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High Potential - Episode 3
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00:26You
00:30Get out!
00:31Get out!
00:54Official LAPD business.
00:56Keep my baby close.
00:57This won't take long.
01:01I've got a bicycle, I'm cruising down the street.
01:04I like to keep a loser freak in the shape.
01:08Detectives.
01:09Where's my better half?
01:10Bathroom.
01:17Good morning, Morgan.
01:23So, what do you think happened?
01:26Well, I think we can rule out nothing.
01:29And we're off.
01:30Melted candles, empty glass, clothes thrown everywhere.
01:33Looks like a wild night that went south.
01:36But was it murder?
01:38100%.
01:38Well, you don't think so?
01:39I think it was murder in a cover-up, but I want to know how you know.
01:43Sounds like a challenge.
01:45How fun.
01:46See these hand towels?
01:47You may remember that I used to be a professional cleaner.
01:51Hmm, vaguely.
01:51Yes.
01:52The way that these towels are folded are a disgrace.
01:54Look, the bottom two have two edges, the top one has three edges.
01:58That means the killer used this top towel to clean up after himself, cover his tracks.
02:02Hmm.
02:04Now, get down here and see what I'm seeing.
02:07I can see just fine from up here, thanks, but what do you see?
02:10You see these streaks?
02:11Any self-respecting housekeeper is gonna use a microfiber mop on a bathroom floor.
02:16Our murderer used that towel to wipe up this area.
02:20Which suggests a cover-up.
02:21Exactly.
02:22Now, our Vic...
02:23Is it okay if I call him Vic?
02:24It's happening.
02:25Our Vic was not alone.
02:26Because no man's gonna spend money on a hotel room this fancy, unless he's planning on entertaining.
02:32And my guess, a sexy brunette.
02:37Why?
02:38Did you find a hair sample?
02:39Nah, but blonde seems too obvious, so I'm going with brunette for now.
02:42Either way, she had to be pretty attractive, because I don't mean to be disrespectful, but the dead guy in
02:47the tub is super hot.
02:48Morgan, please don't ever comment on the hotness of a victim ever again.
02:52Okay, the manager opened the safe for us, and we found the victim's wallet.
02:55Inside, $80 cash and an ID.
02:58Ernest Lozano, Mexico City.
03:00Do a deep dive.
03:01Anything, everything, you can find on the guy.
03:03But stop by the security center downstairs first, look at last night's footage.
03:06Got it.
03:07Yep.
03:07I wonder what he was drugged with.
03:09How do you know he was drugged?
03:11Well, because who does their dishes in a hotel room?
03:13Except you, maybe.
03:14Anyway, this glass was rinsed out and wiped clean,
03:17and why would you do that unless you were trying to get rid of white residue?
03:19Notice anything else about the glass?
03:21It's a whiskey tumbler.
03:22Lead-free, crystal cut, which is harder, more durable than glass, withstands most scratches.
03:27Also refracts light beautifully.
03:30You want me to know you drink whiskey so bad.
03:32Point being, this piece of glassware is far more expensive than the others.
03:37It must have been brought up to the room.
03:38That's right, so Lozano and his sexy brunette stopped at the hotel bar before coming up to the room, but
03:43you already knew that.
03:43Mm-hmm.
03:44The tumbler was rinsed out, leaving little to zero trace of whiskey, which strongly suggests a cover-up.
03:48And why cover it up unless it was murdered?
03:50Now, let's go hit the hotel bar.
03:53I recognize him.
03:54He had a drink at the start of my shift around 7 p.m.
03:57Was he with anyone?
03:59A sexy brunette, maybe?
04:01I'd say medium sexy.
04:03Also, she was a blonde.
04:04Really?
04:07Did it seem like business or pleasure?
04:09Maybe both.
04:10The guy was definitely tying one on.
04:12Made sure to leave a generous tip before they bounced.
04:14Catch the name of his guest by any chance?
04:16We were slammed, so I couldn't really hear their convo, but I want to say that her name sounded like,
04:20uh, Candace or Gladys or Janice.
04:28So, we scrubbed through last night's footage, and we found this at 8.02 p.m.
04:33Lozano and his mystery woman down the fourth floor into the room, and then at 8.33 p.m., right
04:38there, she leaves.
04:40No one else used a key card to enter the suite until this morning when the cleaners discovered Ernest Lozano's
04:45body.
04:45That must be our killer.
04:46I showed a photo of our mystery woman to the hotel doorman.
04:49He said she parked her red Kia out front in a no-parking zone around 7 p.m., shortly after
04:54LADOT arrived and started writing tickets.
04:56So, call LADOT, see if we can ID the red car.
04:59I already called.
05:00They didn't issue a ticket to a red Kia out front of this hotel last night.
05:03Well, the only cars that don't get ticketed belong to cops and doctors.
05:06Cops aren't issued red cars.
05:07Right.
05:08So, it must be vehicle code 210-58.
05:10Mm-hmm.
05:12It must be.
05:13Yeah.
05:13Remind Oz about vehicle code 210-58?
05:16It's an emblem, allowing physicians responding to emergencies to be exempt from laws governing parking.
05:21There's a hospital less than a mile from here.
05:22Swing by, see if anyone recognizes the woman from our hotel security footage, and we'll circle back at the precinct.
05:29That sounds like a city council issue, not a major crimes issue.
05:33Of course.
05:34Keep me posted.
05:35Bye.
05:37How's the hotel case looking?
05:38Daphne and Oz ID'd our suspect as a physician who works in the neighborhood.
05:41They're bringing her in for questioning as we speak.
05:43You like her for it?
05:44Oh, very much.
05:45We have our hotel security footage entering and exiting the victim's room around the time of the murder.
05:49Yes.
05:50It's open and shut.
05:51Foul your request, Lieutenant.
05:59Uh-oh.
06:00You good with that?
06:00Need some help?
06:01No one can help me with this.
06:03I'm gonna have to rely on someone I'd rather not deal with.
06:07Mm.
06:08Welcome to my world.
06:12Dr. Iris Bowman, tell us about your relationship with Ernest Lozana.
06:17I wouldn't call it a relationship.
06:19What would you call it?
06:20Harmless fun.
06:22We met three months ago in a hotel bar and hit it off.
06:26I can't believe he's dead.
06:27Well, when you say hit it off.
06:29It's exactly what you think it means.
06:32Ernest would reach out whenever he was in town.
06:34It was no-strings-attached fun between two adults.
06:38Hmm.
06:39Well, what did you know about him?
06:40Ernest was a curator in Mexico City.
06:43He wasn't like most L.A. guys.
06:45He was fun, charming, cultured.
06:47What's your husband think about this casual sling?
06:52My husband died in a car accident nine months ago.
06:56What Ernest and I had was temporary.
06:58He was meant to be a band-aid on my life.
07:01So what happened last night?
07:03Nothing.
07:05He was in town.
07:06I met him in our spot.
07:07We had a drink or two.
07:09Went up to our room.
07:11Drew a bath.
07:12But then Ernest fell asleep.
07:14So I left.
07:15Well, see, the thing is, Dr. Bowman,
07:16we have you on security footage entering Lozano's room
07:19and then exiting 30 minutes later.
07:21After that, not a soul enters or exits that room.
07:24And now Ernest Lozano is dead.
07:29I told you everything.
07:31Mm-hmm.
07:31He was alive when I left.
07:33Do I need a lawyer?
07:35That would be wise.
07:35You have the right to remain silent,
07:37refuse to answer questions.
07:38She didn't do it.
07:39The candles.
07:40There were candles lining the bathtub.
07:42I have the same ones at home.
07:43I got them on clearance.
07:44They smell like laundry.
07:45But the problem is they only burn for about four hours.
07:47I'm sorry.
07:48I don't know.
07:49Is that a long time?
07:50For a candle?
07:51What?
07:51No.
07:52A tea light burns longer.
07:53No.
07:53All of the candles were melted down all the way,
07:56except for this one.
07:57Something put out this candle.
07:59And you know what puts out fire?
08:01Uh...
08:02Water.
08:02Yes, Doctor.
08:03Water.
08:04Water puts out fire.
08:05In this case, bathwater.
08:07Bathwater put out this lone candle.
08:09So that means there was a tub fight.
08:11There was thrashing around,
08:12bathwater splashed out,
08:13and extinguished the flame.
08:15The candle looked like it had been burning
08:16for about an hour and a half.
08:19Okay.
08:19So you are saying that when Dr. Bowman left the room,
08:22all the candles were burning,
08:23and an hour after that,
08:25something happened in that room.
08:27And someone was in that room.
08:37Can I leave now?
08:40Um...
08:41Yeah.
08:42Free to go.
08:44Yeah.
08:48Speaking of good.
08:51Huh?
08:53And our only suspect walks out the door.
08:58Mahomes, under on passing yards,
09:00over on rushing yards.
09:01Uh, next WNBA finals.
09:03Aces, money line, Wilson.
09:05Huh.
09:0715 years ago,
09:08Roman Cinqueira painted a mural downtown.
09:11You wrote the citation and the report,
09:13but both are illegible.
09:15What does this say?
09:17Look, if you're so interested...
09:19Give me 2K.
09:21Fine, 1K.
09:24No?
09:24500?
09:25I don't care how low you go.
09:27I'm not gonna pay you for information.
09:29Whatever thing is happening in NASCAR,
09:311,000 on numbers 10 through 19.
09:33And that's it.
09:34I love you, Mom.
09:35Bye.
09:38Read this address out loud now.
09:421-4-6-4-1...
09:45Willington Street.
09:46No such place.
09:47There's a Washington Boulevard and a Billington Street,
09:50but neither has a 1-4-6-4-1.
09:52This is definitely 1-4-6-4-1 Billington Street.
09:55Again, no such place.
09:5850 bucks says there is.
09:59There isn't.
10:00But if you wanna give me your money like that, sure.
10:04I'll check it out.
10:05I'll drive.
10:14Wow.
10:15There used to be nothing but chopped shops and stash houses on this street.
10:19Now they got a CrossFit gym, vegan Nashville hot chicken restaurant,
10:23and a third wave coffee shop.
10:24It's beautiful.
10:25Oh, why?
10:26I mean, I...
10:27Why?
10:28This was the street, right?
10:31I could've sworn the mural was here.
10:34Maybe I didn't write this.
10:36Turn around, Mellon.
10:381-4-6-1-4 Billington.
10:42Looks like a sign protected a part of that mural.
10:46It's a cool fish tail.
10:48That's a bird's wing.
10:49Those are feathers, not skins.
10:51That's a fish tail.
10:52It's a bird's wing.
10:53Double to nothing.
10:54Why not?
10:58Definitely feathers.
11:05We have news on our victim.
11:06What's up?
11:07We heard back from Ernest Lozano's colleagues in Mexico City.
11:09They said he's alive and well and showing up for work every day.
11:12Yeah.
11:13Local police questioned Lozano about his ID showing up at the hotel of a murdered man.
11:17He told them about a ride he took a couple years ago in L.A.
11:20On the drive, he and the driver joked about how much they looked alike.
11:23Later that night, he realized he lost his wallet.
11:25So our victim...
11:25Is not Ernest Lozano.
11:27Okay, put pressure on the lab for DNA and fingerprints from the crime scene
11:30and not look more closely at...
11:31Where's the evidence box?
11:37Um...
11:37Working from home.
11:38See you tomorrow.
11:39Morgan.
11:40Smiley face.
11:50This is the best movie night ever.
11:53All right.
11:54The trick is to see if we can notice things other people can't.
11:57What do you think these keys go to?
11:59Oh, bike lock, P.O. box, and car case.
12:03You are my son.
12:05Ava, can you grab us a couple sodas?
12:07I can't touch surfaces because of my gloves.
12:10Oh, okay.
12:11This is interesting.
12:12Do you see the stitching right here?
12:14Two sodas.
12:15Oh!
12:17Hi.
12:18Strange boy in my house.
12:20Who are you?
12:21I'm Ryder.
12:22Ava's friend.
12:25Oh, yeah?
12:25Yeah.
12:29What are you doing?
12:31What does it look like?
12:32Studying?
12:33I couldn't find the cookies, so I got cheese puffs.
12:36I love cheese puffs.
12:37I bought those.
12:38These are mine.
12:39Can I see it in the hallway for a second?
12:46Okay.
12:47Okay, don't freak out.
12:48Ludo said I could have Ryder in my room as long as we shut the door if our music got
12:51too loud.
12:53Oh, he did.
12:55Man, what a problem solver.
12:57That's great, because my primary concern here was the decibel level of your music.
13:02No, Mom, we were just studying.
13:05To be continued.
13:10I assume you got my post-it.
13:11Mm.
13:12You never take evidence home, Morgan.
13:14Ever.
13:16You have got to be getting them.
13:19What?
13:21He's wearing gloves.
13:28You're upset, and you're allowed to have all your feelings, but people bring their work home all the time.
13:33My daughter's in her room working on her homework right now.
13:37Elliot, go bug your sister, quick.
13:39Run.
13:39Open.
13:40Keep the door open.
13:41Ava, I'm coming to bug you!
13:44Morgan, this goes against all rules and all protocol for handling evidence.
13:49Well, what's the worst that could happen?
13:51Um, you know, I don't know.
13:52Let me think.
13:54Oh, right.
13:55Everything in here becomes inadmissible in court, and we can't convict the murderer.
13:58Yeah, that's bad.
13:59That'd be bad.
14:00And I get that.
14:01I did think about that, but here's the thing.
14:03I really want to help you figure out who your dead guy is.
14:05Hmm, silly me.
14:05I was going to use dental records and fingerprints.
14:07There's so many clues in this evidence box that you guys missed.
14:11Did anybody even look at the shoes?
14:13There's cement all over the soles.
14:15You must have lived or worked near a construction site.
14:17Oh, great.
14:18We'll just visit the one construction site in Los Angeles.
14:22Okay.
14:23Look at the man's pants.
14:25This is not the original stitching, but this repair was done by a professional.
14:29See the threads?
14:30What about them?
14:31They don't cross.
14:32You don't find that the tiniest bit strange?
14:34Um, I can say with full confidence I have never in my life thought about how threads cross on the
14:38pants hem.
14:38Well, lucky for you, I've spent a lot of time thinking about it.
14:41The whole hyperactive brain thing makes it hard to fall asleep, so for a long time, the only thing that
14:46would put me down was watching sewing and alterations videos.
14:50Now, the victim's pants were repaired without crossing.
14:53That is something that is unique to tailors from Madagascar, because they have a superstition that crossing your stitches is
14:59unlucky.
15:00Oh, you know what? Just make a list of all of the tailors from Madagascar in the area.
15:03I don't think the LAPD has a magical database of seamstresses and tailors crossed referenced by ethnicity, but, you know,
15:09I can check.
15:10Well, all you need to do is find all of the tailor and alteration shops in L.A. and find
15:15the ones with the longest names.
15:16Because long names are uniquely Madagascan?
15:20No, but their naming customs are unlike anywhere else in the world.
15:23All of their names are unique, and every name has meaning.
15:26And when two people get married, they just smash their names together into one big giant long name.
15:30It's super romantic.
15:32Okay, so, compile a list of tailors in Los Angeles, find the ones with the longest names, and then look
15:38for one by a construction site.
15:40Easy peasy, lemon squeezy.
15:42Yeah.
15:43Okay.
15:44Well, we'll get into that tomorrow.
15:46Okay.
15:47And, Morgan, don't ever use that phrase again.
15:50Probably will.
15:55So, Ryder seems nice.
15:57Funny.
15:57That's what his P.O. said.
16:00Parole officer.
16:01Yeah, I get it.
16:02Because he was in juvie.
16:03Mm-mm.
16:04Chino.
16:04He was tried as an adult.
16:05You?
16:06You are so, so funny.
16:10But seriously, tell me all about him.
16:12I wanna know.
16:13Yeah, I gotta go or I'll be late.
16:15Sit.
16:15Put your phone away.
16:17I guess we're doing this the hard way.
16:18Did you mean for that to rhyme?
16:20I will be asking the questions.
16:21Okay?
16:22Tell me about Ryder.
16:23All we were doing was studying.
16:26It always starts with studying.
16:28And then you're lying about where you were, and the next thing you know...
16:30You're a single mom with three kids pretending to be a cop.
16:36I am not pretending, thank you very much.
16:38I am consulting.
16:39Oh, yeah.
16:40I know.
16:40You don't even have a badge.
16:42You think I need a badge?
16:44Okay.
16:46I will have you know, I walk into a space and people are like, who is this?
16:50Okay?
16:50And then the other people are like, I don't know, but she definitely belongs here.
16:54Okay, mom, this is cringe.
16:54I gotta go.
16:56Make way, they all yell.
16:57You know, give that lady access.
16:59Yes.
17:04When can I get a badge?
17:06Please, stop ringing the bell.
17:07Okay.
17:09How old were you when you started dating?
17:12I bet you were that guy who dated the same girl all four years of high school, and then on
17:16prom night you made a pact to lose your...
17:21Hello.
17:22Uh, are you Raisa Rakoto Harimalala?
17:25Indeed.
17:26You may call me Rai.
17:27Rai.
17:28Real quick.
17:29Do you recognize this man?
17:31Mr. Eduardo.
17:33Is he dead?
17:34Eduardo is his last name?
17:36No.
17:37Eduardo is his first name?
17:38Yes.
17:39Do you know his last name?
17:40No.
17:41Mr. Eduardo, he always pays in cash.
17:42Can you tell us anything about him?
17:45Mr. Eduardo is one of my regulars.
17:47He finds designer suits second hand.
17:49I make them look nice again.
17:56Get excited.
17:57We got a first name.
17:58Oh, I'm thrilled.
17:59You do realize there could be thousands of Eduardo's in Los Angeles though, right?
18:02Wait.
18:03Did you hear that?
18:05Sweet, sweet sounds of the city.
18:10Okay.
18:11Taylor shop, construction site, now what?
18:13Now we just gotta find a parking lot.
18:15Cool.
18:17Yep.
18:17Right here.
18:18Why do we care about parking?
18:20Don't get mad at me.
18:21Of course you brought his keys.
18:23Well, still in the evidence bag.
18:24And it's a good thing I did.
18:27Because...
18:31Eduardo's Toyota.
18:34Next time.
18:41Forrester, what do you need?
18:42Hey, Daph, I just sent you the plates on our victim's vehicle.
18:44Do your thing.
18:45Probably the car Ernest Lozano lost his wallet in.
18:47And I will have to call you back.
18:48Bye.
18:49Morgan, Morgan!
18:49No, no, no.
18:50Don't, don't.
18:52Gloves.
18:52Sorry, gloves.
18:53No, it's not the gloves.
18:54I mean, actually, yes, you do need gloves.
18:56But before you touch anything, just ask me first, okay?
18:58No, you're totally right.
18:59I apologize.
19:00You've said that before.
19:01Won't happen again.
19:02Except I did already touch everything.
19:03He's got suits, charging cables, little waters.
19:07Hands, hands.
19:07You guys are rideshare driving?
19:09Yes!
19:10How'd you do that so fast?
19:11Easy peasy, lemon squeezy.
19:16Oh.
19:17Yep.
19:18Yeah, that too.
19:23Daphne says the car is registered to an Eduardo Cortez.
19:25Lives in this building.
19:26Ten years ago, the guy did time in prison for credit card fraud.
19:29Since then, he's been a rideshare driver.
19:31Pretty fancy building for a driver.
19:33Are we sure this is our guy?
19:34Hmm.
19:35Eduardo Cortez's driver's license.
19:37Oof.
19:38Yep.
19:39That's him.
19:39How do you have a hot driver's license photo?
19:42216.
19:43This should be the place.
19:46Morgan, what did I tell you about-
19:47I'm just kidding.
19:50You're fun.
19:52You're a lot of fun.
19:53Daddy!
19:54Daddy!
19:55Help!
19:58Hello?
19:59Can I help you?
20:00Sorry to intrude, ma'am.
20:01I'm L.A.P.D. Detective Adam Karadek.
20:03This is consultant Morgan Guillory.
20:06Do you happen to know an Eduardo Cortez?
20:08He's my husband.
20:10Is he okay?
20:17Cheers.
20:19Woo!
20:20I'll let mine cool down.
20:21It's just too hot.
20:22Gosh, thank you guys for sharing your tea with me.
20:24Your friends are all really nice.
20:26Do you have a favorite friend?
20:27I won't tell the rest.
20:29Stanley, he can take photos too.
20:32Stanley can take photos?
20:33No way.
20:34Let me see this.
20:36So cool.
20:38My daddy gave him to me.
20:40He also gave me that dictionary.
20:42Oh!
20:44Words are...
20:45Words are important.
20:48We've been together for ten years.
20:50I met Eduardo after he was released from prison.
20:53How long had he been driving?
20:55He used to drive up until three years ago
20:57when he started at his cousin's wine distribution business.
21:00Was it strange that he hadn't come home?
21:02His job required quite a bit of travel,
21:04so Eduardo being away felt normal.
21:08I can't believe he's gone.
21:10Do you recognize this woman?
21:13I don't.
21:14Who is she?
21:16I'm sorry, but Eduardo was not traveling for work.
21:20We found his body in a Hollywood hotel room,
21:22and he was with this woman the night he was murdered.
21:33What the hell was that?
21:34A woman just found out her husband died.
21:36Maybe give it a sec before you whip out a picture of his mistress.
21:38If Regina knew about Eduardo's infidelity,
21:40she had strong motive to kill him, Morgan.
21:42I needed to get her unvarnished reaction.
21:44Ooh, that's good.
21:45Didn't think about that.
21:46Seems like there's a lot about this job
21:49you don't think about.
21:50You know, like taking evidence home with you?
21:51You know, every once in a while,
21:53I start to get tricked into thinking
21:54that maybe you're a normal person,
21:56and then sure enough, you remind me
21:57you're just a heartless police robot.
21:59Mm-hmm.
22:01Why would Eduardo use a fake ID?
22:02Why would someone change their entire identity
22:04just to cheat on their wife?
22:05It doesn't add up.
22:07Finances don't really add up either.
22:08The sweet apartment, the car,
22:10altering the suits to make them look expensive.
22:12Well, go home, get rest,
22:14and do not take evidence with you.
22:18It's a pretty normal day.
22:20Ava was glued to her phone.
22:21Elliot worked on his geography project.
22:24Chloe ate a crayon, but it was a green one,
22:26so I feel it was the most natural and least toxic.
22:28Did Chloe have a guest?
22:30Chloe the baby did not have a guest.
22:33She didn't have any floppy-haired teenage boys swing by.
22:36I knew this was coming.
22:37Look, Ryder seems like a nice kid.
22:39I think it's fine.
22:40It's not fine.
22:40We both knew that she was gonna have friends over
22:42sooner or later.
22:43Ava's 15.
22:44What were you doing when you were 15?
22:46Lifting.
22:47Hanging with my boys.
22:48I'm kidding.
22:49I didn't lift or have boys.
22:50But Ava's different.
22:51I know Ava's different,
22:52but teenage boys are all the same.
22:54Well, we're both trying to figure it out, okay?
22:56I think we just need to trust Ava.
22:58So let's calm down and...
22:59Don't tell me to calm down.
23:00You overstepped.
23:01In a major way.
23:03Okay.
23:03You're on one of your famous Morgan rants,
23:05so I'm gonna give you a little space.
23:06I am not on a Morgan rant.
23:08I am doing what's best for my kid.
23:10Ava is my daughter.
23:13Right.
23:14I'm just the manny.
23:17That's not what I said.
23:19That's not what I meant.
23:20You don't...
23:21Can you please come back here so we can...
23:24Okay.
23:31Guado's life just doesn't add up.
23:33I'm late.
23:34I'm sorry.
23:34Sorry I'm late.
23:35It was a crazy kid morning,
23:36but who cares about that?
23:37Who cares about kids?
23:38I brought donuts.
23:39Hell yeah.
23:40I love it when you're late.
23:41Ooh, so many options.
23:44Can't go wrong with glaze, right?
23:45Never.
23:46Nope.
23:46Well, maybe it's a sprinkles day.
23:48Might be a sprinkles day.
23:49Yeah, I don't know.
23:50Is that cream?
23:50Just pick a damn donut.
23:52Okay.
23:53Medical examiner's report just came in.
23:56Eduardo Cortez's cause of death is drowning with trace amounts of alcohol in his system.
24:00He looked sober on the CCTV footage when he was walking with Iris.
24:03Bartender says he tagged one off.
24:04Could have been all the Xanax the lab found in his system.
24:07They also found residue on the glassware.
24:09Well, Xanax's main side effects are severe drowsiness and dizziness.
24:13Still, no one other than Dr. Bowman used a key card to enter the room that night.
24:16But the cameras proved that she isn't the killer.
24:19What if the murderer entered the room in a way that didn't require a key card?
24:24What are you talking about, Maureen?
24:25I'm talking about the murderer going into the room through the window.
24:29The room is on the fourth floor.
24:30You'd have to be Spider-Man.
24:32Really, Oz?
24:33I brought donuts.
24:35Look, would it be easy?
24:36No.
24:36But is it doable?
24:37I think so.
24:39Right here.
24:40I didn't see it when I was there in person because there was a crime scene photographer standing in front
24:44of me, but...
24:46Do you see?
24:47What are we looking at?
24:48The window latches.
24:49See, all of those are turned to the left except for this one, which is turned to the right, which
24:53means it's unlocked.
24:54The murderer could have done the deed and then exited through the window, but not been able to lock it
24:59from the outside.
24:59Except it's on the fourth floor, Morgan.
25:02What other leads do we have?
25:05Cortez's financials.
25:06A prelim check showed he had no debt.
25:08Lived in a fancy apartment.
25:09Drove a beat-up car.
25:10Yeah.
25:10He did wear old suits and doctor him up to look expensive.
25:13All right.
25:14Keep digging into his finances, Oz.
25:16Check out Morgan's window theory.
25:17Yes!
25:23Here you go, sir.
25:24Thanks.
25:25Mm-hmm.
25:34Spider-Man.
25:35Spider-Man.
25:36Spider-Man.
25:36Does whatever Spider-Man can.
25:38Look out!
25:40Here comes Spider-Man.
25:46It's like yellow light.
25:48You could have just gone.
25:49Hey, big news.
25:51I just got back from the hotel.
25:53The manager said it's policy for the cleaners to lock the windows when they finish cleaning
25:56the room each morning.
25:57So, if a window is unlocked, guest must have done it that day.
26:00So it was left unlocked.
26:02But the question wasn't whether the window was unlocked.
26:04Could someone get up to the window?
26:06I think someone could.
26:07Not me, but someone.
26:09Look, there are recessed windows and a lot of ledges.
26:13And between those, crevices and indentations.
26:17Thanks.
26:18Check this out.
26:20What is that? Powder?
26:22Yes!
26:22It's powder.
26:23It's magnesium carbonate.
26:25That's the powder climbers use.
26:26Hey, guys.
26:27Okay.
26:29You wanted a deep dive into Eduardo Cortez's money?
26:32I just learned he deposited checks totaling more than $200,000 in the past year from a
26:37woman named Glenda Walker.
26:38Her address.
26:45This is it.
26:47I feel like an assisted living community isn't exactly a hotbed for criminal activity.
26:57LAPD.
26:57Is this Glenda Walker's room?
26:59Uh, yeah.
27:00Can we ask her some questions?
27:03You can try.
27:08Glenda, do you know Eduardo Cortez?
27:12I'm sorry.
27:14I don't.
27:15Should I?
27:17Uh, what about Ernest Lozano?
27:21Oh, yes.
27:22Ernest is my fiancé.
27:25We made plans to fly to Mexico City.
27:28He's picking me up any minute now.
27:30Oh.
27:35Can I ask why you gave him $200,000?
27:38She what?
27:40Your mom?
27:42Is that true?
27:43It's for our home in Mexico City.
27:46I gave Ernest my half and he is taking care of everything.
27:49It has a lovely guest room just for Kyle.
27:52Oh.
27:58Kyle, you mind if we speak in private?
28:01Yeah.
28:06How long has she been like this?
28:08My mom got diagnosed almost a year ago, but it's getting worse.
28:13Doctors say it's dementia.
28:15Yeah.
28:15You ever meet this, Ernest?
28:17No.
28:18No, I was living up north when they first met.
28:21So, my mom got sick, stopped hearing from the guy.
28:38We're gonna have to establish some boundaries,
28:40because Karadek was just here the other night.
28:42I have a Roman question.
28:45So, this.
28:47Roman's work.
28:48Mm-hmm.
28:49Bird's wing or fishtail?
28:50Please tell me it's a bird's wing.
28:52I got 50 bucks on it.
28:53It's a bird's wing.
28:53Yes.
28:54It's a phoenix, actually.
28:56Do you want to see the whole thing?
28:57I would, in fact.
29:00Is this relevant to anything other than your bet?
29:03A month before he went missing,
29:04Roman was cited for painting a mural in an unauthorized location.
29:08Back then, the area was a hotbed for criminal activity.
29:11Well, Roman wasn't a criminal.
29:13Well, then I'm wondering if he saw something in the area
29:15he shouldn't have.
29:16I don't know.
29:16He didn't say anything about it.
29:17I'm sure he would've.
29:19Oh, wow.
29:21Isn't that cool?
29:22It really is.
29:23Keep it.
29:24Keep all of them.
29:25They might be useful.
29:26Great.
29:27Do you want a cookie?
29:29I'm not sure if that's a serious question or not,
29:31but if it is, yes.
29:33I don't joke around about cookies.
29:43I'm not concerned about your bowels.
29:45I just hide the good stuff where the kids will never look.
29:50You are a genius.
29:52Tenant on this, when I was raising my kids,
29:54my books would've been full of cookies.
29:58I bet you could fit a lot of cookies in a dictionary.
30:09Thank you for letting me look at your daddy's gift.
30:23How much is in there?
30:24Ballpark, 50 grand.
30:28Where did Eduardo get this money?
30:30Working theory, he was seducing vulnerable women
30:33and scamming them out of their money.
30:35Take it away.
30:36Give it back to those women.
30:38Wanna see my Stanley photos?
30:40I sure do wanna see your Stanley photos.
30:43Oh, cute.
30:44I don't.
30:48That's my daddy.
30:56There he is.
30:57Here I am.
30:58Saved you a stool.
31:00Your, uh, drink's on the way.
31:01Dirty vodka martini on the rocks.
31:04Weird drink for my weird guy.
31:06Yeah, well, martini glasses are what's weird.
31:09It's poorly designed barware,
31:10terrible for people with large hands.
31:12And how did you guess my drink?
31:14Well, I've been cleaning up in major crimes for months.
31:16I know you better than you know yourself.
31:17Oh, you do?
31:18I do.
31:19Okay. Well, tell me about myself then.
31:20You fill your car up every two weeks
31:22at the same spot next to Union Station.
31:24You love yourself a French dip from Philippe's,
31:27you avoid the 405 at all costs,
31:28and, uh, your favorite donut is not a donut.
31:31It's an apple fritter.
31:33Hmm.
31:33So where was my fritter earlier?
31:35I haven't decided if I like you yet.
31:38Hmm.
31:39What was so important
31:40that we couldn't talk about it on the phone?
31:41Yes.
31:42So we know that Eduardo was conning rich, vulnerable women
31:46to get their money.
31:47And who meets a lot of rich, vulnerable women?
31:56A hotel bartender?
31:57Mm-hmm.
32:00Hey!
32:01Oh.
32:14Whoa, wha-what are you doing?
32:15I'm not going back to prison.
32:17Ah, put the gun down.
32:29Yeah, they went off the front.
32:30Morgan!
32:31Yes, ma'am.
32:33Why didn't you tell me what I was walking into?
32:35Well, I didn't know all that was going to happen.
32:37I was just...
32:37I could have gotten stabbed.
32:39Okay, well, I think you're overreacting just a teeny bit.
32:41No, I am not overreacting.
32:42We both could have been seriously hurt.
32:44Okay, but we didn't, right?
32:46And how about a little bit of gratitude?
32:47Oh, gratitude. Gratitude. Gratitude for what?
32:49I gave you a break in the case.
32:51Oh, thank you, Morgan, for giving me a break in the case
32:54in the most idiotic way possible.
32:56How can someone as smart as you are do so many stupid things?
33:00Why does everyone feel like they have the right to just call me stupid?
33:03You know what? I don't have to take this.
33:05I don't need this job that bad.
33:06Fine. This job does not need you.
33:08Perfect. I quit.
33:17There's no way Morgan Quinn is...
33:19Professor, I heard she stormed off of the hotel.
33:22You're back.
33:23Daphne, meet me in interrogation.
33:25Oz, get started on the paperwork.
33:31Assault. Battery. Extortion. Buying and selling of stolen goods.
33:35And Eduardo Cortez's murder.
33:37We know you guys shared a cell in prison.
33:38What was your relationship like with Eduardo after being released?
33:43Look, you pulled a knife on a cop.
33:45You want to minimize your jail time, this is your chance.
33:51When I got out, I was doing okay bartending.
33:54But I knew that Eduardo was struggling.
33:57He helped me on the inside, so I felt like I owed him.
34:00When I started at the hotel, he came up with a plan.
34:03To exploit vulnerable women.
34:04I only gave him possible marks.
34:06After that, whatever Eduardo did with these women is on him.
34:09But you gotta find his fate.
34:10Sure. But I had nothing to do with his death.
34:12Why would I want Eduardo killed?
34:14He was my goose. I laid golden eggs.
34:27Prado admitted to running a con with our victim, but...
34:30He lawyered up.
34:32Any other leads?
34:33Yeah, a few.
34:35I'll chase him down.
34:37Oh, uh, one more thing.
34:40Morgan quit.
34:42She didn't quit.
34:43No, she made it pretty clear.
34:45I chewed her out after the hotel incident,
34:47and she stormed off yelling she didn't need the job.
34:49She'll be back.
34:52She needs this.
35:00You quit?
35:02Well, he was yelling, I was yelling.
35:04I don't know, I felt attacked.
35:05You really liked that job.
35:07Liked?
35:07I loved that job.
35:09It was a sweet gig, and they paid me for childcare.
35:12So wait, why did you call me all the way over here if you didn't need a mani?
35:16I just wanted to tell you in person that I'm really sorry about what I said to you the other
35:20night.
35:21You were the closest thing Ava has to a father, and we're all really lucky to have you in our
35:26lives.
35:32Now, if you can just apologize like that to the LAPD, I'm pretty sure you could get that sweet job
35:36back.
35:38LAPD, you're bossy.
35:39You know how I feel about authority.
35:41I do know.
35:42Hot dog on a stick.
35:44H&R Block.
35:45Magic Castle.
35:46Kaiser Permanente Sunset.
35:48Kaiser Permanente Culver City.
35:49Kaiser Permanente...
35:50I get it.
35:51I quit a lot.
35:53Well, we'll figure it out.
35:54Although I do think I should tell you, yesterday at pickup, I heard Elliot bragging to his classmates about his
36:00mom being a detective.
36:02Never heard Elliot boasting about his driving instructor dad or his cleaning lady mom, have you?
36:09Well, we gotta tell him to stop bragging about his mom being a cop. Everyone's gonna think he's a narc.
36:15Thanks for the apology.
36:18Bye.
36:34Prada's lawyer made it clear there's no confession coming.
36:36Yeah, it's fine.
36:37He's not our guy.
36:38Couldn't have been in the hotel room at the time of death.
36:40Staff confirmed his alibi and we're getting security footage from the downside park.
36:43And his nails!
36:45I told you.
36:46Thanks.
36:47I know which one I want.
36:48Can we please get back to the case?
36:51Yes.
36:51As I was saying, his fingernails.
36:53What about him?
36:54The victim wasn't scratched to death, Morgan.
36:57No, he was not.
36:58But, in order to climb the exterior of a hotel and get into the fourth floor window, the murderer would
37:03have to have short nails.
37:04The bartender had long flamenco guitar nails, but you know who has short nails?
37:08I do.
37:09Me too.
37:10We all have short nails, so what?
37:11We're all murderers?
37:12What's your point, Morgan?
37:13This question is for Karadek.
37:15Do you know who has short fingernails?
37:19Members of the Long Beach Climbing Club.
37:25Kyle.
37:26Explain.
37:27Kyle's a climber.
37:28He could easily get up in that window.
37:30He snuck up on Eduardo.
37:32He forced him underwater.
37:33Kyle wanted revenge for his mother.
37:35Daphne Osgo, arrest Kyle Walker.
37:36Get him back here ASAP.
37:37Okay.
37:40Excellent work, Morgan.
37:42Detective, get the confession and close it up.
37:46I thought you quit.
37:48Oh, I did.
37:49But you need me, admit it.
37:51Good work, Morgan.
37:55You couldn't have done it alone.
38:01What'd you say?
38:02I said you couldn't have done it alone.
38:07Kyle.
38:08Kyle.
38:08Kyle couldn't have done it alone.
38:10He doesn't appear on any of the CCTV footage.
38:12He had an accomplice.
38:13Someone who drugged Eduardo's drink.
38:15Someone who unlatched the window.
38:16Someone who was already inside the room that night.
38:25I already explained the nature of our relationship.
38:28Sure.
38:29But you left out the part where you gave Eduardo $390,000.
38:33We know he lied to you.
38:35We know he took your money.
38:38What we want to know is, how did you meet Kyle Walker?
38:50So, Kyle, how did you come into contact with Dr. Iris Bowman?
38:57I met Kyle at the hotel.
39:00I started staking out the place where I knew she met this new guy.
39:03And that's where you met Iris?
39:05She was with him.
39:07I just wanted to ruin his scam, so I tried to warn her.
39:12But it was too late.
39:14I'd already given him so much.
39:16I was humiliated.
39:18I was furious.
39:20But Kyle wanted revenge.
39:22I'm saying that we get even.
39:24He came up with a plan to kill him.
39:25It was Iris.
39:28She wanted revenge.
39:29The police can't help us.
39:31You could have taken this to the authorities.
39:33We could have helped you.
39:35Help.
39:35No one could help me.
39:37One day I was married to the love of my life,
39:39and the next day he was gone.
39:41I spent six months convinced I'd never be whole again,
39:45let alone love again.
39:46And then in a hotel bar, of all places,
39:50I met Ernest.
39:51He brought light back into my life.
39:55And in return, I gave him everything.
39:59He said my money was going to our vacation house
40:02in Mexico City.
40:04So, once Kyle told me about the scam, I just...
40:10decided to take back what was mine.
40:13See, that's the thing, Kyle.
40:15It doesn't matter who came up with what.
40:16You're both complicit.
40:17Can I ask you guys something?
40:20What kind of man takes advantage of a woman
40:23whose memory is so far gone
40:26that she doesn't even know who or where she is?
40:30Who targets a mother whose memory is so eroded
40:34that she doesn't even remember her son?
40:38Come on, Kyle.
40:39It's time to go.
40:41Hey, wait, wait, wait, wait.
40:42Before you lock me up or whatever you're gonna do,
40:48I need to say goodbye to my mom.
41:03Awesome.
41:05Hey, Mom.
41:06I'm in Colorado now.
41:08You got the job.
41:10Yeah.
41:11You're looking at Rocky Mountain Park's newest employee.
41:14Oh, that is fantastic, sweetie.
41:16You always wanted to move there.
41:20I'm not gonna be able to stop by anymore,
41:23but I'm gonna call you, okay?
41:25I'm gonna check in.
41:27Will you promise me that you're gonna keep up with your physical...
41:30You worry too much about me.
41:31You always have.
41:33I'll be okay.
41:35Hey, I love you, Mom.
41:37Oh, I love you too.
41:50Karadek?
41:51I was wrong.
41:53You're not a heartless police robot.
41:55No.
41:56Just a regular police robot.
42:00Well, I'll, uh, see you tomorrow.
42:03I'm gonna call you.
42:11I'll get you.
42:15You too.
42:23I don't know.
42:25I don't know.
42:28I'm not the one.
42:28I don't know.
42:30I don't know.
42:31I'm not the one.
42:31I don't know.
42:31I don't know.
42:55So faster.
43:02So faster.
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