Rizzoli & Isles (2010–2016): Season 6, Episode 10 - Sister Sister - full transcript

- # Treasure #
- Run. Run.

♪ My treasure ♪

- Run.
- # When you smile #

Walk.

♪ I'm in heaven ♪

Slow.

And, Duke, and sit.

You're such a good boy.
Yes.

I know you want to practice
more, but... I need a rest.

I promise we'll practice more later.

Boy. I don't know
how you keep your cool.



It's so hot out here,
and you're in that fur coat.

I've got your favorite ...
brown rice, salmon, and kale.

Come on, it's delicious.

Looks like it came out
of your grandmother's closet.

You said stylish and demure.

I have never used
the word "demure."

Okay. Then this will be...
perfect.

I'm interviewing
with a condo board,

not auditioning for "the Bachelor."

I think a bright color
would look striking on you.

Listen to Maura.
She always looks good.

Mind your own business.
Thank you very much.

He's been in there for 20 minutes.

The art of shaving requires a
hot towel to loosen the pores,



oil to soften the skin, and a
rich cream to ease the friction.

Yo, you want an ease of friction,
quit hogging the bathroom.

You definitely need
your own place.

This is stunning.
It's couture.

It's gonna make me
look like big bird.

A recent psychological study
found that wearing warm colors

makes people feel that you are
friendly and approachable,

so something yellow
might be more inviting.

- Do you really want this place?
- Yes, I do.

It is three blocks from Fenway,

four blocks from work,
miles from Ma...

and 10% under market value.

Well, great.
Then you have to woo the board.

You know, the real-estate market
is highly competitive right now.

Did you prepare for your interview?

Puh-lease.
I got five years of tax returns,

I got a recommendation
from the chief,

one from my priest,
one from my former landlord.

- You are all over this.
- Right?

That dress is perfect.

Sophisticated
with just a dash of va-voom.

I think it has
a little too much va-voom.

Trust me, in that dress,
the condo's already yours.

Okay.

Rizzoli.

- Isles.
- Mm-hmm.

Okay, we'll be right there.

It's all yours.

Thank you for hurrying.

6x10 - "Sister Sister"

Damn.

- What did Cujo do?
- Protecting the body.

He wouldn't let anybody near her.
Meter reader found her.

Hey, sophisticated
with just a touch of va-voom.

- She texted you.
- Hey. We're just trying to be supportive.

- Well, let's just try to be detectives.
- Victim is Mona Evans, lived alone.

Neighbor across the street
said she kept to herself.

Spent most of her time with the dog.

She's got three shelves of
dog show trophies in there

and a bunch of pictures
of man's best friend.

Mm, not those pictures where the
dogs are dressed up in costumes.

What is he, a dentist?

- Plumber? Superman?
- FBI.

Well, they just wear suits.
How do you know he's not an accountant?

- Had an I.D.
- Ah! People are nuts.

Yeah. When's your interview
with the condo board?

Oh, as soon as I'm done here.

As soon as Maura rules this
as an accident. She drown?

- I can't say definitely.
- What about time of death?

Water makes that assessment difficult.
The one thing I can tell you

is that she appears to have
been attacked by her dog.

- Ugh. Thought her and Cujo were tight.
- Dog's name is Duke.

A trained and well-loved dog
attacking its owner is very unusual.

I'm gonna need a blood
sample to rule out rabies.

Got it.

- Question.
- Hmm?

- Where do you keep your gun?
- Oh, don't ask.

We're gonna need a blood
sample from the dog.

I'll have it drawn up at the
pound and sent over to you.

Thanks.

Get down. Down.

Good boy.
Boy, he is well trained.

Not when it comes to
getting in the cage.

You can understand why he was agitated.

He's what we call
dangerously aggressive.

That's all I need to understand.

- What's gonna happen to him?
- He attacked someone.

He'll be quarantined for 24 hours
and then put down.

We haven't determined that
he actually attacked anyone.

- You a dog lover?
- Yeah, I am.

- Figures.
- What does that mean?

Means we have a different perspective.

When I see bite marks on victims,
I consider it an attack.

And that's what's going in my report.

Well, don't do anything
till BPD files a report.

I don't make the rules,
Sergeant... Korsak.

You want something special,
you talk to my boss.

Okay, so these are exactly
the same Sloppy Joes

that she made me and
Jane when we were little.

It's like having a home-cooked

- meal in a restaurant.
- Right?

So, how's it going with you and
Jane living under the same roof?

- Not bad.
- Oh.

Yeah, you know, we're actually
getting along pretty good.

- It's nice having her around.
- Is that right?

Uh... yeah.

- Mm-hmm.
- Okay.

All right.

You told me you guys are
driving each other crazy.

Why didn't you tell her the truth?

Because then she'd go to
Jane and start nosing around,

and then Jane will want to know
why I was complaining to Ma,

and the whole thing is
like a vicious circle.

So, what's the real
problem with you and Jane?

- One bathroom, two adults.
- Why not tell your mom that?

The minute I tell her,
it becomes a big deal.

Besides, Jane has a meeting
with a condo board today.

If that goes well, then she'll
be out of my place real soon,

and I've avoided a family crisis.
Win-win.

You sure you don't want
to tell me anything?

Me? No.
Why?

- I got nothing.
- Hmm?

All right.

- She knows we're lying.
- She always knows.

I thought you had your
interview with the condo board.

- It's already done.
- Well, that was fast. How did it go?

I was so ready for this

with all my financials
and my recommendations.

- They didn't care about any of it.
- What did they care about?

They wanted to know
if I had a boyfriend.

- Well, that's an easy one.
- They wanted to know

if I belonged to an
online dating service.

If I had a lot of friends,
what I like to drink.

- What, are they planning your wedding?
- I know, right? No!

They only wanted to know
if I was gonna be loud and have parties

and keep them from curling up
with their books at 7:00 P.M.

How do you think you did?

Well, I got a little annoyed.

- There's other condos.
- Not like this one.

- How'd the interview go?
- Fantastic!

Great. When you moving out?

So soon.
What do you got there?

Autopsy results.

Oh. Did she drown or
did the dog kill her?

Neither.

So, she was dead when
she went into the pool?

- Or almost dead.
- What killed her?

Acute strychnine toxicity.
She was poisoned.

Kent!

- Kent.
- Hey.

- Hey, did you call the Harris family?
- Who?

The family of the girl who
died in the car accident.

Uh, yeah, I-I believe I did.

Okay, then why did they
call again this morning

and leave a message asking
about the cause of death?

Uh... oh, yeah.
That's right.

I, um, I didn't do it because I was,
uh, I was ... I was busy.

- I was doing this report, and, um ...
- I've asked you twice to call them.

Right. Well, uh, I figured since

- it wasn't ruled as a homicide...
- They've been through so much.

- They deserve to hear from us.
- Of course.

- It's our job.
- Right.

And you'll call.

Found any rat poison at the house?

No rat poison and no
signs of infestation.

Well, suicide seemed like a long shot.

She had no apparent health
issues or financial problems.

She wasn't seeing a therapist,

and there were no calls
to a suicide hotline.

And she made plans to attend
several upcoming dog shows.

Anybody benefit from her death?

Her husband passed
away several years ago.

She lived alone on a small pension
after working 25 years

at the downtown library.
Only had $2,317 in her savings.

She owned her home, but she
was upside down on her mortgage.

From what we can see, she
spent most of her money on her dog.

She had two daughters.

One had a long history
of drug-related arrests,

and the other was a model citizen.

I know the one I want to talk to.

- The other one's on her way in.
- Okay, thanks.

But you have no evidence
that dog is dangerous.

I understand that your
facility is overcrowded.

As one law-enforcement
officer to another,

could you give us a little more time?
I appreciate your cooperation.

Takes a big man not to
go to another man's office

- and punch him in the face.
- It had to be done.

I don't think that dog would hurt a fly.

- How much time did you get?
- Another 24 hours.

Well, that's like
seven days in dog years.

I hope it's enough.

Mona's daughter's here.

We're very sorry for your loss.

When's the last time
you saw your mother?

I don't know.
A couple of weeks ago.

- We weren't close.
- Why is that?

- Duke.
- Do you think he was dangerous?

- Hardly.
- So, why didn't you see more of your mom?

My mother grew up
with alcoholic parents.

They were too drunk to get her
up for school and make her dinner.

She raised herself and then
married a man just like them.

I think dogs were easier than
people, even her own children.

After a while, I realized
there was no point

- in fighting for her attention.
- That's very understanding.

I've had a lot of therapy.

Any idea why someone
would want to kill her?

- No.
- What about your sister?

She's screwed up, but Sarah
couldn't do something like that.

- She's got two convictions of burglary.
- She has a drug problem.

Addicts need money.

Sarah had hit my Mom up
for money all the time.

And when she wouldn't
give her any, Sarah would

get angry at Mom for
loving the dog more than us.

But she wouldn't hurt anyone.

- We'll still need to speak to her.
- She lives on the streets.

You might want to check the
shelters around the South End.

I'll put out a B.O.L.O.

- Hey.
- Hey! Is everything alright?

- Kent kissed me.
- What?! On the lips?

Yeah. We were just talking,
and suddenly, he just kissed me.

- Oh, it's like a bad romance novel.
- Yeah, we work together.

- I know.
- He's my subordinate.

- I know.
- Therefore, any romantic

involvement is strictly
out of the question.

I know!
Are you sure?

I almost forgot.
How was your interview?

You're changing the subject.

Yes, I am.

- It's gonna be fine.
- So, it didn't go well.

Well, three bankruptcies, two D.U.I.s,

and one arrest for indecent exposure by

the board members has me
convinced... it's gonna be fine.

You really think that
threatening them with exposure

- is the right way to go?
- Yeah.

I mean, I'll keep it quiet.
You know, like a good neighbor would.

Do you have anything case
related to share?

Yes. To figure out how the
poison was ingested,

I had the victim's
stomach contents analyzed.

I found coffee, salmon,
kale, brown rice.

- All were contaminated with strychnine.
- That's a breakfast I'd skip.

But the small amount of
food was not consistent

with the large amount
of poison in her system.

So, I sent a tech over to the house,

and he found salmon,
kale, and brown rice

in a container in the
refrigerator labeled "dog food."

All tested positive for strychnine.

Well, if the poison was in the dog
food, why didn't it kill the dog?

Well, a dog's sense of smell

is 20 times more
sensitive than a human's,

so it's possible that
he smelled the poison

- and refused to eat it.
- And Mona didn't smell it.

- And if she didn't want to waste it...
- She ate it.

So, someone was trying to kill the dog
and Mona just got in the way.

- Dr. Isles.
- Yes!

- I didn't mean to scare you.
- Oh, no. Not ... not at all.

What can I do for you, sergeant?

Jane was filling me in on your theory
about Duke smelling the poison.

- Mm-hmm.
- And I was thinking,

since this dog has no
history of being aggressive,

maybe the bite marks on
her arm are from Duke trying

to pull her out of the
pool trying to save her.

Well, that would be consistent
with the puncture marks I saw.

Did you test for
strychnine in his system?

I'm afraid not. We only used the
blood sample to test for rabies.

But if he was the intended victim...

Then I should do a more
detailed examination of the dog.

So, I will e-mail the
director of animal control

and ask him to release
Duke in our custody.

Thanks, Maura.

Frankie, did we ever get a hit

on the B.O.L.O. for Mona's daughter?

Nothing. It's like she disappeared.

I started looking into who
else would want Duke dead.

A woman named Delores Klobb
filed 22 complaints

with animal control about
Duke's excessive barking.

That would make me want to kill the dog.

Yeah, especially since
she lives right next door.

- Did we talk to her?
- Well, the uniforms knocked on her door

during the canvassing,
but she didn't answer.

Well, maybe we should
knock a little louder.

Yeah.

Going somewhere?

I'm moving to Florida.
You come by to help me pack?

Two policemen came by to
interview you this morning.

Only I wasn't home.

I was getting my hair done.
You can ask at the salon.

- Which salon?
- Cuts Galore.

You want to talk about Mona?

Is there something you want to tell us?

- I didn't like her damn dog.
- Because he barked.

Constantly.
And Mona wouldn't do anything

except rub him on the head
and say he was a good dog.

Nobody else around here complained.

Well, maybe it didn't bother them.

They didn't live right
next door like I do.

Maybe they were deaf.

You know, I watch cop shows.
I know what's going on here.

- You think I killed Mona because of Duke.
- Did you?

I have been complaining
about Duke for years.

If I was gonna kill Mona,

it would've been a long time
ago, not now that I'm moving.

And you know, I am not the
only one that didn't like him.

I don't know how many times
I had to listen to that

drug-addict daughter argue
with Mona about that dog.

When was the last time
the daughter was here?

Four days ago.

Oh, and there was that
woman yesterday morning.

- What woman?
- Mona called her Brenda.

She was about 5'3", 120 pounds.

Oh, they got into it, screaming
about bitches and studs.

What's with the notebook?

Oh, I've been writing
down license-plate numbers

ever since we had a string
of break-ins back in the '90s.

I write down the number of
anyone who doesn't belong.

- You wrote down my license plate.
- I don't know you.

I just talked to the woman

who got into it with
Mona yesterday morning.

Her name is Brenda Grady.
She and Mona had a heated debate

because Mona backed out of
an agreement to breed Duke.

Apparently Duke is is like
the Lebron James of dog shows.

I don't know how Lebron would feel
about that comparison.

And she got angry because
there's this big show coming up.

It was the perfect place to...
sell his services.

- Well, angry enough to kill Duke?
- Not angry, but with an alibi.

She's been in Europe over the
last month scouting show dogs,

so she couldn't have
poisoned the dog food

in the time frame that
we're looking at.

- Okay, so we're back to Mona's daughter.
- Maybe not.

Brenda told me there's
plenty of dog-show enthusiasts

who would be thrilled to have
Duke out of the competition.

- Thrilled enough to poison him?
- Yeah.

Duke's three biggest rivals

are a Great Dane, a Malamute,
and a standard Schnauzer.

All three of them have been runners-up

at every show that Duke
won over the last year.

Well, it is hard to beat
Lebron in the clutch.

Easy, easy.

- Oh.
- How did you pull that off?!

- He's in protective custody.
- Aww.

- Who would want to kill you?
- Right?

- Look at that face.
- Aww.

Hey, you know what?

I wonder if whoever tried to kill him
knows that he's still alive.

When is his competition
that he's supposed to be in?

Every day this weekend
at the Convention Center.

And all three of Duke's
rivals are gonna be there.

We slip backstage using Duke

and catch them off
guard in their own turf?

- Mm-hmm.
- Hey. Want to go undercover?

Yes, he does. He does.

All right, leash high.

- Your free hand palm up.
- Mm-hmm.

It's important that you lead the dog
with authority and grace.

You're not just showing him off.

You're presenting him to be appreciated.

You know so much about
it, why don't you do it?

Because he's always been led by a woman.

Is this really necessary?

The best way to get
a reaction from Duke's rivals

- is to beat them.
- And you could do it.

With your height and feminine form,

it accentuates Duke's
masculine line and strength.

Well, you just don't want to do this
'cause you think it looks stupid.

I don't want to do it, but
I do think you look terrific.

Oh, I see a blue ribbon
in your future.

- All right, bring him to a stop.
- Okay.

Hold him here in a sit position.

- Good boy.
- Mm.

- Are you appreciating him?
- Absolutely.

- Are you appreciating me?
- More!

Come.

Up. Good boy.

Now, presentation is everything.

This is what they call hand stacking.

That is what I'd call dating.

Jane, if you're gonna
take Duke to the dog show,

you have to know how
to handle him. Come on.

No, you're right. Okay.

I'll just ... I'll try
the trotting thing again.

Okay. Come on, bud, we can do this.

Okay.

See you at the dog show!

Hey, Jane...

- Wait!
- Duke!

Oh!
Hi, Angela.

Hi. I, uh, I brought you a treat.

Sloppy Joe sliders.
Homemade this morning.

- They look so good.
- So, let's sit.

Okay.

Go ahead. Enjoy.

Mmm. Perfection.

- So, how are you doing?
- I think you know.

You mean Frankie and Jane?

Bingo.

So, what do you think
is going on with them?

I'm not sure it's my place.

Nina.

May we have the
hound group in the ring, please?

Afghan hound...

Wait.

- No, I can't do ...
- Oh, no, no, no.

You got this.
You got this.

Okay, come on.

Zsa Zsa. Behave.

Ooh, ooh, ooh.
Great Dane, 3:00.

That is one big dog.

Could put a saddle on him
and ride him into the show.

Well, let's see how she feels

about competing against Duke today.

Easy.

Yes.
Thank you.

- What are you doing with Duke?
- Huh? Uh...

- I'm ... I'm standing in for Mona.
- You can't take her place.

Well, she is unable to be here.

I don't give a damn what
Mona is unable to do.

She registered the dog, and if
she's not here, he's disqualified.

Well, I spoke to the judges,
and they say differently.

I know what she's trying to pull.

She found an Amazon to lead Duke

- so he seems correctly proportional.
- I beg your pardon?

According to American
purebred standards,

- he is 10% too big.
- You need to back up.

- Control that beast!
- I ...

Duke!

Duke!

Come on! Get off!

Duke!

No, Duke!
No! No! No! No!

- Duke, Duke, Duke, Duke.
- Duke, get off.

Good boy.

- Sarah Evans?
- Yeah, that's right.

Guess we can cancel that B.O.L.O.
Come on.

- Who are you people?
- We're the police.

- We've been looking for you.
- Let's go.

What were you doing at
the dog show this morning?

I went to see my Mom.
What's it to you?

Is that why you ran?

I didn't run till that
damn dog started chasing me.

You're gonna have to
do better than that.

I went to my
mother's house this morning.

She wasn't there.

I figured she had to be at the dog
show, so I went looking for her.

- You didn't find her.
- No.

I saw you there with Duke, so...

looked around to find
out what the hell was going on.

Sarah, do you know why your mother
wasn't at the dog show today?

I wouldn't be sitting here if I did.

Your mother was murdered, Sarah.

W-What?

H-How...

- What happened?
- Someone put poison in Duke's food.

He didn't eat it, she did.

No.

- She couldn't have.
- She did.

How is that possible?

I think you know, Sarah.

- Who put the poison in Duke's food?
- It was...

It was me.

Oh, my god, I killed my Mom.

You're wrong.

My sister may be a junkie,
but she's not a murderer.

She has admitted to putting
the poison in Duke's food,

and it looks like we found
rat poison in her pockets.

- What?
- And we believe that she went

to the dog show this morning
to finish the job.

- I could've stopped this.
- How do you mean?

My... My sister told me she
wanted to kill Duke.

We had a big fight about it

in my Mom's backyard
about two weeks ago.

Okay, why didn't you
tell me this before?

Because my sister was always high,
always talking crazy.

I just never thought she'd really do it.

- What's gonna happen to her?
- Sweetie, that's up to the judge.

Wasn't sure if you wanted him or not.

If you don't, I can
try and find him a home.

No. I'll take him.
It's what my Mom would've wanted.

Well, he's a good guy.

Why did you tell Mom we
weren't getting along?

- I didn't.
- I just left the Dirty Robber!

She's all over me about how I treat you.

Jane, I'm telling you I didn't
say a word to her about it.

Then why does she think
I'm a bathroom hog?

- I ...
- Because I told her.

- What?
- Why'd you tell her?

I told you she was gonna
make a big deal out of it.

And I told you
she knew you were lying.

I'm really sorry, but she
cornered me... with her cooking.

- Did she make the fresh cannolis?
- Sloppy Joe sliders.

- Wow.
- Yeah, she was playing for keeps.

Right. Don't worry about it.
She's broken the best of us.

She sat me down with those sliders,

and before I knew it,
I was telling her everything.

Okay, listen.
Just in the future,

when it comes to our mother,
say nothing.

- Mm-hmm.
- Or lie.

- Or run.
- Running's good.

Now we're gonna have to deal with it.

- Jane.
- What?

- I'm sorry for being such a bathroom hog.
- It's okay.

And look, I appreciate you
letting me stay with you.

I know it's a pain, but hey,
I'll be out soon.

No, I've liked having you around,
but we both need our privacy, right?

Hey. How did it go with the condo?

- Was it good?
- Not yet.

- But I think it's gonna be.
- I can't believe it.

What?

Your mom said that if I
told her what was going on

with you guys, she'd know
how to get you talking.

And that's what you're doing.

- She's amazing.
- She's amazing.

Okay, Maura's got something.

I, um ... I tested for
residue in Sarah's coat pocket.

- Rat poison?
- Yeah, yeah. Just like she said.

Kent, I'm gonna need
to see you in my office

- when I'm done here.
- Oh... Okay.

Um... when?

- Uh, give me 20 minutes?
- All right.

- Hi.
- Oh...

- Hi.
- Bye.

You do any more
canoodling in the workplace?

Nobody canoodles anymore.

And we have much more pressing issues.

I don't think that
Sarah killed her mother.

Well, we have a confession.

Yes, she said that she put
rat poison in Duke's food.

Yes.
Which contains strychnine.

And it also contained a
dye that would have turned

Mona's urine bright green
if she'd eaten much of it.

However, her urine sample from
the autopsy came out clear.

Okay, well, what about the tox screen
with all the strychnine in it?

Well, I did a much more
comprehensive analysis

of the strychnine,
and the test revealed

that Mona had two types of
strychnine in her system,

each with a slightly
different molecular structure.

Two different kinds of the same poison?

Yes. One was a more common
version found in most rat poisons,

and the other is a pure
version that we use in medicine.

Mona had a massive
amount of the pure version

and a trace amount
of the common version.

So, you're saying that even
though Mona had the poison

that was in the dog food,
that's not what killed her.

It is likely that the lethal
strychnine was in her coffee.

Which would've passed through
her system more quickly.

Seems like a big coincidence

that two people tried
to poison the same woman

at the same time with two
different kinds of strychnine.

Well, maybe it wasn't a coincidence.

I mean, Trisha knew that
Sarah was gonna poison the dog.

Maybe she just didn't think
she was gonna do it right.

Well, why would she kill her mom?

- Hey, did you find anything?
- You were right. Trisha had motive.

Mona's house had a tax
appraisal of $367,000.

We decided to confirm the
property value with the realtor

and discovered that five
houses near Mona are in escrow.

And every one of them
sold over fair market value

at nearly $1 million each.

Turns out Harbor Hospital
has quietly been buying up

all the houses on Mona's
block in order to expand.

But all the sales are
contingent on closing the deals

on all six properties.
Mona was the only holdout.

She didn't want to move Duke away
from his home and training facility.

Million dollars is a lot of motive.

The only problem with that is
I found her will in the house.

The daughters don't stand
to inherit the estate.

- The dog does.
- So, whoever has the dog has the dough.

- You wanted to see me?
- Yes, I did. Come in.

So, you started something in the hallway

that I intend to finish.

Yeah, Maura, um...

There's nobody around to
interrupt us this time.

No. Um...

- Yes, I, uh, I-I kissed you...
- Yes, you did.

- It's not what you think.
- Well, what I think...

is that you did it to distract me.

- You're a very perceptive woman.
- Not perceptive enough

to understand why you
needed to distract me.

All I did was ask you
to call that family

and tell them how their
daughter died.

Maura, it's really...
it's a really long story.

I'll make time.

You know that in Afghanistan
I was a... an army doctor.

I've been over your
service record, yes.

Yeah, well, the ... the hospital was ...

it was right next to this small village.

There was this
18-year-old Afghani kid.

He had to support his entire family.

Everybody liked him.

He was a great kid, you
know? So... I hired him.

I got him to run
errands, things like that.

And then one day on his way
to work, he was, uh...

he was hit by a truck.

They brought him in with
massive internal injuries.

When his parents came to the hospital...

and I had to tell them he was ...
that he was dead.

I'm sorry.

I can still hear that mother crying.

After that, it all just ...
it just became too much, and I...

I decided I didn't want
to be a doctor anymore.

But you must've lost
soldiers in the field.

Yeah, but I didn't have
to deal with their families.

I didn't have to feel their pain.

Simple.
The C.O. communicated with them.

So, when you left the service,

- you decided to be a medical examiner.
- Yeah.

I figured dealing with
dead bodies would be easier.

Until I asked you to
call the girl's parents

and give them an
official cause of death.

- It's part of our job.
- I know. I know.

And you still haven't done it.

And now you're gonna fire me.

No.
I'm gonna help you.

We believe that your
sister poisoned your mother.

No. I told you I put the
rat poison in Duke's food.

That's not what killed her.
She died from a large dose

- of a more pure kind of strychnine.
- How is that possible?

Well, she knew that you wanted to try
to kill Duke with rat poison.

- You two argued about it in the backyard.
- So what?

The perfect way to cover her tracks.

She figured we'd blame
you for the murder.

- Why would she kill my Mom?
- Money.

- My Mom didn't have any.
- No, but the house is worth $1 million.

No. We don't get any of that.
Both my sister and I knew

that she was leaving everything to Duke.

And with your mother
dead and you in jail,

who do you think becomes
legal guardian of Duke?

- Trisha.
- And she'd control the assets.

She'd get everything.

So, what would you like
to do about that?

- Why did they let you out of jail?
- Because I didn't kill Mom.

You admitted to putting
the rat poison in Duke's food,

- and she ate it.
- That's not what killed her.

She died from a more
lethal kind of strychnine.

- How?
- Police say someone put it in her coffee.

Quiet, boy.

- Ah, sounds like Duke is missing Mona.
- Sounds like you're missing Duke.

- I really liked that big guy.
- Well, maybe it's time to get one like him.

Oh, Kiki got ruled by a Rottweiler
when she was a little kid.

She doesn't like big dogs.

- Yeah, but you do.
- I do.

But... I like her more.

Sarah, that doesn't make any sense.

Who would poison Mom's coffee?

Cops don't know.
I think I have a pretty good idea.

You knew I was going to poison Duke,

so you figured the perfect
cover would be to put poison

in Mom's coffee and then
point the cops towards me.

But they didn't even find
a coffee cup at the scene.

- Because you removed it.
- Sarah, why would I kill Mom?

- For the money from the house.
- It's not worth anything, Sarah.

You knew that the hospital
was gonna give her $1 million for it.

I have no idea what
you're talking about.

I don't care.

Sounds like she's telling the truth.

I'll keep my mouth shut.

I'll even cover for the cops with you,
but I want half of that money.

I'm calling the police.
I want this all out in the open.

I didn't poison Mom,
but I want to know who did.

Duke.

If she killed her mother, she wouldn't
be bringing the police into it.

So, we're back to square one.

Well, whoever killed Mona
had to know two things ...

one, that the hospital
wanted the property.

And two, that Sarah was planning
to kill Duke with rat poison.

Who had access to both
those pieces of information?

Well, Delores stood to gain
a lot with the real-estate deal,

and she told us she
could hear everything

- that went on in that house.
- And a million bucks

will fund a pretty nice
retirement in Florida.

Yes, it would.

I wouldn't worry about
packing very much, Delores.

You're under arrest for
the murder of Mona Evans.

You don't have anything on me.
I'll sue you for false arrest.

We have a coffee cup that
tested positive for strychnine

with your fingerprints on it.

The next time you want to
throw a murder weapon away,

you should probably pick a dumpster

that isn't as close as
a block from your house.

Put that down, please.

He's a good guy.

- See you later, handsome.
- Thank you.

- You're welcome.
- Take care of this guy, huh?

- Again, I'm so sorry for your loss.
- Thank you.

Thank you.

How'd it go?

Yeah.
I feel better now.

Look, thanks for helping
me through all this.

- It's all part of my job.
- And, uh...

I'd also like to, um...

- apologize for kissing you.
- Apology accepted.

But just so we're clear, I'm your boss,

and the department has very strict rules

- about dating subordinates.
- Understood.

I also want to say that
you're a very good kisser.

- Kent...
- I mean, technically, of course.

Well, thank you. I think.

There is one thing I'd
like to ask you, as my boss.

Mm-hmm.

Is there any rules against
someone from the M.E.'s office

dating someone from, you know,
say the police department?

There are no rules against
going out with police officers.

- Why do you ask?
- Oh, just ... just curious.

Are we talking about a...
a certain detective

in the police department?

Are you messing with me again?

- Hey, what are you doing here?
- Hey.

I wanted to celebrate
a very exciting turn of events!

Oh. Did Kent call you?

No. The condo board
approved my application.

Really?

- Yes!
- Oh!

It seems that being
able to dish the dirt

on their personal lives did the trick,
so I have a new apartment!

Oh! That's fantastic!

I know! I can't ...
Why would Kent be calling me?

- Oh, I-I think he's interested in you.
- Yesterday, he was kissing you.

That was just him being weird.

- Oh, I think this is you being weird.
- No, no. I've done the math.

He interacts with you

more than any other
woman in the department.

- So?
- So, could you be interested in him?

I've never really thought about it.

- But you're thinking about it now.
- Not really, no.

He's handsome, he's funny,
he has a great job.

- He has all of his teeth.
- He hasn't committed a major crime.

- That we know of.
- Which just meets your standards.

Well, that's why it's
important to keep the bar low.

But I have a new apartment!

- Well, I can't wait to decorate.
- You're not touching it.

- What? But what about the couch?
- I burned it.