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Hey, it could do kut with a little kut

yard maintenance don't you think?

How does one person live in a house this big?

Uh, let me see By being very rich

That's not what I meant

you mean morally

Well we've been called in

so it's likely that whoever lived here

paid a hefty price in the end

There is something off here.

This place gives me the creeps

Normally, I'd be tempted to mock your superstition

but in this case, I'm inclined to agree.

Ladies first.

Boss, this is Reggie Brooks, private security.

Found the body, called it in.

Hi. I'm Agent Lisbon with the CBI.

This is Patrick Jane.

- Hi. How you doing? - Is this gonna take long?

I'd really like to get out of here.

Oh, why don't you just walk us through

what happened this morning?

Well, I was, uh, doing my rounds of the neighborhood

this morning, as always..

...when I got a call that said, uh

'Ms. Vogelsong's doctor wasn't getting an answer'

when he tried to call her and asked me to follow up.

Uh, do you know the name of the doctor?

No, I don't.

Uh, you can call dispatch.

Okay. So the doctor told you to go and check on her.

I, uh, I noticed the smell right away.

and I, uh, followed it to the library and..

...that's when I called it in.

'The final remains of Elise Vogelsong'

Sacramento's tragic heiress. You know the story, right?

'You know, orphan at 12, widow at 18.'

Divorced five times before she turned 40.

My mother ate that stuff up when I was a kid.

Never heard of her.

Check out this place. What a creep show.

And, uh, look at this body.

'I mean, it's reduced entirely to ash.'

'You know, there have been a handful of cases'

'I've read about. I've never actually seen it.'

Spontaneous combustion, they like to call it.

It's in a book somewhere.

"Bleak House." Dickens.

Yeah, Mr. Krook, the rag and bone man

burst into flames in his parlor.

- It's not believable. - I didn't buy it, either.

Oh, um, it's...it's a misnomer.

You know, it's not actually spontaneous combustion at all.

Uh, it almost always happens

with a heavy drinker and a smoker.

They pass out with a cigarette in their hand

'ember falls onto clothing, starts to burn'

'and smoldering cloth acts like a wick'

'and it turns the victim into a human candle..'

'...with the body's subcutaneous fat deposits'

'as a perfect form of tallow.'

A human candle?

Ain't that awful?

Yeah, what's produced is a slow and all-consuming burn

so in the end, there's nothing left but ash.

'So this could be an accidental death?'

'Yeah. Very likely.'

Uh, you notice how weird the light is?

Kind of waxy and brown?

That's because human fat is congealed

on all the light bulbs. I mean--

Alright. Don't say another word...please, okay?

Uh, this was murder, which is ironic

considering Ms. Vogelsong's appreciation

and love of murder mysteries.

- Murder? - Yes.

There's globules of glass in the fireplace

and, uh, this Scotch was opened very recently.

And that's a lot of Scotch for one woman.

There were at some point four glasses right here

'but now there are only three in the room.'

Where's the fourth glass?

So two people are sitting down

relaxing, having a drink now one of them is dead.

The other one tried to conceal his or her presence

by throwing the fourth glass into the fireplace. Murder.

Oh, you think? Who's the other person, huh?

Why'd they kill her?

Well, you know, if you hadn't mentioned

the congealed human fat in the light bulbs

I may have had the stomach to stick around

and find out but I-I..

You're a ghoul.

Oh, thanks.

Hmm.

You know, my mom kept a scrapbook on Elise Vogelsong.

You'd have thought she was family

the way she talked about her.

Your mom like that?

Nope.

I think for mom, it was a way

of feeling better about things

with my dad, you know?

No matter how bad things got between them

it was always worse for Elise Vogelsong.

I think that was it, anyway.

Have we got a name yet

for the doctor who called?

Dispatcher didn't write it down.

He doesn't even know if he got it or not.

Now this says someone poured accelerant on Ms. Vogelsong

and lit a match, right?

Best arson teams in the world

would have missed it 99 times out of 100.

And if Jane hadn't been so sure, I'd have missed it, too.

Spectrometer says traces of ethyl alcohol and methanol.

I'm guessing sterno as an accelerant.

- Wouldn't take much. - That's nice work.

Yeah, next of kin didn't seem to believe it, though.

Give it time. Lisbon and Jane will convince 'em.

Can you think of anybody who may have wanted to harm your aunt?

She was an old lady who devoted herself to charity

and helping veterans. Who'd want to hurt her?

She was losing her mind at the end.

Have you taken that into account?

Losing her mind how?

Alright, you know what my aunt endured in her life?

- The scandals, the tragedies? - Yes. I'm sorry.

Well, she was a strong woman, despite it all

until about two years ago.

What happened?

She stopped wanting to leave the house

started getting paranoid.

Thought people were out to get her.

- Were they? - No.

Not at all. It was all in her head.

She fired all her servants

and was living in that big old pile by herself.

Look, the police said

that there was nothing stolen from the house.

There were no signs of robbery.

Someone commits a murder in a house like that

and doesn't take anything? No money, no jewels.

No expensive works of art?

It doesn't make any sense, does it?

Well, not yet.

- It's an ongoing investigation. - Yeah, it's on-going.

Uh, could you provide us with your aunt's doctor's name?

The one who called the security guard?

No, I didn't know her doctor. I'm sorry.

As I said, my aunt had become withdrawn in recent years.

I didn't communicate with her much.

- You had a falling out? - No.

As her mind went, she became difficult.

I admit I distanced myself.

I preferred to remember her as she was.

Okay. So before that, you-you were close?

Well, some of my fondest memories from childhood

were sailing with my Aunt Elise on theSongbird.

Ah. Your aunt liked sailboats?

Well, aside from the family's

charitable foundations it was her greatest joy.

I don't think a week went by

that she wasn't out on the water.

Even at her age? Was that safe?

There was a girl that went with her

down at the marina.

Cayce Robbins?

That's right.

I'm Agent Lisbon with the CBI.

This is my associate, Patrick Jane.

We spoke on the phone.

Oh, about Elise.

You going somewhere?

Yeah, Elise always said she wanted her ashes

scattered out at sea, out of sight of land.

So I figured it's my duty to make that happen.

I'm just waiting to get the ashes.

That's gonna have to wait

until after our investigation. I'm sorry.

It's awful to think what happened to her.

Can you think of anybody who may have wanted to kill her?

Uh, I-I can't but I only sailed with her.

I don't know much about her life on land.

What about her mental state?

In the last few years, you see any signs of senility?

Elise? No, she was sharper than most people my age.

I didn't like all the pills she was taking, though.

Doctors prescribe too many pills these days, I think.

What were the pills she was taking?

Or-or better still

you know the name of the doctor

that prescribed them?

You know, there's some in the cabin. I can go get 'em.

Thank you. Very helpful.

Seems like a civilized way to travel, don't you think?

Are you kidding?

Stuck on that thing in the middle of the ocean?

It's like being in a prison cell with a chance of drowning.

There you go. Hope that helps.

'"Dr. Reinhardt."'

- 'Yeah, thank you.' - It does. Thank you.

Right this way, Agent Lisbon.

Come on.

Uh, I was just about to learn how to drive her wild.

Five easy steps.

I've been Elise Vogelsong's personal physician

for almost two years. I felt a particular concern.

She was in the early stages of dementia.

Why would you say that?

Anyone who spent any time with Elise Vogelsong

would recognize the symptoms. As a doctor, it was obvious.

What kind of symptoms?

Well, the onset of dementia can manifest in various ways.

In her case, it took the form of an intense persecution mania.

I was not comfortable with her living alone but..

...Elise Vogelsong was a very..

...strong-willed woman.

Is that why you were so quick to send the security company

to go and check on her?

Well, I'd spoken to Elise the evening before

so when I couldn't get a reply the next morning

I became concerned.

I worried she'd fallen and hurt herself.

The...idea that she'd been brutally murdered..

It's beyond all comprehension.

Well, better than the discovery

that her death was related to your care.

That must have been a relief.

Excuse me?

Well, your primary emotion as you talk right now

about Elise Vogelsong is that of relief.

Why is that?

Where do you...get this idea?

Is this an effective method

of investigation, making things up?

Or do you consider evidence as well?

Somebody told us they thought you were

prescribing Elise way too many drugs.

Hmm.

This...is a mild sleep aid.

I was attempting to regulate Elise Vogelsong's sleep cycles.

Balanced sleep cycles are a bulwark against dementia.

This is widely known.

Now I understand you must pursue all avenues of inquiry

but embracing the medical theories of laypersons..

...does not seem productive.

Did you approve of Elise Vogelsong sailing?

I did not.

Not at her age and her condition.

But as I said, she was a willful woman.

You didn't think it was good for her to get out of the house?

Of course I did but not by going out to sea

or spending time with mentally unstable war veterans.

That was her charity work?

Um, the Vogelsong Soldiers' Home.

I told her it was dangerous but..

Curtis and Alex Wiley.

'Both artists.'

'They own the California Impressionist Gallery.'

Successful?

More enthusiastic than talented from what I could gather.

They're well-liked in the community.

So family money keeps the business running?

Any trouble with the police?

None.

That's Cayce Robbins, 28.

Originally from New London, Connecticut.

Been working on or around boats at the Bodega Bay Marina

for...the last six years.

And the only thing in her file

is some unpaid parking tickets.

- What about the doctor? - Dr. Lance Reinhardt.

Born in DC, educated in the US and Europe.

Impressive list of honorary degrees

from prestigious universities across the globe.

Moved to California about five years ago.

Clean record in the state.

See what else you can find out about Reinhardt.

See what he was doing before he moved to California

and keep me posted.

I'm gonna go talk to the guy

who runs the Vogelsong Soldiers' Home.

Elise Vogelsong was a wonderful, wonderful woman.

We've been praying for her

and for whoever it was

that committed the horrible act.

This place looks like it has an interesting history.

The Vogelsong fortune was made by Elise's grandfather Ernst

during the world wars. Munitions.

This foundation was created to ease his conscience?

Yes.

And God bless him if it did.

Elise says it gave a purpose to her life

a purpose that was missing for many of her relations.

Please, follow me.

Chaplain griffin, do you know anybody

who may have wanted to do her harm

or had a grudge against her?

Here? No. As I say, she was a lifesaver.

Last year, the-the heating unit in the building went kaput

she replaced the entire thing, no questions asked.

How was Elise Vogelsong's relationship with the veterans?

Oh, she was generous with her time as well as her money.

With a certain reserve, of course.

But I did notice a bond forming between her

and one of the WACs.

- Really? Which one? - Uh, Lissie Calhoun.

She was a nurse in Vietnam.

Do you think we can talk to her?

Uh, yeah. I mean, she's usually here in the afternoons.

I-I could tell her to contact you.

- Uh, we'd appreciate that. - Of course.

I don't know what we'll do now that Elise is gone.

I mean, there's no one to protect us.

To protect you from what?

The rest of the family.

"The Vogelsong fortune breeds great entitlement

and great guilt" Elise used to tell me.

And according to her it had driven

all of her relations completely mad.

All they did was fight with each other over the money.

Well, where does the money come from

that funds the soldiers' home?

The Vogelsong foundation which Elise was in charge of.

I mean, with her gone, I just, I fear we might be shut down.

Is that a real danger?

Oh, yes. Sadly, yes.

One of the relatives was determined to destroy us

and all of our work here.

According to Elise

it was an obsession of his

to crush her and take everything that was hers.

Do you know which relative?

It was a nephew. His name is Curtis Wiley.

Vogelsong legal disputes.

'Wanna help?'

- Rigsby. - What?

Somebody die?

No. It's from Van Pelt.

She's learning cross drive analysis

and anomaly detection.

And that makes you sad.

I'm not sad.

Yeah, okay, I'm sad.

Every time she's been away in the past

and she's sent a postcard, she always addressed it to me

well, you know, Wayne and the gang.

This is just addressed to "the bullpen"

like I'm nobody.

Right. She's moved on.

Yes, thank you. I know that.

Like years ago.

Well, years makes it sound like decades.

- It hasn't been that long. - You're losing your mind.

How long has it been since you've had

relations with a woman?

- Recently. - Lying again.

Find a woman.

Yeah, you know what? You're right.

I will. It's what I have to do.

"Bullpen."

Not even an "x-o" at the end.

Move on, Wayne. Move on.

Hey, Cho, what do you got?

There's about 30 descendants of Ernst Vogelsong

and every one of them seems to be contesting

a part of the will

or accusing the others of some

improper financial behavior.

Uh, did you find out what was going on

between Elise Vogelsong and her nephew?

It was about a codicil giving Curtis Wiley

another chunk of inheritance

'and a seat on the foundation board.'

There's pages of claims and counter claims

centered on whether it took effect at 35 or 40.

Seriously?

These people are a law firm's dream.

No kidding.

And more recently, Curtis had been making claims

of managerial incompetence.

Said that there were accounting irregularities

at the foundation and the soldiers' home.

Any idea of the status of the case

which way it was leaning?

No, but I've got a call out to the probate judge.

And one thing's clear, this much paper

means bad feelings on both sides.

Mm.

'This is a family matter.'

'It's not something that outsiders can understand.'

I understand that you lied to us earlier.

You and your aunt hated each other.

- And you're greedy. - No, you're wrong!

That's not true.

I never felt any ill will towards my aunt.

I loved her. I wanted to help her.

By suing her? Interesting way of showing your love.

Alright, look, from a financial point of view

'something had to be done.'

My aunt was not making good decisions. Her mind was going.

Well, so you say, and Dr. Reinhardt

but Elise's sailing companion didn't say so.

Excuse me if I don't put much trust

in what Cayce Robbins says.

A reading of my aunt's will showed that little thief

manipulated my aunt into giving her the Songbird.

Why shouldn't your aunt give Cayce the boat

if that's what she wanted?

Because that boat is worth

a quarter of a million dollars.

Look, all assets of any unmarried heirs

revert back to the family trust.

That's how it's done, as my aunt well knew.

Apparently, that's not what she wanted.

Well, she was not in her right mind

and people were taking advantage of that.

The expenditures of the soldiers' home

were astronomical. One of the trustees told me.

And now we're losing the Songbird?

Honey, this couple's interested in one of your paintings.

Do you think you could come over and talk to them?

My family's being robbed blind.

It's my fiduciary responsibility to act.

$250,000 is a lot of money.

We should go talk to Cayce Robbins again.

I'm always happy to take a trip to the ocean.

Well, we could get on board and wait.

Not without a warrant, we're not.

Ugh. Rules are just so..

...tiresome and boring.

Ah, Ms. Robbins, hi.

We're sorry to bother you this late.

No, please, call me Cayce.

I hope I didn't make you guys wait too long.

I was just doing a favor for a friend.

Uh, we just had some questions.

We talked to Curtis Wiley.

Oh. I bet he had a lot to say.

- Yeah, he's very upset. - Mm.

He'svery upset?

Look, I, I didn't expect anything

and I'm honored that Elise even wanted to give me Songbird

but changing the will affects the foundation.

What do you mean, changing the will?

You don't know?

I-I just got a call from the lawyers

and the doctor said Elise was non compos mentis.

The will isn't valid.

And that affects the foundation?

Well, Elise left her seat on the foundation board

to the chaplain of the soldiers' home.

That goes, too, with the will thrown out.

That's interesting.

Thank you for your time.

Look, she wasn't crazy, you know.

It was just those pills that doctor had her on.

That's what made her like that.

Uh, they were actually just a mild sleeping aid.

We checked.

Well, there was more than just those pills.

A lot more.

I thought you understood that.

Alright. What have you got for me on Reinhardt?

Well, it looks like Elise's sailing friend

might have had it right.

Took some digging.

'Negligent homicide? Where's this from?'

Monaco.

You see why the charge was brought?

Overprescribing a pain medication.

Bingo.

It was treated as a terrible mistake at the time

and the charges were eventually dropped.

Still, it's not something that would inspire confidence

'in Reinhardt's patients.'

Yeah, which is probably why

a great deal of effort's

been made to cover it all up.

Uh, what about the records

for what he was prescribing for Elise?

Trying to get a hold of 'em. We may need a warrant.

Talk to Reinhardt. See how he reacts when you confront him.

Sure. Should I take Cho?

I sent him to the soldiers' home.

Okay.

You must be Agent Cho with the CBI?

That's right.

Like I told Agent Lisbon on the phone

I don't want to get anyone in trouble

but I think those two have been

plotting this for some time.

Wait. Slow down.

Who was plotting what?

The nephew and that doctor.

I didn't realize it at the time

but I think they've been working together for a while.

And what makes you say that?

Uh, about a week ago

they came in to talk to Elise.

They must have been talking about

the future of soldiers' home.

You sure about that?

Okay. Here's what I saw..

Elise was outside talking with Lissie Calhoun

when Wiley and Reinhardt appeared.

The-the conversation got very heated.

Now Lissie Calhoun she's the nurse, served in Vietnam?

Yeah, I know Agent Lisbon wanted to talk to her

but she hasn't been in for the last few days.

Do you have her address?

Yeah. I think I do.

Follow me.

Uh, Lisbon, I'm sorry

but I think we might have to get back

to the crime scene.

Really? That place was so creepy.

Yes but I-I'm worried

we might have missed something because of that.

Okay, fine, but no jumping out and yelling "boo" at me

or anything like that.

I mean, seriously, what do you take me for?

I am not going to answer that because I'm a nice person.

'She paid through the month'

'but said she was going to visit a friend.'

Did she say where?

No, she didn't.

What'd she do this time?

Told her any more of it, I'd throw her out.

Three strikes. That's my rule.

She hasn't done anything. I just wanna talk to her.

Don't get me wrong. You know, Lissie's good people.

'But she's got impulse control issues'

and problems with anger management.

Think maybe she saw stuff over in Vietnam

that nobody should see, you know?

Yeah, I know.

Plus she drinks. That's probably where she is now.

So you think the friend she's visiting is made up?

All I know is, I told her

she can't stay here if she's not sober.

I can't put up with that.

'She may have been America's tragic heiress'

'but she sure knew how to throw a party.'

Look at these photos, hot and cold running servants.

Fine food, champagne and wine.

'That must have been something to see.'

'She went crazy I guess.'

- Uh, Lisbon? - What?

Come take a look at this.

Look at this shelf. Tell me what you see.

Mm, a picture frame, a silver candlestick

an old lace doily.

One lace doily.

The other doily's missing?

Yes. Now look at this.

On this shelf, what is it..

...that you don't see?

Well, that medal's gone.

I knew we missed something.

Okay, will do, boss.

Jane thinks some kind of small commemorative object

was stolen from the Vogelsong house.

Huh?

Never mind.

So you're still on that computer dating site, huh?

Yeah. It's really cool.

'You can customize the kind of woman you wanna meet.'

Have you actually made any dates

or are you just hesitating and second-guessing yourself

like you usually do?

Yeah, I've made dates, several. So there.

Glad to hear it.

But maybe you can also help around the office a little bit.

Meaning?

Isn't that the Reinhart warrant on your desk?

No, I've been waiting on the Reinhardt warrant for..

Oh, crap!

Dr. Reinhardt will see you as soon as he can.

You understand I'm an officer of the law

investigating a murder case?

The doctor is with a patient right now.

But as soon as he's done..

'Hey!'

Get away from the machine.

It's not what you think. I-I didn't do anything.

Phenobarbital.

'Clonazepam.'

Diazepam.

Thorazine.

Looks to me like you did quite a lot.

Hands behind your back. You're under arrest.

Hey, I think I found your missing object.

Oh, yeah?

It's called the Vogelsong Medal.

And apparently, it's kind of a big deal.

That's from Channel 7 News a few years ago.

'Elise Vogelsong welcomes foreign dignitaries'

'to the Annual Vogelsong Foundation Dinner'

'wearing the renowned and priceless Vogelsong Medal.'

Priceless, huh? That explains why somebody stole it.

Except that it's only priceless when it's the Vogelsong Medal.

What does that mean?

Well, melt it down, it's worth almost nothing

but keep it as the Vogelsong Medal

you can't sell it.

So with all the treasures in that house, why take that?

'Beats me.'

Uh, what about Dr. Reinhardt? Did you talk to him?

I'm about to.

With the amount that he was prescribing her

it's no wonder people thought she was losing her mind.

I'm amazed she could stay upright.

Okay, I did not want to prescribe her those pills.

'She made me do it.'

She blackmailed me.

Okay, you can take a seat.

So an old lady with rapidly progressing dementia..

You gonna say that she was the bad guy in this situation?

It's true.

I don't know how she found out about my past, but she did.

And she said she'd tell everybody

unless I didwhat she said.

I-I just want to help people. I'm-I'm a good doctor.

She would have ruined my career.

'She was a cruel and vindictive woman'

willing to do anything just...to get her way.

So you weren't conspiring with Curtis Wiley

to undo Elise Vogelsong's will?

What? No.

But you and Wiley did have a conversation with Elise

outside the soldiers' home, did you not?

Elise asked me to meet her there.

Th-that was the first and only time

I ever met Curtis Wiley, I swear on my mother's grave.

I voided that will because I believe Elise Vogelsong

not to be in her right mind.

That's the only reason.

I tracked down Lissie Calhoun in Vegas.

She used a credit card yesterday to get a room.

Should I send somebody out to go get her?

Pass it on to the locals, have them drop in

see what she has to say.

Will do.

Oh, and I got some intel on the lawsuit

from one of the clerks in the probate office.

Why can't we get a judge on the phone?

Oh, he's stuck in some mediation thing.

Stay on the judge. What did the clerk say?

Basically, trusts and estates law is pretty arcane stuff

but the clerk was pretty certain

that Elise Vogelsong was gonna win.

Okay.

I-I wanna get a warrant

to search Curtis Wiley's home

and place of business.

I wanna lean on him hard.

You got it.

Hello, agents. Uh, Curtis is painting out back.

- Should I go get him? - That won't be necessary.

This is a warrant to search your business.

Could you step aside from the desk, please?

What?

Step away from the desk, please.

Curtis, the police are here.

We've already searched your home. This won't take long.

My husband will put a stop to this.

No, he won't.

What's going on here?

This is a warrant that was issued by a judge.

'It authorizes me to search your business'

your vehicle, and your persons.

I don't understand. Why are you doing this?

Where were you the night of the murder?

I-I was here at the gallery going over paperwork.

- Alone? - No.

No, I-I was here, too. W-we were both here together.

I think you're lying.

'Hey, boss, I found something.'

Hey. Those are my personal art supplies.

There's, there's nothing back there that you need.

Really?

This is an art supply?

My great-grandfather's medal. Where did you get that?

Back there. It was wrapped in this. Smells like sterno.

No!

I'm arresting you for the murder of Elise Vogelsong.

What..

Your client was locked in a bitter legal dispute

with the victim over an extended period of time.

Realizing that he had little or no chance of winning the suit

he set about trying to get rid of her.

Oh, this is ridiculous.

'This..'

You found an ally in the form of Dr. Lance Reinhardt

and together, they started drugging Elise Vogelsong

in carefully calibrated doses so that the world around her

would believe that she was going mad.

I met the man once. Once.

'The murder would look to the world'

like a terrible accident.

'Just another in a line'

of tragedies that Elise Vogelsong

had suffered in her life

and Curtis would inherit everything.

This is slanderous. What he's saying is slander, isn't it?

Curtis, please.

It's all very neat, but it is completely circumstantial.

You presented nothing but innuendo and scurrilous gossip.

Except for the fact that your client

couldn't resist taking something from the victim.

'Something that represented everything'

she stood for as a Vogelsong.

The Vogelsong Medal.

No..

Which he wrapped in a doily taken from the house.

And that doily still has traces of the sterno

he used to light his aunt on fire.

Now...it's just a matter of which one is quickest

to make a deal and testify against the other.

I'm quite sure that Dr. Reinhardt

is signing a plea deal right now

but if your client's clever enough

he might be able to save his own neck

and just serve life without parole.

Deal? Uh-uh. I'm innocent. No.

That was planted on me by you for all I know.

- I'm innocent! - Well, it's your choice.

Don't move and don'tsay a word.

Agent, please.

Give me a minute.

I'm sure I can talk sense into him.

Don't take the deal off the table.

Sure.

Talk to your client.

They're gonna turn on each other.

It is gonna be an open and shut case

by the time we get it before a judge.

Hmm. It all fits.

I'll give you that.

Yeah.

A psychological motive for stealing the medal

is particularly compelling.

But there's something about it that's not right.

What do you mean? We've got a killer.

We've got motive and we got conclusive evidence.

- What more do you need? - I don't know yet.

Oh, you're just being contrary.

No, I-I swear I'm not.

- Hey, Cho. - Hey, boss.

Just talked to the probate judge. He finally got in touch.

Really? What'd he say?

Well, he said that in discovery

widespread malfeasance was found

in the running of the foundation.

What does that mean?

It means that Elise Vogelsong

had run through her entire inheritance

and was plundering the coffers of the soldiers' home

to line her own pockets.

In the past few months

she nearly emptied the bank accounts.

Elise Vogelsong? The victim?

The whole matter was gonna be referred

to the district attorney's office.

Not only was the ruling going to be a complete victory

for Curtis Wiley,

but Elise Vogelsong was going to jail.

So you're telling me that sweet old lady

that was murdered was really a liar and a cheat?

Yeah, and soldiers' home is bankrupt.

And Curtis Wiley murdered his aunt

for a lawsuit he was gonna win?

And if he waited a week

he would've gotten everything he wanted.

That's horrible.

And I was just gonna take her ashes down to the boat.

Oh, so that the girl could scatter them at sea?

That's very kind of you, Lisbon.

Well, I'm not gonna do it now.

I'm gonna have somebody call her.

She can come pick 'em up herself.

Do you mind if I do it?

I-I like the idea of giving this girl some closure.

Don't tell me you've gotten sentimental all of a sudden.

Not at all. I just think it's the right thing to do.

I'll call you when I'm done.

Hey.

How's the, uh, computer dating thing going?

Great. Yeah. Great.

I haven't met miss right yet, but, you know

I'm out there on the prowl, just...moving on, like I said.

Hmm. That's funny.

There must be some mistake then.

'There's several women out there'

'who say some guy's running a scam online'

where he pretends to be a handsome CBI cop

named Wayne Rigsby and makes dates with women

'and then he doesn't show up.'

It's weird, huh?

Hmm.

That is weird. Uh... they're by the elevator?

Yeah.

Hi, la, oh, wow. There's five of you.

Um...so I can explain.

Uh..

Wow. I'm..

I mean, I'm, I'm glad that they found who killed Elise.

It's just... it's all so sad, you know?

Hmm.

Maybe now Elise can rest in peace.

- Are those the ashes? - Uh, yes.

I, uh, I remember you saying

you wanted to scatter them at sea

so I, I brought 'em with me.

Wow. Thank you.

Uh, I-I, I really appreciate this.

Um, I know this is what Elise would've wanted.

Sure.

Let's go, shall we?

Oh. What are you doing?

Oh, I always wanted to take a boat trip

and this is a particularly nice boat, isn't it?

You-you know, I don't think it's a very good idea.

You're very, uh, inexperienced

and it can get very dangerous.

It'll be absolutely fine.

Uh, you got an emergency kit here.

That's good, which reminds me, I should take a little bit

of the old motion sickness medication

just as a precaution. There we go and one of these.

Marine flare, huh? Wow.

- Okay. You know what? Um.. - 'Cool.'

You ever had to use one of these things?

Uh-oh.

Uh-oh. Oh! Oh!

Smoke! That's hot!

Calm down. Give me, oh, my God.

Oh! Uh, sorry!

Uh, mayday! Girl overboard!

Get some help!

'Uh...help!'

Sorry! Sorry!

Yep.

'Hello? I know you're down there.'

Ah!

Elise Vogelsong, I presume.

And that looks like the money you stole

from the soldiers' home. Let's go!

- I'll get the one in the water. - 'Oh.'

Who are you? What are you doing on my boat?

My name is Patrick Jane.

He's an agent with the CBI

and you, my dear, are under arrest!

Bon voyage.

I didn't know about the money.

I swear.

And I didn't know she was gonna hurt anybody.

Somebody did get hurt.

Lissie Calhoun died.

She told me that her family

was trying to get her put away in a home.

I was just trying to protect her.

I thought I was doing the right thing.

But you weren't, Cayce, and now you're an accessory to murder.

I'm not. I'm not, I'm not. I-I can't be.

I would never. You have to believe me.

You know, she was probably planning to kill you, too?

You were never getting off that boat.

I feel really stupid.

What am I gonna do?

Testify.

We'll make a fair deal for you

but you have to play straight with us, okay?

I will.

I promise.

I believe you.

So what if I took the money?

My grandfather made it. It was mine by right.

But Curtis wouldn't have seen it that way, would he?

Curtis?

Nosey little brat, that one..

...ever since he was a child.

That's why you contested the codicil.

You didn't want Curtis on the foundation board.

Him, judging me?

Telling me how to run my foundation, spend my money?

Oh. Would've been unendurable.

So you hatched your plan.

You found a doctor you could blackmail

to get the pills you needed.

Uh, was Cayce in on the plan?

I told her that Curtis and the rest of them

were plotting against me

that it was the only way I could escape.

And she was already convinced that I was the mother

she never had. Hmph.

Girls like that are so naive and foolish.

Oh.

And what about Lissie Calhoun?

Was she naive and foolish also?

That was an unfortunate necessity.

But the woman was a tortured soul.

What I did was an act of mercy.

And, uh, I made sure that her death was..

...a peaceful one.

'You certainly did.'

Overdosing her on barbiturates and burning her to ash

that is a peaceful way to go.

Then all that was left was sending Cayce to Las Vegas

to rent a room with the dead woman's credit card

and planting evidence on your nephew.

Yeah.

That was rather fun.

Even if it did mean having to enter

that tacky little shop of theirs.

Curtis had been eyeing grandfather's medals

since he was a boy.

Thank you, Mr. Jane.

Thank you for saving my husband.

Despite your colleague's best efforts to imprison him.

Oh.

Ah.

You can, uh, thank me by

forgiving my colleague, Agent Lisbon

and keeping the old soldier's home open.

Oh, don't worry.

Soldiers' home will stay open as long as there are

veterans who need it.

And we forgive you, Agent Lisbon.

Thanks.

Bye.

What?

We followed the evidence.

You, you did.

You...followed the evidence.

Okay. Okay, I was wrong.

- Hmm. - But we followed the evidence.

You know what gave me second thoughts

about Elise Vogelsong?

She read too many murder mystery novels.

There you go. That's not police work.

That's guessing.

You should try it sometime.

Now I'm gonna pursue Red John. Ciao.