1 00:00:02,842 --> 00:00:04,203 WATSON: Previously on Elementary... 2 00:00:04,204 --> 00:00:05,188 Oscar? 3 00:00:05,189 --> 00:00:06,674 Long time, no speak, huh? 4 00:00:06,676 --> 00:00:08,748 - We should talk about Alfredo. - What? 5 00:00:08,750 --> 00:00:10,054 Well, I'm the one who took him. 6 00:00:10,056 --> 00:00:12,128 You help me find my sister, maybe 7 00:00:12,130 --> 00:00:13,868 you'll see Alfredo alive again. 8 00:00:15,711 --> 00:00:17,214 Alfredo! 9 00:00:18,756 --> 00:00:19,925 Hey, I said no phones. 10 00:00:19,927 --> 00:00:21,498 (grunting) 11 00:00:29,598 --> 00:00:32,105 (doorbell buzzes) 12 00:00:37,194 --> 00:00:38,330 Alfredo! 13 00:00:38,332 --> 00:00:39,803 It's so great to see you. 14 00:00:39,805 --> 00:00:40,974 (laughs) 15 00:00:40,976 --> 00:00:42,614 Please, come in. 16 00:00:42,616 --> 00:00:44,657 Well, if I'd have known hugs were on the table, 17 00:00:44,659 --> 00:00:46,398 I'd have left Chicago a lot sooner. 18 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:47,971 (Alfredo laughs) 19 00:00:47,973 --> 00:00:49,880 Please, sit down. 20 00:00:49,882 --> 00:00:52,792 So, you were gone so long, I thought maybe you were moving. 21 00:00:52,794 --> 00:00:55,002 Sherlock said you got back last week? 22 00:00:55,004 --> 00:00:57,714 I can only take my sister's cooking for so long. 23 00:00:57,716 --> 00:00:59,220 Well, I-I just got through with a meeting. 24 00:00:59,222 --> 00:01:02,065 I thought I'd stop by, say hi to Sherlock. 25 00:01:02,067 --> 00:01:03,405 Actually, Sherlock went to a meeting. 26 00:01:03,407 --> 00:01:04,710 I thought you two might be together. 27 00:01:04,712 --> 00:01:06,987 Well, you're right that we usually 28 00:01:06,989 --> 00:01:09,732 meet up at 11:00, but today he was a no-show. 29 00:01:09,734 --> 00:01:12,243 Oh. Well, something must have come up. 30 00:01:12,245 --> 00:01:16,160 Well, the thing is, he hasn't been to St. Luke's all week. 31 00:01:16,162 --> 00:01:19,240 I thought after his relapse, he would be doubling down. 32 00:01:19,242 --> 00:01:22,086 Oh, he has been. Or at least he said he was. 33 00:01:22,088 --> 00:01:24,731 I mean, it's hard to imagine he might be avoiding meetings. 34 00:01:24,733 --> 00:01:28,212 Maybe it's not the meetings he's avoiding. 35 00:01:28,214 --> 00:01:29,518 All the stuff 36 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:31,058 that's happened-- Oscar Rankin, 37 00:01:31,060 --> 00:01:32,363 me getting tied to a chair-- 38 00:01:32,365 --> 00:01:34,339 I only told Sherlock a million times 39 00:01:34,341 --> 00:01:35,611 I don't blame him. 40 00:01:35,613 --> 00:01:37,888 No, he gets it. He understands. 41 00:01:37,890 --> 00:01:41,068 And yet, I haven't seen him since I got back. 42 00:01:43,748 --> 00:01:45,956 Well, whatever's going on, it's cool. 43 00:01:45,958 --> 00:01:49,304 I just want to know he's okay. 44 00:01:49,306 --> 00:01:51,580 (phone rings) 45 00:01:51,582 --> 00:01:53,354 This is Eddie. 46 00:01:53,356 --> 00:01:55,463 I'm either not here or screening my calls. 47 00:01:55,465 --> 00:01:56,770 Leave a message. 48 00:01:56,772 --> 00:01:58,142 (beep) 49 00:01:58,144 --> 00:02:00,585 WOMAN: Hey, Eddie, it's Sharon next door. 50 00:02:00,587 --> 00:02:02,561 I think I smell gas coming from your place. 51 00:02:02,563 --> 00:02:04,302 I'm worried you have a leak. 52 00:02:04,304 --> 00:02:07,047 I'll try your cell phone, too, and if I can't get you, 53 00:02:07,049 --> 00:02:09,792 I'll call the gas company just to make sure everything's okay. 54 00:02:09,794 --> 00:02:11,785 Thanks. (hangs up) 55 00:02:13,514 --> 00:02:16,335 (ringing) 56 00:02:36,331 --> 00:02:38,588 ♪ ♪ 57 00:03:03,333 --> 00:03:07,315 ♪ Elementary 4x05 ♪ The Games Underfoot Original Air Date on December 10, 2014 58 00:03:07,338 --> 00:03:13,809 == sync, corrected by elderman == @elder_man 59 00:03:13,832 --> 00:03:33,290 ♪ ♪ 60 00:03:39,295 --> 00:03:41,114 BELL: Victim's name was Eddie Ross. 61 00:03:41,214 --> 00:03:43,072 We had to I.D. him with dental records. 62 00:03:43,074 --> 00:03:44,940 Stabbed in the chest and incinerated. 63 00:03:44,942 --> 00:03:46,375 Did the killer also throw him off a roof? 64 00:03:46,377 --> 00:03:48,276 He was dead before the fire started. 65 00:03:48,278 --> 00:03:50,778 Figure there was a struggle, the perp torched the place 66 00:03:50,780 --> 00:03:53,348 to cover up any evidence he left behind. 67 00:03:53,350 --> 00:03:54,681 The neighbor-- you said 68 00:03:54,683 --> 00:03:56,683 - you interviewed her yourself. - Yeah. 69 00:03:56,685 --> 00:04:00,287 And she smelled a gas leak, as in natural gas? 70 00:04:00,289 --> 00:04:02,889 Well, her unit and Ross's both have gas stoves. 71 00:04:02,891 --> 00:04:04,724 She thought maybe the pilot went out, 72 00:04:04,726 --> 00:04:06,659 only it didn't. We checked. 73 00:04:06,661 --> 00:04:09,427 So she must have smelled the gasoline, got mixed up. 74 00:04:09,429 --> 00:04:11,129 But they don't smell the same. 75 00:04:11,131 --> 00:04:13,131 No, but not everyone has your nose. 76 00:04:13,133 --> 00:04:15,099 The fire destroyed any prints on the murder weapon, 77 00:04:15,101 --> 00:04:16,867 but you can still see the brand 78 00:04:16,869 --> 00:04:20,204 etched on the blade. It's an archaeologist's trowel. 79 00:04:20,206 --> 00:04:21,271 Don't know yet whether it belonged 80 00:04:21,273 --> 00:04:22,372 to the victim or the killer, 81 00:04:22,374 --> 00:04:23,706 but we're canvassing suppliers, 82 00:04:23,708 --> 00:04:25,575 trying to identify the person who bought it. 83 00:04:25,577 --> 00:04:27,911 Pretty sure it wasn't the victim's. 84 00:04:27,913 --> 00:04:28,877 Most of the wear 85 00:04:28,879 --> 00:04:30,112 is on the right edge 86 00:04:30,114 --> 00:04:31,179 of the blade, which means it was used 87 00:04:31,181 --> 00:04:32,714 by a left-handed person. 88 00:04:32,716 --> 00:04:34,783 But the musculature of the victim's right arm 89 00:04:34,785 --> 00:04:37,184 is more developed than his left. 90 00:04:37,186 --> 00:04:38,886 Which means he was probably a righty. 91 00:04:38,888 --> 00:04:41,322 BELL: So the owner of the murder weapon is 92 00:04:41,324 --> 00:04:42,989 a left-handed archaeologist. 93 00:04:42,991 --> 00:04:45,025 How many of those can there be in New York City? 94 00:04:48,796 --> 00:04:50,696 WOMAN: I'm sorry, I just... 95 00:04:50,698 --> 00:04:54,099 I can't believe Eddie's dead. 96 00:04:54,101 --> 00:04:56,067 According to his Facebook page you two 97 00:04:56,069 --> 00:04:58,102 were a couple, right up until last summer? 98 00:04:59,572 --> 00:05:00,939 You don't think that I... 99 00:05:00,941 --> 00:05:03,507 Honestly, it's too soon for us to think anything. 100 00:05:03,509 --> 00:05:05,242 We're just getting the lay of the land. 101 00:05:05,244 --> 00:05:09,046 We were together almost two years. 102 00:05:09,048 --> 00:05:11,380 - How did you meet? - Grad school. 103 00:05:11,382 --> 00:05:14,116 Um, we both studied archaeology. 104 00:05:14,118 --> 00:05:16,952 I was lucky, I... I got a great job. 105 00:05:16,954 --> 00:05:18,787 But Eddie, he was... 106 00:05:18,789 --> 00:05:21,056 he was still struggling. 107 00:05:21,058 --> 00:05:24,024 And it just came between us. 108 00:05:24,026 --> 00:05:26,493 We stayed friends. 109 00:05:26,495 --> 00:05:28,963 I still cared about him. 110 00:05:28,965 --> 00:05:32,966 So can you account for your whereabouts last night? 111 00:05:32,968 --> 00:05:36,636 Uh, I was giving a seminar 112 00:05:36,638 --> 00:05:38,637 on Iranian antiquities down at Penn. 113 00:05:38,639 --> 00:05:40,339 I had breakfast with Dr. Charvat, 114 00:05:40,341 --> 00:05:41,406 the department head, 115 00:05:41,408 --> 00:05:43,442 before I came home this morning. 116 00:05:43,444 --> 00:05:45,509 All right, we'll need his number before we go. 117 00:05:45,511 --> 00:05:47,278 HOLMES: Ms. Burstyn, archaeologists 118 00:05:47,280 --> 00:05:50,314 are very protective of their tools, so can you tell us 119 00:05:50,316 --> 00:05:53,149 how yours came to be in your ex's possession? 120 00:05:53,151 --> 00:05:55,118 Uh... 121 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:56,786 about a week and a half ago, 122 00:05:56,788 --> 00:05:59,421 Eddie came to me and asked to borrow some of our equipment. 123 00:05:59,423 --> 00:06:01,357 I-I gave him whatever he wanted. 124 00:06:01,359 --> 00:06:03,225 Did he say what he was using it for? 125 00:06:03,227 --> 00:06:05,793 A dig. 126 00:06:05,795 --> 00:06:08,830 He wouldn't tell me what he was trying to excavate, 127 00:06:08,832 --> 00:06:11,565 but he was excited. 128 00:06:11,567 --> 00:06:15,202 He said he was onto something big. 129 00:06:15,204 --> 00:06:17,170 Big as in “of great historical import” 130 00:06:17,172 --> 00:06:18,838 or “worth a lot of money”? 131 00:06:18,840 --> 00:06:21,440 I'm-I'm asking because, in either case, 132 00:06:21,442 --> 00:06:23,275 he may have had some competition. 133 00:06:23,277 --> 00:06:25,844 Um, I'm-I'm sorry, he... 134 00:06:25,846 --> 00:06:27,912 he didn't say. 135 00:06:27,914 --> 00:06:29,981 What kind of equipment did you loan him? 136 00:06:29,983 --> 00:06:31,916 Um, stakes and buckets, 137 00:06:31,918 --> 00:06:34,084 a-a pickaxe, a shovel... 138 00:06:34,086 --> 00:06:36,286 - my truck. - Your truck? 139 00:06:36,288 --> 00:06:38,155 He didn't have a car. He needed something 140 00:06:38,157 --> 00:06:40,156 to carry all the gear, plus whatever... 141 00:06:40,158 --> 00:06:42,792 whatever it was he was digging for. 142 00:06:42,794 --> 00:06:44,527 Any idea where the truck is now? 143 00:06:44,529 --> 00:06:48,263 I think he just parked it on the street near his place. 144 00:06:53,870 --> 00:06:56,704 So Eddie Ross's background check was a bust. 145 00:06:56,706 --> 00:06:58,339 No criminal record, no enemies, 146 00:06:58,341 --> 00:07:00,306 as far as his friends knew, and no 147 00:07:00,308 --> 00:07:02,976 unusual debts. And his ex- girlfriend's alibi checked out. 148 00:07:02,978 --> 00:07:04,811 She was in Philadelphia all last night. 149 00:07:04,813 --> 00:07:06,780 Well, I hope she's not in a hurry to reclaim her truck. 150 00:07:06,782 --> 00:07:08,547 It's gonna need a little while to air out. 151 00:07:08,549 --> 00:07:10,783 This was what was in her truck? 152 00:07:10,785 --> 00:07:12,618 First two buckets of 12. 153 00:07:12,620 --> 00:07:14,852 The rest are in the evidence room. 154 00:07:14,854 --> 00:07:17,722 Well, I don't get it. Eddie's big find was garbage? 155 00:07:17,724 --> 00:07:20,558 You're familiar with garbology? 156 00:07:20,560 --> 00:07:22,526 It's the study of rubbish. 157 00:07:22,528 --> 00:07:24,227 Archaeologists employ it to learn more 158 00:07:24,229 --> 00:07:25,929 about different cultures. The idea being that 159 00:07:25,931 --> 00:07:27,930 we are what we throw away, 160 00:07:27,932 --> 00:07:31,067 as were the ancient Romans or the first American settlers. 161 00:07:31,069 --> 00:07:33,069 So Eddie's dig site was at a dump. 162 00:07:33,071 --> 00:07:35,437 More likely a landfill. Most of the stuff here 163 00:07:35,439 --> 00:07:39,374 is from the late '70s, early '80s. 164 00:07:39,376 --> 00:07:41,076 From our conversation with his ex, 165 00:07:41,078 --> 00:07:43,010 I doubt he was studying culture. 166 00:07:43,012 --> 00:07:44,812 More likely looking for something. He was probably studying 167 00:07:44,814 --> 00:07:48,448 this refuse in order to zero in on his prize. 168 00:07:48,450 --> 00:07:51,918 Well, if it was a prize, why would someone throw it away? 169 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:53,653 One man's trash is another man's treasure. 170 00:07:53,655 --> 00:07:56,388 Put the word “vintage” in front of glass bottles, cameras, 171 00:07:56,390 --> 00:07:59,157 trading cards-- you can turn a tidy profit. 172 00:07:59,159 --> 00:08:01,660 WATSON: Vintage rainbow suspenders. 173 00:08:01,662 --> 00:08:03,561 If there's money in stuff like this, I need to get to 174 00:08:03,563 --> 00:08:05,062 my parents' basement fast. 175 00:08:05,064 --> 00:08:07,698 Hopefully, the other buckets will yield more insight. 176 00:08:11,103 --> 00:08:14,104 Oh, hey, Alfredo came by the brownstone yesterday. 177 00:08:14,106 --> 00:08:15,938 Oh? 178 00:08:15,940 --> 00:08:19,041 Yeah. He said you hadn't been to St. Luke's all week. 179 00:08:19,043 --> 00:08:21,243 Uh, he's correct; I have not. 180 00:08:21,245 --> 00:08:24,545 Just wanted to make sure you were doing okay. 181 00:08:24,547 --> 00:08:27,648 What, you're worried I haven't been to any meetings? 182 00:08:27,650 --> 00:08:29,617 Well, you can both rest easy. 183 00:08:29,619 --> 00:08:31,151 I've just been going to different ones. 184 00:08:31,153 --> 00:08:32,619 Some in Flatbush, 185 00:08:32,621 --> 00:08:35,255 some in the, uh, Kingston Avenue Jewish Center. 186 00:08:35,257 --> 00:08:36,856 Okay. 187 00:08:36,858 --> 00:08:39,525 Even though St. Luke's is right up the street? 188 00:08:39,527 --> 00:08:41,427 Si... 189 00:08:41,429 --> 00:08:43,395 Since my relapse, 190 00:08:43,397 --> 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 --> 00:08:52,569 in regards to my meetings... all right? 194 00:08:52,571 --> 00:08:54,738 You know how conducive I find a change of setting 195 00:08:54,740 --> 00:08:57,406 to my work as a detective. I thought the same might apply 196 00:08:57,408 --> 00:08:59,909 to my work as an addict. 197 00:08:59,911 --> 00:09:03,446 Okay, well, Alfredo just thought that you might be avoiding him 198 00:09:03,448 --> 00:09:04,946 because you feel guilty about everything 199 00:09:04,948 --> 00:09:06,615 that went down with Oscar. 200 00:09:06,617 --> 00:09:09,951 What happened on that day is no reason to avoid my friend. 201 00:09:09,953 --> 00:09:11,986 Okay, well, then you should check in with him, 202 00:09:11,988 --> 00:09:13,821 let him know you're doing okay. 203 00:09:13,823 --> 00:09:16,524 WATSON: “Reagan for President”" 204 00:09:18,827 --> 00:09:20,894 If you're thinking about sending money, 205 00:09:20,896 --> 00:09:23,596 let me save you the trouble. 206 00:09:23,598 --> 00:09:25,664 What interests me are not the contents of this mail 207 00:09:25,666 --> 00:09:28,167 but the fact that it is mail. 208 00:09:28,169 --> 00:09:32,136 This arrived at this address postmarked October 7, 1980. 209 00:09:32,138 --> 00:09:33,704 It was then discarded 210 00:09:33,706 --> 00:09:36,841 and then picked up again and transported to a landfill. 211 00:09:36,843 --> 00:09:39,776 The same landfill that Eddie was digging in. 212 00:09:39,778 --> 00:09:42,279 We can call the department of sanitation, 213 00:09:42,281 --> 00:09:44,581 find out where the garbage from this address 214 00:09:44,583 --> 00:09:46,649 was taken to in 1980. 215 00:09:46,651 --> 00:09:48,150 Find out where Mr. Ross was digging, 216 00:09:48,152 --> 00:09:52,121 we might find out what he was digging for. 217 00:09:52,123 --> 00:09:53,555 Okay, so this neighborhood is sitting 218 00:09:53,557 --> 00:09:55,623 on top of an old landfill. 219 00:09:55,625 --> 00:09:57,492 It was shut down in 1982 220 00:09:57,494 --> 00:09:59,593 and repurposed for new construction. 221 00:09:59,595 --> 00:10:01,662 Now, we know that the garbage our vic dug up 222 00:10:01,664 --> 00:10:03,764 came from somewhere right around this block. 223 00:10:03,766 --> 00:10:06,099 What we're looking for is the exact spot he was working, 224 00:10:06,101 --> 00:10:08,034 along with any witnesses who might have seen him. 225 00:10:08,036 --> 00:10:09,502 I miss anything? 226 00:10:09,504 --> 00:10:10,803 Uh, I would add that, 227 00:10:10,805 --> 00:10:12,505 given the equipment Mr. Ross borrowed, 228 00:10:12,507 --> 00:10:14,372 he was not digging through asphalt or concrete, 229 00:10:14,374 --> 00:10:16,208 so that could further narrow our search 230 00:10:16,210 --> 00:10:18,510 to areas of accessible soil. 231 00:10:18,512 --> 00:10:20,477 All right, that's it. Fan out. 232 00:10:20,479 --> 00:10:22,680 Holler if you find anything. 233 00:10:22,682 --> 00:10:24,448 Yeah, sure. 234 00:10:24,450 --> 00:10:26,617 Guy works for the city, right? 235 00:10:26,619 --> 00:10:27,784 Is that what he told you? 236 00:10:27,786 --> 00:10:29,219 Told me? Guy had I.D. 237 00:10:29,221 --> 00:10:30,820 The glowy vest. 238 00:10:30,822 --> 00:10:32,155 He's been digging up the backyard for a week. 239 00:10:32,157 --> 00:10:33,957 Said something about the power lines, 240 00:10:33,959 --> 00:10:36,658 and it's a mess back there. I been wanting to ask him 241 00:10:36,660 --> 00:10:38,627 how much longer he's gonna be, but I haven't 242 00:10:38,629 --> 00:10:40,062 seen the guy for a few days. 243 00:10:40,064 --> 00:10:42,597 Would you mind showing me the spot? 244 00:10:46,369 --> 00:10:48,301 What are you doing? 245 00:10:48,303 --> 00:10:50,370 These were chained to a lamppost down the street. 246 00:10:50,372 --> 00:10:53,240 And you figured you'd steal them? 247 00:10:53,242 --> 00:10:55,341 I'm re-stealing them. I peruse the crime blotter 248 00:10:55,343 --> 00:10:58,077 when I'm bored, and these were stolen in Chelsea last month. 249 00:10:58,079 --> 00:10:59,345 And you're just gonna walk around with 'em 250 00:10:59,347 --> 00:11:00,512 for the rest of the day? 251 00:11:00,514 --> 00:11:02,380 Oh, don't be ridiculous. This one's for you. 252 00:11:02,382 --> 00:11:04,349 (phone rings) 253 00:11:06,253 --> 00:11:07,719 Watson? 254 00:11:07,721 --> 00:11:09,186 I'm behind the townhouses 255 00:11:09,188 --> 00:11:11,421 down the block. You guys should get over here. 256 00:11:11,423 --> 00:11:12,589 You found the dig site? 257 00:11:12,591 --> 00:11:13,857 Not just that. 258 00:11:13,859 --> 00:11:16,158 There's someone digging in it right now. 259 00:11:28,156 --> 00:11:30,939 Look, for the last time, I di... I didn't do anything wrong. 260 00:11:31,039 --> 00:11:33,339 You were digging a hole on someone else's property. 261 00:11:33,341 --> 00:11:35,174 So... there's that. 262 00:11:35,176 --> 00:11:36,875 I didn't know Eddie didn't have permission. 263 00:11:36,877 --> 00:11:38,911 And I didn't know he was dead until they told me. 264 00:11:38,913 --> 00:11:42,047 I never even met the guy. I mean, not exactly. 265 00:11:42,049 --> 00:11:43,080 Not exactly? 266 00:11:43,082 --> 00:11:44,849 We posted on the same 267 00:11:44,851 --> 00:11:46,584 online discussion board, that's it. 268 00:11:46,586 --> 00:11:48,286 Can you tell us where you were between the hours 269 00:11:48,288 --> 00:11:50,887 of 12:00 midnight and 2:00 a.m.? 270 00:11:50,889 --> 00:11:52,756 Is that when he...? 271 00:11:53,825 --> 00:11:55,992 I-I was at a video game tournament, at an arcade, 272 00:11:55,994 --> 00:11:58,093 out in Bayville. I was there all night, 273 00:11:58,095 --> 00:12:00,162 I didn't leave until around 6:00. 274 00:12:00,164 --> 00:12:02,565 I was there with friends. I can give you their names. 275 00:12:02,567 --> 00:12:04,566 One of them even tweeted some pictures. 276 00:12:04,568 --> 00:12:07,101 We'll look into that. In the meantime, maybe you could 277 00:12:07,103 --> 00:12:09,404 tell us what you were doing in that hole. 278 00:12:09,406 --> 00:12:12,439 I wanted to see if Eddie found the games. 279 00:12:12,441 --> 00:12:13,740 HOLMES: What games? 280 00:12:13,742 --> 00:12:15,442 The... games. 281 00:12:15,444 --> 00:12:17,377 I thought you guys already knew. 282 00:12:17,379 --> 00:12:19,111 I mean, you found the hole, too. 283 00:12:19,113 --> 00:12:20,546 We don't know 284 00:12:20,548 --> 00:12:22,315 what Eddie was looking for, so tell us. 285 00:12:22,317 --> 00:12:25,050 Nottingham Knights. 286 00:12:25,052 --> 00:12:28,653 He was looking for Nottingham Knights. 287 00:12:32,592 --> 00:12:34,858 I remember this. It was made by a company 288 00:12:34,860 --> 00:12:36,827 called EmeryVision. My brother and I 289 00:12:36,829 --> 00:12:38,995 had one of their consoles when we were kids. 290 00:12:38,997 --> 00:12:40,964 Everyone did. Without EmeryVision, 291 00:12:40,966 --> 00:12:45,334 you wouldn't have PlayStation or an Xbox or a Wii. 292 00:12:45,336 --> 00:12:47,235 Then how would humanity idle away its time-- 293 00:12:47,237 --> 00:12:49,137 solving world hunger, curing cancer... 294 00:12:49,974 --> 00:12:51,239 “Nottingham Knights: 295 00:12:51,241 --> 00:12:53,975 The worst game ever.” 296 00:12:53,977 --> 00:12:56,277 Allegedly. 297 00:12:56,279 --> 00:12:57,612 What do mean, allegedly? 298 00:12:57,614 --> 00:12:59,412 Nottingham Knights was supposed to be 299 00:12:59,414 --> 00:13:01,481 EmeryVision's big Christmas release in 1980. 300 00:13:01,483 --> 00:13:02,949 There was a huge ad push. 301 00:13:02,951 --> 00:13:05,585 But the reviews on advance copies were so bad, 302 00:13:05,587 --> 00:13:07,052 stores started canceling their orders. 303 00:13:07,054 --> 00:13:08,654 Yeah, says here EmeryVision 304 00:13:08,656 --> 00:13:10,689 was worried it would take down the whole company, 305 00:13:10,691 --> 00:13:13,191 so they cut their losses, dropped the release 306 00:13:13,193 --> 00:13:15,526 and hauled every last copy to a landfill. 307 00:13:15,528 --> 00:13:17,862 So this is what Eddie Ross was digging for? 308 00:13:17,864 --> 00:13:20,564 Bunch of video games that were so bad they were buried? 309 00:13:20,566 --> 00:13:21,999 Why? 310 00:13:22,001 --> 00:13:23,200 HOLMES: A company opts not to release 311 00:13:23,202 --> 00:13:24,968 a bad product, that's one thing. 312 00:13:24,970 --> 00:13:26,936 They decide this product is so colossally bad 313 00:13:26,938 --> 00:13:28,738 it has to bury the whole inventory, 314 00:13:28,740 --> 00:13:30,172 that's the stuff of legend. 315 00:13:30,174 --> 00:13:32,642 Yeah, yeah, it became this thing 316 00:13:32,644 --> 00:13:33,908 the gamers talked about 317 00:13:33,910 --> 00:13:35,410 for decades. It was like 318 00:13:35,412 --> 00:13:38,013 - the Holy Grail. - If the Holy Grail 319 00:13:38,015 --> 00:13:40,514 were a plodding, pixelated failure banished to a dump. 320 00:13:40,516 --> 00:13:43,751 Every few years, somebody would try to find the games. 321 00:13:43,753 --> 00:13:46,453 They'd get their hands on company records 322 00:13:46,455 --> 00:13:48,621 or, uh, track down the sites 323 00:13:48,623 --> 00:13:51,391 where EmeryVision dumped their garbage. 324 00:13:51,393 --> 00:13:53,993 This year, it was Eddie. 325 00:13:53,995 --> 00:13:56,261 He was posting updates on the board. 326 00:13:56,263 --> 00:13:57,796 A few days ago, he said he was close, 327 00:13:57,798 --> 00:13:59,965 and then... radio silence. 328 00:13:59,967 --> 00:14:01,766 I went over there today, because I had to see 329 00:14:01,768 --> 00:14:03,100 if he'd actually done it. 330 00:14:03,102 --> 00:14:04,402 And? 331 00:14:05,438 --> 00:14:06,704 Look, you're the only one here 332 00:14:06,706 --> 00:14:07,838 who's been in the hole. 333 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:09,139 Had he found the games? 334 00:14:09,141 --> 00:14:11,041 I couldn't tell. There was some stuff 335 00:14:11,043 --> 00:14:13,777 from EmeryVision in there, from the right years-- 336 00:14:13,779 --> 00:14:17,046 a piece of an old console, a few recalled joysticks-- 337 00:14:17,048 --> 00:14:19,415 but I didn't see any sign of any of the cartridges. 338 00:14:19,417 --> 00:14:21,784 So maybe the killer took the games. 339 00:14:21,786 --> 00:14:24,552 He was an obsessed gamer, just like you. 340 00:14:24,554 --> 00:14:26,721 Yeah. Or he was just in it for the money. 341 00:14:26,723 --> 00:14:29,056 Money? What money? 342 00:14:29,058 --> 00:14:30,857 For the games. 343 00:14:30,859 --> 00:14:32,592 Those advance copies, 344 00:14:32,594 --> 00:14:33,827 the ones in the original packaging, 345 00:14:33,829 --> 00:14:35,062 go for ten grand apiece. 346 00:14:35,064 --> 00:14:36,162 If the... legend 347 00:14:36,164 --> 00:14:37,163 is true, there would've been 348 00:14:37,165 --> 00:14:38,931 thousands in that landfill. 349 00:14:38,933 --> 00:14:41,500 Altogether, you're talking about a few million bucks. 350 00:14:45,272 --> 00:14:47,272 Did I not mention that? 351 00:14:47,274 --> 00:14:49,606 (Holmes clears throat) 352 00:14:49,608 --> 00:14:52,276 '69 'Cuda. 353 00:14:52,278 --> 00:14:57,480 Owner wants 40 grand for it, if you're interested. 354 00:14:57,482 --> 00:14:59,916 Would seem my week has a theme of middle-aged men 355 00:14:59,918 --> 00:15:03,186 clinging to pubescent glory via collectibles. 356 00:15:04,822 --> 00:15:07,022 Nice to see you, Alfredo. 357 00:15:07,024 --> 00:15:09,591 Likewise. 358 00:15:12,662 --> 00:15:15,463 I take it Joan told you I stopped by. 359 00:15:15,465 --> 00:15:19,165 I've been difficult to reach lately. 360 00:15:19,167 --> 00:15:21,601 Thought I'd explain. 361 00:15:22,604 --> 00:15:25,070 Just about to get some breakfast. 362 00:15:25,072 --> 00:15:26,538 Want to join? 363 00:15:32,879 --> 00:15:34,512 That's not breakfast. 364 00:15:34,514 --> 00:15:37,381 Maybe not where you're from. 365 00:15:37,383 --> 00:15:39,116 Try one. 366 00:15:39,118 --> 00:15:42,018 I did. Two years, three months, 27 days ago, 367 00:15:42,020 --> 00:15:44,387 when you first brought a box to a meeting. 368 00:15:46,491 --> 00:15:50,159 You do realize pink coconuts do not occur in nature. 369 00:15:50,161 --> 00:15:54,195 Everyone else loves these donuts. 370 00:15:54,197 --> 00:15:56,698 Addicts and alcoholics often crave sugar. 371 00:15:56,700 --> 00:15:58,932 You put frosted rocks in a gingham box, 372 00:15:58,934 --> 00:16:00,467 they'd eat those, too. 373 00:16:00,469 --> 00:16:02,936 That's why you switched meetings? 374 00:16:02,938 --> 00:16:05,072 Get better snacks? 375 00:16:05,907 --> 00:16:07,940 As you know, 376 00:16:07,942 --> 00:16:12,978 I've found the program immensely helpful over the last few years, 377 00:16:12,980 --> 00:16:16,615 and my appreciation for that support's never wavered. 378 00:16:17,518 --> 00:16:21,085 But, since my relapse, I find the routine 379 00:16:21,087 --> 00:16:24,555 which used to bring me comfort-- the familiar faces, rooms-- 380 00:16:24,557 --> 00:16:27,824 just reminds me of my failure. 381 00:16:29,594 --> 00:16:32,395 And I'm one of those familiar faces. 382 00:16:32,397 --> 00:16:36,431 In... context, yeah. 383 00:16:39,203 --> 00:16:41,669 Well, it's like I always told you-- 384 00:16:41,671 --> 00:16:44,772 you gotta be selfish, do what's right for you. Whatever it takes 385 00:16:44,774 --> 00:16:46,374 to stay sober. Just... 386 00:16:46,376 --> 00:16:49,309 It's the only thing that matters. 387 00:16:49,311 --> 00:16:52,879 Obviously, my new regimen should not affect our friendship 388 00:16:52,881 --> 00:16:55,247 outside of the meetings. 389 00:16:55,249 --> 00:16:58,784 Of course. 390 00:17:00,588 --> 00:17:04,355 So, you... find a new sponsor yet? 391 00:17:04,357 --> 00:17:09,026 His predecessor has proven difficult to replace. 392 00:17:09,028 --> 00:17:10,127 Hm. 393 00:17:10,129 --> 00:17:12,462 Well, don't take too long. 394 00:17:12,464 --> 00:17:14,331 Fresh faces are good, but... 395 00:17:14,333 --> 00:17:16,299 you don't want to try to go it alone. 396 00:17:16,301 --> 00:17:18,901 That's the one way the program doesn't work. 397 00:17:20,872 --> 00:17:23,238 WATSON: Sherlock? HOLMES: Study. 398 00:17:23,240 --> 00:17:25,207 (door shuts, footsteps approaching) 399 00:17:26,376 --> 00:17:28,909 Marcus and I just met with the owner of the building 400 00:17:28,911 --> 00:17:30,377 where Eddie was digging. 401 00:17:30,379 --> 00:17:32,479 He had no idea Eddie was back there 402 00:17:32,481 --> 00:17:34,448 until the super told him about it this morning. 403 00:17:34,450 --> 00:17:36,616 All he wanted to know was who was gonna pay 404 00:17:36,618 --> 00:17:38,384 to fix his yard up. 405 00:17:38,386 --> 00:17:41,087 I've been perusing the message boards that Eddie, 406 00:17:41,089 --> 00:17:43,355 Tyler, and their ilk used to share their appreciation 407 00:17:43,357 --> 00:17:45,157 of Nottingham Knights. 408 00:17:45,159 --> 00:17:46,358 You find anything? 409 00:17:46,360 --> 00:17:48,794 Eddie interacted a number of times 410 00:17:48,796 --> 00:17:51,796 with a user named IntegerOverflow. 411 00:17:51,798 --> 00:17:55,900 It appears Mr. Overflow searched for the games himself in 2009, 412 00:17:55,902 --> 00:17:58,702 but failed to find them. “IntegerOverflow: 413 00:17:58,704 --> 00:18:01,571 “Beachwood only had trash up to '79. 414 00:18:01,573 --> 00:18:03,672 “ArtifactEddie: What about Flushing Avenue? 415 00:18:03,674 --> 00:18:05,307 “IntegerOverflow: The map 416 00:18:05,309 --> 00:18:06,909 I have is spotty, but you can have it.” 417 00:18:06,911 --> 00:18:08,477 Okay. So they were sharing information. 418 00:18:08,479 --> 00:18:11,446 More specifically, IntegerOverflow was sharing 419 00:18:11,448 --> 00:18:13,281 the benefits of his past efforts. 420 00:18:13,283 --> 00:18:16,017 What's notably absent from these posts is any mention 421 00:18:16,019 --> 00:18:19,519 of how the maps and other materials passed hands. 422 00:18:19,521 --> 00:18:21,688 So you think they met in person? 423 00:18:21,690 --> 00:18:24,056 That is a distinct possibility. 424 00:18:24,058 --> 00:18:27,994 If Eddie found the games with so much help from Overflow, 425 00:18:27,996 --> 00:18:31,529 perhaps Overflow felt entitled to the spoils. 426 00:18:31,531 --> 00:18:34,599 Is there any way to get Overflow's real name? 427 00:18:34,601 --> 00:18:37,068 I have put that very question to our friends at Everyone. 428 00:18:37,070 --> 00:18:39,270 I should be hearing back shortly. 429 00:18:40,273 --> 00:18:41,639 Though I'm loathe to imagine 430 00:18:41,641 --> 00:18:44,474 what fresh tortures they will conjure up as payment. 431 00:18:45,677 --> 00:18:47,343 Oh. How'd it go with Alfredo? 432 00:18:47,345 --> 00:18:49,145 (sighs deeply) 433 00:18:49,147 --> 00:18:50,880 We are both aware of the unintended 434 00:18:50,882 --> 00:18:54,883 yet unavoidable consequences to my changes in routine. 435 00:18:54,885 --> 00:18:57,619 When we made the transition from sponsorship to friendship, 436 00:18:57,621 --> 00:19:00,054 we made the occasional effort to socialize. 437 00:19:00,056 --> 00:19:03,591 But it became apparent that our shared experience in recovery 438 00:19:03,593 --> 00:19:05,825 was our friendship. 439 00:19:05,827 --> 00:19:09,829 So I guess you two don't have much else in common. 440 00:19:09,831 --> 00:19:13,065 In the same way that many drug users only relate to one another 441 00:19:13,067 --> 00:19:15,367 because they use drugs, the thing that Alfredo and I 442 00:19:15,369 --> 00:19:18,937 did together was not use them, so... (clicks tongue) 443 00:19:18,939 --> 00:19:21,572 It is a conundrum, to be sure. 444 00:19:21,574 --> 00:19:24,175 (doorbell buzzes) 445 00:19:27,413 --> 00:19:28,679 (unlocking door) 446 00:19:32,117 --> 00:19:34,617 It's from Everyone. 447 00:19:56,237 --> 00:19:59,272 “Finish me” 448 00:19:59,274 --> 00:20:01,540 (8-bit music playing, sound effects blipping) 449 00:20:08,948 --> 00:20:09,880 WATSON: (gasps) Look out! 450 00:20:09,882 --> 00:20:11,315 I'm looking out. (sighs) 451 00:20:11,317 --> 00:20:12,583 You have to go left. Left! 452 00:20:12,585 --> 00:20:14,918 - Do you mind? - Trying to help. 453 00:20:14,920 --> 00:20:16,152 (blipping) 454 00:20:16,154 --> 00:20:17,520 Your help has just resulted 455 00:20:17,522 --> 00:20:19,255 in that man's murder. 456 00:20:19,257 --> 00:20:20,523 - Again. - Okay, 457 00:20:20,525 --> 00:20:22,091 first of all, he wasn't murdered-- 458 00:20:22,093 --> 00:20:23,459 he was zapped into another dimension. 459 00:20:23,461 --> 00:20:25,227 And second of all, he still has two lives left. 460 00:20:25,229 --> 00:20:27,296 Yes, yes, of course, that's what happens in real life. 461 00:20:27,298 --> 00:20:28,963 If you die, you get two more chances. 462 00:20:28,965 --> 00:20:30,898 Somewhere, two more Eddie Rosses 463 00:20:30,900 --> 00:20:32,967 have just resumed digging their hole. 464 00:20:32,969 --> 00:20:35,369 Okay, don't get grumpy with me just because Everyone 465 00:20:35,371 --> 00:20:37,270 is making you finish this old video game. 466 00:20:37,272 --> 00:20:39,072 What are you even supposed to do once you're finished? 467 00:20:39,074 --> 00:20:40,841 - It's not like they left us instructions. - Well, obviously 468 00:20:40,843 --> 00:20:42,341 they want proof that I finished the game. So I'm sure 469 00:20:42,343 --> 00:20:43,909 a photograph of the final screen will suffice. 470 00:20:43,911 --> 00:20:45,311 And then Everyone will provide us 471 00:20:45,313 --> 00:20:47,646 with IntegerOverflow's real name. 472 00:20:48,982 --> 00:20:51,983 (grunts) 473 00:20:51,985 --> 00:20:54,586 May I? 474 00:20:57,289 --> 00:20:59,089 (electronic whirring, blipping; music resumes) 475 00:20:59,091 --> 00:21:01,325 According to my research, Swords of Saturn 476 00:21:01,327 --> 00:21:04,327 was one of the best games of the era. 477 00:21:04,329 --> 00:21:05,995 If Nottingham Knights was one of the worst, 478 00:21:05,997 --> 00:21:10,098 then consignment to a landfill was too kind a fate. 479 00:21:10,100 --> 00:21:12,100 Well, it appears you have some aptitude 480 00:21:12,102 --> 00:21:13,635 for avoiding digital blobs. 481 00:21:13,637 --> 00:21:15,837 I told you. I had one of these consoles growing up. 482 00:21:15,839 --> 00:21:17,071 I've played this game before. 483 00:21:17,073 --> 00:21:20,975 A fact you could've shared several hours ago. 484 00:21:20,977 --> 00:21:21,942 (fanfare playing) 485 00:21:21,944 --> 00:21:23,810 (gasps) Yes! Yes. 486 00:21:23,812 --> 00:21:25,478 My hero. 487 00:21:25,480 --> 00:21:27,647 Okay, so where do you want this sent? 488 00:21:27,649 --> 00:21:31,350 Well, it appears we don't have to send it anywhere. 489 00:21:31,352 --> 00:21:34,319 WATSON: Oh. “Sound by Integer Overflow.” 490 00:21:34,321 --> 00:21:36,422 So making us play the game wasn't the price of the answer-- 491 00:21:36,424 --> 00:21:37,641 it was the answer. 492 00:21:37,665 --> 00:21:40,059 This is elegant, even by Everyone's standards. 493 00:21:40,060 --> 00:21:42,994 All right. So now all we have to do is find out 494 00:21:42,996 --> 00:21:44,895 who designed the sound for this game. 495 00:21:44,897 --> 00:21:46,663 There's got to be a record somewhere. 496 00:21:46,665 --> 00:21:50,767 Check the Internet. I'm going to go ice my thumb. 497 00:21:53,838 --> 00:21:55,738 You think I killed Eddie Ross 498 00:21:55,740 --> 00:21:58,506 over the Nottingham Knights games. 499 00:21:58,508 --> 00:22:02,510 You do go by the online handle IntegerOverflow, do you not? 500 00:22:02,512 --> 00:22:03,578 I do. 501 00:22:03,580 --> 00:22:05,045 And can you tell us where you were 502 00:22:05,047 --> 00:22:06,847 two nights ago, around 2:00 a.m.? 503 00:22:06,849 --> 00:22:08,849 Here. Alone. 504 00:22:08,851 --> 00:22:10,751 You and Eddie were in communication on and off 505 00:22:10,753 --> 00:22:12,752 the discussion board. We think he may have found 506 00:22:12,754 --> 00:22:14,720 a stash of video games worth millions of dollars 507 00:22:14,722 --> 00:22:16,189 thanks to your help. 508 00:22:16,191 --> 00:22:19,324 HOLMES: We suspect that your career as a composer 509 00:22:19,326 --> 00:22:22,561 of ear-splitting digital music peaked in the early '80s. 510 00:22:22,563 --> 00:22:24,362 So perhaps when Eddie found those games, 511 00:22:24,364 --> 00:22:26,931 you felt your ship had finally come in. 512 00:22:28,267 --> 00:22:30,534 I'm sorry. Is there something funny about all this? 513 00:22:30,536 --> 00:22:32,302 Little bit. 514 00:22:32,304 --> 00:22:34,337 You want to let us in on the joke? 515 00:22:34,339 --> 00:22:36,306 You're way off. 516 00:22:36,308 --> 00:22:38,174 I didn't kill Eddie, 517 00:22:38,176 --> 00:22:41,543 and I didn't take any Nottingham Knights games. 518 00:22:41,545 --> 00:22:43,612 No one could've taken them. 519 00:22:43,614 --> 00:22:45,481 And why's that? 520 00:22:46,349 --> 00:22:48,916 Come on. I'll show you. 521 00:22:51,421 --> 00:22:54,588 (crickets chirping) 522 00:23:04,532 --> 00:23:06,265 I understand you're new at this, Mr. Ostrin, 523 00:23:06,267 --> 00:23:08,666 but revealing you're in possession of the very items 524 00:23:08,668 --> 00:23:10,568 we believe a man was killed over 525 00:23:10,570 --> 00:23:12,937 is not a great way of clearing yourself. 526 00:23:12,939 --> 00:23:14,972 These are the games that EmeryVision dumped 527 00:23:14,974 --> 00:23:17,374 in a landfill in 1980. 528 00:23:17,376 --> 00:23:20,843 Only no one killed Eddie over them. 529 00:23:20,845 --> 00:23:22,445 Because Eddie didn't find them. 530 00:23:23,982 --> 00:23:25,281 I did. 531 00:23:25,283 --> 00:23:28,750 Six years ago. In a totally different landfill. 532 00:23:28,752 --> 00:23:30,085 And you can prove that? 533 00:23:30,087 --> 00:23:33,588 Only with about 100 hours of video. 534 00:23:33,590 --> 00:23:35,723 I recorded every step. 535 00:23:35,725 --> 00:23:38,692 Thought it would make for a good documentary one day. 536 00:23:38,694 --> 00:23:40,528 You were helping him on the discussion board. 537 00:23:40,530 --> 00:23:43,730 I was leading him on a wild-goose chase. 538 00:23:43,732 --> 00:23:48,168 Looks like you've been on one, too. 539 00:23:48,170 --> 00:23:51,803 Sorry, but whatever Eddie found in that hole, 540 00:23:51,805 --> 00:23:53,672 wasn't these games. 541 00:24:04,313 --> 00:24:05,946 BELL: Dwight Ostrin's story checks out. 542 00:24:06,830 --> 00:24:09,529 And he's had the Nottingham Knights games for six years. 543 00:24:09,531 --> 00:24:12,365 He held onto his digging permits, video footage, 544 00:24:12,367 --> 00:24:14,601 even nondisclosure agreements from the crew that helped him. 545 00:24:14,603 --> 00:24:18,070 Pretty thorough for a guy who was hiding the fact that he found 'em. 546 00:24:18,072 --> 00:24:21,607 He knew he might need to authenticate the discovery someday. 547 00:24:21,609 --> 00:24:23,741 In the meantime, he's been selling one online, every few months, 548 00:24:23,743 --> 00:24:25,844 and claiming it was one of the advance copies 549 00:24:25,846 --> 00:24:27,245 Tyler Eggert told us about, 550 00:24:27,247 --> 00:24:29,481 the ones that went out to reviewers in 1980. 551 00:24:29,483 --> 00:24:31,448 Got almost ten grand apiece for them. 552 00:24:31,450 --> 00:24:33,884 If they're so valuable, why sit on them? 553 00:24:33,886 --> 00:24:36,619 - Why keep them a secret? - Supply and demand. 554 00:24:36,621 --> 00:24:38,621 They're only valuable because they're so rare. 555 00:24:38,623 --> 00:24:40,623 And there's only a small number of people who'd spend money on them. 556 00:24:40,625 --> 00:24:42,925 Flood the market with 1,000 copies, 557 00:24:42,927 --> 00:24:44,759 and the price would plummet. 558 00:24:44,761 --> 00:24:47,562 BELL: Best thing he could do was act like he never found them, 559 00:24:47,564 --> 00:24:50,131 keep feeding the hype around the legend. That's why 560 00:24:50,133 --> 00:24:51,499 he was pretending to help Eddie. 561 00:24:51,501 --> 00:24:53,434 So where's this leave us? 562 00:24:53,436 --> 00:24:55,436 Not quite square one, but close. 563 00:24:55,438 --> 00:24:57,270 We haven't been able to find anyone 564 00:24:57,272 --> 00:24:58,771 who had a problem with Eddie. 565 00:24:58,773 --> 00:25:00,406 It's possible he walked in on a burglar, 566 00:25:00,408 --> 00:25:02,008 but as far as his family can tell, 567 00:25:02,010 --> 00:25:04,243 nothing of value is missing from his apartment. 568 00:25:04,245 --> 00:25:05,677 Nothing they knew about, at least. 569 00:25:05,679 --> 00:25:06,912 What do you mean? 570 00:25:06,914 --> 00:25:08,947 Eddie was out of work and single. 571 00:25:08,949 --> 00:25:11,883 He had nothing else going on in his life aside from the dig. 572 00:25:11,885 --> 00:25:14,051 It still feels like it's the best lead we have. 573 00:25:14,053 --> 00:25:15,486 So you think he went looking for the games 574 00:25:15,488 --> 00:25:17,421 - and he found something else? - Well, maybe 575 00:25:17,423 --> 00:25:19,489 there was some other kind of hidden treasure, 576 00:25:19,491 --> 00:25:21,091 one that somebody else wanted. 577 00:25:21,093 --> 00:25:23,026 Send CSU back to the hole he dug. 578 00:25:23,028 --> 00:25:25,060 See if anything new comes up. 579 00:25:25,062 --> 00:25:29,598 I will, but the building owner won't be too happy about it. 580 00:25:29,600 --> 00:25:32,033 He wants the hole filled. He gave us an earful 581 00:25:32,035 --> 00:25:33,668 when we went to see him yesterday. 582 00:25:33,670 --> 00:25:35,637 Well, tell him I got his earful right here. 583 00:25:35,639 --> 00:25:38,805 Feel free to give him my number. 584 00:25:46,681 --> 00:25:48,848 Sherlock. 585 00:25:48,850 --> 00:25:50,149 Hi. 586 00:25:50,151 --> 00:25:51,984 Martin. 587 00:25:51,986 --> 00:25:53,285 Yes, I remember. 588 00:25:53,287 --> 00:25:56,521 Ah. Got your 30-day chip last week, right? 589 00:25:56,523 --> 00:25:57,822 I did. 590 00:25:57,824 --> 00:25:59,224 Feels good, right? 591 00:25:59,226 --> 00:26:00,891 You should be proud. 592 00:26:00,893 --> 00:26:02,993 Yes, well, actually, it's my second time. 593 00:26:02,995 --> 00:26:05,329 I, um... Prior to last month, 594 00:26:05,331 --> 00:26:08,665 - I had three years. - Mm. 595 00:26:08,667 --> 00:26:10,900 Did better than me. 596 00:26:10,902 --> 00:26:13,535 Four relapses in my first three years. 597 00:26:13,537 --> 00:26:15,170 Didn't think I was gonna make it. 598 00:26:15,172 --> 00:26:19,675 But look at me now-- 22 years clean. 599 00:26:19,677 --> 00:26:22,276 (quiet chuckle) 600 00:26:35,656 --> 00:26:37,823 There's more, you know. 601 00:26:37,825 --> 00:26:39,658 What? 602 00:26:39,660 --> 00:26:43,928 Donuts. Over there. 603 00:26:47,766 --> 00:26:50,500 You okay? 604 00:26:50,502 --> 00:26:52,436 Was there another meeting here earlier? 605 00:26:52,438 --> 00:26:57,239 Yeah, there was one at 8:00. Why? 606 00:27:02,946 --> 00:27:04,479 Joan? 607 00:27:04,481 --> 00:27:07,048 Yeah. Back here. 608 00:27:08,218 --> 00:27:11,518 Is this everything the Department of Sanitation sent over? 609 00:27:11,520 --> 00:27:13,053 Yes, records for all the other companies 610 00:27:13,055 --> 00:27:16,489 that dumped their garbage in the same landfill where Eddie was digging. 611 00:27:16,491 --> 00:27:19,225 Hmm. Did any of them throw anything away that sounds like treasure? 612 00:27:19,227 --> 00:27:20,960 No. Actually, just the opposite. 613 00:27:20,962 --> 00:27:24,196 But the name Corrigan Chemical came up a few times. 614 00:27:24,198 --> 00:27:26,198 I recognized the name, so I did a search. 615 00:27:26,200 --> 00:27:28,500 It turns out that Corrigan was caught 616 00:27:28,502 --> 00:27:30,601 illegally dumping toxic chemicals 617 00:27:30,603 --> 00:27:34,038 in two other landfills in 1985. 618 00:27:34,040 --> 00:27:35,973 You're thinking maybe they did the same thing here? 619 00:27:35,975 --> 00:27:38,375 Say they did, and Eddie found proof, 620 00:27:38,377 --> 00:27:40,076 and then threatened to go public. 621 00:27:40,078 --> 00:27:42,412 Someone at that company might have killed him 622 00:27:42,414 --> 00:27:44,413 to keep him quiet. 623 00:27:44,415 --> 00:27:46,248 WOMAN: Detective Bell? 624 00:27:46,250 --> 00:27:48,484 Amy Kim. I heard 625 00:27:48,486 --> 00:27:49,885 you have questions about Corrigan. 626 00:27:49,887 --> 00:27:51,519 Yeah. This is my colleague, Ms. Watson. 627 00:27:51,521 --> 00:27:53,187 Actually, we're a little confused. 628 00:27:53,189 --> 00:27:54,989 We thought this was Corrigan. 629 00:27:54,991 --> 00:27:56,857 Brower acquired Corrigan in 1998. 630 00:27:56,859 --> 00:27:58,959 We keep this as the address of record, 631 00:27:58,961 --> 00:28:00,594 so any inquiries come here. 632 00:28:00,596 --> 00:28:02,729 Handling those inquiries is part of my job. 633 00:28:02,731 --> 00:28:04,597 So, how can I help? 634 00:28:04,599 --> 00:28:08,000 Actually, it's probably best if we discuss it in private. 635 00:28:13,340 --> 00:28:15,807 This is the first I'm hearing of any of this. 636 00:28:15,809 --> 00:28:17,409 Your victim-- Mr. Ross? 637 00:28:17,411 --> 00:28:19,410 I can assure you he never approached us. 638 00:28:19,412 --> 00:28:22,479 Couple of hours ago, the EPA ran some tests 639 00:28:22,481 --> 00:28:24,914 on the soil Mr. Ross took from the landfill. 640 00:28:24,916 --> 00:28:27,350 The results showed high levels of dioxin. 641 00:28:27,352 --> 00:28:29,185 That's the chemical your company 642 00:28:29,187 --> 00:28:30,953 was charged with dumping illegally 643 00:28:30,955 --> 00:28:32,354 at two other sites. 644 00:28:32,356 --> 00:28:34,222 Not our company. Corrigan. 645 00:28:34,224 --> 00:28:36,091 We acquired them after these incidents 646 00:28:36,093 --> 00:28:37,659 took place. 647 00:28:37,661 --> 00:28:39,527 Whatever they did before isn't our responsibility. 648 00:28:39,529 --> 00:28:42,063 I could see how that would be Brower's position, but... 649 00:28:42,065 --> 00:28:44,699 It's a fact, and to be honest, I don't think 650 00:28:44,701 --> 00:28:47,534 - Corrigan would be held liable, either. - What do you mean? 651 00:28:47,536 --> 00:28:50,236 They hired an independent contractor 652 00:28:50,238 --> 00:28:52,905 to dispose of their hazardous waste. 653 00:28:52,907 --> 00:28:55,040 They paid the full rates for a proper disposal. 654 00:28:55,042 --> 00:28:57,543 The contractor, apparently, cut corners 655 00:28:57,545 --> 00:29:00,311 and disposed of the waste illegally by reporting it 656 00:29:00,313 --> 00:29:02,880 as inert materials. 657 00:29:02,882 --> 00:29:05,149 None of that has anything to do with Brower. 658 00:29:05,151 --> 00:29:06,983 A court might feel differently. 659 00:29:06,985 --> 00:29:11,054 Maybe, but so far, the courts have ruled in our favor. 660 00:29:11,056 --> 00:29:13,155 Three similar cases have come up 661 00:29:13,157 --> 00:29:15,357 since I started here, and Brower was cleared 662 00:29:15,359 --> 00:29:17,660 of liability in all three. 663 00:29:17,662 --> 00:29:20,295 I can show you the cases. 664 00:29:20,297 --> 00:29:23,198 In one of them, the state paid 665 00:29:23,200 --> 00:29:24,866 for the whole cleanup. 666 00:29:24,868 --> 00:29:29,169 In another, the current property owner was on the hook. 667 00:29:29,171 --> 00:29:30,504 WATSON: Are you talking about 668 00:29:30,506 --> 00:29:32,406 the person who bought the property 669 00:29:32,408 --> 00:29:33,740 after the landfill was sealed? 670 00:29:33,742 --> 00:29:35,775 Yeah, doesn't seem fair, does it? 671 00:29:35,777 --> 00:29:37,977 But that's how the Superfund law works. 672 00:29:37,979 --> 00:29:39,612 It's like buying a used car. 673 00:29:39,614 --> 00:29:41,413 You need to check under the hood, 674 00:29:41,415 --> 00:29:44,216 because once you pay for it, it's yours, warts and all. 675 00:29:44,218 --> 00:29:46,685 The building owner. 676 00:29:46,687 --> 00:29:48,018 The one who was in a hurry 677 00:29:48,020 --> 00:29:49,653 to fill in the hole that Eddie Ross dug. 678 00:29:49,655 --> 00:29:52,289 Maybe that's not just because it's an eyesore. 679 00:29:53,726 --> 00:29:55,892 Mr. Brice, when Ms. Watson and I visited you 680 00:29:55,894 --> 00:29:57,360 in your office yesterday, 681 00:29:57,362 --> 00:29:59,796 we asked you if you'd ever heard of Eddie Ross. 682 00:29:59,798 --> 00:30:01,330 You told us you hadn't. 683 00:30:01,332 --> 00:30:03,732 Thing is, we went back and had a longer conversation 684 00:30:03,734 --> 00:30:05,334 with your secretary Elaine. 685 00:30:05,336 --> 00:30:07,202 You should know, she's very loyal to you. 686 00:30:07,204 --> 00:30:09,537 She started out insisting she didn't remember anything. 687 00:30:09,539 --> 00:30:10,838 GREGSON: Once we pointed out to her 688 00:30:10,840 --> 00:30:12,340 that she could go to prison 689 00:30:12,342 --> 00:30:14,408 for hindering prosecution, her memory cleared up. 690 00:30:14,410 --> 00:30:17,544 WATSON: She said that Eddie came to your office twice. 691 00:30:17,546 --> 00:30:19,713 The first time was about two weeks ago. 692 00:30:19,715 --> 00:30:21,615 According to Elaine, 693 00:30:21,617 --> 00:30:24,183 he asked your permission to dig behind your building. 694 00:30:24,185 --> 00:30:26,685 Your super said he claimed to work for the city, 695 00:30:26,687 --> 00:30:28,420 so we're guessing you said no. 696 00:30:29,890 --> 00:30:32,757 Elaine is a sweet woman, but she's obviously mistaken. 697 00:30:32,759 --> 00:30:35,226 I don't recall any of this. 698 00:30:35,228 --> 00:30:36,693 MAN: Which makes all of it 699 00:30:36,695 --> 00:30:38,929 “he-said, she-said” at best. 700 00:30:38,931 --> 00:30:41,565 Sounds to me like you coerced a statement. 701 00:30:41,567 --> 00:30:43,633 We'll see if a judge agrees. 702 00:30:43,635 --> 00:30:45,401 Well, it's understandable you don't remember. 703 00:30:45,403 --> 00:30:46,969 You're a busy man. 704 00:30:46,971 --> 00:30:49,071 And Eddie Ross's hunt for discarded video games 705 00:30:49,073 --> 00:30:51,239 probably ranks quite low on your list of priorities. 706 00:30:51,241 --> 00:30:53,975 But we imagine his second visit left a more lasting impression. 707 00:30:53,977 --> 00:30:56,577 The only thing that your secretary could tell us about it 708 00:30:56,579 --> 00:30:59,313 was that you quickly pulled Eddie behind closed doors. 709 00:30:59,315 --> 00:31:01,482 See, we think he'd approached you 710 00:31:01,484 --> 00:31:03,583 with evidence of what he'd found. 711 00:31:03,585 --> 00:31:06,186 Chemical drums that contained toxic waste. 712 00:31:06,188 --> 00:31:08,488 He had the expertise to identify the drums. 713 00:31:08,490 --> 00:31:10,789 He had the equipment to test the soil. 714 00:31:10,791 --> 00:31:13,592 He almost certainly understood what he had found 715 00:31:13,594 --> 00:31:15,160 and its ramifications to you. 716 00:31:15,162 --> 00:31:17,562 Now, perhaps he came to you in good faith, 717 00:31:17,564 --> 00:31:19,697 to give you a chance to remedy the situation, 718 00:31:19,699 --> 00:31:22,567 or perhaps he offered to forget what he had seen 719 00:31:22,569 --> 00:31:24,601 in exchange for a tidy sum. 720 00:31:24,603 --> 00:31:27,070 Either way, you settled on a third option. 721 00:31:27,072 --> 00:31:29,606 WATSON: I did some research. It turns out 722 00:31:29,608 --> 00:31:31,240 your building is in escrow, 723 00:31:31,242 --> 00:31:33,309 along with a row of adjacent properties. 724 00:31:33,311 --> 00:31:34,910 You're about 15 days away 725 00:31:34,912 --> 00:31:37,346 from closing on a ten-million-dollar sale. 726 00:31:37,348 --> 00:31:39,247 Toxic waste would have been a deal killer. 727 00:31:39,249 --> 00:31:41,449 You'd be out all that money, not to mention 728 00:31:41,451 --> 00:31:43,451 facing lawsuits from all of your tenants. 729 00:31:43,453 --> 00:31:45,686 Much easier to just get rid of Eddie Ross. 730 00:31:45,688 --> 00:31:47,387 Right? 731 00:31:47,389 --> 00:31:50,757 GREGSON: Brower Chemical, the company that bought the company 732 00:31:50,759 --> 00:31:53,659 that did the dumping, has been cooperating fully. 733 00:31:53,661 --> 00:31:55,027 Using their records, 734 00:31:55,029 --> 00:31:57,196 we've been able to figure out exactly 735 00:31:57,198 --> 00:32:00,232 how many drums of waste were buried at that landfill. 736 00:32:00,234 --> 00:32:05,003 We executed a search warrant on your property this afternoon, 737 00:32:05,005 --> 00:32:06,737 using ground-penetrating radar. 738 00:32:06,739 --> 00:32:09,273 And guess what? 739 00:32:09,275 --> 00:32:11,842 You're two drums short. 740 00:32:11,844 --> 00:32:13,309 Obviously, they're the two drums 741 00:32:13,311 --> 00:32:15,011 that Eddie uncovered when he was digging. 742 00:32:15,013 --> 00:32:17,881 So, who aside from you, would have had reason to move them? 743 00:32:17,883 --> 00:32:22,718 I'd like a moment alone with my attorney. 744 00:32:22,720 --> 00:32:26,153 (muffled, indistinct conversation) 745 00:32:26,155 --> 00:32:28,990 You're not even gonna try to read lips. 746 00:32:28,992 --> 00:32:30,658 Their backs are to us. 747 00:32:30,660 --> 00:32:32,660 Well, it's never stopped you before. 748 00:32:32,662 --> 00:32:34,394 Oh, how was the meeting? 749 00:32:34,396 --> 00:32:36,863 When Alfredo came to the brownstone the other day, 750 00:32:36,865 --> 00:32:39,199 you're certain that he said I hadn't been to any 751 00:32:39,201 --> 00:32:41,100 of the meetings at St. Luke's last week? 752 00:32:41,102 --> 00:32:42,735 - Yes. - And those were his exact words? 753 00:32:42,737 --> 00:32:44,837 WATSON: Yes. Why? 754 00:32:44,839 --> 00:32:47,438 (knocking on glass) 755 00:32:50,176 --> 00:32:52,443 My client's statement. 756 00:32:52,445 --> 00:32:54,645 He admits to having removed the drums. 757 00:32:54,647 --> 00:32:56,179 He was just getting around 758 00:32:56,181 --> 00:32:58,515 to letting the buyer know about them. 759 00:32:58,517 --> 00:33:00,183 The sale will probably fall through, and you're right-- 760 00:33:00,185 --> 00:33:02,151 he'll probably face some civil 761 00:33:02,153 --> 00:33:04,921 complaints-- but what he won't be facing is a murder charge. 762 00:33:04,923 --> 00:33:06,322 BELL: How do you figure that? 763 00:33:06,324 --> 00:33:07,989 Your client still hasn't accounted 764 00:33:07,991 --> 00:33:09,991 for his whereabouts three nights ago. 765 00:33:09,993 --> 00:33:11,826 There's the name and address 766 00:33:11,828 --> 00:33:13,328 of a garage out in Hoboken. 767 00:33:13,330 --> 00:33:15,462 My client's company keeps a truck there. 768 00:33:15,464 --> 00:33:17,197 I'm sure they have security cameras. 769 00:33:17,199 --> 00:33:18,866 I'd recommend you review the footage 770 00:33:18,868 --> 00:33:20,668 around 1:00 a.m. that night. 771 00:33:20,670 --> 00:33:22,936 Should answer all your questions. 772 00:33:29,310 --> 00:33:31,710 WATSON: Just like he wrote in his statement. 773 00:33:31,712 --> 00:33:33,779 He hired those workers to move the drums, 774 00:33:33,781 --> 00:33:36,447 and he let them use his company's truck to do it. 775 00:33:36,449 --> 00:33:38,416 And he did it at the same time 776 00:33:38,418 --> 00:33:40,618 the fire broke out at Eddie Ross's place. 777 00:33:40,620 --> 00:33:44,421 A despicable alibi, but an alibi nonetheless. 778 00:33:44,423 --> 00:33:47,891 Duncan Brice is not our killer. 779 00:34:00,958 --> 00:34:03,704 - What are you doing? - I'm punishing my brain. 780 00:34:04,054 --> 00:34:06,621 And what did your brain do to deserve punishment? 781 00:34:06,623 --> 00:34:08,223 It's what it didn't do. 782 00:34:08,225 --> 00:34:10,925 We know that Duncan Brice is an abhorrent human being 783 00:34:10,927 --> 00:34:13,027 who'd rather hide evidence of toxic waste 784 00:34:13,029 --> 00:34:14,829 than protect his tenants. 785 00:34:14,831 --> 00:34:17,397 And he's almost certainly behind the death of Eddie Ross. 786 00:34:17,399 --> 00:34:19,632 Right. He had an accomplice-- someone who went to kill Eddie 787 00:34:19,634 --> 00:34:21,201 while Duncan dealt with the drums. 788 00:34:21,203 --> 00:34:22,569 That's why we went to separate quarters-- 789 00:34:22,571 --> 00:34:24,403 to try and figure out who it was, right? 790 00:34:24,405 --> 00:34:25,904 I've been pouring through the man's life for hours now, 791 00:34:25,906 --> 00:34:27,306 trying to find someone he would plausibly 792 00:34:27,308 --> 00:34:28,640 approach for such a task, 793 00:34:28,642 --> 00:34:30,442 and I have nothing to show for it. 794 00:34:30,444 --> 00:34:32,610 How fares your brain? 795 00:34:32,612 --> 00:34:35,913 Actually, it thinks it found something. 796 00:34:37,516 --> 00:34:39,649 Four years ago, there was a fire that gutted a building 797 00:34:39,651 --> 00:34:41,051 owned by Duncan Brice. 798 00:34:41,053 --> 00:34:44,687 It was ruled accidental, but... 799 00:34:44,689 --> 00:34:46,088 the building was well-insured. 800 00:34:46,090 --> 00:34:47,857 They payout was in the millions. 801 00:34:48,926 --> 00:34:50,960 You're suggesting 802 00:34:50,962 --> 00:34:53,328 - this fire was set deliberately? - It wouldn't be the first time 803 00:34:53,330 --> 00:34:56,464 someone like Brice used insurance to finance a rebuild. 804 00:34:56,466 --> 00:34:58,066 Let's say I'm right. 805 00:34:58,068 --> 00:35:00,234 Four years ago, he hires an arsonist. 806 00:35:00,236 --> 00:35:01,802 Then, three nights ago, 807 00:35:01,804 --> 00:35:04,471 he realized he needed Eddie Ross dead. 808 00:35:04,473 --> 00:35:06,005 Now, Brice isn't a Mob boss. 809 00:35:06,007 --> 00:35:07,907 He doesn't know dozens of criminals for hire. 810 00:35:07,909 --> 00:35:09,776 He only knows one, so he calls him. 811 00:35:09,778 --> 00:35:13,278 If this was arson-- and that's a considerable “if”-- 812 00:35:13,280 --> 00:35:15,013 it was carried out so meticulously 813 00:35:15,015 --> 00:35:16,515 that it was never detected. 814 00:35:16,517 --> 00:35:19,150 Eddie Ross's murder was a mess. 815 00:35:19,152 --> 00:35:21,519 The weapon used was one of opportunity-- 816 00:35:21,521 --> 00:35:23,254 a trowel left lying around. 817 00:35:23,256 --> 00:35:25,156 Now, no one goes to commit a murder 818 00:35:25,158 --> 00:35:27,157 hoping there's going to be a weapon handy, 819 00:35:27,159 --> 00:35:28,558 least of all a professional. 820 00:35:28,560 --> 00:35:30,727 I thought about that, and then I remembered 821 00:35:30,729 --> 00:35:32,728 something you said in the morgue the other day. 822 00:35:32,730 --> 00:35:34,096 Eddie's neighbor told police 823 00:35:34,098 --> 00:35:35,798 she smelled gas, not gasoline. 824 00:35:35,800 --> 00:35:38,567 Marcus thought she got confused, but what if she didn't? 825 00:35:38,569 --> 00:35:39,606 Go on. 826 00:35:39,630 --> 00:35:41,764 What if the killer was planning to set a fire that was 827 00:35:41,905 --> 00:35:44,372 supposed to look like a gas leak, but then Eddie woke up 828 00:35:44,374 --> 00:35:46,740 and walked in on him? Once things got messy, 829 00:35:46,742 --> 00:35:49,543 there'd be no point in staging a fire that looked accidental. 830 00:35:49,545 --> 00:35:51,645 HOLMES: So he replaced the gas with petrol. 831 00:35:51,647 --> 00:35:54,613 Needed to be sure he left no trace of himself on the body. 832 00:35:54,615 --> 00:35:58,617 Figure out who committed this arson... 833 00:35:58,619 --> 00:36:02,420 then maybe we'll figure out who committed this one. 834 00:36:06,359 --> 00:36:08,325 (low, indistinct talking) 835 00:36:08,327 --> 00:36:09,493 (quiet laughter) 836 00:36:12,631 --> 00:36:13,797 Anything you have to say, call my lawyer. 837 00:36:13,799 --> 00:36:15,364 I'm not talking to you without him. 838 00:36:15,366 --> 00:36:18,334 Actually, you're not going to have to do any talking at all. 839 00:36:18,336 --> 00:36:19,836 Nice building. 840 00:36:19,838 --> 00:36:21,970 Can see why you'd want to have offices in it. 841 00:36:21,972 --> 00:36:24,673 The building that used to occupy this space was a dump, 842 00:36:24,675 --> 00:36:26,775 so, it's a small wonder you had it burned down 843 00:36:26,777 --> 00:36:29,376 so your insurance company would pay for an upgrade. 844 00:36:29,378 --> 00:36:31,812 Is the NYPD looking for a slander suit? 845 00:36:31,814 --> 00:36:33,581 BELL: You hired a professional 846 00:36:33,583 --> 00:36:35,548 torch named Vladimir Orlov 847 00:36:35,550 --> 00:36:38,017 to set a fire in this building four years ago, 848 00:36:38,019 --> 00:36:40,520 and to kill Eddie Ross four nights ago. 849 00:36:40,522 --> 00:36:42,087 No. I've never seen that man before. 850 00:36:42,089 --> 00:36:43,555 WATSON: When this building 851 00:36:43,557 --> 00:36:46,725 burned down in 2011, the smoke detector in the unit 852 00:36:46,727 --> 00:36:48,527 where the fire started never went off. 853 00:36:48,529 --> 00:36:49,861 The batteries were dead, 854 00:36:49,863 --> 00:36:51,429 even though the building manager swore 855 00:36:51,431 --> 00:36:53,531 he had just replaced them a week before. 856 00:36:53,533 --> 00:36:55,199 GREGSON: There was no other sign of foul play, 857 00:36:55,201 --> 00:36:56,566 so no one thought much of it. 858 00:36:56,568 --> 00:36:58,502 But after everything that's happened 859 00:36:58,504 --> 00:37:01,438 the last few days, it jumped out at us. 860 00:37:01,440 --> 00:37:03,873 We wonder-- did your arsonist replace the fresh batteries 861 00:37:03,875 --> 00:37:06,275 with dead ones to delay the arrival of the fire department? 862 00:37:06,277 --> 00:37:08,010 And if he did so in 2011, 863 00:37:08,012 --> 00:37:10,645 did he also do so in 2015? WATSON: Turns out he had. 864 00:37:10,647 --> 00:37:13,515 But when things went sideways, and he had to undo the fire 865 00:37:13,517 --> 00:37:16,017 he was planning to set, he put the good batteries back 866 00:37:16,019 --> 00:37:17,284 into Eddie's smoke detector. 867 00:37:17,286 --> 00:37:18,619 BELL: Unfortunately for him, 868 00:37:18,621 --> 00:37:20,254 well, and for you, 869 00:37:20,256 --> 00:37:22,990 the new fire was concentrated around Eddie's body. 870 00:37:22,992 --> 00:37:24,991 Didn't do any damage to the smoke detector, 871 00:37:24,993 --> 00:37:27,994 or to the prints Vladimir Orlov left on the batteries. 872 00:37:27,996 --> 00:37:30,095 We've had him in custody the last few hours. 873 00:37:30,097 --> 00:37:31,596 He named you 874 00:37:31,598 --> 00:37:33,298 as the guy who hired him 875 00:37:33,300 --> 00:37:35,667 to kill Eddie Ross. 876 00:37:35,669 --> 00:37:38,702 Duncan Brice, you're under arrest. 877 00:37:38,704 --> 00:37:40,905 You have the right to remain silent. 878 00:37:40,907 --> 00:37:44,674 Anything you say can be used against you in court. 879 00:37:49,414 --> 00:37:51,947 You know what doesn't scare me at all? 880 00:37:51,949 --> 00:37:53,415 Coming back to my garage 881 00:37:53,417 --> 00:37:55,717 and finding some strange white guy let himself in. 882 00:37:55,719 --> 00:37:59,287 Not like that's ever gone badly for me. 883 00:37:59,289 --> 00:38:01,422 Sorry. I was waiting outside, 884 00:38:01,424 --> 00:38:03,558 and I got bored, so I came inside. 885 00:38:03,560 --> 00:38:05,392 And then I got bored again. 886 00:38:05,394 --> 00:38:07,561 You tell me you came up with a solution 887 00:38:07,563 --> 00:38:09,429 for that wiring problem, all is forgiven. 888 00:38:09,431 --> 00:38:11,463 So what's up? 889 00:38:11,465 --> 00:38:12,865 You doing okay? 890 00:38:12,867 --> 00:38:15,801 Uh, actually, I was, I was wondering if, uh... 891 00:38:15,803 --> 00:38:18,103 you were okay. 892 00:38:19,105 --> 00:38:22,106 Um, the other day, you told Watson 893 00:38:22,108 --> 00:38:24,709 that I had not been to any of the meetings 894 00:38:24,711 --> 00:38:27,177 at St. Luke's that whole past week. 895 00:38:27,179 --> 00:38:29,279 That's right. 896 00:38:29,281 --> 00:38:31,949 Right. St. Luke's holds five meetings a week. 897 00:38:31,951 --> 00:38:34,450 You typically attend two of them. 898 00:38:34,452 --> 00:38:36,452 It occurred to me you wouldn't know 899 00:38:36,454 --> 00:38:40,355 I hadn't been to any unless you had been to all of them. 900 00:38:40,357 --> 00:38:42,457 And then, yesterday, 901 00:38:42,459 --> 00:38:44,125 at an entirely different meeting, 902 00:38:44,127 --> 00:38:45,694 I noticed this box of donuts 903 00:38:45,696 --> 00:38:47,795 from the shop up the street, 904 00:38:47,797 --> 00:38:49,563 that you like. 905 00:38:49,565 --> 00:38:52,800 So you'd been to that meeting just before, had you not? 906 00:38:52,802 --> 00:38:55,401 - What if I had? - Yeah. 907 00:38:55,403 --> 00:38:58,638 Well, obviously, it means you're attending more meetings 908 00:38:58,640 --> 00:39:00,372 than you usually do. 909 00:39:00,374 --> 00:39:01,773 And that would suggest 910 00:39:01,775 --> 00:39:04,242 that you're struggling with something. 911 00:39:06,480 --> 00:39:08,546 I just didn't want to put this on you. 912 00:39:08,548 --> 00:39:10,147 Put what on me? 913 00:39:10,149 --> 00:39:13,117 I don't know. I'm... down. 914 00:39:13,119 --> 00:39:15,085 And before you even think it-- 915 00:39:15,087 --> 00:39:17,120 it has nothing to do with Oscar Rankin. 916 00:39:17,122 --> 00:39:18,855 What does it have to do with? 917 00:39:18,857 --> 00:39:20,556 If I knew that, I wouldn't have gone 918 00:39:20,558 --> 00:39:21,957 to eight meetings this week. 919 00:39:21,959 --> 00:39:24,994 Well, you know, I am your friend, so... 920 00:39:24,996 --> 00:39:27,962 you could have told me. 921 00:39:27,964 --> 00:39:30,431 You just got your 30-day chip. 922 00:39:30,433 --> 00:39:33,801 And helping you would be good for me. 923 00:39:33,803 --> 00:39:35,335 Right? 924 00:39:35,337 --> 00:39:37,971 You've always suggested 925 00:39:37,973 --> 00:39:39,740 that I should sometimes be selfish 926 00:39:39,742 --> 00:39:42,108 with regards to my sobriety, and yet, here you are 927 00:39:42,110 --> 00:39:45,144 with yours at stake, and you choose to be selfless. 928 00:39:45,146 --> 00:39:46,879 ♪ Religion... ♪ 929 00:39:46,881 --> 00:39:48,647 Shame on you. 930 00:39:48,649 --> 00:39:51,883 ♪ Religion... ♪ 931 00:39:51,885 --> 00:39:53,918 (laughs) 932 00:39:53,920 --> 00:39:55,886 ♪ No, oh, oh... ♪ 933 00:39:55,888 --> 00:39:57,921 You got plans tonight? 934 00:39:57,923 --> 00:39:59,590 I do not. 935 00:39:59,592 --> 00:40:04,494 Well, close this door, I'll cook us some dinner. 936 00:40:04,496 --> 00:40:06,629 I'll even use food that occurs in nature. 937 00:40:06,631 --> 00:40:10,432 And that would be helpful to you? 938 00:40:10,434 --> 00:40:12,300 Ah, I don't know. 939 00:40:12,302 --> 00:40:13,769 I guess we'll find out. 940 00:40:13,771 --> 00:40:15,337 ♪ ♪ 941 00:40:15,339 --> 00:40:18,139 ♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh... ♪ 942 00:40:22,889 --> 00:40:29,389 == sync, corrected by elderman == @elder_man