Elementary (2012–…): Season 7, Episode 10 - The Latest Model - full transcript
WATSON:
Previously on Elementary...
I have saved hundreds of lives.
What on earth makes you think
that we would ever consider
joining your stable
of executioners?
Next time I get
another 80/20 call,
I'll send it
your way.
It'll be your decision.
Call it a trust-building
exercise.
Two weeks ago, a man named
Parker Landis was driving home,
and he was rear-ended.
Then the guy shot him,
and then fled.
Landis was plotting
a mass poisoning.
But he was killed before
he could go through with it.
Do you think Odin Reichenbach
is responsible?
Joan Watson has
been poking around.
She reached out to the Maricopa
County Sheriff's Office.
- Would you like me to...?
- No.
No, I think I'll
handle this one myself.
WATSON:
You need to run faster.
Faster.
The angle is more
critical than the speed.
Now!
HOLMES:
Theory confirmed.
You can inform Professor Soames
that the track star,
Mr. Gilchrest, gained
access to her office,
photographed the final exam,
and then sold it
to other students on campus.
I'll get right on it,
after I have my turn.
(electronic thud)
What just happened?
I'm locked out. You?
(doorbell rings)
Had a feeling it was you.
Sorry about that.
But given your tendency
to try and record
our private conversations...
How'd you do it?
Signal jammer?
Remote access device?
Whatever it is,
I'm sure it's trademarked
Odker technology...
I would trademark it
if I wanted anyone to know
I had it.
I'm here because I know
that Joan reached out
to the Maricopa
Sheriff's Department
about the death
of Parker Landis.
If that's a look
of admonishment,
look in the mirror.
You tried to bring S.I.S.
into our little debate.
Got friends there as well,
have you?
You think I only try and stop
killers on American soil?
S.I.S. won't be helping you.
Neither will Mossad,
nor Interpol,
nor any other
global law enforcement
or intelligence agency
you might draw upon.
Though many of them hold the
two of you in high esteem,
they value my friendship
even more.
You came here
to make more threats.
Not at all.
I'm here to fulfill a promise.
I brought a present.
Shall we open it together?
"Wesley Conrad."
So this is a dossier on someone
you've marked for execution.
It's more than that.
It's one last attempt to see
if we could all work together.
When last we spoke,
I promised that
when I next had a case
I wasn't 100% certain of,
I'd bring it to you
and Joan for review.
I'm only, say,
80% certain
that Wesley Conrad needs to go.
Well, I hadn't considered that
a serious offer.
You knew I was trying
to record you.
I did.
But I meant every word.
You said you were only 80% sure
of this guy.
So, odds are,
we'll prove you right.
And then we'll be complicit
in what comes next.
If you don't want
to look into this,
I can take it to someone I know
sees things my way.
Problem solved.
Mr. Conrad doesn't hurt anyone,
and I'll know that you and I
will never be friends.
But I think
you'll say yes.
It's too good an opportunity
to prove me wrong.
Show me the faults
in my methods.
What makes you so sure
this guy is so dangerous?
Mr. Conrad has a podcast
on historical mysteries.
He believes that a British
filmmaker named Bertram Iwan
has plagiarized one of his shows
and used it as the basis
for his latest documentary,
The Devil's Foot.
On social media,
Mr. Conrad has made it clear
he is furious.
Mr. Iwan, meanwhile,
is set to appear in Manhattan
in three days' time
for a screening
of The Devil's Foot,
Q&A to follow.
So naturally you think
he's going to shoot up a cinema?
What I think's irrelevant.
His life is in your hands now.
Do your own research.
And then you tell me...
is it better
to eliminate Conrad
or risk him killing
dozens of people?
GUIDE: Murder. That's what
we're all here for, right?
Well, over the next two hours,
we'll walk to the sites
of some of New York City's
most infamous murders.
We'll show you the Big
Apple's rotten core,
and maybe we'll find some
surprises along the way.
Now stay together. We
don't want to lose anyone.
Again.
(laughter)
Now for our first stop.
18 years ago,
a beautiful Broadway star
named Autumn Cleary
was found strangled
in this very courtyard.
The crime was never solved,
but the suspects
were a who's-who
of the theater world.
So let me tell you her story.
And who knows, maybe one of you
will solve her murder.
(laughter)
It was August 20, 2001.
There was an unusual chill
in the air
the night that Autumn died.
(chuckling):
Sorry, excuse me for a second.
Looks like we have
some stragglers.
Excuse me?
What are you doing?
Taking a few pictures
with "Autumn" here.
What?
Your partner.
She was gonna jump out
and scare us
or something, right?
You said there'd be surprises.
I've never seen
that person before.
She's not a part of the tour.
Yeah, right.
I'm serious.
All right. Enough.
You're scaring my girl.
Look up and show her
it's all an act.
Hey. I'm talking to you.
(woman screams)
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According to that, Wesley
Conrad's plagiarized podcast
covered an obscure bit
of local history
from Cornwall, England.
In 1910, whilst playing cards,
four siblings saw
a strange "beast" at the window.
One of the siblings,
a man named Mortimer Tregannis,
went to investigate,
found nothing,
and then went home.
After which,
some "unknown force"
drove two of his brothers mad
and killed his sister.
Locals blamed the Devil himself.
In his podcast,
Conrad proposed a new theory
to explain events.
He believed there was no beast.
Tregannis made it up. Why?
Because, before he left
the card game that night,
he threw the root of a rare,
poisonous plant
into the fireplace,
filling the room with toxins
in an attempt
to kill his siblings
and claim the family fortune.
So, Iwan's documentary is
based on the same theory.
Conrad sued Iwan.
But his lawsuit
is floundering.
Well, it looks like he's
threatened Iwan online
dozens of times.
"You stole my life's work.
You deserve what's
coming to you."
He also did a search for the
layout of the theater where Iwan
is supposed to have his
screening for his documentary.
He also researched
a variety of firearms.
There's no evidence
he actually bought one.
Perhaps that's why Odin
is only 80% sure
there's going to be
a mass shooting in the offing.
Wesley Conrad made a
very big cash withdrawal
from his bank a
few weeks ago.
Right before he took
a trip to Vermont.
A state notorious
for its lax gun laws.
I'm afraid that so far
I'm inclined to agree with Odin.
Wesley Conrad bears
looking into.
(phone vibrates)
Oh, it's Marcus. He wants
to see us at the morgue.
Should I tell him no?
No.
Bertram Iwan
is not due in New York
for almost another three days.
I'm already formulating a plan.
In the meantime,
actual murders must not wait.
Right now, she's a Jane Doe.
We know she was zapped
with a stun gun.
You can see the marks on
her shoulder right there.
After that, she was smothered,
probably with a pillow.
Not the sort of thing
you expect to find
lying around in a courtyard.
She was killed someplace
else, then dumped there.
Just like Autumn
Cleary 18 years ago.
You think these cases
are connected.
Autumn Cleary was strangled,
not smothered.
It's still
technically asphyxiation.
Both victims were
attractive young women,
both were killed
someplace else
and then left in
that courtyard.
Could be the same killer.
Or a copycat.
Or it could just be
a coincidence.
HOLMES:
It's no coincidence.
Look at this.
The carpet fibers
found on Jane Doe.
If memory serves,
there were green carpet fibers
found on Autumn Cleary's
body in 2001.
You're thinking they were killed
in the same place?
WATSON: If they were,
it stands to reason
they were killed
by the same person.
HOLMES: Jane Doe's murder
may be fresher,
but her anonymity
is a problem.
We can't identify the person
who wanted her dead
until we can identify her.
Luckily, investigators
have been poring over
Autumn Cleary's case for years.
I think there's even
a list of suspects.
So we look at them and see
if we can connect anyone
to Jane Doe.
Any luck, we might be able
to close both cases at once.
That's impressive.
Well, it's like you said,
there's 18 years of research
into Autumn Cleary's murder.
And not just by the NYPD.
True crime writers,
investigative journalists.
There was even a 48 Hours.
How about you? Did you find
what you were looking for?
There was indeed a gun show
in Vermont on the weekend
of Wesley Conrad's visit.
So he could've bought a gun.
Given Vermont's gun laws, he
could've bought an arsenal.
I think we have to
assume he has the means
to carry out an attack.
So what now?
According to his
teaching schedule,
he's in the middle of
a lecture right now.
I plan to visit
him presently.
So, are these the people
most likely to have killed
Autumn Cleary in 2001?
Dustin Turco was
an obsessed fan.
She got a
restraining order
against him a month
before she was killed.
Why the cross?
Well, he was five-one
and had brittle
bone disease.
I don't think he had the size or
the strength to strangle anyone.
Her ex-boyfriend from high
school-- he came to New York
to win her back.
She wasn't interested.
He was calling her
and e-mailing after she died.
It certainly appears that
he thought she was still alive.
The director of the show
she was in--
they fought constantly.
He threatened to kill her once,
but he's got a rock-solid alibi.
So that leaves us
with her suspected lover
and her understudy.
It's the lover.
Hampton Vanderwey.
Note the cuff links.
Very distinctive.
Judging from the fact
that he's wearing them
in almost every
photograph here,
something of an affectation.
They're diamond shaped.
And there were scrape marks
on the side of Autumn's neck.
If he had her in a choke hold...
It would've left marks
of a similar size and shape
to his favorite accessory.
Well, I have a potential
mass murderer to interview.
But it looks like
you've found your man.
Wesley Conrad.
Might I have a word?
You're English.
I am.
You work for Bertram Iwan?
No. But he is the reason
I'd like to talk to you.
I think I might be able
to help you with the lawsuit
you filed against him.
You're a private investigator?
I prefer "consulting detective,"
but yes.
I was very impressed
with your work
on the Devil's Foot
conundrum.
Your theory that Mortimer
Tregannis poisoned
his siblings with a toxic plant
stolen from his sister's fiancé
was very persuasive.
So persuasive, Iwan stole it
to make his documentary.
Some big studio already
bought the rights
so they can turn
it into a feature.
As if plagiarizing me
weren't bad enough,
now he's gonna
make millions.
A gross injustice.
And that's precisely
why I wanted to see you.
You said you wanted
to help with my lawsuit.
I-I don't think
there's anything left to do.
I hired lawyers in the U.S.
and the U.K.
I sued in both places,
filed restraining orders.
I had to move back in
with my parents
so I could pay for it all.
Nothing worked.
Now, I-I can't afford
to chase it anymore.
Well, justice can be slippery.
Why don't you let me
help you grasp it?
This is a law firm
I've done
plenty of work with
over the years.
They've got offices in London,
New York, Hong Kong.
I persuaded them to take on your
case on a commission-only basis.
You'd pay nothing until you win.
If you're interested.
ERIKA: Hampton's father
gave him those cuff links.
He was a son of a bitch, too.
You think Hampton murdered
Autumn Cleary,
and because you think
he murdered Autumn Cleary,
you also think he murdered
the woman you found last night?
(laughs):
There's just one problem.
Your husband's been dead
for ten years. We know.
We found out right before
we called you.
If you knew he was dead,
why call at all?
Because if we're right about him
killing Autumn Cleary,
it's possible
he didn't act alone.
And maybe the person
that helped him
committed the murder last night.
We were hoping
that you could point us
in someone's direction.
First things first.
My husband absolutely murdered
Autumn Cleary.
He confessed to you
at some point?
No.
But I knew he was seeing her.
And I knew,
better than anyone,
that he was a violent man.
He'd been abusing me for years.
We're sorry to hear that.
You know, he owned properties
all around the city, right?
His name is still
on the buildings.
"Vanderwey this,
Vanderwey that."
Turns out,
there was one building
he didn't put his name on.
I only found out
about it
after he died.
He kept an apartment there.
A place to stash his mistresses.
The building bordered
the courtyard
where Autumn Cleary's body
was found.
Both bodies, now.
If you thought your husband
killed Autumn,
why didn't you say anything
to the police?
He was dead.
I-I didn't want my children
growing up thinking
their father was a murderer.
So I-I kept it to myself.
I got rid of the building
as soon as I could.
The children are grown now.
If the truth finally
has to come out, then so be it.
I'm just sorry it won't help
find the person who murdered
that poor woman last night.
Actually, I'm not so sure
it won't.
Before you sold the building,
did you ever go there?
Of course.
There were inspections,
tenant association meetings.
Did you ever go
inside the apartment
that your husband kept?
I did.
I couldn't help myself.
Morbid curiosity, I guess.
And do you happen
to remember
if there was
any green carpeting inside?
Wall-to-wall. Why?
BELL: Because carpet
fibers that color
were found on Autumn's body
and the body of our Jane Doe.
We're gonna want the address
of that building.
BELL: Okay, so Mrs. Vanderwey
said the apartment
we're looking for is
the last one on the right.
(phone ringing)
Hey. You almost here?
I am here,
in a manner of speaking.
I'm in the courtyard
where Autumn Cleary
and Jane Doe were found.
I wanted to see it for myself.
And?
Well, it's strange.
While the building you're in
does border this area,
there's no direct access.
To get here, both Jane Doe's
killer and Hampton Vanderwey
would've had to carry
their victims almost a block.
Are you sure?
Yeah, I'm positive.
So the question is,
why would not one
but two killers
want to take such a risk?
All right, I-I got to go.
Meet us upstairs
when you're done.
(knocking on door)
DURAH:
Uh, who is it?
Police, ma'am.
We'd like to talk to you.
Yes?
I'm Detective Bell,
this is my colleague
Joan Watson.
Did you hear about the body
that was found outside
the building last night?
Body? No. Someone died?
Actually, someone
was killed.
We have reason to believe
that they may have been
inside your apartment
last night.
You know her.
Kamile. She'd been staying here.
I didn't really know her.
She was staying
in your apartment,
and you didn't know her?
This isn't
my apartment.
And there are many of us here.
20, at least.
It's hard to keep
track of one another.
Come. I'll show you.
BELL:
What is this place?
It's a model apartment.
It's where models
come and live
when they come
to New York to work.
Is that right?
Kamile arrived last week.
She was doing a show for
a designer friend, Octavian.
We're gonna need his contact
details, if you have them.
The hell did you come from?
I thought you were
in the courtyard.
HOLMES:
I was.
And then I was here.
Probably easier
to show you than explain.
Is that an elevator?
I found a secret entrance
in the courtyard.
That led to a corridor,
which led to this.
I wager Hampton Vanderwey
had it built so he could meet
his mistresses up here
without being seen.
It also has to be the way
he got Autumn's body
into the courtyard in 2001.
And how the person
who killed Kamile
got her body out
of here last night.
Well, that's two
mysteries solved.
I'd say the next one was:
who knew it was still here?
Fibers taken from the carpet
were consistent
with the ones found on Autumn
Cleary and our former Jane Doe.
Her name is Kamile Volodka.
Born in Lithuania,
she came here when she was 15.
She was sponsored
by her sister, Regina,
who's also a model.
No other family in the U.S.
We've been trying to track
Regina down,
but so far,
we're not having much luck.
What about the other women
staying at the apartment?
We like any of them
for what happened to Kamile?
Sherlock and I are about
to start interviews,
but, for what it's worth,
they all seemed
pretty surprised
when they saw the hidden
elevator car.
I don't think any of them
knew it was there.
I'm more interested in speaking
to the building's owner.
Right. You figure whoever bought
the place from Erika Vanderwey
found out about it?
And they used it
to move Kamile's body?
Problem is, the building's held
by a shell company.
Joan's at
the City Register's Office,
trying to find out more,
but I don't think the owner
wanted it to be easy for people
to track him down.
That makes sense, right?
The city considers model
apartments unlicensed hotels.
Inspectors have
been cracking down.
They should. The models' agents
book the apartments
as short-term housing
while they're in town for work,
and then deduct the rent
from their paychecks.
Up-and-coming models
don't make that much,
so the rent eats up
a lot of their pay.
Maybe Kamile had had enough.
She found out who
owned the building
and threatened to expose them
for what they were doing.
Got herself killed
for the trouble.
If that's the case,
maybe she told one of the girls
what she was doing.
It's possible.
But?
The models may all
live together,
but as far as we can tell,
they barely know each other.
I'm not sure
any of them even knew
Kamile was missing.
You have to understand, girls
move in and out of apartments
like ours every day,
and no one spends
much time in them.
Most of us are either working
or out on the town.
The apartment was quite
well-populated when we arrived.
A group of us had a break
between a show and a reception.
We decided to go home
to change outfits,
make an entrance together.
The M.E. thinks Kamile was
strangled the day before
yesterday, between 3:00 and 6:00
in the afternoon.
Some of the other models told us
you were all at a show?
Kamile skipped it.
She didn't say why.
We understand the two of you
weren't particularly close,
but had you noticed any unsavory
characters in her life?
We're models. Almost everyone
we meet is unsavory.
I did overhear her talking
on the phone a few days ago.
It sounded like someone was
asking her for money.
She said
something like,
"I just gave you $1,000.
Why do you need more so soon?"
There was a back-and-forth,
then Kamile agreed to send
whoever it was
$500.
Hard to imagine $500
was worth killing over.
In my country,
people kill for much less.
I'm sorry. That's all I know.
Augustina? No last name,
just Augustina, you're next.
LAWYER:
Detective Bell?
Yeah?
If these interviews
are about the Jane Doe
who was found two nights ago,
you might want to talk
to my client first.
Which one is she?
Not she. He.
His name is Peyton Trask.
He owns the building
where the victim was staying.
We understand
you've been looking for him.
First off,
we'd like to set
the record straight.
Mr. Trask is a
hedge fund manager
who bought that building
as an investment.
He hardly ever
goes there.
He never meets his residents.
He definitely
never interacted
with Ms. Volodka.
So he had no motive to kill her.
If Mr. Trask wants to set
anything straight,
he's gonna have
to actually talk.
HOLMES: You might think
it's in your best interest
to stay silent,
Mr. Trask,
but your anxiety speaks volumes.
You're clearly
holding something back.
I-I didn't kill her, okay?
Peyton.
But I did move the body.
I went to check
on the apartment
around 9:00, when I thought
it would be empty.
That's when
I found her.
She was already dead.
What do you mean,
"check on the apartment"?
HOLMES: He means
he was on the hunt for lingerie.
What?
Several of the models
in the apartment reported
their undergarments missing.
From the way you sat down,
it's clear you're wearing
a thong under
your trousers.
One of theirs, no?
You have an
underwear fetish?
Maybe Kamile Volodka walked in
on your little panty raid.
You killed her so no one else
would find out.
No. You've got it
all wrong.
Not the... underwear part.
Th-The part where
I'm some sort of killer.
I took the elevator
up to the apartment,
and she was there, already dead.
There wasn't a mark on her,
so I figured she OD'd.
I know I should've
called the police,
but I didn't want housing
inspectors crawling up my butt,
so I moved her outside.
I assume you have
a time of death by now.
Let's just say we'd be curious
to know where Mr. Trask was
two days ago between the hours
of 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
I was at my firm
until a little after 7:00.
Dozens of people can
place me there, I swear.
I made a mistake, okay?
A lot of mistakes, but I-I swear
I didn't hurt that girl.
If it helps,
I can give you her phone.
You have her phone?
(stammers) It was
in her pocket.
I took it out and took it home
and put it in my trash.
Garbage pickup where I live
isn't until Friday,
so if you want it,
it's yours.
I'm sorry. You said you found me
through Kamile Volodka's phone?
We haven't been able
to unlock it yet,
but her calendar app
was set to send alerts
through the lock screen.
According to what we saw,
you met with Kamile
the day she was killed.
That was the day she died?
Was she a friend of yours?
Actually, I'd never
met her before.
You're familiar
with the work we do here?
BELL:
You're a charity
who helps people get off drugs.
Was Kamile someone
you were treating?
No. Her sister was. Regina.
We've been trying to get
in touch with Regina.
If you have
any information...
I'm sorry,
but Regina died from a heroin
overdose almost ten months ago.
Kamile and Regina,
they fell out of touch
when Regina's addiction
got really bad.
By the time Regina died,
they hadn't spoken in months.
Kamile was
carrying a lot of guilt around.
She took a modeling job
in New York
just so she could meet with me.
She wanted to know
if there was anything
she could've done
to save her sister.
I told her the truth.
Opiate addiction
is a monster.
And sometimes,
no matter what we do,
we're gonna lose the person
we care about.
Did Kamile seem
troubled that day?
Any concerns she
might be in danger?
No.
Did you notice anyone suspicious
in the restaurant?
Was anyone following her?
I noticed a few men
checking her out.
She was beautiful,
but none of them
seemed threatening.
If you'd like, I can give you
Regina's case file.
I went over it
with Kamile,
but I'm afraid
that's all I've got.
I'm sorry I can't be more help.
(doorbell chimes)
(New York accent):
Hey, how you doing?
Oh, can I help you?
Yeah, I'm with
the gas company.
We got a report of a leak
in the area.
I'm afraid I'm gonna
have to check your house.
Oh, do you have to
do it right now?
Yeah, I'm afraid so.
We-we get some buildups,
there's a spark
in the wrong place,
real bad things can happen,
you know?
Well, we don't want that.
No. All right.
Yeah, I'm gonna start down here,
if that's okay with you.
Sure.
Whatever you need.
What's all this for?
Oh. Are you familiar
with podcasts? (chuckles)
My son does one.
He records it down here.
All right. What's it about?
Um, historical mysteries,
strange occurrences.
He can explain it
better than me.
He should be back from
teaching in an hour or so
if you're curious.
No, I-I think I'll be
out of your hair by then.
(coughing)
I'm sorry, could I trouble you
for a glass of water?
Of course. I'll be right back.
Thank you.
(bag thuds loudly)
Pretty sure that bag was not
that heavy when you left.
(normal voice):
Yeah.
It wasn't holding a pistol
and several boxes
of ammunition
when I left.
You found that at
Wesley Conrad's parents' house?
The pistol itself is quite new.
I assume he got it
during his trip to Vermont.
So what do you think?
Was Odin right about him?
It's certainly possible that
Conrad has murder on his mind.
If he does,
minds can be changed.
Sherlock...
Taking his gun away from him is only
part of my plan.
I'm not finished with him yet,
not by any means.
The file you got
on Kamile Volodka's sister,
anything useful in it?
Yes and no. The file itself
tells a pretty familiar story.
Regina wanted to quit heroin,
but it was hard.
She relapsed more than once.
Still, it got me thinking,
the social worker
who oversaw her case
said that Kamile
felt a lot of guilt
about what happened to Regina.
So maybe that's what drove her
to go and find the person
who sold the drugs to Regina
that killed her.
And that person realized
that she was onto them.
They went to the model apartment
and killed her.
Regina was arrested
for possession once.
I asked Marcus to get anything
the police had on her.
I was hoping she told the police
where she got her drugs.
And?
The arrest report
was a bust.
Nothing jumped out.
Coroner's report on her
overdose, on the other hand,
take a look.
I think you'll come
to the same conclusion
that I did.
Regina Volodka was murdered
ten months ago,
probably by the same person
who killed her sister
two nights ago.
I don't know what to tell you.
I stand by my work.
Regina Volodka's death
was accidental. She OD'd.
You didn't make note of these
two marks in your report.
I'm assuming you missed them?
Honestly,
I don't remember.
She was dead for two days
before her body was found.
Given the level
of livor mortis,
these could be anything.
Bruises or bug bites
or a dozen other things.
See, we don't agree.
Given the size and spacing,
we think those are burn marks
left by a stun gun.
She was subdued,
and then someone else injected
her with a fatal dose of heroin.
This was a murder
and you missed it.
BELL: According to your report,
there was only
a single needle stick on Regina,
so she wasn't using much
before she died, if at all.
There were no works
found with the body,
and based on blood pooling,
she was moved a few hours
after she died.
You missed that, too.
The person that killed
Regina Volodka got away.
And now it looks like
he's killed her sister
for good measure.
What?
She was attacked with a stun gun
a few days ago,
then suffocated.
HARDY: The burn marks
do look like a match.
Do you remember anything else
from the morning
you autopsied Regina?
Anything that might point us
in someone's direction?
No, I can't help you.
But I might know
someone who can.
Last month, a private detective
came to see me, Baxter Lim.
He was asking about
Regina Volodka.
He wanted a copy of my report.
I assumed it was just
an insurance thing, but...
But maybe Kamile was the one
who hired him.
She suspected foul play.
If Baxter saw what you
saw in these pictures,
if he had information from
the sister that you didn't,
it's possible he's already
on someone's trail.
Baxter Lim's office address
is 1128 1/2. Home is 1128.
I'm guessing that's
the office back there.
CCS says, according to
Kamile Volodka's Venmo account,
she sent Baxter Lim $500
a few days before she died.
One of the models told you
she overheard a call
between Kamile and
someone who was asking
for $500, right?
Guessing I was right
about her hiring this guy
to look into her
sister's death.
Baxter Lim? NYPD.
Marcus.
(flies buzzing)
Those are corpse flies.
Baxter Lim?
He's been dead at least
a day, maybe two.
Stun gun burns.
You're cutting it fine,
aren't you?
Less than five hours
before Bertram Iwan
screens his documentary.
What's the verdict?
This for me?
It's safe. Your henchmen
already checked it out.
What is it?
It's a gun. Recently procured
by Wesley Conrad.
I took a saw to it.
I don't suppose you took a saw
to him, as well, did you?
You were right to come to me.
I'll handle this
from here.
No, I didn't come here
to seal Conrad's fate.
I came here
to let you know
that the situation is in hand.
Obviously, my Intel was right.
He's planning a shooting.
Maybe. Maybe not.
If he is, there are ways
of stopping him
which do not entail his murder.
Do you honestly think that this
is going to guarantee
he won't hurt anyone?
He could have more guns.
And if he doesn't--
this isn't England--
he could already
have another one.
I paid him a visit.
I put him in touch with a law
firm who are going to help him
resolve his grievances
without violence.
They report that he called
and sounded encouraged.
According to his e-mails,
he's already tried lawyers
and they always let him down.
You're referring to old data.
I'm bringing you new data.
Would you consider it?
Well, that is a shame.
I must admit,
you do have a knack
for identifying people
who may pose a threat.
"May"?
Not everyone who gets angry
commits a murder.
Not everyone who buys a gun
commits a murder,
even though it might
feel like it sometimes.
- Sherlock...
- I agree
Conrad may still be dangerous,
so I shared my concerns
with the police
and with the company providing
security at the theater tonight.
If he comes within 100 yards of
the place, he will be stopped.
Say you're right.
Tonight, Bertram Iwan is safe.
What about tomorrow?
Or the day after that?
I'll keep an eye on Conrad.
I could give you the names of
100 would-be killers right now.
Are you going to keep an eye
on them as well?
That's more than I could handle.
That's more than
anyone could handle.
Except, perhaps,
a billionaire tech mogul
with the resources
of a small country.
You want me to change my ways.
Find a way to babysit
these people.
Protect them
from themselves.
What you're talking about,
engaging them the way
that you just engaged Conrad,
observing them for years,
it would require
much more manpower.
There would be more risk
of exposure...
Killing people's easier, is it?
Oh, well, I suppose
that makes it all right.
Sherlock.
Let's say
I would consider revising
the way I do things...
you and Joan would help?
Call us. Find out.
Hey, how'd it go?
With Odin Reichenbach?
Difficult to say.
Wesley Conrad?
So far, so good.
So he stayed away
from the screening tonight?
I've had eyes on
his parents' home
since yesterday;
he's still there.
Bertram Iwan,
meanwhile,
is just wrapping
up his Q&A,
should be on a plane back
to London by midnight.
What's all this?
These are screenshots
and photos
taken by Baxter Lim.
The late private detective?
Yeah.
So Marcus and I
are now pretty sure
that he and Kamile were killed
because they were looking into
what happened to Regina.
We wanted to take a look
at his notes on the case.
But the killer
absconded with them.
Along with Baxter's phone
and hard drive.
And yet you
have all these.
- They're from the cloud?
- Yeah.
Well, there are
thousands of them.
I hit "print all"
an hour ago.
I've just been
separating the ones
that I think might have
something to do with
his investigation
into Regina.
A bar where she worked.
The nonprofit where
she got her counseling.
And the place she was found.
This one's interesting.
What is that?
Photo of her with some
character from a theme park?
Note the caption.
"Pandasalt, titan
of the turntables,
attacks the scene."
He's a DJ?
More than a few of them
have taken to
wearing masks recently.
Anonymity has become hip.
As you said, that appears
to be from the Internet.
The rest seem to be
taken by Lim himself.
You think the two
of them were dating?
Well, that would explain why
Lim was looking into him.
Unfortunately,
Pandasalt's name
is as big a mystery as his face.
Absolutely no one
knows who he is.
(dance music playing nearby)
♪ Rock steady...
Hey. What's going on in here?
Watson, MC Autocat.
Autocat...
- (roars)
...Watson.
Like Pandasalt, Autocat
is an EDM artist
who prefers
to remain anonymous.
She's also
a trained musicologist
and she's helping me
identify Pandasalt
by playing known artists
with similar styles.
You think one of them
is Pandasalt?
Well, so far, we've reviewed
some promising candidates.
♪ ♪
WATSON: Wait, I
know this song.
I was listening to some of, uh,
Pandasalt's music last night.
It sounds like
one of his songs.
Something about trash,
or something.
(roars)
♪ ♪
♪ Trash panda
♪ I got rights...
Yep, almost
exactly the same.
♪ Veranda
♪ Hear my propaganda
♪ Trash panda, trash...
It's a Long Island DJ
called Amos Deukmejian.
I'd say we have our panda,
wouldn't you?
♪ Miranda.
AMOS:
I am Pandasalt.
And Regina and I
were together for a while,
but if you think
I would ever hurt her...
I didn't even know
she was dead until you told me.
"My girlfriend drives me
crazy and sometimes
I want to kill her."
You posted that, right?
Yes, but I-I wasn't...
being literal.
Regina had problems;
she was a heroin addict.
A fact her killer took full
advantage of ten months ago;
made her death look like an OD.
What, you think I'm the only one
who knew that she was on drugs?
We think you're
the only person
who ever talked
about killing her.
Ten months ago,
I wasn't even in the country.
I was, I was halfway through
a ten-week tour of South America.
HOLMES: We're aware.
We have a picture of you
playing in Brazil
the night that Regina died.
So what are we even doing here?
Did you forget
you perform in a mask?
Could have been anyone
in those pictures.
I have friends in Brazil.
Reach out to them,
they'll tell you.
I was hanging
out with them
backstage that night
without the mask.
They can probably
even send you pictures.
Names and numbers.
No. No, first you tell me
where my daughter is.
Why would we know
where your daughter is?
Regina's daughter, whatever.
A few months before
the Brazil show, I was in Lima.
Regina called me,
said that she'd gotten clean
and that she was pregnant.
She said it was a girl
and that it was mine.
The M.E. who performed
Regina's autopsy
missed a few things;
maybe she missed that
Regina was pregnant
when she died.
No, you don't get it.
She'd already had the baby by then.
BELL: Back up a second.
You said she called you in Lima,
told you she was pregnant...
Yeah, she said
she didn't need anything,
she just wanted me to know.
She said she was
thinking of giving
the baby to some
private adoption agency.
That probably explains where your
daughter is now. Doesn't it?
No, no, 'cause I
talked her out of it.
I told her I'd be there for her
and give her child support.
Anything she wanted.
She said she'd think about it.
Then,
when I was in Brazil,
Regina called me again.
She said she was
at the hospital.
She'd just had the baby.
She told me
she'd changed her mind.
She told the adoption agency
she was going to keep it.
She said she'd call me
if she ever needed anything.
Give us a minute, would you?
Assuming everything he says
is true, he was in Brazil
the same day that Regina called
to say she'd had her baby.
Based on our timeline,
that's the same day she died.
That would mean she was killed
not long after she delivered.
More specifically, it was
not long after she told
the adoption agency she
was keeping the baby.
We never had a motive
for Regina's death.
Perhaps now we do.
Whoever killed her
wanted her baby.
So this wouldn't just be
a string of homicides.
Could be a kidnapping, too.
Pregnant?
Wow.
I don't even know
what to say to that.
You think she
was lying to him?
My guess is, she was
trying to get money out of him.
The first time she called, she
said she didn't want anything.
She'd already lined up
a private adoption.
In my experience,
addicts make great con artists.
Maybe she was
setting the table.
The request for money
was going to come later.
In your notes in the file
that you gave to my partner,
you said you last saw
Regina in October.
Her second phone call
to her ex-boyfriend,
in which she told him
she'd just given birth,
came in November.
Exactly. You don't
think I would notice
that she was
eight months pregnant?
What?
Regina's ex let us look
at his phone records.
We were able to verify
that she did give him a call
in the middle of November.
When we looked for
the corresponding call
in her records,
the cell tower data
put her in the vicinity
of a hospital.
We went there.
They confirmed that
Regina gave birth to a
baby girl that night.
They also gave
us access
to their security
camera footage.
This is a picture
of you picking her
and her baby up
at the hospital,
after they were
discharged.
BELL: You were acting
as a go-between for her
and an adoption agency,
just like you have
for other pregnant addicts
who came here for help.
HOLMES: You're smiling
in that photograph.
I assume she hadn't yet told you
she was going to keep the baby.
When she did, you obviously
didn't want to lose your cut
of the fee the adoptive parents
agreed to pay Regina
and the agency.
So, you killed her.
Pumped her full of heroin,
left her body somewhere
you knew it would be found.
(exhales)
All three of you
sound like you're on drugs.
You should take
one of our brochures.
Think about getting some help.
BELL: Oh, we've
got some help.
Our colleagues are searching
your home as we speak.
They're looking for the stun gun
you used on Regina,
her sister and Baxter Lim.
Judging by that look,
I think they're gonna find it.
(phone chimes)
(elevator dings)
♪ There in the wheat...
Odin Reichenbach
wants to see us.
♪ I don't know the size...
Well, I expected
to hear from you.
But not so soon.
Have you thought about
the revisions we discussed?
♪ Patriot...
Wesley Conrad--
I've got an update.
Well, the screening
of Iwan's documentary
went off without a hitch.
We confirmed this morning that
he got home safely to London.
He's not in any danger
from Conrad.
ODIN:
You're right.
Wesley Conrad killed himself
this afternoon.
Right after he murdered
both his parents.
♪ A hungry mouth
♪ Something for...
He used a butcher knife
from their kitchen.
Seems you should have taken
that from the house as well.
I was wrong
to assign him to you.
I should have gone with my gut,
done things the way
I always do them.
And now,
thanks to the three of us,
two innocent people
are dead.
There was nothing in
the data you gave us
that suggested a problem
between him and his parents.
No, but it did say
that he's a killer
and I was right about that.
You asked me
if I'd been thinking about
changing the way
I do things.
I was.
And I've decided...
I'm not changing a thing.
Now... get out.
♪ ♪
(door opens, closes)
== sync, corrected by elderman ==
@elder_man
Previously on Elementary...
I have saved hundreds of lives.
What on earth makes you think
that we would ever consider
joining your stable
of executioners?
Next time I get
another 80/20 call,
I'll send it
your way.
It'll be your decision.
Call it a trust-building
exercise.
Two weeks ago, a man named
Parker Landis was driving home,
and he was rear-ended.
Then the guy shot him,
and then fled.
Landis was plotting
a mass poisoning.
But he was killed before
he could go through with it.
Do you think Odin Reichenbach
is responsible?
Joan Watson has
been poking around.
She reached out to the Maricopa
County Sheriff's Office.
- Would you like me to...?
- No.
No, I think I'll
handle this one myself.
WATSON:
You need to run faster.
Faster.
The angle is more
critical than the speed.
Now!
HOLMES:
Theory confirmed.
You can inform Professor Soames
that the track star,
Mr. Gilchrest, gained
access to her office,
photographed the final exam,
and then sold it
to other students on campus.
I'll get right on it,
after I have my turn.
(electronic thud)
What just happened?
I'm locked out. You?
(doorbell rings)
Had a feeling it was you.
Sorry about that.
But given your tendency
to try and record
our private conversations...
How'd you do it?
Signal jammer?
Remote access device?
Whatever it is,
I'm sure it's trademarked
Odker technology...
I would trademark it
if I wanted anyone to know
I had it.
I'm here because I know
that Joan reached out
to the Maricopa
Sheriff's Department
about the death
of Parker Landis.
If that's a look
of admonishment,
look in the mirror.
You tried to bring S.I.S.
into our little debate.
Got friends there as well,
have you?
You think I only try and stop
killers on American soil?
S.I.S. won't be helping you.
Neither will Mossad,
nor Interpol,
nor any other
global law enforcement
or intelligence agency
you might draw upon.
Though many of them hold the
two of you in high esteem,
they value my friendship
even more.
You came here
to make more threats.
Not at all.
I'm here to fulfill a promise.
I brought a present.
Shall we open it together?
"Wesley Conrad."
So this is a dossier on someone
you've marked for execution.
It's more than that.
It's one last attempt to see
if we could all work together.
When last we spoke,
I promised that
when I next had a case
I wasn't 100% certain of,
I'd bring it to you
and Joan for review.
I'm only, say,
80% certain
that Wesley Conrad needs to go.
Well, I hadn't considered that
a serious offer.
You knew I was trying
to record you.
I did.
But I meant every word.
You said you were only 80% sure
of this guy.
So, odds are,
we'll prove you right.
And then we'll be complicit
in what comes next.
If you don't want
to look into this,
I can take it to someone I know
sees things my way.
Problem solved.
Mr. Conrad doesn't hurt anyone,
and I'll know that you and I
will never be friends.
But I think
you'll say yes.
It's too good an opportunity
to prove me wrong.
Show me the faults
in my methods.
What makes you so sure
this guy is so dangerous?
Mr. Conrad has a podcast
on historical mysteries.
He believes that a British
filmmaker named Bertram Iwan
has plagiarized one of his shows
and used it as the basis
for his latest documentary,
The Devil's Foot.
On social media,
Mr. Conrad has made it clear
he is furious.
Mr. Iwan, meanwhile,
is set to appear in Manhattan
in three days' time
for a screening
of The Devil's Foot,
Q&A to follow.
So naturally you think
he's going to shoot up a cinema?
What I think's irrelevant.
His life is in your hands now.
Do your own research.
And then you tell me...
is it better
to eliminate Conrad
or risk him killing
dozens of people?
GUIDE: Murder. That's what
we're all here for, right?
Well, over the next two hours,
we'll walk to the sites
of some of New York City's
most infamous murders.
We'll show you the Big
Apple's rotten core,
and maybe we'll find some
surprises along the way.
Now stay together. We
don't want to lose anyone.
Again.
(laughter)
Now for our first stop.
18 years ago,
a beautiful Broadway star
named Autumn Cleary
was found strangled
in this very courtyard.
The crime was never solved,
but the suspects
were a who's-who
of the theater world.
So let me tell you her story.
And who knows, maybe one of you
will solve her murder.
(laughter)
It was August 20, 2001.
There was an unusual chill
in the air
the night that Autumn died.
(chuckling):
Sorry, excuse me for a second.
Looks like we have
some stragglers.
Excuse me?
What are you doing?
Taking a few pictures
with "Autumn" here.
What?
Your partner.
She was gonna jump out
and scare us
or something, right?
You said there'd be surprises.
I've never seen
that person before.
She's not a part of the tour.
Yeah, right.
I'm serious.
All right. Enough.
You're scaring my girl.
Look up and show her
it's all an act.
Hey. I'm talking to you.
(woman screams)
♪ Elementary 7x10 ♪
The Latest Model
Original Air Date on July 25, 2019
== sync, corrected by elderman ==
@elder_man
According to that, Wesley
Conrad's plagiarized podcast
covered an obscure bit
of local history
from Cornwall, England.
In 1910, whilst playing cards,
four siblings saw
a strange "beast" at the window.
One of the siblings,
a man named Mortimer Tregannis,
went to investigate,
found nothing,
and then went home.
After which,
some "unknown force"
drove two of his brothers mad
and killed his sister.
Locals blamed the Devil himself.
In his podcast,
Conrad proposed a new theory
to explain events.
He believed there was no beast.
Tregannis made it up. Why?
Because, before he left
the card game that night,
he threw the root of a rare,
poisonous plant
into the fireplace,
filling the room with toxins
in an attempt
to kill his siblings
and claim the family fortune.
So, Iwan's documentary is
based on the same theory.
Conrad sued Iwan.
But his lawsuit
is floundering.
Well, it looks like he's
threatened Iwan online
dozens of times.
"You stole my life's work.
You deserve what's
coming to you."
He also did a search for the
layout of the theater where Iwan
is supposed to have his
screening for his documentary.
He also researched
a variety of firearms.
There's no evidence
he actually bought one.
Perhaps that's why Odin
is only 80% sure
there's going to be
a mass shooting in the offing.
Wesley Conrad made a
very big cash withdrawal
from his bank a
few weeks ago.
Right before he took
a trip to Vermont.
A state notorious
for its lax gun laws.
I'm afraid that so far
I'm inclined to agree with Odin.
Wesley Conrad bears
looking into.
(phone vibrates)
Oh, it's Marcus. He wants
to see us at the morgue.
Should I tell him no?
No.
Bertram Iwan
is not due in New York
for almost another three days.
I'm already formulating a plan.
In the meantime,
actual murders must not wait.
Right now, she's a Jane Doe.
We know she was zapped
with a stun gun.
You can see the marks on
her shoulder right there.
After that, she was smothered,
probably with a pillow.
Not the sort of thing
you expect to find
lying around in a courtyard.
She was killed someplace
else, then dumped there.
Just like Autumn
Cleary 18 years ago.
You think these cases
are connected.
Autumn Cleary was strangled,
not smothered.
It's still
technically asphyxiation.
Both victims were
attractive young women,
both were killed
someplace else
and then left in
that courtyard.
Could be the same killer.
Or a copycat.
Or it could just be
a coincidence.
HOLMES:
It's no coincidence.
Look at this.
The carpet fibers
found on Jane Doe.
If memory serves,
there were green carpet fibers
found on Autumn Cleary's
body in 2001.
You're thinking they were killed
in the same place?
WATSON: If they were,
it stands to reason
they were killed
by the same person.
HOLMES: Jane Doe's murder
may be fresher,
but her anonymity
is a problem.
We can't identify the person
who wanted her dead
until we can identify her.
Luckily, investigators
have been poring over
Autumn Cleary's case for years.
I think there's even
a list of suspects.
So we look at them and see
if we can connect anyone
to Jane Doe.
Any luck, we might be able
to close both cases at once.
That's impressive.
Well, it's like you said,
there's 18 years of research
into Autumn Cleary's murder.
And not just by the NYPD.
True crime writers,
investigative journalists.
There was even a 48 Hours.
How about you? Did you find
what you were looking for?
There was indeed a gun show
in Vermont on the weekend
of Wesley Conrad's visit.
So he could've bought a gun.
Given Vermont's gun laws, he
could've bought an arsenal.
I think we have to
assume he has the means
to carry out an attack.
So what now?
According to his
teaching schedule,
he's in the middle of
a lecture right now.
I plan to visit
him presently.
So, are these the people
most likely to have killed
Autumn Cleary in 2001?
Dustin Turco was
an obsessed fan.
She got a
restraining order
against him a month
before she was killed.
Why the cross?
Well, he was five-one
and had brittle
bone disease.
I don't think he had the size or
the strength to strangle anyone.
Her ex-boyfriend from high
school-- he came to New York
to win her back.
She wasn't interested.
He was calling her
and e-mailing after she died.
It certainly appears that
he thought she was still alive.
The director of the show
she was in--
they fought constantly.
He threatened to kill her once,
but he's got a rock-solid alibi.
So that leaves us
with her suspected lover
and her understudy.
It's the lover.
Hampton Vanderwey.
Note the cuff links.
Very distinctive.
Judging from the fact
that he's wearing them
in almost every
photograph here,
something of an affectation.
They're diamond shaped.
And there were scrape marks
on the side of Autumn's neck.
If he had her in a choke hold...
It would've left marks
of a similar size and shape
to his favorite accessory.
Well, I have a potential
mass murderer to interview.
But it looks like
you've found your man.
Wesley Conrad.
Might I have a word?
You're English.
I am.
You work for Bertram Iwan?
No. But he is the reason
I'd like to talk to you.
I think I might be able
to help you with the lawsuit
you filed against him.
You're a private investigator?
I prefer "consulting detective,"
but yes.
I was very impressed
with your work
on the Devil's Foot
conundrum.
Your theory that Mortimer
Tregannis poisoned
his siblings with a toxic plant
stolen from his sister's fiancé
was very persuasive.
So persuasive, Iwan stole it
to make his documentary.
Some big studio already
bought the rights
so they can turn
it into a feature.
As if plagiarizing me
weren't bad enough,
now he's gonna
make millions.
A gross injustice.
And that's precisely
why I wanted to see you.
You said you wanted
to help with my lawsuit.
I-I don't think
there's anything left to do.
I hired lawyers in the U.S.
and the U.K.
I sued in both places,
filed restraining orders.
I had to move back in
with my parents
so I could pay for it all.
Nothing worked.
Now, I-I can't afford
to chase it anymore.
Well, justice can be slippery.
Why don't you let me
help you grasp it?
This is a law firm
I've done
plenty of work with
over the years.
They've got offices in London,
New York, Hong Kong.
I persuaded them to take on your
case on a commission-only basis.
You'd pay nothing until you win.
If you're interested.
ERIKA: Hampton's father
gave him those cuff links.
He was a son of a bitch, too.
You think Hampton murdered
Autumn Cleary,
and because you think
he murdered Autumn Cleary,
you also think he murdered
the woman you found last night?
(laughs):
There's just one problem.
Your husband's been dead
for ten years. We know.
We found out right before
we called you.
If you knew he was dead,
why call at all?
Because if we're right about him
killing Autumn Cleary,
it's possible
he didn't act alone.
And maybe the person
that helped him
committed the murder last night.
We were hoping
that you could point us
in someone's direction.
First things first.
My husband absolutely murdered
Autumn Cleary.
He confessed to you
at some point?
No.
But I knew he was seeing her.
And I knew,
better than anyone,
that he was a violent man.
He'd been abusing me for years.
We're sorry to hear that.
You know, he owned properties
all around the city, right?
His name is still
on the buildings.
"Vanderwey this,
Vanderwey that."
Turns out,
there was one building
he didn't put his name on.
I only found out
about it
after he died.
He kept an apartment there.
A place to stash his mistresses.
The building bordered
the courtyard
where Autumn Cleary's body
was found.
Both bodies, now.
If you thought your husband
killed Autumn,
why didn't you say anything
to the police?
He was dead.
I-I didn't want my children
growing up thinking
their father was a murderer.
So I-I kept it to myself.
I got rid of the building
as soon as I could.
The children are grown now.
If the truth finally
has to come out, then so be it.
I'm just sorry it won't help
find the person who murdered
that poor woman last night.
Actually, I'm not so sure
it won't.
Before you sold the building,
did you ever go there?
Of course.
There were inspections,
tenant association meetings.
Did you ever go
inside the apartment
that your husband kept?
I did.
I couldn't help myself.
Morbid curiosity, I guess.
And do you happen
to remember
if there was
any green carpeting inside?
Wall-to-wall. Why?
BELL: Because carpet
fibers that color
were found on Autumn's body
and the body of our Jane Doe.
We're gonna want the address
of that building.
BELL: Okay, so Mrs. Vanderwey
said the apartment
we're looking for is
the last one on the right.
(phone ringing)
Hey. You almost here?
I am here,
in a manner of speaking.
I'm in the courtyard
where Autumn Cleary
and Jane Doe were found.
I wanted to see it for myself.
And?
Well, it's strange.
While the building you're in
does border this area,
there's no direct access.
To get here, both Jane Doe's
killer and Hampton Vanderwey
would've had to carry
their victims almost a block.
Are you sure?
Yeah, I'm positive.
So the question is,
why would not one
but two killers
want to take such a risk?
All right, I-I got to go.
Meet us upstairs
when you're done.
(knocking on door)
DURAH:
Uh, who is it?
Police, ma'am.
We'd like to talk to you.
Yes?
I'm Detective Bell,
this is my colleague
Joan Watson.
Did you hear about the body
that was found outside
the building last night?
Body? No. Someone died?
Actually, someone
was killed.
We have reason to believe
that they may have been
inside your apartment
last night.
You know her.
Kamile. She'd been staying here.
I didn't really know her.
She was staying
in your apartment,
and you didn't know her?
This isn't
my apartment.
And there are many of us here.
20, at least.
It's hard to keep
track of one another.
Come. I'll show you.
BELL:
What is this place?
It's a model apartment.
It's where models
come and live
when they come
to New York to work.
Is that right?
Kamile arrived last week.
She was doing a show for
a designer friend, Octavian.
We're gonna need his contact
details, if you have them.
The hell did you come from?
I thought you were
in the courtyard.
HOLMES:
I was.
And then I was here.
Probably easier
to show you than explain.
Is that an elevator?
I found a secret entrance
in the courtyard.
That led to a corridor,
which led to this.
I wager Hampton Vanderwey
had it built so he could meet
his mistresses up here
without being seen.
It also has to be the way
he got Autumn's body
into the courtyard in 2001.
And how the person
who killed Kamile
got her body out
of here last night.
Well, that's two
mysteries solved.
I'd say the next one was:
who knew it was still here?
Fibers taken from the carpet
were consistent
with the ones found on Autumn
Cleary and our former Jane Doe.
Her name is Kamile Volodka.
Born in Lithuania,
she came here when she was 15.
She was sponsored
by her sister, Regina,
who's also a model.
No other family in the U.S.
We've been trying to track
Regina down,
but so far,
we're not having much luck.
What about the other women
staying at the apartment?
We like any of them
for what happened to Kamile?
Sherlock and I are about
to start interviews,
but, for what it's worth,
they all seemed
pretty surprised
when they saw the hidden
elevator car.
I don't think any of them
knew it was there.
I'm more interested in speaking
to the building's owner.
Right. You figure whoever bought
the place from Erika Vanderwey
found out about it?
And they used it
to move Kamile's body?
Problem is, the building's held
by a shell company.
Joan's at
the City Register's Office,
trying to find out more,
but I don't think the owner
wanted it to be easy for people
to track him down.
That makes sense, right?
The city considers model
apartments unlicensed hotels.
Inspectors have
been cracking down.
They should. The models' agents
book the apartments
as short-term housing
while they're in town for work,
and then deduct the rent
from their paychecks.
Up-and-coming models
don't make that much,
so the rent eats up
a lot of their pay.
Maybe Kamile had had enough.
She found out who
owned the building
and threatened to expose them
for what they were doing.
Got herself killed
for the trouble.
If that's the case,
maybe she told one of the girls
what she was doing.
It's possible.
But?
The models may all
live together,
but as far as we can tell,
they barely know each other.
I'm not sure
any of them even knew
Kamile was missing.
You have to understand, girls
move in and out of apartments
like ours every day,
and no one spends
much time in them.
Most of us are either working
or out on the town.
The apartment was quite
well-populated when we arrived.
A group of us had a break
between a show and a reception.
We decided to go home
to change outfits,
make an entrance together.
The M.E. thinks Kamile was
strangled the day before
yesterday, between 3:00 and 6:00
in the afternoon.
Some of the other models told us
you were all at a show?
Kamile skipped it.
She didn't say why.
We understand the two of you
weren't particularly close,
but had you noticed any unsavory
characters in her life?
We're models. Almost everyone
we meet is unsavory.
I did overhear her talking
on the phone a few days ago.
It sounded like someone was
asking her for money.
She said
something like,
"I just gave you $1,000.
Why do you need more so soon?"
There was a back-and-forth,
then Kamile agreed to send
whoever it was
$500.
Hard to imagine $500
was worth killing over.
In my country,
people kill for much less.
I'm sorry. That's all I know.
Augustina? No last name,
just Augustina, you're next.
LAWYER:
Detective Bell?
Yeah?
If these interviews
are about the Jane Doe
who was found two nights ago,
you might want to talk
to my client first.
Which one is she?
Not she. He.
His name is Peyton Trask.
He owns the building
where the victim was staying.
We understand
you've been looking for him.
First off,
we'd like to set
the record straight.
Mr. Trask is a
hedge fund manager
who bought that building
as an investment.
He hardly ever
goes there.
He never meets his residents.
He definitely
never interacted
with Ms. Volodka.
So he had no motive to kill her.
If Mr. Trask wants to set
anything straight,
he's gonna have
to actually talk.
HOLMES: You might think
it's in your best interest
to stay silent,
Mr. Trask,
but your anxiety speaks volumes.
You're clearly
holding something back.
I-I didn't kill her, okay?
Peyton.
But I did move the body.
I went to check
on the apartment
around 9:00, when I thought
it would be empty.
That's when
I found her.
She was already dead.
What do you mean,
"check on the apartment"?
HOLMES: He means
he was on the hunt for lingerie.
What?
Several of the models
in the apartment reported
their undergarments missing.
From the way you sat down,
it's clear you're wearing
a thong under
your trousers.
One of theirs, no?
You have an
underwear fetish?
Maybe Kamile Volodka walked in
on your little panty raid.
You killed her so no one else
would find out.
No. You've got it
all wrong.
Not the... underwear part.
Th-The part where
I'm some sort of killer.
I took the elevator
up to the apartment,
and she was there, already dead.
There wasn't a mark on her,
so I figured she OD'd.
I know I should've
called the police,
but I didn't want housing
inspectors crawling up my butt,
so I moved her outside.
I assume you have
a time of death by now.
Let's just say we'd be curious
to know where Mr. Trask was
two days ago between the hours
of 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
I was at my firm
until a little after 7:00.
Dozens of people can
place me there, I swear.
I made a mistake, okay?
A lot of mistakes, but I-I swear
I didn't hurt that girl.
If it helps,
I can give you her phone.
You have her phone?
(stammers) It was
in her pocket.
I took it out and took it home
and put it in my trash.
Garbage pickup where I live
isn't until Friday,
so if you want it,
it's yours.
I'm sorry. You said you found me
through Kamile Volodka's phone?
We haven't been able
to unlock it yet,
but her calendar app
was set to send alerts
through the lock screen.
According to what we saw,
you met with Kamile
the day she was killed.
That was the day she died?
Was she a friend of yours?
Actually, I'd never
met her before.
You're familiar
with the work we do here?
BELL:
You're a charity
who helps people get off drugs.
Was Kamile someone
you were treating?
No. Her sister was. Regina.
We've been trying to get
in touch with Regina.
If you have
any information...
I'm sorry,
but Regina died from a heroin
overdose almost ten months ago.
Kamile and Regina,
they fell out of touch
when Regina's addiction
got really bad.
By the time Regina died,
they hadn't spoken in months.
Kamile was
carrying a lot of guilt around.
She took a modeling job
in New York
just so she could meet with me.
She wanted to know
if there was anything
she could've done
to save her sister.
I told her the truth.
Opiate addiction
is a monster.
And sometimes,
no matter what we do,
we're gonna lose the person
we care about.
Did Kamile seem
troubled that day?
Any concerns she
might be in danger?
No.
Did you notice anyone suspicious
in the restaurant?
Was anyone following her?
I noticed a few men
checking her out.
She was beautiful,
but none of them
seemed threatening.
If you'd like, I can give you
Regina's case file.
I went over it
with Kamile,
but I'm afraid
that's all I've got.
I'm sorry I can't be more help.
(doorbell chimes)
(New York accent):
Hey, how you doing?
Oh, can I help you?
Yeah, I'm with
the gas company.
We got a report of a leak
in the area.
I'm afraid I'm gonna
have to check your house.
Oh, do you have to
do it right now?
Yeah, I'm afraid so.
We-we get some buildups,
there's a spark
in the wrong place,
real bad things can happen,
you know?
Well, we don't want that.
No. All right.
Yeah, I'm gonna start down here,
if that's okay with you.
Sure.
Whatever you need.
What's all this for?
Oh. Are you familiar
with podcasts? (chuckles)
My son does one.
He records it down here.
All right. What's it about?
Um, historical mysteries,
strange occurrences.
He can explain it
better than me.
He should be back from
teaching in an hour or so
if you're curious.
No, I-I think I'll be
out of your hair by then.
(coughing)
I'm sorry, could I trouble you
for a glass of water?
Of course. I'll be right back.
Thank you.
(bag thuds loudly)
Pretty sure that bag was not
that heavy when you left.
(normal voice):
Yeah.
It wasn't holding a pistol
and several boxes
of ammunition
when I left.
You found that at
Wesley Conrad's parents' house?
The pistol itself is quite new.
I assume he got it
during his trip to Vermont.
So what do you think?
Was Odin right about him?
It's certainly possible that
Conrad has murder on his mind.
If he does,
minds can be changed.
Sherlock...
Taking his gun away from him is only
part of my plan.
I'm not finished with him yet,
not by any means.
The file you got
on Kamile Volodka's sister,
anything useful in it?
Yes and no. The file itself
tells a pretty familiar story.
Regina wanted to quit heroin,
but it was hard.
She relapsed more than once.
Still, it got me thinking,
the social worker
who oversaw her case
said that Kamile
felt a lot of guilt
about what happened to Regina.
So maybe that's what drove her
to go and find the person
who sold the drugs to Regina
that killed her.
And that person realized
that she was onto them.
They went to the model apartment
and killed her.
Regina was arrested
for possession once.
I asked Marcus to get anything
the police had on her.
I was hoping she told the police
where she got her drugs.
And?
The arrest report
was a bust.
Nothing jumped out.
Coroner's report on her
overdose, on the other hand,
take a look.
I think you'll come
to the same conclusion
that I did.
Regina Volodka was murdered
ten months ago,
probably by the same person
who killed her sister
two nights ago.
I don't know what to tell you.
I stand by my work.
Regina Volodka's death
was accidental. She OD'd.
You didn't make note of these
two marks in your report.
I'm assuming you missed them?
Honestly,
I don't remember.
She was dead for two days
before her body was found.
Given the level
of livor mortis,
these could be anything.
Bruises or bug bites
or a dozen other things.
See, we don't agree.
Given the size and spacing,
we think those are burn marks
left by a stun gun.
She was subdued,
and then someone else injected
her with a fatal dose of heroin.
This was a murder
and you missed it.
BELL: According to your report,
there was only
a single needle stick on Regina,
so she wasn't using much
before she died, if at all.
There were no works
found with the body,
and based on blood pooling,
she was moved a few hours
after she died.
You missed that, too.
The person that killed
Regina Volodka got away.
And now it looks like
he's killed her sister
for good measure.
What?
She was attacked with a stun gun
a few days ago,
then suffocated.
HARDY: The burn marks
do look like a match.
Do you remember anything else
from the morning
you autopsied Regina?
Anything that might point us
in someone's direction?
No, I can't help you.
But I might know
someone who can.
Last month, a private detective
came to see me, Baxter Lim.
He was asking about
Regina Volodka.
He wanted a copy of my report.
I assumed it was just
an insurance thing, but...
But maybe Kamile was the one
who hired him.
She suspected foul play.
If Baxter saw what you
saw in these pictures,
if he had information from
the sister that you didn't,
it's possible he's already
on someone's trail.
Baxter Lim's office address
is 1128 1/2. Home is 1128.
I'm guessing that's
the office back there.
CCS says, according to
Kamile Volodka's Venmo account,
she sent Baxter Lim $500
a few days before she died.
One of the models told you
she overheard a call
between Kamile and
someone who was asking
for $500, right?
Guessing I was right
about her hiring this guy
to look into her
sister's death.
Baxter Lim? NYPD.
Marcus.
(flies buzzing)
Those are corpse flies.
Baxter Lim?
He's been dead at least
a day, maybe two.
Stun gun burns.
You're cutting it fine,
aren't you?
Less than five hours
before Bertram Iwan
screens his documentary.
What's the verdict?
This for me?
It's safe. Your henchmen
already checked it out.
What is it?
It's a gun. Recently procured
by Wesley Conrad.
I took a saw to it.
I don't suppose you took a saw
to him, as well, did you?
You were right to come to me.
I'll handle this
from here.
No, I didn't come here
to seal Conrad's fate.
I came here
to let you know
that the situation is in hand.
Obviously, my Intel was right.
He's planning a shooting.
Maybe. Maybe not.
If he is, there are ways
of stopping him
which do not entail his murder.
Do you honestly think that this
is going to guarantee
he won't hurt anyone?
He could have more guns.
And if he doesn't--
this isn't England--
he could already
have another one.
I paid him a visit.
I put him in touch with a law
firm who are going to help him
resolve his grievances
without violence.
They report that he called
and sounded encouraged.
According to his e-mails,
he's already tried lawyers
and they always let him down.
You're referring to old data.
I'm bringing you new data.
Would you consider it?
Well, that is a shame.
I must admit,
you do have a knack
for identifying people
who may pose a threat.
"May"?
Not everyone who gets angry
commits a murder.
Not everyone who buys a gun
commits a murder,
even though it might
feel like it sometimes.
- Sherlock...
- I agree
Conrad may still be dangerous,
so I shared my concerns
with the police
and with the company providing
security at the theater tonight.
If he comes within 100 yards of
the place, he will be stopped.
Say you're right.
Tonight, Bertram Iwan is safe.
What about tomorrow?
Or the day after that?
I'll keep an eye on Conrad.
I could give you the names of
100 would-be killers right now.
Are you going to keep an eye
on them as well?
That's more than I could handle.
That's more than
anyone could handle.
Except, perhaps,
a billionaire tech mogul
with the resources
of a small country.
You want me to change my ways.
Find a way to babysit
these people.
Protect them
from themselves.
What you're talking about,
engaging them the way
that you just engaged Conrad,
observing them for years,
it would require
much more manpower.
There would be more risk
of exposure...
Killing people's easier, is it?
Oh, well, I suppose
that makes it all right.
Sherlock.
Let's say
I would consider revising
the way I do things...
you and Joan would help?
Call us. Find out.
Hey, how'd it go?
With Odin Reichenbach?
Difficult to say.
Wesley Conrad?
So far, so good.
So he stayed away
from the screening tonight?
I've had eyes on
his parents' home
since yesterday;
he's still there.
Bertram Iwan,
meanwhile,
is just wrapping
up his Q&A,
should be on a plane back
to London by midnight.
What's all this?
These are screenshots
and photos
taken by Baxter Lim.
The late private detective?
Yeah.
So Marcus and I
are now pretty sure
that he and Kamile were killed
because they were looking into
what happened to Regina.
We wanted to take a look
at his notes on the case.
But the killer
absconded with them.
Along with Baxter's phone
and hard drive.
And yet you
have all these.
- They're from the cloud?
- Yeah.
Well, there are
thousands of them.
I hit "print all"
an hour ago.
I've just been
separating the ones
that I think might have
something to do with
his investigation
into Regina.
A bar where she worked.
The nonprofit where
she got her counseling.
And the place she was found.
This one's interesting.
What is that?
Photo of her with some
character from a theme park?
Note the caption.
"Pandasalt, titan
of the turntables,
attacks the scene."
He's a DJ?
More than a few of them
have taken to
wearing masks recently.
Anonymity has become hip.
As you said, that appears
to be from the Internet.
The rest seem to be
taken by Lim himself.
You think the two
of them were dating?
Well, that would explain why
Lim was looking into him.
Unfortunately,
Pandasalt's name
is as big a mystery as his face.
Absolutely no one
knows who he is.
(dance music playing nearby)
♪ Rock steady...
Hey. What's going on in here?
Watson, MC Autocat.
Autocat...
- (roars)
...Watson.
Like Pandasalt, Autocat
is an EDM artist
who prefers
to remain anonymous.
She's also
a trained musicologist
and she's helping me
identify Pandasalt
by playing known artists
with similar styles.
You think one of them
is Pandasalt?
Well, so far, we've reviewed
some promising candidates.
♪ ♪
WATSON: Wait, I
know this song.
I was listening to some of, uh,
Pandasalt's music last night.
It sounds like
one of his songs.
Something about trash,
or something.
(roars)
♪ ♪
♪ Trash panda
♪ I got rights...
Yep, almost
exactly the same.
♪ Veranda
♪ Hear my propaganda
♪ Trash panda, trash...
It's a Long Island DJ
called Amos Deukmejian.
I'd say we have our panda,
wouldn't you?
♪ Miranda.
AMOS:
I am Pandasalt.
And Regina and I
were together for a while,
but if you think
I would ever hurt her...
I didn't even know
she was dead until you told me.
"My girlfriend drives me
crazy and sometimes
I want to kill her."
You posted that, right?
Yes, but I-I wasn't...
being literal.
Regina had problems;
she was a heroin addict.
A fact her killer took full
advantage of ten months ago;
made her death look like an OD.
What, you think I'm the only one
who knew that she was on drugs?
We think you're
the only person
who ever talked
about killing her.
Ten months ago,
I wasn't even in the country.
I was, I was halfway through
a ten-week tour of South America.
HOLMES: We're aware.
We have a picture of you
playing in Brazil
the night that Regina died.
So what are we even doing here?
Did you forget
you perform in a mask?
Could have been anyone
in those pictures.
I have friends in Brazil.
Reach out to them,
they'll tell you.
I was hanging
out with them
backstage that night
without the mask.
They can probably
even send you pictures.
Names and numbers.
No. No, first you tell me
where my daughter is.
Why would we know
where your daughter is?
Regina's daughter, whatever.
A few months before
the Brazil show, I was in Lima.
Regina called me,
said that she'd gotten clean
and that she was pregnant.
She said it was a girl
and that it was mine.
The M.E. who performed
Regina's autopsy
missed a few things;
maybe she missed that
Regina was pregnant
when she died.
No, you don't get it.
She'd already had the baby by then.
BELL: Back up a second.
You said she called you in Lima,
told you she was pregnant...
Yeah, she said
she didn't need anything,
she just wanted me to know.
She said she was
thinking of giving
the baby to some
private adoption agency.
That probably explains where your
daughter is now. Doesn't it?
No, no, 'cause I
talked her out of it.
I told her I'd be there for her
and give her child support.
Anything she wanted.
She said she'd think about it.
Then,
when I was in Brazil,
Regina called me again.
She said she was
at the hospital.
She'd just had the baby.
She told me
she'd changed her mind.
She told the adoption agency
she was going to keep it.
She said she'd call me
if she ever needed anything.
Give us a minute, would you?
Assuming everything he says
is true, he was in Brazil
the same day that Regina called
to say she'd had her baby.
Based on our timeline,
that's the same day she died.
That would mean she was killed
not long after she delivered.
More specifically, it was
not long after she told
the adoption agency she
was keeping the baby.
We never had a motive
for Regina's death.
Perhaps now we do.
Whoever killed her
wanted her baby.
So this wouldn't just be
a string of homicides.
Could be a kidnapping, too.
Pregnant?
Wow.
I don't even know
what to say to that.
You think she
was lying to him?
My guess is, she was
trying to get money out of him.
The first time she called, she
said she didn't want anything.
She'd already lined up
a private adoption.
In my experience,
addicts make great con artists.
Maybe she was
setting the table.
The request for money
was going to come later.
In your notes in the file
that you gave to my partner,
you said you last saw
Regina in October.
Her second phone call
to her ex-boyfriend,
in which she told him
she'd just given birth,
came in November.
Exactly. You don't
think I would notice
that she was
eight months pregnant?
What?
Regina's ex let us look
at his phone records.
We were able to verify
that she did give him a call
in the middle of November.
When we looked for
the corresponding call
in her records,
the cell tower data
put her in the vicinity
of a hospital.
We went there.
They confirmed that
Regina gave birth to a
baby girl that night.
They also gave
us access
to their security
camera footage.
This is a picture
of you picking her
and her baby up
at the hospital,
after they were
discharged.
BELL: You were acting
as a go-between for her
and an adoption agency,
just like you have
for other pregnant addicts
who came here for help.
HOLMES: You're smiling
in that photograph.
I assume she hadn't yet told you
she was going to keep the baby.
When she did, you obviously
didn't want to lose your cut
of the fee the adoptive parents
agreed to pay Regina
and the agency.
So, you killed her.
Pumped her full of heroin,
left her body somewhere
you knew it would be found.
(exhales)
All three of you
sound like you're on drugs.
You should take
one of our brochures.
Think about getting some help.
BELL: Oh, we've
got some help.
Our colleagues are searching
your home as we speak.
They're looking for the stun gun
you used on Regina,
her sister and Baxter Lim.
Judging by that look,
I think they're gonna find it.
(phone chimes)
(elevator dings)
♪ There in the wheat...
Odin Reichenbach
wants to see us.
♪ I don't know the size...
Well, I expected
to hear from you.
But not so soon.
Have you thought about
the revisions we discussed?
♪ Patriot...
Wesley Conrad--
I've got an update.
Well, the screening
of Iwan's documentary
went off without a hitch.
We confirmed this morning that
he got home safely to London.
He's not in any danger
from Conrad.
ODIN:
You're right.
Wesley Conrad killed himself
this afternoon.
Right after he murdered
both his parents.
♪ A hungry mouth
♪ Something for...
He used a butcher knife
from their kitchen.
Seems you should have taken
that from the house as well.
I was wrong
to assign him to you.
I should have gone with my gut,
done things the way
I always do them.
And now,
thanks to the three of us,
two innocent people
are dead.
There was nothing in
the data you gave us
that suggested a problem
between him and his parents.
No, but it did say
that he's a killer
and I was right about that.
You asked me
if I'd been thinking about
changing the way
I do things.
I was.
And I've decided...
I'm not changing a thing.
Now... get out.
♪ ♪
(door opens, closes)
== sync, corrected by elderman ==
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