1 00:00:32,204 --> 00:00:33,205 Merle? 2 00:00:35,035 --> 00:00:36,036 That you? 3 00:00:38,659 --> 00:00:39,867 Who is that? 4 00:00:41,179 --> 00:00:42,456 Who's there? 5 00:00:46,115 --> 00:00:48,945 Whoever you are, this thing is mine! 6 00:00:49,083 --> 00:00:52,052 I pulled it out of the lake! I got salvage rights! 7 00:00:54,916 --> 00:00:56,021 Stay back! 8 00:00:58,403 --> 00:00:59,403 Stay back! 9 00:01:02,338 --> 00:01:03,442 Bioluminescence. 10 00:01:03,580 --> 00:01:05,893 The production of light by a living organism. 11 00:01:06,031 --> 00:01:09,345 Bam. Someone is gonna crush their bio test, I'm telling you. 12 00:01:09,931 --> 00:01:13,107 So I got Mauricio's info for the party. 13 00:01:13,245 --> 00:01:15,316 Is he the one who burned down a house? 14 00:01:15,454 --> 00:01:18,768 No, Mauricio fixes electronics. Phil burned down a house. 15 00:01:18,906 --> 00:01:20,425 - Accidentally. - Bye-bye, Phil. 16 00:01:20,563 --> 00:01:22,955 And this party, you know the only thing that changes after Friday 17 00:01:22,979 --> 00:01:25,637 is I don't have to check in with a CR Officer anymore. 18 00:01:25,775 --> 00:01:27,455 Do you really wanna go to all this trouble? 19 00:01:27,501 --> 00:01:29,548 For the record, I'm with him. I think the party is stupid. 20 00:01:29,572 --> 00:01:31,850 Okay, you made it to the end of your conditional release. 21 00:01:31,988 --> 00:01:33,507 That's something. It's not nothing. 22 00:01:33,645 --> 00:01:35,899 Something that deserves a small celebration with a few friends 23 00:01:35,923 --> 00:01:37,728 and cheese from the fancy section of the supermarket. 24 00:01:37,752 --> 00:01:38,926 I do like cheese. 25 00:01:39,064 --> 00:01:40,064 Mitosis. 26 00:01:40,134 --> 00:01:42,378 I did invite Emi a few weeks ago. 27 00:01:42,516 --> 00:01:45,657 In case it makes it weird for you to bring Trudy. 28 00:01:45,795 --> 00:01:47,659 No. I mean, I'm not gonna... 29 00:01:47,797 --> 00:01:50,317 - Who's Trudy? - No one. Mitosis. 30 00:01:50,455 --> 00:01:55,529 Trudy is this cute CSU tech Uncle R.J. is trying to vibe with. 31 00:01:55,667 --> 00:01:58,325 There is no vibe. Zero vibe. Mitosis. 32 00:01:58,463 --> 00:02:02,708 Uncle R.J. and Trudy sitting in a tree. 33 00:02:02,846 --> 00:02:06,298 - K-I-S-S-I-N-G. - They're K-I-S-S-I-N-G. 34 00:02:06,436 --> 00:02:08,542 Thank you. Thank you for that. Appreciate it. 35 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:10,440 Okay, we need to talk hors d'oeuvres. 36 00:02:10,578 --> 00:02:13,547 Well, I have a new client to go meet, so use your best judgment. 37 00:02:15,928 --> 00:02:18,897 You'll be protecting no less than a national treasure. 38 00:02:19,553 --> 00:02:21,900 - Looks like quite the tournament here. - Man versus fish. 39 00:02:22,038 --> 00:02:24,074 It's a glorious thing. 40 00:02:24,213 --> 00:02:25,731 At least when it's done honorably. 41 00:02:25,869 --> 00:02:29,252 Yes, you said in your message you're concerned about cheating. 42 00:02:29,390 --> 00:02:31,875 Yeah, it's been rampant this season across the sport. 43 00:02:32,013 --> 00:02:34,602 That's why two weeks ago, I hired a local fishing guide, 44 00:02:34,740 --> 00:02:36,811 Finch Palmer, to patrol the lake every night. 45 00:02:36,949 --> 00:02:39,193 People cheat before the tournament's even started? 46 00:02:39,331 --> 00:02:41,230 Yeah. One of the oldest tricks in the book 47 00:02:41,368 --> 00:02:43,404 is to catch big, prize-worthy bass ahead of time 48 00:02:43,542 --> 00:02:45,924 and then stash them in cages hidden around the lake. 49 00:02:46,062 --> 00:02:48,754 And on tournament day, the cheater takes the fish 50 00:02:48,892 --> 00:02:50,892 and then tries to claim them as legitimate catches. 51 00:02:52,344 --> 00:02:54,625 Now, Finch's job was to go out with his camera every night 52 00:02:54,657 --> 00:02:56,555 and take pictures of anyone on the lake. 53 00:02:56,693 --> 00:02:58,592 But unfortunately, yesterday morning, 54 00:02:58,730 --> 00:03:02,837 his boat was found drifting, empty. 55 00:03:03,424 --> 00:03:05,426 Except for a whiskey bottle, also empty. 56 00:03:05,564 --> 00:03:09,327 So maybe he got drunk, he fell in, he didn't make it back up. 57 00:03:09,465 --> 00:03:12,364 Adding to the tragedy, the tournament may need to be postponed 58 00:03:12,502 --> 00:03:14,542 while the police drag the lake looking for his body. 59 00:03:14,642 --> 00:03:16,092 We're supposed to start in two days. 60 00:03:16,230 --> 00:03:18,888 If you're looking for someone new to watch the lake at night, 61 00:03:19,026 --> 00:03:20,441 I-I-I'm not much of a boat guy. 62 00:03:20,579 --> 00:03:23,237 I wouldn't feel right putting anyone else on the water. 63 00:03:23,893 --> 00:03:26,930 What I need is another set of eyes on land. 64 00:03:27,517 --> 00:03:29,795 - And if you were to see something... - Fishy? 65 00:03:29,933 --> 00:03:32,073 Untoward. 66 00:03:32,212 --> 00:03:33,903 Your job would be to say something. 67 00:03:34,697 --> 00:03:37,251 I don't wanna talk myself out of a paycheck here, 68 00:03:37,389 --> 00:03:40,461 but don't you think hiring a PI is overdoing it a little bit? 69 00:03:40,599 --> 00:03:42,152 I mean, what does the winner get? 70 00:03:42,291 --> 00:03:44,293 A new rod? A monogrammed tackle box? 71 00:03:44,431 --> 00:03:46,231 First prize is a quarter of a million dollars. 72 00:03:47,227 --> 00:03:48,952 And this 73 00:03:50,264 --> 00:03:52,128 is what I am willing to pay you. 74 00:03:57,961 --> 00:03:59,031 Let's go fishing. 75 00:04:01,033 --> 00:04:03,657 Once we start, the tournament runs two days, 76 00:04:03,795 --> 00:04:06,591 and each day, the anglers weigh in their five biggest catches, 77 00:04:06,729 --> 00:04:08,903 and heaviest combined weight wins. 78 00:04:09,041 --> 00:04:11,734 And what happens at the end? Big old fish fry? 79 00:04:13,114 --> 00:04:15,185 The EBC is catch and release. 80 00:04:15,324 --> 00:04:18,672 Every one of those glorious creatures goes right back in the lake. 81 00:04:22,572 --> 00:04:24,125 - Surveillance drones. - Wow, yeah. 82 00:04:24,264 --> 00:04:25,989 They offer another layer of security, 83 00:04:26,127 --> 00:04:28,785 monitoring the contestants while they're on the water. 84 00:04:28,923 --> 00:04:32,133 Right now, they're helping law enforcement search for poor Finch. 85 00:04:32,272 --> 00:04:33,549 Anything, gentlemen? 86 00:04:33,687 --> 00:04:35,689 Not yet, but I dialed in some pol filters. 87 00:04:35,827 --> 00:04:37,794 It cuts the glare, boosts underwater vis. 88 00:04:37,932 --> 00:04:39,451 We'll find him, Mr. Voss. 89 00:04:42,799 --> 00:04:44,663 I don't understand most of what those two say, 90 00:04:44,801 --> 00:04:47,148 but their company is cutting edge. 91 00:04:47,287 --> 00:04:49,565 And I want you to be every bit as visible as they are. 92 00:04:49,703 --> 00:04:53,016 I don't get a badge, do I? Maybe one shaped like a little bass. 93 00:04:54,984 --> 00:04:57,227 The people I need you to look out for, 94 00:04:57,366 --> 00:05:00,230 the traitors to our sport, they're creative. 95 00:05:00,369 --> 00:05:02,647 Okay. I mean, can I ask you something? 96 00:05:02,785 --> 00:05:05,374 Any idea why cheating is so on the rise this year? 97 00:05:07,272 --> 00:05:09,067 Dickie Dupree. 98 00:05:09,205 --> 00:05:12,277 Came out of nowhere this season, won four out of the last six tournaments. 99 00:05:12,415 --> 00:05:14,797 It's the kind of streak that takes... 100 00:05:14,935 --> 00:05:17,178 shall we say, a lot more than luck. 101 00:05:17,317 --> 00:05:19,905 At least that's what a lot of these guys think. 102 00:05:20,043 --> 00:05:21,849 Now they're just scrambling to keep up with him. 103 00:05:21,873 --> 00:05:23,323 Hey, Dickie. 104 00:05:25,048 --> 00:05:26,049 That guy. 105 00:05:26,187 --> 00:05:27,706 How does he connect to Dickie? 106 00:05:27,844 --> 00:05:30,813 Well, he's one of Dickie's sponsors. Sells fish attractant. 107 00:05:30,951 --> 00:05:33,160 He's got a booth here, but I can't remember his name. 108 00:05:33,298 --> 00:05:34,955 Reggie. His name's Reggie. 109 00:05:35,093 --> 00:05:37,485 And if Dickie's in business with him, maybe Dickie is a cheater. 110 00:05:37,509 --> 00:05:40,236 See, Reggie's not a con man, but he's close. 111 00:05:40,374 --> 00:05:42,534 He's always scheming. He's always looking for an angle. 112 00:05:42,652 --> 00:05:44,620 I wouldn't trust him as far as I could throw him. 113 00:05:45,345 --> 00:05:48,589 I take it you know all this from a previous investigation? 114 00:05:48,727 --> 00:05:51,351 Nope. I know all this because he's my dad. 115 00:06:13,580 --> 00:06:15,236 MuskMaster Select, gentlemen, 116 00:06:15,375 --> 00:06:18,274 is the next generation in fish attractants. 117 00:06:18,412 --> 00:06:22,796 Live bait gets distilled to an oil that doesn't just draw the lunkers in, 118 00:06:22,934 --> 00:06:25,454 it makes them fall in love. 119 00:06:25,592 --> 00:06:28,767 Don't believe me. Ask Dickie Dupree. 120 00:06:28,905 --> 00:06:33,600 Every one of his wins this year, every single one, he was using MuskMaster. 121 00:06:33,738 --> 00:06:36,775 Oh, yeah? I mean, I don't know. It smells like regular old fish oil to me. 122 00:06:41,815 --> 00:06:43,299 - Fish oil? - Yeah. 123 00:06:43,437 --> 00:06:47,821 That's like, calling champagne grape soda. 124 00:06:47,959 --> 00:06:50,824 Now, what you smell is the sweet, sweet scent 125 00:06:50,962 --> 00:06:53,758 of nine, count them, nine forage species 126 00:06:53,896 --> 00:06:55,898 all blended by our scientists. 127 00:06:56,036 --> 00:06:58,521 Scientists? Sorry, did you say scientists? 128 00:06:58,659 --> 00:07:00,223 - Well, best in the business. - Oh, yeah? 129 00:07:00,247 --> 00:07:01,697 Well, could you name one? 130 00:07:01,835 --> 00:07:04,285 Just so I can look them up, check their credentials. 131 00:07:04,424 --> 00:07:07,979 Yeah, yeah. Gentlemen... Thanks, but we're good. 132 00:07:11,879 --> 00:07:13,571 Was that really necessary? 133 00:07:13,709 --> 00:07:15,790 Fish attractant, really? What happened to the whole teeth-whitening thing? 134 00:07:15,814 --> 00:07:18,127 It was tied up in litigation. 135 00:07:18,265 --> 00:07:19,611 The distributor was a crook. 136 00:07:19,749 --> 00:07:22,131 Yeah, you know, that reminds me of the alpaca farm. 137 00:07:22,269 --> 00:07:25,269 Or was it the wind farm? See, I-I-I can't remember. I get them all confused. 138 00:07:25,375 --> 00:07:27,861 Yeah, you look good, Son. 139 00:07:28,724 --> 00:07:31,081 You still taking pictures for the newspaper? That why you're here? 140 00:07:31,105 --> 00:07:33,625 No, I'm a private investigator now. 141 00:07:33,763 --> 00:07:35,489 - A gumshoe? - Yeah. 142 00:07:35,627 --> 00:07:38,319 Tournament director asked me to, be on the lookout for cheaters. 143 00:07:38,458 --> 00:07:41,875 Cheating is the absolute scourge of this beautiful sport. 144 00:07:42,013 --> 00:07:43,946 Does your buddy Dickie feel the same? 145 00:07:44,084 --> 00:07:47,063 From what I hear, MuskMaster is not the only reason he's been cleaning up... 146 00:07:47,087 --> 00:07:51,125 Hey, Eddie. Come on over here. Somebody I want you to meet. 147 00:07:51,263 --> 00:07:53,887 Eddie... this is my son, R.J. 148 00:07:54,025 --> 00:07:57,200 Oh, my word. I've known this old so-and-so for years. 149 00:07:57,338 --> 00:07:59,168 He never told me he had a son. 150 00:07:59,306 --> 00:08:02,551 Is that right? It's funny. I-I never really tell people I have a dad either. 151 00:08:02,689 --> 00:08:04,794 Ha ha. 152 00:08:05,623 --> 00:08:06,934 Hey... 153 00:08:15,322 --> 00:08:17,980 I don't know why we're wasting time with this. 154 00:08:18,774 --> 00:08:21,811 A couple more days, this guy's body will float up on his own. 155 00:08:23,261 --> 00:08:26,298 You want the tournament to get delayed two days or start on time? 156 00:08:26,816 --> 00:08:28,715 We find Finch Palmer, we're heroes. 157 00:08:32,719 --> 00:08:33,719 Hear that? 158 00:08:44,040 --> 00:08:46,664 What the hell was that? 159 00:08:51,669 --> 00:08:52,946 Oh, my God. 160 00:08:54,706 --> 00:08:56,018 That's Finch Palmer. 161 00:08:58,365 --> 00:09:01,299 Two to the chest. Obviously, he didn't drown. 162 00:09:01,437 --> 00:09:03,715 I'm not sure he was ever even in the water. 163 00:09:04,992 --> 00:09:06,994 Okay, that broken limb right there... 164 00:09:07,132 --> 00:09:09,238 has to be where the body was, right? 165 00:09:09,376 --> 00:09:10,895 - Yeah. - Okay, if it was, 166 00:09:11,033 --> 00:09:13,069 how the hell did it end up there? 167 00:09:13,207 --> 00:09:14,588 I don't know. 168 00:09:14,726 --> 00:09:17,211 Maybe the killer chased him from another part of the lake. 169 00:09:17,349 --> 00:09:18,765 Finch climbed the tree to hide. 170 00:09:18,903 --> 00:09:21,146 Killer spots him, shoots him from down here. 171 00:09:21,284 --> 00:09:24,978 Or Finch was shot on the ground and the killer put his body up there. 172 00:09:25,116 --> 00:09:28,637 It's a hell of a climb to pull off solo, let alone with a body in tow. 173 00:09:28,775 --> 00:09:32,364 However he did it, I think his finishing touch was leaving the boat out on the lake. 174 00:09:32,502 --> 00:09:35,609 He had us all looking down when the body was up. 175 00:09:35,747 --> 00:09:38,370 I still can't believe you were here when I pulled up this morning. 176 00:09:38,508 --> 00:09:41,477 You know, there I was, thinking how nice it was gonna be 177 00:09:41,615 --> 00:09:42,996 to work a homicide without you. 178 00:09:43,134 --> 00:09:45,585 But no, no, no. No, now you're a... you're a fish cop. 179 00:09:45,723 --> 00:09:47,276 I'm not a fish cop. 180 00:09:47,414 --> 00:09:49,565 I'm not even security. I was just hired to look out for cheaters. 181 00:09:49,589 --> 00:09:51,549 Isn't that what he was supposed to be doing, yeah? 182 00:09:51,625 --> 00:09:54,455 Yeah, tournament director hired him to patrol the lake at night, 183 00:09:54,594 --> 00:09:56,181 take pictures of what he saw. 184 00:09:56,319 --> 00:09:58,045 I know there wasn't a camera with the body, 185 00:09:58,183 --> 00:10:00,783 but any chance the dive team found one when they were dragging the lake? 186 00:10:00,807 --> 00:10:03,016 No, but some of the stuff they did find was fun. 187 00:10:03,154 --> 00:10:07,814 Old suitcase full of garden gnomes, tube TV from, like, the '60s, 188 00:10:07,952 --> 00:10:10,057 practically new crash test dummy. 189 00:10:10,195 --> 00:10:12,275 Yeah, the killer must have seen Finch taking pictures 190 00:10:12,335 --> 00:10:14,337 and took the camera with him when he left. 191 00:10:14,475 --> 00:10:17,202 Well, this is your beat, fish cop. You got any suspects in mind? 192 00:10:18,031 --> 00:10:22,173 As a matter of fact, there was one guy I was asked to pay special attention to. 193 00:10:22,760 --> 00:10:25,348 Yeah, I know who he is. Course I do. 194 00:10:25,486 --> 00:10:29,145 He's that guy they all thought drowned in the lake, but instead he was up a tree. 195 00:10:29,836 --> 00:10:31,907 But so what? Why am I here? 196 00:10:32,424 --> 00:10:35,980 Well, Dickie, there's been rumors about your recent winning streak. 197 00:10:36,118 --> 00:10:37,118 Course there are. 198 00:10:37,188 --> 00:10:39,397 Haters gonna hate. 199 00:10:39,535 --> 00:10:42,089 But again, why am I here? 200 00:10:42,814 --> 00:10:45,310 The night Finch Palmer was killed, he was being paid to look for people 201 00:10:45,334 --> 00:10:47,750 trying to plant already-caught bass in cages around the lake. 202 00:10:47,888 --> 00:10:50,822 - I assume you're aware of the phenomenon? - Sure, I am. 203 00:10:50,960 --> 00:10:52,652 Every guy on the tournament is. 204 00:10:53,307 --> 00:10:55,206 But how is it I'm the only one here? 205 00:10:55,344 --> 00:10:58,544 Because you're the only one with a rap sheet that includes three assault charges. 206 00:10:59,693 --> 00:11:03,732 You see, the thing is, is I did background checks on everyone who's competing, 207 00:11:03,870 --> 00:11:06,631 and yours is the only one that came back with so much dirt. 208 00:11:06,769 --> 00:11:08,978 And then there's your social media. 209 00:11:09,116 --> 00:11:10,715 Bass aren't the only animals you like to catch. 210 00:11:10,739 --> 00:11:12,361 You hunt deer in the off season. 211 00:11:12,499 --> 00:11:15,260 A guy like you, tracking and shooting Finch would have been easy. 212 00:11:15,398 --> 00:11:19,333 I never killed anybody, and I sure as hell catch all my fish fair and square. 213 00:11:19,471 --> 00:11:22,209 Okay, well, if that's true, I suppose you'll have no trouble telling me 214 00:11:22,233 --> 00:11:24,393 where you were between the hours of 9:00 and 11:00 p.m. 215 00:11:24,476 --> 00:11:25,581 on Wednesday night. 216 00:11:25,719 --> 00:11:27,997 That's when we think Finch was shot to death. 217 00:11:31,276 --> 00:11:32,726 I was, 218 00:11:34,107 --> 00:11:36,799 at my cousin Larry's house, asleep. 219 00:11:36,937 --> 00:11:39,181 Can Cousin Larry confirm that? 220 00:11:39,319 --> 00:11:40,700 He's a big rig driver. 221 00:11:40,838 --> 00:11:43,012 He was probably halfway across the country that night. 222 00:11:43,150 --> 00:11:45,739 He's just letting me stay at his place when I'm in town. 223 00:11:45,877 --> 00:11:48,259 Not much of an alibi, Dickie. 224 00:11:48,742 --> 00:11:50,433 Hey. 225 00:11:50,571 --> 00:11:54,092 Sorry to interrupt, but there's a guy downstairs that says he's your dad. 226 00:11:54,714 --> 00:11:56,232 A guy who says he's your what? 227 00:11:58,959 --> 00:12:00,029 Hey, what's going on? 228 00:12:00,167 --> 00:12:02,963 Pretty small, Son. Pretty damn small. 229 00:12:03,101 --> 00:12:04,689 Excuse me, what does that mean? 230 00:12:04,827 --> 00:12:06,346 You don't like me. That's no secret. 231 00:12:06,484 --> 00:12:08,348 But treating Dickie this way, 232 00:12:08,486 --> 00:12:10,050 making people think he had something to do 233 00:12:10,074 --> 00:12:12,766 with what happened to that poor man in the tree. 234 00:12:14,734 --> 00:12:17,574 Are you really suggesting I told the police about Dickie because of you? 235 00:12:19,566 --> 00:12:21,926 You're unbelievable. I told the police about Dickie because, 236 00:12:21,982 --> 00:12:24,122 as you damn well know, people think he's a cheat. 237 00:12:24,260 --> 00:12:25,537 Rumors. Innuendo. 238 00:12:25,675 --> 00:12:27,919 Did you know he's been arrested three times for assault? 239 00:12:28,057 --> 00:12:29,057 Did you know that? 240 00:12:29,127 --> 00:12:31,026 You, of all people, should know 241 00:12:31,164 --> 00:12:33,614 that an assault charge doesn't make a man a killer. 242 00:12:33,753 --> 00:12:36,307 You really wanna go there, Dad? You really wanna go there? 243 00:12:36,445 --> 00:12:39,517 Two years ago, I drove all the way to Apalachee 244 00:12:39,655 --> 00:12:42,106 to visit you, make sure you were okay. 245 00:12:42,244 --> 00:12:44,487 What do they tell me when I get there? 246 00:12:45,074 --> 00:12:48,422 "Nope. Sorry, sir, he doesn't want to see you." 247 00:12:48,560 --> 00:12:49,838 That was to hurt me. 248 00:12:49,976 --> 00:12:51,701 This is too. 249 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:53,911 I know I wasn't the greatest father. 250 00:12:54,049 --> 00:12:57,086 You weren't any kind of father. You left! You remember that? 251 00:12:58,087 --> 00:13:00,158 You okay, champ? 252 00:13:00,296 --> 00:13:02,229 I came as soon as I heard. 253 00:13:02,367 --> 00:13:04,162 Yeah, I'm fine. I just wanna get out of here. 254 00:13:04,300 --> 00:13:05,646 Oh. Let's go. 255 00:13:10,997 --> 00:13:12,722 Is that seriously your dad? 256 00:13:12,861 --> 00:13:15,035 Yeah. He's one of Dickie's sponsors. 257 00:13:16,105 --> 00:13:17,727 You wanna talk about it? 258 00:13:17,866 --> 00:13:20,426 No, I just... I got, like, a hundred texts from the EBC director. 259 00:13:20,454 --> 00:13:22,767 He wants an update. I should go talk to him. 260 00:13:22,905 --> 00:13:25,563 - I take it Dickie didn't confess? - No. 261 00:13:25,701 --> 00:13:27,541 No, but you were right to put him on our radar. 262 00:13:27,668 --> 00:13:29,153 He's nervous about something. 263 00:13:29,636 --> 00:13:30,775 Go see your client. 264 00:13:30,913 --> 00:13:32,546 I'm gonna pay a visit to Finch Palmer's wife, 265 00:13:32,570 --> 00:13:34,917 see if he had any enemies outside of the EBC. 266 00:13:35,469 --> 00:13:36,470 Yeah. 267 00:13:41,372 --> 00:13:46,101 Finch and I still shared the house, but our lives, not so much. 268 00:13:46,239 --> 00:13:48,275 Six months ago, we separated. 269 00:13:49,069 --> 00:13:51,692 But I've listened to enough true crime podcasts to know 270 00:13:51,831 --> 00:13:56,007 that when a married person is killed, the spouse is always the first suspect. 271 00:13:56,145 --> 00:13:57,837 So I put together a few things 272 00:13:57,975 --> 00:14:00,494 to help answer questions I knew were coming. 273 00:14:01,047 --> 00:14:04,291 The night Finch was killed, I was at a wedding in Orlando. 274 00:14:04,429 --> 00:14:07,053 This is my hotel bill, 275 00:14:07,191 --> 00:14:09,710 plus credit card receipts from the drive, 276 00:14:09,849 --> 00:14:13,404 and names and numbers of other guests who'll confirm I was there. 277 00:14:13,542 --> 00:14:15,682 Thank you. That helps. 278 00:14:15,820 --> 00:14:18,788 Can you think of anyone else who may have wanted to hurt Finch? 279 00:14:18,927 --> 00:14:22,413 Last few years, his friend group got a little strange, 280 00:14:22,551 --> 00:14:24,035 a little conspiracy-minded. 281 00:14:24,725 --> 00:14:28,074 Honestly, that's one reason why he and I drifted apart. 282 00:14:28,212 --> 00:14:31,042 But the guys I met all seemed harmless. 283 00:14:32,078 --> 00:14:34,321 That camera, is it yours? 284 00:14:34,459 --> 00:14:36,392 No, that was Finch's. 285 00:14:54,548 --> 00:14:55,584 House call. 286 00:14:56,412 --> 00:14:57,931 - This can't be good. - It's not. 287 00:14:58,552 --> 00:15:01,141 Finch Palmer's camera, it was at his house. 288 00:15:01,279 --> 00:15:03,639 He wasn't taking pictures the night he was killed after all. 289 00:15:04,248 --> 00:15:05,528 So if he wasn't taking pictures, 290 00:15:05,628 --> 00:15:06,985 what was he doing out on the lake? 291 00:15:07,009 --> 00:15:09,129 Gonna have to file that under questions that can wait, 292 00:15:09,253 --> 00:15:12,133 because if you still think he was killed by someone he caught cheating... 293 00:15:13,602 --> 00:15:16,605 the next person we need to talk to is your dad. 294 00:15:26,580 --> 00:15:27,580 Mr. Decker. 295 00:15:27,616 --> 00:15:29,100 Morning. 296 00:15:29,238 --> 00:15:31,585 I'm Detective Abreu. Thanks for coming in. 297 00:15:31,723 --> 00:15:33,518 Always happy to help the police 298 00:15:33,656 --> 00:15:37,867 and to speak to the character of a trusted friend and business associate. 299 00:15:38,006 --> 00:15:40,836 As I told my son yesterday, Dickie Dupree... 300 00:15:40,974 --> 00:15:44,944 Dickie's no longer our top suspect in Finch Palmer's murder. 301 00:15:45,082 --> 00:15:46,324 This guy is. 302 00:15:47,118 --> 00:15:49,155 I know your company is Dickie's main sponsor, 303 00:15:49,293 --> 00:15:54,194 but who needs MuskMaster Select when he's got you sinking pre-caught fish for him? 304 00:15:54,332 --> 00:15:56,645 Those pictures were taken by Finch Palmer Tuesday night. 305 00:15:56,783 --> 00:15:58,243 Wednesday night, he was shot and killed. 306 00:15:58,267 --> 00:16:00,373 It-It's hard not to see the connection. 307 00:16:00,511 --> 00:16:05,205 If you did kill Finch, the only question is why you waited almost 24 hours. 308 00:16:05,343 --> 00:16:08,243 But considering he never sent these photos to the director of the EBC, 309 00:16:08,381 --> 00:16:09,381 I have a theory. 310 00:16:09,485 --> 00:16:11,280 Finch tried to blackmail you with these. 311 00:16:11,418 --> 00:16:14,525 Instead of paying him, you lured him back out to the lake and gunned him down. 312 00:16:14,663 --> 00:16:15,663 That's just... 313 00:16:15,733 --> 00:16:18,391 No... No, R.J., tell her. 314 00:16:18,529 --> 00:16:19,771 Tell her what? 315 00:16:19,909 --> 00:16:21,325 That I'm not a killer. 316 00:16:22,671 --> 00:16:24,742 Son, you know me. 317 00:16:25,329 --> 00:16:28,366 I'm gonna tell you what I would tell anyone in this situation. 318 00:16:28,504 --> 00:16:31,369 Tell the truth. It's not your strong suit. I know. 319 00:16:33,854 --> 00:16:35,718 It's the only way you're gonna help yourself. 320 00:16:35,856 --> 00:16:36,892 Tell the truth. 321 00:16:37,030 --> 00:16:38,790 Yesterday, when we spoke to Dickie, 322 00:16:38,928 --> 00:16:41,414 it was pretty obvious he was hiding something. 323 00:16:41,552 --> 00:16:44,382 Maybe that's because he was with you the night Finch was killed. 324 00:16:44,520 --> 00:16:46,695 Maybe he's the one who pulled the trigger. 325 00:16:49,422 --> 00:16:52,494 Dickie does have an alibi for that night. We both do. 326 00:16:53,288 --> 00:16:56,291 We were at Dickie's storage unit in Pembroke Pines, 327 00:16:56,429 --> 00:16:58,051 the one on Windsor Drive. 328 00:16:58,189 --> 00:17:02,607 One of his other sponsors, Kaneshiro Company, they make fishing rods, 329 00:17:02,745 --> 00:17:06,094 and the thing is, Dickie doesn't... like their rods very much. 330 00:17:06,232 --> 00:17:08,889 So we were heat-gunning some Kaneshiro labels 331 00:17:09,028 --> 00:17:11,409 onto the brand of rod he does like. 332 00:17:11,547 --> 00:17:16,000 Dickie didn't tell you because it would have cost him his deal with Kaneshiro. 333 00:17:16,138 --> 00:17:18,278 The overnight guy at the storage place, 334 00:17:18,416 --> 00:17:20,315 I mean, he saw us coming and going. 335 00:17:21,143 --> 00:17:22,383 Call the place. He'll tell you. 336 00:17:24,767 --> 00:17:26,562 Wait here. 337 00:17:29,738 --> 00:17:31,291 - R.J. - Yeah? 338 00:17:31,429 --> 00:17:34,536 Everything I have is tied up in MuskMaster Select. 339 00:17:35,226 --> 00:17:39,058 If there's anything you can do, just keep these between us. 340 00:17:41,232 --> 00:17:44,511 You may not be going to prison, but you're not going back to the EBC. 341 00:17:44,649 --> 00:17:46,306 You and Dickie, you're done. 342 00:17:56,109 --> 00:17:59,112 The guy at the storage facility confirmed your dad's story. 343 00:17:59,250 --> 00:18:01,942 He and Dickie were both there the night Finch Palmer was killed, 344 00:18:02,081 --> 00:18:03,910 so I kicked your dad loose. 345 00:18:04,048 --> 00:18:05,084 Okay. 346 00:18:05,222 --> 00:18:06,257 Good. 347 00:18:07,293 --> 00:18:09,571 I can't tell if you're relieved or disappointed. 348 00:18:10,227 --> 00:18:14,265 I'm disappointed... our suspect list is back down to zero, 349 00:18:14,403 --> 00:18:16,992 unless you think that's the guy that did it. 350 00:18:17,786 --> 00:18:19,857 I'm assuming that's the dummy the dive team found 351 00:18:19,995 --> 00:18:21,315 when they were dragging the lake. 352 00:18:21,445 --> 00:18:23,045 Yeah, somebody put it in here as a joke. 353 00:18:23,136 --> 00:18:25,483 I'm pretty sure Ragsdale's afraid of it. 354 00:18:25,621 --> 00:18:27,244 I just got a text from the ME. 355 00:18:27,382 --> 00:18:30,178 He's done with Finch Palmer's autopsy, wants to go over a few things. 356 00:18:30,316 --> 00:18:33,388 You're welcome to join. You can even bring your new friend. 357 00:18:37,806 --> 00:18:39,601 Ernie, you know R.J. Decker. 358 00:18:39,739 --> 00:18:40,774 I do. 359 00:18:40,912 --> 00:18:42,121 - Hey. How you doing? - Hey. 360 00:18:42,259 --> 00:18:43,501 Good to see you. 361 00:18:43,639 --> 00:18:46,090 That hand was just inside a dead guy. 362 00:18:46,228 --> 00:18:47,788 I mean, he was wearing gloves, you know. 363 00:18:47,850 --> 00:18:50,750 Ernie, not the dead guy, but still. 364 00:18:51,406 --> 00:18:53,132 It's a good color on you. 365 00:18:53,270 --> 00:18:55,444 Oh, thanks. 366 00:18:55,582 --> 00:18:57,205 Yeah, I know I'm not supposed to be here. 367 00:18:57,343 --> 00:19:00,069 There's just something I need to show you about the case, I mean. 368 00:19:00,208 --> 00:19:01,899 But... You know, Ernie, you go first. 369 00:19:02,037 --> 00:19:03,290 It'll be more dramatic that way. 370 00:19:03,314 --> 00:19:04,936 Okay, the cause of death 371 00:19:06,041 --> 00:19:07,905 was the gunshot wounds to the chest. 372 00:19:08,043 --> 00:19:09,838 Yeah, that was pretty obvious at the scene. 373 00:19:09,976 --> 00:19:11,460 Yeah, well, here's what wasn't. 374 00:19:11,598 --> 00:19:14,083 The bullets were fired on an even trajectory like this. 375 00:19:14,222 --> 00:19:16,603 The shooter was on equal footing with the victim. 376 00:19:16,741 --> 00:19:19,779 Okay, so whoever shot Finch didn't do it from below. 377 00:19:19,917 --> 00:19:22,299 Yeah, so Finch was shot on the ground and then carried up. 378 00:19:22,437 --> 00:19:23,714 Wrong. 379 00:19:23,852 --> 00:19:26,510 Sorry. That's just why I wanted him to go first. 380 00:19:26,648 --> 00:19:28,822 Come on, come check this out. 381 00:19:32,723 --> 00:19:34,552 This is the tree the body was in. 382 00:19:34,690 --> 00:19:36,830 I took a cherry picker out to the scene to examine it. 383 00:19:37,383 --> 00:19:40,248 Okay, all these broken branches two feet out from the trunk, 384 00:19:40,386 --> 00:19:43,251 that shows the body's path as it fell. 385 00:19:43,389 --> 00:19:45,080 Now, the trunk. 386 00:19:45,701 --> 00:19:48,394 These were taken from about 15 feet up from the ground 387 00:19:48,532 --> 00:19:49,852 below where the body was perched, 388 00:19:49,947 --> 00:19:53,330 and look at all these young branches on both sides. 389 00:19:53,468 --> 00:19:56,747 I mean, none of them are snapped or even bent. 390 00:19:56,885 --> 00:19:59,070 So if anyone had climbed the tree, either Finch or the killer, 391 00:19:59,094 --> 00:20:00,958 some of these branches would have been broken. 392 00:20:01,096 --> 00:20:05,100 Okay, but if no one climbed the tree, how the hell did that body get up there? 393 00:20:07,275 --> 00:20:09,242 There you are. 394 00:20:10,001 --> 00:20:11,589 What are you doing here? 395 00:20:11,727 --> 00:20:13,591 I had to pick up a few things the police seized 396 00:20:13,729 --> 00:20:16,284 when they thought I, you know, killed my dad. 397 00:20:16,422 --> 00:20:18,113 Okay. Yeah, that. 398 00:20:18,251 --> 00:20:20,840 I swung by the bullpen in case you were around. 399 00:20:20,978 --> 00:20:22,290 Wanted to say hi. 400 00:20:22,428 --> 00:20:24,602 - Hey, yeah. - You good? 401 00:20:24,740 --> 00:20:26,570 Me? Yeah, no, I'm good. I'm good. 402 00:20:27,985 --> 00:20:29,124 So that's a lie. 403 00:20:31,816 --> 00:20:34,750 You... Do you want to go somewhere, talk about it? 404 00:20:34,888 --> 00:20:36,062 Maybe I can help. 405 00:20:37,305 --> 00:20:38,305 Yeah. 406 00:20:40,273 --> 00:20:42,793 Okay, so just to be clear, 407 00:20:43,414 --> 00:20:47,246 you're glad your dad didn't shoot a guy and stash him in a tree, right? 408 00:20:49,558 --> 00:20:50,558 Yes. 409 00:20:50,628 --> 00:20:52,147 That was quite a pause. 410 00:20:52,285 --> 00:20:54,149 Well, he's quite a dad. 411 00:20:55,599 --> 00:20:58,774 It's funny, you know, when I was growing up, actually... 412 00:21:00,983 --> 00:21:04,021 I sort of idolized him. I mean, he was the fun parent. 413 00:21:04,159 --> 00:21:06,886 He was the one that always said yes. 414 00:21:07,024 --> 00:21:09,060 When I was ten years old, there was this game 415 00:21:09,198 --> 00:21:11,960 I desperately, desperately wanted to see it, the Orange Bowl, 416 00:21:12,098 --> 00:21:13,444 Miami, Nebraska. 417 00:21:14,445 --> 00:21:16,482 Problem was, it was... it was sold out. 418 00:21:17,448 --> 00:21:19,864 A couple of hours before kickoff, he drives me down there, 419 00:21:20,002 --> 00:21:22,419 but instead of pulling out tickets, he pulls out a clipboard. 420 00:21:22,557 --> 00:21:26,457 He says, "Son, nobody ever stops a man with a clipboard." 421 00:21:27,907 --> 00:21:29,115 Okay. 422 00:21:29,253 --> 00:21:31,945 He walks right past the guard, and for 45 minutes 423 00:21:32,083 --> 00:21:33,533 just examines the railing. 424 00:21:34,120 --> 00:21:37,365 Anybody asks, he-he comes up with a job on the spot. 425 00:21:38,124 --> 00:21:39,884 "I'm here to count the urinal cakes." 426 00:21:40,022 --> 00:21:43,440 "I'm here to make sure the fryers don't go above 375." 427 00:21:45,027 --> 00:21:47,823 I ended up watching the whole game from the concourse. 428 00:21:49,722 --> 00:21:50,999 Miami won by a point. 429 00:21:53,933 --> 00:21:56,867 When I was 16, my-my parents got divorced. That part I understood. 430 00:21:57,005 --> 00:21:58,524 They weren't a good match. 431 00:21:59,628 --> 00:22:04,461 But what I didn't understand was how he just disappeared after that. 432 00:22:06,359 --> 00:22:08,682 Me and my brothers, we thought we'd at least get him on the weekends, 433 00:22:08,706 --> 00:22:10,052 but no. 434 00:22:11,916 --> 00:22:15,851 He moved out of state, just jumped from one big idea to the next. 435 00:22:15,989 --> 00:22:18,854 Engines that run on french fry grease, 436 00:22:18,992 --> 00:22:21,443 truffle orchards, blimp advertising. 437 00:22:21,581 --> 00:22:23,928 I mean, can you guess how many of those worked out? 438 00:22:25,758 --> 00:22:28,519 About a year later, my mom got in a bad car accident. 439 00:22:29,555 --> 00:22:30,832 Almost died. 440 00:22:31,971 --> 00:22:33,248 Know what my dad did? 441 00:22:33,973 --> 00:22:35,354 He sent flowers. 442 00:22:36,182 --> 00:22:37,356 He didn't come home? 443 00:22:42,706 --> 00:22:44,535 I'm s... I'm sorry. I... 444 00:22:45,502 --> 00:22:47,711 I know your dad put you through a lot worse. 445 00:22:47,849 --> 00:22:50,507 No. It's okay. It's not a contest. 446 00:22:52,060 --> 00:22:56,375 And yet if it were, I would win, right? 447 00:22:58,446 --> 00:23:01,345 I never solved my dad. 448 00:23:03,209 --> 00:23:05,384 But I'm glad you told me about yours. 449 00:23:06,937 --> 00:23:09,802 I feel like I understand you a little better. 450 00:23:10,285 --> 00:23:13,875 I can't tell if that's a good thing or a bad thing. 451 00:23:14,738 --> 00:23:16,774 It's always a good thing. 452 00:23:22,849 --> 00:23:24,161 Sorry. 453 00:23:25,404 --> 00:23:26,439 Speak of the devil. 454 00:23:27,440 --> 00:23:29,320 He wants to meet at a bar called the Bilgewater. 455 00:23:29,373 --> 00:23:31,202 Says it's important. 456 00:23:32,031 --> 00:23:33,757 Maybe he wants to apologize. 457 00:23:33,895 --> 00:23:37,208 Better chance he wants to sell me about 100 gallons of fish attractant. 458 00:23:44,630 --> 00:23:45,631 Hey. 459 00:23:47,046 --> 00:23:48,150 Thanks for coming. 460 00:23:48,288 --> 00:23:49,324 Yeah. 461 00:23:52,085 --> 00:23:55,675 I came this close to packing up and getting out of Dodge today. 462 00:23:56,365 --> 00:23:59,127 Then I thought about that look I saw in your eyes. 463 00:23:59,265 --> 00:24:02,164 And you honestly thought I could have killed that man? 464 00:24:02,302 --> 00:24:05,074 Dad, if you called me out here hoping I was gonna apologize, it's not gonna... 465 00:24:05,098 --> 00:24:07,756 No, no, no, I called you here because it was a wake-up call. 466 00:24:07,894 --> 00:24:09,517 A big one. 467 00:24:09,655 --> 00:24:14,038 My own son thinking I had murder in my heart. 468 00:24:14,694 --> 00:24:19,216 Made me realize how badly I need to fix things between us. 469 00:24:19,803 --> 00:24:21,390 And so I decided, 470 00:24:21,529 --> 00:24:26,085 good start would be to solve this case for you. 471 00:24:26,568 --> 00:24:29,640 That's why I came here tonight. 472 00:24:29,778 --> 00:24:32,160 - It is? Okay. - I asked around. 473 00:24:32,298 --> 00:24:36,475 I found out this was Finch Palmer's regular watering hole. 474 00:24:37,303 --> 00:24:39,167 Figured I'd pop in, 475 00:24:39,305 --> 00:24:41,169 turn on the Decker charm, 476 00:24:41,307 --> 00:24:43,551 see if I can learn any secrets. 477 00:24:43,689 --> 00:24:46,933 That's very sweet, but I-I think you're gonna find being a PI isn't as easy as... 478 00:24:47,071 --> 00:24:49,453 No, no, no, no, no. You don't understand, kiddo. 479 00:24:49,591 --> 00:24:50,661 It's already done. 480 00:24:52,421 --> 00:24:55,355 I know who killed Finch Palmer. 481 00:25:01,569 --> 00:25:04,157 Here it is. Merle Crews. 482 00:25:04,882 --> 00:25:08,127 That's him and Finch last Saint Patty's Day. 483 00:25:08,852 --> 00:25:10,578 Thank you. 484 00:25:10,716 --> 00:25:14,064 They'd... they'd argue sometimes, mostly about dumb stuff 485 00:25:14,202 --> 00:25:18,620 like... was the moon landing faked or are lizard people real? 486 00:25:18,758 --> 00:25:21,347 I think they both just watched too much X-Files. 487 00:25:21,485 --> 00:25:24,419 Yeah, his wife said something to my friend about he and his pals being 488 00:25:24,557 --> 00:25:27,491 a little... a little conspiracy-minded. 489 00:25:27,629 --> 00:25:29,349 You know I already told him all this, right? 490 00:25:29,458 --> 00:25:32,772 Yeah, I do. We have some... We have some trust issues. 491 00:25:32,910 --> 00:25:34,567 Late Wednesday, Merle came in alone. 492 00:25:35,154 --> 00:25:36,535 Looked white as a ghost. 493 00:25:37,259 --> 00:25:40,228 Ordered a shot of whiskey. Merle never drank whiskey. 494 00:25:40,366 --> 00:25:42,989 He was a beer man. Drift Draft IPA every time. 495 00:25:43,127 --> 00:25:46,096 Wednesday, he downed three shots of whiskey, 496 00:25:46,234 --> 00:25:48,892 then took off out of the parking lot like a bat out of hell. 497 00:25:49,030 --> 00:25:50,928 - You have an address for Merle? - No. 498 00:25:51,066 --> 00:25:53,275 And even if I did, I don't think you'd find him there. 499 00:25:53,413 --> 00:25:56,693 Before he took off, he, put his cell phone on the ground and stomped on it. 500 00:25:57,245 --> 00:25:59,765 - He was worried about being tracked. - Thanks. 501 00:25:59,903 --> 00:26:02,664 I picked it up just in case he, came back. 502 00:26:02,802 --> 00:26:04,390 Oh, here. 503 00:26:07,393 --> 00:26:08,739 Who's this here? 504 00:26:09,533 --> 00:26:11,224 - That's Dottie, Merle's mom. - Oh, yeah? 505 00:26:11,362 --> 00:26:12,398 G and T, two limes. 506 00:26:12,950 --> 00:26:14,883 She's a regular too. 507 00:26:15,021 --> 00:26:18,404 You wouldn't happen to have her address by any chance, would you? 508 00:26:20,130 --> 00:26:22,719 Almost 8:00. We've been out here all night. 509 00:26:22,857 --> 00:26:24,859 No sign of Merle. 510 00:26:26,136 --> 00:26:27,586 Maybe your hunch was wrong. 511 00:26:27,724 --> 00:26:30,105 Maybe he isn't crashing with his mom after all. 512 00:26:30,243 --> 00:26:32,314 You insisted on coming with me. 513 00:26:32,452 --> 00:26:33,971 You do remember that, right? 514 00:26:34,109 --> 00:26:38,079 Oh, sorry. I guess I just figured wrapping up the case would be... 515 00:26:38,217 --> 00:26:40,978 Easier. Everything's gotta be easy, fast. 516 00:26:41,116 --> 00:26:42,601 As little hard work as possible. 517 00:26:43,360 --> 00:26:44,741 Oh, come on. 518 00:26:50,091 --> 00:26:52,334 I'm sorry. I'm just... I'm... I'm tired. 519 00:26:52,472 --> 00:26:55,096 Oh, you've got nothing to apologize for. 520 00:26:55,786 --> 00:26:57,374 I am allergic to hard work. 521 00:26:57,512 --> 00:26:59,100 I always have been. 522 00:27:00,308 --> 00:27:04,553 But I swear, every time I told you my luck was about to change, 523 00:27:04,692 --> 00:27:07,902 every time I said I was about to come into money 524 00:27:08,040 --> 00:27:10,594 that would change things for all of us, 525 00:27:10,732 --> 00:27:11,733 I meant it. 526 00:27:12,423 --> 00:27:13,770 I believed it. 527 00:27:14,771 --> 00:27:16,807 And then one day, it hit me. 528 00:27:17,566 --> 00:27:20,569 I'd gotten so good at tricking people, 529 00:27:22,019 --> 00:27:23,780 I was tricking myself. 530 00:27:24,850 --> 00:27:28,957 These last few years, I almost called you a bunch of times. 531 00:27:29,924 --> 00:27:31,511 Almost? 532 00:27:31,650 --> 00:27:36,068 Yeah. I-I'd get as far as picturing you asking me what I was up to. 533 00:27:36,206 --> 00:27:38,553 I couldn't come up with anything 534 00:27:38,691 --> 00:27:41,176 I wanted to hear myself say out loud. 535 00:27:42,108 --> 00:27:44,179 But I shouldn't have let that stop me. 536 00:27:46,216 --> 00:27:47,873 I care about you, R.J. 537 00:27:49,184 --> 00:27:51,704 Even if I do a lousy job showing it. 538 00:27:55,018 --> 00:27:56,191 Hey, check it out. 539 00:27:56,329 --> 00:27:58,090 Yeah. 540 00:27:58,228 --> 00:28:01,162 A lot of groceries for such a little lady. 541 00:28:01,300 --> 00:28:03,785 Drift Draft IPA. Merle's beer of choice. 542 00:28:04,613 --> 00:28:06,685 - He's in there. You were right. - Yeah. 543 00:28:07,409 --> 00:28:08,721 Okay, what now? 544 00:28:08,859 --> 00:28:10,827 I distract Dottie. 545 00:28:10,965 --> 00:28:13,899 You sneak around back and apprehend Merle. 546 00:28:14,037 --> 00:28:15,357 What? What are you talking about? 547 00:28:15,486 --> 00:28:17,868 - I'll only use force if she resists. - What? 548 00:28:18,006 --> 00:28:19,594 Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, no, don't. 549 00:28:19,732 --> 00:28:22,114 You stay right here. I'm calling Mel. 550 00:28:25,082 --> 00:28:27,222 We looked at your phone records, Mr. Crews. 551 00:28:27,360 --> 00:28:31,226 We know that you and Finch Palmer exchanged 29 calls the day he died. 552 00:28:31,364 --> 00:28:33,584 Just like we know that right around the time he was killed, 553 00:28:33,608 --> 00:28:36,024 your phone was pinging off a tower just a mile away. 554 00:28:36,162 --> 00:28:39,303 You were at the lake that night. Only thing we don't know is why. 555 00:28:39,441 --> 00:28:41,927 It wasn't to help him look for cheating fishermen. 556 00:28:42,065 --> 00:28:44,446 We know Finch left his camera at home that night. 557 00:28:44,584 --> 00:28:48,727 Best guess, one of the little disagreements you guys had went nuclear. 558 00:28:48,865 --> 00:28:52,316 You told Finch to meet you at the lake, and you shot him. 559 00:28:52,903 --> 00:28:54,525 This is nice work. 560 00:28:54,663 --> 00:28:56,424 One of the finest fakes I've ever seen. 561 00:28:56,562 --> 00:28:58,529 You think this is a fake? 562 00:28:58,667 --> 00:29:01,015 Not the photo, the body. 563 00:29:01,153 --> 00:29:04,432 - What do you mean the body's a fake? - I mean Finch isn't dead. 564 00:29:04,570 --> 00:29:05,605 He was taken. 565 00:29:06,468 --> 00:29:08,643 What you have in the morgue is a replicant, 566 00:29:08,781 --> 00:29:11,301 just meat in the shape of a man. 567 00:29:11,439 --> 00:29:14,079 They would have been able to clone it with just a few of his cells. 568 00:29:14,131 --> 00:29:16,478 Okay, okay, okay. Who's they? 569 00:29:16,616 --> 00:29:18,584 The Feds. 570 00:29:18,722 --> 00:29:21,552 Are either of you familiar with the term UAP? 571 00:29:21,690 --> 00:29:26,557 Yeah, that's what people who believe in aliens call UFOs these days... 572 00:29:26,695 --> 00:29:29,077 "Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon." 573 00:29:29,215 --> 00:29:32,046 Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon. 574 00:29:32,184 --> 00:29:35,463 See, the night this happened, Finch saw one crash into the lake. 575 00:29:35,601 --> 00:29:37,914 That's why we were on the phone so much the next day. 576 00:29:38,052 --> 00:29:41,710 He was gonna go back, locate the UAP with sonar and tow it in. 577 00:29:42,297 --> 00:29:44,257 He wanted me to be there to look it over with him. 578 00:29:44,334 --> 00:29:45,369 I was late. 579 00:29:45,853 --> 00:29:47,658 I'll have to live with that the rest of my life, 580 00:29:47,682 --> 00:29:51,168 'cause by the time I got back, the UAP repaired itself. 581 00:29:51,306 --> 00:29:56,622 It was in the air again, and it was lifting Finch into a beam of light. 582 00:30:00,143 --> 00:30:01,696 I got left behind. 583 00:30:01,834 --> 00:30:06,287 And so you went to the Bilgewater to, what, drown your sorrows? 584 00:30:06,425 --> 00:30:08,082 I knew it was only a matter of time 585 00:30:08,220 --> 00:30:10,498 before the boys at Wright-Patterson came looking for me, 586 00:30:10,636 --> 00:30:13,708 so I stomped on my phone, went to stay with my mom. 587 00:30:13,846 --> 00:30:16,090 Look, you don't have to believe me. 588 00:30:16,228 --> 00:30:19,818 But if you're smart, you will believe the pictures I took. 589 00:30:20,473 --> 00:30:22,682 Get me a computer. Let me into my cloud. 590 00:30:22,821 --> 00:30:24,236 I'll show you. 591 00:30:25,513 --> 00:30:29,241 Like I said, Finch isn't dead, just taken. 592 00:30:36,627 --> 00:30:38,871 - Obviously, Merle Crews is... - Nuts. 593 00:30:39,009 --> 00:30:43,531 Also obvious, I'm not about to put out an APB on an ET. And yet... 594 00:30:43,669 --> 00:30:46,983 And yet something had to leave his body up there on that high branch. 595 00:30:47,121 --> 00:30:48,536 And if this picture is legit... 596 00:30:48,674 --> 00:30:50,503 And all its metadata says it is. 597 00:30:50,641 --> 00:30:53,058 Then something just levitated him away, but... 598 00:30:53,196 --> 00:30:55,370 - But what? - Mutant dragonfly. 599 00:30:55,508 --> 00:30:57,545 It ate uranium or something. 600 00:30:57,683 --> 00:31:01,273 Now it's 20 feet long, like a reverse Spider-Man thing. 601 00:31:01,411 --> 00:31:02,930 - What? - Okay, fine. 602 00:31:03,068 --> 00:31:05,829 You come up with something that's big enough to lift a man 603 00:31:05,967 --> 00:31:08,245 and goes flying all over a lake. 604 00:31:10,523 --> 00:31:12,284 I don't know if it could lift a man, 605 00:31:12,422 --> 00:31:15,356 but I definitely know something that flies all over a lake. 606 00:31:27,057 --> 00:31:29,784 Riz Bashir, Walt Taylor, I'm Detective Mel Abreu. 607 00:31:29,922 --> 00:31:32,718 I'm gonna need you to come with me and answer some questions. 608 00:31:34,858 --> 00:31:38,068 I gotta say, if you're looking for technical assistance, 609 00:31:38,206 --> 00:31:39,759 we should have my partner here. 610 00:31:39,898 --> 00:31:42,590 Walt's really the brains of the outfit. 611 00:31:42,728 --> 00:31:45,455 So just tell us, how'd you two get to be partners? 612 00:31:45,593 --> 00:31:47,284 We met at Argus. 613 00:31:47,422 --> 00:31:48,941 The big defense contractor. 614 00:31:49,079 --> 00:31:51,599 Riz was on the commercial side. I was an engineer. 615 00:31:51,737 --> 00:31:56,086 We saw an opportunity and left to start Drone Nova two years ago. 616 00:31:56,224 --> 00:31:59,193 And now you fly cameras over fishing tournaments? 617 00:31:59,331 --> 00:32:02,334 Event security is our core business. 618 00:32:02,472 --> 00:32:05,268 Crowd monitoring, that sort of thing. 619 00:32:05,406 --> 00:32:07,753 Your website struck me as a little more aspirational. 620 00:32:08,305 --> 00:32:10,756 It says here you're working on a next-gen autonomous 621 00:32:10,894 --> 00:32:12,378 heavy lifting platform. 622 00:32:12,516 --> 00:32:14,933 Right. A drone big enough to move a person. 623 00:32:15,071 --> 00:32:16,693 Move them where? 624 00:32:16,831 --> 00:32:20,007 Off of a battlefield, out of a flood zone, away from a wildfire. 625 00:32:20,593 --> 00:32:22,009 So do you have prototypes? 626 00:32:22,147 --> 00:32:24,608 I can't discuss any patented technology we have in development. 627 00:32:24,632 --> 00:32:26,185 We've got NDAs up to our eyeballs. 628 00:32:26,323 --> 00:32:29,050 Finch Palmer told his friend he saw a UAP crash into the lake 629 00:32:29,188 --> 00:32:30,776 where you guys have been working. 630 00:32:31,535 --> 00:32:33,813 Finch Palmer believed in, aliens? 631 00:32:33,952 --> 00:32:36,126 We think he misunderstood what he saw. 632 00:32:36,264 --> 00:32:39,129 The craft that went down that night, it wasn't from outer space. 633 00:32:39,267 --> 00:32:40,372 It was from your lab. 634 00:32:41,200 --> 00:32:44,307 When the police dragged the lake, they found this guy. 635 00:32:44,445 --> 00:32:46,965 Got me thinking, "What if he was what your people mover 636 00:32:47,103 --> 00:32:49,484 was moving the night it went down?" 637 00:32:50,037 --> 00:32:52,936 Finch went back to the lake the next night to retrieve the UAP. 638 00:32:53,799 --> 00:32:56,560 It occurred to us maybe you had surveillance drones patrolling. 639 00:32:56,698 --> 00:32:58,338 - Stay back! - You saw him looking for it. 640 00:33:02,290 --> 00:33:05,431 Someone caught up to Finch, shot him twice. 641 00:33:06,087 --> 00:33:07,927 Why would we kill someone over a crashed drone? 642 00:33:07,986 --> 00:33:10,609 I mean, do you know how many prototypes go down during RandD? 643 00:33:10,747 --> 00:33:12,300 Probably a lot. 644 00:33:12,438 --> 00:33:14,233 But how many were recovered by third parties? 645 00:33:14,371 --> 00:33:17,926 And more importantly, how many are developed using stolen tech? 646 00:33:18,065 --> 00:33:22,103 Court filings show your departure from Argus ended in litigation. 647 00:33:22,241 --> 00:33:24,002 They sued the hell out of you guys. 648 00:33:24,899 --> 00:33:27,522 They said that your drones were rip-offs of their tech. 649 00:33:28,075 --> 00:33:30,560 They had to drop that suit. They couldn't prove any of it. 650 00:33:30,698 --> 00:33:33,332 That's because they couldn't get their hands on any of your drones. 651 00:33:33,356 --> 00:33:34,636 But Finch Palmer did, didn't he? 652 00:33:35,185 --> 00:33:37,646 What happened that night when you caught up to him at the lake? 653 00:33:37,670 --> 00:33:39,017 You said you wanted it back. 654 00:33:39,155 --> 00:33:41,122 He said, "No, I want to show the world my UAP." 655 00:33:41,260 --> 00:33:44,746 You knew that someone would figure out that your tech wasn't your tech, 656 00:33:44,884 --> 00:33:45,989 so you killed him. 657 00:33:46,127 --> 00:33:47,687 But then you had his body to deal with. 658 00:33:47,715 --> 00:33:51,098 Was it your idea to use another prototype to adios it? 659 00:33:51,236 --> 00:33:55,723 This was taken by Finch's friend, only it isn't a picture of an alien encounter. 660 00:33:55,861 --> 00:33:58,933 It was you airlifting Finch out to the Atlantic. 661 00:34:05,284 --> 00:34:08,460 Yeah, you couldn't even do that right. You dropped him right in that tree. 662 00:34:09,081 --> 00:34:11,773 I mean, you guys, you have a lot of work to do here. 663 00:34:14,017 --> 00:34:16,433 Actually, I think it's you who has some work to do. 664 00:34:16,571 --> 00:34:19,367 You have a really interesting theory, but that's all you've got. 665 00:34:20,092 --> 00:34:21,542 A theory. 666 00:34:21,680 --> 00:34:23,623 If you believe that Drone Nova's in possession of evidence 667 00:34:23,647 --> 00:34:24,993 to support these claims, 668 00:34:26,133 --> 00:34:27,893 you're welcome to seek a warrant. 669 00:34:30,068 --> 00:34:32,449 So much for divide and conquer. 670 00:34:32,587 --> 00:34:34,210 Yeah, we need to get into the warehouse. 671 00:34:34,348 --> 00:34:36,878 We need to get our hands on the drone they used to move Finch's body. 672 00:34:36,902 --> 00:34:38,535 - You don't think it's long gone? - No, no, no. 673 00:34:38,559 --> 00:34:40,457 Not if it's their last working prototype. 674 00:34:40,595 --> 00:34:42,287 They would need it to make their millions. 675 00:34:42,425 --> 00:34:44,323 You're thinking there could be trace evidence. 676 00:34:44,461 --> 00:34:46,739 A drop of Finch's blood, one of his hairs. 677 00:34:46,877 --> 00:34:49,270 Unfortunately, even if you're right, no judge is giving us a warrant, 678 00:34:49,294 --> 00:34:50,294 not with what we have. 679 00:34:50,398 --> 00:34:52,228 - Yeah. - We gotta get home. 680 00:34:52,366 --> 00:34:54,758 If we're late for your party, Catherine's gonna put our bodies up in a tree. 681 00:34:54,782 --> 00:34:55,817 Yeah, right. 682 00:34:58,924 --> 00:35:00,719 I know lots of ladies fish. 683 00:35:00,857 --> 00:35:03,446 Nothing like getting a big one on the hook. 684 00:35:03,584 --> 00:35:05,965 Swordfish almost jerked me out of my boat one time. 685 00:35:18,219 --> 00:35:19,462 What do you think? 686 00:35:19,600 --> 00:35:21,636 I think, of all the parties that were ever thrown 687 00:35:21,774 --> 00:35:24,846 to celebrate the end of someone's conditional release, 688 00:35:24,984 --> 00:35:26,917 this is definitely one of them. 689 00:35:27,055 --> 00:35:30,058 I gotta say, a week ago, if you'd asked me to name the one person 690 00:35:30,197 --> 00:35:33,372 who would absolutely not be here tonight, it would have been your dad. 691 00:35:33,510 --> 00:35:35,133 You and me both. 692 00:35:35,271 --> 00:35:36,972 Still, I don't think you would have invited him 693 00:35:36,996 --> 00:35:38,964 if things weren't a little better between you. 694 00:35:39,102 --> 00:35:42,416 Yeah. I mean, he genuinely seems to want to make up for stuff. 695 00:35:43,037 --> 00:35:44,917 I don't know, when it comes to being a good dad, 696 00:35:44,970 --> 00:35:48,663 he's always been Lucy with the football, and I'm Charlie Brown, you know. 697 00:35:48,801 --> 00:35:52,080 If you give Reggie Decker a chance to disappoint you, he will. 698 00:35:53,151 --> 00:35:55,843 I know you didn't want me to throw this party. 699 00:35:55,981 --> 00:35:57,914 But I think I'd be remiss if I didn't remind you 700 00:35:58,052 --> 00:36:00,917 that the point of it is to celebrate second chances. 701 00:36:01,849 --> 00:36:03,402 You just got one. 702 00:36:03,989 --> 00:36:05,542 Maybe it's time he got one too. 703 00:36:07,924 --> 00:36:10,133 That's right. 704 00:36:12,031 --> 00:36:14,482 The man of the hour. 705 00:36:15,311 --> 00:36:19,729 - You having a good time, Son? - Oh, yeah, of course. 706 00:36:21,558 --> 00:36:22,558 What's ""? 707 00:36:22,663 --> 00:36:24,182 That smile. 708 00:36:24,320 --> 00:36:25,735 It's your cover-up smile, 709 00:36:25,873 --> 00:36:29,117 one you put on when you're just pretending you're okay. 710 00:36:29,256 --> 00:36:32,949 I remember it from when your gerbil died back in '86. 711 00:36:33,087 --> 00:36:35,020 Maxwell. 712 00:36:35,641 --> 00:36:37,056 No, it's... 713 00:36:37,195 --> 00:36:38,368 It's this case. 714 00:36:38,506 --> 00:36:40,439 Merle Crews, he didn't kill Finch Palmer, 715 00:36:40,577 --> 00:36:44,098 so Mel and I today, we-we took a swing at the guys we think did. 716 00:36:44,236 --> 00:36:45,375 We missed. 717 00:36:45,513 --> 00:36:47,688 Well, let's talk about it. Maybe I can help. 718 00:36:53,797 --> 00:36:55,385 Damn thing just won't hold the hover. 719 00:36:55,523 --> 00:36:57,456 That's three builds, three face-plants. 720 00:36:59,113 --> 00:37:01,426 Maybe it's the Argus tech. Maybe it has to go. 721 00:37:01,564 --> 00:37:04,152 No, the Argus tech's the only thing getting it off the ground. 722 00:37:18,236 --> 00:37:20,721 Gentlemen. Name's Reggie. 723 00:37:20,859 --> 00:37:23,310 Yeah, it recently came to my attention that you two 724 00:37:23,448 --> 00:37:26,416 are the focus of a major murder investigation. 725 00:37:27,210 --> 00:37:28,625 Well, good news. 726 00:37:28,763 --> 00:37:30,075 For a fee, 727 00:37:30,972 --> 00:37:32,836 I know how to get you out of it. 728 00:37:35,494 --> 00:37:37,427 Okay, so here's the skinny. 729 00:37:37,565 --> 00:37:40,119 Associate of mine works for the cops sometimes. 730 00:37:40,672 --> 00:37:44,503 He told me they know you killed that guy down by the lake. 731 00:37:44,641 --> 00:37:46,850 We didn't kill anyone. 732 00:37:46,988 --> 00:37:49,750 You two, don't ever play poker. 733 00:37:50,406 --> 00:37:52,166 Cops also know 734 00:37:52,304 --> 00:37:55,652 that you used one of your drones to try to move the body. 735 00:37:56,515 --> 00:37:58,459 Yes, thank you. The cops already told us these things. 736 00:37:58,483 --> 00:38:02,487 Yeah? Did they also say that they think you're still in possession of that drone? 737 00:38:05,179 --> 00:38:09,666 Hey, anyone who watches NCI EIO, whatever, 738 00:38:10,805 --> 00:38:15,569 they'd say, "Guys, pretty stupid to think it'd have DNA on it." 739 00:38:16,259 --> 00:38:18,296 But me, I'm an entrepreneur. 740 00:38:18,434 --> 00:38:22,714 Now, I get that you can't just throw your dream on the old junk heap, 741 00:38:22,852 --> 00:38:24,785 and that's why I brought you this. 742 00:38:27,788 --> 00:38:30,446 Miracle solvent. My own design. 743 00:38:30,584 --> 00:38:34,173 Now, you clean your drone with some of this... 744 00:38:34,312 --> 00:38:35,727 you are golden. 745 00:38:37,694 --> 00:38:39,662 We're supposed to pay you for this? 746 00:38:39,800 --> 00:38:43,976 No. No, the fee I mentioned was for the patsy I found you. 747 00:38:46,393 --> 00:38:49,223 The police, see, they had an entirely different suspect 748 00:38:49,361 --> 00:38:51,052 before they zeroed in on you two. 749 00:38:51,190 --> 00:38:52,916 A real weirdo. 750 00:38:53,054 --> 00:38:55,781 He-He tried to tell 'em aliens were behind what happened. 751 00:38:55,919 --> 00:39:00,441 And somehow, police still like you a little more than they like him. 752 00:39:00,579 --> 00:39:05,308 But if they found something on his property that tied him to the crime... 753 00:39:05,446 --> 00:39:07,724 the murder weapon, for example, 754 00:39:07,862 --> 00:39:10,555 maybe they'd start liking him all over again. 755 00:39:11,245 --> 00:39:12,488 Who is he? 756 00:39:12,626 --> 00:39:14,397 If I told you that, I wouldn't have the leverage 757 00:39:14,421 --> 00:39:17,078 to ask for five percent of your company now, would I? 758 00:39:17,216 --> 00:39:19,080 - Five percent? - Shut up. Shut up. 759 00:39:20,150 --> 00:39:22,187 Well, I know a good thing when I see one, boys, 760 00:39:22,325 --> 00:39:25,328 and this whole jumbo drone plan that you have, 761 00:39:25,466 --> 00:39:26,847 that's a really good thing. 762 00:39:26,985 --> 00:39:28,400 I want in. 763 00:39:30,540 --> 00:39:34,510 My friend Dickie Dupree, I'm supposed to call him in 20 minutes. 764 00:39:35,096 --> 00:39:37,513 If I don't, he goes to the police. 765 00:39:44,658 --> 00:39:46,107 - Two percent. - Three. 766 00:39:46,832 --> 00:39:48,524 That's as low as I go. 767 00:40:00,432 --> 00:40:02,089 Geez. 768 00:40:02,227 --> 00:40:04,723 I was expecting you to tell me it was under a sewer grate somewhere. 769 00:40:04,747 --> 00:40:07,439 You actually kept it? 770 00:40:07,577 --> 00:40:09,303 You're so lucky I'm here. 771 00:40:11,754 --> 00:40:15,067 I'll have my lawyer reach out about the three percent. 772 00:40:20,176 --> 00:40:21,280 It's funny... 773 00:40:22,247 --> 00:40:23,647 When my son came up with this plan, 774 00:40:23,731 --> 00:40:25,388 I didn't think I could pull it off, 775 00:40:25,526 --> 00:40:26,803 which is weird because usually 776 00:40:26,941 --> 00:40:28,978 I think I can pull off anything. 777 00:40:29,496 --> 00:40:32,671 But it's nice, you know, knowing that he believed I could do it. 778 00:40:32,809 --> 00:40:34,777 Wait. Wait, what... 779 00:40:35,881 --> 00:40:38,401 What the hell are you talking about, man? What plan? 780 00:40:38,539 --> 00:40:40,852 Well, the one where I wear a wire, I come in here 781 00:40:40,990 --> 00:40:43,337 and see if I can get you to tell me where your gun is. 782 00:40:44,027 --> 00:40:47,445 Anyway, you should probably get down on the ground for the nice policemen now. 783 00:41:09,156 --> 00:41:10,156 What? 784 00:41:10,260 --> 00:41:11,503 No, it's nice work. 785 00:41:11,641 --> 00:41:13,332 Didn't even need a clipboard. 786 00:41:19,338 --> 00:41:20,616 This stuff really work? 787 00:41:20,754 --> 00:41:22,203 Have to get rid of it somehow. 788 00:41:22,341 --> 00:41:23,791 - Good? - Yes. 789 00:41:27,450 --> 00:41:30,280 Good cast. 790 00:41:32,766 --> 00:41:35,389 So, what's next for you after this? 791 00:41:36,252 --> 00:41:38,357 I got a call from an old friend the other day, 792 00:41:38,496 --> 00:41:43,362 had this idea for an exciting new venture in the bathroom hygiene space. 793 00:41:43,501 --> 00:41:45,054 Self-cleaning toilet wand. 794 00:41:46,365 --> 00:41:47,781 What? Hell of an opportunity. 795 00:41:47,919 --> 00:41:49,127 No, I'm sure it is. 796 00:41:49,990 --> 00:41:51,992 Oh. For someone else, I mean. 797 00:41:52,130 --> 00:41:54,546 Me? I'ma take a beat. 798 00:41:55,789 --> 00:41:56,928 Reassess. 799 00:41:57,549 --> 00:42:01,519 Make sure I'm on the right path to get the things I really want in life. 800 00:42:02,209 --> 00:42:03,210 Such as? 801 00:42:03,348 --> 00:42:05,523 - What, today? - Yeah. 802 00:42:05,661 --> 00:42:07,801 Biggest damn fish this lake has left. 803 00:42:07,939 --> 00:42:10,320 - Oh, yeah, that ain't gonna happen. - Why? 804 00:42:10,458 --> 00:42:13,047 'Cause I'm gonna catch the biggest damn fish this lake has left. 805 00:42:13,185 --> 00:42:15,947 - Oh, yeah? Well, show me something. - Let's see.