All language subtitles for Diagnosis Murder s07e16 Murder by Remote

They finished.

A few more days, a week at the most,
they'll have the floor dug out and

be able to start shoring up and
resurfacing.

I'm not going to last that long.

You know, maybe you ought to work a
different ship for a few weeks.

Dan, it doesn't work that way.

Well, can't you tell the criminals what
time to do their crimes?

No, I think the only solution is for me
to move.

Well, you know, I could probably get you
a good deal on a hotel.

Now, actually, I've been meaning to talk
to you.

I was thinking that...

You know, maybe it's time for me to buy
my own place.

Yeah.

Well, I guess the house is a good
investment.

Yeah, that, and plus it'd be closer to
work. Yeah.

Of course, there's also the tax write
-off.

You know, the thing is, it's always so
quiet and peaceful here at the beach.

What? I said it's so peaceful and quiet
here at the beach.

Good morning, Lana.

It's 6 .55.

The exterior temperature is 64 degrees
Fahrenheit and rising.

Is the pool ready? The pool water is
stable at 82 degrees Fahrenheit.

Open the pool cover, then.

Lana, you have a visitor.

Hey! Yup?

Come around back, Jesse.

Let him in.

Security system disengaged.

Wow.

This place is something.

Thanks. Hi. Hi.

My dad said he built it just so that I
moved back home.

I guess it worked, huh?

I guess it did.

Hey, is there a place I can put these
on? Uh, yeah. The bathroom's just off

kitchen. I left some OJ on the counter.
Hey, thanks.

Warning, do not use the pool.

Lana! Warning, do not use the pool.
Lana!

Lana!

Lana! It is now safe to enter the pool.

It is now safe to enter the pool.

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How could she have been electrocuted?

Probably a short in one of the
underwater lights.

We won't know for certain until we can
drain the pool and our technician can do

a full examination.

How old did you know this girl?

Lana? We were friends, kinda.

What kinda?

Well, she moved back to L .A. after
college, and her mom gave her my phone

number.

So did her mother want her to be a
doctor or marry a doctor?

I don't know, a little bit of both, I
guess.

Her mom is a surgeon. She used to work
at Community General.

And this is Lana's father's house?

Yeah, she was living here.

Sort of a temporary, permanent thing,
kind of like you and... Kind of like me

and my dad.

No, because that's, like, entirely
different. No, she just moved in. And

been living with my father forever.

You guys have a great house on the
beach, and you get along so well. I'm

out. Really?

Yeah, I've already got a realtor
looking.

Uh, Jeff, don't mess with that. We need
to work on it.

It wasn't me. It's the computer.

The computer closed the blinds? The
entire house is wired.

A state -of -the -art computer runs
everything.

The blinds are set to adjust and close
every time the sunlight hits it at a

different angle.

Well, you can do that?

This house can do anything.

It even warned Lana not to jump in the
pool.

And she did anyway?

I don't know. I was here in the kitchen.

You wouldn't happen to know the name of
the company that installed the system,

would you?

Guess we could find out.

May I see some identification, please?

Thank you, Lieutenant

Lieutenant

Your system opened the door, Mr.
Locatelli?

Bruce, please. Yes, yes it did.

It also sensed your presence and turned
on the lights. Would you come to my

office?

You have sound system on sensors too?

And he shall have music wherever he
goes.

If you don't like the selection, my CD
library is at your command.

Or actually my command.

It only responds to voices it
recognizes.

Is this the same system you installed at
John Kravitz' house?

Terrible tragedy, that.

Mute the music, please.

What's that?

A video capture. A hell of a lot better
than a printout.

Who decides where the cameras go?

You pay, I put.

What's the key to them spying on your
customers?

The entire system is double password
protected, so when you contacted Mr.

Kravitz, he dialed in, entered his
secret password, which allowed me to use

password to open the system and show
you, well, this. Hal, if you would, you

named your computer Hal?

Yes, after the movie. It was kind of a
joke.

Didn't Hal kill people?

Well, it seemed like a good joke at the
time.

Of course, I named him before I saw
this.

Can you get me a copy of that?

Well, had it made as we spoke.

Now, you'll find that my system not only
sets the short and closed down to the

power of the pool as well.

What you're saying is if that young
woman had been anyplace else but in the

water at the time of the short, this
never would have happened.

The Locatelli Home Command and Control
System is not just another means for you

never to touch another doorknob,
Lieutenant.

It's the most powerful home security and
safety system on the market.

Well, I mean, the first time I heard of
you, I was in high school, a mere child,

really. You were in the newspaper. I
said to myself, that, that is what I

to be. A medical examiner. You. Oh, I
wanted to be you.

Oh, how nice. And here I am, a third
-year medical student, and not only

with my idol, but actually working with
her.

Oh, I hope you don't mind my saying all
of this.

Oh, not at all. Carry on.

If I could just be the next Dr.

Amanda Bentley.

Well, where would that leave me?

Retired? Lovely.

Oh, I didn't mean that the way it
sounded. You know, I meant years from

after you've taught me everything you
know.

Excuse me, Dr. Bentley.

We have a 51 -year -old woman, no
previous illness, who died two hours

admission. Syndromes?

High fever, chills, rash, headache.
Who's the physician for that part?

Let's take a look.

I'm

telling

you, Dad, I've seen the future and it
works.

Dr. Sloan, I presume.

Yes, how do you do?

Will you be sharing the house with your
son?

Well, actually, we already share a
wonderful house. Because there's a three

-bedroom model I can show you. Oh, no,
this will be fine, thanks.

Open, says me.

In five years, every new house will come
with these features.

I've always wanted to be on the cutting
edge.

It took some looking, but this place has
got everything you asked for and more.

The study's been converted to a safety
bunker.

It's fireproof, earthquake -proof, and
riot -proof.

Isn't that a bit of overkill?

The owner didn't think so, sir. He had a
friend killed in the riots a few years

ago.

These air vents.

When the room is shut down, fresh air is
pumped in.

Sure thought of everything, didn't he?

Oh, and notice that every room is both
DSL and cable modem ready.

DSL.

Oh, the Internet.

Who can live without it these days?
Well, it's not a big part of my life, I

to admit. I'm somewhat of a troglodyte
in that area.

You know, especially after what happened
to Lana Kravitz.

Dad, the computer didn't kill her.

Did you know her mother worked at
Community General? Dr.

Janet Kravitz. Yeah, Jesse mentioned it.

Do you know her well?

No, not really, but I did talk to her at
the funeral.

You know, it's interesting. She was
contacted to see if she wanted one of

systems in her house in Boston.

Oh? How'd she like it? She didn't. She
turned him down. Said it reminded her

much of her ex -husband. Look, Dad, I
like this house. A lot.

Good. I mean, you're the one who's going
to live here.

The owner is in the middle of divorce
hell. He's willing to do a quick claim

you want to move in right away.

No kidding.

Hey,

I wanted to ask you about that jacuzzi
out there. Is that...

Ellie, thank you for doing this for me.
Oh, it's my pleasure. I love the

Internet. It's how I keep up with my
parents, my grandparents, my boyfriend.

In fact, these days, it's practically
the only way I talk at all.

You know, I didn't even know the
hospital had a website.

Everything has a website.

Well, I can even set up a personal one
for you.

No, thank you. Would you like to see how
many times Dr. Bentley's name is

mentioned in the newspaper?

Can you do that?

I can find anything.

What if I wanted to find a computer
system for my home? Could you find that?

Name it.

Home Command and Control Systems,
designed by a man named Bruce Locatelli,

think. First, we go to a search engine.

EWB. Yeah, I got your message, but I'm
still puzzled. We already passed your

code inspection.

Oh. Uh, it's a new service that we
provide.

Routine inspection before a new customer
moves in.

Yeah, but how'd you know this house
sold?

Multiple listings.

Well, you go ahead. Door's open. I got
to deliver some good news. Well, thank

you.

Ah, that's great.

Closing tomorrow at Valleybrook Federal,
2 o 'clock.

Right. Thanks.

Are you there?

This isn't our system, Bruce.

I know.

But I can take it over.

And no one will ever know that we were
here.

You know, it's amazing what you can find
on the web. They had cancer research

that hasn't even been published yet.

And then I looked up old Fred Astaire
movies. They had a nearly complete list

all the credits. What do you think?

Donated. Then I found something else
remarkable.

Did I actually ever wear this?

Yeah, you did.

I found home command and control
systems.

Dad, that death was an accident.

I mean, I had long conversations with
the father, the mother. I checked with

friends. Nobody suspects foul play.

That's exactly what Sybil Thorsten said.

Okay, Dad, I'll bite. Who is Sybil
Thorsten?

Denise Thorsten's mother up in Hartford,
Connecticut.

And the connection between Denise
Thorsten and Lana Kravitz is what

They both died in pool accidents and
both houses had Bruce Rocatelli's system

there. Dad, computers do not kill
people.

Well, doesn't that strike you just a
little bit suspicious?

Well, was there any other connection
between these deaths whatsoever?

No, no, no.

Well, then, no, I don't.

And I don't worry about my house having
a system either, Dad. I mean, this Bruce

character didn't even make mine.

Well, this isn't about your new house.

No, of course not.

You know, maybe it would be a good idea
just to shut it off until we look into

this a little further.

Dad, I like my new house. You know, the
computer system is one of the reasons I

bought it. And the police investigation
was very thorough.

You think I'm being foolish, Jim? No,
not at all.

Couldn't talk you out of those either.

No, these are keepers.

Do you ever get used to this, all this
automated stuff?

Honestly?

I've gotten to the point where it annoys
me to have to use a light switch.

Excuse me, Mr.

Locatelli. I'm finished.

Unless you need... Oh, no, Maria.

Hasta mañana.

Hasta mañana.

Gracias por todo.

That's for you, maybe?

My house manager.

Couldn't live without her.

Does the computer respond to her voice
as well as yours?

Yes. And I programmed the system with a
full Spanish vocabulary. Please, sit

down. And you can restrict access any
time you want? No, I can do anything.

You can, not your computer.

The computer's only as good as the
programmer.

You know, that's almost the same thing
my son said when I presented it with a

very curious coincidence.

I was checking out your system on the
Internet. Denise Thorsten.

You knew about that?

You think the police didn't investigate
that death, too?

Would you mind explaining what happened
there?

Well, it seems she ordered the pool
cover to close while she was still in

water. Why would she do that?

She was drunk.

And you're positive it was Denise that
gave that command?

That's what the computer records show.

Is it possible for anyone else to issue
a command to this system?

You, for example, you got into the
Kravitz system.

All my systems are double password
protected, so no, not without the

permission. I don't know that much about
computers, but Jesse told me those

systems have a, what do you call it,
backdoor.

So the manufacturers can correct errors
in the program.

So you do have a means for getting
around the double password system, don't

Mr. Oaktowie?

You know, I really hate to do this. Do
what?

What I'm about to say. To backdoor into
a system requires a high level of

sophistication, not to mention a prior
knowledge of the program's proprietary

codes. And you meet both criteria.

And so does my competition.

Any particular competition?

Donald Purdy. My system's beating the
pants off his.

Are you suggesting that Purdy
deliberately killed Denise Thorson just

your system look unsafe?

And that is exactly the kind of
accusation I didn't want to make.

That jerk.

I bet he led you right to me, huh?

As a matter of fact, he did.

You know why?

Because I'm going to put Bruce the Goose
out of business.

Sounds like you two have quite a beef
going. He stole my system.

I ought to kill him. What about killing
a client?

That would be bad for business.

Computer kills homeowner. Film at 11.

Now, what do you got to think? Bruce's
butler did it?

Or that any system on the market is
suddenly suspect?

The same could be said for Bruce.
Accidents wouldn't do his business any

either. I'm talking about a rational
human being. You're talking about Bruce

Locatelli. Why would he murder his own
clients?

Why does the guy climb a bell tower and
start shooting?

No more swimming pools, Hal.

I understand, Bruce.

Let's turn our attention to our next
target, Jerry Tam.

Where does he live again?

Jerry Tam lives in Montreal.

Cold weather climate.

That is correct, Bruce.

He sneaks his smokes in the shed.

That is correct, Bruce.

Full screen, please, Hal.

This was captured yesterday.

There is a handyman's workshop in the
garage, complete with a sink with

water.

These propane tanks are connected to a
heater.

Propane? The heater is on a thermostat.

The propane is computer -controlled to
turn on whenever the temperature drops

below freezing.

To keep the pipes from bursting.

That is correct, Bruce.

Jerry Tam comes into the shed every
evening at approximately 5 p .m. Eastern

Time. I see.

Which would not be a problem unless...
Unless the pilot light were on.

Is that a command?

Go ahead, try it

out.

Call me Phil.

What's your real name?

Philippa.

So, are you shopping for a few things
for Dad?

No, actually, we're shopping for my son.
He's bought a new house. Got tired of

living with the old man.

I don't think she needs to hear our
entire family history, Dad.

It's actually one of the great things
about owning a store like this. You get

learn about such intimate details of
people's lives.

Well, I'm looking for a couch,
armchairs, a coffee table.

Okay. Well, then by all means, sample
the merchandise.

So do you have any particular colors in
mind?

Well, this fuse is nice.

Okay, does it go with your home's color
scheme?

I don't think it has a color scheme.

My, my, my, you are first time.

And an available bachelor.

That obvious?

Been shopping around for long?

Not for furniture.

Right.

Mr. Locatelli!

Mr. Locatelli!

Mr. Locatelli!

Open the door to the bedroom!

There is a fire in the ventilation
system.

Open the windows!

The windows were locked. The bedroom was
filled with smoke. It was vital.

BP's 90 over 50.

Pulse 110 in Freddy.

Respiratory rate of 58.

Is there any blood drawn at the scene?

Yes, sir.

Let's get him into trauma one. Get that
blood for CBC, electrolyte, lactate,

levon, carboxy, hemoglobin.

Get me an intubation tray with an 8
-millimeter tube. Page respiratory for

stat ADGs. I want to start another line
in the other arm and get a stat portable

chest film.

What were the presenting symptoms?

Suffocation due to smoke inhalation.

There appears to be upper airway edema.
I'm having a tough time visualizing the

vocal cord.

I can't see what I'm doing here. We need
to do an emergency break.

He's arresting.

200 joules.

200 joules.

Sorry.

Flatline.

Clear. Clear.

300 joules. 300 joules.

Clear.

Nothing.

We've lost them.

Right there.

That'll do it. I hope so.

Oh, that's nice.

Just as uncomfortable as it looks.

Steve, you've got... Great taste.

See?

You remember when we first moved to the
beach?

Carol started crying the minute she
walked in the door. Said, this isn't our

house. So he took her by the hand and
said, let me show you what we can do all

by ourselves and took her right down to
the beach.

You weren't worried?

No, Catherine did enough worrying for
the both of us. And I told her Steve

wasn't going to let anything happen to
his little sister.

I couldn't have been more than 11 years
old.

Sloan here.

See, he was always so responsible, even
when he was a kid.

Yeah, well, things were safer then.

Oh, I don't know. Sometimes I think we
just know about the dangers more now.

Yeah, maybe.

You all right?

I don't... I was just thinking that, you
know, we should have been able to save

Bruce Locatelli.

Bruce Locatelli's computer has a full
record of what happened.

Malfunction? No, somebody compromised
the system from the outside.

Somebody deliberately turned off the
pilot?

Afraid so.

But who?

It's got to be his competitor, Donald
Purdy.

So then Purdy murdered Bruce.

Looks that way.

Bruce said that Purdy was out to get
him.

Still,

I am so sure that Bruce himself was
behind those two murders.

Cheryl's picking up Purdy now. I've got
to get back to the station.

What kind of police state you're running
here? Mr. Purdy's been read his rights

and refused a lawyer. Oh, I got a
lawyer, all right. Good one. Gonna sue

blind. You're facing multiple murder
charges, Mr. Purdy. I wasn't anywhere

Brucey Boy.

No, but his computer indicates an
illegal intrusion initiated by your

That's a lie.

There's a printout. Take a look.

You set me up. Sit down, Mr. Purdy. The
hell I will.

First your stormtroopers come into my
place of business.

You either sit down or I'm going to have
to cuff you. Why don't you shoot me

while you're at it?

You're under arrest.

You all right?

Yeah, I'll live.

It was self -defense.

Yeah?

Try assaulting a police officer.

Come on.

Steve said Purdy just hauled off a
hitter.

But the man was all bark and no bite.
Well, bullies tend to be cowards.

Cowards how?

Look at the way he's killed.

From a distance, never confronting his
victims.

Yeah.

Still, somehow I just don't feel right
about it.

Dr. Bentley, I don't know what to do
next.

Do you know what to do, Dr. Sloan?

About what?

Well, I've been trying to notify Mr.

Locatelli's next of kin.

First, I tried all the Locatellis in the
Los Angeles phone book. All one of

them. Then I tried using that new
national service.

Nobody named Locatelli's even heard of
him, so then I tried using the Internet,

you know, hoping to find some relative
in Italy, maybe. You could find people

Italy? Well, yeah, if they've got e
-mail, only if they don't have e -mail,

mean. If they even exist.

You know, I think I know somebody who
might be able to help us out.

He's had these photographs here since
they moved in.

You know who they are?

Mr. Locatelli, he would not speak of
them.

When a man does not want to speak of
those he loves, it's best not to ask.

It is my fault he's dead.

Why do you say that?

Every day.

Every day I come exactly at seven o
'clock to make Mr.

Locatelli's breakfast.

But this day there was a lot of traffic.

I'm never late.

But on this one day, if I had not been
laid on this one day,

Mr. Locatelli would be alive.

My boyfriend couldn't believe I wanted
to work with dead people. I mean, I'm

sure you've heard it a thousand million
times, right?

What can you do to help a dead person?
Well, I said, I'm sure you say the exact

same thing. I said, alive people only
cause you trouble.

Dead people just lie there while you
find out all their secrets. Don't you

agree? Mm -hmm.

Dr. Bentley, do you have those autopsy
results for Dr. Horowitz?

Yes. Ellie, would you get a map of the
McDougal autopsy report, please?

Cause of death is septicemia, Bronner.
It might manage a cochlear infection.

I know. I put it somewhere.

Try the file cabinet.

I was going to put some files into
storage, but for that I needed a box. I

the file in my hand. I didn't want to
put it with the chemicals. It didn't

belong with the medications either. I
mean, then we would never find it.

I was going to put it next to the
computer temporarily, but then the phone

You weren't here, so I just put it...

Here.

I don't faint anymore.

Mr. Luca.

Oh, that's Mr.

Locatelli. No, not that Mr. Luca.

I could never forget Mr. Luca.

I was new on the job, and here was this
sweet man. His son came in for a routine

appendicitis. The boy had a ruptured
aneurysm on the table, and I was elected

tell Mr. Luca that his son had died.

I couldn't believe the depth of Mr.
Luca's pain.

I never thought I would understand pain
like that.

I was wrong.

Wrong how?

Two years later, my son died.

God.

I've never recovered.

My marriage dissolved.

My life, really.

Annette, forgive me for asking, but how
did your son die? Was he at home?

He was back from college for spring
break.

Somehow he ended up in the garage with
the car motor running.

I still don't believe it was suicide. I
don't. I'm sorry.

No, no, don't apologize.

And I have one more question that you
have to ask.

In the Luca appendectomy, was the
surgeon Dr.

Kravitz?

Well, it may not be much consolation,
but I can promise you that your son's

death was not a suicide.

Leonardo Luca did suffer a terrible
tragedy.

His only son, Carlo, got appendicitis.
They brought him to our hospital, and

during the operation, an aneurysm
ruptured, and the boy died.

That's nobody's fault. I mean, that can
happen to any surgeon at any time. Well,

Luca didn't see it that way. He saw this
vast conspiracy against him. He sued

the hospital, the insurance company,
everybody.

Wasn't there a mortality review?

Yeah, I carried it, and the court, too,
sued out.

And Nardo wanted justice.

Yeah, well, his son was dead and his
marriage, as has often happened, fell

apart. He was a man in a lot of pain.

I don't get it. I mean, if Bruce or
Nardo or whatever his name was wanted to

kill somebody, why not those
responsible?

He wanted more vengeance than that. He
wanted his victims to experience his

by killing the children or those he
blamed for killing his son.

So then Lana died because she was Dr.
Kravitz's daughter.

That's right.

Just as Annette's son died because she
was a nurse at the operation.

What about the victim in Hartford? Would
that be the child of the insurance

investigator in the case? Exactly.

What about Purdy? Did he know this when
he killed Bruce?

You know, I think Purdy may be guilty of
assaulting an officer, but not a

murderer. I think this whole thing was a
diversionary tactic.

Pretty extreme way to get us off the
track, don't you think?

Well, Bruce was not supposed to die.

That pilot light went off exactly at 7 o
'clock.

Now, Maria, his housekeeper, always
arrived at 7 o 'clock.

He was counting on her to save him.

That's right. Only that morning, there
was a bad accident on the freeway, and

she was delayed for half an hour.

So then what you're saying is that we're
dealing with a murderer who is his own

victim.

Yeah. I think we should just be thankful
this whole thing's over.

Admit it, Dad.

The computer didn't kill those people.
Bruce did.

Yeah, I guess you're right.

Well, did your system cook all this
Chinese food?

Actually, it was the Chinese restaurant
around the corner.

Which seems to have forgotten to mush
you pork.

I'll go back.

Oh, no, this is plenty of food.

Ooh, good, too.

You know, takeout's very important for a
man who lives alone.

Dad. Men don't kill for themselves. I
rarely do it.

Dad, it's not like I eat dinner at home
that often anyway.

Why do you think I know every takeout
place in Malibu?

I'm very sorry to have disturbed you.

And I'm very sorry for your loss.

Amanda, what's wrong?

I just pulled the pathology report on
the Luca case, and a colleague of mine,

Dr. Tam, did the autopsy.

Did he lose a child, too?

Yes. His son in Montreal an hour ago.

That's impossible. Bruce died yesterday
morning.

Ellie, the idea of an email alert.

It's not impossible.

What? Had the boy die?

Uh, he was smoking in a storage shed
full of propane tanks.

You know, Bruce could have programmed
the computer to turn off the pilot

So we've got a murderer who's still
killing after he's dead?

Amanda, that pathology report, check to
see everyone involved. I think they have

children.

Jesse, oh, my God.

Mark shared that inquiry, and Steve has
one of those symptoms.

Jess, I can't hear you.

I've been on the phone all day. My
battery's dying.

Here, use mine.

Well, I left it in the car.

Jesse, let me call you back from a
payphone.

I'll go get it. No, no, no. Don't let
your soup get cold.

There's a payphone at the Chinese
restaurant. I'll just call them from

You sure? Yeah.

A true test of good Chinese takeouts.
Mushu pork. All right. This will only

a minute. All right.

Jesse, relax, okay? You're making me
nervous. As long as Steve is out of the

house, he's not in any immediate danger.

Steve!

Your dad's still inside?

Yeah, a computer seems to have triggered
the security system in the study.

Both are battering Ram in a blowtorch.

This may take a while.

We may not have a while.

What do you mean?

The system is designed to pump fresh air
into the world. If the computer's been

programmed to cut off the air intake, we
may not have much time at all.

Is there anywhere you can hack into the
system, take control of this thing? It's

way beyond my capability.

You need somebody who knows how to
backdoor.

Purdy. He's been released on bail.

I'll find him.

Why are you running? Why are you here?

I need you.

What was that?

Did I just hear you say, let's make a
deal?

What do we need to do to hook you up?

Just stand back and let me work.

In the system, now if I can just find
the override.

What's the status inside?

We've made no contact yet. To our lousy
thief, that Bruce was one hell of a

programmer. Just tell us you're better.

Of course I'm better.

Ah, I'm in. All right, get some oxygen
in there.

Our Cajun level is nearly normal.

Let's go.

Dad?

Don't try and talk.

Maybe just fine.

Let him work, please.

Jesse says you're going to be fine.

Takes more than a computer to kill me.

I, uh, found that.

Oh, yeah, it was... I figured you were
just reminding me to get an extra

cookie.

Figured that out, huh?

I am a detective.

How's the house?

Well, a few thousand dollars worth of
repairs. It should be good as new.

I'm going to rent it out.

Make a good investment.

You don't want to live there?

Well, it's kind of lost its charm.

Of course, I was hoping my former
landlord would let me move back in.

Well, your former landlord might raise
the rent, too.

Oh, how much?

Two dinners a week.

I can afford that.

You know that pew sofa?

Yeah?

Don't bring it.

No.