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Oh!

I am, um, so sorry,
Mr. Daniels.

Forgive me.

I shouldn't be
texting and walking.

Nothing broken.

Sorry.

[sighs]

Again, it was lovely
to meet you, Tess.

I'm excited to play a part
in making history.

I'm excited
to make it with you.

Alright, well, have a great day.

You too.

Okay, well,
I'll see you next week.

[Tess] Thank you.

BB, parking garage,
level one, please.

Parking garage,
level one selected.

BB, parking garage,
level one.

BB, what are you doing?

Level one, please.

[elevator gears
clicking into place]

Thank you.

BB, stop.

BB, stop.

BB, stop!

BB, stop!

[screaming]

[crashing]

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[computer chimes]

[Tess] Done.

Two minutes and 13 seconds.

Okay, not bad.

Not bad?

That's amazing.

But can I solve a puzzle
faster than a super-computer--

and that's the question?

Kasparov versus Deep Blue
at chess.

Jennings and Rutter

versus Watson on Jeopardy!

No wins for humanity

to be found.

That's why my money's on BB.

Oh, well, thank you so much

for the vote of confidence,
Frank.

"BB"?

It's XCAL Communications'
supercomputer--

BigBrain X.

BB, for short.

I don't know.

I think Tess has got
something going for her

other people don't.

And what's that?

She's a woman.

An excellent point.

Have you met
my brilliant new assistant?

I have not.

Frank Lam.

Frank's the Sentinel's
tech reporter.

He's writing a piece
about the exhibition.

Sonia Robinson.

Nice Piaget.

Altiplano

with the alligator strap, right?

Yeah. Thanks. It was a gift.

Please. That thing's like

a Rolls Royce for your wrist.

I used to work
at the jewelry department

at Saks.

Sonia's been helping me out

since Josephine left
for grad school.

Speaking of which,

do you think you'd be able
to pull together some research

for computer and tech jargon?

I feel like it'll be fun

to tie in a week
of technology-inspired puzzles

to go along with the exhibition.

You got it.

Thanks.

-Pleasure to meet you.
-Yeah, you too.

Oh, I got to go.

Just enough time
to see my aunt

and go meet the competition.

Right. Good luck.

You're gonna need it.

Thanks, Frank.

Oh, did you hear that? Sorry.

So you're the youngest of five?

With four older brothers.

Wow.

And you came over here
from the 112th?

Yeah. I was working Robbery

the last five years.

Oh, good for you.

Well, let me be the first
to welcome you.

Thank you.

You know, when they told me

we were going to get

another detective
here at the precinct,

I was hoping it wasn't
a green newbie.

Yeah, you don't seem like

the hand-holding type.

Patience isn't really
one of my virtues.

Logan, get in here!

Or your father's, apparently.

Yeah, yeah.

He... he struggles
with that, too.

[laughs]

[computer chimes]

What's the emergency, Pop?

Trying to order
a file from Records.

Can't make heads or tails

of this new computer system
the brass has put in.

-Are you kidding me?
-No.

This coming from you--

a guy that can recall details
on cases 20 years ago.

And you're sitting here
telling me

you're having problems
with a few clicks of a mouse?

Uh-huh.

Alright.

Well, if you are, move aside.

Let the young man
help the old man.

Is that your file number
right there?

-Yeah.
-Watch this.

Boom, done.
You'll have it in an hour.

-Wait, that's it?
-Yup.

Well, thank you.

You're welcome.

Used to be a time

when you could pick up
the phone,

talk to an actual human being,

and get exactly what you need.

Yeah, well, Pop,
this is way more efficient.

Come on, who says?

I don't know,
what was her name? Everyone.

Maybe...

I don't know,

maybe I should consider
just hanging it up.

Old dogs, new tricks, ya know?

Remember when
you used to always tell me

that texting was impossible?

Now all I get from you, Pop,
are emojis.

Come on, are you kidding me?

If you retired, you'd be
so bored out of your mind,

you'd be begging
the Commissioner

for your badge back.

I'd give it a week, tops.

-And you know it.
-Maybe you're right.

You know I'm right.

You got plenty of tricks left,
believe me.

[♪♪♪]

Hey, how was the opera?

I enjoyed what I saw.

What, did you leave early
or something?

Mm-mm.

I fell asleep.

[laughs]

The overture started
and I was out like a light.

I can't remember

the last time I made it through
an entire performance.

You've had season tickets
for a decade.

I know.

I don't know
why I keep renewing them.

I guess I thought

that's what people my age
do for fun.

"People your age"
can do whatever they want.

You're right.

I need to shake things up.

I need to find something new,

or try something--

Something that doesn't
make you fall asleep?

[laughing]

Exactly.

I feel like I need
a bit of fun, too.

You know,
between all these deadlines,

and the Crossword Club
newsletter,

and the Sentinel's
charity gala

that I offered to help plan,

I've just been
all work, no play.

Well, when you give
everything to everyone,

you leave
nothing for yourself, honey.

Yeah. Things will slow down
after next week.

So what's next week?

Oh, I'm competing
in a crossword exhibition

against a supercomputer.

You're kidding?

Well, at least
your work's not boring.

Nope.

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Tess!

Hey!

Oh!

Thanks again for agreeing
to be a part of the exhibition.

Absolutely.

And reminding me how long
I spent on your couch

when I first moved to the city,

it was kind of hard
to argue with.

And when I brought
the whole thing up

with my editor,

she... well, she wasn't going
to let me say no.

Oh, well, free publicity
is the best publicity.

Yes. Spoken like the true queen
of public relations.

[laughs]

This is just incredible.

Oh, and we're expanding, too.

Morgan bought
the building next door,

and we're planning
to cut the ribbon this spring.

That's...
that's really impressive.

This is pretty cool, too.
Check this out.

Coming to work here

is like walking into
a science-fiction movie.

Hey, BB.

Hello, Viv.

Second floor, please.

Second floor selected.

Okay, that is pretty neat.

Oh, and when you're leaving,
P1 for the subway.

[elevator dings]

Amazing.

Come on.

I wanted to introduce you
to our vice president.

Oh, and there he is.

Okay, great.

Tess, this is Paul Redford.

Paul, Tess Harper.

When Viv said she got

the crossword editor
of the Sentinel to participate,

we were delighted.

Well, I just can't believe
you've created a computer

that understands

the nuances
of crossword puzzle clues.

Brainchild
of our CEO, Morgan Daniels.

The guy's a...

well, the guy's a genius.

And not one of those people
you just say is a genius,

he's an actual genius.

Can I give Tess the nickel tour?

Oh, go for it.

Tess, I will see you
before you leave.

Okay, sounds good.

So have you been
with XCAL long?

Almost seven years
of blood, sweat and tears.

XCAL is everywhere, though.

I mean, every time a computer
boots up at the Sentinel,

we see your logo.

Yeah, we're holding our own.

And if Morgan's
right with his design,

well, the world's going to be
one step closer

to having an AI system

that can learn, adapt
and behave

with the same unique
subtleties and quirks

as human beings.

Wow.

Something our Board of Directors

will be pretty delighted
to hear,

you know,

considering the expense
and patience they've shown.

That's where
the sweat comes in, right?

Yeah, and the tears.

So...

how'd you like to meet it?

Uh...

Say hello to Tess Harper, BB.

She's going to be
your competition.

It's nice to meet you,
Tess Harper.

Hi.

You wanna test it
with some puzzle clues?

And how exactly
would I do that?

We took
some voice clips of yours

that were online

and input them

into the computer's
voice-recognition system.

Just ask away.

Alright, uh...

Cardiac blaze, nine letters.

Heartburn.

Okay, very good.

Maybe we'll try something
a little harder.

Uh...

Deck of cards,
major and minor suits.

Five letters.

Tarot.

Is it okay if I back out
of the exhibition, or?

You do and we'll cancel
our Sentinel subscription.

Okay, well, just promise me

if my editor offers BB my job,
you'll decline.

Deal.

Okay.

Just try...

Oh, Morgan would hate to miss
getting to say hi to you,

so I'll be right back.

[Tess] Sure.

Oh...

Is this a...

ficus lyrata?

[worker] What?

Or did I just get that wrong?

You know,
a Fiddle-Leaf Fig.

Yeah, a Fiddle-Leaf.
Right.

Well, it's--it's beautiful.

It's one of my favorites.

[Paul] Tess?

Morgan Daniels, Tess Harper.

You have created something
so impressive here, Mr. Daniels.

Thank you.

That's very nice of you to say.

Do you mind
if I ask you a question?

Yeah, shoot.

Of all the games
and puzzle possibilities

that you could have chosen,

why crossword puzzles?

My father.

About the only time

I ever remember him
being content

was while he was settled
into his favorite chair,

the newspaper folded just so,

while he filled in
his crossword.

And I bet he used a pen.

Oh, he wouldn't think
of using a pencil.

[Jesse] Morgan?

Can I talk to you for a sec?

You can't go through
with the government bid.

Look,

they're going to turn BigBrain X
into Big Brother on steroids.

Please, not now, Jesse.

I know that you have to...

make sure that the Board knows
we can monetize the technology,

but this isn't the way.

Um, if you'll excuse us
for one moment.

Let's talk over here
for a minute.

I hear
what you're saying, Jesse...

You know, I wanted to ask you,

since my voice
is in your system,

can I do that cool trick
I saw Viv do with the elevator?

Yeah, you can.

In fact, you could also
set off the alarm systems

if you wanted to.

But please don't.

Well, only in case
of emergency.

We appreciate you
being on board

for what we're hoping

will be a historic match
between woman and machine.

No pressure.

-[thump]
-[Morgan] Oh!

[Layla] I am, um, so sorry,
Mr. Daniels.

[Morgan] Forgive me.

I shouldn't be
texting and walking.

-Are you okay?
-Nothing broken.

[Morgan] I'm sorry.

Again, it was lovely
to meet you, Tess.

I'm excited to play a part
in making history.

Well, I'm excited
to make it with you.

Alright, well, have a great day.

You too.

Well, I better take off,

because tomorrow's puzzle
waits for no one.

Okay, well,
I'll see you next week.

-Thank you.
-Bye.

[Viv] Hey, Tess.

I'll send you an email
with all the details.

-Thanks so much, Viv.
-Okay.

Oh, Morgan, could you just--

Could you--

BB, parking garage,
level one, please.

Parking garage,
level one selected.

BB, stop.

BB, stop!

[screaming]

[loud crash]

What was that?

I don't know.

Okay, thanks.

So since when did Queens become
part of our jurisdiction, huh?

Well, the Mayor
put in a call in

to the lieutenant,

requested the detective
with the highest clearance rate.

That'd be you.

And since Winston's
out on vacation

and Queens is kind of
my old stomping ground,

your father thought
it might make sense

that we partner up on this one.

Well, lucky me.

Mm-hmm.

So I take it
our victim had some pull.

Tech titan
named Morgan Daniels.

I'm sure he made

more than a few friends
downtown.

- Is he the only fatality?
-Yeah.

Alright, was anything--
did anything look disturbed?

Wires cut
or anything like that?

No. But the elevator's
a "smart" elevator,

so it's connected
to a centralized network.

If it was so smart,

it should've known
when to stop, huh?

Yeah.

Well, the safety protocols

that would prevent

something like this
from happening

were overridden,

and they didn't engage,

so we got Computer Crimes
checking out that system now.

Okay, good.

Well, let's let Computer Crimes
do their thing,

check the ones and zeroes
of it all.

Let's head upstairs
and have a chat with XCAL,

shall we?

Take the stairs?

Well, we're not taking this.

Tess.

Logan. Hey.

What're you doing here?

I had a meeting,

and then the crash happened.

What are you doing here?

Well, we are looking into

the cause
of the elevator malfunction, so.

It wasn't just an accident?

Well, I mean,
it's a little too early to tell,

but...

Speaking of,

anything...

worth mentioning that you're--

Not really.

Unless you consider

the person servicing the plants

not knowing the genus or species
of a Fiddle-Leaf Fig

worth mentioning.

Yeah, no.

That's what I figured.

Alright, I'll--
I'll let you get to it.

It suits you, though, the--

the new haircut.

Not that the old one didn't.

I mean...

Just...

[chuckles]

You...

you look good.

Thanks.

It's good to see you.

You too.

Who's that?

That is Tess Harper.

She's a...

she's a friend.

Listen, I need you

to start interviewing
some of these employees, okay?

I'm going to head upstairs
and chat with the VP?

Okay. Sounds like a plan.

So you're saying

you've never had an issue
with your elevator?

Never.

Well, all we've determined
so far

is that the safety protocols--

they just simply didn't engage.

Well, someone
would have to make those changes

to the system.

It wouldn't just decide to stop.

Okay, and how difficult
would it be to do that?

Only one person had access

to make those kinds of changes
to our AI system's code.

Let me guess, Morgan.

It kind of puts your company
in a tough spot, doesn't it?

I mean, without Morgan...

your system's inaccessible.

It's something
that's going to be

very hard to explain
to the Board.

Hmm.

Morgan valued control.

You know, and the power
that control gave him.

[Logan] Right.

But without him,

there may not be
an XCAL anyway.

Could someone else

have gotten ahold
Morgan's password,

and made changes that way?

I mean, he could've
been hacked, for sure.

But someone would have to

physically be
at a computer terminal

in this office

to make the necessary
alternations to the system.

Why's that?

After a few attempts

to penetrate the network
from the outside,

Morgan designed
a cyber-security barrier.

Works like a moat
around a castle.

Unless you were
on our side of the drawbridge--

[Logan] You will not
have access to it.

[Paul] Exactly.

Okay.

You think someone may've
done this to Morgan on purpose?

It's a little too early to say,

but I appreciate
your information.

Thank you.

[Paul] I should call Patricia.

Tell her the news.

Who's Patricia?

His wife.

Well, Paul, don't worry.
I'm sure we can handle that.

[♪♪♪]

Excuse me.

I know this might seem like
an odd question, but...

how many people

does that company have
working in this building?

Why do you wanna know?

Someone wearing
that same uniform

gave me some great advice

on taking care
of my Bamboo Palm,

and I just forgot to ask

how much I should be
watering it.

Had to be Steve,

he's the only one
that services the building.

-Steve.
-Excuse me.

Yeah. Thank you.

Hey.

Hey, I figured
you'd already left by now.

I just found something out.

You going to tell me
or do you want me to guess?

This is usually the part

where you tell me
to stay out of things.

Have you ever listened?

Mm... no.

Okay, so I've learned
to pick my battles.

Come on, what is it?

Right before
Morgan got on the elevator,

I had a quick conversation

with someone
who was servicing the plants.

The guy that didn't know
the genus and species?

Yeah, exactly,

and I just thought
that was kind of odd

considering it's his job.

Tess, not everybody knows
every minute detail

about everything like you do.

Well, it's basic information.

Okay. If you say so.

Anyway,

I just saw someone over there
wearing the same exact uniform,

but the security guard said

that only one person
from that company

services this building.

And it wasn't the guy
you were talking to?

No.

And he-- I don't know,
something was just off.

He seemed kind of nervous,

and...

right when I started
talking to him,

he was, like,
digging around in the soil,

like he was trying
to hide something,

I don't know.

-Okay, um, show me.
-It's right here.

-Plant?
-Mm-hmm.

Is that a bug?

Looks like this office
has an infestation.

[phone buzzing]

"This is Computer Crimes.

We've confirmed

the elevator's safety protocols
were purposefully altered."

-What?
-Yeah.

That officially now makes
Morgan Daniels' death

a homicide, Tess.

But I thought
it was an accident?

[Logan] Well, someone

somehow got into
your guys' security system

and intentionally overrode
the safety protocols.

But I also wanted
to ask you

about your
voice-recognition system

on your elevator.

Can your computer

decipher between one voice
and another?

If their voice has been input
into the computer's memory,

then yeah.

So your computer system

would have known
that Morgan was on the elevator.

Okay.

Um, do you guys know

if he had any threats
made against him?

We have had a few emails
and calls over the years,

but nothing
that caused any concern.

I'm going to need a list

of all your employees
here at the company, all right?

I can put that together
for you.

Great. Thanks.

We also found this,
um, listening device

in one of your planters.

I'm sure there's more
all over the office.

Do you have any idea who might
want to bug the office?

Eisner Industries.

Our main rival.

They weren't above trying
to get inside information.

Hiring our former employees.

Multiple attempts

to penetrate
our security network.

Corporate espionage

is a huge concern
in the tech world.

You think they'd be
desperate enough

to take out the competition?

I'd like to think
that they weren't,

but maybe...

Well, whoever planted this bug,

I'm pretty sure had access
to a computer terminal.

Could've gotten
into our network

to alter the elevator's
safety protocols.

Based off of Tess's tip,

we pulled a screen-grab

from the office's
security footage.

Let's run it
through facial recognition,

maybe we'll get lucky
and get an I.D.

All right.

So you were there
when the elevator crashed?

Yeah.

If Morgan had heard me
ask him to hold the door,

I wouldn't be here.

Anyway, needless to say,
they've canceled the exhibition.

Well, since Reed is knee-deep

on a piece about

serial robberies
in the Diamond District,

Delevante has asked me
to cover the investigation,

so any firsthand details
you've got,

I'd appreciate it.

A person of interest
in the case

disguised himself

as someone
servicing the office plants.

-That's interesting.
-Yeah.

And I can tell you,

he didn't know
the first thing about plants.

You spoke to him?

Yes, and then
he kind of disappeared

after everything happened,

but...

Logan O'Connor,
one of the detectives,

is trying to I.D. him.

Is there anything about him
you can remember?

He looked a little
rough around the edges,

you know,
longish hair, scruffy beard,

and...

Yeah, a Fiddle-Leaf.
Right.

He had a tattoo on his forearm!

I can't believe I forgot
to mention that to Logan.

Well, what was the tattoo of?

It was a wolf, howling.

Yeah, it was howling wolf.

Could be military, maybe?

Any of these?

No. None of those match.

All right, I'm trying
"howling wolves" now.

Maybe it's a sports team?

That's it.

Howlin' Wolves
Motorcycle Club, New York City.

It's the same as his tattoo!

If plant guy is a member
of the motorcycle club--

Maybe someone there
can identify him.

I'm going to check it out.

All right, thanks.

-Hey.
-Hey.

No hit on facial recognition.

Okay, were they able to pull
a print from the bug?

No luck there either.

[phone buzzing]

-Great. Oh-for-two, then.
-Yeah.

Hey, Tess.
What's up?

Hey, Logan.

Listen, I--

I remembered something
about the plant guy.

He had a tattoo.

Okay, that's good.

We can run that
through the system.

That's fine.

I looked it up
and the tattoo is an exact match

of the logo to a motorcycle club
called the Howlin' Wolves.

Okay, Tess.
Please tell me

you're not
where I think you are.

I'm at
the Wolves' clubhouse now.

Okay, listen to me
very carefully, Tess.

These guys
are not choir boys, all right?

They're very dangerous people.

I'll call you later.

Tess!

Oh, that's good.

Yeah, just hung up on me.

Is your friend in trouble?

Uh, yeah.

In more ways than one.

I'll, um...

I'll call you!
I'll be back.

[loud rock music playing]

You lost, honey?

This is a private club.

Oh, right.

Well, tell whoever the owner

of that Harley-Davidson
Dyna Super Glide

that they have got
a beautiful bike.

I mean,
that Arlen Ness fairing

is just...

wow, it's perfection.

That's my ride.

You know your bikes, lady.

Yeah, my uncle used to take me

for rides on his Softail
during the summer growing up.

Ah...

You know what,

maybe you can help me
with something.

I'm looking for someone.

It's a guy who has a tattoo
on his left forearm

of the club's logo.

He's got kind of longish hair,

scruffy beard...

Know a lotta people
match that description.

Are any of the club's members
in these photographs?

Maybe.

That's him.

This is the guy
I'm talking about.

That's Eric.

Why're you looking for him?

Wh--

And then when my aunt

gave my uncle the pig
she got him for his birthday,

he said,

"Well, that wasn't
the kind of hog

I was thinking of."

[laughing]

Tess?

[bartender] Hey, this is
a private club, man.

Hey, Logan.

You know this guy?

Yeah. He's a friend.

She makes them
everywhere she goes, it seems.

You know what, I don't get
to talk motorcycles often.

This was fun.

Well, if ever you get
an itchin' for a ride,

you gimme a holler.

All right,

and thanks
for the information, Hammer.

Anytime.

Okay, see you guys later.

-Bye.
-Let's go.

You know,
I really can't do my job

if I'm worried

about you getting yourself
in trouble all the time.

Logan, I can take care
of myself.

-Oh, really?
-Yeah.

Oh, and I got
the plant guy's first name.

-You did?
-Yeah. Eric.

Okay, you know, that's...

that's good,

since we didn't get a hit
on facial recognition.

Amrita, hey.

Do me a favor.

Run a list

of all the Howlin' Wolves
MC members for me.

First name "Eric."

Thanks.

You know, your friend,
Hammer, back there?

Mm-hmm?

How d'you think
he got his nickname?

Uh, he works
in construction, right?

No.

More like felony assault,
yeah, with a hammer.

I arrested him
back when I was in patrol.

-Really?
-Yeah.

He seems so nice.

He seems nice? Real-- Yes.

You got an address?

All right. Bye.

I'm leaving now.

You're welcome!

Eric Ogden?

Yeah?

I'd like to ask you
a few questions.

Turn around.

You know who doesn't run?

Innocent people.

So we found
the plant company's uniform

in your van,

but when we called the company,

they confirmed
you don't work for them.

As a matter of fact,
you've never worked for them.

So why don't you tell me

who hired you

to plant those listening devices
at XCAL?

You think
this whole silent routine

is going to play, pal?

I've got you
on criminal trespassing,

illegal surveillance equipment,

I can even throw in
intellectual property theft

if I'd like.

But here's
the cherry on top, Eric.

I've got you on
conspiracy to commit murder.

-Murder?
-Mm-hmm.

What murder?

The murder of Morgan Daniels.

The CEO of XCAL Technologies.

You see, Eric,

someone tampered
with that elevator,

and Morgan Daniels
dropped 30 floors

to his death,

around the exact same time

you were skulking
in that office.

I don't know
anything about that.

Well, you better start
telling me who hired you,

or you're going to be looking at

a few years
to a lifetime behind bars.

Eisner Industries hired me

to get information on
the projects XCAL's developing.

Okay, how long
have you been planting...

listening devices at XCAL?

A week.

A week?

I got bills to pay.

Someone wants a job done,
I do it.

And how much
do you charge for murder?

You were in the office.

It would have been

really easy for you
to change the computer code,

and you know it.

I didn't go anywhere
near a keyboard in that office.

Really?

Check the security camera
footage

if you don't believe me.

I will. I will.

In the meantime,

I'd like you to give me

those audio files you compiled
from the listening devices.

You'll tell the DA

that I played nice
and cooperated?

You start doing that,
maybe I will.

The audio's downloaded

directly to a hard-drive
in my apartment.

Good,
now we're getting somewhere.

You ready to go?

Yeah, let me just
grab my stuff.

All right.

I really appreciate

you offering to introduce me
to your friend, Viviane.

Yeah, of course.

She'll get you in front of

anyone at XCAL
who wants to talk.

You know,
it's been interesting

digging into
the history of XCAL.

Morgan started the company
at MIT,

with his friend,
Gregory Sackett.

I don't think I met him
when I was there.

Nah, you wouldn't have,

because as soon as they launched
their first operating system,

Morgan booted him
out of the company.

Right before XCAL went public.

Sackett left
the tech world behind

and went into teaching.

What do you think
caused Morgan

to get rid of his partner
like that?

Maybe Morgan wanted
the glory and money

all to himself.

So Sackett could have
a couple hundred million reasons

to hold a grudge
against his old partner.

Security footage
just confirmed Eric's story.

He never was near a computer.

Not our murderer, then.

Apparently not.

Maybe the audio
from the surveillance

picked up something else.

I got unis en route
to Eric's apartment

to grab the drives.

Good, good.

Oh, did you get anything

on the XCAL employee
background checks?

So far, no red flags.

What about Tess's friend--
what's her name--

Viviane Banks?

Record's clean.

Great relationship with Morgan.

Doesn't seem to have
coding skills either.

This is bothering me, though.

Paul Redford
said something earlier.

He said that
Morgan was the only person

that would have access

to make changes
to the AI system.

Doesn't that seem odd to you?

Yeah. Wouldn't give the company
a lot of options

if something happened to him.

Right? I mean, you have this
successful company like XCAL,

you want to see it last
a long time,

even after you were gone.

It just doesn't...

make any sense.

Oh, did Jesse Alexander
call you?

-No. Nothing yet.
-Wonderful.

I mean, we do know that
she's XCAL's lead coder,

so, hopefully,
when we talk to her,

she can tell us
who Morgan gave access to.

Or if she had access,

she definitely has the know-how
to alter the safety protocols.

That's a very good point.

Mm-hmm.

Very good point--

which means I think she's due
for a special visit.

What's going on there?

The Commissioner
doesn't make house calls.

He's been with your dad
for the last 30 minutes.

It looks serious.

What is it?

No, just Chauncey's floating
the idea of retiring.

Well, he's put his time in.

Why not enjoy
the rest life has to offer, huh?

Retirement's
all my dad talks about.

Well, unfortunately,

Chauncey would be lost
without this job.

Looks like your dad's
made up his mind.

[♪♪♪]

Jesse?

Detective O'Connor, NYPD.

I just wanted to ask you
a few questions.

[door opening]

Uh, excuse me.

Have you seen anyone go in
or out of apartment four?

Saw her leave a few hours ago.

Had a duffle bag with her.

She in some sort of trouble?

Listen, if you see her again,

have her call me--

Detective Logan O'Connor, NYPD,
at that number. okay?

Great. Thanks, brother.
Appreciate it.

Don't you, uh...

have an office to work in?

Hello there.

-Hello.
-Hi.

I brought Frank to meet Viv,

because he's doing
a story for the paper,

and I have a puzzle due in...

two hours,

and I'm nowhere near finished.

Well, that's what I admire
about you most, Tess,

you always put other people
before yourself.

Well, my aunt
would probably argue

that I'm spreading myself
too thin.

Hey, is there--

is there any update
on the case?

Well, Eric Ogden
is not our guy,

unfortunately,

so I figured
I'd circle back to XCAL,

have a chat
with some of the employees,

see if they can guide me

to figure out where
Jesse Alexander disappeared to.

You think she's on the run?

It made me pull
her credit card records, phone,

and she hasn't used
either one of them

after Morgan's death.

We've also got
a BOLO out for her,

so if she wants to skip town
on a bus, or train, or a plane,

we'll find her.

Maybe she's uneasy

about her last interaction
with Morgan.

What do you mean?

Well, she definitely
didn't agree

with him putting in a bid
on the government contract.

Did it get heated?

No.

It was just awkward.

Well, she definitely
left her apartment--

with a duffle bag.

Now, I don't know
about you, Tess,

but that's not exactly
the kind of behavior

when you skip out of town

of someone
filled with regret, so.

But it's always nice

to see you give people
the benefit of the doubt.

Now, I mean, if I didn't,
you and I wouldn't be friends.

What?

What are you talking--
what do you mean?

You saying I don't make
a good first impression?

I'm saying that you,
you know...

you grow on people.

I grow on people!

Wow...

so I'm like fungus now.

You really know
how to flatter a guy, Tess,

thank you.

Yeah, that's a better way
to say it.

No, what I mean is,

I think you...

I think you put up a tough act
to keep people at arm's length.

You know what...

I don't know about you,

but I'm a people person.

[♪♪♪]

Detective O'Connor?

Yeah.

Hi. Frank Lam,
with the Sentinel.

I would love to get
a quote from you

about the investigation,
if you've got a second.

Yeah, you can just put
my usual down.

Okay. Which is?

"No comment."

You know,
Tess warned me about you,

and I still walked
right into that one.

Yes, you did.

Thanks for your time,
Ms. Banks.

Take care.

-Come on in.
-Yeah.

[Paul] I don't know
who he spoke to.

Absolutely not.

[Logan] What's all that about?

Paul's on with the Board.

Apparently, Eisner Industries
made an offer on the company.

Really?

Didn't waste any time, did they?

Sharks smell
the blood in the water.

Let me guess.
Paul doesn't want to sell.

It's a hard case to make,

considering we had to pull

the bid
on the government contract.

Why's that?

All the work for the project

was on Morgan's
personal hard-drive.

Took it everywhere he went.

It's probably
in a thousand pieces

at the bottom
of the elevator shaft.

Which is a tragedy

since that contract could've
netted the company a fortune.

Well, I don't want
to make any promises,

but I'll talk
to the crime scene people,

see if they can keep
their eyes out at the scene.

Maybe we'll get lucky,
you know?

That'd be amazing.

[Logan] All right.

Sorry, Detective.
I've got to run.

Yeah, that's fine. Thanks.

[phone buzzing]

Hey, what's up?

You got 'em?
All of 'em?

Oh, that's fantastic.

Okay, listen, I'm on my way.

[engine struggling to start]

Someone's stepping
off the clutch too quickly.

How can you tell?

My dad gave me

driving lessons
on a stick shift,

and the sound of one stalling
is forever seared into my mind.

Oh, Viv. Hi.
Do you need some help?

Morgan's wife asked

if someone could drive
his car back to their house.

Thought a task
might be a nice distraction

from everything.

Didn't realize it would be
a manual transmission

when I volunteered.

Well, I drive stick,

if you don't mind
the company?

You're the best.

I'll meet you
back at the office.

You know, I...

saw you with
the Commissioner earlier.

Yeah.

Something going on?

Yeah, You remember
Lieutenant Hanna?

Yeah, I know, of course.

You guys came up
through the Academy together.

Dropped dead last night
at his desk.

Heart attack.

Uh, Pop, I'm sorry.

You know, Jimmy never got
his gold watch.

Never got
the recognition he deserved

for putting in
so many years on the job.

You know?

Last time I talked to him,

he was so excited

about spending his retirement
spoiling his grandkids...

Listen Pop, I'm sorry.

Excuse me, guys.

I don't mean to interrupt,

but there's a problem
with the audio files.

What--
what are you talking about?

What kind of problem?

It's empty.

Erased, more than likely.

Do you think
Ogden is playing us?

No. I mean, come on,

Pop, he told us
where the files were.

It doesn't make any sense.

Our killer's
cleaning up after themselves.

Yeah.

So...

You're positive there was audio
on those files?

Yeah, I checked

before I went back
to the XCAL offices.

Do you have any backup copies?

How many people
at Eisner Industries

know what you were up to?

Only the person
who hired me.

And who might that be?

Eric, remember
all the nice things

I said to the DA about you?

Well, they can easily
be unsaid.

Keith Eisner.

The CEO?

He and I go back
to grade school, man.

He needs stuff done
off the books,

he comes to me.

Was there anything
on those audio files

he might not want
the world to hear?

It was mostly
techy business talk

and employees blabbering
about the weekend.

What about arguments?

Anything of that nature
that might implicate Eisner?

No.

You know, Eric, the DA's office
is just down the hall.

So I suggest
you start thinking fast,

or you can say goodbye
to that deal.

All right, you know, hold up.

That Daniels guy

got pretty heated
with somebody on the phone.

They were talking about

a deal or a contract
or something.

He was talking
with somebody named...

Patricia.

What'd he say?

He said he'd sign the papers
over his dead body.

Hang tight.

You watching
through the two-way?

Yeah.

Who's this Patricia
he keeps talking about?

That would be Morgan's wife.

Daniels has got to be worth
a few million bucks, huh?

Try a few hundred million, Pop.

If he's threatening
to cut her off--

Yeah, a pretty good motive
to want to see him dead.

Wait, wait, wait,

does she have
a computer background?

No, I guess he was
a lawyer-turned-socialite.

Whoever caused
the elevator to crash

had to know their way around
writing computer code.

I don't know,

maybe she teamed up
with someone.

Jesse, maybe?

What about the VP--

what's his name--
Paul Redford?

No. I looked into him.

There's no priors.
His record's clean.

Besides, with Morgan dead,

XCAL would have lost out
on a huge contract,

so he had every reason
to want Morgan to stay alive.

I'm going to have Amrita

look into a possible
Patricia-Jesse connection.

I'm going to go to Westchester,
talk to her myself.

Very good.

Morgan wasn't much
for cleanliness, was he?

His mind was always
working towards

the next big idea.

Guess he didn't have
a lot of time

for the little things.

The only thing
that he seemed to make time for

was his standing
Wednesday appointment.

And what was so important
that he couldn't miss it?

No clue.

Well, he certainly
spent a lot of time

at New York General.

Could he have been sick?

If he was,
I didn't know about it.

The only person he seemed
to confide in was Jesse.

Yeah, and she certainly seemed
comfortable enough

to give him an honest opinion.

When Morgan announced

that XCAL would be putting in
a bid a few days ago,

it took the office by surprise.

Everyone was excited.

Everyone except Jesse.

She was against it
from the beginning.

She thought Morgan

was putting money
before his morals.

Huh.

I'm very sorry for your loss,
Mrs. Daniels.

Morgan was a brilliant man,
Detective.

But he did not make
the best husband.

Still, I heard he was
pretty upset

that you filed for divorce.

Refusing to sign the papers.

He didn't like that
I started seeing someone.

Paperwork
wasn't even signed yet.

Can't blame the guy.

I never wanted to hurt Morgan.

With the relationship starting
so close to our marriage ending,

I knew how much pain
it would cause him.

Despite taking every precaution,
he found out about us anyway.

So I take it he was going
to turn this divorce

into a knock-down,
drag-out battle, huh?

We didn't have a prenup.

I wanted what I was owed.

So the guy you're seeing,

it must have been
pretty hard on him

to watch you

go through the anguish
of a drawn-out separation.

So you think
that he killed Morgan?

I don't know.

I'm looking forward
to the look on his face

when I ask.

Who he is
isn't relevant, Detective.

Okay, well,
let's look at it this way--

if Morgan could find out
who you were seeing,

imagine how long
it's going to take

someone with the resources

of the entire New York City
Police Department

at his disposal.

Keith Eisner.

Your husband's main competitor?

It wasn't my choice
to fall for Keith.

But I did,

in spite of

how it might look
to some people.

Okay, when was the last time

you actually visited Morgan
at his office?

A year ago, maybe more.

Do you remember offhand

if Eisner
ever went over to XCAL?

You'd have to ask him.

I plan to.

Thank you for your time.

Yes, hi.

I've been on hold
for Keith Eisner

for, like, 10 minutes now.

I was wondering if--
Hello?

Hello?

Oh, good.
Thank you. Nice chat.

Tess.

Logan.
What're you doing here?

Oh, I don't know.
My job.

What's your excuse?

She was helping
a woman in distress.

Thanks, Tess.

Of course.

Remember, you just have to
ease your foot off the clutch.

[Viv] Okay.

-Bye.
-Bye.

So you're giving
driving lessons now?

I thought you had
a puzzle to finish.

I did.

She was just having trouble
getting Morgan's car going.

Sounds a lot like
this investigation.

Is it not going well?

Well, you know,

one step forward,
two steps back.

Well, this might help.

Okay?

Apparently,
Morgan was stopping by

New York General Hospital

every Wednesday
at the same time.

Was he undergoing treatment?

I don't know.

But if you give me
a ride back to the city,

we could stop by and find out.

I don't know, Tess.
I might have to get you a cab.

Logan!

Kidding.
Come on, let's go.

But I gotta make a pit stop.
I'm starving.

Oh, good.
Me too.

Might have to make
another pit stop, too.

I need some gas.
You got any extra cash?

Oh, can't help you there.
Sorry about that.

Patricia and Eisner are dating?

Mm-hmm.
Said so herself.

Do you think they could've...

plotted to have Morgan killed?

Well, this is
what I'm thinking.

I mean, go with me here.

You've got two companies,
all right?

Each one of them are jostling

for this big
government contract,

and Eisner says to himself,

"You know what,

I don't think
I'm getting the upper hand here

by planting all these bugs.

So I'm going to go kill Morgan,

and then I'll make an offer
to buy the company wholesale."

-It's a good theory.
-Thank you. I try.

The thing is,

Paul already pulled
the XCAL bid.

Hmm.

Oh, help yourself.

What?
You were finished.

Well, I am now,

because you just took
my last fry.

So why did Paul pull his bid?

Because all the work
that Morgan put into the bid

is on this hard-drive--

the exact same hard-drive
he took on the elevator.

Oh. And it's destroyed?

Well, I've got Amrita,
actually,

on the lookout for it,

but yeah,
I'm afraid it's toast.

All right, talk to me.

Was that not the best patty melt
you've ever had in your life?

I mean...

it's the most patty melt
I've ever eaten.

No, it was...
It was really amazing.

Yeah. Yeah, my dad and I,
when we're out this way,

we always pop in here, so.

How is Chauncey?

How is Chauncey...

Well, I think my dad
is weighing retirement.

Good for him.

Really?

-Yeah.
-I don't know.

I mean, if he needs a hobby,

he and my aunt could find
something to do together.

Okay. How about lunch?

Well, I don't--

I don't think eating is a hobby.

No, no, no.

I mean, why doesn't

your aunt Candace
ask Chauncey out to lunch?

Why?

Because I want to see
how serious he is

about putting his papers in.

-Logan...
-What?

-Why not ask him yourself?
-Because...

my dad would never
in a million years

tell me
what he's really feeling.

Us O'Connor men
play things close to the vest.

Besides, I think he would open
up a lot easier to Candace.

Fine. I will find out

if she wants
to be your go-between.

Thank you.

This was really great.

Thank you
for showing me this place.

Yeah, it's a cool place.

Oh, and thank you

for still being able
to drive stick shift.

I mean, it's a dying art form.

You know what,
it had actually been a while.

Let me think, the last time...

the last time was when
I was supposed to go to France.

[Logan] Hmm.

I had this theory--
romantic notion--

of driving an old VW Bug
through the countryside.

"Supposed to go"?
What do you mean?

It was going to be a holiday
with my fiancé,

but I called it off,

so no more fiancé,
no more trip to France.

I never knew
that you were engaged.

You know, I just
couldn't shake the feeling

that...

marrying him
was going to be a big mistake.

And...

he wasn't the person I...

wanted to spend my life with.

Yeah. I mean, you know...

[phone buzzing]

Excuse me.

Yeah.

Hey, Amrita.
What's up?

Really? Nothing?

Okay. Thanks.

Um, there is no apparent link
between Jesse and Patricia.

Yeah, and Morgan's assistant

said that Patricia hadn't been
in his office in over a year.

So Patricia probably
didn't kill Morgan?

No, it doesn't
look that way, no.

And they didn't have a prenup,

so she was going to get
what she was owed anyway, so.

You're right.

One step forward,
two steps back.

Excuse me.

Hi.

Detective O'Connor, NYPD.

I was wondering if you...

remember ever seeing this man?

Came on Wednesdays,
around 2:00 p.m.,

for the last couple of weeks.

Yeah. He came
to visit a friend.

Good. You wouldn't happen
to be able to tell us

the name of the patient
he was seeing, would you?

You know I can't, Detective.

Yeah, well...

Yeah, you can't blame a guy
for trying, though, right?

Thanks for your help.

Okay, so it must be someone
who was really close to Morgan

if he came every week.

Maybe a family member?

Or did he have any kids?

No, he had no kids.

[phone buzzing]

Hey, Amrita.
What's up?

Are they sure?

Um, great.
Okay, yeah. Thanks.

What is it?

No sign of Morgan Daniels'
hard-drive

in the elevator wreckage.

Okay, so maybe he--

maybe he left it
in the office?

No, because his assistant said

that she saw him
put it in his pocket

when he left his office.

Right.

Someone stole themselves
a hard-drive

that could be worth a fortune.

So, it had to be taken

between the office
and the elevator.

Okay, Tess, you were

one of the last people
to see this guy alive, okay?

Do you remember seeing anybody

that could have gotten
close enough to do that?

No...

I mean...

a woman did bump into him

while he was looking down
at his phone.

She could've
pickpocketed it off him.

Would you recognize her?

I think so.

Really? Okay. Good.

You said this woman

had a pink streak
running through her hair, right?

Yeah, but I'm not seeing her.

Let's check with Viv.
See if...

Viv... Viv.

Do you know the name
of a woman who works here,

pink streak in her hair?

Layla Barnes. Why?

Is she here today?

She was just a temp hire,

just filling in for a few days.

Were temps on that list

of all your XCAL employees
you sent over?

No.

Excuse me.

[line ringing]

Hey, Amrita, it's me.

Hey, listen, do me a favor.

Run a name for me
through the DCJS, okay?

Yeah. Hit me.

Layla Barnes.

Layla Barnes...

She's got a sheet.

Larceny,
breaking-and-entering,

pickpocketing...

You got an address?

Yeah. Sending it now.

Listen, do you guys require
background checks

on all your potential employees?

Most of the time.

But...

What?

Layla came with
a solid recommendation.

From who?

Jesse.

Thank you for your time.

Thanks.

Well, I think...

Jesse's working with Layla.

She gets Layla

to steal the hard-drive
off Morgan, right,

uses the elevator crash
to cover it up.

And then she gets away

with a program
that's worth a fortune.

Right?

Jesse, we know is in the wind,

but maybe
Layla's not that smart.

What do you think?

The way that Logan
can rush head-first

into a dangerous situation

yet go to such lengths

to avoid conflict
with his father...

is something he should maybe
consider working on.

He thinks he's more likely
to open up to you

about how he's really feeling.

Maybe.

Chauncey and I are overdue
for a get-together.

Well, on behalf of Logan,
thank you.

What about you?

Do you ever...

do you ever
think about retirement?

Me? No.

It's outside of work

that's in need
of a reinvigoration.

Well, since you've
given up on your opera,

is there something else

that you want to do
that you haven't done before?

Skydiving.

Skydiving?

What?

Tess, I'm pulling your leg.

Okay, good.

But there is this little
Italian cooking class

I've been thinking about
down the street.

That sounds like fun,
and delicious.

If you need a recipe taster,
I'm your girl.

-You're on.
-[phone buzzing]

Sorry, just one sec.

Hey.

Hey...

Guess who I managed to find?

Gregory Sackett.

Morgan's old business partner.

Yeah, he's in town

for some kind
of medical treatment--

and while he's been denying
press requests,

a certain reporter

was able to convince him
to give an exclusive.

How did you manage that?

Ah, just charm, reputation,

an innate talent

to make my subjects
feel at ease.

And it turns out

that my father did some business
with Sackett's brother.

He vouched for me.

I'm going to go see him
tomorrow,

so meet me back at the office,
and we can go together?

Yeah, that sounds good.

All good?

Great.

Layla Barnes.

-There you go.
-[ringing]

[gunshot]

[♪♪♪]

[thump]

-Logan!
-Yeah?

-You all right?
-Pop, I'm fine.

Trust me, I'm okay.

I just got a...

splitting headache

and a welt
the size of a golf ball.

All right, talk to me.
What do we got?

Layla Barnes died

from a single gunshot wound
to the chest.

We're checking
with building management

about security cameras

and we're canvassing to see

if anyone spotted the shooter
fleeing the scene.

But so far, nothing.

Any sign
of Morgan's hard-drive?

We've got Layla's laptop

and a cache
of burner cell phones.

But no hard-drive.

All right.
Good job. Thanks.

You sure you're okay?

I'm fine, Pop.

And you think Morgan

was visiting Sackett
in the hospital?

Well, I mean,
it makes sense, right?

You said that
Sackett was in town

for medical treatments.

Well, if that's true,

that must mean

that they patched things up
after all these years.

Maybe Morgan divulged something
to his old partner

that he never told anyone else.

I just can't believe he's gone.

But I am grateful

that he reached out
after our 20-year cold war.

Do you know why Morgan
did that,

after all these years?

Morgan was experimenting
with XCAL's AI program,

integrating a data collection.

Perhaps he was
feeling nostalgic...

plugged my name in as a test.

Wanted to see how much data
it would collect.

It knew...

that I was suffering
from kidney failure...

how many doctors I was seeing.

That's incredible technology.

Kind of terrifying

that a computer could...

learn such personal details
about you, isn't it?

In the wrong hands, absolutely.

Morgan had taken
the seeds of our ideas

and created something

more powerful than
I could have ever imagined.

Besides, it brought us
back together one more time.

I'll always be grateful of that.

And was
this data-collection program

part of the government contract

he was about to bid on?

Yeah, he didn't talk
too much about that.

He was worried
it would bring him bad luck.

A man of science--

believing in
the phenomenon of luck?

Gwen always said

things that make
humanity most interesting--

contradictions.

Gwen?

The third member
of our little Round Table.

Guinevere Rice.

She and Morgan were together

when we created
XCAL's first operating system.

Which is named after Excalibur.

The sword in the legend
of King Arthur.

Guinevere
was King Arthur's wife.

The company's name
was a nod to her.

Do you know
where Ms. Rice is now?

After I left the company,
I heard they split up.

That's a great idea, Candace.

I look forward to it.
Bye-bye.

So where're we at?

Well, we pulled
some of the numbers

from those burner phones

we found
in Layla Barnes's apartment.

Every number corresponded
to a different big tech company.

Makes sense.

Layla stole the hard-drive,

she was reaching out
to find a buyer.

Most of the calls lasted
less than a minute,

probably thought
she was some crank caller.

But there was one

that took that call
a little more seriously.

Almost lasted eight minutes.

Eisner Industries.

Bingo.

There's so much smoke
around Eisner,

I'm starting to choke.

You think he might've bought it?

Or he thought
the price was too high

and decided
to kill her for it instead.

I'm heading over
to Eisner Industries now.

-Keep me posted.
-Will do.

Where's Eisner's office?

Do you have an appointment?

Don't need one.

[alarms sounding]

What's going on?

Someone hacked in
and hijacked our entire network.

Shut the whole network down.

Someone's trying to destroy
my company, Detective.

Do you think we could do this
at another time?

No, actually, I think
this is the perfect time.

Especially
if you feel compelled to...

confess to something.

If you're asking me
if I killed Morgan Daniels,

the answer is no.

Hmm.

And the bugs found
in XCAL's office

turned out to be
an overzealous employee

trying to win favor with me.

What about Patricia?

Patricia is a special woman.

One Morgan
should've appreciated more

when they were still together.

Now, if that's all, Detective--

No, it's not all, Mr. Eisner.

You see, a lady by the name
of Layla Barnes

called you at 10:43 yesterday.

I don't know
anyone by that name.

Really? Well, Layla Barnes
was an employee at XCAL.

She stole a hard-drive
off Morgan Daniels

right before his death.

Her phone records confirm that
she called your cell directly.

Now, does that ring any bells?

I did receive a call
yesterday morning

from an unknown number.

The person never
identified themselves.

Even used a voice scrambler.

I couldn't tell you
if they were male or female.

But you certainly spoke
for a while.

I think it was
almost eight minutes.

Well, I wanted
to hear them out.

I think you were considering
making a deal.

No, Detective.

I wanted to hear them out

so I could give the police

as many details about them
as I could.

The police?

Purchasing stolen work product
is illegal.

I reported the approach

to the Robbery Division
of the NYPD.

You do realize I'm going
to check up on that, right?

Then you'll see
I'm telling the truth.

Detective,
Morgan and I were rivals,

but we pushed each other
to think bigger.

His death is not only a loss

for all he had left
to give to the world,

but for what those ideas
would've inspired in me.

Now, if you'll excuse me,
Detective,

I'd like to try
to save my company now.

Right. Okay.

Thanks for your time.

[Chauncey] Before I moved
over to homicide,

I worked in
the robbery division.

We get called out
to a bank robbery,

and I'm interviewing a teller
who handed the money over.

I ask if she can remember
any details about the suspect.

She proceeds to tell me
the guy's name, address,

phone number...

Wait, how could she
know all that?

The same guy
who robbed the bank

came in 20 minutes earlier

to update
all his account information!

No!

Come on...

He ended up robbing
the same teller

he gave all his account info to.

Wore a ski mask,

but didn't even think
to change his clothes.

[Candace laughs]

I mean, come on.

Easiest collar I ever made.

If only everything in life
were that simple, huh?

Ah.

Mm. Mm!

You know,
there's a rumor going around

that you're thinking
about retiring.

Oh, yeah?

Logan told Tess.

I've been giving...

some thought to the idea, yes.

Logan's having
a difficult time

thinking about you
doing anything else.

Well, to be honest, so am I.

But that's also kind of
the exciting part, isn't it?

Hmm.

Mm-hmm.

Have you given any thought

as to what you might do

when it's time
to hang things up?

I had this romantic notion
of traveling up and down Italy,

taking cooking lessons
along the way.

Sounds great.

In fact, I got a jump start
on it today.

I signed up
for an Italian cooking class.

You did?

Wow.

I could save a fortune

if I learned how to make
a decent plate of pasta at home.

Yeah!

Do you think there might be...

an open spot in the class?

I'll check.

Great.

Change is never easy, Chauncey.

Especially at our age.

But with age comes wisdom.

Whatever you decide,

I know it will be
the right decision.

Yeah. Thank you very much
for your time. Ma'am.

Thank you. Bye.

No luck finding Gwen?

Big old goose egg so far.

Hmm.

Well, Gwen and Morgan
and Gregory

all went to MIT, right?

Yeah.

Their alumni office

might be able to give you
her current contact information.

Tess, you're a genius.

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

Don't thank me
before this goose egg hatches.

[man] MIT Alumni.

Hi. Hi, yes.

I was trying to get
some contact information

for an alumna of yours,
Guinevere Rice.

We don't disclose
that information.

You don't give out
that kind of information,

of course,

but, um,

I'm calling because...

I recently purchased a house
that Gwen once owned

and I found some boxes

that she left behind
in the attic

and I would just really
love to give them back to her

if you could give me
any information that would--

Gwen was in a car accident
and passed away.

Oh...

I'm so sorry to hear that.

But I can pass on
her daughter's number.

Her daughter's number?

Yes, that would be--

That would be great.

What's that?

[indistinct answer]

All right,
thank you for the help.

Gwen died in a car accident
in 1993.

That must have been right after
her and Morgan broke up.

They gave me
her daughter's number, though.

Maybe she has some information

on the relationship
between Gwen and Morgan.

Yeah. It's worth
giving her a call.

Right.

[Jesse] You've reached
Jesse Alexander.

You know what to do.

What is it?

I think Jesse Alexander
is Gwen's daughter.

Hey.

Hey, Pop.
What's up?

Oh, um, have you heard back
from Robbery yet?

Eisner filed a report
right after his call with Layla.

So he was telling the truth.

Maybe this'll turn
your frown upside down.

Layla Barnes and Jesse Alexander

were in the same
work-release program together.

What? Jesse did time?

"Jesse" didn't,

but Stephanie Rice
did 10 months

for hacking into
the DOJ, NSA, and DOD.

So she changed her name.

That's why it took so long
to pull her file.

Didn't want her record
muddying the waters

for jobs in the tech sector.

Right.

Do you think
she might've killed Morgan

to halt the bid?

Come on, Pop.

I mean, she clearly wasn't a fan
of government institutions,

right?

And was very upset
that Morgan was pursuing a deal.

She's been in the wind
ever since the crash.

Come on, I think we have
a good case here

to get a warrant
to search her place?

I'll have Amrita

to get a judge's John Hancock
on it right away.

-Great.
-Son.

Yeah?

I wanted to let you know...

I've given a lot of thought
to retirement...

and I think it's time.

Listen, Pop,

if this is something
you want to do,

I'm behind you 100%,
all right?

Hey, once we wrap this case up,

let me take you out
to celebrate.

I would like that.

Okay.

[♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪]

I don't know
why you're following me,

but maybe you'd like
to explain it to the police.

Please don't.

Jesse?

I gotta tell you,

hacking into
the Department of Defense

is no small feat.

If she could get past
their security--

Safe to assume

she can get into
XCAL's security system

and change...

the safety protocols.

-Logan?
-Yeah?

Is that
Morgan's missing hard-drive?

[phone buzzing]

Fantastic.
One second.

Detective O'Connor.

Yeah.

Really?
When did you find this out?

Well, okay then.

Thank you.

That was Computer Crimes.

They just went through
the whole XCAL security system.

Morgan wasn't the only one
who had access to the AI system.

Turns out that he authorized
Jesse Alexander

a week ago.

-Really?
-Yeah.

A lot of people
are looking for you.

I know.

Your detective friend

came to my apartment
the other day.

I called Viv

to find out what he wanted
to talk to me about.

She said that
you two know each other.

You have to tell him
that I didn't kill Morgan.

Why not tell him that yourself?

Because I'm trying
to find out who did,

and some of the ways
that I'm doing that

aren't exactly legal.

You cared a lot about Morgan,
didn't you?

I found out your mom
and Morgan dated.

XCAL's name
is a reference to her.

Morgan was my father.

What? I...

I'm so sorry...

No one else knew that, did they?

No... no,

but I found out
when I was a teenager.

He's why I got into computers.

But he had no idea
you were his daughter?

No, he hired me at XCAL

without any idea
that Gwen was my mother.

But a few weeks ago,

he pulled me aside,

asked me if my real name
was Stephanie Rice.

Because he put
"Jesse Alexander"

into the data-collection
program.

Scrubbing my identity
wasn't easy,

but Morgan's program,

just as it did with
Patricia and Gregory Sackett,

connected the dots--

which is--

which is exactly why

I think it is too dangerous
to sell to the government.

I regretted the fact
that I hadn't told him myself.

He was kind...

and supportive.

I was just starting
to get to know him.

-Detective O'Connor?
-Yo?

Jesse Alexander's
been spotted in a park,

talking to
an unidentified woman.

Alright, tell the patrolman

not to let them
out of his sight.

I'm on my way.

[Tess] Do you really think
Eisner killed Morgan?

Well, he's the only one
that makes sense.

You have to go to the police.

You have to tell them
everything you know.

I can't do that, Tess.

[Logan] Because she doesn't
want to get arrested

for the murder of Layla Barnes.

Wait--
What are you talking about?

Jesse, please stand up.

You know, you and I

are going to have
a long conversation

about what it means to interfere
in an ongoing investigation.

Jesse Alexander,

you have the right
to remain silent.

Anything you say

can and will be used
against you in a court of law.

An attorney
will be appointed to you

if you cannot afford one.

So were you the one

that recommended Layla Barnes
for a job at XCAL?

Yes.

Did you also conspire with her

to steal Morgan's hard-drive
out of his office

before he died?

What? No.

I didn't even know
that Layla took it.

I just assumed that
it was destroyed in the crash.

But it's funny,

we found it
in your apartment, Jesse.

All in one piece.

Okay...

no, no, no, no.

Someone is trying to frame me.

I have no idea
how it got there.

Didn't Morgan also have plans

to sell XCAL's
data-collection technology

to the government?

Which you didn't like

the whole idea
even from the start.

I mean,
I heard you even, you know,

let everybody know about it
in the office, right?

I made my case, okay?

But it was always gonna be
Morgan's decision.

Morgan was my father--

And nobody knew about that,
did they?

You know, Jesse,

it must have upset you--
hurt you, for that matter--

that your own father

wasn't willing to tell the world
that you were his daughter.

We were trying to figure it out
the best way that we could.

I was just beginning to build...

a relationship with him,

why would I want to kill him?

Because, Jesse,

if Morgan sold that technology
to the government,

then he would be betraying
everything you ever stood for,

now, wouldn't he?

No, no.

Look, it had to be Eisner.

He hated my father.

Is that why you hacked
into his network,

and wrote that whole
"confess" message for him?

I've got to be honest,
a smart move.

It makes you deflect suspicion
from yourself.

I'd like to call a lawyer.

Okay.

Okay.

That would be great.

Tess. Tess.

I'm not sure this is
the best place for you to be.

I just want to explain
to Logan what happened.

Jesse is a suspect
in at least one homicide.

As soon as you made contact
with her,

you should've let us know.

If anything--

anything were to happen to you,

Logan would never
forgive himself.

And I can't blame him.

If whoever it was
that knocked Logan out

decided to pull
the trigger instead--

Wait, what happened to Logan?
Is he okay?

Layla Barnes' murderer
took him by surprise.

He could've been killed.

I had no idea...

Tess...

what're you doing here?

Logan, I just...

I came here to apologize.

You were possibly
sitting across from a killer,

who could've done who knows what
if she was cornered.

You understand?

I'm sorry.

I'm really, really sorry.

How'd it go with Jesse?

She lawyer'd up.

I just don't think

Jesse's the kind of person
who could do all this.

Well, you'd be surprised

what people are capable of doing
with the right circumstances.

Jesse's too smart to keep

a stolen hard-drive
at her apartment.

That stolen hard-drive, Tess,
is worth a fortune.

She probably didn't want it
out of her sight.

[Logan] Amrita.

Have you figured out
Layla's password yet?

[Amrita] No.

We gotta get in there.

If we can get in,

we can maybe find
some communication

between Layla and Jesse,

proving that
they were working together

to steal
Morgan's hard-drive, right?

Computer Crimes
was able to determine

it's a seven-digit password.

I know this sounds silly,

but have you tried
1-2-3-4-5-6-7?

It's consistently

one of the most common
passwords people use.

Okay. Hey, it's worth a try.
Let's go.

No.

What about words?

I mean, how many
seven-letter words are there?

Oh, there's...

over 33,000
in the English language.

Words are kinda my thing.

Yeah.

You know, I keep a list
of the passwords I use

on a little notepad
near my desk.

Did we find anything like that
in her apartment?

Um... yeah.

A list of everything
we've collected and bagged

out of her apartment.

It's all over there.

Okay, what have we got here?

We've got...

...a 5x3 spiral notebook.

Amrita.

Amrita, do me a favor.

Yeah.

Try one of those seven digits.

Try the next one.

-We're in.
-We're in.

Well, it's good to know

people under 50

have trouble remembering
their passwords, too.

Come on, Pop.

You're gonna miss this feeling
of cracking a case wide open,

you know it.

[Chauncey]
I'm not gonna take the bait.

-I should probably take off.
-Sure, yeah, right.

Bye.

[Logan] Tess!

Hey, Tess.

Hey, I was just on my way

to take Morgan's hard-drive
back to XCAL.

I don't know if I could
give you a lift home?

Yeah, that'd be...

that'd be great, thanks.

All right.

Isn't the hard-drive
considered--

considered evidence?

Normally, it is, yeah,

but your friend, Viv,

made a call in
to the Mayor's office

to nudge the DA
for a speedy release, so.

They're probably itching
to put the bid back in

for the government contract.

Yeah.

It's nice to have friends
in high places.

I wouldn't know.

I only hang out
with riffraff like you, so.

-Hey.
-What?

[phone buzzing]

Oh, it's...

it's my editor.

Go ahead and take it.

I'm just gonna be a minute.

Hi. Yes, I was
actually just about

to hit send
on tomorrow's puzzle.

[Logan] Hey, Paul.

Is-- is Viv around?

I told her to head out.

There's no reason

for the both of us
to stay late.

Guess you're right.

Well, this is yours.

Thank you for bringing it home.

No problem.

So...

Jesse's really responsible
for Morgan and Layla's deaths?

It's certainly
looking like she is, yeah.

-[phone buzzing]
-Excuse me.

Hey, what's up?

[Amrita]
You'll never guess

what I found
on Layla's computer.

Copies of Eric Ogden's
audio files.

She must've been
the one that went in

and erased them
before we got there, right?

Or lucky for us,
not before making copies.

She probably needed
an insurance policy,

in case someone thought
she was a loose end.

Yeah, well, I started listening
to some of them,

and one was a conversation
between Morgan and Paul

the night before he died.

About what?

The data-collection program.

Anything interesting?

Yeah.

Morgan actually agreed
with Jesse.

He told Paul

that he was going to inform
the Board of Directors

that he was pulling
out of the bid.

Erasing a huge payday
for everyone.

Oh, and after Morgan left,
Paul made a call.

To who?

Not sure.

I could only hear
Paul's side of the conversation.

But whoever it was, he asked
to meet them later that night.

Do me a favor.

Keep going through those files
for me, okay?

All right, bye.

Um, hey, Paul.

You made a call

the night before
Morgan's murder.

You don't recall to who, do you?

I think I arranged
to meet a colleague for a drink,

but I'll check my phone.

Must be pretty nice to have
that hard-drive back huh?

Now you can follow through
with that bid.

It was lucky someone stole it
before the crash.

You know, this...

thing would have been
a lot simpler

if Layla just took
the money I offered her.

Instead, she thought

she could sell the hard-drive
to the highest bidder.

So you killed her, didn't you?

Spared your life, though.

And that's not a mistake

I'm not going to make twice,
Detective.

[♪♪♪]

Stay out of it, Tess.

Just...

stay out of it.

Take your gun out.

Slowly.

Place it on the ground.

Kick it over to me.

You're going
to walk backwards, slowly,

around the corner,
towards the stairs.

You know, Paul,
my boss knows I came here,

so...

you'll have the whole force
after you.

You know that, right?

By the time they come looking,

I'll be touching down

in a country
without an extradition treaty.

While it's not
the billions it should've been,

the few hundred million
I'm going to make

from selling the technology
on the black market

will make for...

a pretty decent living.

That's it.

Keep going.

Nice and easy.

All the way to the stairs.

You don't have to do this.

You could even set off

the alarm systems
if you wanted to.

BB, activate the alarm!

[alarm blaring]

[gunshots]

Hey, BB, shut off the alarm.

Nice try.

Logan.

Give me the gun, Tess.
Give me the gun.

Now, Tess!

[gunshots]

You okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

[police radio chatter]

So the hard-drive was empty?

Yeah, Morgan must've deleted
the program before he died.

All this death, for nothing.

So how did Paul change
the safety protocols

if he didn't have access?

Well, he watched
Morgan sign in one day

and memorized the password.

Human error.

Yeah.

Well, I'm glad
you two are all right.

It was Tess here
who came to my rescue.

-Thank you.
-You're welcome.

I couldn't be
more grateful for it.

Thank you.

Of course.

Didn't you say
the reservation was at 7:00?

Yeah, no, it is, Dad.

I just--
I forgot my wallet on my desk.

[Chauncey laughs]

No, no, no, no.
You didn't forget your wallet.

I know what you're up to.

Really?

When you told me
it was your treat,

I started putting
two and two together.

Okay?

You are throwing
a surprise retirement party

for your old man.

Pop, I'm not
throwing you any party, okay?

But I agree,
you do deserve to be celebrated.

Though that may be true,

I've had some second thoughts,

and I'm...

well, turns out you were right.

What's that? I'm sorry.
I didn't hear you correctly.

Can you repeat that?

You were right.

That feeling of the chase.

The whole thrill, rush
of putting together a case--

I'm not quite ready
to give that up yet.

Well, Pop, I always knew
you weren't ready.

-What, you knew?
-Mm-hmm.

I can see it in your eyes.

Which is why I'm not
throwing you a retirement party.

Okay? Come on.

I'll get my wallet.

Surprise!

[laughing]

An "Unretirement" party?
Fantastic!

To all that lies ahead.

To spaghetti pomodoro,

linguini and clams,

and penne arrabbiata!

Everyone, if I can just have
your attention for a moment.

A toast to the man of the hour--

-No--
-You're not going to do this.

To your distinguished...

and ongoing career.

You make the department,

the city,

and your family very proud
every single day.

We love you, Pop.

To Chauncey!

[guests] To Chauncey!

This is lovely.

You're very sweet.

Oh, well.

I mean, when you want to be.

Don't--
don't let it get out.

Okay.

Listen, Tess...

I know I'm not the most...

open person with my emotions.

I think it's this job

that teaches you
to compartmentalize,

which can put a lot of strain
on relationships.

I have...

already lost one marriage
because of it.

-I had no idea.
-Yeah.

You know,
after my brother was killed...

my ex was adamant
that I should quit.

She said, "You know what,

I can't cope with seeing you
put yourself in harm's way

each and every day."

And I told her,
I said, "Look,

all I've ever wanted
to do with my life

was be a detective.

And so...

I chose my job over my marriage.

I wanted to tell you this

when you were telling me
about your fiancé.

I mean, I did,
but I was like...

"The O'Connor men
keep things close to the vest."

Yeah. Too close, I'm realizing.

But I'm also seeing...

the upside
of letting people in...

instead of keeping people
at arm's length.

And that...

is because of you...

so thank you.

-Cheers.
-Cheers.