The Line-Up - The Cop Killer

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Detective Ben Guthrie escorts the elderly witness Charlie to the viewing area at the police line-up for the identification of suspects in the murder of an undercover narcotics officer named Fisher. At the end of the session, a Police Sergeant takes Charlie to look at some mug shots, while Ben goes to see Captain Bill Walters. Bill asks "did old Charlie identify any of them?" Ben replies "no, but we will keep trying. I'll have the boys keep calling him in. Charlie can keep looking at every narcotics suspect we've got. Are you sure this old bum can identify the three men?" Bill says "Charlie says he can, but I don't know. He was under the bridge when the car pulled up and stopped". Ben asks "did he actually see the men kill Fisher?" Bill says "no, but he heard the shot, looked up, and saw the three men lift Fisher over the railing and drop him into the riverbed".