"Honey, why did you change to another hotel? Did something happen this afternoon? Director Penny Marshall is a little worried. She is afraid that you have other ideas about the project."

Diane received Ronald's notice and went directly to the Wilshire Hotel to meet with Ronald. When the production cost of a movie exceeds tens of millions, there is great pressure to make back the money. Many times an executive changes his mind.

, or changes in the market situation will cause many changes, and it is not uncommon for projects to be suspended or even canceled.

Diane thought that Ronald was producing several movies at the same time and was afraid that he would be under financial pressure, so he took the initiative to ask. Penny Marshall had already told herself that she would advance and retreat with Diane.

"There is no problem, this is not what I am worried about... Diane, I have something to tell you, don't be nervous..." Ronald held Diane's shoulders, asked her to sit down on the sofa, and then

He told Diane about being bugged.

"Who would do this? Is it to eavesdrop on me?" Diane was a child star and had heard many rumors in the industry. She was not surprised when she heard this, but asked Ronald calmly.

"I don't know, there are a few suspects, they should be targeting me." Ronald continued to explain the situation. The wiretapping line was the hotel suite that Ronald rented for a long time, but there was no problem with Diane's apartment.

"Who could that be? I heard my father say that in Hollywood in the past, there would be some producers who were connected to the gangs who would do this. I didn't expect that someone would want to deal with you like this..." Diane gently touched Rona.

De visibly tense neck.

Ronald smelled Diane's perfume and felt inexplicably relaxed, "I should know who wants to know my business secrets tomorrow morning."

…

Ronald got up very early in the morning, waiting for news. He ate breakfast absent-mindedly when Diane called him, and poured the sugar cubes in his coffee into orange juice without realizing it.

Finally, at ten o'clock in the morning, the bodyguard Daniel called.

"We caught someone..."

"Great, who is it?"

"Somewhat unexpectedly, this person is from the Beverly Hills Police Department."

"ah?"

What happened was unexpected. Daniel's team set up an ambush at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. In the warehouse where the eavesdropping tape recorder was placed, the man they captured to exchange the tape turned out to be a civilian from the Beverly Hills Police Department.

agent.

When this man entered the hotel, he showed his police badge to the staff. Without much hindrance, he went to the warehouse behind the telephone exchange room. He opened the door to replace the old tapes on the recorder, and he happened to be caught with the stolen goods.

His name is Craig Stevens. After he was caught, he fiercely told Daniel's team to stay out of their own business. After seeing them calling the police, he didn't look nervous at all until he heard the news.

The uniformed patrol officer (a lower level than the plainclothes detective) arrived and proudly showed his police badge, saying that he was performing police duties.

Only when Daniel revealed that according to the law enforcement rules of the LAPD, if someone reports a serious crime to the police, regardless of whether the person arrested is a member of the law enforcement department, he needs to go to the police station to report, did this Craig Stevens reveal himself?

He looked surprised, he didn't expect the person coming to be an expert.

"Are you sure you want to do this? I have to remind you that although you have this power, if you do this, your boss will encounter a lot of inconveniences in the future." Craig Stevens is a very capable bluffer.

An old policeman, he just wanted to scare Daniel.

"You can talk to your lawyer about this." Daniel pushed him and indicated that he would follow him to supervise the law enforcement process of the Beverly Police Department.

The group had already gone to the Beverly Police Station with Craig Stevens and the uniformed patrol officers with the evidence obtained at the scene, and reported the matter to the Internal Affairs Department (a department that specializes in investigating police professional misconduct or criminal behavior).

department) complaints.

Ronald made a quick decision and could not let the suspect get away easily. He immediately called the gray-eyed Mickey Kent, a lawyer he knew well in Los Angeles, and asked him to go to the police station to put pressure on him as soon as possible and call his personal information immediately.

Lawyer Lindsay Dole asked her to come over and keep an eye on this troublesome matter.

As a victim, Ronald also came to the Beverly Hills Police Department. Accompanied by Mickey Kent, he made an investigation request to the sergeant of the Beverly Hills Police Department and informed his superior police officer.

Bureau.

The Beverly Hills Police Department is just like what was depicted in the famous blockbuster movie "Beverly Hills Cop". The entire police department is over-staffed, but they only deal with trivial cases and often help noble ladies.

Find a pet.

Craig Stevens is a relatively senior police detective. He started as a street patrolman and has reached his current position. He is considered an experienced old man. His partner is still a newcomer and listens to him in everything he wants.

Otherwise, he would not be allowed to act alone without his partner.

Therefore, when the entire police department learned that a Hollywood director had complained about Craig Stevens' eavesdropping, their first reaction was that it was impossible. The Beverly Hills Police Department has abundant funding sources, and the property taxes here are among the highest in the United States.

In the postal code area of ​​​​5, normal police detectives can do well without doing such dirty work.

Mickey Kent's gray eyes stared at the police chief who came over to explain to Ronald. The police chief's lips were chattering, trying to explain that this was probably a misunderstanding. He didn't want this matter to get bigger than that.

Were people from the Beverly Hills Police Department eavesdropping on Hollywood stars?

Celebrities are the bread and butter of their police stations. If they arouse the resentment of this group, his position will not last long.

"You know, my client's bodyguard took action after discovering the leak and being bugged. That Craig came over in the morning and went straight to the place where the recorder was placed. He obviously knew where and what was there." Kent was impatient.

Interrupting the Sheriff's speech, he stated Ronald's request directly.

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"Then what? Call the police so that your internal people can handle it easily?" Ronald stabbed angrily.

"Mr. Li, I have to say that this is a very baseless accusation..."

"What my client said is that your police station is not efficient in handling alarms..." Mickey must have stopped Ronald a little and signaled that he would handle it.

"In any case, this matter should be handed over to the police." The police chief still wanted to argue. At this time, the phone rang.

"I think that's a call for you." Attorney Mickey Kent narrowed his eyes and said to the police chief.

"Ah?" Sure enough, the subordinate transferred the phone, "Hello, this is John."

"John, this is Ira Reiner, the prosecutor of Los Angeles County. I received a complaint from a citizen that your police officers were eavesdropping on a famous Hollywood director?"

In Los Angeles, unlike New York, the county district attorney's office has a large jurisdiction, including the area where Beverly Hills is located.

The prosecutor (DA) is an elected position and will not miss this opportunity to establish his upright image.

Early in the morning, Ella Reiner received a call from Mickey Kent, a lawyer with whom she had dealt with many times. This time, instead of standing opposite her and causing trouble, he sent him a favor.

"Yes, sir, we will handle this matter according to standard procedures and initiate an internal investigation. Yes, I will send regular investigation progress reports to my superiors and the District Attorney's Office..."

The sergeant put down the phone, rubbed his fat face, changed his face, smiled at Ronald, "Don't worry, whether it is done by someone inside us or someone outside, we are very concerned about this kind of invasion of celebrities' privacy."

We will investigate everything according to standard procedures and we will definitely give you the truth."

Ronald got a satisfactory result, stood up, shook hands with the police chief, said a few polite words, and then walked out with his lawyer and bodyguard.

"Hey, these big Hollywood celebrities always feel like someone is interested in their private lives. You know, I'm just there to investigate another case."

Craig Stevens is a veteran. The person responsible for guarding him this time was a female police officer, and he was not handcuffed. He was still showing off his seniority, drinking coffee and chatting with the female police officer.

"Really? Have you met a lot of celebrities, Craig?" The policewoman didn't know the seriousness, thinking it was another case of Hollywood stars bullying others. Many residents of Beverly Hills are movie stars, so for little ones like them,

It can be said that the police do not have much respect.

Just as Ronald and his group walked out and passed the detention room, Ronald saw Craig who was still sitting with his legs crossed and drinking coffee. He stopped and looked at the police chief, as if asking, "This is it?"

What is your standard procedure?”

The old police chief had no expression on his face. He just waved to the police officers from the Internal Investigation Department who came with him. Two police officers with different signs came forward. One put handcuffs on Craig, and the other read out his powers.

and internal investigation process.

"John, is this necessary?" Craig Stevens motioned to the sergeant.

"The police union will arrange a lawyer for you, if you can't hire a lawyer yourself..." the police chief replied expressionlessly.

"I have a lawyer and I want to call him." Craig Stevens, an old bastard, finally realized something was wrong and immediately asked to call a lawyer, then kept silent.

Ronald smiled slightly, didn't say much, and rushed to CAA with everyone else. There was another ambush place there.

"Nothing was discovered, no wiretaps, no tape recorders, no bugs in the office."

The team that came to CAA thoroughly checked multiple agents' offices and their phone lines. Nothing was found.

"Is it really not there, or are we making too much noise and being discovered?" There is a fountain outside the CAA building designed by I.M. Pei, where Ronald talks to Niceta and others.

"The two situations you mentioned are possible. In addition, it is also possible that two groups of people did it." Daniel communicated with the team here for a long time and came over to report the technical findings to Ronald.

"It seems that there are no traces on the lines in Mr. Niceta's and Richard's offices. This shows that they may not be using the same method as the hotel eavesdropping. There is no doubt about the leak, and we will continue to look for it.

What went wrong.”

"What do you think the problem will be?" Niceta was very annoyed that his office was bugged. He didn't find out the reason and didn't want to appear in the new office until he took action.

"The switches in the new office building are unified in one place, and the lines were laid out before the decoration. If you want to know the reason, you have to go there to investigate. Another possibility is your telephone recording system. I noticed

You are still using a simple six-digit password, which can be easily cracked or manipulated at the switch end."

"You mean, our phone messages were eavesdropped?" Paula Wagner's expression changed.

"This possibility cannot be ruled out. In fact, we think this is the most likely possibility. Your answering machine is very busy..."

"Shxt!", even Richard's expression changed at this time. Agents are usually very busy at work, and they are not like Ovitz. They have several secretaries to serve them. Many times they can't answer the phone, so they rely on the answering machine.

Record customer messages.

Every day, no matter where they are, they have to call the office regularly and enter their passwords to listen to which customers have left messages during this period. If their passwords are cracked, they can seamlessly listen to all customer messages.

Moreover, six-digit passwords are not much more complicated. For example, Niceta and Paula Wagner used their son's birthday as a password.

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