Hunter

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Police!

Drop the gun!

The boy's in there.

Danny Sanderson.

-Consider him a witness as well as maybe a target.

It's too close to call.

She's in a coma.

-That boy goes to bed last night in his house,

and a few hours later he's a heartbeat

away from becoming an orphan.

Danny is not truly gonna be

free until we catch the killer.

We're wasting an awful lot of time here.

You must have seen him.

What did he look like?

He was big, all right?

It was dark!

I couldn't see his face!

Are you happy?

Can I borrow a quarter?

No.

-The guy calls twice during dinner.

Give it a rest.

-I wanna know the instant she goes into labor.

You will, Jimmy.

She's gonna be fine.

Having babies is just a natural...

Rhythm of life.

Exactly.

Don't you know that there are still places in the world where

women have babies and then right after that they go out

and herd cattle and stuff?

All because they're prepared.

They don't use drugs.

They're in tune with all the elements

of the birthing process.

That's why we're having our baby underwater.

What did... what?

-You do know underwater is considered

the method of choice.

-So where are you gonna have it, a jacuzzi?

-No, in a natal immersion tank with sterile warm

saline solution like amniotic fluid.

Less stress on the child, mom, and dad.

When the time comes, all I need is these.

1-Adam-43 and all units

in the vicinity of 847 monte mar...

I'll meet you there.

Unknown trouble.

Possible shots fired.

Your call is code two.

PR standing by across the street.

This is 1-William-56.

Show me assisting Adam-43 in the possible shots fired.

10-4.

Adam-11.

I'm in the residence on the West Side of the Sanderson house.

-We heard screams and three or four minutes later a loud bang.

Mhm.

Did you see anybody come in or out of the front of the house?

No cars?

Ok.

Thanks very much, folks.

If you go back to your homes, we'll

have a police officer join you later for a statement.

Thanks a lot.

Vince, I'm going up inside of the house.

Be ready with the shotgun.

Police!

Drop the gun!

Gimme the gun, son.

Come on.

Let go.

Is this your mother?

Uh-huh?

Why don't you hold onto her hand for me?

I don't want you to move her.

McCall, get an ambulance.

Have costello bring a blanket, and quick.

Now, what is your name?

Danny Sanderson.

Whose gun is it?

My dad's.

Where'd you get it?

From the study.

Where's the study?

It's right there.

Check upstairs.

Ok, let's keep you warm, Danny.

Come on.

The kid took a shot at the killer.

Is it in there, Jimmy?

Yeah, it's in here.

I'm digging it out.

Good.

Thanks.

Henry, when you're finished with the telephone,

get in here.

Dust this desk lamp.

The suspect may have moved it.

-The boy's in there watching television.

I don't think he's seeing much.

Before that, he just sat and stared at the walls.

He's hardly spoken at all.

How you doing, Charlie?

Ok, the deceased's name is Richard Sanderson.

Shot point blank in the heart with a small caliber handgun.

Looks to be a .22.

What about the wife?

-Found her over here shot in the back of the head,

looks like with the same murder weapon.

We haven't found it yet.

-You can bet none of the neighbors

heard that .22 go off.

-No, but, uh, witnesses say they heard a scream and the boy's

.38.

The boy's in there.

Danny Sanderson, the only child.

-I found Danny standing here over his mother with a .38

that he says he found in his father's officers.

-From the blood, it looks like the intruder was hit.

There's a blood trail from the foyer hall out of the backyard

onto the patio.

My guess is there was a through and through.

Slug going out that window.

I'll give you a blood type in the morning.

Good.

Thanks, Jimmy.

Ok.

-I think our killer was interrupted

before he completed his search.

-John, here's what I need you to do.

Go outside, look for that .38.

If it's not out there, it's probably down

Van nuys boulevard somewhere.

Thanks.

Now, the office.

Whoever tore it up was looking for something very specific.

Hi, McCall.

Devane, it's been a while.

You're sgt. Hunter, right?

And you're lt. Curry?

That's right.

Hi.

How are you?

-My captain told me to handle this directly.

Good.

I think Danny's gonna need immediate protective custody.

I think we should probably, uh, consider him a witness

as well as maybe a target.

Right.

Hi, Danny.

How you doing?

I'm lt.

Curry.

Call me lianna.

I'm a psychologist with the juvenile division.

I know something terrible happened here tonight.

I'm going to help you.

My dad's dead.

My mom's hurt.

I'm sorry.

I'll check with the hospital and make

sure she gets the best care possible.

Now, I'd like to take you someplace to spend the night.

I have my own room.

-Well, I'm going to take you to a place where you'll be safe.

-Listen, we're gonna need to interview

him as soon as possible.

-Yeah, check with me in the morning.

Why don't we go upstairs and pack

up some things that you like?

-The bullet didn't damage any critical areas

of Kathy's brain.

There's a subdural hematoma causing a severe amount

of swelling, and she's experiencing periodic seizures.

Is she going to live?

It's too close to call.

I'll let you know if her condition changes.

Thank you.

Does Danny know?

-Not the specifics, just that his mother's condition

is serious.

I feel so sorry for him.

Maybe I should take him back to Denver with me.

-Well, I don't think that the juvenile court will release

a child to an out of state guardian

without a hearing first.

Besides, he might need some protection.

You see, the assailant might think

that Danny could identify him.

You know, Claire, you might be able to help us out here.

Do you know of anybody who might want to harm them?

Not that I'm aware of.

Did they have a happy marriage?

I don't know.

I guess Danny was a strain.

How is that?

Kathy and Richard were older.