The Mentalist (2008–2015): Season 7, Episode 5 - The Silver Briefcase - full transcript
Jane and Lisbon secretly reopen a solved case to prove that a military colonel murdered his wife.
Clear.
Stand down.
Exercise complete.
Damn. We'll get you guys
next time.
We won?
F.B.I.'s having
a good showing this year.
Thank you.
Colonel?
Yes?
I believe you have
something for me.
Week's not over yet.
Bring it on.
This idea you have
about quitting,
were you ever gonna
bring it up again?
Well, it's just a thought.
For the record,
I enjoy what we do.
Well, you might enjoy Paris
or learning
pedal steel guitar.
Pedal steel guitar?
The world is infinite
in its possibilities.
It's not gonna be as easy
to walk away as you think.
Why do you say that?
You enjoy the mental stimulation
far more than you let on.
Agent Lisbon.
Colonel Raymond.
We met at a seminar --
“Tactical Solutions
to Urban Terrorism.”
Uh, Colonel Raymond,
this is Patrick Jane.
He works as a consultant
with the team.
That was some fine work
back there
clearing those rooms
just now.
If you ever decide you're
tired of the Bureau,
I can have a space
for you.
That's flattering.
Thank you.
Now if you'll excuse me,
I need to talk to a couple men
about ambush tactics.
Yeah.
Did -- did you ever have
a fling with that guy?
What?
Of course not. Sorry.
It's just strange.
Strange that I didn't have
a fling with Colonel Raymond?
Yeah, there's something
going on there.
You don't know?
Know what?
His wife was murdered
eight months ago.
Really?
It was all over the news.
Did they catch anyone?
Yeah, they arrested somebody
right after.
I need a shower.
Eight months ago, huh?
♪ The Mentalist 7x05 ♪
The Silver Briefcase
Original Air Date on December 28, 2014
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@elder_man
The murder of Colonel Raymond's
wife is closed.
Hmm.
So you're not interested
in hearing my theory?
Okay. What's your theory?
Well, I don't have one yet,
but that's why we need
to look into it.
Excuse me. Sorry.
Cho needs you to sign this.
So you don't have anything?
No. At this point,
I'm just curious.
Curiosity killed the cat.
Also cured polio.
Aaron Raymond is not just
a colonel in the Marines.
He's a decorated war hero.
And they've already arrested
a man for the murder.
So what makes you think that man
didn't commit the crime?
Well, I'm not sure
that he didn't.
I'm just saying,
there is --
there is something off about
this Colonel Raymond.
Lisbon, what do you think?
If Jane says it's worth
looking into,
then it's worth
looking into.
You know to trust
his instincts.
No interrogations, no searches.
If you want to talk to anyone,
use a cover story.
A civil rights case for the man
who was arrested maybe.
Raymond is not to learn that
we are looking into this.
Anyone finds out
that we're investigating here,
it's over.
Deal.
Deal.
Pound it.
Thank you, sir.
You want a coffee
or something?
I'm good, thanks.
Yeah, it sucks anyway.
I got to tell you,
I'm not thrilled to have
my work checked by the F.B.I.
I'm not thrilled to be here.
Mind if I ask why?
The man you charged
with the crime,
Zach Jefferson,
has taken preliminary steps
to file a civil rights violation
against your department.
Civil rights violation?
For what?
You tell me.
We caught your man Jefferson
in Nicole Raymond's car
one day after
she was murdered.
The victim's wallet
was in the car,
as well as jewelry
stolen from the house.
Murder scene had signs
of a break-in.
Slam dunk.
You look at any other suspects?
The husband, maybe?
Yeah, yeah, 9 times out of 10,
husband did it.
This is time number 10.
How can you be so sure?
Check this out.
Aaron Raymond's car was
in the shop that day.
They took Nicole's car.
She dropped him off at work.
They got caught
in a red light camera.
M.E. says based on
liver temp,
Nicole Raymond was killed
no earlier than 10:00 a.m.
Aaron Raymond got to work
that day at 9:00.
We got confirmation
he never left.
You wanna tell me
how he could be the killer?
What's this about?
We wanted to talk to you
about Nicole Raymond's death.
Why?
Zach, the F.B.I. assures me
this is an off-the-record chat.
They just want to hear
our side.
Yeah, right.
Why don't you tell us
what you were doing
before you were arrested?
I was living in a halfway house.
All right? Bagging groceries.
Then I moved in with a friend --
you know, couch surfing.
He got a new girlfriend,
she didn't like me,
so I had to move out.
You were homeless.
Short-term.
I mean, yeah, I could have moved
back into the halfway house,
but them people
be on your case, and...
What were you doing
the day of the arrest?
Look, I found the car.
All right?
Keys in it and everything.
Is it really stealing if someone
just leaves something like that?
You've been arrested
three times.
Shoplifting, possession.
So?
It's not crazy to think
you might try
robbing somebody's house.
Let's just cut right to it.
Did you kill Nicole Raymond?
Man, I never killed anybody.
What?
Well, what do you think?
You believe him?
Agents.
It looks bad, but Zach
didn't do this.
He's probably gonna get
the needle.
Obviously, if there's anything
you can do, it'd be appreciated.
If he's telling the truth,
then Raymond killed his wife
and then dumped the car
in a bad neighborhood
just hoping somebody
would steal it.
Well, that's not outside
the realm of possibility.
Every good plan needs
a little bit of luck.
We should go visit
the crime scene.
Hi, Judy.
Uh, my girlfriend and I
are out house hunting
and, uh, we saw a lovely
place on Roosevelt.
Wondering if we could take
a little peek inside.
Yeah, we're out front.
See you soon. Bye.
On her way.
Ah.
Ooh.
As you can see, this house
is move-in ready.
There's a lot to love
about this place,
but if you ask me,
this cozy living area
is a real dream.
How long has it been
on the market?
Um, a couple months.
Rally? At this price?
What's the catch?
Wait until you
see the master bath.
Is there something you're not
telling us, Judy?
Out with it.
Oh. Um...
Well, uh, there was
a death here.
A murder.
Ooh.
Shouldn't you have told us
that to begin with?
Isn't there a law about that?
Yeah.
I-I don't know if it's
my responsibility --
You know, I think we're gonna
have to talk about this,
uh, if you don't mind, privately.
Mm.
Oh. Sure. Well, I have
some calls to make,
so I'll be out in my car.
Just take your time.
Hmm.
Uh, window was open,
screen outside.
The cops think that's how
Jefferson broke into the house.
Through here?
Uh-huh.
Okay.
Uh, Lisbon, take a look
at this.
Hi!
Maybe there wasn't
anybody there that day.
Maybe.
What was the weather like
day of the murder?
Crime report
says it was...
mid 70s, clear skies.
Perfect day for the park.
Which begs a question.
Why would you break in
through that window
when you can break in
around the side through there,
hidden from the street?
Now the body was found here,
with a half-finished
crossword puzzle and a pen.
So we can assume that she was
sitting...there.
She would have heard him.
Yes, she would have
heard him.
But if Raymond
was the killer...
Very easy to push that screen
out from the inside.
Yeah, but the time of death,
he couldn't have done it.
Sure.
Th-that's calculated from
body temperature, right?
Uh, liver temperature, yes.
She had a fan
pointed right at her,
like it was really hot.
But it was mid 70s.
Perfect day, fan...
You ever cook a roast?
Of course.
Yeah. Sorry.
My aunt used to do it
this way --
she turned the oven
way up high.
You heat it,
you put the roast in,
and then you turn it off.
So maybe...
He turns the thermostat
all the way up.
Tells her it's broken.
And then he turns
the thermostat off
after he kills her.
The room and Nicole
cool off slower,
making it seem like she died
later than she actually did.
Exactly.
What about the fan?
He turned off both the fan
and the thermostat.
And then he leaves.
Then he leaves.
Uh --
the front door.
Looks like it was wiped down.
For prints.
Raymond doesn't have to
worry about prints.
It's his house.
Well, maybe he got blood on it.
No. He's too meticulous.
You're right.
He wouldn't leave that mistake
in the first place.
Maybe he was wiping off
somebody else's prints.
Uh-huh. Okay. Okay.
A woman.
It had to have been
a woman.
There was
a woman with him in the car
for the red light
photograph.
After Nicole
was already dead.
Yes.
We need to find out who that
woman was in the car.
It gives him motive.
How do we find her?
Well, I think it's time
I paid our pal Raymond a visit,
have a little talk about
“Tactical Solutions
to Urban Terrorism.”
I told you.
Told me what?
You can't quit.
You're having too much fun.
Judy.
Oh!
Uh, I'm sorry.
Uh, I think we're gonna have
to pass on this one.
Not enough closet space.
You heard the woman.
Yes?
Colonel Raymond.
The F.B.I. consultant,
right?
You here for the seminar?
Oh, that's no way to learn.
I prefer one-on-one.
That's why I'm here.
You need some advice?
Oh, given the way your boys
performed
in that game yesterday,
I thought
you might be asking
for advice yourself.
Your agents
got lucky.
Now I try to teach my men
not to let the other side
get lucky like that.
Yeah, I could hear your men
whispering their plans
back and forth.
Let me tell you something
about plans, Colonel.
They get in the way
of instincts.
You don't believe
in battle plans?
Well, wasn't it Napoleon
that once said,
“No plan survives
the first shot”?
A student of combat.
More of people.
Well, Napoleon did
all right in his day,
but I'd tell him
the secret to that is
never let your opponent
fire that first shot.
That's a little unsporting.
Sports are make-believe,
Mr. Jane. War is real.
Maybe the only real thing
we have left.
That's the stupidest thing
I've ever heard.
You're trying to provoke me.
Why?
To see how you react.
Did you learn something?
Yeah.
I think I did.
Thanks for your time.
It's called a rungu.
It's a Masai warrior
war club.
It's normal decor
for a soldier.
Yes, but the African art
doesn't have any analog
in the crime scene photos.
Excuse me?
Well, everything else
in the office --
the books, the photos,
the patriotic art --
all had something similar
in the house
the way it was decorated
the day of the murder.
But there was
no African art.
No.
So...maybe he had
a girlfriend,
and maybe she had an interest
in African art.
Huh.
Should we tail him?
No, he's a soldier
in military intelligence.
He can spot a tail.
Most affairs are with
people that you meet
in your everyday life.
They're familiar.
Workplace.
So she's a marine.
Well,
the Wynn complex has
over a thousand
government employees,
everything from the N.S.A.
to the post office.
How do we narrow that down?
We need to send someone back
into the Wynn complex,
preferably someone that
hasn't been involved
in the training exercises.
That leaves out Lisbon,
yourself.
I was there Tuesday
for military training.
Hmm. Okay. Could you do me a favor?
Hmm?
Next time Wylie steals a glance
at you, could you wave him in?
What?
Stop it.
Hey, I'm from I.T.
What can I help you with?
Wrong office.
All right. Thanks.
Hey. From I.T.
Hi, I'm here from I.T.
Thank you.
Come in.
Hey. I'm from I.T.
Is this about Candy Pilots?
'Cause I know you're not
supposed to download games.
I just -- I have
a lot of down time.
What? No.
Oh.
Okay then. What's up?
I'm here to check
your data stacks.
What's a data stack?
Huh?
I asked,
what's a data stack?
Oh, right.
Here, I'll show you.
Denise Sparks, 36.
She works as an information
analyst for the D.O.D.
Could she and Raymond
have crossed paths?
She does a weekly
antiterrorism briefing
for top brass,
including Raymond.
Love springs up
in the unlikeliest of places.
I found her Facebook page.
She's got lots of photos
of her in Africa.
No pictures of her
and a boyfriend.
Uh, could you put her
next to the red light photo?
Mm-hmm.
That could be her.
Could you engineer
a meeting?
Get a read on her,
see if she's our girl?
Yeah.
Well, why should I have all the fun?
What was she like?
I don't know.
She seemed nice.
We're just looking
for impressions.
She's very clean,
well put together.
Mm-hmm.
Manicured hands.
But she chewed the skin
around her nails.
What did she order?
Coffee, black.
Paid cash.
She waited until the woman
behind the counter
could see her put her tip
in the tip jar.
Interesting.
I wonder if I do that.
Four sugars.
It was a lot.
Yeah, that is a lot.
So you talked to her.
You said, “I like your bag.”
How'd you know that?
Because that's what you think
other women talk about.
Well, it worked.
We talked.
Tell me about her.
I don't know.
She's reserved.
It's the kind of quiet where
maybe she could be
a raging bitch,
or she's just shy.
And what's your verdict?
You want me to say
if she's a killer
based on spending
one minute with her?
Sure.
Well, how do I do that?
Well, your brain's already
processed all the information.
You just have to listen
to it.
So, on the count of three,
you're gonna say “yes” or “no.”
1...2...
The answer is yes.
I don't need 3.
She could have done it.
Everything about her,
it just seemed like
she was wearing a mask.
Okay then.
Very nice, Agent Lisbon.
Thank you.
So the theory is
Denise helped Raymond
kill his wife,
and then she dressed up
like him?
Well, Jane thinks they ran
the red light on purpose.
The photograph would give
Raymond an airtight alibi.
Can I see that?
Yeah.
Don't do it fast.
Do it right.
We have nothing
approaching hard evidence.
Yeah, well, that's
where you come in.
This is where the red light
photo was taken.
They dumped the car here,
where Jefferson found it.
It's walking distance
to the Wynn complex.
They walked there
right after the murder?
It's the only way
the timing works.
Denise...
Had to change back into
her work clothes at some point.
Notice she's not driving.
So?
Jane's theory is she
changed clothes in the car.
Then she had to
throw them away.
Maybe she threw them
out the car window.
Or she pulled over and threw it
away in a dumpster.
I don't think they risk
getting out of the car.
Even if Jane's theory
is right,
that's at least 5 miles.
I can't search 5 miles.
You won't have to.
Go.
Don't rush.
I-I mean, she wouldn't
have rushed.
And we want it
to time out right.
Sure.
Done.
Okay, so now what?
We grid search.
Divide the side of the street
into 1-foot squares.
Examine every square
carefully.
That's gonna take
a long time.
Keep talking, it'll take
even longer.
You heard north, I head south.
Hello?
Hello?!
F.B.I. anyone home?
Vega?
I think I've got something.
Agent Lisbon.
May I have a moment
of your time?
Sure. Have a seat.
Someplace private.
How can I help you?
I just wanted to know if you
think I murdered my wife.
Well, I certainly
think you did. Hi.
Then arrest me.
That's what I thought.
What's going on here?
Just got ambushed.
A Detective Rios called me.
He wanted to know if the F.B.I.
had been touch
about a civil rights case.
Do you know anything about
this little investigation?
Well, that's a damn shame.
I liked you.
The investigation ends now.
Thank you.
You seem like a smart person.
Know when you've
overplayed your hand.
My office. Now.
We've got the fabric
at the lab right now, rush job.
If it holds either Denise
or Raymond's D.N.A.
or some of Nicole's blood,
I think we've got
a real shot at this.
A piece of fabric
from a homeless encampment.
Even if the lab
turns up anything,
you don't have it.
Now I think that you and Jane
did some nice work,
but not enough
to reopen the case.
No prosecutor is gonna
go after this man
without having solid evidence.
We've gotten as close as we can
working off the books.
Uh -- maybe if you put us
in front of a judge.
Anything short of a confession,
and they will never reopen
the case.
I'm sorry. It's over.
When we get the results
from the lab,
- we'll just try again.
- Hmm.
Anything
short of a confession.
What?
Let's go for the confession.
Hey.
What are you doing here?
Well, I got your message.
I didn't send you a message.
Morning. Uh, could you
have a seat, please?
I'm sorry. Patrick Jane,
Teresa Lisbon.
He didn't tell you
we're investigating you?
This is outrageous.
I'm calling Abbott.
Oh, feel free.
Heh. Oh.
That's embarrassing. Guess
I picked up the wrong phone.
You'll have to talk to him
later.
Then I want my lawyer here.
You'll be talking
to your lawyer soon enough.
We'll get to that.
You want to tell me
what's going on?
Yes. In this briefcase, I have
a report from the crime lab.
I sent something in
to be tested.
When we open it, we will know
if it implicates
one of you, or both of you.
If one of you confesses
before I open the briefcase,
we'll cut you a deal.
After the briefcase
is open,
no deals for anyone.
I'm gonna open the briefcase
in five minutes.
And that five minutes...
Starts now.
You don't have anything
on us.
Well, we'll soon see,
won't we?
So exciting.
I'm walking out of here.
Go.
We should go.
You should stay.
I don't think you understand
how much he hasn't told you.
We'll sit here
for five minutes,
let them
open the briefcase,
see that they don't have
anything on us,
and then we walk
out of here.
Aaron --
Not a word.
Definitely in a relationship.
Yep.
That's not a crime.
There's no need --
No -- I love him.
I love you.
I love you, too,
but now's not the time.
But you know
that I would never --
Of course.
And you know.
If either of you was smart,
this game would be over by now.
Do you ever lay awake
at night wondering
what's gonna happen to you
when he gets tired of you,
just like he got tired
of Nicole?
Colonel, you've carried out
battle plans before.
How hard could
the perfect murder be?
You did a nice job.
Very nice.
One little mistake.
Was it the thermostat?
Or the wig.
Or was it the clothes
you threw out the window
on -- where was it?
23rd Street.
23rd Street.
Hmm.
Time waits for no man...
Or woman.
This is --
Stop talking.
But, Aaron --
Woman, I'm telling you.
What is it
you want to say?
Aaron...
Don't be stupid!
Mmm.
All right, I'll talk.
We did it.
No, you did it!
No, he's the one who did it!
I didn't do it! He did it!
You...
Nicole said she'd
fight the divorce.
She'd take the house,
everything.
What right did she have?
U-up until the moment
she did it,
I didn't think
it would happen.
He said it would be
one bad day,
and then a lifetime
of happiness.
H-he told me
that she would drag us both
through the mud,
that I'd be labeled
a home wrecker.
She said it'd be quick.
She was a different person.
He let me in.
It was so hot.
And when he let me in, he got
the knife off the rack.
He smiled when he did it.
He st--
he stabbed her.
He said something
under his breath when --
when he killed her.
I don't know what.
He stabbed her.
I just --
just stood there...
and watched.
She wasn't the same person.
Call Zach Jefferson's attorney.
Give her the good news.
Got it.
Jane, which one was it?
Uh, what do you mean?
Who stabbed Nicole?
Was it Raymond or Denise?
I don't know.
You don't know?
No. Does it matter?
W-well, w-what...
Well, what's in that?
Did you really get evidence
on one of them?
Which one was it?
Good night.
Are you at all curious about
what's in that briefcase?
Haven't stopped thinking
about it for a second.
Should we take a look?
Ah, I don't know.
Come on, let's take a look.
Okay.
Meow!
Sorry?
Okay. Admit it.
Admit what?
You enjoyed yourself.
You love this job
as much as I do.
Well, I love eggs,
but that doesn't mean
I wanna eat nothing but omelets
for the rest of my life.
Fair enough.
What was the alternative?
Pork chops, Cole slaw,
French fries.
What's the alternative for us?
You talk about quitting,
but what are we gonna do?
What's the plan?
Well, I don't have one as yet.
Well, that's a problem,
isn't it?
Well, if we wait for a plan,
we might never leave.
Maybe we just need to quit
and sit still for a while.
Let life happen.
Let a plan take seed.
Wait for plan seeds to grow?
We'd drive each other crazy.
Maybe. Maybe not.
Maybe we'd be very happy.
Won't know until we try.
Aren't you happy now?
Well, I am happy
for the first time
in you know how long,
but I'm scared.
Jane, one of us could get
run over by a bus tomorrow.
Not if we're on a beach
in Polynesia.
Buses can't go on sand.
You could get eaten
by a shark.
Not if you don't go
in the water.
That sounds pretty boring
and wussy, don't you think?
Yeah, they have palm trees
and hammocks and cocktails
and sunsets, pineapples...
And endless boredom, sunburn,
bugs the size of helicopters.
I've been on vacation.
Now you're just being negative.
It was an example
of we could avoid buses.
But we could do
anything we want.
We could learn to sail, buy
a boat, sail around the world.
Yeah, right.
W-what? I always wanted
to do that.
A lot of people do it.
I mean, we could do it.
As in whales and storms
and pirates? Scurvy?
And besides, I get seasick.
You do?
Yeah.
How badly?
Pretty bad.
Oh.
Maybe you'd get over that.
We are not
sailing around the world.
All right.
Beekeeping?
Who doesn't like honey?
Oh, you just come up with
the best ideas. Beekeeping?
Well, I think you'd look
very cute
in one of those little
beekeeping suits.
How is that romantic?
Yeah?
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@elder_man
Stand down.
Exercise complete.
Damn. We'll get you guys
next time.
We won?
F.B.I.'s having
a good showing this year.
Thank you.
Colonel?
Yes?
I believe you have
something for me.
Week's not over yet.
Bring it on.
This idea you have
about quitting,
were you ever gonna
bring it up again?
Well, it's just a thought.
For the record,
I enjoy what we do.
Well, you might enjoy Paris
or learning
pedal steel guitar.
Pedal steel guitar?
The world is infinite
in its possibilities.
It's not gonna be as easy
to walk away as you think.
Why do you say that?
You enjoy the mental stimulation
far more than you let on.
Agent Lisbon.
Colonel Raymond.
We met at a seminar --
“Tactical Solutions
to Urban Terrorism.”
Uh, Colonel Raymond,
this is Patrick Jane.
He works as a consultant
with the team.
That was some fine work
back there
clearing those rooms
just now.
If you ever decide you're
tired of the Bureau,
I can have a space
for you.
That's flattering.
Thank you.
Now if you'll excuse me,
I need to talk to a couple men
about ambush tactics.
Yeah.
Did -- did you ever have
a fling with that guy?
What?
Of course not. Sorry.
It's just strange.
Strange that I didn't have
a fling with Colonel Raymond?
Yeah, there's something
going on there.
You don't know?
Know what?
His wife was murdered
eight months ago.
Really?
It was all over the news.
Did they catch anyone?
Yeah, they arrested somebody
right after.
I need a shower.
Eight months ago, huh?
♪ The Mentalist 7x05 ♪
The Silver Briefcase
Original Air Date on December 28, 2014
== sync, corrected by elderman ==
@elder_man
The murder of Colonel Raymond's
wife is closed.
Hmm.
So you're not interested
in hearing my theory?
Okay. What's your theory?
Well, I don't have one yet,
but that's why we need
to look into it.
Excuse me. Sorry.
Cho needs you to sign this.
So you don't have anything?
No. At this point,
I'm just curious.
Curiosity killed the cat.
Also cured polio.
Aaron Raymond is not just
a colonel in the Marines.
He's a decorated war hero.
And they've already arrested
a man for the murder.
So what makes you think that man
didn't commit the crime?
Well, I'm not sure
that he didn't.
I'm just saying,
there is --
there is something off about
this Colonel Raymond.
Lisbon, what do you think?
If Jane says it's worth
looking into,
then it's worth
looking into.
You know to trust
his instincts.
No interrogations, no searches.
If you want to talk to anyone,
use a cover story.
A civil rights case for the man
who was arrested maybe.
Raymond is not to learn that
we are looking into this.
Anyone finds out
that we're investigating here,
it's over.
Deal.
Deal.
Pound it.
Thank you, sir.
You want a coffee
or something?
I'm good, thanks.
Yeah, it sucks anyway.
I got to tell you,
I'm not thrilled to have
my work checked by the F.B.I.
I'm not thrilled to be here.
Mind if I ask why?
The man you charged
with the crime,
Zach Jefferson,
has taken preliminary steps
to file a civil rights violation
against your department.
Civil rights violation?
For what?
You tell me.
We caught your man Jefferson
in Nicole Raymond's car
one day after
she was murdered.
The victim's wallet
was in the car,
as well as jewelry
stolen from the house.
Murder scene had signs
of a break-in.
Slam dunk.
You look at any other suspects?
The husband, maybe?
Yeah, yeah, 9 times out of 10,
husband did it.
This is time number 10.
How can you be so sure?
Check this out.
Aaron Raymond's car was
in the shop that day.
They took Nicole's car.
She dropped him off at work.
They got caught
in a red light camera.
M.E. says based on
liver temp,
Nicole Raymond was killed
no earlier than 10:00 a.m.
Aaron Raymond got to work
that day at 9:00.
We got confirmation
he never left.
You wanna tell me
how he could be the killer?
What's this about?
We wanted to talk to you
about Nicole Raymond's death.
Why?
Zach, the F.B.I. assures me
this is an off-the-record chat.
They just want to hear
our side.
Yeah, right.
Why don't you tell us
what you were doing
before you were arrested?
I was living in a halfway house.
All right? Bagging groceries.
Then I moved in with a friend --
you know, couch surfing.
He got a new girlfriend,
she didn't like me,
so I had to move out.
You were homeless.
Short-term.
I mean, yeah, I could have moved
back into the halfway house,
but them people
be on your case, and...
What were you doing
the day of the arrest?
Look, I found the car.
All right?
Keys in it and everything.
Is it really stealing if someone
just leaves something like that?
You've been arrested
three times.
Shoplifting, possession.
So?
It's not crazy to think
you might try
robbing somebody's house.
Let's just cut right to it.
Did you kill Nicole Raymond?
Man, I never killed anybody.
What?
Well, what do you think?
You believe him?
Agents.
It looks bad, but Zach
didn't do this.
He's probably gonna get
the needle.
Obviously, if there's anything
you can do, it'd be appreciated.
If he's telling the truth,
then Raymond killed his wife
and then dumped the car
in a bad neighborhood
just hoping somebody
would steal it.
Well, that's not outside
the realm of possibility.
Every good plan needs
a little bit of luck.
We should go visit
the crime scene.
Hi, Judy.
Uh, my girlfriend and I
are out house hunting
and, uh, we saw a lovely
place on Roosevelt.
Wondering if we could take
a little peek inside.
Yeah, we're out front.
See you soon. Bye.
On her way.
Ah.
Ooh.
As you can see, this house
is move-in ready.
There's a lot to love
about this place,
but if you ask me,
this cozy living area
is a real dream.
How long has it been
on the market?
Um, a couple months.
Rally? At this price?
What's the catch?
Wait until you
see the master bath.
Is there something you're not
telling us, Judy?
Out with it.
Oh. Um...
Well, uh, there was
a death here.
A murder.
Ooh.
Shouldn't you have told us
that to begin with?
Isn't there a law about that?
Yeah.
I-I don't know if it's
my responsibility --
You know, I think we're gonna
have to talk about this,
uh, if you don't mind, privately.
Mm.
Oh. Sure. Well, I have
some calls to make,
so I'll be out in my car.
Just take your time.
Hmm.
Uh, window was open,
screen outside.
The cops think that's how
Jefferson broke into the house.
Through here?
Uh-huh.
Okay.
Uh, Lisbon, take a look
at this.
Hi!
Maybe there wasn't
anybody there that day.
Maybe.
What was the weather like
day of the murder?
Crime report
says it was...
mid 70s, clear skies.
Perfect day for the park.
Which begs a question.
Why would you break in
through that window
when you can break in
around the side through there,
hidden from the street?
Now the body was found here,
with a half-finished
crossword puzzle and a pen.
So we can assume that she was
sitting...there.
She would have heard him.
Yes, she would have
heard him.
But if Raymond
was the killer...
Very easy to push that screen
out from the inside.
Yeah, but the time of death,
he couldn't have done it.
Sure.
Th-that's calculated from
body temperature, right?
Uh, liver temperature, yes.
She had a fan
pointed right at her,
like it was really hot.
But it was mid 70s.
Perfect day, fan...
You ever cook a roast?
Of course.
Yeah. Sorry.
My aunt used to do it
this way --
she turned the oven
way up high.
You heat it,
you put the roast in,
and then you turn it off.
So maybe...
He turns the thermostat
all the way up.
Tells her it's broken.
And then he turns
the thermostat off
after he kills her.
The room and Nicole
cool off slower,
making it seem like she died
later than she actually did.
Exactly.
What about the fan?
He turned off both the fan
and the thermostat.
And then he leaves.
Then he leaves.
Uh --
the front door.
Looks like it was wiped down.
For prints.
Raymond doesn't have to
worry about prints.
It's his house.
Well, maybe he got blood on it.
No. He's too meticulous.
You're right.
He wouldn't leave that mistake
in the first place.
Maybe he was wiping off
somebody else's prints.
Uh-huh. Okay. Okay.
A woman.
It had to have been
a woman.
There was
a woman with him in the car
for the red light
photograph.
After Nicole
was already dead.
Yes.
We need to find out who that
woman was in the car.
It gives him motive.
How do we find her?
Well, I think it's time
I paid our pal Raymond a visit,
have a little talk about
“Tactical Solutions
to Urban Terrorism.”
I told you.
Told me what?
You can't quit.
You're having too much fun.
Judy.
Oh!
Uh, I'm sorry.
Uh, I think we're gonna have
to pass on this one.
Not enough closet space.
You heard the woman.
Yes?
Colonel Raymond.
The F.B.I. consultant,
right?
You here for the seminar?
Oh, that's no way to learn.
I prefer one-on-one.
That's why I'm here.
You need some advice?
Oh, given the way your boys
performed
in that game yesterday,
I thought
you might be asking
for advice yourself.
Your agents
got lucky.
Now I try to teach my men
not to let the other side
get lucky like that.
Yeah, I could hear your men
whispering their plans
back and forth.
Let me tell you something
about plans, Colonel.
They get in the way
of instincts.
You don't believe
in battle plans?
Well, wasn't it Napoleon
that once said,
“No plan survives
the first shot”?
A student of combat.
More of people.
Well, Napoleon did
all right in his day,
but I'd tell him
the secret to that is
never let your opponent
fire that first shot.
That's a little unsporting.
Sports are make-believe,
Mr. Jane. War is real.
Maybe the only real thing
we have left.
That's the stupidest thing
I've ever heard.
You're trying to provoke me.
Why?
To see how you react.
Did you learn something?
Yeah.
I think I did.
Thanks for your time.
It's called a rungu.
It's a Masai warrior
war club.
It's normal decor
for a soldier.
Yes, but the African art
doesn't have any analog
in the crime scene photos.
Excuse me?
Well, everything else
in the office --
the books, the photos,
the patriotic art --
all had something similar
in the house
the way it was decorated
the day of the murder.
But there was
no African art.
No.
So...maybe he had
a girlfriend,
and maybe she had an interest
in African art.
Huh.
Should we tail him?
No, he's a soldier
in military intelligence.
He can spot a tail.
Most affairs are with
people that you meet
in your everyday life.
They're familiar.
Workplace.
So she's a marine.
Well,
the Wynn complex has
over a thousand
government employees,
everything from the N.S.A.
to the post office.
How do we narrow that down?
We need to send someone back
into the Wynn complex,
preferably someone that
hasn't been involved
in the training exercises.
That leaves out Lisbon,
yourself.
I was there Tuesday
for military training.
Hmm. Okay. Could you do me a favor?
Hmm?
Next time Wylie steals a glance
at you, could you wave him in?
What?
Stop it.
Hey, I'm from I.T.
What can I help you with?
Wrong office.
All right. Thanks.
Hey. From I.T.
Hi, I'm here from I.T.
Thank you.
Come in.
Hey. I'm from I.T.
Is this about Candy Pilots?
'Cause I know you're not
supposed to download games.
I just -- I have
a lot of down time.
What? No.
Oh.
Okay then. What's up?
I'm here to check
your data stacks.
What's a data stack?
Huh?
I asked,
what's a data stack?
Oh, right.
Here, I'll show you.
Denise Sparks, 36.
She works as an information
analyst for the D.O.D.
Could she and Raymond
have crossed paths?
She does a weekly
antiterrorism briefing
for top brass,
including Raymond.
Love springs up
in the unlikeliest of places.
I found her Facebook page.
She's got lots of photos
of her in Africa.
No pictures of her
and a boyfriend.
Uh, could you put her
next to the red light photo?
Mm-hmm.
That could be her.
Could you engineer
a meeting?
Get a read on her,
see if she's our girl?
Yeah.
Well, why should I have all the fun?
What was she like?
I don't know.
She seemed nice.
We're just looking
for impressions.
She's very clean,
well put together.
Mm-hmm.
Manicured hands.
But she chewed the skin
around her nails.
What did she order?
Coffee, black.
Paid cash.
She waited until the woman
behind the counter
could see her put her tip
in the tip jar.
Interesting.
I wonder if I do that.
Four sugars.
It was a lot.
Yeah, that is a lot.
So you talked to her.
You said, “I like your bag.”
How'd you know that?
Because that's what you think
other women talk about.
Well, it worked.
We talked.
Tell me about her.
I don't know.
She's reserved.
It's the kind of quiet where
maybe she could be
a raging bitch,
or she's just shy.
And what's your verdict?
You want me to say
if she's a killer
based on spending
one minute with her?
Sure.
Well, how do I do that?
Well, your brain's already
processed all the information.
You just have to listen
to it.
So, on the count of three,
you're gonna say “yes” or “no.”
1...2...
The answer is yes.
I don't need 3.
She could have done it.
Everything about her,
it just seemed like
she was wearing a mask.
Okay then.
Very nice, Agent Lisbon.
Thank you.
So the theory is
Denise helped Raymond
kill his wife,
and then she dressed up
like him?
Well, Jane thinks they ran
the red light on purpose.
The photograph would give
Raymond an airtight alibi.
Can I see that?
Yeah.
Don't do it fast.
Do it right.
We have nothing
approaching hard evidence.
Yeah, well, that's
where you come in.
This is where the red light
photo was taken.
They dumped the car here,
where Jefferson found it.
It's walking distance
to the Wynn complex.
They walked there
right after the murder?
It's the only way
the timing works.
Denise...
Had to change back into
her work clothes at some point.
Notice she's not driving.
So?
Jane's theory is she
changed clothes in the car.
Then she had to
throw them away.
Maybe she threw them
out the car window.
Or she pulled over and threw it
away in a dumpster.
I don't think they risk
getting out of the car.
Even if Jane's theory
is right,
that's at least 5 miles.
I can't search 5 miles.
You won't have to.
Go.
Don't rush.
I-I mean, she wouldn't
have rushed.
And we want it
to time out right.
Sure.
Done.
Okay, so now what?
We grid search.
Divide the side of the street
into 1-foot squares.
Examine every square
carefully.
That's gonna take
a long time.
Keep talking, it'll take
even longer.
You heard north, I head south.
Hello?
Hello?!
F.B.I. anyone home?
Vega?
I think I've got something.
Agent Lisbon.
May I have a moment
of your time?
Sure. Have a seat.
Someplace private.
How can I help you?
I just wanted to know if you
think I murdered my wife.
Well, I certainly
think you did. Hi.
Then arrest me.
That's what I thought.
What's going on here?
Just got ambushed.
A Detective Rios called me.
He wanted to know if the F.B.I.
had been touch
about a civil rights case.
Do you know anything about
this little investigation?
Well, that's a damn shame.
I liked you.
The investigation ends now.
Thank you.
You seem like a smart person.
Know when you've
overplayed your hand.
My office. Now.
We've got the fabric
at the lab right now, rush job.
If it holds either Denise
or Raymond's D.N.A.
or some of Nicole's blood,
I think we've got
a real shot at this.
A piece of fabric
from a homeless encampment.
Even if the lab
turns up anything,
you don't have it.
Now I think that you and Jane
did some nice work,
but not enough
to reopen the case.
No prosecutor is gonna
go after this man
without having solid evidence.
We've gotten as close as we can
working off the books.
Uh -- maybe if you put us
in front of a judge.
Anything short of a confession,
and they will never reopen
the case.
I'm sorry. It's over.
When we get the results
from the lab,
- we'll just try again.
- Hmm.
Anything
short of a confession.
What?
Let's go for the confession.
Hey.
What are you doing here?
Well, I got your message.
I didn't send you a message.
Morning. Uh, could you
have a seat, please?
I'm sorry. Patrick Jane,
Teresa Lisbon.
He didn't tell you
we're investigating you?
This is outrageous.
I'm calling Abbott.
Oh, feel free.
Heh. Oh.
That's embarrassing. Guess
I picked up the wrong phone.
You'll have to talk to him
later.
Then I want my lawyer here.
You'll be talking
to your lawyer soon enough.
We'll get to that.
You want to tell me
what's going on?
Yes. In this briefcase, I have
a report from the crime lab.
I sent something in
to be tested.
When we open it, we will know
if it implicates
one of you, or both of you.
If one of you confesses
before I open the briefcase,
we'll cut you a deal.
After the briefcase
is open,
no deals for anyone.
I'm gonna open the briefcase
in five minutes.
And that five minutes...
Starts now.
You don't have anything
on us.
Well, we'll soon see,
won't we?
So exciting.
I'm walking out of here.
Go.
We should go.
You should stay.
I don't think you understand
how much he hasn't told you.
We'll sit here
for five minutes,
let them
open the briefcase,
see that they don't have
anything on us,
and then we walk
out of here.
Aaron --
Not a word.
Definitely in a relationship.
Yep.
That's not a crime.
There's no need --
No -- I love him.
I love you.
I love you, too,
but now's not the time.
But you know
that I would never --
Of course.
And you know.
If either of you was smart,
this game would be over by now.
Do you ever lay awake
at night wondering
what's gonna happen to you
when he gets tired of you,
just like he got tired
of Nicole?
Colonel, you've carried out
battle plans before.
How hard could
the perfect murder be?
You did a nice job.
Very nice.
One little mistake.
Was it the thermostat?
Or the wig.
Or was it the clothes
you threw out the window
on -- where was it?
23rd Street.
23rd Street.
Hmm.
Time waits for no man...
Or woman.
This is --
Stop talking.
But, Aaron --
Woman, I'm telling you.
What is it
you want to say?
Aaron...
Don't be stupid!
Mmm.
All right, I'll talk.
We did it.
No, you did it!
No, he's the one who did it!
I didn't do it! He did it!
You...
Nicole said she'd
fight the divorce.
She'd take the house,
everything.
What right did she have?
U-up until the moment
she did it,
I didn't think
it would happen.
He said it would be
one bad day,
and then a lifetime
of happiness.
H-he told me
that she would drag us both
through the mud,
that I'd be labeled
a home wrecker.
She said it'd be quick.
She was a different person.
He let me in.
It was so hot.
And when he let me in, he got
the knife off the rack.
He smiled when he did it.
He st--
he stabbed her.
He said something
under his breath when --
when he killed her.
I don't know what.
He stabbed her.
I just --
just stood there...
and watched.
She wasn't the same person.
Call Zach Jefferson's attorney.
Give her the good news.
Got it.
Jane, which one was it?
Uh, what do you mean?
Who stabbed Nicole?
Was it Raymond or Denise?
I don't know.
You don't know?
No. Does it matter?
W-well, w-what...
Well, what's in that?
Did you really get evidence
on one of them?
Which one was it?
Good night.
Are you at all curious about
what's in that briefcase?
Haven't stopped thinking
about it for a second.
Should we take a look?
Ah, I don't know.
Come on, let's take a look.
Okay.
Meow!
Sorry?
Okay. Admit it.
Admit what?
You enjoyed yourself.
You love this job
as much as I do.
Well, I love eggs,
but that doesn't mean
I wanna eat nothing but omelets
for the rest of my life.
Fair enough.
What was the alternative?
Pork chops, Cole slaw,
French fries.
What's the alternative for us?
You talk about quitting,
but what are we gonna do?
What's the plan?
Well, I don't have one as yet.
Well, that's a problem,
isn't it?
Well, if we wait for a plan,
we might never leave.
Maybe we just need to quit
and sit still for a while.
Let life happen.
Let a plan take seed.
Wait for plan seeds to grow?
We'd drive each other crazy.
Maybe. Maybe not.
Maybe we'd be very happy.
Won't know until we try.
Aren't you happy now?
Well, I am happy
for the first time
in you know how long,
but I'm scared.
Jane, one of us could get
run over by a bus tomorrow.
Not if we're on a beach
in Polynesia.
Buses can't go on sand.
You could get eaten
by a shark.
Not if you don't go
in the water.
That sounds pretty boring
and wussy, don't you think?
Yeah, they have palm trees
and hammocks and cocktails
and sunsets, pineapples...
And endless boredom, sunburn,
bugs the size of helicopters.
I've been on vacation.
Now you're just being negative.
It was an example
of we could avoid buses.
But we could do
anything we want.
We could learn to sail, buy
a boat, sail around the world.
Yeah, right.
W-what? I always wanted
to do that.
A lot of people do it.
I mean, we could do it.
As in whales and storms
and pirates? Scurvy?
And besides, I get seasick.
You do?
Yeah.
How badly?
Pretty bad.
Oh.
Maybe you'd get over that.
We are not
sailing around the world.
All right.
Beekeeping?
Who doesn't like honey?
Oh, you just come up with
the best ideas. Beekeeping?
Well, I think you'd look
very cute
in one of those little
beekeeping suits.
How is that romantic?
Yeah?
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