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00:03Mom, I finally got you.
00:04Sorry, it's been a crazy week.
00:06The Lakeshore Hotel is opening in less than a month,
00:08and the client just vaulted the design for the rear lobby.
00:12I know, you're busy.
00:13I just wanted to remind you that I don't land in Toronto to visit you until late afternoon.
00:17But, you know, hopefully we'll still have enough time to meet up before the big birthday bash.
00:20Oh, I always have time for you, sweetheart, you know that.
00:24But didn't you see the email? I just cancelled the party.
00:27Wait, you're kidding, right?
00:29No, cancelled.
00:30Mom, you invite 200 of your closest friends every year.
00:33I know.
00:33Caviar, champagne.
00:35I know.
00:35Once there were circus acts.
00:36Well, this year, it just didn't work out.
00:38Um, okay, I gotta go, sweetie. Talk soon.
00:43Okay.
00:47This is the last masterclass of the season.
00:50You're all here to push your boundaries.
00:54Soften your strokes. Let the brush do the work.
01:03I've been really working on any palette.
01:05I'm just struggling a bit.
01:07I don't know what to say to you anymore, Sadie.
01:09Maybe it's time to take a break.
01:11This class is for advanced artists.
01:14You know how much this class means to me, Eric.
01:16I know when an artist has hit a wall.
01:19Face your limitations.
01:23Make space for someone worthy.
01:26Are you speaking about Sadie, Eric, or yourself?
01:30I told you not to come here, Vincent.
01:32Yeah, why?
01:34I rejoin your class every time I'm home and then suddenly you just kick me out?
01:37I think you know why.
01:39Vincent!
01:40It's Olivia! I've been messaging you!
01:42Hi!
01:42You have demeaned your talents with silly virtual hijinks.
01:48I didn't chase success.
01:49It just found me.
01:51I've stopped selling my paintings.
01:53Won't for as long as I live.
01:54What else do you expect me to do?
01:55I don't expect anything from you, Vincent.
01:57I tried to make a real artist out of you.
02:01You made me, is that what you're saying?
02:02And now you just throw me away like everyone else?
02:05Everything you have, I have given you.
02:08And I could have taken it all away!
02:12That painting's yours, right, Eric?
02:14Yeah.
02:15Let's see who's got the power.
02:28How's it feel, Eric?
02:31Try it again and next time, it won't be just your painting.
02:40Class is over!
02:42Go!
02:44Get out of here!
03:00I need to put this right.
03:29To be continued
03:29Jesse, we're almost there.
03:31Don't bring us up to speed.
03:32Well, SJPD were called this morning
03:33when a fisherman spotted a body on the rocks.
03:36It could be suicide or a hiking accident.
03:38Well, not judging by the scuff marks on the cliff's edge.
03:42Two sets, clearly a struggle.
03:43So they were definitely pushed.
03:45I think so.
03:50The body is being brought up from the rocks down below.
03:53Have we ID'd the victim?
03:55Eric Fleming.
03:55He's a local artist who's known for his invite-only masterclasses, which are pretty sought after.
04:00But word is, things got a little heated yesterday between him and a couple of his students.
04:04Sadie Bishop, who he apparently humiliated in front of everyone.
04:07And if you can believe it, Vincent Noseworthy.
04:11Help me out here. Am I supposed to know that name?
04:12Vincent Noseworthy.
04:14Oh, it's a generational thing.
04:16Yeah, well, Vincent Noseworthy, I mean, he's this local artist who blew up online a few years ago.
04:21He would travel the world, paint these scenic vistas, and post them for his fans to track down and share.
04:26Okay, so it's kind of like Banksy meets The Da Vinci Code.
04:29Well, no, I mean, I was going to say more like Van Gogh meets Pokemon Go, but that works too,
04:34I suppose.
04:35Yeah, as prints, they sell out pretty fast, but the true commodity is a Vincent original.
04:40It can go for upwards of six digits.
04:42Oh, wow. Yeah, vibrant. I can see the appeal.
04:46I guess Rex approves.
04:48Well, blues and yellows are what canines see best.
04:51And it was also Vincent's favorite color palette.
04:53So the victim was Vincent's mentor?
04:55Yeah, last year Eric had kicked Vincent out of his class, saying he owed him everything and that he would
05:00threaten to take it all away.
05:03Looks like Rex has something.
05:07Fresh paint.
05:09And yellow.
05:11You know, Jesse, can you take a sample of this while I check in with Sarah?
05:14Yeah, sure thing.
05:15Oh, by the way, you're actually going to be checking in with Joe.
05:18Sarah's flying to Toronto for Mom's canceled birthday party.
05:21Oh, that's right, I forgot. Wait, it's canceled? Is everything okay?
05:25Yeah, Sarah said it's just her mom being her mom, but she wanted to fly over to make sure.
05:28Okay.
05:30Rex, let's go.
05:32Okay.
05:37Forensis is still down by the shore with the body, but I did get the preliminary report.
05:41The time of death was around 7 p.m. last night.
05:45Is the yellow scarf his?
05:47I'm not sure, but the placement of it seems odd, right?
05:52Yeah, apparently dogs see yellow better than other colors.
05:55Okay.
05:56Oh, well, look, we also found a cell phone.
05:59It's powered off, but it seems to have survived the fall.
06:01Let's see what Jesse can get off it.
06:04Well, I'll check with the service provider once it's charged and get the call data.
06:08You guys get at it.
06:08All right.
06:10You know, when you talk to the other master class attendees, ask about a yellow scarf.
06:14Just see if anyone remembers it.
06:15You think it might be Eric's?
06:16Well, I don't know the person who pushed him.
06:18Okay.
06:18Oh, I tracked down Sadie Bishop, the student that Eric had a run-in with yesterday.
06:22Please.
06:23You know how much this class means to me.
06:25I know when an artist has hit a wall.
06:27Face your limitations.
06:29Turns out she's selling her own paintings down by the harbor to tourists.
06:32Any of you like tracking down?
06:33Vincent!
06:35Vincent!
06:38Is he dead?
06:40Okay.
06:41There's a rumor online that a painter was pushed over the edge.
06:44Okay, SJPD, who are you?
06:46Olivia Park, Vincent's biggest fan.
06:49Oh.
06:50You know, I heard that monster Eric Fleming threaten him yesterday, and now he's dead.
06:55Vincent's not dead.
06:57Eric is.
07:02Shouldn't he be on a leash or something?
07:04Uh, well, Rex is a trained police dog, so.
07:09Can you please, can you please take him away?
07:11I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, like, terrified of dogs.
07:13Rex, easy, easy.
07:15Why don't you take Miss Park's statement and, uh, let me know when you find Vincent.
07:18Wait, you're, you're looking for Vincent?
07:21Well, I have his current coordinates.
07:23I don't think I should give them to you because, I mean, don't you think they'll be a little unethical?
07:29Yeah, send them to me when you convince her that a homicide investigation trumps Pokemon Banksy.
07:33Yeah, will do, will do.
07:35After a wish, why don't you interview, uh, Sadie Bishop to find a conquer?
07:38Yeah.
07:39Rex?
07:44Of course I'm happy to see you.
07:46I'm just surprised you came, since there's nothing to come for.
07:49Well, I, I want to see you on your big day.
07:52And plus this new project of yours.
07:55Another historic building makeover?
07:56Oh, boutique hotels.
07:58Just another term for nightmare renovation.
08:03But aren't you investigating the murder of Eric Fleming?
08:06I heard something about it on the news.
08:08Did you know him?
08:09I knew of him.
08:11The art and design community are all intertwined.
08:14Fleming never broke through as a painter, but he had a great eye for talent.
08:17He discovered Vincent Noseworth.
08:18Yeah, no, I know.
08:20Wait.
08:21Does that mean Vincent's a suspect?
08:24You know I can't share that kind of information.
08:26So he is.
08:27Mom, let's not get distracted.
08:30It's your birthday.
08:32We should be concentrating on you.
08:35Another day, another number.
08:37It's all the same to you.
08:38Let's just stay home, order in, and turn in early.
08:41Mom, are you okay?
08:43Yes, healthy as a horse.
08:45Well, hold on.
08:47Well, it's the lab calling about them analyzing some paint samples.
08:50So the murderer was an artist.
08:54Hey, what have you found?
08:58I still can't believe Eric is dead.
09:00Sadie, a few other attendees told me that you were pretty upset after yesterday's class.
09:06I was devastated.
09:07Being a painter means everything to me.
09:11When I calmed down, I realized that Eric was just trying to push me to be better.
09:16By insulting your talent after you spent thousands of dollars at his classes?
09:19I mean, it's a pretty interesting strategy, don't you think?
09:22Eric was a brilliant teacher.
09:24He knew that tough love is a powerful motivator.
09:26Where'd you go after class?
09:28Hiking on the coastal trail.
09:30Alone?
09:31Being alone in nature always pulls me out of a bad headspace.
09:34Eric was the same.
09:36He likes the isolation.
09:38So Vincent knows where the...
09:40He apparently had your back.
09:42Did you know him?
09:43He was Eric's protege for years.
09:45When he went viral, Eric didn't approve.
09:48I think maybe it bothered Eric that he never saw anything like the success that Vincent has.
09:53Yeah.
09:54That's interesting because it looks like he had one of Vincent's paintings right here.
09:57No, no, no.
09:58That's someone else's.
09:59Yeah.
09:59But that's Vincent's signature, yellow.
10:01It is of the scene of the crime, and we did find some yellow paint there as well.
10:06Okay.
10:07It's Eric's painting.
10:09Vincent defaced it when they had it out.
10:10How'd it end up in your hands?
10:12After my hike, I went back to Blackhead Cliff to retrieve it.
10:16Since Vincent stopped selling his work, the value has gone way up.
10:18I mean, just by throwing paint on it, it was worth a fortune.
10:20Sure, but it's stolen.
10:22It's stolen goods.
10:23Eric threw it away.
10:25Okay.
10:26Yes, I know it was wrong.
10:29It was going to end up in the sea, and I could really use the money.
10:31What time did you go back there?
10:33Around sunset.
10:348, 8.15.
10:35Did you see anyone?
10:37Anything?
10:37No.
10:38Why?
10:40Was Eric already dead?
10:41I'm guessing no one saw you.
10:43I'm going to have to take this painting in for evidence.
10:45But you're talking to Vincent, too, right?
10:47Because he said some things that were very aggressive.
11:00Well, these are the coordinates, that Jesse said.
11:03Vincent's got to be around here.
11:06You gave me all those lessons just to turn your back on me.
11:09You want to take it away from me?
11:12You win!
11:20Careful, buddy.
11:22Stop right there, Vincent.
11:23Why?
11:24They're worthless.
11:25Tainted.
11:27Hey!
11:29You cool it.
11:31We're the next one's for you.
11:35Ow!
11:35I should have never gone to the cliff.
11:49Eric discovered me here in Kitty Vitty when I was 15.
11:55He said I had real potential.
11:57Used to let me take his classes for free.
12:01And now he's dead.
12:02So you're burning your paintings?
12:05I hear they're worth big money and made you famous.
12:07Yeah, which just brought me nothing but misery.
12:10Fans hounding me.
12:12Money getting in the way of real inspiration.
12:15Eric was right.
12:18Who do you think might have wanted to harm him?
12:20I don't believe he was pushed.
12:22Eric took his own life.
12:24And what I said yesterday didn't help.
12:26There is no doubt that Eric was murdered, Vincent.
12:29Scuff marks on the cliff show clear evidence that he was pushed.
12:32People see the evidence they want to see.
12:35Eric taught me to use true vision.
12:37Eric said he made you.
12:39That he could have taken it all away.
12:40What do you think he meant by that?
12:43Guess we'll never know.
12:48Look.
12:49Your dog can see yellow and blue.
12:52Well, he's my partner.
12:54Rex.
12:55He found yellow paint just like that on a cliff.
12:58I mix it myself.
13:02Yeah.
13:03It's organic.
13:04Made with walnut oil.
13:21There was a yellow scarf found in Eric's body, Vincent.
13:25What do you know about that?
13:28I used to wear one, but I stopped a few months ago before coming back home.
13:44So the lab's been keeping Sarah in the loop.
13:46She confirms that the cause of death is blunt force trauma from the fall.
13:50Also, the time of death was 7 p.m., an hour after Eric's class.
13:54But before, Sadie Bishop claims to have gone back to the cliff.
13:58What about the evidence we found with the body?
14:00Yeah, well, the yellow scarf was purchased at a local shop in an artist collective.
14:04Cash only.
14:05I noticed that Sadie Bishop's name was on the directory, but she had been blacklisted.
14:09So I'm looking into that.
14:10We also got the call logs from Eric's cell phone.
14:12He was making a call at the time that he was pushed to the Fleming Gallery, which is owned by...
14:17Wait for it.
14:19Eric's ex-wife, Annabelle Fleming.
14:22They were married for a decade and got divorced two years ago.
14:25Well, Rex and I will head to the gallery to see if she has any idea who may have wanted
14:27Eric dead.
14:29That's a good idea.
14:30Oh, you know what?
14:31Keep your eyes open.
14:32I'm looking for a new piece for my office.
14:35When it comes to art appreciation, Rex has a better eye.
14:46You're sure Eric didn't jump?
14:48Not according to evidence found at the scene.
14:52Why, did you have reason to believe you did?
14:54Nothing concrete, but Eric had been depressed since the divorce.
14:57Cell records show that he was calling you when he was pushed.
15:02Any idea what that was about?
15:05He'd reach out sometimes after a few glasses of wine to try to convince me that we'd made a mistake.
15:12But you didn't agree.
15:14I loved Eric, but we weren't right for each other.
15:19We started out as artists, but he was more devoted to the discipline than I was.
15:25He didn't sell well, but he sure could recognize talent.
15:29Half of the pieces in here are from artists he discovered.
15:33Vincent knows where they seemed to think that Eric had changed.
15:37Do you know Vincent?
15:38Of course.
15:40When Eric and I were together, Vincent was around all the time.
15:43And then his star began to rise and we saw less and less of him.
15:46Yeah, Vincent seems to think that he disappointed Eric by going viral.
15:51This is how it is with artists.
15:52It's always high drama.
15:54It rarely lasts.
15:56Oh, so you didn't think there was anything serious in there falling out?
15:59It would take a hell of a lot for Eric to truly turn on Vincent.
16:07Um, now we found this with Eric's body.
16:13What is it?
16:15There's something I have to show you.
16:29You didn't think it was important to mention that you were exhibiting a painting of the crime scene.
16:34Well, honestly, until you showed me that scarf, I didn't even think of it.
16:39Who painted this?
16:42Vincent Noseworthy.
16:54Rex found it at the gallery.
16:56He's keyed into the scent of Vincent's organic paint.
16:59But I thought Vincent stopped selling his work.
17:01Well, Annabelle says he gave this to Eric as a gift.
17:03Then Eric sold it to her on consignment.
17:05Did Vincent say anything about it?
17:07Only that there had been some bad blood between them.
17:10I mean, Vincent painted the exact murder scene.
17:13What are the odds he'd be dumb enough to kill Eric the exact same way and leave a yellow scarf?
17:17You guys, that was Sarah.
17:19Her team confirmed that paint found on the burnt canvas, the paintbrush, and the crime scene are all a match.
17:24Organic, water-based paint.
17:26Consistent with Vincent's recipe.
17:28I guess Rex already knew that.
17:31There is more.
17:32I checked the data from Eric's cell phone.
17:34Three weeks ago, Vincent sent Eric a series of angry text messages accusing him of a big betrayal.
17:39Right around the time, Eric gave the painting to Annabelle to sell.
17:42All right, bring him in here.
17:43Let's see what he has to say about all this.
17:48You didn't mention that Eric had sold the painting you'd given him.
17:52It was his right to sell.
17:54But it was against everything that Eric had instilled in you.
17:56I mean, that must have been a big betrayal.
17:58You know, you stopped selling your paintings because of it.
18:02I was disappointed.
18:03That's all?
18:04You weren't angry?
18:06Maybe at first.
18:09Two weeks ago, I did let him know how I felt.
18:12I stopped selling my paintings because of what you taught me.
18:14And then you go around and you do this?
18:16You have no understanding of what real life is like.
18:20Oh.
18:21Everything has been given to you.
18:23I had no idea he was broke.
18:25Okay, but you were still angry when you defaced his painting.
18:28He wasn't the man I thought he was, okay?
18:30Doesn't mean I killed him.
18:32So Eric sold your yellow scarf painting and you didn't...
18:35It's not my yellow scarf painting.
18:36You're denying that you painted this?
18:40Look.
18:41Look at its similarity to the crime scene.
18:44Same cliff where Eric was found at the bottom with that yellow scarf.
18:49That's my painting, but someone added that scarf.
18:54Wait, a scarf was added and Annabelle Fleming didn't notice?
18:57Or didn't care.
18:59People threw pumpkin soup at the Mona Lisa and all it did was raise her profile.
19:02You expect me to believe that someone vandalized your painting and killed Eric to what?
19:05Raised your profile?
19:06Who would do that?
19:07You haven't met some of my fans.
19:09Vincent, hi!
19:10It's Olivia!
19:11I've been messaging you!
19:12Hi!
19:14They track my location.
19:16They leave underwear on my doorstep.
19:18They don't leave me alone.
19:19Have you called the police?
19:20Yeah, they said there was nothing they could do.
19:23But you gotta believe me.
19:25I didn't paint that yellow scarf, and I had nothing to do with Eric's death.
19:30Someone's trying to frame me.
19:36You believe him?
19:37I'm not sure.
19:38I mean, he claims that a fan must have altered the painting and then killed Eric at the same cliff
19:42as some kind of tribute.
19:44And left the scarf just to make sure everyone connected the dots.
19:47Or he did.
19:49Hang on to him overnight.
19:50See if he changes his student by morning.
19:52Okay.
19:54Hey, Sarah.
19:55Hey, Mark.
19:57Everything okay with your mom?
19:58Yeah, we're ordering Thai and watching old movies.
20:01Oh, that sounds perfect to me.
20:02Yeah, me too.
20:03But you don't know Paige.
20:05She likes to paint the town, not chill on the couch.
20:08Well, I'm sure you'll get to the bottom of it.
20:10Anyway, so the lab checked Vincent's yellow scarf from the gallery painting.
20:13According to Vincent, it wasn't his scarf.
20:15Someone else painted it on after the fact.
20:17We might be telling the truth.
20:18The rest of the canvas was done with Vincent's organic paints, but the scarf paint was industrially processed.
20:23It also appears to have been applied more recently.
20:26Well, could he have used a different paint just to cover his tracks?
20:29Isn't the whole point of sending a message not to cover his tracks?
20:32Good point.
20:33Um, it looks like Jesse's also sent us a message.
20:37Looks like he's dug up a deleted post from superfan Olivia holding the same yellow scarf in a photo apparently
20:43taken three days before Eric was murdered.
20:46How is that possible?
20:47What?
20:48Yeah, that's what I'm thinking.
21:00So what are we looking at here?
21:02Vincent knows where.
21:04Claims someone framed him by adding a yellow scarf to his painting depicting the crime scene.
21:09He's still in custody.
21:11Uh, yeah, but not for long.
21:12Lab proved that the paint used to add the yellow scarf wasn't a match for his organic paint.
21:18Yeah, plus there's Olivia Park, a Vincent knows where the superfan was posed on top of the cliff wearing the
21:23same scarf found near Eric's body.
21:26I checked the metadata.
21:27I mean, that photo was taken three days before the murder.
21:29Okay, so is it possible that she added the scarf to Vincent's canvas, then pushed Eric off, leaving the telltale
21:35scarf behind?
21:35Try to frame Vincent because he rebuffed her?
21:37She's a groupie, right?
21:39They get obsessed and do weird things.
21:41That's true.
21:41One summer I followed Great Big Sea right across the country.
21:44Erodi even gave me a coffee mug that Alan Doyle drank out of.
21:48I still have it.
21:49It's unwashed.
21:51Well, my point being is that Olivia could have proved her love to Vincent by killing Eric on his behalf.
21:58I'll talk to Vincent about her.
22:00You know, there's also this.
22:02Take a look.
22:03Wait, is that one of Vincent's paintings?
22:05Yes, indeed it is. Purchased online by an anonymous buyer two weeks ago.
22:09It's currently on loan, hanging in the lobby of a library in Hamilton.
22:12Vincent claims he's no longer selling his work.
22:14It could be a print, but we'd have to get a better look at it to make sure.
22:18Okay, so now we need an art expert who's able to look at a painting in Hamilton, Ontario.
22:21I think Sarah might be able to help us out with that.
22:29You have too much to do, Mom.
22:30I could have hired somebody to authenticate the painting.
22:33You really didn't have to come all the way out here.
22:35You need my expertise?
22:36You shall have it.
22:38Here it is.
22:41It looks like Vincent's to me.
22:45There's no record of it on his website, and he's not even selling anymore.
22:50Every artist has uncatalogued canvases.
22:53Could be a resale.
22:55There's something strange about it, though.
22:58Strange how?
23:01Brushstrokes.
23:02They go from top left to bottom right.
23:05And that's strange because...
23:06It indicates it was painted by a lefty.
23:10Isn't Vincent right-handed?
23:12Um, hold on.
23:15Sure looks like it.
23:19I don't know who painted this, Sarah, but it wasn't Vincent noseworthy.
23:32Thanks for the stay.
23:35I told you I didn't paint that yellow scarf, but, you know, a night in jail and cell phone
23:40free is, like, pure artistic inspiration.
23:44Tell me about Olivia Park.
23:46When did she first get in contact with you?
23:48My superfan?
23:49Uh-huh.
23:50About a year ago.
23:52She asked my advice on how to get into painting.
23:55She seemed cool at first, like someone I could talk to.
23:57When did that change?
23:59After I told her about Eric selling my painting.
24:02Yeah.
24:03I got nervous when she showed up in town.
24:05To see the painting in the gallery.
24:07I thought so.
24:08But then she started offering to slash Eric's tires or steal my painting back.
24:12I blocked her after that.
24:14I don't suppose you know where she's staying.
24:15No, but...
24:17I have a pretty good idea where she is right now.
24:19Okay, where's that?
24:21You kept me here overnight.
24:23Where do you think?
24:25Release, Vincent!
24:28Release, Vincent!
24:30Looks like we got a group of groupies.
24:32Release, Vincent!
24:35Release, Vincent!
24:38Release, Vincent!
24:41Release, Vincent!
24:43Vincent!
24:47SCP-V, wait up!
24:50SCP-V!
24:53Tell your dog to stay away from me!
24:55Rex, Rex, come here now.
24:57You know, if you would have let go of the bag, he might have.
25:01Now, if I reach in here, am I going to find anything sharp or dangerous?
25:09You sure?
25:12Okay.
25:14Looks like Vincent's yellow paint.
25:16Is this what you were tracking, Rex?
25:19Okay.
25:20You're going to have to come inside with me.
25:23Let's go.
25:24Okay, don't try to run off again.
25:26The police station's over this way.
25:32First, you evade a police officer.
25:34And then he finds this.
25:37I wasn't evading the officer.
25:40It was the dog.
25:41I told you I'm terrified of them.
25:43Well, Rex alerted because this is Vincent's organic paint, which he doesn't share.
25:47So how did you come to have it?
25:50Okay, I sort of broke into Vincent's fan.
25:55After he ghosted you for offering to terrorize Eric for him?
25:58I wasn't serious about the tire slashing.
26:01Look, I know what I did was wrong.
26:02But I didn't hurt anyone.
26:05We have a reason to believe whoever added the yellow scarf to Vincent's painting murdered Eric.
26:11I would never deface Vincent's painting.
26:13And I don't even know how to paint.
26:15But you posted a recreation of the murder three days ago.
26:18We saw the photo you took.
26:20They had just unveiled the yellow scarf painting at the Fleming Gallery.
26:23It was my first time seeing a Vincent original in person.
26:27I obviously had to make a fan photo.
26:29Except we found the exact yellow scarf that you posed with on Eric's body.
26:33Did you kill him?
26:34Leave the scarf?
26:35What?
26:35Was it your way of getting back at Vincent for ignoring you,
26:38showing him that you were willing to go way further than slashing tires?
26:41No!
26:42You seriously don't think I could do something like that?
26:44I just wanted Vincent to notice me.
26:46Wait, I can prove it.
26:47Okay.
26:54Bottom of the big compartment.
27:04Who's ever scarf you found?
27:07It wasn't mine.
27:10So you think the paintings are fake?
27:12I don't think.
27:13I know.
27:14We have Sarah and her mother, Paige, on Zoom.
27:17Mom, this is Mark.
27:18And of course you remember Rex.
27:21Nice to see you too, Rex.
27:23And great to finally meet you, Mark.
27:24Likewise.
27:25So the waterfall painting's a forgery.
27:28And there's more?
27:30Sarah showed me the painting with the yellow scarf.
27:32And she immediately knew that the scarf had been added by somebody else.
27:35How's that?
27:36The base canvas was painted by a right-handed artist using a filbert.
27:40The kind of brush that Vincent uses.
27:41Exactly.
27:42And the yellow scarf was done by a lefty using a flat brush.
27:47Well, it looks like we needed you on the case from the start, Paige.
27:50Thanks, Mrs. Strong.
27:51Anytime.
27:52Thrilled to be of help.
27:56So someone sold a Vincent forgery in recently.
27:59Yeah, I've tried to track down the buyer and seller, but these art sales are traditionally and notoriously anonymous.
28:06But the person who added the scarf was left-handed, which automatically rules out Vincent.
28:10You know what?
28:10But I also tracked down the reason why Sadie Bishop was blacklisted from the Arts Collective.
28:14She was having an affair with her instructor, one Eric Fleming.
28:20But the complaint was against her, not him.
28:22Yeah, both were sanctioned.
28:23Accused of giving her studio slots meant for others more deserving.
28:27I know when an artist has hit a wall.
28:29Face your limitations.
28:32Make space for someone worthy.
28:35You know what, Jesse?
28:36Take her ex and go pay her another visit.
28:39Yeah, and see if she paints left-handed.
28:41Okay.
28:52So, you're a southpaw.
28:59SJPD.
29:00Mind coming to the station answering a few questions?
29:09We'll take that as a no.
29:17Whoever's been doctoring or forging Vincent's paintings is left-handed.
29:22Like you.
29:25A lot of creative people are left-handed.
29:28There have been studies.
29:30Eric was too.
29:32And he needed money.
29:33Yeah, Vincent mentioned it.
29:35He'd been struggling financially.
29:39Yeah.
29:39To put it lightly.
29:41But then something changed.
29:43Eric called me one night, drunk and desperate, begging for a loan.
29:47But the next time I saw him, he told me not to worry about it.
29:51Said it had worked itself out.
29:54What if Eric sold a Vincent forgery?
29:57And that's why he suddenly had some money.
30:01Well, that's one way to solve your money problems.
30:03Yeah, yeah.
30:03She was not wrong.
30:04I mean, look, Eric wasn't just struggling.
30:06He was drowning.
30:07Reams of debt.
30:08Months behind on rents.
30:09Facing eviction.
30:10He was denied a line of credit from several banks.
30:13Yeah, he's the definition of a starving artist.
30:15So what are we saying?
30:16That Eric forged one of Vincent's paintings and sold it to a buyer off-island, but didn't even get top
30:21dollar.
30:22I mean, it's a drop in the bucket of his enormous debt.
30:24Yeah, why stop at just one?
30:28Maybe because Vincent stopped selling?
30:31It's hard for forgeries to go under the radar if no new paintings are coming out.
30:35I was checking Eric's credit card statements.
30:37I mean, he was renting a storage unit.
30:40Strange to pay for storage space when you can't pay your rent.
30:44Jesse, have the unis check it out.
30:46Let's see what Eric had stashed in that storage unit.
30:51You have to promise to keep me updated.
30:53You have no idea how jealous my friends are going to be that I helped free Vincent Noseworthy.
30:58Well, the case isn't closed yet, Mom.
30:59And actually, neither is my investigation of your sudden party cancellation.
31:06Here we go.
31:08Once a detective, always a detective.
31:12You want to know my preliminary findings?
31:15You said your birthday is just a number.
31:18But this year, the number is 65.
31:20Maybe a milestone you'd rather not shine a light on?
31:23Wow.
31:24You are good.
31:26But it's not getting older that I'm bristling at.
31:29It's other people's reactions to it.
31:31When are you going to retire?
31:32Don't you think it's time for you to slow down?
31:34Oh, you must be so exhausted.
31:36It does sound irritating.
31:37It's ageism.
31:39And I've dealt with enough isms in my life.
31:42I'm the one who built my career, built my life one lobby bar and water feature at a time.
31:47And I'll be the one to decide when to change it.
31:49So the first change you make is robbing yourself of the annual celebration you've always left?
31:54Well, maybe I just skipped one.
31:57Turns out it was the right decision.
32:00I got to spend a day with you that I will never forget.
32:04We have to do more of that.
32:06I would love that too, Mom.
32:08But until then...
32:15Happy belated birthday.
32:17Thank you, Sarah.
32:23Oh, crap.
32:24I gotta go.
32:25Uh, now?
32:26I double booked with the lighting designer.
32:28I'm sorry.
32:29Mom, I'm so sorry, sweetie.
32:31Next time, St. John's, we'll paint the town blue, yellow, and red.
32:38Okay.
32:40Love you.
32:42I'll get the bill.
32:43Okay.
32:43Love you, too.
32:53Love you.
32:55Something tells me that the storage facility search panned out.
32:59Yeah.
33:00Uniforms found dozens of what appear to be Vincent paintings.
33:03But Jesse is doing an AI analysis.
33:05Yeah.
33:06So the brushstrokes on the painting found in Eric's locker are 96% matched to Eric's other works,
33:10as well as the painting in Hamilton and the scarf added to Vincent's at the gallery.
33:15Huh.
33:16Eric added the yellow scarf to the painting and ended up at the bottom of that same cliff with the
33:22scarf.
33:22Just like he predicted his own murder.
33:24But that's impossible.
33:24How could he possibly know that he was going to be pushed off a cliff?
33:27He couldn't.
33:29So why add the scarf to a Vincent painting with Vincent's signature yellow?
33:34Wait a minute.
33:35Vincent told me that he used to wear yellow, but stopped before he came back home.
33:40Do you think that Eric added that scarf so that the figure would look like Vincent?
33:44Why?
33:45Because Vincent said he wouldn't sell any more of his paintings as long as he lived.
33:49I don't think that Eric added the scarf to predict his own death.
33:53I think it was supposed to predict Vincent's.
33:57Eric painted all of these forgeries?
33:59We ran everything through AI software, which confirmed it.
34:02Well, he was digging at me for selling out.
34:04He was doing this.
34:06How many are there?
34:08Enough to get out of debt and be set for life.
34:11But he only sold one before you stopped selling paintings and wrecked his plan.
34:15Hard to sell knockoffs when the well runs dry.
34:18Exactly.
34:18But, um, Vincent, I think you may have come up with a solution to that problem.
34:23Eric wasn't going to convince me to start selling paintings again.
34:26No.
34:26But what if you weren't around anymore?
34:29Then he could claim that you gifted him the stash and sell it posthumously.
34:33You mean after my death?
34:37Tell me, did you ever stay after class, just the two of you?
34:40Uh-huh.
34:41You think he would have done it then?
34:43Then my painting in the gallery would have looked like a suicide note.
34:47It's one death a person can predict, right?
34:50Then he'd be free to sell the forgeries.
34:58But wait.
34:59Eric called me and told me not to come.
35:01And then he kicked me out when I got there.
35:03That doesn't seem like somebody wants to push me off that cliff.
35:06No.
35:06But backing out might be why he ended up on the rocks himself.
35:10But who killed him?
35:12Well, someone who knew about the yellow scarf painting and, uh, would profit from the forgeries
35:16who might still be planning on following through.
35:21Annabelle called me today.
35:23She said she wanted me to meet her on the cliff so we could spend time remembering Eric together.
35:27I'm supposed to be there in an hour.
35:39Annabelle, stay where you are.
35:41Don't, don't.
35:42Come any closer.
35:43Step back from the cliff.
35:45I'd rather die than lose everything.
35:58Jesse confirmed with the storage facility.
36:01Annabelle had access to all of the forgeries.
36:02And they had informed her of the police confiscation.
36:04So she knew we'd be coming for her.
36:08Annabelle!
36:09Don't!
36:09Eric wouldn't want this!
36:11Keep back!
36:13Hey!
36:14You shouldn't be here!
36:15Tell him to keep away from me!
36:17Stay where you are, Annabelle.
36:18I can't have her death on my contents.
36:20Not with Eric's, too!
36:21None of this is your fault, Vincent.
36:22Just make sure he stays put.
36:25Back up, flank left.
36:26You know what to do.
36:28I'll try signal, okay?
36:32Annabelle?
36:34Talk to me.
36:34This is not the answer.
36:36Oh.
36:37Do you have any idea how hard I work to find success?
36:42I put in years of sacrifice.
36:47I gave up painting to support Eric while he burned through all of his money and mine.
36:55And in the end, fame and fortune gets handed to that kid on a silver platter.
37:04And he didn't even want it.
37:07Okay, the right thing now is to face the truth, just not run from it.
37:13Oh, you sound like Eric.
37:16Always talking about integrity.
37:21He wanted to confess everything, to cleanse his soul, take me down with him.
37:29But I couldn't face it.
37:34I had to push him.
37:44Now it's my turn.
37:51I deserve to be down there with everything that I've destroyed.
37:55All right.
38:00No!
38:01No!
38:01No!
38:06No!
38:07No!
38:08No!
38:10Annabelle, you're under arrest and murdered her for me.
38:28So, Vincent's taking over the gallery.
38:30What a truly great space, huh?
38:33It's too bad Sarah missed it.
38:34I know.
38:35Flight's delayed.
38:36I told her I'd send pics.
38:37This gallery would be a great date spot.
38:41Well, actually, maybe a gallery where a famous murder painting was hung isn't exactly romantic, but, uh...
38:48Hi.
38:48How about...
38:49Where's, uh, where's Rex?
38:51Uh, he was here, like, a minute ago.
38:54Oh!
38:56Well, if it isn't the master and his new apprentice.
38:59Oh, wow, do I sense a new collab.
39:01Oh, if you can see color, you can express yourself with paint.
39:04Even if you're a dog?
39:05Especially if you are.
39:07Rex has no filters.
39:08No self-doubt.
39:10No struggles with success.
39:12Oh, no.
39:12He's, uh, just straight up 100% Rex all the time.
39:16Exactly.
39:17And that...
39:19is what art
39:20was really all about.
39:30Okay.
39:31Time to add your bit.
39:33Here you go, Rex.
39:34And in your favorite color.
39:37Just pure feeling.
39:38Hmm.
39:42Hmm.
39:46Hmm.
39:47See, some people don't...
39:48I heard Annabelle's under psychiatric care.
39:51Yeah, while she awaits trial.
39:53You know, she told us that the whole scheme was hers.
39:56She pressured Eric into it.
39:58How are you holding on?
39:59Well, I decided to stay off socials.
40:02Just focus on the beauty here in St. John's for a while.
40:05That's great.
40:05Does that mean you'll start selling again?
40:07Well, I'm trying to find that middle ground between starving artists and millionaires sell-out.
40:14Oh, well done, Rex.
40:22Oh.
40:25Oh.
40:30That's it.
40:31I'm sold.
40:32I need that from my office.
40:36Are you sure you can afford it?
40:37What do you mean?
40:42Whoa.
40:43Whoa.
40:43I thought maybe I could use the proceeds to open up the Eric Fleming studio for aspiring artists.
40:49If Rex approves.
40:52Hey!
40:54Well, I think that's a resounding yes.
40:57Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
41:00Whoa, whoa, whoa.
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