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00:01Previously on RJ Decker.
00:02What are you wearing?
00:03Excuse me.
00:04Change your shirt and meet me at the address I'm about to send you.
00:06Who needs you to change your shirt?
00:08Wish.
00:09Yeah, you might have a new client for me.
00:11Welcome to the humble abode of the Carter family.
00:13That's Holden, I think he may have relapsed.
00:15RJ, Holden has been found.
00:17Holden was about to blow the whistle.
00:19He was willing to go up against his own thoughts.
00:21Holden wasn't supposed to die.
00:23The plan was only to discredit him.
00:26I still think it was me.
00:27It was not you.
00:35Of course, I'll have to notify the police.
00:38This is a case for homicide.
00:41Homicide?
00:41I don't think you fully understand, Bigelow.
00:45You've been murdered.
00:47RJ, is that you?
00:48Yeah.
00:49Are you alone?
00:51Yes, very.
00:53Aw, no love connection?
00:55No, it wasn't her type.
00:56Dude, you're everybody's type.
01:01Maybe you could have worn a nicer shirt.
01:03Yeah, or my prison blues.
01:06I thought my criminal record might be a deal breaker,
01:09but it turns out she asked Mauricio to set us up
01:11because she only dates felons.
01:14Creepy.
01:14Yeah.
01:15But doesn't that make you her type?
01:17Apparently I'm not felonious enough.
01:19She likes to repeat offenders.
01:23Okay.
01:24Maybe when it comes to matchmakers,
01:26we can do better than our old pals from Apalachee.
01:30Sorry, what?
01:31Who's we?
01:32The algorithms for the dating apps are like insano.
01:34I can help you poke around online tomorrow,
01:36try to find the right one.
01:37Algorithms?
01:38I think I'd rather go back to prison.
01:40And why are you so determined to fix me up all of a sudden?
01:44I'm just trying to help you make better choices, that's all.
01:48Better than what?
01:49I saw you having drinks with Emi Ochoa at FM station,
01:52and you looked friendly.
01:55That's not what you think.
01:56We were married.
01:57Okay, I know what you look like when you want to have sex.
02:00Emi Ochoa and I are not sleeping together.
02:02We're not.
02:03She feels bad about what happened.
02:04She wants to make up for it.
02:06And how exactly does one make up for perjuring oneself
02:08and sending an innocent person to prison?
02:10She brought me a case last week.
02:11It worked out.
02:12We went out for a drink to celebrate.
02:13That's it.
02:14I'm fine.
02:15Everything's fine, okay?
02:18So if you'll excuse me,
02:19I have an early meeting with a client tomorrow.
02:22I'm not gonna sleep with him either.
02:28Okay, here's Louise on her way to yoga.
02:32Playing mahjong at the club.
02:36Buying groceries.
02:37Bob.
02:40As much as I'd like to keep taking your money.
02:42I've been following your wife for a week.
02:44I have seen nothing that tells me she's cheating on you.
02:47Look at Louise.
02:49Now look at me.
02:50She is at least a nine.
02:52I am a five.
02:54I mean, that's when my psoriasis isn't acting up.
02:56I should have known better than to think that I could keep her happy.
02:59Are you sure this whole affair thing isn't just all in your head?
03:02I mean, are you sure?
03:04Do you see these earrings?
03:06Yeah.
03:06I didn't buy those for her.
03:08I checked her credit card receipts.
03:10She didn't buy them for herself.
03:11And when I asked her about it, she said that they were gifts from her mother.
03:15But I know that she's lying.
03:21I love her, Mr. Decker, so much.
03:23And I need to know what's going on.
03:26Because if I know what's going on, maybe I can fix it.
03:30Maybe I can make her love me again.
03:46I'm playing diamonds, cash and checks.
03:51Putting fancy things around my neck.
03:55Not a dollar, another day.
04:00I'm playing diamonds, cash and tricks.
04:06Another dollar, another day.
04:12Senoritas and Saint Tropez.
04:16Pouring chili on my Frito-lays.
04:20No, ma'am, I ain't on no holiday
04:25Playing diamonds, cash and checks
04:30Putting fancy things around my neck
04:35Not giving one hell of a day
04:39I'm playing diamonds, cash and checks
04:45It's just a four to the one to the five
04:51Again and again till you get it just right
04:55It might take all day and all through the night
05:00But even then, babe, you ain't qualified
05:04I'm playing diamonds, cash and checks
05:09I ain't hired for my intellect
05:14I'm just out here paying my respects
05:19To the T-bones and the T-birds and even T-rex
05:24I'm playing diamonds, cash and checks
05:30Four to the one to the five
05:35Again and again till we get it right
05:39It's just a four to the one to the five
05:44Again and again till we get it right
05:49It's just a four to the one to the one
05:51Hey, Bob.
05:51I've been thinking, maybe you're right.
05:53Maybe the affair is all in my head.
05:55Bob, do you know anything about a storage locker on 19th Street?
06:00No, why?
06:01Did Louise go to a storage locker?
06:02Is that where you are now?
06:04No, I'm in front of a house on Palmetto.
06:06She just went inside.
06:07Does it have a fountain in front with pink flamingos?
06:09Yeah, it does.
06:11Son of a...
06:11That's the Howard's house.
06:13She must be there to meet Preston.
06:14Okay, who's Preston?
06:15We know him and his wife from the club.
06:17He and Louise both played in the pickleball tournament.
06:20Bob, listen to me.
06:21Everything's gonna be okay.
06:22Deep breaths and repeat after me, okay?
06:25Everything...
06:26Everything.
06:27Is gonna be...
06:29Mr. Decker, are you there?
06:32Mr. Decker, are you there?
06:43That's what you're saying right now.
06:50Fire Marshal said it's looking like an accident.
06:52There was a gas leak somewhere inside, then a spark.
06:55What happens sometimes in these old houses that haven't converted to electric?
06:58What about bodies?
06:59One.
07:00Badly burned, so no ID yet.
07:01It's gotta be my client's wife.
07:03I saw her go inside right before it happened.
07:05Respectfully.
07:06I'm a homicide detective, not a tragic accident detective.
07:09Yeah, I get it, then.
07:10Unless you're thinking the fire marshal has her on.
07:13My client was convinced his wife was having an affair, maybe with the guy that lives in
07:17this house.
07:1830 seconds after she went inside, the place goes up in smoke.
07:22What?
07:22He barked.
07:23What?
07:23You think what?
07:24He rigged the house, waited for you to confirm she was here, and then...
07:27It's possible.
07:28I mean, he ass up until now seemed like nothing but a nice guy, but who knows?
07:34No, no, no, no, no, no!
07:37So, you have to stay back.
07:38This is my house, please.
07:40Sir.
07:40I need to find my wife.
07:41Sir.
07:41Her name is Natalie.
07:42Detective Melabre, are you Preston Howard?
07:44Yes.
07:45I've been trying to reach my wife, and I can't please tell me she wasn't in there.
07:48Mr. Howard, there was one fatality, but we have reason to believe it was someone other
07:52than your wife.
07:53You're saying somebody other than Natalie?
07:55Mr. Howard, do you know a Louise Vernon?
07:58Yeah, but we go to the same country club.
08:01You say she was inside my house?
08:03Did she do this?
08:04Any chance she was coming here to meet you today?
08:07Me?
08:09Oh, why?
08:10Why would she?
08:11Why isn't anybody trying to find my wife?
08:13I'll find her, Mr. Howard, but first, I know the fire marshal has some questions about
08:17your house.
08:19I can't believe it.
08:20I can't believe that Louise is gone.
08:22Like I said, the person who died, the body, it hasn't been identified yet.
08:26But you said you saw her go inside.
08:29Who else could it be?
08:31Mr. Vernon, have you ever been inside the Howard's house?
08:34Uh, they hosted a holiday cocktail thing a few years ago.
08:40Why?
08:40Well, you called Mr. Decker this morning.
08:42He told you he saw Louise go inside.
08:46Then...
08:48You...
08:50You think that I blew it up somehow?
08:53Are you insane?
08:54You did hire a P.I. because you thought your wife was cheating on you.
08:58Uh...
08:58I told you how much I loved her.
09:00I told you I wanted to fix things.
09:02Bob, I know.
09:03I know.
09:03Please, just go.
09:09Thoughts?
09:11My gut says he didn't do it.
09:13And yet?
09:14Yeah, jealous husband, dead wife.
09:16I know.
09:16Two and two almost always equal four.
09:18And yet, the fire marshal's preliminary take was the explosion was accidental.
09:23And yet, Louise was up to something this morning.
09:25The car rental, the wig, the storage locker.
09:27I repeat, two plus two almost always equal four.
09:30Look, she was having an affair.
09:31She changed her car in her appearance to visit a neighborhood where she could have been recognized.
09:35Her death, act of God, not act of Bob.
09:38Okay.
09:39Look, something's up at the storage locker.
09:41It was big.
09:41It's way too big for a wig and a change of clothes.
09:44I'm going to check it out.
09:44Okay, you find something tells you that the explosion wasn't an accident, you let me know.
09:48Meantime, I'm going to go focus on crimes I know were murders.
10:01Okay, let's go.
10:05Let's go.
10:08Let's go.
10:25Oh, my God.
10:50Just when I thought my day couldn't get any worse...
10:53Louise?
10:54You chose the wrong night to try to rob a storage locker pal.
11:03You honestly want me to believe you're a private investigator?
11:06We can check my website if you want,
11:08but I think we'd both be better off trying to get you to a hospital.
11:13Louise, your husband Bob hired me
11:15because he thought you might be having an affair.
11:17I'd love Bob. I would never.
11:20Louise, I believe you. I do. And not just because of the gun.
11:24I don't think you went to Preston Howard's for a nooner today.
11:26I think you were there to rob the place.
11:29Look, my least favorite job as a PI is tailing cheating spouses.
11:33A close second is asset retrieval.
11:35See, insurance companies pay guys like me to be on the lookout for stolen goods
11:38in pawn shops, on the black market.
11:40I recognize that from a bulletin one of those companies emailed me.
11:45And if I had to take a guess, I'd say everything in here is stolen.
11:50You'd be wrong.
11:51I bought this stuff at Swapmeets, cash transactions.
11:54If any of it's stolen, news to me.
12:00Louise, Bob thinks you're dead.
12:03Now, I watched you go inside the Howard's house.
12:05I have pictures.
12:09I didn't mean to not go home to Bob.
12:12I only came here to change my clothes.
12:14Okay.
12:15If you were here, who was inside the house when it exploded?
12:18I smelled the gas the second I got inside.
12:21But I don't know why I kept going.
12:24And then I saw her.
12:25You saw her?
12:26Who did you see?
12:26All that blood.
12:27And the gas.
12:29I was so scared, so I went out back and then I heard a boom.
12:33And then I went flying.
12:35Hey, it's okay.
12:37My favorite Dior jacket.
12:38It's okay.
12:39And now it's right.
12:40Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
12:40Hey, hey, hey, hey.
12:41I gotcha.
12:43I gotcha.
12:45Sophia's asleep.
12:47That's nice.
12:48It is nice.
12:50Maybe even very nice, hmm?
12:55Her again?
12:56Seriously?
12:56What?
12:58Vivi.
13:00I'm giving you the steel home sign and you're still looking for dirt on Emmy Ochoa.
13:04I'm not looking for dirt.
13:05I'm just trying to understand.
13:07You and your ex-husband are both into sexy Latinas.
13:10What is there to understand?
13:12I don't know.
13:13Maybe how stupid I feel.
13:15Maybe.
13:16In two years I've been carrying all this guilt for not seeing how much RJ was struggling
13:20before he beat up Lucas Ochoa.
13:22Now I find out that he's friends, maybe even friends with benefits, with the woman who's
13:27actually directly responsible for him going to prison.
13:29You said he told you she's trying to make amends.
13:32She found a case for him?
13:33So what?
13:34So she's a frickin' Ochoa.
13:37Our dad is like a modern day boss Tweed.
13:40They could be setting RJ out to be their fall guy.
13:43One, I resent you making a reference to a guy you know I won't know.
13:47Two, are you sure you're not just jealous?
13:49What?
13:50No.
13:50I mean, she's pretty hot.
13:54Maybe.
13:56You didn't carry guilt for two years because you're stupid, okay?
14:00You did it because you have a big heart.
14:03But come on, don't you ever think maybe you're a little too involved with your ex?
14:09What?
14:11RJ.
14:12Someone we thought died in that explosion today turned up alive.
14:15He said that at a storage locker on 19th I have to get to ASAP.
14:23Remind me which one of us is too involved with my ex?
14:35Hey, you get the warrant?
14:37Yeah, a little while ago.
14:38It's like a frickin' pirates cave in here.
14:41Jewelry, artwork, liner gowns.
14:44Robbery division already matched a bunch of it to a string of burglaries that dates back a couple of years.
14:49They'd been calling the suspect the bandit of Broward.
14:52Now thanks to you they know it was Louise Vernon.
14:55Who is she by the way?
14:56She's okay.
14:57She got a piece of shrapnel in her abdomen.
14:59Lucky for her it didn't hit any organs.
15:01Lucky for us.
15:02Cause the burglaries aren't the only thing she has to answer for.
15:05What do you mean?
15:06Finally got an IED on the body that was found in the rubble yesterday.
15:10Her bandit may be a murderer.
15:13You're telling me everything I bought at those swap meets was stolen?
15:16Ms. Vernon, you honestly expect us to believe that you got up a tech fleet watch on a swap meet?
15:20Yeah Louise, we know your M.O.
15:21You put on a pair of sunglasses, a wig, you rent a nice car so it looks like you belong
15:25in the neighborhoods you're targeting.
15:26If anyone spots you, you're what?
15:29A high-end real estate broker going door to door?
15:31Natalie Howard though, she was a friend.
15:34She would have seen right through a disguise like that.
15:35Yeah, so we talked to Preston, her husband, yesterday.
15:38We told him we had reason to believe the body they found inside the house wasn't his wife's.
15:42Only it was.
15:44The medical examiner confirmed it this morning just like he confirmed it wasn't the explosion that killed her.
15:48She was dead before that.
15:50Blunt force trauma to the head.
15:51You broke in.
15:52Natalie caught you by surprise.
15:54And there was a struggle.
15:56And then you caved your skull in.
15:58And you filled the place with gas.
15:59And then you left something behind to ignite it.
16:02The hospital investigator thinks it was a hair dryer he found.
16:05Please.
16:07You have to tell them.
16:12I did break into the house yesterday.
16:15But Natalie was dead when I got there.
16:17Okay, right.
16:17And you got all this in your storage locker at swap meets.
16:20I can prove to you I didn't kill her.
16:22The glasses I was wearing, they weren't just a part of my disguise.
16:25They were smart glasses.
16:27They recorded everything I saw.
16:36I still don't understand why you filmed yourself biking into houses.
16:39Why do you like to record us in bed?
16:42It's, I don't know, a thrill.
16:44Reliving it.
16:48Yeah.
16:56A hair dryer just like I thought.
17:02Oh my god.
17:06You want me to confess to a few burglaries?
17:09I will.
17:10But murder?
17:12No.
17:13Somebody else killed Natalie.
17:18Hey, Mal.
17:20Hey.
17:22Thought your client said he needed to speak with you.
17:24Well, it turns out he doesn't want me off the case just yet.
17:27In case of I think my wife is fooling around on me?
17:30Because that one's solved.
17:30She isn't a cheater, she's a burglar.
17:32Yeah.
17:32I know, but he says he feels terrible about what happened to Natalie.
17:35He wants to make sure the cops find the, find the killer.
17:39Right, because where would the MLPD be without the help of low-rent PIs?
17:44Well, technically I'm a no-rent PI.
17:46But hey, hey, hey.
17:46Remind me.
17:47Who caught the ban under Broward?
17:49Okay, we both know you're gonna go talk to Preston Howard right now.
17:52Dead wife, you're looking at the husband.
17:54You gotta talk to him, I gotta talk to him.
17:56When we, uh, save some time, we'll do it together.
17:59We told Preston he could stay with as long as he needs.
18:02I can't even imagine losing your home and your wife all in an instant.
18:07Grant's been out there with him all morning.
18:09But it's so hard.
18:10Neither of us knows what to say.
18:12You've known the Howards a long time.
18:14God, 15 years.
18:17I know it's none of my business, but if you're here to confirm the stove was the source of the
18:21leak, be gentle.
18:22He told us he's been meaning to replace that old gas range for heaters.
18:25Actually, Miss Summers, we're here to tell him that that old gas stove wasn't the cause of Natalie's death.
18:30Oh, my God.
18:31Well, he'll be, he'll be so relieved.
18:34Not so sure he will.
18:38You're saying what happened to Natalie wasn't an accident?
18:41You're saying that she was murdered?
18:42Emmy believes that based off the skull fracture, the weapon was something heavy and rounded, like a pipe.
18:48Killer only set the explosion to cover their tracks.
18:53You asked me about Louise Vernon yesterday.
18:56It sounded like she had been by the house.
18:57Yeah, because she had.
18:58But as it turns out, she wasn't there to hurt anyone.
19:01She was there to rob the place.
19:02I'm not sure the FLPD was ready to share that particular detail.
19:07But, yes, it's true.
19:08We like Louise Vernon for a series of robberies in this part of town.
19:11Hold on.
19:12We were robbed last year.
19:14Yeah.
19:14So were two other houses on this street.
19:16Are you saying that she was the one who...
19:17Probably.
19:18But, but it's not what we're here for.
19:20And we were able to prove Louise didn't kill Natalie.
19:23So, Mr. Howard, can you think of anybody else who may have wanted to hurt her?
19:28No one.
19:29I mean, Natalie was a saint.
19:31I mean, things were good with you guys.
19:34What do you mean?
19:36Your marriage.
19:37No bumps in the road.
19:38Nothing like that.
19:41You think that I killed my wife?
19:43Just routine questions, Mr. Howard.
19:45The hell they are.
19:46You don't say another word.
19:47Not without an attorney.
19:48Okay, all we're trying to do is eliminate Mr. Howard as a suspect.
19:51Yeah.
19:52Well, sorry.
19:52You're not gonna do that here.
19:57That Grant's a real charmer, huh?
20:00Yeah, humble too.
20:02It's a conspicuous and conspicuous consumption, doesn't it?
20:05Detective Abreu?
20:07So sorry.
20:08I didn't want to say anything in front of Preston.
20:10But there was some trouble in their marriage.
20:15Not that I think he would ever hurt Natalie.
20:17But I just wouldn't want you to find out later that we'd held anything back.
20:20What kind of trouble?
20:22Preston asked Grant for a loan a few weeks ago.
20:25Something about Natalie spending too much.
20:29That's all I know.
20:33Imagine my surprise.
20:35You reaching out in the middle of the day, saying you'd like to meet in public, no less.
20:41What do you mean?
20:43Well, your newspaper hasn't exactly been kind to my family over the years.
20:51Not sure what your readers would think if they saw us having coffee together, Miss Delacroix.
20:56First, it's Katherine.
20:58Second, I don't think our readers would be the least bit surprised.
21:01They know the Broward County Herald's only ever after the facts.
21:04Not sure my father would agree.
21:06But it's nice to finally put a face to the byline.
21:10My assistant said you had some questions about Ed Carter.
21:14For decades, he oversaw one of the biggest chains of drug rehab clinics in the state.
21:18Now he stands accused of defrauding thousands of clients and orchestrating the death of his own son.
21:23It's no secret he's always been one of your father's biggest donors.
21:26Just like it's no secret that in light of those allegations, my father returned Mr. Carter's most recent donation and
21:34introduced legislation to increase funding and oversight for addiction treatment.
21:38It's my understanding you played a big part in bringing Ed Carter down.
21:41You worked with a private investigator to tee him up for law enforcement.
21:44I'm afraid that because the investigation is ongoing, I can't comment on that at this time.
21:50Huh.
21:51What about the PI?
21:52Is he a lot to comment?
21:54I understand he has some interesting ties to your family too, your stepbrother in particular?
22:03Sort of a no-no when you've agreed to an interview.
22:05Is that what this is?
22:08An interview?
22:10Because it seems more like an invasion of your ex-husband's privacy.
22:14After he did what he did to Lucas, you think we didn't find out every little thing we could about
22:18him?
22:19I think you mean what Lucas did to RJ.
22:20He was the one who committed a crime that day, but RJ went to prison thanks in no small part
22:24to the testimony you gave at his trial.
22:26I take it you don't like that I've been in RJ's orbit, but did it ever occur to you that
22:34I genuinely want to help him?
22:36If you want to help him, maybe you'd like to take this opportunity to admit on the record that you
22:41perjured yourself two years ago.
22:45Of course, that might mean a little prison time for you.
22:49It's been a pleasure, Miss Delacroix.
22:57Same.
22:59Thanks, you've been a big help.
23:02Million dollar life insurance policy on his recently deceased wife, plus the 2.5 from the house, assuming that was
23:09insured too.
23:10Preston Howard's money troubles are over.
23:11Between the windfall and the attention this case is getting, he's gonna have lawyers lining up to represent him.
23:16Good ones.
23:17Hope you got a good look at him today, cause we won't see him again for a while.
23:20I bet you 50 bucks you're wrong.
23:25Look, I'm sorry for the way that Grant spoke to you.
23:28He wasn't wrong.
23:30A lawyer would make a lot of sense, but...
23:33And more importantly, I think I might know who killed Natalie.
23:38Over all ears, Mr. Howard.
23:40Look, I've never paid much attention to our finances.
23:44Natalie always took care of the bills.
23:47About a month ago, I noticed that the balance in our joint savings, it...
23:50It seemed low.
23:52When I looked into it, I saw that she had been making some big cash withdrawals.
23:56Every month, going back almost a year.
23:59Always just under $10,000.
24:0110K being a threshold for reporting to the IRS.
24:04She said that it had to be some kind of mistake, and that she would look into it, but...
24:11She seemed...
24:12She seemed afraid.
24:14And I was worried.
24:17So the next time that she said she had errands to run, I followed her.
24:21She went to the bank, made a cash withdrawal, and she drove straight to Dixie Court.
24:25It's a rough area.
24:27She gave the money to a guy that I'd never seen before.
24:31Tattoos everywhere, even on his face.
24:34And when she got home, I asked her point blank, are you buying drugs? Are you gambling?
24:41She wouldn't tell me.
24:43She just said that it was the last time.
24:45I told her, look, whatever's going on, it's okay.
24:48But we can go to the police.
24:50She said that she was planning to go herself.
24:55She just said that she needed more time.
24:59Whatever Natalie got herself into, I don't know.
25:03But maybe this guy wasn't okay, her putting an end to it.
25:08Well, can you tell us exactly where you saw Natalie meet with him?
25:13Yeah.
25:22Crockett or Tubbs?
25:25Who's your favorite?
25:27Like chocolate or vanilla?
25:30The Beatles of the Stones?
25:32Crockett?
25:33Or Tubbs?
25:34Tubs of what?
25:38Are you really gonna sit there and pretend you don't know the guys from Miami Vice?
25:42I know the guys from Fort Lauderdale Vice.
25:44I'm talking about the TV show, the one...
25:46You know what?
25:48Forget it.
25:48You are a terrible stakeout partner.
25:50Why don't you call Amy Ochoa and ask her to tag me out?
25:55Katherine told you about that?
25:56Listen, don't get me wrong if I were staying alone.
26:02What?
26:03Over there.
26:04You think that's the guy Natalie Howard was paying off?
26:07One way to find out.
26:13I heard on the news about a house blowing up in the suburbs.
26:17I had no idea it was Mrs. H's.
26:21Well, we have pictures of her too if you'd like to see them, Andre.
26:24I get why you brought me here.
26:26A nice white lady coming to see a guy with his face all tatted up.
26:29Oh, God.
26:30You're not here because of the ink on your face.
26:32You're here because of the ink on your rap sheet.
26:33You got eight arrests for possession of a controlled substance.
26:36Eleven more for possession with intent to distribute.
26:38I was a dealer.
26:40Emphasis on was.
26:41So if we were to test what's left of Mrs. H, we wouldn't find any drugs in her system?
26:45No.
26:46I left all that behind.
26:47I work as a youth counselor now.
26:49How do you explain all that money Natalie Howard is bringing you then?
26:52It's for a community center I'm helping get built.
26:54The construction site you picked me up at, that's where it's gonna be.
26:58Named for my baby brother, Omari.
27:00He's the reason me and Mrs. H met.
27:02And how do they know each other?
27:03Actually, they didn't.
27:06He died last year.
27:08Hit and run.
27:10The story made a lot of the papers because he had just got a full ride to Miami.
27:16Ah, boy, Kahoot.
27:17But whoever ran him down, didn't give a damn who he was.
27:22Left him there to die.
27:23Mrs. H showed up at the funeral, told my mom she read about it.
27:26Said she knew what we were going through because she lost a son to a drunk driver.
27:30When I told her I was trying to get a community center built, name it after Omari,
27:34she pledged a hundred grand.
27:35People donating that amount don't tend to do it in cash.
27:38They write checks. They want the tax deductions.
27:41Honestly, I thought it was a little sus too.
27:44She said she wanted to be anonymous.
27:46That the only person deserved any attention was Omari.
27:50Can you account for your whereabouts on Tuesday between 10 a.m. and noon?
27:53I can. So can a couple hundred other people.
27:56I was at Mercer Elementary School giving a talk about staying away from drugs.
28:05Let's just say everything he told us was on the level.
28:08Natalie Howard was taking money out for good reason.
28:11When Preston Howard found out about it, why not just tell him the truth?
28:14She'll do you one better.
28:15Why did she tell him she was planning to go to the police?
28:18One sec.
28:21Hey, what's up?
28:22Am I catching you at a bad time?
28:24No, it's a good time actually. I just got out of an interrogation.
28:27Funny. I'm calling because I went through one of those myself today.
28:41Hey.
28:42Hey.
28:42Hey. How was your day? You get up to anything interesting?
28:45I did, actually.
28:48I'm doing a story in that big win you had, the Ed Carter thing.
28:51I thought I should have a conversation with Emmy Ochoa.
28:54Oh, really? Funny. You didn't mention that story to me.
28:56Oh, I'm sorry.
28:57Are we keeping score now when it comes to things one of us didn't tell the other?
29:01I get what you like about her, by the way.
29:03I mean, her capacity for forgiveness, her willingness to get into bed figuratively, of course,
29:07with the meth addict who tried to kill her brother for, you know, no reason at all.
29:12I mean, people have been sainted for less.
29:14I told you, okay? I told you.
29:16She regrets what she did.
29:18I'm glad that's enough for you. It isn't for me.
29:25That was something.
29:26When you're done with your personal calls?
29:28Sorry.
29:29What did Catherine do now?
29:31Listen, you are, for all your faults, one of the coolest customers I've ever met.
29:37Nothing ever seems to bother you except for when my wife calls you on your BS.
29:41I'm gonna go on a limb and say it has something to do with Emmy Ochoa.
29:44Let's just say Catherine decided to introduce herself today and we'll just, we'll just leave it at that.
29:50Oh, man.
29:52Did I ever tell you about the day, uh, you were sentenced what Catherine did?
29:57Mm-mm.
29:58Went home, got in bed, and didn't get out for three days.
30:02I remember thinking, like, hey, what the hell?
30:05This is her ex.
30:06You know, most people, they hear their ex is going to prison, they throw a party.
30:09And I will admit that, like, for a millisecond, I thought maybe she wasn't over you.
30:13But then I realized, no, my beautiful wife, your beautiful ex, she just loves bigger than I understood.
30:22And when you love that big, you worry that big.
30:26My question for you is, do you love being loved big?
30:31Because if you don't...
30:40You said you had something.
30:42Yeah.
30:46Everything Andre Blake told us checked out.
30:48He was at that school the day the Howard's house blew up, and his brother was killed in a hit
30:52-and-run last year.
30:54Okay, so as far as suspects go, we're back to square one.
30:57Mm, in the death of Natalie Howard, yes.
30:59In the death of baby bro, not so much.
31:02Natalie Howard never had a kid, let alone one killed by a drunk driver.
31:05So, I wondered, why show up at Omari Blake's funeral?
31:09Why pledge a hundred grand to a community center being built in his honor?
31:14Let me guess, once Natalie's death was ruled a homicide, you got access to her phone records.
31:18Way ahead of you.
31:19The night Omari Blake died in that hit-and-run, guess whose phone was pinging off the nearest tower?
31:24Okay, so if Natalie Howard killed Omari, but Omari's brother didn't kill Natalie, then maybe one of the family members
31:31found out the truth and killed her to get revenge.
31:34Yeah.
31:37Sorry, it's my client. I'm sorry.
31:40Hey Bob, what's up? You need an update?
31:41No, I just got home. Someone must have broken and everything is torn apart.
31:45I didn't want to call the police because of everything going on with Louise, but...
31:50Okay Bob, take a deep breath.
31:52Just get out of the house, I'll be there and like...
31:54I just heard something. I think the person who did this missed...
31:58Bob.
32:00Bob, what was that?
32:02Bob, answer me, what was it? Bob!
32:04Bob.
32:05Bob.
32:08Bob.
32:18Bob.
32:20I think the guy who killed her did this?
32:22I mean, as far as signatures go,
32:24hitting people on the head is not a very unique one.
32:27Even if you're right,
32:28what motive would they have for attacking the bullet?
32:30Well, any luck, the answer's gonna come from that guy right there.
32:34Mr. Adult Onesie?
32:35Actually, Mr. Ring Camera,
32:36he just told me his has a great view of Bob's driveway.
32:44Hey, are you seriously using terry cloth again?
32:46How many times have I told you,
32:48microfiber only?
32:56Hey, if you're looking for Preston, he isn't here.
32:59Had to go make some funeral arrangements for Natalie.
33:01Actually, Mr. Summers,
33:04we're here for you.
33:06We have video of this car arriving at Bob Vernon's house
33:08just minutes before someone assaulted him last night.
33:11There's lots of cars like this out there.
33:13Yeah.
33:14But only one luxe guy won, right?
33:19Lawyer.
33:27This is what you've been doing?
33:29Yeah.
33:30Well, a complicated case.
33:31I thought some visual aids might help.
33:33I would say it looks like something Sophia may,
33:35but I don't know if she can do better than this.
33:38Three couples, all friends from the same country club,
33:41all connected by the murder of Natalie Howard.
33:43And by the bandit of Broward, a.k.a.
33:45Louise Vernon.
33:46Exactly.
33:47She did rob the Summers' house.
33:49She attempted to rob the Howard's house.
33:51I think she's the reason Grant went to Bob's house last night.
33:55Revenge?
33:55Asset retrieval.
33:57I told Louise it's my least favorite job,
33:58but it's a thing for a reason.
33:59Someone steals your stuff, you want it back.
34:02Louise's storage locker was a detail we kept out of the press.
34:04Yes, exactly.
34:05That's why I think Grant went to her house last night,
34:07tore it up looking for something she stole.
34:09Why wouldn't he just contact the police,
34:10ask if his property was recovered?
34:12Well, you're assuming what he was looking for,
34:13he'd be okay with the police knowing about.
34:15What, like a brick of cocaine or something?
34:17Spidey Sen says no,
34:18but that's only because,
34:19based on the items retrieved from the storage locker,
34:21she wasn't into drugs.
34:22Only things that were nice.
34:24What nice thing would have tied Grant to a crime?
34:26Don't know,
34:27but I gotta think it's the same reason
34:29he killed Natalie Howard.
34:31Well, lucky for us,
34:32we have a bandit who can just tell us what she stole.
34:35You really think what happened to Bob was my fault?
34:38Well, we think they're connected, yeah.
34:42All this awfulness,
34:47just because I was bored
34:49and needed a little excitement in my life.
34:51Bob's doctor said
34:53he opened size this morning.
34:56He didn't say anything,
34:57but she thinks it's a good sign.
35:01She thinks he's gonna be okay.
35:04That's, that's good, Luis.
35:06I'm glad.
35:09You said this is the claim
35:10Grant and Don fly with their insurance company
35:12after I robbed them,
35:13but I'm still a little fuzzy
35:16on what I'm supposed to be looking for.
35:17Something that isn't there.
35:19The idea is you stole something
35:21that could have gotten Grant in trouble,
35:23and if you did,
35:24there's a good chance
35:25you wouldn't have made a claim for it.
35:29Like the dog that doesn't bark, right?
35:32It's the absence of things that matters.
35:34I'm guessing you stole
35:35the complete works of Sherlock Holmes
35:36at some point.
35:42Wow.
35:44I'm the one being accused of theft?
35:47What do you mean?
35:49Grant and Don have been ripping off
35:50their insurance company.
35:54Erte statuette?
35:55Yeah.
35:56Poochie dress?
35:57Emerald brooch?
35:59They claimed at least
36:0020,000 bucks worth of stuff
36:03that I definitely didn't take.
36:06You, uh,
36:07want to charge him for fraud?
36:08I'm willing to testify.
36:10Oh, yeah,
36:10in exchange for reducing
36:11the charges against you?
36:13Actually, I,
36:15I was hoping I could get permission
36:16to visit Bob's room.
36:18I,
36:19I know I'm under arrest,
36:21but
36:23I'd like to hold his hand.
36:25Maybe even be there
36:26when he wakes up.
36:29You find something
36:30that proves Grant
36:30something to the killer,
36:31and I'll work on that
36:33and the charges.
36:39Huh.
36:41The most valuable thing
36:42I took from Grant
36:43and Don's house,
36:44the one they could have made
36:45a huge legitimate claim for?
36:46Mm-hmm.
36:48It's not listed here.
36:55There.
36:56Right there.
36:58Ah.
36:59Ostrous skin
37:00with 18 karat gold hardware.
37:02There were only six made.
37:03One of them was auctioned
37:04at Sotheby's last year.
37:05Sold for over 200,000.
37:08Of course,
37:09I,
37:09I couldn't wear it
37:10and would have attracted
37:11too much attention,
37:11but
37:12I sure was nice to look at.
37:14Okay,
37:14maybe Grant stole it.
37:16They didn't make a claim
37:16because they were tied
37:17to the crime.
37:18A murder,
37:18an attempted murder,
37:19exploded the house off
37:20for a stolen bag?
37:21I don't think so.
37:21A stolen bag
37:22worth over 200 grand.
37:23I don't think it was
37:24the bag he was looking for.
37:26I think it's what
37:26was inside the bag.
37:28Did you know
37:29that was in there?
37:30No.
37:30I,
37:31I told you,
37:31I never used the bag,
37:33but I didn't get it.
37:33What's so special
37:34about a license plate?
37:35Ordinarily not much,
37:36but I think this one's
37:37going to prove
37:37one of the Summers
37:38is a killer.
37:46Do you recognize these?
37:50Of course,
37:51they were all
37:51stolen from my home,
37:53but I'm confused.
37:55Is,
37:55is that why you
37:56asked me to come here?
37:57To give them back to me?
38:00Because I thought
38:01you had questions
38:01about the little
38:03misunderstanding
38:03between Grant
38:04and Bob Vernon.
38:05You mean when Grant
38:06misunderstood a pipe
38:07to the back of Bob's call?
38:09Grant went there
38:10to talk to Bob
38:11about what Louise
38:12had done.
38:12Things got heated
38:13and Bob came at him.
38:16Grant was just
38:17defending himself.
38:19What about this?
38:22Recognize this?
38:24No,
38:25that isn't mine.
38:27You sure?
38:28Because a bag like that
38:29is easy to trace.
38:30Your husband got it
38:31at auction a year ago
38:32just before your
38:3350th birthday,
38:34which,
38:35according to social media
38:36posts,
38:37you celebrated
38:37at Cabrera
38:38in Miami.
38:42me?
38:43Yes,
38:43sorry.
38:44I,
38:45I remember now.
38:46I,
38:46I have so many bags.
38:48I suppose I just,
38:49I forgot about this one.
38:51That must be nice.
38:52To be so rich,
38:52you could forget
38:53about one that costs
38:54six figures.
38:55What about this?
38:57Recognize that?
38:59That appears
39:00to be
39:00a plate from
39:02a car I reported
39:03stolen last year.
39:04Well,
39:04not just last year.
39:05The day after
39:06your birthday party.
39:08I'm confused.
39:09Did you find the car?
39:10No,
39:11odds are we never will
39:12because odds are
39:13you and Grant
39:13got rid of it.
39:14That's crazy.
39:15Why would we do that?
39:16Because it was your car
39:17that struck and killed
39:18a kid named
39:19Omari Blake last year.
39:22At first,
39:22we thought it was Natalie
39:23who did it,
39:24but no,
39:25she was just the passenger,
39:26wasn't she?
39:27We traced the chain
39:28of title on the car.
39:301975 Mercedes SLC.
39:32It's a real classic.
39:33Originally purchased
39:34by your father
39:34the week you were born.
39:36He transferred the title
39:36to you when you turned 16.
39:38And you could have
39:39just gotten rid of the plate
39:39along with the car,
39:40but it was more than
39:41just proof of a crime,
39:42wasn't it?
39:46It was proof of how
39:47much daddy loved you
39:48and how special you are.
39:50Yeah, so much more special
39:51than some random
39:5217-year-old on a bike.
39:55It's too bad
39:56Louise stole your bag
39:57before you had a chance
39:58to get this out.
40:01Obviously,
40:01you managed to swear
40:03Natalie to secrecy
40:04that night,
40:05but unlike you,
40:07her conscience
40:07that got to her.
40:09She ended up donating
40:10$100,000 to a community
40:12center in Omari's name.
40:14Recently,
40:14she told her husband
40:15there was something
40:15she needed to tell him,
40:16and we think she was
40:17going to spill about
40:18what really happened
40:18that night,
40:19and we think she gave you
40:20the opportunity
40:21to do the same,
40:22and instead,
40:23you sink your psycho
40:24husband on her.
40:27No.
40:28No, Grant would never.
40:30He's a good man.
40:32So good,
40:32he wouldn't take
40:32a plea deal
40:33to pin Omari
40:34and Natalie's murder
40:35on you?
40:36Because you should know
40:37the DA's office
40:38is about to offer him
40:39one in about 20 minutes.
40:41Unless, of course,
40:44you won't talk
40:44about a deal
40:44for yourself.
40:45to the other side.
40:51You said in your text
40:55you had a much better
40:56story for me
40:57than Emi Ochoa
40:58dupes Florida P.I.
41:00a second time.
41:00How could I resist?
41:01Look, about that, I...
41:02It's okay.
41:04I overstepped.
41:05Not a lot,
41:07but enough.
41:09So he's still pals,
41:10then, yeah?
41:10Well, it depends
41:11how good this other story is.
41:12Well, actually,
41:12you have your choice
41:13of two.
41:14Mm-hmm.
41:14My client,
41:15Bob Vernon,
41:16husband of the infamous
41:17Ben Underbroward,
41:18he hasn't talked
41:18to the press
41:19since he got out
41:19of the hospital.
41:20But with a wife
41:21of a cop
41:22who just talked
41:22the DA
41:23into a plea deal
41:24that would see her
41:24serve less than a year,
41:26he'd make an exception.
41:28And behind door
41:29number two?
41:31You see that group
41:32over there?
41:34It's a family
41:35of Omari Blake.
41:37I just told them
41:38how Don and Grant Summer,
41:39they couldn't turn
41:40on each other fast enough.
41:42They're both probably
41:43gonna go away for life.
41:44Now, it doesn't bring
41:45Omari back,
41:46but they're all glad
41:46to be finally
41:47getting some justice.
41:49Now, I figured
41:50a piece in the Herald
41:51would be a good way
41:51to remind people
41:52who he was,
41:53how much he was loved.
41:55Not to mention
41:56some good publicity
41:57for the community center
41:58of the building.
42:01You're really
42:02gonna make me choose.
42:03Well, it depends.
42:05You're gonna quit
42:06trying to make me
42:06go on the dating apps?
42:07I'll let you know
42:08after we talk
42:09to the Blakes.
42:11All right.
42:12Let's talk to the Blakes.
42:40Blakes, Blakes,
42:43Blakes, Blakes,
42:47Blakes, Blakes,
42:47Blakes, Blakes, Blakes,
42:48Blakes, Blakes, Blakes, Blakes,
42:48Blakes, Blakes, Blakes, Blakes, Blakes, Blakes,
43:01You
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