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And with one shot,

the Roxdale Killer had struck again.

The body of Monica Gaines...

Thumbs! - Thumbs.

You scared us.

You two listening to True Crime Podcasts again?

No. - Yes.

No. - Yes.

It's not any true crime podcast.

It's Whodunnit featuring Laurel St. James.

You guys need to make some new friends.

I'll see you in class.

Ok.

Class doesn't start for another 10 minutes.

That's exactly what I was thinking.

Press play.

Birdie Case... I love you.

After shooting her,

the killer placed a note in the victim's hand.

He disappeared into the darkness,

his identity still unknown to this day.

♪ A birdie told a birdie, told me ♪

♪ what was I supposed to say ♪

♪ words like a magical potion ♪

♪ a little goes a long, long way. ♪

♪ It's only just a riddle while it's still in the dark ♪

♪ It's only just a rumor while it's still in the dark ♪

As someone who spent 25 years working homicides,

I can tell you it's evidence that solves crimes,

not the story of the crime.

So, when someone describes the narrative of the crime,

you have to be skeptical.

So... what's the job of the P.I.?

Yes... Birdie.

We have to verify everything.

Exactly.

Don't let the story dictate the evidence,

no matter how fun that story might be.

Let the evidence tell the story. Okay?

Pieces.

Alden.

You with us, or...?

Loud and clear. Evidence, not narrative.

All right.

On to one of my favorite subjects.

The dangers of rough shadowing.

Why am I always so jazzed

after spending three hours talking about murder?

I know! I know, me too.

Wait.

We're not that murder couple, right?

We do have other hobbies, right?

Birdie, we're private investigators now.

It's our job to be immersed in the crime world.

Doctors go to hospitals,

we listen to strangers talk about murder.

I don't know if that's quite the same.

We are the doctors of murder.

Yeah. No, that doesn't sound right. Whatever.

We have a lot of normal people hobbies too.

You like yoga, you know, and doing lawyer stuff, and I...

And you... you collect robots,

and you brew your own root beer,

and you will literally do anything

to wear a fake mustache.

Well, mine doesn't grow in right.

Do you think Thumbs is right?

Do we have to make new friends?

No, we have tons of friends.

Not counting your robots.

You may have a point.

Listen to your body.

Inhale light.

Exhale what doesn't serve you.

Sorry.

This is a room.

I thought there was a room before the room where you do...

whatever this is.

This is a sacred space. Leave!

No babe...

Namaste.

Okay. Nama-go.

Babe, I love you. Now go, go, go.

Have fun.

And that concludes class.

If you haven't done so, please subscribe to my podcast,

Fyre Breath.

That is Fyre with a Y.

So you can... breathe in the light at home.

Sorry about that.

I just got distracted with these cinnamon buns.

Meh. Don't worry about it.

Wintress just gets protective of her sacred space.

Yeah, and it's terms like sacred space

why I will never be doing yoga.

I'm sure that's the only reason.

These cinnamon buns are magical.

Wait, how'd you get those?

I thought they were always sold out.

I got a guy.

Of course you got a guy.

I got a guy.

You want one?

I just worked out.

Exactly. These calories cancel each other out.

Come on.

Well, if the math works out, yeah, give me a little bite.

Those are magical.

Right?

Wait, you're not planning on eating all those today, are you?

Nope. These ones are for tomorrow.

The coffee dunkers.

A man with a plan.

Wait.

Birdie? Birdie Perez?

Kristin Duckburn?

I thought that was you!

Hi. - Hi!

Well, I'm actually Birdie Case now.

This is my husband, Alden.

Hi. - Hi. Guilty.

Hi. Sorry.

Sunday cinnamon buns are a bit of a commitment.

I thought you moved to New York.

I did, yeah.

I moved back after my dad passed away

to take over the family business.

I'm so sorry to hear about your dad.

I work with my mom so I can seriously speak

to family business and all that comes with it.

Ooh. I can't wait to hear about that.

We should catch up. You wanna get drinks tomorrow?

You know what? Yes, let's do it.

Let's make it dinner.

We've got a lot of ground to cover.

I love it. Yes.

You two should come over.

Yeah, you could meet my boyfriend, Tom.

We've only been dating a couple months,

but I feel like if he can handle a couple high school stories

between us, he might be a keeper.

Well, we will try not to scare him off.

That sounds super fun.

Yeah.

Right, wouldn't it, hon?

Yeah, that's super fun.

Text me and we will iron out the details.

Great.

Okay, bye. - Bye.

Nice to meet you.

Yeah.

Aww.

She was a friend of yours from high school?

Kind of.

You know, we had a healthy rivalry.

I mean, technically I had a higher GPA,

but the principal rounded up a decimal point,

so we were co-valedictorians.

And we're happy that she's back?

Yes, babe. This is how we make friends.

♪ It's a beautiful day for cinnamon buns. ♪

♪ Papa's gonna get some cinnamon buns. ♪

♪ And pop them in my mouth. ♪

♪ Dunk. ♪

What in the world?

No.

No, no.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!

What happened to the dunkers?

I don't know. Something got to them first.

I can't even look.

It's like a crime scene and not the fun kind.

Here, let me help you.

Gross. I feel so violated.

I looked forward to that all week.

I'm sure it's a one off.

And don't forget, we have dinner

with Kristin and her boyfriend Tom tonight.

How could I forget?

What kinda name is Tom, anyway?

Is he gonna float a raft down the Mississippi River?

I'm sure that Tom is a nice guy.

And you know what?

I'm actually happy to reconnect with Kristin.

It will be good for us to make new friends.

We don't exactly have the best track record, babe.

I have no idea what you're talking about.

After charades with the Marksons,

I think we're just lucky that they accepted your apology.

Our apology.

I'll see you after work.

Her hair will grow back eventually.

Where are you?

Where are you, where are you, where are you?

Yes. Okay.

Come on.

Keys, keys, keys. Okay.

One of you has gotta work. Right?

Birdie?

Yeah.

Where are you with the Wagner case?

I'm nearly done.

Just waiting for their counsel to send revisions.

Should be good by the end of the week.

Okay, well, send them to me as soon as you can.

Okay.

Okay, that's not gonna work.

I don't need them that badly.

No, no, no.

I'm looking for a hairpin or a paperclip.

Here.

Perfect. Thank you.

Are you going to pick the lock?

I mean... I've never done it before.

But, you know, on TV it seems pretty straightforward.

I'll call a locksmith.

No, no, no, no, no. I got it, I got it.

Thank you. I got it.

I... 100 percent... totally... got it.

You know what?

Let's see. Lock picking for beginners.

Yes.

I'm a little nervous. - Me too.

This outfit looks really good on you.

I look like an unemployed funeral director.

You look handsome.

Thank you for doing this.

Of course.

My favorite hobby is making you happy.

Are you flirting with me?

I don't know, maybe.

Hey, guys.

Hi. - Come on in.

Thank you.

Sorry. Tom called from work, he's gonna be a little late.

No problem.

Can I get you some wine?

Yes, please.

I'll stick with the old sarsaparilla.

Great.

Wine for Birdie, then.

So, how long has it been?

Wow. It's, like, 20 years.

Well, you look exactly the same.

My gosh, you're so sweet. You look the same too.

Thank you.

You must have amazing skin care.

Eye cream.

No way.

Babe!

She's got Laurel St. James's book.

Wait. Do you like murder?

Yeah. I guess.

Laurel is actually one of our authors.

We published that book. She's one of our bestsellers.

Probably the only reason why we're still in business.

Publishing sounds like a rough business.

Well, I'm fourth generation, so rough business is in my blood.

- It's signed. Nice! - No way. - Yeah.

I should introduce you. She records her podcast in town.

Great. - Yeah.

Yeah. Sounds good.

It's Tom.

Introduce us? What?

We're gonna meet Laurel St. James.

My gosh.

You know what, honestly, this whole having friends thing...

it's not so bad.

See, I told you, and you're doing so, so good.

Thanks babe.

As promised... this is my boyfriend, Tom.

He's a policeman.

We've... met.

Wow, so you solved the Lean McGuinnes murders?

Yeah.

That's how we know Officer Air Quotes.

Excuse me, Officer Newton.

You had it right.

You can call me Tom.

Tom.

So, Alden, you still into robots or whatever?

It's a very busy time of year. Yeah.

We're seeing a lot of lesser known omnibots come to market

while the frenzy over vintage shoguns has kind of died down.

Although I did get my hands on a rare Bandai Chogukin.

Which is pretty cool.

I don't know what any of that means.

Yes, I'm still into robots.

Cool.

Man, this might be the best root beer I've ever had.

I made that.

You make your own root beer?

That is small batch, award-winning root beer.

Award pending, I gotta send in the form.

But, um... I could... I could send you a case.

Um... sure. Yeah, that'd be cool.

Cool.

Well, cheers.

Cheers.

Cheers.

To robots and root beer.

To robots and root beer.

I'm so happy you guys came over.

Me too.

Yeah. You know what? This, this was fun.

Agreed. We... we should, do it again sometime.

You bring the root beer.

Hey. If you ever need a hand on a case,

we are always happy to help.

Always.

I don't think so.

But, hey... you never know.

So you're saying there's a chance?

Your coat, milady.

What a gentleman.

Oops.

I got it.

What's with the rubber ducky?

My last name is Duckburn. Duckburn Publishing.

It's our little logo. We give them out.

Do you want one?

Yeah.

Great. I'll send you one.

Well, thank you so much for hosting.

It was so much fun.

Have a good night, you guys.

Cool. See you guys.

Bye.

Well, I think they liked you.

I can be charming.

Okay.

I'll see you tomorrow. - Bye.

♪ Pull up in the getaway car ♪

♪ before the sun's up ♪

♪ Last one standing, bleeding ♪

♪ would take it too far. ♪

♪ Call me a sinner ♪

♪ Call me a saint ♪

♪ It doesn't matter ♪

♪ in this wicked game ♪

♪ When the world goes... ♪

Good evening Ms. St. James.

Swanson's yogurt. It's delightfully delicious.

Yogurt. Yogurt.

Yo... yo... yogurt.

Swanson's yogurt. It's delight fully...

Look who it is. You took my yogurt, Laurel. I know it was you.

And it was delightfully delicious.

That's my line.

Delightfully... delightfully delicious.

He's going over his time again.

I'm sure he's just finishing up.

Don't worry, love. I'm locking up now.

The place will be all yours in just a moment.

Nigel, I pay for a private studio starting at 9PM.

Yeah.

I have a very important show tonight.

You know, that reminds me of the time me and Ronny Wood

were in a bowling alley in New Jersey.

Well, it's all yours, Your Majesty.

Really?

Did you see that? I don't know how you do it.

I don't know how you put up with that woman.

It's too much.

Wait.

It wasn't New Jersey... and it wasn't Ronny Wood.

♪ When the world goes dark ♪

Whoa! It says here that we shouldn't be using seed oils.

Apparently, they're terrible for you.

What?

I thought they were supposed to be good for you.

Used to be I guess and now they're not.

Inflammatory to the gut or something.

Come on. Stuff is falling apart.

Okay.

I don't want you to freak out, but we may have an M-O-U-S-E.

No, no, no. No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

Don't you even spell it.

Just calm down. It's gonna be fine.

No, it's not gonna be fine.

Let's just get some sleep

and we'll deal with the mouse situation tomorrow.

Nobody's sleeping tonight.

Nobody.

Seriously?

Testing. Testing. One. Two. Three.

Testing. Testing. One. Two.

Welcome to another episode of Whodunnit.

I'm Laurel St. James.

On this, the final episode of Whodunnit,

you're gonna hear the true story of the Roxdale Killer.

We are gonna dive into the lives of the three victims.

Monica Gainey...

...Caroline Olmstead

and Alexandra Kolesnikoff.

Innocent young women gunned down in the prime of their lives.

You see, fate was a cruel master...

for the victims of these senseless crimes.

This episode is like no other,

as I will finally reveal the truth behind the Roxdale Killer.

What do we have?

Morning, Chief. Female, 54 years old.

ID in the victim's purse said her name is Laurel St. James.

Coroner's on the way,

but cause of death looks to be a fatal gunshot wound.

Found a bullet in the chair.

That's definitely Laurel. Keep this one close.

There's gonna be press.

He found the body?

Yeah. That's the manager, Nigel Plumby.

He closed up after 9:00 last night.

She was here alone.

He was first on the scene at 6:30 this morning.

Any security cameras?

Yep. But they don't work.

Broke last year, were never fixed.

However... we did find this.

TRK. The Roxdale Killer.

You think he's back?

Let's hope not.

Get the manager and everyone else

who had access to the studio in for an interview.

Yes, sir.

Hello. Good morning, sleepyhead.

Let me know what you think.

Not bad.

Thank you. Well, I learned from the best.

Hey, you wouldn't happen to have my car keys, would you?

Yep. They're in my jacket.

Thank you.

I saw it. It was huge.

It had big red eyes and claws.

Okay, just calm down, babe. Take a deep breath.

I'll go check it out. Okay?

Be careful. Those things have the plague.

Well, I didn't find it, but... I did find these.

I will not have a repeat of the Camp Winnipesaukee

sleeping bag incident of 1992, Birdie.

I will not!

I know, I know, babe.

Don't worry, I'm gonna call the exterminator.

I need to buy some duct tape, some netting, some chicken wire.

Possibly a harpoon.

Yes. I think we might have a mouse in the house.

Yeah.

Wait a minute. I'm talking crazy.

I already have duct tape.

Good morning. We begin with breaking news.

I'm outside the Studio 45 podcast studio

where we're hearing reports

of a homicide happening here late last night.

My sources are telling me that the victim is famed

true crime author and podcaster Laurel St. James.

You may remember that Laurel St. James rocketed to fame

with her reporting on the Roxdale Killer,

who allegedly killed three young women in the Boston area

in the early 1990s,

and that person has remained at large ever since.

Hey.

Are you seeing what I'm seeing?

Yeah. This is crazy.

You should check in with Kristin.

Yeah, yeah, I will.

I cannot believe that Laurel St. James is dead.

Has the exterminator gotten there yet?

What? I don't need an exterminator.

I'm literally fixing the problem as we speak.

Alden, he'll be there any minute. Okay?

Please let him help.

I gotta go.

Birdie, I...

Could Laurel's death be the work of

the Roxdale Killer, and if so, why has he resurfaced now?

What's up bro?

Your wife called about helping you out with a mouse.

Yeah. We're good, bro. We got it covered.

Well, she said it was an emergency.

She mentioned you were threatening to...

burn the house down.

What? That's crazy.

I'm not gotta burn the house down.

You gonna burn the house down, bud?

Not burning down the house.

Yeah. He's not gonna burn the house down.

Would that work, though?

I'm just gonna leave you my card just in case.

This is my house and I'll to protect it.

Crazy day?

Laurel St. James is dead.

Wow. I know who Laurel St. James is.

That's big news.

Yeah.

Something else is bothering you.

We have a mouse in the house.

No.

And with all Alden's experience at summer camp,

where the mouse climbed into his sleeping bag

and the zipper got stuck and he and the mouse couldn't get out?

Yeah. So Alden is completely freaking out,

so I called the exterminator,

and now he's saying that he doesn't want the help.

But I thought you two were back on track.

We are. No, we are.

It's just... he gets so easily distracted,

and sometimes I feel like he isn't listening.

Well, sometimes listening is a two-way street.

It all started years ago.

So me and Mick Fleetwood had just rented tandem bicycles.

We were about to go Dutch on a baguette and jam,

when suddenly we realized...

Wait, stop. Just walk me through what happened.

First you gotta understand that Mick was more of a chutney guy.

- Right? - What's chutney?

She took my yogurt.

She took your what?

It was delightfully delicious.

Why are you talking like that?

My podcast is called Fyre Breath. F-Y-R-E.

We cover a variety of topics,

but mainly it's a beacon of light and truth

for my listeners.

And did you know Laurel?

Well, I knew the vessel called Laurel.

Right.

Is this gonna take long?

I'm told you also have a true crime podcast.

Was there any competition between you and Laurel?

No. You shouldn't be looking at me.

You should be looking at, well, the TRK.

But this could be the work of the Pittsburgh Strangler.

Or H. H. Stockman.

I mean, we could have another Blueprint Killer situation

on our hands!

What?

According to the synopsis of our current timeline,

there are multiple outcomes,

all dependent on each particular dimension.

We're good here.

Enjoy your dimension.

Any luck deciphering any of that?

It's like they're speaking in a different language.

- I didn't get any of it. - Me neither.

I think we're gonna need some help.

This case has already become front page news.

I got reporters hounding me for updates.

Okay, so what are you thinking?

We have a little money in the budget to hire a consultant.

You need to find someone who speaks their language.

Speaks their language? Did you listen to that?

That's like a new dimension of nerd speak.

I don't know anybody that would understand...

No.

That's it. Nice and easy.

There you go. Good boy.

Come to papa.

Remind me again what the tinfoil is for.

I thought it was obvious.

So we could track the mouse and hear its little footsteps.

Babe, all of this tinfoil is interfering with the Wi-Fi.

Come on!

What? What happened?

No. Nothing. Nothing, nothing.

Just, um... my mom sent me a red line document

that I thought I was done with.

I don't know how you could think about work

at a time like this. The house is under siege.

I'm not the one who didn't let the exterminator help.

That is his job, Alden.

Yeah, and, you know,

you didn't have to call him behind my back.

You were literally in the room. You just weren't listening.

I have no idea who that could be.

Maybe the mouse ordered takeout.

Listen.

We're a little understaffed with the Laurel case and...

You need our help.

I already regret this.

Are we on the case?

Yes. You're on the case.

♪ Oh, we're on the case. ♪

♪ We're on the case. We're on the case. ♪

♪ We're on the case. ♪

All right, here's everything on the Roxdale Killer.

And we didn't start digitizing files until the 2000's,

the Roxdale is in the 90's, so we only have hard copies.

Wow. There's actually not a lot here.

Nope. That's what we got. And there's this.

This has all the audio files from Laurel's studio.

Outtakes, episodes, even her murder.

There is a lot on here.

Nice!

Nope.

While we think there may be a connection

to the Roxdale Killer, we still need to check on other suspects.

Which, more importantly,

brings us to why we're asking you to help with the case.

We need your help interviewing potential suspects.

Why would you need our help with that?

Well, the interviewees are a little... how do I put this?

Challenging?

So meet me at the station tomorrow at 9AM.

Do you really think that the Roxdale Killer could be back

after all these years?

I don't know but we're gonna find out.

Okay, so here are the first three victims

of the Roxdale Killer.

We have number one, Caroline Olmstead.

Number two, Monica Gainey.

Number three, Alexandra Kolesnikoff.

And our current victim... Laurel St. James.

Yep.

We're doing purple string now?

Well, I buy whatever's on sale.

This week it was purple, and I think it looks fantastic.

Fair enough.

Okay, so... Between Laurel's podcast,

and her newspaper clippings, and her book,

Laurel created a bit of a cottage industry

around the Roxdale Killer.

But did she scare him out of retirement?

Scissors.

Well...

the note at the crime scene says

"silence speaks louder than words."

So maybe she was getting too close to identifying the killer?

That would be enough motive to come out of retirement,

to shut her up.

It's just so weird.

I cannot find notes from the first three victims.

I don't know. All right.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. What's going on with the cans?

Well... it's kind of a two-pronged approach.

You see, the mouse runs into the cans, gets disoriented,

and then straight into the trap and snap.

I set it with some pecorino.

You know, it's his last meal. I want it to be good.

Right.

I see that you have a very clear vision with this,

but I need your brain here, babe.

This is a big deal.

We have to get familiar with these files

so that we are ready for our interviews tomorrow.

We get to be detectives like the ones on TV.

Yeah. You're right, of course. Okay. Priorities.

Okay.

She took my yogurt. It was delightfully delicious.

But it isn't delightfully delicious, is it?

Well, it's...

I've tried said yogurt before, and let me tell you,

it's... it's pretty terrible.

So, Pat... what's really going on?

Yeah, Pat.

She's mean.

She's a bully.

She creates this toxic work environment,

and I don't like it.

But, but, but I didn't kill her, I swear.

Don't tell anyone. Please don't tell anyone.

It's hard for me to describe where I was,

because time and space are not absolute.

One's perception of time is different than another person's.

You can have multiple variations of the same instance.

Are you talking about time dilation?

Very perceptive.

You watch a lot of Titan's Odyssey?

I never miss an episode.

Man.

So I says to Stevie Nicks, right...

I says, I know what everyone's saying, right?

But trust me, you just gotta lean into the scarf thing.

That's so good. That's so great.

So, so where were you two nights ago...

between 9:00 and 10:00PM?

I was at home with Mother.

Mother.

And she can vouch for that.

Mother's me cat.

I know you. Don't I?

- I take your Sunday morning flow classes.

I swear, I thought there was another room.

The energy between you two is out of harmony.

You both are speaking,

but no one is listening to each other.

You and Laurel often recorded your podcasts on the same days.

I heard that you two didn't really get along.

Did you ever exchange more than words?

I could not bring physical harm to any creature

on this realm or the other.

Well, word around town is you have quite the temper.

Maybe you're not as zen as you'd like to come across.

In fact, some people describe you as phony.

No!

That's malicious gossip.

You... you wanna search my... my things?! Huh?!

My, my, my sacred space! Here, here, dig! Dig!

I think we're good for today. This has been great.

That's it for now. Thank you so much.

Boop.

Aside from TRK, it could be the Kojack Killer.

And I will say this again,

the Blueprint Killer is a real possibility here.

Well, only problem with that is authorities believe

the Kojack Killer died in 1972.

And the Blueprint Killer... come on... that's so 2010.

Let me ask you something.

Now, if someone wanted to harm Laurel,

who would that be?

Definitely the Roxdale Killer. And possibly her ex-husband.

Ex-husband?

Peter St. James. Yeah.

Laurel mentioned that she and her ex

had a very contentious divorce...

Write that down.

And she said that he was the bane of her existence.

On the record.

So just for our records,

where were you that night between 9:00 and 10:00PM?

At home. Planning for my next show.

Nothing special.

Can anyone corroborate that?

No. I live alone.

Okay, you know what?

We're gonna leave it there for now.

Thank you for your help, Katie.

Mmhmm.

By the way, I'm a big fan of you two.

I'm actually doing a podcast episode tomorrow

on my show on your last case, Lean McGuinnes.

Would you guys wanna come by the studio for an interview?

Yeah!

Well, so long as we only talk about

the Lean McGuinnes case and not this one.

Deal. See you tomorrow.

Ooh.

Don't touch that.

Here it is.

Okay. Peter St. James.

Looks like Laurel filed a restraining order

during the divorce.

Arrested for trespassing.

Trespassing...

And a couple other minor things.

Well, that's not good.

Look, he's even in the right age range to be the Roxdale Killer.

What if Laurel was sleeping with the enemy?

That's juicy.

Okay, I'm gonna go check this guy out.

Yeah, with us.

No, not with you.

What is with you guys and personal space?

We're not some crime fighting team that's gonna form

an unlikely friendship and somehow become

better people because of it. All right?

Tom!

We could be helpful. Okay?

I mean, we do speak the language of the people.

Fine. You can come.

Meet me there at 3:00. I'll text you the address.

Do not go in without me. Understood?

Understood.

- That's not funny. - It was a little funny.

Man.

Yes.

- Okay, yeah. So I think this is it. - Huh.

- Peter St. James. - Yeah.

Okay, so I'm gonna ask him about the restraining order

and the trespassing.

Sounds good, babe. How's it look?

You never miss an opportunity.

Never.

Air Quotes is late.

Yeah, well, we're just gonna wait here like we said we would.

Exactly.

We should look around, go through his trash,

get to know the guy.

That sounds like a terrible idea.

On it.

Alden. Alden! No. Just...

We told him that we would wait for him.

Alden!

Alden. We have to go back. Come on. Alden! Alden!

Let's roll out.

Alden. We should not be doing this.

I just...

We could get caught going through people's trash.

It's a lot warmer inside.

Come on in. I made snickerdoodles.

After you, honey.

These are delicious.

I know.

Surprised it's taken you all so long to get here.

Why is that?

I'm the ex. I'm suspect numero uno.

Did you kill her?

Right for the jugular. That's my kind of man.

No. I did not.

Hola amigo! Cookies?

No, I'm good. Thanks.

Watch your arm.

So... what'd I miss.

Well, I'm not shocked about Laurel's murder.

And I get why you're asking. I have more than enough motive.

But, Laurel, she took everything away from me.

Your divorce did seem quite contentious.

The way Laurel painted me, it made me sound like a monster.

But most of it wasn't even true.

Laurel, she had a gift of storytelling.

And the restraining order?

She threw me under the bus. That's what she does.

Just ask Maxwell Kovack.

Who's Maxwell Kovack?

Sounds like you need to do a little more research.

Funny thing is, though, you know, a few weeks ago...

she came by and she apologized.

What did she apologize for?

The end of our marriage. Her blind ambitions.

How she made up things about me.

And where were you the night she was killed?

Book club.

We were reading Like Water For Chocolate.

It's an incredible story.

Como Agua Para Chocolate. What a love story.

The love between Tita and Pedro. But the betrayal.

I know!

One of you has to go.

She tried to get me to read the book.

Yeah. - Go.

Well, we are gonna come over for a baking class.

Yes. Those cookies... divine.

Well, stop by any time. Maybe dinner?

Take care. Yeah, that'd be great.

Yeah. Okay.

What a great guy.

Did I or did I not tell you to wait for me?

Well, he invited us in, actually.

Okay. The thing you're not getting is

I'm responsible for your safety

and I can't protect you if you don't listen to me.

I know, I know. We're sorry.

It will not happen again.

Yeah. Paul Simon, it's not you I'm worried about.

It's Garfunkel here that concerns me.

All right, I don't think we need the name calling.

Just come on.

I'm sorry. Won't happen again.

Okay. I'll look into his alibi.

You guys look into Maxwell Kovack.

But I think it's safe to say that Peter's not our guy.

Sounds like a plan. Go...

Go... home.

He'll get there. - Yeah.

All right.

Those cookies...

Unbelievable!

I'm coming for you little mouse.

Don't even think about going all in.

I got you beat!

Big bird to baby bird. Anything on Kovack?

Nope. Nope, not yet.

Any mouse sightings?

Um... no. You know what?

Yeah. Yeah, I think I heard something by the couch.

On it.

I'll get him. Babe, you can trust me.

Alden.

I have to tell you something.

Okay.

I've been playing poker online a lot for a while,

and I've been hiding it from you.

And the story I kept telling myself was

that this was just for fun,

and that the secret wasn't a big deal,

but any secret between us is a big deal.

Why didn't you just tell me?

Because I didn't want you to judge me for playing poker.

Birdie...

I am the last person in the world in a position

to judge someone for their extracurricular activities.

I love you for your weird.

In the same way that you love me for mine.

We are all or nothing and I am all in with you.

No more secrets though.

No more secrets.

Well, there is one more thing.

Okay?

I'm really good at poker.

Like... how good?

Like I turned 100 bucks into $28,983.16

and I have a reputation online for being a ruthless shark.

There are chatrooms dedicated

to people complaining about how good I am.

Do we need to plan a trip to Vegas?

I can see a poker-themed adventure in our future.

Should we get back to work?

Yeah. Yeah, we really should.

Okay.

So listen, I started going through Laurel's audio files.

Okay, okay.

So far, big old snooze fest.

Really?

Yeah. Nothing at all. Here, listen to this.

These crackers taste a little stale.

You weren't kidding.

Yeah.

There's yogurt all over the place.

Didn't need to know that.

And that's why I don't valet park anymore.

I just don't trust them.

They really gave us the raw files.

Yeah.

You see, fate was a cruel master

for the victims of these senseless crimes.

This episode is like no other,

as I will finally reveal the truth behind the Roxdale Killer.

That's huge. That is huge!

She knew who the Roxdale Killer was.

I mean, it's certainly possible that she could have been killed

for what she knew.

I just wish we could hear better.

I mean, these speakers are terrible.

Let me work on it.

Okay. Well, you know what?

In the meantime,

we can start putting people up on the board. Right?

Yeah.

So I think we can both agree

that Wintress has definitely earned her spot on the board.

Hard yes. - Right?

She and Laurel were known to dislike each other.

Babe, what is this?

Well, I...

Okay. Next up... we have Pat.

The voiceover artist.

Delightfully suspicious.

Katie Hiller, the other true crime podcaster.

She should definitely go up there too.

Yeah, I mean, she's too young to be TRK

but it doesn't mean she didn't kill Laurel.

Could be a copycat.

Exactly.

And let us not forget the ever-present studio manager,

Nigel.

How old do we think this picture is?

Well, before color photos were a thing.

So, Nigel found the body,

and he was the last person to see Laurel alive.

Super suspicious.

So what do we think about sci-fi guy?

Yeah, I don't think he could've done it.

The guy's such a sweetheart.

I know.

Besides, Carweegians are notorious pacifists.

I may catch an episode of Titan's Odyssey

from time to time.

Okay.

All righty.

We got ourselves a board. - We got ourselves a board.

Come on.

Come on.

I think you left something in the conference room.

That's very good deduction, Mom.

I mean, Eleonore.

I gotta say, you and Alden on the hunt

for the Roxdale Killer... is exciting.

Do you really think you can catch him?

I don't know.

It's just such an old case that I still don't feel like

we have the whole story.

Well, you've gotta work with what's in front of you.

Step by step.

I know perseverance has always opened doors for me.

You'll get there.

Perseverance.

You got this.

And tonight, with no new information

on the possible return of the Roxdale Killer,

authorities are asking the public

to remain calm but vigilant.

Okay, so she said Studio 1.

This is so cool.

I mean, we're basically celebrities now.

Well, I mean, we're doing one podcast.

I'm a little nervous.

Aww, you got this, babe.

Remember, I am always on your team. Okay?

Katie? Hello?

She did say to meet here, right?

Studio 1.

Huh.

Something doesn't feel right.

What do you mean?

I don't know. It's like... eerily quiet.

He was just here!

He was trying to grab me! I couldn't get away!

Who was?

The killer. The Roxdale Killer.

You're safe now. It's gonna be okay.

So scary.

Okay, Katie.

Let's just start with the basics.

What do you remember seeing?

Well... he was tall. I'd say around six feet.

He was wearing a hoodie, but I could see he had brown eyes.

He had a low voice, but it wasn't suspiciously low.

It was like... average low.

What's average low?

Stop talking.

What's average low?

Keep it locked to WNK, channel six,

your source for breaking news.

And we will bring you that update live. Travis?

That was pretty good. Hey?

Excuse me. I'm so sorry to bother you.

Hi.

I noticed that you have a dashcam on your truck.

Yeah?

Could I ask you for a huge favor?

Yeah. What's up?

Okay. You sure you're all right?

Okay. I tell you what. Why don't you go home,

get some rest.

Come to the station in the morning

and we'll have you work with a sketch artist. All right?

Tom, do you mind

if I have a quick private chat with Katie? Please?

Well...

Absolutely. Take her away.

Okay.

Great.

I know you didn't see the Roxdale Killer.

I did see him. He was right here.

He grabbed me. I didn't know what to do.

Then he ran when he heard you come in.

Okay. We can rewind it from right here.

That's Nigel leaving.

Nobody entered or left the building in the 30 minutes

before we arrived or the 15 minutes after.

I swear, I saw him.

Katie. I'm an attorney, and a very good poker player.

I know when someone is lying.

You have no idea how competitive it is.

There are so many true crime podcasts.

It's like... sometimes I feel like

I would do anything to be successful.

Look... let me tell you that success at all costs

and keeping things from your husband,

who is now completely obsessed with catching a mouse,

even though he's the most adorable person

you will ever meet, is never worth it.

How do I get out of this?

We tell the truth. Together. Okay?

Okay.

Let's go.

Alden?

Alden?

Alden?

Alden?

Alden!

What is this thing?

It's ground-penetrating radar.

I have to protect our castle,

that's why I turned away the exterminator.

Okay. I cannot believe that I'm saying this,

but I think Wintress is right. We are not in harmony.

Come on.

You're gonna believe that wing-nut?

Says the guy with a ground penetrating radar machine

at 6:00 in the morning?

Well, how else am I supposed to see into the floors?

What?

Birdie...

if we wanna catch this mouse, we have to up our game.

Okay.

You know what? I... I said I was all in.

So... I guess I have to be all in with this too.

Birdie Case coming to the dark side.

We have not been listening to each other.

But we are gonna start right now.

And if we are going to catch said mouse,

we are going to do it together.

Case style.

I love you.

Okay.

Birdie?

Hi. Okay. So new plan.

These are humane. Nobody has to die on our watch.

Pellets. Pellets.

So it's a trap?

Well, not so much a trap.

More like we're trying to contain him

so then we can liberate him amongst his own peeps.

Okay. I think I can get on board with this.

And now we just wait and see.

In the meantime, I have something to show you.

Really?

Okay. - Okay.

To the desk. - Okay.

And have a seat.

All right.

And... voila.

That is so impressive.

I traded some root beer to a roadie for Aerosmith

I met at a swap meet.

This guy's actually a really big deal.

That sounds on brand.

So... you got me thinking

when you said that we hadn't been listening to each other,

and I realized that we hadn't been listening

to the recording of Laurel's murder.

I mean, sure, we've been hearing it.

But we hadn't been listening.

This episode is like no other,

as I will finally reveal the truth behind the Roxdale Killer.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Did you hear that noise?

Yeah. The thing right before the footsteps?

Yeah. It was like a... like a squeak.

It was more like a... like a wheeze.

Who do we know that wheezes?

Perhaps a certain podcaster who carries an inhaler.

Wintress.

You know what this means.

We're gonna have to do some yoga.

It's allergy season...

we're going to have to do some yoga.

Babe! - What?

I told you to dress accordingly.

This isn't the semifinals at Wimbledon in 1978.

You said hot yoga.

When you've got thighs like this,

the people wanna see 'em.

Okay... just... don't. Don't take your shoes off.

Fine. But I'm keeping the socks on.

Okay, fine.

Just please don't get hurt, okay?

It's gonna get really hot in here, you can slip.

I mean, yoga could get dangerous.

It's stretching. I think I'm gonna be okay.

Babe, babe. Here she is.

Find your centre.

And now let's flow.

Babe... are you okay?

Yeah. Feeling the flow.

And release.

We will now go into flow and get into the garland pose.

No.

Babe.

You can't be serious right now. What did they say?

Can you tell them again to fix it?

I don't care! Have them print it again!

What is the point of paying people

when I have to do it all myself!

That was the wheeze.

I know, I know.

Fyre is F-Y-R-E!

Babe!

May the healing light of the white fire be with you.

Babe. Babe, are you okay?

Yoga is surprisingly dangerous.

I mean, she's got serious rage issues.

Yeah, and her wheeze sounds just like

that hissy squeaky sound on the recording.

Like...

Okay, okay, okay.

Yeah, we heard it on the tape just after Laurel's murder.

But I think it's more of, like, a squeak wheeze.

Like...

Yeah, yeah. No, that's... that's good.

But it's a little bit more phlegmy, right?

It was like...

That's good, that's good.

Yeah, like...

Okay, okay. Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop...

whatever that is. Thank you.

It wasn't Wintress.

What?

How?

Those aren't for you.

Wintress was in the hospital with an asthma attack.

Doctors and security footage corroborate her story.

I suppose it does sound like a pretty airtight alibi.

And can we go back to you guys doing a yoga class

on police business?

Which is kind of funny because I thought I asked you

to sift through the audio outtakes.

I need you two to listen to me.

Yes, sir.

Tom. - Tom.

What are those?

Laurel's mail.

I mean, you guys have so much time on your hands, feel free.

No.

And why are your legs so pale?

Huh. At least I'm not sitting around a desk all day.

What is it you think I do?

I don't know.

Talk about your hunches or why things don't add up.

Tell people "I'll look into that".

I don't say that. So, Wintress is out.

Where are we at with Maxwell Kovack?

We might have got a little distracted

with the Wintress theory.

Yeah, but you know what?

I am going to look at Laurel's previous articles

to see if she mentioned him right when we leave here.

Okay. And since you're here... look at this.

Medical Examiner report for Laurel's death.

Gunshot wound.

She had stage four adenocarcinoma.

In her pancreas and lungs.

Yeah. So if the gunshot doesn't get her...

cancer does in the next two, three months.

Well, that might explain the spiritual awakening

that Peter mentioned.

That reminds me.

Can you see if your records have any mention

of the Roxdale Killer leaving notes behind?

For some reason, I cannot find any mention of them

in the victim files.

Sure thing. I'll look into that.

Ha! So you do say that.

We'll see ourselves out.

I had a hunch.

Well... I guess we can take Wintress off the board.

Okay. I have assembled the brain trust.

Gentlemen.

And lady. Where do we start?

Maxwell Kovack. - Kovack.

Okay, I'll start in the past.

You start in the present where I left off the other night.

Where does he live? Where does he work?

Where does he eat?

And I will see what Laurel said about him in her articles.

On it.

How many Maxwell Kovacks can there be?

It's not that common a name, is it?

Here's something.

In one of Laurel's early articles

about the Roxdale Killer,

she talks about the mayor assembling a task force

to investigate.

The mayor said, "We understand the public's fear

"and are taking this case very seriously."

Well, nothing scares the public more

than a serial killer on the loose.

Nope.

And here's something else.

A few weeks after that,

Laurel wrote another article about missing evidence.

She says that Officer Kovack botched the investigation.

She calls him out by name.

You guys hear this? The plot thickens.

Okay, so a few weeks after that,

Officer Maxwell Kovack is let go from the police department.

Well, I'd say that's a pretty good reason

for someone to hold a grudge against Laurel.

That goes... on the board.

Yep.

Welcome to the murder board, Officer Kovack.

Okay, boom! Here we go. Got it.

Maxwell Kovack.

All right, there's three of them in our area,

but only one of them fits the age range.

He lives at the Hampton Hills Assisted Living.

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Salsa dancing with Vanessa Ramos.

I have an idea.

What?

Bingo.

Hi, Vanessa. Yeah, this is Karen McAmber.

I'm the assistant activities director here at Hampton Health.

Unfortunately, we're gonna have to cancel salsa class tomorrow.

Due to a leak on the dance floor.

I know, I'm so sorry about that.

Okay. Goodbye, dear.

Okay. I have no idea what you're cooking up,

but I am loving it.

You just wait.

Hi. Yes, this is Vanessa Ramos.

Unfortunately, I'm not gonna be able to come and teach

salsa class tomorrow, but I do have a replacement.

Yep. Yeah, yeah. She's a wonderful teacher.

She actually teaches with her husband.

Yes. Their names are Birdie and Alden Case.

Great. Sounds good.

They'll be there. Bye-bye.

Time to put on your dancing shoes.

Hola. Buenos Dias. I am Birdie.

Y Alden.

Case.

And we are here to teach the salsa class.

Yes.

Hello. Please sign in.

Babe, look.

Laurel was here visiting Maxwell Kovack. Room 312.

We're hot on the trail.

Hola, amigos.

We are here to teach the salsa class.

So who is ready to dance?

Yeah. Let's salsa.

Yes, okay.

Now we start by picking a partner.

Grab a partner.

Very good, very good. - Grab a partner.

Now, we'll start with basic step.

Yes, we go slow. They follow where they go.

Right, left, together. Muy bien.

Left, right, together. Very good.

Right, left, together.

How am I doing?

You're doing pretty good. Left, together.

We go a little faster.

Okay, but only a little faster.

Yes. And remember to swivel the hips.

My.

Porque salsa is all about the hips.

A lot of swivel.

Now you must feel the music.

Yes.

You must feel the step. - I feel it.

You wanna feel the soul.

Birdie. Yes, everybody feeling it.

Passion in all of the corazón

But don't forget about your partner.

Okay. Sometimes we dance solo. Birdie.

She's very passionate!

Birdie. Birdie. Birdie!

I might have gotten carried away.

We gotta get outta here. - Right.

So what do we do?

A conga! That's right.

It's okay. - It's okay. Very good idea.

This is so fun.

My.

Yes. - Yes. Keep it going.

- Keep it going. - Don't worry.

Yes and feel it. Feel the fun.

Feel the fun!

And the fuego.

Okay! - Okay.

Keep feeling the fun. Keep dancing.

Now you dance with your amigo.

Conga, conga.

Passion. - The passion.

Y el corazón. Yes, yes! Okay.

Where did you learn to dance like that?

My high school spirit dance team.

Here we go. Okay.

All right, so it should be this floor.

There.

Maxwell Kovack?

Is it Halloween already?

Actually, we're investigating the murder of Laura St. James.

We were hoping we could ask you a few questions.

Come in.

Sit down.

I hope you guys catch whoever killed her.

Yeah. Why is that?

So I can thank him. Woman ruined my life.

Was it you?

I don't get around much anymore.

Well, if you didn't kill her, what do you think happened to her?

I think she got what was coming to her.

Lifetime of stoking the flames of fear and murder.

It was bound to end badly.

You think the Roxdale Killer is back?

I think you guys are chasing a ghost.

So you're saying the evidence doesn't match the narrative.

The Roxdale case, it never did.

It was a series of murders

that we were investigating that was going cold.

Next thing you know, there's a...

an article in the paper

about some serial killer being on the loose.

Written by...

Laurel.

So, wait.

You're saying that Laurel was the first person to say

that this was the work of a serial killer

and not the police?

Bingo.

We only investigated those murders being linked

because of her articles.

It seemed like Laurel knew everything about the murders.

And then some.

Claimed she had some anonymous sources.

So I reached out to her to ask her for some help.

You know, off the record.

I was so naive.

Next thing you know, evidence goes missing.

She's published an article saying

that we bungled the investigation.

Wait, you're saying Laurel stole evidence?

I couldn't prove it, but now I know she stole it.

How do you know that?

Because she came here two weeks ago to apologize for it.

Apologizing?

She made some big song and dance about how she wanted

to make amends.

What do you think she did with the evidence?

Your guess is as good as mine.

Hola señor. - Señorita.

Babe, do you want turkey or ham?

Both, please.

Of course.

Well... still no mouse.

Just give him time.

Yeah, time to chew his way through everything I own.

Come on! He got the crossword.

Aww.

Cinnamon buns. My slippers.

The crossword.

You know, it's starting to feel personal at this point.

And why are your legs so white?

Well, at least we do something

other than sit around a desk all day.

What is it you think I do?

Talk about your hunches or why things don't add up

Babe.

I think our furry friend just gave us a tip.

Places like this always give me the creeps.

This makes sense.

Of course Laurel would've hidden evidence

outside of her own home.

19.

Here we are.

Should've grabbed the bolt cutters.

Remind me to add those to the P.I. car kit.

We have a P.I. car kit?

It's mostly just snacks at this point.

Which reminds me, I have to replenish the snacks.

I got this one. Mama's got a new bag of tricks.

Whoa. Who are you?

Okay. So this... looks like a job for the rake pick.

Whoa.

So, all I gotta do... is rake it... like this.

I have never been more attracted to you

than I am at this very moment.

I think one of us should know how to pick locks.

Don't you think?

Absolutely. Clearly you got it covered.

It worked.

Okay. Let's see what we got.

Whoa. I thought our basement was messy.

Lampshade, anyone?

I'll take two.

What have we got in here?

Babe.

Yeah.

What do you think? Is this my style?

Cute! How about this?

Should I wear this to your office party next year?

Yes. They really bring out your eyes.

Are you flirting with me?

Maybe.

Babe.

Boxes?

Yes. Good call.

Okay. We have personal. Personal. Personal.

No way. Babe.

Could this be it?

Yes, please.

Okay.

That did not go according to plan.

What was the plan?

I don't know, they do it in the movies all the time.

It looks cool.

Okay, so we got fingerprints. Cigarette butts.

Pink scarf. And... nail clippings.

Wait. None of this was in the case files.

Laurel definitely stole this evidence.

They couldn't run DNA on any of this

because Laurel completely halted the investigations.

We have to get all this to Tom.

What was that?

Alden.

Someone's here.

Are you ready to run?

Yeah.

I mean, I'm in heels, so I can't really go that fast.

Go, go. - Okay. Got it?

Got it. Okay.

I will, I will. I'll be the lookout.

Okay. Coast is clear. I think we're good.

Shh!

Okay.

Okay. Fall back. Fall back.

Just another date night!

Wouldn't miss it for the world.

Well, you guys did the right thing

bringing the evidence to me.

Crazy that the storage unit was unlocked.

- Wow, yeah. Crazy. What are the chances?

Yeah, what are the chances?

Anyway, we'll get this to the lab and check it for DNA.

If there's a match, we'll find out ASAP.

Okay, so this DNA is, like, 30 years old.

Is it still usable?

Yeah. Even with trace amounts of DNA,

we can track people through their family.

Fingers crossed.

You know what?

We've been going back through all the TRK files.

There's absolutely nothing that links these cases

aside from all homicides happening

near Roxdale State Park.

Well, benefits of fresh eyes on a cold case. Thanks.

I went through the chain of evidence.

No notes were left at any of the crime scenes,

despite Laurel's stories.

Maxwell Kovack was right. There was never a serial killer.

So Laurel fabricated the Roxdale Killer.

How is it possible she got away with it all this time?

You tell a lie enough times, people will believe it.

Okay, but none of this answers who killed Laurel.

Well, whoever did kill Laurel

certainly wants us to think it was the Roxdale Killer.

Huh.

Okay, well... throughout this investigation,

we have learned that Laurel didn't exactly

have a lot of friends.

From the people at the podcast studio, and Maxwell Kovack,

and her ex-husband... Laurel had a lot of enemies.

But who had enough motive to kill her?

I'd say inventing a serial killer and perpetuating that lie

for 30 years presents way bigger opportunities for motive

than some vendetta about stealing someone's yogurt.

Yes, yes.

Maybe her making up the Roxdale Killer is why she was murdered.

Ooh, that's an interesting theory.

But we still gotta prove it.

Guys.

If the Roxdale Killer is fake, we gotta tell Kristin.

You're right.

It's not that kind of intruder.

I got this.

You're just gonna let her go alone?

Absolutely. Yup.

What?

Did we get it?

Yeah, I saw him. He was...

Well... yeah.

Babe, I saw him, and he saw me.

It's horrifying. Right? The claws. The fangs.

No, no, no. He means us no harm.

I mean, I'm not saying that he spoke to me, but...

I really feel like we have an understanding.

What?

Yeah.

Okay. On that note, I'm gonna get going.

I'll see you guys in the morning.

This is not gonna be fun.

Hey. Tomorrow, you just be the supportive boyfriend. Okay?

I'll handle the hard part and tell her.

Okay.

That's right where the mouse was.

She made up the Roxdale Killer? The whole thing?

Well, the murders are real, but they're not connected.

If Laurel was alive, she'd be charged with multiple felonies

for impeding an investigation... theft.

Did you know she was sick?

No. I had no idea.

I'm gonna have to call my lawyer.

I'm gonna have to print a retraction.

I don't know how I'm gonna recover from this.

I can't believe that she would do this.

She always said how much integrity was important to her.

And now I...

I'm so sorry, I think I'm gonna have to go work.

It's okay. You do what you gotta do.

Call me if you need anything, okay?

- Hang in there. - Thank you.

I'll check in with you later.

You guys are gonna hate me.

Did you buy that harpoon?

No. Well, technically, you bought one.

I think we need to put Kristin on the board.

What?

Whoa, dude.

She was with us the night of the murder.

She was with us earlier that evening.

I just... I think we need to look into her more.

She potentially had motive if she knew about Laurel's lie.

Okay, before we go down this road,

have you two at least gone through the hard drive

with all of her audio recordings from the studio?

Some. I mean, I scrubbed through it.

Scrubbed through it?

Well, it's like a million hours of her eating crackers

and outtakes and stuff.

Okay, before I bring my girlfriend in for questioning,

you need to go through the audio with a fine-tooth comb.

No scrubbing.

You're right.

And that is exactly what we're gonna do

before we jump to conclusions.

Immediately.

Okay.

When police quested. Nope.

When police questioned her neighbor... Fauna?

What am I talking about? The community muttered through.

No, communities don't mutter.

Thank you. I needed this so badly.

My ears are about to fall off.

Well, if this thing doesn't catch that little vermin,

I don't know what will.

By the way, I appreciate your patience with my nerdiness.

All in.

Roxdale State Park is an historic 72-acre park

that is home to many varieties of wildlife and fauna.

You can put that right there.

Thanks, Katie.

- Did you hear that? - I heard it.

Wait, wait. What... what was that sound?

Play that again.

Yup, yup, yup, yup, yup.

One sec.

you can put that right there.

Thanks, Katie.

That was it, right? That was the sound.

Okay, now, now play the murder recording.

Okay. Got it.

You see, fate was a cruel master

to the victims of these senseless crimes.

This episode is like no other,

as I will finally reveal the truth behind the Roxdale Killer.

That was it. I mean, that's it.

That's... that's the same sound.

And she clearly identifies the killer.

She says Katie.

It was Katie. It was Katie. It was Katie.

It was right in front of us the whole time.

It was Katie.

I... I can't believe it. We just solved Laurel's murder.

Tom! We gotta tell Tom. Okay. Here, call him.

Send him the audio file.

Yeah. - Okay.

It's right here.

Hi Tom.

Why are you doing this to me?

We sent you an audio file. We know who killed Laurel.

Okay. All right.

Okay. I'm up. What do you got?

Okay. You were right.

We listened to hours and hours of outtakes and the raw footage

from Laurel's podcast, and this is what we found.

Yup.

You can put that right there.

Thanks, Katie.

That's the sound.

I know.

And she says, thanks Katie.

I know!

It all makes sense. Katie had a weak alibi.

She faked an attack, and with Laurel gone,

she would get to carry the Roxdale Killer baton.

Yeah, and Laurel already proved it's a lucrative business.

I mean, is that enough motive to kill somebody?

I've seen people kill for far less than a podcast.

Like what?

I'm not answering that.

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

great work, you two.

Okay, so what now?

We throw on a SWAT vest, roll out in the cruiser and...

I got a grappling hook.

He hung up, babe.

Yeah, I can see that.

Katie Hiller.

You're under arrest for the murder Laurel St. James.

What? That's crazy. I didn't kill Laurel.

You have the right to remain silent.

Anything you say can and will be held against you

in the court of law.

This is... this is crazy! I didn't...

We solved another one.

Yeah.

I don't know, something doesn't feel right about this.

What do you mean? You heard the recording.

She literally said Katie.

Katie had motive, and Katie had opportunity.

I guess.

Babe, don't guess. It's like we learned in class.

We have to follow the evidence. Okay?

Whatever narrative you've convinced yourself of

is not based on the hard facts and evidence.

You're right. You're right.

I'm probably just tired.

Two for two!

To a closed case.

To catching a bad guy.

Cheers.

I'm actually still on the clock, so...

But I do have good news.

It's about time.

We found DNA on the three items

you got from Laurel's storage unit.

We're running it through CODIS right now.

That's fantastic.

So now that Laurel's murderer is behind bars... what's next?

We are still on another case.

The goat cheese. You're gonna love it.

Wow.

Let me ask you something, Tom.

You ever, you ever wrap up a case

but still feel like something's bugging you?

Yeah, but I've learned to take the win.

Hey... you solved it. Katie's the killer.

Look, they always say they're innocent initially, right?

Initially.

What?

You just, you said initially.

Yeah.

Initially. Initials.

Initials. Initials.

Katie's initials?

Katie?

K...

It was you.

What?

It was Kristin who killed Laurel.

Alden!

What?

Whoa dude. Not cool, man.

Yeah. This is not how we keep friends, babe.

I should've trusted my gut. Why didn't I trust my gut?

My gut is always right. Except when it comes to dairy.

The audio clearly said Katie.

No, she didn't say thank you, Katie.

She said, thank you KD. As in Kristin... Duckburn.

Okay, Alden.

I saw the inscription that she wrote you in her book.

She used your initials, KD.

Babe!

She's got Laurel St. James's book.

It's signed. Nice!

You were all with me at my house that night.

I... I couldn't have done it.

Yeah. We were.

But the murder didn't happen until later.

We were long gone by then.

Yeah, yeah. Wait, wait, wait. This makes sense.

You must have already known that Laurel made up

the Roxdale Killer before we told you,

and if the truth came out,

your business would be completely ruined.

And if Laurel made amends with her ex-husband and that...

and that Maxwell Kovack guy she threw under the bus,

I bet she also made amends to the one person she screwed over.

You.

Honey, can you please tell them that they're being ridiculous?

Actually, I want you to answer it.

Yeah, answer the question.

I'll ask the questions.

Like good cop, bad cop?

No, not like good cop...

Hey, whoa! Whoa, whoa, hey!

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

You said it yourself. Hmm?

Laurel was the one who lied.

She lied to me. She lied to everyone.

Okay, yeah.

I... I went to the studio one night to see her.

She told me that she had terminal cancer

and she wanted to clear her conscience.

She was gonna tell the truth on the last episode.

I begged her not to, but she didn't listen.

Okay. Calm down.

No, stop talking. I didn't have a choice!

Hey, hey, hey.

What about the...

the squeaky sound in the recording? What was that?

- What? - It was the keychain.

It was the rubber duck keychain that gave you away.

You know, getting inside without anybody seeing me

was pretty easy.

I knew what Laurel was gonna do

but I could not let her completely destroy

my family's legacy.

No. But then that stupid duck squeaked!

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

How are you gonna explain shooting all three of us? Huh?

- Yeah, you might get two of us at best. - Dude!

Birdie. Haven't you heard?

There's a serial killer on the loose.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hey! No, no, no. Shoot me. Shoot me. Shoot me.

Get it off me! You're so strong.

Yeah. Well, guess what, honey?

You're under arrest for the murder of Laurel St. James.

I thought we were friends.

Shut up, Birdie!

Okay.

I totally should have been valedictorian.

We still don't have any good couple friends.

Bye-bye, Ducky.

Hey. I just wanted to say...

even though you two drive me nuts, you especially...

Fair.

You did good. So, thank you.

And... who knows? Maybe we'll call you again.

Go...

Go...

Go...

Team!

I knew we'd get you there.

So, what's next for you?

I think I'm gonna focus on work for a while.

You know, you two are lucky you found each other.

Sure are.

So lucky.

Alden. Look.

Go.

Go, go.

It worked.

Look, he's eating.

Hey, buddy. Thanks for your help back there.

You know...

I think this makes you an official part of the team.

He is surprisingly cute.

I guess all the stories I made up about this guy

were much worse in my head.

We should name him.

We should.

What about... Moriarty?

I like it. A worthy foe.

Aww. Those ears, though. Adorable.

In today's episode, we hear from Alden and Birdie Case,

who solved the mystery behind the Roxdale Killer,

while bringing closure to the victims' families.

So, Laurel completely fabricated her stories

about the Roxdale Killer, and in doing so,

created total panic around town.

And in order to keep up those lies,

she stole vital pieces of evidence,

stalling police in their investigation,

and robbing the victims' families of justice.

Until now.

Because of DNA testing, Stuart Michael Williams,

already serving time for domestic battery,

will be served an additional life sentence

for the murder of Alexandra Kolesnikoff.

Police found a discarded cigarette butt

20 feet away from victim number one, Caroline Olmstead.

It led us to our suspect, Lawrence Murphy.

And what about Monica Gainey's killer?

We did find a DNA hit there as well,

but that one was bittersweet.

Unfortunately, her killer died five years ago.

Sometimes it's easy to forget why we do what we do.

It's to help people who no longer have a voice.

And to help Monica Gainey's family have closure.

Thirty years later.

It really does make it all worth it.

Are they getting along?

Moriarty, you getting along with your new buddy?

That's a definite yes.

Dare I say...

it feels like things

are starting to get back to normal with us.

I think at this point, it's pretty clear

that you and I... don't do normal.

You know, it's funny though, when we do listen to each other,

pretty great things seem to happen.

Exactly.

We just have to remember that we are a team no matter what.

Yup. And when we are, we're unstoppable.

Whether it's assembling wildly elaborate traps,

or solving mysteries,

or winning ridiculous sums of money playing poker online.

By the way, do you think $20,000 could get us a helicopter?

Babe.

I mean, it's a legitimate business expense.

There's this guy.

I'm listening.

I hear all your wonderful suggestions,

and I raise you... one kiss.

I'm all in.

Birdie Case? Formerly known as Birdie Perez?

Yeah, that's me. What's this about?

When was the last time you saw your father?

My father?

My father died when I was six.

That's not entirely true. May we come inside?

Please, of course.