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People are irrational,
but predictably so.

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I'm Alec Mercer.
Welcome to Applied Psychology.

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You're the science guy.

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That's Bill Nye.
I'm actually the behavioral science guy.

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You another negotiator?

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I would never work in law enforcement.

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It pays crap,
and that's saying something

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coming from a college professor.

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Congratulations, by the way.

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The FBI only brings me in
when they're really screwed.

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Most people who try this kind
of thing get arrested

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or killed, but you were smart about it.

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What was it you did back there?

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Paradoxical persuasion.

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I overly embraced his idea to force him

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to think it through enough to
realize it was a terrible idea.

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It's called the cocktail party effect.

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You're in a crowd.
You're talking to one person.

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Everything else becomes background noise

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until you hear something
like the word "sex."

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See, everyone hears the word "sex."

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Are you considering all
the pros and cons right now?

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We could talk it through if it helps.

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How did you know he wasn't
gonna pull the trigger?

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It works about 95% of the time.

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[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]

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♪ ♪

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Are you seriously playing with fire?

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I was burned once before.

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The odds of it happening
again are very low.

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The odds of it happening
again are exactly the same.

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My genius brother taught me that.

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Okay, so on the day
of the church bombing,

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right before I blacked out,

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I smelled fire and something floral,

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my old cologne, I think.

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I'm recreating the smell,
trying to trigger my memory

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for any detail that could help the case.

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Guess the FBI didn't get
any more leads on that man

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who walked into the bomber's
parole hearing?

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Mm. This is the best shot

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the FBI got from the security cameras.

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This is all they got?

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Yeah, not much to go on there.

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So Wes Banning was expecting
to be released that day.

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He said all the right things

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till this man showed up.

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Why would Wes Banning throw
his own parole hearing?

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So far, he's refusing to talk.

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He even got himself put in solitary

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so he wouldn't have to answer questions.

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Marisa put together a list of logos

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from businesses and
organizations from 20 years ago.

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I'm hoping to narrow it down.

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[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

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Smells like an excuse to spend
time with your ex-wife...

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[PLAYFUL MUSIC]

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The one who said she needed some space.

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♪ ♪

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Marisa and I may not be married anymore,

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but we're still a great team,

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professionally speaking.

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Mm-hmm.

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Hope all that professional
teamwork doesn't

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push her away for good.

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[PHONE CHIMES]

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I got somebody waiting
for me at my office.

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Hey!

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Can you give me a ride to campus?

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Uh, pretty sure there's an app for that.

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There's no app for spending
quality time with your brother.

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I'm good.

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I'll take an Uber.

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[ELEVATOR DINGS]

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[PENSIVE MUSIC]

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♪ ♪

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CJ Wright?

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This is an unexpected surprise.

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I don't think I've done anything
newsworthy just yet today.

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Good to see you, Alec.

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Why do you smell like 1998?

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[CHUCKLES] It's a long story.

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You here as a journalist,
or is this a social call?

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Neither.

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I need your help solving a murder.

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Oh, yeah?

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Whose murder?

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Mine.

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Synced & corrected by -robtor-
www.addic7ed.com

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Polonium-210.

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As in radioactive, highly toxic,

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used to kill that Russian spy?

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Alexander Litvinenko, yeah.

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I covered his story for the "Herald."

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That's how I recognized the symptoms.

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And you're sure you were
poisoned by polonium?

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[TENSE MUSIC]

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Oh.

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You know, of all the ways
that I thought I would go out,

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I got to admit,
this one was not on the list.

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Though there was a list.

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I've got hats with bullet holes
in them at home.

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Why come to me?

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The last time we saw each other,

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you were planning to write an article

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debunking my research
as pop culture junk science.

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It's one of the few times I was wrong.

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That's why we never published.

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Your work as a scientist was
sadly unimpeachable.

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Made me think I could trust you
with this last request.

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You know there are ways
to manage this, right?

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I understand there are treatments.

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Experimental ones,

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involving sedatives that could
turn your brain to mush.

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My mind is all I have, Alec.

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Now can we talk suspects?

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I'm doing a piece on a Belarusian
oligarch named Maxim Ivanov.

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He's former KGB,
ties to the Russian mob.

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The kind of guy who would
have access to polonium-210.

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I'm working with an informant
named Yuri,

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formerly in Ivanov's employ.

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Yuri and I had lunch together
at the Fairmont on Tuesday.

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- Do you think that's when it happened?
- Well, the timing makes sense.

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If Yuri was in cahoots with Ivanov,

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this isn't much of a whodunit.

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I have been texting and calling Yuri

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ever since I felt symptoms.

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No response. So, yeah, maybe he did it.

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Or maybe he was the target, and I was...

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[CLEARS THROAT]

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Just collateral damage.

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[COUGHS]

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Is there anyone we need to talk to?

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Anyone that needs to know
what's going on?

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No.

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The only one who'll miss me is, uh,

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probably my writing partner.

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Gene, right?

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Yeah. We're gonna have
to tell him, I suppose.

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Family?

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My daughter and I haven't spoken
since the Obama administration.

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She sided with her father
during the divorce,

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said I put my work first.

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She was probably right.

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I wasn't well suited
for standard-style parenting.

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CJ, you don't think she'd want to know?

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No.

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I wasn't there for her enough
when she was growing up.

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I am not gonna make her watch me die.

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Our intuition is usually incorrect

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when it comes to how others feel,

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especially how they feel about us.

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Are you going to help me or not?

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All right.

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All right.

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I will do what I can.

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CJ!

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[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

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Alec, it's not just us here.

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The CIA, the NSA are getting involved.

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It's polonium, for Christ's sake.

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Which is precisely why CJ contacted me.

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As a murder weapon, polonium is so rare,

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doctors don't even know to look for it.

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Litvinenko himself never knew
what happened to him.

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Unusual isn't irrational, Alec.

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Why use a barely detectable poison

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on one of the only people on
Earth who'd be able to recognize it?

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CJ Wright, just came in.

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Gene.

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Gene, Marisa Clark, FBI.

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Gene Hadditch, CJ's writing partner.

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Of course.

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I'm sorry about CJ.

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Yeah. Is it, um...

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is it true it's...
it's polonium poisoning?

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Oh, man.

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Man, I was really hoping
she was wrong about that.

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H-how is she?

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Stable for now.

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How did this happen?

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The lunch CJ had with Yuri,

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were you there as well?

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Yeah. Could I be a target too?

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I mean, d-do I need to get tested or...

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We don't know anything
about motive at this point.

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But I'd have symptoms by now, right?

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Almost definitely.

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Man, I told her

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not to meet with that guy in public,

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you know, that it could be a trap.

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What made you think that?

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Yuri was whistleblowing

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on Maxim Ivanov, the oligarch.

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People who start poking
around Ivanov have a tendency

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to accidentally fall out windows.

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Well, we don't know for sure

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that Ivanov is connected just yet.

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Right.

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Do you think I could get some kind

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of police protection or something?

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I... I don't feel entirely safe.

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I'll talk to the Department.

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In the meantime, do you think
you could help us locate Yuri?

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Uh, I remember he likes chess.

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I... I can get my office
to send all the research over,

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but, I mean, CJ, is she...

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[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]

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Did they, you know,
say how long she has?

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That's hard to say with certainty.

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It could be two weeks.

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It could be two days.

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♪ ♪

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So who's CJ Wright anyway?

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Don't you read the "Herald"?

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On my phone sometimes.

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You ever read that investigative
report about campus sexual assaults?

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The, uh, exposé
on the governor's husband?

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Those are hers.
She's a phenomenal journalist.

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I can't believe
this is happening to her.

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There's nothing the doctors can do?

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Nothing that doesn't involve
pain and permanent side effects.

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Well, how can we help?

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Okay, research assistants,

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our task is to find someone
who doesn't want to be found.

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This is where understanding
human nature could be helpful.

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[INTRIGUING MUSIC]

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Suggestions?

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We get him to want to tell us,

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make him think it's his idea.

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Excellent. How?

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The power of free?

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- Go on.
- Well, in your books,

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you say people can't resist free items.

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So we could call Yuri, tell him
he's won a free vacation,

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and ask where to send information.

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Yuri's already spooked.

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An offer out of the blue from a
stranger is gonna look suspicious.

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Good, both of you.

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How can we neutralize the suspicion?

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What if we make an offer from
someone who isn't a stranger,

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someone he trusts?

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♪ ♪

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[KEYBOARD CLICKING]

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Okay, that shirt he's wearing,

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that is a free gift for the top
players from ProChessFans.com.

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Well, it seems like
ProChessFans is going to offer Yuri

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another free gift.

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This is Chris from ProChessFans.com.

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Congratulations, exclamation point.

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To thank you for being
a valued subscriber,

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we would like to send you
a free chessboard

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autographed by Magnus Carlsen,
exclamation point.

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[CHUCKLES]

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What now?

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We wait.

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Professor?

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What about CJ's daughter?

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You think she did it?

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What? No.

263
00:11:02,308 --> 00:11:04,352
I mean, shouldn't someone
tell her what's going on?

264
00:11:04,394 --> 00:11:05,979
CJ asked me not to.

265
00:11:06,020 --> 00:11:09,023
They're estranged.
I'm trying to respect her wishes.

266
00:11:09,065 --> 00:11:10,900
What about her daughter's wishes?

267
00:11:10,942 --> 00:11:12,568
[PHONE CHIMES]

268
00:11:14,904 --> 00:11:18,366
Yuri is awaiting his free gift.

269
00:11:18,408 --> 00:11:19,492
We got his address.

270
00:11:19,534 --> 00:11:20,743
He lives at the marina.

271
00:11:20,785 --> 00:11:22,286
Oh, well, shouldn't we call Marisa?

272
00:11:22,328 --> 00:11:23,579
Tell her to meet me there.

273
00:11:23,621 --> 00:11:26,582
[TENSE MUSIC]

274
00:11:26,624 --> 00:11:29,335
[GULLS SQUAWKING]

275
00:11:29,377 --> 00:11:36,467
♪ ♪

276
00:11:44,517 --> 00:11:45,685
[PHONE CHIMES]

277
00:11:49,522 --> 00:11:56,654
♪ ♪

278
00:12:12,837 --> 00:12:14,213
Hm.

279
00:12:40,948 --> 00:12:42,158
- [MUFFLED GUNSHOT]
- [GASPS]

280
00:12:43,493 --> 00:12:46,663
[GRUNTING]

281
00:12:46,704 --> 00:12:50,875
♪ ♪

282
00:12:50,917 --> 00:12:52,043
Yuri?

283
00:12:52,085 --> 00:12:53,378
Run!

284
00:12:53,419 --> 00:12:56,130
[GUNSHOTS]

285
00:12:59,060 --> 00:13:00,593
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

286
00:13:00,618 --> 00:13:03,663
[GUNSHOTS]

287
00:13:03,851 --> 00:13:07,104
[PANTING]

288
00:13:07,146 --> 00:13:08,230
You missed!

289
00:13:08,272 --> 00:13:10,357
But that's probably for the best!

290
00:13:10,399 --> 00:13:11,817
For both of us!

291
00:13:11,859 --> 00:13:14,069
- [GUNSHOT]
- Hear me out!

292
00:13:14,111 --> 00:13:15,904
I'm guessing you're a professional.

293
00:13:15,946 --> 00:13:17,739
You like to keep things clean.

294
00:13:17,781 --> 00:13:21,101
Single shot, silencer on the gun.

295
00:13:21,618 --> 00:13:24,479
You're very good at what you do.

296
00:13:24,955 --> 00:13:27,416
The good news is, I haven't seen you.

297
00:13:27,457 --> 00:13:28,667
- [SIRENS WAIL DISTANTLY]
- I can't identify you.

298
00:13:28,709 --> 00:13:30,878
You can still get away clean.

299
00:13:30,919 --> 00:13:32,838
That's the FBI.

300
00:13:32,880 --> 00:13:35,424
You should probably escape
while you can.

301
00:13:35,465 --> 00:13:37,009
♪ ♪

302
00:13:37,050 --> 00:13:39,344
[QUIETLY] It's the rational thing to do.

303
00:13:39,386 --> 00:13:41,305
[GUNSHOT]

304
00:13:41,346 --> 00:13:43,265
Maybe you aren't a professional.

305
00:13:43,307 --> 00:13:44,892
- [GUNSHOT]
- Ah.

306
00:13:46,143 --> 00:13:47,978
[GUNSHOTS]

307
00:13:56,320 --> 00:13:58,614
Who do you think you are, James Bond?

308
00:13:58,655 --> 00:13:59,865
I think I threw my back out.

309
00:13:59,907 --> 00:14:01,658
You were supposed to wait for me.

310
00:14:01,700 --> 00:14:02,826
I was planning on waiting for you.

311
00:14:02,868 --> 00:14:04,411
But when I saw that gate forced open,

312
00:14:04,453 --> 00:14:05,537
I got concerned.

313
00:14:05,579 --> 00:14:06,997
No, you got curious.

314
00:14:09,917 --> 00:14:13,420
I ever tell you about my
grandmother's special pecan pie?

315
00:14:13,462 --> 00:14:14,421
What about it?

316
00:14:14,463 --> 00:14:15,464
Nothing.

317
00:14:15,506 --> 00:14:16,757
Got you curious though.

318
00:14:16,798 --> 00:14:18,926
Studies show curiosity is
a powerful motivator.

319
00:14:18,967 --> 00:14:20,135
No. No studies.

320
00:14:20,177 --> 00:14:21,803
Now, on top of everything else,

321
00:14:21,845 --> 00:14:23,347
I've got to explain to my superiors

322
00:14:23,388 --> 00:14:25,057
how exactly you got here before us.

323
00:14:25,098 --> 00:14:26,391
Your superiors should be more worried

324
00:14:26,433 --> 00:14:27,976
about the killer on the loose
currently running

325
00:14:28,018 --> 00:14:29,728
around this harbor with a deadly weapon.

326
00:14:29,770 --> 00:14:32,397
Trust me, every cop
in the city is looking for him.

327
00:14:32,439 --> 00:14:33,774
They should check the boat for...

328
00:14:33,816 --> 00:14:34,858
- Radiation?
- Yeah.

329
00:14:34,900 --> 00:14:37,152
We've got a CSI team on there
with a Geiger counter.

330
00:14:37,194 --> 00:14:37,986
And?

331
00:14:38,028 --> 00:14:39,238
So far, nothing.

332
00:14:39,279 --> 00:14:40,572
Nothing on Yuri's body either.

333
00:14:40,614 --> 00:14:43,534
That means Yuri probably
wasn't the poisoner.

334
00:14:43,575 --> 00:14:46,245
Maybe the poison was meant
for him, not CJ,

335
00:14:46,286 --> 00:14:48,622
and the killer just came here
to finish the job.

336
00:14:48,664 --> 00:14:49,957
Why get fancy with polonium

337
00:14:49,998 --> 00:14:50,999
when you could just shoot
the target in the head?

338
00:14:51,041 --> 00:14:52,084
That doesn't make sense.

339
00:14:52,125 --> 00:14:53,836
I hear people are irrational.

340
00:14:53,877 --> 00:14:55,170
They are.

341
00:14:55,212 --> 00:14:57,339
Oligarchs, however, like Maxim Ivanov,

342
00:14:57,381 --> 00:14:59,091
tend toward the diabolically
professional.

343
00:14:59,132 --> 00:15:00,759
He can afford to hire the best.

344
00:15:00,801 --> 00:15:02,135
The fact that I'm alive suggests

345
00:15:02,177 --> 00:15:03,470
this guy was not the best.

346
00:15:03,512 --> 00:15:05,931
Maybe CJ was the target after all,

347
00:15:05,973 --> 00:15:08,767
so she received a special treatment,
whereas Yuri...

348
00:15:08,809 --> 00:15:10,686
A loose end, a witness.

349
00:15:10,727 --> 00:15:13,897
And the killer didn't need
to get fancy with him.

350
00:15:13,939 --> 00:15:16,733
So what did he see?

351
00:15:17,514 --> 00:15:20,279
We're just gonna ambush CJ's
daughter in the parking lot?

352
00:15:23,282 --> 00:15:24,950
You sure this is a good idea?

353
00:15:24,992 --> 00:15:27,161
Professor Mercer likes initiative.

354
00:15:28,537 --> 00:15:30,247
What if CJ's daughter is the killer?

355
00:15:30,289 --> 00:15:33,375
I mean, in case you hadn't noticed,
she works for ALM Cloud Solutions.

356
00:15:33,417 --> 00:15:34,776
They make computers.

357
00:15:37,004 --> 00:15:38,589
Computers generate static electricity.

358
00:15:38,630 --> 00:15:41,550
Devices that remove static
electricity contain polonium.

359
00:15:41,592 --> 00:15:43,302
So she has means.

360
00:15:43,343 --> 00:15:45,929
Given the victim's her mom,
she definitely has opportunity.

361
00:15:45,971 --> 00:15:47,956
You missed one, Miss Marple.

362
00:15:49,391 --> 00:15:50,476
Motive.

363
00:15:50,517 --> 00:15:51,894
They're estranged.

364
00:15:51,935 --> 00:15:53,770
She's obviously got some kind of motive.

365
00:15:53,812 --> 00:15:55,063
Plus, there's always inheritance.

366
00:15:55,105 --> 00:15:58,033
Her mom's a journalist,
not Taylor Swift.

367
00:15:58,074 --> 00:15:59,122
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

368
00:15:59,146 --> 00:16:02,488
Anyway, being estranged is not a motive.

369
00:16:02,529 --> 00:16:04,156
I mean, sometimes mothers
and daughters fight.

370
00:16:04,198 --> 00:16:06,033
That doesn't mean
anyone's murdering anyone.

371
00:16:06,074 --> 00:16:08,059
What, you fight with your mom a lot?

372
00:16:08,702 --> 00:16:10,186
No.

373
00:16:10,871 --> 00:16:12,915
My mom and I never fight.

374
00:16:17,377 --> 00:16:19,004
How'd you know where to find her anyway?

375
00:16:19,046 --> 00:16:20,923
Well, CJ's website said
she went to Columbia.

376
00:16:20,964 --> 00:16:23,884
Figured there was a decent chance
her daughter Nicole was a legacy.

377
00:16:23,926 --> 00:16:27,179
Called her office to find out
her year of graduation,

378
00:16:27,221 --> 00:16:28,639
went through the past two years' worth

379
00:16:28,680 --> 00:16:31,350
of alumni magazines to find
an update on Nicole's job.

380
00:16:31,871 --> 00:16:33,790
You did all that this afternoon?

381
00:16:38,857 --> 00:16:40,108
Oh, there she is.

382
00:16:42,736 --> 00:16:45,614
So she's dying,
and she sent you to tell me?

383
00:16:45,656 --> 00:16:46,657
Not exactly...

384
00:16:46,698 --> 00:16:49,660
We just... thought you should know.

385
00:16:49,701 --> 00:16:50,911
I see.

386
00:16:50,953 --> 00:16:53,247
So she wasn't even gonna tell me at all.

387
00:16:53,288 --> 00:16:54,456
Because she didn't want to burden you.

388
00:16:54,498 --> 00:16:55,958
[LAUGHS DRILY]

389
00:16:55,999 --> 00:16:57,501
This is classic Mom,

390
00:16:57,543 --> 00:17:00,546
trying to pretend it's about me
when it's about her.

391
00:17:00,587 --> 00:17:01,922
It's always about her.

392
00:17:02,322 --> 00:17:04,341
I appreciate you stopping by, okay?

393
00:17:04,383 --> 00:17:07,052
But our relationship is complicated.

394
00:17:07,094 --> 00:17:09,721
And it's nothing that's gonna
change overnight.

395
00:17:10,089 --> 00:17:13,885
It's probably best that
I leave her to go in peace.

396
00:17:15,060 --> 00:17:17,062
- Wait.
- If CJ wants me,

397
00:17:17,104 --> 00:17:18,981
she knows how to find me.

398
00:17:20,547 --> 00:17:23,842
You still sure about the whole
"nobody's murdering anyone" thing?

399
00:17:29,032 --> 00:17:31,059
I'm beginning to think it wasn't Ivanov.

400
00:17:31,577 --> 00:17:32,815
Polonium says it was.

401
00:17:32,839 --> 00:17:34,663
Well, maybe they wanted it
to look like Ivanov.

402
00:17:34,705 --> 00:17:36,874
Yuri was an easy patsy.

403
00:17:36,915 --> 00:17:38,333
Okay, so who?

404
00:17:38,375 --> 00:17:40,752
What about that lawyer, Donaldson?

405
00:17:40,794 --> 00:17:42,921
You know, the one who brokered
the hush money deal

406
00:17:42,963 --> 00:17:44,131
for the senator with the...

407
00:17:44,173 --> 00:17:46,008
Porn star. Nah, he died two years ago.

408
00:17:46,049 --> 00:17:47,342
- What?
- Yeah, heart attack.

409
00:17:47,384 --> 00:17:48,969
- He was young.
- 65.

410
00:17:49,011 --> 00:17:50,179
Probably didn't poison me then.

411
00:17:50,220 --> 00:17:51,930
Probably not.

412
00:17:51,972 --> 00:17:53,432
Could you get me a cup of tea?

413
00:17:53,474 --> 00:17:54,683
Yeah.

414
00:17:54,725 --> 00:17:57,644
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]

415
00:17:57,686 --> 00:18:00,355
♪ ♪

416
00:18:00,397 --> 00:18:01,523
What?

417
00:18:01,565 --> 00:18:02,566
Nothing.

418
00:18:02,608 --> 00:18:04,943
Just reminded me of the relationship
formerly known as my marriage.

419
00:18:04,985 --> 00:18:06,695
Mm.

420
00:18:06,737 --> 00:18:08,263
Are you in pain?

421
00:18:09,114 --> 00:18:10,449
Yeah.

422
00:18:10,491 --> 00:18:12,075
You know, when I was burned,

423
00:18:12,117 --> 00:18:15,078
for a long time,
I didn't know if I'd live.

424
00:18:15,120 --> 00:18:17,247
Sometimes I wanted to die.

425
00:18:17,289 --> 00:18:19,124
But I didn't give up hope.

426
00:18:19,166 --> 00:18:20,417
It's the hope that'll kill you.

427
00:18:20,459 --> 00:18:22,753
Science says the opposite.

428
00:18:22,794 --> 00:18:24,421
Let's focus on the case, huh?

429
00:18:24,463 --> 00:18:25,822
Okay.

430
00:18:26,173 --> 00:18:29,468
Why kill Yuri unless he saw something?

431
00:18:29,510 --> 00:18:32,638
Did anything out of the
ordinary happen at that lunch?

432
00:18:32,679 --> 00:18:35,307
Well, the steak was a little too rare.

433
00:18:35,349 --> 00:18:37,476
I mean, when I first started
feeling unwell,

434
00:18:37,518 --> 00:18:39,394
I told myself it was food poisoning.

435
00:18:39,436 --> 00:18:41,605
I did not mean it literally.

436
00:18:41,647 --> 00:18:44,399
But there was one other
little bit of excitement.

437
00:18:44,441 --> 00:18:49,238
There was a young couple,
couple of tables away.

438
00:18:49,279 --> 00:18:52,317
Man got down on one knee and proposed.

439
00:18:52,358 --> 00:18:55,327
It was a little over-the-top
if you ask me.

440
00:18:55,369 --> 00:18:57,246
Everyone was watching.

441
00:18:57,287 --> 00:19:00,791
Everyone with an iPhone
and a Facebook account.

442
00:19:02,376 --> 00:19:05,087
I think I've loved you
since the beginning of time.

443
00:19:06,630 --> 00:19:07,673
Will you marry me?

444
00:19:07,714 --> 00:19:09,132
- [CROWD EXCLAIMING]
- Say no, girl.

445
00:19:09,174 --> 00:19:10,384
Say no.

446
00:19:10,425 --> 00:19:12,678
Where's your sense of romance?

447
00:19:12,719 --> 00:19:15,389
I lost it somewhere
between "You complete me"

448
00:19:15,430 --> 00:19:17,391
and "I've loved you
since the beginning of time."

449
00:19:17,432 --> 00:19:18,934
You have no soul, young one.

450
00:19:18,976 --> 00:19:20,418
[SCOFFS]

451
00:19:21,103 --> 00:19:22,646
Is this triggering for you?

452
00:19:22,688 --> 00:19:24,297
No, I'm fine.

453
00:19:24,606 --> 00:19:26,841
Me and Marisa are in a good place.

454
00:19:27,317 --> 00:19:29,069
Marisa is at her place,

455
00:19:29,111 --> 00:19:31,304
and you are at my place.

456
00:19:31,738 --> 00:19:33,866
What about that placement is good?

457
00:19:33,907 --> 00:19:36,326
Like I keep saying,
we may not be married anymore,

458
00:19:36,368 --> 00:19:38,954
but our professional
relationship is fine.

459
00:19:38,996 --> 00:19:40,706
We're like Starsky and Hutch.

460
00:19:40,747 --> 00:19:42,249
You don't know them.

461
00:19:42,640 --> 00:19:43,791
Mulder and Scully.

462
00:19:43,833 --> 00:19:45,878
You're seriously dating yourself, bro.

463
00:19:45,919 --> 00:19:48,380
I'm just saying
that maybe we're better off

464
00:19:48,422 --> 00:19:52,176
as work partners, not romantic partners.

465
00:19:52,217 --> 00:19:54,553
Denial is not a great look for you.

466
00:19:56,763 --> 00:19:58,849
[APPLAUSE]

467
00:19:58,891 --> 00:20:00,809
Hey, wait, wait, wait,
wait, wait, wait, wait.

468
00:20:00,851 --> 00:20:02,394
Play that again.

469
00:20:02,436 --> 00:20:04,271
[INTRIGUING MUSIC]

470
00:20:04,313 --> 00:20:06,398
- Okay.
- Will you marry me?

471
00:20:06,440 --> 00:20:08,150
Yeah, right there, stop.
Play that slowly.

472
00:20:08,192 --> 00:20:10,736
♪ ♪

473
00:20:10,777 --> 00:20:12,362
There. There.

474
00:20:12,404 --> 00:20:13,655
Hey, play that again.

475
00:20:13,697 --> 00:20:15,949
- Will you marry me?
- Okay, stop.

476
00:20:15,991 --> 00:20:18,034
Look, right there. You see it?

477
00:20:18,827 --> 00:20:21,229
It's a different teapot.

478
00:20:21,580 --> 00:20:23,248
Somebody switched it out

479
00:20:23,290 --> 00:20:24,917
in a crowded room full of people.

480
00:20:24,958 --> 00:20:26,543
How did they do that?

481
00:20:29,507 --> 00:20:31,727
Marisa's looking
into everyone who had access

482
00:20:31,752 --> 00:20:33,505
to the kitchen at that restaurant.

483
00:20:33,547 --> 00:20:36,299
A waiter who moonlights as a hit man?

484
00:20:36,341 --> 00:20:37,843
Somebody who didn't like my tips?

485
00:20:37,884 --> 00:20:40,012
As soon as she knows
anything, she'll let us know.

486
00:20:40,053 --> 00:20:43,557
How could I not notice
a teapot being replaced?

487
00:20:43,598 --> 00:20:45,434
My job is to be observant.

488
00:20:45,475 --> 00:20:47,936
I pay attention for a living.

489
00:20:48,419 --> 00:20:50,814
I'm not the kind of person
who misses things.

490
00:20:50,856 --> 00:20:53,984
Trust me, everyone's
that kind of person.

491
00:20:55,485 --> 00:20:56,945
Can I borrow your laptop?

492
00:20:56,987 --> 00:20:59,614
[INTRIGUING MUSIC]

493
00:20:59,656 --> 00:21:00,949
- [WHISTLE BLOWS]
- All right, let's do it.

494
00:21:00,991 --> 00:21:02,117
Come on, let's go!

495
00:21:02,159 --> 00:21:03,618
♪ ♪

496
00:21:03,660 --> 00:21:07,289
Count all the players on the
yellow team who pass the ball.

497
00:21:07,330 --> 00:21:08,957
I hate basketball.

498
00:21:08,999 --> 00:21:10,125
[CHUCKLES]

499
00:21:10,167 --> 00:21:15,005
♪ ♪

500
00:21:15,047 --> 00:21:16,739
Nine...

501
00:21:17,299 --> 00:21:18,908
ten...

502
00:21:19,176 --> 00:21:21,070
11.

503
00:21:21,112 --> 00:21:23,096
[WHISTLE BLOWS]

504
00:21:23,138 --> 00:21:24,890
Great.

505
00:21:24,931 --> 00:21:27,351
Did you notice the grizzly bear?

506
00:21:28,810 --> 00:21:30,854
- Grizzly bear?
- [CHUCKLES]

507
00:21:30,896 --> 00:21:32,022
Look again.

508
00:21:33,523 --> 00:21:34,649
[WHISTLE BLOWS]

509
00:21:39,363 --> 00:21:42,240
What kind of sorcery is this?

510
00:21:42,282 --> 00:21:44,576
A very old kind actually.

511
00:21:44,618 --> 00:21:47,662
We call it attentional blindness.

512
00:21:47,704 --> 00:21:50,665
But in this case, we're looking
at misdirected attention.

513
00:21:50,707 --> 00:21:53,043
Magicians use it all the time to...

514
00:21:54,795 --> 00:21:55,962
Mm.

515
00:21:56,004 --> 00:21:58,173
- What is it?
- The experiment only works

516
00:21:58,215 --> 00:22:02,302
because I told you to look
at one thing, the ball,

517
00:22:02,344 --> 00:22:05,681
which makes it shockingly easy
to miss the other.

518
00:22:05,722 --> 00:22:10,084
No distraction,
no invisible grizzly bear.

519
00:22:11,645 --> 00:22:14,398
The proposal, that was the basketball.

520
00:22:14,439 --> 00:22:16,632
It didn't happen by accident.

521
00:22:17,734 --> 00:22:19,611
- Who are you calling?
- Marisa.

522
00:22:19,653 --> 00:22:21,446
That couple, whoever they are,

523
00:22:21,488 --> 00:22:23,615
they were the poisoner's accomplices.

524
00:22:24,700 --> 00:22:25,701
We're actors.

525
00:22:25,742 --> 00:22:27,703
Ooh, stage or screen?

526
00:22:27,744 --> 00:22:29,746
Whatever we can get.
Mostly we do PR stunts,

527
00:22:29,788 --> 00:22:31,623
flash mobs, things like that.

528
00:22:31,665 --> 00:22:33,125
That's not illegal, is it?

529
00:22:33,166 --> 00:22:34,751
So the proposal,

530
00:22:34,793 --> 00:22:37,087
that was one of your PR stunts?

531
00:22:37,129 --> 00:22:38,213
I guess so.

532
00:22:38,255 --> 00:22:40,090
They never really told us
what it was for.

533
00:22:40,132 --> 00:22:42,300
- "They" who?
- The person who hired us.

534
00:22:42,342 --> 00:22:44,990
I got a text from someone saying
they saw our work at another event,

535
00:22:45,014 --> 00:22:46,513
said they had another gig for us.

536
00:22:46,555 --> 00:22:47,723
We were supposed to stage a proposal

537
00:22:47,764 --> 00:22:49,224
at the Fairmont at a specific time.

538
00:22:49,266 --> 00:22:50,726
And they never told you why?

539
00:22:50,767 --> 00:22:52,853
They just offered us
two grand for an hour of work.

540
00:22:52,894 --> 00:22:55,022
That's more than we get most months.

541
00:22:55,063 --> 00:22:56,982
You two wouldn't happen to be available

542
00:22:57,024 --> 00:22:59,818
to perform social experiments
at a prestigious

543
00:22:59,860 --> 00:23:02,237
but notoriously stingy
university, would you?

544
00:23:02,279 --> 00:23:04,114
Let's stay on track.

545
00:23:04,156 --> 00:23:05,407
This is the track.

546
00:23:05,449 --> 00:23:08,410
Whoever hired them must've
seen them in action,

547
00:23:08,452 --> 00:23:11,413
must've known that they were reliable,

548
00:23:11,455 --> 00:23:14,583
authentic, and affordable.

549
00:23:14,624 --> 00:23:17,169
We're going to need all of your records.

550
00:23:17,210 --> 00:23:18,920
You do keep records, right?

551
00:23:18,962 --> 00:23:20,422
Who doesn't have digital records?

552
00:23:20,464 --> 00:23:21,590
Actors.

553
00:23:21,631 --> 00:23:22,924
All right if I get a coffee?

554
00:23:22,966 --> 00:23:23,925
Yeah.

555
00:23:28,028 --> 00:23:29,238
They're on the other side now.

556
00:23:36,146 --> 00:23:38,106
Sorry, I don't have
the sweetener you like.

557
00:23:38,148 --> 00:23:40,192
That's all right.
I'll take whatever you have.

558
00:23:43,195 --> 00:23:46,406
Any leads on that man
from the parole hearing?

559
00:23:46,448 --> 00:23:47,949
Nothing yet.

560
00:23:47,991 --> 00:23:50,702
Do you remember anything else
about the logo on the van?

561
00:23:50,744 --> 00:23:52,162
I got some possibilities from the book.

562
00:23:52,204 --> 00:23:53,705
Thought this weekend maybe we could

563
00:23:53,747 --> 00:23:54,998
go over them together if you have time.

564
00:23:55,040 --> 00:23:57,584
I can order in from Twelve Dragons.

565
00:23:57,626 --> 00:23:59,777
That's probably not a good idea.

566
00:24:00,170 --> 00:24:02,339
I just don't think
we should blur the lines.

567
00:24:02,381 --> 00:24:04,758
So working on Saturday
would be blurring the lines,

568
00:24:04,800 --> 00:24:07,201
or just working on my case?

569
00:24:07,511 --> 00:24:08,804
Alec.

570
00:24:08,845 --> 00:24:11,080
I just want to know what the lines are.

571
00:24:11,598 --> 00:24:13,392
This is hard for me.

572
00:24:13,433 --> 00:24:15,477
Did you ever consider the fact

573
00:24:15,519 --> 00:24:17,646
that this might be hard for me too?

574
00:24:17,688 --> 00:24:19,314
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]

575
00:24:19,356 --> 00:24:20,649
I'm sorry.

576
00:24:22,067 --> 00:24:23,247
I'm sorry.

577
00:24:23,289 --> 00:24:30,033
♪ ♪

578
00:24:34,955 --> 00:24:36,123
Hm.

579
00:24:36,164 --> 00:24:37,290
What is it?

580
00:24:39,084 --> 00:24:40,651
Bramble Corp.

581
00:24:40,877 --> 00:24:42,421
The tobacco company?

582
00:24:42,462 --> 00:24:45,549
CJ and Gene did an exposé
on them a couple of months ago,

583
00:24:45,590 --> 00:24:48,176
basically proved they were
marketing their products to kids.

584
00:24:48,218 --> 00:24:50,846
Made a big show of firing
the VP of publicity.

585
00:24:50,887 --> 00:24:53,724
Schulz, Brandon Schulz.

586
00:24:55,267 --> 00:24:56,518
He had motive.

587
00:24:56,560 --> 00:24:58,669
And he had means.

588
00:24:59,104 --> 00:25:01,674
Polonium's not something
you can just pick up at CVS.

589
00:25:01,715 --> 00:25:03,358
I asked my team to do some research.

590
00:25:03,400 --> 00:25:05,652
One of the places
that it's found naturally...

591
00:25:05,694 --> 00:25:07,029
Hm?

592
00:25:07,070 --> 00:25:08,429
Tobacco leaves.

593
00:25:11,480 --> 00:25:12,940
[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

594
00:25:12,965 --> 00:25:16,302
[INTRIGUING MUSIC]

595
00:25:17,653 --> 00:25:18,654
Mr. Schulz?

596
00:25:18,696 --> 00:25:20,323
♪ ♪

597
00:25:20,364 --> 00:25:21,657
He's ready for you.

598
00:25:21,699 --> 00:25:23,534
Do you know why I use job interviews?

599
00:25:23,576 --> 00:25:25,286
'Cause no one will suspect
you're interrogating them?

600
00:25:25,328 --> 00:25:26,829
That's one reason.

601
00:25:26,871 --> 00:25:30,750
The other is, it's practically
an invitation to boast,

602
00:25:30,792 --> 00:25:34,045
to overshare a bit to prove
one's mettle as an employee,

603
00:25:34,087 --> 00:25:37,423
even if that means admitting
to breaking the rules.

604
00:25:37,465 --> 00:25:40,343
Sorry the place is so bare-bones.

605
00:25:40,384 --> 00:25:43,221
But so far, we've raised
half a million on Kickstarter.

606
00:25:43,262 --> 00:25:44,806
Typical start-up situation.

607
00:25:44,847 --> 00:25:46,641
Uh, and thanks for the opportunity, man.

608
00:25:46,682 --> 00:25:49,268
I don't get a whole lot
of calls these days.

609
00:25:49,310 --> 00:25:51,938
You mean after CJ Wright's article?

610
00:25:51,979 --> 00:25:53,231
You mean her hit piece.

611
00:25:53,272 --> 00:25:56,025
I actually thought
it was quite flattering.

612
00:25:56,067 --> 00:25:57,235
You did?

613
00:25:57,276 --> 00:26:00,113
Sure, you were working for the bad guys.

614
00:26:00,154 --> 00:26:02,281
But you were just doing your job.

615
00:26:02,323 --> 00:26:05,409
And you were doing it very well.

616
00:26:05,451 --> 00:26:08,871
You were able
to successfully market Bramble

617
00:26:08,913 --> 00:26:12,625
as the eco-friendly cigarette company.

618
00:26:12,667 --> 00:26:15,378
It's kind of like turning water
into wine, isn't it?

619
00:26:15,420 --> 00:26:17,130
Yeah, it's a skill set.

620
00:26:17,171 --> 00:26:18,339
A valuable one.

621
00:26:18,381 --> 00:26:20,383
And if it hadn't been for that article,

622
00:26:20,425 --> 00:26:21,759
you'd have been a star.

623
00:26:23,261 --> 00:26:25,370
You want to know what's crazy
about that whole thing?

624
00:26:27,181 --> 00:26:29,934
I approached them.

625
00:26:32,270 --> 00:26:33,855
Offered them exclusives,

626
00:26:33,896 --> 00:26:36,691
even threw in some cash for
fair and balanced reporting.

627
00:26:36,732 --> 00:26:41,320
You tried to bribe two
highly respected journalists

628
00:26:41,362 --> 00:26:43,448
to be shills in your PR stunt?

629
00:26:43,489 --> 00:26:45,199
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

630
00:26:45,241 --> 00:26:46,523
Genius.

631
00:26:46,565 --> 00:26:47,810
[CHUCKLES]

632
00:26:47,835 --> 00:26:50,187
Yeah, the whole thing
would've been a win-win.

633
00:26:51,038 --> 00:26:54,667
But CJ had a brand to protect.

634
00:26:54,709 --> 00:26:58,212
I mean, she could've just said no.
But instead, she got me canned.

635
00:26:58,254 --> 00:27:00,965
Why not just make a deal with Gene?

636
00:27:01,007 --> 00:27:02,491
Truth?

637
00:27:02,967 --> 00:27:04,427
Gene's a nobody.

638
00:27:04,469 --> 00:27:06,912
CJ is the star.

639
00:27:07,388 --> 00:27:10,183
And he tried to talk her into it,
but it was like, no, no, no.

640
00:27:10,224 --> 00:27:12,018
You must've been pissed.

641
00:27:12,059 --> 00:27:13,436
At first, yeah.

642
00:27:13,877 --> 00:27:16,022
But then I viewed it as an opportunity

643
00:27:16,063 --> 00:27:19,150
to get in with more
eco-friendly companies.

644
00:27:19,192 --> 00:27:21,861
The eco initiatives at Bramble,

645
00:27:21,903 --> 00:27:23,362
what were they exactly?

646
00:27:23,720 --> 00:27:26,199
Bramble patented a, uh, cleaning process

647
00:27:26,240 --> 00:27:28,117
to extract impurities.

648
00:27:28,159 --> 00:27:29,577
What kind of impurities?

649
00:27:29,619 --> 00:27:33,104
Tar, lead, polonium-210.

650
00:27:34,582 --> 00:27:38,211
Must've been a lot of radioactive
waste leftover from that process.

651
00:27:38,252 --> 00:27:40,213
Oh, yeah, tons of it.

652
00:27:40,254 --> 00:27:42,656
And disposing of it is expensive.

653
00:27:43,508 --> 00:27:45,259
But that's where I came in.

654
00:27:45,301 --> 00:27:50,431
I found them a deal on that
for half the standard rate.

655
00:27:50,473 --> 00:27:54,393
How'd you find this bargain
basement hazardous waste disposal?

656
00:27:54,435 --> 00:27:56,270
Networking.

657
00:27:56,312 --> 00:27:57,480
It's one of my strengths.

658
00:27:57,522 --> 00:28:00,608
I ask because I have a friend
in cosmetics manufacturing.

659
00:28:00,650 --> 00:28:03,402
If you could put me in touch
with your liaison,

660
00:28:03,444 --> 00:28:04,862
I'd be super grateful.

661
00:28:04,904 --> 00:28:07,073
[TENSE MUSIC]

662
00:28:07,115 --> 00:28:08,908
You didn't hear it from me.

663
00:28:08,950 --> 00:28:12,036
CJ would freak out if she knew
about his little side hustle.

664
00:28:12,078 --> 00:28:13,871
- You mean Gene?
- Yeah.

665
00:28:13,913 --> 00:28:15,748
Funny enough, he's got
a cousin in the business.

666
00:28:15,790 --> 00:28:17,959
Said if Bramble went with them,

667
00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:20,795
he could personally guarantee
the savings.

668
00:28:20,837 --> 00:28:24,632
So, uh, you want to tell me
more about the job?

669
00:28:29,303 --> 00:28:30,555
Well, any luck?

670
00:28:30,596 --> 00:28:32,098
It's just like the grizzly bear.

671
00:28:32,140 --> 00:28:33,558
What are you talking about?

672
00:28:33,599 --> 00:28:36,060
The answer was right
in front of us the whole time.

673
00:28:36,102 --> 00:28:37,437
We just didn't see it.

674
00:28:37,478 --> 00:28:39,272
Are you gonna keep
giving me Wordle clues,

675
00:28:39,313 --> 00:28:40,481
or is there someone I can arrest?

676
00:28:40,523 --> 00:28:43,025
Not yet. I'm gonna need proof...

677
00:28:43,067 --> 00:28:44,634
and a ride.

678
00:28:45,111 --> 00:28:46,237
Okay.

679
00:28:46,279 --> 00:28:49,198
♪ ♪

680
00:28:49,240 --> 00:28:50,408
I got your messages.

681
00:28:50,450 --> 00:28:52,452
I... I thought about what you said.

682
00:28:52,493 --> 00:28:55,037
Listen, I appreciate
what you're trying to do.

683
00:28:55,079 --> 00:28:58,291
But to be honest,
I just don't know if I'm ready.

684
00:28:58,332 --> 00:28:59,858
I get it.

685
00:29:00,668 --> 00:29:04,297
But you came over here for a reason.

686
00:29:04,338 --> 00:29:07,633
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]

687
00:29:07,675 --> 00:29:10,970
The thing is, I was like you.

688
00:29:11,012 --> 00:29:15,099
I used to be mad at my mom
a lot over stupid things.

689
00:29:15,141 --> 00:29:17,518
Mostly she thought
I wasn't working hard enough

690
00:29:17,560 --> 00:29:20,605
and that I wasn't living up
to my full potential.

691
00:29:20,646 --> 00:29:23,149
And no matter how hard I worked,

692
00:29:23,191 --> 00:29:25,401
it was never good enough.

693
00:29:25,443 --> 00:29:28,070
So I stopped trying.

694
00:29:28,112 --> 00:29:29,947
I stopped calling her.

695
00:29:29,989 --> 00:29:32,116
I stopped talking to her
more than I needed to.

696
00:29:32,158 --> 00:29:35,477
I stayed at school
during holiday breaks.

697
00:29:35,787 --> 00:29:38,790
I just always thought, um,

698
00:29:38,831 --> 00:29:41,066
there'd be more time later,

699
00:29:41,375 --> 00:29:43,419
you know, to sort out our differences.

700
00:29:43,461 --> 00:29:47,048
♪ ♪

701
00:29:47,090 --> 00:29:50,116
And then she died.

702
00:29:52,553 --> 00:29:55,264
I am so sorry.

703
00:29:55,306 --> 00:30:01,169
I guess I'm still trying
to prove something to her.

704
00:30:01,395 --> 00:30:03,856
I probably always will be.

705
00:30:03,898 --> 00:30:06,692
That bracelet,
it's your mom's, isn't it?

706
00:30:06,734 --> 00:30:08,927
I mean, every time
we mention her, you touch it.

707
00:30:11,739 --> 00:30:13,574
I can't tell you what to do.

708
00:30:14,951 --> 00:30:18,937
But I can tell you
what I wish I had done.

709
00:30:19,914 --> 00:30:21,582
Go visit her.

710
00:30:24,252 --> 00:30:25,711
[LINE TRILLS]

711
00:30:25,753 --> 00:30:27,004
Hey, come on in.

712
00:30:27,046 --> 00:30:29,114
[DOOR BUZZES]

713
00:30:29,799 --> 00:30:31,092
You want something to drink?

714
00:30:31,134 --> 00:30:33,803
Sorry, I wasn't expecting company.

715
00:30:33,845 --> 00:30:35,972
I got beer and sparkling water.

716
00:30:36,013 --> 00:30:38,141
Um, iced tea?

717
00:30:40,893 --> 00:30:41,978
Why not?

718
00:30:42,019 --> 00:30:44,856
[TENSE MUSIC]

719
00:30:44,897 --> 00:30:46,107
How's CJ? I, uh...

720
00:30:46,149 --> 00:30:48,568
I haven't talked to her this afternoon.

721
00:30:48,609 --> 00:30:51,612
Uh, not so well actually.

722
00:30:51,654 --> 00:30:53,906
- Is she, uh...
- She's alive.

723
00:30:53,948 --> 00:30:56,641
But I have a feeling
it won't be long now.

724
00:30:57,285 --> 00:30:58,870
I'm sorry to hear that.

725
00:30:58,911 --> 00:31:00,371
So am I.

726
00:31:00,812 --> 00:31:02,814
The truth is, uh,

727
00:31:03,833 --> 00:31:06,377
I... I don't know
what I'm gonna do without her.

728
00:31:06,419 --> 00:31:09,964
♪ ♪

729
00:31:10,006 --> 00:31:13,158
You know, it may be terrible to say it,

730
00:31:13,801 --> 00:31:16,304
but maybe now the world
will finally see you

731
00:31:16,345 --> 00:31:18,096
for who you are,

732
00:31:18,723 --> 00:31:20,391
everything you do.

733
00:31:20,433 --> 00:31:24,687
♪ ♪

734
00:31:24,729 --> 00:31:27,315
You know, uh,

735
00:31:27,356 --> 00:31:30,276
kind of my biggest fear
that it'll only prove that,

736
00:31:30,318 --> 00:31:33,196
you know, without her I'm nothing.

737
00:31:34,530 --> 00:31:35,907
Oh, uh...

738
00:31:42,477 --> 00:31:43,978
Uh, taste okay?

739
00:31:48,920 --> 00:31:50,296
Mm.

740
00:31:50,338 --> 00:31:51,923
Um, sit down.

741
00:31:51,964 --> 00:31:55,718
You know, whoever did this
to CJ was really, really smart.

742
00:31:55,760 --> 00:31:57,512
- You think?
- Oh, yeah.

743
00:31:57,553 --> 00:31:59,222
Look how well he covered his tracks.

744
00:31:59,263 --> 00:32:02,767
Um, polonium usually leaves
a nice little trail.

745
00:32:02,809 --> 00:32:06,771
Whoever did this was some kind
of criminal mastermind.

746
00:32:08,147 --> 00:32:10,483
Well, I mean,
not too much of a mastermind.

747
00:32:10,525 --> 00:32:13,069
I mean, he... he left his victim alive.

748
00:32:13,111 --> 00:32:14,654
True.

749
00:32:14,695 --> 00:32:17,013
But I think that was intentional.

750
00:32:17,657 --> 00:32:20,350
I think he was playing with CJ.

751
00:32:20,785 --> 00:32:24,646
He wanted to see if he could
beat her at her own game.

752
00:32:25,164 --> 00:32:27,333
I... I don't know too many people

753
00:32:27,375 --> 00:32:30,044
who'd beat CJ at... at any game.

754
00:32:30,086 --> 00:32:32,797
I don't think it's gonna be
as thrilling as he imagines.

755
00:32:32,839 --> 00:32:34,674
Oh, yeah? W-why is that?

756
00:32:34,715 --> 00:32:36,727
The killer out for revenge

757
00:32:36,768 --> 00:32:38,678
wants to look his victim in the eye

758
00:32:38,719 --> 00:32:43,057
at the moment she realizes he's won.

759
00:32:44,058 --> 00:32:48,354
Whoever did this to CJ will
never get that satisfaction.

760
00:32:48,396 --> 00:32:49,765
What kind of victory is that?

761
00:32:49,807 --> 00:32:51,065
[PHONE RINGS]

762
00:32:51,107 --> 00:32:52,775
Ah, excuse me.

763
00:32:54,819 --> 00:32:57,345
Hey. Any luck?

764
00:32:57,738 --> 00:32:59,615
Of course.

765
00:32:59,657 --> 00:33:01,200
I'll let him know.

766
00:33:01,242 --> 00:33:05,747
It looks like CJ's condition
has taken a turn.

767
00:33:05,788 --> 00:33:07,123
She's fallen into a coma,

768
00:33:07,165 --> 00:33:09,584
and they don't expect her
to come out of it.

769
00:33:11,085 --> 00:33:12,587
Ah.

770
00:33:12,628 --> 00:33:16,549
[MUTTERS] It's hard to
imagine the world without her.

771
00:33:16,591 --> 00:33:21,220
Um, could I get some time alone
i-if you don't mind?

772
00:33:21,262 --> 00:33:22,638
Of course.

773
00:33:22,680 --> 00:33:29,771
♪ ♪

774
00:33:35,777 --> 00:33:37,195
[EXHALES DEEPLY]

775
00:33:53,336 --> 00:33:59,884
♪ ♪

776
00:34:01,135 --> 00:34:02,804
CJ?

777
00:34:04,222 --> 00:34:05,473
[EXHALES SHARPS]

778
00:34:05,515 --> 00:34:07,266
For once, you got nothing to say?

779
00:34:12,105 --> 00:34:13,314
[SIGHS]

780
00:34:14,816 --> 00:34:17,383
I'm sorry it had to end this way.

781
00:34:17,819 --> 00:34:19,779
But don't worry.

782
00:34:19,821 --> 00:34:21,697
It'll all be over soon.

783
00:34:26,911 --> 00:34:29,354
But before you go...

784
00:34:33,084 --> 00:34:35,735
I wanted you to know something.

785
00:34:41,175 --> 00:34:42,909
It was me.

786
00:34:45,613 --> 00:34:47,648
[TENSE MUSIC]

787
00:34:49,615 --> 00:34:51,742
Surprised?

788
00:34:53,923 --> 00:34:55,800
Yeah, I bet you are.

789
00:34:55,841 --> 00:34:58,636
♪ ♪

790
00:34:58,677 --> 00:35:00,429
You never would've guessed
that I could pull off

791
00:35:00,471 --> 00:35:01,972
the perfect crime.

792
00:35:04,016 --> 00:35:05,726
I played fair.

793
00:35:05,768 --> 00:35:08,354
I gave you a chance to solve it.

794
00:35:09,480 --> 00:35:11,899
But I beat you, didn't I?

795
00:35:16,153 --> 00:35:18,429
The world will never know.

796
00:35:20,533 --> 00:35:22,034
But I'll know.

797
00:35:23,661 --> 00:35:25,269
And now,

798
00:35:25,830 --> 00:35:28,981
in the moments before you die,

799
00:35:29,667 --> 00:35:36,006
you will know that I beat you.

800
00:35:36,048 --> 00:35:41,178
♪ ♪

801
00:35:41,220 --> 00:35:47,124
I guess I'm a lot smarter
than you thought I was.

802
00:35:51,188 --> 00:35:54,298
Not that smart.

803
00:36:00,197 --> 00:36:01,157
[DOOR CRASHES OPEN]

804
00:36:01,198 --> 00:36:03,033
I wouldn't do that.

805
00:36:03,075 --> 00:36:04,160
Cuff him.

806
00:36:04,201 --> 00:36:08,164
♪ ♪

807
00:36:08,205 --> 00:36:12,501
Did you really hate me so much?

808
00:36:20,009 --> 00:36:20,968
Thank you.

809
00:36:21,010 --> 00:36:27,933
♪ ♪

810
00:36:49,413 --> 00:36:51,207
[KNOCK ON DOOR]

811
00:36:51,248 --> 00:36:52,416
You're here late.

812
00:36:53,751 --> 00:36:55,711
Lost track of time, I guess.

813
00:36:55,753 --> 00:36:57,713
Nicole told me CJ's gonna
get the treatment.

814
00:36:57,755 --> 00:36:59,882
At least they'll get
a second chance, right?

815
00:36:59,924 --> 00:37:01,217
Thanks to you.

816
00:37:01,258 --> 00:37:02,927
Rizwan told me what you did.

817
00:37:04,929 --> 00:37:08,330
This whole situation with CJ and Nicole,

818
00:37:08,766 --> 00:37:10,726
it reminded you of your mom, didn't it?

819
00:37:13,771 --> 00:37:16,899
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]

820
00:37:16,941 --> 00:37:20,403
♪ ♪

821
00:37:20,444 --> 00:37:22,571
You never told me how she died.

822
00:37:24,448 --> 00:37:27,433
She was late for a meeting,

823
00:37:28,202 --> 00:37:29,537
crossed against the light,

824
00:37:29,578 --> 00:37:31,831
and, uh, got hit by a car.

825
00:37:31,872 --> 00:37:33,457
Hmm.

826
00:37:35,126 --> 00:37:39,695
An unexpected loss like that
takes longer to heal from.

827
00:37:41,048 --> 00:37:42,907
So it seems.

828
00:37:43,968 --> 00:37:46,494
You're still playing
the "what if" game, right?

829
00:37:47,221 --> 00:37:50,080
What if she had left
five minutes sooner?

830
00:37:50,558 --> 00:37:52,416
Five minutes later?

831
00:37:52,852 --> 00:37:56,170
Or what if she'd just waited
for the light?

832
00:37:56,981 --> 00:37:59,442
What if we hadn't fought
the night that she died?

833
00:37:59,483 --> 00:38:00,943
Mm.

834
00:38:00,985 --> 00:38:04,947
You know, whenever
feelings of loss start,

835
00:38:04,989 --> 00:38:07,032
there's a temptation
to go deeper into it.

836
00:38:07,074 --> 00:38:10,077
We think that it respects the dead.

837
00:38:10,119 --> 00:38:13,866
But a better way to think of it

838
00:38:13,908 --> 00:38:18,043
would be to remind yourself
of the good times.

839
00:38:18,085 --> 00:38:22,757
♪ ♪

840
00:38:22,798 --> 00:38:24,490
What if it doesn't work?

841
00:38:25,199 --> 00:38:28,220
What if I can't remember the good times?

842
00:38:30,681 --> 00:38:32,706
Then you call me.

843
00:38:33,768 --> 00:38:37,313
And we'll talk about her and find them.

844
00:38:37,354 --> 00:38:44,278
♪ ♪

845
00:38:54,080 --> 00:38:59,251
Gene thought that he'd
committed the perfect crime.

846
00:38:59,293 --> 00:39:03,631
It had all the elements
of a perfect murder story...

847
00:39:03,672 --> 00:39:07,134
pride, revenge,

848
00:39:07,176 --> 00:39:10,888
a virtually invisible murder weapon.

849
00:39:10,930 --> 00:39:16,685
But he couldn't stand the fact
that no one knew about it.

850
00:39:16,727 --> 00:39:19,814
Some of the world's
most notorious killers

851
00:39:19,855 --> 00:39:21,690
might not have ever gotten caught

852
00:39:21,732 --> 00:39:24,902
if it hadn't been
for their fatal narcissism.

853
00:39:26,445 --> 00:39:32,118
But rarely do their victims get
a chance to talk.

854
00:39:32,159 --> 00:39:34,829
[HOPEFUL MUSIC]

855
00:39:34,870 --> 00:39:38,707
In CJ's own words,
"Someone once told me..."

856
00:39:38,749 --> 00:39:40,709
Things are looking good, CJ.

857
00:39:40,751 --> 00:39:42,628
Thank you.

858
00:39:42,670 --> 00:39:47,156
"It was possible to miss
a grizzly bear in the room.

859
00:39:47,675 --> 00:39:50,576
"Seems like I missed more than one.

860
00:39:51,429 --> 00:39:56,016
"I was always operating
one step ahead, in the future,

861
00:39:56,058 --> 00:39:57,935
"trying to beat a deadline,

862
00:39:57,977 --> 00:40:01,564
"trying to outdo my last accomplishment.

863
00:40:01,605 --> 00:40:05,401
"Turns out looking three steps
ahead is the easiest way

864
00:40:05,443 --> 00:40:09,363
"to miss the thing
that's right in front of you.

865
00:40:09,405 --> 00:40:13,432
"So now I find myself
living in the moment,

866
00:40:14,201 --> 00:40:16,620
paying attention to every detail..."

867
00:40:16,662 --> 00:40:18,038
Nicki.

868
00:40:18,080 --> 00:40:20,124
Hey, Mom.

869
00:40:21,125 --> 00:40:24,170
You did not have to wear
that old thing on my account.

870
00:40:24,211 --> 00:40:28,632
♪ ♪

871
00:40:28,674 --> 00:40:30,676
Actually, I, um...

872
00:40:32,660 --> 00:40:34,555
I never take it off.

873
00:40:35,120 --> 00:40:38,332
"Because you never know
when it could all disappear."

874
00:40:39,143 --> 00:40:42,438
♪ Help me carry on ♪

875
00:40:42,480 --> 00:40:46,192
"And when you get that
once-in-a-lifetime "second chance,

876
00:40:46,233 --> 00:40:50,529
you want to be there for all of it."

877
00:40:50,571 --> 00:40:52,615
♪ The Lord said to me ♪

878
00:40:52,656 --> 00:40:54,408
♪ Time is a healer ♪

879
00:40:54,450 --> 00:40:56,452
♪ Time is a healer ♪

880
00:40:56,494 --> 00:40:58,120
♪ Love is the answer ♪

881
00:40:58,162 --> 00:41:00,039
♪ Love is the answer ♪

882
00:41:00,081 --> 00:41:01,916
♪ I'm on my way ♪

883
00:41:01,957 --> 00:41:03,626
♪ I'm on my way ♪

884
00:41:03,667 --> 00:41:05,419
♪ The Lord said to me ♪

885
00:41:05,461 --> 00:41:07,630
♪ The Lord said to me ♪

886
00:41:07,671 --> 00:41:09,423
♪ Time is a healer ♪

887
00:41:09,465 --> 00:41:11,467
♪ Time is a healer ♪

888
00:41:11,509 --> 00:41:13,135
♪ Truth is the answer ♪

889
00:41:13,177 --> 00:41:15,054
♪ Truth is the answer ♪

890
00:41:15,096 --> 00:41:16,597
♪ I'm on the way ♪

891
00:41:16,639 --> 00:41:18,140
♪ ♪

892
00:41:18,182 --> 00:41:19,809
Alec.

893
00:41:19,850 --> 00:41:23,646
♪ Lost my way ♪

894
00:41:23,687 --> 00:41:25,462
Did it work?

895
00:41:26,607 --> 00:41:28,609
♪ You know ♪

896
00:41:28,651 --> 00:41:30,319
I remembered something.

897
00:41:30,361 --> 00:41:32,696
♪ I've tried ♪