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Hudson And Rex S08E11 (2026)
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00:08Let's go! Let's go!
00:11Pick it up!
00:13It's fire!
00:21Nice one, Sawyer!
00:23Nice rescue, Sawyer.
00:25You're up, Layla.
00:29Layla! You got this, you got this.
00:33Come on, Layla, let's go!
00:36Head on a swivel! Come on!
00:38Get a move on, Layla! The clock is ticking!
00:40Let's go!
00:43I don't see any bodies.
00:48Hey, it's Sawyer here. I can hear you breathing fast.
00:51Just stay calm, Layla, and keep moving.
00:54You've got 30 seconds to find the dummy.
01:09She's taking too long. Get in there, Sawyer.
01:14I'm coming in, Layla.
01:16Hold on. Maybe it's in here.
01:24Layla, stand back!
01:28That's not a dummy! That body's real!
01:31What?
01:32Captain Stanton, we need help in here!
01:46Morning, Jay. Hey, what do we got?
01:48Okay, so, body was found in a locker during this morning's controlled burn.
01:52This is a private firefighting school.
01:54Sarah's inside with forensics.
01:56Who found the body?
01:57Two trainees, Layla Romero and her classmate, Sawyer Gill, was also part of the exercise this morning.
02:03I'll speak with the two of them and the staff right after I check out with Sarah.
02:06Well, what about Rex? I mean, it's still pretty hot in there.
02:08Yeah, we came prepared.
02:16Hey, Sarah.
02:17Hey, you two. Rex, looking good.
02:19What do you know so far?
02:21Not much, I'm afraid.
02:22The fire wiped out all trace of fingerprints or DNA in the locker.
02:25It was bolted shut.
02:28Presumably, the killer didn't want it found.
02:30What about the victim?
02:31There was evidence of blood force trauma on the back of the skull, but no sign of blood spatter anywhere
02:36in the building.
02:37The victim was likely killed elsewhere and then the body was brought here, post-mortem.
02:42ID?
02:42Well, it's gonna take time.
02:44Fire wreaks havoc on human tissue, not to mention the locker trapped the heat inside.
02:48And there's a clear burn line along the floor, suggesting a trail of fuel led the flame from the furniture
02:54to the locker.
02:56Something more than a body must have fed the flame in there to reach cremation heat, acting like a caln
03:02to intensify the destruction.
03:04I guess that was the point. Whoever did this was trying to erase all evidence of their crime.
03:09Nearly worked.
03:10If the body hadn't been found, there would have been nothing left but ash.
03:27Sounds like Rex has something.
03:31It's wet.
03:32Yeah, we see it, Rex.
03:35What do you think it is?
03:36Some kind of accelerant?
03:39I'd explain the intensity of the burn inside the locker.
03:41There.
03:50Hi there.
03:52Detective Mark Hudson, SJPD, this is my partner Rex.
03:55You're in charge of the facility?
03:56Yes, James Kessler.
03:58This is my training captain, Elizabeth Stanton.
04:00Pleasure.
04:01Is there any way to put a time frame on how long the body might have been in that locker
04:04before this morning's exercise?
04:06Actually, there is.
04:07I conducted a line hall drill with the trainees yesterday, running hoses up and down the stairs.
04:12And the body wouldn't have been there yesterday because the locker was open then.
04:17I remember it.
04:18So the body was placed there sometime overnight.
04:20Who has access to the facility after hours?
04:22All the staff have keys to the outer perimeter gate and the trainees stay in dorms on site.
04:26They're free to come and go, but any movement in that direction will be picked up by our security cameras.
04:30Okay.
04:31I'm gonna need that security footage and to speak with the two trainees who participated in this morning's exercise.
04:37Sure.
04:37But please, they're still under my command and my responsibility.
04:40So I need you to bear in mind, this has been a traumatic experience for them.
04:44They're just kids.
04:45Well, neither of them are suspects right now, but someone smuggled a body onto the grounds.
04:49I'm hoping they know something.
04:50Of course.
04:51Uh, they're off now back at the picnic table.
04:53Okay.
04:54Thank you again.
04:55Rex, let's go meet some trainees.
05:00Layla?
05:01We're with SJPD.
05:03I'm Mark.
05:04This is my partner, Rex.
05:05How are you holding up?
05:08They warned us about this in training.
05:10Seeing a dead body.
05:12I should have prepared myself better.
05:15I've wanted to be a firefighter my whole life.
05:18But what if I'm not cut out for it?
05:20Then what?
05:25Oh, come on.
05:34I don't know if this is helpful, but you never get used to it.
05:40All you can do is let it drive you to keep it from happening again.
05:48Layla, we were trying to figure out how the body got in there.
05:50Can you tell me if you saw or heard anything last night?
05:53Uh, I went back to my dorm room to study.
05:57Did you see anyone coming or going?
05:59I saw Sawyer heading out around 8.30.
06:03I don't know.
06:05Maybe he saw something.
06:08What's he doing?
06:10He's detecting something under your jacket.
06:12Do you mind showing me your arm?
06:21That looks... bad.
06:23How'd you get such a bad burn through your equipment?
06:25It was just a mistake.
06:26It's nothing.
06:28Can I go now?
06:30Everyone else is working and I'm just sitting here.
06:33Sure.
06:46Sawyer, I understand the night before you found the body, you were off campus.
06:50Yeah, I left right after 8.30.
06:52I had a date.
06:54They've been teasing me about it all week, but you gotta take advantage while you can, right?
06:57What time did you get back here?
06:59Around midnight, I think.
07:00Did you see or hear anything unusual?
07:03No. It was quiet.
07:05Yeah.
07:05I got in and fell asleep immediately.
07:07Nothing interesting.
07:08You sure about that?
07:09My partner seems to think there's something pretty interesting in your duffel bag.
07:16Oh my god.
07:17Yeah, yeah, yeah.
07:18I totally forgot about that jerry can I found.
07:20I found it on my way back to my date just lying in the grass.
07:23I just figured somebody dropped it, but...
07:27Smells like accelerant.
07:30I'm gonna need you to tell me exactly where you found this, Sawyer.
07:34Okay.
07:35Okay.
07:38So what's your take on our witnesses at the fire institute?
07:40I checked the students and staff.
07:42Their background checks came back clean.
07:44As for the two who found the body, Sawyer left to go on a date and had the, uh, empty
07:48jerry can.
07:50Layla had a suspicious burn on her arm, but they both claimed to know nothing about the body.
07:56Okay. So why do you have that look on your face?
07:59I don't know. I mean, they're a tight group.
08:00It reminded me of, uh, when I first joined the military.
08:04The youthful camaraderie, feeling you're all bonded together.
08:07But it did seem that they were hiding something.
08:10Huh.
08:11Hiding something?
08:12Like what they saw last night?
08:15Maybe.
08:16And, you know, trouble is, without an ID on the victim,
08:19finding out how that body got into the fire tower is our only way forward.
08:24Jesse, any word on that security footage?
08:26There was nothing on three of the camera files.
08:28And I'm just downloading the final one now, and, huh.
08:32Okay, let me check.
08:35Yeah.
08:35We're maybe about to find out how they smuggled the body onto the grounds of the fire institute.
08:40Because this camera is pointed at the gate.
08:42And I've already checked the cameras pointing at the entrances to the dorms in the street.
08:46But nothing at the burn tower?
08:48No, they don't have a camera on that.
08:53That's most of the staff leaving.
08:56Hey, there's Sawyer.
08:58Leaving on his date.
09:02Huh.
09:03She's looking around a lot.
09:04Who's that?
09:07Captain Stan.
09:08She's the training captain.
09:12Okay, there's Sawyer coming back.
09:28Nothing.
09:29How is that possible?
09:31The body had to get their sum out.
09:33Jesse, could we run through that again?
09:35Okay.
09:39Yeah.
09:41Wait, stop.
09:44Go back.
09:49Okay, that must be the part.
09:50Could you maybe run slowly?
09:52Move from back a bit?
09:57There, freeze.
10:04Looks like someone was scoping out the place.
10:07Headlights aren't much, but at least Rex got us that.
10:10Jesse, see if you can find it on any other cameras nearby.
10:12I want to know where they went next.
10:13Yeah, I'm on it.
10:15Rex, you want to see Sarah?
10:19Hey.
10:20Got your text.
10:21Yeah.
10:22Preliminary autopsy results.
10:24The victim died of a cranial fracture, as suspected.
10:26And then was doused with an accelerant that matches the one that Rex found on the scene.
10:30And in the jerry can that Sawyer found on the grounds.
10:32That's interesting. What kind of accelerant?
10:34According to the chromatography test, it's kerosene.
10:38Very stable. Burns hot.
10:40What did we learn about the victim?
10:41Based on pelvic structure, the victim is female.
10:4350 to 65 years old.
10:45We can check missing persons.
10:46What about dental records?
10:47Now, I can canvass local dentists, but I think we'll get an ID faster with this.
10:53She had a surgical pin.
10:55Mm-hmm. In her leg from an earlier fracture.
10:57Each one has a unique serial number.
11:00I can only make it a few digits.
11:02But I've contacted all the medical supply companies in North America.
11:05No promises, but I think it's our best bet at getting an ID.
11:08Hey, guys, so I got a hit on the vehicle from the neighborhood security footage.
11:12It's a black pickup truck, and it's heading towards the back of the Institute.
11:16She had a plate number?
11:17I'm working to clarify the image.
11:19Okay. Meanwhile, if this is how the body was smuggled onto the grounds, I mean, Rex should be able to
11:22pick up the scent.
11:23Good work, Jesse. We'll go walk that perimeter.
11:25Yep.
11:30All right, I'll look for CCTV cameras while you do your thing.
11:54You got something, partner?
12:03Yeah, I see it. I see it.
12:06Okay, so this is how they smuggle the body onto the grounds.
12:10There you go.
12:11There you go.
12:20Okay, I'm coming.
12:25Yeah, what have you got?
12:30Oh, wow.
12:31Oh, wow.
12:33Somebody tore their jacket.
12:35Good work.
12:38Hello?
12:39Jesse, do me a favor and run that black truck against the name.
12:42Sawyer Gill, the trainee.
12:45You got to take advantage of all you can, right?
12:47Yep, I'm on it.
12:56We have your truck on video near the back fence of the Institute.
13:00It's not what you think, I promise.
13:01We found a piece of torn fabric that matches your jacket.
13:04Not to mention your fingerprints on the fence itself
13:06and the jerry can with traces of the matching accelerant.
13:10Yeah, if you have an explanation, I'm all ears.
13:13As soon as I got back from my date,
13:16I was going to go to sleep, but I changed my mind and I went around back.
13:19So you admit that you know about the secret entrance at the back of the Institute.
13:23It's not a secret.
13:24Trainees have been using it for years to sneak into the burn tower without being seen.
13:28We go there to chill, have a few beers.
13:30What were you doing there last night?
13:34I knew there was a controlled burn exercise the next day and that we'd be retrieving dummies.
13:40I figured they'd already hidden them in the tower and I wanted to scope it out.
13:44In other words, you were trying to cheat.
13:46It's not a competition.
13:47Layla can freeze up sometimes, so I figured if I could help guide her...
13:52Look, you have no idea how badly we all want this.
13:55To, like, to graduate and get to work helping people.
14:01If that's true, what did you see in there? Was the locker open or closed?
14:07I never made it inside.
14:09As soon as I got through the fence, I saw a flashlight shining in the tower.
14:13I ran back to my truck.
14:15And you didn't say anything.
14:16I was worried about getting in trouble.
14:18My whole family are firefighters going back generations.
14:22I didn't want to risk my whole career over one stupid mistake.
14:27If that hole in the fence has been there for years, like Sawyer says, then anyone who knew about it
14:32could have snuck in without being seen.
14:33Jesse did a wide sweep of all the cameras in the area and came up with nothing.
14:36Whoever did it was careful. They managed to avoid them.
14:39Made sure they weren't caught.
14:40Yeah.
14:41Well, they're gonna be.
14:43Mark, Captain Stanton reached out and she wants to resume the trainee drills.
14:46Are you comfortable releasing the burn tower?
14:48No, I'm okay. Sarah is.
14:51Sorry, I just heard back from one of the medical supply companies.
14:54They have an ID on the victim.
14:56Joe, I think it's someone you know.
15:03Sylvia Lawton, 59 years old, retired criminal court judge.
15:08Sylvia Lawton was a legend on Duckworth.
15:10I've known her for years.
15:11Are you sure it's her?
15:13I cross-referenced her medical records once I got the name.
15:16The pin was from a cycling accident 10 years ago.
15:19She presided over hundreds of cases.
15:22Always fair.
15:25Why would anyone do that to her?
15:35This is more than just a colleague.
15:37This is a friend of mine that's been killed.
15:39I mean, I've known her for years.
15:45Start pulling those files.
15:46We're looking for anyone who may have held a grudge against her,
15:48but focus on people who had a knowledge of fire or a connection to the Institute.
15:52Whoever did this knew how to incinerate a body and get on those grounds unseen.
15:59We need to inform her next of kin.
16:03She had a daughter.
16:13I'm so sorry, Millie.
16:19Your mother was fearless in her commitment to justice.
16:23I considered her a friend.
16:27I always used to worry when she took on those big cases, to think it happened now, after she was
16:32retired.
16:34When was the last time you spoke with her?
16:36A few days ago.
16:37She was working on some project for the past few weeks.
16:40What kind of project?
16:41She wouldn't tell me anything about it, but I think it had something to do with one of her old
16:46cases.
16:47She said she was trying to right an old wrong.
16:51Right an old wrong?
16:53We're going to need to look through your mother's residence.
16:56Do you have a copy of her key?
17:04My mother fought for justice her entire life.
17:08Please.
17:09You need to find justice for her.
17:14Thanks.
17:17Rex and I will head right over.
17:25Easy.
17:34SJPD, we're coming in.
17:47Someone was searching for something.
18:01Yeah, I see it.
18:08Stop!
18:08SJPD!
18:21Oh, Rex.
18:23On your feet.
18:24Off you get it.
18:25No, you don't get it.
18:26Hands behind your back.
18:26I didn't break in.
18:28I didn't break it.
18:30Judge Sylvia, she's trying to save me.
18:32Cody Moreau.
18:3332 years old, convicted in 2013 of five counts of, wait for it, arson.
18:39Judge Lawton gave him 12 years.
18:4112 years for arson?
18:42Yeah, the case was a big deal at the time.
18:44A serial arsonist burning down garages all over the city.
18:47It was only a matter of time before someone got hurt, and ultimately they did.
18:50A John Doe was found killed in the last fire.
18:52So they charged him with murder.
18:53Yeah, they played it down to second degree, but Judge Lawton gave him the max.
18:56But here's the kicker.
18:57According to her phone records, Cody called her over three dozen times since he's been released.
19:03So why did he say that she was trying to save him?
19:11Is Sylvia okay?
19:14They wouldn't give me a straight answer.
19:16I got your file.
19:23Fire after fire after fire.
19:35Let's start with where you were two nights ago.
19:37I don't know.
19:37At home.
19:38Alone.
19:39Are you familiar with the North Atlantic Fire Institute?
19:41Of course I am.
19:42You read my file, didn't you?
19:44I used to go up there to watch the controlled burns before.
19:49I'm over that now.
19:50I got treatment.
19:56What's this about?
19:57What were you doing at Judge Lawton's house?
20:00I was checking on her.
20:02I saw the door open, the place trashed, just like you did.
20:06You just happen to know where a retired judge lives?
20:09We're friends.
20:12Yeah.
20:13I know.
20:15A judge hanging out with an ex-con, right?
20:19That's who Sylvia is.
20:22You said she was trying to save you.
20:24What does that mean?
20:25She was helping me with my case.
20:27She was the only one I got to believe I never killed anybody.
20:31Look, I...
20:32Start at the beginning.
20:33When did you first make contact with Judge Lawton?
20:36After I was convicted, I wrote to her from prison.
20:40I admitted to setting the garage fires all summer.
20:43I'm not proud of it.
20:45I was messed up.
20:47Angry, living in an abusive home.
20:49Burning stuff seemed to be the only way to get noticed.
20:52But I swear, I never set that last one.
20:55I was always careful.
20:56I made sure no one got hurt.
20:59What did the judge do when you wrote her?
21:00She wrote back.
21:01She told me to own up to it.
21:02Take the blame.
21:05It would have been a lot easier if I took her advice.
21:08I was eligible for parole years ago.
21:10But got denied because I wouldn't admit to it.
21:13But the killer was still out there.
21:15Free.
21:15If I lied, took the blame, he'd never be caught.
21:21Anyway, I kept writing.
21:23Kept asking questions, sending info.
21:25She kept writing back.
21:27After a while, I think she started to believe me.
21:30And when you got out?
21:32I met for coffee a couple times a week.
21:34She started to figure, I guess, I had nothing left to gain.
21:37I already done my whole time.
21:38So she agreed to help me figure out who really did it.
21:42When was the last time you heard from her?
21:43Four days ago, she left a message saying that she made some real progress.
21:47And then nothing.
21:49No calls, no coffee.
21:50I tried calling her, but she didn't answer.
21:51So then I got worried.
21:52I went to her place and...
21:59She's dead, isn't she?
22:03I can't believe I got her into this.
22:05She died because of me.
22:13I may have found evidence to support Cody's story that the judge was helping him.
22:17We checked the system.
22:18Judge Lawton did log in to access the case file from the deadly arson when she'd already retired.
22:23Not to mention what her daughter said.
22:25She's writing an old wrong.
22:27It's classic Sylvia.
22:28If she thought she sent a man to prison for a murder he didn't commit,
22:31there isn't a length she wouldn't go to to write that wrong.
22:34I mean, if it's true that Cody didn't kill John Doe,
22:37then whoever did kill him would be upset that she's looking into it.
22:40What does the case file say?
22:42Well...
22:43Okay, the last fire was set just after midnight in Shea Heights,
22:46the same area as Cody's other one.
22:48Now, during the trial, Cody claims that he was out of town, but he couldn't prove it.
22:53What about the victim?
22:54Male. Late teens to early thirties.
22:57Check this out.
22:58It says here, the body was almost completely cremated,
23:01but the autopsy shows a skull fracture to the back of the head.
23:06Well, that sounds familiar.
23:08What else is in the file?
23:09Well, it's just photos of the crime scene and objects that survived the fire.
23:17Hold on, what's that?
23:18It's a pendant found near the victim.
23:21Police back then, they couldn't determine its origin.
23:23It's got some sort of crest on it.
23:25Is that a couple letters?
23:25A-B-E-R.
23:28I have another go at identifying it.
23:30I mean, if John Doe was wearing it, it could be a clue to their identity.
23:33Well, you're thinking that if we identify the victim, it'd give us an idea who the real killer is?
23:37And whoever they are may have killed Judge Lawton.
23:40How about it, Jessie?
23:41Can you send the old autopsy report to Sarah?
23:43Let's get her working on identifying John Doe as well.
23:46Yeah, will do.
23:46In the meantime, I'll hang on to Cody and see if I can get him a psyche, Val.
23:50We can't rule him out as the killer of either victim.
23:56No.
23:57All right, let's check in with Sarah at the judge's house.
24:04Whoever broke in, they were careful.
24:06No prints anywhere.
24:07What about the documents in the fireplace?
24:09I sent them back to the lab to see if we could salvage anything, but I did find a partial
24:14shoe print.
24:16Cody was wearing boots when I picked him up.
24:19Okay, well, if he didn't break in, who did?
24:21What were they trying to destroy?
24:24Evidence connecting them to whoever died in that fire 14 years ago?
24:27Yeah.
24:33Rex must be tracking the soot on the bottom of the intruder's shoe.
24:43The guy probably parked back here.
24:45I'll get Jessie to camp his door cams.
24:47Okay.
24:48Oh, looks like Rex found something.
24:56Gloves.
24:57Any chance you get a print off those?
24:59Well, sometimes you can get a partial off the cuff from when they've pulled off the second glove.
25:05Right.
25:05Well, maybe our mystery intruder is in a national database.
25:10Hey, Jessie, what's up?
25:11I pulled the GPS data from Judge Slotten's phone and it turns out she did visit the coffee shop that
25:16Cody claimed they met up at twice a week.
25:18The timing fits with her phone records.
25:19So he's telling the truth.
25:20I also got her last known location.
25:22It's a bike path in Pippi Park.
25:24Tell Sarah Forensics will meet her at the scene.
25:27Copy that.
25:38Hey, they told me you were headed up.
25:40You're still here?
25:41Yeah, I wanted to get the lowdown on a search.
25:43Yeah, I think we found where Judge Lawton might have been murdered and discovered this just off the bike path
25:50about five kilometers from the parking lot.
25:52Yeah, looks like blood.
25:53I collected samples.
25:54I'm just waiting for the lab analysis.
25:57It could be an animal, I suppose, but did forensics pick up anything else?
26:01A bike was found stashed in the bushes nearby.
26:03If it's Judge Lawton's bike, it stands to reason that...
26:06Oh, the lab just confirmed the blood found was hers.
26:11The team also found a shoe print near the parking lot that matches the one in the house.
26:17Looks like it was the same person who tracked her to the park, killed her, and went to the house
26:22to destroy the evidence.
26:23Seems that way.
26:25I'm just having the lab run it for size and brand.
26:28There were no cameras in the park, or even in the parking lot.
26:31So we're no closer to an ID on the killer.
26:34What about the fingerprints on the gloves and the documents in the fireplace?
26:36The print didn't match anything in our databases, and I'm actually heading back to the lab now to work on
26:40those burnt documents.
26:41I should have an answer by morning.
26:43You're working double?
26:44Yeah.
26:45Judge Lawton gave her life searching for justice, and Cody served 12 years for a crime that seems he didn't
26:50even commit.
26:51But what's a night's sleep in comparison?
26:54Good night.
26:55Good night.
26:57Good night, Pat.
27:04Good night.
27:12Good night.
27:14Good night.
27:18Good night.
27:20Good night.
27:21Good night.
27:23Good night.
27:23Good night.
27:23Good night.
27:24Good night.
27:25Good night.
27:25Good night.
27:26Good night.
27:26Good night.
27:27Good night.
27:27Good night.
27:35Oh, my God.
28:04Morning. You look well-rested.
28:07Yeah. Ha-ha. I'm actually glad you're here. I've got some stuff to show you.
28:12The shoe print was a dead end. It's one of the most common brands out there,
28:17but I was able to decipher some of the words on the burnt documents.
28:21Now, it's not much, but she was focusing on something called the gauntlet.
28:24She wrote it more than once.
28:26Yes. Look, twice on this page alone.
28:28The gauntlet?
28:29Yeah.
28:30Any idea what it refers to?
28:31No, but it's somehow related to the pendant found at the crime scene.
28:34She was looking into that, too.
28:36Let's go see what Jessie knows.
28:38Okay.
28:39Are you going to wear your lab coat?
28:42Nope. And I'm going to grab this.
28:45I ran a reverse image on the pendant handy tool the police didn't have 14 years ago.
28:49Right, so that's why they couldn't trace it.
28:51Well, it turns out it's a special services pin. It's awarded to firefighters in Bonavista.
28:56The Aber is part of Gene Tabor. His family says he gave this pin as a gift to a young
29:01boy named Liam Ralston.
29:03He used to hang around the station. He left Bonavista years ago and never came back.
29:06Okay. So he could be our John Doe.
29:09What else have you learned about him?
29:10Well, I've been looking into Liam's old socials. Here.
29:14These go back to 2012.
29:17Look, that's here in St. John's.
29:19And he's wearing the pin as a pendant around his neck.
29:25Click on the bottom one?
29:28No way. 13 years ago, Liam was a trainee at the Fire Institute?
29:42Does the name mean anything to you?
29:44Uh, Liam Ralston? No, it doesn't ring a bell.
29:47Well, he was a trainee here, um, back in 2012. Any information you have will be helpful.
29:52I'll take a look. But, uh, that was way before our time.
29:55Right.
29:55The files were digitized last year, so they're on here somewhere.
29:59Can you include a list of the other trainees from that year and anyone who worked here?
30:03Of course. Of course.
30:04Everything except for the smoke drill today. Thanks for releasing the tower.
30:07Oh, no problem.
30:08One more thing. Have either of you ever heard of the gauntlet?
30:12It's a long time since I heard gauntlet.
30:14Why do you ask?
30:16It may be connected to the case.
30:18From what I know, the gauntlet was a stupid tradition back in the day.
30:22A bonding ritual that the trainees used to make each other do.
30:25But it's been banned for years.
30:28Um, what exactly was it?
30:31The object was to run up to the top of the burn tower while it was lit.
30:34Ring a bell and then run down, but with no gear on.
30:37Only fire suppressant gel smeared on their skin.
30:41These rites of passage are things of the past.
30:43Send that list to trainees when you can.
30:46Rex?
30:47Come on.
30:56We're sorry, Cody, for what happened to you.
30:58You're releasing me?
30:59Yes.
31:00But there's something that we want you to know.
31:02We just got a lead on the possible identity of the John Doe.
31:05Who you were convicted of killing.
31:07We think his name was Liam Ralston.
31:14He's so young.
31:15Why didn't anyone come looking for him?
31:17I had no family to speak of.
31:19Was never reported missing.
31:21I think the same person who killed Liam may also have killed Judge Lawton.
31:25Maybe because she was looking into your case.
31:28Do you have any idea who she was going to speak with?
31:31No, every time we met she was purposely vague.
31:33She didn't want to get my hopes up.
31:37Although last time she was upset about something.
31:41What was that?
31:42Hospital records.
31:44She was trying to get her hands on it, but they kept dragging their feet, getting back to her.
31:49Can you time me this morning?
31:51Yeah, I will.
31:51Because I want to do better.
31:52Detective!
31:53How can we help you?
31:54You can start as you two can tell me when you were at the gauntlet.
31:57The gauntlet, um, I don't think I'm familiar.
32:00Sawyer, we really need to start telling the truth.
32:06A bunch of us did it.
32:07It was stupid.
32:08We really had no business fooling around with fire like that.
32:11We were just looking for something to bond us together like they did in the old days.
32:14You know, prove you got the right stuff.
32:16Except for when I did it, I touched the metal surface reaching for the bow.
32:20Which is how you got that burn that Rex found.
32:22And if anyone found out, we'd be kicked out for sure.
32:24Trainees!
32:26Fall in!
32:28Come on.
32:30Sarah, what's up?
32:31Cody told us Judge Lawton was waiting on hospital records as part of her investigation into his case.
32:36Now, it seems Liam was seen in the ER for a third-degree contact burn on his arm.
32:41Didn't you say that Layla had one too?
32:43Yeah.
32:44From the gauntlet.
32:45You figured out what it was?
32:47Yeah.
32:58What's going on?
32:59The Institute sent over the list of staff and trainees from 2012.
33:01Joe's calling his contacts of the fire department.
33:03See if any of the names listed are active now and remember Liam.
33:10Did you find anyone who went to the Institute with Liam?
33:13Yeah.
33:13Rumor was that Liam got into a beef with one of the other trainees over who could run the gauntlet
33:17fastest.
33:17Word is that Liam won, but the other trainee, Jimmy, lost it and held Liam's arm against a hot railing.
33:25Hence the trip to the ER.
33:26But, Joe, there's no Jimmy on this list of trainees.
33:28I know.
33:29Probably because the name was removed on purpose.
33:31By Jimmy himself.
33:35I don't follow.
33:38How could Jimmy remove his name himself?
33:41Because the trainee rumored to have attacked Liam is none other...
33:47than James R. Kessler.
33:50Head of the fire institute.
33:58So, when they were both trainees, Liam threatened to turn Kessler in, ruining his chances of becoming a firefighter.
34:03And Kessler, being aware of the serial garage arson at the time, silenced him.
34:07He blamed the death on Cody.
34:08Only he did a great job of covering his tracks.
34:10But not a perfect one.
34:13I may have a way to prove him guilty.
34:15But I'm going to need Brax's help, of course.
34:22Detectives, what can I do for you?
34:24Well, sorry to bother you, but the list you sent us was missing a name.
34:29Yeah, see?
34:30For the 2012 class, there are only nine names listed.
34:33I think there should be ten.
34:36Oh, strange.
34:37I'll take a look at it.
34:38Could you take a quick look now?
34:41I'm sorry.
34:42No, it's not a good time.
34:44There's a training exercise starting in the burn tower, and I want to be there to make sure the kids
34:47are okay.
34:47No, of course.
34:48Why don't we tag along?
34:52Right this way.
34:53Great.
35:16Now, you're not going to be able to see anything in there, so the whole point is to communicate.
35:20Let's go.
35:21Okay, they seem to have this all in hand.
35:23Captain Stanton, I'll take over.
35:25Can you help these detectives find what they're looking for?
35:27Mr. Kessler, we really should speak privately.
35:29Can you see I'm in the middle of something?
35:32Go with the detectives.
35:33Now, stay where you are, Captain.
35:36You really want to do this here?
35:38Fine.
35:40We know that the missing name on the 2012 list is yours.
35:42We also know that you got into a beef with Liam Ralston and that he was killed in a fire
35:46that was blamed on Cody Moreau.
35:48We think you started that fire.
35:51What other thing are you talking about?
35:52We also know that Judge Lawton discovered the truth and reached out to you.
35:56We believe you killed her and then tried to dispose of the evidence in the burn tower.
36:00The body was there because of you?
36:01How dare you accuse me of this?
36:03You have no proof of anything.
36:08Is that my tablet?
36:11I gotta admit, you were careful.
36:12But not careful enough.
36:14You left a partial fingerprint on one of your gloves when you went to Judge Lawton's house to burn her
36:18files.
36:19Rex found it.
36:20And I am willing to bet that if we test this tablet back at the lab, we'll be able to
36:25match the print.
36:27It's purely circumstantial.
36:28Perhaps, but enough to get a warrant to track the GPS on your phone.
36:33Just how careful were you?
36:34Jimmy, are we going to find intersections between your movements and hers?
36:39Or you want to make this easy on yourself and come quietly?
36:45Kessler!
36:47Rex, wait!
36:48We need to get this fire out now.
36:50All trainees, exit the burn tower immediately.
36:53You heard him!
36:56Trainees, Kessler is violent and dangerous.
37:00Do not engage with him while exiting.
37:02You're not going anywhere.
37:04Let him go!
37:05Get over here!
37:09Stay still, you're my ticket out!
37:10I can't breathe in here!
37:12Hudson, call your dog up!
37:14Tell him to stay back or she dies!
37:18Hudson, I know you can hear me!
37:20Call up your dog now or Layla dies!
37:33Thanks for saving my life, Rex.
37:35Now we've got to save his.
37:39Let's go!
37:40Let's go!
37:40You're going to follow Detective Hudson inside!
37:43Did I take my fire on him?
37:48Captain, look!
37:49It's Layla!
37:50She's got Kessler!
37:52I got it!
38:01You did it!
38:02That was amazing!
38:03Nice job, trainee!
38:04And nice job, Rex.
38:13We are gathered today to honor Liam Aaron Ralston, who gave his life searching for a way to serve.
38:19And we remember the Honorable Judge Sylvia Lawton, who never stopped fighting to see justice done.
38:25For Liam, for Cody Morrow, and for this community.
38:29Today we ring the bell in their honor.
38:32Fire trainees!
38:34Attention!
38:34And shut!
38:51Sorry for your loss.
39:05It's good of you to come.
39:07I'm honored to be included.
39:09You'll be pleased to know that Kessler was charged with Judge Lawton's murder.
39:13But, um...
39:15What?
39:16They retested all the material from Liam's murder against Kessler's prints, DNA, and even the kerosene he may have used.
39:23We still can't prove that it was him and not you.
39:28I'm sorry, Cody.
39:29I know you wanted to clear your name.
39:31I did.
39:32As long as the killer is off the streets, that's all that matters.
39:35We're never going to stop trying to exonerate you.
39:40Cody.
39:41Someone wanted to meet you.
39:43Hi, I'm Judge Lawton's daughter, Millie.
39:48I think you should have this.
39:50What?
39:51No, no, no, I can't...
39:52Mom would have wanted it this way, I'm sure of it.
39:55I have plenty to remember her by.
39:58Including the knowledge she didn't die in vain.
40:06Thanks.
40:09There's a reception back at the house.
40:12Please.
40:13You should come.
40:18I just...
40:19That's something, man.
40:21I'm just going to...
40:26Hey, where are you guys off to?
40:29More drills.
40:31Oh, yeah?
40:32I'm going to be just fine.
40:33I know that now.
40:35Thanks, Detective.
40:37Good luck.
40:38What you waiting for, Rex?
40:39We need a fire dog.
40:42Well, go on.
40:48You got this.
40:52Love carries all of us, carries all of us, carries all of us, carries all of us.
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