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Previously on "RJ Decker"...
Emi: What are you wearing?
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Excuse me?
Change your shirt
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and meet me at the address
I'm about to send you.
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Who needs you
to change your shirt?
Wish.
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Yeah. He might
have a new client for me.
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Welcome to the humble abode
of the Carter family.
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Woman: That's Holden.
I think he may have relapsed.
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Emi:
RJ, Holden has been found.
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Holden was about
to blow the whistle.
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He was willing to go up
against his own father.
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Holden wasn't supposed
to die.
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The plan was only
to discredit him.
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I still think it was me.
[ Scoffs ]
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It was not you.
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{\an8}♪
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Man: Of course.
I'll have to notify the police.
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This is a case
for homicide.
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Homicide?
I don't think you
fully understand, Bigelow.
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[ Door opens in distance ]
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You've been murdered.
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RJ, is that you?
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Yeah.
Are you alone?
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Yes. Very.
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Aw, no.
Love connection?
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No, I wasn't her type.
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Dude,
you're everybody's type.
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Maybe you could have
worn a nicer shirt.
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Yeah,
or my, uh, prison blues.
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I thought my criminal record
might be a deal breaker,
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but turns out she asked
Mauricio to set us up
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because
she only dates felons.
Creepy.
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Yeah.
But doesn't that
make you her type?
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Apparently,
I'm not felonious enough.
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She likes
the repeat offenders.
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Okay, maybe
when it comes to matchmakers,
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we can do better than
our old pals from Apalachee.
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Sorry, what?
W-Who's "we"?
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The algorithms for the dating
apps are, like, insane now.
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I can help you poke
around online tomorrow,
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try to find the right one.
Algorithms?
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I think I'd rather
go back to prison.
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And why are you so determined
to fix me up all of a sudden?
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I'm just trying to help you
make better choices, that's all.
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Better than what?
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I saw you having drinks
with Emi Ochoa at F.M. Station,
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and you looked...
friendly.
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It's not what you think.
We were married, okay?
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I know what you look like
when you want to have sex.
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Emi Ochoa and I
are not sleeping together.
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We're not! She feels bad
about what happened.
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She wants to--
She wants to make up for it.
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And how exactly does one
make up for perjuring oneself
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and sending an innocent person
to prison?
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She brought me a case
last week. It worked out.
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We went out for a drink
to celebrate. That's it.
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I'm fine.
Everything's fine, okay?
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So if you'll excuse me,
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I have an early meeting
with the client tomorrow.
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I'm not gonna sleep with him
either.
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{\an8}♪
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Okay. Here's Louise
on her way to yoga...
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playing Mahjong
at the club...
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...buying groceries.
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Bob...
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...as much as I'd like
to keep taking your money,
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I've been following
your wife for a week.
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I have seen nothing that tells
me she's cheating on you.
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Look at Louise.
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Now look at me.
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She is at least a nine.
I am a five.
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And that's when
my psoriasis isn't acting up.
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I should have known better
than to think
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that I could
keep her happy.
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Are you sure
this whole affair thing
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isn't just
all in your head?
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I mean, are you sure?
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Do you see these earrings?
Yeah.
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I didn't buy those for her.
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I checked her
credit card receipts.
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She didn't buy them
for herself.
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And when I asked her
about it,
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she said that they were gifts
from her mother.
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But...
I know that she's lying.
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I love her, Mr. Decker,
so much,
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and I need to know
what's going on.
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Because if I know
what's going on...
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maybe I can fix it.
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Maybe I can
make her love me again.
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{\an8}♪
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[ Camera shutter clicking ]
♪ I'm playin' diamonds,
cashin' checks ♪
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[ Engine starts ]
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♪ Puttin' fancy things
around my neck ♪
[ Engine starts ]
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♪ Not givin' one hell or heck ♪
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♪ I'm playin' diamonds,
cashin' checks ♪
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[ Brakes squeal,
camera shutter clicking ]
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♪ Another dollar, another day ♪
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♪ Señoritas in San Tropez ♪
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♪ Pourin' chili
on my Frito-Lays ♪
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♪ No, ma'am.
I ain't on no holiday ♪
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♪ Playin' diamonds,
cashin' checks ♪
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♪ Puttin' fancy things
around my neck ♪
[ Engine starts ]
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♪ Not givin' one hell or heck ♪
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♪ I'm playin' diamonds,
cashing checks ♪
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{\an8}♪
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♪ It's just the four
to the one to the five ♪
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♪ Again and again
till you get it just right ♪
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♪ It might take all day
and all through the night ♪
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♪ But even then, babe,
you ain't qualified ♪
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♪ I'm playin' diamonds,
cashin' checks ♪
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♪ I ain't hired
for my intellect ♪
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♪ I'm just out here
payin' my respects ♪
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♪ To the T-Bones and the T-Birds
and even T. Rex ♪
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♪ I'm playin' diamonds,
cashin' checks ♪
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[ Engine starts ]
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{\an8}♪
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♪ Four to the one
to the five ♪
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♪ Again, again
till we get it right ♪
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♪ It's just the four
to the one to the five ♪
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♪ Again, again
till we get it right ♪
[ Cellphone ringing, buzzing ]
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♪ It's just the four... ♪
Hey, Bob.
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Bob: I've been thinking.
Maybe you're right.
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Maybe the affair
is all in my head.
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Bob, do you know
anything about
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a-- a storage locker
on 19th Street?
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No. Why? Did Louise
go to a storage locker?
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Is that
where you are now?
[ Exhales sharply ]
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No, I'm in front of
a house on Palmetto.
She just went inside.
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Does it have a fountain
in front with pink flamingos?
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Yeah. It does.
Son of a...
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That's the Howards' house.
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She must be there
to meet Preston.
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Okay. Who's Preston?
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We know him and his wife
from the club.
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He and Louise both played
in the pickleball tournament.
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Okay, Bob. Listen to me.
Everything's gonna be okay.
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Deep breaths,
and repeat after me, okay?
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Everything...
Everything...
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...is gonna be--
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[ Explosion, glass shattering ]
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What was that?!
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Mr. Decker,
Can you hear me?!
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Mr. Decker,
are you there?!
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{\an8}[ Sirens wailing in distance,
indistinct conversations ]
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{\an8}♪
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{\an8}Fire marshal says
it's looking like an accident.
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{\an8}There's a gas leak somewhere
inside, then a spark.
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{\an8}It happens sometimes
with these old houses
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{\an8}that haven't converted
to electric.
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{\an8}What about bodies?
One.
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{\an8}Badly burned,
so no ID yet.
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{\an8}It's gotta be
my client's wife.
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{\an8}I saw her go inside right
before it happened.
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{\an8}Respectfully,
I'm a homicide detective,
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{\an8}not a tragic accident detective.
Yeah, I get it. I...
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{\an8}Unless you're thinking
the fire marshal has it wrong.
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{\an8}My client was convinced
his wife was having an affair,
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{\an8}maybe with the guy
that lives in this house.
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{\an8}30 seconds after
she went inside,
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{\an8}the place goes up
in smoke?
[ Chuckles ]
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{\an8}What? What?
God...
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{\an8}Well, you think, what,
he rigged the house,
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{\an8}waited for you to confirm
she was here, and then...?
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{\an8}It's possible.
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{\an8}I mean, he has, up until now,
seemed like
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{\an8}nothing but a nice guy,
but who knows?
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{\an8}[ Tires screech ]
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{\an8}No, no, no, no, no!
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{\an8}Sir, you have to stay back.
This is my house!
Please.
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{\an8}I need to find my wife!
Her name is Natalie.
Sir. Sir!
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{\an8}Detective Mel Abreu.
Are you Preston Howard?
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{\an8}Yes. I've been trying
to reach my wife, but I can't.
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{\an8}Please tell me
she wasn't in there.
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{\an8}Mr. Howard,
there was one fatality,
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{\an8}but we have
reason to believe
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{\an8}it was someone
other than your wife.
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{\an8}You're saying somebody
other than Natalie?
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{\an8}Mr. Howard, d-do you know
a Louise Vernon?
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{\an8}Yeah.
[ Stammers ]
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{\an8}We go to the same
country club.
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{\an8}Are you saying
she was inside my house?
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{\an8}Did she do this?
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{\an8}Any chance she was coming
here to meet you today?
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{\an8}Me? No. Why?
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{\an8}W-Why would she?
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{\an8}Why isn't anybody trying
to find my wife?!
We'll find her, Mr. Howard.
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{\an8}But first,
I know the fire marshal
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{\an8}has some questions
about your house.
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{\an8}I can't believe it. I can't
believe that Louise is gone.
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Bob, like I said,
the person who died, the body,
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it hasn't
been identified yet.
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Y-You said
you saw her go inside.
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Who else could it be?
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Mr. Vernon, have you ever
been inside the Howards' house?
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Uh, they hosted a holiday
cocktail thing a few years ago.
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Why?
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You called Mr. Decker
this morning.
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He told you he saw
Louise go inside.
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Then...
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You...
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You think that
I blew it up somehow?
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Are you insane?
You did hire a PI
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because you thought
your wife was cheating on you.
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I...
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I told you
how much I loved her.
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I told you I wanted
to fix things.
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Bob, I know. I know.
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Please. Just go.
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{\an8}♪
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Thoughts?
My gut says he didn't do it.
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And yet?
And yet, jealous husband,
dead wife. I know.
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Two and two almost
always equal four. "And yet."
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The fire marshal's
preliminary take
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was the explosion
was accidental.
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And yet Louise was up to
something this morning.
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The car rental, the wig,
the storage locker.
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I repeat-- two plus two
almost always equal four.
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Look,
she was having an affair.
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She changed her car
and her appearance
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to visit a neighborhood where
she could have been recognized.
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Her death? Act of God.
Not act of Bob.
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[ Sighs ] Okay, look.
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Something's up with
the storage locker. It was big.
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It's way too big for a-- for
a wig and a change of clothes.
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I'm gonna check it out.
Okay.
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You find something
that tells you that
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the explosion wasn't an
accident, you let me know.
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Meantime,
I'm gonna go focus on
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crimes I know
were murders.
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{\an8}♪
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[ Keypad beeps ]
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{\an8}♪
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[ Keypad beeps ]
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[ Softly ] Let's go.
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[ Door rattles ]
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{\an8}♪
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[ Exhales sharply ]
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{\an8}♪
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[ Blows ]
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{\an8}♪
241
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[ Gun cocks ]
242
00:10:50,233 --> 00:10:53,360
Louise: Just when I thought
my day couldn't get any worse.
243
00:10:53,361 --> 00:10:55,112
RJ: Louise?
You chose
the wrong night
244
00:10:55,113 --> 00:10:57,489
to try to rob
a storage locker, pal.
245
00:10:57,490 --> 00:10:59,159
{\an8}♪
246
00:11:02,871 --> 00:11:05,914
You honestly want me to believe
you're a private investigator?
247
00:11:05,915 --> 00:11:07,416
We can check my
website if you want,
248
00:11:07,417 --> 00:11:08,917
but I think we'd both
be better off
249
00:11:08,918 --> 00:11:10,420
trying to get you
to a hospital.
250
00:11:12,005 --> 00:11:14,715
Louise, your husband, Bob,
hired me
251
00:11:14,716 --> 00:11:16,967
because he thought you
might be having an affair.
252
00:11:16,968 --> 00:11:19,887
I love Bob.
I would never.
253
00:11:19,888 --> 00:11:23,473
Louise, I believe you, I do.
And not just because of the gun.
254
00:11:23,474 --> 00:11:25,934
I don't think you went
to Preston Howard's
for a nooner today.
255
00:11:25,935 --> 00:11:27,395
I think you were there
to rob the place.
256
00:11:28,730 --> 00:11:31,148
Look, my least favorite job
as a PI
257
00:11:31,149 --> 00:11:32,608
is tailing
cheating spouses.
258
00:11:32,609 --> 00:11:34,610
A close second
is asset retrieval.
259
00:11:34,611 --> 00:11:36,486
See, insurance companies
pay guys like me
260
00:11:36,487 --> 00:11:38,030
to be on the lookout
for stolen goods
261
00:11:38,031 --> 00:11:40,032
in pawnshops,
on the black market.
262
00:11:40,033 --> 00:11:42,409
I recognize that
from a bulletin
263
00:11:42,410 --> 00:11:44,870
one of those companies
e-mailed me.
264
00:11:44,871 --> 00:11:46,747
If I had to take a guess,
265
00:11:46,748 --> 00:11:49,166
I'd say everything in here
is stolen.
266
00:11:49,167 --> 00:11:51,293
You'd be wrong.
267
00:11:51,294 --> 00:11:54,213
I bought this stuff at
swap meets, cash transactions.
268
00:11:54,214 --> 00:11:56,883
If any of it's stolen,
news to me.
269
00:11:58,593 --> 00:12:00,385
Louise...
270
00:12:00,386 --> 00:12:02,679
Bob thinks you're dead.
271
00:12:02,680 --> 00:12:04,973
Now, I watched you go
inside the Howards' house.
272
00:12:04,974 --> 00:12:08,518
I have pictures.
I...
[ Exhales sharply ]
273
00:12:08,519 --> 00:12:11,605
I didn't mean to n--
to not go home to Bob.
274
00:12:11,606 --> 00:12:14,274
I only came here
to change my clothes.
Okay.
275
00:12:14,275 --> 00:12:16,193
Well, if you're here,
276
00:12:16,194 --> 00:12:17,861
who was inside the house
when it exploded?
277
00:12:17,862 --> 00:12:20,989
I smelled the gas
the second I got inside...
278
00:12:20,990 --> 00:12:23,533
but I don't know
why I kept going.
279
00:12:23,534 --> 00:12:25,327
And then I saw her.
You saw who?
Who did you see?
280
00:12:25,328 --> 00:12:28,288
[ Crying ]
All that blood, and the gas...
281
00:12:28,289 --> 00:12:30,999
I was so scared,
so I went out back,
282
00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:34,461
and then I heard a boom,
and then I went flying.
283
00:12:34,462 --> 00:12:36,171
It's okay.
[ Gasps ]
284
00:12:36,172 --> 00:12:38,382
My favorite Dior jacket.
It's okay.
285
00:12:38,383 --> 00:12:40,342
And now it's ruined.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
286
00:12:40,343 --> 00:12:42,344
Hey. Hey, hey, hey.
I got you, I got you.
287
00:12:42,345 --> 00:12:43,346
I got you.
288
00:12:44,472 --> 00:12:48,141
Sofia's asleep.
That's nice.
289
00:12:48,142 --> 00:12:52,521
It is nice.
Maybe even... very nice.
290
00:12:52,522 --> 00:12:54,648
Mm?
291
00:12:54,649 --> 00:12:56,900
Her again? Seriously?
What?
292
00:12:56,901 --> 00:12:59,277
Baby...
[ Scoffs ]
293
00:12:59,278 --> 00:13:01,446
...I'm giving you
the "steal home" sign,
294
00:13:01,447 --> 00:13:03,615
and you're still looking
for dirt on Emi Ochoa.
295
00:13:03,616 --> 00:13:07,411
I'm not "looking for dirt."
I'm just trying to understand.
296
00:13:07,412 --> 00:13:10,163
You and your ex-husband
are both into sexy Latinas.
297
00:13:10,164 --> 00:13:11,665
What is there
to understand?
298
00:13:11,666 --> 00:13:13,917
I don't know,
maybe how stupid I feel.
299
00:13:13,918 --> 00:13:16,503
{\an8}♪
300
00:13:16,504 --> 00:13:18,672
Two years I've been carrying
all this guilt for not seeing
301
00:13:18,673 --> 00:13:21,216
how much RJ was struggling
before he beat up Lucas Ochoa,
302
00:13:21,217 --> 00:13:23,760
and now I find out
that he's friends--
303
00:13:23,761 --> 00:13:25,595
maybe even
friends with benefits--
304
00:13:25,596 --> 00:13:27,681
with the woman who's
actually directly responsible
305
00:13:27,682 --> 00:13:29,516
for him going to prison?
306
00:13:29,517 --> 00:13:31,601
You said he told you
she's trying to make amends.
307
00:13:31,602 --> 00:13:33,478
She found a case for him.
So what?
308
00:13:33,479 --> 00:13:35,023
So she's
a freaking Ochoa.
309
00:13:36,441 --> 00:13:39,526
Her dad is like
a modern day Boss Tweed.
310
00:13:39,527 --> 00:13:41,987
They could be setting RJ up
to be their fall guy.
311
00:13:41,988 --> 00:13:44,197
One, I resent you
making a reference
312
00:13:44,198 --> 00:13:45,991
to a guy
you know I won't know.
313
00:13:45,992 --> 00:13:48,535
Two, are you sure
you're not just jealous?
314
00:13:48,536 --> 00:13:51,873
What? No.
I mean, she's pretty hot.
315
00:13:53,916 --> 00:13:58,003
Baby, you didn't carry
guilt for two years
316
00:13:58,004 --> 00:13:59,880
because you're stupid, okay?
317
00:13:59,881 --> 00:14:02,466
You did it
because you have a big heart.
[ Cellphone chimes ]
318
00:14:02,467 --> 00:14:04,051
But come on, don't
you ever think maybe
319
00:14:04,052 --> 00:14:06,471
you're a little too involved
with your ex?
320
00:14:08,431 --> 00:14:11,892
What?
RJ.
321
00:14:11,893 --> 00:14:14,936
Someone we thought died
in that explosion today
turned up alive.
322
00:14:14,937 --> 00:14:16,730
He says there's
a storage locker on 19th
323
00:14:16,731 --> 00:14:18,106
I have to get to ASAP.
324
00:14:18,107 --> 00:14:23,153
{\an8}♪
325
00:14:23,154 --> 00:14:25,197
Remind me, which one of us
is too involved with my ex?
326
00:14:25,198 --> 00:14:30,744
{\an8}♪
327
00:14:30,745 --> 00:14:32,497
[ Cellphone ringing, buzzing ]
328
00:14:34,957 --> 00:14:37,834
Hey, you get the warrant?
Yeah, a little while ago.
329
00:14:37,835 --> 00:14:40,712
It's like a freaking
pirate's cave in here--
330
00:14:40,713 --> 00:14:43,590
jewelry, artwork,
designer gowns.
331
00:14:43,591 --> 00:14:45,926
Robbery Division
already matched a bunch of it
332
00:14:45,927 --> 00:14:47,219
to a string of burglaries
333
00:14:47,220 --> 00:14:49,262
that dates back
a couple of years.
334
00:14:49,263 --> 00:14:51,681
They'd been calling the suspect
"The Bandit of Broward."
335
00:14:51,682 --> 00:14:54,351
Now thanks to you,
they know it was Louise Vernon.
336
00:14:54,352 --> 00:14:56,103
How is she, by the way?
She's okay.
337
00:14:56,104 --> 00:14:58,230
She's got a piece of shrapnel
in her abdomen.
338
00:14:58,231 --> 00:15:00,482
Lucky for her,
it didn't hit any organs.
339
00:15:00,483 --> 00:15:03,443
Lucky for us, ' cause the
burglaries aren't the only thing
340
00:15:03,444 --> 00:15:06,113
she has to answer for.
What do you mean?
341
00:15:06,114 --> 00:15:07,489
Finally got an ID
on the body
342
00:15:07,490 --> 00:15:09,699
that was found
in the rubble yesterday.
343
00:15:09,700 --> 00:15:11,701
Our bandit may be a murderer.
344
00:15:11,702 --> 00:15:13,787
You're telling me everything
345
00:15:13,788 --> 00:15:15,372
I bought at those swap meets
was stolen?
346
00:15:15,373 --> 00:15:17,624
Miss Vernon, you
honestly expect us to believe
347
00:15:17,625 --> 00:15:19,793
that you got a Patek Philippe
watch at a swap meet?
348
00:15:19,794 --> 00:15:21,253
Yeah, Louise,
we know your MO.
349
00:15:21,254 --> 00:15:22,963
You put on
a pair of sunglasses, a wig,
350
00:15:22,964 --> 00:15:24,673
you rent a nice car
so it looks like
351
00:15:24,674 --> 00:15:26,425
you belong in the neighborhoods
you're targeting.
352
00:15:26,426 --> 00:15:28,635
If anyone spots you,
you're, what,
353
00:15:28,636 --> 00:15:31,012
a high-end real estate broker
going door to door?
354
00:15:31,013 --> 00:15:33,181
Natalie Howard, though,
she was a friend.
355
00:15:33,182 --> 00:15:34,724
She would've seen right
through her disguise like that.
356
00:15:34,725 --> 00:15:37,519
Yeah. So we talked to Preston,
her husband, yesterday.
357
00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:39,479
We told him we had reason
to believe the body
358
00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:41,481
they found inside the house
wasn't his wife's.
359
00:15:41,482 --> 00:15:43,441
Only it was.
360
00:15:43,442 --> 00:15:45,360
Medical examiner
confirmed it this morning.
361
00:15:45,361 --> 00:15:47,696
Just like he confirmed it wasn't
the explosion that killed her.
362
00:15:47,697 --> 00:15:50,949
She was dead before that.
Blunt force trauma to the head.
363
00:15:50,950 --> 00:15:53,994
You broke in,
Natalie caught you by surprise,
364
00:15:53,995 --> 00:15:55,787
and there was a struggle.
365
00:15:55,788 --> 00:15:57,205
Then you
caved her skull in,
366
00:15:57,206 --> 00:15:59,207
and you filled the place
with gas,
367
00:15:59,208 --> 00:16:01,168
and then you left
something behind to ignite it.
368
00:16:01,169 --> 00:16:04,212
Arson investigator thinks
it was a hairdryer he found.
369
00:16:04,213 --> 00:16:07,633
Please...
you have to tell them.
370
00:16:09,218 --> 00:16:11,678
[ Sighs ]
371
00:16:11,679 --> 00:16:14,848
I did break into the house
yesterday...
372
00:16:14,849 --> 00:16:17,017
but Natalie was dead
when I got there.
Okay. Right.
373
00:16:17,018 --> 00:16:20,020
And you got all this in your
storage locker at swap meets?
374
00:16:20,021 --> 00:16:21,438
I can prove to you
I didn't kill her.
375
00:16:21,439 --> 00:16:23,356
The glasses I was wearing,
376
00:16:23,357 --> 00:16:25,192
they weren't just a part
of my disguise.
377
00:16:25,193 --> 00:16:27,486
They were smart glasses.
They recorded everything I saw.
378
00:16:27,487 --> 00:16:35,994
{\an8}♪
379
00:16:35,995 --> 00:16:39,080
I still don't understand
why you film yourself
breaking into houses.
380
00:16:39,081 --> 00:16:41,499
Why do you like
to record us in bed?
381
00:16:41,500 --> 00:16:44,377
It's, I don't know,
a thrill... reliving it.
382
00:16:44,378 --> 00:16:47,631
{\an8}♪
383
00:16:47,632 --> 00:16:48,882
Yeah.
384
00:16:48,883 --> 00:16:53,720
{\an8}♪
385
00:16:53,721 --> 00:16:55,805
[ Hairdryer whirring ]
386
00:16:55,806 --> 00:16:57,641
Oh. Hairdryer.
Just like they thought.
387
00:16:57,642 --> 00:17:01,269
{\an8}♪
388
00:17:01,270 --> 00:17:03,313
Louise: [ Breathing rapidly ]
Oh, my God!
389
00:17:03,314 --> 00:17:06,316
{\an8}♪
390
00:17:06,317 --> 00:17:08,485
You want me to confess
to a few burglaries?
391
00:17:08,486 --> 00:17:09,736
I will.
392
00:17:09,737 --> 00:17:11,279
But murder?
393
00:17:11,280 --> 00:17:13,490
No.
Somebody else killed Natalie.
394
00:17:13,491 --> 00:17:14,992
{\an8}♪
395
00:17:18,621 --> 00:17:21,498
RJ: Hey, Mel. Hey.
396
00:17:21,499 --> 00:17:23,792
Thought your client said
he needed to speak with you?
397
00:17:23,793 --> 00:17:26,962
Well, it turns out he doesn't
want me off the case just yet.
398
00:17:26,963 --> 00:17:29,089
"The Case of I Think My Wife
is Fooling Around On Me?"
399
00:17:29,090 --> 00:17:30,590
'Cause that one's solved.
She wasn't a cheater.
400
00:17:30,591 --> 00:17:32,551
She's a burglar.
Yeah, I-- I know,
401
00:17:32,552 --> 00:17:34,928
but h-he says he feels terrible
about what happened to Natalie.
402
00:17:34,929 --> 00:17:36,805
He wants to make sure
the cops find the--
403
00:17:36,806 --> 00:17:39,057
find the killer.
Right.
404
00:17:39,058 --> 00:17:41,059
Because where
would the FLPD be
405
00:17:41,060 --> 00:17:43,186
without the help
of low-rent PIs?
406
00:17:43,187 --> 00:17:45,313
Well, technically,
I'm a no-rent PI,
407
00:17:45,314 --> 00:17:46,648
but, hey, hey, hey, hey,
remind me--
408
00:17:46,649 --> 00:17:48,191
who caught
The Bandit of Broward?
409
00:17:48,192 --> 00:17:50,277
Okay, we both know
you're gonna go talk
410
00:17:50,278 --> 00:17:51,861
to Preston Howard
right now.
411
00:17:51,862 --> 00:17:53,530
Dead wife.
You look at the husband.
412
00:17:53,531 --> 00:17:55,824
You got to talk to him.
I gotta talk to him.
413
00:17:55,825 --> 00:17:57,535
Why don't we, uh, save some
time, we'll do it together?
414
00:17:59,161 --> 00:18:02,289
Dawn:
I told Preston he could stay
with us as long as he needs.
415
00:18:02,290 --> 00:18:04,332
I can't even imagine
losing your home
416
00:18:04,333 --> 00:18:06,459
and your wife
all in an instant.
417
00:18:06,460 --> 00:18:08,670
Grant's been out there
with him all morning.
418
00:18:08,671 --> 00:18:12,090
But it's so hard.
Neither of us knows what to say.
419
00:18:12,091 --> 00:18:13,550
You've known
the Howards a long time?
420
00:18:13,551 --> 00:18:14,844
God. 15 years.
421
00:18:16,554 --> 00:18:17,846
I know
it's none of my business,
422
00:18:17,847 --> 00:18:19,806
but if you're here
to confirm the stove
423
00:18:19,807 --> 00:18:21,641
was the source of the leak,
be gentle.
424
00:18:21,642 --> 00:18:23,560
He told us
he's been meaning
425
00:18:23,561 --> 00:18:25,270
to replace that
old gas range for years.
426
00:18:25,271 --> 00:18:27,022
Actually, Mrs. Summers,
we're here to tell him
427
00:18:27,023 --> 00:18:29,983
that that old gas stove wasn't
the cause of Natalie's death.
428
00:18:29,984 --> 00:18:32,653
Oh, my God. Well, he'll be--
he'll be so relieved.
429
00:18:34,238 --> 00:18:35,531
I'm not so sure he will.
430
00:18:37,783 --> 00:18:40,577
You're saying what happened
to Natalie wasn't an accident?
431
00:18:40,578 --> 00:18:42,370
You're saying
that she was murdered?
432
00:18:42,371 --> 00:18:44,748
The ME believes that,
based off the skull fracture,
433
00:18:44,749 --> 00:18:47,751
the weapon was something heavy
and rounded, like a pipe.
434
00:18:47,752 --> 00:18:50,211
Killer only set the explosion
to cover their tracks.
435
00:18:50,212 --> 00:18:52,839
[ Exhales shakily ]
436
00:18:52,840 --> 00:18:55,508
You asked me about Louise Vernon
yesterday.
437
00:18:55,509 --> 00:18:56,718
Sounded like she had been
by the house.
438
00:18:56,719 --> 00:18:58,470
Yeah, 'cause she had.
439
00:18:58,471 --> 00:19:00,221
But as it turns out,
she wasn't there to hurt anyone.
440
00:19:00,222 --> 00:19:01,848
She was there
to rob the place.
441
00:19:01,849 --> 00:19:03,141
I'm not sure
the FLPD was ready
442
00:19:03,142 --> 00:19:04,934
to share
that particular detail.
443
00:19:04,935 --> 00:19:07,937
But, yes, it's true.
444
00:19:07,938 --> 00:19:09,898
We like Louise Vernon
for a series of robberies
445
00:19:09,899 --> 00:19:13,526
in this part of town.
Hold on.
We were robbed last year.
446
00:19:13,527 --> 00:19:15,528
Yeah.
So were two other houses
on this street.
447
00:19:15,529 --> 00:19:17,364
Are you saying
that she was the one who...?
448
00:19:17,365 --> 00:19:19,949
Probably, but-- but
it's not what we're here for,
449
00:19:19,950 --> 00:19:22,369
and we were able to prove
Louise didn't kill Natalie.
450
00:19:22,370 --> 00:19:24,829
So, Mr. Howard,
can you think of anybody else
451
00:19:24,830 --> 00:19:26,623
who may have wanted to hurt her?
452
00:19:26,624 --> 00:19:27,832
No one.
453
00:19:27,833 --> 00:19:31,211
I mean,
Natalie was a saint.
454
00:19:31,212 --> 00:19:32,963
And things were good
with you guys?
455
00:19:34,298 --> 00:19:36,466
What do you mean?
Your marriage--
456
00:19:36,467 --> 00:19:37,634
no bumps in the road?
457
00:19:37,635 --> 00:19:38,886
Nothing like that?
458
00:19:40,888 --> 00:19:42,722
You think
that I killed my wife?
459
00:19:42,723 --> 00:19:45,767
Just routine questions,
Mr. Howard.
The hell they are.
460
00:19:45,768 --> 00:19:47,686
You don't say another word.
Not without an attorney.
461
00:19:47,687 --> 00:19:49,312
Okay,
all we're trying to do
462
00:19:49,313 --> 00:19:50,647
is eliminate Mr. Howard
as a suspect.
463
00:19:50,648 --> 00:19:52,899
Yeah? Well, sorry.
You're not gonna do that here.
464
00:19:52,900 --> 00:19:56,986
{\an8}♪
465
00:19:56,987 --> 00:19:59,364
{\an8}That Grant's
a real charmer, huh?
466
00:19:59,365 --> 00:20:01,866
{\an8}Yeah. Humble too.
467
00:20:01,867 --> 00:20:03,993
Really puts the conspicuous
in conspicuous consumption,
468
00:20:03,994 --> 00:20:06,663
doesn't it?
Detective Abreu!
469
00:20:06,664 --> 00:20:08,456
So sorry.
I-- I didn't want to
470
00:20:08,457 --> 00:20:10,291
say anything
in front of Preston,
471
00:20:10,292 --> 00:20:14,421
but there was some trouble
in their marriage.
472
00:20:14,422 --> 00:20:16,381
Not that I think he
would ever hurt Natalie,
473
00:20:16,382 --> 00:20:18,591
but I just wouldn't want
you to find out later
474
00:20:18,592 --> 00:20:21,469
that we'd held anything back.
What kind of trouble?
475
00:20:21,470 --> 00:20:24,639
Preston asked Grant
for a loan a few weeks ago.
476
00:20:24,640 --> 00:20:28,518
Something about Natalie
spending too much.
477
00:20:28,519 --> 00:20:30,270
That's--
That's all I know.
Thank you.
478
00:20:30,271 --> 00:20:33,064
{\an8}♪
479
00:20:33,065 --> 00:20:35,150
Imagine my surprise,
480
00:20:35,151 --> 00:20:38,027
you reaching out
in the middle of the day
481
00:20:38,028 --> 00:20:39,028
saying
you'd like to meet.
482
00:20:39,029 --> 00:20:41,448
In public, no less.
483
00:20:41,449 --> 00:20:42,866
What do you mean?
484
00:20:42,867 --> 00:20:45,452
Well, your newspaper
485
00:20:45,453 --> 00:20:49,331
hasn't exactly been kind
to my family over the years.
486
00:20:50,708 --> 00:20:52,292
Not sure what
your readers would think
487
00:20:52,293 --> 00:20:53,918
if they saw us
having coffee together,
488
00:20:53,919 --> 00:20:58,131
Ms. Delacroix.
First, it's Catherine.
489
00:20:58,132 --> 00:21:00,383
Second, I don't think
our readers would be
the least bit surprised.
490
00:21:00,384 --> 00:21:02,051
They know
The Broward County Herald's
491
00:21:02,052 --> 00:21:03,970
only ever after the facts.
492
00:21:03,971 --> 00:21:05,764
Not sure my father
would agree,
493
00:21:05,765 --> 00:21:08,684
but it's nice to finally
put a face to the byline.
494
00:21:09,810 --> 00:21:13,646
My assistant said you had some
questions about Ed Carter.
495
00:21:13,647 --> 00:21:15,690
For decades, he oversaw one
of the biggest chains
496
00:21:15,691 --> 00:21:17,776
of drug rehab clinics
in the state.
497
00:21:17,777 --> 00:21:20,487
Now he stands accused of
defrauding thousands of clients
498
00:21:20,488 --> 00:21:22,572
and orchestrating
the death of his own son.
499
00:21:22,573 --> 00:21:24,365
It's no secret
he's always been one
500
00:21:24,366 --> 00:21:26,659
of your father's
biggest donors.
501
00:21:26,660 --> 00:21:29,496
Just like it's no secret that,
in light of those allegations,
502
00:21:29,497 --> 00:21:32,790
my father returned Mr. Carter's
most recent donation
503
00:21:32,791 --> 00:21:36,461
and introduced legislation to
increase funding and oversight
504
00:21:36,462 --> 00:21:38,671
for addiction treatment.
It's my understanding
505
00:21:38,672 --> 00:21:40,632
you played a big part
in bringing Ed Carter down.
506
00:21:40,633 --> 00:21:42,217
You-- You worked with
a private investigator
507
00:21:42,218 --> 00:21:43,927
to team up
for law enforcement.
508
00:21:43,928 --> 00:21:46,721
I'm afraid that, because
the investigation is ongoing,
509
00:21:46,722 --> 00:21:49,557
I can't comment on that
at this time.
510
00:21:49,558 --> 00:21:53,478
Huh. What about the PI?
Is he allowed to comment?
511
00:21:53,479 --> 00:21:55,563
I understand he has
some interesting ties
to your family, too.
512
00:21:55,564 --> 00:21:57,273
Y-Your stepbrother
in particular.
513
00:21:57,274 --> 00:22:00,693
{\an8}♪
514
00:22:00,694 --> 00:22:02,612
[ Recorder beeps ]
515
00:22:02,613 --> 00:22:04,864
Sort of a no-no when you've
agreed to an interview.
516
00:22:04,865 --> 00:22:08,118
Is that what this is,
an interview?
517
00:22:09,662 --> 00:22:11,329
Because it seems more
like an invasion
518
00:22:11,330 --> 00:22:13,998
of your ex-husband's
privacy.
519
00:22:13,999 --> 00:22:16,417
After he did what he
did to Lucas, you think
we didn't find out
520
00:22:16,418 --> 00:22:18,419
every little thing
we could about him?
521
00:22:18,420 --> 00:22:20,088
I think you mean
what Lucas did to RJ.
522
00:22:20,089 --> 00:22:21,673
He was the one
who committed a crime that day,
523
00:22:21,674 --> 00:22:23,508
but RJ went to prison
thanks in no small part
524
00:22:23,509 --> 00:22:25,927
to the testimony
you gave at his trial.
525
00:22:25,928 --> 00:22:28,846
I take it you don't like
that I've been...
526
00:22:28,847 --> 00:22:31,015
in RJ's orbit.
527
00:22:31,016 --> 00:22:33,184
But did it ever
occur to you
528
00:22:33,185 --> 00:22:35,603
that I genuinely
want to help him?
529
00:22:35,604 --> 00:22:37,480
If you want to help him...
[ Button clicks ]
530
00:22:37,481 --> 00:22:39,023
...maybe you'd like to
take this opportunity
531
00:22:39,024 --> 00:22:40,483
to admit on the record
532
00:22:40,484 --> 00:22:42,194
that you perjured yourself
two years ago.
533
00:22:44,864 --> 00:22:46,699
Of course, that might mean
a little prison time for you.
534
00:22:49,285 --> 00:22:51,953
It's been a pleasure,
Ms. Delacroix.
535
00:22:51,954 --> 00:22:55,373
{\an8}♪
536
00:22:55,374 --> 00:22:56,833
[ Recorder beeps ]
537
00:22:56,834 --> 00:22:58,293
Same.
538
00:22:58,294 --> 00:23:00,254
Mel: Thanks.
You've been a big help.
539
00:23:02,381 --> 00:23:03,882
Million-dollar life
insurance policy
540
00:23:03,883 --> 00:23:05,258
on his
recently deceased wife.
541
00:23:05,259 --> 00:23:07,385
Plus the 2.5
from the house,
542
00:23:07,386 --> 00:23:09,178
assuming that was insured, too.
543
00:23:09,179 --> 00:23:11,222
Preston Howard's
money troubles are over.
544
00:23:11,223 --> 00:23:13,349
Between the windfall and the
attention this case is getting,
545
00:23:13,350 --> 00:23:15,101
gonna have lawyers
lining up to represent him.
546
00:23:15,102 --> 00:23:16,561
Good ones.
547
00:23:16,562 --> 00:23:18,021
Hope you got
a good look at him today,
548
00:23:18,022 --> 00:23:20,106
'cause we won't see him again
for a while.
549
00:23:20,107 --> 00:23:21,734
I bet you 50 bucks
you're wrong.
550
00:23:24,778 --> 00:23:27,864
Look, I'm sorry for the way
that Grant spoke to you.
551
00:23:27,865 --> 00:23:29,699
He wasn't wrong.
552
00:23:29,700 --> 00:23:32,577
A lawyer would make
a lot of sense, but...
553
00:23:32,578 --> 00:23:35,914
but more importantly, I think
I might know who killed Natalie.
554
00:23:37,583 --> 00:23:40,251
Well, we're all ears,
Mr. Howard.
555
00:23:40,252 --> 00:23:43,212
I've never paid much attention
to our finances.
556
00:23:43,213 --> 00:23:46,174
Natalie always
took care of the bills.
557
00:23:46,175 --> 00:23:48,259
About a month ago,
558
00:23:48,260 --> 00:23:49,844
I noticed that the balance
in our joint savings, it...
559
00:23:49,845 --> 00:23:51,721
it seemed low.
560
00:23:51,722 --> 00:23:53,932
When I looked into it, I saw
that she had been making
561
00:23:53,933 --> 00:23:57,894
some big cash withdrawals every
month going back almost a year.
562
00:23:57,895 --> 00:24:00,271
Always just under
$10,000.
563
00:24:00,272 --> 00:24:03,983
$10K being the threshold
for reporting to the IRS.
564
00:24:03,984 --> 00:24:06,402
She said that it-- it had to be
some kind of mistake
565
00:24:06,403 --> 00:24:09,405
and that
she would look into it, but...
566
00:24:09,406 --> 00:24:11,574
s-she seemed...
567
00:24:11,575 --> 00:24:13,826
she seemed afraid...
568
00:24:13,827 --> 00:24:15,079
and I was worried.
569
00:24:16,997 --> 00:24:18,831
So the next time that she said
she had errands to run,
570
00:24:18,832 --> 00:24:21,334
I followed her.
571
00:24:21,335 --> 00:24:23,586
She went to the bank,
made a cash withdrawal,
572
00:24:23,587 --> 00:24:26,381
and she drove straight
to Dixie Court.
That's a rough area.
573
00:24:26,382 --> 00:24:30,426
She gave the money to a guy
that I'd never seen before.
574
00:24:30,427 --> 00:24:34,514
Uh, tattoos everywhere,
even on his face.
575
00:24:34,515 --> 00:24:36,599
And when she got home,
I asked her point blank,
576
00:24:36,600 --> 00:24:38,184
"A-Are you buying drugs?
577
00:24:38,185 --> 00:24:40,436
Are you gambling?"
578
00:24:40,437 --> 00:24:42,980
She wouldn't tell me.
579
00:24:42,981 --> 00:24:45,191
She just said
that it was the last time.
580
00:24:45,192 --> 00:24:47,235
I told her, "Look,
whatever's going on, it's okay.
581
00:24:47,236 --> 00:24:49,988
We can go to the police."
582
00:24:49,989 --> 00:24:52,991
She said that she was
planning to go herself.
583
00:24:55,077 --> 00:24:56,620
She just said
that she needed more time.
584
00:24:58,831 --> 00:25:00,540
Whatever Natalie
got herself into...
585
00:25:00,541 --> 00:25:02,792
I don't know.
586
00:25:02,793 --> 00:25:05,838
But maybe this guy wasn't okay
with her putting an end to it.
587
00:25:08,424 --> 00:25:10,049
Well, can you tell us
exactly where you saw
588
00:25:10,050 --> 00:25:11,135
Natalie meet with him?
589
00:25:12,469 --> 00:25:14,262
Yeah.
590
00:25:14,263 --> 00:25:16,347
[ Indistinct conversations,
machines beeping ]
591
00:25:16,348 --> 00:25:18,057
Mel: Mm.
592
00:25:18,058 --> 00:25:21,519
{\an8}♪
593
00:25:21,520 --> 00:25:23,312
RJ: [ Exhales sharply ]
Crocket or Tubbs?
594
00:25:23,313 --> 00:25:25,274
Hm?
Who's your favorite?
595
00:25:27,192 --> 00:25:29,110
Chocolate or vanilla?
596
00:25:29,111 --> 00:25:31,195
Uh,
Beatles or The Stones?
597
00:25:31,196 --> 00:25:33,865
Crocket or Tubbs?
598
00:25:33,866 --> 00:25:35,283
Tubs of what?
599
00:25:35,284 --> 00:25:37,618
{\an8}♪
600
00:25:37,619 --> 00:25:39,287
Are you really
gonna sit there
601
00:25:39,288 --> 00:25:41,706
and pretend you don't know
the guys from "Miami Vice"?
602
00:25:41,707 --> 00:25:44,125
I know the guys
from Fort Lauderdale Vice.
603
00:25:44,126 --> 00:25:45,418
I'm talking about
the TV show, the one--
604
00:25:45,419 --> 00:25:48,087
You know what?
Forget it.
605
00:25:48,088 --> 00:25:49,881
You are
a terrible stakeout partner.
606
00:25:49,882 --> 00:25:52,176
Why don't you call Emi Ochoa,
ask her to tag me out?
607
00:25:54,470 --> 00:25:56,345
Catherine told you
about that?
608
00:25:56,346 --> 00:25:58,097
Listen, don't get me wrong.
If I were single...
609
00:25:58,098 --> 00:26:01,934
{\an8}♪
610
00:26:01,935 --> 00:26:03,811
What?
Over there.
611
00:26:03,812 --> 00:26:05,314
You think that's the guy
Natalie Howard was paying off?
612
00:26:06,940 --> 00:26:08,358
One way to find out.
613
00:26:13,614 --> 00:26:16,365
I heard on the news
about a house blowing up
in the suburbs.
614
00:26:16,366 --> 00:26:18,368
I had no idea
it was Mrs. H's.
615
00:26:20,412 --> 00:26:21,996
Well, we have
pictures of her, too,
616
00:26:21,997 --> 00:26:23,748
if you'd like to see them,
Andre.
617
00:26:23,749 --> 00:26:25,875
I get why
you brought me here--
618
00:26:25,876 --> 00:26:27,543
a nice white lady
coming to see
619
00:26:27,544 --> 00:26:29,545
a guy with his face
all tatted up.
Mel: Oh, God.
620
00:26:29,546 --> 00:26:31,047
You're not here
because of the ink on your face.
621
00:26:31,048 --> 00:26:33,132
You're here because of
the ink on your rap sheet.
622
00:26:33,133 --> 00:26:35,218
You got eight arrests
for possession
of a controlled substance,
623
00:26:35,219 --> 00:26:37,512
11 more for possession
with intent to distribute.
624
00:26:37,513 --> 00:26:40,389
I was a dealer.
Emphasis on "was."
625
00:26:40,390 --> 00:26:43,267
So if we were
to test what's left of "Mrs. H,"
626
00:26:43,268 --> 00:26:44,852
we wouldn't find any drugs
in her system?
627
00:26:44,853 --> 00:26:48,105
No, I left all that behind.
I work as a youth counselor now.
628
00:26:48,106 --> 00:26:50,024
How do you explain
all that money
629
00:26:50,025 --> 00:26:51,609
Natalie Howard
was bringing you then?
630
00:26:51,610 --> 00:26:53,903
It's for a community center
I'm helping get built.
631
00:26:53,904 --> 00:26:55,822
The construction site
you picked me up at,
632
00:26:55,823 --> 00:26:57,156
that's where it's gonna be.
633
00:26:57,157 --> 00:26:59,826
Named for my baby brother,
Omari.
634
00:26:59,827 --> 00:27:01,702
He's the reason
me and Mrs. H met.
635
00:27:01,703 --> 00:27:03,329
And how do they know
each other?
636
00:27:03,330 --> 00:27:05,665
Actually, they didn't.
637
00:27:05,666 --> 00:27:07,792
He died last year.
638
00:27:07,793 --> 00:27:09,794
Hit-and-run.
639
00:27:09,795 --> 00:27:11,671
Story made
a lot of the papers
640
00:27:11,672 --> 00:27:13,465
'cause he had just got
a full ride to Miami.
641
00:27:15,217 --> 00:27:17,468
That boy could hoop.
642
00:27:17,469 --> 00:27:20,847
But whoever ran him down
didn't give a damn who he was,
643
00:27:20,848 --> 00:27:22,807
left him there to die.
644
00:27:22,808 --> 00:27:25,685
Mrs. H showed up at the funeral,
told my mom she read about it,
645
00:27:25,686 --> 00:27:27,270
said she knew what
we were going through
646
00:27:27,271 --> 00:27:29,272
'cause she lost a son
to a drunk driver.
647
00:27:29,273 --> 00:27:30,481
When I told her
I was trying to get
648
00:27:30,482 --> 00:27:33,151
a community center built,
name it after Omari,
649
00:27:33,152 --> 00:27:35,111
she pledged 100 grand.
650
00:27:35,112 --> 00:27:37,822
People donating that amount
don't tend to do it in cash.
651
00:27:37,823 --> 00:27:40,825
They write checks.
They want the tax deductions.
652
00:27:40,826 --> 00:27:43,786
Honestly, I thought
it was a little sus too.
653
00:27:43,787 --> 00:27:46,497
But she said she wanted
to be anonymous,
654
00:27:46,498 --> 00:27:49,166
that the only person
who deserved any
attention was Omari.
655
00:27:49,167 --> 00:27:50,710
Can you account
for your whereabouts
656
00:27:50,711 --> 00:27:52,670
on Tuesday between
10:00 a.m. and noon?
657
00:27:52,671 --> 00:27:55,673
I can, so can
a couple hundred other people.
658
00:27:55,674 --> 00:27:57,550
I was at
Mercer Elementary School
659
00:27:57,551 --> 00:28:00,094
giving a talk about
staying away from drugs.
660
00:28:00,095 --> 00:28:05,057
{\an8}♪
661
00:28:05,058 --> 00:28:06,350
Okay, let's just say
everything he told us
662
00:28:06,351 --> 00:28:08,227
was on the level.
Mm-hmm.
663
00:28:08,228 --> 00:28:10,605
Natalie Howard was taking
money out for a good reason.
664
00:28:10,606 --> 00:28:12,481
When Preston Howard
found out about it,
665
00:28:12,482 --> 00:28:15,109
why not just tell him the truth?
I'll do you one better.
666
00:28:15,110 --> 00:28:16,944
Why did she tell him she was
planning to go to the police?
[ Cellphone ringing, buzzing ]
667
00:28:16,945 --> 00:28:18,238
One sec.
668
00:28:20,490 --> 00:28:21,908
Hey. What's up?
669
00:28:21,909 --> 00:28:23,367
Am I catching you
at a bad time?
670
00:28:23,368 --> 00:28:25,077
No, it's a good time,
actually.
671
00:28:25,078 --> 00:28:26,579
I just got out of
an interrogation.
672
00:28:26,580 --> 00:28:28,539
Funny.
673
00:28:28,540 --> 00:28:30,875
I'm calling because
I went through one
of those myself today.
674
00:28:30,876 --> 00:28:33,085
{\an8}♪
675
00:28:33,086 --> 00:28:36,297
[ Cellphone ringing, buzzing ]
676
00:28:36,298 --> 00:28:41,052
{\an8}♪
677
00:28:41,053 --> 00:28:44,180
Hey.
Hey. How was your day? You get
up to anything interesting?
678
00:28:44,181 --> 00:28:47,141
I did, actually.
679
00:28:47,142 --> 00:28:50,394
I'm doing a story
on that big win you had,
the Ed Carter thing.
680
00:28:50,395 --> 00:28:53,356
I thought I should have
a conversation with Emi Ochoa.
681
00:28:53,357 --> 00:28:55,775
Oh, really? Funny. You didn't
mention that story to me.
682
00:28:55,776 --> 00:28:57,318
Oh, I'm sorry,
683
00:28:57,319 --> 00:28:58,945
are we keeping score now
when it comes to things
684
00:28:58,946 --> 00:29:00,571
one of us
didn't tell the other?
685
00:29:00,572 --> 00:29:02,531
I get what you like about her,
by the way.
686
00:29:02,532 --> 00:29:04,241
I mean,
her capacity for forgiveness,
687
00:29:04,242 --> 00:29:05,785
her willingness
to get into bed,
688
00:29:05,786 --> 00:29:07,578
figuratively, of course,
689
00:29:07,579 --> 00:29:09,538
with the meth addict
who tried to kill her brother
690
00:29:09,539 --> 00:29:11,457
for, you know,
no reason at all.
691
00:29:11,458 --> 00:29:13,751
I mean, people have
been sainted for less.
692
00:29:13,752 --> 00:29:17,171
I told you, okay? I told you
she regrets what she did.
693
00:29:17,172 --> 00:29:18,756
I'm glad that's enough
for you.
694
00:29:18,757 --> 00:29:19,924
It isn't for me.
695
00:29:19,925 --> 00:29:23,177
{\an8}♪
696
00:29:23,178 --> 00:29:25,429
[ Knocking ]
Found something.
697
00:29:25,430 --> 00:29:26,931
Yeah.
So when you're done with
your personal calls...
698
00:29:26,932 --> 00:29:28,891
Sorry.
699
00:29:28,892 --> 00:29:31,352
What did Catherine do now?
[ Exhales sharply ]
700
00:29:31,353 --> 00:29:32,645
Listen, you are,
for all your faults,
701
00:29:32,646 --> 00:29:36,065
one of the coolest customers
I've ever met.
702
00:29:36,066 --> 00:29:37,733
Nothing ever seems
to bother you,
703
00:29:37,734 --> 00:29:40,069
except for when
my wife calls you on your BS.
704
00:29:40,070 --> 00:29:41,529
I'm gonna go on a limb
and say it has
705
00:29:41,530 --> 00:29:43,781
something to do
with Emi Ochoa.
706
00:29:43,782 --> 00:29:46,742
Let's just say Catherine decided
to introduce herself today,
707
00:29:46,743 --> 00:29:48,577
and we'll just--
we'll just leave it at that.
708
00:29:48,578 --> 00:29:49,997
[ Chuckles ] Oh, man.
709
00:29:52,416 --> 00:29:55,459
I ever tell you about
the day, uh, you were sentenced,
710
00:29:55,460 --> 00:29:58,045
what Catherine did?
Mnh-mnh.
711
00:29:58,046 --> 00:30:01,882
Went home, got in bed, and
didn't get out for three days.
712
00:30:01,883 --> 00:30:05,386
I remember thinking like, "Hey,
what the hell? This is her ex.
713
00:30:05,387 --> 00:30:07,013
You know, most people, they hear
their ex is going to prison,
714
00:30:07,014 --> 00:30:08,681
they throw a party."
715
00:30:08,682 --> 00:30:10,725
And I will admit that,
like, for a millisecond,
716
00:30:10,726 --> 00:30:12,852
I thought maybe
she wasn't over you.
717
00:30:12,853 --> 00:30:16,272
But then I realized,
no, my beautiful wife...
718
00:30:16,273 --> 00:30:18,232
your beautiful ex...
719
00:30:18,233 --> 00:30:22,153
she just loves bigger
than I understood.
720
00:30:22,154 --> 00:30:25,032
And when you love that big,
you worry that big.
721
00:30:26,199 --> 00:30:30,119
My question for you is,
do you love being loved big?
722
00:30:30,120 --> 00:30:31,996
Because if you don't...
723
00:30:31,997 --> 00:30:39,545
{\an8}♪
724
00:30:39,546 --> 00:30:41,673
You said you had something.
Yeah.
725
00:30:45,510 --> 00:30:47,511
Everything Andre Blake told us
checked out.
726
00:30:47,512 --> 00:30:49,680
He was at that school the day
the Howards' house blew up,
727
00:30:49,681 --> 00:30:53,517
and his brother was killed
in a hit-and-run last year.
728
00:30:53,518 --> 00:30:56,437
Okay, so as far as suspects
go, we're back to square one.
729
00:30:56,438 --> 00:30:58,230
Mm. In the death
of Natalie Howard, yes.
730
00:30:58,231 --> 00:31:01,192
In the death of baby bro,
not so much.
731
00:31:01,193 --> 00:31:03,110
Natalie Howard
never had a kid,
732
00:31:03,111 --> 00:31:04,987
let alone one killed
by a drunk driver,
733
00:31:04,988 --> 00:31:08,324
so I wondered why show up
at Omari Blake's funeral?
734
00:31:08,325 --> 00:31:11,327
Why pledge 100 grand
to a community center
735
00:31:11,328 --> 00:31:13,704
being built in his honor?
Let me guess.
736
00:31:13,705 --> 00:31:15,873
Once Natalie's death
was ruled a homicide,
737
00:31:15,874 --> 00:31:18,542
you got access
to her phone records?
Way ahead of you.
738
00:31:18,543 --> 00:31:20,711
The night Omari Blake died
in that hit-and-run,
739
00:31:20,712 --> 00:31:24,340
guess whose phone was
pinging off the nearest tower?
740
00:31:24,341 --> 00:31:27,176
Okay, so i-if
Natalie Howard killed Omari,
741
00:31:27,177 --> 00:31:29,303
but Omari's brother
didn't kill Natalie,
742
00:31:29,304 --> 00:31:31,972
then maybe one of the family
members found out the truth
743
00:31:31,973 --> 00:31:34,266
and killed her
to get revenge?
[ Cellphone ringing, buzzing ]
744
00:31:34,267 --> 00:31:36,727
Uh, hold on.
745
00:31:36,728 --> 00:31:39,105
Sorry. It's my client.
I'm sorry.
746
00:31:39,106 --> 00:31:40,606
Hey, Bob. What's up?
You need an update?
747
00:31:40,607 --> 00:31:43,859
No, I just got home. Um,
someone must have broken in.
748
00:31:43,860 --> 00:31:45,236
Everything is torn apart.
749
00:31:45,237 --> 00:31:47,071
I-- I didn't want
to call the police
750
00:31:47,072 --> 00:31:48,823
because of everything
going on with Louise,
751
00:31:48,824 --> 00:31:51,367
but...
Okay, Bob,
take a deep breath.
752
00:31:51,368 --> 00:31:53,452
[ Thud in distance ]
Just get out of the house.
I'll be there in like--
753
00:31:53,453 --> 00:31:56,122
[ Whispering ]
I-- I just heard something.
754
00:31:56,123 --> 00:31:57,456
I think the person
who did this may s--
[ Thudding ]
755
00:31:57,457 --> 00:31:59,125
Bob?
756
00:31:59,126 --> 00:32:00,085
Bob, what was that?
757
00:32:01,628 --> 00:32:03,587
Bob, answer me.
What was that? Bob!
758
00:32:03,588 --> 00:32:05,590
{\an8}♪
759
00:32:09,427 --> 00:32:13,347
[ Indistinct conversations ]
Paramedics say he'll make it,
760
00:32:13,348 --> 00:32:15,516
but blows to
the back of the head.
761
00:32:15,517 --> 00:32:17,476
Odds are
he didn't see who did it.
762
00:32:17,477 --> 00:32:19,854
Blow to the back of the head?
Just like Natalie Howard.
763
00:32:19,855 --> 00:32:21,730
You think the guy
who killed her did this?
764
00:32:21,731 --> 00:32:23,566
I mean,
as far as signatures go,
765
00:32:23,567 --> 00:32:26,569
hitting people on the head
is not a very unique one.
766
00:32:26,570 --> 00:32:28,571
Even if you're right,
what motive would they have
767
00:32:28,572 --> 00:32:29,905
for attacking them both?
768
00:32:29,906 --> 00:32:31,740
Well, any luck,
the answer is gonna come
769
00:32:31,741 --> 00:32:33,451
from that guy right there.
770
00:32:33,452 --> 00:32:35,953
Mr. Adult Onesie?
Actually, Mr. Ring Camera.
771
00:32:35,954 --> 00:32:38,581
He just told me his has
a great view of Bob's driveway.
772
00:32:38,582 --> 00:32:43,461
{\an8}♪
773
00:32:43,462 --> 00:32:46,172
Hey. Are you seriously
using terrycloth again?
[ Sirens wailing ]
774
00:32:46,173 --> 00:32:48,591
How many times have
I told you microfiber only?
775
00:32:48,592 --> 00:32:55,639
{\an8}♪
776
00:32:55,640 --> 00:32:58,559
[ Sighs ]
If you're looking for Preston,
he isn't here.
777
00:32:58,560 --> 00:33:00,978
Had to go make some funeral
arrangements for Natalie.
778
00:33:00,979 --> 00:33:03,772
Actually,
Mr. Summers...
779
00:33:03,773 --> 00:33:05,608
we're here for you.
780
00:33:05,609 --> 00:33:08,235
We have a video of this car
arriving at Bob Vernon's house
781
00:33:08,236 --> 00:33:10,779
just minutes before someone
assaulted him last night.
782
00:33:10,780 --> 00:33:12,448
There's lots of cars
like this out there.
783
00:33:12,449 --> 00:33:14,158
Yeah.
784
00:33:14,159 --> 00:33:16,286
But only one LUXXGUY1, right?
785
00:33:17,996 --> 00:33:19,288
Lawyer.
786
00:33:19,289 --> 00:33:27,087
{\an8}♪
787
00:33:27,088 --> 00:33:29,215
This is what
you've been doing?
788
00:33:29,216 --> 00:33:31,008
Yeah, well, uh,
complicated case.
789
00:33:31,009 --> 00:33:32,593
I thought some visual aids
might help.
790
00:33:32,594 --> 00:33:34,595
I'd say it looks like
something Sofia made,
791
00:33:34,596 --> 00:33:36,640
but I know she can do
better than this.
792
00:33:38,099 --> 00:33:40,643
Three couples, all friends
from the same country club,
793
00:33:40,644 --> 00:33:42,853
all connected by the murder
of Natalie Howard.
794
00:33:42,854 --> 00:33:45,606
And by The Bandit of Broward,
aka Louise Vernon.
795
00:33:45,607 --> 00:33:48,442
Exactly.
She did rob the Summers' house.
796
00:33:48,443 --> 00:33:50,778
She attempted to rob
the Howards' house.
797
00:33:50,779 --> 00:33:53,948
I think she's the reason Grant
went to Bob's house last night.
798
00:33:53,949 --> 00:33:56,200
Revenge?
Asset retrieval.
799
00:33:56,201 --> 00:33:57,576
I told Louise this is
my least favorite job,
800
00:33:57,577 --> 00:33:59,245
but it's a thing for a reason.
801
00:33:59,246 --> 00:34:00,871
Someone steals your stuff.
You want it back.
802
00:34:00,872 --> 00:34:02,748
Louise's a storage locker
was a detail
803
00:34:02,749 --> 00:34:04,833
we kept out of the press.
Yes, exactly.
804
00:34:04,834 --> 00:34:06,585
That's why I think Grant
went to her house last night,
805
00:34:06,586 --> 00:34:08,504
tore it up looking
for something she stole.
806
00:34:08,505 --> 00:34:10,130
Why wouldn't he
just contact the police,
807
00:34:10,131 --> 00:34:11,590
ask if his property
was recovered?
808
00:34:11,591 --> 00:34:13,217
Well, you're assuming
what he was looking for
809
00:34:13,218 --> 00:34:14,593
he'd be okay
with the police knowing about.
810
00:34:14,594 --> 00:34:16,387
What, like a brick of cocaine
or something?
811
00:34:16,388 --> 00:34:18,430
Spidey Sense says no,
but that's only because,
812
00:34:18,431 --> 00:34:20,349
based on the items retrieved
from the storage locker,
813
00:34:20,350 --> 00:34:21,892
she wasn't into drugs.
814
00:34:21,893 --> 00:34:23,602
Only things
that were nice.
815
00:34:23,603 --> 00:34:25,980
What nice thing would
have tied Grant to a crime?
816
00:34:25,981 --> 00:34:28,232
Don't know, but I got to
think it's the same reason
817
00:34:28,233 --> 00:34:30,150
he killed Natalie Howard.
818
00:34:30,151 --> 00:34:32,069
Lucky for us,
we have a bandit
819
00:34:32,070 --> 00:34:33,154
who can just tell us
what she stole.
820
00:34:34,823 --> 00:34:37,366
Louise: You really think what
happened to Bob was my fault?
821
00:34:37,367 --> 00:34:39,577
Well, we think
they're connected, yeah.
822
00:34:42,330 --> 00:34:44,874
[ Voice breaking ]
All this awfulness...
823
00:34:46,960 --> 00:34:48,669
...just because
I was bored
824
00:34:48,670 --> 00:34:50,213
and needed a little excitement
in my life.
825
00:34:51,506 --> 00:34:54,134
Bob's doctor said
he opened his eyes this morning.
826
00:34:55,719 --> 00:34:58,304
He didn't say anything, but...
827
00:34:58,305 --> 00:35:00,347
she thinks it's a good sign.
828
00:35:00,348 --> 00:35:01,891
She thinks
he's gonna be okay.
829
00:35:03,768 --> 00:35:05,603
That's-- That's good,
Louise. I'm glad.
830
00:35:09,107 --> 00:35:11,358
You said this is
the claim Grant and Dawn filed
831
00:35:11,359 --> 00:35:13,027
with their insurance company
after I robbed them,
832
00:35:13,028 --> 00:35:15,237
but I'm still a little fuzzy
833
00:35:15,238 --> 00:35:16,613
on what I'm supposed
to be looking for.
834
00:35:16,614 --> 00:35:19,366
Something
that isn't there.
835
00:35:19,367 --> 00:35:21,035
The idea is
you stole something
836
00:35:21,036 --> 00:35:23,329
that could have gotten
Grant in trouble.
837
00:35:23,330 --> 00:35:24,747
And if you did,
it's a good chance
838
00:35:24,748 --> 00:35:25,874
he wouldn't have made
a claim for it.
839
00:35:28,585 --> 00:35:31,420
Like the dog
that doesn't bark, right?
[ Chuckles softly ]
840
00:35:31,421 --> 00:35:33,631
It's the absence of things
that matters.
841
00:35:33,632 --> 00:35:35,215
I'm guessing you stole
the complete works
842
00:35:35,216 --> 00:35:36,592
of Sherlock Holmes
at some point.
843
00:35:36,593 --> 00:35:37,635
[ Chuckles ]
844
00:35:37,636 --> 00:35:41,263
{\an8}♪
845
00:35:41,264 --> 00:35:42,474
Wow.
846
00:35:44,434 --> 00:35:46,435
I'm the one
being accused of theft?
847
00:35:46,436 --> 00:35:48,395
What do you mean?
848
00:35:48,396 --> 00:35:50,565
Grant and Dawn have been ripping
off their insurance company.
849
00:35:53,234 --> 00:35:55,152
An Erte statuette.
RJ: Yeah?
850
00:35:55,153 --> 00:35:57,447
Pucci dress.
Emerald brooch.
851
00:35:59,074 --> 00:36:02,159
They claimed at least
20,000 bucks worth of stuff
852
00:36:02,160 --> 00:36:03,661
that I definitely
didn't take.
853
00:36:05,288 --> 00:36:08,374
You, uh, want to charge them
for fraud?
854
00:36:08,375 --> 00:36:10,084
I'm willing to testify.
Well, yeah,
855
00:36:10,085 --> 00:36:11,835
in exchange for reducing
the charges against you?
856
00:36:11,836 --> 00:36:14,671
Actually, I...
857
00:36:14,672 --> 00:36:17,925
I was hoping I could get
permission to visit Bob's room.
858
00:36:17,926 --> 00:36:20,928
I...I know
I'm under arrest,
859
00:36:20,929 --> 00:36:22,930
but...
860
00:36:22,931 --> 00:36:25,182
I'd like to hold his hand,
861
00:36:25,183 --> 00:36:26,768
maybe even be there
when he wakes up.
862
00:36:28,645 --> 00:36:31,438
You find something that proves
Grant Summers is a killer,
863
00:36:31,439 --> 00:36:33,190
and I'll work on that
and the charges.
864
00:36:33,191 --> 00:36:38,570
{\an8}♪
865
00:36:38,571 --> 00:36:40,864
Huh.
866
00:36:40,865 --> 00:36:43,742
The most valuable thing I took
from Grant and Dawn's house,
867
00:36:43,743 --> 00:36:45,619
the one they could have made
a huge legitimate claim for...
868
00:36:45,620 --> 00:36:47,705
Mm-hmm?
869
00:36:47,706 --> 00:36:49,416
It's not listed here.
870
00:36:54,712 --> 00:36:57,381
There. Right there.
871
00:36:57,382 --> 00:37:01,135
[ Sighs ] Ostrich skin
with 18-karat gold hardware.
872
00:37:01,136 --> 00:37:02,803
There were only six made.
873
00:37:02,804 --> 00:37:05,097
One of them was auctioned
at Sotheby's last year.
874
00:37:05,098 --> 00:37:08,058
Sold for over $200,000.
875
00:37:08,059 --> 00:37:09,935
Of course,
I-- I couldn't wear it.
876
00:37:09,936 --> 00:37:11,395
It would have attracted
too much attention,
877
00:37:11,396 --> 00:37:13,731
but...
sure was nice to look at.
878
00:37:13,732 --> 00:37:15,566
Okay,
maybe Grant stole it.
879
00:37:15,567 --> 00:37:17,109
Didn't make a claim 'cause
it would tie him to the crime.
880
00:37:17,110 --> 00:37:18,610
A murder,
an attempted murder,
881
00:37:18,611 --> 00:37:20,821
an exploded house,
all for a stolen bag?
882
00:37:20,822 --> 00:37:23,240
I don't think so.
Uh, a stolen bag worth
over 200 grand.
883
00:37:23,241 --> 00:37:25,200
I don't think it was the bag
he was looking for.
884
00:37:25,201 --> 00:37:28,412
{\an8}It's what was
inside the bag.
885
00:37:28,413 --> 00:37:30,164
Did you know
that was in there?
No.
886
00:37:30,165 --> 00:37:32,749
I-- I told you. I never used
the bag. But I don't get it.
887
00:37:32,750 --> 00:37:34,293
What's so special
about a license plate?
888
00:37:34,294 --> 00:37:35,544
Ordinarily, not much,
889
00:37:35,545 --> 00:37:36,628
but I think this one's
gonna prove
890
00:37:36,629 --> 00:37:38,381
{\an8}one of the Summers
is a killer.
891
00:37:42,886 --> 00:37:45,387
Mel: Ms. Summers...
892
00:37:45,388 --> 00:37:47,974
do you recognize these?
893
00:37:49,642 --> 00:37:52,311
Of course. They were
all stolen from my home.
894
00:37:52,312 --> 00:37:54,438
But I'm confused.
895
00:37:54,439 --> 00:37:56,315
Is-- Is that why
you asked me to come here?
896
00:37:56,316 --> 00:37:57,984
To give them back to me?
897
00:37:59,444 --> 00:38:01,028
Because I thought
you had questions
898
00:38:01,029 --> 00:38:02,863
about the little
misunderstanding
899
00:38:02,864 --> 00:38:05,073
between Grant
and Bob Vernon.
900
00:38:05,074 --> 00:38:07,535
You mean when Grant
misunderstood a pipe
to the back of Bob's skull?
901
00:38:08,828 --> 00:38:12,289
Grant went there to talk to Bob
about what Louise had done.
902
00:38:12,290 --> 00:38:15,584
Things got heated, and...
Bob came at him.
903
00:38:15,585 --> 00:38:17,378
Mm.
Grant was just
defending himself.
904
00:38:19,005 --> 00:38:20,215
What about this?
905
00:38:21,799 --> 00:38:22,675
Recognize this?
906
00:38:24,010 --> 00:38:26,845
No, that isn't mine.
907
00:38:26,846 --> 00:38:29,640
Are you sure? 'Cause a bag
like that is easy to trace.
908
00:38:29,641 --> 00:38:31,809
Your husband got it
at auction a year ago,
909
00:38:31,810 --> 00:38:33,352
just before
your 50th birthday,
910
00:38:33,353 --> 00:38:36,188
which, um, according
to social media posts
911
00:38:36,189 --> 00:38:39,024
you celebrated
at Cabrera in Miami.
912
00:38:39,025 --> 00:38:41,944
{\an8}♪
913
00:38:41,945 --> 00:38:44,446
Yes. Sorry, I--
914
00:38:44,447 --> 00:38:46,448
I remember now.
I--
915
00:38:46,449 --> 00:38:49,201
I have so many bags.
I suppose I just...
916
00:38:49,202 --> 00:38:51,870
I forgot about this one.
That must be nice,
917
00:38:51,871 --> 00:38:53,956
to be so rich you could
forget about one
that costs six figures.
918
00:38:53,957 --> 00:38:56,708
What about this?
919
00:38:56,709 --> 00:38:58,293
Recognize that?
920
00:38:58,294 --> 00:39:02,005
That appears to be
a plate from a car
921
00:39:02,006 --> 00:39:03,465
I reported stolen last year.
922
00:39:03,466 --> 00:39:04,758
Well,
not just last year.
923
00:39:04,759 --> 00:39:06,385
The day after your
birthday party.
924
00:39:06,386 --> 00:39:08,595
[ Inhales sharply ]
I'm confused.
925
00:39:08,596 --> 00:39:10,389
Did you find the car?
No.
926
00:39:10,390 --> 00:39:12,224
Odds are we never will,
because odds are
927
00:39:12,225 --> 00:39:13,976
you and Grant
got rid of it.
928
00:39:13,977 --> 00:39:15,352
That's crazy.
Why would we do that?
929
00:39:15,353 --> 00:39:17,563
Because it was your car
that struck and killed
930
00:39:17,564 --> 00:39:19,232
a kid named Omari Blake
last year.
931
00:39:21,776 --> 00:39:23,902
At first we thought
it was Natalie who did it.
932
00:39:23,903 --> 00:39:26,488
But, no, she was just
a passenger, wasn't she?
933
00:39:26,489 --> 00:39:28,991
We traced the chain
of title on the car.
934
00:39:28,992 --> 00:39:32,703
1975 Mercedes SLC.
It's a real classic.
935
00:39:32,704 --> 00:39:35,080
Originally purchased by your
father the week you were born.
936
00:39:35,081 --> 00:39:37,833
He transferred the title to you
when you turned 16,
937
00:39:37,834 --> 00:39:39,543
and you could've just gotten rid
of the plate along with the car,
938
00:39:39,544 --> 00:39:42,337
but it was more than just
proof of a crime, wasn't it?
939
00:39:42,338 --> 00:39:46,049
{\an8}♪
940
00:39:46,050 --> 00:39:48,343
It was proof of
how much Daddy loved you
941
00:39:48,344 --> 00:39:50,888
and how special you are.
Yeah, so much more special
942
00:39:50,889 --> 00:39:53,099
than some random
17-year-old on a bike.
943
00:39:55,226 --> 00:39:56,727
It's too bad
Louise stole your bag
944
00:39:56,728 --> 00:39:58,062
before you had a chance
to get this out.
945
00:40:00,481 --> 00:40:04,776
Obviously, you managed to swear
Natalie to secrecy that night,
946
00:40:04,777 --> 00:40:08,155
but unlike you,
her conscience had got to her.
947
00:40:08,156 --> 00:40:10,741
She ended up
donating $100,000
948
00:40:10,742 --> 00:40:12,910
to a community center
in Omari's name.
949
00:40:12,911 --> 00:40:14,536
Recently, she told her husband
950
00:40:14,537 --> 00:40:15,704
there was something
she needed to tell him,
951
00:40:15,705 --> 00:40:17,205
and we think
she was gonna spill
952
00:40:17,206 --> 00:40:19,207
about what really
happened that night,
953
00:40:19,208 --> 00:40:21,793
and we think she gave you
the opportunity to do the same,
954
00:40:21,794 --> 00:40:24,505
and instead you sicced
your psycho husband on her.
955
00:40:26,174 --> 00:40:28,091
No.
956
00:40:28,092 --> 00:40:31,219
No, Grant would never.
He's a good man.
957
00:40:31,220 --> 00:40:32,763
So good he wouldn't
take a plea deal
958
00:40:32,764 --> 00:40:35,641
to pin Omari
and Natalie's murder on you?
959
00:40:35,642 --> 00:40:37,392
Because you should know
the DA's office is about to
960
00:40:37,393 --> 00:40:39,812
offer him one
in about 20 minutes.
961
00:40:40,980 --> 00:40:43,315
Unless, of course,
962
00:40:43,316 --> 00:40:44,858
you want to talk about
a deal for yourself.
963
00:40:44,859 --> 00:40:50,697
{\an8}♪
964
00:40:50,698 --> 00:40:54,284
Cath, you made it.
965
00:40:54,285 --> 00:40:56,453
You said in your text you had
a much better story for me
966
00:40:56,454 --> 00:40:59,581
than "Emi Ochoa Dupes
Florida PI Second Time."
967
00:40:59,582 --> 00:41:01,750
How could I resist?
Look, about that, I--
968
00:41:01,751 --> 00:41:03,835
It's okay.
969
00:41:03,836 --> 00:41:05,128
I overstepped.
970
00:41:05,129 --> 00:41:07,048
Not a lot, but enough.
971
00:41:08,216 --> 00:41:09,925
So still pals then, yeah?
972
00:41:09,926 --> 00:41:11,343
Well, it depends
how good this other story is.
973
00:41:11,344 --> 00:41:13,011
Well, actually,
you have your choice of two.
974
00:41:13,012 --> 00:41:15,389
Mm-hmm?
My client, Bob Vernon,
975
00:41:15,390 --> 00:41:17,099
husband of the infamous
Bandit of Broward,
976
00:41:17,100 --> 00:41:18,392
he hasn't
talked to the press
977
00:41:18,393 --> 00:41:20,102
since he got
out of the hospital.
978
00:41:20,103 --> 00:41:22,688
But for the wife of the cop
who just talked the DA
979
00:41:22,689 --> 00:41:24,982
into a plea deal that would see
her serve less than a year?
980
00:41:26,192 --> 00:41:27,859
He'd make an exception.
981
00:41:27,860 --> 00:41:29,737
And behind
door number two?
982
00:41:31,114 --> 00:41:33,740
You see that group
over there?
983
00:41:33,741 --> 00:41:36,493
That's the family
of Omari Blake.
984
00:41:36,494 --> 00:41:38,829
I just told them
how Dawn and Grant Summer,
985
00:41:38,830 --> 00:41:40,415
they couldn't turn on each other
fast enough.
986
00:41:41,499 --> 00:41:43,208
They're both probably
gonna go away for life.
987
00:41:43,209 --> 00:41:45,252
Now, it doesn't
bring Omari back,
988
00:41:45,253 --> 00:41:48,547
but they're all glad to
be finally getting some justice.
989
00:41:48,548 --> 00:41:50,799
Now, I figured a piece in
the Herald would be a good way
990
00:41:50,800 --> 00:41:53,886
to remind people who he was,
how much he was loved.
991
00:41:55,138 --> 00:41:56,888
Not to mention
some good publicity
992
00:41:56,889 --> 00:41:58,474
for the community center
they're building.
993
00:42:01,102 --> 00:42:02,853
Are you really gonna
make me choose?
994
00:42:02,854 --> 00:42:04,771
Well, it depends.
995
00:42:04,772 --> 00:42:07,065
You gonna quit trying to make
me go on the dating apps?
996
00:42:07,066 --> 00:42:08,483
I'll let you know
after we talk to the Blakes.
997
00:42:08,484 --> 00:42:10,485
[ Chuckles ]
998
00:42:10,486 --> 00:42:12,738
Alright.
Let's talk to the Blakes.
999
00:42:12,739 --> 00:42:16,409
♪ All the time ♪
1000
00:42:17,910 --> 00:42:20,413
♪ Dreaming about you ♪
1001
00:42:24,834 --> 00:42:53,404
{\an8}♪