[Sound effect] Announcer: reads words on screen
♪ [soft music]
You headed home soon, Judge Cameron?
Not home, exactly.
But soon.
You sure you don't want me to stay-
and help prep for tomorrow's trials?
No no no.
You go ahead.
I'll see you bright and early.
Okay.
[sighs softly]
Brooke: I'm Brooke Weaver.
And you're listening to Sound Judgement.
From anywhere in St. John's-
I'm told you can see The Battery-
a community of houses dotting the base of Signal Hill.
To some, the sight only serves as a constant reminder-
of the grisly crimes that took place there.
[elevator pings]
[elevator door opening]
[distant footsteps]
[door lock beeps]
[door opening]
[door closes]
[phone chimes]
Hey!
Man: Hey, did you get in okay?
Yeah, I'm just settling in.
Okay, how's the place?
The room's not bad actually.
They say I have a nice view!
Are you all set for tomorrow?
Yeah yeah.
I have all the addresses for tomorrow's interviews.
I had to stop one of them-
from spilling the whole story on the phone.
[man laughs]
Save it for the podcast.
[elevator pings]
[distant footsteps]
[soft knocking on Judge Cameron's door]
Man: You there?
The walls are damn thin here though.
Good luck editing the background noise out of this one.
[phone beeps]
Okay let's try this again.
From anywhere in St. John's, I'm told you can see-
[muffled man and woman arguing]
[argument intensifies]
Judge Cameron: Get out of my way!
Man: No!
No!
[banging noise]
Doesn't the punishment fit the crime?
Get off of me!
You can't do that!
[Judge Cameron screams]
[loud thud]
[breaking glass]
[phone dialing]
[door closing]
[bag dragging]
[man grunting]
[camera snapping]
[Brooke gasps]
Operator: 911.
What's your emergency?
[whispering] I think there's been a murder!
♪ [upbeat theme music]
Jesse: Charlie, no sign of Judge Cameron turning up anywhere.
The press are already all over this.
Any luck contacting her family?
No.
No, I mean her daughter Lucy's number is disconnected.
No social media presence.
One missing person at a time, Jesse.
Look, I want you-
to start digging into Judge Cameron's trial record-
for any controversial rulings.
What sort of suspects am I looking for here?
I mean the 911 caller was adamant-
that a murder took place there last night.
I won't know until I get in there.
But we should be prepared for anything.
Joe's good friends with the judge.
So I'm hoping for the best.
Yeah.
Okay.
Detective Hudson!
What happened here?
Reporter: Is it true Judge Cameron
was in an altercation here last night?
No comment.
[elevator pings]
I've got a couple checking into this room tomorrow.
[door lock beeps]
Are you sure this is a crime scene?
Because this doesn't look like a crime scene.
Maybe to you.
How many of your guests vanish in the middle of the night-
and leave all their stuff?
[Rex sniffs]
[Rex barks]
And their car keys?
Okay.
Point taken.
Until I say otherwise, this is a crime scene.
The judge lives-
on the other side of town.
Any idea why she was staying here?
No idea.
I just take the bookings all right?
Look.
None of the other guests-
complained about noises last night.
I'll talk to the one who did.
Hi!
Are you here about the murder next door?
Uh- we don't know it's a murder yet.
If you heard what I heard, you'd know it was.
Please, come in.
My partner Rex is going to come in too.
Are you okay with dogs?
Rex?
Hi Rex!
You're Detective Charlie Hudson!
Did you get my emails?
No, I don't think so.
I'm Brooke Weaver.
That's right.
The true crime podcaster from Ottawa, right?
Yeah, that's me!
Sound Judgement.
I'm doing the story on The Battery Murders of '07.
Yeah well let's just try and keep this to the present-
for right now.
Um-
What exactly did you hear last night?
After the woman from next door came home-
a man came up too.
They immediately started arguing.
Did you hear what they said?
Not clearly.
But there was a crash.
And I heard the woman-
collapse to the floor.
How did you know who it was?
He had heavier footsteps.
I heard the difference when he started dragging her.
Just like how I can hear you walking around the apartment-
while I'm standing here talking to Rex.
[Rex groans]
Right.
Sorry.
You were saying about the footsteps?
And that's when I took the photos.
What photos?
Can you describe the pictures to me?
What did I catch?
It's a man-
passing by your door.
The face is visible.
But it's blurry.
Thank you.
Um-
Did you get the sense-
that he knew that you were here, listening?
No.
Do you think that there's a chance that he might come back?
[Rex barks]
It's not likely.
It seems like they knew each other.
Well it sounded like-
he hit her pretty hard.
You didn't find any evidence of murder in that room?
No, it was pretty much exactly the same as this.
It was clean, and identical, except-
You know what?
This has actually been very helpful, thank you.
So when can we sit down to talk about The Battery Murders?
I'm here until Monday.
Brooke, I don't do interviews.
But I do love true crime podcasts.
And I look forward to listening to it.
Okay, well if you need anything, you know where to find me.
You mind if I take your vase?
Oh, it's not mine.
[Rex barks]
Bye Rex.
[Rex sniffing]
♪ [suspenseful music]
Looks like the judge owes me a damage fee.
♪ [dramatic music]
[Rex scratching]
[Rex barks]
Dean: Hey hey!
Whoah whoah whoah whoah whoah whoah!
We just put new floors in here!
It's not him you need to worry about.
[Rex barks]
You're going to have to call that couple-
and cancel their stay.
Sarah, I need forensics.
Jesse: Supreme Suites guarantees-
a peaceful and secure stay.
Guess which one of these statements is false.
I'm going to go with option A.
Our witness Brooke didn't sleep too well-
after what she heard last night.
Trick question Charlie.
It's all bunk.
CCTV-
is completely bust.
[Rex yelps]
There were no working cameras in this place?
Well there are, yeah.
But I mean the memory cards have been full since 2018.
We're flying totally blind on this one Charlie.
May want to adjust your phrasing.
Did you get that email that I sent?
Yeah, yeah.
But who took these pictures?
Annie Leibowitz?
Charlie: No, Brooke Weaver.
Suite 202.
She's blind, Jesse.
Right.
I'm sorry.
Um- yeah, these are blurry.
But I'll try to clean them up-
see who we're dealing with here.
Okay, while Sarah's processing the scene-
I'm going to head down to the courthouse.
I'll keep you posted.
[car engine roaring]
♪ [suspenseful music]
Did the Judge give any indication-
she wasn't going to be in today?
When I left her last night-
she was preparing for the trials today.
The court reporters had a field day when she didn't show up.
That explains how the press found out about this.
Do you know why she was staying at Supreme Suites?
Her place was being fumigated.
Carpenter ants.
She has a lot of mahogany.
What type of cases did she have on her docket lately?
Anything contentious?
I mean, it's a criminal court.
They're all contentious.
We've been wanting-
to interview her daughter Lucy all day.
Any idea where she's living now?
No idea.
We used to see a lot of Lucy around here.
Not so much lately.
Hmmm.
Kids grow up.
Did the judge have visitors often?
On occasion.
Judge Cameron had a sweet tooth.
She kept these around to offer guests.
Any visitors on her schedule yesterday?
Not that I know of.
♪ [dramatic music]
[Rex sniffing]
[Rex scratching]
Well, someone dropped in unannounced.
Looks like dried paint?
Probably oil-based.
It doesn't match the courthouse colour scheme.
Someone must have tracked it in.
I also brought these for you to lift a print off of.
I doubt we'll be able to match these-
to any of the prints in here.
The guy put a dish glove on?
We found the packaging in the trash.
And he also went to the effort of cleaning up too.
A swab of this showed up-
traces of benzalkonium chloride.
Our guy's resourceful.
I'll give him that.
Did you pick up any more pieces of that broken vase?
No, no.
Just the one that you found.
Our witness said-
that she heard that smash.
And then the judge fell and hit the floor.
Why would you take the shards with you unless-
[Rex sniffing]
unless your fingerprints were on that vase.
He did that before he put the gloves on.
♪ [dramatic music]
[Rex barks]
[banging on shute]
Okay pal, keep back.
Come on.
The killer threw something out?
Looks like it.
[Rex sniffing]
Could've taken the stairs!
[Rex barks]
Yeah I know.
It looks like it's been emptied.
Track it.
♪ [dramatic music]
[Rex barking]
Worker: Whoah!
Hey!
Hey, down boy!
It's okay.
It's okay, we're police.
SJPD.
Easy pal.
Can I get you to open that catch?
[motor whirring]
♪ [dramatic music]
♪ [suspenseful music]
Lucy.
Come here.
We've been looking everywhere for you.
Is it true?
[Lucy cries]
Your mother was one of the most formidable people I ever knew.
And I promise you-
we're going to do everything we can to find out who did this.
I just um-
I just thought we would have more time together.
The last few months have been-
rough, since I moved out.
Why's that?
My boyfriend and I-
we found this really great spot-
off of Bremigan's Boulevard.
Lots of space.
Even has room for my-
photography darkroom.
Lucy this is an industrial area.
Your mother couldn't have been happy-
about you living in a warehouse.
She thought it was a death trap.
She never really approved of any of the choices-
that I made for myself.
Was your boyfriend another one of the things-
she didn't approve of?
Lucy.
We found a soda bottle in your mother's office.
When we ran the prints-
it was a match with someone in our system.
That someone was-
Shaun Hammond, your boyfriend.
Why would he have been in her office though?
I was hoping you could tell me that.
Do you know where Shaun was last night?
No!
He was out with friends.
But he has nothing to do with this.
Lucy, Shaun has a long list of priors.
B&E, aggravated assault-
He wouldn't hurt anyone now though.
And especially not my mom!
Hey!
Hey.
Any luck with the photos that witness took?
Yeah actually.
I'm glad you asked.
I'm running an AI program-
that should clear up te blur and compile everything-
into a composite of the killer's face.
Oh wow.
I just saw Rachel, the sketch artist-
down at The Mugshot.
Should I tell her to pack up her desk?
Well it's only a matter of time.
The future is now, Sarah.
[computer whirs and beeps]
Mmmm!
Um-
Yeah he should be-
an easy man to find.
All right, listen up.
Lucy is living with Shaun Hammond in some warehouse-
on Bremigan Boulevard.
Some warehouse?
She didn't give you an address?
Donovan: No, the moment I asked about Shaun-
she clammed up.
She's in shock.
I don't really blame her.
I think what's on his social media might help.
Sarah: The colours in that painting-
they match those flakes that Rex found in the judge's office.
Which is all the more reason to bring him in.
And let's do it quick.
If I can clear up that sign in the background-
I might be able to get us a location.
Sarah: That's the old McCormick factory.
There you go.
Nice work.
Thank you.
Bit of a fixer-upper.
You hang here.
I'll check it out.
[garage door opening]
Shaun Hammond.
Police!
[Charlie grunts]
[Charlie groans]
[Charlie exhales]
[Rex barking]
Shaun!
I'm with the SJPD.
I need to ask you a few questions.
[metal clanging]
[Charlie whistles]
[Shaun grunts]
♪ [dramatic music]
[Charlie grunts]
[Rex snarling]
Shaun: Let go!
You can save that paint for the canvas.
Get him off me!
Donovan: You know that can of paint-
could do a lot of dame to a man's head.
I'm sorry.
I just panicked.
You know you're lucky that we are only charging you-
with aggravated assault and trespassing.
Hey!
I had a handshake deal with the guy who owns the warehouse.
I'm not talking about the warehouse!
I'm talking about the Supreme Suites!
I'm talking about Justice Cameron!
I'm talking about specifically, last night!
I wasn't anywhere near there.
So you're saying you didn't talk to Judge Cameron yesterday?
At the courthouse, yeah!
Yeah.
We spoke to the bailiff.
He said there was a lot of shouting yesterday.
I got a little passionate, sure.
[Shaun sighs]
I came home last week to find Lucy crying-
saying that her mom saw the studio-
and didn't approve of the way she was living.
Didn't approve of the way she was living?
Or didn't approve of you?
She didn't really get a chance to know me.
Just my record.
That must have really upset you huh?
You couldn't get through to her at the courthouse.
So you followed her to the Supreme Suites?
And then-
Hey!
Who the hell do you think I am?
I'm not a murderer!
That's isn't the voice I heard last night.
Are you sure?
Detective.
I've had to learn to trust my hearing-
above anything else.
I'm sure.
The killer had a raspier voice.
Deeper, too.
Okay.
Well thank you for coming in.
Let me walk you to the front.
Oh no, I remember the way out.
All the signs around here have braille on them, and-
I'll manage on my own, thanks.
Okay.
Let me get the door for you.
Ah, right.
Someone is eager to walk you out.
[Brooke chuckles]
Listen, have you ever considered a guide dog before?
I have some great trainers I could refer you to.
Well I never thought I needed one.
I've been doing fine on my own so far, but-
Thanks Rex.
Well aren't you stubborn?
[Rex whines]
You know what?
Alright buddy.
Come on.
Let's go.
Any luck with that partial print yet?
Nope.
When the killer threw the vase down the garbage chute-
six pieces turned into sixty.
It's like the jigsaw puzzle from hell.
Autopsy in?
I just got it.
There's still a bit of a backlog-
since Karma left for her new job in Halifax.
You don't know what you got till it's gone.
Yeah.
Well cause of death was blunt force trauma-
as we could suspect.
Cranial damage suggests-
the killer had to have been at least six-foot-one
to deliver the hit.
Shaun's a little shorter than that.
A swab turned up traces of sulfuryl fluoride.
Pesticide?
Yeah.
The judge's house was being fumigated.
But why would she go back?
Well I didn't find enough to suggest
that she stepped into the gas herself.
It was mostly concentrated on her wrists and shoulders.
So it probably came from the killer during their struggle-
which would mean the killer paid a visit to the judge's house.
♪ [suspenseful music]
Fumigation all done here?
Yeah.
Nothing creeping or crawling in there now-
or your money back.
Once I get paid, that is.
Well there may be a little delay on that.
Judge Cameron was killed last night.
Oh wow.
[Rex whines]
Hey hey- what's he doing?
[Rex barks]
He's alerting me to the scent of the pesticide that you use.
It was found-
on Judge Cameron's body.
When was the last time you saw her?
Not since I started the job three days ago.
Don't be getting any ideas there, Columbo.
I'm just a simple bug man, here to do a job.
Okay.
You're not a suspect.
So calm down-
before you start acting like one.
Anyone stop by when the tents were up?
Yeah, one guy did.
Yesterday, as I was heading out on my lunch break.
Mm-hmm.
I gave him the address to her rental.
You regularly just hand out that kind of information-
to a random passerby?
He said he was from her work-
and had some files to deliver.
I didn't think anything of it-
at the time.
What did the man look like?
I didn't get a good look at him, man.
Did he go inside?
He could've.
But the gas I was pumping in there would choke a man.
He'd have to be crazy to step in there.
Oh I've seen crazier things.
I'm going to go inside.
Rex.
♪ [suspenseful music]
I know you were in here.
What were you looking for?
[Rex sniffs]
Well what was in here?
Rex, you get anything off this?
[Rex sniffs]
♪ [dramatic music]
[Rex barks]
Yeah.
[Rex barking]
Well done, Rex.
Very well done.
♪ [dramatic percussion]
Rosie: Judge Cameron had always said to me-
we're meeting people on the worst day of their lives.
She was really empathetic like that.
Brooke: She sounds like she was really great to work with.
Everybody seemed to like her.
Hey Rex!
[Charlie clears throat]
What are you doing here?
Detective Hudson!
I was just in the middle of an interview.
On an active investigation, sounds like.
You think you could give us the room?
It was really lovely speaking with you, Rosie.
I'll be in touch.
Bye.
Wait for me.
I'll give you a lift.
Brooke: Thanks.
What did you tell her?
Just memories of Judge Cameron-
what she was like.
It was nice, given what's happened.
Can you tell me what was in this?
Judge Cameron kept all of her thoughts-
and deliberations on active trials in this notebook.
Even I wasn't allowed to read it.
We found it empty-
with the pages burnt.
That's bizarre.
She usually destroys her notes for confidentiality.
But she usually shreds it here-
with the rest of the documents.
I don't think Judge Cameron did this herself.
When was the last time-
she switched the notebook out into that cover?
A month ago?
Six weeks maybe?
That narrows it down a bit.
Thanks.
Rex.
Charlie: I thought you were focused on The Battery Murders.
Well when a story drops in your lap like this-
you have to follow it.
It's not a story.
It's a sensitive investigation.
It's still in flux.
Who else did you talk to?
[Brooke sighs]
A couple of people who were with her during her final cases.
The guy who was stabbed in that stabbing case-
the passenger in that DUI car wreck.
Brooke.
From where I'm sitting, those people-
they're suspects.
Where else was I supposed to start?
Besides, the list of her trials-
is a matter of public record.
Uh-huh.
What?
Are you worried that I'm going to crack the case before you?
You're going to have return those files as evidence.
Sure!
If you sit for an interview about The Battery Murders.
[Charlie chuckles]
Deal.
The judge has seen hundreds of cases over her career.
But only five were in that notebook.
Charlie: Vandalism, petty theft, B&E, DUI-
and car theft.
Sarah: And with infrared photography-
I was able to recover
a few pages on each case
from the burnt notebook.
Jesse: Ah, an all-star list-
of non-violent felonies.
I mean-
none of them really seem that murder-y to me.
Well the question is-
which one of them had anything to gain by burning those notes?
Or the judge's death?
It's an automatic mistrial-
when a Judge passes during proceedings.
[Rex barks]
So one of the cases wasn't heading the way-
that they wanted.
Any of these ongoing?
Jesse: Well carjacking-
B&E, and Banksy over here-
already had their sentencing hearings.
Sarah: The notes I recovered on those suggest-
suggest a couple of them took plea deals.
The B&E had a pretty lenient sentence.
So we're not likely looking at a revenge motive on those.
Yeah and petty theft over here-
I mean he only had a preliminary hearing.
So I'm guessing we can we rule him out.
So that leaves DUI.
What do we know about him?
Jesse: Eli Newmore.
26 years old.
He got loaded-
and drove his car through the front of someone's house.
The judge dropped a guilty verdict on him last week.
But he's out on bail before his sentencing hearing.
Well that sounds like a good place to start.
Let's bring him in, Rex.
Eli Newmore?
I didn't just see you driving this car, did I?
I thought your license was suspended after that DUI?
Maybe you didn't then?
♪ [dramatic music]
[Rex sniffs]
Look, I've got a couple of weeks left of freedom-
before I go to prison for ages.
Can we just be cool about this?
[Rex barks]
Hmmm.
[Eli sighs]
Anything in here-
that might violate the terms of your bail?
Okay.
Well I'm just going to have to impound this.
And we're going to do a search.
And you're going to have to come with me, -
Come on.
Be cool huh?
We're just heading down to the station.
Couple of guys, having a chat.
Dad!
Father: Hey!
[car engine starting]
Charlie: Eli Newmore.
Son of hotel developer, Laurence Newmore.
It says here that before your DUI-
you'd just completed a business undergrad.
[Charlie sighs]
So what happened?
One big dumb mistake.
[Eli clears throat]
One big dumb mistake-
where you drove into somebody's living room-
and you killed a father of three.
Where were you two nights ago?
At home, with a friend.
It's going to sound stupid.
But we were celebrating my next three birthdays.
Your next three?
Yeah, it's how many I'm going to miss while I'm away.
My lawyer says I'm lucky I've got a clean record.
I'll probably be out for my 30th birthday.
You seem sure about that.
Recommend-
the maximum sentence of ten years.
No chance of early parole-
based on good behaviour.
Showed clear lack of remorse.
What the hell is this?
These are Judge Cameron's personal notes.
She had no intention of giving you a first time offender-
slap on the wrist.
I knew that judge had it out for me.
So that's why she had to die?
Okay.
I want my lawyer.
And I'd like this-
I'd like this out of my sight!
Laurence: Okay, I'm not trying to be disrespectful.
I understand you have hard jobs.
You know?
I know what it means.
But I'm just trying to tell you that's my son, okay?
It's my son!
Donovan: Sir!
Have you charged him?
Sir!
Laurence: Have you charged him?
You have no right to keep him then!
I want to see my son now!
Sir, you need to settle down!
Now.
All right!
Thank you.
Look, we have a right to hold Eli.
On what grounds?
Breaking the terms of his bail-
by driving.
And suspicion of murder.
No, no.
You can't-
There is no way-
you can prove he has anything to do with that.
We'll let our witness and forensic be the judge of that.
You've got the wrong man.
Okay?
Even with all the mistakes-
he's made-
I know Eli is a good kid.
Listen.
I'm a father myself.
And I know they all start out that way.
But Eli has to face up to what he did.
Can you account for his whereabouts on Wednesday night?
Yes.
He was home all night.
[Donovan sighs]
Hey.
Are you listening to Brooke's interviews?
Yeah!
Yeah, she's really good, Charlie.
I think she won herself a new listener.
Well just give me the Cliff's Notes.
What'd you learn?
Okay so Brooke spoke to Eli's friend-
about the night of the murder okay?
Now this guy says they met not at Eli's house-
but at a park to drink-
and that Eli left before the time the judge was killed.
Laurence Newmore just told Joe that Eli was home all evening.
Hey.
What- ?
Can you play this one?
Yeah yeah, I haven't played that one yet.
Let me see.
[keyboard clacking]
Charlie' voice: Our guy's resourceful.
I'll give him that.
Did you pick up any more pieces of that broken vase?
Did you know that Brooke was recording you-
at the crime scene?
No, I didn't.
But I actually meant-
this one right here-
that's date stamped for the night of the murder.
Okay.
Brooke's voice: From anywhere in St. John's-
I'm told you can see The Battery.
[muffled man and woman arguing]
Can you make that clearer?
Mm-hmm.
[Judge Cameron screaming]
Judge: Get off of me!
Man: You can't do this!
[Judge Cameron screaming]
Brooke: You're telling me-
that I caught the whole murder on tape?
I must've kept the recording going by accident!
Oh my God!
This is going to be podcast gold!
Yeah, I also heard the recording-
that you made of me and my colleague.
That's completely unacceptable.
Well what else was I supposed to do?
I hear a murder.
And I can't get a straight answer out of you-
about what happened!
You think I felt safe staying here-
after that?
Okay, I didn't think-
about how terrifying that must have been for you.
You know-
when my vision started to go-
I had to promise myself I'd be resilient.
Learn to trust my other senses because-
I couldn't live my life terrified.
That's not always easy.
Yeah.
Yeah, it's hard to hold onto your courage-
when something like that gets thrown at you.
Yeah.
I'm sorry for going behind your back.
It's just hearing the judge die-
was a lot to process.
So I did it the only way I knew how.
By turning it into a story.
I think that's the reason-
why my listeners turn to true crime in the first place.
It helps us makes sense of the worst things-
that we couldn't explain.
Well I'll admit-
I listened to your tapes.
You have a knack for detective work.
So, does this audio of the murder
blow the case wide open?
Yeah, well maybe.
My techie is trying to clean it up right now-
to see if we can get a clear sample of the killer's voice.
But hey.
Listen, while I have you, do you mind-
if I send you an audio file from an interrogation?
If it's the voice that you heard-
if we match it to your audio later, it'll cinch it.
Here, just hang on.
[computer chimes]
Computer: Incoming audio file.
Play file.
Eli: I want my lawyer.
And I'd like this-
I'd like this out of my sight!
Detective Hudson, I'm sorry.
But this isn't our guy either.
Brooke, promise me you'll stay in The Suites until I say so.
Okay.
♪ [suspenseful music]
Sarah.
Did your team find anything in Eli's car?
We just finished.
And you were right.
Rex was alerting to traces of sulfuryl fluoride-
on the steering wheel.
Which means he was at the Judge's house.
But Eli should be our guy.
Brooke couldn't identify his voice.
Sounds like you're ahead of my bad news.
That tracks with what I have.
We finally found this under the driver's seat.
But then after completing a print, it didn't match Eli's.
♪ [ominous music]
I've got to go.
Rex, come on.
[footsteps]
[door opening]
[door closing]
[buzzer sounds]
[Brooke gasps]
♪ [suspenseful music]
[computer pinging]
[phone dialing]
Detective Hudson, I was just about to call you back.
Brooke, I'm downstairs.
I'm going to have to have to come with me.
Why?
I wasn't straight with you before.
But I will be now.
I think you're in danger.
Is that why you sent a cop to come get me?
He's on his way now.
I didn't send anybody.
I'm downstairs.
Don't let him in.
Rex!
♪ [dramatic music]
[elevator pings]
[knocking at door]
Hang on!
Just a minute!
[knocking at door]
[loud banging on door]
♪ [dramatic percussion]
[loud banging on door]
[metal clanging]
[door bangs]
[Brooke breathes shakily]
♪ [dramatic percussion]
Laurence: Listen, please.
I just want to talk to you.
Charlie: SJPD!
I know you're here!
Come peacefully!
[men grunting]
[distant clattering]
[Rex whimpers]
[men grunting]
Rex!
[Rex growls]
[knife blade ringing]
[door bangs]
[Rex growls]
[Laurence grunts]
[Rex barking]
No more grasping in the dark, Laurence.
Good job partner.
Donovan: I know what it's like.
Every kid makes poor choices.
You want to fix everything for them.
But did you really think that killing the judge
was going to make everything go away?
I heard from our lawyer-
that Judge Cameron was going to come down hard on Eli.
I just wanted to reason with her.
So it must've really stung when you read her notes.
Ten years is a long time.
Ten years is his entire future wiped away.
She wouldn't listen to me.
She accused me of trying to bribe her.
Everything spun out of control from there.
Oh come on.
I don't believe that.
Not for a second.
You went to find her at home.
And then you came across her notebook.
And you burned all of her deliberations-
on Eli's case-
before you even talked to her.
I was angry.
I overreacted.
You got rid of all the evidence-
knowing full well-
that if she didn't listen to reason-
all of the documents on that case had to disappear.
That's premeditation-
right there.
[Laurence breathes shakily]
If I could go back-
I'd have burnt this book somewhere you'd never find it.
I'd do whatever it takes-
to give Eli a fair trial-
and protect him.
No loose ends.
♪ [dramatic percussion]
Yeah.
That's the voice I heard.
♪ [soft music]
Lucy: Oh God!
Are you all right?
Shaun: I've slept in worse places.
[Lucy sighs]
Did you catch the killer?
Yeah.
It was a man trying to stop your mother from doing her job.
I'm truly sorry Lucy.
But hopefully you can find some closure in this.
[Lucy sighs]
Nothing's going to make up for the time-
I could have spent with her.
I never even got-
to make her proud.
Hey hey.
That's not true.
I talked to her.
I was a little busy fighting off accusations-
of being a killer to tell you earlier.
But I explained everything to her.
She was just a little-
freaked out-
to see you living a life she didn't understand.
But she cooled off.
Donovan: And Shaun, I'm truly sorry.
But we recovered this page-
from a notebook that your mother had.
It seems to be a list of expenses.
Darkroom equipment.
Bed frame.
Oh God, we do need that.
[Lucy cries]
Safety inspection, $450.
Yeah.
She was just worried about you.
And it may have seemed like an argument.
But it just shows that the last conversation with your mom-
proves how much she loved you.
You two look great together.
[Brooke chuckles]
How's the training going?
So far, so good.
Iris is learning to match my speed.
And well, I'm learning to maybe slow down a bit.
[Charlie chuckles]
Well that is the beauty of a good partnership-
is you find that sweet spot in the middle.
[Rex barks]
Ready to hold up your end of the bargain?
I'm a man of my word.
Detective Charlie Hudson.
You were the detective with the SJPD-
assigned to The Battery Murders.
That's right.
It was a very tricky case, to be honest.
St. John's had never seen that many murders before-
certainly not that quickly.
♪ [soft music]
♪ [closing theme music]