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So Rex was out of sorts all night?

Yeah.

Waiting at the window.

Waking up at every sound.

Looking for Charlie.

I mean, I can barely process that Charlie's alive.

I can't imagine what it's like for him.

Or you.

I feel numb.

He uh-he phoned last night.

But I couldn't answer it.

Well, this is a good idea.

We get Rex to focus on something familiar.

Exactly.

Let's keep everything else as normal and routine as possible.

Right.

Okay, Rex!

You ready for some fun?

Come here!

Go find the other one.

There he goes.

That's a snack.

You're cheating.

That is another snack.

Keep trying.

Getting warmer!

Atta boy.

Oh yeah, good boy.

There you go.

Looks like somebody's getting their appetite back.

Well, the doctors told me that I've got to eat-

if I want to get out of here.

So basically I'm just doing what I've got to do.

What did they say about you getting back to work?

Well I say that I want to get out of here as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, as soon as possible is not quite

a medical term, so-

I'm really sorry this happened, Joe.

Don't be.

It's not your fault, Charlie.

It's just bad luck.

But I tell you, I'd do it all again in a heartbeat-

if it meant getting you back.

So-

are you going to start earning your keep around here?

Or are you going to extend your year-long vacation?

No, I'm starting my recertification process today.

Medical.

Firearms this afternoon.

Psych eval tonight.

Well, they've been briefed on what happened in Belize.

So you're going to be fine.

Yeah, I know.

I know, it's-

just ready to get back.

Hmm.

If there's space.

We can use as many hands as we can get.

Oh yeah, he swears there's nothing going on.

But sure there's no one buying that.

Oh for God's sake.

Neighbour left her door wide open again.

She's got a mind like a sieve that-

Oh my God.

I'll call you back.

Samantha.

Samantha?

Oh my God!

Oh no.

Oh dear God!

Oh my God!

You gave me such a fright!

What are you doing out here?

I- think I dozed off.

You-you're drunk!

And you're covered in blood!

Must have cut myself or something.

Okay.

I just got to get to sleep.

Ughhh.

Why is this so heavy?

Samantha, what is that?

And why is it covered in blood?

I don't know.

Thanks.

Hey.

Hey.

Where's Mark?

Oh he's on a call with Laura.

Said it was important.

Okay.

What's um-

What's happening here?

Samantha Milner.

29.

Neighbour found her passed out drunk-

covered in blood.

She badly hurt?

No cuts.

Blood belongs to someone else.

And this was found in her purse.

So we might be looking for a victim.

Mmm.

We're canvassing the neighbourhood.

But nothing yet.

What does she say about it?

Claims she blacked out.

And honestly, I wouldn't question her just yet-

because she's pretty out of it.

Oh!

Hey!

Where'd you come from?

Okay let's uh-

Let's take her in and get her sobered up.

We'll test the blood on her clothes.

If there's someone hurt out there somewhere-

we'll need answers fast.

I'm on it.

Oh, uh-

which one is the neighbour?

Right here.

And that's when I saw a wrench.

Okay.

Hi Lorraine.

Oh.

Detective Sarah Truong.

Do you mind if I ask you a few questions

about Samantha?

Of course, yeah.

I thought she turned her life around.

She stopped partying.

She was studying for the bar exam.

And then six months ago, it all went to hell.

What happened?

Well, she'd been dating this fella.

And then when they broke up-

she took it hard.

Started drinking all the time.

Crying in the street at 3 AM.

Do you know the name of the boyfriend?

Colin something.

Lawyer, I think.

Just so critical.

Do you think she'd try to hurt him?

Well, it's somebody's blood on her.

I just want to go home.

Can I just go to sleep?

I suppose you never know what sets someone off.

Mark.

I got the lab results.

The blood on the wrench matches the blood on her clothes.

They also confirmed bone fragments

in the teeth of the wrench.

So we're looking for a body.

Question is whether it was murder or self defense.

Yeah.

I mean, I know people black out.

But could she actually have beaten someone to death

and not remember it?

Alcohol has that effect on some people.

Especially heavy drinkers.

Yeah, well hopefully she's sobered up enough to talk.

Heads up.

Sarah!

There you are!

Chief Sullivan, hi.

Morning!

Well, I love a surprise as much as the next guy.

But Charlie showing up, that's next level.

What?

You all holding up okay?

Uh, good so far.

Still letting it sink in.

I get it.

How's our Rex doing?

Yeah, a little out of sorts, but he's good.

Canines need to know who their partner is.

I hope he's not feeling too confused.

No, no confusion.

He's used to working as a team.

I'm sure he'll be fine.

Mmm.

Uh-is Charlie coming back?

He's going through the recertification.

So we'll see.

But I-

I want to talk to you privately.

Me?

You're not in trouble if that helps.

Good luck.

Hey Jesse.

Any luck tracking down

this ex-boyfriend-

Colin?

Maybe.

Been combing through her socials.

Found a bunch

of photos of this guy she'd been posting-

up until about three months ago.

Okay, any last name?

Phone number?

I'm still working on it.

I'm looking through the Law Society records.

What's going on in there?

Yeah, I have no idea.

Where's Samantha?

Uh, she's parked in interrogation.

You're the best.

Are you feeling sober?

I guess.

I'm groggy, but-

Yeah.

What happened?

Where did all that blood come from?

I was hoping you could tell me.

You want to fill me in on your night?

Ughh, I don't know!

I blacked out.

All right, well-

where were you earlier in the evening-

before you blacked out?

I don't know.

Some bar downtown.

Okay.

Did you walk?

Take a cab?

We found you covered in someone else's blood, all right?

This is serious.

And you need to try harder.

I can't remember.

Did you maybe visit your ex?

Why would you show me that?

Of course I didn't visit him.

I thought you couldn't remember.

I'd remember that.

Trust me.

What's Colin's last name?

Bassett.

Mmm.

Got an address.

Get comfy.

I'll be back.

Okay, buddy.

I don't like the look of this, Rex.

SJPD!

Stay.

Who the hell are you?

I was listening

to a deposition.

And I'm getting renos done.

They left the door open.

You always bust into people's houses?

We are investigating

a potential murder.

And you think I'm a killer?

Actually-

we thought you might have been the victim.

Okay, why?

What's going on?

What can you tell me about your ex, Samantha?

Sam?

Mm-hmm.

She's a murder suspect now?

Classic.

Honestly-

she's nuts.

But she's too stunned to be a killer.

Really?

Because from what I understand-

she was a pretty high-achiever-

until she started dating you?

Oh yeah.

It's all my fault, sure.

Okay, Colin.

When was the last time you saw her?

Couple of months ago at a bar.

Does she have any enemies?

Anybody she might have a grudge against?

No.

She was too needy to hold grudges.

Okay.

Any friends I could talk to?

Any places she hung out?

Is there-

Is there anything you could tell me at all?

I mean -

last I knew she was hanging out at the Foundry.

Pretty much the only place that serves her anymore-

as far as I know.

Okay, thank you.

Ah, yes.

The Foundry.

I went to a karaoke party there once.

Tried to sing Private Dancer.

You do not want to see that video.

Well, you say that-

Anyway, I contacted the bar owner

to get access to the outside camera.

Take a look at this, Mark.

There.

There's Samantha leaving the bar.

Time stamp says

11:55 PM.

Let's figure out

where she went.

Get some uniforms to canvas the area.

I'll take Rex.

Okay.

Hey Rex!

How're you doing pal?

I've missed you, bud!

I missed you, partner.

Yeah, hi, hi.

Hey.

Well.

Looks like he wants you to have your old desk back.

He's not the only one.

Bring it in, Charlie.

Oh!

Ah-

Jesse, you know I'm not a hugger, right?

It's got to be done.

Okay, put him down.

How are you doing?

Yeah, I'm all right.

Just had my medical, my meeting with HR.

Figured I'd come up and see Rex and all of you.

Uh, we were about to head out but um-

Of course.

Don't let me stop you.

Okay.

Rex, let's go.

We've got to work, buddy.

Come on, let's go.

Let me show you something.

Yeah.

Okay, let's figure out where Samantha was headed.

You got it?

Go track it.

Yeah, looks like Samantha's all right.

Nice job.

And we have a victim.

We found the victim's ID on him.

Max Howett.

This heel-

looks like Samantha's.

Oh, it sure does.

What about the wound?

Consistent with the pipe wrench.

But we'll know more once the autopsy is complete.

I wonder where she got the pipe wrench?

Yeah, when Jesse went to Colin's house

there were tools everywhere.

Maybe that's just a coincidence.

It's a pretty-

Thanks.

Common wrench.

Could have come from anywhere.

So the good news is there's a camera up here.

And only one way in or out.

What's Rex picking up?

I don't know.

Hey buddy!

What have you got there?

Maybe we'll test the area.

See if he's coming up with something.

Yeah.

Okay, come on Rex.

Come on.

Oh!

Everything okay with the chief?

Yeah!

We'll talk about it later.

I got some more

on our victim.

Max Howett, 31.

Works in sales-

and is a co-owner of Apex Fitness Lab-

along with Troy Eggers and Cheryl Wade.

Okay.

Is Max married?

Single?

Well-

judging by these dating apps, I'm guessing single.

Yeah, wow.

That's a lot.

Yeah, from what I can tell-

this guy never ended a relationship

without starting three more.

Well, see if you can find

some kind of a connection to Samantha.

Yeah, about that.

I tracked down the footage from the alley entrance.

Take a look at this.

Max enters, just before midnight.

And then-

fast forward to sixteen minutes later.

Look at this.

There she is.

Yeah.

And finally-

There.

Samantha, with the wrench used to murder Max.

Mm-hmm.

Yeah.

You recognize it?

Where did you find it?

A few blocks from the Foundry where you got drunk last night.

And where we found this man-

lying on the ground.

Dead in an alley.

Who is that?

Max Howett.

Ring a bell?

No.

I've never seen him before.

Looks kind of similar to your ex.

Wouldn't you say?

Sort of.

I guess.

Well, maybe you made that mistake last night.

It was pretty dark in that alley.

I didn't do that.

That's not-possible!

I swear!

I didn't kill him!

Then I need you to try to remember

something that clears you.

Anything.

Not bad.

So I pass?

With flying colours, as far as I'm concerned.

Great.

Now, just the psych eval left.

Good luck.

Max wasn't just my business partner.

He was my guy since university.

We started this together, this business.

They founded the company.

I joined later to manage the books.

Can you think of anyone who might have wanted to harm Max?

Max was passionate.

You know?

But uh-

he was thoughtless sometimes.

Especially with women.

Did any of those women hold a grudge?

I'll send you a list.

What about this woman?

I've never seen her before.

Where were you two last night?

We were both here late.

I was working on budgets.

Troy was

overseeing the installation of some new gym equipment.

Yeah, it was exhausting.

It went well into the night.

We left together around-

12:30 AM?

I can send you the work order and the contact info.

Was Max here at any point?

He left early to hit a bar downtown.

Any idea which one?

Um, I would check the Duke.

Or maybe, I don't know-

the Foundry?

Those were his go-to spots.

Thanks.

Got you the good stuff!

Oh.

Thank you.

Oh, I needed that.

How are you feeling?

Mmm-

You know, I'm fine.

I'm healing up nicely.

Chief Sullivan came to see me this morning.

She wants me to step in

as acting superintendent of Major Crimes

while you're gone.

Oh, you knew.

It was kind of my idea.

The chief spoke to me before she talked to you.

What did you tell her?

I didn't know what to say.

I mean, with Charlie back-

maybe now is not the time to take more on.

Sarah, the department needs stability.

And this challenge would be good for you.

Something for you to sink your teeth into.

I can't believe you're telling me I should take your job.

Hey.

Just for a minute, right?

Also, it's better than

having some newbie come in

and move the furniture around.

Oh, I wouldn't guarantee that.

Jesse, tell me you got something.

Yeah.

Yeah, you're going to want to see this.

So, here's Max

leaving 11:41 PM.

And look at this.

Is that-?

Samantha.

You lied to us.

You said you had no idea

who Max was.

Yet here you are making out with him.

I swear I don't remember!

Were you angry at being rejected?

Is that why you followed him?

No, no!

Okay Samantha.

You need to help yourself here.

What the hell happened?

Oh I'm such an idiot!

Especially when I drink.

Maybe I did kill him.

I don't know what I'm capable of.

Mark, I'm not sure

I'm feeling Samantha for this.

Are you?

Not really.

But we've got to keep following the evidence.

And she is the only lead we've got.

Yeah, but where did that wrench come from?

And why would Max be waiting in an alleyway for 20 minutes?

Yeah, I'm not sure-

Hey.

Tests on the wrench came back.

No additional fingerprints, but-

they found black synthetic leather fibres on it.

Gloves?

That would be my guess.

They don't match anything that Samantha was wearing-

or carrying.

Okay, so somebody brought the wrench.

Somebody wearing gloves.

Well that video only shows two people in that alley.

Max and Samantha.

So how did this other person get in and out undetected?

I don't know.

Maybe somebody went in early-

hid and left after Samantha?

Okay, re-check the footage.

But in the meantime-

Max's business partner Cheryl

sent me the name of one of his exes to check out.

Gayle Novak.

Come on.

Dr. Tremblay: Mr. Hudson?

I'm Doctor Tremblay.

Take a seat.

So um, how does a psych evaluation work?

Do I just tell you everything that happened?

I would say it would take a lot longer than an hour

for you to tell me everything that happened.

For now, I'm interested in how you're feeling today.

What's going on?

To tell you the truth-

I feel like that I should be more traumatized.

But I just feel like-

that I was traumatized the entire time I was in prison.

I couldn't trust anyone.

Couldn't communicate with anyone.

I mean, nobody even knew that I was alive.

I lived every minute like it was an hour.

And I just kept telling myself to stay alive.

Get your life back.

And now I'm back.

And I just feel so-

happy.

Relieved.

Hopeful.

You sound good.

You're saying all the right things.

Are you sure you're ready to be a cop again?

I never stopped being a cop.

Yeah, of course, yeah.

You very well may be.

But those you left behind-

They kept living while you were gone.

It might take them some time.

Do you have the patience?

What did Max do now?

He was found dead in an alley yesterday morning.

I can't say I'm surprised.

Well, I understand you were in a relationship for a while.

Max strung me along for months.

Told me we were building something together.

Turns out I was just a side piece to his side piece.

So-

When did you last speak to him?

It's been months.

And two nights ago-

where were you?

I lift-

every day.

I'm in bed by 9.

Honestly.

May I?

Go ahead.

What's the dog smelling?

The dog is trained to detect illicit substances.

It's human growth hormones.

It's prescribed.

And uh-

these?

Weightlifting gloves?

Seriously, what do you think that I did?

May I take these in for testing?

Go ahead.

Keep your schedule open.

We may have more questions.

Okay.

You finding anything?

I've reviewed hours and hours of footage of the alley entrance.

Both before and after the murder.

Nobody goes inside or out except for Samantha.

Well, that's saying something.

Yeah.

You don't think it's her you were seeing earlier.

Sarah, I don't.

Why?

I don't know!

I don't know, maybe-

Maybe because she reminds me of my sister Crystal?

I don't know.

I know I should keep my personal feelings out of it.

Well, it means you care.

You've just got to make sure you're seeing things clearly.

What?

Max's email records just came in.

Check this out.

Max was arranging a drug exchange.

There you go, bud.

Hey.

Hey.

I just dropped some gloves belonging to Gayle Novak

off at the lab

for testing-

as well as a vial of white powder.

Now, she says that it's human growth hormone.

But, we'll see.

Did you say white powder?

Because-

we just got a hold of Max's emails and learned that

someone was offering

to sell him a large amount of cocaine-

ketamine, and ecstasy.

Who?

We don't know.

It came from a dummy account.

But they told Max to meet them in the alley at midnight.

Oh, hey Charlie.

Hey.

Hey pal.

Give me four.

Yeah, there we go!

Charlie, Charlie what's the verdict?

Well, I just passed all my tests.

Signed my warrant card.

I'm an SJPD officer yet again.

Ah, congratulations!

-Thanks. -No surprise there, man.

-Congrats. -That's great.

Congratulations.

Uh, anyway.

Joe wants me back in Major Crimes.

But I figure you all deserve a say.

I can't just walk back in here

and expect everything to be the same, so-

I need your guys' blessing.

Oh yeah, let me think.

Yeah, of course we want you back!

Hey, we can never have too many brains here.

Yeah.

Thanks pal.

How about you?

Uh, sorry.

Sorry, I just realized that I, uh-

I have to deal with something.

Can we talk later?

Look.

Sarah will come around.

In the meantime-

why don't I bring you up to speed on the case?

Well, I'm technically not Major Crimes yet.

You're still a detective.

Okay.

Why don't you talk me through it?

Okay.

Come on.

Sarah!

I'll be right back.

I just need a sec.

No, Sarah, wait.

Wait.

I'm just-

I'm trying to understand.

Isn't this what we've all been dreaming about

for the last year?

Charlie's back!

I know.

Well, then what's the problem?

Jesse, I was starting to feel normal again, you know?

After a year of questioning and grieving-

and drifting.

I-

It's-

It's been really hard.

And I just want my life back.

And he wants his.

Of course he does.

But I can't pretend the last year didn't change things.

Jesse, it changed me.

And it's nobody's fault.

But it's the truth.

Maybe I'm in shock.

I don't know.

I just need a bit of time.

Hey.

Any updates?

Yeah, the lab just called.

And Gayle's gloves aren't a match

for the fibres on the wrench.

And the powder is prescribed human growth hormone.

Just like Gayle said.

Okay.

So we have zero suspects.

Except for Samantha.

Well, she's still your best lead-

whether she did it or not.

She was there either during the murder

or right after.

So she definitely saw something.

Yeah, but she doesn't remember anything.

Why don't you just take her back to the crime scene?

Maybe standing there

will bring her memory back.

Yeah, we could use

some fresh eyes on this.

Why don't you take her, Charlie?

Take Rex with you.

You know, go

with Rex and Jesse.

I'll uh-

I'll talk to Troy and Cheryl at the gym again.

See if I can shake out some more names.

You good with that?

Fine by me.

Also, Rex detected something

in the alley.

But I couldn't tell what it was.

Maybe you'll have better luck.

Okay, great.

Rex.

Let's go.

It's okay, buddy.

Go with Charlie.

Let's go, pal.

Hey honey, how are you feeling?

Ah, yeah, I haven't told anyone yet.

I know.

It just hasn't been the right time.

Absolutely, I will.

I will.

I love you too.

I'll see you later.

Try to focus on the other night.

Does anything look familiar?

No.

Not really.

Just relax and take a breath and see if it triggers a memory.

I think I remember walking down the street.

Okay.

So stay with that.

How'd you feel?

Like I was going to be sick.

But then I heard something.

And I walked toward it.

Okay, then what?

My heel broke.

I think I fell down.

I don't know for how long.

There was blood on my hands.

I saw the pipe wrench and-

I grabbed it for protection.

That's all I can remember.

Are you sure you didn't see anyone else?

Hear any heavy breathing or running away?

That's okay.

We've got time.

Patience is on our side.

See if something comes to you.

Detective?

Any news on the case?

Yes, actually.

Um, did Max deal drugs?

God no.

I can't see it.

I mean, he used drugs

from time to time.

But never to excess.

Well, we know that someone

offered to meet him in that alley

to sell him a sizable drug cache.

Pills.

Coke, ketamine.

Max used to throw these invite-only parties

for clients here.

A lot of drugs got passed around.

Troy hated it.

Then, somebody cut their hand on the climbing wall.

And the boys got sued.

And lost.

Nearly cost them the gym.

That's when they brought me in-

to help them get back on their feet.

You think Max was planning another party?

I can't see it.

I mean, if he did something to risk the gym again-

I don't think Troy could ever forgive him.

What have you got partner?

Hey, hey!

Look what we found!

Thank you so very much.

Is that a climbing carabiner?

From Troy's gym.

The killer rappelled down the wall

to avoid being seen by the cameras.

Well, I just talked to the worker who was there that night.

Cheryl kept checking in.

But he only saw Troy when he arrived.

Troy stayed in his office the whole evening, blasting music.

So he could have snuck out.

But aren't Troy and Max best friends?

Yeah, what's the old rule?

Never mix business with friendship?

Someone always chooses one over the other.

Hmm.

Hey.

Listen, guys.

I have something to tell you.

Chief Sullivan has asked me

to step into Donovan's role-

temporarily-

as acting superintendent of Major Crimes.

I've decided to accept.

Good for you!

That's awesome!

You can congratulate me later.

First thing's first.

Welcome back, Detective Hudson.

Thank you.

Can you give us a sec?

Sure.

So, uh-

I'm your superior now-

which means we keep things professional.

I understand.

Go help me catch a killer.

♪ Ooh baby won't you drive me crazy ♪

Troy.

You got a minute?

You're back again?

I checked with the worker who did the equipment install.

He never saw you after he arrived.

I was in my office.

So what?

So it seems that the killer rappelled into the alley

using a carabiner.

There's a lot of carabiners in this gym.

Are you accusing me of killing my best friend?

Was he your best friend?

Or was he a liability?

What are you talking about?

My team just found the invite

for the party he was planning here.

Last week, he sent it to a few dozen of your clients.

Drinks, party drugs.

And a chance to try the climbing wall.

You confronted him about it.

But he wouldn't back down.

And you knew-

that if someone got hurt again-

you'd lose the club for good this time.

Your dream.

Gone.

And you had so much resentment for this guy

that you lured him to that alley-

posing as a dealer.

Who does this belong to?

It's mine.

May I open it?

Yeah, go ahead.

Something tells me-

these gloves are going to be a match

for the fibres found on the murder weapon.

Oh, come on.

Uh -

♪ I'm in over my head

♪ I'm in over my head

Yeah, that's probably far enough.

Ughh!

Aghhh.

Nice work pal.

Thank you for the ride.

Yeah, no problem.

Look, I'm sorry we held you for so long.

Are you kidding?

You cleared me.

Now I need a long bath and my own clothes.

Should I-

get these back to you somehow?

No no.

No, keep them.

Lucky me.

You know-

I'm going to go pour out every drop of liquor

that I can find.

There's always a silver lining.

Thank you.

No problem.

Okay, I'm logging off.

Good night, guys.

Good night.

Good night.

What-?

Okay, yeah.

Yeah, for sure.

Oh, Rex.

I think he's uh-

a bit confused.

Yeah.

Yeah, um-

We should probably

figure this out.

Look, I'm-

I don't want to get in the way of your partnership.

I don't want to do anything

that makes things harder

for this guy.

Um-

Here's the thing.

I have been sitting on some news.

I didn't want to bring it up

while everybody was going through so much.

Um-

Laura's pregnant.

I'm going to be a father.

Can you imagine?

Oh!

Congratulations-

Mark!

That-

Oh, you are going to be a great dad.

Thank you.

Oh wait, but-

Does that mean that-?

Does that mean what?

What does that mean?

Mark are you-

Are you moving back to Halifax?

You know, working here-

uh, with all of you-

has been the honour of my life.

Especially you.

Especially you.

I think we should give these two a moment.

Thanks.

I don't want to leave you, bud.

♪ I really hope

But you're in good hands.

♪ You've found something better now ♪

♪ I really wish you

You are the best partner I ever had.

♪ All the best in all you do ♪

♪ And all the dreams and things you wanted ♪

♪ come through for you

Ah God.

You're killing me, Rex.

Okay.

I've got to go.

♪ Are you waiting like I've been waiting ♪

♪ Who do you fall on ♪

Ah-ah.

♪ When you're feeling low

Stay.

Stay, Rex.

♪ I've been chasing wasted spaces ♪

♪ Who do I run to?

♪ And where do I go? ♪

♪ Who do I run to? ♪

♪ And where do I go? ♪