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Previously on Will Trent...

There's this guest lecture coming up about human parasites.

-I thought you might be interested. -Why, yes.

Amanda was secretly working with a contact at the FBI.

Why didn't she say anything?

Will, I've left you a little present.

No. No, no, no.

Amanda...

Amanda entered the APD a young woman.

For some of us old-timers, she was Wags.

She had this gift of seeing who you could be,

and then pushing you down that path.

Amanda found me.

She was planning a life with you. You're connected.

She is your family.

Hey! Come back here!

Thief!

Stop him!

Excuse me.

I saw you!

Hey!

Wilbur Trent.

- Get up. The captain wants to see you.

Me? Why?

Beats me. Guess you must be somebody special.

Okay. Here we go.

Murder.

Victim one, Ethan Attis, age 53, research biologist.

Second victim is Krista Sanderton, 28. Mr. Attis's girlfriend.

Ligature marks indicate that, uh, both victims were strangled.

Minor injuries on the bodies suggest a struggle.

Could you all, uh, just give me a few minutes here alone, please?

So both victims were alive when you and your crew arrived this morning?

Yeah, the girlfriend answered the door, took us to the kitchen to meet Ethan.

Once we got started, all the work was in the kitchen and upstairs bathroom,

so, we never saw 'em again.

Until you found the bodies.

We were finishing up. I needed a signature.

Called it in, got my guys outside, waited for you to show up.

So your crew was working here all day.

You didn't hear anything, see anything?

I swear it's the truth.

Ethan Attis was a seeker.

Absorbed in his work.

Saltwater aquarium.

Terrarium.

Get a list of species.

Krista's purse was emptied, contents scattered.

Could be a botched robbery.

Plastic tubing from the aquarium corresponds with ligature marks.

Murder was impulsive.

House was unlocked.

The intruder slipped in. Ethan caught him. They fought.

Ethan was strangled.

And then Krista came in, and she was strangled too?

No.

No, she would have screamed, run, called for help.

Okay, so... so it was Krista who came in and surprised the intruder,

and so then she was strangled first.

That's not it either.

Krista was alone.

Krista was alone.

The intruder came in on her...

I see the car every day at the same time.

Thank you. Hey, Will. Wait up, Will.

The neighbor said that Attis had the same housekeeper every day for years.

Today's the one day she's not here.

- It's convenient. - Yeah, I'll track her down.

I know.

I could barely get out of bed this morning.

Weird scene, huh?

What's your take on it?

Honestly, I, uh...

I have no idea what happened in there.

Hey.

Hey, how's it going with the plumbers?

Well, so far background checks are all clean.

We're cross-checking statements for any inconsistencies.

Looks like Ethan Attis was some kind of smarty-pants, huh?

Former professor, research centered on longevity.

He left academia to work for this startup biotech thing, BeneFuturum.

"Death is optional"?

Yeah.

You've been pregnant for three years.

Thirty-eight-and-a-half weeks, thank you very much.

Perfectly normal human gestation period.

I can't remember a time when you weren't pregnant.

I'm sorry, is my pregnancy hard on you two?

I'm just waiting for a toddler to walk out of your baby oven.

All right. Ethan was fired a year ago.

The official story is that the CEO, Ward Falcon--

That is not his name. I refuse.

Falcon said that, uh, Ethan's research was "insufficiently monetizable."

They were seen last month at a public event exchanging words.

Witnesses said it got heated.

Okay. Well, we should go talk to Ward Falcon.

Okay.

Hey.

Is Trent all right?

Um, probably not.

He took copies of everything, went to his office. I think...

I think he's...

Yeah. Well, it's gonna be weird for all of us for a while.

Yeah.

It occurred to me that we take this simple thing

that we all do for granted.

You know, sleep has always been biologically restorative,

but I believe it has the potential to be transformative.

And is that the focus of your current work, Dr. Attis?

Yeah, without getting into specifics,

I've been testing a few formulations.

I always take my cues from nature.

Whatever we can imagine, nature has already solved.

Eduardo, call Seth.

Calling Seth McDale.

- Hey. - Hey. Um, Seth, I, uh...

Do you have any time today?

It's about a case.

-Could use your help. -Yeah. I'm free today.

-Great. Um... -I should be available around 12:30.

Okay, yeah. I'll see you then.

Hey. Is this an okay time?

Yeah. Um, do you know when, uh, Pete's gonna be done with his autopsy?

I-I can't get a hold of him.

He is testifying in court today, so probably not for a while.

-Oh. -You find something?

I don't know. Um, not sure yet.

So, um, my mom is packing up Amanda's house,

and she thought you might want some of these things.

I can have them sent to your place.

No, um, that's...

Can you, uh...

Can you put them there, please?

Thank you.

Sorry you had to--

It's fine. It's fine.

Um, I've got the victim's housekeeper coming in.

-Do you want to join? -No.

You got it.

I'll let you know when Pete's back.

Ligature marks between the victims are not consistent.

House was unlocked.

The intruder slipped in. Ethan caught him. They fought.

Ethan was strangled.

And then Krista came in, and she was strangled too?

No, she would have screamed, run, called for help.

Okay, so... so it was Krista who came in and surprised the intruder,

and so then she was strangled first.

That's not it either.

Krista was alone. Krista was alone.

The intruder came in on her...

Faith, I think someone just tried to...

Eduardo, call Faith.

-Where'd you come from, little angel? -Oh, God.

What happened, and who are you?

You're fine. This is a rather elaborate protocol for a pretty small problem.

What sort of problem?

A sample from the Attis case,

something from one of the glass tanks, is technically a neurotoxin,

and it was put in the wrong kind of container.

There's no threat of exposure to you,

but we still have to test everyone,

send them home, air the place out.

Shall we?

I'm thinking of trying that new noodle place down the street.

You been? I hear good things.

No. Look, I'm on a case and I need my phone,

so if we can do this quickly?

Hey, I thought you said you were clearing...

Um...

You're not supposed to use that phone.

That's weird. It's not working.

I'm trying to get a hold of a friend.

She works here. Um...

-May I? -No, you may not.

You know who works at that desk?

My mom works at this desk.

Okay. So,

I think we started backwards.

I'm Will.

I'm Faith.

You're Faith?

What are you in for?

No, I'm...

Shoplifting.

I've been here before.

Something's wrong with my head.

Trent!

Captain's ready. Let's go.

Captain, here's the collar you wanted to see. Wilbur Trent.

This is Captain Amanda Wagner.

- Mind your manners. - -Thank you, Sergeant Heller.

You can leave us.

I shouldn't be here.

I have an arrest report that disagrees.

Wilbur Trent,

have a seat.

I have been taking care

of Ethan's house for years.

I hired the plumbers.

I handle those sort of things, so Ethan can focus on work.

But you didn't go there today.

His lady friend said it made no sense.

Why clean the floors when the workers are just gonna tramp in more mud?

Ethan's lady friend, Krista Sanderton, what can you tell us about her?

- I don't know. - She's a-a receptionist somewhere.

It's not my business.

You seem to have an opinion about it.

Ethan was smitten.

He is a solitary man.

He is quite awkward around people.

He's never been this happy.

And you and Ethan never...

No, no. No.

No, of course not.

He's a serious man. He's a genius.

So his relationship with Krista must have surprised you.

She's young, pretty, hung on his every word.

I mean, what's the surprise?

Ms. Hughes, did Ethan ever mention his old boss, Ward Falcon?

Definitely not.

He hasn't mentioned his name since the day he left the company.

No, Ethan hated him.

Detectives, this is Mr. Falcon.

If you're looking for a chair, you won't find one.

Movement is medicine.

You're welcome to use a walking pad during our meeting.

I'm good. Thanks.

Sure, I could use a few extra miles today.

Jackie.

How can I help you, gentlemen?

We wanted to discuss your former employee, Ethan Attis.

Oh, yeah. I was so sad to hear that he died.

He was a genius, but if I may be frank, he was a mad genius.

-"A mad genius." -Say more.

I respected Ethan.

That was a world-class brain, a real disrupter.

But honestly, I should've fired him years before I did.

Hold up, please. Jackie.

Let's do recovery regimen protocol B.

Let's go, let's go.

Is the green smoothie okay,

or would you prefer the anti-inflammatory?

Green. Green is fine. I'm fasting the rest of the week.

Tell the neuro group I want to meet right after this.

- I'll take care of it. -You were saying you should have...

You were saying you should have fired Ethan sooner?

After the paucity of research funds in academia,

Ethan went a little crazy with the funds that we had here.

His studies grew more fringe, more expensive,

and they seemed to be going nowhere.

I started to feel that he was taking advantage of me.

When's the last time you saw each other?

I'm assuming you heard about our confrontation.

It was nothing, really.

I asked Ethan how his research was going, and he told me to go to hell.

-That's it? -Ethan was unstable.

He was using himself as a test subject.

You know what he was working on?

No.

So you're telling me if you had a pill that bought you another 50 years,

you wouldn't take it?

Man, after the life I've had, I'm grateful to be alive this long.

-Slow down. -I can't walk any slower.

She coming?

Give her a chance.

- Come on, Jackie, I believe in you.

-There's our girl. -Detectives.

I thought you might like to try some BeneFuturum products with our compliments.

Thank you, Jackie.

Is there something you want to share with us, Jackie?

Uh, I-I was at the conference with Mr. Falcon and Dr. Attis.

I... I heard them arguing.

And it didn't go down the way your boss said it did, did it?

He had to know what Ethan was working on

because he offered him his old job back, plus a huge bonus,

and said he'd fast-track clinical trials,

anything Ethan wanted for this game changer, some formula.

Well, what did Ethan say to this offer?

"Over my dead body."

Why were you stealing?

I was hungry.

You ever think about getting a job?

I had a job, but the friend I was working with had to go away.

Rafael Wexford. Correct?

And the reason he "went away" was because he was arrested for murder.

That's the truth they decided on.

People like you don't care.

First thing we need to get straight, you don't know people like me.

Tell me about this job.

I was a salesman. Handmade Turkish rugs.

Any good?

Well, I was moving 20 units a week at $3,500 a unit, cash.

Which is really a remarkable price

for an original, durable work of art

that'll be in the family for generations.

A quality rug makes a statement. You might wanna--

Mm-hmm. So you read people, gain their trust,

talk them out of their money.

Well, not exactly.

That takes insight.

And skill.

You and I both know this isn't your first time breaking the law.

Is this how you intend to go through life?

I remember this.

I was so afraid.

Why didn't you tell me it was you?

It was you who saved me.

You knew exactly who I was.

You knew my mother.

Everything could have been so different.

You want to be taken seriously?

You need to be a serious person.

You want to stop feeling sorry for yourself?

-Be of service. -Be of service.

I know this case.

I can't seem to get my mind clear.

My hands are so cold.

Amanda?

I came down here to look at the bodies.

Ow.

Someone attacked me.

- That's a good brain you got there.

It's a shame you don't really use it for more than just getting by.

You know, you don't know anything about me.

Something else is going on. This isn't real.

It's in my head.

Obviously.

But why? I got attacked...

...hit on the head...

I must be unconscious.

Excellent.

Why is it so cold?

Figure it out.

Oh, what? You're gonna tell me you can't, because life has been unfair?

- You can't read? People say you're stupid?

Why were you always so hard on me?

Because my father's father was hard on him.

-He was hard on me. -Mmm.

And now I'm being hard on you.

So think.

If you were the attacker and you didn't want to get caught,

what would you do?

I'd hide the body.

The cold I've been feeling, the dread,

the whole world closing in on me.

I know where I am.

Okay. Fine. Thank you. Bye.

Are these Krista Sanderton?

Yes. Aka Kristin Sandvale.

They both are.

Three years ago, she was arrested for check fraud, Fulton County.

Six months later, took a collar for slinging counterfeit Gucci bags

out the back of her trunk.

-Well, so much for being a receptionist. -Well, she kind of was.

Earlier this year, she was at the front desk of Mount Olympus Athletic Club--

Oh. Isn't that place expensive? People join it for the flex.

Exactly.

She was fired for ingratiating herself to male club members

and ripping off their credit cards.

No charges were pressed because the club didn't want the scandal.

Do you think she was scamming Ethan, though?

It's not like his pockets were that deep.

I know.

Maybe it was one of the guys that she ripped off coming after her,

and Ethan was just collateral damage?

Hmm.

-Have you seen Will? -He might have gone home.

I texted and told him that I would cover him if he needed another day.

Oh, my God.

God, you guys are babies here.

Hmm.

Yeah. She had it at her house.

How you holding up?

You know, I guess I thought that work would keep my mind busy, but, um...

Yeah, I know.

Oh. Why do I feel so, uh, peaceful?

Hmm. Possibly the rise of carbon dioxide.

Creates a sense of euphoria.

Right.

The morgue drawers are closed by a magnetic seal,

and the cold air creates a partial vacuum.

I'm... I'm gonna run out of air and suffocate.

Yes, excellent.

Um... Oh.

Look at this new suit.

-Gotta look the part. -Hmm.

And you will pay me back.

That's right.

- You bought me my first good suit.

-You saw something in me. -No, no, we're not doing this.

I mean, would it have killed you to invite me over to dinner?

Ask about my life, told me about yours?

God, this is a long elevator ride.

I don't know anything about your childhood, your mom.

Did you go to prom?

Did you...

Did you get in trouble? Huh?

You look like you might have.

What did you expect?

That we were gonna go get ice cream

and sing "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" together?

Yes, why not?

I mean, we both know the words.

You are a fool.

Wilbur.

What happened to you...

I'll spend the rest of my life making it right with you.

Why'd you have to go looking for The Commander alone?

Why'd you keep so many secrets?

I mean...

It's my fault. I shouldn't have--

Hey, hey, now.

Don't you dare take credit for my actions, young man.

I make my own choices.

Yes, ma'am.

You've only got a couple of hours left.

How would you like to spend it?

I want to solve a case with you.

I can clear my afternoon.

They were both strangled with the same tubing.

-But the marks are different, you see? -Mmm.

Good. Details first.

Most people tell themselves a story

and then see the details that fit later on. Go on.

Well, hers show more force.

She was strangled harder, longer.

She fought back more.

Or maybe she mattered more.

But why?

In my experience, murder tends to be motivated from one of three places:

the heart, the loins, or the hands.

The hands?

Boy, need I remind you of what you did with your hands?

Yes, I stole.

Exactly. This work isn't for everyone.

But it could bring purpose and meaning

in a world filled with cruelty.

Wilbur, it could make all that happened to you mean something.

I'm a doctor. Very charming.

I like worms.

My first wife died. It wasn't me, it was cancer.

Recently, I got married to the love of Will's life.

We're expecting a baby soon. I'm very happy.

Okay, Doctor. You want to tell me what you're doing here?

Um...

Will?

I called you.

Yes, it had something to do with...

with these photos.

Right, um... Ugh, what was it? Uh...

Oh. Wor... Worms.

You like worms.

That's it. Yes, wait, we-we...

we learned about these, didn't we?

Some type of flatworm. Um, nicknamed, uh...

Come on.

- "Landchovies." - Right.

Yes, very aggressive hunters.

They subdue their prey by rubbing up against them.

Yes, yes, that's what I was trying to remember.

They, uh... Their skin secretes something.

- Mmm, uh, let me think. - Um...

Hold on, let me think. Uh, they're...

Come on.

You know this, right, because I'm an extension of you.

-Tetrodotoxin. -That is a neurotoxin.

Wait a minute. That's what the guy in the hazmat suit said to you.

Yes. Yes, yes, yes. Other animals have it too. Starfish, newts.

That must be what all these pictures in Ethan's office have in common.

So what does this tetrodo... ...whatever the hell do?

Well, it depends on the amount.

It disrupts the signals to the muscles, causing paralysis.

It lowers blood pressure, slows down breathing.

- It tends to be lethal, but the--

Ooh.

Excuse me. This thing.

Oh, shoot.

I need to go save some children and make love to Angie.

No, don't.

I really enjoyed seeing you, Will.

I hope you figure this out.

I don't want you to die.

-Me neither. -Okay.

Okay, thank you, Seth. I will try.

Well, he was very helpful.

Krista and I only worked together for a few months, but...

No, sorry. No way was she in love with that guy.

I mean, we heard they were pretty happy.

Oh, Krista was good at that. She could make men believe anything.

Like our boss, Simon.

She told him that waking up at 7:00 a.m. triggered her migraines,

so she never had to work the opening shift.

That girl was always working an angle.

She ever seem scared to you?

Like somebody was bothering her, anything like that?

Uh, no. She was fearless.

- Too fearless, I guess. - Mmm.

-Where did you get that? -Uh, the founder's a member at the gym.

Ward Falcon? Did Krista know him?

Yeah, duh. Didn't she go to work for him or something?

She told me that after she got fired.

He was paying way more than what we made at the club.

I'll tell Faith.

You sit tight.

Uh, Polaski.

Hey, you busy?

I have 47 seconds, and they are all yours.

Well, I better make it count then.

Um... I don't want to be dramatic,

but I'm a little worried about Will.

Yeah, why?

Well, he's not picking up his phone.

He probably went home and turned off his ringer.

Anyway, it was his first day back, so...

Yeah, but we were supposed to meet an hour ago.

He would've texted, right? I mean, it's just...

I don't know. It doesn't seem like him.

No, it doesn't.

See, right here. Ever since Krista started dating Ethan,

she was receiving weekly payments from something called Somni LLC.

It's got to be a shell company, no doubt owned by Ward Falcon.

Mmm. So he was paying her to steal Ethan's new formula.

Maybe she got caught.

Yeah, but if anyone was gonna kill her for that, it would have been Ethan.

Well, then, who killed him?

Oh.

Hey, Angie.

What?

Hey, Pete, have you seen Will?

-Has he been down here? -No, no.

He's missing. He had photos of victims' bodies on his desk.

We thought maybe he came down here.

What's wrong?

I-I just got back from court and I was about to change.

One of the bodies is missing.

What, like it was misplaced?

No, no, it was here when I left, and now it's gone.

How the hell does that happen?

Will, get in here. We're running out of time.

Look what I found.

Oh, yeah.

Ethan had the same painting in his study.

Greenland shark, um... That's all I know.

Oh, come on.

Calvin and his Big Book of Shark Facts would slap you if they heard you say that.

I feel sick.

- I know. You're running out of oxygen.

But, Wilbur, I need you to try.

Yeah. Okay.

Greenland shark.

It can live up to 500 years because of the cold water, and they're slow.

Their hearts are slow.

The slower the heartbeat, the longer it lasts.

Worm toxin slows everything down.

Well, maybe Ethan was using it in his sleep formula to live longer.

There. See?

I'm gonna make sure you go to college.

Wait, what?

No, no, I'm-I'm no good at school. No college would take me.

Oh, I don't want to hear it. You need a degree to come work here at the GBI.

That's where I'm headed. Here.

- They think I should be happy... - ...with captain.

No.

I'm just getting started, and you're coming with me.

I have a vision.

You trying to make fun of me?

College? GBI?

I can't do that, okay? Don't do this to me again.

Wilbur...

I'm offering you a future.

With me.

If I take it, you die.

You died, Amanda.

You died.

Who is that?

He's bad news. Come on.

Come on.

-Maybe he's here to help. -No. He doesn't want us together.

What was the first thing you saw after you got knocked out?

Nothing. Everyone was gone.

You saw the man in the hazmat suit.

He told you there was a neurotoxin at the crime scene.

Your instinct hasn't left you just because I died.

Or are you gonna keep telling yourself you can't do this without me?

I kept waiting for this idea of who I thought you should be.

-I realize I never said-- -Will, it's okay.

I know. I knew.

Thank you for believing in me.

There were signs of a struggle.

Gash on his cheek.

It was Krista.

Broken nail. They were fighting each other.

Her purse. Ethan was searching it.

It was the formula he was working on.

She was stealing it.

He strangled her in a rage.

But the plumbers were home. He knew he'd get caught.

Ethan wrapped the tubing around his own throat.

He took enough of the formula, it would slow his heart to almost nothing.

Ethan Attis was never dead.

That's who attacked you.

He woke up and escaped.

No!

-Will! -I should have killed you.

Wilbur Trent, come on now.

Come on. I need you to get in the drawer.

-No. I'm not leaving you. -Yes.

Your friends will find you, okay? They'll figure it out.

No.

Will. Will!

I need you to trust me, okay?

You have to go, now!

Come on.

Okay. Come on.

I got you. Here. Come on. Okay.

It's time for you to let me go.

I don't wanna leave you.

Don't leave me please.

I will always be with you.

You hear me? Always.

I love you, Wilbur.

I love you too, Amanda.

Will.

Will.

- Oxygen. - Okay.

Uh, we need medical...

GBI! Don't move!

All you had to do was keep running.

You just couldn't leave your formula, could you?

I'm not a murderer.

All I ever wanted was to help people.

I loved Krista, and she...

It all happened so fast. I was out of my mind.

Yet you still had the thought to hide the goods so no one else could find 'em,

and you left a GBI special agent to suffocate and die.

Too bad for you, he lived.

Put it down. Now!

Turn around.

Ethan Attis, I'm placing you under arrest for the murder of Krista Sanderton

and the attempted murder of Special Agent Will Trent. Let's go.

You solved the case while unconscious,

and you're making good progress.

You should be going home later today.

You're very lucky.

I don't know about that. Um...

This year has felt like all my luck has run out.

I know that kind of year.

Your first wife?

Mmm.

You know, with my job, I'm around death all the time.

But nothing prepared me for when she got sick.

I just... I had to watch her get sicker and weaker, and I couldn't stop it.

And then she was gone, and my life was over.

But then I had this year.

Things can turn on a dime.

And sometimes even for the better.

Yeah, I guess so.

Oh.

Where'd you come from, little angel?

Oh, my gosh. This is you?

You were so cute.

Look, you're actually smiling.

What's this?

A promise.

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