Sketch Artist

Echo 4, what's your position in that North building?

And what's your status?

All units, homicide, 708 North Benford, suspect armed.

1-9-David-2-2-3 in progress at La Brea and third.

Shots fired, proceed code 3, officer down...

Where is Smith and Doyle?

Stupid dispatcher.

South corridor. Yeah, right.

I'll leave you my CD, Tommy.

Call me at the escort agency.

I can't believe this place.

Couldn't keep away?

Please, no.

Hey, do you know where the Smith and Doyle off...

Bitch.

Thanks.

Hi. You've reached the Whitfields.

Jack and Rayanne aren't here right now.

Please leave a message at the beep.

Oh, shit.

Jack, it's Milon.

Hey, Jack, are you there?

We need you right away.

It's a homicide on Tommy Silver, you know, the fashion designer.

Ask the cheesecake when she gets back.

She'll know.

Hello? Hi.

It's cheesecake.

Yeah. Hang on.

- Hi. - Hi.

What are you doing sleeping on the couch?

I didn't want to mess up the bed.

It's Milon.

I got to change and take off right away.

How was Dallas?

Hey, Jack. Jack!

Where the hell are you?

Jack, are you there?

Yeah, Milon.

Fucking piece of shit.

Sure there was gas in the car?

Yeah, I'm sure.

So, are you done?

Nope.

Didn't think so.

Are you just gonna get all over my case right away?

Did you mail the rent check?

Yes, Ray, I mailed the rent check,

I made the car payment, I paid the phone Bill.

And I enjoyed my TV dinners every night, thank you.

We should be getting pretty close.

Silver Fashion.

What is that, women's clothing?

You know what that is?

- Ray. - What? What did you say?

Watch where you're going.

Jesus.

- What did you say? - Nothing, nothing.

I just... I'm just glad you're home, honey.

Oh, I love you, too.

I know you're doing your job, but...

I'm sorry, ma'am. Nobody gets through.

I made an appointment last night...

My orders are nobody gets past this yellow line...

- Hey, Bill. - Sorry.

Where's... where's Silver's?

Hey, Jack. It's right up this ramp, take a left,

three doors down on the right, can't miss it.

Is Tonelli here?

Yeah. He's waiting for you.

Shit.

Jack, you know you're late.

And you're ugly. I guess we're both fucked.

I'm late. Sorry.

You're not late, Whitfield, you're hopeless.

It looks like a simple robbery shooting, Lieutenant.

Receptionist found him just before eight.

Now, we got his wife, Krista Silver,

said he had a watch, a wedding ring,

- and his wallet's missing. - Did she report him missing?

No, Lieutenant.

All of this for a freaking dressmaker.

He's hot shit.

Man, my daughters spend half my paycheck on his jeans.

At least he went out getting his dick wet.

Forensics think he had intercourse before he was iced, Lieutenant.

There was semen on his bed.

His wife said the last time she saw him was lunch yesterday.

She doesn't worry when he doesn't come home at night?

They're nighties, Lieutenant.

So much for safe sex. What about that messenger? Anything?

Well, she got a good look, so she says.

Now, Jimmy's driving her back to the precinct.

We need you back at the office. I want that sketch right away.

- Sure. - So get your job done, okay, Jack?

I'm trying to do my job.

We got a witness with a finite memory.

Let's get them while they're hot, okay?

Fine, I'll finish this later.

Wonderful.

Hey, Milon, how about a ride, buddy?

Sorry, man, I'm busy here.

Hank, what do you say? I'll give you gas money.

No, right? I thought so.

Fuck it.

Ace.

Oh, Miss Knoll, this is Jack Whitfield,

our composite artist.

Jack, this is Daisy.

- Hi. - Hi, Daisy.

Why don't we go in here?

Oh, Jack, wait.

Don't forget we need that Atlee file for court tomorrow.

Right, right, right, right.

What is this?

It's a mannequin of a shooting victim.

Why don't you have a seat here?

Listen, is this gonna take long? 'Cause if I don't get back,

I'll get shuttle duty the rest of the day.

I'll have you out of here in no time, Daisy.

Daisy, that's a pretty name. Pretty name for a pretty girl.

Thank you.

You want some water or coffee or something?

- No, I'm fine, thank you. - Okay. We'll get right at it.

- You don't use a computer? - Computer? No.

They draw great, but they don't listen so well.

All right. Let's see. So, so you saw...

- A woman. - A woman.

Well, that narrows it down.

Was she young or old?

I don't know. I mean, she was young, I guess.

She was about 25.

No, she was actually more like 27.

So you got pretty close.

Yeah, she would have ran right into me if she hadn't looked up.

Okay, well, I tell you what, Daisy. I like to start with the hair,

so can you describe this woman's hair to me?

Well, she was obviously a natural brunette,

but she had auburn tint.

- Okay. - What?

No, I just, it's too bad all witnesses aren't women.

They always get the hair right, they do.

Men, they remember the hairline, but never the color.

So, why don't you tell me about this woman's hair?

Well, it was sort of short in the back,

and like...

wavy curly on top.

Wavy, curly.

Kind of like this?

Yeah.

Mrs. Silver. Glad you could make it.

I want to apologize having you come down here like this,

after what's happened to your husband. Sit down.

It's all right, Lieutenant. I understand.

- Do you always use colored pencils? - Oh, yeah. Yeah,

it kind of makes everyone look a little less sinister.

How can you just draw hair without a face?

Well, why don't you tell me about the face?

How was the face?

Was it round or was it wide?

- Was it... - Sort of normal.

I mean, it was normal, but a little angular at the chin.

Angular. Like oval?

- Yeah. - A little oval.

Okay. Like this?

All right. How about the lips?

What do you remember about the lips?

The lips.

Excuse me.

- Sorry. - That's all right.

The lips?

Well, the lower one was fuller, and the upper was...

thinner but sort of turned out.

Kind of like this?

Yeah, like that.

Yeah.

Yeah. Oh, yeah, we're just about finished.

Yep, yep. Okay, bye.

What about the nose?

I don't know.

Mind if I smoke?

No, no.

So, the nose was small?

Did I say that?

No, no, I just... It's a question.

Was it... was it small?

No, I mean, you're right, it wasn't big.

It was sort of small and thin.

What about the shape?

Nice.

That doesn't really help, does it?

No, was it... was it round or turned up...

or maybe...

a little pointy like this?

Yeah.

Yeah... yeah, it was pointy at the tip.

Why do the eyes last?

The eyes because they can...

give you everything back that you want to put into them.

They do?