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00:05Okay, eight-hour guard rotation, three-level alarm system, infrared cameras.
00:09Child's playing, my darling.
00:11Getting in, yes.
00:12But getting out?
00:13Sneaking an elephant past airport security.
00:15Oh, now what kind of attitude is that?
00:18Realistic.
00:19All right, kids, let's keep it positive.
00:21That's right.
00:22If we don't figure out a way to get the diamond out, we all got a ticket to Gideon Varga's
00:25meat locker.
00:26Oh, that reminds me.
00:27I've got to pound my cutlets.
00:30Mom, why do we have five place sittings here?
00:32There's only four of us.
00:36Are we expecting someone?
00:42Happy birthday, pumpkin?
00:51Surprise!
00:52Happy birthday!
00:53No.
00:54What do you mean, no?
00:55The reports of my birthday have been greatly exaggerated.
00:58Oh, but your cousin Cheyenne said...
01:00Oh, that was a teensy white lie.
01:02Forgive me, kind sir.
01:03So lovely to meet you.
01:04Yes, of course.
01:05How was your flight in from Ohio?
01:07Oh, smooth as mashed potatoes on a Sunday.
01:09Cheyenne!
01:10What have you done?
01:11Well, as long as I was in town to celebrate George's release, I figured I'd make a real
01:16party of it.
01:17And I knew you wouldn't want to impose on your colleagues, so I invited Detective Ellis
01:20myself.
01:21My little fib was just to keep it a surprise for you.
01:25Congratulations!
01:25Congratulations!
01:26You succeeded!
01:28Well, so thoughtful, please.
01:30Of course.
01:34Now, I believe you know everyone else.
01:38Ellis!
01:39What a surprise!
01:40What do you say?
01:42Believe me, I'm the surprised one.
01:43Okay, Cheyenne told me that it was Max's birthday.
01:45Cheyenne!
01:46Oh, you naughty little scam.
01:48I'm guilty as charged.
01:50Would you be a dear and find somewhere to put these?
01:53Don't tempt me.
01:53Hey, cuz, can I talk to you for a minute?
01:57Now, Max, it would be rude to leave our gift.
02:00Yeah, he'll be fine.
02:04Are you insane?
02:06No, I am Cheyenne from suburban Ohio, your third cousin twice removed on Vivian's side.
02:12You are Vivian.
02:13No, I am not.
02:14Not tonight.
02:15Also, I run a novelty mug shop.
02:17Of course you do.
02:18Oh, gosh.
02:19That little vein in your neck is throbbing.
02:22Maybe it's because you invited my partner to our felony-fueled strategy dinner.
02:26I knew you'd react that way, which is why I kept it a secret.
02:29Just tell me.
02:30Why?
02:31Because I wanted to meet the man for whom you gave up millions, and maybe run a little
02:37in-person background check of my own.
02:39If we're pulling a con, and you're working with a cop, I need to vet him.
02:43I vet him every day.
02:44I'm sure you do.
02:46And I don't blame you.
02:47He is really cute.
02:48Kind of like a Labrador.
02:50You just want to cuddle.
02:54How about that local sports team?
02:57Which one?
03:00How are things at the office?
03:01Good, yeah.
03:02Robbery, arson, murder, the usual.
03:04No, it's good to stay busy.
03:06Yeah.
03:08I brought a gift for our guest of honor.
03:13For me?
03:14Back home, I run a novelty mug store.
03:16You shouldn't have.
03:20Is Bresso the right to remain silent?
03:23That's, uh, that's something.
03:26Thank you so much.
03:27So tell me about you.
03:29I have never met a real detective before.
03:31Ah, well, it's not much to say, really.
03:34Oh, come on.
03:35Your job must be so great.
03:37Yeah, Cheyenne, I'm sure Ellis doesn't want to talk shop.
03:39Oh, okay.
03:41Well, what about your personal life?
03:44Do you live alone?
03:45Um, we are actually in the middle of a tough case right now.
03:49Yes, it's a murder that's unresolved, unfortunately.
03:52Ooh, exciting.
03:54Tell me more.
03:55I guess it wouldn't hurt to talk it through.
03:58Okay, fine.
03:59But it stays here, okay?
04:01Sure.
04:02This all started when we got called at this luxury penthouse.
04:11Wow.
04:12Color me impressed and underdressed.
04:15Uh, a view like this comes with a steep price tag.
04:18Eh, details, schmichels.
04:19I once had a penthouse in Prague for six weeks until the owners came back and noticed.
04:24Hey, you two.
04:25Nothing says good morning like a human teabag.
04:28What do we got, Olive?
04:29Sylvia Redfern.
04:31Five-star view, one-star ending.
04:35Looks like we got ourselves a hot tub death machine.
04:46I hate hot tub corpses.
04:48Too pruny?
04:49The water temperature always screws with my time of death estimate.
04:52What about cause of death?
04:54Electrocution, I think.
04:55Once I get around this lab, I look for signs of myocardial damage and fibrillation.
05:00Not to mention rhabdomyolysis.
05:01Once again for the cheap seats?
05:02Heart and muscle damage.
05:04So?
05:05You think it was a suicide?
05:06Why don't you tell me?
05:07After you take a look at that.
05:16Looks like the base brick lived here on this table.
05:19So what, Sylvia just picked up the stereo, walked into the hot tub and dropped it in?
05:22That's one hell of a bath bomb.
05:24We need to talk to whoever found the body.
05:27You know, at first I thought she was sleeping.
05:29Then I got closer and her eyes were just staring.
05:33It was horrible.
05:34Sorry?
05:35Did you know her well?
05:37Yeah.
05:37A little.
05:38She was a really nice lady.
05:40Not like some of the other tenants who treat the concierge like garbage.
05:43You said you found her at 3.30 a.m.
05:45Now, what were you doing in her unit that early in the morning?
05:48I misread for an order.
05:49Takeout food around 3 a.m.
05:51Okay.
05:51Is that usual for her?
05:53Whenever she worked late, which it was a lot, but she called down to my desk to let me know
05:57it was coming.
05:57Okay.
05:58So what happened when the food arrived?
05:59I buzzed up.
06:00No answer.
06:01So I came up, knocked, still no answer.
06:04And that's when you used your master key?
06:06I was worried.
06:07I wanted to check on her.
06:09So I came in, called out.
06:10That's when I heard the hot tub jets.
06:12So I went out to the patio and that's when I found her.
06:18And then I called you guys.
06:20Okay, Leon, that all sounds reasonable.
06:22So what aren't you telling us?
06:27I turned the hot tub jets off.
06:28I'm sorry.
06:29I have watched enough TV to know you're not supposed to touch anything on a crime scene,
06:33but she was sitting there, dead, and the water was bubbling.
06:37It just, it felt indecent.
06:39Did you touch anything else?
06:40No, nothing.
06:41I swear.
06:42Did Ms. Redfern have any visitors before you came up here?
06:45None.
06:46Couldn't someone have just come up through the parking garage or the back door?
06:49No, anyone who comes up has to go by my desk to get to the elevator.
06:52And you believed him?
06:54What if he's lying?
06:55You need a key card to access the private elevator to the penthouse.
06:58Nobody used it until Leon went up and discovered the body.
07:01So maybe the killer snuck up the stairwell.
07:03The exit doors on the lobby level are locked.
07:05And they're only accessible as emergency exits from the inside.
07:08But even those doors open would have triggered the alarm.
07:10Huh.
07:11So maybe it was a suicide.
07:12Oh, please.
07:13Why not?
07:13Well, who orders food at 3 a.m. and then pulls the plug on their own life?
07:18Depends.
07:19Where did she order from?
07:20Miho and Feth.
07:21She ordered the miso black card.
07:23What's the truffle soy pearls?
07:24Is there any other way?
07:25Well, that's interested.
07:26Nobody orders from Miho and then kills himself before the food arrives.
07:29Usually they wait until after the check comes.
07:32So, was that right?
07:33Is it a murder?
07:34Okay, just hold it right there, cuz.
07:36We're telling a story.
07:37Now, obviously the radio didn't jump off the table into the tub by itself.
07:40But if Sylvia didn't do it...
07:42Then somebody else did.
07:43But you said no one else entered the condo.
07:45Oh, CCTV?
07:46No.
07:46I scrubbed through all the footage, every building, entrance, nothing.
07:49The concierge was right.
07:50Nobody went up.
07:51Or in, or out.
07:52It's an impossible crime.
07:54Nonsense.
07:54In our somewhat checkered careers, we've done the impossible several times.
07:58He's right.
07:58Everything has an explanation, just like any magic trick.
08:01Which brings us to motive.
08:03Now, at that point, we needed to figure out what kind of person Sylvia Redfern really was.
08:08Who'd want to kill her?
08:09I've been her project coordinator for the last five years.
08:13I've seen her help so many people.
08:15Like charity work?
08:16Um, no.
08:18Sylvia never did anything for free.
08:19She was an agent of confidential interests, specializing in high-level contingencies and solutions.
08:25So she was a fixer.
08:26Is that true, Adrian?
08:28That's the colloquial term.
08:30When the lives of the rich and famous implode, they came running to Sylvia for help.
08:34Like Olivia Pope, but with less screen time.
08:36Exactly.
08:37Did you ever hear the scandal involving the Prince of Bulgaria?
08:41No.
08:42That's the point.
08:43Sylvia made problems vanish.
08:45And when they went away, they stayed gone.
08:47Did you notice a change in her mood lately?
08:48Was she upset or anxious about anything?
08:51Not at all.
08:51It was business usual around here.
08:53She'd work like a dog all day and then soak and sip in the hot tub.
08:56I can definitely get on board with the second part of that lifestyle.
08:59So this hot tub thing, it was her nightly routine?
09:02Yeah.
09:02Some nibbles, bit of bubbly, and, uh, Aretha cranked up on the box.
09:07Was Sylvia fixing anyone else recently?
09:10Her current client was Spencer Thorne.
09:12The tech billionaire?
09:14Mm-hmm.
09:15He'd hired Sylvia to consult on a, uh, sensitive matter.
09:18What, did the AI run amok?
09:19Are we all doomed?
09:20If you want specifics, you'll have to talk to the gentleman himself.
09:27Spencer Thorne.
09:28Wealthy, powerful, intimidating.
09:30Sounds like your standard Silicon Valley Batman.
09:33Wait a minute.
09:34I remember Jessica mentioning that she wrote a piece on Thorne a while back.
09:37Ooh.
09:38Time to phone a friend.
09:39Okay, hold your horses.
09:40Who is Jessica?
09:41She's Alice's girlfriend.
09:43And a very talented investigative reporter.
09:45Oh, isn't that nice?
09:47How long have y'all been seeing each other?
09:50Is it serious?
09:50You know what else is serious?
09:52Murder.
09:53So we called Jessica because she had some inside scoop on Spencer Thorne.
09:57When I did background on Thorne for my story, I expected to find a trail of scorched earth
10:01behind him.
10:01It certainly wouldn't be surprising.
10:03But I discovered that he's really mellowed over the years.
10:06Yeah.
10:07A few billion does tend to take the edge off.
10:09No, it's more than that.
10:10It's his wife, Margot Thorne.
10:12The one who's always giving money away to everybody?
10:14What, everybody?
10:14I didn't get any.
10:15You don't like people in need, Max.
10:17Sorry, Jess.
10:18You were saying?
10:18Margot is a philanthropic powerhouse.
10:20Global charities, wildlife conservation, supporting the welfare and education of kids in developing
10:25countries.
10:26The list goes on.
10:26But some say her greatest achievement was rebranding her husband.
10:30Mm, so she tamed the tiger?
10:31Let's just say she brought out Spencer's softer side.
10:34They formed an international foundation together, and now he travels everywhere with her.
10:38He was just in South Africa, helping to dig the foundation of a new school.
10:41So a billionaire not afraid to get his hands dirty.
10:43And that's the only dirt you'll find on him.
10:45Mm-hmm.
10:45No scandal, no fun.
10:47So why would a squeaky clean guy like Spencer Thorne need to hire some high-powered fixer?
11:04If I die here, bear me by a koi pond with a spritz of Henri Jacques.
11:09What?
11:11Exactly.
11:19Margot Thorne?
11:21Yes?
11:22Detective Ellis.
11:23And Max.
11:24Police?
11:25Is this about Sylvia Redfern?
11:27We were so saddened to hear the news.
11:29So you knew her?
11:30Me only by reputation.
11:31But my husband hired her recently.
11:34He'd be able to tell you more?
11:35And where might we find him?
11:36Out back.
11:37He's putting Captain Jack through his morning paces.
11:40Captain Jack?
11:41We call him Captain Jack because he's got some serious swagger.
11:45But also, he was found injured on the shore, and my wife loves to rescue animals for her wildlife charity.
11:50She likes to imagine that Jack survived a dramatic shipwreck, so Captain Jack.
11:55Is he supposed to be judging me?
11:56Because if so, he's nailing it.
11:58Jack is actually quite friendly.
12:00He's become part of our rescue family here on the estate.
12:03And Jeb takes care of them all.
12:05We got a llama, sea turtle, lemur.
12:09That's a lot of poop logistics.
12:11You must have a spreadsheet and a strong stomach.
12:13Why don't we walk?
12:15Still can't quite believe it.
12:17Sylvia was a force of nature.
12:19Can we ask what made you hire, Miss Redfern?
12:22Considering throwing my hat in the ring for city mayor, and I asked Sylvia to look into my competition.
12:26You suspected some of the candidates were less than squeaky clean?
12:30This city isn't the same place that I once fell in love with.
12:33It is darker, unsettled.
12:34I don't need to tell the two of you that just last election, there was a corrupt police commissioner running
12:39for office.
12:40Oh, that.
12:41Where were you when Sylvia died?
12:43When was that exactly?
12:44Approximately 3.30 a.m. this morning.
12:46I would have been fast asleep in my downtown apartment.
12:48This place didn't have enough bedrooms?
12:50If I have early morning meetings, I often stay downtown.
12:53But my building doorman can confirm.
12:55And your wife, she was with you?
12:56She was here, hosting a fundraiser for one of her charities.
12:59But why does any of this matter?
13:01Of course, Sylvia's death was surely a tragic accident or suicide?
13:06Suicide?
13:07What makes you say that?
13:08She dealt with a lot of very toxic people, which I imagine would be quite stressful.
13:12I wouldn't be surprised if it all just became too much.
13:16Well, I'm sorry to inform you, but our initial investigations concluded that Miss Redfern was murdered.
13:20What?
13:22Who on earth would want to kill her?
13:24Well, we were hoping you could help us out with that.
13:26You were her only current client, and high-profile rug sweepers like that sometimes gain a lot of enemies.
13:32Maybe one of your mayoral competitors discovered that she was looking into them.
13:36You know, the last time we spoke, Sylvia said that she had found some dirt on one of the other
13:41candidates.
13:42Did she say who it was?
13:43No, we were going to meet in a couple of days once she confirmed her suspicions.
13:47Maybe one of them decided to skip the debate and head straight to homicide.
13:53Twelve candidates?
13:54Does a job come with a tiara and free dental?
13:56A lot of people are attracted to positions of power.
13:58It's not just about the perks.
13:59Yeah, and moths are attracted to flames.
14:01Doesn't mean we put them in charge of utilities.
14:06The forensic report is back.
14:08Looks like the lab matched a set of prints from the murder scene.
14:11Did they get an ID?
14:11Oh, yeah. Suddenly, Mr. Background Character is looking mighty suspicious.
14:25Detectives. Sorry, I was just turning off the lights.
14:28I hope that's okay.
14:29You know what's not okay? Lying to us.
14:31Turns out your real name is Oren Clist.
14:34Two-time convicted felon with a history of breaking and entering.
14:36I can explain.
14:36There'll be plenty of time for that.
14:37Congrats, Oren. You just bought yourself a windowless room with buzzing lights and no snacks.
14:43Turn around. Put your hands behind your back.
14:55Look, we both know you could have easily hacked into the private elevator security system.
14:59To hide the fact that you went up to Sylvia Redfern's penthouse earlier than you claimed.
15:03No.
15:03And your fingerprints were on the radio that electrocuted her.
15:06I thought...
15:07How do you explain that?
15:07I helped her put together patio furniture.
15:11And she let me play my music while I worked.
15:13You know what I think?
15:14I think you got this job under a fake name to hide your criminal record.
15:17And then Sylvia found out about it, so you killed her.
15:19No.
15:19I would never hurt Sylvia.
15:22She changed my life.
15:24How'd she do that?
15:25I got into trouble, and Sylvia helped me put my past behind me.
15:29You hired her as a fixer?
15:30We met at her law firm when she was a hotshot litigator, and I was one of their charity pro
15:35bono cases.
15:36She got me a reduced sentence, but when I got out, I couldn't get a job.
15:39Sylvia is the one who helped me.
15:40She helped you change your name and got you a job as concierge at her building.
15:45Without her, I can't imagine where I would be today.
15:49So you're sticking with the story, huh?
15:50I swear, I was at my desk all night until I went up to her apartment with her usual
15:55Thursday food order.
15:58He was telling the truth.
16:00We checked the security footage at Sylvia's apartment building the night she was killed,
16:02and Leon was sitting at his desk when the killer dropped the radio into the hot tub.
16:05It created a power search.
16:07We saw the lobby lights flicker at the exact same time.
16:09So no way Leon could have murdered Sylvia.
16:12Ma'am, I told you, we have not yet located the source of the space alien lasers.
16:17Absolutely, you'll be my first call.
16:19All right, after I alert Captain Kirk, what's up?
16:22I hate a full moon.
16:24Listen to these.
16:25A portal opened up next to a Denny's.
16:28A time traveler's stuck in a port-a-potty.
16:30Something reeks about that.
16:31And my neighbor is a succubus, so.
16:34I'm actually going to check that one out.
16:36It's your usual full moon frequent flyers.
16:40Crazy town, how can I help you?
16:43Anyways, what about the list of candidates Sylvia Redfern was looking into?
16:48Which means we needed to talk to all of them.
16:51So how do you get a politician to spill their deepest, darkest secrets?
16:55All it took was a few hair and makeup changes, and once they started talking, they wouldn't stop sharing.
17:01Honey, I totally believe you.
17:03I mean, who hasn't sleepwalked in the middle of the day, out to the pool, then fallen onto the pool
17:06boy, naked?
17:08Don't worry, my child.
17:10Sister Maria Ignacia knows lots of people in their late 30s who live in their parents' basement
17:14and still sleep with a teddy bear called Mr. Snuggles.
17:17Is it wrong you use taxpayer money to redecorate your office in tribute to Downton Abbey?
17:23I think it's smashing!
17:26If these are the best and brightest the city has to offer, I may have to run for mayor.
17:31Ooh, can I be your campaign manager?
17:33Mmm.
17:33But you need a good campaign slogan.
17:36Ooh, I got it.
17:37Ricky for mayor.
17:37Less scandal, more sparkle.
17:40Or, vote for me, I'll give this town the spanking it deserves.
17:43That might be a tad too much for the ma and pa voter.
17:46You're right.
17:46Ooh, I got it.
17:48Vote for Ricky.
17:49He's never held office, but he has been escorted out of them.
17:52Okay, guys, let's focus here.
17:54Come on.
17:56I really don't think inviting Alice was such a good idea, Viv.
18:00I knew you'd feel that way.
18:01That's why I didn't tell you.
18:02One of us slips up our entire diamond heist, goes up in flames along with our lives.
18:06You don't trust him?
18:07Of course I do.
18:08But in his world, not in ours.
18:10Oh, no, I didn't mean that.
18:11I mean with our daughter.
18:12Oh, Alice is more of the good guys.
18:14I know we'll always have Max's back.
18:15But they're not together, Viv.
18:17Oh, please, look at them.
18:21He's a cop.
18:22She's a con.
18:23You were a scrapper.
18:24I was a socialite.
18:25How many people told us it wouldn't work?
18:28And yet, look what we made.
18:30We did good.
18:32Yeah, we did.
18:33You did good.
18:36George, Cheyenne, my crab puffs are getting tepid.
18:39Coming right up.
18:44Did you all learn anything about the candidates?
18:46A bushel full of kinks.
18:48But nothing worth killing Sylvia over.
18:50They've all been alibied out.
18:51Except for this guy, Robert Lang, who had a strong motive.
18:59Really fine work uncovering the link between Commissioner Russo and Roman Locke.
19:03It is shocking how she betrayed the public trust.
19:06If you are elected mayor, I hope your tenure will be different, Mr. Lang.
19:09First, you'll have to get past Spencer Thorne.
19:11True, but you're not here to ask me about him.
19:14You want to know if I murdered Sylvia Redfern?
19:15Wow.
19:16Politician.
19:17He's direct.
19:18I'm well aware Thorne hired Sylvia to investigate me.
19:20I'm sure you're well aware that Sylvia found out about your secret stint in rehab.
19:23I could definitely derail your campaign.
19:25It might.
19:26We'll see after the press release that's about to come out.
19:29You decided to go public.
19:30I was tired of living a lie.
19:32A few years back, I went to rehab, and I was so ashamed.
19:35I didn't want anyone to find out.
19:36But now I realize that was wrong.
19:39It's time to share my story with the world, hoping that it'll help others.
19:43I got nothing to be ashamed of anymore.
19:44But I happen to know that Sylvia did find something juicy about one of the other candidates.
19:51And who might that be?
20:10I got nothing to be ashamed of anymore.
20:24Police, don't move.
20:28Making a late night withdrawal?
20:35This isn't what it looks like.
20:37Leon told us you'd be here, but it's the middle of the night and all the lights were off.
20:40So what it looks like is that you were breaking into Sylvia's safe.
20:43A safe you didn't tell us about.
20:44Not to mention all the Spondulics.
20:47Means cash.
20:48All the cool kids use it.
20:49I had no idea that there would be cash in the safe.
20:52I came here looking for Spencer Thorne's file.
20:55That's funny.
20:56That's exactly why we're here.
20:57Let me guess.
20:58You were going to give it to Lang to help with his campaign?
21:00How did you know that?
21:01Lang told us.
21:02What?
21:02He told us he hired you to spy for him in exchange for a position on his staff, if he
21:06was to win.
21:07But why did you sell out your own boss?
21:11Sylvia's business was all about her.
21:14Even the company's name is just Sylvia Redfern.
21:17This was a dead end for me.
21:19In more ways than what?
21:21So what was Thorne's big secret then?
21:23Before Sylvia died, I overheard her telling Thorne that she had something devastating on him.
21:29Like what?
21:31I don't know.
21:32She didn't tell me.
21:34Why would she dig up dirt on Thorne?
21:36I mean, he's the one who hired her in the first place.
21:38Sylvia was very thorough.
21:40She vetted everyone, including the people that hired her.
21:43So these files were all of Sylvia's previous cases?
21:46Yeah, but Thorne's isn't in there.
21:48I checked.
21:49Isn't that strange?
21:50Sylvia?
21:51Uh, yeah.
21:51Unless the killer took it and left behind enough cash to shame Scrooge McDuck.
21:57I don't know how this got in there, but it was not in there three days ago.
22:00And that's the last time I saw inside the safe.
22:02So something happened in that three-day window that landed her a big payday.
22:05Did she have any big meetings in the three days leading up to her death?
22:08She had two meetings scheduled.
22:10One with Spencer Thorne and the other one with someone named Bobby Carmichael.
22:15Who's Bobby Carmichael?
22:21Hi.
22:21You must be Bobby Carmichael?
22:23You got it.
22:24And you are?
22:25Let me guess.
22:26You're newly engaged, looking for a starter home.
22:28Cozy, but plenty of room for baby number one.
22:32Am I right?
22:33No.
22:33I'm Detective Ellis, Metro PD.
22:35We have a few questions for you regarding Sylvia Redfern.
22:38Oh, dear.
22:39Poor Sylvia.
22:40Such a tragedy.
22:40I can't believe she's gone.
22:42And just when the sale went through.
22:43What sale?
22:44Her new home in the Bahamas.
22:45She was going to retire.
22:46She's a little young to retire now.
22:48All I know is she says she just landed a huge payday and wanted to quit while she was ahead.
22:52We made the offer in cash.
22:54So, either she won the lottery or it was blackmail.
22:57Yeah, but why blackmail your own client?
22:58Her reputation is built on discretion.
23:00Yeah, discretion doesn't pay the bills, though.
23:02Okay, Bobby said that Sylvia always seemed rich, but she was always spending way beyond her means.
23:06And $20 million is chump change for a billionaire like Thorne.
23:09So?
23:10She used him as her golden parachute.
23:12So, there it is.
23:14Thorne's your suspect.
23:15It's not that simple.
23:15He's been alibied out.
23:17He was staying at his luxury penthouse apartment that night in this city.
23:20And there you have it.
23:21An impossible murder.
23:24Saved by the bell.
23:25The ziti's ready.
23:26Maximus, Jorge, care to help me serve?
23:28Si, senor.
23:36For our next course, I've chosen something assertive.
23:40A little leathery and a touch unrefined.
23:43Like if Christian Grey grew up in Bordeaux.
23:46You two.
23:47Pour the next pairing.
23:51She really has a knack for this whole cop thing, doesn't she?
23:54She's not a cop, but yes, she's talented.
23:59Did you spend a lot of time with Max when she was little?
24:01Oh, yes, but I only saw her here and there.
24:03You know, just based on the kind of life they led.
24:07Right.
24:08What was she like back then?
24:09Oh, just like she is now.
24:12An absolute ray of sunshine.
24:14And so imaginative.
24:16She was so engrossed in books and movies and TV.
24:20We shared a love of this silly little vampire book series called Dead of Night.
24:25We'd always read them together.
24:26And whenever a new book was published, we would camp outside the bookstore just to be the first in line.
24:32It was just one of those things we bonded on.
24:35I mean, whenever I visited, you know.
24:38Right.
24:38Yeah.
24:39It's ZD o'clock, sports fans.
24:41I don't want to toot my own horn, so you'll have toot it for me.
24:45So, did you guys solve the mystery?
24:47I think I have more questions than I did before.
24:50Oh.
24:52Uh, here.
24:54So, Thorne lives six blocks away, and no one can be in two places at once, not even a billionaire.
25:00Like I said, nothing is impossible.
25:03We're just missing something.
25:05We need another angle.
25:06Were there any police reports that night?
25:08Anything unusual in the area?
25:10Actually, we got a lot of calls that night.
25:12There's a full moon.
25:13Maybe we should take a look and see what's there.
25:15It's worth a shot.
25:16That would hurt.
25:18Okay, let's see here.
25:20Oh, no, Ricky.
25:21Don't clear the table.
25:23Working so hard in the kitchen all night.
25:25What is this?
25:27Multiple reports of laser beams going from north to south?
25:30It could be some kid with a laser pointer for all we know.
25:34Where's Thorne's apartment?
25:35At 6th and Pacific Avenue, 40th floor.
25:38And Sylvia's six blocks away?
25:40At, uh, 1st and Pacific, 10th floor.
25:44Okay.
25:46This is Sylvia's place.
25:48And this is Thorne's.
25:52Cole, would you be a dear and read out the locations of the laser reports?
25:56Yep.
25:56That's 5th and Pacific.
25:58Okay.
25:593rd and Pacific.
26:012nd and Pacific.
26:04Hmm.
26:04Well, that creates a straight line between two buildings.
26:10Do you remember the Sheikh of Habibi?
26:12I mean, the story you told me about the time that you and Vivian met him?
26:16Right.
26:17Yes.
26:18I was in Dubai with my late wife.
26:21Do you remember what you told me about the Sheikh's competition?
26:28Cheyenne, you're a genius.
26:31What revelation is happening here?
26:32Yeah.
26:33You want to fill us in here?
26:34We know how Thorne did it.
26:45Wow.
26:46This is hell of a view you got here.
26:48See why you bought this building.
26:50What are we doing here?
26:51As you know, Sylvia Redfern was killed on the patio deck of her penthouse apartment.
26:55There's no possible means of entry into her unit, and she was alone that night.
26:58It's a few blocks from here.
27:00That way.
27:00One of our detectives is there right now.
27:02Here.
27:03Take a look.
27:09Well, I see a woman dancing.
27:11Badly.
27:17Yates.
27:19Yates.
27:21Yates!
27:24Yeah, Yates, you're...
27:25What are you doing?
27:26Vibing?
27:27Why?
27:27What are you doing?
27:28Okay, well, be ready.
27:29You didn't need to tell me to be ready, Max.
27:31I was born ready.
27:34Our colleague over there had a string of calls the night of the murder.
27:38Full moon cranks reporting UFL laser beams in the sky.
27:42But on that particular night, turns out they weren't all crazy.
27:48It's him.
27:48It's on his way out.
27:50Who is?
27:50Hold that question.
27:51Let's go back to the lasers.
27:53When we heard those reports, it reminded me of a story that I heard before.
27:57George, tell them the story about the trip to Dubai.
28:00All right.
28:00Max, your mother and I, God rest her soul, spent a weekend at the Sheikh of Abibi's palace.
28:06He was a decent enough guy once you got him to loosen up.
28:09Anyway, once the staff went to bed, we stayed up watching episodes of The Golden Girls.
28:13The guy had every episode on VHS tape.
28:16Really weird.
28:16And he obviously had some kind of, like, daddy issues.
28:19Because his father looked just like Bea Arthur.
28:20Dad, focus.
28:22Right, right.
28:23Sorry.
28:24Um, anyway, the one thing that the Sheikh loved almost as much as those wacky ladies were his exotic pets.
28:30Especially his hunting birds.
28:32You see, the Sheikh was a champion falconer.
28:35Like you.
28:36A detail you conveniently left out when we talked to you earlier.
28:39And also, like you, the competitions that the Sheikh specialized in were called catch and release events.
28:44That's when you train a hawk to grab its prey and drop it on a precise location.
28:48Usually over a body of water.
28:49Now, the night of the murder, you were here.
28:51That's your apartment downtown.
28:53Just six blocks away from Sylvia's.
28:55And you never left.
28:56Multiple people confirmed that.
28:58But earlier that day, you had Jeb swing by and drop off your hawk, Captain Jack.
29:02Which brings us back to the Sheikh.
29:04He trained his hawks the same way that you and Jed dreamed them.
29:06With lasers.
29:08You point the laser at the target that you want the hawk to grab.
29:10You knew Sylvia's routine.
29:12You knew that every night she'd like to get in the hot tub and unwind with a little bubbly and
29:15smooth jazz.
29:16You ready for the show?
29:27Jeb, what are you doing here?
29:28We asked Jeb to swing by.
29:31The night of the murder, you came up here with your hawk.
29:35And, well, just watch.
29:41Bullseye.
29:45Jeff.
29:52Hey, guys.
29:53I don't see anything.
29:54You sure the hawk hasn't gone rogue or something?
29:58Holy mother!
30:08That was cool.
30:10Forensics confirmed they found scratches on the radio's handle.
30:13Scratches that came from the talons of a bird.
30:16Which our DNA team has just matched to your bird.
30:19I'm not going to lie.
30:20You almost had us stumped, which is very hard to do, so kudos to you.
30:25Not about the murder part.
30:26Murder, bad.
30:27Look, we know Sylvia uncovered some kind of secret that she was blackmailing you with.
30:31Now, we don't know what it is, but we will.
30:33No, you won't.
30:35Look, you can hire all the fancy lawyers in the world you want, Mr. Thorne.
30:38You're not going to get away with this.
30:39I'll confess.
30:41To everything.
30:44I only have one condition.
30:53The prosecutor has agreed to your terms.
30:56Your wife's here.
31:18I don't understand.
31:19Why?
31:21When I hired Sylvia to research the other candidates, she also looked into me.
31:25Due diligence.
31:27What did they find that they haven't poured over already?
31:30About me?
31:30Nothing.
31:33I found something about you.
31:36And she brought it to me.
31:38As blackmail, it was her ticket out and I paid it.
31:42But after she had betrayed my trust like that, I couldn't be sure that she would destroy what she had
31:49found.
31:50I couldn't take the chance that she would sell it to someone else.
31:55My darling, I...
31:58You have done so much good in this world.
32:00And you have saved thousands of lives.
32:04Mine included.
32:06In a scandal like this, I would have ended all of it.
32:11I am so sorry.
32:12I never told you.
32:15You don't owe me or anyone an apology.
32:20You never hurt anyone.
32:22You did what you had to do to survive.
32:26What am I going to do without you?
32:29You're going to keep doing your work.
32:30This world is dark.
32:32I don't need someone like you to be an example.
32:35How we should treat each other.
32:37What is it that you always tell me?
32:41If not us, then...
32:46So in exchange for a full confession, prosecution agreed to give him this time with his wife so he could
32:51explain himself.
32:53Oh, and we completed the search of his estate.
32:56Looks like he destroyed all of Sylvia's materials.
33:00He's got all that money.
33:02He could have went to trial.
33:04Maybe even one.
33:05Maybe.
33:06But keeping our secrets safe was more important.
33:09Sometimes people do crazy things for the ones they love.
33:15Love's overrated.
33:17But nice work, both of you.
33:20Let's call it a night.
33:33Hey.
33:34Um, can we talk for a minute?
33:37Yeah.
33:38We should probably get back before Ricky's souffle deflates.
33:43What's wrong?
33:46There's another secret we need to talk about.
33:49What do you mean?
33:50You're protecting someone, too.
33:53Look, I'm gonna just come right out and say it.
33:57Cheyenne isn't your cousin, Max.
34:00She's your mother.
34:08I'm right, aren't I?
34:11Cheyenne is your mother, right?
34:18How did you find out?
34:20Dead of night.
34:22Yeah.
34:24Cheyenne told me you two read every book, watched every episode of this series.
34:28Now, you two would camp out all night whenever there was a release day.
34:31Just to be the first in line.
34:32You told me those exact same stories.
34:35About your mother.
34:37So which is it?
34:38Her name is Vivian.
34:43I cannot believe this.
34:46You lied to me about your mother being dead?
34:49Are you serious?
34:51What is this, some kind of, like, long con to get me to sympathize with you?
34:55To trust you?
34:55Is that it?
34:56No!
34:57I swear!
34:59Up until two months ago, my dad and I thought she had died in a car crash.
35:03So where has she been all this time, then?
35:05You want the short version?
35:07I want the true version.
35:11My mom pulled a con on the wrong person.
35:15A man named Gideon Varka.
35:19She faked her death so she could escape.
35:23She's been in hiding the past 15 years.
35:27So why come out of hiding now?
35:30Because Gideon Varka is dead.
35:33So you're telling me in 15 years she's never once reached out to you or George.
35:37Really?
35:37She was protecting us.
35:40If he would have found out she had a family, then we all would have been in danger.
35:45Look, I know I should have told you before.
35:50Half my life, I thought that my mom was dead.
35:53And then, one day I find out that it's all a lie.
36:00Some days I'm filled with so much gratitude that she's back.
36:05And other days, I hate her for what she put me through.
36:17Look, you know I would give anything to see Daniel one more time, right?
36:23You just got your mother back.
36:25For good.
36:27I'm not mad.
36:29Happy for you.
36:30It's just a lot.
36:33God, I can't imagine how hard this has been for you and George.
36:36Yeah.
36:37It's been a lot to process.
36:40But we're coping.
36:41Slowly.
36:44Well, look, I'm here.
36:45If you need anything, okay?
36:50Hey, can we just...
36:52keep this for a little secret?
36:56It's awkward telling your co-workers that your mom is back from the dead.
37:00Especially Gates, because she'll probably think she's a zombie or something.
37:05Sure.
37:08Okay, so wait, where...
37:10When exactly did Vivian come back into your life?
37:15Two months ago.
37:18The night you left.
37:20I was headed out the door to meet you, and there she was.
37:29That's the reason I didn't show up on the boat.
37:37Sorry, I probably shouldn't have told you that.
37:40No.
37:41No, I, uh...
37:42I asked for the truth.
37:44You say everything happens for a reason.
37:48I guess it all worked out for the best, right?
37:53Yeah, I guess it did.
38:00Felt good helping to nail that guy.
38:02Like old times.
38:04Yeah, I understand why she does it.
38:06It's like pulling a con and solving a crime.
38:10There's got to be a word for that.
38:11Yeah, it's called being a cop.
38:13And one in the family is too many already.
38:15Is that what we are?
38:16A family?
38:20Look, Viv, I'm still trying to process.
38:23Yeah, I know.
38:25But I am glad you're not dead.
38:28That makes two of us.
38:29Yeah, I bet.
38:32Yikes.
38:34You mess with a bad dude, bad things happen.
38:37Oh, boy, oh, boy.
38:46Hey, you.
38:47Hey.
38:48First things first.
38:50Okay, now, tell me everything.
38:53Where to start?
38:54Was Max surprised?
38:58Yeah.
38:58Yeah, you could say that.
38:59We both were.
39:01But we actually saw the case.
39:02Was it the doorman?
39:03I bet it was the doorman.
39:05I'm going to start from the beginning
39:06because you are not going to believe this.
39:08Okay.
39:09All right, no, it wasn't the doorman.
39:11It would have been too easy.
39:12It was the billionaire.
39:14It was Thorne.
39:15Yes, Spencer Thorne.
39:16Exactly, yeah.
39:23Some Lapsang Souchong for your thoughts.
39:26Nothing earth-shattering.
39:30I need to say something.
39:32I don't like what Vivian did tonight.
39:34It was reckless, and it makes me nervous.
39:37How do we know she won't go off book on the day?
39:39She won't.
39:40I'll make sure of it.
39:42We're our mom and dad anyways.
39:44They went to their respective homes.
39:49But your mom left these.
39:51Gifts from Cheyenne's novelty mug emporium.
39:55The more I think about our 20-carat project,
39:58the more impossible it feels.
40:00We know how to get in,
40:02but how the hell are we going to get the diamond out?
40:05Ricky, you helped me solve a murder today.
40:07The diamond is tomorrow's problem.
40:11Thanks.
40:17How cool is that?
40:21I know how we're going to get the diamond out.
40:24How?
40:25With magic.
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