Sat, Nov 22, 2003
In the Police Department, there are some assignment changes. Suki has moved into the Robbery Division. Curtis is now partnered with Marla, an old colleague of Suki's from the police academy. Suki sees Marla as just a female version of Curtis. Williams has been promoted to Homicide, where she's partnered with Shannon. And Kosmo and Leary are now partnered. This change may do Leary some good as he, who still deeply affected by Josie's shooting death, has given away all his home possessions and has started living out of his truck parked on the beach. Kosmo, Leary and Suki investigate a robbery/homicide - in an attempted robbery, a man assaults and rapes the elderly homeowner, and entering the basement suite with a grow-op, the man gets electrocuted in what looks like a booby-trapped operation. The authorities follow his known associates for more information. Da Vinci investigates the latest in a long string of suspicious deaths among the elderly shut-in population, who all attended the same church. Their collective deaths cannot be just coincidence. Elsewhere, Darcy Charles is working at the needle exchange. The police raid the exchange and in the process, Charles is assaulted, her glasses broken. Da Vinci not only counsels Charles on what she should do, but he also takes the matter up with the Mayor. A few days later, Charles dies, Da Vinci speculating from injuries suffered at the raid. Meanwhile, Curtis continues his blackmail of Pierce. Sunny will soon be taking a sabbatical from the Coroner's Office. And the Mayor makes a suggestion to Da Vinci, which Da Vinci seriously considers despite the outward impossibility: a run at the Chief of Police job.
Sat, Nov 22, 2003
Da Vinci, Kosmo and Leary investigate the death of Lee Fallon, previously a police officer but now a boxer who was found outside they gym where he worked out. His body was found the morning following the night of a charity boxing event. Once Da Vinci hears the name of Gus Cook, the ring doctor, he immediately thinks the good doctor may have been involved in the death. Da Vinci previously pulled Cook's license for malpractice. Shannon and Williams investigate a dead body found in the middle of a field. The body was dumped there. They suspect that a gray sedan seen in the vicinity has something to do with the death. Once they find the deceased's wallet, they at least find where the man was killed. With the ongoing investigation in Carla and Danny's deaths, Carla's neighbour positively identifies Curtis as at least a supplier of drugs. Kosmo and Leary look for Sue, who is one of the few people with connections to Curtis that could help them in this investigation on him. Dr. Maria Donato replaces Sunny as pathologist in the Coroner's office. And Pierce slowly comes back into Da Vinci's good books when he at least agrees to read Da Vinci's proposal on a safe injection site.
Sat, Nov 29, 2003
Kosmo and Leary investigate the suspicious behavior of an injured, bloody man at a laundromat, he stating incoherently that "they're all gone". "Michael" ends up dying quickly on them of a head wound from a bullet. Kosmo and Leary now have to find out who Michael was talking about, and if the who's are indeed, as they infer, dead. They do find Michael's house and the gruesome discovery inside. There is however one family member unaccounted for. They think they've found the missing son. Unfortunately for Leary, he can relate to what he sees as the motive for the deaths. Shannon and Williams continue their investigation of the dead body found in the field. He ended up being James Toresi, a well respected stock broker. The autopsy determined that he was tortured - he slowly bled to death from several wounds - and a safety deposit box key was found in his stomach. The contents of the box lead them further in the investigation. The dead body of Deborah Moyer is found in a known shooting gallery. Da Vinci uses this death as yet another piece in the arsenal for his plan for a safe injection site. The Mayor and his assistant Claire continue to court Da Vinci for Chief of Police. Claire warns Da Vinci to clear all old skeletons out of his closet. Da Vinci speaks to one of his competitors, Inspector Bill Jacobs, who Da Vinci sees as the leading candidate. Jacobs tells him that he isn't going to go for the job will back Da Vinci's bid for the job. And Kosmo and Leary find Sue, who they co-opt in their plan to sting Curtis. Sue quickly tells them about Curtis' blackmail of Councillor Pierce and the dope that was planted in Pierce's apartment.
Sat, Dec 6, 2003
For twenty years, Farris Dunlap has been threatened by Wendell Quinn, who believes Dunlap killed his brother, Roger. Dunlap denies even knowing the Quinn brothers. The latest round of threats started when Quinn was released from prison, he being there for manslaughter. This threat includes the mailing of a severed finger to Dunlap. On the flip side, Quinn states that Roger was a police informant who witnessed some wrong-doing by Dunlap. Just as Roger was supposed to testify, Wendell received the severed finger, which he knows belongs to his brother due to a scar. Roger's body was never found. Shannon and Williams speak to Clayton Hurley, the cop who led that case twenty years ago. After speaking to all involved, Shannon and Williams have a strong impression of who actually killed Roger Quinn. Da Vinci wants to hold an inquest into Darcy Charles' death. Because the autopsy came back as inconclusive, Da Vinci needs some material witnesses or some evidence of complaint by Charles herself. She never filed a police complaint but luckily did with lawyer, Phil Rosen. In reality, he wants to use this case as leverage both for pushing the issue of the safe injection site, and to bolster his run for the Chief of Police position. Kosmo and Leary set up the the beginnings of the sting on Curtis. They ask Sue to re-instigate her friendship with him so that she can monitor his movements. She does so as well as provides direct information and evidence of drug dealing by Curtis and Rick Prentice. They also decide to get to Councillor Pierce through Da Vinci. And Da Vinci investigates the death of a man found hanging within in the overhead stove exhaust of a restaurant kitchen.
Sat, Dec 13, 2003
A severed body is found by the railroad tracks, apparently run over by a train. It turns out to be a young teen-aged boy by the name of Shane Tyler. It sounds as if Shane was down by the tracks dealing drugs. Da Vinci learns that Shane came from a troubled home, and that his mother, Matty, is also a drug dealer. After the autopsy, Da Vinci further learns that Shane was chronically abused. Da Vinci is certain that Matty is his abuser. Although Da Vinci never confirms the root cause for Shane's death, he speculates Shane may have taken his own life to escape his abusive environment. Meanwhile, Shannon and Williams investigate the death of a young woman found inside a car. They learn from Taylor that the car, reported stolen, was earlier used in a bank robbery. Taylor identifies the deceased as Tanya Myers, who, with her husband Kent, is suspected in a swath of bank robberies in the American Pacific Northwest. In this case, a police officer shot at the departing vehicle, which apparently hit Tanya fatally. The Myers' modus operandi: Kent romances a bank teller, who unwittingly provides information about the bank itself. Taylor also provides information on the Myers that may link them to the James Toresi murder. Shannon and Williams now need to find Kent, who on the latest sighting has hijacked another vehicle with a young female hostage inside. Elsewhere, Da Vinci approaches Pierce about what he knows about Curtis' blackmail.
Sat, Jan 17, 2004
Kosmo and Leary investigate the death of Sarah Peters, her body found in the underground parking lot of her apartment building. They learn from William Chen that Peters was a material witness for the Crown in the homicide case against Roy Willetts. Chen also tells them that Willetts was incarcerated with Peters' estranged brother, Gary. Kosmo later also learns from Sue that someone is selling merchandise purchased with Sarah Peters' credit card. That someone is Dennis Lucas, who Kosmo and Leary pick up. Lucas admits that he knows who killed Sarah, but that the killer was hired by Roy's mother, Tammy. Lucas plea bargains - he'll help Kosmo and Leary trap Tammy into confessing. Meanwhile, Da Vinci and Shannon investigate the death of William Mattucci, who was found dead of stab wounds to the chest. According to his wife, he had a history of attempted suicides; the knife in his hand would indicate he took his own life. By circumstance, Constable Thurman notices blood stains in the bathroom of the Mattucci's downstairs tenant, Lena Whelan. The blood stains end up being more than meets the eye, which Whelan knows as she runs off during the investigation. The authorities find Whelan, who tells a story of domestic problems both in the Mattucci household and her own household which led to Mattucci's accidental death. Elsewhere, Da Vinci speaks to Joan Hanes, a witness in Darcy Charles' assault. Sue continues to assist Kosmo and Leary on the sting against Curtis. And Claire advises Da Vinci on a way to proceed with the safe injection site proposal, however it compromises his want for the Red Light District, at least for the immediate future.
Sat, Jan 24, 2004
Da Vinci investigates the deaths of Ray Stone and Gloria Keane. It looks to be a double suicide, with a succinct suicide note for the pair: "AIDS x 2". Some alarm bells ring in Da Vinci's head when he finds some prescription bottles for AIDS medication in their apartment, as the prescribing doctor is Gus Cook, whose license was once pulled by Da Vinci for malpractice and who Da Vinci is currently investigating concerning the recent death of a boxer. Meanwhile, a woman by the name of Kathleen Mills comes in to speak to Shannon and Williams because of her nightmares. Six months prior, she saw a decapitated head in a bucket in the van of the friend of her then boyfriend, Alvin Pike. The car belonged to Daryl Cunningham, the head she recognized as belonging to Daryl and Alvin's friend, Cory James. Since Alvin is currently incarcerated, Shannon and Williams decide to question Cunningham, who still owns the van. With much circumstantial evidence in hand, Shannon and Williams try to get Cunningham to break under interrogation. Shannon thinks he has a way to break Cunningham if he indeed did kill Cory. Elsewhere, Curtis is worried about Kenny Bell, a new drug dealer in town. Little does Curtis know that Bell is potentially more dangerous to him than meets the eye. Since Pierce didn't talk to Da Vinci, Kosmo and Leary decide to confront him about Curtis. The last piece in the Curtis investigation is the status of his new partner, Marla. Kosmo and Leary ask Taylor to find out which side of the Curtis fence Marla sits. Da Vinci and Kelly butt heads over Da Vinci's want to go to inquest over Darcy Charles' death, Kelly who sees Da Vinci not only ignoring hi advice but using the office to further his candidacy for the Police of Chief job. And the Mayor and Da Vinci agree on the location of the safe injection site, the Mayor however not being totally forthright with issues about the location.
Sat, Jan 31, 2004
The dead body of Robert Camden is found on the rocks offshore of Stanley Park. Da Vinci and the cops' first inclination is that his death is related to the fact that they are near a known gay stroll. Local reporter, Josh Warner, feeds the fire as he tells Da Vinci that the previous night, the police questioned but let go a bunch of rowdies in the area who were uttering gay slurs. The trail runs cold after speaking to all the known witnesses. But feathers are ruffled when the press runs with speculative stories. Kosmo and Leary investigate the death of a man on the top level of a double decker sightseeing bus. They learn he is Valery Titov, a pickpocket who looked like he was on the bus working. The autopsy discovers that he died swallowing a razor blade. Taylor tells them that the razor blade is a old pickpocketer's trick to cut purse straps. A witness also states that he saw Titov get assaulted on the bus, which may explain how he swallowed the razor. A necklace with a man-made stone stolen by Titov may lead them back to who assaulted and therefore killed Titov. And Da Vinci's wanted inquest on Darcy Charles' death faces a major obstacle when his only witness, Joan Hanes, is found dead of a drug overdose. But his run for the Police of Chief job gets a boost when McNab tells him of some skeletons in the closet of Lenny Banks, one of his chief competitors.
Sat, Feb 7, 2004
Da Vinci is involved in a vehicular hit and run traffic accident, the other vehicle doing the running. Da Vinci ends up with a gash on his head. There were two eyewitnesses, each with a different viewpoint of who caused the accident. Despite this bad start to his day, Da Vinci goes to work. His first case is that of Nick McLeod, who was found hanging in a new unoccupied house for sale. He is the realtor. He looks to have been squatting in the house. They later learn he was separated from his wife. But the unusual aspect of his death is that there is no physical way he could have hung himself with what evidence is at the scene. But they also find evidence of others who looked like they had been partying at the house. They later find Shawn Finch - one of the partiers - who tells them what he saw. Shannon and Williams investigate the death of Glen Bardsley, whose body is spotted underneath fallen leaves at the bottom of a ravine in a wooded area. Their investigation takes them to Bardsley's daughter and wife, the latter who is in a coma in an extended care facility. But Nina, one of the care nurses, knows more about what happened to Bardsley than she lets on. Meanwhile, Da Vinci has a run in with Police Constable Charlie Klotchko, Da Vinci not understanding what problem Klotchko has with him. Lenny Baker withdraws his candidacy for the Chief of Police job, McNab thinking that Da Vinci blabbed to someone about Baker's secret problem. Bell sets up his relationship with Rick Prentice in hopes of getting to Curtis. And Leary continues to live out of his truck parked down by the beach.
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Sat, Feb 21, 2004
A traffic incident occurs when a man driving a stolen vehicle stops an ambulance, the driver of the stolen vehicle, wielding a shotgun, demanding morphine from the paramedic. After the incident, the driver of the stolen vehicle flees on foot, leaving the vehicle behind. The ambulance delay causes the death of the elderly woman being transported. Fingerprints retrieved from the stolen vehicle indicate the driver is probably Douglas James Shelby, who kidnapped his young daughter, Jennifer, from his estranged wife, with Shelby and Jennifer in tow currently on the run. Shelby's wife hired Lawrence Doan, a private investigator, to track her husband and daughter. Doan has tracked Shelby to a local motel. When Shannon and Williams, the two working on this case for Homicide, arrive at the motel, they learn why Shelby stopped the ambulance in the first place. Meanwhile, Da Vinci investigates the death of a painter, who was found on fire on a mechanized swing stage, the platform on the ground at the time the death occurred. Da Vinci eventually finds a second building painter, also dead, on top of an adjacent trailer. It looks as if he was electrocuted. Da Vinci later learns that the painting company has a history of problems, one with the swing stage which may have led to the deaths. Elsewhere, Kosmo and Leary continue their sting on Curtis. They question Marla, who vows to "stay clear" when Curtis is eventually taken down. During this process, Curtis pulls a fast one on Prentice. And Da Vinci learns that Bill Jacobs has always had every intention of running for the Chief of Police job, despite telling Da Vinci the exact opposite. Da Vinci also learns the reason for Constable Charlie Klotchko's bad mouthing of him, which is related to Jacobs' run for the top cop job.
Sat, Mar 20, 2004
An eyewitness sees a car drive into False Creek. One male passenger in the vehicle managed to make it out of the water and flee the scene, whereas one female passenger drowned. The male ends up being university professor Harold Stanley Keller (it was his car), the deceased female one of his students named Ellen DeWitt. Shannon and Williams interrogate Keller, who initially tells a story of a purely innocent professor/student relationship and a malfunctioning car. After Shannon and Williams find some evidence to the contrary, Keller eventually tells them that he was meeting DeWitt to end a sexual relationship, but that the car going into the water was purely an accident. Danielle, a former roommate of DeWitt's also tell them that DeWitt was a controlling woman - "creepy" was the word Danielle used to describe DeWitt. But they still have to determine if the car going into the water was indeed an accident or done on purpose by Keller to get rid of his problem. Da Vinci investigates a naked dead body found near a water hazard of a golf course, he being soaking wet despite no rain, and his clothes piled nearby. The authorities discover that he is Leon Dean Barrett, his abandoned car found down the road. Ned Partridge, an eyewitness who called 911 tells them that he saw Barrett's car weaving erratically along the road. However, another eyewitness tells another story of seeing Barrett's car in a traffic confrontation with another vehicle, the driver of that vehicle who Da Vinci has already met. With Kosmo and Leary's investigation of Curtis, Curtis goes missing after the dope deal with Prentice. And using old style tactics, Shannon does Da Vinci an unspoken favor.
Sat, Apr 3, 2004
Sue stumbles into Rick Prentice's apartment and finds him dead. Totally freaked, she runs out, but the next day informs the authorities. During the investigation, Homicide - which includes Kosmo, Leary, Shannon and Williams - freeze Curtis out, who tries to get in on the premise that Rick was his informant. In reality, the Homicide detectives all know in their hearts that Curtis killed Rick. With Rick's murder, Councilor Pierce finally decides to talk to Homicide about being blackmailed by Curtis, and admittedly asking Curtis if he could make Rick just "go away". Kosmo and Leary ask Pierce if he is willing to assist in wearing a wire in his next meeting with Curtis. Curtis finally gets his in in the investigation when he catches up with Sue. He admits to her that he can and will make either her or Pierce take the fall for Rick's death. As such, a scared Sue agrees to cooperate with Curtis. Elsewhere, Da Vinci investigates a series of drug overdose deaths. It looks like there's some bad dope out on the street. He needs to find the supplier and get the dope off the street. The Mayor, having found some more money, gets closer to helping Da Vinci open the safe injection site. And Willa Edwards finds another witness for Da Vinci in the Darcy Charles beating, albeit a witness with a self-admitted bad history of his own.
Sat, Apr 3, 2004
With Williams away on another case in Seattle, Shannon is temporarily partnered with Donna. They are working on a case of a gunshot dead body washed ashore by the port, his face covered with a seven tentacled octopus. They discover he is Lawrence Brownfield, an American journalist. He apparently was working on a story about the drug trade and drug smuggling in and out of Vancouver. Shannon and Donna piece together the story and if it was somebody on the drug side of things who was not too happy about the story who killed him. Kosmo and Leary start their investigation on Rick Prentice's death, knowing in their hearts that Curtis is the murderer. Curtis threatens Sue to pin the murder on either her or Councilor Pierce. Sue, scared of Curtis, obliges by agreeing to plant a knife, the murder weapon, in Pierce's car. However Sue has other ideas of what to do with the knife. Despite these maneuverings, Curtis is feeling the pressure and is on the verge of a total meltdown. Kosmo and Leary don't yet have a solid case against Curtis but stumble across a stash of possible evidence in a garage Curtis is renting and in which he is storing many of his secret possessions. Pierce is also feeling the pressure as a suspect in Prentice's murder and his subsequent break up with Brenda. Da Vinci offers Pierce some emotional support before Pierce does something drastic. And in the lead up to the Chief of Police interviews, Da Vinci solicits advice and get conflicting information. Phil Rosen suggests he tread lightly around controversial issues, whereas the Mayor and Claire just tell him to "be himself". Da Vinci has a run-in with his primary rival, Sgt. Bill Jacobs, about the underhanded tactics he's used in the drive for the job. But after the interviews, it's up the the Police Board to decide between their two vastly different leading candidates.