 Lewis ( Clark Johnson ) and Crosetti ( Jon Polito ) investigate the fatal shooting of a man , who was apparently killed for a $ 1 @.@ 49 pen . Lewis believes there must be more to the story , refusing to believe a pen is worth killing for . When they search suspect Mitchell Forman 's ( Sal S. Koussa ) apartment , they find thousands of pens , many of which line the walls like bizarre decorations . Lewis later finds Forman at the police station , where he originally planned to turn himself in , but instead went up to the roof to commit suicide . Lewis lures Forman away from the ledge by enticing him with a beautiful golden pen , which belonged to Lewis ' deceased grandmother . Forman is taken into custody . Later , Lewis still cannot believe someone would kill over a pen , but Gee ( Yaphet Kotto ) suggests it is no worse than killing over a car or woman . Lewis , determined not to develop such a strong attachment to a material item , gives his grandmother 's pen to Felton ( Daniel Baldwin ) . 
