1 00:00:48,285 --> 00:00:50,947 Don't know if he jumped or if somebody pushed him. 2 00:00:51,155 --> 00:00:54,181 - He had to fall from the apartments above. - Any witnesses? 3 00:00:54,358 --> 00:00:57,919 No. Nobody saw him hit, but a crowd sure gathered fast once he did. 4 00:00:58,095 --> 00:01:02,555 Including the attorney general's niece. She hasn't stopped sobbing since. 5 00:01:02,733 --> 00:01:06,794 Let's process this scene quickly, get the body out of here. You get an ID yet? 6 00:01:06,971 --> 00:01:10,372 No, but I'll tell you what, that is one fine Santa suit. 7 00:01:10,541 --> 00:01:15,137 Plush pile, real leather uppers. I wish mine was that nice. 8 00:01:15,312 --> 00:01:17,780 The beard appears to be real. 9 00:01:17,948 --> 00:01:19,313 Hey, Jane? 10 00:01:19,483 --> 00:01:21,781 Could I trouble you for a professional opinion? 11 00:01:28,325 --> 00:01:30,725 - No. - No what? 12 00:01:30,895 --> 00:01:33,762 - This isn't the actual Santa Claus. - Oh, really? 13 00:01:33,931 --> 00:01:37,128 Some say he doesn't exist, period... 14 00:01:37,301 --> 00:01:39,496 that he's a 19th century marketing gimmick. 15 00:01:39,703 --> 00:01:41,398 I venture no opinion on that... 16 00:01:41,572 --> 00:01:44,905 but this definitely isn't him, this is an impostor. 17 00:01:45,075 --> 00:01:46,975 And how can you tell? 18 00:01:47,144 --> 00:01:49,305 Santa would smell like reindeer and chimneys. 19 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:51,243 This man smells like cheap whiskey. 20 00:01:51,415 --> 00:01:56,182 Uh, excuse me, could you, uh, reach inside that outside pocket there? 21 00:01:56,353 --> 00:01:59,845 Yeah, just there near the candy canes. What is that? 22 00:02:00,457 --> 00:02:02,015 A Christmas card. 23 00:02:03,460 --> 00:02:05,428 "My life is a lie. Forgive me." 24 00:02:05,596 --> 00:02:09,430 It's not a traditional Christmas greeting, but it has punch and concision. 25 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:12,865 Very thoughtful of him to put it in a plastic baggie for us. 26 00:02:13,037 --> 00:02:15,699 - Lets us out. It's a straight-up suicide. - Possibly. 27 00:02:15,873 --> 00:02:17,602 But you don't think so. 28 00:02:17,775 --> 00:02:20,266 Here is a man that spends his time making kids happy. 29 00:02:20,444 --> 00:02:23,038 Putting a little magic in their life, giving them hope. 30 00:02:23,247 --> 00:02:25,647 - Yeah? - Would a man like that end his life... 31 00:02:25,816 --> 00:02:28,478 making such a bloody spectacle of himself... 32 00:02:28,652 --> 00:02:32,179 in character, in a public place where children are bound to see him... 33 00:02:32,356 --> 00:02:35,689 and spoil their Christmases forever? I doubt it. This was murder. 34 00:02:35,860 --> 00:02:38,988 Okay, you may have a point, but let's keep an open mind on this— 35 00:02:39,163 --> 00:02:40,892 Murder. 36 00:02:44,835 --> 00:02:46,894 Happy holidays. 37 00:03:04,588 --> 00:03:07,079 Benjamin Ripple has been a tenant here for years. 38 00:03:07,291 --> 00:03:09,851 He'd never kill himself. He enjoyed his life too much. 39 00:03:10,027 --> 00:03:12,052 - And his art. - His art? 40 00:03:12,229 --> 00:03:17,326 The art of being Santa. Benjamin lived by the traditions of St. Nick, year round. 41 00:03:18,569 --> 00:03:21,402 Uh, we'll take it from here. Thanks. 42 00:03:21,572 --> 00:03:23,096 Thank you. 43 00:03:24,675 --> 00:03:25,801 Wow. 44 00:03:28,746 --> 00:03:30,941 Well, this is a man who knew how to sustain a moment. 45 00:03:31,115 --> 00:03:32,514 Jingle bells, jingle bells 46 00:03:32,683 --> 00:03:34,742 I can't believe people buy this crap. 47 00:03:35,586 --> 00:03:38,578 I sense a Christmas speech coming on. 48 00:03:38,756 --> 00:03:41,452 No, I just think people can celebrate a holy day... 49 00:03:41,625 --> 00:03:45,891 without lying to children about a magical fat guy with a sack full of toys. 50 00:03:46,063 --> 00:03:48,224 You took the Santa revelation badly, huh? 51 00:03:48,399 --> 00:03:50,560 Crushed my heart like a cigarette. 52 00:03:50,734 --> 00:03:53,430 Explains why you're still looking for magic in your life. 53 00:03:53,604 --> 00:03:55,367 Benjamin Ripple on the other hand... 54 00:03:55,539 --> 00:04:00,033 chose to keep his childhood beliefs very much alive. 55 00:04:00,210 --> 00:04:02,405 He was happiest when he was at home. 56 00:04:02,579 --> 00:04:04,137 Felt protected. 57 00:04:04,348 --> 00:04:06,748 Not so popular at school. 58 00:04:06,917 --> 00:04:09,215 I'm guessing his parents died young... 59 00:04:09,386 --> 00:04:15,256 so to cope, he transformed his most cherished memories into an identity. 60 00:04:16,093 --> 00:04:20,154 And a successful career, based on this Father Christmas fantasy chalet here. 61 00:04:20,364 --> 00:04:22,093 A career like this? 62 00:04:22,266 --> 00:04:25,633 "St. Nick's Picks. Your holiday decorations superstore." 63 00:04:25,803 --> 00:04:27,134 It's a mail-order business. 64 00:04:27,304 --> 00:04:29,568 Benjamin Ripple was a survivor. 65 00:04:29,740 --> 00:04:33,471 - Highly unlikely he took his own life. - So you think the suicide was staged. 66 00:04:33,644 --> 00:04:36,112 Well, that's not to say he was without his secrets. 67 00:04:36,280 --> 00:04:37,872 We all have secrets, don't we? 68 00:04:38,949 --> 00:04:42,407 And Christmas, well, is full of contradictions. 69 00:04:42,586 --> 00:04:47,785 A man that devoted his life to spreading joy could very likely be hiding a, uh... 70 00:04:47,992 --> 00:04:49,186 What is that? 71 00:04:49,426 --> 00:04:50,688 What? 72 00:04:52,529 --> 00:04:53,826 Oh. 73 00:04:57,468 --> 00:04:59,026 Sobriety chip. 74 00:04:59,203 --> 00:05:00,636 Still waiting on forensics... 75 00:05:00,804 --> 00:05:04,706 but the coroner said that Santa's blood-alcohol concentration was 0.45. 76 00:05:04,908 --> 00:05:07,706 - That's a lethal level. - So much for sobriety. 77 00:05:07,911 --> 00:05:10,937 Why would somebody kill the victim if he was dying of booze? 78 00:05:11,115 --> 00:05:14,141 - That suggests suicide, not murder. - So does his bank account. 79 00:05:14,318 --> 00:05:17,981 His mail-order business was hit hard by the recession. It's almost bankrupt. 80 00:05:18,155 --> 00:05:20,521 His business takes a dive, then he takes a dive... 81 00:05:20,691 --> 00:05:22,784 - ... straight off his building. - Guess again. 82 00:05:22,960 --> 00:05:27,056 I showed the suicide note to our analyst, compared it to Ripple's signature. 83 00:05:27,231 --> 00:05:29,563 - He didn't write the note. - And back to murder. 84 00:05:29,733 --> 00:05:31,394 What else do we know about Ripple? 85 00:05:31,568 --> 00:05:35,470 Uh, he's president of something called The National Society of Authentic Santas. 86 00:05:35,639 --> 00:05:37,300 - What's that? - A fraternal group... 87 00:05:37,474 --> 00:05:40,034 dedicated to the accurate portrayal of Santa Claus. 88 00:05:40,210 --> 00:05:43,338 Ripple's neighbor told me. They're having a convention downtown. 89 00:05:43,514 --> 00:05:46,711 You and Van Pelt head over there. See what you can find out. 90 00:05:46,884 --> 00:05:48,317 After Hightower's briefing... 91 00:05:48,485 --> 00:05:51,545 - ... on the Johnson killing. - What does she have to brief us for? 92 00:05:51,722 --> 00:05:54,213 - Someone torched a killer. - It happened in our house. 93 00:05:54,391 --> 00:05:56,052 He was a cop killer. Good riddance. 94 00:05:56,226 --> 00:05:58,990 Yeah, okay. Zip it if you know what's good for you. 95 00:06:00,697 --> 00:06:03,689 Walk over. I'm gonna go round up Jane. 96 00:06:05,502 --> 00:06:09,370 Two days ago, a suspect was doused in an accelerant... 97 00:06:09,540 --> 00:06:12,532 and set alight in a CBI holding cell. 98 00:06:12,709 --> 00:06:17,510 This was not karma, rough justice, payback... 99 00:06:17,681 --> 00:06:19,876 this was a criminal act. 100 00:06:20,050 --> 00:06:23,281 The homicide investigation will be led by J.J. LaRoche... 101 00:06:23,487 --> 00:06:25,921 the new head of our Professional Standards Unit. 102 00:06:27,224 --> 00:06:28,589 Thank you. 103 00:06:28,792 --> 00:06:31,761 Who the hell's J.J. LaRoche? 104 00:06:32,863 --> 00:06:35,229 - Excuse me. - Sorry. 105 00:06:40,437 --> 00:06:42,735 Thank you, Miss Hightower. 106 00:06:45,742 --> 00:06:50,304 It's very likely that one of you people here in this room is the murderer. 107 00:06:51,281 --> 00:06:53,215 You know who you are. 108 00:06:53,884 --> 00:06:56,114 Okay. Lights, please. 109 00:06:57,821 --> 00:07:00,346 I'm going to run through the facts now... 110 00:07:01,725 --> 00:07:05,024 so that we are all on the same page. 111 00:07:07,231 --> 00:07:11,827 The victim was Todd Johnson, EMT. 112 00:07:12,035 --> 00:07:18,907 Responsible for killing six policemen and a young woman, that we know of. 113 00:07:22,746 --> 00:07:28,150 Our updated security system has provided me with a very accurate list... 114 00:07:28,318 --> 00:07:32,084 of everybody who was in this building at the time of the murder. 115 00:07:32,422 --> 00:07:34,481 This guy should charge admission. 116 00:07:34,658 --> 00:07:38,788 I will be talking selectively with some of you on the list. 117 00:07:38,962 --> 00:07:44,093 Over the next days, my people will be taking blood, hair and tissue samples... 118 00:07:44,268 --> 00:07:45,860 from everybody on the list. 119 00:07:46,069 --> 00:07:49,630 Your cooperation is expected and appreciated. 120 00:07:50,073 --> 00:07:51,938 - Excuse me. - Yes. 121 00:07:52,109 --> 00:07:53,440 Why the samples? 122 00:07:57,181 --> 00:07:58,307 What's your name? 123 00:07:59,316 --> 00:08:00,806 Wayne Rigsby. 124 00:08:04,121 --> 00:08:06,282 Wayne Rigsby. 125 00:08:06,456 --> 00:08:13,191 Wayne, we need the samples to test for accelerants. 126 00:08:15,232 --> 00:08:17,496 Thank you for your interest. 127 00:08:18,902 --> 00:08:20,096 Any other questions? 128 00:08:51,268 --> 00:08:53,065 Tyger, tyger 129 00:09:04,848 --> 00:09:07,544 You remembered something. 130 00:09:08,885 --> 00:09:11,046 - Did I? - Yes, you did. 131 00:09:11,221 --> 00:09:12,279 What was it? 132 00:09:12,456 --> 00:09:15,550 The smell of a man burning. Do you know that smell? 133 00:09:15,726 --> 00:09:18,217 Yes. Very like barbecue. 134 00:09:18,395 --> 00:09:21,592 But we both know that's not what I'm referring to. 135 00:09:22,599 --> 00:09:23,964 A lighter. 136 00:09:25,769 --> 00:09:27,737 I opened the door, Todd was on fire... 137 00:09:27,904 --> 00:09:31,237 and there was a green lighter on the bench. 138 00:09:31,908 --> 00:09:34,308 But it wasn't in the evidence report. 139 00:09:35,479 --> 00:09:38,107 - You read the evidence report. - More like skimmed. 140 00:09:38,282 --> 00:09:40,614 Those things, they're not exactly summer reading. 141 00:09:40,784 --> 00:09:42,877 But I get paid to consult, so skim I do. 142 00:09:48,925 --> 00:09:50,984 It's on its way to the FBI crime lab. 143 00:09:51,595 --> 00:09:54,257 - May I? - No. 144 00:09:56,767 --> 00:09:59,793 I won't be needing your consultation on this case. 145 00:09:59,970 --> 00:10:02,336 But you and I will talk, this afternoon. 146 00:10:02,506 --> 00:10:04,701 Look forward to it. 147 00:10:17,754 --> 00:10:19,517 Wow. Santapalooza. 148 00:10:19,956 --> 00:10:23,653 For Santa Henry's Social Media Workshop at 3:00. 149 00:10:23,827 --> 00:10:27,854 And, uh, don't forget to buy your raffle tickets for the Jingle Ball tonight. 150 00:10:28,532 --> 00:10:30,363 Oh, hi, I'm Bob. Can I help you? 151 00:10:30,534 --> 00:10:32,832 Agent Rigsby, Agent Van Pelt. We're from CBI. 152 00:10:33,003 --> 00:10:34,994 Oh, you're here about Benjamin. 153 00:10:37,574 --> 00:10:39,599 He should be up here, not me. 154 00:10:39,776 --> 00:10:42,836 We're just all trying to move ahead here. It's what he'd want. 155 00:10:43,013 --> 00:10:45,641 - Were you close with the victim? - Yes, I was. 156 00:10:45,816 --> 00:10:47,943 - We all were— - Liar. 157 00:10:49,486 --> 00:10:53,013 You hated Benjamin. You were trying to kick him out of office. 158 00:10:53,190 --> 00:10:55,954 Well, congratulations, you got what you wanted. 159 00:10:56,126 --> 00:10:59,220 - And you are? - Tony. 160 00:10:59,396 --> 00:11:01,660 And that man had a vendetta against Benjamin... 161 00:11:01,832 --> 00:11:05,734 because he wanted to open our doors to Santas of all races, creeds and colors. 162 00:11:05,902 --> 00:11:08,564 Which will never happen. 163 00:11:09,406 --> 00:11:12,898 Look, if Santa isn't white, male and Christian, then what the heck is he? 164 00:11:13,076 --> 00:11:16,978 He's everyone. He's the spirit of generosity in all of us. He's the— 165 00:11:17,147 --> 00:11:19,274 Oh, would you be quiet, you dumb hippie? 166 00:11:20,350 --> 00:11:23,911 Hey, hey. Okay, let's just go for a little drive, shall we? 167 00:11:25,222 --> 00:11:27,383 Everything's fine, just carry on. 168 00:11:30,894 --> 00:11:32,691 Happy Hanukkah. 169 00:11:44,141 --> 00:11:45,403 Mm. 170 00:11:46,676 --> 00:11:48,610 Where's Patrick Jane? 171 00:11:48,812 --> 00:11:50,302 In the field. 172 00:11:52,048 --> 00:11:53,709 That's inconvenient. 173 00:11:57,087 --> 00:11:59,112 I'm sorry, is there a problem? 174 00:11:59,322 --> 00:12:04,851 Yes. Jane is the lead suspect in my investigation and I can't find him. 175 00:12:06,096 --> 00:12:07,859 Jane's your lead suspect? 176 00:12:09,366 --> 00:12:11,596 You smile. 177 00:12:12,269 --> 00:12:15,238 You think he's not capable of murder? 178 00:12:15,405 --> 00:12:20,866 He's capable. I'm smiling because it's an absurd idea, Jane killing Johnson. 179 00:12:21,044 --> 00:12:22,909 He caught him. He put him in that cell. 180 00:12:23,079 --> 00:12:25,877 He was the last person to see him alive in that cell. 181 00:12:26,049 --> 00:12:28,142 And I was next to last. 182 00:12:28,351 --> 00:12:30,478 Look, Johnson asked to speak with Jane. 183 00:12:30,654 --> 00:12:33,248 He said he had a secret he wouldn't tell anyone else. 184 00:12:33,423 --> 00:12:36,051 Jane didn't wanna see him, I made him go. 185 00:12:36,226 --> 00:12:39,093 The guy was on fire when he opened the cell door. 186 00:12:39,262 --> 00:12:40,559 Why would Jane kill him? 187 00:12:40,730 --> 00:12:46,327 That's what I shall ask him, when I find him. 188 00:12:48,171 --> 00:12:49,195 Hey, Lisbon. 189 00:12:49,372 --> 00:12:50,634 LaRoche is looking for you. 190 00:12:50,807 --> 00:12:52,274 Oh, wish him luck. 191 00:12:52,442 --> 00:12:55,468 You don't wanna rile this one up, you should probably come in. 192 00:12:55,645 --> 00:12:58,443 Uh, did you track down Ripple's alcohol recovery group? 193 00:12:58,615 --> 00:13:02,142 I think I found what I'm looking for. Gotta go. 194 00:13:09,659 --> 00:13:11,490 Hey, Virgil. 195 00:13:12,696 --> 00:13:15,859 Patrick. What are you doing here? 196 00:13:16,032 --> 00:13:18,796 Your old assistant told me where to find you. 197 00:13:18,969 --> 00:13:19,993 I need your help. 198 00:13:20,170 --> 00:13:23,162 That's a twist. You never needed my help when I was your boss. 199 00:13:23,340 --> 00:13:25,103 What help could I be now? 200 00:13:25,275 --> 00:13:27,470 A cop killer burned alive in CBI custody. 201 00:13:27,644 --> 00:13:29,509 I heard. 202 00:13:29,679 --> 00:13:31,772 If it's anything to do with that, I don't— 203 00:13:31,948 --> 00:13:35,145 Whoever set the fire works for Red John. 204 00:13:35,318 --> 00:13:36,410 Jane. 205 00:13:37,454 --> 00:13:39,649 He was a member of Red John's network. 206 00:13:39,823 --> 00:13:43,691 And another member of his network killed him to stop him from talking. 207 00:13:43,860 --> 00:13:48,320 But here's the thing, Red John doesn't know I know that. 208 00:13:48,498 --> 00:13:50,728 For the first time, I have the advantage. 209 00:13:51,668 --> 00:13:53,636 You sound nuts, my friend. Ha, ha. 210 00:13:53,803 --> 00:13:56,135 No, this is real. 211 00:13:56,306 --> 00:13:59,798 If I can find who killed Todd Johnson, I can trace them back to Red John. 212 00:13:59,976 --> 00:14:02,069 I need LaRoche's suspect list... 213 00:14:02,245 --> 00:14:06,477 which you, with all your back-channel contacts, can get me. 214 00:14:08,585 --> 00:14:10,678 What does Lisbon think of your theory? 215 00:14:10,854 --> 00:14:13,015 I can't tell her. That would put her at risk. 216 00:14:13,189 --> 00:14:16,249 Of course. And what about me? 217 00:14:16,459 --> 00:14:19,326 You're a brave old man with nothing to lose. 218 00:14:19,496 --> 00:14:23,091 Not so brave, not so old. 219 00:14:23,733 --> 00:14:26,293 What do you say? Will you help me? 220 00:14:27,671 --> 00:14:29,366 You need a different kind of help. 221 00:14:29,539 --> 00:14:33,066 Red John is turning you into a paranoid conspiracy freak. 222 00:14:34,711 --> 00:14:38,875 This from a guy on a pier with two 40s under his chair and no fish in his bucket. 223 00:14:39,049 --> 00:14:42,746 - You're not even using the right bait. - Am so. 224 00:14:43,587 --> 00:14:46,522 - What'll you do when you catch one? - Depends what kind it is. 225 00:14:46,690 --> 00:14:47,748 No. 226 00:14:47,924 --> 00:14:50,222 When you catch one, no matter what kind it is... 227 00:14:50,393 --> 00:14:52,623 you will stop and you will look at it... 228 00:14:52,796 --> 00:14:55,697 at this piece of life you destroyed, and you will think: 229 00:14:55,865 --> 00:14:59,460 "What the hell am I doing here, a drunken fish killer... 230 00:14:59,636 --> 00:15:03,572 when I could be doing something useful?" And then you'll call me. 231 00:15:17,355 --> 00:15:19,323 You two should be ashamed of yourselves. 232 00:15:19,490 --> 00:15:21,185 You, with the grudge, where were you last night? 233 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:23,993 Having some drinks with the guys. 234 00:15:24,161 --> 00:15:26,857 They were plotting ways to replace Benjamin as president. 235 00:15:27,031 --> 00:15:28,658 - How would you know? - Is it true? 236 00:15:30,468 --> 00:15:32,197 I'm head of the Steering Committee. 237 00:15:32,703 --> 00:15:37,265 Benjamin was using our society as a platform to promote his online business. 238 00:15:37,475 --> 00:15:39,534 How'd you know what they were talking about? 239 00:15:39,710 --> 00:15:42,372 I was sitting two stools away at the hotel bar. 240 00:15:42,880 --> 00:15:45,110 They had no idea who I was without the beard. 241 00:15:45,282 --> 00:15:46,442 Oh, gee, a spy. 242 00:15:46,617 --> 00:15:49,085 A concerned member of the NSAS. 243 00:15:49,887 --> 00:15:52,048 They were trying to take over his position... 244 00:15:52,223 --> 00:15:54,885 and they were drooling over his date. 245 00:15:55,059 --> 00:15:58,358 - The victim had a date at the bar? - No, at the opening-night mixer. 246 00:15:58,529 --> 00:15:59,894 An attractive young woman. 247 00:16:00,064 --> 00:16:01,964 You called her his "ho ho ho." 248 00:16:02,133 --> 00:16:04,624 You can't tell me that Benjamin didn't pay for her... 249 00:16:04,802 --> 00:16:08,238 with the proceeds from that online superstore he built on our backs. 250 00:16:08,406 --> 00:16:09,964 Catch the name of this woman? 251 00:16:10,141 --> 00:16:12,234 Roxy. 252 00:16:15,713 --> 00:16:19,945 We were all close to Benjamin. 253 00:16:23,387 --> 00:16:26,550 I was his sponsor for 10 years... 254 00:16:27,024 --> 00:16:31,586 but really, he held me up. 255 00:16:35,066 --> 00:16:36,829 It's okay. 256 00:16:37,034 --> 00:16:39,798 I'm okay. Thanks. 257 00:16:39,970 --> 00:16:41,767 Let's just forge ahead. 258 00:16:44,308 --> 00:16:46,742 Are there any newcomers in their first few days of sobriety... 259 00:16:46,911 --> 00:16:48,674 who would like a welcome chip? 260 00:16:53,517 --> 00:16:54,609 Um... 261 00:16:55,486 --> 00:16:57,283 - Why not? - Heh. 262 00:16:59,623 --> 00:17:02,786 Oh, hey. Thank you very much. Thank you. 263 00:17:02,960 --> 00:17:04,052 - Welcome. - Okay. 264 00:17:10,568 --> 00:17:12,160 I'll be a newcomer every day. 265 00:17:14,138 --> 00:17:17,972 It's customary to introduce yourself. First name only. 266 00:17:18,142 --> 00:17:20,474 - Patrick. - Hi, Patrick. 267 00:17:20,644 --> 00:17:21,941 Hi, folks. 268 00:17:22,113 --> 00:17:25,844 Anybody who can sponsor Patrick, please raise your hand. 269 00:17:26,317 --> 00:17:27,545 Would you? 270 00:17:27,718 --> 00:17:29,345 Uh, heh. 271 00:17:29,520 --> 00:17:33,354 Sure. Sure. Um... Of course, I'd be happy to. 272 00:17:33,858 --> 00:17:35,189 Thank you. 273 00:17:35,359 --> 00:17:37,190 Would you like to share, Patrick? 274 00:17:38,395 --> 00:17:39,987 Uh... 275 00:17:40,164 --> 00:17:42,997 Uh, no, I'm not ready to share. Not yet, thanks. 276 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:45,868 Well, nobody will think less of you if you don't... 277 00:17:46,036 --> 00:17:48,834 but you won't find a more supportive group than we are. 278 00:17:50,040 --> 00:17:55,740 We all find relief in sharing our daily struggle with addiction. 279 00:17:55,913 --> 00:17:58,541 Well, to be perfectly honest, I'm not an addict. 280 00:18:01,051 --> 00:18:03,110 I, um... 281 00:18:03,654 --> 00:18:05,622 Well, that's... 282 00:18:08,759 --> 00:18:12,217 That's not strictly true. I do have an addiction. 283 00:18:12,396 --> 00:18:14,159 Go on. 284 00:18:14,732 --> 00:18:16,666 You're safe here. 285 00:18:17,635 --> 00:18:21,731 It, um, destroyed my family. 286 00:18:23,941 --> 00:18:27,570 I can't talk about it. I mean, it's not that I don't want to. 287 00:18:27,745 --> 00:18:33,206 I have so many bad things in my head that I'd like to throw out, I just... 288 00:18:38,255 --> 00:18:41,349 If I start talking about it— 289 00:18:51,035 --> 00:18:53,367 I just don't know that I'd be able to stop. 290 00:18:55,673 --> 00:18:57,197 Excuse me. 291 00:19:02,246 --> 00:19:04,441 Anybody else wanna share? 292 00:19:07,952 --> 00:19:09,647 What are you doing here? 293 00:19:09,820 --> 00:19:11,879 Watching you. 294 00:19:13,724 --> 00:19:15,817 You have substance-abuse issues, Patrick? 295 00:19:15,993 --> 00:19:18,154 There's no tag for that in your files. 296 00:19:18,329 --> 00:19:20,627 I'm on a case. 297 00:19:21,065 --> 00:19:25,297 You telling me those words back there, they weren't real? You're sweating. 298 00:19:25,469 --> 00:19:27,130 Simple parlor trick. 299 00:19:27,304 --> 00:19:29,465 With biofeedback, you can train your mind... 300 00:19:29,640 --> 00:19:34,634 to control involuntary body processes: Heart rate, blood pressure, temperature. 301 00:19:34,812 --> 00:19:38,145 - I'm glad you enjoyed the performance. - So you're working undercover. 302 00:19:38,315 --> 00:19:40,647 Which you just blew for me. Thank you very much. 303 00:19:40,818 --> 00:19:42,445 Yeah, well, I doubt that. 304 00:19:42,620 --> 00:19:45,487 Up to the moment you left, you had them transfixed. 305 00:19:47,992 --> 00:19:49,926 What's that like... 306 00:19:50,094 --> 00:19:52,585 such power over people? 307 00:19:52,763 --> 00:19:54,253 You tell me. 308 00:19:54,431 --> 00:19:59,835 I expect this RoboCop routine of yours normally works quite effectively. 309 00:20:01,205 --> 00:20:03,105 Normally. 310 00:20:03,674 --> 00:20:07,735 You seem immune, so I may have to step up my efforts. 311 00:20:09,313 --> 00:20:13,147 Or we could go back to CBI right now and conduct the interview you owe me. 312 00:20:13,851 --> 00:20:15,876 Patrick? Everything okay? 313 00:20:16,053 --> 00:20:20,251 Yeah, I was just getting some air. I'll come back in now. 314 00:20:21,458 --> 00:20:23,085 Whoo! 315 00:20:30,401 --> 00:20:32,801 How was Ripple's AA group? Did you learn anything? 316 00:20:32,970 --> 00:20:35,131 Yes, they're very big on hugs. 317 00:20:35,306 --> 00:20:37,968 - About the victim. - I'll learn more tomorrow... 318 00:20:38,142 --> 00:20:41,669 when I speak with his sponsor who is now my sponsor too. 319 00:20:41,845 --> 00:20:44,541 May Walters. Lovely lady. Or a killer. I can't tell. 320 00:20:44,715 --> 00:20:46,410 You went undercover. 321 00:20:46,583 --> 00:20:48,710 Yes. Why is that so hard to accept? 322 00:20:48,886 --> 00:20:51,047 - You never go undercover. - Precisely. 323 00:20:51,221 --> 00:20:53,553 I wanted to have some fun, just like you guys seem to. 324 00:20:54,925 --> 00:20:56,051 Anything on the other Santas? 325 00:20:56,226 --> 00:21:00,026 Santa Bob has motive. I'm running down his alibi. 326 00:21:00,197 --> 00:21:02,495 They did give us a new lead. 327 00:21:02,700 --> 00:21:04,531 Hello, Roxy Rhodes. 328 00:21:04,702 --> 00:21:06,101 Real name Roxanne Rabinovich. 329 00:21:06,303 --> 00:21:08,567 No record, she works in an elite escort service. 330 00:21:08,739 --> 00:21:10,536 Spent an evening with the victim night before he died. 331 00:21:10,708 --> 00:21:13,541 - Ooh, Santa got some naughty this year. - Yeah. 332 00:21:13,711 --> 00:21:15,576 - Bring her in. - I can question her. 333 00:21:15,746 --> 00:21:17,680 - It's my lead. - Just offering to help. 334 00:21:18,182 --> 00:21:20,173 - All right. - We have a situation. 335 00:21:20,384 --> 00:21:22,443 Someone broke into Ripple's apartment. 336 00:21:25,723 --> 00:21:29,284 Two hours after we cleared the crime scene, we get a call from a neighbor. 337 00:21:29,460 --> 00:21:32,224 Says she hears a lot of crashing inside the apartment. 338 00:21:32,529 --> 00:21:35,191 Looks like they were looking for something. 339 00:21:36,133 --> 00:21:38,067 - Any signs of forced entry? - None. 340 00:21:38,235 --> 00:21:39,634 We think somebody had a key. 341 00:21:39,870 --> 00:21:42,532 Must have been one of the elves. Heh. 342 00:21:46,977 --> 00:21:48,535 Do you know this man? 343 00:21:48,712 --> 00:21:50,839 Sure. Benjamin. 344 00:21:51,015 --> 00:21:53,347 - We hung out. - He was murdered two days ago. 345 00:21:56,387 --> 00:21:59,879 - Okay. - You don't seem very broken up. 346 00:22:00,090 --> 00:22:04,527 Why should I be? I don't marry them. I just provide a standard GFE. 347 00:22:04,695 --> 00:22:06,788 - GFE? - Girlfriend experience. 348 00:22:08,399 --> 00:22:10,663 I'm paid to show up and act like I like them. 349 00:22:10,834 --> 00:22:13,132 I don't get emotionally involved with clients. 350 00:22:13,670 --> 00:22:15,501 That way madness lies, you know? 351 00:22:15,672 --> 00:22:18,163 - And Ripple was a client. - No. 352 00:22:18,342 --> 00:22:20,401 You were his date at the Santa convention. 353 00:22:20,611 --> 00:22:22,340 I was paid by someone else. 354 00:22:22,513 --> 00:22:23,639 And how's that work? 355 00:22:23,814 --> 00:22:28,513 I'm paid to attend AA meetings and recovery groups and recruit patients. 356 00:22:28,685 --> 00:22:32,143 - Patients for what? - This man, Jack Wilder. 357 00:22:32,689 --> 00:22:36,819 He owns a treatment facility for alcohol addiction. Very exclusive. 358 00:22:36,994 --> 00:22:40,430 - Only the financially secure can afford it. - Let me get this straight. 359 00:22:40,631 --> 00:22:43,998 Wilder hires you to cruise AA meetings looking for rich drunks? 360 00:22:44,168 --> 00:22:45,499 I meet them, chat them up... 361 00:22:45,669 --> 00:22:49,503 and tell them about this miraculous treatment facility that changed my life. 362 00:22:49,673 --> 00:22:51,140 You underwent the treatment. 363 00:22:51,708 --> 00:22:55,508 No. Tequila's my dear friend. 364 00:22:55,679 --> 00:22:58,273 But that doesn't mean the center didn't change my life. 365 00:22:58,449 --> 00:23:00,246 You should see my new Jaguar. 366 00:23:01,785 --> 00:23:05,084 No doubt. You have an address for Wilder? 367 00:23:05,255 --> 00:23:08,281 You were very brave yesterday, sharing like that. 368 00:23:08,459 --> 00:23:12,691 Meh. You were in love with Benjamin, weren't you? 369 00:23:13,697 --> 00:23:16,928 That's why the program doesn't encourage opposite-sex sponsors. 370 00:23:17,101 --> 00:23:19,968 But he didn't return the feelings. 371 00:23:20,304 --> 00:23:24,365 I think he did, in his own way. 372 00:23:25,042 --> 00:23:27,636 But Benjamin had his priorities. 373 00:23:27,811 --> 00:23:33,249 The red suit. I imagine that left you feeling ignored, alone, angry. 374 00:23:33,417 --> 00:23:36,284 - Got that right. - Angry enough to destroy his home? 375 00:23:38,622 --> 00:23:39,714 Who are you? 376 00:23:39,890 --> 00:23:43,382 I'm a consultant for the CBI. We're investigating Benjamin's murder. 377 00:23:43,560 --> 00:23:44,993 You lied about your addiction? 378 00:23:45,195 --> 00:23:47,959 No, that's real enough, I suppose. 379 00:23:48,132 --> 00:23:50,293 Where were you the night Benjamin was killed? 380 00:23:50,467 --> 00:23:52,332 Alone in my apartment. 381 00:23:52,503 --> 00:23:55,165 May, they're gonna treat you like a suspect. 382 00:23:55,339 --> 00:23:56,897 You destroyed their crime scene. 383 00:23:57,474 --> 00:23:59,135 I went there to find something. 384 00:24:00,244 --> 00:24:02,974 You know, to remember Benjamin by. 385 00:24:03,580 --> 00:24:06,947 When I saw the decorations, I got mad. 386 00:24:07,351 --> 00:24:12,618 Santa was another form of addiction for Benjamin. 387 00:24:12,789 --> 00:24:15,986 Anytime anything cuts you off from experiencing your life... 388 00:24:16,160 --> 00:24:17,718 it's unhealthy, right? 389 00:24:18,095 --> 00:24:19,153 Wouldn't know. 390 00:24:19,329 --> 00:24:25,461 Last week, for the first time in 10 years, he took a shot of vodka. 391 00:24:26,670 --> 00:24:28,831 It crushed both of us. 392 00:24:31,542 --> 00:24:34,739 Is this what you were looking for in Benjamin's apartment? 393 00:24:41,852 --> 00:24:44,616 Best 10 years of my life. 394 00:24:54,765 --> 00:24:58,030 Jack Wilder, behavioral therapist. Sorry to keep you waiting. 395 00:24:58,202 --> 00:25:00,500 Agent Lisbon. Van Pelt. We're with the CBI. 396 00:25:00,671 --> 00:25:04,368 We came to see if Benjamin Ripple was a patient here. 397 00:25:04,808 --> 00:25:08,039 Uh, you know what? Let's talk about this in my office. 398 00:25:09,479 --> 00:25:14,917 This is a licensed medical facility, ladies. My client list is privileged. 399 00:25:15,085 --> 00:25:18,179 - Are you a doctor? - Heh. Technically no, but I do have— 400 00:25:18,355 --> 00:25:20,915 This is a homicide investigation and you're a suspect. 401 00:25:21,091 --> 00:25:24,254 - There is no privilege here. - Homicide? 402 00:25:24,428 --> 00:25:25,690 Benjamin's dead? 403 00:25:25,862 --> 00:25:28,422 With enough alcohol in his system to kill an elephant. 404 00:25:28,599 --> 00:25:32,729 A girl from an escort service says you paid her to steer Benjamin to your clinic. 405 00:25:32,903 --> 00:25:36,066 Impossible. My clients would never drink so soon after treatment. 406 00:25:36,240 --> 00:25:37,901 - When did he die? - Two nights ago. 407 00:25:38,075 --> 00:25:39,838 When did you treat him? 408 00:25:41,812 --> 00:25:43,905 Two nights ago. 409 00:25:45,949 --> 00:25:48,509 Aversion therapy can be used to treat any bad habit. 410 00:25:48,685 --> 00:25:54,624 Um, smoking, alcoholism, gambling, violence, sexual deviancy. 411 00:25:55,192 --> 00:25:58,628 My methods are based on classical conditioning techniques. 412 00:25:58,829 --> 00:26:00,353 Please. 413 00:26:01,698 --> 00:26:05,896 I can turn the pleasurable activity of drinking into a repulsive one... 414 00:26:06,069 --> 00:26:09,698 by pairing it with noxious smells, nausea-inducing medication... 415 00:26:09,873 --> 00:26:11,033 low-grade electric shock. 416 00:26:12,409 --> 00:26:17,437 Of course, I record all my sessions on a hard drive for insurance reasons, so... 417 00:26:18,015 --> 00:26:20,381 Uh... Ah. Here we go. 418 00:26:20,550 --> 00:26:22,916 He's blowing 0.20. 419 00:26:23,086 --> 00:26:26,146 - 150/90. We should stop now. - He's okay. 420 00:26:26,356 --> 00:26:28,153 Who is that nurse there? 421 00:26:28,325 --> 00:26:32,056 Uh, Lailah Bloom. Registered nurse, 10 years ER experience behind her. 422 00:26:32,296 --> 00:26:34,560 She monitors my patients every step of the way. 423 00:26:34,731 --> 00:26:37,097 We have very strict safety protocols. 424 00:26:37,267 --> 00:26:40,236 - How you feeling, Benjamin? - Beautiful. 425 00:26:40,470 --> 00:26:43,234 A little sleepy. 426 00:26:43,407 --> 00:26:44,897 - I love this guy. - Ha, ha. 427 00:26:45,475 --> 00:26:48,103 All right, you can turn the camera off now. 428 00:26:48,278 --> 00:26:50,371 Let's get you home. 429 00:26:52,182 --> 00:26:54,013 As you can see, he was perfectly fine. 430 00:26:54,184 --> 00:26:56,948 After treatment, I drove Benjamin back to his apartment. 431 00:26:57,120 --> 00:26:59,281 You were in his home the night he was killed. 432 00:26:59,456 --> 00:27:02,516 I make sure all my patients get home safely. 433 00:27:04,795 --> 00:27:08,526 What I offer here is a very personal hands-on therapy. 434 00:27:08,699 --> 00:27:10,929 It's the only way to make effective change. 435 00:27:11,101 --> 00:27:14,537 That and call girls. It's an interesting way to drum up business. 436 00:27:14,705 --> 00:27:17,640 What you see as a call girl, I see as a marketing expert... 437 00:27:17,808 --> 00:27:21,767 with keen insights into the needs and desires of my clientele. 438 00:27:21,945 --> 00:27:23,936 I focus on highly driven professionals. 439 00:27:29,019 --> 00:27:32,113 - Give us a few minutes. - Sorry. 440 00:27:33,123 --> 00:27:36,456 Men like Benjamin have more to lose if they can't control their urges. 441 00:27:36,626 --> 00:27:39,993 Before you trash my methods, talk to my patients. 442 00:27:40,163 --> 00:27:44,156 My success rate is higher than any alcohol treatment center in the state. 443 00:27:44,835 --> 00:27:47,360 Excuse me, I need to make a call. 444 00:27:47,537 --> 00:27:49,437 And I'd like to see that entire video. 445 00:27:55,812 --> 00:27:58,178 Lailah, right? You okay? 446 00:27:58,348 --> 00:28:00,316 Fine. 447 00:28:01,718 --> 00:28:04,983 No, you're not. Talk to me. 448 00:28:08,191 --> 00:28:12,525 Did Mr. Wilder tell you what happened after I turned off the camera? 449 00:28:14,865 --> 00:28:16,230 Benjamin passed out. 450 00:28:17,734 --> 00:28:18,996 His breathing was shallow. 451 00:28:19,169 --> 00:28:21,501 - His temperature dropping. - Alcohol poisoning? 452 00:28:21,671 --> 00:28:28,543 Yes. I told Mr. Wilder we should get Benjamin to a doctor, a medical doctor... 453 00:28:28,712 --> 00:28:32,079 but he said he had it under control. Then they left. 454 00:28:32,249 --> 00:28:35,514 Has anything like that ever happened here before? 455 00:28:36,853 --> 00:28:40,755 Look, I think Mr. Wilder is a great man, okay? 456 00:28:40,924 --> 00:28:42,585 I grew up with alcoholic parents... 457 00:28:42,759 --> 00:28:46,251 so I'm a big believer in pushing limits to find a cure. 458 00:28:46,997 --> 00:28:49,056 But now... 459 00:28:49,499 --> 00:28:50,761 I don't know. 460 00:28:51,401 --> 00:28:53,369 Thanks for talking to me. 461 00:28:55,705 --> 00:28:58,469 Lailah said Ripple was showing signs of alcohol poisoning. 462 00:28:58,642 --> 00:29:01,941 The coroner told me that's consistent with what he found at autopsy. 463 00:29:02,112 --> 00:29:04,910 Jack Wilder drives Ripple home, maybe Ripple passes out... 464 00:29:05,081 --> 00:29:09,313 Wilder can't revive him, so he stages a suicide rather than risk losing it all. 465 00:29:09,519 --> 00:29:11,953 - Only one problem. - The evidence is circumstantial. 466 00:29:12,122 --> 00:29:15,057 All of it. I don't think we have enough for a search warrant. 467 00:29:15,225 --> 00:29:18,217 What kind of character witness do you think Lailah would make? 468 00:29:18,395 --> 00:29:21,796 She does feel loyalty for Wilder. I checked her employment history. 469 00:29:21,965 --> 00:29:26,902 She left a $70,000 job at Sacramento General two months ago to work for him. 470 00:29:27,070 --> 00:29:29,504 On the other hand, both her parents were alcoholic. 471 00:29:29,673 --> 00:29:31,766 I think that's where her real sympathy lies. 472 00:29:31,942 --> 00:29:34,809 Her parents "were" alcoholic? 473 00:29:35,679 --> 00:29:39,308 Her mom died in a car crash, she was drunk. 474 00:29:39,483 --> 00:29:43,283 Cirrhosis of the liver took her dad. Also alcohol related. 475 00:29:43,453 --> 00:29:48,117 Chance has thrust our way a very sordid and vexing problem... 476 00:29:49,159 --> 00:29:50,683 but have no fear. 477 00:29:51,795 --> 00:29:56,289 - We don't. - I do. What's your plan? 478 00:30:02,673 --> 00:30:07,110 Thank you for, uh, fitting me in. Our corporate retreat is in two days. 479 00:30:07,278 --> 00:30:09,906 That's why it's crucial to get started now. 480 00:30:10,314 --> 00:30:14,648 - Sure you've had nothing to eat today? - No, no, no. I'm too stressed to eat. 481 00:30:14,819 --> 00:30:16,309 They say it's a rafting trip... 482 00:30:16,487 --> 00:30:20,548 it's really just an excuse to drink like Germans for a weekend. 483 00:30:21,959 --> 00:30:23,984 I can't afford to slip. I'm up for CEO. 484 00:30:24,562 --> 00:30:27,190 Don't worry, Patrick. All behavior is learned. 485 00:30:27,365 --> 00:30:31,461 And with my help, soon your unwanted behavior will be unlearned. 486 00:30:32,103 --> 00:30:34,196 - Now, I want you to take this dial... - Mm-hm. 487 00:30:34,372 --> 00:30:38,638 and select a level of current that's uncomfortable but not painful. 488 00:30:43,814 --> 00:30:44,974 Tickles. 489 00:30:45,249 --> 00:30:47,444 Ooh, okay. Touchy. 490 00:30:47,618 --> 00:30:51,349 Tonight, we are gonna take the fun out of drinking for you. 491 00:30:53,991 --> 00:30:56,459 Lailah, pour the man some whiskey. 492 00:31:00,831 --> 00:31:02,526 Bottoms up. 493 00:31:11,509 --> 00:31:13,477 Oh, I felt that. 494 00:31:14,879 --> 00:31:16,244 I did feel that. 495 00:31:16,414 --> 00:31:19,645 Our goal is to associate alcohol and all of its social rituals... 496 00:31:19,817 --> 00:31:23,412 with the unpleasant sensation of electricity running through your body. 497 00:31:24,422 --> 00:31:26,219 Okay. 498 00:31:43,374 --> 00:31:44,773 Good, good. 499 00:31:44,942 --> 00:31:46,204 Taxi. 500 00:31:46,377 --> 00:31:48,345 How you feeling, Patrick? 501 00:31:48,512 --> 00:31:51,447 Lailah, I'm probably not gonna remember much about tonight... 502 00:31:51,649 --> 00:31:55,642 so let's just take a moment to remember this moment forever together. 503 00:31:56,687 --> 00:31:59,554 You have brown eyes and you're wearing earrings. 504 00:31:59,724 --> 00:32:01,851 I'll never forget that. 505 00:32:02,026 --> 00:32:03,516 - Time to raise the current. - Really? 506 00:32:05,296 --> 00:32:09,255 These restraints will make sure you don't accidentally dislodge your electrodes. 507 00:32:09,433 --> 00:32:13,096 We don't wanna dislodge any electrodes, do we, doc? 508 00:32:13,270 --> 00:32:15,204 - Ready for the next one? - Uh... 509 00:32:15,373 --> 00:32:17,807 Here's to sobriety. 510 00:32:31,922 --> 00:32:34,117 This is the last one. 511 00:32:34,558 --> 00:32:36,788 Are you okay? 512 00:32:36,961 --> 00:32:40,055 He's fine, Lailah. He's just a little tipsy. 513 00:32:40,231 --> 00:32:44,895 This is the most important one. Please continue. 514 00:32:58,015 --> 00:32:59,107 Aw. 515 00:33:02,086 --> 00:33:08,082 I feel like I can move, if the air doesn't stop me. 516 00:33:10,861 --> 00:33:12,522 His eyes are pretty red. 517 00:33:12,730 --> 00:33:14,823 Yours are glazed. You been eating donuts? 518 00:33:15,266 --> 00:33:18,099 The patient's blood pressure is too low. Something's wrong. 519 00:33:18,269 --> 00:33:22,000 No, it's okay, you set me free of all my pain. 520 00:33:22,173 --> 00:33:23,697 Irregular heartbeat. Skin's ice. 521 00:33:23,874 --> 00:33:25,967 Impossible. I calculated his body weight. 522 00:33:26,143 --> 00:33:29,442 This man will go into cardiac arrest without emergency medical care. 523 00:33:29,613 --> 00:33:31,240 Go call 911. Go. 524 00:33:38,456 --> 00:33:42,483 I'll set you free. Forever. 525 00:33:53,070 --> 00:33:54,332 Gotcha. 526 00:33:54,505 --> 00:33:55,836 Oh, little head spin there. 527 00:33:56,841 --> 00:33:59,708 You can't be conscious. Your vitals... 528 00:33:59,877 --> 00:34:04,678 Little biofeedback trick. Well, not so little when you're drunk. 529 00:34:05,382 --> 00:34:08,180 Cat's in the bag, come on in. 530 00:34:08,352 --> 00:34:11,048 - What are you talking about? - I'm a cop. 531 00:34:11,222 --> 00:34:15,921 Well, cop adjacent. This place is surrounded. 532 00:34:19,830 --> 00:34:22,162 There's a complex sound transmitter. 533 00:34:22,333 --> 00:34:26,099 Surveillance van out the front full of people with large guns. 534 00:34:26,303 --> 00:34:28,396 You are in trouble. 535 00:34:32,009 --> 00:34:33,408 You're lying. 536 00:34:34,512 --> 00:34:39,916 Let me guess, 190-proof alcohol, the same gut-rot you shot into Ripple. 537 00:34:40,084 --> 00:34:42,416 The good doctor here thinks you're an angel. 538 00:34:42,586 --> 00:34:44,178 I am an angel. 539 00:34:44,355 --> 00:34:46,323 Yeah, an angel of death. 540 00:34:48,125 --> 00:34:52,118 You know, I had a hunch as soon as I found out about your pants. 541 00:34:53,697 --> 00:34:55,927 Pardon me, "your parents." 542 00:34:57,368 --> 00:35:02,237 - You've experienced a lot of pain. - Alcohol causes pain. Loneliness. 543 00:35:02,406 --> 00:35:05,933 It was you that overdosed Ripple, it wasn't Wilder. 544 00:35:06,110 --> 00:35:09,307 He left and you went in. How did you get into Benjamin's apartment? 545 00:35:09,480 --> 00:35:12,847 When Benjamin was drunk, he mentioned where he kept his spare key. 546 00:35:14,485 --> 00:35:17,852 Poor thing was hurting so badly inside. 547 00:35:19,723 --> 00:35:22,317 - Benjamin, wake up. It's important. - Hmm? 548 00:35:22,493 --> 00:35:25,951 There are children outside. They wanna see Santa. 549 00:35:26,130 --> 00:35:29,531 I can't let the children down. I won't. 550 00:35:35,506 --> 00:35:36,939 I'm not feeling so good. 551 00:35:37,107 --> 00:35:38,734 All you gotta do is wave at them. 552 00:35:38,909 --> 00:35:40,877 - Okay. - You see them down there? 553 00:35:41,245 --> 00:35:43,941 Maybe if you lean a little further. 554 00:35:44,148 --> 00:35:46,742 - Oh. - You see them? 555 00:35:53,958 --> 00:35:55,789 Do you know the one part of the body... 556 00:35:55,960 --> 00:36:00,124 that coroners rarely inspect for needle marks? 557 00:36:03,000 --> 00:36:04,467 Inside the navel. 558 00:36:05,269 --> 00:36:07,635 Oh. Oh. 559 00:36:07,805 --> 00:36:10,603 Uh, cat's in the bag and the bag's almost in the river. 560 00:36:10,774 --> 00:36:15,837 If I end your suffering now, Jack will be blamed for both deaths. 561 00:36:16,013 --> 00:36:18,675 And let's face it, Jack needs to be stopped. 562 00:36:18,849 --> 00:36:20,544 He's a little crazy. 563 00:36:21,852 --> 00:36:22,876 Ah, ah. 564 00:36:23,520 --> 00:36:24,680 Drop the needle! 565 00:36:24,855 --> 00:36:26,322 Put it down now! 566 00:36:28,492 --> 00:36:31,825 I'm sorry, we didn't mean to cut it this close. This place is a maze. 567 00:36:31,996 --> 00:36:33,554 Turn around. 568 00:36:34,632 --> 00:36:38,659 - Are you all right? - Oh, yeah, I'm fine. I'm just a little home. 569 00:36:38,836 --> 00:36:41,202 Would you take me drunk? 570 00:36:43,474 --> 00:36:45,874 - Mr. LaRoche. - What's going on here? 571 00:36:46,043 --> 00:36:49,137 I've come to question Jane about the murder of Todd Johnson. 572 00:36:49,313 --> 00:36:51,304 Unless he answers my questions... 573 00:36:51,482 --> 00:36:55,248 his status as a CBI consultant will fall under immediate review. 574 00:36:55,452 --> 00:36:57,079 No more waiting. No more ducking. 575 00:36:57,254 --> 00:36:59,347 No, you don't. Not now, no. 576 00:36:59,523 --> 00:37:02,424 No, it's all right Lisbon, I got this one. I got it. 577 00:37:02,593 --> 00:37:05,653 Come on. Fire away. 578 00:37:07,164 --> 00:37:09,359 - I got it. - Okay. 579 00:37:23,280 --> 00:37:26,681 Agent Lisbon states that before Todd Johnson was set on fire... 580 00:37:26,850 --> 00:37:32,948 he indicated to her that he had a secret he wanted to tell you and you alone. 581 00:37:33,123 --> 00:37:35,751 We all have secrets. 582 00:37:36,026 --> 00:37:40,053 Most of them are quite unremarkable once revealed. 583 00:37:42,066 --> 00:37:44,296 What's your secret, Mr. LaRoche? 584 00:37:45,069 --> 00:37:46,502 "LaRoche." 585 00:37:47,004 --> 00:37:48,699 Pardon me. 586 00:37:48,872 --> 00:37:51,033 I have no secrets. 587 00:37:51,208 --> 00:37:52,641 None? 588 00:37:56,113 --> 00:38:01,210 You have a very keen speculative mind. 589 00:38:01,885 --> 00:38:04,115 You flatter me. 590 00:38:06,023 --> 00:38:08,753 What do you think Johnson wanted to tell you? 591 00:38:08,926 --> 00:38:12,089 What was his secret? Your best guess. 592 00:38:12,262 --> 00:38:15,390 Best guess. Uh, same sad old story. 593 00:38:16,967 --> 00:38:19,902 Just wanted to explain himself. 594 00:38:20,571 --> 00:38:24,234 Wanted to show someone that he was human. 595 00:38:25,042 --> 00:38:29,945 He was just a lonely soul trying to get by, like you or me. 596 00:38:30,914 --> 00:38:32,814 Why did he have to tell you this? 597 00:38:32,983 --> 00:38:36,248 Because he's a cop killer in a cop house... 598 00:38:36,420 --> 00:38:41,153 full of cop hens and cop chickens. Ha-ha-ha. 599 00:38:41,325 --> 00:38:42,917 That's very amusing. 600 00:38:43,093 --> 00:38:45,118 And I'm not a cop. Heh. 601 00:38:45,295 --> 00:38:49,755 But you would be very surprised how unsympathetic policemen can be. 602 00:38:49,933 --> 00:38:50,991 And women. 603 00:38:53,070 --> 00:38:54,469 Hm. 604 00:38:57,274 --> 00:38:59,003 - Thank you. - Oh, no, thank you. 605 00:39:00,177 --> 00:39:01,769 That was fun. 606 00:39:01,945 --> 00:39:04,106 We'll be in touch. 607 00:39:05,783 --> 00:39:08,343 Oh, if you care to share... 608 00:39:08,519 --> 00:39:12,478 any of the developments on the case with me, then I won't tell anyone. 609 00:39:13,190 --> 00:39:16,956 - Why would you wanna know? - I love a mystery. 610 00:39:18,429 --> 00:39:19,862 It's one of my failings. 611 00:39:33,510 --> 00:39:36,968 - Patrick. - Ah. Virgil. 612 00:39:37,147 --> 00:39:39,615 Meet May. May, this is Virgil. 613 00:39:41,018 --> 00:39:43,145 - Hello, May. - Hi. 614 00:39:45,522 --> 00:39:47,319 Uh... Oh, and, um... 615 00:39:47,491 --> 00:39:49,425 - A moment alone please, Jane. - Mm. 616 00:39:49,626 --> 00:39:51,355 - If you'll excuse us. - Sure. 617 00:39:53,564 --> 00:39:56,124 Excuse me, a little parched. 618 00:39:57,334 --> 00:39:59,165 Thanks for meeting me here. 619 00:39:59,336 --> 00:40:02,271 You look terrible. What did you do last night? 620 00:40:02,439 --> 00:40:03,838 It's all a little gauzy. 621 00:40:04,007 --> 00:40:07,272 I hope you don't mind, I brought May along. 622 00:40:07,444 --> 00:40:11,710 - Uh, no. What's her story? - Oh, come on. Ask her yourself. 623 00:40:13,083 --> 00:40:16,177 Listen, I'd like to convey my gratitude. 624 00:40:16,353 --> 00:40:17,843 Easy, cowboy. You just met her. 625 00:40:18,021 --> 00:40:20,455 I'm not talking about that. 626 00:40:20,657 --> 00:40:23,285 What you said about that fish... 627 00:40:23,460 --> 00:40:27,726 You opened my eyes to some ugly truths that I'd been avoiding. 628 00:40:31,301 --> 00:40:32,962 LaRoche's suspect list. 629 00:40:33,170 --> 00:40:36,469 Secured through back channels and personal favors. 630 00:40:36,974 --> 00:40:39,738 LaRoche has no idea I have it. 631 00:40:43,113 --> 00:40:44,478 Thank you. 632 00:40:48,218 --> 00:40:50,812 - You need anything else, let me know. - I will. I have to go. 633 00:40:50,988 --> 00:40:54,549 Uh, could you do me a favor? Could you extend my apologies to May? 634 00:40:54,725 --> 00:40:59,458 - Perhaps sit with her and have lunch. - I can do that. I think. 635 00:41:02,132 --> 00:41:03,258 Any tips? 636 00:41:03,567 --> 00:41:06,559 Uh, yes. You might wanna consider growing a beard.