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00:00Previously on R.J. Decker.
00:01What are you wearing?
00:02Excuse me.
00:03Change your shirt and meet me at the address I'm about to send you.
00:05Who needs you to change your shirt?
00:07Wish.
00:08Yeah, you might have a new client for me.
00:10Welcome to the humble abode of the Carter family.
00:12That's Holden.
00:13I think he may have relapsed.
00:14R.J., Holden has been found.
00:16Holden was about to blow the whistle.
00:18He was willing to go up against his own father.
00:20Holden wasn't supposed to die.
00:22The plan was only to discredit him.
00:25I still think it was me.
00:26It was not you.
00:34Of course, I'll have to notify the police.
00:37This is a case for homicide.
00:40Homicide?
00:40I don't think you fully understand, Bigelow.
00:44You've been murdered.
00:46R.J., is that you?
00:47Yeah.
00:48Are you alone?
00:50Yes, very.
00:52Aw, no love connection?
00:54No, it wasn't her type.
00:56Dude, you're everybody's type.
01:00Maybe you could have worn a nicer shirt.
01:02Yeah, or my prison blues.
01:05I thought my criminal record might be a deal breaker, but turns out she asked Mauricio to set us up
01:10because she only dates felons.
01:13Creepy.
01:13Yeah.
01:14But doesn't that make you her type?
01:16Apparently I'm not felonious enough.
01:18She likes the repeat offenders.
01:22Okay.
01:23Maybe when it comes to matchmakers, we can do better than our old pals from Appalachee.
01:29Sorry, what?
01:30Who's we?
01:31The algorithms for the dating apps are like insano.
01:33I can help you poke around online tomorrow and try to find the right one.
01:36Algorithms?
01:37I 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.
01:47Better than what?
01:48I saw you having drinks with Emmy Ochoa at FM station and you looked friendly.
01:54That's not what you think.
01:55We were married.
01:56Okay, I know what you look like when you want to have sex.
01:59Emmy Ochoa and I are not sleeping together.
02:01We're not.
02:02She feels bad about what happened.
02:03She wants to make up for it.
02:05And how exactly does one make up for perjuring oneself and sending an innocent person to prison?
02:09She brought me a case last week.
02:10It worked out.
02:11We went out for a drink to celebrate.
02:12That's it.
02:13I'm fine.
02:14Everything's fine, okay?
02:17So if you'll excuse me, I have an early meeting with a client tomorrow.
02:21I'm not going to sleep with him either.
02:27Okay, here's Louise on her way to yoga.
02:30Yeah, playing mahjong at the club.
02:35Buying groceries.
02:36Bob.
02:39As much as I'd like to keep taking your money.
02:41I've been following your wife for a week.
02:43I have seen nothing that tells me she's cheating on you.
02:46Look at Louise.
02:48Now look at me.
02:50She is at least a nine.
02:51I am a five.
02:53I mean, that's when my psoriasis isn't acting up.
02:55I should have known better than to think that I could keep her happy.
02:58Are you sure this whole affair thing isn't just all in your head?
03:01I mean, are you sure?
03:03Do you see these earrings?
03:05Yeah.
03:05I didn't buy those for her.
03:07I checked her credit card receipts.
03:09She didn't buy them for herself.
03:10And when I asked her about it, she said that they were gifts from her mother.
03:14But I know that she's lying.
03:20I love her, Mr. Decker, so much.
03:23And I need to know what's going on.
03:25Because if I know what's going on, maybe I can fix it.
03:29Maybe I can make her love me again.
03:45I'm playing diamonds, cash and checks
03:50Putting fancy things around my head
03:58I'm playing diamonds, cash and checks
04:05Another dollar, another day
04:11Senoritas and Saint-Tropez
04:14Pouring chili on my Frito-Lays
04:19No, ma'am, I ain't on no holiday
04:24Playing diamonds, cash and checks
04:29Putting fancy things around my neck
04:34Not giving long hair and hair
04:38I'm playing diamonds, cash and checks
04:44It's just the four to the one
04:48To the five
04:50Again and again
04:52Till you get it just right
04:54It might take all day
04:57And all through the night
04:59But even then, babe
05:01You ain't qualified
05:04I'm playing diamonds, cash and checks
05:08And I ain't hired for my intellect
05:13I'm just out here paying my respects
05:18To the T-bones and the T-birds
05:21And even T-rex
05:23I'm playing diamonds, cash and checks
05:29Four to the one, two to the five
05:34Again and again
05:35Till we get it right
05:38It's just the four to the one
05:41To the five
05:43Again and again
05:45Till we get it right
05:48It's just the four to the one
05:50Hey, Bob.
05:51I've been thinking, maybe you're right.
05:52Maybe the affair is all in my head.
05:54Bob, do you want to think about
05:56a storage locker on 19th Street?
05:59No, why?
06:00Did Louise go to a storage locker?
06:01Is that where you are now?
06:03No, I'm in front of a house on Palmetto
06:05She just went inside
06:06Does it have a fountain in front
06:07With pink flamingos?
06:08Yeah, it does
06:09Son of a
06:10That's the Howard's house
06:11She must be there to meet Preston
06:13Okay, who's Preston?
06:14We know him and his wife from the club
06:16He and Louise both played
06:17In the pickleball tournament
06:18Bob, listen to me
06:20Everything's gonna be okay
06:21Deep breaths
06:22And repeat after me, okay?
06:24Everything
06:25Everything
06:26Is gonna be
06:29Mr. Decker, will you be back?
06:31Mr. Decker
06:32Can you hear me?
06:34Mr. Decker
06:35Are you there?
06:42That's what you think right now
06:49Fire marshal said it's looking like an accident
06:51There was a gas leak somewhere inside
06:53Then a spark
06:54It happens sometimes
06:55In these old houses
06:56That haven't converted to electric
06:57What about bodies?
06:58One
06:59Badly burned
07:00So no ID yet
07:00It's gotta be my client's wife
07:02I saw her go inside
07:03Right before it happened
07:04Respectfully
07:05I'm a homicide detective
07:06Not a tragic accident detective
07:08Yeah, I get it
07:09Unless you're thinking
07:10The fire marshal has her own
07:12My client was convinced
07:13His wife was having an affair
07:15Maybe with the guy
07:15That lives in this house
07:1730 seconds after she went inside
07:18Place goes up in smoke
07:21What?
07:21He barbed
07:22What?
07:23You think what?
07:23He rigged the house
07:24Waited for you to confirm
07:25She was here
07:26And then
07:26It's possible
07:27I mean, he has up until now
07:28Seemed like nothing but a nice guy
07:29But who knows?
07:33No, no, no, no, no
07:36You have to stay back
07:38This is my house
07:38Please
07:39I need to find my wife
07:40Sir
07:40Her name is Natalie
07:41Detective Melabreu
07:42Are you Preston Howard?
07:43Yes
07:43I've been trying to reach my wife
07:45And I can't please tell me
07:46She wasn't in there
07:47Mr. Howard
07:47There was one fatality
07:49But we have reason to believe
07:50It was someone other than your wife
07:52You're saying somebody other than Natalie?
07:54Mr. Howard
07:54Do you know a Louise Vernon?
07:57Yeah, but
07:58We go to the same country club
08:00You say she was inside my house?
08:02Did she do this?
08:03Any chance she was coming here
08:04To meet you today?
08:06Me?
08:08Oh, why?
08:09Why would she?
08:10Why isn't anybody trying to find my wife?
08:12I'll find her, Mr. Howard
08:13But first
08:14I know the fire marshal
08:15Has some questions about your house
08:18I can't believe it
08:19I can't believe that Louise is gone
08:21Like I said
08:22The person who died
08:23The body
08:23It hasn't been identified yet
08:26You said you saw her go inside
08:28Who else could it be?
08:30Mr. Vernon
08:30Have you ever been inside
08:32The Howard's house?
08:33Uh
08:33They hosted a holiday cocktail thing
08:37A few years ago
08:38Why?
08:39You called Mr. Decker this morning
08:41He told you he saw Louise go inside
08:43Then
08:47You
08:49You think that I
08:50Blew it up somehow?
08:52Are you insane?
08:53You did hire a PI
08:55Because you thought your wife was cheating on you
08:57I
08:58I told you how much I loved her
08:59I told you I wanted to fix things
09:01Bob, I know
09:02I know
09:02Please
09:04Just go
09:08Thoughts?
09:10My gut says he didn't do it
09:11And yet?
09:13And yet jealous husband, dead wife
09:14I know
09:15Two and two almost always equal four
09:17And yet
09:17The fire marshal's preliminary take was
09:19The explosion was accidental
09:22And yet Louise was up to something this morning
09:24The car rental, the wig, the storage locker
09:26I repeat
09:26Two plus two almost always equal four
09:29Look, she was having an affair
09:30She changed her car in her appearance
09:32To visit a neighborhood
09:32Where she could have been recognized
09:33Her death?
09:34Act of God, not act of Bob
09:37Okay
09:38Look, something's up at the storage locker
09:40It was big
09:40It's way too big for a wig
09:42And a change of clothes
09:43I'm gonna check it out
09:43Okay, you find something tells you
09:45That the explosion wasn't an accident
09:46You let me know
09:47Meantime, I'm gonna go focus on crimes
09:49I know we're murders
10:01Let's go
10:02Let's go
10:02I got you
10:27Oh, my God.
10:49Just when I thought my day couldn't get any worse.
10:53Louise?
10:53You chose the wrong night to try to rob a storage locker pal.
11:02You honestly want me to believe you're a private investigator?
11:05We can check my website if you want, but I think we'd both be better off trying to get you
11:09to a hospital.
11:11Louise, your husband Bob hired me because he thought you might be having an affair.
11:16I love Bob. I would never.
11:19Louise, 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.
11:28Look, my least favorite job as a PI is tailing cheating spouses. A close second is asset retrieval.
11:34See, insurance companies pay guys like me to be on the lookout for stolen goods in pawn shops, on the
11:38black market.
11:39I recognize that from a bulletin one of those companies emailed me.
11:44And if I had to take a guess, I'd say everything in here is stolen.
11:49You'd be wrong. I bought this stuff at Swapmeets, cash transactions. If any of it's stolen, news to me.
11:58Louise, Bob thinks you're dead. Now, I watched you go inside the Howard's house. I have pictures.
12:08I didn't mean to not go home to Bob. I only came here to change my clothes.
12:13Okay. If you were here, who was inside the house when it exploded?
12:17I smelled the gas the second I got inside. But I don't know why I kept going. And then I
12:23saw her.
12:24You saw her. Who did you see?
12:25All that blood. And the gas. I was so scared. So I went out back and then I heard a
12:31boom.
12:32And then I went flying.
12:33Hey, it's okay.
12:36My favorite Dior jacket.
12:37It's okay.
12:38And now it's right.
12:39Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
12:40Hey, hey, hey, hey. I gotcha.
12:42I gotcha.
12:44Sophia's asleep.
12:46That's nice.
12:47It is nice.
12:49Maybe even very nice, hmm?
12:54Her again, seriously?
12:55What?
12:57Vivi.
12:59I'm giving you the steal home sign and you're still looking for dirt on Emmy at 12.
13:03I'm not looking for dirt. I'm just trying to understand.
13:06You and your ex-husband are both into sexy Latinas. What is there to understand?
13:11I don't know. Maybe how stupid I feel.
13:15In two years I've been carrying all this guilt for not seeing how much RJ was struggling before he beat
13:20up Lucas Ochoa.
13:21And now I find out that he's friends, maybe even friends with benefits, with the woman who's actually directly responsible
13:27for him going to prison.
13:29You said he told you she's trying to make amends.
13:31She found a case for him. So what?
13:33So she's a freaking Ochoa.
13:36Our dad is like a modern day boss tweet.
13:39They 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.
13:46Two, are you sure you're not just jealous?
13:48What? No.
13:49I mean, she's pretty hot.
13:53Maybe.
13:55You didn't carry guilt for two years because you're stupid, okay?
13:59You did it because you have a big heart.
14:02But come on, don't you ever think maybe you're a little too involved with your ex?
14:08What?
14:09RJ.
14:11Someone we thought died in that explosion today turned up alive.
14:14He said there's a storage locker on 19th I have to get to ASAP.
14:22Remind me which one of us is too involved with my ex?
14:34Hey, you get the warrant?
14:36Yeah, a little while ago.
14:37It's like a freaking pirate's cave in here.
14:40Jewelry artwork, liner gowns.
14:43Robbery division already matched a bunch of it to a string of burglaries
14:47that dates back a couple of years.
14:49You've been calling the suspect the bandit of Broward.
14:51Now, thanks to you, they know it was Louise Vernon.
14:54Who is she, by the way?
14:55She's okay.
14:56She's got a piece of shrapnel in her abdomen.
14:58Lucky for her, it didn't hit any organs.
15:00Lucky for us.
15:01Because the burglars aren't the only thing she has to answer for.
15:04What do you mean?
15:06Finally got an ID on the body that was found in the rubble yesterday.
15:09Her bandit may be a murderer.
15:12You're telling me everything I bought at those SWAT meets was stolen?
15:15Ms. Vernon, you honestly expect us to believe
15:17that you got up a tech Philippe watch on a SWAT meet?
15:19Yeah, Louise, we know your MO.
15:20You put on a pair of sunglasses, a wig, you rent a nice car
15:23so it looks like you belong in the neighborhoods you're targeting.
15:26If anyone spots you, you're what?
15:28A high-end real estate broker going door to door?
15:30Natalie Howard, though.
15:31She was a friend.
15:33She would have seen right through a disguise like that.
15:34Yeah, so we talked to Preston, her husband, yesterday.
15:37We told him we had reason to believe
15:38the body they found inside the house wasn't his wife's.
15:41Only it was.
15:42The medical examiner confirmed it this morning
15:45just like he confirmed it wasn't the explosion that killed her.
15:47She was dead before that.
15:49Blunt force trauma to the head.
15:50You broke in.
15:51Natalie caught you by surprise.
15:53And there was a struggle.
15:55And you caved your skull in.
15:57And you filled the place with gas.
15:58And then you left something behind to ignite it.
16:01The hospital investigator thinks it was a hair dryer he found.
16:04Please.
16:06You have to tell them.
16:11I did break into the house yesterday.
16:14But Natalie was dead when I got there.
16:16Okay, right.
16:16And you got all this in your storage locker at Swap Meats.
16:19I can prove to you I didn't kill her.
16:21The glasses I was wearing, they weren't just a part of my disguise.
16:24They were smart glasses.
16:26They recorded everything I saw.
16:35I still don't understand why you filmed yourself baking into houses.
16:38Why do you like to record us in bed?
16:41It's, I don't know, a thrill.
16:43Reliving it.
16:47Yeah.
16:55I'm a hair dryer, just like I thought.
17:01Oh my God.
17:05You want me to confess to a few burglaries?
17:08I will.
17:09But murder?
17:11No.
17:12Somebody else killed Natalie.
17:18Hey, Mal.
17:19Hey.
17:21Thought your client said he needed to speak with you.
17:23Well, it turns out he doesn't want me off the case just yet.
17:26Case of I think my wife is fooling around on me?
17:29Because that one's solved.
17:29She isn't a cheater, she's a burglar.
17:31Yeah, I know, but he says he feels terrible about what happened to Natalie.
17:34He wants to make sure the cops find the, find the killer.
17:38Right, because where would the FLPD be without the help of low-rent PIs?
17:43Well, technically I'm a no-rent P.I., but hey, hey, hey, remind me.
17:46Who caught the band at a Broward?
17:48Okay, we both know you're going to go talk to Preston Howard right now.
17:51Dead wife, you look at the husband.
17:53You got to talk to him, I got to talk to him.
17:55When we, uh, save some time, we'll do it together.
17:58We told Preston he could stay with his sauzi needs.
18:01I can't even imagine losing your home and your wife all in an instant.
18:06Grant's been out there with him all morning.
18:08But it's so hard.
18:09Neither of us knows what to say.
18:11You've known the Howards a long time.
18:13God, 15 years.
18:16I know it's none of my business, but if you're here to confirm the stove was the source of the
18:20leak, be gentle.
18:21He 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.
18:29Oh, my God.
18:30Well, he'll be, he'll be so relieved.
18:34Not so sure he will.
18:37You're saying what happened to Natalie wasn't an accident?
18:40You'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.
18:47Killer only set the explosion to cover their tracks.
18:52You asked me about Louise Vernon yesterday.
18:55It sounded like she had been by the house.
18:56Yeah, because she had.
18:57But as it turns out, she wasn't there to hurt anyone.
19:00She was there to rob the place.
19:01I'm not sure the FLPD was ready to share that particular detail.
19:06But, yes, it's true.
19:07We like Louise Vernon for a series of robberies in this part of town.
19:10Hold on.
19:11We were robbed last year.
19:13Yeah.
19:14So were two other houses on this street.
19:15Are you saying that she was the one who...
19:16Probably.
19:17But, but it's not what we're here for.
19:19And we were able to prove Louise didn't kill Natalie.
19:22So, Mr. Howard, can you think of anybody else who may have wanted to hurt her?
19:27No one.
19:27I mean, Natalie was a saint.
19:31I mean, things were good with you guys.
19:34What do you mean?
19:35Your marriage, no bumps in the road, nothing like that.
19:40You think that I killed my wife?
19:42Just routine questions, Mr. Howard.
19:44The hell they are.
19:45You don't say another word, not without an attorney.
19:47Okay, all we're trying to do is eliminate Mr. Howard as a suspect.
19:50Yeah, well, sorry.
19:51You're not going to do that here.
19:56That Grant's a real charmer, huh?
19:59Yeah, humble, too.
20:01Well, it's a conspicuous and conspicuous consumption, doesn't it?
20:04Detective Abreu?
20:06So sorry.
20:07I, I didn't want to say anything in front of Preston, but there was some trouble in their marriage.
20:14Not that I think he would ever hurt Natalie, but I just wouldn't want you to find out later
20:18that we'd held anything back.
20:19What kind of trouble?
20:21Preston asked Grant for a loan a few weeks ago.
20:24Something about Natalie spending too much.
20:28That's, that's all I know.
20:32Imagine my surprise.
20:34You reaching out in the middle of the day, saying you'd like to meet in public, no less.
20:41What do you mean?
20:42Well, your newspaper hasn't exactly been kind to my family over the years.
20:50Not sure what your readers would think if they saw us having coffee together, Miss Delacroix.
20:56First, it's Catherine.
20:57Second, I don't think our readers would be the least bit surprised.
21:00They know the Broward County Herald's only ever after the facts.
21:03Not sure my father would agree.
21:05But it's nice to finally put a face to the byline.
21:09My assistant said you had some questions about Ed Carter.
21:13For decades, he oversaw one of the biggest chains of drug rehab clinics in the state.
21:17Now he stands accused of defrauding thousands of clients and orchestrating the death of his own son.
21:22It'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,
21:29my father returned Mr. Carter's most recent donation
21:32and introduced legislation to increase funding and oversight for addiction treatment.
21:37It's my understanding you played a big part in bringing Ed Carter down.
21:40You worked with a private investigator to tee him up for law enforcement.
21:43I'm afraid that because the investigation is ongoing, I can't comment on that at this time.
21:49Huh.
21:50What about the P.I.?
21:51Is he allowed to comment?
21:53I understand he has some interesting ties to your family too, your stepbrother in particular.
22:02Sort of a no-no when you've agreed to an interview.
22:05Is that what this is?
22:07An interview?
22:09Because it seems more like an invasion of your ex-husband's privacy.
22:13After he did what he did to Lucas, you think we didn't find out every little thing we could about
22:17him?
22:18I think you mean what Lucas did to RJ.
22:19He was the one who committed a crime that day.
22:21But RJ went to prison thanks in no small part to the testimony you gave at his trial.
22:25I take it you don't like that I've been in RJ's orbit.
22:30But did it ever occur to you that I genuinely want to help him?
22:35If you want to help him, maybe you'd like to take this opportunity to admit on the record that you
22:40perjured yourself two years ago.
22:44Of course, that might mean a little prison time for you.
22:48It's been a pleasure, Ms. Delacroix.
22:56Same.
22:58Thanks. You've been a big help.
23:01A million dollar life insurance policy on his recently deceased wife.
23:05Plus the 2.5 from the house, assuming that was insured too.
23:09Preston Howard's money troubles are over.
23:11Between the windfall and the attention this case is getting, he's going to have lawyers lining up to represent him.
23:15Good ones.
23:16Hope you got a good look at him today because we won't see him again for a while.
23:19Well, I bet you 50 bucks you're wrong.
23:24I'm sorry for the way that Grant spoke to you.
23:27He wasn't wrong.
23:29A lawyer would make a lot of sense.
23:32And more importantly, I think I might know who killed Natalie.
23:37Well, we're all ears, Mr. Howard.
23:40I've never paid much attention to our finances.
23:43Natalie always took care of the bills.
23:46About a month ago, I noticed that the balance in our joint savings, it seemed low.
23:51When I looked into it, I saw that she had been making some big cash withdrawals every month, going back
23:57almost a year.
23:58Always just under $10,000.
24:0010K being a threshold for reporting to the IRS.
24:03She said that it had to be some kind of mistake and that she would look into it, but she
24:10seemed afraid.
24:13And I was worried.
24:16So the next time that she said she had errands to run, I followed her.
24:20She went to the bank, made a cash withdrawal, and she drove straight to Dixie Court.
24:24It's a rough area.
24:26She gave the money to a guy that I'd never seen before.
24:30Tattoos everywhere, even on his face.
24:34And when she got home, I asked her point blank, are you buying drugs?
24:38Are you gambling?
24:40She wouldn't tell me.
24:42She just said that it was the last time.
24:45I told her, look, whatever's going on, it's okay.
24:47But we can go to the police.
24:49She said that she was planning to go herself.
24:54She just said that she needed more time.
24:58Whatever Natalie got herself into, I don't know.
25:02But maybe this guy wasn't okay her putting an end to it.
25:07Well, can you tell us exactly where you saw Natalie meet with him?
25:12Yeah.
25:21Crockett or Tubbs?
25:23Mm-hmm.
25:24Who's your favorite?
25:26Like chocolate or vanilla?
25:29The Beatles of the Stones?
25:31Crockett?
25:31Or Tubbs?
25:33Tubbs of what?
25:37Are you really going to sit there and pretend you don't know the guys from Miami Vice?
25:41I know the guys from Fort Lauderdale Vice.
25:43I'm talking about the TV show, the one...
25:45You know what?
25:47Forget it.
25:47You are a terrible stakeout partner.
25:49Why don't you call Emmy Ochoa, ask her to tag me out?
25:54Catherine told you about that?
25:55Listen, don't get me wrong.
25:57If I were saying it wrong...
26:01What?
26:02Over there.
26:03You think that's the guy Natalie Howard was paying off?
26:06One way to find out.
26:12I heard on the news about a house growing up in the suburbs.
26:16I had no idea it was Mrs. H's.
26:20Well, we have pictures of her, too, if you'd like to see them, Andre.
26:23I get why you brought me here.
26:25A nice white lady coming to see a guy with his face all tattered up.
26:29Oh, God.
26:29You're not here because of the ink on your face.
26:31You're here because of the ink on your rap sheet.
26:32You got eight arrests for possession of a controlled substance.
26:35Eleven more for possession with intent to distribute.
26:37I was a dealer.
26:39Emphasis on was.
26:40So if we were to test what's left of Mrs. H, we wouldn't find any drugs in her system?
26:44No.
26:45I left all that behind.
26:46I work as a youth counselor now.
26:48How do you explain all that money Natalie Howard is bringing you then?
26:51It's for a community center I'm helping get built.
26:53The construction site you picked me up at, that's where it's gonna be.
26:57Name for my baby brother, Omari.
26:59He's the reason me and Mrs. H met.
27:01And how do they know each other?
27:03Actually, they didn't.
27:05He died last year.
27:07Hit and run.
27:09Story made a lot of the papers because he had just got a full ride to Miami.
27:15Yeah, boy, kahoot.
27:17But whoever ran him down didn't give a damn who he was.
27:21Left him there to die.
27:22Mrs. H showed about the funeral, told my mom she read about it.
27:25Said she knew what we were going through because she lost his son to a drunk driver.
27:28When I told her I was trying to get a community center built, name it after Omari, she plans to
27:33hunt it grand.
27:34People donating that amount don't tend to do it in cash.
27:37They write checks.
27:39They want the tax deductions.
27:40Honestly, I thought it was a little sus too.
27:43She said she wanted to be anonymous.
27:45That the only person deserved any attention was Omari.
27:49Can you account for your whereabouts on Tuesday between 10 a.m. and noon?
27:52I can.
27:53So can a couple hundred other people.
27:55I was at Mercer Elementary School giving a talk about staying away from drugs.
28:04Let's just say everything he told us was on the level.
28:07Natalie Howard was taking money out for good reason.
28:10When Preston Howard found out about it, why not just tell him the truth?
28:13She'll do you one better.
28:14Why did she tell him she was planning to go to the police?
28:17One sec.
28:20Hey, what's up?
28:21Am I catching you at a bad time?
28:23No, it's a good time, actually.
28:24I just got out of an interrogation.
28:26Funny.
28:27I'm calling because I went through one of those myself today.
28:40Hey.
28:41Hey, how was your day?
28:42You get up to anything interesting?
28:44I did, actually.
28:46I'm doing a story in that big win you had, the Ed Carter thing.
28:50I thought I should have a conversation with Emmy Ochoa.
28:53Oh, really?
28:53Funny.
28:54You didn't mention that story to me.
28:55Oh, I'm sorry.
28:56Are we keeping score now when it comes to things one of us didn't tell the other?
29:00I get what you like about her, by the way.
29:02I mean, her capacity for forgiveness, her willingness to get to bed figuratively, of course,
29:06with the meth addict who tried to kill her brother for, you know, no reason at all.
29:11I mean, people have been sainted for less.
29:13I told you, okay?
29:14I told you.
29:15She regrets what she did.
29:17I'm glad that's enough for you.
29:18It isn't for me.
29:24Found something.
29:25Yeah.
29:25And you're done with your personal calls?
29:27Sorry.
29:28What did Catherine do now?
29:30Listen, you are, for all your faults, one of the coolest customers I've ever met.
29:36Nothing ever seems to bother you except for when my wife calls you on your BS.
29:40I'm going to go on a limb and say it has something to do with Emmy Ochoa.
29:43Let's just say Catherine decided to introduce herself today, and we'll just leave it at that.
29:49Oh, man.
29:51Did I ever tell you about the day you were sentenced, what Catherine did?
29:56Mm-mm.
29:57Went home, got in bed, and didn't get out for three days.
30:01I remember thinking, like, hey, what the hell?
30:04This is her ex.
30:05You know, most people, they hear their ex is going to prison.
30:07They throw a party.
30:08And I will admit that, like, for a millisecond, I thought maybe she wasn't over you.
30:12And then I realized, oh, my beautiful wife, your beautiful ex, she just loves bigger than
30:20I understood.
30:22And when you love that big, you worry that big.
30:25My question for you is, do you love being loved big?
30:30Because if you don't...
30:39You said you had something.
30:41Yeah.
30:45Everything Andre Blake told us checked out.
30:47He was at that school the day the Howard's house blew up, and his brother was killed in
30:51a hit-and-run last year.
30:53Okay, so as far as suspects go, we're back to square one.
30:56Mm, in the death of Natalie Howard, yes, in the death of baby bro, not so much.
31:01Natalie Howard never had a kid, let alone one killed by a drunk driver.
31:04So, I wondered, why show up at Omari Blake's funeral?
31:08Why pledge a hundred grand to a community center being built in his honor?
31:13Let me guess, once Natalie's death was ruled a homicide, you got access to her phone records.
31:17Way ahead of you.
31:18The night Omari Blake died in that hit-and-run, guess whose phone was pinging off the nearest
31:22tower?
31:23Okay, so if Natalie Howard killed Omari, but Omari's brother didn't kill Natalie, then maybe
31:29one of the family members found out the truth and killed her to get revenge.
31:34Ah!
31:36Sorry.
31:37It's my client.
31:38I'm sorry.
31:39Hey, Bob, what's up?
31:40You need an update?
31:40No, I just got home.
31:42Someone must have broken in.
31:43Everything is torn apart.
31:44I-I didn't want to call the police because of everything going on with Louise, but...
31:49Okay, Bob, take a deep breath.
31:51Just get out of the house.
31:52I'll be there and, like...
31:53I-I just heard something.
31:55I think the person who did this may s-
31:57Bob.
31:59Bob, what was that?
32:01Bob, answer me.
32:02What was it?
32:03Bob!
32:12Paramedics say he'll make it, but...
32:14Blow us to the back of the head.
32:15Ones are here to see who did it.
32:17Blow to the back of the head is just like Natalie Howard.
32:20Think the guy who killed her did this?
32:21I mean, as far as signatures go, hitting people on the head is not a very unique one.
32:26Even if you're right, what motive would they have for attacking them both?
32:29Well, any luck, the answer's gonna come from that guy right there.
32:33Mr. Adult Onesie?
32:34Actually, Mr. Ring Camera.
32:35He just told me his has a great view of Bob's driveway.
32:43Hey, are you seriously using terrycloth again?
32:45How many times have I told you, microfiber only?
32:55Hey, if you're looking for Preston, he isn't here.
32:58He had to go make some funeral arrangements for Natalie.
33:01Actually, Mr. Summers, we're here for you.
33:04We have video of this car arriving at Bob Vernon's house just minutes before someone assaulted him last night.
33:10There's lots of cars like this out there.
33:12Yeah.
33:13But only one lux guy won, right?
33:18Lawyer.
33:26This is what you've been doing?
33:28Yeah.
33:29Well, a complicated case.
33:30I thought some visual aids might help.
33:32I would say it looks like something Sophia made, but I don't know she can do better than this.
33:37Three couples, all friends from the same country club, all connected by the murder of Natalie Howard.
33:42And by the bandit of Broward, a.k.a. Louise Vernon.
33:45Exactly.
33:46She did rob the Summers' house.
33:48She attempted to rob the Howard's house.
33:50I think she's the reason Grant went to Bob's house last night.
33:54Revenge?
33:55Asset retrieval.
33:56I told Louise it's my least favorite job, but it's a thing for a reason.
33:58Someone steals your stuff, you want it back.
34:01Louise's storage locker was a detail we kept out of the press.
34:03Yes, exactly.
34:04That's why I think Grant went to her house last night, tore it up, looking for something she stole.
34:08Why wouldn't he just contact the police, ask if his property was recovered?
34:11Well, you're assuming what he was looking for, he'd be okay with the police knowing about.
34:14What, like a brick of cocaine or something?
34:16Spidey Sen says no, but that's only because based on the items retrieved from the storage locker, she wasn't into
34:20drugs.
34:21Only things that were nice.
34:23What nice thing would have tied Grant to a crime?
34:26Don't know.
34:26But I gotta think it's the same reason he killed Natalie Howard.
34:30Well, lucky for us, we have a bandit who can just tell us what she stole.
34:34You really think what happened to Bob was my fault?
34:37Well, we think they're connected, yeah.
34:41All this awfulness.
34:46Just because I was bored and needed a little excitement in my life.
34:51Bob's doctor said he opened size this morning.
34:55He didn't say anything, but she thinks it's a good sign.
35:00She thinks he's gonna be okay.
35:03That's, that's good, Louise.
35:05I'm glad.
35:08You said this is the claim Grant and Don fought with their insurance company after I robbed them,
35:12but I'm still a little fuzzy on what I'm supposed to be looking for.
35:17Something that isn't there.
35:18The idea is you stole something that could have gotten Grant in trouble.
35:22I mean, if you did, there's a good chance you wouldn't have made a claim for it.
35:28Like the dog that doesn't bark, right?
35:31It's the absence of things that matters.
35:33I'm guessing you stole the complete works of Sherlock Holmes at some point.
35:41Wow.
35:43I'm the one being accused of theft?
35:46What do you mean?
35:48Grant and Don have been ripping off their insurance company.
35:53Airtay statuette?
35:54Yeah.
35:55Poochie dress?
35:56Emerald brooch?
35:58They claimed at least 20,000 bucks worth of stuff that I definitely didn't take.
36:05You, uh, want to charge him for fraud?
36:07I'm willing to testify.
36:09Oh, yeah.
36:09In exchange for reducing the charges against you?
36:12Actually, I'm...
36:14I was hoping I could get permission to visit Bob's room.
36:18I...
36:19I know I'm under arrest.
36:21But...
36:22I'd like to hold his hand.
36:24Maybe even be there when he wakes up.
36:28You find something that proves Grant Summers is a killer?
36:31And I'll work on that and the charges.
36:38Huh.
36:40The most valuable thing I took from Grant and Don's house?
36:43The one they could have made a huge legitimate claim for?
36:45Mm-hmm.
36:47It's not listed here.
36:54There.
36:55Right there.
36:57Ah.
36:58Ostrous skin with 18 karat gold hardware.
37:01There were only six made.
37:02One of them was auctioned at Sotheby's last year.
37:05Sold for over 200,000.
37:07Of course, I...
37:08I couldn't wear it.
37:09It would have attracted too much attention.
37:10But it sure was nice to look at.
37:13Okay, maybe Grant stole it.
37:15They didn't make a claim because they were tied to the crime.
37:17A murder?
37:17An attempted murder?
37:18Exploded the house off?
37:19Or a stolen bag?
37:20I don't think so.
37:21A stolen bag worth over 200 grand?
37:23I don't think it was the bag he was looking for.
37:25I think it's what was inside the bag.
37:28Did you know that was in there?
37:29No.
37:29I told you I never used the bag.
37:32But I didn't get it.
37:32What's so special about a license plate?
37:34Ordinarily not much.
37:35But I think this one's going to prove one of the Summers is a killer.
37:43Miss Summers, do you recognize these?
37:49Of course, they were all stolen from my home.
37:52But I'm confused.
37:54Is that why you asked me to come here?
37:56To give them back to me?
37:59Because I thought you had questions about the little misunderstanding between Grant and Bob Vernon?
38:04You mean when Grant misunderstood a pipe to the back of Bob's call?
38:08Grant went there to talk to Bob about what Louise had done.
38:12Things got heated and Bob came at him.
38:15Grant was just defending himself.
38:18What about this?
38:21Recognize this?
38:23No, that isn't mine.
38:26You sure?
38:27Because a bag like that, it's easy to trace.
38:30Your husband got it at auction a year ago, just before your 50th birthday.
38:33Which, according to social media posts, you celebrated at Cabrera in Miami.
38:42Yes, sorry.
38:43I remember now.
38:45I have so many bags.
38:47I suppose I just forgot about this one.
38:50That must be nice to be so rich you could forget about one that costs six figures.
38:54What about this?
38:57Recognize that?
38:58That appears to be a plate from a car I reported stolen last year.
39:03Well, not just last year.
39:04The day after your birthday party.
39:07I'm confused.
39:08Did you find the car?
39:09No, odds are we never will because odds are you and Grant got rid of it.
39:13That's crazy.
39:14Why would we do that?
39:15Because it was your car that struck and killed a kid named Omari Blake last year.
39:21At first, we thought it was Natalie who did it.
39:23But no, she was just the passenger, wasn't she?
39:26We traced the chain of title on the car.
39:291975 Mercedes SLC.
39:31It's a real classic.
39:32Originally purchased by your father the week you were born.
39:35He transferred the title to you when you turned 16.
39:37And you could have just gotten rid of the plate along with the car,
39:39but it was more than just proof of a crime, wasn't it?
39:45It was proof of how much Daddy loved you and how special you are.
39:49Yeah, so much more special than some random 17-year-old on a bike.
39:55It's too bad Luis stole your bag before you had a chance to get this out.
40:00Obviously, you managed to swear Natalie to secrecy that night.
40:04But unlike you, her conscience, it got to her.
40:08She 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.
40:15And we think she was going to spill about what really happened that night.
40:18And we think she gave you the opportunity to do the same.
40:21And instead, you sick your psycho husband on her.
40:26No.
40:27No, Grant would never.
40:29He's a good man.
40:31So good he wouldn't take a plea deal to pin Omari and Natalie's murder on you?
40:35Because you should know the DA's office is about to offer him one in about 20 minutes.
40:40Unless, of course, you want to talk about a deal for yourself.
40:50Kath.
40:52You made it.
40:53You said in your text you had a much better story for me than Emi Ochoa dupes Florida PI a
40:59second time.
40:59How could I resist?
41:00Look, about that, I...
41:01It's okay.
41:04I overstepped.
41:05Not a lot.
41:06But enough.
41:08So still pals, then, yeah?
41:09Well, it depends how good this other story is.
41:11Well, actually, you have your choice of two.
41:13Mm-hmm.
41:13My client, Bob Vernon, husband of the infamous band of Broward, he hasn't talked to the press since he got
41:18out of the hospital.
41:19But with a wife of a cop who just talked the DA into a plea deal that would see her
41:23serve less than a year, he'd make an exception.
41:27And behind door number two?
41:30You see that group over there?
41:33It's the family of Omari Blake.
41:36I just told them how Don and Grant Summer, they couldn't turn on each other fast enough.
41:41They're both probably going to go away for life.
41:43Now, it doesn't bring Omari back, but they're all glad to be finally getting some justice.
41:48Now, I figured a piece in the Herald would be a good way to remind people who he was, how
41:53much he was loved.
41:55Not to mention some good publicity for the community center of the building.
42:00You're really going to make me choose.
42:02Well, it depends.
42:04You're going to quit trying to make me go on the dating apps?
42:06I'll let you know after we talk to the Blakes.
42:10All right.
42:11Let's talk to the Blakes.
42:13Let's talk to the Blakes.
42:23All right.
42:25All right.
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