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♪
[upbeat music]

[dog barking]

Hey Ace!

Guess who's home!

[dog whimpers]

Guess who got off
early, buddy!

There he is!

Want to go for
a walk buddy?

Guess who's off!

[dog barking]

Want me to
get your leash?

There you are.

Where's my good boy?

♪
[ominous music]

[dog barks]

What's up, Ace?

Hey buddy?

What are you
looking at?

[dog barks]

Man's voice: The attack
was quick, and brutal.

[dog barks]

The killer raining
down blow after blow-

on his helpless victim.

Seven years have passed
since Detective Rory Trenton

was found dead in
his home in St. John's.

His killer is
yet to be found.

[audience members
gasp and exclaim]

And that, my friends,
concludes chapter one.

Let's hear a round
of applause-

for author Aubrey Anderson.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

It's a real honour to launch
my book in my hometown.

So thank you.

Now, if anyone
has questions-

Audience members: Oh!

MC: Over here.

I have a question.

How dare you use my personal
tragedy to sell books?

[audience members
gasp and murmur]

This is Nina Trenton.

Rory's wife.

I tried to
contact you.

I hope you
rot in hell!

[audience murmurs]

Nina!

♪
[dramatic percussion]

♪
[upbeat theme music]

Nina: How dare you use
my personal tragedy-

to sell books?

This is Nina Trenton.

Rory's wife.

I tried to contact
you, Nina.

Nina: I hope you
rot in hell!

Aubrey: Nina!

Oh I feel
for her.

To lose your husband, then
have the crime exploited-

Yeah.

This video
has gone viral.

It's over 300,000
views since last night.

It's all over radio
and television.

[Sarah sighs]

And-

the mayor called
the chief last night.

And we're taking another
look at the case.

Yeah, exactly.

The Trenton case files

are on their way
from storage.

Oh, great.

Thank you.

Please upload those-

to the national violent
offense's database-

just in case we
missed anything-

the first time around.

Will do.

Donovan: Thank you.

Also-

a copy of this.

Hot off the press.

Thought we may
need a reference copy.

Why does the authour's
name ring a bell?

Well, before he
turned to writing-

Aubrey was a
local crime reporter.

He was a
colossal pain-

in the department's backside.

[Rex whines]

Sarah: Seven years ago-

you worked the case?

Well, not directly.

But every officer knew
what was going down.

There was no evidence
of the crime scene.

No fingerprints, no DNA.

Sarah: And what
about suspects?

Donovan: None.

Rory was well-liked.

He had no
obvious enemies.

And we went through
several of his old cases-

and everyone who might
have had a grudge

had a rock
solid alibi.

Personal life?

No, no familial trouble.

By all accounts-

he was a happily
married man.

I mean, this was a
long slog to nowhere-

for both Rory
and Nina.

[elevator pings]

There's no indication-

that Rory tried
to defend himself.

And that led original
investigators to believe

that the killer
surprised him.

What was the
murder weapon?

Donovan: Based on
skull impressions-

forensics determined
that it was a claw
hammer.

And there was also one
missing from his toolkit.

How did the
killer enter?

Uh- a rear window.

That kind of attack would create
significant blood spatter.

But this place
looks spotless.

Donovan: Well-

the place was
thoroughly cleaned.

The killer used household
cleaning products.

Why go through the effort
of cleaning a scene-

and then leave
the body behind?

I don't know.

Maybe they-

you know, ran
out of time?

Were interrupted?

Or, it might have been
compulsive behaviour.

Just something they
felt they had to do.

Rex, what is this?

[Rex growls]

Oh, that's a-

That's a dog toy
from the crime scene.

Jesse: Wait.

Rory and Nina
had a dog?

Donovan: Yeah.

Yeah, Ace.

He was there at the
time of the murder.

What happened to it?

[Rex growls]

We don't know.

He vanished.

We spoke to the vet
and he said that the dog

wasn't microchipped.

I wonder if Aubrey
Anderson has any insight

into the killer?

Just because he's
exploiting the crime

for his own profit-

doesn't mean he hasn't
researched it thoroughly.

Yeah, I'm sure
he's dug down-

and found
something interesting.

But first, talk
to Nina Trenton.

She deserves to know
that this case is active.

Okay.

Rex, let's go.

Nina: Last night
was a mistake.

I should never have
gone to that reading.

But I wanted to give that
man a piece of my mind.

I did not intend to
lose it so publicly.

I understand.

And look, I'm sorry-

that I have to
ask you, but-

you must have
thought about

who might have wanted

to hurt your husband?

For a while, that's
all I ever did.

And did any names
ever come to mind?

- None.

I've actually come to
believe it was just random.

Can you remember anything
out of the ordinary-

in the days
before the murder?

You know, even
the slightest thing?

Nothing.

♪
[soft music]

Did you remarry?

Yes, that's
Percy Godfrey.

When I lost Rory-

and Ace-

I lost my
whole world.

If I didn't have
the store to run-

I don't think I
would have made it.

But then I met
Percy, and-

he gave me a chance
to start over.

Okay, well
thank you Nina.

Feel free to call
me any time, okay?

And I'll make sure
to keep you updated.

I'd appreciate that.

Man: Excuse me.

You must be
the police.

Detective Sarah Truong.

This is my
partner, Rex.

[Rex barks]

You must be
Nina's husband.

I am.

Dr. Godfrey.

Nina told me you
were dropping by.

I came as soon
as I could.

Well, I know this must
be a difficult time.

Nina was so upset after the book
reading, she couldn't sleep.

For her sake, Detective-

please stop
this investigation.

I'm afraid we
can't do that.

But I'll do my best o
make it as easy on youo

as possible.

Mr. Godfrey.

Do you have any thoughts
about what happened to Rory?

- Nina said he
was well-liked.

My guess-

it had something to do
with one of his old cases.

I wasn't part of
her life back then.

Now, if you'll
excuse me-

I'm going to make sure
my wife is all right.

A bookstore
owner told me-

I could find you
here Mr. Anderson.

Mmm.

My publisher arranged
this space for me.

They want me
to stick around

now that the
case is active.

Oh, why is that?

Well because if
you find the killer-

I'll need to
rewrite the ending!

[Sarah chuckles]

So you don't live in
St. John's anymore?

No, I haven't
in years.

I've travelled, written
across the country.

But the Rory Trenton case
has always fascinated me.

And so it-

just drew me
back home.

♪
[dramatic music]

Something seems to have

caught my partner's attention.

- Oh, that's right.

That's Nina's.

Nina Trenton's.

I found it on her chair
at the book launch-

after everyone left.

I've been planning
to give it back to her.

But I think I'm probably
the last person-

that she'll want
to see right now.

If you're so concerned
about Nina's well-being-

why publish a book
about the murder?

Rory Trenton deserves justice.

And look what's happened.

All the publicity has
created public protests.

And now the investigation
is active again.

Sometimes cold cases
need to be forced open.

You know-

I'd love to hear your
first impressions-

If it's not too
confidential.

The information we're working
off is public knowledge, so-

Okay!

Yeah, sure.

Uh-

I'd say on
the one hand-

the killer is calm
and collected-

but compulsive
on the other.

Yeah, methodical
yet pathological.

Cleaning the scene
but leaving the body-

suggest they were irrational.

Entering through the
rear window, lying in wait-

leaving no evidence-

those all show signs
of rational control.

To me-

attacking a
six-foot-two officer

with only a hammer is the
definition of irrational.

But you know,
it's yin and yang.

Isn't it?

Your turn
to help me.

Okay.

- While researching your book-

did you speak with anyone
who caught your attention?

Yeah there was one person
that I always was suspicious of.

He's not in the book
because I didn't want

to land a
defamation suit.

But I first interviewed him
just days after the crime.

Hold on.

[Aubrey typing]

Aubrey: Would you say-

you've lost all faith
in the police department?

I would.

I used to feel safer,
having an officer next d.

Aubrey: Right.

But now that the entire
force can't find one killer-

Now I just think
cops are a joke.

That's the Aubrey Anderson
that I remember.

Well he claims he does
it for the greater good.

He's always trying
to rile up the public-

against the police force.

Who's he interviewing
again, remind me?

Collin Crawford.

He lived next door
to Rory and Nina-

He worked as a
flight attendant.

Jesse: Still does.

I ran him through
the system.

No record.

No, hold on.

I remember
this guy now.

He clammed up right
after that interview.

He didn't have an alibi
for the night of the murder.

But there was also no evidence
linking up to the crime either.

Sarah: Aubrey said-

he stopped cooperating
with him too-

and wouldn't be
interviewed for the book.

Okay, check him out.

Okay.

Rex.

You know what?

I've actually been
reading Aubrey's book.

And the writing's
pretty good.

Yeah, anything
of interest in there?

Nothing we don't
already know.

But there is speculation-

that Ace's disappearance
has some significance.

So I put a sort of BOLO
out for local dog groups-

just to see if
anything turns up.

So better keep
your eye on the ball.

- Oh yeah.

I will keep my
eye on the ball.

This is the ball.

This is my eye.

I'm going to keep
it on the ball.

Got it.

[Donovan sighs]

[Collin panting]

Excuse me?

Collin Crawford?

Yeah?

Your housecleaner told me-

I could find
you here.

And you are?

Detective Sarah Truong, SJPD.

This is my
partner Rex.

I just need-

♪
[dramatic music]

to ask you something.

Rex.

[Rex barks]

Collin: Back off!

Ughh!

Get off me!

[Rex barks]

Get down!

[Rex barks]

[Rex barks]

Okay.

Okay.

Collin?

You have
something to hide?

I want to speak
with my lawyer.

So we're going to be doing
this the hard way, then.

[Rex barks]

Where's my lawyer?

Sarah: En route.

But I wanted to speak
with you about something-

before they arrive.

No way.

- Well-

what I want to talk about,
you don't need a lawyer for.

Unless that is-

you had something to do
with Rory Trenton's murder.

Rory Trenton?

You mean you're not
here about the cameras?

I never should
have said that.

I bring them
into the country.

I was just helping
a buddy out.

You can talk to your
lawyer about that-

when they get
here, okay?

But right now-

Rory Trenton.

[Collin sighs]

I knew as soon as
I saw the news that-

they were reopening
in the case.

And this nightmare was
going to start all over.

What do you
want to know?

Tell me about your relationship
with Rory and Nina.

- They were just
my neighbours.

We'd chat.

Sometimes I'd walk
their dog for them.

Okay, so no
problems with them?

None.

Tell me about
Rory's murder.

What's there to tell?

It made me angry.

That's why I gave that interview
with Aubrey Anderson.

But I learned
my lesson.

What do you mean?

I called the
police a joke.

And that's when
the threats started.

Calls in the
middle of the night.

Threatening notes
on my windshield-

telling me that if I
criticized the cops-

I'd end up dead.

You didn't report
these threats?

To the very
same police?

Get serious.

I just kept
my mouth shut.

And I moved on.

I'm sorry you were
threatened, Mr. Crawford.

Okay, and I
am truly sorry-

that you lost faith
in the department.

But-

if you know anything about
Rory Trenton's murder-

you need
to speak up.

For Nina's sake.

It probably doesn't
mean anything.

But two months
after the murder-

a bouquet was delivered
to Nina and Rory's house.

Flowers?

- Three dozen pink roses-

with a note saying
they were for Nina.

But she wasn't living
there anymore.

So I took them
over to my place.

And she came to pick
them up when I texted her.

What did she say
when she saw them?

Nothing.

She cried, took
them, and left.

Did she say who
they were from?

No.

But I got the
feeling she knew.

Donovan: So what's a deal with
the pink roses Nina received?

And who sent them?

I was thinking
it was a mourner.

But pink isn't the
colour of mourning.

It's the colour
of romance.

So maybe Nina had
someone on the side-

while Rory was alive.

Look at this.

Jesse just sent me
some info about a guy-

who made hundreds of comments
on Nina's social media posts-

shortly before the murder.

- Dr. God?

Any idea what his
real identity is?

Jesse dug in
deeper here.

That's Percy Godfrey.

Nina's new husband.

This guy didn't try too hard
to disguise himself, did he?

No, and he liked every
comment Nina made.

It was as if he wanted
to be noticed.

Well did Nina
interact with him?

- No.

She didn't engage-

with any of
his posts.

Could Nina have lied
about knowing Godfrey-

while Rory was alive?

Or maybe her future
husband started out

as an anonymous stalker.

Nina: I remember
the flowers.

I picked them
up at Collin's.

He said you gave
him the impression-

that you knew who
they were from.

- Of course I knew.

They were from Rory-

for our anniversary.

Getting them
was heartbreaking.

I cried all night.

But Rory was dead.

Obviously, he pre-ordered them.

You never mentioned getting
the flowers to the police.

Why would I?

Were you absolutely certain
Rory was the one who sent them?

Who else would have?

Do you remember
a Dr. God-

who was following
you on social media?

Dr. God?

Yeah, I do!

He was some troll.

I never interacted
with him.

Well, Dr. God was a nickname
used by your current husband.

Percy was Dr. God?

We didn't even know
each other back then.

I mean, apparently
he remembers meeting me-

at some party
years ago, but-

I have no recollection.

Are you sure
about this?

Yes.

And he had been following
you for four months-

before Rory died.

Why would
he do that?

♪
[suspenseful music]

Godfrey: Dr. God was a
joke account I made-

when I was a
dental student.

I created a new profile since
then that was more professional.

See the thing
about stalkers-

is they like to track
their victim's socials-

while they remain anonymous.

[Godfrey laughs]

Stalkers.

Are you suggesting
I stalked Nina?

No, you're actually
wondering

if I had something to do with
Rory's murder, aren't you?

See, you were
invisible to Nina.

She had Rory.

She had Ace.

So hear me out.

Maybe-

now just maybe-

you thought that
by removing them-

she'd finally notice you.

That's ridiculous.

Is it?

Because two months
after Rory's death-

someone sent Nina
a bouquet of roses.

Was it you?

Of course not.

She said they
were from Rory.

♪
[mysterious music]

Donovan: Godfrey
seemed convinced-

that the flowers
were for Rory.

Okay.

I mean, maybe he and Nina
are coordinating their stories.

Yeah, suggesting they conspired
to do away with Rory.

It's possible.

Maybe.

You should
run it by Sarah.

Well, Aubrey Anderson-

he wanted to
speak with her.

Listen, I think I might
have something.

Something came
up on ViCLAS.

A murder in Ontario
three years ago.

What matched?

Well, the MO
in general.

But the thing
that caught my eye

is that the victim's
dog vanished.

Yeah, like Ace.

Yeah, but it's not
much to go on though.

But, I mean, you
know what I can do-

is that I can get
a flight to Toronto-

be back in
less than a day.

Yeah, that's good.

Just make sure
you get a compact-

and fly economy.

Maybe economy plus
for extra leg room?

♪
[quirky music]

Is that a no?

♪
[upbeat music]

[distant siren]

Aubrey: Thank you
for meeting me-

on my daily constitutional.

Writers spend way too
much time at their desk.

[Sarah chuckles]

Not a problem.

Rex needs to stretch
his legs, too.

[Aubrey chuckles]

So you wanted
to talk with me?

Yeah, I heard about the
flowers that Nina received.

What- I've still got some
contacts on the force.

Not all cops
hate me.

So, any idea who
sent the bouquet?

You may have
your sources, but-

I'm not
one of them.

You want me to
tell you who it was?

Collin Crawford.

Same person who just
told me about them?

Mmm!

- Why would he potentially

incriminate himself like that?

Well, like we discussed-

this killer is
a contradiction.

And Collin fits that bill.

He kills a cop-

then complains
about them on TV.

He refuses to give
me an interview-

and then turns around and
coughs up this evidence?

Real evidence?

Why would Collin send flowers
to Nina in the first place?

Well as awful as
It might sound-

some murderers get off-

on prolonging the
family's suffering.

Oh wow.

So now you're
a profiler.

- I've read hundreds
of papers on killers.

If you're going to wrie
credibly, you have to kw

what you're writing abou.

Look.

Imagine Collin-

enjoying the look on Nina's face
as she retrieved the flowers.

There is no evidence
to support this.

Finding proof
is your job.

Not mine.

I'm just here to give
you some thoughts.

Okay Rex, I need to
think this through.

And you have
to help me.

[Rex grunts]

[Rex whimpers]

Okay okay.

Let's try something else.

Okay, you're going
to help me, all right?

You're the killer.

[Rex barks]

Okay, I know.

You're the killer.

And I'm going
to be Rory.

We know Rory
was surprised.

So-

you've probably broken in-

and found a
place to hide.

So you're hiding somewhere.

Go.

You're going
to go hide.

Nice spot.

[Rex barks]

Yeah.

So you're
back there.

You're lying in wait.

I'm Rory.

And-

[Rex whines]

Hey, you're supposed
to be hiding.

You've got to
hide well to be

a good killer.

Get down.

[Rex whines]

Okay, so does Rory head
over to the kitchen?

He could head over
to the kitchen.

Or maybe-
actually no, Ace.

Maybe he was down
talking to Ace.

And that's when you would
leap out from your hiding spot.

[Rex grunts]

And yes!

You hit me
with a hammer!

[chuckles] Ohhh.

Good job.

You're very good at
this killing business.

But something is wrong
about this, hey buddy?

What is it?

I guess they
would have

carefully thought
everything out.

They picked a window
to break in through.

They knew when to do it
so they could surprise Rory.

Did they have
a hiding spot?

[Rex sniffing]

No, they probably
just found that.

Okay, so they
were there-

waiting with the hammer
from Rory's tool chest.

The hammer!

Rex, that doesn't
make sense, does it?

[Rex grunts]

So you think the
hammer is the key?

Well, think about it.

The killer planned everything
down to the last detail-

except for the
murder weapon.

They randomly took that
out of the victim's tool chest?

Okay, but most people have
a hammer in their house.

But would
you chance it?

No, you would come
prepared with something-

which is what
makes me wonder

if the killer never actually
planned on using a weapon.

What do you mean?

Methodical killers often
prefer strangulation, right?

This lets them exert maximum
control over their victim.

Okay Sarah, but-

only a lunatic would try to kill
Rory with their bare hands.

The guy was six-
foot-two and jacked.

No, the thing is-

these types of killers
usually target women.

- Wait, hold on.

Are you suggesting-

that maybe Nina was
the intended target?

Yeah!

I think this is why
we've had so much trouble-

getting any traction
on this case.

♪
[mysterious music]

♪
[dramatic music]

[elevator pings]

Donovan: So if
Nina Trenton

is the intended target-

who's the killer?

Oh, definitely not
Percy Godfrey.

His motive was
against Rory.

Well, that puts us back to
square one with no suspects.

[door lock beeps]

Actually, there
is Collin Crawford.

What if he put us on to
the flowers on purpose?

Why would
he do that?

To taunt us.

Just like Nina
was taunted.

And what's his motive?

No idea, yet.

Okay, does he have a history
of violence against women?

No, nothing
in the system.

Okay, let's dig
into his past.

- Okay.

First, I'll-

[Rex whines]

go break the
news to Nina-

that her husband may have
been killed in her place.

I really hate this
part of the job.

Yeah.

Yeah, me too.

But you've got this.

[Rex whines]

[clicks tongue]

I know, buddy.

Let's go do it.

♪
[energetic music]

Officer: The
victim's name-

was Tracy Adams.

Early 30s, single.

She was strangled
in her own home.

No prints, no
motive, no suspects.

The killer entered-

through a rear window.

Okay, okay.

And did they clean
up after themselves?

They did.

- Sounds like
our killer's MO.

And she
had a dog?

Yeah.

It was a year-old
mixed breed.

Any idea what
happened to it?

- We thought it
probably ran away.

Or the killer
took it.

But we had no idea
why or what became of it.

And you worked
the case?

- I did.

One of my
first ones.

Hell of a welcome
to policing.

[Jessie chuckles]

Yeah, I bet.

Listen, is there anyone
that was close to Tracy-

that might be able to
help me with this case?

Maybe her stepfather.

I met him during the
initial investigation.

And we still
keep up.

I- yeah, I'd
appreciate that.

Thank you.

- You got it.

Okay.

Okay.

Sarah: Nina, we began exploring
a new theory about the murder-

that the target
wasn't Rory.

It was you.

Me?

I don't understand.

You're saying that

Rory was killed when it
was supposed to be me?

It's possible, yeah.

So we are going to
need a list of people-

who you might have had
conflicts with back then-

ex-boyfriends who may have
held a grudge, anything.

Am I in any
sort of danger?

We don't believe so.

But why
do you ask?

For the last couple of
days, I've had this feeling-

that I'm being watched.

Here in the house?

No.

On my way
home, after work.

Why didn't you
say something?

I don't know.

I thought it was just
the pressure of everything.

It's been really hard.

Percy and I fought
about Dr. God.

He's moved out.

I'm sorry-

that you're going
through this.

I-

I'll have a few officers
keep an eye on you-

over the next
few days.

Thank you.

Man: Tracy loved
to come here.

We used to
walk and talk-

and catch up
on things.

She was your stepdaughter?

Yeah, I married
her mom.

But she passed away
from a heart attack.

That just left
Tracy and me.

Tom, I read
the case file.

You found her?

We were supposed
to have breakfast.

But she never showed.

I went looking.

Now, I know there
were no suspects.

But did you have any
suspicions whatsoever?

No.

Tracy was quiet.

Went to church.

There were no
men in her life.

She was a great person.

Can I ask you
a question?

Sure.

What does Tracy's
death have to do

with a murder of a
cop in Newfoundland-

seven years ago?

You know, both cases
are very similar.

The killer's MO.

There was a dog.

Patch.

Patch.

He and Tracy
were best pals.

What can you tell
me about Patch?

Shelter animal.

Nothing really special.

But really friendly.

You want to
see a picture?

Yeah.

Yeah, definitely.

I love this photo.

I keep it just for
the good memories.

♪
[ominous music]

Do you mind if I
make a copy of this?

Absolutely.

Thanks.

♪
[suspenseful music]

[ship horn blaring]

[phone ringing]

Oh, Rex.

it's Charlie.

Hey!

Charlie!

[static]

Charlie: [muffled] I'm at a-

Oh, Charlie.

Charlie, I can
hardly hear you.

- Sorry, I'm at a bus
station in Tres Reyes-

just south of Tulum.

What are you
doing there?

- I found a local
taxi driver-

who said he dropped
Jack off here.

- What was he doing?

- Buying two tickets-

to Belize.

Two tickets- ?

Was someone with him?

- I don't know.

But I'm going to grab
the bus and find out.

Okay hold on.

How is your dad?

- I sent him home.

There was nothing
more that he could do.

Listen, the bus is
about to pull out.

Oh, okay, Charlie.

Promise me that you'll
be careful, okay?

- Don't worry.

I will.

Love you.

Be good, Rex!

[Rex whines]

Oh, Charlie.

Charlie?

[phone hangs up]

Ch-

[Sarah sighs]

♪
[melancholy music]

[Rex barks]

I know.

I wish he were
here, too.

♪
[suspenseful music]

[door lock beeps]

[Jesse sighs, yawns, and groans]

Hi!

Have you been
up all night?

Yeah, I landed
at 4:00 am.

Listen, I couldn't stop
thinking about your idea-

that Nina was the
intended victim.

Here, take that.

You need that
more than me.

No no,
you keep it.

Actually, you look
like you could use it.

I just slept funny.

Thanks.

- Was it Charlie?

- Yep.

His phone dropped
the connection again.

He is making progress
finding Jack, though.

Okay, that's good news.

Donovan: Jesse.

Yeah.

Tell Sarah about what
you found out in Toronto.

Right.

Okay, so-

So- Tracy Adams-

She was strangled
three years ago.

Her dog Patch
also went missing.

Now here's a
photo of Tracy.

And here is a
photo of Nina.

Wow- they look
really alike.

Don't they?

What about the
crime scene?

Any similarities there?

Well, I mean, it's
virtually the same MO.

Window entry, dog missing.

So are we looking
at the same perp?

Well, the big difference is
this victim was strangled.

No no, methodical killers

tend to repeat themselves.

I know!

So I went back
through ViCLAS-

and filtered the
results differently.

Any matches?

Unfortunately, yeah.

Seven.

Seven?

Jesse: All strangled.

Similar crime scenes.

Oh my God, all the
victims look like Nina.

All these cases
are unsolved.

Jesse: Yeah.

Starts with Rory
in St. John's-

Tracy in Ontario-

and then they
moved West.

But Jesse-

this one in BC-

That was just
four months ago!

We're tracking
a serial killer.

And one that's
still active.

♪
[dramatic percussion]

♪
[suspenseful music]

Donovan: So how do
we catch this maniac?

Sarah: Well-

I think we work out
from the victims.

So all brunette-

petite, early 30s.

They must represent
something to the perp.

Well serial killers often come
from dysfunctional families.

Absent, abusive parents.

And the killer
lashes out at them-

through the victims
they choose.

So, what- you think the
victim is a substitute-

for the killer's mother?

Yeah, possibly.

Rex is so obsessed
with this toy!

Maybe he's been trying to tell
us there's something up with it.

Let me see.

Are you smelling
something on this?

Donovan: I mean, that thing's
been in an evidence bag-

for seven years.

You think Rex is still
picking up a scent?

Well K9s have been known
to detect cadavers

after 25 years
in the ground.

So yeah, it's possible.

Yeah, but what's
he alerting to?

The killer's blood.

[Rex barks]

Why would the
killer be bleeding?

Because dogs bite.

[Rex barks]

Hold on.

You're saying that
Ace attacked the killer.

Sarah: Yeah.

And some of their blood
must have ended up on the toy-

during the struggle.

It would only
be a trace.

But it would be enough
that Rex could smell it.

Jesse: But forensics
analyzed this dog toy-

during the initial
investigation-

and only found
Ace's DNA.

But the toy would have been
covered in so much dog saliva-

that the technician might
not have found other DNA in it.

Fortunately, there have
been advancements-

in spectrometry since then.

I'm going
to take this-

down to the
lab, okay?

Yeah.

You know, considering
that these crimes

are committed
across the country-

I think a flight attendant
is looking pretty good-

for all this.

Sure, I was in BC
four months ago.

It's my regular route.

What about
seven years ago?

What was your
route back then?

I mostly worked
St. John's to Toronto.

So you were in
Ontario, often.

What's going on here?

What does any of this have
to do with Rory's murder?

Why don't
you tell us?

Sarah: You recognize
any of these women?

No, why should I?

They're all murder victims.

Donovan: This
is Tracy Adams.

She was murdered-

four years after
Rory was killed.

Don't you think she
looks a lot like Nina?

Those flowers that
you told me about.

Were they from you?

What?

This is insane!

Donovan: Is it?

Because we think Nina was
supposed to be the one-

to die that day.

Just like all of
these other women.

Wait, you're trying to pin
all of these murders on me!

Aren't you?

We're trying to find
a serial killer, Collin.

No no, this
is harassment.

I'm going to
file a lawsuit.

And you are so making
my case for me.

I spoke to
his airline.

Collin wasn't in the vicinity
of four of the murders-

when they happened.

Yeah, well, that definitely
takes Crawford

off the suspect list.

Sarah: Guys, hold on.

Okay okay, that's great.

Thank you.

Okay, so the lab techs
were able to isolate

a trace amount of human
blood from the dog toy.

They managed to
extract DNA from it.

And neither of them
are Nina or Rory's?

Sarah: No.

And there was
a sample taken-

at the time of the
murder for reference.

No, it's most
likely the killer's.

Okay, did you run them through
the National DNA Registry?

Sarah: Yeah, but
there were no hits.

So whoever's
DNA this is-

they were never convicted-

of a serious crime.

Great.

So now what?

Well, okay.

So I also
had the lab

send a sample to a public
genealogy database.

I thought, you know-

if we can't identify
the killer directly-

then maybe we can
find a close relative.

And they granted access?

Yeah, all they needed was
proof of immediate danger.

Yeah, I think the presence
of a serial killer

qualifies as dangerous.

So do they.

And there was
one match.

Apparently, a cousin

of the killer lives
here in St. John's.

Okay!

Okay.

Good work, Rex.

Huh?

That is a good nose
you've got, hmm?

[Donovan laughs]

Yeah.

♪
[suspenseful music]

I'm surprised!

The police are looking
for a first cousin of mine?

I mean, I've got
quite a few, but-

they're all good people.

Well, I can help-

narrow it down
some for you.

We're looking for
a female cousin-

who had a son.

Well, I have 11
female cousins.

And eight of
them have boys.

The son would have been here
in St. John's seven years ago.

Uh-

Most of the cousins live on
the West Coast by Stephenville.

Two are here.

But the one has
a daughter.

And the other one decided
to keep her figure.

- Okay.

So no one with
a son was here.

No, sorry.

Actually-

Actually, Tanya was.

God rest her soul.

She passed away?

Disappeared.

About 10 years
ago now.

What happened?

No one knows.

I mean, Tanya
lived a hard life.

Lots of men.

Lots of parties.

Lots of booze.

And I suspect drugs.

I mean it's terrible
thing to say, but-

I am not surprised
something happened to her.

And she
had a son?

Yes.

I mean, she didn't provide
much of a home life.

But uh-

But he was grown-

by the time
she disappeared.

Do you know what
became of him?

Well he's done quite
well for himself, actually.

You may even have
heard of him!

♪
[dramatic percussion]

Sarah: Tonya Lang.

She disappeared-

10 years ago.

There was an
extensive search.

But her body
was never found.

She looks like Nina
and the other victims.

Donovan: So the
killer's first victim

might have been
his mother, Tonya.

[doorbell rings]

♪
[ominous music]

Who's her son?

Aubrey Anderson.

Hi, Nina.

We need
to find him.

Aubrey: Oh.

[Aubrey chuckles]

I have something I've been
meaning to return to you.

♪
[dramatic music]

Can I speak to Aubrey
Anderson, please?

I just tried Nina and she's
not answering her cell.

I'm going to drop
by her house.

Okay, I'll have a cruiser
go to her store.

[Jesse sighs]

Okay.

The hotel that
Aubrey was staying at

says he checked
out an hour ago.

Okay, talk to
Border Control

at the ferries
and the airports.

We are not letting
Aubrey off this island.

Rex, let's go.

I want to
apologize to you.

I'm not interested
in your apologies.

I'm sorry about Rory.

But it was
your fault.

See, you were
always home-

by 6:14.

But that night-

you didn't leave
work till 7:19.

And because of that, Rory
came home before you.

And uh-

Well I had
no choice!

What?

We need to finish something
we started a long time ago.

You know-

you bear a striking
resemblance to my mother.

From the second I saw
you, I thought that.

But she wasn't
much of a mother.

I'm sorry that she
treated you poorly.

But I'm not
your mother.

And I think
you should go.

♪
[dramatic music]

[Nina cries out]

[doorbell rings]

[Nina's muffled screams]

Shh Shhh!

[Nina's muffled screams]

Shhhh!

Sarah: I know, Rex.

I hear something too.

Nina, are you there?

[Rex barks]

[Nina's muffled screams]

[knocking on door]

Sarah: Nina!

[faint screaming]

Rex, go look
around back.

[Rex barks]

♪
[dramatic music]

[Nina's muffled screams]

Shhhh!

[Rex growls]

Hey hey!

Hey, shhhh!

[Rex barks]

Shhh!

Hey, Rex!

Shh shh shh shh!!

[Rex barks]

Shut up!

[Nina screams]

[Aubrey grunts]

[Nina gasps]

Help!

He's inside!

It's Aubrey!

He just tried
to kill me!

SJPD!

Aubrey!

[Rex barks]

[Aubrey yells]

[Aubrey grunts]

Aubrey!

[Rex growling]

[Aubrey cries]

Aubrey, it's over.

Thank you-

for stopping
me, Detective.

[Rex barks]

♪
[upbeat music]

Sarah: So-

what's the latest
on the case?

Oh!

Aubrey's undergoing
a psych eval-

to see if he's
fit to stand trial.

Jesse: I did
a deep dive-

into his history, too.

Turns out-

Aubrey, he worked as a
journalist across the country.

And he was in the vicinity
of each of these victims-

at the time of
their murders.

What?

Just not yet, wait!

Jesse: Okay.

And he admitted
to stealing Ace-

and Patch-

and setting them free.

Why?

Donovan: He
had a dog-

as a kid.

And apparently, it loved
him unconditionally.

[toy squeaks]

Jesse: Yeah.

Much unlike his mother.

How's Nina doing?

Uh, as well as
can be expected.

Yeah, she and Percy are
trying to work things out.

Hopefully
they'll be okay.

Good.

Yeah.

Good.

Um, any word
from Charlie?

♪
[melancholy music]

No, I haven't, um-

I haven't heard
from him in a while.

I mean, the cell phone service
down there is terrible.

But, you know, still-

[Sarah sighs]

I'm um-

Yeah, I'm getting worried.

You know what?

Let me make a
few phone calls.

I'll see if I can
get in touch-

with the Mexican police-

and find out
what's going on.

Okay, that would
be great, Joe.

Of course.

So-

Are we going to play
some poker, or what?

Donovan: Ooh!

Yes.

Please.

That would be nice.

What do you say, a little
Spit in the Ocean, huh?

Spit in the Ocean?
- Yeah, want to play that?

- No, no no no.

Texas Hold 'em!

Okay.

Texas Hold 'em.

Texas Hold
'em it is.

Oh!

Okay, you may not
be the best dealer.

But you do have

an amazing
poker face, Rex.

[Donovan chuckles]

Okay, Rex.

Omaha Hi it is.

Donovan: Good luck, Sarah.

Oh thanks!

[Donvoan laughs]

♪
[closing theme music]