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Hey, good morning. Good morning.

How you doing? You good?

Morning. What can I get you?

This?

Are you okay?

Oh my gosh!

Help! Help! Sorry! Please!

Good

morning.

Can't believe I worked on that stupid thing for two weeks.

Paul Cezanne hated everything he ever painted, and he's considered one of the

greats. Yeah, after he died.

Well, he worked on the large bathers for seven years.

I don't have years.

I have art school reps coming to my showcase soon, and I've literally got

nothing. You have a couple days.

Plus, I really like what you've done so far.

You're my mom. You're supposed to love it. That is not true. That textile thing

you did was boring. And a little derivative.

Okay. Why don't you go and pack your bags for your dad's house? Okay.

Art isn't like your job, Mom. I don't just get to look around and, like,

things.

A little more than that, but okay.

I have to come up with something completely original, something so

stands out.

If I don't, then I might not get another shot at being noticed or getting a

scholarship. Hey, listen. I lived with an artist before you came along,

remember? Your dad used to fill up so many garbage cans with some really

beautiful stuff that he thought was trash.

You know, the points where he was the most frustrated and he was about to give

up?

that's usually when he would come up with something very special. And you

too.

But you can't give up.

Okay, okay, I got it.

What if your final showcase piece is the trash can full of your art?

Okie doke.

Uh, I've got an idea. How about over the next couple days, you want to talk to

your sister, you just run it by me first, okay? Okay, Rauschenberg would

called that a finished piece. I know. Have a wonderful day. I love you. I love

you, too.

No, I'm saying if you want to judge my lavender oat milk latte, you should at

least try it first. No, I don't think so.

Lavender is for soap, not for sipping.

Oh, my gosh.

You know, you really didn't have to drive me.

You were on the way.

Thank you. You're welcome.

Yeah.

Yeah, I can head right over. Just shoot me the address.

I'm already there.

Thank you.

Okay.

Oh,

what's going on here? Bring your girlfriend to work day?

Lucia's one of the managers here. She handles all their VIP guests.

She want to comp me a room sometime?

I'll ask her. Really?

Everyone's on fire this morning.

Major Kram's got the call because she's high profile.

She is? Who is she?

Vera Hendley from The Big Fix with Vera and Frank.

I've never seen it.

It's a husband and wife team. They repair houses, do renovations, things

that. Well, I've got three kids.

I don't really have time to build my own deck.

She's not exactly dressed for a pool day. What's she doing out here?

I talked to a few hotel guests who said she was already laying here when they

came up this morning. Do you think she's been here all night? Maybe she stumbled

out here drunk, fell in the pool, and hit her head.

No.

Look at her hair. It's styled.

I mean, it's frizzy. I agree it got wet. But have you ever seen a woman come out

of the water?

It'd be all plastered to the side of her face, not round and bouncy.

It didn't rain last night.

Then how'd she get wet?

Sprinklers.

Yeah, they probably run at night when the guests aren't around, which means

there was no one here to witness her attack.

That's assuming that it happened here.

Well, if she was killed somewhere else, we'd better find out where before Vera's

killer has time to clean it up.

Vera Hensley?

Yes, anything you can tell us. Her room number, when she checked in.

She's not staying here.

But her husband, Frank Hensley, is a DNA guest.

Do not announce.

Very high profile.

Only essential staff have access.

He's been staying in the penthouse, checked in a few days ago.

Okay, give us one of those master key cards. We're going to go snoop around

room. We'll knock.

Can you access cameras?

We only have cameras by the pool, the elevator, and the lobby, but I... Huh.

That's weird.

These cameras were turned off last night.

Off or erased?

I wouldn't know. I'm disrelationed.

I'll put our IT team on it.

Let's go talk to your VIP.

Vera and I were never apart.

We lived together. We worked together.

Our show was our life.

Is it true you guys met at a hardware store?

Did you watch the show?

My girlfriend and I are moving into a place that needs a bit of work, and the

big fix taught me a lot.

Our first place together was a two -bedroom house off Van Ness. Crooked

no storage, no light. Every project started as a problem that Vera and I

couldn't afford to ignore.

Can I ask what time the two of you went to bed last night?

Vera wasn't staying here.

So this isn't her bra?

I invited some friends over last night.

I guess it got kind of wild.

Mr. Hensley, if Vera wasn't here with you last night, why was she at the

I wish I knew.

Okay. So where's the lamp?

And the brass candle holders and the stone bookend?

I don't know.

So his wife dies in the same hotel he's staying in and he never saw her?

Please. Sounds like Vera found out that Frank was here partying, confronted him,

and things got out of hand. Okay, so why aren't we bringing him in? Because we

need evidence. Right now we can't even prove that Vera came up to this floor.

Whoa!

Uh, that'll do it.

Yeah, they're taking me in right now.

Where'd you park? On the street. A sane person.

You think I'm paying hotel prices? We reimburse.

You do? Yeah, you save the receipt, fill out an expense report. God, no, forget

it. You lost me. Bye.

It's terrible.

Try not to worry too much. I love you. Bye.

Everything okay?

Yeah.

Lucia's just having a hard time.

With what?

With the murder at her hotel.

Most people don't show up to work expecting to see a dead body. Right.

Just last week, I was watching Vera and Frank put together a banquette, and now

we're trying to find out if he killed her.

Is this new?

Oh.

Yeah, it's a gift from Lucia.

It's a gypsum sand.

She said it's rare.

Like what we have.

She's right. It is rare.

I loved her. The kind of love where you ran out the penthouse suite to hook up

with other women, right?

No. So the bra was yours?

We checked your records, right? This wasn't the first time you wanted to fly

Stola, was it? But you thought what she didn't know wouldn't hurt her. Only she

did find out.

about the women, the lies, the partying. You went behind her back while telling

the world that you loved her. I did.

Vera and I were always honest with each other, okay? I don't know what she was

doing in that hotel. I didn't even see her.

Okay, so you're cheating on your wife in the same hotel. You heard Lucio works

at that hotel?

Small world.

Yeah.

I guess.

Being the happy couple that you see on TV, fixing houses, that was our brand,

okay? That wasn't who we were, not always.

Sometimes...

Look, we like to do our own thing.

As far as I know, having a good time is not a crime. No, it is not. But knocking

your wife out when she walks in on you with another woman and then moving her

dead body so you can clean up the evidence, that would be a crime.

My client's said enough.

Call us when you actually have something.

The bloody fingerprint on the elevator button matches Vera's blood and print.

So we know Vera went up to the penthouse. That means Frank either

at the same time or he's lying about not having seen her. I checked the hotel

records. Frank and Vera had a joint account at the Blackwell Hotel. So if

them booked a hotel room, the other would receive a digital key on their

automatically. Then maybe Vera saw where Frank was and wasn't as happy about his

partying as he wants us to believe.

Okay, and what about the items that were missing from the hotel room?

Yes, found them in the hotel dumpster and pieces on the penthouse floor.

Looks like there was a fight and someone tried to clean up. But there was one

item we couldn't find anywhere.

The ME says Vera's head wound is consistent with the shape and size of

bookend. So we know what the murder weapon was, but we don't know where it

Tell me the hotel cameras caught something.

CCU is still working on it, but we should know soon.

Did you talk to the people Frank was partying with? Yeah, he gave us four

all friends. Most of them work for him. His manager, Aaron Rothman.

One of his producers?

Lois Mandel. His stylist, Talia Cruz.

And last, his best friend from college, Boyd Hollis.

Do we think they're covering for him? Well, if they worked for him, they have

financial motives to keep Vera from going public about Frank's indiscretion.

Boyd took some photos of their party last night.

Wait a second.

Who's this guy?

None of Frank's friends mentioned anyone else being around last night, did they?

And you've never seen him before?

No. You guys?

Maybe someone at the hotel knows who he is?

Morgan and I'll go back. We can check with Lucia. Maybe ask around.

You gonna get that?

Kinda thought it was decorative.

Hello? Morgan, this is Willa Quinn.

What do you want?

To warn you about the danger you're headed into.

Believe it or not, I'm not your enemy.

I'm the person that warns you before the enemy reaches you. The way it reached

Eric Hayworth?

I think we both know that wasn't a suicide.

There's no way to catch up when the people that are helping you are helping

too. Back off, Morgan. If you want to threaten me, I think you should come and

do it to my face. Did she just hung up on me?

Willis said the people helping you are helping her, too. Those were her exact

words.

Yep.

So either she's got someone working for her in the precinct, or she wants me to

think that she does.

What?

Willis was seen leaving the Beverly Palms Country Club with Nick Wagner Sr.,

Captain Wagner's father.

Do we know why?

No. A while back, the captain flat -out asked me how to get you to let him in on

the Roman investigation, so...

I think we need to consider the possibility that both Wagners are

Willa.

Does he know we know this?

Soto asked him about his involvement. He denies having any.

Thank you for telling me.

Does he look familiar?

Yeah.

He's a guest.

Or was.

He checked out a few minutes ago.

Charles Hale.

Yep. That's him.

Got a phone number?

Uh -huh.

Thanks.

You're for Detective Carradine?

Charles. Thanks for coming in.

Right this way.

The plane leaves in a few hours.

This won't take long. Please, have a seat.

Just a few questions. It's my understanding you're staying at the

Hotel, correct?

Yeah. This is Bud.

Vera Hensley?

It is. How do you know her husband?

I don't. Met him at the hotel bar.

Recognized him from Big Fix.

Figured, what the hell? Say hi.

Then he introduced me to all his friends.

Was Vera with them?

No. Did you hear or see anything that would make you think that Frank or his

friends might want to hurt Vera if she were there?

No.

But there was a guy, 40s, white, on his own. He was looking

for her.

Give me a bad vibe.

Did you get a good look at this guy?

Enough to give us a description?

Hey.

Hey.

There you are.

I was looking for you. Yeah, I figured we should probably talk.

Which thing would you like to start with?

Are you working with your father and Willa Quinn?

No.

Absolutely not.

She'd believe you.

Good.

My subpoena to search Willa's office in New York got shut down, but I'm not done

trying. Well, I had an idea.

Only I can't do it, and you should certainly not get caught doing it.

You got it.

Well, circle back to the other thing later.

I'll look forward to it.

Hi. You burn the house down yet? Thought about it.

Can't figure out what you want to do still?

I actually have one idea.

But you might not like it.

You don't have to like it.

Well... That box of all dad's stuff that you keep in your closet?

Could I use it? For what?

I don't know yet, but I promise I'll take good care of it.

Ava, listen, I saved all that stuff for you, okay? You do whatever you want with

it. Really?

Yeah.

That's it. Don't touch anything else in my closet, okay?

Gotta go. I'll see you soon.

We think this is our guy?

Well, we showed the sketch to Frank's friends, but none of them saw him. So,

we're sending it over to hotel staff. Maybe we get lucky.

Well, wait a sec.

I've seen those eyes before.

As much as I'd love to put Vera's killer together piece by piece, unfortunately,

Morgan, we're not playing Mr. Potato Head.

Yeah?

Well, maybe we should be.

Are you telling me that's not the exact same mouth?

And her nose and beauty marks?

And her eyes and ears and this guy's forehead?

The reason no one's seen our mystery man is because he doesn't exist.

Charles just Frankensteined a bunch of features from Frank's friends together,

and we drew a picture about it.

Where is he? He's gone. We had no reason to hold it.

He's not answering.

Daphne's got something for us.

CCU was able to recover some footage from the Blackwell elevators off the

computer. I'm just looking through it.

Emmy places Vera's death between 2 and 4 in the morning. Start looking around

there. She was killed in the penthouse. I don't think he'd wait to bring her to

the pool.

Here's something.

Okay, you could fit a body in that cart.

Lucia's on the way. I told her we have some questions about the investigation.

I have something I need to tell you guys.

I probably should have mentioned it earlier.

What is it?

This morning I saw Lucia and Charles Hale together. They were having a

conversation.

A conversation?

Yeah, I couldn't really make out what they were saying. It was something about

no cities, just seasons and frosty trees. I don't know. I couldn't make

it. All I can tell you is...

It didn't make me feel good because they were very friendly.

Well, Morgan, Lucia works for the hotel and she talks to lots of the guests.

You think that Lucia is involved with the man who may have killed Vera

Look, I don't want to be right about this. Well, that's good, Morgan, because

you are not.

Look, Lucia's not seeing this man. Or involved with this investigation.

When she comes in, we can ask her. Adam, I don't think you should be the one

conducting this interview.

Well, then watch me.

The moment you see something you don't like, pull me out.

I've never been in here before.

Yeah, we don't use it very often.

You have kids' toys.

So nice.

Well, with kids, you want them to feel comfortable, safe, you know, try to make

a bad situation a little better.

Careful.

You make a great dad talking like that.

So, how can I help you with your case?

You got called in to work pretty late last night.

I did.

What did they call you to the hotel for?

Apparently, Frank Hensley's party got a little out of hand.

What'd you find when you got there?

Between you and me?

A mess.

Some of the items in the room were even broken.

I just cleaned it up, took it with me, and left.

How'd you get the stuff out?

I put it all in a hotel meal cart, rolled it right onto the elevator.

Adam, what's going on? Wait, are people watching us right now?

Yeah. This is a murder investigation.

And if I wasn't asking the questions, someone else would be.

When you got to the penthouse, who was there?

No one.

And how well do you know Charles Hale?

Mr. Hale does a lot of business in L .A. He stays at the Blackwell when he's in

town. What else do you know about him? I don't do background checks on my

guests, Adam.

Well, the thing is, when we showed you his photo, you neglected to mention that

he had been there before.

Well, our guests expect discretion. If I had felt there was something important,

I would have told you.

We believe Vera Hensley was killed in the penthouse by Frank or Charles and

moved to the pool.

And the only person that was in the elevator around her time of death was

You think I took a dead woman downstairs in a hotel meal cart?

No.

But it is my job to figure out who did.

Well, it's funny how your job seems to keep coming in between us. But this,

I did not see coming.

We're looking for Charles right now. Do you have any idea where he might be? How

would I know that? I don't know him.

Then what were you guys talking about on the street this morning?

Businessmen like Charles are the type of VIPs we want coming back to the

Blackwell. Though that means sometimes I have to be a little friendly. And

sometimes a man like Charles can take that the wrong way. And when it happens,

make sure the line is clear.

But Charles was... Trying to cross that line?

First he asked me for restaurant recommendations.

Then he invited me to join.

And I said no.

And I said no again.

And he followed me out onto the street and I told him to never come back.

I'm sorry that happened.

Maybe I should have told you. I just... I didn't want you to worry.

Hey, I'll walk you out.

Oh, that's okay.

I'm on my way out.

Charles told me he's flying out today, so we're checking manifests.

You didn't ask about the no cities, frosty trees thing. That's what Charles

to her.

That's what you thought you heard.

Hey, Morgan, we already know Charles is lying. Do you have any reason to believe

that Lucia's lying, too?

Lying is a really strong word, but, yeah, I think there's something she's

telling us.

What I saw was a woman whose boyfriend was accusing her of being involved in

someone's murder.

I can't imagine what that must have been like for her. I know what it was like

for me, though.

I'm going to get an update from Daphne and us.

You want me to be honest with you, right? I just think it would be smart to

bring her back in and ask a couple more questions.

That's not your call, Morgan.

I know this is uncomfortable for you, okay?

Soto could talk to her, or you know what? I'd be happy to do... Do you want

Lucia to be guilty of something?

What does that mean?

Where are we at with Charles Hill?

Still monitoring the cell number he gave the hotel.

No location yet. I hope you know... Know what?

Is everything okay? I... I get that this is hard for you, but you and I both

know that if it was anyone else in that room, you would be asking tougher

questions. Are you accusing me of not doing my job? It's not just your job.

is personal. I know exactly what this is, and I don't need you managing me.

I am not one of your kids, Morgan, so stop treating me like one.

We need someone who is familiar with the levers of government and actually knows

how to use them.

Excuse me one minute.

Ms. Quinn and I do tend to move in similar circles, if that's what you're

That job that you had me offer Morgan didn't come from you, did it?

It's okay. No offense taken. Nice to be wanted.

Speaking of Willa, should we...

Hunt around, see if we can go find her here, or... Would you rather just make a

phone call?

Thank you.

I see you've decided not to take my advice.

What a shame.

No, a shame is my daughter losing out on 15 years with her father.

And that look on your face.

Okay.

I'm here.

What do you want to say? This will just take a minute.

You know, when I was growing up, my father liked telling people he was self

-made, got there on merit, which wasn't true.

There were people in your way who suddenly lost credibility, jobs,

Some of them even disappeared.

And back then, I didn't understand.

Now I do.

It was you.

Well... You're right. I've helped your father.

I've made introductions. I've given advice, sometimes quietly.

That's what I do.

I'm willing to expose all of it, every ugly detail.

You can't prove any of it. Oh, I think actually we can.

Detailed logs of all of your calls, texts, and emails over the last year or

Technology really is incredible, isn't it?

You would not believe how many incriminating documents you can cram

something this tiny. Well, if it's even real.

Oh, it's real.

The guy we met on our last case gave us an assist.

Decent bowler. Great hacker.

That's fraud.

Felony. Inadmissible.

Oh, absolutely.

Highly illegal.

The courts would never allow it. But the press will.

You would really destroy your father's life like this?

Oh, I wouldn't worry so much about him. There's lots of stuff about you on this

file. I find that highly doubtful.

Mr. Wagner and I don't keep up much with correspondence.

No, you don't, but he really loves bragging to his high -powered friends

his connections to you. You can't shut up about it.

This is your leverage?

Well, if it isn't, you have nothing to worry about.

But if it is, you know how to stop it.

Tell me what happened to Roman.

I've tried very hard.

To keep this from reaching your life?

You're doing all of this to get answers for one child.

Has it even entered your brain that you are inches away from putting baby Chloe

and Elliot in danger?

Okay. I'm done.

It's fine. Go, go.

You don't get to say my kid's name.

You have no idea what you're doing.

I'm trying to warn you. Tell me what you did.

Who are you protecting?

Okay, you need to think very carefully about what you are asking. Oh, my God.

Just answer the question.

Fine. I'll give you what you want. And then we'll see how badly you want to

digging.

Did you speed through the red before or after you ran into Willis Carr?

She threatened my kids. He would have done the same thing.

I wouldn't have ran the red.

I have something you should see.

Charles Hill's employment data didn't check out.

Dates overlap.

One company doesn't exist. So I ran his prints federally. I got hits under three

different names.

You guys lived all over the place.

Paloma Gordo, New Mexico, San Angelo, Texas, Yakima, Washington.

You know, I can run it in copilot. I'll have it categorized police reports by

location, date, and name.

Then color code them by location and create a summary of the findings.

Okay, here we go.

I'm finding reports on alleged scams in multiple cities he's lived in. Look, he

posed as a startup investor in Phoenix, a high -end real estate partner in Ojai.

So he's not a businessman, he's a con man.

So Frank was his next target. But why kill Vera?

Well, hang on a second.

Charles checked into the hotel the same day Frank did, except Frank was a do

-not -announce.

So how did Charles know he was even there?

You said Charles, or whatever his real name is, lived in Alamogordo?

New Mexico. Yeah, why?

That's by White Sands National Park, the largest gypsum dune field in America.

Gypsum? Unlike quartz sand, gypsum sand dissolves completely in water, which

makes it incredibly rare.

Lucia gave this to Karadek. It can't be a coincidence. I think that she and

Charles were in the same city at the same time. Where's Karadek?

Yeah. Charles Hale is a con man, and I think Lucia's involved.

Morgan, I'm not going to do this again.

Okay, just hear me out, okay? The day that Frank checked into the Blackwell, I

think Charles was tipped off. He came to the hotel to con Frank.

Any idea what the con was?

I mean, Frank and Vera's whole brand was that they were a happy couple, right?

It made them millions.

So if Charles got evidence that Frank wasn't the devoted husband that he

to be... Frank would have paid anything to keep it from getting out. Charles was

going to blackmail Frank.

While Frank and his friends went to the pool, Charles was in the room alone.

Vera walked in and caught him planting a recording device, so he had to take out

the witness.

Okay, so how did Vera end up by the pool?

She snuck out and she ran.

But that elevator is blown. She was afraid that Charles would come after

she took the stairs, but we didn't see it because there were no cameras there.

It was dark. She was disoriented.

Lucia did clean the room like she told us, but she left out one thing.

I think Charles was back in that room.

Unless Charles could have done all of this on his own.

There were two things that Charles could not have done on his own. You think she

erased the videotape?

And she tipped off Charles in the first place that his next big mark just walked

into her hotel lobby.

That's why Lucille's been so upset.

She's the one who brought Charles Hale into the Blackwell Hotel.

I'm really sorry.

I'll call you back.

Lucia!

You won't listen to me.

It's okay.

Let me handle it.

Charles, I need you to put the safety on and drop it to the ground.

Please. I don't think so.

You know, I got a feeling that you care about Lucia as much as I do.

Do not do something that she will have to live with for the rest of her life.

Okay?

Don't do that to her.

Charles, there are some things that you and I cannot change no matter how much

we want to.

But what we can decide is how this ends.

I can think of a bunch of ways we can turn this day around, but they all start

with you dropping that gun.

How did you know we would be here?

No cities, just seasons, frosty trees.

Those fans are there to keep the frost off the trees.

That and Charles, or whatever his real name is, was trying to buy this place.

Just an instinct, I guess.

I didn't come here to run away with the matter.

I just didn't want anyone else to get hurt.

We met in New Mexico.

I was still getting over you, and he seemed to understand that.

Did you know what he did?

Not at first.

But when I found out, he said he wanted to change.

He just needed, like, a couple more big paydays first.

So I helped him. I pointed to a couple of high -profile guests at other hotels.

But he didn't change.

So I left.

I came back here.

I bumped into you.

And then he showed up at the Blackwell and told me if I didn't find his next

mark that he was going to make sure my cop boyfriend learned everything.

But that if I did it, he would disappear for good.

I didn't want him to destroy everything that we had.

Where's the bookend he used to kill Vera?

Adam, it's me.

Yes, thank you.

They got him.

Charles is in custody. Everyone is safe.

I just got this.

What is it?

Willa came through.

It's FBI agent Lila Flynn. She was working undercover and she was murdered.

Turns out she was dirty.

Looks that way.

Selling intel, laundering money.

There's something else.

What?

They suspect that Roman was working with her, and when she decided to come

clean, he killed her.

This was a scandal too big for the FBI, and Willa helped them bury it.

Security cameras caught these outside Lila's house the day she was murdered.

That's Roman's car.

No.

I'm done.

Let's be done.

Can you give us a minute?

Stop digging, okay?

Listen, I don't know. It doesn't matter anymore.

It's just not safe. It's not safe? It's never been safe. Eric Hayworth?

This woman? I don't know. I don't know what's true. All I know is that if

anything were to happen to any of you... Morgan, stepping away is simply not an

option anymore.

Oh, my God. Okay? I'm scared, too, but I can take care of myself.

Whatever happens, we'll do it together, okay?

How you doing?

The unis are taking Lucia to the precinct now. Oh, God, I'm sorry.

You don't have anything to be sorry for.

I'm sorry.

You warned me. I should have listened.

She'll be charged with accessory after the fact.

Derek. Though with the other cons that her and Charles were involved in, the

charges will increase.

Adam.

No, don't.

Please don't do that.

You did it right.

You did. You opened your heart. You let her in.

That's always going to be the right move.

I believed her.

I believed she wanted a life with me.

Now I don't even know who this person is. Yes, you do.

Yes, you do.

You do.

Same person. You just... You just loved her too much to see the things that you

didn't want to see.

I get to go see Ava's art show.

You want to come with me?

I would love to, but I have some things that I really need to take care of, you

know.

Okay.

But I'm here if you need me.

What do you think?

Ava, this is... Boring?

Yes, I just fell asleep. No, buddy, this is incredible.

I am so impressed.

You did this all by yourself.

Well, I guess I had some hope for my dad.

Yeah, I guess you did.

You're not going to start crying, are you? Please don't embarrass me. My

baby girl did this one. Oh, my God, Mom.

Hey,

what's going on?

Hey, my father gave me a name. It's an old FBI ghost that was there when

everything went down with Roman.

I'm meeting him tonight.

Tonight? Well, I got to come with you. No, you need to stay away until I get

eyes on this guy. I'll be fine. You'll be there.

Come on, I need to talk to him.

Okay.

9 .30, Rancho Park, south side of the pond.

Okay, I'll see you soon.

Draw the blinds, light every candle.

Flip off my pretty chair,

down my bed, when I think of you.

Every night, those lips on the mirror.

It's ritualistic, countless.

Where you should be.