Hudson & Rex (2019–…): Season 2, Episode 15 - Finger Foodie - full transcript
Charlie and Rex investigate the long list of enemies surrounding a vitriolic celebrity chef after a finger turns up in his Beef Wellington.
And we've got six seconds
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Time's up!
Thank you, chefs.
I look forward to tasting it.
Okay.
Chef David.
Please tell me about
your Beef Wellington.
What I've prepared
will satisfy the most
intense meat cravings.
But, it is 100 per cent plant-based.
I think you'll find that my
Vegan Wellington lacks nothing
in terms of taste or texture.
Plus, it has the added benefit
of a social conscience.
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Mmm, that's savoury.
It's juicy and tender.
Oh, it's very surprising.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Chef Gregory.
Hello, Joan.
Hello!
Please, tell me
about your Beef Wellington.
Imagine Arthur Wellesley,
Duke of Wellington
being fed some plant protein
concoction, right before
defeating Napoleon in
the battle of Waterloo.
We'd all be speaking French right now.
I have prepared
a mouth-watering young cal,
wrapped in a rich, buttery pastry.
Because, why mess with the classics?
Okay, let's see!
It's a little bit tough.
That's impossible.
Maybe the knife is dull.
Ah, well...
You hungry, buddy?
Yeah, just one second.
You know what? Let's
make this interesting.
A little eating contest.
First one to win earns
bragging rights, okay?
Ready, and...
Go!
Kind of cheating, I think. But...
Alright, pal. Time to go.
Another meal left uneaten. Let's go.
How bad is it?
Actually, we got lucky.
Chef Gregory prepared a
perfectly rare Beef Wellington
leaving the integrity of
the thumb fairly intact.
Enough to give us a read on anything?
We know it's Caucasian.
Definitely subjected to butchery.
It's a clean slice,
right through the bone.
Well, that doesn't
give us much to go on.
It's all I've got.
We're still waiting to see
what comes back from the
thumb print we lifted.
Which means there could be somebody
tied up in a basement somewhere
bleeding out of a missing thumb hole.
I've sent the thumb in for processing,
along with all the
knives we found on site.
Can you let me know as soon
as you hear anything back?
- Yeah, of course.
- You idiot!
Holly!
Do I need to tell you
what a sous-chef does?
Is that Chef Gregory?
The one and only.
He's a little fired up.
He keeps insisting
that he oversaw every step
of the meal's preparation.
That makes you wonder why
he baked in a human thumb!
Hey. Have you ever prepared
a Beef Wellington?
Can you cook that in a microwave?
It was a staple in my house growing up.
Little known fact,
It's chilled for about thirty minutes
immediately prior to baking.
Meaning there was a window
where someone could have swapped it out.
Yeah, maybe someone in the crew?
Mm-hmm.
Maybe someone slipped in
the back door, unnoticed.
Wouldn't be too hard either.
No security cameras in the area.
Everyone's buzzing around a TV set.
Yeah, the question is, though,
who would go to this length
to discredit Chef Gregory?
Hmm.
You scumbag! This is low, even for you!
What, you don't think I know
it was you that put that thumb in there?
- Just calm down!
- Yeah, I'll calm down!
Ughh!
Ughhh.
Good job, partner.
Detective Hudson. I see you've met Rex.
Come on. Ughhh.
You want to know
who's behind this, huh?
This guy right here!
I do and I will.
But first, I'm going to talk to you.
Come on.
I invited Chef Dave onto my show
to settle the debate once and for all.
What debate is that?
Who's the better chef, obviously.
I mean, not that there
was ever any doubt.
This whole thing is a
PR nightmare, okay?
Do you know what this
could do to my rep?
Well, I could care less about your rep.
That thumb belongs to a person.
That person could still be alive.
So why don't we try this again?
Why would Chef Dave
try and sabotage you?
He doesn't like me.
Why not?
Why don't you go ask him yourself?
I have no idea what he's talking about.
You're sure?
Because there has to be some reason
why Chef Gregory accused
you of sabotage.
Maybe he can't let go of the past.
We used to be partners.
We had a restaurant
together, back in the day.
What happened?
It went under.
He insisted on an old school menu.
I kept pushing for vegan options.
Mm-hmm. So you blamed
him for the failure?
Oh, he blamed me.
He went online.
Started making jabs.
Making fun of my vegan ways.
I sometimes think he
became this caricature
of a boorish meat-eater,
just to spite me.
Huh. Oh, that must've upset you.
Yeah, a little.
He used to be one of the good ones.
You know,
he once told me that the
act of sharing a meal
is what saved his parents' marriage.
Right.
As if it's ever really that easy.
Never underestimate the
power of food, Detective.
It's the great equalizer.
Chef Gregory understood that once, too.
Back when he respected his craft.
And now?
Now, it's all about the angry chef act.
It's made him lose
track of what matters.
I do not work that way.
And how do you work?
Ethically. Locally.
Growing lettuce in the garden
instead of trucking it in from Mexico.
Oh, and I happen to respect people.
And dogs.
So, you had nothing to
do with this thumb?
Do I look like the kind of person
who carries around an
assortment of human appendages?
I'm only asking about one.
My brand is about 100% compassion.
Veganism isn't just a diet.
It's a lifestyle.
It's a little off-brand for me.
Okay, well, if you had
nothing to do with this
then do you have any idea
who might want to sabotage Chef Gregory?
The real question is,
who wouldn't?
What do you mean?
The angry chef act may be fake.
But the fallout is real.
This is from an episode
where Chef Dave's staff
faced off against Chef Gregory.
You call that cooked?
You waste of space!
That is stone cold!
Hey! Look at me in the
eyes when I'm talking to you!
You can't cook for!
Ah, you call that seared?
No, it's!
Stick it up your!
Get out of my kitchen!
Go!
Idiot!
Yeah, I don't get it. It
seems pretty fake to me.
Yeah, but not everyone knows that.
For some contestants
the line between real and
not real can get blurred.
Yeah, it's not like reality TV
attracts the most stable contestants.
I mean, there have been at
least 40 ex-reality TV stars
who have died by suicide.
This is what happens when
humiliation goes viral.
Maybe that's what Chef
Dave meant by fallout.
Yeah, but none of that's
happened on this show.
At least not what I can
find with a quick search.
Yeah. It doesn't mean
that this guy's behaviour
didn't tick somebody off.
Let's just hope that this
is a tasteless prank
done with an already dead body.
Except I checked the local morgues.
All thumbs accounted for.
Which means that there could
be somebody out there
who's dead or in very serious trouble.
We need to move fast.
Okay, Jesse. I need you to
pull every single contestant
that Chef Gregory has either
mocked or humiliated.
Got it. So our working
theory is revenge.
Well, that sounds better than
a dust-up over veganism.
Um, I'm not so sure.
I mean, that's a polarizing topic.
As a practicing vegan,
I myself have admittedly adopted
what some might consider
extreme ideologies.
But, I temper myself.
- By eating a BLT?
- What?
Yeah, you had one last week.
You asked me to buy it for you.
Bad news.
Um, okay, here's the thing.
There are least 500 contestants.
This might take a while.
Okay, well it looks like
you'd better find someone
to help you speed it up.
Molly.
Oh!
Thanks for biking all the way down here.
- Oh.
- Chef Gregory deserves it.
But I am telling you,
you're wasting your time.
It's all an act.
I've been his sous-chef for years.
Trust me, the guy knows
how to drum up ratings.
Really? All the yelling, and
threatening, and cursing...
Oh, well, no one takes it personally.
They know it's all a part of the show.
Behind the scenes
he can actually be a
completely different person.
Well, except in the immediate aftermath
of finding a thumb in his meal.
Sure. Yeah.
I mean, the night before
the whole thumb incident,
we were working practically until dawn
developing a new menu.
And it was an absolute pleasure.
Well that doesn't sound
like a lot of fun.
Ah well, Chef Gregory made it fun.
You know, when he isn't
playing to an audience,
he can be downright genial.
Oh, good nose, buddy.
It's Chilean sea bass.
It's hard to get the
smell out of my hands
even after I wash them.
So you don't think
that any of Chef Gregory's
previous contestants
would have wanted to put a
severed thumb in his meal?
The only people cracked enough
to pull a stunt like that
are probably those crazy activists.
Which activists?
Oh, we have a couple of
vegan fanatics that loiter
outside the restaurant.
Oh. Why there?
Chef Gregory isn't the only
chef in town that cooks meat.
Oh, well they've had it in for him
ever since he expanded his menu
to include the bison,
horse, foie gras.
And then he took it a step further.
How so?
He was so fed up with them
loitering outside the restaurant.
So he decided to butcher a deer leg
in the window
right in front of them.
Mmm.
I mean,
of course, they have
it in for everybody.
I can't even drive to work anymore.
They've started egging my car.
That sounds pretty hypocritical.
Oh no. They were tofu
and nutritional yeast-based
eggs, of course.
Is that a thing?
No.
Listen, do you think those
protestors are down there now?
Yeah, probably.
Pamela Simmons and her gang
is there all the time.
Oh, that is a lot of paraphernalia.
That's a lot of sentient beings
that don't belong on the menu.
Noted.
Incidentally, dogs that abide
by a strict vegan diet
live longer and healthier,
statistically-speaking.
Really?
Hey! Come here!
You want a treat?
Hey, bud!
Look, I've got a bunch
of treats for you.
Here you go.
Yeah, but are they happier?
You know what?
That's a question for another time.
Listen.
I understand that you
and your cohorts here
were protesting last night.
Just exercising our democratic right.
Are you exercising your democratic right
to destroy Chef Gregory's reputation?
You think that was us?
Just asking questions.
In case you haven't noticed,
we're anti-cruelty.
That extends to humans.
Well, in that case, you won't mind
giving me a list of all
the protesters' names.
I'm not legally required to
provide you with anything.
No, that's right.
I could just come back with a warrant.
Let's go, Rex.
For so-called fanatics
these protesters have
pretty clean records.
A few cases of vandalism and
disturbance of the peace.
But nothing that screams
dismembering psychopath.
Tell me you found something.
Well, the thumb showed no signs
of having been frozen. So,
it's likely it hadn't been
separated from its body
for more than a couple of days.
- Any ID?
- I was able to lift a print.
But no matches in the system.
But based on the DNA results,
we know the thumb belongs to a male,
with brown hair.
Now we're getting somewhere.
- Anything else?
- Actually, yes.
Two substances under the thumb's nail.
When I broke it down it turned out to be
cornstarch and sacha
inchi protein isolates.
Is there a version in English?
It's a plant-based protein
most commonly used as
a meat alternative.
I've never heard of it.
Neither have I.
But I'll bet we know someone who has.
Sacha inchi.
It's pretty popular in vegan circles.
I'm surprised I'm the only one
who's really heard of it.
What's more surprising is our
token vegan eats pastrami.
Oh, you noticed that too?
Okay, I had one or two cheat days.
Big whoop!
Speaking of vegans though,
I went down a bit of a rabbit hole
and found some interesting
info on the dark web.
It's sort of a hit list
of some of the greatest local offenders,
written by your friend, Pamela Simmons.
Why does that not surprise me?
Well, what's equally unsurprising
is that Chef Gregory made the list
along with a slew of
other meat-loving chefs,
a few butchers and a food scientist
working out of a nearby lab.
Wait. A lab?
You know, that cornstarch
could have come from latex gloves.
Jesse, what's the food scientist's name?
Aaron Tarr.
What was his focus?
Let's see.
Oh, what do you know?
Looks like he's published
a few research articles
denouncing the health benefits
of a certain vegan product.
Sacha inchi.
Oh, this is Aaron Tarr's lab.
It's a big space.
Oh, I detect a hint of jealousy!
What have you got, partner?
It's not just big. It's immaculate.
Yeah, a little too
immaculate, don't you think?
Almost as if it's been recently cleaned?
What is it, pal?
Can you get the lights?
Yeah.
Ohhh.
For someone working in
plant-based materials...
That is an awful lot of blood.
So?
So this is definitely a crime scene.
Okay.
Any other blood type found?
No, just the one.
We did find blood and brown hair
on that fire extinguisher.
It was probably used as a weapon.
Yeah, it's certainly heavy
enough to do some damage.
Anything back yet on that
thumb print you lifted?
Yes. It's official.
The thumb definitely
belongs to Aaron Tarr.
Then where's the rest of him?
Aaron Tarr.
38 years old.
Single. Lives at home.
He's been working at
this research facility
for just under five years,
specializing in food sciences.
No sign of him at his home.
No trace of his silver SUV.
And he hasn't shown up to work.
What else do we know?
I was scanning some of his work.
And a research paper of his
claims that sacha inchi protein
can cause liver damage
and high cholesterol.
I should get a checkup.
Okay, so let's recap.
We have a, dead or seriously-maimed,
pro-meat food scientist's thumb
turning up in the dish
of a renowned pro-meat chef.
Looks like we're dealing
with one angry vegan.
But is our vegan a kidnapper?
Or a killer?
Why was Aaron Tarr on a hit
list published by you?
It was not a hit list.
It's a record of people
worth demonstrating against.
And Aaron practically
asked to be on that list.
How do you mean?
His published research was so abundant.
It felt almost personal.
So we held the odd protest
outside his facility.
Just exercising your democratic right.
Exactly.
You know, it technically
is a food scientist's job
to study the basic elements of food
and analyze their nutritional content.
Yeah. Not like this.
I swear, his research is bunk.
Yeah, she's not wrong.
Jesse got me into Aaron's computer.
And I've been going through his data.
And...
It doesn't add up.
His research doesn't
support any of the claims
he's made in his publications.
- You're sure?
- Yeah.
Even his findings on sacha
inchi, for example,
point to the exact opposite
of what he published.
And his conclusions,
actually require long-term studies
which couldn't have been completed yet.
Why would he purposely
falsify his information?
Maybe he has a personal
stake in the meat industry.
Or maybe he was in somebody's pocket.
See, based on his banking records,
Aaron was carrying some
serious debt, until recently.
I'm guessing this isn't about
his smart investment decisions.
Not exactly.
See, I was trying to find a connection
between Chef Gregory and Aaron Tarr.
It turns out, he was
listed as a consultant
on Chef Gregory's cooking show, Seared
and has been receiving a regular
paycheck from the production.
Was there any evidence
that he actually was a
consultant on the show?
Well, as far as I can tell
he did an episode about a year ago.
I'm still trying to track it down.
Wow, that's a pretty good deal
for a one-time gig.
Rex.
Let's go, pal.
I hope he's not a shedder.
Because fur and filet is
not exactly a great look.
Well, I'm sure if you cooperate
we'll be out of here before the
health inspector can swing by.
Do you know Aaron Tarr?
Yeah, Aaron.
He was on my show. The
guy's an absolute hoot.
Well, I'm afraid, he might be dead.
Can you help me understand something?
He was on your show occasionally.
Yet he received a regular payout.
Yeah, he was on retainer.
He was a good gimmick from time to time.
What kind of a gimmick?
Well, when he was on the show
I would have him analyze
the health benefits
of our contestants' meals.
You know. Shake things up.
And how does that shake things up?
I don't know if you've heard, Detective.
But meat kind of has a bad rap.
Okay, a lot of people are talking about
how it's unhealthy and inhumane.
Did you know that a single cow
can feed over 800 people?
What's more humane than that?
Using its fields to cultivate
crops that could feed thousands?
How woke of you, Detective.
Despite some trendy disillusions,
the human body needs more
than grain and water to survive.
Yes.
I had Aaron on my TV show, okay?
To challenge some common misconceptions.
And how'd that work out?
Beautifully.
Not everyone loved what he was saying.
But we had some arguments,
some threats, some profanities.
TV at its finest.
When was the last time you saw Aaron?
Not since that last appearance.
Hmm.
Let's talk about the so-called
health benefits of sacha inchi.
800 grams of sodium.
6.5 grams of saturated fat.
14 grams of sugar.
Man! Those numbers are fake!
That's ridiculous.
The only thing ridiculous around here
is your your idea of a healthy meal.
Yeah, the trash you call food
has twice the amount of
sodium as a Big Mac.
You're selling people cancer!
Get out of here!
This was a mistake!
Well, that was painful.
Yeah, well it gets worse.
That chef who stalked off,
he died two months later.
Daniel Owens. He was
a real up-and-comer.
- How'd he die?
- Overdose.
Just after the episode aired.
What do you think are the chances
of that being a coincidence?
Well, that's not the only thing.
I did a little digging.
And you'll never guess
who his mentor was.
Chef Dave.
Why didn't you tell me
that Chef Daniel Owens,
your protégé,
overdosed shortly after
being berated on air
by Chef Gregory?
I did not sabotage his dish, I swear.
That's not what I asked you.
Look, it's true.
I knew Daniel Owens.
I had only mentored him a month or so.
He was a promising young chef.
We had similar philosophies about food.
You were both vegan?
Yeah.
After the TV show, he changed.
He got quieter and quieter.
Started showing up later and later.
And then didn't show up at all.
One day,
they found him on the ground.
Overdose.
Was it an accident?
All I know is he was real depressed.
Depressed?
Depressed about what?
He had just started building his brand.
He developed this sacha inchi steak
which really put him on the map.
He called it the
healthy alternative to rib eye.
Hmm.
That was the meal he made
on Chef Gregory's show.
The meal that so-called
food scientist tore apart.
He was driven to make a
revolutionary food product,
a meat alternative.
Anyway.
After the TV appearance,
his investors backed out.
His deals with food
vendors fell through.
Everything he'd been working towards.
Gone.
People have turned to
drugs for a lot less.
You know,
if a protégé of mine had
been treated that way,
I think I'd want to strike back.
That's not my style.
I'd prefer to let Gregory
drown in his own guilt.
If he still has a conscience.
Your dog
has good taste.
Those are going to grow
into Craigella tomatoes.
Those are my favourite too.
I don't think he's admiring your
seedlings. What have you got, pal?
Is this your style?
- Hey, Sarah.
- Hey.
We found ID in his pocket.
It's Aaron Tarr.
Yeah, the missing thumb
kind of gave it away.
Well, that's not what killed him though.
The deep blow his head was more
likely the cause of death.
Was the blow fire extinguisher-shaped?
I'll tell you after the autopsy.
But I'd say it's likely.
Hey, tell me something.
So, what did Chef Dave say
when Rex dug up the body?
What do you think?
Where were you two nights ago?
I was at my restaurant.
Then I went home.
- Can anyone corroborate that?
- My lady's out of town.
She went to visit her
sister in Stone's Cove.
- That's convenient.
- It's also the truth!
You're sure you're not leaving
out any pertinent information?
Hmm?
See, because my team is looking into it.
And it turns out that
you didn't just take Chef
Daniel under your wing.
You also partnered with him
on the sacha inchi steaks.
Which means when the sacha
inchi brand was destroyed
on Chef Gregory's show months ago,
you lost a significant,
significant investment.
I didn't think that was important.
I think it's motive.
Motive for what?
Killing a guy? Cutting off his thumb?
And baking it into a pie?
I would never do that!
Besides, what kind of idiot
hides the body in his
own vegetable garden?
We are not going to get away
with holding Dave much longer.
Talk to me, people.
What are we thinking?
Jesse, let's go through the
movements one more time.
Okay, so based on the
blood and murder weapon,
which we've now established
as the fire extinguisher from the lab,
the initial confrontation
between Aaron Tarr and his killer
took place at the
research facility, here.
And then the body was transported
to Dave's greenhouse
on Freshwater Road, here.
Only for the body's thumb to turn up,
inside a Beef Wellington
at Chef Gregory's restaurant,
here.
Okay, Jesse.
I want you to check the CCTV
footage from two days ago.
See if the same vehicle turn up
in more than one of those locations.
Well, Aaron drove a silver SUV
that hasn't been seen
in a couple of days.
Okay, well I'll keep an eye
out for any silver SUVs
on the CCTV footage.
While we still have him in custody,
I'm going to swing by
Chef Dave's kitchen.
See if Rex can pick up any
traces of Beef Wellington.
Alright, partner.
This is not the freshest.
But do your best, okay?
Okay. Track it.
Let's see what we've got here, shall we?
Chef's knife.
Utility knife.
Paring knife.
Bread knife.
Definitely not getting a clean
slice with any of these.
What have you got?
Well.
This is either icing sugar,
or Chef Dave is cutting something else.
That's cocaine, alright.
What is it with professional
kitchens and drugs?
Might have something to do
with the high pressure, intense speed,
long hours, and forced closeness.
Oh, you seem familiar!
Yeah, I waitressed a bit
through university.
Some of the things I witnessed
in kitchens would horrify you.
Like what?
- Hey, Jesse.
- Charlie.
You might want to come see this.
Jessie's got something.
So. The fact that the attack
on the research facility
happened in the middle of the night
meant the roads were fairly quiet.
So I got a little lucky.
Here it is.
At 1:35 AM,
the silver SUV
driving south two blocks
from Aaron Tarr's research facility.
- Is that Aaron's car?
- It's the same model.
But I couldn't get a
proper angle on the plate.
But I did, however, get this.
Notice the driver's cap.
The image is a little blurry.
But it looks familiar to me.
Here.
Right there.
How fanatic is this woman?
Here me bleat! Don't eat meat!
- Meat is murder!
- Ahhh!
I have a few questions,
about Aaron Tarr's murder.
This is CCTV footage
- of the night of the murder.
- That isn't me.
Just someone with the exact same hat
and general disdain for Aaron Tarr?
The two go hand in hand.
You know, you have a pretty
militant approach to veganism.
Bloody spray paint one day.
Murder the next.
The spray paint is a symbol for blood.
It doesn't make me a murderer.
I'm not Sweeney Todd.
Uh, but you clearly have a
hate-on for Chef Gregory.
And Aaron's research,
that must read like heresy to you.
So we have
a dead Aaron Tarr,
and an assault on Chef Gregory.
Two people on the top of your,
let's call it hate list.
And now we have this CCTV footage of you
or someone who's doing a
damn good impression of you.
I've got to be honest with you.
It's not looking good, Pamela.
Look, we have a deal going.
Who?
Chef Gregory and me.
He pays me for the stunts.
The protests, the chanting,
the disruptions.
All of it. The showier the better.
Okay.
So he gets a steady stream of publicity.
And you get to spread
your message without fear
of having a restraining
order slapped on you.
Exactly.
It's win-win.
Mmm.
The only legitimate charge we
have against Pamela is assault.
Any luck here?
Actually, yeah, check this out.
So I pieced together
the silver SUV's route
using CCTV and nearby security footage.
I was able to locate it near
the second location here,
making its way away from
Chef Dave's greenhouse.
- What time was that?
- Shortly after 4:00 AM.
But here's the thing. Around here
the SUV just disappears.
Vanishes into thin air.
I was unable to find it
on any of the footage.
Then it might still be in
between those two spots.
Rex.
Hang on, pal.
Rex!
Good job, Rex.
I dusted the shovel you
found for fingerprints.
- It was clean.
- So it was wiped it down.
Yeah. There was a stain,
in the lining of the trunk.
- Blood?
- Maybe.
I couldn't tell against the dark fabric.
So I sent it in for testing.
Huh, anything else?
Yeah.
Actually, this.
Orange thread.
We've confirmed that the orange thread
is from a towel belonging
to Chef Gregory.
Could Chef Gregory actually
be behind all this?
Maybe.
I mean, we've got a dead guy
who was likely in his pocket
to falsify reports and
discredit an industry.
Yeah.
Maybe Aaron got too greedy.
He threatened to expose Chef Gregory,
- unless he ups the ante.
- So he killed him?
And framed his rival? I mean,
that sounds a bit extreme.
Sure, but Chef Gregory,
he's a pretty extreme kind of guy.
Why plant a thumb in his own dish?
Well, maybe, maybe to create
the illusion of innocence.
Well, it's also publicity.
Um...
Everybody knows that Chef Gregory
loves the limelight.
Well, I mean, that's a new shirt.
Thanks, Rex.
His popularity has never been higher.
Everybody online is talking
about the thumb debacle
and the court of public
opinion are coming down hard
- on the vegan terrorists.
- Mm-hmm.
So instead of discrediting him,
the thumb motivated his supporters.
His restaurant has never been busier.
The thumb exonerates him.
And his clientele responds
exactly like he would expect them to.
I hope we're not disturbing you, Chef.
Not at all.
I was just getting ahead of the
game before my staff arrives.
Oh.
Well, we won't stay long.
How can I help you?
I was just curious as to
what type of knife could
cut through bone easily.
You mind if I look at your collection?
Be my guest.
This one looks like it could do it.
It certainly does.
Of course, if you're implying something,
I should say that my
collection is very standard.
Any chef worth his salt
uses a meat cleaver.
Unless they don't cook meat.
I did say any chef worth his salt.
Excuse me.
Go!
Don't look at me. I've got nothing.
Find anything, Jesse?
Maybe.
I tracked the GPS records
from Gregory's car.
Where was he the night of the murder?
At the restaurant.
Prepping his new menu, allegedly.
That's strange.
Because his car was somewhere else.
Okay.
Good job, Jesse. See if
you can find anything
that places him at his car, okay?
I'll call you back. What is it, pal?
What have you got?
That's not...
Rex, go!
That's a new one!
Ughh!
Good job, partner.
Get your dog away from me!
Yeah yeah.
Alright.
Let's go, partner.
That was fun!
This is ridiculous.
I didn't kill anyone. I was framed.
- Is that right?
- Yes.
I already told you it was Dave!
My success is eating him up inside.
Then why did you run?
I hadn't used this particular
knife set in a while.
Okay? I pulled this one out
because your guys took my
other one in for evidence.
Today, I opened it up
to find the cleaver,
which was missing
yesterday, suddenly back.
Uh-huh.
It had blood stains on it.
And at that moment
I realized I was being framed.
So the cleaver shows up
right when we arrive.
That is awfully coincidental.
You're damn right it is, okay?
And I know how it looked! So...
I panicked. And I wiped
the cleaver down.
And then I threw the rag outside.
You really expect me to believe that?
Even if I did kill the guy,
which I didn't, okay,
I obviously would have
wiped down the cleaver.
A chef's knife is like his paintbrush!
Then why are you lying to me
about where you were the
night of the murder?
Excuse me?
You know what? It's no problem.
You don't want to come clean
about where you were?
I'm sure I can find someone
who can be persuaded
to come clean for you.
Thanks again for coming in, Molly.
You know, I still don't
get why I'm here.
Well it was like I said on the phone.
We just had
a few things I wanted to verify
about Chef Gregory's alibi.
You said
that he was with you,
prepping a new menu,
the night that Aaron was murdered.
Yeah, that's right.
Well, we have evidence
that suggests otherwise.
And I just need some
clarification as to why he,
or you,
might be lying.
Was it because he was purchasing cocaine
to fuel the long hours
creating the new menu?
Hmm?
He owned up to it.
He didn't want his illegal dealings
to get wrapped up in all of this.
Hmmm.
So I lied about where he was.
I mean, there's an unwritten
code between chefs.
The bonds of the kitchen are sacred.
I was just trying to protect him.
There is a special bond between chefs.
But yours wasn't with
Chef Gregory, was it?
It was with Chef Daniel.
So I asked myself,
why you'd go to such lengths
to incriminate and
discredit so many people.
But then it occurred to me.
Chef Gregory.
Chef Dave.
Pamela Simmons and Aaron Tarr.
What do they all have in common?
Daniel Owens.
Let's talk about the so-called
health benefits of sacha inchi.
Aaron Tarr. He provided
the false research.
What are you talking about?
Those numbers are fake, man.
You're a hypocrite!
Chef Gregory humiliated him.
Chef Dave provided the cocaine
that led to his demise.
They killed him.
All of them.
Do you know what it's like being a chef?
Hmm?
You have zero social life.
So when you find someone
that you connect with,
it's a miracle.
When did you meet Daniel?
During pre-production.
I was Team Gregory.
And he was the enemy.
The lightweight vegan.
We cracked each other up about it.
And then, one night,
he dared me to let him cook for me.
And then something happened.
And we were still up when the sun rose.
Daniel was this really
passionate, creative soul.
And they just destroyed him.
For what?
Hmm? Ratings?
So you killed Aaron Tarr.
I only went there to expose his lies.
To set the story straight.
For Daniel.
His car wasn't there when I got there.
But he came back.
And he caught me.
And he threatened me.
Things escalated.
I just grabbed the
closest thing I could.
I swung!
It was an accident.
With the thumb and the body
and the multiple cover-ups,
I don't think anyone's
going to buy self-defense
as one of those ingredients.
Yeah, we've got six
uniforms on the case.
Hey!
So we're just fine. It's funny.
- Lost my tag.
- One second.
Hey, buddy!
Hey!
Hey!
Hey guys!
Lunch is on me!
What is this? Beef Wellington?
Oh, you're kidding, right?
That is dark, Jesse. Even for you.
Well, I figured I'd
never had one before.
Figured I may as well try it.
I thought you were vegan?
They are not Beef Wellingtons.
They are Pea Protein
and Tofu Wellingtons.
Delicious!
Should have known.
No such thing as a free lunch. Right?
Come on! Try it!
It's an acquired taste.
And what if we don't want to acquire it?
Fine. To each their own.
I'm just trying to do my part
to end animal cruelty
and save the planet.
But I get it.
Being vegan's a commitment.
And not everybody's
up for the sacrifice.
Is that salami stick vegan too?
Your dog has good taste!
Hey! Chef Gregory.
I came here to say thank
you for solving the case.
And
to also invite you all to a fundraiser
I'm having at the restaurant.
Don't worry. No cameras. No publicity.
It's all about food.
And we're raising money for
victims of substance abuse.
Why not?
I could use one of your meals.
It'd be nice to have some real meat.
Actually,
I think we're going
to try something new.
Thanks to my new consultant.
Hey everybody!
Hey! Score one for the good guys!
You know, I think this is great.
Finally doing your part
to save the planet.
And capitalizing on cheap publicity.
Old habits die hard.
He came over to the dark side
once he realized how much vegan
ingredient have improved.
Hey?
Come on and get it!
Yeah, there you go.
He likes it!
Way to go, partner.
Next time on Hudson & Rex
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It's gone
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Asher Browning.
Nice to meet you.
I've been chasing this
pyro since the beginning
So we've got mafia connections,
dead body,
potential cover-up.
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Mmm, that's savoury.
It's juicy and tender.
Oh, it's very surprising.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Chef Gregory.
Hello, Joan.
Hello!
Please, tell me
about your Beef Wellington.
Imagine Arthur Wellesley,
Duke of Wellington
being fed some plant protein
concoction, right before
defeating Napoleon in
the battle of Waterloo.
We'd all be speaking French right now.
I have prepared
a mouth-watering young cal,
wrapped in a rich, buttery pastry.
Because, why mess with the classics?
Okay, let's see!
It's a little bit tough.
That's impossible.
Maybe the knife is dull.
Ah, well...
You hungry, buddy?
Yeah, just one second.
You know what? Let's
make this interesting.
A little eating contest.
First one to win earns
bragging rights, okay?
Ready, and...
Go!
Kind of cheating, I think. But...
Alright, pal. Time to go.
Another meal left uneaten. Let's go.
How bad is it?
Actually, we got lucky.
Chef Gregory prepared a
perfectly rare Beef Wellington
leaving the integrity of
the thumb fairly intact.
Enough to give us a read on anything?
We know it's Caucasian.
Definitely subjected to butchery.
It's a clean slice,
right through the bone.
Well, that doesn't
give us much to go on.
It's all I've got.
We're still waiting to see
what comes back from the
thumb print we lifted.
Which means there could be somebody
tied up in a basement somewhere
bleeding out of a missing thumb hole.
I've sent the thumb in for processing,
along with all the
knives we found on site.
Can you let me know as soon
as you hear anything back?
- Yeah, of course.
- You idiot!
Holly!
Do I need to tell you
what a sous-chef does?
Is that Chef Gregory?
The one and only.
He's a little fired up.
He keeps insisting
that he oversaw every step
of the meal's preparation.
That makes you wonder why
he baked in a human thumb!
Hey. Have you ever prepared
a Beef Wellington?
Can you cook that in a microwave?
It was a staple in my house growing up.
Little known fact,
It's chilled for about thirty minutes
immediately prior to baking.
Meaning there was a window
where someone could have swapped it out.
Yeah, maybe someone in the crew?
Mm-hmm.
Maybe someone slipped in
the back door, unnoticed.
Wouldn't be too hard either.
No security cameras in the area.
Everyone's buzzing around a TV set.
Yeah, the question is, though,
who would go to this length
to discredit Chef Gregory?
Hmm.
You scumbag! This is low, even for you!
What, you don't think I know
it was you that put that thumb in there?
- Just calm down!
- Yeah, I'll calm down!
Ughh!
Ughhh.
Good job, partner.
Detective Hudson. I see you've met Rex.
Come on. Ughhh.
You want to know
who's behind this, huh?
This guy right here!
I do and I will.
But first, I'm going to talk to you.
Come on.
I invited Chef Dave onto my show
to settle the debate once and for all.
What debate is that?
Who's the better chef, obviously.
I mean, not that there
was ever any doubt.
This whole thing is a
PR nightmare, okay?
Do you know what this
could do to my rep?
Well, I could care less about your rep.
That thumb belongs to a person.
That person could still be alive.
So why don't we try this again?
Why would Chef Dave
try and sabotage you?
He doesn't like me.
Why not?
Why don't you go ask him yourself?
I have no idea what he's talking about.
You're sure?
Because there has to be some reason
why Chef Gregory accused
you of sabotage.
Maybe he can't let go of the past.
We used to be partners.
We had a restaurant
together, back in the day.
What happened?
It went under.
He insisted on an old school menu.
I kept pushing for vegan options.
Mm-hmm. So you blamed
him for the failure?
Oh, he blamed me.
He went online.
Started making jabs.
Making fun of my vegan ways.
I sometimes think he
became this caricature
of a boorish meat-eater,
just to spite me.
Huh. Oh, that must've upset you.
Yeah, a little.
He used to be one of the good ones.
You know,
he once told me that the
act of sharing a meal
is what saved his parents' marriage.
Right.
As if it's ever really that easy.
Never underestimate the
power of food, Detective.
It's the great equalizer.
Chef Gregory understood that once, too.
Back when he respected his craft.
And now?
Now, it's all about the angry chef act.
It's made him lose
track of what matters.
I do not work that way.
And how do you work?
Ethically. Locally.
Growing lettuce in the garden
instead of trucking it in from Mexico.
Oh, and I happen to respect people.
And dogs.
So, you had nothing to
do with this thumb?
Do I look like the kind of person
who carries around an
assortment of human appendages?
I'm only asking about one.
My brand is about 100% compassion.
Veganism isn't just a diet.
It's a lifestyle.
It's a little off-brand for me.
Okay, well, if you had
nothing to do with this
then do you have any idea
who might want to sabotage Chef Gregory?
The real question is,
who wouldn't?
What do you mean?
The angry chef act may be fake.
But the fallout is real.
This is from an episode
where Chef Dave's staff
faced off against Chef Gregory.
You call that cooked?
You waste of space!
That is stone cold!
Hey! Look at me in the
eyes when I'm talking to you!
You can't cook for!
Ah, you call that seared?
No, it's!
Stick it up your!
Get out of my kitchen!
Go!
Idiot!
Yeah, I don't get it. It
seems pretty fake to me.
Yeah, but not everyone knows that.
For some contestants
the line between real and
not real can get blurred.
Yeah, it's not like reality TV
attracts the most stable contestants.
I mean, there have been at
least 40 ex-reality TV stars
who have died by suicide.
This is what happens when
humiliation goes viral.
Maybe that's what Chef
Dave meant by fallout.
Yeah, but none of that's
happened on this show.
At least not what I can
find with a quick search.
Yeah. It doesn't mean
that this guy's behaviour
didn't tick somebody off.
Let's just hope that this
is a tasteless prank
done with an already dead body.
Except I checked the local morgues.
All thumbs accounted for.
Which means that there could
be somebody out there
who's dead or in very serious trouble.
We need to move fast.
Okay, Jesse. I need you to
pull every single contestant
that Chef Gregory has either
mocked or humiliated.
Got it. So our working
theory is revenge.
Well, that sounds better than
a dust-up over veganism.
Um, I'm not so sure.
I mean, that's a polarizing topic.
As a practicing vegan,
I myself have admittedly adopted
what some might consider
extreme ideologies.
But, I temper myself.
- By eating a BLT?
- What?
Yeah, you had one last week.
You asked me to buy it for you.
Bad news.
Um, okay, here's the thing.
There are least 500 contestants.
This might take a while.
Okay, well it looks like
you'd better find someone
to help you speed it up.
Molly.
Oh!
Thanks for biking all the way down here.
- Oh.
- Chef Gregory deserves it.
But I am telling you,
you're wasting your time.
It's all an act.
I've been his sous-chef for years.
Trust me, the guy knows
how to drum up ratings.
Really? All the yelling, and
threatening, and cursing...
Oh, well, no one takes it personally.
They know it's all a part of the show.
Behind the scenes
he can actually be a
completely different person.
Well, except in the immediate aftermath
of finding a thumb in his meal.
Sure. Yeah.
I mean, the night before
the whole thumb incident,
we were working practically until dawn
developing a new menu.
And it was an absolute pleasure.
Well that doesn't sound
like a lot of fun.
Ah well, Chef Gregory made it fun.
You know, when he isn't
playing to an audience,
he can be downright genial.
Oh, good nose, buddy.
It's Chilean sea bass.
It's hard to get the
smell out of my hands
even after I wash them.
So you don't think
that any of Chef Gregory's
previous contestants
would have wanted to put a
severed thumb in his meal?
The only people cracked enough
to pull a stunt like that
are probably those crazy activists.
Which activists?
Oh, we have a couple of
vegan fanatics that loiter
outside the restaurant.
Oh. Why there?
Chef Gregory isn't the only
chef in town that cooks meat.
Oh, well they've had it in for him
ever since he expanded his menu
to include the bison,
horse, foie gras.
And then he took it a step further.
How so?
He was so fed up with them
loitering outside the restaurant.
So he decided to butcher a deer leg
in the window
right in front of them.
Mmm.
I mean,
of course, they have
it in for everybody.
I can't even drive to work anymore.
They've started egging my car.
That sounds pretty hypocritical.
Oh no. They were tofu
and nutritional yeast-based
eggs, of course.
Is that a thing?
No.
Listen, do you think those
protestors are down there now?
Yeah, probably.
Pamela Simmons and her gang
is there all the time.
Oh, that is a lot of paraphernalia.
That's a lot of sentient beings
that don't belong on the menu.
Noted.
Incidentally, dogs that abide
by a strict vegan diet
live longer and healthier,
statistically-speaking.
Really?
Hey! Come here!
You want a treat?
Hey, bud!
Look, I've got a bunch
of treats for you.
Here you go.
Yeah, but are they happier?
You know what?
That's a question for another time.
Listen.
I understand that you
and your cohorts here
were protesting last night.
Just exercising our democratic right.
Are you exercising your democratic right
to destroy Chef Gregory's reputation?
You think that was us?
Just asking questions.
In case you haven't noticed,
we're anti-cruelty.
That extends to humans.
Well, in that case, you won't mind
giving me a list of all
the protesters' names.
I'm not legally required to
provide you with anything.
No, that's right.
I could just come back with a warrant.
Let's go, Rex.
For so-called fanatics
these protesters have
pretty clean records.
A few cases of vandalism and
disturbance of the peace.
But nothing that screams
dismembering psychopath.
Tell me you found something.
Well, the thumb showed no signs
of having been frozen. So,
it's likely it hadn't been
separated from its body
for more than a couple of days.
- Any ID?
- I was able to lift a print.
But no matches in the system.
But based on the DNA results,
we know the thumb belongs to a male,
with brown hair.
Now we're getting somewhere.
- Anything else?
- Actually, yes.
Two substances under the thumb's nail.
When I broke it down it turned out to be
cornstarch and sacha
inchi protein isolates.
Is there a version in English?
It's a plant-based protein
most commonly used as
a meat alternative.
I've never heard of it.
Neither have I.
But I'll bet we know someone who has.
Sacha inchi.
It's pretty popular in vegan circles.
I'm surprised I'm the only one
who's really heard of it.
What's more surprising is our
token vegan eats pastrami.
Oh, you noticed that too?
Okay, I had one or two cheat days.
Big whoop!
Speaking of vegans though,
I went down a bit of a rabbit hole
and found some interesting
info on the dark web.
It's sort of a hit list
of some of the greatest local offenders,
written by your friend, Pamela Simmons.
Why does that not surprise me?
Well, what's equally unsurprising
is that Chef Gregory made the list
along with a slew of
other meat-loving chefs,
a few butchers and a food scientist
working out of a nearby lab.
Wait. A lab?
You know, that cornstarch
could have come from latex gloves.
Jesse, what's the food scientist's name?
Aaron Tarr.
What was his focus?
Let's see.
Oh, what do you know?
Looks like he's published
a few research articles
denouncing the health benefits
of a certain vegan product.
Sacha inchi.
Oh, this is Aaron Tarr's lab.
It's a big space.
Oh, I detect a hint of jealousy!
What have you got, partner?
It's not just big. It's immaculate.
Yeah, a little too
immaculate, don't you think?
Almost as if it's been recently cleaned?
What is it, pal?
Can you get the lights?
Yeah.
Ohhh.
For someone working in
plant-based materials...
That is an awful lot of blood.
So?
So this is definitely a crime scene.
Okay.
Any other blood type found?
No, just the one.
We did find blood and brown hair
on that fire extinguisher.
It was probably used as a weapon.
Yeah, it's certainly heavy
enough to do some damage.
Anything back yet on that
thumb print you lifted?
Yes. It's official.
The thumb definitely
belongs to Aaron Tarr.
Then where's the rest of him?
Aaron Tarr.
38 years old.
Single. Lives at home.
He's been working at
this research facility
for just under five years,
specializing in food sciences.
No sign of him at his home.
No trace of his silver SUV.
And he hasn't shown up to work.
What else do we know?
I was scanning some of his work.
And a research paper of his
claims that sacha inchi protein
can cause liver damage
and high cholesterol.
I should get a checkup.
Okay, so let's recap.
We have a, dead or seriously-maimed,
pro-meat food scientist's thumb
turning up in the dish
of a renowned pro-meat chef.
Looks like we're dealing
with one angry vegan.
But is our vegan a kidnapper?
Or a killer?
Why was Aaron Tarr on a hit
list published by you?
It was not a hit list.
It's a record of people
worth demonstrating against.
And Aaron practically
asked to be on that list.
How do you mean?
His published research was so abundant.
It felt almost personal.
So we held the odd protest
outside his facility.
Just exercising your democratic right.
Exactly.
You know, it technically
is a food scientist's job
to study the basic elements of food
and analyze their nutritional content.
Yeah. Not like this.
I swear, his research is bunk.
Yeah, she's not wrong.
Jesse got me into Aaron's computer.
And I've been going through his data.
And...
It doesn't add up.
His research doesn't
support any of the claims
he's made in his publications.
- You're sure?
- Yeah.
Even his findings on sacha
inchi, for example,
point to the exact opposite
of what he published.
And his conclusions,
actually require long-term studies
which couldn't have been completed yet.
Why would he purposely
falsify his information?
Maybe he has a personal
stake in the meat industry.
Or maybe he was in somebody's pocket.
See, based on his banking records,
Aaron was carrying some
serious debt, until recently.
I'm guessing this isn't about
his smart investment decisions.
Not exactly.
See, I was trying to find a connection
between Chef Gregory and Aaron Tarr.
It turns out, he was
listed as a consultant
on Chef Gregory's cooking show, Seared
and has been receiving a regular
paycheck from the production.
Was there any evidence
that he actually was a
consultant on the show?
Well, as far as I can tell
he did an episode about a year ago.
I'm still trying to track it down.
Wow, that's a pretty good deal
for a one-time gig.
Rex.
Let's go, pal.
I hope he's not a shedder.
Because fur and filet is
not exactly a great look.
Well, I'm sure if you cooperate
we'll be out of here before the
health inspector can swing by.
Do you know Aaron Tarr?
Yeah, Aaron.
He was on my show. The
guy's an absolute hoot.
Well, I'm afraid, he might be dead.
Can you help me understand something?
He was on your show occasionally.
Yet he received a regular payout.
Yeah, he was on retainer.
He was a good gimmick from time to time.
What kind of a gimmick?
Well, when he was on the show
I would have him analyze
the health benefits
of our contestants' meals.
You know. Shake things up.
And how does that shake things up?
I don't know if you've heard, Detective.
But meat kind of has a bad rap.
Okay, a lot of people are talking about
how it's unhealthy and inhumane.
Did you know that a single cow
can feed over 800 people?
What's more humane than that?
Using its fields to cultivate
crops that could feed thousands?
How woke of you, Detective.
Despite some trendy disillusions,
the human body needs more
than grain and water to survive.
Yes.
I had Aaron on my TV show, okay?
To challenge some common misconceptions.
And how'd that work out?
Beautifully.
Not everyone loved what he was saying.
But we had some arguments,
some threats, some profanities.
TV at its finest.
When was the last time you saw Aaron?
Not since that last appearance.
Hmm.
Let's talk about the so-called
health benefits of sacha inchi.
800 grams of sodium.
6.5 grams of saturated fat.
14 grams of sugar.
Man! Those numbers are fake!
That's ridiculous.
The only thing ridiculous around here
is your your idea of a healthy meal.
Yeah, the trash you call food
has twice the amount of
sodium as a Big Mac.
You're selling people cancer!
Get out of here!
This was a mistake!
Well, that was painful.
Yeah, well it gets worse.
That chef who stalked off,
he died two months later.
Daniel Owens. He was
a real up-and-comer.
- How'd he die?
- Overdose.
Just after the episode aired.
What do you think are the chances
of that being a coincidence?
Well, that's not the only thing.
I did a little digging.
And you'll never guess
who his mentor was.
Chef Dave.
Why didn't you tell me
that Chef Daniel Owens,
your protégé,
overdosed shortly after
being berated on air
by Chef Gregory?
I did not sabotage his dish, I swear.
That's not what I asked you.
Look, it's true.
I knew Daniel Owens.
I had only mentored him a month or so.
He was a promising young chef.
We had similar philosophies about food.
You were both vegan?
Yeah.
After the TV show, he changed.
He got quieter and quieter.
Started showing up later and later.
And then didn't show up at all.
One day,
they found him on the ground.
Overdose.
Was it an accident?
All I know is he was real depressed.
Depressed?
Depressed about what?
He had just started building his brand.
He developed this sacha inchi steak
which really put him on the map.
He called it the
healthy alternative to rib eye.
Hmm.
That was the meal he made
on Chef Gregory's show.
The meal that so-called
food scientist tore apart.
He was driven to make a
revolutionary food product,
a meat alternative.
Anyway.
After the TV appearance,
his investors backed out.
His deals with food
vendors fell through.
Everything he'd been working towards.
Gone.
People have turned to
drugs for a lot less.
You know,
if a protégé of mine had
been treated that way,
I think I'd want to strike back.
That's not my style.
I'd prefer to let Gregory
drown in his own guilt.
If he still has a conscience.
Your dog
has good taste.
Those are going to grow
into Craigella tomatoes.
Those are my favourite too.
I don't think he's admiring your
seedlings. What have you got, pal?
Is this your style?
- Hey, Sarah.
- Hey.
We found ID in his pocket.
It's Aaron Tarr.
Yeah, the missing thumb
kind of gave it away.
Well, that's not what killed him though.
The deep blow his head was more
likely the cause of death.
Was the blow fire extinguisher-shaped?
I'll tell you after the autopsy.
But I'd say it's likely.
Hey, tell me something.
So, what did Chef Dave say
when Rex dug up the body?
What do you think?
Where were you two nights ago?
I was at my restaurant.
Then I went home.
- Can anyone corroborate that?
- My lady's out of town.
She went to visit her
sister in Stone's Cove.
- That's convenient.
- It's also the truth!
You're sure you're not leaving
out any pertinent information?
Hmm?
See, because my team is looking into it.
And it turns out that
you didn't just take Chef
Daniel under your wing.
You also partnered with him
on the sacha inchi steaks.
Which means when the sacha
inchi brand was destroyed
on Chef Gregory's show months ago,
you lost a significant,
significant investment.
I didn't think that was important.
I think it's motive.
Motive for what?
Killing a guy? Cutting off his thumb?
And baking it into a pie?
I would never do that!
Besides, what kind of idiot
hides the body in his
own vegetable garden?
We are not going to get away
with holding Dave much longer.
Talk to me, people.
What are we thinking?
Jesse, let's go through the
movements one more time.
Okay, so based on the
blood and murder weapon,
which we've now established
as the fire extinguisher from the lab,
the initial confrontation
between Aaron Tarr and his killer
took place at the
research facility, here.
And then the body was transported
to Dave's greenhouse
on Freshwater Road, here.
Only for the body's thumb to turn up,
inside a Beef Wellington
at Chef Gregory's restaurant,
here.
Okay, Jesse.
I want you to check the CCTV
footage from two days ago.
See if the same vehicle turn up
in more than one of those locations.
Well, Aaron drove a silver SUV
that hasn't been seen
in a couple of days.
Okay, well I'll keep an eye
out for any silver SUVs
on the CCTV footage.
While we still have him in custody,
I'm going to swing by
Chef Dave's kitchen.
See if Rex can pick up any
traces of Beef Wellington.
Alright, partner.
This is not the freshest.
But do your best, okay?
Okay. Track it.
Let's see what we've got here, shall we?
Chef's knife.
Utility knife.
Paring knife.
Bread knife.
Definitely not getting a clean
slice with any of these.
What have you got?
Well.
This is either icing sugar,
or Chef Dave is cutting something else.
That's cocaine, alright.
What is it with professional
kitchens and drugs?
Might have something to do
with the high pressure, intense speed,
long hours, and forced closeness.
Oh, you seem familiar!
Yeah, I waitressed a bit
through university.
Some of the things I witnessed
in kitchens would horrify you.
Like what?
- Hey, Jesse.
- Charlie.
You might want to come see this.
Jessie's got something.
So. The fact that the attack
on the research facility
happened in the middle of the night
meant the roads were fairly quiet.
So I got a little lucky.
Here it is.
At 1:35 AM,
the silver SUV
driving south two blocks
from Aaron Tarr's research facility.
- Is that Aaron's car?
- It's the same model.
But I couldn't get a
proper angle on the plate.
But I did, however, get this.
Notice the driver's cap.
The image is a little blurry.
But it looks familiar to me.
Here.
Right there.
How fanatic is this woman?
Here me bleat! Don't eat meat!
- Meat is murder!
- Ahhh!
I have a few questions,
about Aaron Tarr's murder.
This is CCTV footage
- of the night of the murder.
- That isn't me.
Just someone with the exact same hat
and general disdain for Aaron Tarr?
The two go hand in hand.
You know, you have a pretty
militant approach to veganism.
Bloody spray paint one day.
Murder the next.
The spray paint is a symbol for blood.
It doesn't make me a murderer.
I'm not Sweeney Todd.
Uh, but you clearly have a
hate-on for Chef Gregory.
And Aaron's research,
that must read like heresy to you.
So we have
a dead Aaron Tarr,
and an assault on Chef Gregory.
Two people on the top of your,
let's call it hate list.
And now we have this CCTV footage of you
or someone who's doing a
damn good impression of you.
I've got to be honest with you.
It's not looking good, Pamela.
Look, we have a deal going.
Who?
Chef Gregory and me.
He pays me for the stunts.
The protests, the chanting,
the disruptions.
All of it. The showier the better.
Okay.
So he gets a steady stream of publicity.
And you get to spread
your message without fear
of having a restraining
order slapped on you.
Exactly.
It's win-win.
Mmm.
The only legitimate charge we
have against Pamela is assault.
Any luck here?
Actually, yeah, check this out.
So I pieced together
the silver SUV's route
using CCTV and nearby security footage.
I was able to locate it near
the second location here,
making its way away from
Chef Dave's greenhouse.
- What time was that?
- Shortly after 4:00 AM.
But here's the thing. Around here
the SUV just disappears.
Vanishes into thin air.
I was unable to find it
on any of the footage.
Then it might still be in
between those two spots.
Rex.
Hang on, pal.
Rex!
Good job, Rex.
I dusted the shovel you
found for fingerprints.
- It was clean.
- So it was wiped it down.
Yeah. There was a stain,
in the lining of the trunk.
- Blood?
- Maybe.
I couldn't tell against the dark fabric.
So I sent it in for testing.
Huh, anything else?
Yeah.
Actually, this.
Orange thread.
We've confirmed that the orange thread
is from a towel belonging
to Chef Gregory.
Could Chef Gregory actually
be behind all this?
Maybe.
I mean, we've got a dead guy
who was likely in his pocket
to falsify reports and
discredit an industry.
Yeah.
Maybe Aaron got too greedy.
He threatened to expose Chef Gregory,
- unless he ups the ante.
- So he killed him?
And framed his rival? I mean,
that sounds a bit extreme.
Sure, but Chef Gregory,
he's a pretty extreme kind of guy.
Why plant a thumb in his own dish?
Well, maybe, maybe to create
the illusion of innocence.
Well, it's also publicity.
Um...
Everybody knows that Chef Gregory
loves the limelight.
Well, I mean, that's a new shirt.
Thanks, Rex.
His popularity has never been higher.
Everybody online is talking
about the thumb debacle
and the court of public
opinion are coming down hard
- on the vegan terrorists.
- Mm-hmm.
So instead of discrediting him,
the thumb motivated his supporters.
His restaurant has never been busier.
The thumb exonerates him.
And his clientele responds
exactly like he would expect them to.
I hope we're not disturbing you, Chef.
Not at all.
I was just getting ahead of the
game before my staff arrives.
Oh.
Well, we won't stay long.
How can I help you?
I was just curious as to
what type of knife could
cut through bone easily.
You mind if I look at your collection?
Be my guest.
This one looks like it could do it.
It certainly does.
Of course, if you're implying something,
I should say that my
collection is very standard.
Any chef worth his salt
uses a meat cleaver.
Unless they don't cook meat.
I did say any chef worth his salt.
Excuse me.
Go!
Don't look at me. I've got nothing.
Find anything, Jesse?
Maybe.
I tracked the GPS records
from Gregory's car.
Where was he the night of the murder?
At the restaurant.
Prepping his new menu, allegedly.
That's strange.
Because his car was somewhere else.
Okay.
Good job, Jesse. See if
you can find anything
that places him at his car, okay?
I'll call you back. What is it, pal?
What have you got?
That's not...
Rex, go!
That's a new one!
Ughh!
Good job, partner.
Get your dog away from me!
Yeah yeah.
Alright.
Let's go, partner.
That was fun!
This is ridiculous.
I didn't kill anyone. I was framed.
- Is that right?
- Yes.
I already told you it was Dave!
My success is eating him up inside.
Then why did you run?
I hadn't used this particular
knife set in a while.
Okay? I pulled this one out
because your guys took my
other one in for evidence.
Today, I opened it up
to find the cleaver,
which was missing
yesterday, suddenly back.
Uh-huh.
It had blood stains on it.
And at that moment
I realized I was being framed.
So the cleaver shows up
right when we arrive.
That is awfully coincidental.
You're damn right it is, okay?
And I know how it looked! So...
I panicked. And I wiped
the cleaver down.
And then I threw the rag outside.
You really expect me to believe that?
Even if I did kill the guy,
which I didn't, okay,
I obviously would have
wiped down the cleaver.
A chef's knife is like his paintbrush!
Then why are you lying to me
about where you were the
night of the murder?
Excuse me?
You know what? It's no problem.
You don't want to come clean
about where you were?
I'm sure I can find someone
who can be persuaded
to come clean for you.
Thanks again for coming in, Molly.
You know, I still don't
get why I'm here.
Well it was like I said on the phone.
We just had
a few things I wanted to verify
about Chef Gregory's alibi.
You said
that he was with you,
prepping a new menu,
the night that Aaron was murdered.
Yeah, that's right.
Well, we have evidence
that suggests otherwise.
And I just need some
clarification as to why he,
or you,
might be lying.
Was it because he was purchasing cocaine
to fuel the long hours
creating the new menu?
Hmm?
He owned up to it.
He didn't want his illegal dealings
to get wrapped up in all of this.
Hmmm.
So I lied about where he was.
I mean, there's an unwritten
code between chefs.
The bonds of the kitchen are sacred.
I was just trying to protect him.
There is a special bond between chefs.
But yours wasn't with
Chef Gregory, was it?
It was with Chef Daniel.
So I asked myself,
why you'd go to such lengths
to incriminate and
discredit so many people.
But then it occurred to me.
Chef Gregory.
Chef Dave.
Pamela Simmons and Aaron Tarr.
What do they all have in common?
Daniel Owens.
Let's talk about the so-called
health benefits of sacha inchi.
Aaron Tarr. He provided
the false research.
What are you talking about?
Those numbers are fake, man.
You're a hypocrite!
Chef Gregory humiliated him.
Chef Dave provided the cocaine
that led to his demise.
They killed him.
All of them.
Do you know what it's like being a chef?
Hmm?
You have zero social life.
So when you find someone
that you connect with,
it's a miracle.
When did you meet Daniel?
During pre-production.
I was Team Gregory.
And he was the enemy.
The lightweight vegan.
We cracked each other up about it.
And then, one night,
he dared me to let him cook for me.
And then something happened.
And we were still up when the sun rose.
Daniel was this really
passionate, creative soul.
And they just destroyed him.
For what?
Hmm? Ratings?
So you killed Aaron Tarr.
I only went there to expose his lies.
To set the story straight.
For Daniel.
His car wasn't there when I got there.
But he came back.
And he caught me.
And he threatened me.
Things escalated.
I just grabbed the
closest thing I could.
I swung!
It was an accident.
With the thumb and the body
and the multiple cover-ups,
I don't think anyone's
going to buy self-defense
as one of those ingredients.
Yeah, we've got six
uniforms on the case.
Hey!
So we're just fine. It's funny.
- Lost my tag.
- One second.
Hey, buddy!
Hey!
Hey!
Hey guys!
Lunch is on me!
What is this? Beef Wellington?
Oh, you're kidding, right?
That is dark, Jesse. Even for you.
Well, I figured I'd
never had one before.
Figured I may as well try it.
I thought you were vegan?
They are not Beef Wellingtons.
They are Pea Protein
and Tofu Wellingtons.
Delicious!
Should have known.
No such thing as a free lunch. Right?
Come on! Try it!
It's an acquired taste.
And what if we don't want to acquire it?
Fine. To each their own.
I'm just trying to do my part
to end animal cruelty
and save the planet.
But I get it.
Being vegan's a commitment.
And not everybody's
up for the sacrifice.
Is that salami stick vegan too?
Your dog has good taste!
Hey! Chef Gregory.
I came here to say thank
you for solving the case.
And
to also invite you all to a fundraiser
I'm having at the restaurant.
Don't worry. No cameras. No publicity.
It's all about food.
And we're raising money for
victims of substance abuse.
Why not?
I could use one of your meals.
It'd be nice to have some real meat.
Actually,
I think we're going
to try something new.
Thanks to my new consultant.
Hey everybody!
Hey! Score one for the good guys!
You know, I think this is great.
Finally doing your part
to save the planet.
And capitalizing on cheap publicity.
Old habits die hard.
He came over to the dark side
once he realized how much vegan
ingredient have improved.
Hey?
Come on and get it!
Yeah, there you go.
He likes it!
Way to go, partner.
Next time on Hudson & Rex
We're too late
It's the historic Merkley house.
It's gone
So, you're on the Green
Bottle Bomber case
Asher Browning.
Nice to meet you.
I've been chasing this
pyro since the beginning
So we've got mafia connections,
dead body,
potential cover-up.
Hey!
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