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Sam: Okay,
I'm seriously intrigued.

Has Christine called you
to a crime scene before?

Well, it's the first time

I've been officially called
to a crime scene

since leaving the force.

Coroner's van.

This has to be a murder case.

Yeah, high-profile, too.

The guys from Robbery-Homicide
are on here.

Sorry, police only.

Christine: It's okay.

They're with me.

Come on through, guys.

♪♪

What's this about,
Chris?

I need your eyes
on something.

We've got a homicide.

It's the third victim
of a serial killer.

[ Mouthing ]
Serial killer?

He's dropping a body
every three months --

two women, now a man.

Are you sure it wasn't
two different perps?

Well, most serial killers
target one gender.

We did, like, 20 serial-killer
episodes on my show.

Well, this guy likes
to vary his diet.

All three victims
were killed the same way

and then dropped in the woods
within a mile of here.

And then there's this.

♪♪

He draws it
on the victim's eyelids.

Looks weird.

Looks like
some sort of math symbol.

A math symbol,
stick figure,

some kind of
weird iconography.

The Behavioral Science Unit

is trying to figure out
what it means.

Any witnesses?

A park ranger saw
a white RV driving away

about an hour
before the body was found,

but we're not sure
it's related.

Any other leads?

Enough with the questions,
Valetik.

You're not a cop
anymore.

Eddie,
you remember Detective Elder.

Jay.

And this is Sam Swift.

Oh, right. The actor.

And private investigator.
I'm a hyphenate.

Well, don't go thinking
we called you in to
crack the case.

Then why did
you call us?

'Cause of this.

Your business card was found
in the victim's pocket.

[ Camera shutters clicking ]

♪♪

Oh!

Eddie, Sam.

Lovely to see you.

Mick. The body.

Yeah, right, yes.

Um, okay, so,

as with all of the, uh,
previous victims,

this gentlemen
was killed elsewhere

and -- and then
deposited here.

Uh, the cause of death
is strangulation

by way of
a very thin wire.

The killer
used a garrote?

That's so old-school.

Yes,
it's very old-school, yes.

It was first used
by the Romans

in the first century B.C.,
actually.

It's v--

Whoever did this, uh,
applied great force

and -- and --
and produced

some rather, um,
gruesome injuries.

♪♪

That's Ken Hopkins.

So you do know him.

Yeah, he's a client --
or was.

He just hired us
to find his wife.

He's been missing
for three months.

♪♪

Ken: The L.A.P.D.
have gotten nowhere.

I didn't know
where else to turn.

The police keep implying
that she left me,

but Alison
wouldn't do that.

She couldn't.

Are you sure,
Mr. Hopkins?

Sometimes people keep secrets
from each other.

You don't understand.

Alison has
a blood condition.

She's on medication.

I don't even know how long
she can survive without it.

And then this turned up
in a pawn shop.

Is that Alison's laptop?

She had it with her
when she went missing.

Someone erased the drive,

but I hired
a data-recovery company.

They salvaged a few files,
including a video.

What kind of video?

It's a video call --

or part of one.

Alison's talking
to some guy.

She's wearing earrings
I had just given her,

so I know it's close
to when she disappeared.

This man,

I think he's got
something to do

with what happened
to her.

Let's take a look.

You can see me,
but I can't see you.

It's not fair.

Man: [ Distorted voice ]
I prefer it that way.

There are things
I want to to say to you,

in-person.

Then maybe
we should meet.

Christine: She's agreeing
to meet with someone.

Did you find out
who Alison's talking to?

No, we just started
investigating,

running background
on her.

So the wife video-chats
with this creep,

goes missing.

A few months later,
hubby gets iced.

They're either
the world's unluckiest couple

or the cases
are connected.

Your client's dead.

Does that mean
his case is dead, too?

♪♪

If Ken wanted us
to find Alison,

this gives us
all the more reason to.

In fact, our investigation
might intersect with yours,

so I'm happy to share intel
if you do the same.

We're not bringing you onboard,
Valetik.

You're a civilian.

Worse.

♪♪

Jay, he's looking for
the wife of our victim.

It's another set of eyes.

We're not outsourcing
this investigation.

Eddie: How's that
working for you, Jay?

You got three dead bodies
and counting, no leads.

♪♪

What have we got to lose?

He's on a parallel track.

It may not connect
with our case,

but what if it does?

[ Inhales sharply ]

[ Exhales sharply ]

♪♪

Christine: Okay.

All right, we need
L.A.P.D.'s case file on Alison

and a copy
of the Murder Book.

Keep Detective Rollins
in the loop.

Stay in your lane,
Valetik.

♪♪

We'll be in touch.

♪♪

Detective Elder --
not your biggest fan.

Ah, he has his reasons.

This is just so surreal,
Eddie.

I mean, we were just talking
to Ken Hopkins the other day.

How many serial-killer cases
have you worked?

Too many.

But it's been a while.

Look, we find Alison,

maybe it'll lead us
to the killer.

♪♪

♪♪

Berto: Just got to say,

it's pretty weird trying
to find a serial killer.
Weird as in fascinating.

I've read numerous articles
on psychopathy.

Eddie: Actually,
what we're trying to do

is find Alison Hopkins.

She's still
a missing person.

And what we're looking for

is anything that connects her
to the other victims --

Marsha Roberts
and Cathy Avillard.

I see something
that connects them.

They all look alike.
Yeah.

The killer
may have a type,

which means we can't
rule out the possibility

that he took Alison, too.

But then why hasn't anyone
found her body yet?
Monica: It's true.

The killer left the bodies
in the woods

but not Alison's.

Which means
she might still be alive.

Monica:
Or it's an anomaly,

like targeting two women
then a man.

♪♪

All cases have anomalies.

We can't always
read into them.

You guys keep digging.

Where are you going?

Pick up where we left off
on Alison's case --

talk to her only family,
her brother.

♪♪

Eddie: What does the file
say about him?

Sam: Tim Stepansky.

Looks like
he's a tech investor,

launched a bunch of
Silicon Beach start-ups.

What are you thinking?

I can't get Alison
off my mind.

I want her
to still be alive.

Do you think
it's even possible?

There's always a chance.

♪♪

Tim: Alison's been gone
for three months.

After all this time,
I'd given up hope,

and now a serial killer?

With Ken dead,
does that mean my sister --

Well, there's no evidence
of that.

Right now,
she's just missing.

Then there's still hope.

Alison --
she had a rough childhood.

We both did.

Our mom ran off,
dad was a drunk, abusive.

If she survived that,
she could survive this, too.

Did Ken mention
the video?

He showed it to me.

I don't know
who Alison was talking to.

I wish I did.

Did she chat with people
online?

Was she social like that?

Not that she ever said,

but she's very trusting,
Alison --

too trusting.
In what way?

She sees the best
in everyone.

It's why she teaches at a school
with high-risk kids,

why she volunteers
serving meals on Skid Row.

Did she ever have any problems
with anyone there?

If she did,
she kept them to herself.

What about enemies?

♪♪

There was one man,

but I already told
the police.

Why don't you tell us?

Alison rented out
a basement apartment

to this grad student.

A few weeks
before she disappeared,

she had to evict him.

Drugs were involved.

He threatened her.

It got pretty ugly.

♪♪

Rumens: Of course
I was angry at Alison.

But I didn't do anything
to her.

So why'd she give you
the boot?

She found drugs
in my place.

Well, that seems like
a good reason.

They weren't mine.

She planted them there
to break the lease

and kick me out.

Why would she do that?

I didn't understand.

Then I ran
into her contractor.

He said
Alison wanted me out

so she could build a safe room
down there.

I think she was afraid
of something,

but it wasn't me.

Where were you
last night?

You mean
do I have alibi?

For what?

Ken Hopkins' murder.

Ken's dead?

It wasn't me, all right?

I've got nothing more
to say.

♪♪

♪♪

His DNA,
just case we need it.

[ Cellphone buzzes ]

A text from Christine.

They found another body.

♪♪

If the killer only kills
every three months,

how is there a new body?

Do you think
they found Alison?
Hope not.

What have we got?

New victim, sadly.

I'm just commencing
the autopsy.

Michael Pedraza.

Do you recognize him?

Has he shown up
in your investigation?

No, afraid not.

Those are bruises
on his knuckles.

Signs of a struggle,

like he fought off
his attacker.
He did.

Same cause of death,
same symbol, same woods,

but this time,

the victim was attacked
while jogging.

The guy's escalating.
Mick: Hello.

What have we here?

It's a hair, brown,

unlike Mr. Pedraza's,
which is decidedly black.

From the killer?

Uh, quite possibly,
yes.

It perhaps transferred
during the struggle.

Run tests on that hair,
Mick.

I need everything
you can tell me

about who it came from.

With all due haste.

Sam: First Ken,
now Michael Pedraza.

Well, maybe there's
some kind of tie

between him, Alison,
and the other victims

we're not seeing.

Three murders,
months apart.

But now another one
a day later?

The relief he gets from the act
isn't lasting.

Yeah, which means
he's gonna kill again soon.

Did you get anywhere
on Alison's video?

The voice
is too crushed to ID,

but I'm working on
cleaning up the image

so that maybe
I could figure out

where she was
when she took that call.

But I have been
looking into

Michael Pedraza's
social media.

Look at this.

Wait, is that Michael Pedraza
at L.A. Outreach?

That's how he tagged it.

Eddie,
that's the homeless shelter

where Alison volunteered.

Yeah,
and so did Ken Hopkins.

He posted this
just a week ago.

There's Ken volunteering

at the L.A. Outreach
soup kitchen.

Eddie: L.A. Outreach.

Maybe that's the connection
we've been looking for.

♪♪

Maybe the killer
is another volunteer,

someone
who the victims knew,

you know,
who gained their trust.

Or one of the homeless.

Do you see what I see?

Yeah, RVs.

Christine said a white RV

was seen leaving the area
where Ken's body was found.

[ Cellphone rings ]

Valetik.

Christine: Hey, Eddie?

I have news
on our possible killer.

The hair Mick found

is from a white male,
northern European,

likely to be
in his 30s or 40s.

Well, that doesn't exactly
narrow it down.

She's not got
to the good part yet.

So quick to denigrate.

Analysis of the hair
shows he took anti-psychotics

and then transitioned
to street drugs.

So he's mentally ill
and off his meds.

You know, Chris,

the guy we're looking for
could be homeless

or living on the edge.

Based on?

It's just a theory
for now,

but if it turns solid,
I'll call you back.

When Alison went missing,
we were devastated.

And now Ken
and Mike Pedraza --

it's just a tragedy.

Yeah, did, uh --
did Mike know Ken and Alison?

Maybe casually.

I'm sure he met them.

They probably
had shifts together.

Did they ever report
having any problems

with any, uh,
of the men here?

Maybe someone
who was mentally ill?

A lot of our clients
fit into that category,

but nobody comes to mind.

Alison, Ken, Mike --

they're all
excellent volunteers.

No conflicts at all
with the folks here.

Then maybe
it wasn't about conflict.

There any client who took
special interest in them?

Uh, well, I do remember

this one guy
used to leave Alison notes.

And what kind of notes?

Poems
that he would write.

Like love poems?

Nothing over the line.

She would've told me.

She, uh --

she actually said
they were very good.

This man,
does he drive a white RV?

Uh, yeah.

As a matter of fact,
he does.

We need his name.

Phillip H. Neal.

N-E-A-L.

Date of birth 10/13/1984.

He was infatuated
with Alison Hopkins,

and he drives a white RV,
California plates HAL-1031.

We'll run it down.

All right, look,
if he has a record,

would you send it my way?

We got this, Eddie.

I -- I can't have you
chasing after a suspect.

I put myself out there

to keep you inside
this investigation.

Yeah, because you know
I get results,

and we both want
to catch this guy.

I just need his background

to see how else
he connects to Alison.

Am I gonna regret this?

Come on, Chris, it's me.

That's why I'm asking.

I'm just gonna --

Actually, don't tell me.

The less I know,
the better.

I'll send whatever files
we have to Berto.

♪♪

We're gonna try to find
Phillip Neal, aren't we?

Oh, yeah,

starting with the woods
where the bodies were found.

Finding him is our best shot
at finding Alison.

♪♪

Phillip Neal,
numerous arrests --

assaults,
disorderly conduct.

He was a computer-science major
at Cal State

till he got diagnosed
with schizophrenia.

Well, that explains his use
of anti-psychotics, right?

And why he started spiraling
when he stopped taking them.

It's classic.

Hey, check this out.

He was institutionalized
and released a year ago,

right before the killings
started.

At Sunshine Hills Clinic.

I know that place.

It's a super high-end
psychiatric facility.

One of my professors
works there.

Uh,
where are you going?

Sunshine Hills.

Without me?

♪♪

Monica: Dr. Santos,
thank you for meeting with me.

Monica.

This is unexpected.

What brings you
to my door?

A patient, Dr. Santos --

Phillip Neal.

I'm not sure I understand.

You know me as a psych student,

but I do
a bunch of other stuff,

like work with
a private investigator.

We're trying to find him.

I'd like to speak
to whoever treated him.

That's highly
inappropriate.

You took my ethics class,

so you know full well

patient information
is confidential.

Unless that patient

poses a threat
to himself or others,

which Phillip Neal does.

♪♪

We think Neal may have killed
at least four people,

and we're trying
to stop him

before he hurts
someone else.

♪♪

Professor, please.

If I can't speak
to his doctor,

is there anyone here
who knew him,

who he might have
confided in?

♪♪

Did you and Christine
work together in Homicide?

Well, she was still in uniform
when I was there.

She worked her way up the ladder
after I left.

She's formidable.

Yeah, I've noticed.

I've also noticed

that every time
we're at crime scene,

you're in your element.

How so?
You go on point.

You take everything in.

You ask
all the right questions.

I bet you were a great cop.

Well, I had my moments.

♪♪

I see the way
the other cops look at you,

how Elder treats you.

I know that feeling.

It's not easy
to live with --

for me, at least.

It's the consequences
of being me

and the decisions
I made back then.

I broke the Blue Code.

It is what it is.

[ Cellphone rings ]

Hey, Monica.
Any news?

Just breaking.

I talked to a clinic patient
who knew Phillip Neal.

Well,
how'd you manage that?
Doesn't matter,

but I asked
if she might have known

where he'd like to go
or hang out.

She did.

Where?

The contact said

Phillip liked
being in the woods.

It was his special place.

Did she pinpoint where?

Was it Griffith Park where
the bodies were found?

No.

The woods
at Stone Canyon Park.

♪♪

Eddie, there.

♪♪

That's
the same plate number.

That's his RV.

Stay behind me.

♪♪

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♪♪

♪♪

Sam: So, this thing
between you and Elder,

is it professional
or personal,

because it looks personal.

You know those dirty cops
I blew the whistle on?

One of them
was his brother.
Mm.

Christine:
Hey, Valetik!

You went after him

when I specifically
asked you not to.

I thought
we had an understanding.

I had a lead.

I couldn't risk
losing him.

Sam:
Was it Phillip Neal?

Is he the killer?

We found the murder weapon
along with trophies.

He took personal items
from all the victims --

jewelry mostly.

There's the murder weapon,

a necklace and rings
from the first two women,

Ken Hopkins' money clip,

Michael Pedraza's
exercise watch.

What about Alison?

You find anything
of hers?

I'm afraid so.

Those are the earrings
she was wearing in that video.

I was hoping
we'd find her.

I know.

But Phillip Neal
won't hurt anyone else

because of you.

That's a win.

♪♪

I'm sorry.

Yeah. Me, too.

♪♪

♪♪

Eddie: I feel like
we're missing something.

I still don't understand

why Phillip Neal
went after Ken Hopkins.

It fits
no conventional profile.

I mean, why kill
Alison's husband

three months
after killing Alison?

Maybe he was coming unraveled,
decompensating.

Or maybe
it's like you said.

Every case
has anomalies.

I got something
to run past you.

I cleaned up the picture

and got a better
view out the window
behind Alison.

That's a high-rise building,
looks like downtown.
It is downtown.

That building
is at Flower and 7th,

which means
the video was taken

from the office building
across the street.

I can probably figure out
exactly where,

but since the case
is done...

Do you still want me to?

♪♪

Chase it down.

Got it.

♪♪

Chief Kennedy: We now know that,
without question,

Phillip Neal is the man

responsible
for these brutal murders.

I'd like to give special thanks

to Detectives Elder and Rollins
and their team

for bringing this case
to a close.
[ Sighs ]

We will continue
to bring you more

as this unfolds.
[ Knocks on door ]

Hey.

What are you doing
back here?

Sam: I couldn't sleep.

My mind's still going
100 miles an hour.

How do you shut it off?

Well, if I knew that,
I wouldn't be here.

What's this?

I thought we were done.

You don't think
Phillip Neal's the killer.

Something about it --
it's too easy.

But we tied him
to the last three victims.

Yeah,
but not the first two.

And what about this?

We still don't know
what it means.

But we were there.

We found him.

We saw the evidence.

Are you sure
this is about the case?

What do you mean?

Being at a crime scene,

working a high-profile
investigation.

Oh, what, you think I don't
want this to be over?

What I want is to make sure
that we have the right guy.

Okay.

Then let's make sure.

If you're right,
Phillip Neal was framed.

I want to check his autopsy
in the morning.

I want to make sure
it really was suicide.

♪♪

Berto: According
to the angle of view,

Alison was here
on the 27th floor

when she made that call.

Monica: A lawyer's office.

Why would she come here?

I don't know,
but this is the place.

Same office building.

Same bad art.

I'm sorry.
May I help you?

Uh, yes.

I'm Roberto Vasquez.

We're with
Valetik Investigations.

Did you see
this woman here?

Yes, Alison Hopkins.

I saw on the news
she was killed by
that awful man.

Do you know
why she came here?

To meet
about a legal matter.

What kind of
legal matter?

I can't reveal that,

but our firm specializes
in criminal defense.

Can you tell us
what day that was?

I guess there's no harm.

Uh, let's see...

♪♪

May 3rd.

May 3rd.

That's the day
she went missing.

So, right after
talking to that guy,

she disappeared.

Do you recall Alison
video-chatting with someone?

Yeah, on her computer.

She stepped away
to take the call.

Did you hear
the conversation?

No, but afterward,

she asked for directions
to the Willis Hotel.

That must be
where she met him.

Thanks.

♪♪

Mick:
Look, I'm sorry, Eddie,

but everything here
points to suicide, right?

The ligature marks
on his neck

are consistent with hanging
rather than strangulation,

and his blood tests show

near-fatal levels
of fentanyl.

So then it's possible
that he was drugged

and then strung up.

You and I both know
that victims of suicide

are often highly intoxicated
beforehand

to work up the nerve,

or in Phillip Neal's case,

to make sure he actually
ended up dead this time.

So this wasn't
his first attempt?

See for yourself.

Both wrists.

I sincerely doubt
he cut himself shaving.

Yeah, those are deep cuts.

They would've severed
the tendons, right?

Undoubtedly, yeah.

And you said
that the victims

were garroted
with great force.

So if the tendons
were severed,

how did he have
that kind of grip strength?

♪♪

[ Cellphone rings ]

Hey, Berto, what's up?

Berto: I'm at the office.
I got a lead off that video.

You need to come see.

Berto: So, we figured out

that Alison took the video call
at the law office

the day she vanished.

Where she was
meeting a lawyer

about some kind of
criminal matter.

Right after the call,

she went to the Willis Hotel
to meet someone.

The man from the video?
That's what we're thinking.

Well, does the Willis
have security cameras?

They do.

I know a girl
who works I.T. there,

so it took
some serious begging

to get her
to give me the footage.

Which was
very entertaining.

[ Grunts ]
So, watch this.

This is the lobby
of the Willis Hotel

the day Alison
disappeared.

♪♪

That's Alison.

♪♪

Eddie, you were right.

That guy doesn't look like
Phillip Neal.

Who is he?

Keep watching.

♪♪

That's Tim,
Alison's brother.

♪♪

So, what am I
looking at here?

Alison Hopkins being led away
the day she vanished

by her brother.

So?

So he never mentioned
seeing Alison that day,

not to me,
not to the L.A.P.D.

So you think her brother
killed her?

We think he killed
all of them.

Based on your many years
as a TV cop.

What are you doing to me,
Chris?

Making you listen.

Phillip Neal
had a history of violence

and mental illness.

Why would Phillip Neal
kill Alison

and then kill her husband, Ken,
three months later?

Who knows why,
but he did.

Now, we found the trophies
he took off his victims.

They were put there
for us to find.

By master criminal
Tim Stepansky,

who's never had
a speeding ticket?

Stepansky is a donor
and board member

at the Sunshine Hills Clinic.

That's how he knew
about Phillip Neal,

knew he'd be
the perfect fall guy.

Ken found
the video of Alison.

Tim knew that it could
lead back to him,

so he killed Ken
to try to shut it down.

And I think
he killed Mike Pedraza

so Ken's murder
wouldn't stand out.

You trying to embarrass
the department again?

You know,
get us to bite on

this weak-ass theory
of yours

so we all look like
a bunch of idiots?

Is that your angle?

No, his angle is trying
to stop the real killer.

♪♪

Always the hero,
Valetik.

♪♪

Come on, Chris.

You know something's off.

I have to tread lightly.

The Chief already made
the announcement.

Then at least have Forensics
test the trophies,

see if any trace evidence or DNA
points back to Tim.

That I can do.

♪♪

I bet Tim was too careful
to leave evidence behind.

Yeah, so do I,
but it's a place to start.

Alison's video.

Maybe she somehow realized

that Tim
killed those two women.

The call was her
wanting to confront him.

But she was afraid
of what he might do,

what might happen to him,

so she consulted
a criminal lawyer.

How could he kill
his own sister?

Eddie: He's a sociopath.

They're about as close
as you get to pure evil.

♪♪

There you are,
Mr. Valetik.

I apologize
for just dropping in.

Mr. Stepansky,
what can I do for you?

You've already done
all you could to find Alison.

Now she's gone because of
that monster, Phillip Neal.

Hey, Berto,

can you get Mr. Stepansky
some water, please?

Thank you.
That's very kind.

Of course.

This must be terribly upsetting
for you.

It was Ken who hired you,
of course,

but I wanted to pay you
for your efforts.

It's the least I can do.

Oh,
we can't take your money.

But I insist.

We haven't wrapped up
the case yet.

You think someone else
is involved?

We haven't
ruled it out.

And who would
this someone be?

We're still
gathering evidence.

Such commitment.

That's what distinguishes you,
Mr. Valetik.

I have been searching

for someone
with those qualities

to head up
my corporate security.

I think
I finally found him.

There could be a position
for you as well, Ms. Swift.

No thanks, I'm good.

Salary in the six figures,

pension, health,
car allowance.

Of course, you'd have to drop
all other investigations

so you could truly
focus on the job.

What do you say?

I say that's a lot
to take in.

Think about it,
Mr. Valetik.

I'll be in touch.

Oh, here, I can take
care of that for you.

That's okay.

I'm still thirsty.

♪♪

Nice try.

He's too smart
for that.

He came here
to buy you off.

And to see what we knew.

We need to nail
that son of a bitch.

Berto:
We put the board back up

and built it around
Tim Stepansky as the killer.

We got a hold of one
of Alison's photo albums

and pulled more photos.

We also dug deeper
on Stepansky.

Wait,
is that another victim?

That's actually
Tim's mom.

She abandoned the family
when Tim was 12,

leaving him and Alison
to be raised by their father,

a drunk who knocked him
around so much

that Family Services
eventually placed him and
Alison with relatives.

[ Sighs ]

♪♪

He kills women
that look like his mother

because he hated her
for abandoning him.

An untrained
but astute observation.

How'd he find
these women,

women that look like
his mom?

I'll try
and figure that out.

And where'd
he kill them,

'cause he didn't kill them
in the back of that RV.

Eddie, look at this.

♪♪

Look at the sidewalk.

It's the same symbol.

Yeah, look, and he's holding
a piece of chalk,

which means he drew it.

♪♪

You said
that Alison and Tim

went through
Family Services.

Who was their case worker?

Dahlia: There they are,
Tim and Alison.

Sometimes I use these old tapes
for training.

How well
do you remember them?

Some kids
you never forget.

Their dad beat them.

They were so afraid of him,

they made up their own language
using symbols.

It's coming up
right here.

Dahlia: What are you
drawing there, Tim?

Would you like
to share it with me?

♪♪

Is that a person, Tim?

It looks like
what we've been seeing,

except it's a stick figure.

Who is it?

It's Dad
when he's mad.

Dad is the man
he was afraid of.

Now it's
the man he's become.

♪♪

Sam: Watching that video,

I think I know why no one
ever found Alison's body.

It was Tim and Alison
against their dad,

against the world.

Tim loved her.

He couldn't kill his sister
and leave her in the woods.

So what did he do
with her?

[ Cellphone ringing ]

Valetik.

Tim: Hey, Eddie,
it's Tim Stepansky.

♪♪

How'd you get
this number?

I was wondering
if you've considered my offer.

I have.
I'm not interested.

Come on.

Sam, make him see reason.

This is a crossroads moment,
Eddie,

and I'm not someone
who takes "no" for an answer.

So don't make a decision
you'll regret.

I'd hate to think
this is the end.

Oh, you'll be
seeing me again.

Next time,
I'll be coming to you.
[ Cellphone beeps ]

Where did he get
your private number,

and how did he know
I was here?

He's just
trying to scare us.
Well, it's working.

He's not after us,
Sam.
No?

Look at me.

Long, dark hair, petite --

I'm totally his type.

He could just be waiting
for me to be alone to strike.

He could be lying in wait
inside of my house.

We'll make sure he's not.

♪♪

That's a nice bat there,
slugger.

Well, a girl's
got to protect herself.

All right, look, all the doors
and the windows down here

are locked.

All the ones upstairs
are, too.

I just don't see sleep
in my immediate future.

[ Gasps ] Eddie.

Look,
did you see that?
See what?

In the backyard.
I thought --

You thought what?
What did you see?

A shadow. Human-sized.

I'll cover you.

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

[ Sighs ] Nothing.

It was probably just
the shadow of a car going by.

♪♪

Yeah, probably.

♪♪

[ Sighs ]
You gonna be okay?

Y-Yeah, I'll --
I'll be fine.

Maybe I should stay.

♪♪

News flash --
you're gonna blink first.

Berto: I figured out
how he found his victims.

Mike Pedraza tracked his runs
with a sports watch.

That's what killed him.

I'm no expert,

but I'm pretty sure
his sports watch

didn't strangle him.

Tim monitored
the watch's GPS data.

That's how he knew Mike
was jogging in those woods.

Running stats are private.

Are you saying
Tim's a hacker?

He doesn't need to be.

One of his companies
does data mining.

With in-depth profiles
on millions of people,

that's how
he found his victims.

I should've seen it.

The signs pointed
to Phillip Neal.

Not all of them.

♪♪

I was too busy thinking
that I cracked the case

when I got on
to L.A. Outreach.

I was just following
the breadcrumbs

that Tim left for me.

♪♪

You weren't the only one.

[ Grunts ]

♪♪

All that time
you spent in Homicide,

cases like this,

how'd you keep the darkness
from getting to you?

Well,
sometimes you can't.

It's why so many
murder cops drink,

get divorced.

How did you
protect yourself?

By reminding myself
I was making a difference.

What made you want
to be a cop anyway?

Um...my parents.

They were on the job?
No, no.

They were, um --
they were immigrants.

My dad had a store
in Echo Park.

And there were these guys
in the neighborhood

that kept
pushing him around.

Yeah, and one night,
they --

they burned down
his store.

I was 7 years old.

I remember
watching the flames

and the tears
in his eyes.

My dad was my hero.

♪♪

That's why
I became a cop --

to stand up
for the people

who can't stand up
for themselves.

And, you know,
when I saw those dirty cops

do the same thing
that those guys did to my dad...

You miss it, though,
being a cop.

♪♪

Well, I miss...

what being a cop
should have been.

♪♪

[ Cellphone chirps ]

It's Mick.

He says it's urgent.

♪♪

Ah, good.
You two are here.

You'd asked for those
additional forensic tests.

Well, the lab results from
the killer's trophies came in.

Yeah, did they find any DNA
from Stepansky?
No.

No DNA
or forensic evidence

that implicates him
in any way.

They did, however,

recover skin cells
from the earring

that is a match
to Alison Hopkins.

That doesn't sound like
it helps us.

Well, I didn't
think so either, at first.

But note
the image on the left.

Those are the cells
found on her earring.

And on the right,

we have a slide
with a random skin sample

that's roughly
three months old.

Do you see
the difference?

The left looks pillowy,
less dried up.

Correct.

That's because
Alison Hopkins' skin cells

are no more
than 48 hours old.

That means that,
when those earrings

were removed
from her ears,

Alison was still alive.

♪♪

The skin cells prove
that Alison's alive.

Tim must be keeping her
someplace, right?

Just got to figure out
where.

He has a condo
in Palm Springs

and a house in Malibu.

Wait, if she's alive,

that must mean
that he's giving her

the medication
she needs.

Maybe we could track
the prescription.

I already have
Berto and Monica on that.

According to Zillow,

the house in Malibu's
on 10 acres and it's gated.

So it's secure, remote.

That's our best bet.
Let's go check it out.

I'll call Christine
on the way,

see if she can get
a warrant.

Well,
what if she can't?

We'll go in anyway.

Berto: Wait,
we just got something.

Alison's prescription
ran out

a few weeks
after she vanished,

turns out the drug
she's taking is super rare.

So Berto hacked into
the distributor's database,

and we found a new prescription
that started

around the same time
that Alison's lapsed.

Who wrote
the prescription?

Doctor at the clinic
where Tim is a donor.

Sunshine Hills.

♪♪

♪♪

Alison?

Alison,
we have to leave.

Alison: Where?

That island
I told you about.

It's warm, beautiful.

You'll love it.

I have your passport.

I have your medicine.

They found out what you did,
didn't they?

We just need
a fresh start.

I'll be better there.

We'll both be better.

I won't go
unless you tell me the truth.

How many women
did you kill?

Alison.

What can I say?

I'm good with voices.

♪♪

Told you next time
I'd come to you.

Tim Stepansky,
you're under arrest.

For what?

Let's start with kidnapping
and false imprisonment.

Alison chose to be here.

She knew she needed help.

Just ask her,
Mr. Valetik.

She'll tell you.

I'll be out
by this afternoon.

♪♪

He can't just walk away
after all this, can he?

Right now, we don't have proof
he killed anyone.

With a defendant like him,
it's an uphill fight.

Well, you can at least

charge him with kidnapping,
right?

That'll depend
on Alison.

[ Sighs ]

♪♪

Eddie: Jay.

Got to admit,

you're the last person
I expected a call from.

Alison Hopkins
won't talk to us,

not until
she talks to you.

But I need a word first --
in private.

Now, you and me,
we still got our differences.

But you did okay
on this.

Is that
some kind of compliment?

As much as you'll get
from me.

Mm.

So, I'm supposed
to ask you,

what is it you want,
Valetik?

I don't follow.

Well, you didn't take credit,
didn't make us look bad.

The way the Chief sees it,

well, she owes you.

That's a pretty big chit.

So you think about
what you want.

♪♪

Alison: I just wanted
to thank you.

I heard you were
still looking for me

when everyone else
had given up.

We're just glad
that you're safe.

It's important that you talk
to the police, Alison.

Do you know
how many times

the police came to our house
when we were kids

and did nothing?

If they would've
stepped in sooner,

Tim would've been okay.

Was it the photos
of the victims

that tipped you off?

I saw them on the news.

They both looked
so much like our mother.

That's when I realized

I should've never
left him alone.

What do you mean by that?

I always worried about him,
his rage.

I was the only one
who could pull him out of it,

the only one
who understood.

Then I went off
and got married.

That's when he slipped away
into the darkness.

This wasn't your fault,
Alison.

I should've just
turned him into the police.

If I had,
maybe Ken would be alive.

Well,
when you confronted him,

did he admit
what he'd done?

He denied everything.

Then he put me in that clinic,
and he kept me doped up.

It doesn't matter
what he said to me, though,

does it?

You guys have evidence on him,
right?

Well, not enough.

After what he did
to those women, to Ken,

he's gonna get away
with it?

Not if we can help it.

You can't help it.

Tim has money.

He's gonna hire
the best lawyers.

Alison, we think he took
his victims somewhere,

someplace secret.

Do you have any idea
where that could be?

♪♪

[ Buzzer ]

♪♪

You should've
taken my offer.

You know,
that jailhouse blue

really brings out
your eyes, Tim.

My bail hearing's
in two hours,

then I'm out of these
for good.

I wanted to tell you

that I will personally
make sure my legal team

turns you and your business
to dust.

Do you see the irony?

You declined my offer,
but I'm still gonna own you.

♪♪

Alison told us
about the house.

♪♪

You used a shell corp
to buy the old family home.

Feeling sentimental?
All those happy memories?

♪♪

There's a crime-scene unit
there now.

They found blood and DNA
from at least three victims.

You're not
getting out of here,

not in two hours,
not ever.

[ Chair creaks ]

We'll see.

♪♪

Hey.

Hey.

So, looks like
we got him.

And Alison's alive.

So, what did
Detective Elder want?

Well, he had a message
from the Chief.

He said
the L.A.P.D. owed me

and to think about
what I might want.

Do you think they were maybe
asking you back?

I think the door's open.

Is it something
you're considering?

You know,
ever since I walked away,

I wondered if
I made the right choice.

♪♪

But I don't know.

Going back
wouldn't feel right.

♪♪

You know, I've been thinking
about what you said

about protecting yourself
from the darkness.

Well, what helps most

is having a partner
who has your back.

♪♪

And, um...

And this.

♪♪

A St. Michael's medallion?

The patron saint of cops
and detectives.

All my partners had one.

You should, too.

♪♪

Thanks.

Partner.

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

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