[Stottlemeyer and Disher find Nikolai Petroff, as he tends to one of the leopards]
Lt. Randall Disher: Nikolai Petroff?
Nikolai Petroff: Who's asking? [Disher flashes his badge]
Lt. Randall Disher: This shiny little piece of metal's asking. Are you Nikolai Petroff?
Nikolai Petroff: Are you trying to scare me, huh? This pussycat weighs a couple of hundred pounds. It could rip me apart in a heartbeat! I ain't scared of her. [laughs] You think I'm scared of you? [Stottlemeyer steps in front of Randy]
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer: Excuse me. You may not be scared of the Lieutenant, but you've got plenty of reason to be scared of me, 'cause I got a little cage like that downtown. It's not much bigger than that, actually, and it's not a whole lot friendlier, and if you obstruct my investigation, sir, for one moment further, you're going to spend some time in it. What's your name?
Nikolai Petroff: Yeah, okay. I'm Nikolai Petroff. Can we make this fast? I have a show in thirty minutes.
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer: You're not going to cancel the show after what happened?
Nikolai Petroff: Most people around here are celebrating.
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer: Really? I take it Sergei wasn't very well-liked?
Nikolai Petroff: Not by me. Well, it's no secret. You're going to find out anyway. Until last week, I was with Ariana.
Lt. Randall Disher: The woman he was with last night.
Nikolai Petroff: To hell with both of them.
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer: What is it you do around here?
Nikolai Petroff: I'm a wrangler. Anton the Great goes into the cage. I watch his back.
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer: You watch his back, so you've got a gun in case there's a problem.
Nikolai Petroff: That's right.
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer: And that gun's a .454 Ruger Casull?
Nikolai Petroff: That's right.
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer: Can we see it, please?
[He pulls down the tarp of his case and notice that someone has smashed the lock]
Nikolai Petroff: What happened?
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer: You don't know?
Nikolai Petroff: I swear to God I checked it last night. [He goes for the trunk, but Randy steps in and takes over. He bends down, and with an orchestrated manuever to barely touch the sides to avoid prints, he pops the trunk]
Lt. Randall Disher: Sir, sir, just step back, please. [The spot for the gun is empty. All that is present is an indentation in the shape of a revolver]
Nikolai Petroff: Where is it?
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer: I was hoping you could tell me. Phone it in, get S.I.D. down here right away. You, sir, are going to have to find somebody else to feed your kitty cat. You're coming with me.
Lt. Randall Disher: Nikolai Petroff?
Nikolai Petroff: Who's asking? [Disher flashes his badge]
Lt. Randall Disher: This shiny little piece of metal's asking. Are you Nikolai Petroff?
Nikolai Petroff: Are you trying to scare me, huh? This pussycat weighs a couple of hundred pounds. It could rip me apart in a heartbeat! I ain't scared of her. [laughs] You think I'm scared of you? [Stottlemeyer steps in front of Randy]
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer: Excuse me. You may not be scared of the Lieutenant, but you've got plenty of reason to be scared of me, 'cause I got a little cage like that downtown. It's not much bigger than that, actually, and it's not a whole lot friendlier, and if you obstruct my investigation, sir, for one moment further, you're going to spend some time in it. What's your name?
Nikolai Petroff: Yeah, okay. I'm Nikolai Petroff. Can we make this fast? I have a show in thirty minutes.
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer: You're not going to cancel the show after what happened?
Nikolai Petroff: Most people around here are celebrating.
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer: Really? I take it Sergei wasn't very well-liked?
Nikolai Petroff: Not by me. Well, it's no secret. You're going to find out anyway. Until last week, I was with Ariana.
Lt. Randall Disher: The woman he was with last night.
Nikolai Petroff: To hell with both of them.
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer: What is it you do around here?
Nikolai Petroff: I'm a wrangler. Anton the Great goes into the cage. I watch his back.
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer: You watch his back, so you've got a gun in case there's a problem.
Nikolai Petroff: That's right.
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer: And that gun's a .454 Ruger Casull?
Nikolai Petroff: That's right.
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer: Can we see it, please?
[He pulls down the tarp of his case and notice that someone has smashed the lock]
Nikolai Petroff: What happened?
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer: You don't know?
Nikolai Petroff: I swear to God I checked it last night. [He goes for the trunk, but Randy steps in and takes over. He bends down, and with an orchestrated manuever to barely touch the sides to avoid prints, he pops the trunk]
Lt. Randall Disher: Sir, sir, just step back, please. [The spot for the gun is empty. All that is present is an indentation in the shape of a revolver]
Nikolai Petroff: Where is it?
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer: I was hoping you could tell me. Phone it in, get S.I.D. down here right away. You, sir, are going to have to find somebody else to feed your kitty cat. You're coming with me.
[Stottlemeyer and Disher find Nikolai Petroff, as he tends to one of the leopards]
Lt. Randall Disher: Nikolai Petroff?
Nikolai Petroff: Who's asking? [Disher flashes his badge]
Lt. Randall Disher: This shiny little piece of metal's asking. Are you Nikolai Petroff?
Nikolai Petroff: Are you trying to scare me, huh? This pussycat weighs a couple of hundred pounds. It could rip me apart in a heartbeat! I ain't scared of her. [laughs] You think I'm scared of you? [Stottlemeyer steps in front of Randy]
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer: Excuse me. You may not be scared of the Lieutenant, but you've got plenty of reason to be scared of me , 'cause I got a little cage like that downtown. It's not much bigger than that, actually, and it's not a whole lot friendlier, and if you obstruct my investigation, sir, for one moment further, you're going to spend some time in it. What's your name?
Nikolai Petroff: Yeah, okay. I'm Nikolai Petroff. Can we make this fast? I have a show in thirty minutes.
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer: You're not going to cancel the show after what happened?
Nikolai Petroff: Most people around here are celebrating.
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer: Really? I take it Sergei wasn't very well-liked?
Nikolai Petroff: Not by me. Well, it's no secret. You're going to find out anyway. Until last week, I was with Ariana.
Lt. Randall Disher: The woman he was with last night.
Nikolai Petroff: To hell with both of them.
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer: What is it you do around here?
Nikolai Petroff: I'm a wrangler. Anton the Great goes into the cage. I watch his back.
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer: You watch his back, so you've got a gun in case there's a problem.
Nikolai Petroff: That's right.
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer: And that gun's a .454 Ruger Casull?
Nikolai Petroff: That's right.
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer: Can we see it, please?
[He pulls down the tarp of his case and notice that someone has smashed the lock]
Nikolai Petroff: What happened?
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer: You don't know?
Nikolai Petroff: I swear to God I checked it last night. [He goes for the trunk, but Randy steps in and takes over. He bends down, and with an orchestrated manuever to barely touch the sides to avoid prints, he pops the trunk]
Lt. Randall Disher: Sir, sir, just step back, please. [The spot for the gun is empty. All that is present is an indentation in the shape of a revolver]
Nikolai Petroff: Where is it?
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer: I was hoping you could tell me. Phone it in, get S.I.D. down here right away. You, sir, are going to have to find somebody else to feed your kitty cat. You're coming with me.
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