1 00:00:02,773 --> 00:00:04,130 WATSON: Previously on Elementary... 2 00:00:04,131 --> 00:00:05,112 Oscar? 3 00:00:05,113 --> 00:00:06,594 Long time, no speak, huh? 4 00:00:06,596 --> 00:00:08,662 We should talk about Alfredo. What?? 5 00:00:08,664 --> 00:00:09,964 Well, I'm the one who took him. 6 00:00:09,966 --> 00:00:12,032 You help me find my sister, maybe 7 00:00:12,034 --> 00:00:13,767 you'll see Alfredo alive again. 8 00:00:15,605 --> 00:00:17,104 Alfredo! 9 00:00:18,641 --> 00:00:19,807 Hey, I said no phones. 10 00:00:19,809 --> 00:00:21,375 (grunting) 11 00:00:29,452 --> 00:00:31,952 (doorbell buzzes) 12 00:00:37,026 --> 00:00:38,159 Alfredo! 13 00:00:38,161 --> 00:00:39,627 It's so great to see you. 14 00:00:39,629 --> 00:00:40,794 (laughs) 15 00:00:40,796 --> 00:00:42,429 Please, come in. 16 00:00:42,431 --> 00:00:44,465 Well, if I'd have known hugs were on the table, 17 00:00:44,467 --> 00:00:46,200 I'd have left Chicago a lot sooner. 18 00:00:46,202 --> 00:00:47,768 (Alfredo laughs) 19 00:00:47,770 --> 00:00:49,670 Please, sit down. 20 00:00:49,672 --> 00:00:52,573 So, you were gone so long, I thought maybe you were moving. 21 00:00:52,575 --> 00:00:54,775 Sherlock said you got back last week? 22 00:00:54,777 --> 00:00:57,478 I can only take my sister's cooking for so long. 23 00:00:57,480 --> 00:00:58,979 Well, I-I just got through with a meeting. 24 00:00:58,981 --> 00:01:01,815 I thought I'd stop by, say hi to Sherlock. 25 00:01:01,817 --> 00:01:03,150 Actually, Sherlock went to a meeting. 26 00:01:03,152 --> 00:01:04,451 I thought you two might be together. 27 00:01:04,453 --> 00:01:06,720 Well, you're right that we usually 28 00:01:06,722 --> 00:01:09,456 meet up at 11:00, but today he was a no-show. 29 00:01:09,458 --> 00:01:11,959 Oh. Well, something must have come up. 30 00:01:11,961 --> 00:01:15,863 Well, the thing is, he hasn't been to St. Luke's all week. 31 00:01:15,865 --> 00:01:18,933 I thought after his relapse, he would be doubling down. 32 00:01:18,935 --> 00:01:21,769 Oh, he has been. Or at least he said he was. 33 00:01:21,771 --> 00:01:24,405 I mean, it's hard to imagine he might be avoiding meetings. 34 00:01:24,407 --> 00:01:27,875 Maybe it's not the meetings he's avoiding. 35 00:01:27,877 --> 00:01:29,176 All the stuff 36 00:01:29,178 --> 00:01:30,711 that's happened-- Oscar Rankin, 37 00:01:30,713 --> 00:01:32,012 me getting tied to a chair-- 38 00:01:32,014 --> 00:01:33,981 I only told Sherlock a million times 39 00:01:33,983 --> 00:01:35,249 I don't blame him. 40 00:01:35,251 --> 00:01:37,518 No, he gets it. He understands. 41 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:40,688 And yet, I haven't seen him since I got back. 42 00:01:43,359 --> 00:01:45,559 Well, whatever's going on, it's cool. 43 00:01:45,561 --> 00:01:48,896 I just want to know he's okay. 44 00:01:48,898 --> 00:01:51,165 (phone rings) 45 00:01:51,167 --> 00:01:52,933 This is Eddie. 46 00:01:52,935 --> 00:01:55,035 I'm either not here or screening my calls. 47 00:01:55,037 --> 00:01:56,337 Leave a message. 48 00:01:56,339 --> 00:01:57,705 (beep) 49 00:01:57,707 --> 00:02:00,140 WOMAN: Hey, Eddie, it's Sharon next door. 50 00:02:00,142 --> 00:02:02,109 I think I smell gas coming from your place. 51 00:02:02,111 --> 00:02:03,844 I'm worried you have a leak. 52 00:02:03,846 --> 00:02:06,580 I'll try your cell phone, too, and if I can't get you, 53 00:02:06,582 --> 00:02:09,316 I'll call the gas company just to make sure everything's okay. 54 00:02:09,318 --> 00:02:11,318 Thanks. (hangs up) 55 00:02:13,055 --> 00:02:15,889 (ringing) 56 00:02:35,978 --> 00:02:38,245 ♪ ♪ 57 00:03:03,105 --> 00:03:07,105 ♪ Elementary 4x05 ♪ The Games Underfoot Original Air Date on December 10, 2014 58 00:03:07,129 --> 00:03:13,629 == sync, corrected by elderman == @elder_man 59 00:03:13,653 --> 00:03:33,201 ♪ ♪ 60 00:03:39,234 --> 00:03:41,061 BELL: Victim's name was Eddie Ross. 61 00:03:41,161 --> 00:03:43,028 We had to I.D. him with dental records. 62 00:03:43,030 --> 00:03:44,896 Stabbed in the chest and incinerated. 63 00:03:44,898 --> 00:03:46,331 Did the killer also throw him off a roof? 64 00:03:46,333 --> 00:03:48,233 He was dead before the fire started. 65 00:03:48,235 --> 00:03:50,735 Figure there was a struggle, the perp torched the place 66 00:03:50,737 --> 00:03:53,305 to cover up any evidence he left behind. 67 00:03:53,307 --> 00:03:54,639 The neighbor-- you said 68 00:03:54,641 --> 00:03:56,641 you interviewed her yourself. Yeah. 69 00:03:56,643 --> 00:04:00,245 And she smelled a gas leak, as in natural gas? 70 00:04:00,247 --> 00:04:02,848 Well, her unit and Ross's both have gas stoves. 71 00:04:02,850 --> 00:04:04,683 She thought maybe the pilot went out, 72 00:04:04,685 --> 00:04:06,618 only it didn't. We checked. 73 00:04:06,620 --> 00:04:09,387 So she must have smelled the gasoline, got mixed up. 74 00:04:09,389 --> 00:04:11,089 But they don't smell the same. 75 00:04:11,091 --> 00:04:13,091 No, but not everyone has your nose. 76 00:04:13,093 --> 00:04:15,060 The fire destroyed any prints on the murder weapon, 77 00:04:15,062 --> 00:04:16,828 but you can still see the brand 78 00:04:16,830 --> 00:04:20,165 etched on the blade. It's an archaeologist's trowel. 79 00:04:20,167 --> 00:04:21,233 Don't know yet whether it belonged 80 00:04:21,235 --> 00:04:22,334 to the victim or the killer, 81 00:04:22,336 --> 00:04:23,668 but we're canvassing suppliers, 82 00:04:23,670 --> 00:04:25,537 trying to identify the person who bought it. 83 00:04:25,539 --> 00:04:27,873 Pretty sure it wasn't the victim's. 84 00:04:27,875 --> 00:04:28,840 Most of the wear 85 00:04:28,842 --> 00:04:30,075 is on the right edge 86 00:04:30,077 --> 00:04:31,142 of the blade, which means it was used 87 00:04:31,144 --> 00:04:32,677 by a left-handed person. 88 00:04:32,679 --> 00:04:34,746 But the musculature of the victim's right arm 89 00:04:34,748 --> 00:04:37,148 is more developed than his left. 90 00:04:37,150 --> 00:04:38,850 Which means he was probably a righty. 91 00:04:38,852 --> 00:04:41,286 BELL: So the owner of the murder weapon is 92 00:04:41,288 --> 00:04:42,954 a left-handed archaeologist. 93 00:04:42,956 --> 00:04:44,990 How many of those can there be in New York City? 94 00:04:48,762 --> 00:04:50,662 WOMAN: I'm sorry, I just... 95 00:04:50,664 --> 00:04:54,065 I can't believe Eddie's dead. 96 00:04:54,067 --> 00:04:56,034 According to his Facebook page you two 97 00:04:56,036 --> 00:04:58,069 were a couple, right up until last summer? 98 00:04:59,539 --> 00:05:00,906 You don't think that I... 99 00:05:00,908 --> 00:05:03,475 Honestly, it's too soon for us to think anything. 100 00:05:03,477 --> 00:05:05,210 We're just getting the lay of the land. 101 00:05:05,212 --> 00:05:09,014 We were together almost two years. 102 00:05:09,016 --> 00:05:11,349 How did you meet? Grad school. 103 00:05:11,351 --> 00:05:14,085 Um, we both studied archaeology. 104 00:05:14,087 --> 00:05:16,922 I was lucky, I... I got a great job. 105 00:05:16,924 --> 00:05:18,757 But Eddie, he was... 106 00:05:18,759 --> 00:05:21,026 he was still struggling. 107 00:05:21,028 --> 00:05:23,995 And it just came between us. 108 00:05:23,997 --> 00:05:26,464 We stayed friends. 109 00:05:26,466 --> 00:05:28,934 I still cared about him. 110 00:05:28,936 --> 00:05:32,938 So can you account for your whereabouts last night? 111 00:05:32,940 --> 00:05:36,608 Uh, I was giving a seminar 112 00:05:36,610 --> 00:05:38,610 on Iranian antiquities down at Penn. 113 00:05:38,612 --> 00:05:40,312 I had breakfast with Dr. Charvat, 114 00:05:40,314 --> 00:05:41,379 the department head, 115 00:05:41,381 --> 00:05:43,415 before I came home this morning. 116 00:05:43,417 --> 00:05:45,483 All right, we'll need his number before we go. 117 00:05:45,485 --> 00:05:47,252 HOLMES: Ms. Burstyn, archaeologists 118 00:05:47,254 --> 00:05:50,288 are very protective of their tools, so can you tell us 119 00:05:50,290 --> 00:05:53,124 how yours came to be in your ex's possession? 120 00:05:53,126 --> 00:05:55,093 Uh... 121 00:05:55,095 --> 00:05:56,761 about a week and a half ago, 122 00:05:56,763 --> 00:05:59,397 Eddie came to me and asked to borrow some of our equipment. 123 00:05:59,399 --> 00:06:01,333 I-I gave him whatever he wanted. 124 00:06:01,335 --> 00:06:03,201 Did he say what he was using it for? 125 00:06:03,203 --> 00:06:05,770 A dig. 126 00:06:05,772 --> 00:06:08,807 He wouldn't tell me what he was trying to excavate, 127 00:06:08,809 --> 00:06:11,543 but he was excited. 128 00:06:11,545 --> 00:06:15,180 He said he was onto something big. 129 00:06:15,182 --> 00:06:17,148 Big as in “of great historical import” 130 00:06:17,150 --> 00:06:18,817 or “worth a lot of money”? 131 00:06:18,819 --> 00:06:21,419 I'm-I'm asking because, in either case, 132 00:06:21,421 --> 00:06:23,254 he may have had some competition. 133 00:06:23,256 --> 00:06:25,824 Um, I'm-I'm sorry, he... 134 00:06:25,826 --> 00:06:27,892 he didn't say. 135 00:06:27,894 --> 00:06:29,961 What kind of equipment did you loan him? 136 00:06:29,963 --> 00:06:31,896 Um, stakes and buckets, 137 00:06:31,898 --> 00:06:34,065 a-a pickaxe, a shovel... 138 00:06:34,067 --> 00:06:36,267 my truck. Your truck? 139 00:06:36,269 --> 00:06:38,136 He didn't have a car. He needed something 140 00:06:38,138 --> 00:06:40,138 to carry all the gear, plus whatever... 141 00:06:40,140 --> 00:06:42,774 whatever it was he was digging for. 142 00:06:42,776 --> 00:06:44,509 Any idea where the truck is now? 143 00:06:44,511 --> 00:06:48,246 I think he just parked it on the street near his place. 144 00:06:53,854 --> 00:06:56,688 So Eddie Ross's background check was a bust. 145 00:06:56,690 --> 00:06:58,323 No criminal record, no enemies, 146 00:06:58,325 --> 00:07:00,291 as far as his friends knew, and no 147 00:07:00,293 --> 00:07:02,961 unusual debts. And his ex- girlfriend's alibi checked out. 148 00:07:02,963 --> 00:07:04,796 She was in Philadelphia all last night. 149 00:07:04,798 --> 00:07:06,765 Well, I hope she's not in a hurry to reclaim her truck. 150 00:07:06,767 --> 00:07:08,533 It's gonna need a little while to air out. 151 00:07:08,535 --> 00:07:10,769 This was what was in her truck? 152 00:07:10,771 --> 00:07:12,604 First two buckets of 12. 153 00:07:12,606 --> 00:07:14,839 The rest are in the evidence room. 154 00:07:14,841 --> 00:07:17,709 Well, I don't get it. Eddie's big find was garbage? 155 00:07:17,711 --> 00:07:20,545 You're familiar with garbology? 156 00:07:20,547 --> 00:07:22,514 It's the study of rubbish. 157 00:07:22,516 --> 00:07:24,215 Archaeologists employ it to learn more 158 00:07:24,217 --> 00:07:25,917 about different cultures. The idea being that 159 00:07:25,919 --> 00:07:27,919 we are what we throw away, 160 00:07:27,921 --> 00:07:31,056 as were the ancient Romans or the first American settlers. 161 00:07:31,058 --> 00:07:33,058 So Eddie's dig site was at a dump. 162 00:07:33,060 --> 00:07:35,427 More likely a landfill. Most of the stuff here 163 00:07:35,429 --> 00:07:39,364 is from the late '70s, early '80s. 164 00:07:39,366 --> 00:07:41,066 From our conversation with his ex, 165 00:07:41,068 --> 00:07:43,001 I doubt he was studying culture. 166 00:07:43,003 --> 00:07:44,803 More likely looking for something. He was probably studying 167 00:07:44,805 --> 00:07:48,440 this refuse in order to zero in on his prize. 168 00:07:48,442 --> 00:07:51,910 Well, if it was a prize, why would someone throw it away? 169 00:07:51,912 --> 00:07:53,645 One man's trash is another man's treasure. 170 00:07:53,647 --> 00:07:56,381 Put the word “vintage” in front of glass bottles, cameras, 171 00:07:56,383 --> 00:07:59,150 trading cards-- you can turn a tidy profit. 172 00:07:59,152 --> 00:08:01,653 WATSON: Vintage rainbow suspenders. 173 00:08:01,655 --> 00:08:03,555 If there's money in stuff like this, I need to get to 174 00:08:03,557 --> 00:08:05,056 my parents' basement fast. 175 00:08:05,058 --> 00:08:07,692 Hopefully, the other buckets will yield more insight. 176 00:08:11,098 --> 00:08:14,099 Oh, hey, Alfredo came by the brownstone yesterday. 177 00:08:14,101 --> 00:08:15,934 Oh? 178 00:08:15,936 --> 00:08:19,037 Yeah. He said you hadn't been to St. Luke's all week. 179 00:08:19,039 --> 00:08:21,239 Uh, he's correct; I have not. 180 00:08:21,241 --> 00:08:24,542 Just wanted to make sure you were doing okay. 181 00:08:24,544 --> 00:08:27,645 What, you're worried I haven't been to any meetings? 182 00:08:27,647 --> 00:08:29,614 Well, you can both rest easy. 183 00:08:29,616 --> 00:08:31,149 I've just been going to different ones. 184 00:08:31,151 --> 00:08:32,617 Some in Flatbush, 185 00:08:32,619 --> 00:08:35,253 some in the, uh, Kingston Avenue Jewish Center. 186 00:08:35,255 --> 00:08:36,855 Okay. 187 00:08:36,857 --> 00:08:39,524 Even though St. Luke's is right up the street? 188 00:08:39,526 --> 00:08:41,426 Si... 189 00:08:41,428 --> 00:08:43,394 Since my relapse, 190 00:08:43,396 --> 00:08:45,296 I've had to start my program anew. 191 00:08:45,298 --> 00:08:47,398 My “days sober” count has reverted to one, 192 00:08:47,400 --> 00:08:49,601 so I thought I would have a correspondingly fresh approach 193 00:08:49,603 --> 00:08:52,570 in regards to my meetings... all right? 194 00:08:52,572 --> 00:08:54,739 You know how conducive I find a change of setting 195 00:08:54,741 --> 00:08:57,408 to my work as a detective. I thought the same might apply 196 00:08:57,410 --> 00:08:59,911 to my work as an addict. 197 00:08:59,913 --> 00:09:03,448 Okay, well, Alfredo just thought that you might be avoiding him 198 00:09:03,450 --> 00:09:04,949 because you feel guilty about everything 199 00:09:04,951 --> 00:09:06,618 that went down with Oscar. 200 00:09:06,620 --> 00:09:09,954 What happened on that day is no reason to avoid my friend. 201 00:09:09,956 --> 00:09:11,990 Okay, well, then you should check in with him, 202 00:09:11,992 --> 00:09:13,825 let him know you're doing okay. 203 00:09:13,827 --> 00:09:16,528 WATSON: “Reagan for President”" 204 00:09:18,832 --> 00:09:20,899 If you're thinking about sending money, 205 00:09:20,901 --> 00:09:23,601 let me save you the trouble. 206 00:09:23,603 --> 00:09:25,670 What interests me are not the contents of this mail 207 00:09:25,672 --> 00:09:28,173 but the fact that it is mail. 208 00:09:28,175 --> 00:09:32,143 This arrived at this address postmarked October 7, 1980. 209 00:09:32,145 --> 00:09:33,711 It was then discarded 210 00:09:33,713 --> 00:09:36,848 and then picked up again and transported to a landfill. 211 00:09:36,850 --> 00:09:39,784 The same landfill that Eddie was digging in. 212 00:09:39,786 --> 00:09:42,287 We can call the department of sanitation, 213 00:09:42,289 --> 00:09:44,589 find out where the garbage from this address 214 00:09:44,591 --> 00:09:46,658 was taken to in 1980. 215 00:09:46,660 --> 00:09:48,159 Find out where Mr. Ross was digging, 216 00:09:48,161 --> 00:09:52,130 we might find out what he was digging for. 217 00:09:52,132 --> 00:09:53,565 Okay, so this neighborhood is sitting 218 00:09:53,567 --> 00:09:55,633 on top of an old landfill. 219 00:09:55,635 --> 00:09:57,502 It was shut down in 1982 220 00:09:57,504 --> 00:09:59,604 and repurposed for new construction. 221 00:09:59,606 --> 00:10:01,673 Now, we know that the garbage our vic dug up 222 00:10:01,675 --> 00:10:03,775 came from somewhere right around this block. 223 00:10:03,777 --> 00:10:06,110 What we're looking for is the exact spot he was working, 224 00:10:06,112 --> 00:10:08,046 along with any witnesses who might have seen him. 225 00:10:08,048 --> 00:10:09,514 I miss anything? 226 00:10:09,516 --> 00:10:10,815 Uh, I would add that, 227 00:10:10,817 --> 00:10:12,517 given the equipment Mr. Ross borrowed, 228 00:10:12,519 --> 00:10:14,385 he was not digging through asphalt or concrete, 229 00:10:14,387 --> 00:10:16,221 so that could further narrow our search 230 00:10:16,223 --> 00:10:18,523 to areas of accessible soil. 231 00:10:18,525 --> 00:10:20,491 All right, that's it. Fan out. 232 00:10:20,493 --> 00:10:22,694 Holler if you find anything. 233 00:10:22,696 --> 00:10:24,462 Yeah, sure. 234 00:10:24,464 --> 00:10:26,631 Guy works for the city, right? 235 00:10:26,633 --> 00:10:27,799 Is that what he told you? 236 00:10:27,801 --> 00:10:29,234 Told me? Guy had I.D. 237 00:10:29,236 --> 00:10:30,835 The glowy vest. 238 00:10:30,837 --> 00:10:32,170 He's been digging up the backyard for a week. 239 00:10:32,172 --> 00:10:33,972 Said something about the power lines, 240 00:10:33,974 --> 00:10:36,674 and it's a mess back there. I been wanting to ask him 241 00:10:36,676 --> 00:10:38,643 how much longer he's gonna be, but I haven't 242 00:10:38,645 --> 00:10:40,078 seen the guy for a few days. 243 00:10:40,080 --> 00:10:42,614 Would you mind showing me the spot? 244 00:10:46,386 --> 00:10:48,319 What are you doing? 245 00:10:48,321 --> 00:10:50,388 These were chained to a lamppost down the street. 246 00:10:50,390 --> 00:10:53,258 And you figured you'd steal them? 247 00:10:53,260 --> 00:10:55,360 I'm re-stealing them. I peruse the crime blotter 248 00:10:55,362 --> 00:10:58,096 when I'm bored, and these were stolen in Chelsea last month. 249 00:10:58,098 --> 00:10:59,364 And you're just gonna walk around with 'em 250 00:10:59,366 --> 00:11:00,531 for the rest of the day? 251 00:11:00,533 --> 00:11:02,400 Oh, don't be ridiculous. This one's for you. 252 00:11:02,402 --> 00:11:04,369 (phone rings) 253 00:11:06,273 --> 00:11:07,739 Watson? 254 00:11:07,741 --> 00:11:09,207 I'm behind the townhouses 255 00:11:09,209 --> 00:11:11,442 down the block. You guys should get over here. 256 00:11:11,444 --> 00:11:12,610 You found the dig site? 257 00:11:12,612 --> 00:11:13,878 Not just that. 258 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:16,180 There's someone digging in it right now. 259 00:11:28,179 --> 00:11:30,963 Look, for the last time, I di... I didn't do anything wrong. 260 00:11:31,063 --> 00:11:33,363 You were digging a hole on someone else's property. 261 00:11:33,365 --> 00:11:35,198 So... there's that. 262 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:36,900 I didn't know Eddie didn't have permission. 263 00:11:36,902 --> 00:11:38,936 And I didn't know he was dead until they told me. 264 00:11:38,938 --> 00:11:42,072 I never even met the guy. I mean, not exactly. 265 00:11:42,074 --> 00:11:43,106 Not exactly? 266 00:11:43,108 --> 00:11:44,875 We posted on the same 267 00:11:44,877 --> 00:11:46,610 online discussion board, that's it. 268 00:11:46,612 --> 00:11:48,312 Can you tell us where you were between the hours 269 00:11:48,314 --> 00:11:50,914 of 12:00 midnight and 2:00 a.m.? 270 00:11:50,916 --> 00:11:52,783 Is that when he...? 271 00:11:53,852 --> 00:11:56,019 I-I was at a video game tournament, at an arcade, 272 00:11:56,021 --> 00:11:58,121 out in Bayville. I was there all night, 273 00:11:58,123 --> 00:12:00,190 I didn't leave until around 6:00. 274 00:12:00,192 --> 00:12:02,593 I was there with friends. I can give you their names. 275 00:12:02,595 --> 00:12:04,595 One of them even tweeted some pictures. 276 00:12:04,597 --> 00:12:07,130 We'll look into that. In the meantime, maybe you could 277 00:12:07,132 --> 00:12:09,433 tell us what you were doing in that hole. 278 00:12:09,435 --> 00:12:12,469 I wanted to see if Eddie found the games. 279 00:12:12,471 --> 00:12:13,770 HOLMES: What games? 280 00:12:13,772 --> 00:12:15,472 The... games. 281 00:12:15,474 --> 00:12:17,407 I thought you guys already knew. 282 00:12:17,409 --> 00:12:19,142 I mean, you found the hole, too. 283 00:12:19,144 --> 00:12:20,577 We don't know 284 00:12:20,579 --> 00:12:22,346 what Eddie was looking for, so tell us. 285 00:12:22,348 --> 00:12:25,082 Nottingham Knights. 286 00:12:25,084 --> 00:12:28,685 He was looking for Nottingham Knights. 287 00:12:32,625 --> 00:12:34,891 I remember this. It was made by a company 288 00:12:34,893 --> 00:12:36,860 called EmeryVision. My brother and I 289 00:12:36,862 --> 00:12:39,029 had one of their consoles when we were kids. 290 00:12:39,031 --> 00:12:40,998 Everyone did. Without EmeryVision, 291 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:45,369 you wouldn't have PlayStation or an Xbox or a Wii. 292 00:12:45,371 --> 00:12:47,270 Then how would humanity idle away its time-- 293 00:12:47,272 --> 00:12:49,172 solving world hunger, curing cancer... 294 00:12:50,009 --> 00:12:51,274 “Nottingham Knights: 295 00:12:51,276 --> 00:12:54,011 The worst game ever.” 296 00:12:54,013 --> 00:12:56,313 Allegedly. 297 00:12:56,315 --> 00:12:57,648 What do mean, allegedly? 298 00:12:57,650 --> 00:12:59,449 Nottingham Knights was supposed to be 299 00:12:59,451 --> 00:13:01,518 EmeryVision's big Christmas release in 1980. 300 00:13:01,520 --> 00:13:02,986 There was a huge ad push. 301 00:13:02,988 --> 00:13:05,622 But the reviews on advance copies were so bad, 302 00:13:05,624 --> 00:13:07,090 stores started canceling their orders. 303 00:13:07,092 --> 00:13:08,692 Yeah, says here EmeryVision 304 00:13:08,694 --> 00:13:10,727 was worried it would take down the whole company, 305 00:13:10,729 --> 00:13:13,230 so they cut their losses, dropped the release 306 00:13:13,232 --> 00:13:15,565 and hauled every last copy to a landfill. 307 00:13:15,567 --> 00:13:17,901 So this is what Eddie Ross was digging for? 308 00:13:17,903 --> 00:13:20,604 Bunch of video games that were so bad they were buried? 309 00:13:20,606 --> 00:13:22,039 Why? 310 00:13:22,041 --> 00:13:23,240 HOLMES: A company opts not to release 311 00:13:23,242 --> 00:13:25,008 a bad product, that's one thing. 312 00:13:25,010 --> 00:13:26,977 They decide this product is so colossally bad 313 00:13:26,979 --> 00:13:28,779 it has to bury the whole inventory, 314 00:13:28,781 --> 00:13:30,213 that's the stuff of legend. 315 00:13:30,215 --> 00:13:32,683 Yeah, yeah, it became this thing 316 00:13:32,685 --> 00:13:33,950 that gamers talked about 317 00:13:33,952 --> 00:13:35,452 for decades. It was like 318 00:13:35,454 --> 00:13:38,055 the Holy Grail. If the Holy Grail 319 00:13:38,057 --> 00:13:40,557 were a plodding, pixelated failure banished to a dump. 320 00:13:40,559 --> 00:13:43,794 Every few years, somebody would try to find the games. 321 00:13:43,796 --> 00:13:46,496 They'd get their hands on company records 322 00:13:46,498 --> 00:13:48,665 or, uh, track down the sites 323 00:13:48,667 --> 00:13:51,435 where EmeryVision dumped their garbage. 324 00:13:51,437 --> 00:13:54,037 This year, it was Eddie. 325 00:13:54,039 --> 00:13:56,306 He was posting updates on the board. 326 00:13:56,308 --> 00:13:57,841 A few days ago, he said he was close, 327 00:13:57,843 --> 00:14:00,010 and then... radio silence. 328 00:14:00,012 --> 00:14:01,812 I went over there today, because I had to see 329 00:14:01,814 --> 00:14:03,146 if he'd actually done it. 330 00:14:03,148 --> 00:14:04,448 And? 331 00:14:05,484 --> 00:14:06,750 Look, you're the only one here 332 00:14:06,752 --> 00:14:07,884 who's been in the hole. 333 00:14:07,886 --> 00:14:09,186 Had he found the games? 334 00:14:09,188 --> 00:14:11,088 I couldn't tell. There was some stuff 335 00:14:11,090 --> 00:14:13,824 from EmeryVision in there, from the right years-- 336 00:14:13,826 --> 00:14:17,094 a piece of an old console, a few recalled joysticks-- 337 00:14:17,096 --> 00:14:19,463 but I didn't see any sign of any of the cartridges. 338 00:14:19,465 --> 00:14:21,832 So maybe the killer took the games. 339 00:14:21,834 --> 00:14:24,601 He was an obsessed gamer, just like you. 340 00:14:24,603 --> 00:14:26,770 Yeah. Or he was just in it for the money. 341 00:14:26,772 --> 00:14:29,106 Money? What money? 342 00:14:29,108 --> 00:14:30,907 For the games. 343 00:14:30,909 --> 00:14:32,642 Those advance copies, 344 00:14:32,644 --> 00:14:33,877 the ones in the original packaging, 345 00:14:33,879 --> 00:14:35,112 go for ten grand apiece. 346 00:14:35,114 --> 00:14:36,213 If the... legend 347 00:14:36,215 --> 00:14:37,214 is true, there would've been 348 00:14:37,216 --> 00:14:38,982 thousands in that landfill. 349 00:14:38,984 --> 00:14:41,551 Altogether, you're talking about a few million bucks. 350 00:14:45,324 --> 00:14:47,324 Did I not mention that? 351 00:14:47,326 --> 00:14:49,659 (Holmes clears throat) 352 00:14:49,661 --> 00:14:52,329 '69 'Cuda. 353 00:14:52,331 --> 00:14:57,534 Owner wants 40 grand for it, if you're interested. 354 00:14:57,536 --> 00:14:59,970 It would seem my week has a theme of middle-aged men 355 00:14:59,972 --> 00:15:03,240 clinging to pubescent glory via collectibles. 356 00:15:04,877 --> 00:15:07,077 Nice to see you, Alfredo. 357 00:15:07,079 --> 00:15:09,646 Likewise. 358 00:15:12,718 --> 00:15:15,519 I take it Joan told you I stopped by. 359 00:15:15,521 --> 00:15:19,222 I've been difficult to reach lately. 360 00:15:19,224 --> 00:15:21,658 Thought I'd explain. 361 00:15:22,661 --> 00:15:25,128 Just about to get some breakfast. 362 00:15:25,130 --> 00:15:26,596 Want to join? 363 00:15:32,938 --> 00:15:34,571 That's not breakfast. 364 00:15:34,573 --> 00:15:37,440 Maybe not where you're from. 365 00:15:37,442 --> 00:15:39,176 Try one. 366 00:15:39,178 --> 00:15:42,078 I did. Two years, three months, 27 days ago, 367 00:15:42,080 --> 00:15:44,447 when you first brought a box to a meeting. 368 00:15:46,552 --> 00:15:50,220 You do realize pink coconuts do not occur in nature. 369 00:15:50,222 --> 00:15:54,257 Everyone else loves these donuts. 370 00:15:54,259 --> 00:15:56,760 Addicts and alcoholics often crave sugar. 371 00:15:56,762 --> 00:15:58,995 You put frosted rocks in a gingham box, 372 00:15:58,997 --> 00:16:00,530 they'd eat those, too. 373 00:16:00,532 --> 00:16:02,999 That's why you switched meetings? 374 00:16:03,001 --> 00:16:05,135 Get better snacks? 375 00:16:05,971 --> 00:16:08,004 As you know, 376 00:16:08,006 --> 00:16:13,043 I've found the program immensely helpful over the last few years, 377 00:16:13,045 --> 00:16:16,680 and my appreciation for that support's never wavered. 378 00:16:17,583 --> 00:16:21,151 But, since my relapse, I find the routine 379 00:16:21,153 --> 00:16:24,621 which used to bring me comfort-- the familiar faces, rooms-- 380 00:16:24,623 --> 00:16:27,891 just reminds me of my failure. 381 00:16:29,661 --> 00:16:32,462 And I'm one of those familiar faces. 382 00:16:32,464 --> 00:16:36,499 In... context, yeah. 383 00:16:39,271 --> 00:16:41,738 Well, it's like I always told you-- 384 00:16:41,740 --> 00:16:44,841 you gotta be selfish, do what's right for you. Whatever it takes 385 00:16:44,843 --> 00:16:46,443 to stay sober. Just... 386 00:16:46,445 --> 00:16:49,379 It's the only thing that matters. 387 00:16:49,381 --> 00:16:52,949 Obviously, my new regimen should not affect our friendship 388 00:16:52,951 --> 00:16:55,318 outside of the meetings. 389 00:16:55,320 --> 00:16:58,855 Of course. 390 00:17:00,659 --> 00:17:04,427 So, you... find a new sponsor yet? 391 00:17:04,429 --> 00:17:09,099 His predecessor has proven difficult to replace. 392 00:17:09,101 --> 00:17:10,200 Hm. 393 00:17:10,202 --> 00:17:12,535 Well, don't take too long. 394 00:17:12,537 --> 00:17:14,404 Fresh faces are good, but... 395 00:17:14,406 --> 00:17:16,373 you don't want to try to go it alone. 396 00:17:16,375 --> 00:17:18,975 That's the one way the program doesn't work. 397 00:17:20,946 --> 00:17:23,313 WATSON: Sherlock? HOLMES: Study. 398 00:17:23,315 --> 00:17:25,282 (door shuts, footsteps approaching) 399 00:17:26,451 --> 00:17:28,985 Marcus and I just met with the owner of the building 400 00:17:28,987 --> 00:17:30,453 where Eddie was digging. 401 00:17:30,455 --> 00:17:32,555 He had no idea Eddie was back there 402 00:17:32,557 --> 00:17:34,524 until the super told him about it this morning. 403 00:17:34,526 --> 00:17:36,693 All he wanted to know was who was gonna pay 404 00:17:36,695 --> 00:17:38,461 to fix his yard up. 405 00:17:38,463 --> 00:17:41,164 I've been perusing the message boards that Eddie, 406 00:17:41,166 --> 00:17:43,433 Tyler, and their ilk used to share their appreciation 407 00:17:43,435 --> 00:17:45,235 of Nottingham Knights. 408 00:17:45,237 --> 00:17:46,436 You find anything? 409 00:17:46,438 --> 00:17:48,872 Eddie interacted a number of times 410 00:17:48,874 --> 00:17:51,875 with a user named IntegerOverflow. 411 00:17:51,877 --> 00:17:55,979 It appears Mr. Overflow searched for the games himself in 2009, 412 00:17:55,981 --> 00:17:58,782 but failed to find them. “IntegerOverflow: 413 00:17:58,784 --> 00:18:01,651 “Beachwood only had trash up to '79. 414 00:18:01,653 --> 00:18:03,753 “ArtifactEddie: What about Flushing Avenue? 415 00:18:03,755 --> 00:18:05,388 “IntegerOverflow: The map 416 00:18:05,390 --> 00:18:06,990 I have is spotty, but you can have it.” 417 00:18:06,992 --> 00:18:08,558 Okay. So they were sharing information. 418 00:18:08,560 --> 00:18:11,528 More specifically, IntegerOverflow was sharing 419 00:18:11,530 --> 00:18:13,363 the benefits of his past efforts. 420 00:18:13,365 --> 00:18:16,099 What's notably absent from these posts is any mention 421 00:18:16,101 --> 00:18:19,602 of how the maps and other materials passed hands. 422 00:18:19,604 --> 00:18:21,771 So you think they met in person? 423 00:18:21,773 --> 00:18:24,140 That is a distinct possibility. 424 00:18:24,142 --> 00:18:28,078 If Eddie found the games with so much help from Overflow, 425 00:18:28,080 --> 00:18:31,614 perhaps Overflow felt entitled to the spoils. 426 00:18:31,616 --> 00:18:34,684 Is there any way to get Overflow's real name? 427 00:18:34,686 --> 00:18:37,153 I have put that very question to our friends at Everyone. 428 00:18:37,155 --> 00:18:39,356 I should be hearing back shortly. 429 00:18:40,359 --> 00:18:41,725 Though I'm loathe to imagine 430 00:18:41,727 --> 00:18:44,561 what fresh tortures they will conjure up as payment. 431 00:18:45,764 --> 00:18:47,430 Oh. How'd it go with Alfredo? 432 00:18:47,432 --> 00:18:49,232 (sighs deeply) 433 00:18:49,234 --> 00:18:50,967 We are both aware of the unintended 434 00:18:50,969 --> 00:18:54,971 yet unavoidable consequences to my changes in routine. 435 00:18:54,973 --> 00:18:57,707 When we made the transition from sponsorship to friendship, 436 00:18:57,709 --> 00:19:00,143 we made the occasional effort to socialize. 437 00:19:00,145 --> 00:19:03,680 But it became apparent that our shared experience in recovery 438 00:19:03,682 --> 00:19:05,915 was our friendship. 439 00:19:05,917 --> 00:19:09,919 So I guess you two don't have much else in common. 440 00:19:09,921 --> 00:19:13,156 In the same way that many drug users only relate to one another 441 00:19:13,158 --> 00:19:15,458 because they use drugs, the thing that Alfredo and I 442 00:19:15,460 --> 00:19:19,029 did together was not use them, so... (clicks tongue) 443 00:19:19,031 --> 00:19:21,664 It is a conundrum, to be sure. 444 00:19:21,666 --> 00:19:24,267 (doorbell buzzes) 445 00:19:27,506 --> 00:19:28,772 (unlocking door) 446 00:19:32,210 --> 00:19:34,711 It's from Everyone. 447 00:19:56,334 --> 00:19:59,369 “Finish me”. 448 00:19:59,371 --> 00:20:01,638 (8-bit music playing, sound effects blipping) 449 00:20:09,047 --> 00:20:09,979 WATSON: (gasps) Look out! 450 00:20:09,981 --> 00:20:11,414 I'm looking out. (sighs) 451 00:20:11,416 --> 00:20:12,682 You have to go left. Left! 452 00:20:12,684 --> 00:20:15,018 Do you mind? I'm trying to help. 453 00:20:15,020 --> 00:20:16,252 (blipping) 454 00:20:16,254 --> 00:20:17,620 Your help has just resulted 455 00:20:17,622 --> 00:20:19,355 in that man's murder. 456 00:20:19,357 --> 00:20:20,623 Again. Okay, 457 00:20:20,625 --> 00:20:22,192 first of all, he wasn't murdered-- 458 00:20:22,194 --> 00:20:23,560 he was zapped into another dimension. 459 00:20:23,562 --> 00:20:25,328 And second of all, he still has two lives left. 460 00:20:25,330 --> 00:20:27,397 Yes, yes, of course, that's what happens in real life. 461 00:20:27,399 --> 00:20:29,065 If you die, you get two more chances. 462 00:20:29,067 --> 00:20:31,000 Somewhere, two more Eddie Rosses 463 00:20:31,002 --> 00:20:33,069 have just resumed digging their hole. 464 00:20:33,071 --> 00:20:35,472 Okay, don't get grumpy with me just because Everyone 465 00:20:35,474 --> 00:20:37,373 is making you finish this old video game. 466 00:20:37,375 --> 00:20:39,175 What are you even supposed to do once you're finished? 467 00:20:39,177 --> 00:20:40,944 It's not like they left us instructions. Well, obviously 468 00:20:40,946 --> 00:20:42,445 they want proof that I finished the game. So I'm sure 469 00:20:42,447 --> 00:20:44,013 a photograph of the final screen will suffice. 470 00:20:44,015 --> 00:20:45,415 And then Everyone will provide us 471 00:20:45,417 --> 00:20:47,750 with IntegerOverflow's real name. 472 00:20:49,087 --> 00:20:52,088 (grunts) 473 00:20:52,090 --> 00:20:54,691 May I? 474 00:20:57,395 --> 00:20:59,195 (electronic whirring, blipping; music resumes) 475 00:20:59,197 --> 00:21:01,431 According to my research, Swords of Saturn 476 00:21:01,433 --> 00:21:04,434 was one of the best games of the era. 477 00:21:04,436 --> 00:21:06,102 If Nottingham Knights was one of the worst, 478 00:21:06,104 --> 00:21:10,206 then consignment to a landfill was too kind a fate. 479 00:21:10,208 --> 00:21:12,208 Well, it appears you have some aptitude 480 00:21:12,210 --> 00:21:13,743 for avoiding digital blobs. 481 00:21:13,745 --> 00:21:15,945 I told you. I had one of these consoles growing up. 482 00:21:15,947 --> 00:21:17,180 I've played this game before. 483 00:21:17,182 --> 00:21:21,084 A fact you could've shared several hours ago. 484 00:21:21,086 --> 00:21:22,051 (fanfare playing) 485 00:21:22,053 --> 00:21:23,920 (gasps) Yes! Yes. 486 00:21:23,922 --> 00:21:25,588 My hero. 487 00:21:25,590 --> 00:21:27,757 Okay, so where do you want this sent? 488 00:21:27,759 --> 00:21:31,461 Well, it appears we don't have to send it anywhere. 489 00:21:31,463 --> 00:21:34,430 WATSON: Oh. “Sound by Integer Overflow.” 490 00:21:34,432 --> 00:21:36,533 So making us play the game wasn't the price of the answer-- 491 00:21:36,535 --> 00:21:37,753 it was the answer. 492 00:21:37,777 --> 00:21:40,171 This is elegant, even by Everyone's standards. 493 00:21:40,172 --> 00:21:43,106 All right. So now all we have to do is find out 494 00:21:43,108 --> 00:21:45,008 who designed the sound for this game. 495 00:21:45,010 --> 00:21:46,776 There's got to be a record somewhere. 496 00:21:46,778 --> 00:21:50,880 Check the Internet. I'm going to go ice my thumb. 497 00:21:53,952 --> 00:21:55,852 You think I killed Eddie Ross 498 00:21:55,854 --> 00:21:58,621 over the Nottingham Knights games. 499 00:21:58,623 --> 00:22:02,625 You do go by the online handle IntegerOverflow, do you not? 500 00:22:02,627 --> 00:22:03,693 I do. 501 00:22:03,695 --> 00:22:05,161 And can you tell us where you were 502 00:22:05,163 --> 00:22:06,963 two nights ago, around 2:00 a.m.? 503 00:22:06,965 --> 00:22:08,965 Here. Alone. 504 00:22:08,967 --> 00:22:10,867 You and Eddie were in communication on and off 505 00:22:10,869 --> 00:22:12,869 the discussion board. We think he may have found 506 00:22:12,871 --> 00:22:14,837 a stash of video games worth millions of dollars 507 00:22:14,839 --> 00:22:16,306 thanks to your help. 508 00:22:16,308 --> 00:22:19,442 HOLMES: We suspect that your career as a composer 509 00:22:19,444 --> 00:22:22,679 of ear-splitting digital music peaked in the early '80s. 510 00:22:22,681 --> 00:22:24,480 So perhaps when Eddie found those games, 511 00:22:24,482 --> 00:22:27,050 you felt your ship had finally come in. 512 00:22:28,386 --> 00:22:30,653 I'm sorry. Is there something funny about all this? 513 00:22:30,655 --> 00:22:32,422 Little bit. 514 00:22:32,424 --> 00:22:34,457 You want to let us in on the joke? 515 00:22:34,459 --> 00:22:36,426 You're way off. 516 00:22:36,428 --> 00:22:38,294 I didn't kill Eddie, 517 00:22:38,296 --> 00:22:41,664 and I didn't take any Nottingham Knights games. 518 00:22:41,666 --> 00:22:43,733 No one could've taken them. 519 00:22:43,735 --> 00:22:45,602 And why's that? 520 00:22:46,471 --> 00:22:49,038 Come on. I'll show you. 521 00:22:51,543 --> 00:22:54,711 (crickets chirping) 522 00:23:04,656 --> 00:23:06,389 I understand you're new at this, Mr. Ostrin, 523 00:23:06,391 --> 00:23:08,791 but revealing you're in possession of the very items 524 00:23:08,793 --> 00:23:10,693 we believe a man was killed over 525 00:23:10,695 --> 00:23:13,062 is not a great way of clearing yourself. 526 00:23:13,064 --> 00:23:15,098 These are the games that EmeryVision dumped 527 00:23:15,100 --> 00:23:17,500 in a landfill in 1980. 528 00:23:17,502 --> 00:23:20,970 Only no one killed Eddie over them. 529 00:23:20,972 --> 00:23:22,572 Because Eddie didn't find them. 530 00:23:24,109 --> 00:23:25,408 I did. 531 00:23:25,410 --> 00:23:28,878 Six years ago. In a totally different landfill. 532 00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:30,213 And you can prove that? 533 00:23:30,215 --> 00:23:33,716 Only with about 100 hours of video. 534 00:23:33,718 --> 00:23:35,852 I recorded every step. 535 00:23:35,854 --> 00:23:38,821 Thought it would make for a good documentary one day. 536 00:23:38,823 --> 00:23:40,657 You were helping him on the discussion board. 537 00:23:40,659 --> 00:23:43,860 I was leading him on a wild-goose chase. 538 00:23:43,862 --> 00:23:48,298 Looks like you've been on one, too. 539 00:23:48,300 --> 00:23:51,934 Sorry, but whatever Eddie found in that hole, 540 00:23:51,936 --> 00:23:53,803 it wasn't these games. 541 00:24:04,446 --> 00:24:06,079 BELL: Dwight Ostrin's story checks out. 542 00:24:06,963 --> 00:24:09,663 And he's had the Nottingham Knights games for six years. 543 00:24:09,665 --> 00:24:12,499 He held onto his digging permits, video footage, 544 00:24:12,501 --> 00:24:14,735 even nondisclosure agreements from the crew that helped him. 545 00:24:14,737 --> 00:24:18,205 Pretty thorough for a guy who was hiding the fact that he found 'em. 546 00:24:18,207 --> 00:24:21,742 He knew he might need to authenticate the discovery someday. 547 00:24:21,744 --> 00:24:23,877 In the meantime, he's been selling one online, every few months, 548 00:24:23,879 --> 00:24:25,980 and claiming it was one of the advance copies 549 00:24:25,982 --> 00:24:27,381 Tyler Eggert told us about, 550 00:24:27,383 --> 00:24:29,617 the ones that went out to reviewers in 1980. 551 00:24:29,619 --> 00:24:31,585 Got almost ten grand apiece for them. 552 00:24:31,587 --> 00:24:34,021 If they're so valuable, why sit on them? 553 00:24:34,023 --> 00:24:36,757 Why keep them a secret? Supply and demand. 554 00:24:36,759 --> 00:24:38,759 They're only valuable because they're so rare. 555 00:24:38,761 --> 00:24:40,761 And there's only a small number of people who'd spend money on them. 556 00:24:40,763 --> 00:24:43,063 Flood the market with 1,000 copies, 557 00:24:43,065 --> 00:24:44,898 and the price would plummet. 558 00:24:44,900 --> 00:24:47,701 BELL: Best thing he could do was act like he never found them, 559 00:24:47,703 --> 00:24:50,270 keep feeding the hype around the legend. That's why 560 00:24:50,272 --> 00:24:51,639 he was pretending to help Eddie. 561 00:24:51,641 --> 00:24:53,574 So where's this leave us? 562 00:24:53,576 --> 00:24:55,576 Not quite square one, but close. 563 00:24:55,578 --> 00:24:57,411 We haven't been able to find anyone 564 00:24:57,413 --> 00:24:58,912 who had a problem with Eddie. 565 00:24:58,914 --> 00:25:00,547 It's possible he walked in on a burglar, 566 00:25:00,549 --> 00:25:02,149 but as far as his family can tell, 567 00:25:02,151 --> 00:25:04,385 nothing of value is missing from his apartment. 568 00:25:04,387 --> 00:25:05,819 Nothing they knew about, at least. 569 00:25:05,821 --> 00:25:07,054 What do you mean? 570 00:25:07,056 --> 00:25:09,089 Eddie was out of work and single. 571 00:25:09,091 --> 00:25:12,026 He had nothing else going on in his life aside from the dig. 572 00:25:12,028 --> 00:25:14,194 It still feels like it's the best lead we have. 573 00:25:14,196 --> 00:25:15,629 So you think he went looking for the games 574 00:25:15,631 --> 00:25:17,564 and he found something else? Well, maybe 575 00:25:17,566 --> 00:25:19,633 there was some other kind of hidden treasure, 576 00:25:19,635 --> 00:25:21,235 one that somebody else wanted. 577 00:25:21,237 --> 00:25:23,170 Send CSU back to the hole he dug. 578 00:25:23,172 --> 00:25:25,205 See if anything new comes up. 579 00:25:25,207 --> 00:25:29,743 I will, but the building owner won't be too happy about it. 580 00:25:29,745 --> 00:25:32,179 He wants the hole filled. He gave us an earful 581 00:25:32,181 --> 00:25:33,814 when we went to see him yesterday. 582 00:25:33,816 --> 00:25:35,783 Well, tell him I got his earful right here. 583 00:25:35,785 --> 00:25:38,952 Feel free to give him my number. 584 00:25:46,829 --> 00:25:48,996 Sherlock. 585 00:25:48,998 --> 00:25:50,297 Hi. 586 00:25:50,299 --> 00:25:52,132 Martin. 587 00:25:52,134 --> 00:25:53,434 Yes, I remember. 588 00:25:53,436 --> 00:25:56,670 Ah. Got your 30-day chip last week, right? 589 00:25:56,672 --> 00:25:57,971 I did. 590 00:25:57,973 --> 00:25:59,373 Feels good, right? 591 00:25:59,375 --> 00:26:01,041 You should be proud. 592 00:26:01,043 --> 00:26:03,143 Yes, well, actually, it's my second time. 593 00:26:03,145 --> 00:26:05,479 I, um... Prior to last month, 594 00:26:05,481 --> 00:26:08,816 I had three years. Mm. 595 00:26:08,818 --> 00:26:11,051 Did better than me. 596 00:26:11,053 --> 00:26:13,687 Four relapses in my first three years. 597 00:26:13,689 --> 00:26:15,322 Didn't think I was gonna make it. 598 00:26:15,324 --> 00:26:19,827 But look at me now-- 22 years clean. 599 00:26:19,829 --> 00:26:22,429 (quiet chuckle) 600 00:26:35,811 --> 00:26:37,978 There's more, you know. 601 00:26:37,980 --> 00:26:39,813 What? 602 00:26:39,815 --> 00:26:44,084 Donuts. Over there. 603 00:26:47,923 --> 00:26:50,657 You okay? 604 00:26:50,659 --> 00:26:52,593 Was there another meeting here earlier? 605 00:26:52,595 --> 00:26:57,397 Yeah, there was one at 8:00. Why? 606 00:27:03,105 --> 00:27:04,638 Joan? 607 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:07,207 Yeah. Back here. 608 00:27:08,377 --> 00:27:11,678 Is this everything the Department of Sanitation sent over? 609 00:27:11,680 --> 00:27:13,213 Yes, records for all the other companies 610 00:27:13,215 --> 00:27:16,650 that dumped their garbage in the same landfill where Eddie was digging. 611 00:27:16,652 --> 00:27:19,386 Hmm. Did any of them throw anything away that sounds like treasure? 612 00:27:19,388 --> 00:27:21,121 No. Actually, just the opposite. 613 00:27:21,123 --> 00:27:24,358 But the name Corrigan Chemical came up a few times. 614 00:27:24,360 --> 00:27:26,360 I recognized the name, so I did a search. 615 00:27:26,362 --> 00:27:28,662 It turns out that Corrigan was caught 616 00:27:28,664 --> 00:27:30,764 illegally dumping toxic chemicals 617 00:27:30,766 --> 00:27:34,201 in two other landfills in 1985. 618 00:27:34,203 --> 00:27:36,136 You're thinking maybe they did the same thing here? 619 00:27:36,138 --> 00:27:38,539 Say they did, and Eddie found proof, 620 00:27:38,541 --> 00:27:40,240 and then threatened to go public. 621 00:27:40,242 --> 00:27:42,576 Someone at that company might have killed him 622 00:27:42,578 --> 00:27:44,578 to keep him quiet. 623 00:27:44,580 --> 00:27:46,413 WOMAN: Detective Bell? 624 00:27:46,415 --> 00:27:48,649 Amy Kim. I heard 625 00:27:48,651 --> 00:27:50,050 you have questions about Corrigan. 626 00:27:50,052 --> 00:27:51,685 Yeah. This is my colleague, Ms. Watson. 627 00:27:51,687 --> 00:27:53,353 Actually, we're a little confused. 628 00:27:53,355 --> 00:27:55,155 We thought this was Corrigan. 629 00:27:55,157 --> 00:27:57,024 Brower acquired Corrigan in 1998. 630 00:27:57,026 --> 00:27:59,126 We keep this as the address of record, 631 00:27:59,128 --> 00:28:00,761 so any inquiries come here. 632 00:28:00,763 --> 00:28:02,896 Handling those inquiries is part of my job. 633 00:28:02,898 --> 00:28:04,765 So, how can I help? 634 00:28:04,767 --> 00:28:08,168 Actually, it's probably best if we discuss it in private. 635 00:28:13,509 --> 00:28:15,976 This is the first I'm hearing of any of this. 636 00:28:15,978 --> 00:28:17,578 Your victim-- Mr. Ross? 637 00:28:17,580 --> 00:28:19,580 I can assure you he never approached us. 638 00:28:19,582 --> 00:28:22,649 Couple of hours ago, the EPA ran some tests 639 00:28:22,651 --> 00:28:25,085 on the soil Mr. Ross took from the landfill. 640 00:28:25,087 --> 00:28:27,521 The results showed high levels of dioxin. 641 00:28:27,523 --> 00:28:29,356 That's the chemical your company 642 00:28:29,358 --> 00:28:31,124 was charged with dumping illegally 643 00:28:31,126 --> 00:28:32,526 at two other sites. 644 00:28:32,528 --> 00:28:34,394 Not our company. Corrigan. 645 00:28:34,396 --> 00:28:36,263 We acquired them after these incidents 646 00:28:36,265 --> 00:28:37,831 took place. 647 00:28:37,833 --> 00:28:39,700 Whatever they did before isn't our responsibility. 648 00:28:39,702 --> 00:28:42,236 I could see how that would be Brower's position, but... 649 00:28:42,238 --> 00:28:44,872 It's a fact, and to be honest, I don't think 650 00:28:44,874 --> 00:28:47,708 Corrigan would be held liable, either. What do you mean? 651 00:28:47,710 --> 00:28:50,410 They hired an independent contractor 652 00:28:50,412 --> 00:28:53,080 to dispose of their hazardous waste. 653 00:28:53,082 --> 00:28:55,215 They paid the full rates for a proper disposal. 654 00:28:55,217 --> 00:28:57,718 The contractor, apparently, cut corners 655 00:28:57,720 --> 00:29:00,487 and disposed of the waste illegally by reporting it 656 00:29:00,489 --> 00:29:03,056 as inert materials. 657 00:29:03,058 --> 00:29:05,325 None of that has anything to do with Brower. 658 00:29:05,327 --> 00:29:07,160 A court might feel differently. 659 00:29:07,162 --> 00:29:11,231 Maybe, but so far, the courts have ruled in our favor. 660 00:29:11,233 --> 00:29:13,333 Three similar cases have come up 661 00:29:13,335 --> 00:29:15,535 since I started here, and Brower was cleared 662 00:29:15,537 --> 00:29:17,838 of liability in all three. 663 00:29:17,840 --> 00:29:20,474 I can show you the cases. 664 00:29:20,476 --> 00:29:23,377 In one of them, the state paid 665 00:29:23,379 --> 00:29:25,045 for the whole cleanup. 666 00:29:25,047 --> 00:29:29,349 In another, the current property owner was on the hook. 667 00:29:29,351 --> 00:29:30,684 WATSON: Are you talking about 668 00:29:30,686 --> 00:29:32,586 the person who bought the property 669 00:29:32,588 --> 00:29:33,921 after the landfill was sealed? 670 00:29:33,923 --> 00:29:35,956 Yeah, doesn't seem fair, does it? 671 00:29:35,958 --> 00:29:38,158 But that's how the Superfund law works. 672 00:29:38,160 --> 00:29:39,793 It's like buying a used car. 673 00:29:39,795 --> 00:29:41,595 You need to check under the hood, 674 00:29:41,597 --> 00:29:44,398 because once you pay for it, it's yours, warts and all. 675 00:29:44,400 --> 00:29:46,867 The building owner. 676 00:29:46,869 --> 00:29:48,201 The one who was in a hurry 677 00:29:48,203 --> 00:29:49,836 to fill in the hole that Eddie Ross dug. 678 00:29:49,838 --> 00:29:52,472 Maybe that's not just because it's an eyesore. 679 00:29:53,909 --> 00:29:56,076 Mr. Brice, when Ms. Watson and I visited you 680 00:29:56,078 --> 00:29:57,544 in your office yesterday, 681 00:29:57,546 --> 00:29:59,980 we asked you if you'd ever heard of Eddie Ross. 682 00:29:59,982 --> 00:30:01,515 You told us you hadn't. 683 00:30:01,517 --> 00:30:03,917 Thing is, we went back and had a longer conversation 684 00:30:03,919 --> 00:30:05,519 with your secretary Elaine. 685 00:30:05,521 --> 00:30:07,387 You should know, she's very loyal to you. 686 00:30:07,389 --> 00:30:09,723 She started out insisting she didn't remember anything. 687 00:30:09,725 --> 00:30:11,024 GREGSON: Once we pointed out to her 688 00:30:11,026 --> 00:30:12,526 that she could go to prison 689 00:30:12,528 --> 00:30:14,594 for hindering prosecution, her memory cleared up. 690 00:30:14,596 --> 00:30:17,731 WATSON: She said that Eddie came to your office twice. 691 00:30:17,733 --> 00:30:19,900 The first time was about two weeks ago. 692 00:30:19,902 --> 00:30:21,802 According to Elaine, 693 00:30:21,804 --> 00:30:24,371 he asked your permission to dig behind your building. 694 00:30:24,373 --> 00:30:26,873 Your super said he claimed to work for the city, 695 00:30:26,875 --> 00:30:28,608 so we're guessing you said no. 696 00:30:30,079 --> 00:30:32,946 Elaine is a sweet woman, but she's obviously mistaken. 697 00:30:32,948 --> 00:30:35,415 I don't recall any of this. 698 00:30:35,417 --> 00:30:36,883 MAN: Which makes all of it 699 00:30:36,885 --> 00:30:39,119 “he-said, she-said” at best. 700 00:30:39,121 --> 00:30:41,755 Sounds to me like you coerced a statement. 701 00:30:41,757 --> 00:30:43,824 We'll see if a judge agrees. 702 00:30:43,826 --> 00:30:45,592 Well, it's understandable you don't remember. 703 00:30:45,594 --> 00:30:47,160 You're a busy man. 704 00:30:47,162 --> 00:30:49,262 And Eddie Ross's hunt for discarded video games 705 00:30:49,264 --> 00:30:51,431 probably ranks quite low on your list of priorities. 706 00:30:51,433 --> 00:30:54,167 But we imagine his second visit left a more lasting impression. 707 00:30:54,169 --> 00:30:56,770 The only thing that your secretary could tell us about it 708 00:30:56,772 --> 00:30:59,506 was that you quickly pulled Eddie behind closed doors. 709 00:30:59,508 --> 00:31:01,675 See, we think he'd approached you 710 00:31:01,677 --> 00:31:03,777 with evidence of what he'd found. 711 00:31:03,779 --> 00:31:06,380 Chemical drums that contained toxic waste. 712 00:31:06,382 --> 00:31:08,682 He had the expertise to identify the drums. 713 00:31:08,684 --> 00:31:10,984 He had the equipment to test the soil. 714 00:31:10,986 --> 00:31:13,787 He almost certainly understood what he had found 715 00:31:13,789 --> 00:31:15,355 and its ramifications to you. 716 00:31:15,357 --> 00:31:17,758 Now, perhaps he came to you in good faith, 717 00:31:17,760 --> 00:31:19,893 to give you a chance to remedy the situation, 718 00:31:19,895 --> 00:31:22,763 or perhaps he offered to forget what he had seen 719 00:31:22,765 --> 00:31:24,798 in exchange for a tidy sum. 720 00:31:24,800 --> 00:31:27,267 Either way, you settled on a third option. 721 00:31:27,269 --> 00:31:29,803 WATSON: I did some research. It turns out 722 00:31:29,805 --> 00:31:31,438 your building is in escrow, 723 00:31:31,440 --> 00:31:33,507 along with a row of adjacent properties. 724 00:31:33,509 --> 00:31:35,108 You're about 15 days away 725 00:31:35,110 --> 00:31:37,544 from closing on a ten-million-dollar sale. 726 00:31:37,546 --> 00:31:39,446 Toxic waste would have been a deal killer. 727 00:31:39,448 --> 00:31:41,648 You'd be out all that money, not to mention 728 00:31:41,650 --> 00:31:43,650 facing lawsuits from all of your tenants. 729 00:31:43,652 --> 00:31:45,886 Much easier to just get rid of Eddie Ross. 730 00:31:45,888 --> 00:31:47,587 Right? 731 00:31:47,589 --> 00:31:50,957 GREGSON: Brower Chemical, the company that bought the company 732 00:31:50,959 --> 00:31:53,860 that did the dumping, has been cooperating fully. 733 00:31:53,862 --> 00:31:55,228 Using their records, 734 00:31:55,230 --> 00:31:57,397 we've been able to figure out exactly 735 00:31:57,399 --> 00:32:00,434 how many drums of waste were buried at that landfill. 736 00:32:00,436 --> 00:32:05,205 We executed a search warrant on your property this afternoon, 737 00:32:05,207 --> 00:32:06,940 using ground-penetrating radar. 738 00:32:06,942 --> 00:32:09,476 And guess what? 739 00:32:09,478 --> 00:32:12,045 You're two drums short. 740 00:32:12,047 --> 00:32:13,513 Obviously, they're the two drums 741 00:32:13,515 --> 00:32:15,215 that Eddie uncovered when he was digging. 742 00:32:15,217 --> 00:32:18,085 So, who aside from you, would have had reason to move them? 743 00:32:18,087 --> 00:32:22,923 I'd like a moment alone with my attorney. 744 00:32:22,925 --> 00:32:26,359 (muffled, indistinct conversation) 745 00:32:26,361 --> 00:32:29,196 You're not even gonna try to read lips. 746 00:32:29,198 --> 00:32:30,864 Their backs are to us. 747 00:32:30,866 --> 00:32:32,866 Well, it's never stopped you before. 748 00:32:32,868 --> 00:32:34,601 Oh, how was the meeting? 749 00:32:34,603 --> 00:32:37,070 When Alfredo came to the brownstone the other day, 750 00:32:37,072 --> 00:32:39,406 you're certain that he said I hadn't been to any 751 00:32:39,408 --> 00:32:41,308 of the meetings at St. Luke's last week? 752 00:32:41,310 --> 00:32:42,943 Yes. And those were his exact words? 753 00:32:42,945 --> 00:32:45,045 WATSON: Yes. Why? 754 00:32:45,047 --> 00:32:47,647 (knocking on glass) 755 00:32:50,385 --> 00:32:52,652 My client's statement. 756 00:32:52,654 --> 00:32:54,855 He admits to having removed the drums. 757 00:32:54,857 --> 00:32:56,389 He was just getting around 758 00:32:56,391 --> 00:32:58,725 to letting the buyer know about them. 759 00:32:58,727 --> 00:33:00,393 The sale will probably fall through, and you're right-- 760 00:33:00,395 --> 00:33:02,362 he'll probably face some civil 761 00:33:02,364 --> 00:33:05,132 complaints-- but what he won't be facing is a murder charge. 762 00:33:05,134 --> 00:33:06,533 BELL: How do you figure that? 763 00:33:06,535 --> 00:33:08,201 Your client still hasn't accounted 764 00:33:08,203 --> 00:33:10,203 for his whereabouts three nights ago. 765 00:33:10,205 --> 00:33:12,038 There's the name and address 766 00:33:12,040 --> 00:33:13,540 of a garage out in Hoboken. 767 00:33:13,542 --> 00:33:15,675 My client's company keeps a truck there. 768 00:33:15,677 --> 00:33:17,410 I'm sure they have security cameras. 769 00:33:17,412 --> 00:33:19,079 I'd recommend you review the footage 770 00:33:19,081 --> 00:33:20,881 around 1:00 a.m. that night. 771 00:33:20,883 --> 00:33:23,150 Should answer all your questions. 772 00:33:29,525 --> 00:33:31,925 WATSON: Just like he wrote in his statement. 773 00:33:31,927 --> 00:33:33,994 He hired those workers to move the drums, 774 00:33:33,996 --> 00:33:36,663 and he let them use his company's truck to do it. 775 00:33:36,665 --> 00:33:38,632 And he did it at the same time 776 00:33:38,634 --> 00:33:40,834 the fire broke out at Eddie Ross's place. 777 00:33:40,836 --> 00:33:44,638 A despicable alibi, but an alibi nonetheless. 778 00:33:44,640 --> 00:33:48,108 Duncan Brice is not our killer. 779 00:34:01,177 --> 00:34:03,924 What are you doing? I'm punishing my brain. 780 00:34:04,274 --> 00:34:06,841 And what did your brain do to deserve punishment? 781 00:34:06,843 --> 00:34:08,443 It's what it didn't do. 782 00:34:08,445 --> 00:34:11,146 We know that Duncan Brice is an abhorrent human being 783 00:34:11,148 --> 00:34:13,248 who'd rather hide evidence of toxic waste 784 00:34:13,250 --> 00:34:15,050 than protect his tenants. 785 00:34:15,052 --> 00:34:17,619 And he's almost certainly behind the death of Eddie Ross. 786 00:34:17,621 --> 00:34:19,854 Right. He had an accomplice-- someone who went to kill Eddie 787 00:34:19,856 --> 00:34:21,423 while Duncan dealt with the drums. 788 00:34:21,425 --> 00:34:22,791 That's why we went to separate quarters-- 789 00:34:22,793 --> 00:34:24,626 to try and figure out who it was, right? 790 00:34:24,628 --> 00:34:26,127 I've been pouring through the man's life for hours now, 791 00:34:26,129 --> 00:34:27,529 trying to find someone he would plausibly 792 00:34:27,531 --> 00:34:28,863 approach for such a task, 793 00:34:28,865 --> 00:34:30,665 and I have nothing to show for it. 794 00:34:30,667 --> 00:34:32,834 How fares your brain? 795 00:34:32,836 --> 00:34:36,137 Actually, it thinks it found something. 796 00:34:37,741 --> 00:34:39,874 Four years ago, there was a fire that gutted a building 797 00:34:39,876 --> 00:34:41,276 owned by Duncan Brice. 798 00:34:41,278 --> 00:34:44,913 It was ruled accidental, but... 799 00:34:44,915 --> 00:34:46,314 the building was well-insured. 800 00:34:46,316 --> 00:34:48,083 They payout was in the millions. 801 00:34:49,152 --> 00:34:51,186 You're suggesting 802 00:34:51,188 --> 00:34:53,555 this fire was set deliberately? It wouldn't be the first time 803 00:34:53,557 --> 00:34:56,691 someone like Brice used insurance to finance a rebuild. 804 00:34:56,693 --> 00:34:58,293 Let's say I'm right. 805 00:34:58,295 --> 00:35:00,462 Four years ago, he hires an arsonist. 806 00:35:00,464 --> 00:35:02,030 Then, three nights ago, 807 00:35:02,032 --> 00:35:04,699 he realized he needed Eddie Ross dead. 808 00:35:04,701 --> 00:35:06,234 Now, Brice isn't a Mob boss. 809 00:35:06,236 --> 00:35:08,136 He doesn't know dozens of criminals for hire. 810 00:35:08,138 --> 00:35:10,005 He only knows one, so he calls him. 811 00:35:10,007 --> 00:35:13,508 If this was arson-- and that's a considerable “if”-- 812 00:35:13,510 --> 00:35:15,243 it was carried out so meticulously 813 00:35:15,245 --> 00:35:16,745 that it was never detected. 814 00:35:16,747 --> 00:35:19,381 Eddie Ross's murder was a mess. 815 00:35:19,383 --> 00:35:21,750 The weapon used was one of opportunity-- 816 00:35:21,752 --> 00:35:23,485 a trowel left lying around. 817 00:35:23,487 --> 00:35:25,387 Now, no one goes to commit a murder 818 00:35:25,389 --> 00:35:27,389 hoping there's going to be a weapon handy, 819 00:35:27,391 --> 00:35:28,790 least of all a professional. 820 00:35:28,792 --> 00:35:30,959 I thought about that, and then I remembered 821 00:35:30,961 --> 00:35:32,961 something you said in the morgue the other day. 822 00:35:32,963 --> 00:35:34,329 Eddie's neighbor told police 823 00:35:34,331 --> 00:35:36,031 she smelled gas, not gasoline. 824 00:35:36,033 --> 00:35:38,800 Marcus thought she got confused, but what if she didn't? 825 00:35:38,802 --> 00:35:39,840 Go on. 826 00:35:39,864 --> 00:35:41,998 What if the killer was planning to set a fire that was 827 00:35:42,139 --> 00:35:44,606 supposed to look like a gas leak, but then Eddie woke up 828 00:35:44,608 --> 00:35:46,975 and walked in on him? Once things got messy, 829 00:35:46,977 --> 00:35:49,778 there'd be no point in staging a fire that looked accidental. 830 00:35:49,780 --> 00:35:51,880 HOLMES: So he replaced the gas with petrol. 831 00:35:51,882 --> 00:35:54,849 Needed to be sure he left no trace of himself on the body. 832 00:35:54,851 --> 00:35:58,853 Figure out who committed this arson... 833 00:35:58,855 --> 00:36:02,657 then maybe we'll figure out who committed this one. 834 00:36:06,596 --> 00:36:08,563 (low, indistinct talking) 835 00:36:08,565 --> 00:36:09,731 (quiet laughter) 836 00:36:12,869 --> 00:36:14,035 Anything you have to say, call my lawyer. 837 00:36:14,037 --> 00:36:15,603 I'm not talking to you without him. 838 00:36:15,605 --> 00:36:18,573 Actually, you're not going to have to do any talking at all. 839 00:36:18,575 --> 00:36:20,075 Nice building. 840 00:36:20,077 --> 00:36:22,210 Can see why you'd want to have offices in it. 841 00:36:22,212 --> 00:36:24,913 The building that used to occupy this space was a dump, 842 00:36:24,915 --> 00:36:27,015 so, it's a small wonder you had it burned down 843 00:36:27,017 --> 00:36:29,617 so your insurance company would pay for an upgrade. 844 00:36:29,619 --> 00:36:32,053 Is the NYPD looking for a slander suit? 845 00:36:32,055 --> 00:36:33,822 BELL: You hired a professional 846 00:36:33,824 --> 00:36:35,790 torch named Vladimir Orlov 847 00:36:35,792 --> 00:36:38,259 to set a fire in this building four years ago, 848 00:36:38,261 --> 00:36:40,762 and to kill Eddie Ross four nights ago. 849 00:36:40,764 --> 00:36:42,330 No. I've never seen that man before. 850 00:36:42,332 --> 00:36:43,798 WATSON: When this building 851 00:36:43,800 --> 00:36:46,968 burned down in 2011, the smoke detector in the unit 852 00:36:46,970 --> 00:36:48,770 where the fire started never went off. 853 00:36:48,772 --> 00:36:50,105 The batteries were dead, 854 00:36:50,107 --> 00:36:51,673 even though the building manager swore 855 00:36:51,675 --> 00:36:53,775 he had just replaced them a week before. 856 00:36:53,777 --> 00:36:55,443 GREGSON: There was no other sign of foul play, 857 00:36:55,445 --> 00:36:56,811 so no one thought much of it. 858 00:36:56,813 --> 00:36:58,747 But after everything that's happened 859 00:36:58,749 --> 00:37:01,683 the last few days, it jumped out at us. 860 00:37:01,685 --> 00:37:04,119 We wonder-- did your arsonist replace the fresh batteries 861 00:37:04,121 --> 00:37:06,521 with dead ones to delay the arrival of the fire department? 862 00:37:06,523 --> 00:37:08,256 And if he did so in 2011, 863 00:37:08,258 --> 00:37:10,892 did he also do so in 2015? WATSON: Turns out he had. 864 00:37:10,894 --> 00:37:13,762 But when things went sideways, and he had to undo the fire 865 00:37:13,764 --> 00:37:16,264 he was planning to set, he put the good batteries back 866 00:37:16,266 --> 00:37:17,532 into Eddie's smoke detector. 867 00:37:17,534 --> 00:37:18,867 BELL: Unfortunately for him, 868 00:37:18,869 --> 00:37:20,502 well, and for you, 869 00:37:20,504 --> 00:37:23,238 the new fire was concentrated around Eddie's body. 870 00:37:23,240 --> 00:37:25,240 Didn't do any damage to the smoke detector, 871 00:37:25,242 --> 00:37:28,243 or to the prints Vladimir Orlov left on the batteries. 872 00:37:28,245 --> 00:37:30,345 We've had him in custody the last few hours. 873 00:37:30,347 --> 00:37:31,846 He named you 874 00:37:31,848 --> 00:37:33,548 as the guy who hired him 875 00:37:33,550 --> 00:37:35,917 to kill Eddie Ross. 876 00:37:35,919 --> 00:37:38,953 Duncan Brice, you're under arrest. 877 00:37:38,955 --> 00:37:41,156 You have the right to remain silent. 878 00:37:41,158 --> 00:37:44,926 Anything you say can be used against you in court. 879 00:37:49,666 --> 00:37:52,200 You know what doesn't scare me at all? 880 00:37:52,202 --> 00:37:53,668 Coming back to my garage 881 00:37:53,670 --> 00:37:55,970 and finding some strange white guy let himself in. 882 00:37:55,972 --> 00:37:59,541 Not like that's ever gone badly for me. 883 00:37:59,543 --> 00:38:01,676 Sorry. I was waiting outside, 884 00:38:01,678 --> 00:38:03,812 and I got bored, so I came inside. 885 00:38:03,814 --> 00:38:05,647 And then I got bored again. 886 00:38:05,649 --> 00:38:07,816 You tell me you came up with a solution 887 00:38:07,818 --> 00:38:09,684 for that wiring problem, all is forgiven. 888 00:38:09,686 --> 00:38:11,719 So what's up? 889 00:38:11,721 --> 00:38:13,121 You doing okay? 890 00:38:13,123 --> 00:38:16,057 Uh, actually, I was, I was wondering if, uh... 891 00:38:16,059 --> 00:38:18,359 you were okay. 892 00:38:19,362 --> 00:38:22,363 Um, the other day, you told Watson 893 00:38:22,365 --> 00:38:24,966 that I had not been to any of the meetings 894 00:38:24,968 --> 00:38:27,435 at St. Luke's that whole past week. 895 00:38:27,437 --> 00:38:29,537 That's right. 896 00:38:29,539 --> 00:38:32,207 Right. St. Luke's holds five meetings a week. 897 00:38:32,209 --> 00:38:34,709 You typically attend two of them. 898 00:38:34,711 --> 00:38:36,711 It occurred to me you wouldn't know 899 00:38:36,713 --> 00:38:40,615 I hadn't been to any unless you had been to all of them. 900 00:38:40,617 --> 00:38:42,717 And then, yesterday, 901 00:38:42,719 --> 00:38:44,385 at an entirely different meeting, 902 00:38:44,387 --> 00:38:45,954 I noticed this box of donuts 903 00:38:45,956 --> 00:38:48,056 from the shop up the street, 904 00:38:48,058 --> 00:38:49,824 that you like. 905 00:38:49,826 --> 00:38:53,061 So you'd been to that meeting just before, had you not? 906 00:38:53,063 --> 00:38:55,663 What if I had? Okay. 907 00:38:55,665 --> 00:38:58,900 Well, obviously, it means you're attending more meetings 908 00:38:58,902 --> 00:39:00,635 than you usually do. 909 00:39:00,637 --> 00:39:02,036 And that would suggest 910 00:39:02,038 --> 00:39:04,505 that you're struggling with something. 911 00:39:06,743 --> 00:39:08,810 I just didn't want to put this on you. 912 00:39:08,812 --> 00:39:10,411 Put what on me? 913 00:39:10,413 --> 00:39:13,381 I don't know. I'm... down. 914 00:39:13,383 --> 00:39:15,350 And before you even think it-- 915 00:39:15,352 --> 00:39:17,385 it has nothing to do with Oscar Rankin. 916 00:39:17,387 --> 00:39:19,120 What does it have to do with? 917 00:39:19,122 --> 00:39:20,822 If I knew that, I wouldn't have gone 918 00:39:20,824 --> 00:39:22,223 to eight meetings this week. 919 00:39:22,225 --> 00:39:25,260 Well, you know, I am your friend, so... 920 00:39:25,262 --> 00:39:28,229 you could have told me. 921 00:39:28,231 --> 00:39:30,698 You just got your 30-day chip. 922 00:39:30,700 --> 00:39:34,068 And helping you would be good for me. 923 00:39:34,070 --> 00:39:35,603 Right? 924 00:39:35,605 --> 00:39:38,239 You've always suggested 925 00:39:38,241 --> 00:39:40,008 that I should sometimes be selfish 926 00:39:40,010 --> 00:39:42,377 with regards to my sobriety, and yet, here you are 927 00:39:42,379 --> 00:39:45,413 with yours at stake, and you choose to be selfless. 928 00:39:45,415 --> 00:39:47,148 ♪ Religion... ♪ 929 00:39:47,150 --> 00:39:48,917 Shame on you. 930 00:39:48,919 --> 00:39:52,153 ♪ Religion... ♪ 931 00:39:52,155 --> 00:39:54,188 (laughs) 932 00:39:54,190 --> 00:39:56,157 ♪ No, oh, oh... ♪ 933 00:39:56,159 --> 00:39:58,192 You got plans tonight? 934 00:39:58,194 --> 00:39:59,861 I do not. 935 00:39:59,863 --> 00:40:04,766 Well, close this door, I'll cook us some dinner. 936 00:40:04,768 --> 00:40:06,901 I'll even use food that occurs in nature. 937 00:40:06,903 --> 00:40:10,705 And that would be helpful to you? 938 00:40:10,707 --> 00:40:12,573 Ah, I don't know. 939 00:40:12,575 --> 00:40:14,042 I guess we'll find out. 940 00:40:14,044 --> 00:40:15,610 ♪ ♪ 941 00:40:15,612 --> 00:40:18,413 ♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh... ♪ 942 00:40:23,164 --> 00:40:29,664 == sync, corrected by elderman == @elder_man