1 00:00:07,907 --> 00:00:10,842 Ugh. More on point than a sock. Ripped By mstoll 2 00:00:20,086 --> 00:00:22,646 Coffee? I wasn't sure how you take it. 3 00:00:23,256 --> 00:00:25,087 Black is fine. Thank you. 4 00:00:25,258 --> 00:00:28,284 - I'm Joan. - Tatiana. 5 00:00:28,728 --> 00:00:32,061 Please, don't interpret the to-go cup as a sign that you need to rush off, 6 00:00:32,232 --> 00:00:34,166 no matter what Sherlock tells you. 7 00:00:34,334 --> 00:00:37,462 I'll have you know that Tatiana is rushing off of her own accord. 8 00:00:37,637 --> 00:00:40,435 It's her morning to deliver the sermon. 9 00:00:40,774 --> 00:00:42,469 Thank you for the coffee. 10 00:00:42,642 --> 00:00:45,270 And you, for last night. I'll let myself out. 11 00:00:45,445 --> 00:00:46,810 Mm. 12 00:00:48,048 --> 00:00:49,174 Sermon? 13 00:00:50,483 --> 00:00:52,713 She's a pastor of some sort. 14 00:00:52,886 --> 00:00:56,879 - And her last name is? - Probably quite lovely. 15 00:00:57,290 --> 00:00:59,952 WATSON: So yesterday was the archaeologist. 16 00:01:00,126 --> 00:01:04,688 And last week was the schoolteacher and the magician. 17 00:01:04,864 --> 00:01:07,264 Mortician. Sylvia is a mortician. 18 00:01:07,434 --> 00:01:09,732 The magician left on tour about a month ago. 19 00:01:09,903 --> 00:01:12,497 I have to say, Watson, I'm feeling a little bit judged. 20 00:01:12,906 --> 00:01:16,171 You're well aware that I view sex as an exercise, as do the women I entertain. 21 00:01:18,011 --> 00:01:21,708 No judgment. Just buy some more to-go cups. 22 00:01:34,494 --> 00:01:36,291 WOMAN 1: Ms. Lanzer? 23 00:01:36,463 --> 00:01:40,422 Vincent is ready to start the rehearsal if you are. 24 00:01:44,537 --> 00:01:46,562 Good morning, Ms. Lanzer. 25 00:01:47,373 --> 00:01:49,273 - Prima is on the move. - Let's do it afterward. 26 00:01:49,442 --> 00:01:50,636 WOMAN 2: All right. 27 00:01:51,077 --> 00:01:54,205 MAN 1: All right, two minutes to go. MAN 2: Now give me flat. 28 00:01:54,380 --> 00:01:56,610 MAN 1: Got tape in my locker. WOMAN 2: That's great. 29 00:01:57,083 --> 00:01:59,017 - Everybody, settle! - Go. 30 00:01:59,185 --> 00:02:00,652 Places, please. 31 00:02:00,820 --> 00:02:03,653 MAN 3: All right, places. First cue. 32 00:02:03,823 --> 00:02:06,314 [ORCHESTRA PLAYING CLASSICAL MUSIC] 33 00:02:25,845 --> 00:02:29,246 - Columns go. MAN 4: Columns go. 34 00:02:36,923 --> 00:02:38,857 [CRASH AND THUD NEARBY] 35 00:02:39,025 --> 00:02:42,085 - What was that? MAN 5: Lights, lights. 36 00:02:42,395 --> 00:02:44,625 WOMAN 3: What was that? WOMAN 4: What was that? 37 00:02:45,331 --> 00:02:47,196 [ALL SCREAMING] 38 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:29,501 Judging by the pack of reporters outside, 39 00:03:29,676 --> 00:03:31,576 either ballet has ascended into the zeitgeist, 40 00:03:31,744 --> 00:03:34,178 or it's leaked that a murder has occurred here. 41 00:03:34,347 --> 00:03:36,315 Half the company tweeted their regrets 42 00:03:36,482 --> 00:03:38,211 for the deceased before we even got here. 43 00:03:38,384 --> 00:03:42,218 A couple of them even mentioned that she was cut in two. 44 00:03:42,388 --> 00:03:43,787 She was one of the dancers? 45 00:03:43,957 --> 00:03:45,686 Her name was Nell Solange. 46 00:03:45,858 --> 00:03:48,190 We noticed a few security cameras on the way in. 47 00:03:48,361 --> 00:03:50,226 Apparently so did the killer. 48 00:03:50,396 --> 00:03:52,159 All the cameras in and around the theater 49 00:03:52,332 --> 00:03:55,028 feed into one hard drive in the manager's office. 50 00:03:55,201 --> 00:03:58,568 Unfortunately for us, the perp took it on his way out. 51 00:03:59,138 --> 00:04:01,402 Vincent Renatto, he's the company's ballet master. 52 00:04:01,574 --> 00:04:04,042 Mr. Renatto, I'd like you to meet our consultants, 53 00:04:04,210 --> 00:04:05,939 Mr. Sherlock Holmes and Ms. Joan Watson. 54 00:04:06,112 --> 00:04:07,739 Our condolences for your loss. 55 00:04:07,914 --> 00:04:09,074 Thank you. 56 00:04:09,249 --> 00:04:11,274 I adored Nell. I... 57 00:04:11,451 --> 00:04:14,147 We're all reeling. I choreographed this piece with her in mind. 58 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:17,380 - She was dancing the lead? RENATTO: During auditions, 59 00:04:17,557 --> 00:04:19,354 she never quite connected with the role. 60 00:04:19,525 --> 00:04:21,254 Didn't give it her full focus. 61 00:04:21,427 --> 00:04:23,657 So I had to cast a more established dancer. 62 00:04:35,041 --> 00:04:36,975 Bisection. 63 00:04:39,112 --> 00:04:41,842 It's been a while since I've seen one of these. 64 00:04:42,282 --> 00:04:44,512 You'd think there'd be more blood. 65 00:04:44,684 --> 00:04:46,015 You would, 66 00:04:46,185 --> 00:04:49,018 if being cut in half was what had killed her. 67 00:04:51,024 --> 00:04:52,423 Her throat was slit. 68 00:04:52,592 --> 00:04:55,254 Preliminary time of death was around 10:00 last night. 69 00:04:55,428 --> 00:04:58,761 We think she was killed backstage, and then moved up into the rigging. 70 00:04:59,666 --> 00:05:02,726 Perp coiled a wire around her waist, 71 00:05:02,902 --> 00:05:05,496 so that in the morning, when the backdrop came down, 72 00:05:05,672 --> 00:05:08,266 the wire would tighten, and... 73 00:05:08,441 --> 00:05:13,743 The killer wanted drama, attention, spectacle. 74 00:05:14,113 --> 00:05:15,910 Yeah, but the kill itself was pretty simple. 75 00:05:16,082 --> 00:05:19,142 A single slice to the carotid artery with a thin, sharp blade. 76 00:05:19,319 --> 00:05:21,947 The wound is shallow, so the blade was probably small. 77 00:05:22,121 --> 00:05:25,488 Like a box cutter? Follow me. 78 00:05:28,494 --> 00:05:31,657 Marcus, I didn't realize you were off desk duty. 79 00:05:31,831 --> 00:05:34,425 Yeah, captain pulled some strings with the commissioner. 80 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:38,297 Still no gun, so I'm not allowed to fly solo, but it's a start. 81 00:05:38,771 --> 00:05:41,331 We're pretty sure this is the spot where Ms. Solange was killed. 82 00:05:41,507 --> 00:05:42,599 CSU found some blood drops. 83 00:05:42,775 --> 00:05:45,710 Sprayed the area with luminol, and the whole floor lit up. 84 00:05:45,878 --> 00:05:48,904 Now, after she was dead, the killer wiped up her blood with some towels, 85 00:05:49,082 --> 00:05:51,050 hid them in the bottom of that trash can. 86 00:05:51,217 --> 00:05:53,913 I found this wrapped in one of them. 87 00:05:54,087 --> 00:05:55,213 Mm. 88 00:05:55,855 --> 00:05:57,686 Well, we may well have our murder weapon. 89 00:05:57,857 --> 00:05:59,688 CSU already looked it over for prints. 90 00:05:59,859 --> 00:06:01,918 They won't know for sure till they get it to the lab, 91 00:06:02,095 --> 00:06:03,562 but they think it's been wiped clean. 92 00:06:03,730 --> 00:06:05,561 See that design etched on the handle? 93 00:06:05,732 --> 00:06:06,994 WATSON: It's a flower. 94 00:06:07,166 --> 00:06:08,360 That's not just a flower. 95 00:06:08,534 --> 00:06:11,332 That is an iris. 96 00:06:12,705 --> 00:06:15,071 I can't believe it. I was looking everywhere for it. 97 00:06:15,241 --> 00:06:18,506 I figured one of the core dancers must have taken it as a souvenir. 98 00:06:18,678 --> 00:06:21,169 - Souvenir? - It's happened before. 99 00:06:21,347 --> 00:06:24,339 They take things to remember me by or to show their friends. 100 00:06:27,286 --> 00:06:29,720 Please, forgive my colleagues, Ms. Lanzer. 101 00:06:29,889 --> 00:06:32,619 They don't follow the ballet. They don't know that meeting Iris Lanzer 102 00:06:32,792 --> 00:06:34,987 means they are in the presence of a master. 103 00:06:37,430 --> 00:06:40,797 I myself had the pleasure of seeing your Jeu de Cartes in London. 104 00:06:40,967 --> 00:06:42,127 It was inspired. 105 00:06:42,769 --> 00:06:45,738 - Thank you. - Ms. Lanzer, I have to ask. 106 00:06:45,905 --> 00:06:47,497 Why do you have a personalized box cutter? 107 00:06:48,341 --> 00:06:49,933 Every ballerina has their own set of tools 108 00:06:50,109 --> 00:06:52,202 for preparing their shoes to their own specifications. 109 00:06:52,378 --> 00:06:54,312 Box cutters are used for trimming the soles. 110 00:06:54,480 --> 00:06:57,608 When was the last time you saw your box cutter? 111 00:06:57,784 --> 00:07:00,719 Last week. I've been using a spare ever since. 112 00:07:00,887 --> 00:07:02,912 Would you say that you and Nell were rivals? 113 00:07:03,089 --> 00:07:06,149 No, not at all. Nell was unformed as a dancer. 114 00:07:06,325 --> 00:07:07,792 Vince Renatto didn't seem to think so. 115 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:10,554 He told us that he wanted her to dance the lead in this piece. 116 00:07:11,030 --> 00:07:14,431 He flirted with the notion of Nell, but he chose me. 117 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:17,000 We will need to know your whereabouts last night. 118 00:07:17,470 --> 00:07:19,097 Do you think I? 119 00:07:20,773 --> 00:07:23,606 I left the theater at 7. I went home. 120 00:07:23,776 --> 00:07:25,676 I was there all night. 121 00:07:25,845 --> 00:07:27,779 My housekeeper's a live-in. She can vouch for me. 122 00:07:28,448 --> 00:07:31,417 Can you think of anyone else who may have meant Ms. Solange harm? 123 00:07:31,584 --> 00:07:34,712 I heard a rumor that she broke up with her boyfriend, Nicholas Orman. 124 00:07:34,887 --> 00:07:36,582 He used to be a dancer with the company. 125 00:07:36,756 --> 00:07:38,348 I seem to recall he had a temper. 126 00:07:38,524 --> 00:07:41,152 Thank you very much, Ms. Lanzer. We shall speak with him. 127 00:07:41,327 --> 00:07:43,795 And again, a great honor to meet you. 128 00:07:44,831 --> 00:07:48,028 All right, Marcus, you take McAndrews and pay a visit to the ex-boyfriend. 129 00:07:48,201 --> 00:07:52,262 I'll put Ellis and Parker on confirming Ms. Lanzer's alibi, all right? 130 00:07:52,438 --> 00:07:53,632 - All right. - Okay. 131 00:07:53,806 --> 00:07:56,104 Would you consider a little company, detective? 132 00:07:56,275 --> 00:07:59,836 The more, the merrier. Wait here. I gotta find McAndrews. 133 00:08:01,147 --> 00:08:03,911 You know you went a little, uh, fanboy back there, right? 134 00:08:04,083 --> 00:08:06,017 - "Fanboy"? - I don't think I've ever seen you 135 00:08:06,185 --> 00:08:09,245 - treat a suspect so politely. - I don't believe she is a suspect. 136 00:08:10,423 --> 00:08:12,584 - Explain that. - You suggested she has motive 137 00:08:12,758 --> 00:08:15,283 to kill Ms. Solange because she felt threatened, 138 00:08:15,461 --> 00:08:17,861 but I don't believe a talent as immense as Ms. Lanzer 139 00:08:18,030 --> 00:08:19,964 is capable of viewing another dancer as a threat. 140 00:08:20,366 --> 00:08:23,335 It would be like me wanting to kill the world's second-greatest detective. 141 00:08:23,503 --> 00:08:25,767 - Besides, she has an alibi. - According to her. 142 00:08:25,938 --> 00:08:27,462 Iris Lanzer may be an amazing dancer, 143 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:30,438 but the Internet says she's not a very nice person. 144 00:08:30,610 --> 00:08:33,977 She has a lousy reputation, and last year she ended up in court 145 00:08:34,146 --> 00:08:37,604 for pushing down a photographer and smashing his camera. 146 00:08:37,783 --> 00:08:40,479 Damning evidence, indeed, if the charge was that she was a diva. 147 00:08:40,653 --> 00:08:42,985 She is. That doesn't make her a murderer. 148 00:08:43,155 --> 00:08:44,417 [CELL PHONE RINGING] 149 00:08:44,891 --> 00:08:47,257 Excuse me. Hey, Bill. 150 00:08:48,528 --> 00:08:49,756 What hospital is he in? 151 00:08:51,764 --> 00:08:53,629 Okay, yeah. I'll be there as soon as I can. 152 00:08:53,799 --> 00:08:55,824 - Problem? - Haven for the Homeless, 153 00:08:56,002 --> 00:08:58,232 that charity that I work for, um, 154 00:08:58,871 --> 00:09:00,304 one of the clients went off his meds 155 00:09:00,473 --> 00:09:02,964 and got into some altercation with a couple of cops. 156 00:09:03,142 --> 00:09:06,407 Go. I shall endeavor to keep my fandom in check without you. 157 00:09:06,579 --> 00:09:08,706 ID says his name is Morris Gilroy. 158 00:09:08,881 --> 00:09:12,214 He was standing outside a bodega screaming at anyone who walked by. 159 00:09:12,385 --> 00:09:15,047 Said he was looking for his pal, Freebo. 160 00:09:15,221 --> 00:09:17,951 We asked him to move along, but he only got more worked up. 161 00:09:18,124 --> 00:09:21,821 And then finally he took a swing at me, and then we had to wrestle him down. 162 00:09:21,994 --> 00:09:24,986 He said his arm was hurt, so we brought him here. 163 00:09:25,164 --> 00:09:28,133 Well, Mr. Gilroy is in the system with the Department of Homeless Services. 164 00:09:28,301 --> 00:09:32,032 I mean, he's schizophrenic, but with no history of aggression or violence. 165 00:09:32,204 --> 00:09:33,831 Oh, lucky me. He made an exception. 166 00:09:34,006 --> 00:09:36,497 - Well, obviously he's off his meds. - Yeah, you think? 167 00:09:37,510 --> 00:09:39,978 You said he was looking for someone named Freebo? 168 00:09:40,146 --> 00:09:43,081 - His pink elephant, if I had to guess. - I told you, he's not drunk. 169 00:09:43,249 --> 00:09:45,012 - He's... CONROY: A nutbar. Yeah, we got that. 170 00:09:45,184 --> 00:09:47,982 Freebo's gone. The sergeant. 171 00:09:48,154 --> 00:09:51,317 They took him. They hit him and they took him. 172 00:09:51,490 --> 00:09:55,620 Were you able to get any more information about this Freebo? 173 00:09:55,895 --> 00:09:58,887 Ms. Watson, we already told you we're not gonna collar him, 174 00:09:59,065 --> 00:10:00,589 but that's a professional courtesy. 175 00:10:00,766 --> 00:10:03,428 CONROY: If you think we're gonna go look for his imaginary friend... 176 00:10:03,603 --> 00:10:05,537 They took him. Do you hear me? 177 00:10:06,739 --> 00:10:08,673 They took Freebo! 178 00:10:09,775 --> 00:10:12,073 Morris, I'm Joan. I know you're worried about your friend. 179 00:10:12,244 --> 00:10:13,677 They took him and I gotta find him. 180 00:10:13,846 --> 00:10:15,006 Who took him? 181 00:10:15,181 --> 00:10:16,478 Who? 182 00:10:16,649 --> 00:10:19,743 Morris, I wanna help you, but you need to calm down. 183 00:10:19,919 --> 00:10:22,581 Okay, I need you to calm down. 184 00:10:23,489 --> 00:10:24,786 Okay? 185 00:10:25,491 --> 00:10:27,322 You'll find him? 186 00:10:27,927 --> 00:10:29,394 You'll find Freebo? 187 00:10:29,562 --> 00:10:33,623 I will do my best, I promise. 188 00:10:36,469 --> 00:10:38,733 BELL: Where exactly do you work, Mr. Orman? 189 00:10:38,904 --> 00:10:41,600 I'm a dancer at, uh, Jerzey Boyz. 190 00:10:41,774 --> 00:10:43,537 It's a club over in Newark. 191 00:10:43,709 --> 00:10:45,836 When I quit ballet, I needed the money. 192 00:10:46,012 --> 00:10:47,604 Especially after Nell moved out. 193 00:10:47,780 --> 00:10:49,372 She ended the relationship? 194 00:10:49,548 --> 00:10:51,379 She said she needed some space. 195 00:10:51,550 --> 00:10:53,916 What a crock. She took up with another guy. 196 00:10:54,086 --> 00:10:55,576 BELL: Why do you say that? 197 00:10:55,755 --> 00:10:57,154 She was preoccupied. 198 00:10:57,323 --> 00:10:59,655 Always busy, always running off. 199 00:10:59,825 --> 00:11:03,226 She wouldn't tell me the guy's name, no matter how many times I asked. 200 00:11:03,396 --> 00:11:06,297 Eventually she threatened me with a restraining order. 201 00:11:06,465 --> 00:11:08,228 Said that she'd talked to a lawyer. 202 00:11:08,668 --> 00:11:10,829 Hard to imagine how she resisted your charms. 203 00:11:11,537 --> 00:11:14,301 You know what I think? Maybe this new guy's the one that killed her. 204 00:11:14,473 --> 00:11:16,338 Maybe she cheated on him too. 205 00:11:16,509 --> 00:11:17,669 HOLMES: Another possibility. 206 00:11:17,843 --> 00:11:20,744 You never got over her rejection and you murdered her. 207 00:11:21,647 --> 00:11:23,842 Nell was killed last night, right? 208 00:11:24,784 --> 00:11:26,649 Last night, I worked. 209 00:11:26,819 --> 00:11:30,778 I was a big hit with the generous ladies of Newark. 210 00:11:30,956 --> 00:11:32,981 Some of these bills have phone numbers on them. 211 00:11:33,159 --> 00:11:35,992 Feel free to call them up and check. 212 00:11:36,162 --> 00:11:37,823 Nicholas Orman has a rock-solid alibi. 213 00:11:37,997 --> 00:11:40,989 His manager confirmed he was at work from 8:30 to midnight. 214 00:11:41,167 --> 00:11:43,362 GREGSON: Then he's doing better than Iris Lanzer. 215 00:11:43,536 --> 00:11:45,697 It turns out she lied to us this morning. 216 00:11:45,871 --> 00:11:47,896 Her housekeeper was off last night. 217 00:11:48,074 --> 00:11:50,474 She's on her way to the station, with her lawyer. 218 00:11:50,643 --> 00:11:53,806 We have been over this. My client made an honest mistake. 219 00:11:53,979 --> 00:11:56,413 Her housekeeper recently changed her night off, 220 00:11:56,582 --> 00:11:58,413 and Ms. Lanzer simply forgot. 221 00:11:58,584 --> 00:12:00,711 I went right to my room when I got home. 222 00:12:00,886 --> 00:12:02,854 I turned in shortly thereafter. 223 00:12:03,022 --> 00:12:04,819 Do you usually go to bed that early? 224 00:12:04,990 --> 00:12:08,289 Before a dress rehearsal, yes. I need to be at my best. 225 00:12:08,461 --> 00:12:11,328 If I was gonna kill Nell, I would've done it on another night. 226 00:12:11,797 --> 00:12:13,389 SHARP: Of course, my client is joking. 227 00:12:14,533 --> 00:12:17,263 Ms. Lanzer, do you know the name of the man that Nell started seeing 228 00:12:17,436 --> 00:12:19,768 after she broke up with Nicholas Orman? 229 00:12:19,939 --> 00:12:22,874 I've reached out to several members of the company. No one knows who he is. 230 00:12:23,843 --> 00:12:26,607 Nell and I weren't close, 231 00:12:26,946 --> 00:12:30,575 but to the best of my knowledge, she wasn't seeing anyone. 232 00:12:30,750 --> 00:12:32,479 And if Nicholas told you otherwise, 233 00:12:32,651 --> 00:12:34,346 he's probably trying to deflect suspicion. 234 00:12:34,520 --> 00:12:38,581 But Mr. Orman has an alibi for the time of the murder, unlike you. 235 00:12:38,758 --> 00:12:41,420 Not to mention the fact that it was your box cutter 236 00:12:41,594 --> 00:12:43,061 that was used as the murder weapon. 237 00:12:43,229 --> 00:12:46,357 I told you, someone must have taken it from my dressing room. 238 00:12:47,466 --> 00:12:49,934 I thought you said this wasn't gonna take more than an hour. 239 00:12:50,102 --> 00:12:52,366 - You have somewhere to be? - As a matter of fact, 240 00:12:52,538 --> 00:12:55,507 - I need to get to the airport. - Ha, ha. Excuse me? 241 00:12:55,674 --> 00:12:58,074 Well, I'm catching a flight to Montreal for a master class 242 00:12:58,244 --> 00:13:00,508 I'm teaching tomorrow. It's been on my schedule for weeks. 243 00:13:00,679 --> 00:13:02,806 Actually, I'd rather that you didn't leave the city. 244 00:13:02,982 --> 00:13:06,076 - I'm sorry. Is my client a suspect? GREGSON: I didn't say that. 245 00:13:06,252 --> 00:13:08,220 But I'm not ready to clear her, either. 246 00:13:08,387 --> 00:13:11,550 And since we are in the middle of a murder investigation, 247 00:13:11,724 --> 00:13:14,625 some flexibility on her part would be appreciated. 248 00:13:14,794 --> 00:13:17,695 This is ridiculous. If you need me, I'll be in Montreal. 249 00:13:17,863 --> 00:13:20,457 Ms. Lanzer, I'm gonna give you one last chance to reconsider. 250 00:13:20,633 --> 00:13:23,466 I'm gonna give you one last chance to leave me alone. 251 00:13:24,336 --> 00:13:26,065 I did not hurt Nell. 252 00:13:26,238 --> 00:13:29,105 And if you keep implying that I did, I will sue you. 253 00:13:29,508 --> 00:13:31,135 Detective. 254 00:13:32,378 --> 00:13:34,903 - Iris Lanzer. - Don't touch me. 255 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:37,605 You are under arrest for the murder of Nell Solange. 256 00:13:37,783 --> 00:13:41,219 Iris, I'll have you out in a few hours. Don't worry. 257 00:13:47,393 --> 00:13:50,760 I would be remiss if I didn't say I had my doubts about Ms. Lanzer's guilt. 258 00:13:50,930 --> 00:13:54,229 Yeah? Well, she didn't give me much choice, did she? 259 00:14:02,208 --> 00:14:03,766 WATSON: Hey. - Hey. 260 00:14:03,943 --> 00:14:05,740 You missed some excitement this afternoon. 261 00:14:05,911 --> 00:14:07,173 Yeah, I got a call from Sherlock 262 00:14:07,346 --> 00:14:09,337 20 minutes after I heard about it on the news. 263 00:14:09,515 --> 00:14:12,006 Captain's been getting calls from the tabloids all day. 264 00:14:12,184 --> 00:14:14,152 Obviously they think one beautiful woman 265 00:14:14,320 --> 00:14:17,153 cutting another in half is gonna move some papers tomorrow. 266 00:14:17,323 --> 00:14:18,881 - Where's Iris now? - Home. 267 00:14:19,058 --> 00:14:21,424 She made bail, but at least she can't leave the country. 268 00:14:21,594 --> 00:14:22,686 So I got your message. 269 00:14:22,862 --> 00:14:25,626 You're trying to track down a homeless guy who may not exist? 270 00:14:25,798 --> 00:14:27,390 He exists. 271 00:14:27,566 --> 00:14:30,000 Army Sergeant Zeke Frebeaux. 272 00:14:30,169 --> 00:14:32,637 Or as his friend likes to call him, Freebo. 273 00:14:33,906 --> 00:14:35,965 I found his picture at one of the shelters. 274 00:14:37,509 --> 00:14:41,070 His jacket caught my eye. It's an official Army-issued fleece. 275 00:14:41,247 --> 00:14:44,444 I was hoping you could help me distribute that to hospitals, radio cars. 276 00:14:44,617 --> 00:14:47,381 - Yeah, send me the file, all right? - Okay. 277 00:14:51,423 --> 00:14:52,788 [SIGHS] 278 00:15:07,640 --> 00:15:09,631 WATSON: Good morning. 279 00:15:09,808 --> 00:15:11,867 Would you like some coffee? 280 00:15:12,044 --> 00:15:14,911 IRIS: Actually, I'd prefer cappuccino. 281 00:15:15,648 --> 00:15:17,707 Do you have a machine? 282 00:15:24,390 --> 00:15:26,358 You seriously slept with Iris Lanzer? 283 00:15:26,525 --> 00:15:28,891 It does evoke a certain frisson, doesn't it? 284 00:15:29,061 --> 00:15:31,256 Mind you, it's the art I find alluring, not the fame. 285 00:15:31,430 --> 00:15:33,694 She is a murder suspect in our case. If anyone finds out... 286 00:15:33,866 --> 00:15:36,767 - I'm feeling judged again, Watson. - Probably because I am judging you. 287 00:15:38,103 --> 00:15:40,003 I was very discreet, as was Iris. 288 00:15:40,172 --> 00:15:42,402 Whom, I might add, instigated the whole thing. 289 00:15:42,574 --> 00:15:46,066 She found me after she made bail and she stated her intentions quite boldly. 290 00:15:46,245 --> 00:15:48,611 I sensed she wanted to learn more about the investigation. 291 00:15:48,781 --> 00:15:51,272 So deciding that turnabout was more than fair play, 292 00:15:51,450 --> 00:15:54,283 I thought I would take the opportunity to learn more about her. 293 00:15:54,453 --> 00:15:56,148 You are claiming that you had sex with her 294 00:15:56,322 --> 00:15:58,790 - to advance the case? - That was the primary purpose, yes. 295 00:15:59,692 --> 00:16:01,023 Yesterday at the station, 296 00:16:01,193 --> 00:16:03,218 I noticed a certain stiffness in her right shoulder. 297 00:16:03,395 --> 00:16:04,521 She then cried out in pain 298 00:16:04,697 --> 00:16:07,427 when Detective Bell attempted to move her by the same arm. 299 00:16:07,599 --> 00:16:10,796 This led me to suspect a tear in her rotator cuff. 300 00:16:10,970 --> 00:16:12,597 It's an all-too-common injury in ballet, 301 00:16:12,771 --> 00:16:14,762 and while it hasn't yet interfered with her dancing, 302 00:16:14,940 --> 00:16:17,170 it would make it impossible for her to operate the pulley 303 00:16:17,343 --> 00:16:19,243 which was used to move Ms. Solange's body, 304 00:16:19,411 --> 00:16:20,435 even with counterweights. 305 00:16:20,612 --> 00:16:23,046 You could've asked her if she had a problem with her shoulder. 306 00:16:23,215 --> 00:16:24,807 I couldn't, because it's not uncommon 307 00:16:24,984 --> 00:16:26,781 for older dancers to lie about injuries. 308 00:16:26,952 --> 00:16:30,115 So last night I paid particular attention to her range of movement, 309 00:16:30,289 --> 00:16:31,756 her avoidance of certain positions... 310 00:16:31,924 --> 00:16:33,391 - Just cut to the chase. - My verdict: 311 00:16:33,559 --> 00:16:36,790 A small but significant tear in her right rotator cuff. 312 00:16:36,962 --> 00:16:38,486 I am now quite convinced 313 00:16:38,664 --> 00:16:41,633 that my initial instincts about her innocence were correct. 314 00:16:42,668 --> 00:16:45,432 - Sleep with her if you don't believe me. - That's a great solution. 315 00:16:46,839 --> 00:16:48,932 Sherlock, Nolan is expecting you. 316 00:16:49,108 --> 00:16:51,099 He'll give you full access to my legal files. 317 00:16:55,314 --> 00:16:58,442 - Who is, um, Nolan? - Her attorney. 318 00:16:58,617 --> 00:17:01,347 He handled the pushing case against the photographer eight months ago, 319 00:17:01,520 --> 00:17:03,112 and he's issued several restraining orders 320 00:17:03,288 --> 00:17:05,188 against obsessive fans over the years. 321 00:17:05,357 --> 00:17:07,188 You think one of them is trying to frame Iris? 322 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:09,919 Join me at Nolan's office to peruse his files, help me find out. 323 00:17:10,095 --> 00:17:12,529 I can't. I have to go to Queens. 324 00:17:12,831 --> 00:17:15,994 Pursuing another development in Hobo Hunt 2014? 325 00:17:16,168 --> 00:17:18,329 I got a hit off of Frebeaux's photo that Marcus posted. 326 00:17:18,504 --> 00:17:20,972 Someone saw him arguing with their neighbor the other week. 327 00:17:21,340 --> 00:17:24,434 Are you sure that tracking Mr. Frebeaux warrants your time? 328 00:17:24,610 --> 00:17:27,272 I have experience with street people, and it's not uncommon for them 329 00:17:27,446 --> 00:17:29,937 to drop off the grid, and then reemerge on their own. 330 00:17:30,249 --> 00:17:32,274 His friend asked me to help. 331 00:17:33,252 --> 00:17:36,619 Iris Lanzer is an innocent woman who's being railroaded by the N.Y.P.D. 332 00:17:36,789 --> 00:17:39,280 - A trial will bear that out. WOMAN: I understand that, but... 333 00:17:39,458 --> 00:17:40,482 - You got that? - I got it. 334 00:17:40,659 --> 00:17:42,627 - Front page, above fold. Thank you. - Okay. 335 00:17:42,795 --> 00:17:44,922 SHARP: Mr. Holmes, good to see you again. 336 00:17:45,097 --> 00:17:46,689 Glad to know someone in the department 337 00:17:46,865 --> 00:17:48,958 is not prejudging my client. 338 00:17:49,435 --> 00:17:50,527 Hmm. 339 00:17:50,969 --> 00:17:52,231 Huh. 340 00:17:52,404 --> 00:17:54,372 How do you like the old Commodore? Hmm? 341 00:17:55,407 --> 00:17:59,537 Your automatic door closer. I believe that is Exeter's Commodore model. 342 00:17:59,711 --> 00:18:01,338 Yeah, I recognize the, um... 343 00:18:01,513 --> 00:18:04,846 Quite the ear for detail. No wonder the police keep you around. 344 00:18:05,017 --> 00:18:06,780 Yes, well... 345 00:18:06,952 --> 00:18:08,544 So I take it these are the files 346 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:11,382 which pertain to cases you've handled for Iris, right? 347 00:18:11,557 --> 00:18:15,755 As I'm sure you've figured out by now, she is a very complicated person. 348 00:18:15,928 --> 00:18:17,896 But her money is no less green, right? 349 00:18:20,099 --> 00:18:23,466 Well, you should see how many hours I haven't billed her for. 350 00:18:23,635 --> 00:18:25,762 I don't represent Iris for the money. 351 00:18:25,938 --> 00:18:28,839 I do it because I admire her. 352 00:18:29,274 --> 00:18:31,174 Well, she is a remarkable dancer. 353 00:18:31,343 --> 00:18:34,608 Oh, it's not just that. It's her single-mindedness. 354 00:18:34,780 --> 00:18:37,772 She is completely committed to her craft. 355 00:18:37,950 --> 00:18:41,477 I respect that. I think I've learned a thing or two. 356 00:18:41,820 --> 00:18:44,288 So if I could get some help just getting these to a taxi... 357 00:18:45,124 --> 00:18:48,616 Uh, respectfully, I'd rather they not leave the firm. 358 00:18:48,794 --> 00:18:50,989 You're more than welcome to go over them here. 359 00:18:51,163 --> 00:18:53,825 I have to leave for back-to-back interviews about the case. 360 00:18:53,999 --> 00:18:57,298 - I may require some time. - Take all the time you need. 361 00:18:57,469 --> 00:19:01,269 Any credible suspect you find will make both of our lives easier. 362 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:06,400 Also, because you may not hear it from Iris, thanks. 363 00:19:14,920 --> 00:19:16,410 Rachel Brown? 364 00:19:17,322 --> 00:19:19,381 - Yes? - I'm Joan Watson. 365 00:19:19,758 --> 00:19:22,454 I'm looking for a man named Zeke Frebeaux. 366 00:19:22,628 --> 00:19:24,619 Apparently one of your neighbors saw you 367 00:19:24,796 --> 00:19:27,094 arguing with him a couple weeks ago. 368 00:19:27,499 --> 00:19:30,559 - Does he look familiar to you? - Of course, he does. 369 00:19:30,736 --> 00:19:32,226 He's my brother. 370 00:19:33,105 --> 00:19:35,005 Sorry about the mess. 371 00:19:35,174 --> 00:19:37,836 How long has your brother been living on the streets? 372 00:19:38,010 --> 00:19:40,069 On and off for about three years. 373 00:19:40,245 --> 00:19:43,146 Since he got back from Afghanistan. 374 00:19:43,448 --> 00:19:47,578 He was diagnosed with severe PTSD. 375 00:19:47,753 --> 00:19:50,278 And there were problems with drugs. 376 00:19:50,455 --> 00:19:53,288 I try to track him down every month or so. 377 00:19:53,458 --> 00:19:57,360 Two weeks ago, I found him camping out at Gantry Plaza. 378 00:19:57,796 --> 00:20:00,196 I was able to get him to come back here. 379 00:20:00,365 --> 00:20:03,857 For a good meal, new clothes. 380 00:20:05,270 --> 00:20:07,966 I begged him to stay, 381 00:20:08,140 --> 00:20:10,370 but he didn't want to. 382 00:20:11,643 --> 00:20:16,444 We had a fight outside, and that's probably what the neighbor saw. 383 00:20:16,615 --> 00:20:18,674 Do you have any idea where he might be now? 384 00:20:20,319 --> 00:20:23,311 He said something about the shelter at St. Ignatius. 385 00:20:23,488 --> 00:20:25,479 I checked there. They haven't seen him. 386 00:20:25,657 --> 00:20:27,750 It's so cold. 387 00:20:29,428 --> 00:20:30,986 You couldn't have made him stay. 388 00:20:32,664 --> 00:20:36,395 Here or at a shelter. He's an adult. He made a choice. 389 00:20:36,568 --> 00:20:38,832 If something's happened to him, it's not your fault. 390 00:20:40,105 --> 00:20:41,766 [CELL PHONE DINGS] 391 00:20:46,211 --> 00:20:49,146 I should get going. If I get a lead on your brother, I will let you know. 392 00:20:49,314 --> 00:20:51,748 You're still gonna look for him? 393 00:20:51,917 --> 00:20:53,316 Of course. 394 00:20:54,019 --> 00:20:56,078 I'm sorry. 395 00:20:57,456 --> 00:21:01,222 It just means a lot that someone else is looking out for him. 396 00:21:01,994 --> 00:21:04,428 After reviewing Sharp's files, none of the fans 397 00:21:04,596 --> 00:21:07,326 Iris issued restraining orders against struck me as viable suspects. 398 00:21:07,499 --> 00:21:10,161 One of them died, one's battling cancer, 399 00:21:10,335 --> 00:21:13,202 one of them now herds sheep in the Netherlands. 400 00:21:13,372 --> 00:21:16,000 But obviously someone who lives in this building has potential. 401 00:21:16,174 --> 00:21:18,870 Jake Picardo is the paparazzo who took Iris to court 402 00:21:19,044 --> 00:21:21,012 for pushing him and breaking his camera. 403 00:21:21,179 --> 00:21:23,909 He now resides in apartment 10-D. 404 00:21:25,117 --> 00:21:27,017 I know you followed a lead on Mr. Frebeaux. 405 00:21:27,185 --> 00:21:29,949 But did you have to follow it into an ashtray? You reek of smoke. 406 00:21:30,122 --> 00:21:32,249 Someone at the house I went to was a smoker. 407 00:21:32,991 --> 00:21:34,856 Someone at the house you went to was a chimney. 408 00:21:35,027 --> 00:21:37,860 - Ugh. - And they smoke Double T's. 409 00:21:38,030 --> 00:21:40,089 That is the cheapest and most chemical-laden brand 410 00:21:40,265 --> 00:21:41,596 on the market. 411 00:21:42,267 --> 00:21:44,531 Still haven't read my monographs on tobacco, I see. 412 00:21:44,703 --> 00:21:46,034 Back to Jake Picardo. 413 00:21:46,204 --> 00:21:48,536 Iris recently renewed her restraining order against him. 414 00:21:48,707 --> 00:21:50,732 - Why? - Because she believed 415 00:21:50,909 --> 00:21:53,207 he had started following her again. 416 00:21:54,980 --> 00:21:57,949 Iris Lanzer. Yeah, she's having a rough week, isn't she? 417 00:21:58,116 --> 00:22:00,277 A fact which seems to give you great satisfaction. 418 00:22:00,452 --> 00:22:02,477 What do you expect? Bitch ruined my life. 419 00:22:02,654 --> 00:22:05,885 - Because she broke your camera? - Which she refused to pay for. 420 00:22:06,058 --> 00:22:07,218 And then I take her to court, 421 00:22:07,392 --> 00:22:10,361 her lawyer says I dropped my camera because I was high. 422 00:22:10,529 --> 00:22:12,588 And then he introduces all this testimony 423 00:22:12,764 --> 00:22:14,891 about how I had this huge coke problem. 424 00:22:15,067 --> 00:22:16,967 Next thing I know, my agency dropped me. 425 00:22:17,135 --> 00:22:20,070 A paparazzi agency fired you over drug use? 426 00:22:21,139 --> 00:22:23,198 My boss was on some clean-living kick at the time. 427 00:22:23,375 --> 00:22:25,366 Of course, six months later, he's in rehab for oxy. 428 00:22:25,544 --> 00:22:28,308 But ever since that trial, all I get are freelance gigs, 429 00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:30,914 which means I gotta pop for every tip, 430 00:22:31,083 --> 00:22:32,812 every new piece of equipment, e... 431 00:22:32,984 --> 00:22:36,476 Which reminds me, what do you think of my new spy camera? 432 00:22:38,423 --> 00:22:41,187 Because it's pretty fond of you, huh? 433 00:22:41,693 --> 00:22:45,026 I'm beginning to think that you like it when women smash your cameras. 434 00:22:45,197 --> 00:22:48,325 Small wonder you're so pleased with Iris' current situation. 435 00:22:48,500 --> 00:22:51,128 It must seem like karmic retribution. The question is, 436 00:22:51,303 --> 00:22:53,430 are you the kind of man who makes your own karma? 437 00:22:54,806 --> 00:22:56,637 Where were you two nights ago? 438 00:22:56,808 --> 00:22:58,036 Tuesday. 439 00:22:58,210 --> 00:23:01,941 I was holed up in my van, waiting for one of those dumb kids 440 00:23:02,114 --> 00:23:04,810 from the vampire movies to show at a club. He never did. 441 00:23:04,983 --> 00:23:06,007 Can you confirm that? 442 00:23:06,184 --> 00:23:08,277 No. Why would I need to? 443 00:23:08,820 --> 00:23:10,014 We're exploring the possibility 444 00:23:10,188 --> 00:23:13,055 that someone other than Iris Lanzer killed Nell Solange. 445 00:23:13,225 --> 00:23:14,817 She's really got you snowed. 446 00:23:14,993 --> 00:23:19,157 I mean, if you knew even half of the manipulative crap she's into... 447 00:23:19,331 --> 00:23:21,595 What kind of manipulative crap are you talking about? 448 00:23:21,767 --> 00:23:23,200 And how would you know about that? 449 00:23:24,503 --> 00:23:26,698 Was Iris right? Have you been following her? 450 00:23:27,939 --> 00:23:30,806 This has been fun, but I'd like you to leave. 451 00:23:30,976 --> 00:23:32,466 I got work to do and... 452 00:23:32,644 --> 00:23:33,872 [CELL PHONE BEEPS] 453 00:23:34,045 --> 00:23:37,503 It's Detective Bell. He would like us back at the precinct right away. 454 00:23:37,682 --> 00:23:39,877 I have a feeling we'll be seeing you again. 455 00:23:40,051 --> 00:23:42,246 Couple hours ago, a reporter at The Ledger 456 00:23:42,421 --> 00:23:45,754 received an unmarked envelope containing this thumb drive. 457 00:23:45,924 --> 00:23:49,917 Now, there's a voice mail on it that was left by Iris Lanzer 458 00:23:50,095 --> 00:23:52,461 for Nell Solange. 459 00:23:53,632 --> 00:23:55,293 IRIS [ON RECORDING]: Nell, it's me. 460 00:23:55,467 --> 00:23:58,231 Look, stop behaving like a hysterical little girl 461 00:23:58,403 --> 00:24:00,268 and answer your phone. 462 00:24:00,439 --> 00:24:03,272 Did you really think you were the first dancer I'd been with? 463 00:24:03,442 --> 00:24:05,910 Get this straight, you're not walking away from me. 464 00:24:06,077 --> 00:24:08,944 Not without consequences. 465 00:24:11,216 --> 00:24:13,946 Now we know why we couldn't find the new man in Nell's life. 466 00:24:14,119 --> 00:24:16,349 Because it wasn't a man at all, it was Iris. 467 00:24:23,361 --> 00:24:25,829 HOLMES: You and Nell were having an affair. 468 00:24:26,264 --> 00:24:27,788 Yes, but I didn't kill her. 469 00:24:27,966 --> 00:24:30,400 It certainly seemed like you were ready to in that voice mail. 470 00:24:30,569 --> 00:24:33,367 Well, I have a temper. Shouldn't be news to anyone. 471 00:24:33,538 --> 00:24:36,769 So when did your romance with Nell begin? 472 00:24:37,108 --> 00:24:40,373 A few months ago, before we started work on the production. 473 00:24:41,246 --> 00:24:45,376 She broke off her relationship with Nicholas Orman to be with you. 474 00:24:46,351 --> 00:24:47,978 She must have been quite smitten. 475 00:24:48,420 --> 00:24:50,149 She was. 476 00:24:51,723 --> 00:24:54,783 But my interest in her was a bit more practical. 477 00:24:55,594 --> 00:24:56,925 You were threatened by her. 478 00:24:57,829 --> 00:25:00,320 You thought she might get the lead, so you seduced her 479 00:25:00,499 --> 00:25:02,160 and then convinced her to step aside. 480 00:25:03,635 --> 00:25:08,038 Well, it worked, just like it has before. 481 00:25:08,874 --> 00:25:11,809 That was the problem, actually. 482 00:25:11,977 --> 00:25:17,438 Nell had run into one of my previous flings. 483 00:25:17,682 --> 00:25:19,775 She told Nell that I'd done the same thing to her, 484 00:25:19,951 --> 00:25:23,148 and that's when Nell called and ended it. 485 00:25:23,321 --> 00:25:26,290 But if you were just using her, why leave such an angry message? 486 00:25:26,458 --> 00:25:27,948 I mean, you already had the lead. 487 00:25:31,463 --> 00:25:34,159 You'd actually begun to care for her. 488 00:25:34,933 --> 00:25:37,424 My whole life, I've loved the ballet. 489 00:25:37,602 --> 00:25:40,230 No person has ever compared. 490 00:25:40,405 --> 00:25:46,275 The idea that I might give a role to anyone, 491 00:25:47,078 --> 00:25:48,670 I can't imagine. 492 00:25:52,050 --> 00:25:54,018 But with Nell, 493 00:25:55,720 --> 00:26:01,420 I finally started to see why someone might. 494 00:26:03,295 --> 00:26:04,956 The day after I left the message, 495 00:26:05,130 --> 00:26:09,294 I apologized to her, and she deleted it right in front of me. 496 00:26:09,801 --> 00:26:13,168 Well, then how did it end up in that reporter's hands? 497 00:26:15,640 --> 00:26:18,302 The other night, you gave me your phone 498 00:26:18,476 --> 00:26:20,501 to take some commemorative pictures. 499 00:26:20,679 --> 00:26:24,877 I remember it was quite hot to the touch, the phone. 500 00:26:27,986 --> 00:26:29,476 It's been that way for quite a while. 501 00:26:29,654 --> 00:26:30,678 Could I see it? 502 00:26:40,832 --> 00:26:42,527 Does the battery drain quite quickly? 503 00:26:42,701 --> 00:26:45,101 Yeah. I figured it was just getting old. Why? 504 00:26:45,270 --> 00:26:48,865 Unusual heat is an indicator of spyware. 505 00:26:50,508 --> 00:26:52,533 Yes, I think your phone may have been cloned. 506 00:26:54,079 --> 00:26:56,707 And I have a fairly good idea who's responsible. 507 00:26:56,881 --> 00:26:59,748 BELL: So, Computer Crime Lab found spyware 508 00:26:59,918 --> 00:27:01,943 on Iris Lanzer's phone, just like you said. 509 00:27:02,420 --> 00:27:04,581 Now, he denied having anything to do with it at first. 510 00:27:04,756 --> 00:27:06,451 Then we explained that the phone's signals 511 00:27:06,625 --> 00:27:09,150 were being transmitted back to his home IP address. 512 00:27:09,327 --> 00:27:12,956 - That's when he lawyered up. - All this over a broken camera. 513 00:27:15,400 --> 00:27:16,560 That's our cue. 514 00:27:22,941 --> 00:27:24,932 You got me, okay? 515 00:27:25,110 --> 00:27:28,773 I cloned Iris' phone and, yeah, that's how I knew they were together. 516 00:27:29,414 --> 00:27:33,942 But I didn't leak that voice mail to the press, and I didn't kill Nell. 517 00:27:34,753 --> 00:27:36,983 He does understand he's not helping himself, doesn't he? 518 00:27:37,155 --> 00:27:38,713 Well, I can prove it. 519 00:27:39,491 --> 00:27:41,823 My client would like to make a statement 520 00:27:41,993 --> 00:27:44,757 as to his whereabouts on the night of Ms. Solange's death. 521 00:27:44,929 --> 00:27:46,863 But for the moment, he pleads the Fifth. 522 00:27:47,032 --> 00:27:50,559 In the interest of aiding the police's investigation, he'll waive that right, 523 00:27:50,735 --> 00:27:55,172 provided the district attorney extends full immunity on all charges. 524 00:27:56,241 --> 00:27:58,300 Before I can bring this to the DA, 525 00:27:58,476 --> 00:28:02,105 I'm gonna need some sense of what he was up to. 526 00:28:06,017 --> 00:28:11,421 I was gonna shoot a porno in Nell Solange's apartment 527 00:28:11,589 --> 00:28:14,183 with a bunch of hidden video cameras. 528 00:28:14,359 --> 00:28:18,352 I wanted to catch her and Iris in the act. 529 00:28:18,530 --> 00:28:20,657 I was gonna sell it to the highest bidder. 530 00:28:20,832 --> 00:28:23,801 Two smoking-hot dancers, one of whom was Iris Lanzer. 531 00:28:24,302 --> 00:28:26,600 I could've named my price. 532 00:28:27,205 --> 00:28:29,366 I don't suppose you have any way of verifying this? 533 00:28:30,108 --> 00:28:35,102 I set up three cameras in Nell's bedroom, one in the shower. 534 00:28:35,280 --> 00:28:38,340 Pull them. You'll see I was there most of the night. 535 00:28:46,624 --> 00:28:48,057 Police checked Picardo's cameras. 536 00:28:48,226 --> 00:28:51,161 - The footage confirmed his alibi. - Okay, so he didn't kill Nell. 537 00:28:51,863 --> 00:28:54,661 He still could have been the one that leaked that voice mail to press. 538 00:28:54,833 --> 00:28:56,266 Unlikely he would lie about that 539 00:28:56,434 --> 00:28:59,301 given the nature of the other things that he confessed to. 540 00:28:59,804 --> 00:29:01,795 I'm still of the opinion that Iris is being framed, 541 00:29:01,973 --> 00:29:05,238 which makes the killer the most likely leaker of the message, 542 00:29:05,410 --> 00:29:08,641 and so I've commenced scrubbing of the voice mail. 543 00:29:08,813 --> 00:29:13,409 Upon closer examination, I realized there were two levels of ambient noise, 544 00:29:13,585 --> 00:29:16,383 which suggests it's a recording of a recording. 545 00:29:16,554 --> 00:29:20,991 The first level captures the noise around Iris when she left the message. 546 00:29:21,159 --> 00:29:23,024 The second captures the noises in the vicinity 547 00:29:23,194 --> 00:29:25,094 of the person who recorded it again. 548 00:29:25,263 --> 00:29:28,664 If I had to guess, I would say they had physical access to Nell's phone. 549 00:29:28,833 --> 00:29:30,960 Would've been a simple case of putting hers on speaker, 550 00:29:31,136 --> 00:29:32,160 theirs on record. 551 00:29:33,371 --> 00:29:36,169 - What are you doing with that coat? - The guy that I visited yesterday 552 00:29:36,341 --> 00:29:39,606 in the hospital, Morris Gilroy, he was released this afternoon. 553 00:29:39,778 --> 00:29:41,871 He's staying at St. Ignatius shelter. 554 00:29:42,046 --> 00:29:43,070 That's not an answer. 555 00:29:43,248 --> 00:29:45,216 He's on his meds now, so he should be clearer. 556 00:29:45,383 --> 00:29:47,078 I was gonna go to the shelter 557 00:29:47,252 --> 00:29:49,447 and see if he could tell me more about Zeke Frebeaux. 558 00:29:49,621 --> 00:29:51,452 While I was there, I was gonna donate clothes. 559 00:29:51,623 --> 00:29:53,750 So can I take the coat? 560 00:29:53,925 --> 00:29:57,053 - So why are you doing this? - What, donating clothes? 561 00:29:57,228 --> 00:30:00,220 Uh, helping this man. Trying to find his friend. 562 00:30:04,302 --> 00:30:05,894 I've intruded. Sorry. 563 00:30:06,404 --> 00:30:08,167 No, it's... 564 00:30:08,439 --> 00:30:10,373 It's okay. It's... 565 00:30:10,542 --> 00:30:12,533 It shouldn't be a secret. 566 00:30:13,378 --> 00:30:14,640 Especially from you. 567 00:30:20,084 --> 00:30:22,018 My father is, uh... 568 00:30:24,055 --> 00:30:26,080 He's schizophrenic. 569 00:30:27,292 --> 00:30:28,725 And homeless. 570 00:30:28,893 --> 00:30:31,657 Your father lives in Scarsdale and he's an author. 571 00:30:31,830 --> 00:30:34,458 No, that is my stepfather. 572 00:30:34,732 --> 00:30:36,927 My mother married him when I was 3. 573 00:30:37,101 --> 00:30:40,161 We all took his name. I'm talking about my birth father. 574 00:30:45,143 --> 00:30:48,010 My mother was pregnant with me when he got sick. 575 00:30:51,149 --> 00:30:55,586 I mean, she did her best, but, you know, it was a lot. 576 00:30:58,623 --> 00:31:01,615 They got divorced a few months after I was born. 577 00:31:03,661 --> 00:31:05,686 He was in and out of institutions for a while, 578 00:31:05,864 --> 00:31:10,631 but for the last 15 years, he's been on the streets mostly. 579 00:31:11,236 --> 00:31:12,362 Where? 580 00:31:13,705 --> 00:31:15,536 Here in New York. 581 00:31:15,940 --> 00:31:17,305 Do you see him? 582 00:31:17,475 --> 00:31:19,204 Well, that's why I volunteer. 583 00:31:19,377 --> 00:31:21,811 Sometimes he recognizes me. 584 00:31:22,247 --> 00:31:25,478 Sometimes he doesn't, just depends on if he's on his meds. 585 00:31:28,586 --> 00:31:31,817 I tried to get him into a halfway house or a treatment program, 586 00:31:31,990 --> 00:31:35,084 but, you know, he says he doesn't want it, doesn't need it. 587 00:31:36,828 --> 00:31:40,889 It wasn't easy, but I realized that I just had to accept it. 588 00:31:41,332 --> 00:31:43,823 I don't try to talk him into it anymore. 589 00:31:44,002 --> 00:31:45,401 When was the last time you saw him? 590 00:31:47,605 --> 00:31:51,336 It's been almost two years. 591 00:31:51,943 --> 00:31:53,171 Mm. 592 00:32:01,185 --> 00:32:02,812 - Program's done. - All right. 593 00:32:02,987 --> 00:32:05,046 Let me know how it goes. 594 00:32:12,330 --> 00:32:13,957 IRIS [ON RECORDING]: Nell, it's me. 595 00:32:14,132 --> 00:32:16,896 Look, stop behaving like a hysterical little girl 596 00:32:17,068 --> 00:32:18,092 and answer your phone. 597 00:32:18,269 --> 00:32:20,794 [DOOR CREAKING THEN DISTORTED AUDIO] 598 00:32:21,506 --> 00:32:23,167 Nell, it's me. 599 00:32:23,341 --> 00:32:26,071 Look, stop behaving like a hysterical little girl 600 00:32:26,244 --> 00:32:27,268 and answer your phone. 601 00:32:27,445 --> 00:32:28,742 [DOOR CREAKING ON RECORDING] 602 00:32:30,014 --> 00:32:32,039 I'm sorry about the other day. 603 00:32:32,216 --> 00:32:33,478 All the yelling and screaming. 604 00:32:33,651 --> 00:32:35,846 It's okay. You were having an episode, that's normal. 605 00:32:36,020 --> 00:32:38,113 - I know. - What about when Zeke was taken? 606 00:32:38,289 --> 00:32:40,018 Were you lucid then? 607 00:32:40,191 --> 00:32:41,283 It was late. 608 00:32:41,693 --> 00:32:43,786 I was maybe a block away. 609 00:32:43,962 --> 00:32:46,192 Saw some guy roughing him up. 610 00:32:46,364 --> 00:32:48,355 Forced him into a van. 611 00:32:48,733 --> 00:32:51,463 - Can you describe him? - White. 612 00:32:51,903 --> 00:32:53,200 I think. 613 00:32:54,505 --> 00:32:57,303 You said you already checked for Zeke at the 23rd Street Shelter? 614 00:32:57,775 --> 00:33:00,437 Yeah, he hasn't been there. His sister hasn't seen him, either. 615 00:33:01,279 --> 00:33:04,612 I don't know how much longer I can hold on to his stuff for him. 616 00:33:05,083 --> 00:33:06,744 That's his bag? 617 00:33:06,918 --> 00:33:08,283 Can I take a look? 618 00:33:12,490 --> 00:33:14,151 Thanks. 619 00:33:20,465 --> 00:33:22,831 - Double T. - All he ever smoked. 620 00:33:23,001 --> 00:33:24,332 Heh. 621 00:33:33,077 --> 00:33:34,510 His folks. 622 00:33:36,414 --> 00:33:38,314 Probably recognize her. 623 00:33:38,916 --> 00:33:39,974 No. 624 00:33:41,386 --> 00:33:42,853 His sister. 625 00:33:46,557 --> 00:33:48,957 Does he have more than one? 626 00:33:52,563 --> 00:33:53,587 Mr. Holmes. 627 00:33:54,699 --> 00:33:57,133 My assistant told me you came to visit. 628 00:33:57,301 --> 00:33:58,825 Comfy? 629 00:33:59,003 --> 00:34:01,995 I know that you're the one who recorded Iris' voice mail. 630 00:34:02,173 --> 00:34:03,197 Excuse me? 631 00:34:03,374 --> 00:34:05,672 I also know that you recorded it here. 632 00:34:06,077 --> 00:34:08,341 What the hell are you talking about? 633 00:34:08,513 --> 00:34:10,447 [DOOR CREAKING] 634 00:34:11,716 --> 00:34:12,876 That noise. 635 00:34:14,385 --> 00:34:17,513 The distinctive noise of your trusty door closer. 636 00:34:17,688 --> 00:34:18,848 It makes a guest appearance 637 00:34:19,023 --> 00:34:22,515 on the recording's second layer of ambient noise. 638 00:34:22,693 --> 00:34:26,629 Its appearance confounded me, until I remembered 639 00:34:26,798 --> 00:34:29,665 that Nell had threatened her ex with a restraining order, 640 00:34:29,834 --> 00:34:32,962 that she'd gone as far as to consult a lawyer. 641 00:34:34,172 --> 00:34:35,537 You. 642 00:34:35,706 --> 00:34:38,368 Well, Iris was kind enough to refer me. 643 00:34:38,543 --> 00:34:40,374 Nell and I met a couple of times. 644 00:34:40,545 --> 00:34:42,479 That's no secret. 645 00:34:42,647 --> 00:34:44,842 Ultimately, she decided not to follow through. 646 00:34:45,249 --> 00:34:47,342 But she did decide to ask for your help with her 647 00:34:47,518 --> 00:34:49,850 when things grew messy between them. 648 00:34:50,021 --> 00:34:53,548 A complicated situation for you because Iris was also your client. 649 00:34:54,258 --> 00:34:58,991 I submit that you recorded the meeting in order to avoid conflict of interest. 650 00:35:02,066 --> 00:35:07,003 Now, armed with proof of Nell and Iris' affair, 651 00:35:07,171 --> 00:35:10,572 it struck you that if Nell were to die at Iris' hand, 652 00:35:10,741 --> 00:35:13,335 and in dramatic enough fashion, 653 00:35:13,511 --> 00:35:15,604 the case would become a media sensation. 654 00:35:16,981 --> 00:35:18,778 First step, 655 00:35:19,317 --> 00:35:21,012 kill Nell. 656 00:35:21,185 --> 00:35:24,120 Or rather, prepare to kill her. 657 00:35:25,590 --> 00:35:30,254 You took Iris'personalized box cutter, you went to the theater 658 00:35:30,428 --> 00:35:33,226 the night before the dress rehearsal, and you slit Nell's throat, 659 00:35:33,631 --> 00:35:36,225 and then you prepared her for her grand entrance. 660 00:35:36,968 --> 00:35:41,337 Leaking Iris' voice mail would demonstrate her motive 661 00:35:41,506 --> 00:35:43,565 and the true nature of their relationship. 662 00:35:44,075 --> 00:35:47,442 My office is not the only one with that door closer. 663 00:35:47,612 --> 00:35:51,275 There must be hundreds, thousands around the city. 664 00:35:52,183 --> 00:35:56,415 So while that's a good story, 665 00:35:56,587 --> 00:35:58,316 you don't have any real proof. 666 00:35:58,489 --> 00:36:00,650 Well, I would say that I had Iris. 667 00:36:02,059 --> 00:36:04,289 But I can't seem to reach her on her cell phone. 668 00:36:04,462 --> 00:36:08,091 She got a new one to replace the one that was cloned. 669 00:36:08,266 --> 00:36:10,461 And I imagine you're the only one with the number. 670 00:36:10,902 --> 00:36:14,360 As far as where she is, we agree she should keep a low profile for now, 671 00:36:14,539 --> 00:36:16,166 so I set her up someplace private. 672 00:36:16,674 --> 00:36:18,539 She'll have to come to court eventually. 673 00:36:18,709 --> 00:36:22,839 Oh, by that time, I will have convinced her that you turned against us. 674 00:36:23,014 --> 00:36:27,678 You're just trying to trick her into incriminating herself. 675 00:36:28,352 --> 00:36:30,286 I would remind you that the only attorneys 676 00:36:30,454 --> 00:36:32,422 who benefit from cases of this magnitude 677 00:36:32,590 --> 00:36:34,785 are ones who have emerged victoriously. 678 00:36:35,326 --> 00:36:39,729 I've studied your work, Mr. Sharp. You're a mediocre barrister at best. 679 00:36:40,598 --> 00:36:44,261 I fear you may have stacked the odds against your client too high. 680 00:36:45,403 --> 00:36:46,734 [CLEARS THROAT] 681 00:36:49,640 --> 00:36:52,507 Iris Lanzer isn't going to jail. 682 00:36:52,677 --> 00:36:54,167 I promise you that. 683 00:36:56,514 --> 00:36:58,641 Now, if you'll excuse me, ahem... 684 00:37:02,687 --> 00:37:04,484 I have work to do. 685 00:37:14,599 --> 00:37:16,157 Rachel, we're here for Zeke. 686 00:37:17,368 --> 00:37:18,494 He isn't here. 687 00:37:18,669 --> 00:37:20,330 That's funny, because you and your house 688 00:37:20,504 --> 00:37:23,598 reek of his brand of cigarettes, Double T's. 689 00:37:23,774 --> 00:37:26,368 I saw you throw an empty pack away the other day. 690 00:37:26,544 --> 00:37:28,273 Uh, they were mine, actually. 691 00:37:28,446 --> 00:37:29,845 Trying to quit. 692 00:37:30,014 --> 00:37:31,606 Can we help you? 693 00:37:31,782 --> 00:37:33,443 This is my husband Cliff. 694 00:37:33,618 --> 00:37:36,485 Cliff, this is the woman who's helping to look for my brother. 695 00:37:36,654 --> 00:37:38,747 Zeke Frebeaux is not your brother. 696 00:37:38,923 --> 00:37:40,447 But that hasn't stopped you from cashing 697 00:37:40,625 --> 00:37:42,388 his veteran's benefit checks, has it? 698 00:37:43,327 --> 00:37:44,919 Rachel told you Zeke isn't here. 699 00:37:45,096 --> 00:37:48,395 Well, this search warrant says that we don't have to take your word for it. 700 00:37:52,670 --> 00:37:55,366 A padlocked door inside your house? 701 00:37:55,539 --> 00:37:59,270 You wanna tell me what or who you've got down there? 702 00:38:12,823 --> 00:38:15,257 WATSON: There were three homeless men altogether. 703 00:38:15,426 --> 00:38:18,293 One of them was on disability, the other two were vets. 704 00:38:19,030 --> 00:38:21,658 That woman and her husband had them chained in their basement, 705 00:38:21,832 --> 00:38:23,265 collecting their benefits. 706 00:38:25,236 --> 00:38:29,138 HOLMES: Mr. Frebeaux's condition? - All things considered, good. 707 00:38:29,307 --> 00:38:30,331 I spoke to his parents. 708 00:38:30,508 --> 00:38:33,875 They're hoping they can convince him to come home this time. 709 00:38:34,045 --> 00:38:36,013 And if they can't? 710 00:38:36,781 --> 00:38:38,772 Well, it has to be up to him. 711 00:38:46,090 --> 00:38:48,786 You should be proud of yourself, Watson. 712 00:38:52,563 --> 00:38:54,554 If only the wheels of justice would turn as smoothly 713 00:38:54,732 --> 00:38:55,892 in the case of Nolan Sharp. 714 00:38:57,001 --> 00:39:00,596 Well, he can't keep Iris hidden forever. We'll find her. 715 00:39:01,305 --> 00:39:03,205 - We'll explain. - Mm. 716 00:39:03,507 --> 00:39:04,906 Say we did. 717 00:39:05,076 --> 00:39:06,907 Won't prove anything. 718 00:39:07,244 --> 00:39:10,270 And while it would be greatly satisfying to see her fire him, 719 00:39:10,448 --> 00:39:12,916 it might decrease her chances of being exonerated. 720 00:39:13,084 --> 00:39:15,644 She's being represented by the same man who framed her. 721 00:39:15,820 --> 00:39:17,117 And as the actual murderer, 722 00:39:17,288 --> 00:39:19,483 he can use his intimate knowledge of the crime 723 00:39:19,657 --> 00:39:24,424 to craft a defense which is far superior to that of a far less homicidal attorney. 724 00:39:25,730 --> 00:39:27,220 You should have seen him. 725 00:39:27,398 --> 00:39:30,026 How utterly confident he was. 726 00:39:30,901 --> 00:39:34,234 I'm sure he has some ace in the hole, some evidence that he's holding back, 727 00:39:34,405 --> 00:39:36,339 something he's going to use to exculpate Iris. 728 00:39:36,507 --> 00:39:39,305 - Like what? - I don't know. 729 00:39:39,977 --> 00:39:41,467 Perhaps he took a photograph of himself 730 00:39:41,645 --> 00:39:43,613 - as he slashed Nell Solange's throat. - Oh. 731 00:39:43,781 --> 00:39:45,476 Perhaps he smiled and winked at the camera 732 00:39:45,649 --> 00:39:48,015 as he gave a big thumbs-up. 733 00:39:51,288 --> 00:39:52,687 What? 734 00:39:54,792 --> 00:39:58,284 While I doubt that they depict a smiling, thumb-raising Nolan Sharp, 735 00:39:58,462 --> 00:40:01,056 there were pictures taken of him that night. 736 00:40:01,832 --> 00:40:04,824 And I think he's gonna use them to exonerate Iris. 737 00:40:05,002 --> 00:40:07,334 Iris Lanzer is an innocent woman 738 00:40:07,505 --> 00:40:11,271 who the DA has made the target of a witch hunt. 739 00:40:12,009 --> 00:40:14,569 Yeah, savor the moment, Mr. Sharp. 740 00:40:14,745 --> 00:40:17,179 From now on the only person you'll be defending is yourself. 741 00:40:18,416 --> 00:40:20,543 Mr. Holmes, is this gonna take long? 742 00:40:20,718 --> 00:40:22,811 I'm due to address the media on the courthouse steps. 743 00:40:22,987 --> 00:40:25,285 What do you think? Is this going to take a long time? 744 00:40:25,456 --> 00:40:27,856 I'm thinking 25 to life. 745 00:40:28,859 --> 00:40:32,727 You mentioned the other day that you often undercharged Iris for your hours. 746 00:40:33,164 --> 00:40:34,324 Her records supported that. 747 00:40:34,799 --> 00:40:37,097 It's not a crime to give a friend a break. 748 00:40:37,268 --> 00:40:39,998 It is if you bill other clients for that time. 749 00:40:40,171 --> 00:40:42,571 HOLMES: Given the perfectly adequate success of your practice, 750 00:40:42,740 --> 00:40:45,004 it seemed you must be making up the difference elsewhere. 751 00:40:45,509 --> 00:40:47,272 It wasn't much. It was just a hunch, really. 752 00:40:47,445 --> 00:40:50,243 But sometimes, with the right judge, a hunch is all you need. 753 00:40:50,414 --> 00:40:52,939 We procured a search warrant to search your offices this morning. 754 00:40:54,118 --> 00:40:55,176 We found this in your safe. 755 00:40:56,086 --> 00:41:00,455 I recalled last night that Nell Solange's killer stole the hard drive 756 00:41:00,624 --> 00:41:03,024 which collected the various security feeds at the theater. 757 00:41:03,194 --> 00:41:04,718 I assumed at the time he'd destroyed it 758 00:41:04,895 --> 00:41:07,830 because he wanted to protect his identity, but that was before I realized 759 00:41:07,998 --> 00:41:10,057 that you and he were one and the same. 760 00:41:10,634 --> 00:41:12,295 BELL: We've already reviewed the footage. 761 00:41:12,470 --> 00:41:15,803 Iris Lanzer isn't on there, just some guy in a mask. 762 00:41:15,973 --> 00:41:18,533 Funny thing is, he's about your height and weight. 763 00:41:19,343 --> 00:41:20,776 HOLMES: I'm curious, Mr. Sharp. 764 00:41:20,945 --> 00:41:23,436 Was the footage a fail-safe? 765 00:41:23,614 --> 00:41:27,141 A grenade to be unpinned at trial if, and only if, 766 00:41:27,318 --> 00:41:30,549 your talents as an attorney were insufficient to clear Iris' good name? 767 00:41:30,721 --> 00:41:33,918 Or was their appearance as inevitable 768 00:41:34,091 --> 00:41:36,321 as your yen for the spotlight is pathetic? 769 00:41:36,494 --> 00:41:38,291 GREGSON: We've dropped all charges against Ms. Lanzer, 770 00:41:38,462 --> 00:41:43,331 and we're placing you under arrest for the murder of Nell Solange. 771 00:41:46,737 --> 00:41:48,898 Don't worry about the reporters outside. You look great. 772 00:41:52,276 --> 00:41:56,576 As relieved as I am that the charges were dropped, 773 00:41:56,747 --> 00:41:59,716 my heart breaks for Nell Solange. 774 00:42:01,752 --> 00:42:06,587 She was very special to me and I will truly miss her. 775 00:42:07,324 --> 00:42:10,225 Aside from being an excellent dancer... 776 00:42:10,394 --> 00:42:11,759 What are those? 777 00:42:12,263 --> 00:42:14,891 Blankets. Extra blankets, to be precise. 778 00:42:15,065 --> 00:42:18,034 I saw them in a closet, and I realized I haven't needed them of late. 779 00:42:18,202 --> 00:42:20,636 Not with all the hot-blooded company I've been enjoying. 780 00:42:20,804 --> 00:42:22,931 So I thought we might take them to the park 781 00:42:23,107 --> 00:42:24,802 and see if anyone was in need. 782 00:42:26,443 --> 00:42:28,775 I understand it's going to be quite cold tonight. 783 00:42:30,881 --> 00:42:33,644 I'll get my coat. Ripped By mstoll