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Hey Ace!

Guess who's home!

Guess who got off early, buddy!

There he is!

Want to go for a walk buddy?

Guess who's off!

Want me to get your leash?

There you are.

Where's my good boy?

What's up, Ace?

Hey buddy?

What are you looking at?

The attack was quick, and brutal.

The killer raining down blow after blow-

on his helpless victim.

Seven years have passed since Detective Rory Trenton

was found dead in his home in St. John's.

His killer is yet to be found.

And that, my friends, concludes chapter one.

Let's hear a round of applause-

for author Aubrey Anderson.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

It's a real honour to launch my book in my hometown.

So thank you.

Now, if anyone has questions-

Oh!

Over here.

I have a question.

How dare you use my personal tragedy to sell books?

This is Nina Trenton.

Rory's wife.

I tried to contact you.

I hope you rot in hell!

Nina!

How dare you use my personal tragedy-

to sell books?

This is Nina Trenton.

Rory's wife.

I tried to contact you, Nina.

I hope you rot in hell!

Nina!

Oh I feel for her.

To lose your husband, then have the crime exploited-

Yeah.

This video has gone viral.

It's over 300,000 views since last night.

It's all over radio and television.

And-

the mayor called the chief last night.

And we're taking another look at the case.

Yeah, exactly.

The Trenton case files

are on their way from storage.

Oh, great.

Thank you.

Please upload those-

to the national violent offense's database-

just in case we missed anything-

the first time around.

Will do.

Thank you.

Also-

a copy of this.

Hot off the press.

Thought we may need a reference copy.

Why does the authour's name ring a bell?

Well, before he turned to writing-

Aubrey was a local crime reporter.

He was a colossal pain-

in the department's backside.

Seven years ago-

you worked the case?

Well, not directly.

But every officer knew what was going down.

There was no evidence of the crime scene.

No fingerprints, no DNA.

And what about suspects?

None.

Rory was well-liked.

He had no obvious enemies.

And we went through several of his old cases-

and everyone who might have had a grudge

had a rock solid alibi.

Personal life?

No, no familial trouble.

By all accounts-

he was a happily married man.

I mean, this was a long slog to nowhere-

for both Rory and Nina.

There's no indication-

that Rory tried to defend himself.

And that led original investigators to believe

that the killer surprised him.

What was the murder weapon?

Based on skull impressions-

forensics determined that it was a claw hammer.

And there was also one missing from his toolkit.

How did the killer enter?

Uh-a rear window.

That kind of attack would create significant blood spatter.

But this place looks spotless.

Well-

the place was thoroughly cleaned.

The killer used household cleaning products.

Why go through the effort of cleaning a scene-

and then leave the body behind?

I don't know.

Maybe they-

you know, ran out of time?

Were interrupted?

Or, it might have been compulsive behaviour.

Just something they felt they had to do.

Rex, what is this?

Oh, that's a-

That's a dog toy from the crime scene.

Wait.

Rory and Nina had a dog?

Yeah.

Yeah, Ace.

He was there at the time of the murder.

What happened to it?

We don't know.

He vanished.

We spoke to the vet and he said that the dog

wasn't microchipped.

I wonder if Aubrey Anderson has any insight

into the killer?

Just because he's exploiting the crime

for his own profit-

doesn't mean he hasn't researched it thoroughly.

Yeah, I'm sure he's dug down-

and found something interesting.

But first, talk to Nina Trenton.

She deserves to know that this case is active.

Okay.

Rex, let's go.

Last night was a mistake.

I should never have gone to that reading.

But I wanted to give that man a piece of my mind.

I did not intend to lose it so publicly.

I understand.

And look, I'm sorry-

that I have to ask you, but-

you must have thought about

who might have wanted

to hurt your husband?

For a while, that's all I ever did.

And did any names ever come to mind?

None.

I've actually come to believe it was just random.

Can you remember anything out of the ordinary-

in the days before the murder?

You know, even the slightest thing?

Nothing.

Did you remarry?

Yes, that's Percy Godfrey.

When I lost Rory-

and Ace-

I lost my whole world.

If I didn't have the store to run-

I don't think I would have made it.

But then I met Percy, and-

he gave me a chance to start over.

Okay, well thank you Nina.

Feel free to call me any time, okay?

And I'll make sure to keep you updated.

I'd appreciate that.

Excuse me.

You must be the police.

Detective Sarah Truong.

This is my partner, Rex.

You must be Nina's husband.

I am.

Dr. Godfrey.

Nina told me you were dropping by.

I came as soon as I could.

Well, I know this must be a difficult time.

Nina was so upset after the book reading, she couldn't sleep.

For her sake, Detective-

please stop this investigation.

I'm afraid we can't do that.

But I'll do my best o make it as easy on youo

as possible.

Mr. Godfrey.

Do you have any thoughts about what happened to Rory?

Nina said he was well-liked.

My guess-

it had something to do with one of his old cases.

I wasn't part of her life back then.

Now, if you'll excuse me-

I'm going to make sure my wife is all right.

A bookstore owner told me-

I could find you here Mr. Anderson.

Mmm.

My publisher arranged this space for me.

They want me to stick around

now that the case is active.

Oh, why is that?

Well because if you find the killer-

I'll need to rewrite the ending!

So you don't live in St. John's anymore?

No, I haven't in years.

I've travelled, written across the country.

But the Rory Trenton case has always fascinated me.

And so it-

just drew me back home.

Something seems to have

caught my partner's attention.

Oh, that's right.

That's Nina's.

Nina Trenton's.

I found it on her chair at the book launch-

after everyone left.

I've been planning to give it back to her.

But I think I'm probably the last person-

that she'll want to see right now.

If you're so concerned about Nina's well-being-

why publish a book about the murder?

Rory Trenton deserves justice.

And look what's happened.

All the publicity has created public protests.

And now the investigation is active again.

Sometimes cold cases need to be forced open.

You know-

I'd love to hear your first impressions-

If it's not too confidential.

The information we're working off is public knowledge, so-

Okay!

Yeah, sure.

Uh-

I'd say on the one hand-

the killer is calm and collected-

but compulsive on the other.

Yeah, methodical yet pathological.

Cleaning the scene but leaving the body-

suggest they were irrational.

Entering through the rear window, lying in wait-

leaving no evidence-

those all show signs of rational control.

To me-

attacking a six-foot-two officer

with only a hammer is the definition of irrational.

But you know, it's yin and yang.

Isn't it?

Your turn to help me.

Okay.

While researching your book-

did you speak with anyone who caught your attention?

Yeah there was one person that I always was suspicious of.

He's not in the book because I didn't want

to land a defamation suit.

But I first interviewed him just days after the crime.

Hold on.

Would you say-

you've lost all faith in the police department?

I would.

I used to feel safer, having an officer next d.

Right.

But now that the entire force can't find one killer-

Now I just think cops are a joke.

That's the Aubrey Anderson that I remember.

Well he claims he does it for the greater good.

He's always trying to rile up the public-

against the police force.

Who's he interviewing again, remind me?

Collin Crawford.

He lived next door to Rory and Nina-

He worked as a flight attendant.

Still does.

I ran him through the system.

No record.

No, hold on.

I remember this guy now.

He clammed up right after that interview.

He didn't have an alibi for the night of the murder.

But there was also no evidence linking up to the crime either.

Aubrey said-

he stopped cooperating with him too-

and wouldn't be interviewed for the book.

Okay, check him out.

Okay.

Rex.

You know what?

I've actually been reading Aubrey's book.

And the writing's pretty good.

Yeah, anything of interest in there?

Nothing we don't already know.

But there is speculation-

that Ace's disappearance has some significance.

So I put a sort of BOLO out for local dog groups-

just to see if anything turns up.

So better keep your eye on the ball.

Oh yeah.

I will keep my eye on the ball.

This is the ball.

This is my eye.

I'm going to keep it on the ball.

Got it.

Excuse me?

Collin Crawford?

Yeah?

Your housecleaner told me-

I could find you here.

And you are?

Detective Sarah Truong, SJPD.

This is my partner Rex.

I just need-

to ask you something.

Rex.

Back off!

Ughh!

Get off me!

Get down!

Okay.

Okay.

Collin?

You have something to hide?

I want to speak with my lawyer.

So we're going to be doing this the hard way, then.

Where's my lawyer?

En route.

But I wanted to speak with you about something-

before they arrive.

No way.

Well-

what I want to talk about, you don't need a lawyer for.

Unless that is-

you had something to do with Rory Trenton's murder.

Rory Trenton?

You mean you're not here about the cameras?

I never should have said that.

I bring them into the country.

I was just helping a buddy out.

You can talk to your lawyer about that-

when they get here, okay?

But right now-

Rory Trenton.

I knew as soon as I saw the news that-

they were reopening in the case.

And this nightmare was going to start all over.

What do you want to know?

Tell me about your relationship with Rory and Nina.

They were just my neighbours.

We'd chat.

Sometimes I'd walk their dog for them.

Okay, so no problems with them?

None.

Tell me about Rory's murder.

What's there to tell?

It made me angry.

That's why I gave that interview with Aubrey Anderson.

But I learned my lesson.

What do you mean?

I called the police a joke.

And that's when the threats started.

Calls in the middle of the night.

Threatening notes on my windshield-

telling me that if I criticized the cops-

I'd end up dead.

You didn't report these threats?

To the very same police?

Get serious.

I just kept my mouth shut.

And I moved on.

I'm sorry you were threatened, Mr. Crawford.

Okay, and I am truly sorry-

that you lost faith in the department.

But-

if you know anything about Rory Trenton's murder-

you need to speak up.

For Nina's sake.

It probably doesn't mean anything.

But two months after the murder-

a bouquet was delivered to Nina and Rory's house.

Flowers?

Three dozen pink roses-

with a note saying they were for Nina.

But she wasn't living there anymore.

So I took them over to my place.

And she came to pick them up when I texted her.

What did she say when she saw them?

Nothing.

She cried, took them, and left.

Did she say who they were from?

No.

But I got the feeling she knew.

So what's a deal with the pink roses Nina received?

And who sent them?

I was thinking it was a mourner.

But pink isn't the colour of mourning.

It's the colour of romance.

So maybe Nina had someone on the side-

while Rory was alive.

Look at this.

Jesse just sent me some info about a guy-

who made hundreds of comments on Nina's social media posts-

shortly before the murder.

Dr. God?

Any idea what his real identity is?

Jesse dug in deeper here.

That's Percy Godfrey.

Nina's new husband.

This guy didn't try too hard to disguise himself, did he?

No, and he liked every comment Nina made.

It was as if he wanted to be noticed.

Well did Nina interact with him?

No.

She didn't engage-

with any of his posts.

Could Nina have lied about knowing Godfrey-

while Rory was alive?

Or maybe her future husband started out

as an anonymous stalker.

I remember the flowers.

I picked them up at Collin's.

He said you gave him the impression-

that you knew who they were from.

Of course I knew.

They were from Rory-

for our anniversary.

Getting them was heartbreaking.

I cried all night.

But Rory was dead.

Obviously, he pre-ordered them.

You never mentioned getting the flowers to the police.

Why would I?

Were you absolutely certain Rory was the one who sent them?

Who else would have?

Do you remember a Dr. God-

who was following you on social media?

Dr. God?

Yeah, I do!

He was some troll.

I never interacted with him.

Well, Dr. God was a nickname used by your current husband.

Percy was Dr. God?

We didn't even know each other back then.

I mean, apparently he remembers meeting me-

at some party years ago, but-

I have no recollection.

Are you sure about this?

Yes.

And he had been following you for four months-

before Rory died.

Why would he do that?

Dr. God was a joke account I made-

when I was a dental student.

I created a new profile since then that was more professional.

See the thing about stalkers-

is they like to track their victim's socials-

while they remain anonymous.

Stalkers.

Are you suggesting I stalked Nina?

No, you're actually wondering

if I had something to do with Rory's murder, aren't you?

See, you were invisible to Nina.

She had Rory.

She had Ace.

So hear me out.

Maybe-

now just maybe-

you thought that by removing them-

she'd finally notice you.

That's ridiculous.

Is it?

Because two months after Rory's death-

someone sent Nina a bouquet of roses.

Was it you?

Of course not.

She said they were from Rory.

Godfrey seemed convinced-

that the flowers were for Rory.

Okay.

I mean, maybe he and Nina are coordinating their stories.

Yeah, suggesting they conspired to do away with Rory.

It's possible.

Maybe.

You should run it by Sarah.

Well, Aubrey Anderson-

he wanted to speak with her.

Listen, I think I might have something.

Something came up on ViCLAS.

A murder in Ontario three years ago.

What matched?

Well, the MO in general.

But the thing that caught my eye

is that the victim's dog vanished.

Yeah, like Ace.

Yeah, but it's not much to go on though.

But, I mean, you know what I can do-

is that I can get a flight to Toronto-

be back in less than a day.

Yeah, that's good.

Just make sure you get a compact-

and fly economy.

Maybe economy plus for extra leg room?

Is that a no?

Thank you for meeting me-

on my daily constitutional.

Writers spend way too much time at their desk.

Not a problem.

Rex needs to stretch his legs, too.

So you wanted to talk with me?

Yeah, I heard about the flowers that Nina received.

What-I've still got some contacts on the force.

Not all cops hate me.

So, any idea who sent the bouquet?

You may have your sources, but-

I'm not one of them.

You want me to tell you who it was?

Collin Crawford.

Same person who just told me about them?

Mmm!

Why would he potentially

incriminate himself like that?

Well, like we discussed-

this killer is a contradiction.

And Collin fits that bill.

He kills a cop-

then complains about them on TV.

He refuses to give me an interview-

and then turns around and coughs up this evidence?

Real evidence?

Why would Collin send flowers to Nina in the first place?

Well as awful as It might sound-

some murderers get off-

on prolonging the family's suffering.

Oh wow.

So now you're a profiler.

I've read hundreds of papers on killers.

If you're going to wrie credibly, you have to kw

what you're writing abou.

Look.

Imagine Collin-

enjoying the look on Nina's face as she retrieved the flowers.

There is no evidence to support this.

Finding proof is your job.

Not mine.

I'm just here to give you some thoughts.

Okay Rex, I need to think this through.

And you have to help me.

Okay okay.

Let's try something else.

Okay, you're going to help me, all right?

You're the killer.

Okay, I know.

You're the killer.

And I'm going to be Rory.

We know Rory was surprised.

So-

you've probably broken in-

and found a place to hide.

So you're hiding somewhere.

Go.

You're going to go hide.

Nice spot.

Yeah.

So you're back there.

You're lying in wait.

I'm Rory.

And-

Hey, you're supposed to be hiding.

You've got to hide well to be

a good killer.

Get down.

Okay, so does Rory head over to the kitchen?

He could head over to the kitchen.

Or maybe-actually no, Ace.

Maybe he was down talking to Ace.

And that's when you would leap out from your hiding spot.

And yes!

You hit me with a hammer!

Ohhh.

Good job.

You're very good at this killing business.

But something is wrong about this, hey buddy?

What is it?

I guess they would have

carefully thought everything out.

They picked a window to break in through.

They knew when to do it so they could surprise Rory.

Did they have a hiding spot?

No, they probably just found that.

Okay, so they were there-

waiting with the hammer from Rory's tool chest.

The hammer!

Rex, that doesn't make sense, does it?

So you think the hammer is the key?

Well, think about it.

The killer planned everything down to the last detail-

except for the murder weapon.

They randomly took that out of the victim's tool chest?

Okay, but most people have a hammer in their house.

But would you chance it?

No, you would come prepared with something-

which is what makes me wonder

if the killer never actually planned on using a weapon.

What do you mean?

Methodical killers often prefer strangulation, right?

This lets them exert maximum control over their victim.

Okay Sarah, but-

only a lunatic would try to kill Rory with their bare hands.

The guy was six- foot-two and jacked.

No, the thing is-

these types of killers usually target women.

Wait, hold on.

Are you suggesting-

that maybe Nina was the intended target?

Yeah!

I think this is why we've had so much trouble-

getting any traction on this case.

So if Nina Trenton

is the intended target-

who's the killer?

Oh, definitely not Percy Godfrey.

His motive was against Rory.

Well, that puts us back to square one with no suspects.

Actually, there is Collin Crawford.

What if he put us on to the flowers on purpose?

Why would he do that?

To taunt us.

Just like Nina was taunted.

And what's his motive?

No idea, yet.

Okay, does he have a history of violence against women?

No, nothing in the system.

Okay, let's dig into his past.

Okay.

First, I'll-

go break the news to Nina-

that her husband may have been killed in her place.

I really hate this part of the job.

Yeah.

Yeah, me too.

But you've got this.

I know, buddy.

Let's go do it.

The victim's name-

was Tracy Adams.

Early 30s, single.

She was strangled in her own home.

No prints, no motive, no suspects.

The killer entered-

through a rear window.

Okay, okay.

And did they clean up after themselves?

They did.

Sounds like our killer's MO.

And she had a dog?

Yeah.

It was a year-old mixed breed.

Any idea what happened to it?

We thought it probably ran away.

Or the killer took it.

But we had no idea why or what became of it.

And you worked the case?

I did.

One of my first ones.

Hell of a welcome to policing.

Yeah, I bet.

Listen, is there anyone that was close to Tracy-

that might be able to help me with this case?

Maybe her stepfather.

I met him during the initial investigation.

And we still keep up.

I- yeah, I'd appreciate that.

Thank you.

You got it.

Okay.

Okay.

Nina, we began exploring a new theory about the murder-

that the target wasn't Rory.

It was you.

Me?

I don't understand.

You're saying that

Rory was killed when it was supposed to be me?

It's possible, yeah.

So we are going to need a list of people-

who you might have had conflicts with back then-

ex-boyfriends who may have held a grudge, anything.

Am I in any sort of danger?

We don't believe so.

But why do you ask?

For the last couple of days, I've had this feeling-

that I'm being watched.

Here in the house?

No.

On my way home, after work.

Why didn't you say something?

I don't know.

I thought it was just the pressure of everything.

It's been really hard.

Percy and I fought about Dr. God.

He's moved out.

I'm sorry-

that you're going through this.

I-

I'll have a few officers keep an eye on you-

over the next few days.

Thank you.

Tracy loved to come here.

We used to walk and talk-

and catch up on things.

She was your stepdaughter?

Yeah, I married her mom.

But she passed away from a heart attack.

That just left Tracy and me.

Tom, I read the case file.

You found her?

We were supposed to have breakfast.

But she never showed.

I went looking.

Now, I know there were no suspects.

But did you have any suspicions whatsoever?

No.

Tracy was quiet.

Went to church.

There were no men in her life.

She was a great person.

Can I ask you a question?

Sure.

What does Tracy's death have to do

with a murder of a cop in Newfoundland-

seven years ago?

You know, both cases are very similar.

The killer's MO.

There was a dog.

Patch.

Patch.

He and Tracy were best pals.

What can you tell me about Patch?

Shelter animal.

Nothing really special.

But really friendly.

You want to see a picture?

Yeah.

Yeah, definitely.

I love this photo.

I keep it just for the good memories.

Do you mind if I make a copy of this?

Absolutely.

Thanks.

Oh, Rex.

It's Charlie.

Hey!

Charlie!

I'm at a-

Oh, Charlie.

Charlie, I can hardly hear you.

Sorry, I'm at a bus station in Tres Reyes-

just south of Tulum.

What are you doing there?

I found a local taxi driver-

who said he dropped Jack off here.

What was he doing?

Buying two tickets-

to Belize.

Two tickets-?

Was someone with him?

I don't know.

But I'm going to grab the bus and find out.

Okay hold on.

How is your dad?

I sent him home.

There was nothing more that he could do.

Listen, the bus is about to pull out.

Oh, okay, Charlie.

Promise me that you'll be careful, okay?

Don't worry.

I will.

Love you.

Be good, Rex!

Oh, Charlie.

Charlie?

Ch-

I know.

I wish he were here, too.

Hi!

Have you been up all night?

Yeah, I landed at 4:00 am.

Listen, I couldn't stop thinking about your idea-

that Nina was the intended victim.

Here, take that.

You need that more than me.

No no, you keep it.

Actually, you look like you could use it.

I just slept funny.

Thanks.

Was it Charlie?

Yep.

His phone dropped the connection again.

He is making progress finding Jack, though.

Okay, that's good news.

Jesse.

Yeah.

Tell Sarah about what you found out in Toronto.

Right.

Okay, so-

So-Tracy Adams-

She was strangled three years ago.

Her dog Patch also went missing.

Now here's a photo of Tracy.

And here is a photo of Nina.

Wow-they look really alike.

Don't they?

What about the crime scene?

Any similarities there?

Well, I mean, it's virtually the same MO.

Window entry, dog missing.

So are we looking at the same perp?

Well, the big difference is this victim was strangled.

No no, methodical killers

tend to repeat themselves.

I know!

So I went back through ViCLAS-

and filtered the results differently.

Any matches?

Unfortunately, yeah.

Seven.

Seven?

All strangled.

Similar crime scenes.

Oh my God, all the victims look like Nina.

All these cases are unsolved.

Yeah.

Starts with Rory in St. John's-

Tracy in Ontario-

and then they moved West.

But Jesse-

this one in BC-

That was just four months ago!

We're tracking a serial killer.

And one that's still active.

So how do we catch this maniac?

Well-

I think we work out from the victims.

So all brunette-

petite, early 30s.

They must represent something to the perp.

Well serial killers often come from dysfunctional families.

Absent, abusive parents.

And the killer lashes out at them-

through the victims they choose.

So, what-you think the victim is a substitute-

for the killer's mother?

Yeah, possibly.

Rex is so obsessed with this toy!

Maybe he's been trying to tell us there's something up with it.

Let me see.

Are you smelling something on this?

I mean, that thing's been in an evidence bag-

for seven years.

You think Rex is still picking up a scent?

Well K9s have been known to detect cadavers

after 25 years in the ground.

So yeah, it's possible.

Yeah, but what's he alerting to?

The killer's blood.

Why would the killer be bleeding?

Because dogs bite.

Hold on.

You're saying that Ace attacked the killer.

Yeah.

And some of their blood must have ended up on the toy-

during the struggle.

It would only be a trace.

But it would be enough that Rex could smell it.

But forensics analyzed this dog toy-

during the initial investigation-

and only found Ace's DNA.

But the toy would have been covered in so much dog saliva-

that the technician might not have found other DNA in it.

Fortunately, there have been advancements-

in spectrometry since then.

I'm going to take this-

down to the lab, okay?

Yeah.

You know, considering that these crimes

are committed across the country-

I think a flight attendant is looking pretty good-

for all this.

Sure, I was in BC four months ago.

It's my regular route.

What about seven years ago?

What was your route back then?

I mostly worked St. John's to Toronto.

So you were in Ontario, often.

What's going on here?

What does any of this have to do with Rory's murder?

Why don't you tell us?

You recognize any of these women?

No, why should I?

They're all murder victims.

This is Tracy Adams.

She was murdered-

four years after Rory was killed.

Don't you think she looks a lot like Nina?

Those flowers that you told me about.

Were they from you?

What?

This is insane!

Is it?

Because we think Nina was supposed to be the one-

to die that day.

Just like all of these other women.

Wait, you're trying to pin all of these murders on me!

Aren't you?

We're trying to find a serial killer, Collin.

No no, this is harassment.

I'm going to file a lawsuit.

And you are so making my case for me.

I spoke to his airline.

Collin wasn't in the vicinity of four of the murders-

when they happened.

Yeah, well, that definitely takes Crawford

off the suspect list.

Guys, hold on.

Okay okay, that's great.

Thank you.

Okay, so the lab techs were able to isolate

a trace amount of human blood from the dog toy.

They managed to extract DNA from it.

And neither of them are Nina or Rory's?

No.

And there was a sample taken-

at the time of the murder for reference.

No, it's most likely the killer's.

Okay, did you run them through the National DNA Registry?

Yeah, but there were no hits.

So whoever's DNA this is-

they were never convicted-

of a serious crime.

Great.

So now what?

Well, okay.

So I also had the lab

send a sample to a public genealogy database.

I thought, you know-

if we can't identify the killer directly-

then maybe we can find a close relative.

And they granted access?

Yeah, all they needed was proof of immediate danger.

Yeah, I think the presence of a serial killer

qualifies as dangerous.

So do they.

And there was one match.

Apparently, a cousin

of the killer lives here in St. John's.

Okay!

Okay.

Good work, Rex.

Huh?

That is a good nose you've got, hmm?

Yeah.

I'm surprised!

The police are looking for a first cousin of mine?

I mean, I've got quite a few, but-

they're all good people.

Well, I can help-

narrow it down some for you.

We're looking for a female cousin-

who had a son.

Well, I have 11 female cousins.

And eight of them have boys.

The son would have been here in St. John's seven years ago.

Uh-

Most of the cousins live on the West Coast by Stephenville.

Two are here.

But the one has a daughter.

And the other one decided to keep her figure.

Okay.

So no one with a son was here.

No, sorry.

Actually-

Actually, Tanya was.

God rest her soul.

She passed away?

Disappeared.

About 10 years ago now.

What happened?

No one knows.

I mean, Tanya lived a hard life.

Lots of men.

Lots of parties.

Lots of booze.

And I suspect drugs.

I mean it's terrible thing to say, but-

I am not surprised something happened to her.

And she had a son?

Yes.

I mean, she didn't provide much of a home life.

But uh-

But he was grown-

by the time she disappeared.

Do you know what became of him?

Well he's done quite well for himself, actually.

You may even have heard of him!

Tonya Lang.

She disappeared-

10 years ago.

There was an extensive search.

But her body was never found.

She looks like Nina and the other victims.

So the killer's first victim

might have been his mother, Tonya.

Who's her son?

Aubrey Anderson.

Hi, Nina.

We need to find him.

Oh.

I have something I've been meaning to return to you.

Can I speak to Aubrey Anderson, please?

I just tried Nina and she's not answering her cell.

I'm going to drop by her house.

Okay, I'll have a cruiser go to her store.

Okay.

The hotel that Aubrey was staying at

says he checked out an hour ago.

Okay, talk to Border Control

at the ferries and the airports.

We are not letting Aubrey off this island.

Rex, let's go.

I want to apologize to you.

I'm not interested in your apologies.

I'm sorry about Rory.

But it was your fault.

See, you were always home-

by 6:14.

But that night-

you didn't leave work till 7:19.

And because of that, Rory came home before you.

And uh-

Well I had no choice!

What?

We need to finish something we started a long time ago.

You know-

you bear a striking resemblance to my mother.

From the second I saw you, I thought that.

But she wasn't much of a mother.

I'm sorry that she treated you poorly.

But I'm not your mother.

And I think you should go.

Shh Shhh!

Shhhh!

I know, Rex.

I hear something too.

Nina, are you there?

Nina!

Rex, go look around back.

Shhhh!

Hey hey!

Hey, shhhh!

Shhh!

Hey, Rex!

Shh shh shh shh!!

Shut up!

Help!

He's inside!

It's Aubrey!

He just tried to kill me!

SJPD!

Aubrey!

Aubrey!

Aubrey, it's over.

Thank you-

for stopping me, Detective.

So-

what's the latest on the case?

Oh!

Aubrey's undergoing a psych eval-

to see if he's fit to stand trial.

I did a deep dive-

into his history, too.

Turns out-

Aubrey, he worked as a journalist across the country.

And he was in the vicinity of each of these victims-

at the time of their murders.

What?

Just not yet, wait!

Okay.

And he admitted to stealing Ace-

and Patch-

and setting them free.

Why?

He had a dog-

as a kid.

And apparently, it loved him unconditionally.

Yeah.

Much unlike his mother.

How's Nina doing?

Uh, as well as can be expected.

Yeah, she and Percy are trying to work things out.

Hopefully they'll be okay.

Good.

Yeah.

Good.

Um, any word from Charlie?

No, I haven't, um-

I haven't heard from him in a while.

I mean, the cell phone service down there is terrible.

But, you know, still-

I'm um-

Yeah, I'm getting worried.

You know what?

Let me make a few phone calls.

I'll see if I can get in touch-

with the Mexican police-

and find out what's going on.

Okay, that would be great, Joe.

Of course.

So-

Are we going to play some poker, or what?

Ooh!

Yes.

Please.

That would be nice.

What do you say, a little Spit in the Ocean, huh?

Spit in the Ocean? - Yeah, want to play that?

No, no no no.

Texas Hold 'em!

Okay.

Texas Hold 'em.

Texas Hold 'em it is.

Oh!

Okay, you may not be the best dealer.

But you do have

an amazing poker face, Rex.

Okay, Rex.

Omaha Hi it is.

Good luck, Sarah.

Oh thanks!