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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 relaxed.
00:15RJ, Holden has been found.
00:17Holden was about to blow the whistle.
00:19He was willing to go up against his own boss.
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.
00:46RJ, 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 because she only dates felons.
01:13Creepy.
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, we 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 and try 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 and 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.
02:02And if we're not, she feels bad about what happened.
02:04She wants to make up for it.
02:06And how exactly does one make up for perjuring oneself and 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.
02:16Okay?
02:18So if you'll excuse me, I have an early meeting with a client tomorrow.
02:22I'm not going to 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.
02:54And that's why 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.
03:24And 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 chicks.
03:51Putting fancy things around my neck.
03:55And I'd give her one hell of a neck.
04:00I'm playing diamonds, cash and chicks.
04:07Another 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.
04:26Playing diamonds, cash and chicks.
04:30Putting fancy things around my neck.
04:35And I'd give her one hell of a neck.
04:39I'm playing diamonds, cash and chicks.
04:45It's just a four to the one to the five.
04:51Again and again till you get just right.
04:55It might take all day and all through the night.
05:00But even then, babe, you ain't qualified.
05:05I'm playing diamonds, cash and chicks.
05:09And I ain't hired for my intellect.
05:14I'm just out here paying my respects.
05:19To the T-bombs and the T-birds and even T-rex.
05:24I'm playing diamonds, cash and chicks.
05:30Four to the one to the five.
05:33Again and again till we get it right.
05:39It's just the four to the one to the five.
05:44Again and again till we get it right.
05:49It's just the four to the five.
05:51Hey, Bob.
05:52I've been thinking.
05:52Maybe you're right.
05:53Maybe the affair is all in my head.
05:55Bob, do you want to think about a storage locker on 19th Street?
06:00No.
06:00Why?
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.
06:19Bob, listen to me.
06:21Everything's gonna be okay.
06:22Deep breaths.
06:23And repeat after me, okay?
06:25Everything...
06:26Everything.
06:27Is gonna be...
06:32Mr. Decker, are you there?
06:35Mr. Decker, are you there?
06:50Fire Marshal says it's looking like an accident.
06:53There's a gas leak somewhere inside, then a spark.
06:55Happens sometimes in these old houses that haven't converted to electric.
06:58What about bodies?
06:59One.
07:00Hadley Burns had no ID yet.
07:01It's gotta be my client's wife.
07:03I saw her go inside right before it happened.
07:06Respectfully, a homicide detective.
07:07Not a tragic accident, detective.
07:09Yeah, I get it then.
07:10Unless you're thinking the Fire Marshal has it wrong.
07:13My client was convinced his wife was having an affair.
07:16Maybe with the guy that lives in this house.
07:1830 seconds after she went inside, the place goes up in smoke.
07:22What?
07:23What?
07:23You think what?
07:24He rigged the house, waited for you to confirm she was here, and then...
07:27What's possible?
07:28I mean, he eyes up until now seem like nothing but a nice guy.
07:30But who knows?
07:34No, no, no, no, no!
07:37Sir, you have to stay back.
07:39This is my house, please.
07:39Sir.
07:40I need to find my wife.
07:41Sir.
07:41Her name is Natalie.
07:42Detective Melabreu, are you Preston Howard?
07:44Yes.
07:45I've been trying to reach my wife, and I can't be so much.
07:47She 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?
07:54Mr. Howard, do you know Louise Vernon?
07:58Yeah, but we go to the same country club.
08:01You're saying she was inside my house?
08:03Did she do this?
08:04Didn't he say she was coming here to me to you today?
08:07Me?
08:09Well, why?
08:10Why would she?
08:11Why isn't anybody trying to find my wife?
08:13Mr. Howard, but first, I know the fire marshal has some questions about your 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.
08:27You 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.
08:39Why?
08:40You called Mr. Decker this morning.
08:42He told you he saw Louise go inside.
08:45Then...
08:49You...
08:50You think that I blew it up somehow?
08:53Are you insane?
08:54You did hire a PI because you thought your wife was cheating on you.
08:57I...
08:58I told you how much I loved her.
09:00I told you I wanted to fix things.
09:02I know.
09:03I know.
09:04Please, 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?
09:35Act 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 gonna check it out.
09:44Okay, you find something that tells you that the explosion wasn't an accident, you let me know.
09:48Meantime, I'm gonna go focus on crimes.
09:50I know we're murders.
10:01Gotcha.
10:02Let's go.
10:14Let's go.
10:50Just when I thought my day couldn't get any worse.
10:54Louise?
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, but I think we'd both be better off trying to get you
11:10to 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.
11:23I don't think you went to Preston Howard's for a nooner today. I think you were there to rob the
11:27place.
11:29Look, my least favorite job as a PI is tailing cheating spouses. A close second is asset retrieval.
11:35See, insurance companies pay guys like me to be on the lookout for stolen goods and pawn shops on the
11:39black 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. I bought this stuff at Swapmeets, cash transactions.
11:54If any of it's stolen, news to me.
11:59Louise, Bob thinks you're dead. Now, I watched you go inside the Howard's house. I have pictures.
12:09I didn't mean to not go home to Bob. I only came here to change my clothes.
12:14Okay. If you were here, who was inside the house when it exploded?
12:18I smelled the gas the second I got inside. But I don't know why I kept going. And then I
12:24saw her.
12:25You saw her? Who did you see?
12:26All that blood. And the gas. I was so scared. So I went out back and then I heard a
12:32boom. And then I went flying.
12:34It's okay. My favorite Dior jacket. It's okay.
12:39And now it's right. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Hey, hey, hey. I got you. I got you.
12:45Sophia's asleep. That's nice.
12:48It is nice. Maybe even very nice.
12:55Her again? Seriously? What?
12:59Vivi, I'm giving you the steel home sign and you're still looking for dirt on Emmy Ochoa.
13:04I'm not looking for dirt. I'm just trying to understand.
13:07You and your ex-husband are both into sexy Latinas. What is there to understand?
13:12I don't know. Maybe how stupid I feel.
13:15Maybe.
13:17In two years, I've been carrying all this guilt for not seeing how much RJ was struggling before he beat
13:21up Lucas Ochoa.
13:22And now I find out that he's friends, maybe even friends with benefits, with the woman who's actually directly responsible
13:28for him going to prison.
13:29You said he told you she's trying to make amends. She found a case for him. So what?
13:34So she's a freaking Ochoa.
13:37Her dad is like a modern day boss. Tweed.
13:40They could be setting RJ out to be their fall guy.
13:42One, 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? No.
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?
14:10RJ.
14:12Someone we thought died in that explosion today turned up alive.
14:15Said there's 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 freaking pirate's cave in here.
14:41Jewelry artwork.
14:42Slider gowns.
14:44Robbery division already matched a bunch of it to a string of burglaries that dates back a couple of years.
14:49He'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. She's okay. She's got a piece of shrapnel in her abdomen. Lucky for her, it didn't hit any
15:00organs.
15:01Lucky for us. Because the burglaries aren't the only thing she has to answer for.
15:05What do you mean?
15:06Finally got an ID 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 sleep watch on a swap meet?
15:20Get Louise where you know your MO.
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.
15:27If 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.
15:33She 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. Natalie 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.
16:01The hospital investigator thinks it was a hair dryer he felt.
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. And you got all this in your storage locker. Swap me.
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. They recorded everything I saw.
16:36I still don't understand why you filmed yourself making it to houses.
16:39Why do you like to record us in bed?
16:42It's, I don't know, a thrill.
16:44Reliving it.
16:56I'm a hairdryer, just like I thought.
17:07I'm a hairdryer, just like I thought.
17:11No. Somebody else killed Natalie.
17:18Hey, now.
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.
17:27Case of, I think my wife is fooling around on me?
17:29Because that one's solved.
17:30She isn't a cheater. She's a burglar.
17:32Yeah, I 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 P.I., but hey, hey, hey, remind me.
17:47Who caught the band under Broward?
17:49Okay, we both know you're going to go talk to Preston Howard right now.
17:52Dead wife, you're looking at the husband.
17:54You're going to talk to him, I'm going to talk to him.
17:56When we save some time, we'll do it together.
17:59We told Preston he could stay with us 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, but 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 years.
18:25Actually, Ms. 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 so relieved.
18:34I'm 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.
18:48The killer 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, 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.
19:28I 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.
19:44The 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, well, sorry.
19:52You're not going to 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
20:19that 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.
20:30I mean, I'm sorry.
20:33Imagine my surprise.
20:35It's you reaching out in the middle of the day,
20:39saying you'd like to meet in public, no less.
20:42What 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
20:53if they saw us having coffee together, Miss Delacroix.
20:56First, it's Catherine.
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.
21:04I'm not 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
21:21and orchestrating the death of his own son.
21:23It's no secret he's always been one of your father's biggest donors.
21:27Just like it's no secret that, in light of those allegations,
21:30my father returned Mr. Carter's most recent donation.
21:33And introduced 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,
21:47I can't comment on that at this time.
21:50Huh.
21:51What about the PI?
21:52Is he allowed to comment?
21:54I understand he has some interesting ties to your family, too.
21:56Your stepbrother in particular.
22:03It's sort of a no-no when you've agreed to an interview.
22:05Is that what this is?
22:07An interview?
22:10Because it seems more like an invasion of your ex-husband's privacy.
22:14After he did what he did to Lucas,
22:16you think we didn't find out every little thing we could about him?
22:19I think you mean what Lucas did to RJ.
22:20He was the one who committed a crime that day.
22:22But RJ went to prison thanks in no small part to the testimony you gave at his trial.
22:26I take it you don't like that I've been in RJ's orbit.
22:31But did it ever occur to you that I genuinely want to help him?
22:36If you want to help him,
22:38maybe you'd like to take this opportunity to admit on the record
22:41that you perjured yourself two years ago.
22:45Of course, that might mean a little prison time for you.
22:49It's been a pleasure.
22:51Miss Delacroix.
22:57Same.
22:59Thanks.
22:59You've been a big help.
23:02Million-dollar life insurance policy on his recently deceased wife,
23:06plus the 2.5 from the house,
23:08assuming that was insured, too.
23:10Preston Howard's money troubles are over.
23:11Between the windfall and the attention this case is getting,
23:14he's gonna have lawyers lining up to represent him.
23:16Good ones.
23:17Hope you got a good look at him today,
23:18because we won't see him again for a while.
23:21I bet you 50 bucks you're wrong.
23:25I'm sorry for the way that Grant spoke to you.
23:28He wasn't wrong.
23:30A lawyer would make a lot of sense.
23:33And more importantly,
23:34I think I might know who killed Natalie.
23:38Over all the years, Mr. Howard.
23:41I've never paid much attention to our finances.
23:44Natalie always took care of the bills.
23:47About a month ago,
23:48I noticed that the balance in our joint savings,
23:50it seemed low.
23:52When I looked into it,
23:53I 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,
24:07and that she would look into it,
24:08but she seemed...
24:12she seemed afraid.
24:14And I was worried.
24:17So the next time that she said she had errands to run,
24:20I followed her.
24:21She went to the bank,
24:23made a cash withdrawal,
24:24and she drove straight to Dixie Court.
24:25It's a rough area.
24:26She gave the money to a guy
24:28that I'd never seen before.
24:31Tattoos everywhere,
24:33even on his face.
24:34And when she got home,
24:36I asked her point blank,
24:37are you buying drugs?
24:39Are you gambling?
24:41She wouldn't tell me.
24:43She just said that it was the last time.
24:46I told her, look, whatever's going on,
24:47it's okay.
24:48We 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,
25:01I don't know.
25:03But maybe this guy wasn't okay
25:05her putting an end to it.
25:08Well, can you tell us exactly
25:10where you saw Natalie meet with him?
25:13Yeah.
25:22Crocodile Tubbs.
25:23Mm-hmm.
25:25What's your favorite?
25:27Like chocolate or vanilla?
25:30The Beatles of the Stones?
25:32Crockett?
25:32Or Tubbs?
25:34Tubbs of what?
25:38Are you really going to sit there
25:39and pretend you don't know
25:40the guys from Miami Vice?
25:42I know the guys from
25:43Fort Lauderdale Vice.
25:44I'm talking about the TV show,
25:46the one...
25:46You know what?
25:47Forget it.
25:48You are a terrible stakeout partner.
25:50Why don't you call Amy Ochoa?
25:51Ask her to tag me out.
25:55Catherine told you about that?
25:56Listen, don't get me wrong.
25:57If I were staying alone...
26:02What?
26:03Over there.
26:04You think that's the guy Natalie Howard
26:05was paying off?
26:07One way to find out.
26:13I heard on the news about a house
26:15blowing up in the suburbs.
26:17I had no idea it was Mrs. H's.
26:21Well, we have pictures of her, too,
26:22if 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
26:28with his face all tattered on.
26:29Oh, God.
26:30You're not here because of the ink on your face.
26:31You're here because of the ink on your rap sheet.
26:33You got eight arrests for possession
26:34of a controlled substance.
26:36Eleven more for possession
26:37with 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,
26:44we wouldn't find any drugs in her system?
26:45No, I left all that behind.
26:47I work as a youth counselor now.
26:49How do you explain all that money
26:50Natalie Howard is bringing you there?
26:52It's for a community center
26:53I'm helping get built.
26:54The construction site you picked me up at,
26:56that's where it's gonna be.
26:58Name for my baby brother, Omari.
27:00He's the reason me and Mrs. H met.
27:02And how do they know each other?
27:04Actually, they didn't.
27:06He died last year.
27:08Hit and run.
27:10Story made a lot of the papers
27:12because he had just got a full ride to Miami.
27:15Yeah, boy, Kahoot.
27:18But whoever ran him down
27:20didn't give a damn who he was.
27:22Left him there to die.
27:23Mrs. H showed about the funeral,
27:25told my mom she read about it.
27:26Said she knew what we were going through
27:27because she lost a son to a drunk driver.
27:30When I told her I was trying to get
27:31a community center built,
27:32name it after Omari,
27:34she plans to 100 grand.
27:35People donating that amount
27:37don't tend to do it in cash.
27:38They write checks.
27:40They want the tax deductions.
27:41Honestly, I thought it was a little sus, too.
27:44But she said she wanted to be anonymous.
27:46That the only person
27:47deserved any attention was Omari.
27:50Can you account for your whereabouts
27:51on Tuesday between 10 a.m. and noon?
27:53I can.
27:54So can a couple hundred other people.
27:56I was at Mercer Elementary School
27:58giving a talk about staying away from drugs.
28:05Let's just say everything he told us
28:07was on the level.
28:08Natalie Howard was taking money out
28:09for good reason.
28:11When Preston Howard found out about it,
28:13why not just tell him the truth?
28:14She'll do you one better.
28:15Why did she tell him
28:16she 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.
28:25I just got out of an interrogation.
28:27Funny.
28:28I'm calling because I went
28:30through one of those myself today.
28:41Hey.
28:42Hey, how was your day?
28:43You get up to anything interesting?
28:45I did, actually.
28:48I'm doing a story
28:49in that big win you had,
28:50the Ed Carter thing.
28:51I thought I should have a conversation
28:53with Emmy Ochoa.
28:54Oh, really?
28:54Funny, you didn't mention that story to me.
28:56Oh, I'm sorry.
28:57Are we keeping score now
28:59when it comes to things
28:59one of us didn't tell the other?
29:01I get what you like about her,
29:02by the way.
29:03I mean, her capacity for forgiveness,
29:05her willingness to get to bed
29:06figuratively, of course,
29:07with the meth addict
29:08who tried to kill her brother
29:10for, you know,
29:11no reason at all.
29:12I mean, people have been
29:13sainted for less.
29:14I told you, okay?
29:15I told you.
29:16She regrets what she did.
29:18I'm glad that's enough for you.
29:19It isn't for me.
29:25That was nothing.
29:26Yeah.
29:26When you're done
29:26with your personal calls?
29:28Sorry.
29:29What did Catherine do now?
29:31Listen, you are,
29:32for all your faults,
29:33one of the coolest customers
29:35I've ever met.
29:36Nothing ever seems
29:37to bother you
29:38except for when my wife
29:39calls you on your BS.
29:41I'm gonna go on a limb
29:41and say it has something
29:42to do with Emmy Ochoa.
29:44Let's just say
29:45Catherine decided
29:46to introduce herself today
29:47and we'll just,
29:48we'll just leave it at that.
29:50Oh, man.
29:52Did I ever tell you
29:53about the day, uh,
29:55you were sentenced
29:56what Catherine did?
29:57Mm-mm.
29:58Went home,
29:59got in bed,
30:00and didn't get out
30:01for three days.
30:02I remember thinking, like,
30:03hey, what the hell?
30:05This is her ex.
30:06You know, most people,
30:06they hear their ex
30:07is going to prison,
30:08they throw a party.
30:08And I will admit
30:10that, like,
30:10for a millisecond,
30:11I thought maybe
30:12she wasn't over you.
30:13But then I realized,
30:15no, my beautiful wife,
30:16your beautiful ex,
30:18she just loves bigger
30:21than I understood.
30:22And when you love that big,
30:24you worry that big.
30:26My question for you is,
30:28do you love being loved big?
30:31Because if you don't...
30:40You said you had something.
30:42Yeah.
30:46Everything Andre Blake
30:47told us checked out.
30:48He was at that school
30:49the day the Howard's house
30:50blew up,
30:50and his brother was killed
30:51in a hit-and-run last year.
30:54Okay, so as far as suspects go,
30:56we're back to square one.
30:57In the death of Natalie Howard,
30:58yes.
30:59In the death of baby bro,
31:00not so much.
31:02Natalie Howard never had a kid,
31:03let alone one killed
31:04by a drunk driver.
31:05So I wondered,
31:06why show up
31:07at Omari Blake's funeral?
31:09Why pledge a hundred grand
31:11to a community center
31:12being built in his honor?
31:14Let me guess,
31:14once Natalie's death
31:15was ruled a homicide,
31:16you got access
31:17to her phone records.
31:18Way ahead of you.
31:19The night Omari Blake
31:20died in that hit-and-run,
31:21guess whose phone
31:22was pinging off
31:23the nearest tower?
31:24Okay, so if Natalie Howard
31:27killed Omari,
31:28but Omari's brother
31:29didn't kill Natalie,
31:30then maybe one of the
31:30family members
31:31found out the truth
31:32and killed her
31:33to get revenge.
31:35Ah!
31:36What?
31:37Sorry.
31:38It's my client.
31:39I'm sorry.
31:40Hey, Bob,
31:40what's up?
31:41You need an update?
31:41No, I just got home.
31:43Someone must have broken
31:44and everything is torn apart.
31:45I didn't want to call
31:47the police because of
31:48everything going on
31:49with Louise, but...
31:50Okay, Bob,
31:51take a deep breath.
31:52Just get out of the house,
31:53I'll be there and, like...
31:54I just heard something.
31:56I think the person
31:56who did this missed...
31:58Bob!
32:00Bob, what was that?
32:02Bob, answer me.
32:03What was that?
32:03Bob!
32:04Bob!
32:04Bob!
32:05Bob!
32:06Bob!
32:09Bob!
32:09Bob!
32:10Bob!
32:10Bob!
32:13Paramedics say
32:13he'll make it,
32:14but...
32:15Blow us to the back
32:16of the head.
32:16I'm sorry to see
32:17who did it.
32:18Blow to the back
32:18of the head
32:19just like Natalie Howard.
32:20You think the guy
32:21who killed her did this?
32:22I mean,
32:23as far as signatures go,
32:24hitting people on the head
32:25is not a very unique one.
32:27Even if you're right,
32:28what motive would they have
32:29for attacking them both?
32:30Well,
32:31any luck,
32:31the answer's gonna come
32:32from that guy right there.
32:34Mr. Adult Onesie?
32:35Actually, Mr. Ring Camera, he just told me his has a great view of Bob's driveway.
32:44Hey, are you seriously using terrycloth again?
32:46How many times have I told you, microfiber only?
32:56Hey, if you're looking for Preston, he isn't here.
32:59Had to go make some funeral arrangements for Natalie.
33:02Actually, Mr. Summers, we're here for you.
33:06We have video of this car arriving at Bob Vernon's house just minutes before someone assaulted him last night.
33:11There's lots of cars like this out there.
33:13Yeah.
33:14But only one Lux guy won, right?
33:18Lawyer.
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, but I don't know if she can do better than this.
33:38Three couples, all friends from the same country club, all connected by the murder of Natalie Howard.
33:43And by the bandit of Broward, a.k.a. Louise 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, but it's a thing for a reason.
33:59If someone 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, tore it up, looking for something she stole.
34:09Why wouldn't he just contact the police, ask if his property was recovered?
34:12Well, you're assuming what he was looking for, he'd be okay with the police knowing about.
34:15What, like a brick of cocaine or something?
34:17Spidey Sen says no, but that's only because based on the items retrieved from the storage locker, she wasn't into
34:21drugs.
34:22Only things that were nice.
34:24What nice thing would have tied Grant to a crime?
34:26Don't know, but I gotta think it's the same reason he killed Natalie Howard.
34:31Well, lucky for us, we have a band-aid 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 and needed a little excitement in my life.
34:51Bob's doctor said he opened size this morning.
34:56He didn't say anything, but she thinks it's a good sign.
35:01She thinks he's gonna be okay.
35:04That's good, Louise.
35:06I'm glad.
35:09You said this is the claim Grant and Don fly with their insurance company after I robbed them, but I'm
35:15still a little fuzzy on what I'm supposed to be looking for.
35:17Something that isn't there.
35:19The idea is you stole something that could have gotten Grant in trouble, and if you did, there's a good
35:25chance you 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.
35:33I'm guessing you stole the complete works of Sherlock Holmes at 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 their insurance company.
35:54Erte statuette?
35:55Yeah.
35:56Poochie dress?
35:57Emerald brooch?
35:59They claimed at least 20,000 bucks worth of stuff that I definitely didn't take.
36:06You, uh, want to charge him for fraud?
36:08I'm willing to testify.
36:10Oh, yeah.
36:10In exchange for reducing the charges against you?
36:13Actually, I...
36:15I was hoping I could get permission to visit Bob's room.
36:19I...
36:19I know I'm under arrest, but I'd like to hold his hand.
36:25Maybe even be there when he wakes up.
36:29You find something that proves Grant Summers is a killer, and I'll work on that and the charges.
36:39Huh.
36:41The most valuable thing I took from Grant and Don's house?
36:44The one they could have made a huge legitimate claim for?
36:46Mm-hmm.
36:48It's not listed here.
36:55There.
36:56Right there.
36:59Ostruskin with 18-karat gold hardware.
37:02There were only six made.
37:03One of them was auctioned at Sotheby's last year.
37:05Sold for over $200,000.
37:08Of course, I couldn't swear and would have attracted too much attention, but it sure was nice to look at.
37:14Okay, maybe Grant stole it.
37:16They didn't make a claim because they were timed to the crime.
37:18A murder, an attempted murder, exploded the house off, or a stolen bag?
37:21I don't think so.
37:21A stolen bag worth over $200,000.
37:24I don't think it was the bag he was looking for.
37:26I think it's what was inside the bag.
37:28Did you know that was in there?
37:30No.
37:30I told you I never used the bag, but I don't get it.
37:33What's so special about a license plate?
37:35Ordinarily, not much, but I think this one's going to prove one of the Summers is a killer.
37:44The Summers.
37:46Do you recognize these?
37:50Of course, they were all stolen from my home, but I'm confused.
37:54Is that why you asked me to come here?
37:57To give them back to me?
38:00Because I thought you had questions about the little misunderstanding between Grant and Bob Vernon.
38:05You mean when Grant misunderstood a pipe to the back of Bob's skull?
38:08Well, Grant went there to talk to Bob about what Louise had done.
38:12Things got heated, and Bob came at him.
38:16Grant was just defending himself.
38:19What about this?
38:22Recognize this?
38:24No, that isn't mine.
38:27You sure?
38:28Because a bag like that, it's easy to trace.
38:30Your husband got it at auction a year ago, just before your 50th birthday, which, according to social media posts,
38:37you celebrated at Cabrera in Miami.
38:43Yes, sorry.
38:44I remember now.
38:46I have so many bags.
38:48I suppose I just forgot about this one.
38:51That must be nice.
38:52If you're so rich, you could forget about one that costs six figures.
38:55What about this?
38:57Recognize that?
38:59That appears to be a plate from a car I reported stolen last year.
39:04Well, not just last year.
39:05The day after your birthday party.
39:08I'm confused.
39:09Did you find the car?
39:10No, odds are we never will, because odds are you and Grant got rid of it.
39:14That's crazy.
39:15Why would we do that?
39:16Because it was your car that struck and killed a kid named Omari Blake last year.
39:22At first, we thought it was Natalie who did it, but no, she was just the passenger, wasn't she?
39:27We traced the chain of title on the car.
39:301975 Mercedes SLC.
39:32It's a real classic.
39:33Originally purchased by your father the week you were born.
39:35He transferred the title to you when you turned 16.
39:38And you could have just gotten rid of the plate along with the car, but it was more than just
39:41proof of a crime, wasn't it?
39:46It was proof of how much daddy loved you and how special you are.
39:50Yeah, so much more special than some random 17-year-old on a bike.
39:55It's too bad that we stole your bag before you had a chance to get this out.
40:01Obviously, you managed to swear Natalie to secrecy that night.
40:05But unlike you, her conscience, it got to her.
40:09She ended up donating $100,000 to a community center in Omari's name.
40:13Recently, she told her husband there was something she needed to tell him.
40:16And we think she was going to spill about what really happened that night.
40:19And we think she gave you the opportunity to do the same.
40:22And instead, you sick your psycho husband on her.
40:27No.
40:28No, Grant would never.
40:30He's a good man.
40:32So good he wouldn't take a plea deal to pin Omari and Natalie's murder on you?
40:36Because you should know the DA's office is about to offer him one in about 20 minutes.
40:41Unless, of course, you're going to talk about a deal for yourself.
40:51Kath.
40:53You made it.
40:54You said in your text you had a much better story for me than Emi Ochoa dupes Florida P.I.
40:59a 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 still pals, Emi.
41:10Well, it depends how good this other story is.
41:12Well, actually, you have your choice of two.
41:14I hear it.
41:14My client, Bob Vernon, husband of the infamous band of Broward, he hasn't talked to the press since he got
41:19out of the hospital.
41:20But with a wife of a cop who just talked the DA into a plea deal that would see her
41:24serve less than a year, it'd make an exception.
41:27And behind door number two?
41:31You see that group over there?
41:34It's the family of Omari Blake.
41:37I just told them how Don and Grant Summer, they couldn't turn on each other fast enough.
41:42They're both probably going to go away for life.
41:44Now, it doesn't bring Omari back, but they're all glad to be finally getting some justice.
41:49Now, I figured a piece in the Herald would be a good way to remind people who he was.
41:53How much he was loved.
41:55Not to mention some good publicity for the community center of the building.
42:01You're really going to make me choose.
42:03Well, it depends.
42:05You're going to quit trying to make me go on the dating apps?
42:07I'll let you know after we talk to the Blakes.
42:11All right.
42:12Let's talk to the Blakes.
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