1 00:00:04,204 --> 00:00:06,616 (dance music playing) 2 00:00:09,543 --> 00:00:10,544 (bell clangs) 3 00:00:10,611 --> 00:00:12,249 COMPUTERIZED VOICE: Knockout. 4 00:00:20,354 --> 00:00:22,095 ♪♪ 5 00:00:37,004 --> 00:00:38,005 Want to play? 6 00:00:43,577 --> 00:00:45,557 (music stops) 7 00:00:46,914 --> 00:00:48,154 WOMAN (over speaker): So, Kevin, 8 00:00:48,215 --> 00:00:50,286 tell us what you want when you grow up. 9 00:00:50,350 --> 00:00:52,455 When I grow up, this is what I want: 10 00:00:52,519 --> 00:00:54,499 I want to have so much money, 11 00:00:54,555 --> 00:00:57,161 I can't even fit it all in my house. 12 00:00:57,224 --> 00:00:58,794 I want my own jet plane. 13 00:00:58,859 --> 00:01:00,202 I want a mansion. 14 00:01:00,260 --> 00:01:02,763 And I want, like, a whole bunch 15 00:01:02,829 --> 00:01:05,207 of really awesome things to play with. 16 00:01:05,265 --> 00:01:07,871 (laughter, whooping) 17 00:01:10,270 --> 00:01:12,011 (cheering) 18 00:01:12,072 --> 00:01:14,279 WOMEN: Happy birthday, Kevin! 19 00:01:14,341 --> 00:01:16,685 (cheering, whooping) 20 00:01:20,714 --> 00:01:22,022 Friends... 21 00:01:22,082 --> 00:01:23,891 they say the past is prologue, 22 00:01:23,951 --> 00:01:27,160 and who would have guessed that that skinny kid would grow 23 00:01:27,220 --> 00:01:29,723 into the man standing before you today? 24 00:01:29,790 --> 00:01:32,236 Yet beyond the bank account and the 25 00:01:32,292 --> 00:01:34,636 billion-push-up body and all of my other 26 00:01:34,695 --> 00:01:37,039 extracurricular achievements... 27 00:01:37,097 --> 00:01:38,474 (crowd whooping, laughing) 28 00:01:38,532 --> 00:01:41,843 ...inside, I'm still that ten-year-old boy. 29 00:01:41,902 --> 00:01:43,006 (guests laughing) 30 00:01:43,070 --> 00:01:44,640 And really... 31 00:01:44,705 --> 00:01:46,343 aren't we all? 32 00:01:47,908 --> 00:01:49,581 Mind if I join the party? 33 00:01:49,643 --> 00:01:52,351 (champagne cork pops, guests cheer) 34 00:01:57,117 --> 00:01:59,563 (screaming) 35 00:02:03,624 --> 00:02:05,262 (screams, gasps, murmuring) 36 00:02:06,426 --> 00:02:07,632 Oh, my God. 37 00:02:16,403 --> 00:02:19,941 Our battered birthday boy is Kevin Fetzer. 38 00:02:20,007 --> 00:02:24,319 It was a private affair-- all the guests are his friends. 39 00:02:24,378 --> 00:02:27,621 Well, with a possible exception or two. 40 00:02:27,681 --> 00:02:29,888 Foots this bill, a guy's got to have some bucks. 41 00:02:29,950 --> 00:02:32,123 Yeah, he was an entrepreneur. 42 00:02:32,185 --> 00:02:33,960 Started a franchise 43 00:02:34,021 --> 00:02:36,627 called Joystick Jungle, something like that. 44 00:02:38,325 --> 00:02:39,895 The king of drunken Donkey Kong. 45 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:41,371 Joystick Jungle. 46 00:02:41,428 --> 00:02:44,898 It's a video arcade for adults-- pinball, Pac-Man, 47 00:02:44,965 --> 00:02:46,876 pizza, lots and lots of booze. 48 00:02:46,933 --> 00:02:49,436 Letting intoxicated adults act like little kids. 49 00:02:49,503 --> 00:02:51,414 It's a surefire investment. 50 00:02:51,471 --> 00:02:54,213 Well... the new American Dream-- 51 00:02:54,274 --> 00:02:56,550 perpetual adolescence, right? 52 00:02:56,610 --> 00:02:59,216 Maybe that explains the underwear. 53 00:02:59,279 --> 00:03:01,384 They're on backwards. 54 00:03:01,448 --> 00:03:03,450 Got dressed in a hurry, or drunk? 55 00:03:03,517 --> 00:03:04,552 RUSSELL: Or... 56 00:03:04,618 --> 00:03:05,858 killer put them on him. 57 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:07,899 Wanted to turn him into a... 58 00:03:07,954 --> 00:03:09,661 little boy. 59 00:03:09,723 --> 00:03:11,566 Specifically... 60 00:03:11,625 --> 00:03:13,070 an eight-year-old. 61 00:03:13,126 --> 00:03:14,833 Look at this. 62 00:03:14,895 --> 00:03:18,001 WILLOWS: Gravitational blood drops 63 00:03:18,065 --> 00:03:21,137 where the other candles have been deliberately removed. 64 00:03:21,201 --> 00:03:23,647 Candles, redressing. 65 00:03:23,704 --> 00:03:26,207 Killer took some time. 66 00:03:26,273 --> 00:03:29,311 After he took his life. 67 00:03:36,183 --> 00:03:39,164 ♪ Who... are you? ♪ 68 00:03:39,219 --> 00:03:41,859 ♪ Who, who, who, who? ♪ 69 00:03:41,922 --> 00:03:45,062 ♪ Who... are you? ♪ 70 00:03:45,125 --> 00:03:46,433 ♪ Who, who, who, who? ♪ 71 00:03:46,493 --> 00:03:48,336 ♪ I really wanna know ♪ 72 00:03:48,395 --> 00:03:51,672 ♪ Who... are you? ♪ 73 00:03:51,732 --> 00:03:53,541 - ♪ Oh-oh-oh ♪ - ♪ Who... ♪ 74 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:56,877 ♪ Come on, tell me who are you, you, you ♪ 75 00:03:56,937 --> 00:03:59,941 ♪ Are you! ♪ 76 00:04:04,377 --> 00:04:05,720 WILLOWS: So you're the victim's best friend. 77 00:04:05,779 --> 00:04:06,883 When did you last see Kevin? 78 00:04:06,947 --> 00:04:08,290 Ten minutes before the big reveal. 79 00:04:08,348 --> 00:04:09,725 Said he had to go behind the curtain, 80 00:04:09,783 --> 00:04:10,818 light the candles. 81 00:04:10,884 --> 00:04:12,921 - Anybody go back there with him? - No. 82 00:04:12,986 --> 00:04:15,330 Kev liked to handle things himself. 83 00:04:15,388 --> 00:04:17,390 Little bit of a control freak. 84 00:04:17,457 --> 00:04:19,368 Didn't like surprises. 85 00:04:19,426 --> 00:04:21,201 ROBBINS: Russell. 86 00:04:21,261 --> 00:04:22,501 Hey, Doc. 87 00:04:23,663 --> 00:04:25,267 When I heard "tycoon," 88 00:04:25,332 --> 00:04:28,211 I was picturing top hat and monocle, 89 00:04:28,268 --> 00:04:30,248 or at least pants. 90 00:04:30,303 --> 00:04:32,305 Obvious blunt-force trauma. 91 00:04:34,808 --> 00:04:36,719 Oh, he lost his two front teeth. 92 00:04:36,777 --> 00:04:38,347 Not so cute at his age. 93 00:04:38,411 --> 00:04:41,187 Yeah, I couldn't find any teeth around here, but judging by 94 00:04:41,248 --> 00:04:43,922 the medium-velocity sprinkles on the cake, 95 00:04:43,984 --> 00:04:45,588 this is where the beating took place. 96 00:04:45,652 --> 00:04:47,859 ROBBINS: Something's stuck between 97 00:04:47,921 --> 00:04:50,231 the cuspid and incisor. 98 00:04:50,290 --> 00:04:51,394 Could be dinner. 99 00:04:56,797 --> 00:04:58,071 Huh. 100 00:04:59,599 --> 00:05:00,839 SANDERS: Surveillance is pretty thin 101 00:05:00,901 --> 00:05:02,278 throughout the club. 102 00:05:02,335 --> 00:05:04,076 No eyes in this area. 103 00:05:04,137 --> 00:05:05,207 The bouncer did say 104 00:05:05,272 --> 00:05:07,548 that there was one ugly incident earlier. 105 00:05:07,607 --> 00:05:09,746 Kevin got into it with an uninvited guest, 106 00:05:09,810 --> 00:05:11,050 had him tossed out. 107 00:05:11,111 --> 00:05:13,352 Anyone have a name for this uninvited guest? 108 00:05:13,413 --> 00:05:16,257 Kevin called him "Dad." 109 00:05:16,316 --> 00:05:17,386 Oh. 110 00:05:17,450 --> 00:05:20,260 WILLOWS: Son gives dad the heave-ho. 111 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:25,929 Maybe dad comes back to remind him who's the grown-up. 112 00:05:27,928 --> 00:05:31,705 Sure, Doc, take the awesome club scene, 113 00:05:31,765 --> 00:05:34,405 classic arcade games, beautiful women. 114 00:05:34,467 --> 00:05:35,844 Why would I be interested in that? 115 00:05:35,902 --> 00:05:37,904 Are you whining? That's not very Super Dave of you. 116 00:05:37,971 --> 00:05:39,143 SIDLE: Maybe we should remember 117 00:05:39,206 --> 00:05:41,208 -that some people have it worse. - Yeah. 118 00:05:42,609 --> 00:05:44,646 Like this poor John Doe. 119 00:05:50,584 --> 00:05:51,927 If there ever was a candidate 120 00:05:51,985 --> 00:05:53,658 for stop, drop and roll. 121 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:54,790 Jimmy, let's go. 122 00:05:54,855 --> 00:05:56,926 We have work to do. 123 00:05:56,990 --> 00:05:58,560 He inhaled fumes at the scene. 124 00:05:58,625 --> 00:06:00,627 Mmm. 125 00:06:00,694 --> 00:06:03,197 Okay, so what's this guy's deal? 126 00:06:03,263 --> 00:06:04,708 Officer drove up on a fire blazing, 127 00:06:04,764 --> 00:06:07,176 open end of an alley, found him. 128 00:06:07,234 --> 00:06:08,611 STOKES: Burning tire around the body 129 00:06:08,668 --> 00:06:10,648 probably slipped down from his throat. 130 00:06:10,704 --> 00:06:11,910 Necklacing-- 131 00:06:11,972 --> 00:06:13,747 South African thugs 132 00:06:13,807 --> 00:06:16,048 and cartels south of the border both do this. 133 00:06:16,109 --> 00:06:17,918 It's sad the things that the world can agree on. 134 00:06:17,978 --> 00:06:19,651 Not good seeing this in Vegas. 135 00:06:19,713 --> 00:06:21,818 Same principle as being burned at the stake. 136 00:06:21,882 --> 00:06:24,590 (grunting and groaning) 137 00:06:24,651 --> 00:06:26,858 SIDLE: Takes a while for the CO 138 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:28,490 and the smoke inhalation to kill you. 139 00:06:28,555 --> 00:06:30,296 Until then, hell on Earth. 140 00:06:30,357 --> 00:06:31,859 Gang neighborhood, 141 00:06:31,925 --> 00:06:33,598 Snakebacks versus La Tijeras. 142 00:06:33,660 --> 00:06:36,072 Ah, let me guess-- no witnesses. 143 00:06:36,129 --> 00:06:38,541 Didn't hear the screaming, didn't even smell the bonfire. 144 00:06:39,833 --> 00:06:41,107 These tires are two different treads. 145 00:06:41,167 --> 00:06:42,737 They're probably from a junkyard. 146 00:06:42,802 --> 00:06:43,940 They're not going to give us anything. 147 00:06:44,004 --> 00:06:45,312 SIDLE: Hope of any trace 148 00:06:45,372 --> 00:06:48,148 or prints from the outside of the tires is up in smoke. 149 00:06:48,208 --> 00:06:49,516 Well... 150 00:06:49,576 --> 00:06:51,886 let's try to get an I.D. on this guy. 151 00:06:51,945 --> 00:06:53,117 L Say... 152 00:06:53,179 --> 00:06:55,352 we strip the Michelin from the man. 153 00:06:57,551 --> 00:06:59,895 Well, one C.O.D.-- 154 00:06:59,953 --> 00:07:02,331 cause of de-pantsing-- is still a mystery. 155 00:07:02,389 --> 00:07:04,164 No evidence of sexual activity. 156 00:07:04,224 --> 00:07:05,168 Mmm. 157 00:07:05,225 --> 00:07:06,602 So the pants around his ankles 158 00:07:06,660 --> 00:07:08,298 was more message than make-out. 159 00:07:09,296 --> 00:07:10,866 And the other C.0.D.? 160 00:07:10,931 --> 00:07:13,377 Asphyxiation via fatal vanity. 161 00:07:13,433 --> 00:07:17,404 His two front porcelain veneers were broken and inhaled. 162 00:07:18,872 --> 00:07:20,317 (screams) 163 00:07:20,373 --> 00:07:23,320 ROBBINS: Lacerated the bronchi, caused a bronchial spasm. 164 00:07:23,376 --> 00:07:26,357 Teeth weren't the only body mods. 165 00:07:26,413 --> 00:07:28,893 Pec implants, hair plugs. 166 00:07:28,949 --> 00:07:31,293 Geek makes money, remakes himself. 167 00:07:31,351 --> 00:07:33,353 You take your new pride and joy for a spin, 168 00:07:33,420 --> 00:07:35,400 inevitably, somebody dings it up. 169 00:07:38,391 --> 00:07:42,271 Weapon was a round implement, roughly spherical. 170 00:07:42,329 --> 00:07:44,502 Didn't find anything like that at the scene. 171 00:07:44,564 --> 00:07:47,135 Booze flowing, games blasting, plenty of opportunity 172 00:07:47,200 --> 00:07:49,202 for the killer to sneak out with a weapon. 173 00:07:49,269 --> 00:07:50,612 You throw a good enough party, 174 00:07:50,670 --> 00:07:52,581 people think they can get away with anything. 175 00:07:52,639 --> 00:07:54,812 MAN: Who do you think you are, Kevin? 176 00:07:54,874 --> 00:07:56,717 (over voice mail): Think tossing me from your party 177 00:07:56,776 --> 00:07:57,846 makes you a man? 178 00:07:57,911 --> 00:08:00,721 You're a weak and scared little boy! 179 00:08:03,016 --> 00:08:05,257 Not exactly a Hallmark greeting. 180 00:08:06,720 --> 00:08:09,428 But then, you're not exactly a father, are you, Rick? 181 00:08:09,489 --> 00:08:11,435 Abandoned him when he was ten, 182 00:08:11,491 --> 00:08:13,562 didn't pay a dime in child support. 183 00:08:13,627 --> 00:08:16,198 Son of a deadbeat, beat dead. 184 00:08:16,262 --> 00:08:17,866 You think I had something to do with that? 185 00:08:17,931 --> 00:08:19,604 Well, I think that's a lot of rage to show 186 00:08:19,666 --> 00:08:21,145 a half an hour before he was killed. 187 00:08:21,201 --> 00:08:23,340 And I think a trucker with a repo'd rig 188 00:08:23,403 --> 00:08:24,780 has got nothing to haul 189 00:08:24,838 --> 00:08:27,409 but a greedy grudge against his millionaire son. 190 00:08:27,474 --> 00:08:29,613 You crash the party, you hit him up, 191 00:08:29,676 --> 00:08:32,350 he shoots you down, so you really hit him up. 192 00:08:32,412 --> 00:08:34,790 And then you leave him a reminder-- 193 00:08:34,848 --> 00:08:37,226 don't get too big for your breeches. 194 00:08:45,659 --> 00:08:47,104 There was something wrong with him 195 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:49,106 even when he was little. 196 00:08:49,162 --> 00:08:51,164 Sick and twisted little something. 197 00:08:51,231 --> 00:08:52,608 The way he'd look at people. 198 00:08:52,665 --> 00:08:54,804 As he got older, 199 00:08:54,868 --> 00:08:56,245 made you not want to be around him. 200 00:08:57,871 --> 00:09:00,147 So I'm not surprised someone would see fit to... 201 00:09:00,206 --> 00:09:02,482 beat the hell out of him. 202 00:09:02,542 --> 00:09:03,782 Just wasn't me. 203 00:09:03,843 --> 00:09:08,155 Well, you got an alibi or just your sunshiny attitude? 204 00:09:08,214 --> 00:09:10,956 Soon as he made clear I wasn't getting paid, 205 00:09:11,017 --> 00:09:13,657 I left that party. 206 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:16,098 Check the cameras at that casino next to the club. 207 00:09:16,156 --> 00:09:19,296 I had better luck yanking those levers. 208 00:09:19,359 --> 00:09:22,932 Spun a jackpot, won enough to get my truck back. 209 00:09:24,464 --> 00:09:25,636 (chuckles) 210 00:09:25,699 --> 00:09:28,339 Happy birthday to me. 211 00:09:32,305 --> 00:09:36,048 Unless your birthday vic was part beaver... 212 00:09:36,109 --> 00:09:38,248 the weapon was wooden. 213 00:09:38,311 --> 00:09:42,020 WILLOWS: Trace from his teeth is varnished oak. 214 00:09:42,082 --> 00:09:43,618 Baseball bat? 215 00:09:43,683 --> 00:09:44,718 Hmm, well... 216 00:09:44,784 --> 00:09:47,230 the wounds are spherical, not cylindrical. 217 00:09:47,287 --> 00:09:49,995 Rough extrapolation of the curvature, 218 00:09:50,056 --> 00:09:52,536 we're looking at something with a diameter of... 219 00:09:52,592 --> 00:09:54,265 four to five inches? 220 00:09:56,229 --> 00:09:57,299 Wooden ball. 221 00:09:58,398 --> 00:09:59,843 Arcade tycoon, right? 222 00:09:59,899 --> 00:10:02,436 - Yeah. - Ah. 223 00:10:04,437 --> 00:10:05,882 Arcade Bowl ball. 224 00:10:05,939 --> 00:10:07,282 Excuse me? 225 00:10:07,340 --> 00:10:09,513 From the classic game of luck and skill 226 00:10:09,576 --> 00:10:12,182 beloved by children of all ages-- my guess, 227 00:10:12,245 --> 00:10:14,885 that's what bashed your vic's face into a bloody pulp. 228 00:10:16,316 --> 00:10:18,227 WILLOWS: Arcade Bowl is not one of the games at the club, 229 00:10:18,284 --> 00:10:19,820 so the killer would have had to bring the ball in. 230 00:10:19,886 --> 00:10:22,059 Making the weapon of choice significant, no? 231 00:10:22,122 --> 00:10:23,760 Disgruntled arcade employee. 232 00:10:23,823 --> 00:10:25,200 That's a good place to start. 233 00:10:25,258 --> 00:10:26,362 RUSSELL: Hey. 234 00:10:26,426 --> 00:10:27,928 How did Swab-A-Palooza go? 235 00:10:27,994 --> 00:10:30,099 Ugh, 200 party guests, all swabbed, printed 236 00:10:30,163 --> 00:10:31,938 and checked for spatter, all clean. 237 00:10:31,998 --> 00:10:34,410 Well, maybe you'll have more luck at your next case. 238 00:10:34,467 --> 00:10:35,707 I want you to restock your kit 239 00:10:35,768 --> 00:10:38,271 and go meet Morgan at the Park Motel. 240 00:10:40,206 --> 00:10:44,245 It's a scene, not a date, you wacky kid, you. 241 00:10:44,310 --> 00:10:45,755 Hey. 242 00:10:45,812 --> 00:10:48,952 I heard you're looking for unhappy arcade clerks 243 00:10:49,015 --> 00:10:50,517 who might have played Whack-A-Boss. 244 00:10:50,583 --> 00:10:52,392 I didn't find any. 245 00:10:52,452 --> 00:10:54,659 And Fetzer's franchises don't carry Arcade Bowl. 246 00:10:54,721 --> 00:10:56,826 But the weapon is so unusual 247 00:10:56,890 --> 00:10:58,733 that I searched online for any connection 248 00:10:58,791 --> 00:11:00,031 between Kevin Fetzer and the game. 249 00:11:00,093 --> 00:11:01,128 Check this out. 250 00:11:04,397 --> 00:11:05,603 In 1991, 251 00:11:05,665 --> 00:11:07,702 an eight-year-old boy named Mikey Moran 252 00:11:07,767 --> 00:11:10,213 was celebrating his birthday at an arcade. 253 00:11:10,270 --> 00:11:11,647 He goes missing. 254 00:11:11,704 --> 00:11:13,115 His body is found behind the place. 255 00:11:13,173 --> 00:11:14,982 His pants are off; he's been beaten to death. 256 00:11:15,041 --> 00:11:17,351 The weapon, a bloody arcade ball, 257 00:11:17,410 --> 00:11:18,889 is lying next to him. 258 00:11:18,945 --> 00:11:20,424 Unbelievable. 259 00:11:20,480 --> 00:11:23,791 RUSSELL: "Arcade worker Kevin Fetzer, age 15, 260 00:11:23,850 --> 00:11:25,193 "said it was a day 261 00:11:25,251 --> 00:11:27,561 that nobody in the arcade would ever forget." 262 00:11:27,620 --> 00:11:29,497 And guess what acne-faced future millionaire 263 00:11:29,556 --> 00:11:31,126 was questioned as a person of interest. 264 00:11:31,191 --> 00:11:32,727 Kevin Fetzer. 265 00:11:32,792 --> 00:11:35,671 Yeah. I pulled the case file. 266 00:11:35,728 --> 00:11:37,765 There was never an arrest made for the boy's murder. 267 00:11:37,831 --> 00:11:42,541 Somebody turned Kevin's birthday into his judgment day. 268 00:11:47,774 --> 00:11:49,253 (woman screaming) 269 00:11:49,309 --> 00:11:52,449 BRODY: Motel guest heard a disturbance, phoned it in. 270 00:11:52,512 --> 00:11:53,855 Officers responded 271 00:11:53,913 --> 00:11:56,052 and found her-- name's Darlene Crocker. 272 00:11:56,115 --> 00:11:58,391 Motel manager said she's been staying here a few weeks. 273 00:11:58,451 --> 00:12:00,453 - Alone? -Not really. She's been known to have 274 00:12:00,520 --> 00:12:03,000 various male guests for an hour at a time. 275 00:12:04,023 --> 00:12:05,058 But witnesses said 276 00:12:05,124 --> 00:12:07,263 nobody left during or after the attack. 277 00:12:07,327 --> 00:12:08,533 Snuck out a window? 278 00:12:08,595 --> 00:12:11,269 Huh-- no getting through those bars. 279 00:12:11,331 --> 00:12:12,674 Bathroom windows would be tight, 280 00:12:12,732 --> 00:12:14,609 even for a lightweight, 281 00:12:14,667 --> 00:12:17,011 and this damage is Ali-Foreman. 282 00:12:21,975 --> 00:12:24,421 Some sort of crystals. 283 00:12:24,477 --> 00:12:25,751 Cocaine? 284 00:12:25,812 --> 00:12:27,485 Maybe meth? 285 00:12:29,215 --> 00:12:31,388 Got a little powder near her mouth. 286 00:12:32,418 --> 00:12:34,694 I don't think it's drug trace. 287 00:12:36,122 --> 00:12:41,765 So... she's using with some lucky man of the hour. 288 00:12:41,828 --> 00:12:44,206 Somehow, session goes sideways. 289 00:12:44,263 --> 00:12:45,435 And what, he just kills her 290 00:12:45,498 --> 00:12:48,411 and leaves without anybody noticing? 291 00:12:48,468 --> 00:12:53,076 These punctures have irregular jagged edges. 292 00:12:53,139 --> 00:12:55,244 That's inconsistent with a single, sharp blade. 293 00:12:57,543 --> 00:12:58,681 Messy stabbing... 294 00:12:58,745 --> 00:13:02,352 messy SCENE... 295 00:13:02,415 --> 00:13:03,860 clean getaway. 296 00:13:03,916 --> 00:13:06,260 Like the killer just vanished. 297 00:13:09,255 --> 00:13:11,326 - Bloody Mary. - Well, yeah. 298 00:13:11,391 --> 00:13:13,701 There's an empty bottle of vodka on the bed. 299 00:13:13,760 --> 00:13:15,239 No, not the drink; 300 00:13:15,295 --> 00:13:16,535 the ghost. 301 00:13:17,664 --> 00:13:21,237 See, you stand in front of a mirror, lights out, 302 00:13:21,301 --> 00:13:25,511 you say her name three times... 303 00:13:25,571 --> 00:13:28,051 and then she bursts through the glass and kills you. 304 00:13:28,107 --> 00:13:31,520 Are we at a crime scene or a seventh-grade sleepover? 305 00:13:41,654 --> 00:13:42,997 (sighs) 306 00:13:43,056 --> 00:13:45,195 Just a theory. 307 00:13:47,460 --> 00:13:52,876 Someone beat Kevin Fetzer's face in with an arcade ball. 308 00:13:52,932 --> 00:13:54,206 There's some justice in that. 309 00:13:54,267 --> 00:13:56,304 I've got the case file 310 00:13:56,369 --> 00:13:57,939 from the original arcade ball murder-- 311 00:13:58,004 --> 00:14:00,041 Mikey Moran-- just to jog your memory. 312 00:14:00,106 --> 00:14:02,586 Yeah, that was one of the first murders I ever worked. 313 00:14:02,642 --> 00:14:04,485 A scene like that... 314 00:14:04,544 --> 00:14:07,047 your memory gets plenty of miles on its own. 315 00:14:09,682 --> 00:14:11,457 We found the body behind the arcade. 316 00:14:11,517 --> 00:14:12,757 The weapon was right there. 317 00:14:14,153 --> 00:14:16,326 And for my money, so was the killer. 318 00:14:18,124 --> 00:14:19,967 That Fetzer kid struck me strange 319 00:14:20,026 --> 00:14:21,232 the instant I saw him. 320 00:14:21,294 --> 00:14:23,604 He's hanging around the scene, and then 321 00:14:23,663 --> 00:14:24,835 he leaves for an hour 322 00:14:24,897 --> 00:14:26,808 and comes back carrying two little shoes. 323 00:14:26,866 --> 00:14:28,573 (groans) Mikey's? 324 00:14:28,634 --> 00:14:30,875 He said that he found them ditched a half block away. 325 00:14:30,937 --> 00:14:33,076 He just happened to be looking over there. 326 00:14:33,139 --> 00:14:34,584 But there was no physical evidence found 327 00:14:34,640 --> 00:14:36,642 that connected Kevin Fetzer to the crime. 328 00:14:36,709 --> 00:14:38,916 Well, we did find a pubic hair on the little boy-- 329 00:14:38,978 --> 00:14:41,049 blond, like Fetzer-- but DNA testing was new 330 00:14:41,114 --> 00:14:43,424 and we didn't get a result. 331 00:14:43,483 --> 00:14:46,987 And it wasn't retested with improved technology? 332 00:14:47,053 --> 00:14:49,966 The, uh, sample was consumed on the first test and... 333 00:14:50,023 --> 00:14:51,161 that was my call. 334 00:14:51,224 --> 00:14:53,033 I was new on the job, I went all in, 335 00:14:53,092 --> 00:14:54,571 and I crapped out. 336 00:14:54,627 --> 00:14:57,301 That was the first time that I learned that the job isn't fair. 337 00:14:57,363 --> 00:14:58,398 You know, you could have the killer 338 00:14:58,464 --> 00:14:59,408 standing right in front of you, 339 00:14:59,465 --> 00:15:02,412 know that he did it and... 340 00:15:02,468 --> 00:15:05,210 you know, it feels like the cuffs are on your own wrists. 341 00:15:05,271 --> 00:15:07,046 We've all been there, Lou. 342 00:15:09,075 --> 00:15:13,080 So, do you have any suspects on Kevin Fetzer's murder? 343 00:15:13,146 --> 00:15:15,319 No. Brass talked to Fetzer's dad, 344 00:15:15,381 --> 00:15:16,724 who had an alibi. 345 00:15:16,783 --> 00:15:18,990 We got him on casino surveillance. 346 00:15:19,051 --> 00:15:21,588 He should be talking to Mikey Moran's family. 347 00:15:21,654 --> 00:15:23,600 After what Fetzer did to that little boy, 348 00:15:23,656 --> 00:15:25,602 if that were my kid... 349 00:15:25,658 --> 00:15:27,729 I wouldn't have waited 20 years. 350 00:15:38,371 --> 00:15:41,147 SIDLE: Considering where and how we found him, we figured 351 00:15:41,207 --> 00:15:43,312 our John Doe was a Snakeback or a La Tijera. 352 00:15:43,376 --> 00:15:45,754 There was nothing to help get more specific, 353 00:15:45,812 --> 00:15:47,621 except his arms pinned to his sides 354 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:50,991 left small portions of unburnt flesh 355 00:15:51,050 --> 00:15:52,654 and an old battle wound. 356 00:15:55,455 --> 00:15:56,798 SIDLE: I've been searching for similar scars 357 00:15:56,856 --> 00:15:57,994 in the gang database. 358 00:15:58,057 --> 00:16:00,059 Our burning man is a La Tijera 359 00:16:00,126 --> 00:16:02,037 named Ramon Castillo, street name Espectro. 360 00:16:02,095 --> 00:16:03,335 Yeah, it means "Ghost." 361 00:16:03,396 --> 00:16:05,967 VEGA: Big baller with La Tijeras some years back. 362 00:16:06,032 --> 00:16:08,308 Made my early days in the gang task force a real joy. 363 00:16:08,367 --> 00:16:10,040 Earned you some overtime, 364 00:16:10,103 --> 00:16:11,207 did he, Sam? 365 00:16:11,270 --> 00:16:13,079 Yeah, he and a Snakeback rival, Diego Barra, 366 00:16:13,139 --> 00:16:15,176 they were a regular Itchy and Scratchy. 367 00:16:15,241 --> 00:16:16,584 Shots traded back and forth, 368 00:16:16,642 --> 00:16:17,746 killing each other's friends. 369 00:16:17,810 --> 00:16:19,551 - Barra's still on the street? - No. 370 00:16:19,612 --> 00:16:21,751 Been locked up for almost a decade now. 371 00:16:21,814 --> 00:16:23,384 He could have ordered the hit from inside, no? 372 00:16:23,449 --> 00:16:24,587 Let's put him on a bus 373 00:16:24,650 --> 00:16:27,153 and bring his ass down here and talk to him. 374 00:16:27,220 --> 00:16:28,824 How's your Spanish these days? 375 00:16:28,888 --> 00:16:29,832 No bueno. 376 00:16:29,889 --> 00:16:31,095 But you can help me out there, bud. 377 00:16:31,157 --> 00:16:32,898 Tú? Nunca. 378 00:16:32,959 --> 00:16:33,960 Vamos. 379 00:16:38,297 --> 00:16:42,143 Your motel vic's organs are pale as a result of exsanguination 380 00:16:42,201 --> 00:16:44,738 due to severing of the carotid jugular complex. 381 00:16:44,804 --> 00:16:46,215 STOKES: Her throat was slashed. 382 00:16:46,272 --> 00:16:47,876 Someone did a number on her. 383 00:16:47,940 --> 00:16:49,180 Hello. 384 00:16:49,242 --> 00:16:51,313 Maybe Darlene Crocker looked her killer in the eye 385 00:16:51,377 --> 00:16:53,050 and didn't like what she saw. 386 00:16:54,113 --> 00:16:56,059 Weapon was a shard of broken mirror. 387 00:16:56,115 --> 00:16:57,526 Hers were the only prints on it. 388 00:16:57,583 --> 00:16:59,722 No one was seen leaving the motel room, 389 00:16:59,785 --> 00:17:01,560 so we're thinking she killed herself. 390 00:17:01,621 --> 00:17:04,500 (yelling) 391 00:17:05,691 --> 00:17:07,602 Brutality like this is unusual. 392 00:17:08,594 --> 00:17:10,403 Suicide is resignation. 393 00:17:10,463 --> 00:17:11,999 These wounds are rage. 394 00:17:15,801 --> 00:17:17,041 (Sniffs) 395 00:17:17,103 --> 00:17:19,242 Did you and Morgan find any drugs at the scene? 396 00:17:19,305 --> 00:17:21,581 Uh, just some kind of crystal trace. 397 00:17:21,641 --> 00:17:22,745 Smell this. 398 00:17:22,808 --> 00:17:24,287 (sniffs) Ugh, 399 00:17:24,343 --> 00:17:26,380 Room service in hell doesn't smell that bad. 400 00:17:26,445 --> 00:17:27,753 What is it? 401 00:17:27,813 --> 00:17:29,815 A distinct ether-like odor. 402 00:17:29,882 --> 00:17:30,986 Pretty rare these days. 403 00:17:31,050 --> 00:17:32,222 PCP. 404 00:17:32,285 --> 00:17:33,628 Oh, bad trip. 405 00:17:33,686 --> 00:17:35,666 That would explain the self-mutilation. 406 00:17:37,056 --> 00:17:38,626 (trembling laughter) 407 00:17:38,691 --> 00:17:40,136 Hallucinatory state. 408 00:17:40,193 --> 00:17:43,538 She thinks she's fighting off untold dark forces. 409 00:17:45,198 --> 00:17:47,940 (eerie laughter) 410 00:17:51,904 --> 00:17:53,975 ROBBINS: Not self-destruction. 411 00:17:54,040 --> 00:17:56,850 In her mind, self-defense. 412 00:17:56,909 --> 00:17:58,411 Well, Henry's running tox right now. 413 00:17:58,477 --> 00:18:01,856 If it is PCP, we'll get confirmation. 414 00:18:01,914 --> 00:18:03,416 Detective Vega. 415 00:18:03,482 --> 00:18:05,086 I know you. 416 00:18:05,151 --> 00:18:07,290 You put me in the joint and never come to visit. 417 00:18:10,089 --> 00:18:12,091 I was waiting for a special occasion, 418 00:18:12,158 --> 00:18:14,729 like the day they'd flip the switch. 419 00:18:14,794 --> 00:18:16,273 (laughs) 420 00:18:16,329 --> 00:18:20,937 You must be confusing me with some other innocent vato. 421 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:22,843 I'm only doing 25 to life. 422 00:18:22,902 --> 00:18:25,041 Not if you had anything to do with killing Espectro. 423 00:18:27,840 --> 00:18:29,114 Serious? 424 00:18:29,175 --> 00:18:31,451 Damn right, I'm serious. 425 00:18:31,510 --> 00:18:32,716 Someone ghosted him for real? 426 00:18:32,778 --> 00:18:35,224 I'm shocked you didn't know. 427 00:18:36,749 --> 00:18:39,491 You best believe I wanted to kill him. 428 00:18:41,921 --> 00:18:43,229 But the punk vanished underground 429 00:18:43,289 --> 00:18:45,269 before I had a chance to stick him there. 430 00:18:46,926 --> 00:18:50,271 So, whoever took him out, how'd they do it? 431 00:18:52,265 --> 00:18:54,006 Must have been a lucky shot, 432 00:18:54,066 --> 00:18:56,842 because there was no getting close to Espectro. 433 00:18:59,138 --> 00:19:00,845 That wasn't luck. 434 00:19:10,249 --> 00:19:12,251 (whispering): Marta. 435 00:19:12,318 --> 00:19:13,991 Marta? 436 00:19:14,053 --> 00:19:16,090 Who-who's Marta? 437 00:19:17,890 --> 00:19:20,393 No man did that. 438 00:19:20,459 --> 00:19:22,871 For a sinner like Espectro, 439 00:19:22,929 --> 00:19:26,536 there's forces in the universe more powerful than man. 440 00:19:46,285 --> 00:19:47,764 STOKES: Marta Arterro, 441 00:19:47,820 --> 00:19:50,300 Diego Barra's girlfriend from back in '02. 442 00:19:50,356 --> 00:19:53,530 Now, the hood grapevine says that Espectro 443 00:19:53,592 --> 00:19:55,469 was the one who set her ablaze. 444 00:19:55,528 --> 00:19:56,871 And now somebody kills Espectro 445 00:19:56,929 --> 00:19:58,966 in the same fiery manner. 446 00:19:59,031 --> 00:20:00,567 Nine years later? 447 00:20:00,633 --> 00:20:02,704 That's some serious felony procrastination. 448 00:20:02,768 --> 00:20:05,044 Well, it's 11 years quicker than it took 449 00:20:05,104 --> 00:20:08,244 Kevin Fetzer to catch his retribution. 450 00:20:08,307 --> 00:20:09,581 RUSSELL: Okay. 451 00:20:10,609 --> 00:20:12,589 Two crimes. 452 00:20:12,645 --> 00:20:14,556 Both blasts from the past. 453 00:20:14,613 --> 00:20:17,287 Do we think there's a connection? 454 00:20:18,951 --> 00:20:21,329 HODGES: Crime scene photo doesn't do the trace justice. 455 00:20:21,387 --> 00:20:22,798 BRODY: You're right. 456 00:20:22,855 --> 00:20:24,357 It's lovely. 457 00:20:24,423 --> 00:20:26,994 What the heck is it? 458 00:20:27,059 --> 00:20:30,006 The trace you got from your motel vic's face is pollen. 459 00:20:30,062 --> 00:20:31,370 From the flame lily. 460 00:20:31,430 --> 00:20:34,741 The particles, not unlike one David Hodges, 461 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:38,543 exhibit a highly-sculptured outer shell. 462 00:20:38,604 --> 00:20:40,584 Helps them cling to passing bodies 463 00:20:40,639 --> 00:20:42,516 in desperate hopes of propagation. 464 00:20:45,244 --> 00:20:47,952 There were no flowers in the motel room. 465 00:20:48,013 --> 00:20:50,015 And we didn't see anything outside. 466 00:20:50,082 --> 00:20:52,688 Possible pollen transfer from the killer. 467 00:20:52,752 --> 00:20:55,164 Morgan, I got those results. 468 00:20:57,056 --> 00:20:58,399 Thanks for the flowers. 469 00:20:59,392 --> 00:21:00,803 But I got a date with Henry. 470 00:21:06,165 --> 00:21:08,042 Doc Robbins' nose knows drugs. 471 00:21:08,100 --> 00:21:09,670 Motel vic's tox panel showed 472 00:21:09,735 --> 00:21:12,375 a lethal level of PCP in her system. 473 00:21:12,438 --> 00:21:13,678 Angel dust? 474 00:21:13,739 --> 00:21:15,480 Thought that stuff went out in the early '90s. 475 00:21:15,541 --> 00:21:16,611 Well, you're right. 476 00:21:16,675 --> 00:21:18,552 And the sample she ingested appears to be 477 00:21:18,611 --> 00:21:20,887 from a vintage batch of the drug. 478 00:21:20,946 --> 00:21:22,789 See, there's a trace of a component, 479 00:21:22,848 --> 00:21:25,522 PCC, in her blood-- it was a compound used 480 00:21:25,584 --> 00:21:28,326 to manufacture PCP until the early '90s 481 00:21:28,387 --> 00:21:31,027 when PCC became heavily controlled. 482 00:21:31,090 --> 00:21:33,127 Nobody uses that recipe anymore. 483 00:21:33,192 --> 00:21:36,173 Why would somebody hold on to an old dose of PCP? 484 00:21:36,228 --> 00:21:40,574 With age, it acquires delicious notes of a woodsy vanilla. 485 00:21:41,701 --> 00:21:44,580 No, it stays the same toxic, 486 00:21:44,637 --> 00:21:46,173 stinking nightmare fuel 487 00:21:46,238 --> 00:21:47,376 it started as. 488 00:21:47,440 --> 00:21:49,317 - Doesn't make any sense. - Hmm. 489 00:21:49,375 --> 00:21:50,718 Holed up in that hotel room, 490 00:21:50,776 --> 00:21:53,279 dosed with a blast from the past. 491 00:21:54,313 --> 00:21:56,088 Did you just say "blast from the past"? 492 00:21:57,516 --> 00:21:59,518 Our motel room vic, Darlene Crocker, 493 00:21:59,585 --> 00:22:02,623 ingested a lethal load of vintage formula PCP. 494 00:22:03,656 --> 00:22:05,192 Okay, Henry, check out 495 00:22:05,257 --> 00:22:08,067 the LIMS database to see if Darlene Crocker has any prior 496 00:22:08,127 --> 00:22:10,733 criminal record or any connection to old crimes. 497 00:22:10,796 --> 00:22:12,298 Doesn't have to be recent. 498 00:22:14,667 --> 00:22:17,307 Today, the past is present. 499 00:22:19,939 --> 00:22:21,885 Whoa. 500 00:22:25,845 --> 00:22:27,756 Happened again... again. 501 00:22:27,813 --> 00:22:29,258 Morgan and Greg's case. 502 00:22:29,315 --> 00:22:31,226 A Darlene Crocker. 503 00:22:31,283 --> 00:22:34,890 1989, her 12-and-a-half-year-old daughter, 504 00:22:34,954 --> 00:22:37,628 Chelsea, died a pretty gruesome death on PCP, 505 00:22:37,690 --> 00:22:40,068 just like her mother did today. 506 00:22:40,125 --> 00:22:43,038 (groans) A little girl with that kind of drug? 507 00:22:43,095 --> 00:22:44,438 Junkie older brother, Ken Crocker, 508 00:22:44,497 --> 00:22:47,410 confessed to having fed it to her, and then got sent away. 509 00:22:47,466 --> 00:22:49,571 22 years later, Mom self-destructs on the same drug? 510 00:22:49,635 --> 00:22:52,707 Yeah. See, I'm not so sure that she just happened 511 00:22:52,771 --> 00:22:54,773 to choose today to take that dose. 512 00:22:54,840 --> 00:22:57,150 Somebody forced her to take it-- murder. 513 00:22:57,209 --> 00:22:59,120 Just like the burning tires and the arcade ball. 514 00:22:59,178 --> 00:23:01,784 Death by déjà vu. 515 00:23:06,118 --> 00:23:08,621 RUSSELL: Tonight, you will be visited by the spirits 516 00:23:08,687 --> 00:23:10,963 of three old cases. 517 00:23:11,023 --> 00:23:12,502 Uh, sorry. 518 00:23:12,558 --> 00:23:14,504 I... I haven't had much sleep lately. 519 00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:17,302 The question is, why these three cases, 520 00:23:17,363 --> 00:23:18,671 and why now? 521 00:23:18,731 --> 00:23:19,903 And who's this 522 00:23:19,965 --> 00:23:23,310 mysterious Jacob Marley summoning their spirits? 523 00:23:23,369 --> 00:23:25,280 There's no obvious connections, 524 00:23:25,337 --> 00:23:27,010 and there's years between the murders. 525 00:23:27,072 --> 00:23:28,847 It's three different areas of Vegas- 526 00:23:28,908 --> 00:23:31,286 tire-fire Marta in a Northside hood, 527 00:23:31,343 --> 00:23:33,619 PCP Chelsea in a trailer park 528 00:23:33,679 --> 00:23:35,420 and Birthday Mikey in the burbs. 529 00:23:35,481 --> 00:23:36,926 Two child vics, one adult. 530 00:23:36,982 --> 00:23:38,120 SIDLE: One big difference. 531 00:23:38,184 --> 00:23:39,162 Espectro and Fetzer 532 00:23:39,218 --> 00:23:40,288 both escaped justice, 533 00:23:40,352 --> 00:23:41,922 at least the first time around, 534 00:23:41,987 --> 00:23:43,625 but the Crocker case was solved. 535 00:23:43,689 --> 00:23:44,861 Brother was convicted. 536 00:23:44,924 --> 00:23:47,427 So, why is Darlene paying for that now? 537 00:23:47,493 --> 00:23:49,200 Maybe someone thinks the wrong person 538 00:23:49,261 --> 00:23:50,604 paid for it back then. 539 00:23:50,663 --> 00:23:53,041 Yeah. 540 00:23:53,098 --> 00:23:55,169 All right, there's got to be more to that story. 541 00:23:55,234 --> 00:23:56,508 BRASS: Chelsea Crocker-- 542 00:23:56,569 --> 00:23:58,674 she had little plastic flower barrettes in her hair. 543 00:23:58,737 --> 00:24:00,182 The strands of it, 544 00:24:00,239 --> 00:24:03,777 she ripped out at the scalp as the PCP ripped through her. 545 00:24:03,842 --> 00:24:05,446 Scratched her arms to threads. 546 00:24:05,511 --> 00:24:08,890 She was 12 years old, 70 pounds. 547 00:24:08,948 --> 00:24:11,428 Gram of PCP shoved down her throat. 548 00:24:11,483 --> 00:24:13,394 Dumped like trash. 549 00:24:14,420 --> 00:24:15,831 What a... what about the brother? 550 00:24:15,888 --> 00:24:17,367 - Ken Crocker. - Yeah. 551 00:24:17,423 --> 00:24:18,834 19, user. 552 00:24:18,891 --> 00:24:20,632 We found him a day later in an alleyway 553 00:24:20,693 --> 00:24:22,104 on the nod, right? 554 00:24:22,161 --> 00:24:23,367 He confessed. 555 00:24:24,630 --> 00:24:26,632 Said his little sister was getting on his nerves, 556 00:24:26,699 --> 00:24:27,973 so he fed her the dust, 557 00:24:28,033 --> 00:24:29,137 just wanted to see what would happen. 558 00:24:29,201 --> 00:24:30,407 Wow. All right. 559 00:24:30,469 --> 00:24:33,382 And where-where was Mom Darlene during all of this? 560 00:24:33,439 --> 00:24:34,747 She was at home asleep, taking a nap. 561 00:24:34,807 --> 00:24:36,343 Gave off a weird vibe, though. 562 00:24:36,408 --> 00:24:38,388 It was something we should've taken a closer look at. 563 00:24:38,444 --> 00:24:39,821 Why? What-what do you mean? 564 00:24:39,878 --> 00:24:41,255 Well, about two years into his sentence, 565 00:24:41,313 --> 00:24:42,724 brother Ken hires a P.I. 566 00:24:42,781 --> 00:24:44,260 He said he was so messed up 567 00:24:44,316 --> 00:24:45,795 on the night of his sister's death 568 00:24:45,851 --> 00:24:47,330 that he forgot he had an alibi. 569 00:24:47,386 --> 00:24:49,491 So, the P.I. checks it out, 570 00:24:49,555 --> 00:24:52,092 proves it, gets Ken off. 571 00:24:52,157 --> 00:24:54,728 But the kid blew his luck two days later on a motorcycle. 572 00:24:54,793 --> 00:24:57,706 So, the mom was the only one at home 573 00:24:57,763 --> 00:24:59,743 the night that Chelsea died. 574 00:24:59,798 --> 00:25:01,641 The cup used to dose her had the fingerprints 575 00:25:01,700 --> 00:25:03,111 of both Darlene and Ken on it. 576 00:25:03,168 --> 00:25:04,909 So, with Ken out of the picture, 577 00:25:04,970 --> 00:25:07,109 Darlene was the last suspect standing. 578 00:25:07,172 --> 00:25:09,743 But the DA refused to indict, based upon 579 00:25:09,808 --> 00:25:11,754 Ken's wrongful conviction, because he said it 580 00:25:11,810 --> 00:25:13,483 "muddied the waters." 581 00:25:15,080 --> 00:25:16,889 Well, I guess the waters are a lot cleaner 582 00:25:16,949 --> 00:25:18,292 now that justice is served. 583 00:25:23,455 --> 00:25:26,368 Well, you know, whether or not she was guilty back then, 584 00:25:26,425 --> 00:25:28,132 Darlene Crocker was murdered. 585 00:25:28,193 --> 00:25:29,228 - And I-I need to... - Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, 586 00:25:29,294 --> 00:25:30,637 whoa, whoa, whoa. 587 00:25:33,232 --> 00:25:35,371 The little girl was murdered. 588 00:25:35,434 --> 00:25:38,415 Darlene got what was coming to her. 589 00:25:40,839 --> 00:25:41,909 Hey. 590 00:25:42,941 --> 00:25:43,919 Are we done here? 591 00:25:43,976 --> 00:25:45,250 Because I got a lot of work to do. 592 00:25:47,012 --> 00:25:49,322 Chromatogram of the by-products 593 00:25:49,381 --> 00:25:51,258 and impurities in the PCP sample 594 00:25:51,317 --> 00:25:53,263 from Darlene Crocker's motel room this morning, 595 00:25:53,318 --> 00:25:55,320 and the same analysis of the PCP 596 00:25:55,387 --> 00:25:57,560 that killed Chelsea Crocker in '89. 597 00:25:57,623 --> 00:26:00,194 Mother and daughter didn't just die on PCP. 598 00:26:00,259 --> 00:26:02,865 They died on PCP from the exact same batch. 599 00:26:04,129 --> 00:26:05,836 Well, no dealer or user 600 00:26:05,898 --> 00:26:07,536 would hold on to the same drug batch 601 00:26:07,599 --> 00:26:08,942 for 22 years. 602 00:26:10,002 --> 00:26:12,278 But I know someplace that does. 603 00:26:22,047 --> 00:26:24,084 All right, a PCP sample 604 00:26:24,149 --> 00:26:26,527 from Chelsea's death was checked out 605 00:26:26,585 --> 00:26:29,191 of the police evidence vault last November. 606 00:26:29,254 --> 00:26:31,791 By Who? 607 00:26:31,857 --> 00:26:34,360 Detective Stan Richardson? 608 00:26:34,426 --> 00:26:36,337 Sample was never returned. 609 00:26:39,331 --> 00:26:40,935 VARTANN: Richardson? 610 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:42,638 He retired a year back. 611 00:26:42,701 --> 00:26:43,805 Did you work with him much? 612 00:26:43,869 --> 00:26:45,041 No. I used to drink with him. 613 00:26:45,104 --> 00:26:46,276 Bunch of us did. 614 00:26:46,338 --> 00:26:48,318 Bar called the Blue Rail. 615 00:26:48,374 --> 00:26:49,751 Richardson would buy rounds 616 00:26:49,808 --> 00:26:51,981 and listen to us bitch about the job. 617 00:26:52,044 --> 00:26:53,648 If you had a case that was really bothering you, 618 00:26:53,712 --> 00:26:55,316 you'd talk to him about it. He had a way 619 00:26:55,381 --> 00:26:56,689 of putting things in perspective. 620 00:26:56,749 --> 00:26:57,989 Make you feel better. 621 00:26:58,050 --> 00:27:00,621 Did you talk to him about the Mikey Moran case? 622 00:27:00,686 --> 00:27:01,858 About Kevin Fetzer? 623 00:27:01,920 --> 00:27:04,127 It was 20 years ago. I... 624 00:27:04,189 --> 00:27:05,566 You know, I might have. 625 00:27:05,624 --> 00:27:07,001 Talk to him recently? 626 00:27:08,494 --> 00:27:10,132 Not since I stopped drinking, so... 627 00:27:10,195 --> 00:27:13,301 11 years, seven months and 14 days. 628 00:27:13,365 --> 00:27:15,140 We've been trying to reach him, and his address 629 00:27:15,200 --> 00:27:16,611 and number on file are no good. 630 00:27:18,037 --> 00:27:20,711 Like I said, you know, it's been years. 631 00:27:23,208 --> 00:27:24,744 (sighs) 632 00:27:24,810 --> 00:27:28,280 I mean, last I heard, there were still a few guys 633 00:27:28,347 --> 00:27:31,089 who'd tip them back with Richardson. 634 00:27:31,150 --> 00:27:33,221 Who? 635 00:27:37,289 --> 00:27:39,496 Hey, what... what do you drink, Jim? 636 00:27:39,558 --> 00:27:41,435 Are you a scotch man? 637 00:27:41,493 --> 00:27:44,133 I'm more picky about the company than the drink. 638 00:27:44,196 --> 00:27:45,573 Did you forget something or...? 639 00:27:45,631 --> 00:27:48,578 I heard that you used to drink with Stan Richardson. 640 00:27:48,634 --> 00:27:50,409 Yeah, and...? 641 00:27:50,469 --> 00:27:52,380 Well, I was just hoping you could tell me 642 00:27:52,438 --> 00:27:53,576 anything you could about him. 643 00:27:53,639 --> 00:27:55,380 He was a good detective. 644 00:27:55,440 --> 00:27:56,748 Wore the job hard. 645 00:27:56,809 --> 00:27:58,482 Hopefully, on a houseboat somewhere. 646 00:28:00,245 --> 00:28:01,724 Did something happen to him? 647 00:28:01,780 --> 00:28:05,057 Do you know where that houseboat might be? 648 00:28:06,085 --> 00:28:07,621 This about the revenge murders? 649 00:28:07,686 --> 00:28:08,858 Do you think he's involved? 650 00:28:08,921 --> 00:28:11,197 We have reason to believe, yeah. 651 00:28:11,256 --> 00:28:12,963 You're wrong. It's a fantasy. 652 00:28:13,025 --> 00:28:14,971 Every cop keeps a hit list of loose cases 653 00:28:15,027 --> 00:28:16,802 and unfinished business running around in his head. 654 00:28:16,862 --> 00:28:18,136 Nobody ever acts on it. 655 00:28:18,197 --> 00:28:20,871 Stan Richardson checked out drug evidence 656 00:28:20,933 --> 00:28:22,606 two days before he retired. 657 00:28:22,668 --> 00:28:26,514 It was used this morning in the murder of Darlene Crocker. 658 00:28:33,212 --> 00:28:35,214 Richardson is not a murderer. 659 00:28:35,280 --> 00:28:37,317 Well, maybe he calls it justice. 660 00:28:37,382 --> 00:28:38,588 You know? 661 00:28:38,650 --> 00:28:41,654 They get what they have coming, right? 662 00:28:44,323 --> 00:28:46,269 (phone rings) 663 00:28:46,325 --> 00:28:48,305 Excuse me. Yeah? 664 00:28:48,360 --> 00:28:49,498 STOKES: Okay, listen up, boss. 665 00:28:49,561 --> 00:28:51,632 The Pension Office said Richardson's funds 666 00:28:51,697 --> 00:28:53,108 are direct deposit to some bank. 667 00:28:53,165 --> 00:28:57,443 He said that automatic payments for rent are to 600 Oak Street. 668 00:28:57,502 --> 00:28:59,345 Catherine and I are headed there right now. 669 00:28:59,404 --> 00:29:01,111 Okay. 670 00:29:01,173 --> 00:29:02,948 Make sure you bring backup. 671 00:29:06,311 --> 00:29:07,551 (phone beeps off) 672 00:29:11,383 --> 00:29:13,226 Mr. Richardson doesn't get many visitors. 673 00:29:13,285 --> 00:29:14,889 Exactly how long has Mr. Richardson 674 00:29:14,953 --> 00:29:16,227 been residing here? 675 00:29:16,288 --> 00:29:17,460 Six weeks. 676 00:29:17,523 --> 00:29:19,161 He'll be missed when he departs. 677 00:29:20,526 --> 00:29:23,200 Mr. Richardson, some friends are here to see you. 678 00:29:29,401 --> 00:29:30,937 STOKES: Detective... 679 00:29:31,003 --> 00:29:32,505 Richardson? 680 00:29:32,571 --> 00:29:34,983 You finally caught up to me. 681 00:29:44,550 --> 00:29:45,858 RICHARDSON: What more do you want? 682 00:29:45,918 --> 00:29:47,556 You've got my confession. 683 00:29:47,619 --> 00:29:50,532 I made those people pay for their crimes. 684 00:29:50,589 --> 00:29:52,364 I'm ready to settle up. 685 00:29:52,424 --> 00:29:55,405 Well, we've talked to your hospice nurses, Stan. 686 00:29:55,460 --> 00:29:57,269 End-stage pancreatic cancer. 687 00:29:57,329 --> 00:29:59,206 You haven't been out of bed in a month. 688 00:29:59,264 --> 00:30:01,801 Well, when something must be done, 689 00:30:01,867 --> 00:30:05,474 the universe has a way of granting power. 690 00:30:05,537 --> 00:30:07,141 STOKES: Oh, we're in agreement 691 00:30:07,205 --> 00:30:08,479 that you had help; it was just 692 00:30:08,540 --> 00:30:11,384 more of the human variety. 693 00:30:11,443 --> 00:30:13,218 -(muffled cough) - WILLOWS: Well... 694 00:30:13,278 --> 00:30:14,951 since you're so at peace with the universe, 695 00:30:15,013 --> 00:30:16,959 you wouldn't mind us taking a look 696 00:30:17,015 --> 00:30:18,722 around your little corner of it? 697 00:30:18,784 --> 00:30:19,854 No. 698 00:30:19,918 --> 00:30:21,158 Go ahead. 699 00:30:21,219 --> 00:30:23,324 Thank you. 700 00:30:25,257 --> 00:30:27,066 If you see anything you like... 701 00:30:27,125 --> 00:30:29,264 I have no need for it anymore. 702 00:30:41,974 --> 00:30:43,715 (Richardson coughs) 703 00:31:00,492 --> 00:31:02,904 Nick. 704 00:31:06,365 --> 00:31:09,278 There was trace of lily pollen 705 00:31:09,334 --> 00:31:10,574 on Darlene Crocker. 706 00:31:13,405 --> 00:31:15,646 Soil's been disturbed. 707 00:31:27,819 --> 00:31:30,663 (muffled coughing) 708 00:31:31,923 --> 00:31:33,766 Avenging angel's buried treasure? 709 00:31:33,825 --> 00:31:35,099 Mm-hmm. 710 00:31:35,160 --> 00:31:36,696 Angel's got to have somebody out there 711 00:31:36,762 --> 00:31:38,105 doing the killing for him. 712 00:31:38,163 --> 00:31:39,335 That same killer 713 00:31:39,398 --> 00:31:41,241 tracked pollen into the motel scene, 714 00:31:41,299 --> 00:31:42,539 and the pollen... 715 00:31:45,203 --> 00:31:47,149 ...led us to this lockbox. 716 00:31:52,844 --> 00:31:54,448 Sara. 717 00:31:54,513 --> 00:31:56,550 It's the evidence tag from the PCP 718 00:31:56,615 --> 00:31:58,959 that killed Chelsea and Darlene. 719 00:32:22,407 --> 00:32:24,011 Hidden compartment. 720 00:32:24,075 --> 00:32:25,952 Yeah. 721 00:32:42,928 --> 00:32:44,874 What do you think? 722 00:32:44,930 --> 00:32:46,603 Evidence from another cold case? 723 00:32:48,266 --> 00:32:50,439 Maybe Richardson's got more names on his list. 724 00:32:51,870 --> 00:32:53,611 Revenge. 725 00:32:53,672 --> 00:32:55,743 Cool and serve. 726 00:32:58,910 --> 00:33:00,389 I hope you got something. 727 00:33:00,445 --> 00:33:02,447 Nick and Sara couldn't find any prints 728 00:33:02,514 --> 00:33:05,154 on Richardson's strongbox or its contents. 729 00:33:05,217 --> 00:33:07,254 Whoever's doing this is being very careful. 730 00:33:07,319 --> 00:33:10,528 - Did you find any potential victims? -(sighs) 731 00:33:10,589 --> 00:33:12,728 Talked with a dozen officers who worked with Richardson. 732 00:33:12,791 --> 00:33:14,202 They got any ideas who else 733 00:33:14,259 --> 00:33:16,569 was in his bucket list, they're not saying. 734 00:33:16,628 --> 00:33:18,539 And skimming the cases he worked, nothing stands out. 735 00:33:18,597 --> 00:33:20,099 There's plenty of unsolveds, 736 00:33:20,165 --> 00:33:22,236 but no obvious ones that got away. 737 00:33:23,802 --> 00:33:25,042 RUSSELL: Sheriff Liston. 738 00:33:25,103 --> 00:33:27,140 Stan Richardson was my first partner. 739 00:33:27,205 --> 00:33:29,344 Taught me everything when I was a rookie. 740 00:33:29,408 --> 00:33:30,853 Taught a lot of cops. 741 00:33:30,909 --> 00:33:33,389 I don't know who he's working with now, 742 00:33:33,445 --> 00:33:36,619 but I got a bad feeling that's his next target. 743 00:33:40,152 --> 00:33:41,756 - Rex Camford? -15 years back, 744 00:33:41,820 --> 00:33:43,424 Camford's wife filed for divorce. 745 00:33:43,488 --> 00:33:44,865 Vanished the next night. 746 00:33:44,923 --> 00:33:46,368 Same night Camford takes his boat out 747 00:33:46,424 --> 00:33:48,734 for a midnight cruise on Lake Mead. 748 00:33:48,793 --> 00:33:51,569 All we had was a handful of circumstantial 749 00:33:51,630 --> 00:33:53,303 and a DA who shied from no-body cases. 750 00:33:53,365 --> 00:33:55,106 No charges. 751 00:33:55,166 --> 00:33:57,112 No doubt in my mind Camford killed his wife. 752 00:33:57,169 --> 00:33:59,410 What-what about Richardson? Did he feel the same way? 753 00:33:59,471 --> 00:34:01,280 Well, after I talked his ear off about it 754 00:34:01,339 --> 00:34:03,046 for six whiskies straight at the Blue Rail, 755 00:34:03,108 --> 00:34:04,883 he was madder than I was. 756 00:34:04,943 --> 00:34:07,446 Which is why I've been trying to get a hold of Camford. 757 00:34:07,512 --> 00:34:09,890 His housekeeper said he didn't make it home from work. 758 00:34:09,948 --> 00:34:11,052 Okay, why-why don't you... 759 00:34:11,116 --> 00:34:12,220 WILLOWS: Sheriff. 760 00:34:12,284 --> 00:34:13,854 Ah, Catherine, Sheriffs got a hunch 761 00:34:13,919 --> 00:34:15,227 about another possible target. 762 00:34:15,287 --> 00:34:17,563 What do you have? 763 00:34:17,622 --> 00:34:20,296 Richardson's phone records from the hospice. 764 00:34:20,358 --> 00:34:23,339 The only recent calls were made from a disposable cell. 765 00:34:23,395 --> 00:34:25,102 Check out the times of the calls. 766 00:34:25,163 --> 00:34:28,007 RUSSELL: They line up with the times of the murders. 767 00:34:28,066 --> 00:34:29,306 Yeah. 768 00:34:29,367 --> 00:34:31,244 Someone has been keeping Richardson updated 769 00:34:31,303 --> 00:34:33,010 on his progress. 770 00:34:34,372 --> 00:34:36,648 I was able to ping the disposable cell. 771 00:34:36,708 --> 00:34:38,551 Signal hit tower 114 772 00:34:38,610 --> 00:34:41,181 from a southerly direction about five minutes ago. 773 00:34:41,246 --> 00:34:42,987 So... 774 00:34:43,048 --> 00:34:45,858 Richardson's wingman is at Lake Mead. 775 00:34:45,917 --> 00:34:47,089 Good work. 776 00:34:47,152 --> 00:34:48,529 And what are the chances 777 00:34:48,587 --> 00:34:50,498 Rex Camford's along for the ride? 778 00:34:53,758 --> 00:34:56,500 (sirens wailing) 779 00:35:00,398 --> 00:35:02,309 Detective Vega! Show me your hands! 780 00:35:02,367 --> 00:35:03,744 Son of a bitch! 781 00:35:05,770 --> 00:35:07,044 BRASS: Sam. 782 00:35:07,105 --> 00:35:08,379 We all know what Camford did, and we're 783 00:35:08,440 --> 00:35:09,714 going to make sure he pays for it. 784 00:35:09,775 --> 00:35:11,482 - Let us handle it. - System had its chance, Jim. 785 00:35:11,543 --> 00:35:14,149 It didn't do jack! 786 00:35:14,212 --> 00:35:15,589 You know, if it was just you and me, 787 00:35:15,647 --> 00:35:16,785 you'd be down here helping me out. 788 00:35:16,848 --> 00:35:18,156 BRASS: I'm trying to help you. 789 00:35:18,216 --> 00:35:20,389 Lose the piece, and we're all good. 790 00:35:22,120 --> 00:35:23,531 Drop the gun, Sam. 791 00:35:23,588 --> 00:35:24,896 Hey, guys, he's not moving. 792 00:35:26,157 --> 00:35:28,194 - Sam... -STOKES: Come on, Sammy, we've been 793 00:35:28,260 --> 00:35:29,500 through too much together, man. 794 00:35:29,561 --> 00:35:30,562 Let us help you out. 795 00:35:37,068 --> 00:35:38,445 Sure. 796 00:35:39,738 --> 00:35:41,877 You can help me out. 797 00:35:43,108 --> 00:35:44,178 BRASS: No! 798 00:35:45,877 --> 00:35:47,857 'Vega! 'Vega! 799 00:35:48,680 --> 00:35:49,954 I got him! 800 00:35:52,083 --> 00:35:53,187 STOKES: Get him up to the bank. 801 00:35:53,251 --> 00:35:54,252 Pull him up here. 802 00:35:55,887 --> 00:35:57,389 Come on, Vega, stay with me. 803 00:35:57,455 --> 00:35:58,559 Stay with me, brother. 804 00:35:58,623 --> 00:35:59,727 - Get him on his side. - Come on, now. 805 00:35:59,791 --> 00:36:01,270 - Here we go. - STOKES: Vega! 806 00:36:03,161 --> 00:36:04,139 Yeah, we got a pulse. 807 00:36:04,196 --> 00:36:05,971 Go get an ambu-bag. Go on. 808 00:36:06,031 --> 00:36:07,169 OFFICER: He's going to make it. 809 00:36:07,232 --> 00:36:08,939 - He's gone. - No. 810 00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:10,070 Control, this is Brass. 811 00:36:10,135 --> 00:36:11,773 We have an officer down-- 419. 812 00:36:11,836 --> 00:36:12,940 Hey, hurry UP- 813 00:36:16,908 --> 00:36:19,616 All right, here we go, buddy. 814 00:36:19,678 --> 00:36:21,589 Russell. 815 00:36:22,514 --> 00:36:23,754 Why don't you back off of him? 816 00:36:23,815 --> 00:36:25,522 Let-let them handle it. 817 00:36:25,584 --> 00:36:27,063 They got it. 818 00:36:30,822 --> 00:36:32,699 One additional. 819 00:36:32,757 --> 00:36:34,395 Middle-aged man. 820 00:36:34,459 --> 00:36:36,803 Requires medical. 821 00:36:58,049 --> 00:37:00,791 Okay, bud, Denali's all packed up. 822 00:37:00,852 --> 00:37:02,331 It's been a long night. 823 00:37:02,387 --> 00:37:03,991 You want to hit the road? 824 00:37:04,055 --> 00:37:05,659 Yeah, we probably should. 825 00:37:05,724 --> 00:37:06,964 But let me ask you something. 826 00:37:07,025 --> 00:37:10,438 There are miles of secluded shoreline on this lake, 827 00:37:10,495 --> 00:37:13,203 so why did Vega bring Rex here? 828 00:37:13,264 --> 00:37:15,244 Why this spot in particular? 829 00:37:15,300 --> 00:37:18,076 Maybe, with a gun to his head, Rex was compelled 830 00:37:18,136 --> 00:37:21,276 to lead Vega to the very spot where he dumped his wife. 831 00:37:23,008 --> 00:37:24,851 Now, that's interesting. 832 00:37:26,211 --> 00:37:28,316 What do you say we wake somebody up? 833 00:37:39,758 --> 00:37:42,500 - That looks like a skull. - Oh, yeah. 834 00:37:47,232 --> 00:37:48,768 Thank you, fellas. 835 00:37:48,833 --> 00:37:50,176 Look at that. 836 00:37:50,235 --> 00:37:52,715 Sharp orbital margins. 837 00:37:52,771 --> 00:37:54,307 Female. 838 00:37:54,372 --> 00:37:56,852 Shot in the back of the head-- look at that. 839 00:37:56,908 --> 00:37:58,819 Probably dead before she hit the water. 840 00:37:58,877 --> 00:38:00,686 You want to know what I remember most 841 00:38:00,745 --> 00:38:02,816 about that Camford case I worked back then? 842 00:38:04,349 --> 00:38:06,920 This gorgeous Colt revolver 843 00:38:06,985 --> 00:38:09,522 sitting on that arrogant bastard's desk. 844 00:38:09,588 --> 00:38:10,965 We still have it-- it's in evidence. 845 00:38:11,022 --> 00:38:14,401 Richardson's not the only one that holds on to stuff. 846 00:38:30,909 --> 00:38:32,855 (sighs) 847 00:38:32,911 --> 00:38:35,016 RICHARDSON: To my colleagues, 848 00:38:35,080 --> 00:38:38,357 who have shared the burden of the badge. 849 00:38:41,620 --> 00:38:45,067 Many of you won't agree with my methods, 850 00:38:45,123 --> 00:38:48,002 but all of you will understand... 851 00:38:50,595 --> 00:38:54,042 ...what it's like to have all the pieces set before you... 852 00:39:00,505 --> 00:39:03,577 ...the picture painted broad and clear... 853 00:39:09,681 --> 00:39:13,060 ...and watch the killer walk away... 854 00:39:15,086 --> 00:39:18,863 ...to live the life they tore from others. 855 00:39:20,325 --> 00:39:22,931 Well, I could not let that continue. 856 00:39:25,163 --> 00:39:26,608 I made a list. 857 00:39:27,999 --> 00:39:30,605 Five names. 858 00:39:30,668 --> 00:39:33,911 Those most deserving of vengeance. 859 00:39:36,274 --> 00:39:40,882 And now, as I embark into life's last mystery, 860 00:39:40,945 --> 00:39:42,652 I do so in peace. 861 00:39:44,482 --> 00:39:47,156 Detective Stanley Richardson, 862 00:39:47,218 --> 00:39:49,459 Las Vegas Police Department. 863 00:39:51,356 --> 00:39:53,336 I heard about the letter. 864 00:39:54,592 --> 00:39:58,130 Guy certainly knew how to get his message across. 865 00:39:58,196 --> 00:40:00,642 Well, cops can be 866 00:40:00,698 --> 00:40:04,373 refreshingly frank sometimes, right? 867 00:40:07,138 --> 00:40:08,913 (sighs) Listen. 868 00:40:08,973 --> 00:40:11,317 I know you and I aren't going to buy 869 00:40:11,376 --> 00:40:13,322 a summer house together anytime soon, 870 00:40:13,378 --> 00:40:15,255 but I have a lot of respect for you. 871 00:40:15,313 --> 00:40:17,020 Let's not forget, 872 00:40:17,081 --> 00:40:20,062 we did put away a wife killer. 873 00:40:21,886 --> 00:40:23,627 Okay. 874 00:40:23,688 --> 00:40:25,634 Good talk. 875 00:40:25,690 --> 00:40:26,862 Hold on a minute. 876 00:40:29,327 --> 00:40:31,705 Richardson's letter mentioned five names. 877 00:40:31,763 --> 00:40:32,969 Yeah. 878 00:40:33,031 --> 00:40:34,601 Vega was the fifth. 879 00:40:34,666 --> 00:40:39,411 There was a... a knife inside of Richardson's lockbox. 880 00:40:39,471 --> 00:40:41,576 Sara found a little blood inside of it, 881 00:40:41,639 --> 00:40:43,812 and it was a match to a murdered informant 882 00:40:43,875 --> 00:40:46,515 that Vega had been working a few years past. 883 00:40:46,578 --> 00:40:47,648 (sighs) 884 00:40:47,712 --> 00:40:50,886 Sam Vega could always be a little, um... 885 00:40:50,949 --> 00:40:53,293 overzealous, especially if he thought someone 886 00:40:53,351 --> 00:40:54,728 was holding out on him. 887 00:40:54,786 --> 00:40:56,197 You want my theory? 888 00:40:56,254 --> 00:40:58,200 Richardson knew that Vega was dirty. 889 00:40:58,256 --> 00:40:59,826 Kept the murder weapon 890 00:40:59,891 --> 00:41:02,269 because he wanted Vega to pay for his sins 891 00:41:02,327 --> 00:41:04,170 just like the rest of them. 892 00:41:09,133 --> 00:41:12,342 You know, it turns out both funerals are on the same day. 893 00:41:12,403 --> 00:41:14,440 Vega and Richardson. 894 00:41:15,473 --> 00:41:17,111 Well... 895 00:41:18,309 --> 00:41:21,313 I thought I'd get up early, 896 00:41:21,379 --> 00:41:24,417 get on a motorcycle 897 00:41:24,482 --> 00:41:27,258 and get very far out of town. 898 00:41:28,286 --> 00:41:30,698 I think that's a very good idea.