr.

oh, hi. nice to meet you. here, let me help. how you doing? good, good. "halibut fishing capital of the world." okay. detective dormer, it's such an honor to meet you. i'm detective ellie burr. welcome to nightmute. got the car right here. it's so incredible to be working with you, detective dormer. i followed all of your cases -- theodore dineli, frank prud'homme, the ocean park shootings, and especially the leland street murders. is that where, uh... ronald langley cut you in the basement of 325 leland street? you certainly did your homework, detective. the leland street murders was my case study at the academy. so i'm gonna just take you guys over to the lodge and drop -- no, just take us to the station. right. we need to get started. most homicides are solved by work done in the first 72 hours.

well, it's 48 hours. we're a day behind. but who's counting? [ knock on door ] yes, come in. they got you behind a desk, huh? charlie bubbles, how you doing? i haven't seen you boys since...when? hey, charlie. i don't know. seven years? eight years. seven years? i am old. ellie, get everyone in the bullpen. got to show you off a little. nice kid. yeah, loves the job. you know, when i called buck for advice on this, i never actually expected that he'd send you guys up here. something about that nonsense you got going on down there with internal affairs? they're moving in, charlie. oh, come on. it's nothing. it's the usual crap. buck just figured you could use some help up -- they got finn and ketcher on narcotics, correli on a bad shooting.

now the suckers are wading through files looking for headlines. yeah, it's gonna blow over. got a message here from a guy named warfield. i.a.'s pit bull. he wants to be posted on your movements. i think you'll find us a bit more straightforward up here. good guys, bad guys, but a lot less public relations. it's simple. except for this. [ clears throat ] okay. listen up. detectives dormer and eckhart on loan from buck lundgard, los angeles robbery and homicide. they're helping us with the connell case. helping? we're damn lucky to have them. anything they want to see, you show them. anyplace they want to go, you take them. this is detective fred duggar. he's been heading up the investigation. well, hello, fred. pleasure. nice to meet you. you're right on it. all right. you seen what we got? yeah. i want to start with the body. you got the report, right? i want to see the body for myself. okay. woman: clear cause of death was herniation of the brain stem due to intercerebral hemorrhage. beaten to death. these contusions? superficial.

most of the trauma was to her face and the top of her neck. eckhart: any signs of rape? no. this one covers an older bruise. there's an older one here, too. they're both in the report. he washed her hair. scrubbed her nails. it's all in the report, detective. doesn't say in the report that he clipped them, too. she could have clipped them herself. nope. no polish on the ends of the nails. see? she painted them herself. someone else cut t em shorter. toes too. eckhart: naked when you found her? yeah. last seen wearing a red paisley dress. no fibers, flakes, hairs? we know about forensics work up here. told you, body gave us nothing. oh, she gave us plenty. all this trouble, all this care. why?

ellie: he knew her. he knows we can connect him to her. this isn't some random psycho? crime of passion? i don't know. maybe. but whatever happened, his reaction to it wasn't passionate. he didn't panic, didn't chop her up or burn her beyond recognition. he just...thought about what we would be looking for and then calmly removed all those traces. no haste. no rush. why would he clip the nails after scrubbing them? you know, manipulating the body. prolonging the moment. eckhart: no mutilation. not this time. you think there's been others? no. but there's gonna be. this guy -- he crossed the line, and he didn't even blink. [ glove snaps ] you don't come back from that. okay.

let's go find out who kay was. fred said not to touch anything, so i haven't tidied up. she hates it when i go into her room anyway. thank you, mrs. connell. hmm. so, she went to a party friday night. ellie: not exactly a party. it's a local dive where the kids hang out. no diary, huh? we didn't find one. but her mom did say that she keeps a journal. fred: friends said she argued with her boyfriend friday. she stormed off just after midnight. she did, huh? this is interesting.

who is this? tanya francke, kay's best friend. i want to talk to her. who is kay connell? who is she? is she popular, or is she a loner? did she like this town? did she want to bolt first chance she got? did she have, uh, dreams? she knew this guy. we know her. maybe we can know him. this is designer. this is expensive. the boyfriend, randy. randy stetz. he could afford this? he's still in high school. well, her mother didn't buy it. what are we thinking? oh, i don't know. stepfather? any rich uncles? no. an admirer. yeah. all right, i want to talk to the boyfriend. i can get him to the station. no, no. no, i want to go to the school,

where he is, in his class, pull him out in front of his friends. catch him off guard. i want to get people talking. so, how far away is the school? [ clears throat ] it's 10:00, detective dormer. you bet. at night. oh. so, when does it get dark around here? uh, it doesn't. not this time of year. yeah, i heard about that. how come you didn't know that, hap? lower 48. lower 48? you're not from here. can tell by your walk. how's that? unsure. ah. dormer and eckhart. we have a reservation. don't be fooled by my friend's frivolous demeanor. inside, he's all business. your restaurant still serving?

yeah. kitchen's about to close, though. well, we'll be quick. thank you. thanks. we got the halibut calabrese. got the halibut olympian. keep going. halibut, cajun style. boy, i can't wait to see what they got for dessert. natives are getting restless. we got to talk. no, we don't. you just want to sit tight, huh? nothing's changed. nothing's changed? what the heck do you think we're doing in the halibut-fishing capital of the world, will? buck figured charlie could use the help. buck figured i.a. would be coming to me next, and he was right. warfield had me locked in his office for three hours yesterday, will. three freakin' hours. hap. he's rattling your cage, pal. that's all. me and trish talked it through. and, uh, i'm sorry. i got to cut a deal. don't even say this stuff to me, hap. you're not gonna be involved.

i'm not? of course, i'm gonna be involved. you're a gosh darn hero. with your reputation, he can't touch you. my reputation's the whole problem. you think warfield really gives a damn about you shaking down a couple of drug dealers? you think that's gonna get him his headlines? he needs the big fish. he's putting the squeeze on you to get to me. it's very simple, hap. but you're clean, will. i'm a good cop, yeah. but there's always something that they could use to get at your credibility. you know that. have you any idea what this is gonna do? just think about all my cases. all the cases depended on my word, my judgment. all those people back on the street. now, you think about that. that's what you're doing. they got nothing on you because there's nothing to get. dobbs. what about dobbs? that's different. it's different? yeah. because even warfield doesn't want scum like dobbs back on the street.

it's a house of cards, man. once it starts, it's just gonna tumble, all of it. that's a chance i got to take, pal. i got family, will. don't give me that family stuff. warfield made it clear. i get probation. we're cops, man. this is not about us. this is about all the people who depend on us, people with families. i spent my life doing this. my life. you're gonna destroy it [snaps fingers] like that. why? why? so some i.a. punk gets one step closer to being chief of police or playing golf with the mayor or whatever the heck else he's after? you finished? sorry, i got to cut a deal. so, make any decisions? um...boy, you do everything around here? after 11:00, pretty much. ah. [ chuckles ] over to you, will. what are you having?

lost my appetite. excuse me. [ laughing ] [ sighs ] morning. hi. what kind of calls you get around here?

mostly drinking-related problems. domestic abuse, bar fights, that sort of stuff. right. people here -- they come from all over. they come to live life the way they want to, so most people keep themselves to themselves. chief nyback won't let me handle anything over a misdemeanor anyway, so... you shouldn't knock misdemeanors. no, but it's such small stuff. it gets so boring. it's all about small stuff. you know, small lies, small mistakes. people give themselves away same in misdemeanors as they do in murder cases. it's just...human nature. well, aren't you gonna write that down? [ chuckles ]

will: [ faintly ] friends making you nervous? they think you did it? you killed her? no smoking on the school premises. did you love her? randy, did you love her? sure, she was nice. "she was nice." wow. well, that makes me all soft inside. ever occur to you she didn't love you back? she loved me. wanted me every night. oh, probably to pass the time, i think. girl like kay connell, she was looking for more than some loser. right? what can i say, officer? love is blind. you live on your own? top of his grandpa's building. you don't have an alibi for friday night, do you? didn't know i was gonna need one. at the party what'd you fight about? stuff. i don't know. it's no big deal. oh, i heard it was a loud fight. i guess. yeah, i heard it was pretty rough. it wasn't rough. well, not like the other times. you know, those times she wouldn't listen to you.

couldn't keep her mouth shut. keep fishing, man. we saw the bruises, randy. they said she was... beaten. not those bruises. randy, come on. the old bruises. your bruises. you know what? i'm sick of this bull. i haven't done anything wrong. you haven't? hey, forget you! you're just a little jerk in a leather jacket. what the heck do you know?! randy... [ desk scraping ] this whole thing you're doing -- you know, this forget-the-world act -- that might work with your mama, it might even work with a couple of these local cops, who have known you long enough to figure you're too dumb ever to kill anyone without leaving a couple of witnesses and a signed confession. ain't gonna work with me. because i know things. you understand? i know you beat your girlfriend.

i know she was seeing somebody else -- somebody she might have even gone to see after she walked out on you friday night. now, you gonna tell us who that somebody might be? or are you so freakin' stupid, you're gonna leave yourself as the last person to see kay connell alive? i don't know. you don't know. i couldn't get her to tell me. how hard did you try? pretty hard.

[ door closes ] you think he, uh... no. how did it go? we got to find out where this came from. i tried. mrs. connell doesn't know. her friends didn't know. you try the jewelry stores? small things, remember? the second you're about to dismiss somethingng think about it. look at it again. want me to write that down? no, i'll remember it. [ cellphone rings ] ellie burr. [ indistinct conversations ] where was it? fred: in a fishing cabin on the beach. is it definitely kay's? her book's in it. couple of kids found it. cabin been secured? francis is headed there right now. well, you stop him. tell him to stay clear. rich. biology and algebra. let's find out who she studied with.

let's find out where she bought this. "otherwise engaged: another j. brody mystery." who reads this kind of crap? i read that kind of crap. read it. after it's dusted. find anything that strikes you, plot-wise, underlined passages. just let me know. anything. there it is -- diary. every word. that's it. i'll put it into evidence. no, no. why? ellie, i want you to call every radio and tv station from here to anchorage. you tell them we're looking for the bag kay connell left the party with. get it on the air in the next hour. you got it. fill that bag up with books. put it back where it was found. gonna eat this son of a gun alive knowing he missed something this big. [ sighs ] you know something, charlie? maybe this -- this isn't such a hot idea. guy picks up a bag, that don't make him guilty.

will, it's solid. i don't know. this kind of thing, i don't know. maybe we do this by the numbers. come on, will. hey, i.a.'s gonna be on my case. i don't want this turning up in some courtroom six months from now when my rep's in the can, and they're pulling apart all my cases. come on, will. that's bull. heck you care?! nyback: [ sighs ] someone out there just beat a 17-year-old girl to death. your job is to find him. you're a cop, not a lawyer. don't let i.a. cut your legs off. charlie's right, will. with an ultra-thin coating and fast absorbing advil ion core™ technology, it stops pain before it gets worse. nothing works faster. new fast acting advil. look for it in the white box. new fast acting advil. so, if you're sleeping in your contact lenses, what you wear to bed is your business.

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hap: yeah, it's nice. man: all plastic. except for the barrel and firing pin. never rusts. what do you carry down in l.a.? smith & wesson .45. anything? no. maybe this guy doesn't listen to the radio. prefers the voices in his head. hey, will? opie 1, this is opie 2. be advised we got somebody moving towards the cabin. okay, fan out. nice and easy. [ megaphone blares ] come on, let's go! go!

police! police! come out! oh, damn. down there, huh? all right, down to the water. go. spread out! go! [ clatter ] ah, forget it.

farrell: dormer. hold it! who's there?! [ gunshot ] aah! you okay? i'm okay. i'm okay.

[ gun clicks ]

[ gunshot ] ahh. will. don't talk. will. don't talk. don't talk. here. here. you -- you sh-- you shot -- i know. i couldn't see, hap. i couldn't see in the fog. here. you tried to... you tried to kill me? no, listen, hap. listen to me now. [ sobs ] no, no. get away. no, i couldn't see you in the fog. i couldn't -- i couldn't see you, hap.

[ choking ] don't go. come on. man down! fred: who's down? man down here! spread out! dormer. where did he go? which way? dormer! which way? that way. nyback: farrell went down.

you gave chase. after you left farrell, you heard the killer's second shot. you ran down to the water. you found hap. will? is that what happened? did hap say anything? damn it! why didn't i know about the damn tunnel?! you don't move in on an armed suspect without knowing his exits. look, will, there's a bunch of those tunnels out there. they closed 60 years ago when they were mines. i don't even know most of them myself, and i grew up here. i had him, charlie. close as you are now. i could smell him. and i blew it. there's no point in blaming yourself, will. don't you come apart on me now, you understand? i need you to find this guy.

[ knock on door ] yeah? [ door opens ] ellie: you wanted to see me? you're on detective eckhart's shooting. we know what happened, and...i'm on the connell case. anchorage called. they want to send someone up. i told them we can handle it ourselves. we can, can't we? sure. write it up. doesn't have to be shakespeare. just enough to fry the killer for a few seconds longer. am i right, will? [ ringing ] jenny: hello? uh...jenny, it's will. can i -- can you put your mother on? trish: hello? trish, uh, it's will. [ sighs ] , what's happened?! they won't tell me anything.

i-it's hap. is he okay? no, he's gone, trish. he's dead. what? [ sobs ] trish, i can't tell you how sorry i am. [ sobbing ] what was he doing, will? this guy killed a girl, and, so we -- we, uh... we had him, uh... we found him, and we had him cornered, and then he ran, and then, uh... hap, uh... i'm so sorry. i'm just so sorry. did he suffer? no, i don't -- did he say anything? well, when i found him, he...

he was peaceful. did you get him? no, no. not yet. yoyofind him. and when you do, you don't arrest him. you understand me, will dormer? don't you dare arrest him! okay, trish. [ sobbing ] you understand? okay. trish, listen. i-i'm -- [ click ]

woman: ...was shot and killed earlier this evening in an aborted attempt to apprehend a suspect in the murder of 17-year-old local girl kay conn--

[ radio shuts off ] i'm sorry. it's been on the radio for hours. we don't -- we're not used to this kind of stuff up here. he was standing right there... last night. i hope i was nice to him. he liked you.

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detective? i'm sorry to bother you, but could you just point out here where you were when you heard that second shot? i'm really sorry that i have to make you do this right now. that's all right, ellie. you're doing your job. where was i? there. no sign of farrell's bullet yet, huh? no, but we'll have the other one for ballistics after... the autopsy. i'm really sorry. how you doing? okay. clean through, huh? yep. no souvenir. bullet got lost in the rocks, i guess. well, better luck next time. you ever been shot, detective dormer?

yeah, i have. kind of itches, don't it? we got to catch him. did you get a look at him? when? when, uh, i left you. d-did you see anything? i was in a whole lot of pain, and when i heard that second shot, i kept my doggone head down. yeah, i'm... sorry about detective eckhart. sorry about that megaphone. maybe if i hadn't -- well, listen. what were we doing out there running around in the fog anyway? we doing it for our health? we were chasing someone. so anything that happened on that beach is not your fault. that's the fault of one man and one man only. and that's the man who beat kay connell to death. at this point, detective dormer encountered officer brooks. the suspect, obscured by the fog, shot officer brooks

in the vastus externus of the upper left thigh. franans, you're farrell. you were shot in the leg. francis: oh, come on. butch, when you get the shot, make sure we get the -- yeah. is this his blood? ketchup maybe. was he eating a hot dog? will: anything he might have dropped or stepped on, you put in a bag -- cigarette butts, gum wrappers, coins, anything. suspect will often leave something behind. detective dormer gave chase, losing the suspect in the fog, then heard a shot coming from a northeasterly direction. he wasn't lying that way. rich: how do you know? because i saw him. you need to turn this way. are we almost done here? my nads are freezing off. francis: ellie! i think i found something! fred: you think they should start further over? no, no, it's a waste of time.

he stayed down by the water, as far as he could. i saw him over the rocks. he knew he'd lose us down there. [ cellphone plays "charge" ] duggar. where'd he find it? okay. yeah, well, just let me know. okay. i will. dormer? they found farrell's bullet. looks like a .38. after the autopsy, we'll get both bullets to the lab in anchorage, see if we can get a fix on the murder weapon. that is, if it's okay with you. a guy came by to see you today. said he was your new partner. he leave a name? no. [ telephone rings ] can i borrow this? thank you. pioneer lodge. warfield: warfield for dormer. detective? john warfield. he's called a couple times.

want me to lie? no, that's all right. i'll take it. thank you. dormer here. i was shocked to hear about your partner there, detective. it's terrible. i was actually just getting to know him. what do you want? i think we both know what i want, detective, and i think you know eckhart was gonna give it to me. you got something to say, why don't you just say it? told you about our little conversation, didn't he? say it. well, let's just say i'm very, very interested to see your report on what happened there yesterday. don't presume to know what happened. you weren't here. but then again, you never are, are you? i mean, you're always sitting safe behind some freakin' desk, reading your bogus reports. and that is why i have nothing but contempt for you -- you and all the wackos like you that risk nothing, spend all day sucking the marrow out of real cops

when you never had the guts to be one yourself. [ phone slams in cradle ]

[ flies buzzing ] [ gunshot ]

woman: detective, you came yourself. yeah. sign here. he didn't suffer too much. what's the caliber? don't know. the gunshot victims i see here are from hunting rifles and shotguns. wasn't one of those. had any sleep, detective? yeah.

[ tires screech ] what the hell is wrong with you?! sorry. [ indistinct conversations ] no, no problem. bullet. i want results by tomorrow morning. aye, aye, captain. i'm thinking we should check on randy stetz's whereabouts two nights ago. you think it was randy out there? well, he still doesn't have an alibi for the night kay was killed. you're the one saying he beat her up. check it out, then. i will. [ clicking ]

[ gurgling ] [ flapping ] [ stapler thuds ] [ drawer thuds ] ellie: detective dormer? my report -- i finished it. so i just need you to look it over and sign it. it's pretty self-explanatory. yeah? looking forward to getting back to working with you. i know we have more important things to do than paperwork. a man died, ellie. this is important. oh, of course. i didn't mean to imply that that wasn't impo-- be sure of all your facts before you file this thing. it's your name on the report.

it couldn't have come from there. [ telephone rings ] [ gasps ] [ grunts ] dormer here. hello? man: can't sleep, will? me neither. who's this? i got a nap this afternoon, but i guess you had to work. who am i speaking to? you get rid of your clock yet? won't really help. when i first moved up here, i once went five nights. can you believe that? this crazy light. a name or i'm gonna hang up. no, you're not. you need the company. nothing as lonely as not sleeping.

feels like the whole planet's deserted. just you and me. so, uh... why don't you tell me who i'm talking to? we can chat a while. i can't do that. why not? not till you understand a couple of things. like what? i saw. saw what? saw you shoot your partner. saw him die in your arms on that beach. i thought you might try to blame me. that's why i dropped my gun. my uncle's old .38. yeah. did you pick it up? i mean, what about ballistics? listen to me now. i don't know what you think you saw, but we should discuss this thing, don't you think? face-to-face? the situation isn't yours to control, will. i saw you do it. get it? i'll control this situation, pal, because you don't hide from me in a town this small.

get it? no, not for long. that's why i need your help. so, don't worry. i'm not telling anyone anything. we're partners on this. [ receiver clicks ] [ dial tone ] [ alarm beeping ] [ beeping stops ] so, if you're sleeping in your contact lenses, what you wear to bed is your business. ask about the air optix® contacts so breathable they're approved for up to 30 nights of continuous wear. serious eye problems may occur. ask your doctor and visit airoptix.com for safety information and a free one-month trial.

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technology that makes life more entertaining. contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities ...but to be remembered as the kay we knew and loved. swimming, hiking through the kebaughs, meeting at darrow's after school, and always, always with a smile on her face. detective dormer? i, uh, want to check something with you. i was going over my report last night, and i have a question about where you think that second shot came from. so, you said you heard it from the waterline,