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Honey, you're early.//Hold on a sec.

[dramatic music]

Sorry I was late.

I left my lunch on the train//platform and when I headed back

to get it, I ended up//on an express to Flatbush.

Don't worry,//I'll order you lunch.

I owe you! Your cousin Elliot is//starting his internship

- today.//- Thanks for giving him a shot.

Maybe now he'll move off//my couch.

You know the internship only//pays a small stipend.

Sure, but maybe//he'll buy a futon!

[laughing]//Oh! Hey!

Lieutenant?

Tess... Hi.

Hi! Ha! Ha!

- It's been a long time.//- Two months.

Yeah. Yeah.//I was going to call you...

Also, I was gonna call.

Good. Yeah.//Really, really good.

Oh! Are...

- congratulations in order?//- Observant as always

and wrong. I've been out doing//errands for my sister's wedding.

Oh, good! Good! I mean,//good for her! That's...

- It's awesome.//- Yeah! Oh!

Speaking of my sister,//Tess Harper, this is

- my sister, Angela.//- You're Tess?

Yes. Hi,//nice to meet you!

The pleasure's all mine.//Logan's told me so much

about you. But he didn't//mention how pretty

you were.

- Really?//- Yeah!

Don't mind her.//She doesn't get out much.

- Ha! Ha! OK...//- Look who's talking.

So... what brings you two down//to the paper today?

A favor, actually. Angela is//getting married next week.

Congratulations!

I love weddings.//There's the dancing,

- the dresses...//- The drama, the expense...

- They're fantastic.//- Ignore my big brother.

So, we already sent in

our announcement to the//Sentinel, but getting a photo

in along with it, well, that's a//bit harder to pull off.

- So...//- So Angela and I

were wondering//if you could help.

Well... I can't make any//promises, but I'm certainly

happy to put in a word with our//Wedding Page Editor.

Thank you! I brought//along a photo option...

Good! Let's go to my desk!

Oh! Sorry. Just gotta put out//a couple wedding fires.

Garlands, bridesmaids...//what's next?

You know, these traditions//are important.

always stands to the//bride's right?

Not a clue.

Because in the old days,//he needed his right hand

free to fend off back-stabbers.

Glad those days are over,//I'd never be off-duty.

I am off on more errands.

I should probably head back//to the precinct myself.

Of course! My pleasure.//Congratulations!

[laughing]

- Thank you.//- Sure.

Of course. It's good to see you.

Good to see you.

- She's cute!//- Oh, stop it. Come on.

[laughing]

Tess, meet my cousin Elliot!

Oh, hi! So nice to meet you!//So happy to have you

- on the team.//- I'm a big fan of your puzzle!

So how can I help around here?

The fun part about this//internship is one minute,

you're researching igloos.//The next, medieval combat.

Well, I'm a history major, so//all that sounds like a blast.

Great. I just have to finish//this puzzle

and then we'll have a meeting.

Actually... you guys might be//able to help.

I am looking for a romantic//9-letter word,

second letter "H".

"Christmas."

Turns out it's the most popular//holiday for wedding proposals.

Perfect. Thanks!

Christmas.

[phone ring]//Let me show you to your desk.

Hello?

please tell Professor Clark//I'll be there in a minute.

Lyle, it has been too long!//I think the last time

I saw you was that exhibit//at the Mathematics Museum.

I know. But at least//I get to see you

each morning//when I open up my newspaper.

Speaking of which,

- I just finished today's puzzle.//- Same old Lyle.

Anything within reach is//a bookmark.

Unraveling the Beale Papers?//Sounds interesting.

Oh, just a book I started.

So catch me up.

I feel like I haven't spoken to//you in forever.

Well, you're looking at a//tenured Professor of History.

Are you serious?//That is so exciting!

Congratulations!//So what are you working on?

You're studying//World War 2 ciphers?

- Oh, nothing much really.//- "Nothing much"?

I just haven't had much time//lately for new research.

I've got a heavy teaching load//at the university.

And I've been seeing//a really special woman.

And, well, she's the one.

That's great!

Abby and I have been going out//for about a year.

And we have lots in common.

She's got me exercising.//Thanks to her I'm vegan now.

She's really great.

- She's beautiful.//- And you brought us together.

- Wait, I did?//- Last year,

I was at a cafe doing//your crossword,

and I saw a woman doing the same//crossword at the next table.

Next thing you know,//we're trading hints

and by 42-down, we had a date//set up the next day!

Tell me about her.//I wanna hear more!

Abby's a chef

and she just started her own//catering company,

and she teaches cooking classes//on the Upper West Side.

She's fun, kind, brilliant. And//we love doing your puzzle

together over brunch//every Sunday.

Which brings me to this...

This is gorgeous!

Ah... I mean that...//that is a diamond!

Abby's worth every carat.

From Witherspoon's, no less.

OK! This ring needs be//in a vault somewhere.

Don't worry. I keep it//somewhere very safe

till I'm ready to pop the//question.

And, well,//that's where you come in.

I was wondering if there was any//way you could

hide my marriage proposal in//your crossword puzzle?

You know what? I'm always up//for a challenge.

So, you'll do it?

I'd be honored.

So the clue for Abby

is "Free with her advice",//as in Dear Abby.

And "Shakespeare to friends"

is "Will"

and the last clue//on the top line is

"Words with a nice//ring to them".

- So all together that's...//- "Abby, will you marry me?"

Exactly.

Excited to see//how this turns out.

[dramatic music]

- Knock, knock!//- Oh!

- Hey, Dad! Got here fast.//- I was in the neighborhood

Right. I just didn't think you//wanted to go home

Exactly. So, what have we got?

Stabbing victim's name//is Lyle Clark,

34. He's a college//history professor.

Neighbors hear any noise?//Any struggle?

No. We're canvassing the area,//but we got no surveillance

footage and no murder weapon//yet.

- Who found him?//- His girlfriend,

Abby Miller, 30.//Obviously, she's in shock.

They took her down to Grandview//for observation.

Oh! Behind you, I'd like you//to meet my new partner.

Detective Winston, right?

Still getting used to that//"detective" part.

Yeah, well, you know. If it//saves time,

I'll just call him "Rookie".

Hey, man! I've been//a patrol officer for 4 years.

Now, you're new to homicide,//so to me, you're a rookie.

Don't sweat it. I still call//Logan a rookie.

Yeah. Once a week.//I checked

the door jambs and the hinges.//No sign of forced entry.

Someone had a good look//around...

But it's not robbery. There's//no way it can be. Look.

They left the laptop.//They left the phone.

So, a stabbing, huh,//with no murder weapon?

Any household items appear//to have been used?

There is one knife missing//from this set.

Alright, let's let the//forensics do their thing.

Winston, I want you to check...

The victim's financials?//Already on it.

- Good!//- Oh! Your sister... Duty calls.

Good luck with that. I'm going//down to the hospital

to question the girlfriend.

Copy that.//? ?

First off, Abby, I just wanna//say how sorry I am

for your loss. And I was//wondering if you could

tell me when's the last//time you saw Lyle.

It was just last night.

We met up at a party//for the history department.

Lyle had been doing//research all day.

The last thing I said to him was

that I'd meet him at his place//for brunch this morning.

It's our Sunday tradition,//doing the puzzle.

And Lyle promised that

he would have a big surprise...

So you happened to go over//to Lyle's place, say, 11am?

I volunteer Sunday mornings

making breakfast//for the seniors at St. Mark's.

Sometimes it runs late.

[knocking]//Lyle, can I come in?

Lyle?

[screaming]

Did you notice anything//unusual lately?

Yes, actually.

He started receiving//those threats.

What do you mean, threats?

Over the past couple of months,

Lyle had been getting//these threats in the mail.

- OK.//- He said that

they were from//his ex-girlfriend, Bethany.

But he didn't want//to talk about her much.

You wouldn't happen to have//any of those notes, would you?

He always threw them away.//But I kept one.

maybe anybody else might have//had a grudge against Lyle?

- It might be nothing.//- What?

There's this professor//in his department. Emory.

They were arguing//about something

- at the party last night.//- Arguing? About what?

I'm not sure.//I was across the room.

But Lyle and Emory were both up//for tenure last month.

Just one opening.

And Lyle got it.

Is there anything else//that wasn't right?

No.

No, everything was great.

He'd been looking at property//for us in Connecticut.

You know,

dreaming about our future//together.

Thank you for your time.

And once again,//I am sorry for your loss. OK?

Nice work on the murder board,//"rook"!

Now, all we need is to get//some suspects up here.

Hey! What is this?

It's a note the victim//received. Better get that

down to forensics. Talk to//me. What do you got?

Well, this was found//in a bag on the crime scene.

Grocery store receipt.//Time-stamped at 9:32.

The girlfriend arrived at 11.//I called the senior center

where she volunteers.//Alibi checks out.

So our victim was murdered//between the hours of

9:45am and 11am. Meanwhile, I//got a team checking his office

on campus. Looks like it was//ransacked.

Somebody was obviously//looking for something.

What's that?

"Call TH."

Um!

[phone ring]

Tess Harper.

Tess?

- Logan? Is that you?//- Um...

Yeah! Yeah, it's me.

Listen. Something... This is//gonna sound very strange.

What is?

We just found your phone//number at a homicide scene.

Cause of death was loss of//blood from multiple stab wounds,

all in the upper torso.//Defensive wounds on the hands

and arms suggest//that there was a struggle.

This was broken off//in the fourth rib.

- The tip of the knife?//- A ceramic knife.

Their edges are harder//than steel,

but they're brittle//when twisted.

The fragment is too small//to identify the brand.

But this isn't your run-of-the-//mill consumer knife,

This is high grade zirconium.

First off, Tess, I just wanna//say how sorry I am.

Poor Lyle.

How was Lyle//when you saw him last week?

He was fine.//I mean, he seemed excited

and a little nervous. I had//never met Abby, but he clearly

seemed like he was//crazy about her.

The ring he got her, the//engagement ring was...

- was massive.//- Yeah.

And we do know//that he didn't propose.

Can you describe it?

I'd say it was probably//two or three carats.

It was a unique style.//It was

in a blue box//from Witherspoon's Jewelers.

Witherspoon's?//Wow! That place isn't cheap.

Yeah. You know, I kind//of found that a little odd.

Honestly. I... On what an//associate professor would earn,

I feel like that would//be a year's salary at least!

Maybe it could have//been a family heirloom.

Maybe bought with some//family money.

I don't think Lyle's family//had money. He was a scholarship

student in college just like//I was. Work-study, loans.

You don't remember anything//different about him at all?

No! He...

He said he'd gone//vegan! I mean,

he looked healthy and,

he seemed excited.

- Was Lyle into cooking?//- Why?

The murder weapon was//a high-end ceramic knife.

Oh!

- Rookie...//- Well,

I mean, he said//that Abby is a chef.

She probably have one of those.//Right?

Right. Yeah.

Tess, thanks for coming down.//OK? We'll take it from here.

OK. Thanks.

Oh! By the way... your sister's//photo will be in the paper

with her wedding announcement//next week.

That's very kind of you, Tess.//I appreciate it.

Thank you. I'll...//I'll be in touch.

- OK.//- Alright.

Strange what Tess said//about Lyle not having any money.

Especially when//his girlfriend said

- to buy.//- Well, his record is clean.

His worst offense is a parking//ticket last month.

You're gonna go talk//to the ex-girlfriend?

Yeah. I will.

She's a doctor.//She's in surgery all day.

I think I'll start with//the victim's mother instead.

It's all just such a shock!

Who would want to kill one of//the nicest guys in the world?

I'm just so sorry about Lyle.

I know how much he meant to you.

Something about it doesn't//make sense, though.

Lyle said he hadn't been//researching anything lately,

and research was his passion!//Why the sudden change?

People don't usually change//unless they have a reason.

- Maybe Lyle had a secret.//- Maybe.

And maybe it cost him his life.

[footsteps approaching]

Oh, it's... lovely!

Thank you.

when was the...

- the last time you saw Lyle?//- Last Monday.

He helped me pack up//some of the things here.

And when you saw him,

did anything seem different//about him?

Just the same sweet son//as always.

- So he grew up here, then?//- Yes.

It isn't much, I know.

I was raised up on a farm//in Connecticut.

Lots of space to play and run.

I always wanted that for Lyle.

But we were happy here,//all the same.

His grandfather was a corporal//in World War 2.

Ah!

He was a codebreaker//for a while.

That's what spurred//Lyle's interest in history.

He found that photo//in the basement a month ago.

There's a lot of old//family things down there.

Oh! Do you mind//if I take a look?

No, not at all.

What's all that?

It's my friend Lyle's.//Some articles he wrote

on codenames//used in World War 2.

Some of the codenames//were so exotic.

"Operation Barbarossa",//"Operation Galahad"...

Hey, an enigma machine.

I did a paper on it last//quarter. It's like a typewriter

that automatically codes//what you type.

Not to distract you, but isn't//the Sunday Puzzle do?

Yes. You know what, maybe I//make the theme of the puzzle

World War 2 codenames.//That way, it's a...

nice tribute to my friend,//and I can make my deadline,

and still do my research.//I'll be back after lunch.

Hi! I'm looking//for any publications

by Dr. Lyle Clark//on codebreaking?

You worked with Dr. Clark.//Maybe you could help her.

Oh, great. Hi!//I'm an old friend of his.

Tess Harper.//I work at the Sentinel.

It's a pleasure to meet you.//I'd be happy to help.

OK, great. Thank you!

You're the crossword//puzzle editor.

So you were in on Lyle's secret?

Lyle's marriage proposal?

Oh! Yeah.

But sworn to secrecy.

He was terrified that Abby//would find out and ruin

his big surprise.

- This place is a maze.//- If you ever get lost,

the red line on the floor shows//the way out.

So you were Lyle's assistant?

When was the last time//you spoke with him?

Saturday night,//at a department party.

He'd just driven back//from Connecticut.

Really? When was that?//Do you remember what time?

Must have been 8:00 or 9:00.//He'd been going up to

Connecticut most weekends. He//was interviewing some

World War 2 vets up there//for some research.

- Did you ever go along?//- No. No.

Lyle believed interviews went//best one-on-one.

How did he handle Connecticut//trips though with his teaching

schedule? I hear he had//a heavy course load.

Lyle? He was only//teaching one class.

Really? Oh!

I have a question for you.//Why all the questions?

Um...

It's okay. The lights are//just on motion sensors.

We better get moving then.

The victim's mother seems to//think Abby was after his money.

the morning of his murder.

That's where she discovered//the body. Now,

she is a chef and the murder//weapon was a ceramic knife.

That's all circumstantial//at best. It's no smoking gun.

Well, his financials came in.

Less than 3K in his bank//account.

And no record//of a ring purchase.

What about his online stock//trading account?

There isn't one. But//the forensics report is back.

- That was fast.//- Friends in high places.

- Alright. What'd they say?//- Nothing much.

No DNA, no prints//other than the victim's.

That's odd.

No DNA, no prints,//no online stock trading account.

Alright, do me a favour.//Keep digging.

I'm here on campus now.//I'll be back in a couple hours.

Tess!

Just doing a little research//for a World War 2

crossword puzzle.//Just reviewing some things

that Lyle had written//on the subject.

Really? What's a 7-letter word//for going where one shouldn't?

Seven letters, that would//be... "Intrude"?

Exactly. So take the hint,//and don't.

You've got some crossword//skills after all.

And Tess, you do know there's//a handful of top libraries

but you decided to come all the//way over here.

Yeah. I wanted//a change of scenery.

Great! Perfect. Now, you've//had your change of scenery.

I'll walk you back to the subway//so you can go home.

- OK!//- OK!

I guess you don't want to know//the two big lies

that Lyle's TA just told me...

OK! Alright.

Lyle's TA, Clayton. He just//told me that Lyle drove home

from Connecticut//on Saturday night

- to go to a faculty party.//- OK. So?

So Lyle had Choroideremia.

It's a condition that can//cause nighttime blindness!

In college,//when we we're studying,

if we went out for pizza late//at night, I always drove!

Did his TA tell you why Lyle//went to Connecticut?

He said he was doing//interviews for his research.

Are you sure?

Yeah! Wait, why?

Ah, just...

Logan, come on. I gave you//useful information.

His girlfriend mentioned that//he went up to Connecticut

for house hunting, not research.//Why am I telling you this?

Because I'm very persuasive.

- You think?//- Yeah.

There is something else//I wanted to tell you.

It was really strange.//When I saw Lyle, he said

he said he wasn't doing research//because he was teaching so much,

but he was teaching one class//this semester!

Well, thank you, Tess.//Now it's time to go home.

OK. You're welcome.

Bye-bye!

Of course!//As much as we love books,

so do pests that eat//the paper and binding.

But luckily conservators have

discovered that freezing books//is a great way

to eliminate pests//and leave the book unharmed.

Like this little gem.

This peacock has been stitched//onto linen

and placed//into a leather binding,

and all of it saved//by a freezer.

Now, moving on!

Professor Nelson?//I'm Detective O'Connor. NYPD.

- I left you a message.//- Ah yes, detective.

Glad to help. Detective Logan,//this is Christina Blake.

She's a guest lecturer this//semester on antique books.

Wow! It's a pleasure to meet//you, Christina.

I thoroughly//enjoyed your lecture.

Not only does she help half//the department

with her research, but she also//owns

one of the finest antiquarian//bookstores in the state.

Speaking of which, I've got to//get back to the store.

You as well!

Do you mind if we do this//in the gym?

I teach boxing//for at-risk youth.

- After you!//- Alright!

Poor Lyle, man. I still//can't believe it happened.

Were you and Lyle on good terms?

Oh yeah! Good friends,//not just colleagues.

I mean, we used to bounce ideas//off each other all the time.

And when the tenure committee//awarded him

the only tenure position,//that wasn't awkward, right?

Two boxers enter the ring,//only one emerges victorious.

It's not personal.//It's just the way it is.

I was actually happy for him.

It's just interesting because//I heard you guys had

quite the argument//at the department party

the night before he was killed.

We were always animated//when we discussed our work.

But, now that he is gone,

you might get tenure//after all, right?

True, but that's not how I//would have wanted it to

go down, you know?

Where were you Sunday morning,//the day he was killed?

Actually, I...

was at a pancake breakfast for//the international students.

Oh! I gotta tell you, Emory,//that's going the extra mile

for the college that denied//you tenure?

What can I say?//I like to give back.

If you ask me, the good//professor seems

a little too good to be true.

Maybe. Listen, do me a favour.

Check all the other staff//that worked with Lyle for me.

You got it. You still on//campus?

a look around the crime scene//one more time.

Call you in a bit.

Good luck!

? ?

I thought you were a vegan.

Bingo.

I need you to identify//something for me.

Alright?

Is that the engagement//ring you saw?

- Yeah. That's it.//- Show her the page

you found... She knew the guy,//she might recognize it.

Do you recognize this?

No... I've never//seen this before.

It's obviously something that//Lyle wanted to be kept safe.

Bank account numbers? Safe//combinations... I don't know.

I wonder... Maybe it's a code.

Codebreaking was a huge part//of his research.

And if it is,//which one is anyone's guess.

Do you mind if I...

maybe try to make sense out//of all this? Like with a copy?

No.

What are you doing? Are you//memorizing those numbers Tess?

Maybe.

Fine. Winston, make her a copy//of the numbers?

Sure thing. Come with me.

I got the address of that//colleague of his, Christina.

- I'll text it to you.//- Alright, cool!

I'm still at the hospital//waiting to talk

to the ex-girlfriend,//so I'll be in touch in a bit.

Excuse me. I was wondering if//you can maybe just check again.

Right.

- Here she is.//- Oh! Hey, Doctor, I'm

Lieutenant Logan O'Connor. NYPD.//You've been dodging my calls...

I wasn't avoiding you,//Lieutenant.

But we're understaffed//and I've had two gunshot wounds

I understand. Maybe you could//share a little bit of

information with me about your//relationship with Lyle Clark.

We didn't have one anymore.

I relocated to New York for him//when we were dating.

Yeah. If I'd stayed//at my last hospital,

I'd be head of surgery by now.

But he dropped me and a year//later, he's got a fianc�e!

Fianc�e? I didn't realise//that was common knowledge.

He proposed in the crosswords.

As soon as I read Abby's name,//I knew it was from Lyle.

He's friends//with that puzzle editor.

Have you been in contact//with Lyle lately?

Not in ages.

Where were you Sunday morning,

In surgery.

Do you know anything about//these notes

that Lyle has//been receiving lately?

- Notes?//- Like threatening letters.

No. Must've been from someone//with time on their hands,

- which I certainly don't have.//- Right. No. I understand.

Just a final question//then I'll let you go.

We found out that Lyle made//a pretty large purchase recently

a lot more then what//a professor can afford.

I don't know if you knew//if his family had any money?

Money? Please. Not a chance.

His family used to own a farm in//Connecticut. We went up

[beeping]

I gotta go. Sorry.

Thanks for your time!

Thank you!

- How goes it?//- Good. I've been doing that

research you wanted on//high-end ceramic knives.

They're used by chefs, but also//scuba divers

Ceramic can be super sharp.//Look at this...

Thieves use ceramic shards//to break tempered glass.

It concentrates all the force//onto a tiny point.

Almost as fine as a diamond.

So interesting.//Good work, Elliot.

Look at these rings.

Who could afford those?

Who, indeed...

Oh!

- Fancy meeting you here.//- Um! What are you doing here?

Just browsing, you know.

My Aunt has a birthday coming up//so I thought that I would,

you know, see if there was//something here

What? No. They have plenty//of things in my price range.

this diamond... stickpin.

It needs to be nice//for Aunt Candace, right?

Of all the jewelry stores in//Manhattan,

you choose Witherspoon's?

OK, fine, I wanted to see

if they had any engagement rings//like Lyle's...

They don't have any rings//like Lyle's here.

- Yeah.//- Their rings are stunning.

Yeah, just like their prices.

Did you know that wearing//wedding bands

Really?

Yeah. They believed that the//vein in your the fourth finger

connected directly//to your heart.

You learn//something new every day.

Excuse me. I was wondering if I//could ask you a question

about an engagement ring.

I'm sure we can find you//the perfect ring

in your price range. Modern//bridal trends recommend

spending two months' salary.//But that's just a guideline.

Especially when you have//a fianc�e as lovely as you do.

Oh, no, no! We're not//together. She and I are just...

Sweetheart, don't be//embarrassed. Between you and me,

he just doesn't trust//his own taste.

I'm the same way. I insisted//my husband and I selected

- the engagement ring together.//- Actually, I wanted

to ask you a few questions about//this engagement ring

that was actually purchased//at your store.

My goodness.

Is there something wrong//with the ring?

No! Not at all.//In fact, this is

one of the most beautiful stones//I've seen in a long time.

You just don't see diamonds//like this anymore.

So you're saying that this//ring was not purchased here,

- at your store?//- No.

This... looks to be//like an antique.

The diamond is Old European cut,

the most popular style pre-1920.

Where would a ring like this//come from?

If you want my opinion...//A museum.

- Really?//- Anything else?

Oh! Sweetheart, weren't you//going to buy me that stickpin?

Cash or credit?

Any luck figuring out what//those numbers are?

Not yet.

At first I thought//maybe they were phone numbers...

or social security numbers

but there doesn't seem//to be any pattern.

But so many hits come up.

The secret code Benedict Arnold//used, and the Beale Papers...

Get this. One Greek king//tattooed a message

on a shaved servant's head,//so when his hair grew back in,

the message was hidden.

Can you go back up for a second?

Beale Papers. Why does that//sound so familiar?

I just finished today's puzzle.

Lyle was researching//the Beale Papers.

But... what are they?

a man named Beale was said//to have had a fortune in gold.

To find where it was hidden,//he created a special code.

Wait... A book cipher.//Can you click there?

The format's the same.//It's groups of three numbers!

You're right.

Elliott, I think we just found

So they're not related,//these two numbers?

- Strange.//- It's a book cipher!

- A book cipher? What's that?//- It's a book cipher.

It's a coded message//that uses a book

- as its key.//- So how does that work?

I'll show you. OK.//So say Person A

has a copy of a specific book.

"Law Enforcement//Procedures and Practices"?

The book itself doesn't matter//as long as Person B has a copy

of the exact same book too.//Can I borrow this

for just a second?//I'll give it right back. Thanks.

So now, we have a copy of the//same book, we can send

- each other coded messages.//- Tess, it sounds complicated.

No, it's really not.//It's simple.

You just replace//the words with numbers.

The first number is the page,

the second number is the line//on that page and then,

in that line.//For instance, 208-29-11...

208-29-11...

And... 103...

15-9?//- - OK.

- 208... Was that...//- 29.

29-11.//"Proven" is the word.

And 103...

Uh, 15...

And 9. OK. Proven...

- Ha! Ha! Ha!//- Proven right.

So you think//you're proven right, are you?

since the Revolutionary War.//Now to crack the code,

you need to know exactly what//book was used.

Great! Do you know what book//he used?

- Unfortunately, no.//- So that narrows it down to...

- every book ever printed?//- But you know what?

Maybe... maybe Lyle left a clue//somewhere. There must be a clue.

- Excuse me.//- A book cipher...

- I mean, this is fascinating.//- Dad! We're running late.

- Oh, sorry.//- Oh! Hey, Tess,

I'm surprised to see you here!

We're taking lessons//for our father-daughter dance.

That's so sweet!//Have fun.

And FYI,//the wedding is this weekend

and Logan still needs a date...

What Logan needs//is for the bride-to-be

to move along.//Bye, Angela...

- Awww. I love you too.//- Love you!

Ha! Ha! Bye.

It's against library policy

to disclose the books//our patrons check out.

Of course, I understand.//Lyle was a dear friend,

- and since he's passed, I was...//- I'm sorry.

? ?

[muffled voices]

? ?

Lyle and his bookmarks.

This is Detective O'Connor.//Leave a message.

Logan, listen, I found a receipt

for a book Lyle purchased.

"Anastasia's Stories//for Children", from 1941.

He paid 300 dollars for it,//so I'm assuming

it's something special.//I'm headed down

to the bookstore//where he bought it, so...

I'll call you back.

? ?

- Can I help you?//- Yes. I'm looking

for an old collection//of children's stories.

It's sold out online//and my intern

has called every library//in the city, no luck.

I had a friend//who purchased a copy here,

so I was hoping that maybe//lightning could strike twice.

Ooh, sounds like a challenge.//What's the book?

"Anastasia's Stories//for Children".

It's an old storybook. 1941.

I don't have a copy,//but let me see what I can find.

I have a few tricks//up my sleeve...

That's very kind.//Thank you so much.

- I'm Christina.//- Hi. Tess.

Your shop is...//It's so unique...

Thank you!//I always loved antique books.

I have them on every subject.

Do you do bookbinding as well?

Yes. This is my ER//for damaged books.

A lot of my patients//need mending.

- I can imagine.//- When I moved in,

this place was a restaurant,//so I kept the walk-in freezer,

cause freezing books is//actually the best way to kill

any insects or mold spores that//might be present.

That's so interesting...

So you get rid of the bugs//and don't harm the books.

- Exactly.//- So do you really think

you might be able to find a copy//of the Anastasia book?

I can't promise anything,//but I'd be happy to try.

I'd really appreciate that.//Let me get my card.

Oh, you write the crosswords//for the Sentinel? How exciting.

It can be.//It's also a lot of work.

So please call me//if you find out

any information on the book.//Really, thanks for your help.

Tess texted me this picture//this morning.

Lyle's girlfriend Abby,//and his T.A. Clayton.

Looks like they're having//quite the cozy lunch...

Meanwhile the phone records//came in.

The day of his murder,//the ex-girlfriend Bethany

called Lyle five times.

Short calls, a few seconds.//Hang up calls maybe.

It's interesting,//cause Bethany told me

she hadn't been in contact//with Lyle in ages.

Also, I've been tracking//the money.

Turns out the victim's Mom//was facing

foreclosure on her house//up until about a month ago,

when suddenly//the mortgage was paid off.

Really?//That's a big chunk of change.

I've got it! I've got it.

I figured out how to decipher//part of the message!

Here, I'll show you.

The key is//an old children's book.

I don't have//the actual book yet,

but I found a few pages//of it online and I was able

to decode part of the message!//I mean, there are a lot of gaps

but... it's a letter//from Lyle's grandfather

to Mildred about jewels.

They're buried on or around//their old farm.

It sounds like it could be//in more than one place.

That could be worth//tens of millions today.

If I could just find//the whole book

I could decode//more of the message,

and maybe help identify//who killed Lyle!

Good work, Tess.//Good work.

Is that Lyle's//grandpa's uniform?

- Yes, it is.//- These patches and medals

could tell us a lot about him.//Can I take a pic?

- What?//- What?

My codebreaking//just established motive.

- Possible motive.//- Oh, come on, Logan.

Fine.

Thanks.

You know... Maybe Lyle found//some of the jewels,

and that's where the antique//engagement ring came from?

But you think//there might be more out there?

We need the entire book//to figure that out.

OK, look. I'll go//by Lyle's office and his condo

and do some snooping around,//but I don't remember seeing it.

Well, one thing's for certain.

Millions of dollars are a lot//of reasons for murder.

It is.

Am I going to see you//at Angela's wedding?

I understand that Logan//doesn't have a date yet.

You're going//to Angela's wedding?

The groom's parents are on//the advisory board of the opera

- with me.//- Of course. You know everyone.

Honey, are you OK?

You've hardly spoken a word//since the bridge.

Sorry I'm not//better company today.

You're always//my favorite company.

But if you want to talk//about something, I'm here.

It's just there's one thing//I can't shake...

- Abby, Lyle's girlfriend.//- The chef you told me about...?

Yeah. Lyle was head over heels//in love with her.

But when I saw Abby with//that grad student yesterday...

It just... I don't know,//it looked really suspicious.

You're thinking that maybe//they had something to do

- with Lyle's death?//- Maybe they were involved

and they wanted//to take Lyle's treasure

all for themselves!

Do you think it's possible...//Is it possible that Lyle

could have deluded himself//about Abby this whole time?

It happens.

Well, the murder weapon

was a high end ceramic knife,//something a chef would use.

Abby's a chef, she probably//owns knives like that!

You're right.//Tell Logan,

because I'm sure he's gonna want//to check that out.

That would require//a search warrant

and he doesn't have//enough evidence to get one.

Unless...

Unless?

Unless I happen//to meet up with Abby.

I don't want you taking//those kinds of risks.

I'm not gonna be wandering//down some dark alley.

She teaches workshops//at a cookware store

- on the Upper West Side.//- Where they sell knives.

I could sign up for a class.

What's the worst thing//that happens?

I burn a souffl�?

Please, Tess.//I don't want you going alone.

- Please.//- So come with me.

OK. If that's//what it takes

for me to keep my eye//on you... I will.

Well, thanks for...//for meeting me.

I appreciate that.//How long did you know Lyle?

Since grad school,//and we stayed in touch.

To be honest this store//isn't exactly profitable,

so Lyle helped me//supplement my income

- with work here and there.//- What sort of work?

Oh, lots of things.//Helping find articles he needed,

helping him organize his notes.

I helped him research//his last couple of books.

Oh. Do you know if anyone

would've had anything//against Lyle?

Lyle was the nicest guy//you could ever imagine.

But Lyle did said his ex Bethany//had been threatening him.

Apparently things//were pretty bad between them.

And where were you last Sunday?

Oh, uh... Right here.

My store is open on Sundays,//and I was working.

Well, thank you for your time.

How's it going//over there, Elliot?

Trying to figure out

that military uniform//is harder than it looks.

I've identified the easy ones...//Bronze Star, Purple Heart...

What's that white patch//with the gold stars?

The "Fighting Badgers".

I wonder what that could be...

You know, sometimes//people call first.

Yeah, sorry. The patch on the//uniform is from a special

tactical unit in the war called//the "Fighting Badgers".

It turns out in the last days of//the war, they were stationed

near a castle where a bunch//of jewels went missing...

A legendary trove of jewels//that belonged

to a very wealthy family.

So Lyle's grandpa must have//found the jewels

and brought//them back after the war?

Exactly. Maybe that's what//Lyle was looking

for up in Connecticut.

Right. That's my next stop.

I tracked down the//property records

on the old Clarks family farm.//Turns out it's near a place

called Thompson's Mill. They//sold the property off years ago.

OK, so maybe we follow//Lyle's path

and we figure out//what happened to Lyle.

"We"? Tess, you're//not coming along.

Bu...

OK, fine. It's fine.//I'll go up there myself

and look around,//disturb some evidence...

I could work in the car//if you let me go with you.

Fine. OK.

- I just...//- Let's go.

- I'm missing a clue for gold.//- What some hearts are made of?

Wow. Thank you.

Just making friends//everywhere, aren't you?

[soft music]

So how's the wedding//planning going?

It's fine.

Although I'm a little stuck//on coming up with my toast.

Well, do you like the groom?

Yeah. Yeah, he's fine.

Once he passed the background//check. What?

Come on, it's marriage.

It's forever, right?

Well, you should probably//start by saying

what a perfect couple they are.//And then tell a funny story.

Maybe not about the//background check.

Yeah, leave that part out.

So tell me, what would//your wedding be like?

Lemme guess, your vows would be//filled with crossword clues?

No.//[chuckling]

I think mine would be...//I don't know, something simple.

Like a country wedding.

Come on. What, you? No.

I grew up outside//of Greencastle, Indiana.

You do not strike me//as a country girl at all.

I'll have you know I owned//more rubber boots than heels.

Yeah, my dad was a teacher,//and we had a small farm.

I know how to milk a goat.

[laughing]//Of course you do.

[soft music]

So Mr. Baxter, I was wondering//if you had any visitors on

the property recently that were//looking around asking questions?

Besides yourself, Detective?

Usually the teenagers try to//spook the cows, but last month

I chased two fellas off who were//digging a hole in my field.

You wouldn't mind showing us//where they were digging,

would you?

This way.

[cows mooing]

Careful of the Foxtail barley//or you'll never

- get it out of your clothes.//- Oh! Yeah.

Too late.

They were digging right here.//When those two fellas saw me,

they tossed their things in a//truck and were gone

- by the time I got close.//- Is that one of them?

That's him. And//the other guy was tall.

- Skinny, too.//- What about that guy?

Yep. That's the other guy.

Someone else has been here//recently too.

- What do you mean?//- Just last week,

there was someone else//snooping around in my field.

Could you describe them?

Couldn't see 'em, it was too//dark. If you need any more help,

I'm happy to talk later, but//I gotta check on the cattle.

Appreciate your time.//Thank you.

Yeah.

were up here treasure hunting.

And that Clayton lied to me.

He said Lyle always made//the trip up here solo.

And whoever that third person//was snooping around,

I can guarantee they were//treasure hunting too.

Did I have much of a choice?

No.//[laughing]

- OK, good night.//- Good night.

[cell phone ringing]

Hello? Yes, this is she.

Oh, you have the book? Great!

How late are you open?//I'll be right there.

Forensics found DNA traces//on the envelope

- the threat was sent in.//- Hm! That's good.

Let's see if they can match it//to Bethany, because I also found

a DNA sample//on her water bottle.

Will do. Oh, um, how did//your day in the country go?

It was great. We confirmed

Lyle and Clayton were up there//treasure hunting in Connecticut.

- "We"?//- Yeah, we. I took Tess along.

- Hm! Interesting.//- What's that supposed to mean?

- Nothing. Nothing.//- She's an asset to the case.

Yes. Good thinking. So, got a//date to your sister's wedding?

Angela keeps bugging me//about it.

Why don't you ask Angela//to bug me about it?

But you won't talk//to her about it.

- Exactly.//- [chuckling]

What's up, bud? Still no leads//on how the victim's mom

- got her mortgage paid off.//- Let me ask you:

if Lyle did find the jewels, how//did he turn them into cash?

I don't know. Diamonds are//worthless without a buyer.

Yeah.

How does a straight-//arrow guy like Lyle

find someone to fence diamonds?

[bicycle bell]//[gasping]

Anastasia's Stories//for Children...

I'm sorry, if you got a call//the book should be up here,

but I don't see it.//It must've been re-shelved.

Here are the call numbers.

- I'll go check in the stacks.//- But hurry...

- We're closing in ten minutes.//- Sure.

Eight two three...

[door opening]

Hello?

[footsteps]

[footsteps]

[gasping]

[screaming]

[dramatic music]

[screaming]

You told me you were going//home to work on a puzzle!

I was, until the library//called that they found the book!

You do realise we're dealing//with a murderer here, Tess?

- Yes! I've been very careful!//- Careful? Careful would be

not mixing yourself up//in any of this at all!

Who could have called me//if it wasn't the library?

We traced the call//to a burner phone.

Someone was trying//to set you up.

Someone who doesn't want//anybody else finding the book.

I don't know yet.//I don't know.

Look, did you notice//anybody trying to follow you in?

No, I mean... no, it was late.

And there were people.

There was a guy on a bicycle,//there was a student film crew...

Alright, let's just, let's get//you out of here, alright?

Thank you.

- Alright, what have we got?//- Tess doing okay?

Yeah, she's fine. It could//have ended differently,

but she'll be fine.

Listen, I might have an idea//on how Lyle sold some

of those diamonds. You//remember on Lyle's record,

that parking ticket//from last month?

Uh-huh?

It's not the ticket that//matters. It's where he got it.

When I was a patrol cop,//this was my old beat.

- Yeah, on Long Island.//- Right.

Alright, let's check//the CCTV footage with the

time of the parking ticket.//Maybe we'll get lucky and see

- who he was meeting and why.//- Exactly.

You remember this guy?

No. Don't remember him. Sorry.

Really? Because he's got

a parking ticket right//outside your store here,

- three weeks ago this Wednesday.//- Doesn't mean he came in here.

True. That's very true.//Although we do have footage

of him actually walking right//through this front door.

The photo's hard to see...

Hmm. Maybe you'd have better//luck putting your glasses on?

Now you mention it,//he did bring some jewelry in.

A ring and a bracelet,//all diamonds.

- And you bought them?//- Of course not.

Mr. Richards, we both know//that you've been charged twice

in stolen merchandise//cases, so come on.

And never convicted. Those//times I was the one who was

cheated, which is exactly why//without the papers to prove

he owned them, I would never//make that mistake again.

- So you never bought anything?//- How could I?

Without documentation?

I don't hear a no.

Then no.

I didn't buy anything.

And that is how we make//tapenade easy.

Thank you. So,//we'll take a short break

and then we'll move on//to eggplant parmesan.

- Mmm, that sounds good.//- Mm-hmm. I'm gonna say hi.

- Everything looks delicious.//- Thank you.

I'm Tess. I was//an old friend of Lyle's.

- This is my aunt Candace.//- Pleased to meet you.

We were so sorry//to hear about Lyle.

Tess. Lyle talked about you//all the time.

We really loved doing your//puzzles together.

Thanks.

You must think that it's odd//that I'm working, it just...

it helps me get my mind//off of things.

Of course.//That's understandable.

Actually I haven't left the//house since it happened.

I thought it would//do me good to get out.

Sure. Wow, these are some//knives. Ceramic?

Nothing better//for paper-thin slices.

Miss?

Oh, um, excuse me just a moment.

Well, she lied about not//leaving the house.

I saw her with Clayton//two days ago.

Come on, you're the//psychologist.

What do your instincts tell you?

Well, when people lie,//they usually reveal more

than what you actually asked//for. Which is what she just did.

Wait, she's coming back.//I need you to distract her.

Tess, don't do//anything crazy, please.

We're in a room full of people//and this is important. Please?

Yeah. Um, Abby? Since we're//here, could you please help me

pick out the best possible...//Oh! Omelet pans for cooking

omelets? The copper ones.

- I'd be glad to.//- Great.

- You stole a knife??//- I'm trying to help!

After what we talked about at//the library, you stole a knife?

I told you to be careful!

You said the murder weapon was//a high-end ceramic knife.

And I'll have forensics//analyse it, but if this was

the murder weapon, you just//contaminated

and compromised the evidence!

Sorry to interrupt.//Check this out.

Mildred's loan was paid off by a//wire transfer from an account

in the Caymans. But a few days//after Lyle's death, there was a

second exchange. Guess what//names were on the account?

- Who?//- Clayton and Abby.

OK, so who funded the account//in the first place?

Galaxy Jewelers, probably in//return for fencing the diamonds.

Also, I got those phone records//back. Clayton and Abby exchanged

a dozen calls in the days//after the murder.

- What about before?//- No.

Well, that's interesting.//I guess Clayton's got

some explaining to do why his//name is on an account

in the Cayman Islands//and he's up there

at some farm in Connecticut,//digging for treasure.

I know you.

You're Bethany, right?//I think we met that time

at the mathematics museum//when you were...

With Lyle. I remember. You're//his friend who writes the

crosswords. You wrote the//proposal crossword for him?

- I did, as a favour.//- That's nice.

I never understood//his obsession with puzzles.

I'd much rather spend my Sundays//training for triathlons

than filling in boxes.

He always loved puzzles,//even in college.

Yeah, he was a kid//who never grew up...

[sighing]

Seems like a lot of people//are gonna miss him.

Thought I'd add//something of my own.

I guess it finally sank in.

Thanks for meeting me here.//Mrs. Clark's out

at the store. I've been//helping her with the move.

That certainly is nice of you.

She's a nice lady. And Lyle//was everything to her.

I think it's time you leveled//with me, Clayton. See, we know

you have a record. We also know//you were working at the library

when Tess was attacked, because//it happened during your shift.

- I wasn't there.//- Really.

I snuck off to the gym//to get in a workout.

Any witnesses//to corroborate that?

Nope. But I ran my gym card//when I got there.

Who knows, maybe you gave//your gym card to a friend.

Meanwhile, we saw you and Abby//alone together privately

this week on campus.

You saw us?

Sure did. And you lied to us//about not going to Connecticut.

You see, Clayton, the owner of//the farm saw you with Lyle.

Now, we both know Lyle can't//drive at night, right?

Obviously, you must have//driven for him.

Who knows? Maybe you killed him.

You've got this all wrong,//I didn't kill anyone!

It looks pretty suspicious.//It looks like you and Abby

if you found all the jewels.

- Look, I know this looks bad.//- Then convince me it isn't.

- I owed Lyle my life.//- Really?

I was in and out of juvie and//headed straight for prison.

I got a job sweeping up at the//library. Lyle helped me put

together an application and//get into college.

And in return, you'd help him//search for the diamonds?

Yeah. Lyle found the cipher.

Once he got his hands on the//Anastasia book, he had the key

to decode it. That's how we//found the diamonds.

But the larger cache is still//out there somewhere,

and that one is worth millions.

You do realise that those//diamonds you're fencing

belong to someone.//That's a felony, Clayton.

Unless of course//you can provide me

with a little more information.

Look, Lyle just wanted//a small cut of the jewels,

- to help out his mom and Abby.//- OK.

He made me promise that if//anything happened to him,

I would find the rest of the//jewels and return them

to their rightful owners.//Some wealthy family in Europe.

Did you introduce Lyle//to your diamond fence?

I stayed in touch with//some of my old friends.

Why don't you explain to me//how you created this account in

the Cayman Islands with you and//Abby's name on it?

Yeah, we got that little bit//of information from the IRS.

I gotta tell ya, you got quite//a handy background in forgery.

I set up the account with cash//from the first jewels we found.

OK.

That's why I was meeting Abby,//to tell her about it.

But she didn't want the money;//she said that we should tell the

authorities. Lyle made me//promise that Abby would be cared

What do you mean if anything//happened to him?

Someone else was looking//for the jewels.

When we were up at the farm,//we saw another car.

Lyle was convinced we were being//followed.

I don't care if//you believe me or not.

Just make sure Abby doesn't//get blamed for anything.

[cell phone beeping]//We'll be in touch.

News from forensics.//The DNA on the envelope

matches the DNA//on Bethany's water bottle.

Fantastic. Well,//that confirms it, doesn't it?

Bethany wrote those threats.

How'd it go with Clayton?//Logan! Oh, come on.

OK, fine, I suppose I owe you.//Because Clayton did confirm

your story about the missing//World War II treasure,

and he also confessed about//going up to the farm with Lyle.

You're welcome.

But he also insisted that//he was only helping Lyle

and Abby's totally innocent//in all of this. Oh, we also got

the lab results back on Abby's knife... the//ceramic doesn't match the murder weapon.

Huh. So where does that//leave things?

Well, it means we have a suspect...//[cell phone beeping]

Hold on a second.

What's up, bud?

Really? OK, I'm on my way.

- I've got to go.//- What is it?

A break in the case. I hope.

- Talk to me.//- It was found by a jogger.

A package wrapped in plastic, with a//ceramic knife that has blood on it.

- We'll see if that blood matches Lyle's.//- Bethany's apartment

is minutes away, and according to the//neighbours, she runs the trail every day.

Post an officer on her until//we get the lab results back

on that knife. We may//have found our murderer.

- Logan.//- Hi.

- What are you doing down here?//- Well, I have some news.

Bethany is in a four-hour//surgery as we speak,

and I've got officers waiting outside//the OR to arrest her when she's done.

- Bethany, really?//- Yeah, test results came back on the knife.

Tested positive for Lyle's//blood. And that hair

that was on the package//matched Bethany's DNA.

Her alibi didn't clear at all.//She said she was in surgery

all day Sunday, and she wasn't.//She called in sick.

- That's it. Yeah, we got her.//- Hm! Wow.

So you keep a record of all permits//for student film projects,

- correct?//- Yes, they're required.

And a film permit would tell you where and//when a certain project would be filming

- on campus?//- Yes, it's University policy.

Great. Do you happen to have a//permit for a student film project

that was filming on campus//this week, perchance?

- Only one. I'll make you a copy.//- Thank you very much.

[dog barking]

The movers are almost finished.

It's odd to see//this place so empty.

They'll stay with you,//even in your new home.

[cell phone chiming]//- Good news?//- Something I've been

looking for.

Have you ever heard of an old book,//Anastasia's Stories for Children?

Of course. That was my//favourite book as a kid.

- Funny you should bring that up.//- Why's that?

Not too long ago,

Lyle asked if my father used to read//me any special book growing up.

So that explains why Lyle's Grandpa//chose that book for the key.

Because it was his daughter's//favourite book.

I'm headed down to//a bookstore right now.

I think they have the book we need//to help us find the diamonds.

- How'd the interrogation go?//- It was good.

Bethany obviously admitted to sending the//threatening letters and those phone calls to Lyle.

But she insists that she had//nothing to do with the murder.

So how does she explain//the hair on the murder weapon?

She can't.

Seems like everything is//wrapped up in a nice bow for me.

Maybe... But I don't trust//perfectly-wrapped presents.

When I'm right, I'm right.

- How's that?//- Take a look at this.

This is the student film footage I told//you about the night Tess was attacked.

Guess who gets//a nice little cameo

in the background,

following Tess into the library?

There she is. Watch this.

- Boom.//- Emory.//- Yeah.

Think you can//hold down the fort?

- Yeah.//- I'm out.

All that proves is that I went//to the library that night.

Really? At the exact time//that Tess was attacked?

- Coincidence.//- Is it a coincidence

that the department said you never gave//back your key when Lyle got your office?

Didn't I? Who can remember?

I think it was you that//ransacked Lyle's office, Emory.

The lock wasn't broken. Someone//who entered must have had a key.

Were you looking for something?

I have no idea what you're//talking about. And unless

there's some sort of specific//charge... there's the door.

OK. Well,

I'm sure you'll be hearing//from me again.

[mysterious music]

- Hi!//- Hi! You got my message.

Yes. You have the book?

Yes, I managed to find a copy//after all. It just came in.

- Christina, thank you so much.//- No, of course. Uh, book's in the back,

but I have something to show you//first. A real treat.

The world's very first//crossword puzzle,

published December 21st, 1913, in//the New York World. Diamond shaped.

I'm familiar with it.//This is amazing!

Have a look.//I'll be right back.

I mean, this crossword//is just... it's incredible.

Foxtail barley.

You're leaving already? But//I have the book that you wanted.

- Yeah, I can come back later...//- No!

Winston, do me a favour,//run a quick search on Bethany

and that bookseller, Christina Blake,//and see if anything connects them.

- You've had the book all along?//- Of course. And you have something

that I have been searching//for too. The cipher?

The book's of no use//without it. I knew Lyle

all those years and he tried to cut//me out of my share of the jewels.

So it was you at the farm,//tailing Lyle and Clayton...

Yes! Emory told me//about the jewels!

Lyle had gone to him, asking about unsolved//thefts during the war. Emory had written

some articles on it, so it didn't take him//long to figure it out. But when I went

to confront Lyle about it, he thought he'd done nothing wrong!

I found you the book//that helped you find them!

- I'm just taking back what my family deserves...//- What about what I deserve?

After everything//I've done for you!

I lost it. I only//wanted what was mine...

I found Lyle the book

and he didn't tell me it was//the key to millions in jewels!

And after all I'd done to make//him look good with his research!

So I grabbed a knife from//the kitchen and... I just...

I didn't mean to kill him.

Things just got out of hand!

And then I searched everywhere.

I found the Anastasia book,

but I could not//find that cipher!

So you framed Bethany//to cover your tracks.

She'd been sending threats//to Lyle, Lyle had told me

all about it!//But you have the cipher.

I saw a copy in your wallet//when you gave me your card.

please?//[screaming]

No!

[screaming]

- So, what have you got?//- I checked social media and university records.

Bethany and Christina were//roommates in grad school.

And I just got some hits on//marathons they both ran in.

They're in the same//runners club.

Wait, wait. Tess said//she was going to a bookstore...

What if that bookstore//is Christina's? I gotta go.

Thieves use ceramic shards//to break tempered glass.

It concentrates all the force onto a//tiny point. Almost as fine as a diamond!

[gasping]//Hey!

- What are you doing here?//- What do you mean? I'm here to save you!

- I saved myself.//- You OK?

Yes. Christina killed Lyle!

- I know. Do you know where she is?//- No. I know where she's headed.

So it's a 3-hour drive up to the farm in//Connecticut and she left about 20 minutes ago.

That puts her somewhere around//Riverdale by now. Are you OK?

- Yeah, I'm good.//- OK, I'm going right now.

Logan? It's Winston.//I got that info for you.

She's in a 2018 grey sedan,

license plate 9A21ER.

Put out an APB.

[siren]

She's been spotted over//on the Saw Mill River Parkway.

Copy that. I'm almost there.

[sirens]

Police! Hands where//I can see them.

Get out slowly.

Christina Blake,//you're under arrest

- for the murder of Lyle Clark.//- I just wanted what was mine!

So why chase Tess down//at the library?

That was Emory's idea. He//ransacked Lyle's office too.

We just needed the cipher, and Tess had//it in her bag but she wouldn't let go.

Read her her rights.

So how did you guess that//Christina might be behind it all?

Bethany said that she actually visited the//farm with friends when she was in grad school.

So Christina obviously would have//known the location of the farm.

And Bethany's DNA//was on the knife.

She got a strand of hair from her//baseball cap to try to frame her.

- And what about Emory?//- He confessed right away,//trying to save his own neck.

I mean, obviously Emory and Christina//were working together. With Lyle gone,

Emory would of course get tenure//and Christina would get

a bump in pay//of millions of bucks.

Poor Lyle...//It's just, you know...

he had his whole life//ahead of him.

Tess, I'm really sorry about//what happened to your friend.

Thank you, really.//Thank you for everything.

Thank you.

You're welcome. So am I//on the team now or...?

- Not yet. [laughing]//- OK.

Well, I hope you get//some rest and you're able

to actually enjoy your sister's//wedding this weekend.

Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

About that, I...

I thought maybe you wanted to...

come with me?

Go to the wedding?

Yes, the wedding. No...//Yes, of course, the wedding.

You know I don't want to,//like, interfere...

OK, hold on a second. You//interfere with everything

except, what, an invite to a//wedding? Are you serious?

[laughing]//I'd love to go.

Great.

By the power vested in me

by the State of New York,//I pronounce you

husband and wife.

[applause]

[romantic song]

[applause]

Ahh! Well, I predict//a long happy marriage.

- Yeah, they do seem really happy.//- Not as happy as I am,

- now that this wedding hoopla is over.//- Alright, all you wallflowers,

come on down! It's time for//everyone to get up and dance.

Candace, would you//care to dance?

I would love to, Captain.

Uh, you two, it's not a wedding//until everyone dances, you know.

? Out of the tree of life//I just picked me a plum ?

So... Shall we?

- I thought you'd never ask.//- OK.

[laughing]

- After you.//- Thank you!

? Still it's a real good bet//The best is yet to come ?

[laughing]

? Best is yet to come//and babe won't that be fine ?

Hold on.

- It's the precinct. I gotta take this.//- Logan!

OK, fine. Let's do this.//You know the foxtrot?

Of course. It's just like a//crossword. Two down, one across.

- You lead.//- Good.