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You want what's best for your kids. Who doesn't?

Well, the best thing you can do for your child,

not to mention your own peace of mind-- and social status--

is to get them into the college of their choice.

That's where I come in.

We're talking Ivy League?

There are other schools, but not in this office.

So, how exactly does it work?

If you agree,

your son will be paired with a success trainer,

a recent Ivy League graduate who will get to know

your son's personality and interests,

to push him into the right pursuits,

to craft his story for applications.

Andy doesn't have any real interests.

He's just a kid.

Honey... Oh, that's not unusual.

But I've had great success with all sorts of students

who just needed a push in the right direction,

including one who just became director of admissions

at Baden University.

So...

our pricing schedule.

This is an obscene amount of money.

Schools are cracking down,

trying to be more "meritocratic."

Gone are the days when a simple ten-million-dollar donation

guaranteed you a spot freshman year.

In the current climate, Outmatch Educational Consulting

is a real bargain.

Maybe we should think about it.

Sure. But you don't want to start too late,

panic senior year,

end up sharing a prison cell with a Desperate Housewife.

You're hired.

Great. Great.

Let's go tell Andy.

Good news, Andy.

Your future is assured.

Okay, Jacob, you have to turn in your math homework

before you go to band practice.

Don't lie to me.

Uh, someone rake the sandbox.

- Make sure he didn't pee. - Copy.

Bob Shayne called twice,

and he didn't sound happy.

Rejected.

You said Bobby Jr.

would get into Baden no problem.

I am shocked.

Bobby's application and his proficiency in the oboe

were very impressive, but there are no guarantees.

I paid you over $600,000,

and you can't get my kid into my alma mater?

You'd better fix this, Grey, or I will make sure

nobody on Wall Street or Park Avenue ever falls

for your smug little spiel again.

It's not just him.

Baden early action has been a bloodbath.

It's like they know which students are ours

and they're rejecting them all.

I think I better pay a visit to their director of admissions.

♪ Baden's call now hear us sing ♪

♪ Let its echo boldly ring ♪

♪ For the glory, for the pride... ♪

Hello, Ethan.

Larry.

How'd you get through campus security?

I was helping a client get ready for the LSATs.

And I prefer "Lawrence."

I know.

Congratulations on your job.

Thanks.

I got your gift basket.

Oh, you still haven't opened it. I plan

to keep it there, as a reminder

of the corruption in this business.

There's perishables in there.

You know what else is perishable?

A young boy's dreams.

This again?

You and my parents pushed me into a life

I didn't want.

Mm, looks like you're doing okay.

I wanted to go to drama school.

That wouldn't have helped your application that year.

I could've gone to an inferior school and been happy.

Well, that's not what your parents were paying me for.

Fencing meant nothing to me.

Fencing got you into Baden,

and helped you tame your asthma.

How is your asthma, by the way? Don't change the subject.

Shoo. Shoo, shoo, shoo.

Get away, get away, get away.

Damn cat is everywhere.

You okay? I'm fine.

You shouldn't be here. It's unethical.

Tell your rich clients I don't talk to paid consultants.

Ethan, we have a history. Exactly.

So I know all your tricks.

I can spot an Outmatch application a mile away.

And I might as well tell you, now that I've got this job,

I will make sure that no student of yours is admitted

to Baden University ever again.

I will use this job to expose you once and for all

as the charlatan you are.

Now get out of my office, Larry.

How about we fence for it?

What?

Like old times. Uh, you win,

you never have to deal with me again.

I win, you give Bobby Shayne Jr. a second chance.

He's a good kid.

He doesn't deserve to be penalized

just because his dad is a billionaire.

You do know I'm also the fencing coach here, right?

Well, then, you should have no trouble humiliating me.

Come on. We'll keep it a secret,

so there's no ethical concerns.

What do you say?

Four sections,

35 minutes each. You got this.

I'm worried about my borderline ADD.

You just need to focus.

I'm gonna be in that chair over there,

and if I see you get distracted,

I'm gonna start the test again.

Here, these will help.

And...

start.

Sure you want to do this, old man?

I'll help you with that.

Get it over that big brain of yours.

Prêts? Allez.

Ah!

You're not as bad as I expected.

You're not the last kid I got into college this way.

Something wrong?

I can't breathe.

My inhaler.

It's in my bag.

Help! He--

We regret to inform you that your application for help

has been rejected.

Is that time already?

Well done.

The deceased is one

Ethan Brooks.

He was the new director of admissions and fencing coach.

So he was killed in a duel?

Wait, I don't see any blood anywhere.

Well, the manager found him alone.

He was probably practicing by himself.

And he just died?

He had, uh, a medical ID bracelet.

Severe allergic asthma.

Something must have triggered it.

He still had his mask on.

This mask?

Ooh. There's some kind of

thread in here, light blue.

Do you see that?

Don't get too close.

Oh, that was close.

Yes, it was. Sorry.

Are you allergic to anything? Uh,

just cats.

Although I love them.

Even if they are emotionally unavailable.

It's funny you should say that,

because there was a cat near the body when it was found,

but it jumped out the window and it got away.

Huh.

I don't understand.

Asthma attacks don't happen that fast.

If he saw the cat and felt an attack coming on,

why wouldn't he just pull off the mask

and then go get this inhaler?

And what was a cat doing

in a college fencing gym anyway?

Maybe it needed the credits.

Ha.

Ooh.

What's this?

Oregano?

Well, we'll get all of this tested.

So far, there's nothing to seriously suggest foul play.

Watch out.

This was attached to his fencing suit?

Ooh.

That's weird. What is?

Well, there are points on both sides.

So, was this score left over from an earlier match?

Or...

...was someone else here?

And if it was, why didn't that person do anything to help?

Right? Whoa.

What kind of person

would watch a man...

...die like that?

What's the word, Lawrence?

You saying my Bobby still has a chance?

I'm feeling really good about it.

The death of a Director of Admissions of a top

New York university is a significant event.

It is?

I mean, I believe you, but why?

Well, that man was the only thing standing

between some very rich people and their kids

going to the college of their choice.

Oh, that.

My kids are dummies.

So where are we?

The autopsy shows bruising on the chest

that doesn't comport with fencing injuries.

So something or someone...

kept him from getting his inhaler.

Oh, and what looked like oregano on the windowsill?

That turned out to be catnip.

No!

Do you think someone was trying

to lure cats to the gym,

just to trigger Ethan's asthma?

That seems like a pretty unreliable method of murder.

Right?

Cats never do what you tell them to do,

unlike Gonzo.

Doesn't anyone ever think of a gun anymore?

Well, the toxicology report did find a surprising amount

of cat dander inside the mask that Ethan was wearing,

and they also found a mysterious, light blue fiber

that they're trying to identify.

So cat dander in the mask

triggered Ethan Brooks's asthma?

How would cat dander get in there?

It had to be put there, intentionally,

by someone who knew Ethan's health history.

Not necessarily. Allow me to introduce you to Quad Cat.

This feisty feline

is a Baden University celebrity

with her own Instagram account.

Aww. She's so cute.

Too bad she would make my throat close.

I'm allergic.

I can't believe I'm saying this, but...

we need to find out more about that pussycat.

We also need to go through Ethan's office.

Looks like we're all going back to school.

Speaking of,

I guess this is a good time to tell you all,

I just found out myself, but I successfully completed

my courses and got the credits I needed.

What? Kaya!

Hey! That's great news.

Isn't it, Lt. Connor?

It certainly is. Congratulations.

Thank you.

I hope, looking back,

you'll find that this little hiccup

turned out to be worthwhile.

I doubt it. But thanks.

This is cause for celebration.

How about dinner at my place tomorrow night?

All of you. And I promise, no duck.

That is so nice.

Are you sure?

Yes. Absolutely.

And plus, it'll help me get over my missing Angus.

It was a whirlwind romance, but...

he had to go back to his life in Scotland.

We'll see each other again when the time's right.

Like Brigadoon. Yes.

The case is open.

Oh, right, right. Um, okay.

Details to follow. And, um, Kaya,

I want you to bring Cameron, your...

Tenant.

He's my tenant.

Teddy! Oh!

What are you doing here?

I'm helping Roy move into his new place this weekend.

Why didn't you tell me you were coming?

Well, you know, if I give you too much warning,

you'll, like, throw a party or something.

Funny you should say that.

Kaya's becoming a detective

and I'm throwing her a party tomorrow.

Oh, good for Kaya, that's great.

Yeah. You have to come, and you have to bring Roy.

It's time I met him. I don't know.

I'm not sure he's ready for the full interrogation.

Please? It has to happen sometime.

Unless you think it's not that serious.

Okay.

So it is serious.

Hey, don't you have a murder to investigate or something?

Oh, yes, we're investigating the mysterious death

of a college admissions officer.

Really? Well, you should have plenty of suspects.

Well, the letters that went out this week

are for early action deciders.

We still have thousands more applications to get through.

This pile says "no way."

Mr. Brooks had his own way of doing things.

Oh, this is nice.

Cheese!

I think I smell cheese.

Oh. Who sent this?

I believe that was sent by Lawrence Grey,

someone rich people hire to get their children into Baden.

Is that ethical?

You can see that it was never opened.

So, Ethan didn't appreciate it?

The two had a long history.

This is Kelly Davis,

who runs the Quad Cat Instagram account.

Oh. She's my pride and joy.

Oh, I can see why. She's so photogenic.

Mm-hmm.

Did you always call her Quad Cat?

Or did you change her name when you came to Baden?

Oh, no, the name Quad Cat didn't actually

come from being on campus.

I called her Quad Cat because she only has

four toes on each of her front paws.

Cats usually have five in the front,

only four in the back.

That's actually very interesting.

Why are you asking about her?

Uh, Quad Cat was seen in the fencing gym

around the time that Ethan Brooks died.

Is it possible that your cat

triggered his asthma?

Oh, no, she's hypoallergenic.

Hmm.

That's good to know.

Thanks. We'll be in touch.

Bye.

So, if it wasn't Quad Cat nestling in the fencing mask,

then what or who caused Ethan's death?

Did anybody have it in for him?

You might want to start with the "no way and pissed" pile.

My daughter had a 3.97 average and wrote an epic poem

on the life of Madeline Albright.

What more did that son of a bitch want?

So you killed him?

No. I left a nasty voicemail.

I was president of the class,

number one on the track team

and went to 14 gay/straight student alliance meetings

as an ally.

So, yeah, when I was rejected,

I wrote nasty stuff on his Facebook page.

We've been preparing our son to get into Baden for years.

This was not an acceptable outcome.

That's all I said when I shouted at Mr. Brooks

in the parking lot.

Did you ever see him after that?

No. I just had to blow off some steam.

When I think of how much money I spent...

Wait, I don't understand.

Isn't the application fee pretty nominal?

It is. But, you know, there are other expenses.

Tutoring. Other stuff.

What "other stuff"?

I'm not sure I'm supposed to talk about this.

We knew the results weren't guaranteed.

But when you're spending so much money...

So much money paid to who?

We didn't want other parents to know.

Otherwise, they'd do it, too.

Okay, either tell me what you're talking about,

or I'm gonna think that you have something serious to hide.

And that won't be good for you.

And they were all clients of Outmatch?

Isn't that interesting? We thought so.

I guess he did make a lot of people angry.

It goes with the territory.

So, you knew Ethan well.

Yes, he was one of my early success stories.

He was just a scrawny little kid

in his high school drama club,

always puffing on his inhaler.

I helped him find fencing,

which changed his life.

So you knew about his asthma.

He talked about that with everyone.

Huh.

So all these young people

are helping high school seniors?

Oh, no, we usually start younger.

That explains the sandbox.

Never too early.

Gosh.

Seeing all this makes me wonder if I did right by Teddy.

- Your son? - Mm-hmm.

Where is he now? Oh, he works for a non-profit.

As long as he's happy.

But there's something I don't understand.

You're talking as if there's some kind of foul play involved.

I heard that Ethan's asthma was triggered by Quad Cat.

Got in through a window. Where'd you hear that?

Story's been going around.

Academia is a very small community.

Well, that story's impossible.

Quad Cat is hypoallergenic.

Really?

That's surprising.

Isn't it? It's a good thing, too,

because I'm allergic, myself.

But the only time I sneezed at the crime scene

was when I got near Ethan's mask.

The mask was full of cat dander,

and some mysterious fiber.

Huh. Well, probably some other campus cat

popped in through that open window.

Well, see, that's impossible, too.

What do you mean?

The only cat prints in the gym had four toes.

That's why she's called Quad Cat.

So, she was the only cat there.

And since she's hypoallergenic,

the dander in the mask wasn't hers.

So are you saying that this is now a-a murder investigation?

It's starting to look that way, yeah.

May I ask where you were that evening?

I was with a client.

That information is proprietary, though.

Oh, here.

Here, take this.

Gosh, I'm sorry.

Thank you.

Wow.

You don't have a cat, do you?

Me? Nah.

I used to. But he died.

Name was Veritas.

- Miss him a lot. - Aww.

I understand. Well, m-maybe some of his dander

is still on your jacket.

I doubt it, it was quite a while ago.

I'll get it cleaned, just in case.

Oh, wow. This is so soft.

I'll wash this and get it back to you.

Okay. Thank you so much for your time.

If you have any other ideas about what might've happened,

please let us know.

Gosh, I guess there are a lot of people

who wanted that job at Baden.

Yeah, it's a very cutthroat business, and...

people will do anything for their children.

Good luck to your son.

Thank you.

Sorry, little guy.

But you have to go.

Hi.

Elsbeth. Is that right?

Exactly.

Just paying my respects.

Carl, your success trainer,

he told me where to find you.

And you were looking for me why?

Well...

...you got me thinking.

Maybe I didn't do everything I should've for Teddy.

And I don't want to make that mistake again,

so I've decided to pay for a consultation,

to help prepare my grandchild for a successful life.

You look young to be a grandmother.

Aww, you're sweet.

And I'm not yet, but...

Teddy has someone steady.

And he's gonna make a great dad,

and like you say, it's never too early.

I'm sorry, remind me what your position is with the police?

Oh, um, I'm kind of a consultant.

Like you.

But they do listen to me more and more.

All right. Let's start.

Why do you think your son failed to launch?

Failed? What do you mean?

You said he's working at a nonprofit?

Oh, that does important work in housing.

Mm-hmm. And what school did he go to?

University of Illinois.

So, non-Ivy. What was his major?

Philosophy. They still do that?

Well, Teddy is extremely thoughtful about many subjects.

I'm sure he's very well-rounded.

And that was fine when we were kids,

but that's not what the top schools are looking for now.

Now they want "pointy" applicants.

Pointy? Focused on one unusual thing,

like climate change, or coding.

Or fencing?

Nothing pointier than that.

Exactly.

Uh...

Did you use to fence with Ethan?

On occasion.

But not the day he died,

because you have an alibi that you can't reveal.

Actually, I asked my client to release me

from that obligation.

I was administering a practice LSAT exam to a Baden senior.

William will be happy to confirm.

Huh.

Can-can you

be careful with that?

Sorry. It's just so fun.

Ka-chaw. Chaw. It's ridiculous.

I mean, fencing's not a real thing, is it?

Fencing demands

physical excellence and laser focus.

It also costs a lot,

and gets certain rich kids into college.

Do you ever feel bad about

the kids who can't afford services like yours,

that don't get into the top schools?

I'm not competing against them.

We're competing against other privileged kids

with the same advantages.

Well, that doesn't sound much better.

But I still think fencing is silly.

Oh, but I would love for you to prove me wrong.

Maybe making it part of my consultation.

You understand the rules?

Yes. They're not that hard.

Wah. Wah. Did you hear that?

En garde.

Mask on. Oh, right.

Uh...

Mm.

Wow, you know, they're so easy to...

put on and take off.

I wonder why Ethan didn't take his off

when he couldn't breathe.

Prêts?

Oh.

Allez.

Ooh! Wow.

Okay. Okay.

All right, all right.

Okay. Got this.

Ah. Oh.

Gosh. Wow.

All right.

Prêts? Allez.

Oh, no, you don't.

Ooh!

Halt.

Look.

Points,

on both sides, just like when Ethan's body was found.

I thought you wanted to fence. Prêts?

Allez.

You never told me if you have kids.

I do. A daughter.

Mandy. Really?

Where did she go to college?

Uh, she hasn't yet. She's taking a gap year.

Huh. How old is she?

What does that matter? Well,

because it would be super ironic

if your own child failed to launch.

A-Ah, ah. Halt.

Oh, gosh.

Uh, did I hurt you?

No, it's fine.

I just twisted it, that's all.

Oh, good.

For a second there, I thought I'd found your Achilles' heel.

I don't think it's within regulations

to injure potential suspects.

It wasn't on purpose, I swear.

You might want to file a report.

Or wait until Larry Grey complains.

I think he prefers "Lawrence."

Which says all you need to know.

I don't like this case.

It's bringing up uncomfortable issues.

Oh, I know, like success and failure.

Like student loans.

Think very carefully

before you decide to have kids.

- Mm. - Oh, no.

No, we're not, we're not... He's just...

I just... He's just... He's just my tenant.

...live in her house. Mm-hmm.

But not like... Yeah. I-I pay rent.

My mistake.

Oh. Oh, gosh.

Oh, this is so exciting. Oh.

Okay.

Do I look all right?

I thought this party was for me.

It is, but I've already met you.

Okay. Uh, here they come.

Here's Teddy and Roy.

Uh, actually, here's just Teddy.

What happened to Roy?

He's stuck at work.

He'll come when he can.

Oh.

Hi, everyone.

Hi.

I was afraid

- he got cold feet. - No,

that was me, but I powered through.

Mom, what is this?

Oh, that's not what it looks like.

LSAT prep?

How many times have I told you, I...

I have no interest in going to law school.

Honey, I swear, it was just to test an alibi.

To see if someone had enough time

during a practice test to commit murder, that's all.

That sounds crazy, but I believe it.

It's true. I started the timer.

Although I do think, if you were interested,

you would make a terrific...

Can we eat?

Yep. Good idea.

Now, Claudia and I-- uh,

she sends her regrets, by the way, uh,

she had a women's-only political thing--

uh, we would check that the homework was done,

not that it was correct.

Kids need to fail sometimes to learn.

I was terrified of failure.

So how did you deal with it?

I'll let you know.

He made a joke.

Do you think I pushed you hard enough?

Mom, let's not do this. Well, I'm afraid

I made you too rounded,

teaching you to be kind and read books.

I should have made you pointier,

and forced you to practice the viola.

Well, for that, you would have had to be around more.

You didn't think I was around enough? No,

I just, I mean...

Face it, Mom, you and Dad were both successful attorneys.

You know...

you cared a lot about your career, which is fine.

It's just, people from my generation

want a better work-life balance.

Yeah, I get that.

Well, if your new balance means

you'll be in New York more, then I'm happy about that.

Yeah, well, it also means I'm not so afraid

of losing my job.

They can deal with me taking some personal time.

Oh, well, you don't want to take a good job for granted, though.

I'm good at my job.

I'm sure you are...

It doesn't sound like you believe that.

- Look, I know I'm not a lawyer... - Hey, hey.

Don't be so hard on your mom.

She just doesn't want you to lose that job.

She remembers how hard it was to get.

What does that mean?

I just went in for an interview.

Wait. Did you do something to grease the wheels?

- Uh... - She didn't ask me.

I took it upon myself.

But how would you even know what I was looking for?

Someone would have had to tell you.

Teddy... It's not her fault.

To tell the truth, uh, I was currying favor.

Um, I have to go.

Oh, Teddy, wait.

I thought I was doing well on my own. Well...

Is that even possible? ...what about Roy?

I'm gonna tell him not to come.

I'm sorry.

Congratulations, Kaya. Bye.

Elsbeth, I'm sorry. Too much wine.

Oh, it's not your fault.

Sometimes I feel like I did everything wrong.

That's called being a mother.

Unless you're bad at it, and then you don't care.

It'll blow over.

You and Teddy have a great relationship.

Kids are just... tough.

Hello?

Hey, Daddy.

Mandy.

What are you doing home?

I got tired of finding myself.

I need to do nothing for a while.

And I missed my cat.

Veritas?

Where is he?

Come to Mommy.

Veritas? Mandy.

What?

Why are you limping? Never mind that.

Uh, sweetheart, I didn't want to bother you

on your hiking and creativity program, but...

What, he's not dead, is he?

How?

That's not possible.

Daddy.

I trusted you

to look after him.

God, you ruin everything.

You're the worst father ever!

Thank you, Chris.

Hi.

Hi. Martin.

I have a gift for Lawrence Grey.

Mr. Grey isn't here. I can take it for him.

Oh, okay. Please, make sure he gets it.

There's a card. It's sort of an apology.

We had a fencing accident.

Oh, my God.

Are you the crazy lady who hurt my dad's ankle?

I'm pretty sure that's me.

Do you want to come upstairs?

Absolutely.

Thank you, Martin.

I'll just take it.

So, was it more hiking

or more creativity?

Sometimes it would be both, like,

we'd make maps creatively.

That sounds fun. Yeah, it was,

for a while, and then I got bored.

My dad thinks I'm "adrift"

just because my gap year hasn't ended yet.

Well, how long has it been?

19 months.

Oh, it must be so hard,

considering what he does for a living.

You have no idea.

Well, what about your mom?

Mm. She has this crazy job

and is always traveling.

Plus, I feel like if I ever did succeed at something,

they'd get the credit, so what's the point?

Oh, my son feels that way, too. Every time

I'm about to move forward, something bad happens.

Like last night, I came home ready to start a new chapter,

and Daddy told me our cat died.

You didn't know?

He sounded like it happened a while ago.

Maybe. I've been gone about a month,

although Veritas was fine when I left.

I guess Daddy didn't want to upset me over the phone.

Right.

He must have been wrecked.

I mean, he loved that cat more than me.

Oh, I'm sure

that's not true.

His ashes are in there.

Why are you here?

Hey, Daddy.

What are you doing home?

Martin called me from downstairs.

I, uh, brought you this gift basket

to apologize for your ankle.

I figured, who doesn't like licorice?

I don't, actually.

And I'm afraid that you have reached the limit of service

covered by your consultation fee.

Oh... If you would like to hire Outmatch

to prepare your prospective grandchild,

you will need to enter a formal, full-fee contract.

Right. I'm going to have to think about that.

It was so nice to meet you. You, too.

You have my text. I do.

Oh, and Lawrence, I, uh, mm,

I brought you this.

- Nice and clean. - It didn't match

the "mystery fiber"?

No, it did not.

Too bad.

What?

"It was at that moment when I truly felt

"the injustice of the world.

"I vowed to never again compare myself

"to supermodels on Instagram, and instead focus

on community service and the French horn."

Hmm.

Impressive, I guess.

I never knew privileged kids felt

so oppressed and downtrodden.

Hmm.

Maybe they just need a goal,

something bigger than getting into a fancy school.

Mm.

Hi.

I'll leave you two alone.

Uh...

Roy said I have to apologize.

Oh... You don't have to.

No. No, he's right.

I'm too sensitive.

He reminded me of how lucky I am to have a mom who cares so much.

And whatever you do,

it's still up to me to make the most of my life.

So, you don't feel bad that you didn't go

to a more prestigious college,

or become a champion water polo player?

I loved my school.

I-I know a philosophy major seems useless in the real world,

but, I don't know, it taught me to think

and notice things that other people miss.

And I found my people.

Like you did, here in New York.

Thank you, Teddy.

And speaking of people in New York,

I brought you a present.

Roy is here.

And he is waiting for you in the interrogation room.

Oh, my gosh! Okay.

Ah!

Mom, this is...

Roy!

Oh!

Did he apologize?

He did.

Okay, well, I'll leave you to it.

Mom, uh...

go easy on him.

So, what do you want to know?

Maybe I should go in there and break it up?

It's fine.

It's good you came back.

I think you're helping your mom get over Angus.

Who's Angus?

She didn't tell you? Uh-uh.

Your mom had a little romance with a guy in Scotland.

She did?

Good for her. Wow.

It's so hard to remember she's an adult sometimes.

It's the polka dots.

Yeah, I guess.

Wait.

This Angus guy, he's not a fireman, is he?

Uh, and then there was that fender bender,

but we already covered that.

I know. We've covered so much. I'm so sorry.

No, this has been fun.

My parents never want to talk about anything,

especially if it's unpleasant.

They never even told me when our dog died.

They just said, "Murphy went to live on a farm."

What? What-what did I do?

You might have just solved a case.

I've spoken to Bobby's success trainer

and we're gonna revise Bobby's application

to focus on his deep interest in Balinese dance.

We went on a vacation in Bali.

Um, that's where we got the idea.

We'll have updates for you soon.

You'd better.

Hi, there. Elsbeth.

To what do I owe this, uh... you?

Well, I've come with some bad news.

I've decided not to move forward

with Outmatch Educational Consulting.

I never thought you were serious.

You were just trying to pin Ethan's murder on me,

which you couldn't.

Oh, no, that's not true.

It's not? I was very interested

in your thoughts on education,

It helped me understand that

my Teddy turned out just fine.

I am so proud of him.

Well, that's very nice.

Just as you should be proud of Mandy.

In fact,

it was Mandy who helped solve Ethan's murder.

What? My Mandy? Mm-hmm.

'Cause I tried everything.

I mean, I read through all the rejected applications,

and I saw that Ethan Brooks was ruining your business.

So I took LSAT practice tests

and I proved that you had enough time

to slip out and kill him.

You knew that his allergies

would trigger his terrible asthma.

So you rubbed your own cat's dander

in his mask, and then, you put catnip

in the windowsill to lure in Quad Cat.

This wasn't to cause Ethan's attack

but to cover up the murder that had already taken place.

You do realize how insane you sound. I know!

It seemed crazy until...

You remember Veritas.

- How did you...? - People often lie

to their children when a pet dies.

I thought that you had killed poor Veritas

to cover your tracks,

but then Mandy told me how much

you loved the little guy.

So I suggested she try to find him.

I went to 17 different shelters

before I found the right one.

He was left by a man matching your picture, Daddy,

along with his favorite toy.

A light blue cashmere mouse

costing $80.

And wouldn't you know it? This plush cat toy

matches the mysterious fiber in Ethan's mask.

It's what you used to rub the dander in his mask,

and then you tried to make it look

like Quad Cat was the culprit.

Trying to frame another cat for murder is pretty low.

You didn't know that Quad Cat...

...has only four toes, and is hypoallergenic.

So you say,

but I swear I-I saw Ethan have an allergic reaction

to that stupid cat.

Oh, that must have been from the dander on your clothes,

the same way that it triggered me.

Well, you're all insane. I've never seen that cat before.

- Veritas is dead. - Really?

Then maybe we should take a sample

from the sandbox out there

and compare it to the ashes on your mantel?

So you finally got off the couch and did something.

Oh, she just needed a goal.

One that didn't come from you.

You have the right to remain silent.

Anything you say can and will be used against you.

Actually, Daddy, my father being a murderer

is gonna be a great college essay.

I'll get in everywhere.

I'd be happy to work with you.

Whoo! Sorry.

These visits always seem so short.

Yeah, well, you didn't have to listen

to Roy sing your mother's praises for the last two days.

Oh, I'm sorry.

It's okay. I kind of liked it.

Oh, also, I have some news.

Um, an old friend of mine from Chicago

who knows this kind of stuff said that Mark Van Ness is

being taken to the cleaners in his divorce.

No! Really?

In fact, this time next year,

his team is gonna be playing at TruRose Stadium,

all thanks to you. Well, good for her.

Oh, God, I'm just relieved

I don't have to worry about any more black cars

and someone telling me to "Get in!" You're free.

Well, I should go. Right.

Uh, wait. Teddy.

What you said about work-life balance...

Oh, yeah, Mom, I-I didn't mean that.

I just want to say...

I'm sure I didn't do everything right...

...but I ended up with a perfect son.

You're, uh, you're done with this, right?

Don't.

Get in, Ms. Tascioni.

I was impressed by the way you wriggled

your way out of trouble in the Van Ness matter.

I'm sure you violated ethical standards

along the way, but that's nothing new for you.

Well, you would know.

And I know that your friend the captain got

the Mertens murder case reopened.

I assume that was at your direction?

Captain Wagner is his own man.

I shudder to think how this will affect

your friend Delia.

Delia?

She was acquitted of Andy's murder.

Double jeopardy applies.

Do you really think that a woman like Delia can withstand

the kind of scrutiny that may be coming her way?

Can you withstand the kind of scrutiny

that may be coming your way?

You're way too smart to have made the kind of rookie errors

you made in that trial.

It's almost as if you had some personal stake in the case.

Such as...?

I don't know yet.

But I won't stop until I do.

♪ Onward, Baden, never yield ♪

♪ With our minds upon the field ♪

♪ With our courage we will rise ♪

♪ Victory is ours ♪

♪ Together we thrive. ♪