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00:05Previously on Wild Cards...
00:07Was I crazy to think she was gonna show her?
00:09Go. Honey, go to him. I'll be fine.
00:11Mom? You don't know me.
00:13But I think it's time we met.
00:14So why the hell did you leave us?
00:16Because staying would have gotten you and our daughter killed.
00:18Mr. Varga is offering another way to pay your remaining debt.
00:21What's the job?
00:22You are going to steal us a diamond.
00:31Okay, eight-hour guard rotation, three-level alarm system, infrared cameras...
00:36Child's playing, my darling.
00:38Getting in, yes. But getting out?
00:40Sneaking an elephant past airport security.
00:42Oh, now, what kind of attitude is that?
00:45Realistic.
00:46All right, kids, let's keep it positive.
00:48Dad's right. If we don't figure out a way to get the diamond out,
00:51we all got a ticket to Gideon Varga's meat locker.
00:53Oh, that reminds me. I've got to pound my cutlets.
00:58Mom, why do we have five place sittings here?
01:00There's only four of us.
01:05Are we expecting someone?
01:10Happy birthday, pumpkin?
01:20Surprise! Happy birthday!
01:22No.
01:23What do you mean, no?
01:24The reports of my birthday have been greatly exaggerated.
01:27Oh, but your cousin Cheyenne said...
01:29Oh, wait, that was a teensy white lie.
01:31Forgive me, kind sir. So lovely to meet you.
01:34Yes, of course. How was your flight in from Ohio?
01:36Oh, smooth as mashed potatoes on a Sunday.
01:39Cheyenne! What have you done?
01:41Well, as long as I was in town to celebrate George's release,
01:45I figured I'd make a real party of it.
01:47And I knew you wouldn't want to impose on your colleagues,
01:49so I invited Detective Ellis myself.
01:51My little fib was just to keep it a surprise for you.
01:55Congratulations! You succeeded.
01:58Well, so thoughtful, please.
02:01Of course.
02:05Now, I believe you know everyone else.
02:09Ellis. What a surprise.
02:12What he said.
02:13Believe me, I'm the surprised one.
02:15Okay, Cheyenne told me that it was Max's birthday.
02:17Cheyenne!
02:18Oh, you naughty little scam.
02:20Guilty as charged.
02:22Would you be a dear and find somewhere to put these?
02:25Don't tempt me.
02:26Hey, cuz, can I talk to you for a minute?
02:29Now, Max, it would be rude to leave our gift.
02:32No, he'll be fine.
02:36Are you insane?
02:39No, I am Cheyenne from suburban Ohio,
02:42your third cousin twice removed on Vivian's side.
02:44You are Vivian.
02:46No, I am not. Not tonight.
02:48Also, I run a novelty mug shop.
02:50Of course you do.
02:51Oh, gosh.
02:53That little vein in your neck is throbbing.
02:55Maybe it's because you invited my partner
02:57to our felony-fueled strategy dinner.
03:00I knew you'd react that way, which is why I kept it a secret.
03:03Just tell me.
03:04Why?
03:05Because I wanted to meet the man
03:07for whom you gave up millions
03:09and maybe run a little in-person background check
03:12at my home.
03:13If we're pulling a con and you're working with a cop,
03:16I need to vet him.
03:17I vet him every day.
03:19I'm sure you do.
03:20And I don't blame you.
03:21He is really cute.
03:23Kind of like a Labrador.
03:25You just want to cuddle.
03:30How about that local sports team?
03:32Which one?
03:34Uh, how are things at the office?
03:37Good, yeah.
03:38Robbery, arson, murder.
03:39The usual.
03:40It's good to stay busy.
03:41Yeah.
03:44I brought a gift for our guest of honor.
03:49For me?
03:49Back home, I run a novelty mug store.
03:52Oh, you shouldn't have.
03:57Is Bresso the right to remain silent?
04:00That's, uh, that's something.
04:02Thank you so much.
04:04So tell me about you.
04:06I have never met a real detective before.
04:08Ah, well, it's not much to say, really.
04:11Oh, come on.
04:12Your job must be so gritty.
04:14You know, Cheyenne,
04:15I'm sure Ellis doesn't want to talk shop.
04:17Oh, okay.
04:19Well, what about your personal life?
04:21Do you live alone?
04:22Um, we are actually in the middle of a tough case right now.
04:27Yes, it's a murder that's unresolved, unfortunately.
04:30Ooh, exciting.
04:32Tell me more.
04:33I guess it wouldn't hurt to talk it through.
04:36Okay, fine.
04:38But it stays here, okay?
04:40Sure.
04:41This all started when we got called at this luxury penthouse.
04:50Wow.
04:51Color me impressed and underdressed.
04:54Yeah, a view like this comes with this teat price tag.
04:57Eh, details, shmeetails.
04:58I once had a penthouse in Prague for six weeks
05:00until the owners came back and noticed.
05:03Hey, you two.
05:04Nothing says good morning like a human teabag.
05:08What do we got, Oliver?
05:09Sylvia Redfern.
05:10Five-star view, one-star ending.
05:15Looks like we got ourselves a hot tub death machine.
05:26I hate hot tub corpses.
05:29Tube pruny?
05:29The water temperature always screws with my time of death estimate.
05:33What about cause of death?
05:35Electrocution, I think.
05:36Once I get around this lab, I look for signs of myocardial damage and fibrillation.
05:41Not to mention rhabdomyolysis.
05:42Once again for the cheap seats?
05:44Heart and muscle damage.
05:45So?
05:46You think it was a suicide?
05:47Why don't you tell me?
05:49After you take a look at that.
05:58Looks like the base brick lived here on this table.
06:01So what, Sylvia just picked up the stereo, walked into the hot tub and dropped it in?
06:04That's one hell of a bath bomb.
06:06We need to talk to whoever found the body.
06:10You know, at first I thought she was sleeping.
06:12Then it got closer and her eyes were just staring.
06:15It was horrible.
06:17Sorry?
06:18Did you know her well?
06:20Yeah, a little.
06:21Um, she was a really nice lady.
06:23Not like some of the other tenants who treat the concierge like garbage.
06:26Hmm.
06:27You said you found her at 3.30 a.m.
06:29Now, what were you doing in her unit that early in the morning?
06:32Uh, Mr. Redfern ordered takeout food around 3 a.m.
06:35Okay.
06:35Was that usual for her?
06:37Whenever she worked late, which, it was a lot.
06:40But she called down on my desk to let me know it was coming.
06:42Okay.
06:42So what happened when the food arrived?
06:43I buzzed up, no answer.
06:45So I came up, knocked, still no answer.
06:49And that's when you used your master key?
06:51I was worried.
06:52I, uh, I wanted to check on her.
06:54So I came in, called out.
06:55That's when I heard the hot tub jets.
06:57So I went out to the patio and that's when I found her.
07:03And then I called you guys.
07:05Okay, Leon, that all sounds reasonable.
07:08So what aren't you telling us?
07:13I turned the hot tub jets off.
07:14I'm sorry.
07:15I've watched enough TV to know you're not supposed to touch anything on a crime scene,
07:18but she was sitting there, dead, and the water was bubbling.
07:23It just, it felt indecent.
07:25Did you touch anything else?
07:27No, nothing.
07:27I swear.
07:28Did Ms. Redfern have any visitors before you came up here?
07:31None.
07:33Couldn't someone have just come up through the parking garage or the back door?
07:36No, anyone who comes up has to go by my desk to get to the elevator.
07:39And you believed him?
07:40What if he's lying?
07:42You need a key card to access the private elevator to the penthouse.
07:45Nobody used it until Leon went up and discovered the body.
07:48So maybe the killer snuck up the stairwell.
07:50The exit doors on the lobby level are locked.
07:52And they're only accessible as emergency exits from the inside,
07:55but even those doors opening would have triggered the alarm.
07:58Huh.
07:58So maybe it was a suicide.
08:00Oh, please.
08:01Why not?
08:01Well, who orders food at 3 a.m. and then pulls the plug on their own life?
08:07Depends.
08:07Where did she order from?
08:09Mihoo on 5th.
08:10She ordered the miso black cod.
08:11What, the truffle soy pearls?
08:13Is there any other way?
08:14Well, that cinches it.
08:15Nobody orders from Mihoo and then kills himself before the food arrives.
08:18Yeah, usually they wait until after the check comes.
08:21So, was that right?
08:22Is it a murder?
08:23Okay, just hold it right there, cuz.
08:25We're telling a story.
08:26Now, obviously the radio didn't jump off the table into the tub by itself,
08:29but if Sylvia didn't do it...
08:31Then somebody else did.
08:33But you said no one else entered the condo.
08:35What?
08:35CCTV?
08:36No.
08:36I scrubbed through all the footage, every building, entrance, nothing.
08:39The concierge was right.
08:40Nobody went up.
08:40Or in, or out.
08:42It's an impossible crime.
08:43Nonsense.
08:44In our somewhat checkered careers, we've done the impossible several times.
08:48He's right.
08:49Everything has an explanation, just like any magic trick.
08:52Which brings us to motive.
08:53Now, at that point we needed to figure out what kind of person Sylvia Redfern really was.
08:58Who'd want to kill her?
09:00I've been her project coordinator for the last five years.
09:04I've seen her help so many people.
09:06Like charity work?
09:07Um, no.
09:09Sylvia never did anything for free.
09:11She was an agent of confidential interests, specializing in high-level contingencies and solutions.
09:16So she was a fixer.
09:18Is that true, Adrian?
09:19That's the colloquial term.
09:22When the lives of the rich and famous implode, they came running to Sylvia for help.
09:26Like Olivia Pope, but with less screen time.
09:29Exactly.
09:29Did you ever hear the scandal involving the Prince of Bulgaria?
09:34No.
09:34That's the point.
09:36Sylvia made problems vanish.
09:38And when they went away, they stayed gone.
09:39Did you notice a change in her mood lately?
09:41Was she upset or anxious about anything?
09:43Not at all.
09:44It was biz as usual around here.
09:46She'd work like a dog all day and then soak and sip in the hot tub.
09:50I can definitely get on board with the second part of that lifestyle.
09:52So this hot tub thing, it was her nightly routine?
09:55Yeah.
09:56Some nibbles, bit of bubbly, and, uh, Aretha cranked up on the box.
10:00Was Sylvia fixing anyone else recently?
10:03Her current client was Spencer Thorne.
10:06The tech billionaire?
10:08Mm-hmm.
10:09He'd hired Sylvia to consult on a, uh, sensitive matter.
10:12What, do the AI run amok?
10:13Are we all doomed?
10:15If you want specifics, you'll have to talk to the gentleman himself.
10:21Spencer Thorne.
10:23Wealthy, powerful, intimidating.
10:25Sounds like your standard Silicon Valley Batman.
10:27Wait a minute, I remember Jessica mentioning that she wrote a piece on Thorne a while back.
10:32Ooh, time to phone a friend.
10:34Okay, hold your horses.
10:35Who is Jessica?
10:37She's Ellis' girlfriend.
10:39And a very talented investigative reporter.
10:41Oh, isn't that nice?
10:43How long have y'all been seeing each other?
10:45Is it serious?
10:46You know what else is serious?
10:48Murder.
10:49So we called Jessica because she had some inside scoop on Spencer Thorne.
10:53When I did background on Thorne for my story, I expected to find a trail of scorched earth behind him.
10:58Hmm, certainly wouldn't be surprising.
11:00But I discovered that he's really mellowed over the years.
11:03Yeah, a few billion does tend to take the edge off.
11:06No, it's more than that. It's his wife, Margot Thorne.
11:09The one who's always giving money away to everybody?
11:11What everybody? I didn't get any.
11:12You don't like people in need, Max.
11:14Sorry, Jess, you were saying?
11:16Margot is a philanthropic powerhouse.
11:18Global charities, wildlife conservation, supporting the welfare and education of kids in developing countries.
11:23The list goes on.
11:24But some say her greatest achievement was rebranding her husband.
11:28Mmm, so she tamed the tiger?
11:29Let's just say she brought out Spencer's softer side.
11:32They formed an international foundation together and now he travels everywhere with her.
11:36He was just in South Africa helping to dig the foundation of a new school.
11:39So a billionaire not afraid to get his hands dirty.
11:42And that's the only dirt you'll find on him.
11:43No scandal, no fun.
11:45So why would a squeaky clean guy like Spencer Thorne need to hire some high-powered fixer?
12:04If I die here, bear me by a koi pond with a spritz of Henri Jacques.
12:09What?
12:10Exactly.
12:20Margot Thorne?
12:22Yes?
12:22Detective Ellis.
12:24And Max.
12:24Police?
12:26Was this about Sylvia Redfern?
12:28We were so saddened to hear the news.
12:30So you knew her?
12:31Me only by reputation.
12:32But my husband hired her recently.
12:35He'd be able to tell you more.
12:36And where might we find him?
12:37Out back.
12:38He's putting Captain Jack through his morning paces.
12:41Captain Jack?
12:43We call him Captain Jack because he's got some serious swagger.
12:46But also, he was found injured on the shore and my wife loves to rescue animals for her wildlife charity.
12:52She likes to imagine that Jack survived a dramatic shipwreck, so Captain Jack.
12:56Is he supposed to be judging me?
12:58Because if so, he's nailing it.
13:01Jack is actually quite friendly.
13:02He's become part of our rescue family here on the estate.
13:06And Jeb takes care of them all.
13:08Yeah, we got a llama, sea turtle, lemur.
13:11That's a lot of poop logistics.
13:14You must have a spreadsheet and a strong stomach.
13:16Why don't we walk?
13:18Still can't quite believe it.
13:20Sylvia was a force of nature.
13:22Can we ask what made you hire, Miss Redfern?
13:25Considering throwing my hat in the ring for city mayor,
13:27and I asked Sylvia to look into my competition.
13:29You suspected some of the candidates were less than squeaky clean?
13:33Well, this city isn't the same place that I once fell in love with.
13:36It is darker, unsettled.
13:38I don't need to tell the two of you that just last election
13:41there was a corrupt police commissioner running for office.
13:44Oh, that.
13:45Where were you when Sylvia died?
13:47When was that exactly?
13:49Approximately 3.30 a.m. this morning.
13:51I would have been fast asleep in my downtown apartment.
13:53This place didn't have enough bedrooms?
13:55If I have early morning meetings, I often stay downtown.
13:58But my building doorman can confirm.
14:00And your wife, she was with you?
14:02She was here hosting a fundraiser for one of her charities.
14:04But why does any of this matter?
14:06Of course, Sylvia's death was surely a tragic accident or suicide.
14:11Suicide?
14:12What makes you say that?
14:14She dealt with a lot of very toxic people,
14:16which I imagine would be quite stressful.
14:18I wouldn't be surprised if it all just became too much.
14:22Oh, I'm sorry to inform you, but our initial investigations concluded
14:25that Miss Redfern was murdered.
14:26What?
14:28Who on earth would want to kill her?
14:30Well, we were hoping you could help us out with that.
14:32You were her only current client, and high-profile rug sweepers like that
14:37sometimes gain a lot of enemies.
14:39Maybe one of your mayoral competitors discovered that she was looking into them.
14:43You know, the last time we spoke, Sylvia said that she had found some dirt
14:47on one of the other candidates.
14:49Did she say who it was?
14:50No.
14:51We were gonna meet in a couple days once she confirmed her suspicions.
14:54Maybe one of them decided to skip the debate and head straight to homicide.
15:00Twelve candidates?
15:02Does a job come with a tiara and free dental?
15:04A lot of people are attracted to positions of power.
15:06It's not just about the perks.
15:07Yeah, and moths are attracted to flames.
15:09Doesn't mean we put them in charge of utilities.
15:14The forensic report is back.
15:16Looks like the lab matched a set of prints from the murder scene.
15:19Did they get an ID?
15:21Oh, yeah.
15:22Suddenly, Mr. Background Character is looking mighty suspicious.
15:34Detectives.
15:35Sorry, I was just turning off the lights.
15:38I hope that's okay.
15:39You know what's not okay?
15:40Lying to us.
15:41Turns out your real name is Oren Clist.
15:43Two-time convicted felon with a history of breaking and entering.
15:46I can explain.
15:47There'll be plenty of time for that.
15:48Congrats, Oren.
15:49You just bought yourself a windowless room with buzzing lights and no snacks.
15:53Turn around.
15:54Put your hands behind your back.
16:06Look, we both know you could have easily hacked into the private elevator security system.
16:10To hide the fact that you went up to Sylvia Redfern's penthouse earlier than you claimed.
16:14No, I didn't.
16:15And your fingerprints were on the radio that electrocuted her.
16:18I, that...
16:18How do you explain that?
16:19Oh, I, I, I helped her put together patio furniture.
16:23And, and she let me play my music while I, while I worked.
16:25You know what I think?
16:26I think you got this job under a fake name to hide your criminal record.
16:29And then Sylvia found out about it, so you killed her.
16:31No, I would never hurt Sylvia.
16:34She changed my life.
16:36How'd she do that?
16:38I got into trouble and, and Sylvia helped me put my past behind me.
16:42You hired her as a fixer?
16:43We met at her law firm when she was a hotshot litigator and I was one of their charity pro
16:47bono cases.
16:49She got me a reduced sentence, but when I got out I couldn't get a job.
16:52Sylvia is the one who helped me.
16:53She helped you change your name and got you a job as concierge at her building.
16:58Without her, I, I can't imagine where I would be today.
17:03So you're sticking with the story, huh?
17:04I swear.
17:05I was at my desk all night until I went up to her apartment with her usual Thursday food order.
17:12He was telling the truth.
17:14We checked the security footage at Sylvia's apartment building the night she was killed,
17:17and Leon was sitting at his desk when the killer dropped the radio into the hot tub.
17:20It created a power search.
17:21We saw the lobby lights flicker at the exact same time.
17:24So no way Leon could have murdered Sylvia.
17:27Ma'am, I told you.
17:29We have not yet located the source of the space alien lasers.
17:32Absolutely, you'll be my first call.
17:35Right after I alert Captain Kirk.
17:37What's up?
17:37I hate a full moon.
17:40Listen to these.
17:40A portal opened up next to a Denny's.
17:43A time traveler's stuck in a port-a-potty.
17:45Something reeks about that.
17:46And my neighbor is a succubus.
17:49So...
17:50I'm actually gonna check that one out.
17:52It's your usual full moon frequent flyers.
17:57Crazy town, how can I help you?
17:59Anyways, what about the list of candidates Sylvia Redfern was looking into?
18:05Which means we needed to talk to all of them.
18:08So, how do you get a politician to spill their deepest, darkest secrets?
18:12All it took was a few hair and makeup changes, and once they started talking, they wouldn't stop sharing.
18:18Honey, I totally believe you.
18:20I mean, who hasn't sleepwalked in the middle of the day, out to the pool, then fallen onto the pool
18:24boy?
18:24Naked.
18:26Don't worry, my child.
18:28Sister Maria Ignacia knows lots of people in their late thirties who live in their parents' basement and still sleep
18:33with a teddy bear called Mr. Snuggles.
18:35Is it wrong you use taxpayer money to redecorate your office in tribute to Downton Abbey?
18:41I think it's smashing!
18:45If these are the best and brightest the city has to offer, I may have to run for mayor.
18:49Ooh, can I be your campaign manager?
18:51Mm.
18:52But you need a good campaign slogan.
18:55Ooh, I got it.
18:56Ricky for mayor.
18:56Less scandal, more sparkle.
18:59Or, vote for me, I'll give this town the spanking it deserves.
19:02That might be a tad too much for the ma and pa voter.
19:05You're right.
19:06Ooh, I got it.
19:07Vote for Ricky.
19:09He's never held office, but he has been escorted out of them.
19:12Okay, guys, let's focus here.
19:14Come on.
19:16I really don't think inviting Hellas was such a good idea of him.
19:20I knew you'd feel that way, that's why I didn't tell you.
19:23One of us slips up our entire diamond heist, goes up in flames, along with our lives.
19:26You don't trust him?
19:28No, of course I do.
19:29But in his world, not in ours.
19:30Oh, no, I didn't mean that.
19:32I mean with our daughter.
19:33Oh, Ellis' or the good guys.
19:35I know we'll always have Max's back.
19:36But they're not together, Biff.
19:38Oh, please, look at them.
19:42He's a cop, she's a con.
19:44You were a scrapper, I was a socialite.
19:47How many people told us it wouldn't work?
19:50And yet, look what we made.
19:52We did good.
19:54Yeah, we did.
19:55You did good.
19:59George, Cheyenne, my crab puffs are getting tepid.
20:01Coming right up.
20:06Did y'all learn anything about the candidates?
20:09A bushel full of kinks.
20:10But nothing worth killing Sylvia over.
20:13They've all been alibied out.
20:14Except for this guy, Robert Lang, who had a strong motive.
20:22Really fine work, uncovering the link between Commissioner Russo and Roman Locke.
20:27It is shocking how she betrayed the public trust.
20:30If you are elected mayor, I hope your tenure will be different, Mr. Lang.
20:33First you'll have to get past Spencer Thorne.
20:35True, but you're not here to ask me about him.
20:37You want to know if I murdered Sylvia Redfern?
20:39Wow.
20:40A politician who's direct.
20:42I'm well aware Thorne hired Sylvia to investigate me.
20:44I'm sure you're well aware that Sylvia found out about your secret stint in rehab.
20:48That could definitely derail your campaign.
20:50It might.
20:51We'll see after the press release that's about to come out.
20:53You decided to go public.
20:55I was tired of living a lie.
20:57A few years back, I went to rehab, and I was so ashamed.
21:00I didn't want anyone to find out.
21:01But now I realize that was wrong, and it's time to share my story with the world,
21:07hoping that it'll help others.
21:08I got nothing to be ashamed of anymore.
21:10But I happen to know that Sylvia did find something juicy about one of the other candidates.
21:16And who might that be?
21:21I've never had to be able to know, but I'm just seeing the story.
21:28It's just you is still here.
21:31Not many times.
21:31I'm Все and I'm alive.
21:33I'm one of the most important things.
21:33I'm all for this.
21:34I'm a friend of mine.
21:35I'm a friend of mine.
21:35I'm a friend of mine.
21:38I'm a friend of mine.
21:39I'm a friend of mine who's a friend.
21:42I'm a friend of mine.
21:43I'm not a friend of mine.
21:44I'm a friend.
21:52Police, don't move.
21:55Making a late-night withdrawal?
22:03This isn't what it looks like.
22:05Leon told us you'd be here,
22:06but it's the middle of the night
22:07and all the lights were off.
22:08So what it looks like
22:09is that you were breaking into Sylvia's safe.
22:11A safe you didn't tell us about.
22:12Not to mention all the Spondulics.
22:15It means cash.
22:17All the cool kids use it.
22:18I had no idea
22:19that there would be cash in the safe.
22:21I came here
22:22looking for Spencer Thorne's file.
22:24That's funny.
22:25That's exactly why we're here.
22:26Let me guess.
22:27You were going to give it to Lang
22:28to help with his campaign?
22:29How did you know that?
22:30Lang told us.
22:31What?
22:32He told us he hired you
22:33to spy for him
22:34in exchange for a position on his staff
22:35if he was to win.
22:37But why did you sell out your own boss?
22:41Sylvia's business was all about her.
22:44Even the company's name
22:46is just Sylvia Redfern.
22:48This was a dead end for me.
22:49In more ways than one.
22:51So what was Thorne's big secret then?
22:54Before Sylvia died,
22:55I overheard her telling Thorne
22:57that she had something devastating on him.
23:00Like what?
23:02I don't know.
23:03She didn't tell me.
23:05Why would she dig up dirt on Thorne?
23:07I mean, he's the one
23:07who hired her in the first place.
23:09Sylvia was very thorough.
23:11She vetted everyone,
23:13including the people that hired her.
23:15So these files
23:16were all of Sylvia's previous cases?
23:18Yeah, but Thorne's isn't in there.
23:20I checked.
23:21Isn't that strange?
23:22For Sylvia?
23:23Yeah.
23:23Unless the killer took it
23:25and left behind enough cash
23:27to shame Scrooge McDuck.
23:29I don't know how this got in there,
23:30but it was not in there three days ago,
23:32and that's the last time
23:33I saw inside the safe.
23:34So something happened
23:35in that three-day window
23:36that landed her a big payday.
23:38Did she have any big meetings
23:39in the three days leading up to her death?
23:40Uh, she had two meetings scheduled,
23:42uh, one with Spencer Thorne
23:44and the other one
23:45with someone named Bobby Carmichael.
23:48Who's Bobby Carmichael?
23:54Hi.
23:54You must be Bobby Carmichael?
23:57You got it.
23:58And you are?
23:58Let me guess.
23:59You're newly engaged,
24:01looking for a starter home.
24:02Cozy, but plenty of room
24:04for baby number one.
24:05Am I right?
24:06No.
24:08I'm Detective Ellis, Metro PD.
24:09We have a few questions for you
24:11regarding Sylvia Redfern.
24:12Oh, dear.
24:13Poor Sylvia.
24:14Such a tragedy.
24:15I can't believe she's gone,
24:16and just when the sale went through.
24:17What sale?
24:18Her new home in the Bahamas.
24:20She was gonna retire.
24:21She's a little young to retire now.
24:23All I know is she says
24:24she just landed a huge payday
24:25and wanted to quit while she was ahead.
24:27We made the offer in cash.
24:28So, either she won the lottery
24:30or it was blackmail.
24:32Yeah, but why blackmail your own client?
24:34Her reputation is built on discretion.
24:35Yeah, discretion doesn't pay the bills, though.
24:38Okay, Bobby said that Sylvia always seemed rich,
24:40but she was always spending way beyond her means.
24:42And $20 million is chump change
24:43for a billionaire like Thorne.
24:45So?
24:46She used him as her golden parachute.
24:48So there it is.
24:50Thorne's your suspect.
24:51It's not that simple.
24:51He's been alibied out.
24:53He was staying at his luxury penthouse apartment
24:55that night in this city.
24:56And there you have it.
24:57An impossible murder.
25:00Saved by the bell.
25:01The ziti's ready.
25:02Maximus, Jorge, care to help me serve?
25:04Si, senor.
25:13For our next course,
25:15I've chosen something assertive.
25:17A little leathery and a touch unrefined.
25:21Like if Christian Grey grew up in Bordeaux.
25:24You too.
25:25Pour the next pairing.
25:29She really has a knack for this whole cop thing, doesn't she?
25:32She's not a cop, but, uh, yes, she's talented.
25:37Did you spend a lot of time with Max when she was little?
25:39Oh, yes, but I only saw her here and there, you know,
25:42just based on the kind of life they led.
25:45Right.
25:46What was she like back then?
25:48Oh, just like she is now.
25:51An absolute ray of sunshine.
25:53And so imaginative.
25:55She was so engrossed in books and movies and TV.
26:00We shared a love of this silly little vampire book series called Dead of Night.
26:04We'd always read them together, and whenever a new book was published,
26:08we would camp outside the bookstore just to be the first in line.
26:11It was just one of those things we bonded on.
26:15I mean, whenever I visited, you know.
26:18Right.
26:18Yeah.
26:19It's ZD o'clock, sports fans.
26:21I don't want to toot my own horn, so you'll have toot it for me.
26:25So, did you guys solve the mystery?
26:28I think I have more questions than I did before.
26:31Oh.
26:33Uh, here.
26:35So, Thorne lives six blocks away,
26:38and no one can be in two places at once,
26:40not even a billionaire.
26:42Like I said, nothing is impossible.
26:44We're just missing something.
26:47We need another angle.
26:48Were there any police reports that night?
26:50Anything unusual in the area?
26:52Actually, we got a lot of calls that night.
26:53There was a full moon.
26:55Maybe we should take a look and see what's there.
26:57It's worth a shot.
26:58Wouldn't hurt.
27:00Okay, let's see here.
27:03Oh, no, Ricky.
27:03Don't clear the table.
27:05Working so hard in the kitchen all night.
27:08What is this?
27:09Multiple reports of laser beams going from north to south?
27:13It could be some kid with a laser pointer for all we know.
27:17Where's Thorne's apartment?
27:18At 6th and Pacific Avenue, 40th floor.
27:22And Sylvia's six blocks away?
27:24At, uh, 1st and Pacific, 10th floor.
27:27Okay.
27:29This is Sylvia's place.
27:32And this is Thorne's.
27:36Cole, would you be a dear and read out the locations of the laser reports?
27:40Yep.
27:40That's 5th and Pacific.
27:42Okay.
27:433rd and Pacific.
27:452nd and Pacific.
27:46Okay.
27:48Hmm.
27:49Well, that creates a straight line between two buildings.
27:54Do you remember the Sheikh of Habibi?
27:57I mean, the story you told me about the time that you and Vivian met him?
28:02Right.
28:02Yes.
28:03I was in Dubai with my late wife.
28:07Do you remember what you told me about the Sheikh's competition?
28:14Cheyenne, you're a genius.
28:16What revelation is happening here?
28:18Yeah.
28:19You want to fill us in here?
28:20We know how Thorne did it.
28:31Wow.
28:33This is hell of a view you got here.
28:35I see why you bought this building.
28:37What are we doing here?
28:38As you know, Sylvia Redfern was killed on the patio deck of her penthouse apartment.
28:42There's no possible means of entry into her unit, and she was alone that night.
28:45It's a few blocks from here.
28:47That way.
28:48One of our detectives is there right now.
28:50Here.
28:50Take a look.
28:56Well, I see a woman dancing.
28:59Badly.
29:05Yates.
29:07Yates.
29:09Yates.
29:10Yates!
29:13Yeah, Yates, here.
29:14What are you doing?
29:15Vibing.
29:15Why?
29:16What are you doing?
29:16Okay, well, be ready.
29:18You didn't need to tell me to be ready, Max.
29:20I was born ready.
29:23Our colleague over there had a string of calls the night of the murder.
29:27Full moon cranks reporting UFL laser beams in the sky.
29:31But on that particular night, it turns out they weren't all crazy.
29:37It's him.
29:38It's on his way out.
29:39Who is?
29:40Hold that question.
29:41Let's go back to the lasers.
29:43When we heard those reports, it reminded me of a story that I heard before.
29:47George, tell them the story about the trip to Dubai.
29:50All right.
29:51Max, your mother and I, God rest her soul, spent a weekend at the Sheikh of Abibi's palace.
29:57He was a decent enough guy once you got him to loosen up.
29:59Anyway, once the staff went to bed, we stayed up watching episodes of the Golden Girls.
30:03The guy had every episode on VHS tape.
30:07Really weird.
30:07And he obviously had some kind of like daddy issues.
30:10His father looked just like Bea Arthur.
30:12Dad, focus.
30:14Right, right.
30:15Sorry.
30:15Um, anyway, the one thing that the Sheikh loved almost as much as those wacky ladies were his
30:20exotic pets, especially his hunting birds.
30:24You see, the Sheikh was a champion falconer.
30:27Like you, a detail you conveniently left out when we talked to you earlier.
30:32And also like you, the competitions that the Sheikh specialized in were called catch and
30:35release events.
30:36That's when you train a hawk to grab its prey and drop it on a precise location, usually
30:41over a body of water.
30:42Now, the night of the murder, you were here at your apartment downtown, just six blocks
30:47away from Sylvia's, and you never left.
30:49Multiple people confirmed that.
30:51But earlier that day, you had Jeb swing by and drop off your hawk, Captain Jack.
30:55Which brings us back to the Sheikh.
30:57He trained his hawks the same way that you and Jed dreamed them, with lasers.
31:01You point the laser at the target that you want the hawk to grab.
31:04Now, you knew Sylvia's routine.
31:06You knew that every night she'd like to get in the hot tub and unwind with a little bubbly
31:09and smooth jazz.
31:10You ready for the show?
31:22Jeb, what are you doing here?
31:23We asked Jeb to swing by.
31:26The night of the murder, you came up here with your hawk.
31:30And well, just watch.
31:36Bullseye.
31:40Jeb.
31:48Hey, guys, I don't see anything.
31:50You sure the hawk hasn't gone rogue or something?
31:54Holy mother!
32:05That was cool.
32:06Forensics confirmed they found scratches on the radio's handle.
32:11Scratches that came from the talons of a bird, which our DNA team has just matched to your bird.
32:17I'm not gonna lie.
32:18You almost had us stumped, which is very hard to do, so kudos to you.
32:22Not about the murder part.
32:24Murder, bad.
32:25Look, we know Sylvia uncovered some kind of secret that she was blackmailing you with.
32:29Now, we don't know what it is, but we will.
32:30No, you won't.
32:33Look, you can hire all the fancy lawyers in the world you want, Mr. Thorne.
32:36You're not gonna get away with this.
32:37I'll confess.
32:40To everything.
32:43I only have one condition.
32:46Wait a minute.
32:52The prosecutor has agreed to your terms.
32:55Your wife's here.
32:57Your wife's here.
33:18I don't understand.
33:20Why?
33:21When I hired Sylvia to research the other candidates, she also looked into me.
33:26Due diligence.
33:28What did they find that they haven't poured over already?
33:30About me?
33:31Nothing.
33:34I found something about you.
33:37And she brought it to me.
33:40As blackmail, it was her ticket out and I paid it.
33:43But after she had betrayed my trust like that, I couldn't be sure that she would destroy what she had
33:51found.
33:52I couldn't take the chance that she would sell it to someone else.
33:57My darling, you have done so much good in this world and you have saved thousands of lives, mine included.
34:09And a scandal like this, I would have ended all of it.
34:13I am so sorry.
34:15I never told you.
34:17You don't owe me or anyone an apology.
34:23You never hurt anyone.
34:25You did what you had to do to survive.
34:30What am I gonna do without you?
34:32You're gonna keep doing your work.
34:34This world is dark, but it needs someone like you to be an example of how we should treat each
34:41other.
34:41What is it that you always tell me?
34:45If not us, then who?
34:51So in exchange for a full confession, prosecution agreed to give him this time with his wife so he could
34:56explain himself.
34:58Oh, and we completed the search of his estate.
35:01Looks like he destroyed all of Sylvia's materials.
35:05He's got all that money.
35:07He could have went to trial.
35:09Maybe even one.
35:11Maybe.
35:12But keeping our secrets safe was more important.
35:15Sometimes people do crazy things for the ones they love.
35:21Love's overrated.
35:23But nice work, both of you.
35:26Let's call it a night.
35:29Okay.
35:30Okay.
35:31Okay.
35:33Okay.
35:40Hey.
35:41Um, can we talk for a minute?
35:44Yeah.
35:45We should probably get back before Ricky's souffle deflates.
35:51What's wrong?
35:53There's another secret we need to talk about.
35:57What do you mean?
35:58You're protecting someone, too.
36:01Look, I'm going to just come right out and say it.
36:05Cheyenne isn't your cousin, Max.
36:08She's your mother.
36:16I'm right, aren't I?
36:19Cheyenne is your mother, right?
36:28How did you find out?
36:29Dead of night.
36:31Yeah.
36:33Cheyenne told me you two read every book, watched every episode of this series.
36:37Now, you two would camp out all night whenever there was a release day, just to be the first in
36:41line.
36:42You told me those exact same stories about your mother.
36:47So which is it?
36:49Her name is Vivian.
36:54I cannot believe this.
36:56You lied to me about your mother being dead?
37:00Are you serious?
37:01What is this, some kind of, like, long con to get me to sympathize with you, to trust you?
37:06Is that it?
37:07No!
37:08I swear!
37:10Up until two months ago, my dad and I thought she had died in a car crash.
37:15So where has she been all this time, then?
37:17You want the short version?
37:18I want the true version.
37:23My mom pulled a con on the wrong person.
37:27A man named Gideon Varka.
37:31She faked her death so she could escape.
37:36She's been in hiding the past 15 years.
37:40So why come out of hiding now?
37:43Because Gideon Varka is dead.
37:46So you're telling me in 15 years, she's never once reached out to you or George.
37:50Really?
37:51She was protecting us.
37:53If he would have found out she had a family, then we all would have been in danger.
37:59Look, I know I should have told you before.
38:04Half my life, I thought that my mom was dead.
38:07And then one day I find out that it's all a lie.
38:14Some days I'm filled with so much gratitude that she's back.
38:20And other days, I hate her for what she put me through.
38:32Look, you know I would give anything to see Daniel one more time, right?
38:38You just got your mother back.
38:40For good.
38:42I'm not mad.
38:44I'm happy for you.
38:46It's just a lot.
38:48I can't imagine how hard this has been for you and George.
38:52Yeah.
38:53It's been a lot to process.
38:56But we're coping.
38:58Slowly.
39:00Well look, I'm here.
39:02If you need anything, okay?
39:07Hey, can we just keep this our little secret?
39:12It's awkward telling your co-workers that your mom is back from the dead.
39:17Especially Yates, because she'll probably think she's a zombie or something.
39:23Sure.
39:25Okay, so wait, where...
39:27When exactly did Vivian come back into your life?
39:33Two months ago.
39:37The night you left.
39:39I was headed out the door to meet you, and there she was.
39:47That's the reason I didn't show up on the boat.
39:56Sorry, I probably shouldn't have told you that.
39:59No.
40:00No, I, uh, I asked for the truth.
40:03You say everything happens for a reason.
40:08Guess it all worked out for the best, right?
40:12Yeah, I guess it did.
40:20Felt good helping to nail that guy.
40:22Like old times.
40:24Yeah, I understand why she does it.
40:26It's like pulling a con and solving a crime.
40:30There's got to be a word for that.
40:32Yeah, it's called being a cop.
40:34And one in the family is too many already.
40:36Is that what we are?
40:37A family?
40:41Look, Viv, I'm still trying to process.
40:44Yeah, I know.
40:46But I am glad you're not dead.
40:49That makes two of us.
40:50Yeah, I bet.
40:54Yikes.
40:56I mess with a bad dude.
40:58Bad things happen.
40:59Oh, boy, oh, boy.
41:08Hey, you.
41:10Hey.
41:11First things first.
41:13Okay, now, tell me everything.
41:16Where to start?
41:17Was Max surprised?
41:21Yeah.
41:21Yeah, you could say that.
41:22We both were.
41:24But we actually saw the case.
41:26Was it the doorman?
41:27I bet it was the doorman.
41:29I'm going to start from the beginning
41:30because you are not going to believe this.
41:32Okay.
41:33All right, no.
41:34It wasn't the doorman.
41:35It would have been too easy.
41:36It was the billionaire.
41:37It was Thorne.
41:38Yes, Spencer Thorne.
41:40Exactly, yeah.
41:48Some Lapsang Souchong for your thoughts.
41:51Nothing earth-shattering.
41:55I need to say something.
41:57I don't like what Vivian did tonight.
41:59It was reckless, and it makes me nervous.
42:02How do we know she won't go off book on the day?
42:04She won't.
42:05I'll make sure of it.
42:08Where are mom and dad anyways?
42:09They went to their respective homes.
42:14But your mom left these.
42:16Gifts from Cheyenne's novelty mug emporium.
42:21The more I think about our 20-carat project,
42:24the more impossible it feels.
42:27We know how to get in,
42:28but how the hell are we going to get the diamond out?
42:31Ricky, you helped me solve a murder today.
42:34The diamond is tomorrow's problem.
42:38Thanks.
42:44How cool is that?
42:48I know how we're going to get the diamond out.
42:51How?
42:52With magic.
42:59Don't be shy.
43:01I know you're in there.
43:02You're just playing hard to get.
43:05There you are.
43:07Mm-hmm.
43:08Everyone wants to be found,
43:10but sometimes the greatest luxury is getting lost.
43:17I really must stop talking to myself.
43:42I really must stop talking to myself.
43:43I really want to bed.
43:48Too soon.
43:49I'm just waiting for my help.
43:50It's okay.
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