(LAS VEGAS) POLICE DEPARTMENT - BRASS' OFFICE - DAY]
(Brass is working when his phone rings. My daughter Ellie and her friend Dakota were out partying and Dakota got in some guy's car. Ellie was able to pull a partial. Annie Cramer: Doesn't look good for Ellie's friend. Brass: Hey, Jim Brass. Warrick: (to Brass) Remember, what happens in L.A., stays in L.A.
(Warrick leaves. Annie Cramer: Jimmy, what are you hoping to find in there? You got to bring your own guy? This friend worth going to prison for? Can you do me a favor? HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION PEND. Entered by Matt Glazer, LAPD. Just means he helped clean up. Warrick: Who do you see? (He hits her with the handle of the gun.) Brass: You know, the only record of this investigation is in that envelope, and half the evidence collection won't stand up in court, so it's your call.
Plan: A: Captain Jim Brass; Q: Who is the captain of the police department that Ellie asks to investigate her friend's disappearance? A: a favor; Q: Why does Ellie ask Jim Brass to investigate her friend's disappearance? A: the help; Q: What does Warrick provide to Brass? A: a conference; Q: Why was Warrick in LA? A: LAPD; Q: What department does Warrick work for? A: his investigation; Q: What is interrupted by higher powers? A: Ellie's friend's murderer; Q: Who does Jim Brass find? A: the perpetrator; Q: Who is not brought to trial? A: trial; Q: What is the only thing Brass is unable to bring the murderer to? A: Las Vegas; Q: Where does Jim Brass return to after his investigation is unsuccessful? Summary: Captain Jim Brass travels to LA after Ellie asks for a favor in investigating her friend's disappearance. There, with the help of Warrick, who is in LA for a conference and a friend in LAPD, Brass finds his investigation interrupted by higher powers. While he and Warrick are ultimately able to find Ellie's friend's murderer, Brass is unable to bring the perpetrator to trial. Disappointed, he leaves LA and returns to Las Vegas.