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Do you mind if we speak in English?
It helps me to practice.
Of course not, and your English is very good.
You sure you're not really from Brooklyn?
Now you're teasing me.
Something I've picked up living in the U.S.
New Yorkers call it "busting chops."
Busting chops?
Yes, but don't ask me what it means.
Oh. You're so calm and comfortable.
The exact opposite of my ex-husband.
He never could understand why I chose to work
rather than be stuck at home.
Stuck?
Yes, you know, stay-at-home mom.
I mean, I love my kids,
but I am still entitled to live a life of my own,
don't you think?
Let me buy us some drinks.
Okay.
Xie-xie.
Cheers.
Thank you.
This is mine.
I really had a wonderful time.
Thank you.
You've been very kind... and honest.
I... I don't...
Oh, you probably drank something you shouldn't have.
Oh!
Sorry, it's not your fault. It's how you were raised.
There is no backing out now.
I'm not trying to back out.
I'm just saying maybe we should reschedule.
Come on, Monty. You and I both know that
that is not gonna happen.
Why not? There were no set rules to how it should go down.
Au contraire, Mon frère.
You guys ready for tonight?
- Yes. - No.
Stout and Pint. 8:00. Sharp.
You have no idea how much I've been looking forward to this.
Look, why don't I just give you both $20,
- and we call it even? - That was not the bet.
I know, but...
Monty, you lost the bet, remember?
Yes, I remember, and I will never, ever again
question your knowledge
on the "Fast and Furious" franchise.
Look, you act like I'm asking for a pound of flesh.
I would be willing to negotiate that
in lieu of singing karaoke tonight.
Do not be a baby. You're gonna be fine.
We've been practicing.
- No... Yes, really? - Mm-hmm. Two words.
Kenny. Dolly.
That's right. This is getting real.
"Islands in the Stream."
There won't be any video, right?
No, not that you're aware of.
It's time to face the music, my friend.
That's right.
I'm gonna go drop these reports off,
then I am home to shower, shampoo, and shine.
- Clara. - Hey.
Emily, what brings you to the seventh floor?
Lisa Sojourn.
Oh, I haven't heard that name in years.
Poor girl had her whole life ahead of her
before that monster took it.
I still can't believe he hasn't been caught.
Well, I just might have found him.
Communication addressed to the B.A.U.
came across my desk this morning.
It was sent by Inspector Jin Taan
of the Taipei Ministry of Criminal Investigations.
In the last 12 days, he's had two unusual murders,
which may be linked to one of the cases
in the B.A.U.'s Zero Files.
Our victims, Lynn Zhou and Yian Chen,
were posed in the same specific display...
office building, knife through the heart, flower in the lap.
Then why the purple orchid? Is this homage to...
The Vinegar Hill Slayer. The B.A.U. hunted him in 2001.
He killed four women in the Vinegar Hill section
of Brooklyn, New York.
All four of his victims were publicly displayed,
knife in the heart, flower in the lap.
Precisely the same way these women in Taipei were.
At the time of the New York murders,
I was working as an intern at the U.N.
As was I.
Oh, I didn't realize you guys went back that far.
Indeed, we do. In fact, we knew
one of the Vinegar Hill victims.
She was a translator for the U.N.
Her name was Lisa Sojourn.
Lisa, Clara, and I, some other girls
would go out after work and drink, dance, meet boys.
All that stopped after Lisa's death.
The preliminary investigation didn't lead
to more substantive action.
It was reclassified as a Zero File
because the B.A.U.'s efforts were interrupted
by the September 11th attacks.
Right, when the FBI's top priority became terrorism.
16 years is an awfully long period of dormancy.
Could it be a copycat?
It's possible, but the purple orchid
was a detail that was never made public.
Did the B.A.U. establish an operating theory at the time?
It was incomplete, but the profile indicated
a male, late teens to early 20s, native to New York,
sophisticated but with significant
anger issues toward women.
Ordinarily, we go to help American victims
of crime overseas, but in this case,
it looks like we may be looking at an American killing abroad.
From four kills in six months to two murders in two weeks...
that means the killings are accelerating.
So we need to stop this UnSub before he kills again.
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A Taiwanese proverb says,
"Do good, reap good. Do evil, reap evil."
You ready to roll?
Oops, sorry, Clara, I didn't know you were...
No, it's okay. Um, I was just...
remembering my friend, Lisa.
It's hard to believe how much time has passed.
Life has a way of doing that.
Yeah, but at least we have a life.
You know, Lisa's was... was cut short
before it even had a chance to start.
Seems like you have some good memories of her.
Yeah, I do.
If you could have known Lisa, she...
She was this...
breath of fresh air.
She could talk to anyone.
She could wear just about anything.
And she loved to go juking.
Juking?
- It's dancing. - Ah.
She was from Georgia, so that's what she called it.
But... many a times, we would juke
until the morning sun came up.
I'll bet you did.
And she had this laugh, it was...
It was contagious.
And when Lisa got going,
you knew eventually you were gonna end up
on the floor right next to her.
I miss that.
I miss her.
I just wanna honor her, you know, and her memory.
I think you just did.
Thank you.
I think the only way to really honor her
is to catch this killer who took her life.
And we will.
The murders of Lynn Zhou and Yian Chen
are a tragic stain on the fabric of Taipei.
Inspector Jin, I'd like to apologize
for the horror and dishonor caused by a suspect
the FBI believes may be an infamous American killer.
Or someone copying those atrocities.
Your kindness is appreciated, and please be assured
of our utmost commitment to your endeavors here.
Thank you. My team and I have reviewed the prior case file
and the autopsy report on the first victim.
Has an autopsy been performed
yet on the second victim, Yian Chen?
No, not as of yet.
Well, if it's all right with you,
Agent Jarvis is on our jet and is equipped
to conduct the autopsy there.
That would be most convenient. I'll make the arrangements.
I would also like to interview Yian Chen's family.
I can give you a ride. My car's right over here.
Great.
This is a heavily trafficked business area.
The UnSub had to have timed this precisely
to stage the body out here without being observed.
Displaying the victim in public is significant
to the UnSub's ritual, just like in New York,
but the B.A.U. never determined what it meant.
We need to figure out what the UnSub's trying to say
and to whom.
Six victims in two very different countries
suggests divergent comfort zones a half a world apart,
which is very unusual,
unless we're talking about a copycat here, right?
Yeah, possibly, or perhaps it speaks to the UnSub
being at home in both countries. Maybe a dual citizen.
Hey, boss.
Monty, I need you to compile visa entries
for people who were living in New York in 2001
during the killings there who are now living in Taiwan.
It's not gonna be a small list.
Well, if your job was easy, anyone could do it.
Flattery will get you everywhere.
All right, I'm on it.
In New York, the UnSub's hunting ground
was a fairly compact neighborhood,
just a dozen blocks or so.
Closer look at the victims here should tell us
where they were abducted.
Well, with that information,
I should have enough to build a geoprofile.
Let's hope Clara's interview with the family
can give us the information we need.
_
Thank you.
I do speak English if it would be easier for you.
Okay.
Look, I know that this isn't easy for you, Mrs. Lin,
but the more information that I can gather,
the better chance we have of finding the person
who did this to your daughter.
I know that Yian was recently divorced,
but do you know if she was currently seeing anyone?
Out of respect for me,
Yian kept her personal life to herself.
Everyone who knew Yian knew her to be very driven,
especially with regard to her career.
Ultimately, her personal life suffered.
But recently, I believe that began to change.
What made you think that?
Oh, she would tell me she had been called back
to her office some evenings,
but I knew she wasn't telling me everything.
She always dressed well,
but on these occasions, she would be prettier,
happier when she came home.
Did you notice anything different about her behavior
on those days?
Well, she would go on her computer
right before she left.
Do you have that computer here?
Yes. It's in her bedroom. I'll show you.
There's no evidence of a struggle
or visible signs of trauma.
I gotta say that these Taiwanese killings
seem surprisingly humane
compared to the ones in New York.
"Humane" is an interesting word choice.
What I mean is those victims didn't suffer.
They died peacefully.
Those victims in New York...
I mean, it was blunt force trauma, throat slashed.
Are you saying you think this is another killer?
I'm not sure.
I mean, these victims appear to have been incapacitated,
probably drugged.
But like in the other cases,
the stabbing of the heart was performed postmortem...
part of the UnSub's signature.
But taking a closer look, there actually might be enough
to link this murder to the prior cases.
And that link would be?
Well, the other autopsy reports
all give very specific details
about how the knife was inserted into the victims,
but none of those details were ever released to the public.
Blade entry angled upward from below
and to the left of the sternum.
Penetrating the lower left ventricle, edge downward,
and twisted clockwise one-quarter turn.
The C.O.D. may be different,
but these stabbings are identical.
This is no copycat.
What did you find on Yian's computer?
It's not there.
I could have sworn it was.
Perhaps it's at her office.
That's where we go next.
Listen, we're gonna do everything in our power
to find the person responsible for this.
I understand you had a friend back in New York
who was also a victim.
Agent Seger? You okay?
You know, I, um, I try to remain impartial during investigations
so my personal feelings don't blur my judgment,
but sometimes that is hard to do.
Okay. As in New York,
all of the victims here are not only physically similar,
but they're also professional women with careers and families.
So was Yian Chen looking for love
just like the other two?
Our society is a difficult place
for divorced women with children to live in.
You know, housing, jobs...
these women are too often ostracized.
Listen, there is a big difference
between being ostracized and getting killed.
I mean, what made Yian so different?
We get her computer, we're gonna get some answers.
So our lovely and talented B.A.U. counterpart and I
dug deeper into the UnSub's mysterious hiatus.
- You found something? - Yeah, the victims in Taiwan
didn't flag on the B.A.U.'s Interpol query
because Taiwan doesn't share an Interpol database.
So if Prentiss hadn't been contacted
by Inspector Jian, we might never have known.
Yes, well, which inspired us to conduct
an open-source intelligence review
of all print and broadcast media
in non-Interpol countries.
We found seven other murders
with the same M.O. in seven Pacific Rim countries,
none of which are part of Interpol.
So each of them thought the killing in their country
was an isolated case, not part of a serial event.
Bingo.
If the UnSub has only killed once
in each of those countries,
but has already killed twice in Taiwan,
that means his presence here signifies something special.
Hey, guys.
So the tox panel on our Vic
shows the prescription drug Midazolam,
which is a benzodiazepine.
It's a central nervous system depressant.
- So how common is that? - It's not exactly rare.
It's prescribed to treat insomnia and seizures.
In its intravenous form,
it's used for procedural sedation.
Monty, check prescriptions in Taipei
for the drug Midazolam against your visa search
for people living in New York in 2001
and residing in Taiwan now.
I'm on it, boss.
The UnSub may have accelerated his killing tempo in Taiwan
because like New York, he feels at home here.
Well, there's definitely a contradiction
between the violence in his early kills
and the lack of it now.
I mean, he has gotten less violent over time.
Well, maybe he's been perfecting his methodology.
Certainly not his coping mechanism
when it comes to women.
He seems to have no intention of stopping.
We need to get ahead of him,
find out how he's targeting his victims.
_
Inspector Jin found Yian Chen's computer at her office.
On it was a history of an online dating site
that both victims were members of.
"Taipei Twine is an online dating and matchmaking service
"that offers professionals a unique dating experience
"that doesn't require users to post pictures.
"Instead, drawing potential couples together
for deeper relationships... "
"Based on profile, personalities, and promises,
not shallow infatuation based solely on looks."
Well, makes sense that professionals would use
a more discreet online site to seek potential lovers.
Yeah, our UnSub would certainly prefer that sort of anonymity.
So he lured these women to their death
with the promise of love?
No, there's something these particular women
had in common that keyed our UnSub to choose them.
Yeah, well, both Yian Chen and Lynn Zhou
described themselves the exact same way...
divorced, working mom, young kids.
So our UnSub offered to play the role
of supportive husband and stepfather?
Looks like Yian was contacted by Tom Wu
two days before her death.
I got a match.
Tom Wu reached out to Lynn the night before she was killed.
Tom Wu's online profile describes him as
a financial professional seeking marriage and children.
Well, looks like Tom's got a third victim on the hook...
a woman named Sara Yee.
He scheduled a date with her...
right now at a Hao Ban restaurant.
All right, Clara and I will head to the restaurant.
Simmons and Mae, you two check out Tom Wu's home address.
If there's a crime scene there, secure it.
I'm very, very sorry for being so clumsy.
I ordered you a fresh drink.
That's okay. Accidents happen.
You didn't have to.
I thought you were ready to leave.
One last round before we go.
Gan bei.
Cheers.
Our UnSub's gonna want a secluded spot,
away from prying eyes.
He'll also want a quick path of egress
from his table.
I understand, but I already have three
of my plainclothes officers inside,
and they have his driver's license.
That's not a good idea.
Is everything okay?
He pulled the fire alarm. Your officers just got made.
I'll cover the door.
Jack? Jack, we need an EMT. He drugged her.
- Sara? Hi. - Hi.
Sara, my name's Clara. We're gonna help you, okay?
The UnSub's in the wind.
We just took away his next victim.
He's gonna find another one soon and kill again.
It's okay.
Sara, do you think you're able to talk with us now?
Yes.
Did anything strike you different about Tom?
Not... really.
What did you guys talk about?
Dating,
which led to more serious topics...
marriage, my kids, my job.
Then what happened?
I was telling him about my hectic work schedule,
my long days, then...
he spilled my drink.
He apologized profusely,
then I went to the restroom and cleaned up,
and when I returned...
Tom had gotten you a fresh drink.
Yes.
He had.
You think Tom drugged me.
What else do you remember?
The last thing I remember
is that Tom whispered
something like...
Sorry. It's not your fault.
It's how you were raised.
Oh. I thought I knew all your looks.
I don't know this one. I don't like it.
I was just within arm's reach
of the man who killed my friend 16 years ago.
You know, it took me a long time to face the fact
that some cases will never be solved.
But this one... I want this one so bad.
We're gonna get him. You know we will.
You and I both know we can't guarantee that.
He was right there.
Last week, he was a ghost, and now...
He was right there.
Hey, hey.
What does Monty always say to people's loved ones?
We're the best in the world at getting these kind of guys.
Aren't we? We're gonna get him.
Thank you.
Mae and I just got back from the address
associated with Tom Wu's Taipei Twine profile. No luck.
Yeah, we did find a very pleasant
but confused elderly couple.
Yeah, I'm not surprised. The Tom Wu who registered
with that site has been dead for two months.
His profile, however, is very much alive.
Turns out he had a date six days ago
in between the killings of Lynn Zhou and Yian Chen.
- Is she missing? - No. Her name is Mary Gau.
She's at work. I'm sending you her address now.
Clara and I will pay Mary Gau a visit,
see what happened on her date.
Guys, she could be the key to finding this guy
before he kills again.
We don't think the UnSub's gonna flee the country
now that he knows we're on to him?
Driven, motivated, and violent?
In my experience,
UnSubs with this level of psychopathy double down.
His need to kill will overwhelm any reason
that would compel a normal person to stop.
_
Jack, you're more right than you know.
Another body was just found.
Yu-Ting Mèng, 32, single.
She was senior administrator for the transit authority.
Professional women, slender build, dark hair.
Just the UnSub's type.
Yeah. Looks like the UnSub found the closest woman
to his victim type and improvised from there.
He cut her hair.
Yep, looks like a blitz attack.
He certainly didn't take the time to charm her.
No. This kill was done out of necessity,
but he did take the time
to place the purple orchid in her lap.
Is there any way we can trace its origin?
In Taiwan, breeding orchids is a mass production business.
Well, given the blood, I would say
that the stab wound is definitely the C.O.D.
The key aspect for this UnSub throughout his kill history
has been the ritual displaying of the body, is it not?
Yeah. His compulsion to kill comes secondary
to his need to display his victims,
but he didn't take the time to deliver the full message here
by properly displaying it.
Yet he hastily chopped the victim's hair
because he didn't want to vary from his physical type?
Maybe it's not a physical type.
Maybe it's a specific woman.
And the question is... who?
Well, Mary Gau, the woman who survived her date with Tom Wu,
said she got the impression
he wasn't really interested in kids.
Curious. Mr. Wu listed having children
as one of his profile preferences.
Yeah, but once Mary mentioned having to leave
to go home and tuck her kids in bed,
he basically became a jerk from that point on.
So what it is about a woman cherishing her children
that turns this particular UnSub off?
Maybe he suffered a past trauma related to having children.
Maybe, but I think it hits closer to home for him.
I think our UnSub's trigger is something in his childhood,
something... that he experienced firsthand
which he never recovered from.
- Any luck? - Maybe.
Okay.
So this map shows the abduction and dump sites
for the three murder victims as well as the attempts
for the two survivors, Sara Yee and Mary Gau.
Now the abductions form a small circle here
in the Shilin District on the north side of Taipei,
and the bodies were displayed here
in the Xindian District in the south.
So this narrow stem here
in between the two districts
is where I think the UnSub's anchor point is.
Zhongzheng District.
This is the heart of our UnSub's comfort zone...
the place where the murders likely occurred.
- What do you got, Mae? - Okay, so Monty and I have
compiled a list of Midazolam purchasers in Taipei
who also spent time in New York in 2001, and...
Total of eight people fit that bill.
Three of those names in that list
fall within the UnSub's comfort zone...
Jason Lu, Jane Yang, and Natalie Huang.
I'm sending you the addresses now.
Let's divide and conquer.
Michael, what's wrong with you?
This is just like New York.
These other women are just an excuse.
Yes, I know what has to be done, Natalie.
I have to do it for us.
Yes, you do. That's what you promised me.
I'm almost ready. You know I am.
Are you?
You don't believe me, do you?
You're judging me, thinking I can't do it?
Huh, yeah? Is that what you think?
I'm your brother, and you don't trust me?!
Just watch what I do to her!
Shh! Somebody's here!
Don't say a word!
Let me see your hands.
Ma'am, show me your hands.
_
I think we just found Natalie.
Hey, Jack.
Nothing on the other two addresses.
You two have any luck?
Well, we almost hit the jackpot.
Unfortunately, our UnSub got away,
and his place is empty,
except for a very lifelike silicone sex doll
who happens to look a lot like Natalie Huang.
Well, sex dolls are much more common
in this part of the world, but...
Yeah, but this doll seems to be...
taking the place of Natalie Huang.
We also found his lair...
some knives, purple orchids, and a lot of blood.
Yeah, and enough Midazolam to sedate a herd of horses,
and all the scrips are in Natalie Huang's name.
All this suggests our UnSub might have had
a relationship with Natalie, but then killed her
in order to take advantage of her identity.
Have Taan's men secure that scene.
Let's regroup back here.
We're gonna need Monty to dig deeper
into Natalie Huang's personal history.
So Natalie Huang's family history
is a colorful one.
Yeah, her dad died when she was young,
leaving behind Natalie, her older brother, Michael,
and their mother, Helen,
who were all U.S. citizens living in New York at the time.
In 2001, things got a bit heated for the Huangs
when Division of Family Services
received an abuse and neglect complaint.
Right, that's when Natalie and her mother,
who had been a corporate executive,
uprooted and moved to Taiwan, but Michael stayed in Brooklyn
to attend a boarding high school.
But shortly after arriving in Taipei,
15-year-old Natalie committed suicide.
Here's the kicker.
She stabbed herself with a kitchen knife in the heart.
And the purple orchid was Natalie's favorite flower.
Seems that her mother kept a fresh supply
in the house at all times.
So each of these murders looks just like Natalie's suicide,
but what happened to her brother?
Monty, have you found records indicating that Michael Huang
traveled to Taiwan or any of the other countries
the UnSub killed in?
Negative, Jack. He seems to have fallen off the radar.
Death records come up blank, too.
We know our UnSub's been killing under an assumed name.
Perhaps Michael Huang traveled here under an assumed identity?
Makes sense.
You know, if Michael is our UnSub,
it's quite possible that all of this violence
is focused solely on his mother.
I mean, think about what Sara Yee told us
he whispered to her...
"It's not your fault. It's how you were raised."
So you think Michael blames his mother
for his sister's suicide?
That would explain why it's so important for him
to display the bodies on the outside of the buildings.
Right, because staging them there would act
as a symbolic gesture against his mother's work.
Okay, get this.
Mrs. Huang definitely had behavioral issues with her son.
Turns out Michael was the source of those neglect complaints
wherein he alleged that his mother
had abandoned him and his sister.
Well, it looks like D.F.S. did a full investigation
and declared all those allegations were unfounded.
Right, but in Michael's deluded frame of mind,
he considered himself a victim of his mother's neglect.
Sounds like the kind of trauma that could be a trigger
even though his perception of it was fabricated.
Hey, Jack, check this out. Helen Huang, circa 2001.
Seems pretty clear who his victims represent.
They were all surrogates for Mom.
But if the allegations against her mother were false,
why did Natalie kill herself?
Well, whatever the reason,
Michael killed once in each of the other countries
in order to build his confidence
before coming back here to Taiwan.
Because his mother was living right here in Taipei.
Monty, tell me you know where she is.
Um... Helen Huang now goes by her maiden name,
Chou...
... and Mrs. Chou is the proud owner
of a flower stall in the Shilin Night Market.
This is their busiest night.
Then she'll probably be there. Let's go.
Mom?
No.
You died to me long ago.
Why did you come here?
Because it's time to pay for what you did to us.
Stop.
Stop. Don't hurt me.
Michael!
Put the knife down, Michael!
Think about what you're doing.
Michael, I know that you're hurting.
Everything will be all right, ma'am. Stay calm.
You don't know what she did to me,
what she did to us.
To who? You and your sister?
Yes, Natalie.
My mother needs to die for what she did to us.
I loved you.
You abandoned us, left us all alone.
I did my best. Your father was gone.
We needed to survive, so I worked, and you...
You raped your sister.
She killed herself because of you!
No. You're lying. You tried to tear us apart.
- Why can't you see? - Get down. Get down.
Natalie and I belonged together.
She was your sister. She looked up to you.
How could you?
We only had each other... because of you.
Michael.
What would Natalie want you to do right now?
What would she want?
You love your sister, don't you?
We spoke with her. She doesn't want this.
She doesn't want anyone else to get hurt.
I know what Natalie wants. She wants this.
Everything's gonna be okay. Move back.
Thanks for all your assistance.
It is I who should thank you and your wonderful team, Jack.
Pleasure was all ours.
You know, I actually spent time at the FBI National Academy.
It was the singular honor of my career.
I can never repay the FBI for the prestige it's brought me.
Well, it goes both ways. The FBI benefits immensely
from working with officers of your caliber.
- May I ask a favor? - Of course.
Should you return to Taipei,
would it be possible to bring
one of those delightful chicken Parmesan sandwiches
from that little Italian deli by the back gate to Quantico?
You can count on it.
Uh, I only hope it's under better circumstances
than this trip.
Thank you, Jack.
Thanks.
Where's Clara?
She had to make a phone call.
Clara, I don't know about this.
It's Happy Hour somewhere,
and I think we should have a toast.
So you finally got the Vinegar Hill Slayer.
Indeed, we did.
I should be happier about that than I am.
Well, I know it doesn't bring Lisa back,
or the others, but at least we know
he can't hurt anybody else again, right?
I know, and I really appreciate you and the IRT
going and doing this.
We did it for Lisa and all the others.
To Lisa Sojourn,
may you finally rest in peace.
Amen.
Oh, it's time to juke.
Really? Here?
Oh, yeah, this is happening right now.
- No. - You're gonna have to stand up.
If we're gonna send Lisa off, we're gonna do it right.
What if Jack or Rossi sees us?
Have you seen Jack dance? He's fabulous.
- Oh. - Join in.
♪ Set it off ♪
♪ Come on, now, set it off ♪
♪ Set it off on the left, y'all ♪
♪ Set it off on the right, y'all ♪
♪ Set it off
♪ Come on, let's set it off
♪ Uhh! ♪