1 00:00:01,084 --> 00:00:02,877 (crowd cheering) 2 00:00:02,961 --> 00:00:05,130 ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentlemen, 3 00:00:05,213 --> 00:00:08,258 here we go with round three 4 00:00:08,341 --> 00:00:11,970 of tonight's Cage Fighting Coalition heavyweight bout 5 00:00:12,053 --> 00:00:14,055 between Derek Petrov 6 00:00:14,139 --> 00:00:17,142 and Ryan Richards! 7 00:00:17,225 --> 00:00:17,225 (bell dings) 8 00:00:17,225 --> 00:00:18,000 Go. 9 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:18,000 (bell dings) 10 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:18,268 Go. 11 00:00:18,351 --> 00:00:20,854 (crowd cheering) 12 00:00:25,275 --> 00:00:28,445 (grunting) 13 00:00:31,573 --> 00:00:33,324 (grunting) 14 00:00:35,368 --> 00:00:37,287 (growling) 15 00:00:37,370 --> 00:00:39,247 (crowd jeering) 16 00:00:57,223 --> 00:00:59,017 What are you doing? What? 17 00:00:59,100 --> 00:01:01,019 Come on, why don't you back it up. 18 00:01:01,102 --> 00:01:02,312 No way. Come on. 19 00:01:02,395 --> 00:01:05,315 Don't stop it. Come on. 20 00:01:07,275 --> 00:01:09,402 (crowd cheering) 21 00:01:13,239 --> 00:01:17,118 (bell dinging) 22 00:01:17,202 --> 00:01:18,453 (crowd cheering) 23 00:01:22,582 --> 00:01:25,126 Come on. Are you kidding me?! 24 00:01:25,210 --> 00:01:25,210 ANNOUNCER: And the winner... 25 00:01:25,210 --> 00:01:26,294 Come on. 26 00:01:26,377 --> 00:01:27,504 Don't blow me off. 27 00:01:27,587 --> 00:01:29,380 You cheated! No way! 28 00:01:29,464 --> 00:01:31,216 You can't do this. 29 00:01:31,299 --> 00:01:31,299 ...Ryan Richards! 30 00:01:31,299 --> 00:01:32,801 That's right-- I'm getting you back. 31 00:01:32,884 --> 00:01:34,844 Just wait. Just wait. 32 00:01:36,095 --> 00:01:37,305 Hey, Richards. 33 00:01:37,388 --> 00:01:39,182 Petrov. 34 00:01:39,265 --> 00:01:40,183 Tough break tonight. 35 00:01:40,266 --> 00:01:42,018 Could've gone either way. 36 00:01:42,101 --> 00:01:44,062 Either way? The only reason I lost is because you cheated. 37 00:01:44,145 --> 00:01:46,147 Sorry you see it that way. 38 00:01:46,231 --> 00:01:48,233 That's the only way a punk like you could've beat me. 39 00:01:48,316 --> 00:01:49,484 Look, man, you're a good fighter, all right? 40 00:01:49,567 --> 00:01:51,194 Next time, you'll probably beat me. 41 00:01:51,277 --> 00:01:52,153 Right now, 42 00:01:52,237 --> 00:01:55,365 I just want to go home and see my wife. Cool? 43 00:01:57,826 --> 00:02:00,286 You have yourself a good night. 44 00:02:07,418 --> 00:02:09,419 (indistinct radio transmissions) 45 00:02:13,967 --> 00:02:15,552 Hope you skipped breakfast. 46 00:02:15,635 --> 00:02:16,678 That bad? 47 00:02:16,761 --> 00:02:17,554 Worse. 48 00:02:17,637 --> 00:02:19,222 Our vic is Ryan Richards, 49 00:02:19,305 --> 00:02:20,223 25 years old. 50 00:02:20,306 --> 00:02:21,891 How do we know? 51 00:02:21,975 --> 00:02:24,018 That's his melted driver's license right there. 52 00:02:31,442 --> 00:02:34,654 This ring of scorched gravel 53 00:02:34,737 --> 00:02:36,614 suggests the body was burned here. 54 00:02:36,698 --> 00:02:38,241 Any witnesses? 55 00:02:38,324 --> 00:02:39,367 No. Fog was pretty heavy last night. 56 00:02:39,450 --> 00:02:41,202 It could have obscured the smoke, 57 00:02:41,286 --> 00:02:42,704 making it hard to see. 58 00:02:42,787 --> 00:02:46,207 Fire burns up, which would typically keep the underside 59 00:02:46,291 --> 00:02:47,917 of the body relatively unscathed. 60 00:02:48,001 --> 00:02:50,128 Nothing unscathed about this guy. 61 00:02:52,005 --> 00:02:54,966 Which indicates the vic was likely drenched in an accelerant 62 00:02:55,049 --> 00:02:56,259 and allowed to burn 63 00:02:56,342 --> 00:02:58,428 uninterrupted for quite some time. 64 00:02:58,511 --> 00:03:01,222 Someone wanted the fire to do the maximum damage possible. 65 00:03:01,306 --> 00:03:03,766 Somebody wanted to destroy the evidence. 66 00:03:27,415 --> 00:03:31,794 ♪ Out here in the fields ♪ 67 00:03:31,878 --> 00:03:35,757 ♪ I fight for my meals ♪ 68 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:40,345 ♪ I get my back into my living ♪ 69 00:03:42,847 --> 00:03:44,974 ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. ♪ 70 00:03:49,896 --> 00:03:53,191 ♪ ♪ 71 00:04:26,766 --> 00:04:26,766 Sid. 72 00:04:26,766 --> 00:04:28,851 Yeah? 73 00:04:28,935 --> 00:04:30,561 Smell that. 74 00:04:32,939 --> 00:04:34,315 Gasoline. 75 00:04:34,399 --> 00:04:36,025 So now we know what kind of accelerant 76 00:04:36,109 --> 00:04:37,902 was used to start the fire. 77 00:04:37,986 --> 00:04:39,529 What kept it burning for so long? 78 00:04:39,612 --> 00:04:41,698 I'd offer the wick effect. 79 00:04:41,781 --> 00:04:43,658 Right. 80 00:04:43,741 --> 00:04:45,660 Where clothing acts like the wick of a candle 81 00:04:45,743 --> 00:04:46,703 turned inside-out. 82 00:04:46,786 --> 00:04:47,453 Feeding the flames a continuous supply of fuel 83 00:04:47,537 --> 00:04:49,831 in the form of melting human fat. 84 00:04:49,914 --> 00:04:52,875 It's particularly effective. 85 00:04:52,959 --> 00:04:54,877 And particularly disgusting. 86 00:04:54,961 --> 00:04:56,754 Indeed. 87 00:04:56,838 --> 00:04:58,881 Got it. 88 00:05:11,310 --> 00:05:13,396 FLACK: Turns out, Richards was a rising star 89 00:05:13,479 --> 00:05:15,940 on the cage fighting circuit. 90 00:05:16,024 --> 00:05:17,525 I've seen a few matches. 91 00:05:17,608 --> 00:05:18,901 That's a brutal sport. 92 00:05:18,985 --> 00:05:19,944 It's an excuse for two grown men 93 00:05:20,028 --> 00:05:22,155 to legally beat the bloody pulp out of each other. 94 00:05:22,238 --> 00:05:22,238 So you're not a fan? 95 00:05:22,238 --> 00:05:24,000 I didn't say that. 96 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:24,000 So you're not a fan? 97 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:24,198 I didn't say that. 98 00:05:25,116 --> 00:05:26,909 Now, I'm hearing that Richards 99 00:05:26,993 --> 00:05:29,287 absolutely annihilated his toughest competition 100 00:05:29,370 --> 00:05:30,747 at an event last night-- 101 00:05:30,830 --> 00:05:33,249 some muscle head named Petrov-- 102 00:05:33,332 --> 00:05:36,252 put himself in prime position to win the title next month. 103 00:05:36,335 --> 00:05:37,920 This guy was on the verge of some serious fame. 104 00:05:38,004 --> 00:05:39,797 Success could've put a target on his back. 105 00:05:39,881 --> 00:05:41,549 Kid definitely knew how to defend himself. 106 00:05:41,632 --> 00:05:42,925 Whoever did this risked 107 00:05:43,009 --> 00:05:45,762 a serious ass-whupping if things went south. 108 00:05:45,845 --> 00:05:48,389 With the state of the remains, it could take some time 109 00:05:48,473 --> 00:05:50,892 before Sid determines a COD, if he can at all. 110 00:05:50,975 --> 00:05:53,478 Until then, we won't know if Richards died here 111 00:05:53,561 --> 00:05:56,439 or was only dumped and burned here after the fact. 112 00:05:56,522 --> 00:05:57,899 I'll start whacking the bushes, 113 00:05:57,982 --> 00:05:59,901 see if anyone was itching for a death match 114 00:05:59,984 --> 00:06:02,570 with our fighter outside of the cage. 115 00:06:02,653 --> 00:06:03,613 What's up? 116 00:06:03,696 --> 00:06:04,947 Okay. See ya. 117 00:06:08,242 --> 00:06:10,578 Can I, uh, help you? 118 00:06:10,661 --> 00:06:12,580 As a matter of fact, you can. 119 00:06:12,663 --> 00:06:14,290 But first, let me do something for you. 120 00:06:14,373 --> 00:06:17,585 Large French roast, black, paired with a blueberry scone. 121 00:06:17,668 --> 00:06:20,129 That is how you like your coffee, right? 122 00:06:20,213 --> 00:06:21,798 I gave up coffee a year ago, 123 00:06:21,881 --> 00:06:24,592 and I'm severely allergic to blueberries. 124 00:06:24,675 --> 00:06:27,678 Of course you are. 125 00:06:27,762 --> 00:06:31,265 Seems your buddy Flack is quite the practical joker. 126 00:06:32,767 --> 00:06:35,436 Let me try this again. 127 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:37,063 My name's Jennifer Walsh. 128 00:06:37,146 --> 00:06:38,648 I'm a freelancer with the Journal. 129 00:06:38,731 --> 00:06:41,025 I'm writing next month's cover story. 130 00:06:41,109 --> 00:06:42,652 Uh, interview requests are made 131 00:06:42,735 --> 00:06:45,196 through the Public Information Office. 132 00:06:45,279 --> 00:06:47,865 Truth is, I'm not a big fan of the rules. 133 00:06:47,949 --> 00:06:49,283 They seem to get in the way 134 00:06:49,367 --> 00:06:50,827 of what I want. 135 00:06:50,910 --> 00:06:52,161 Did Flack tell you to tell me that, too? 136 00:06:52,245 --> 00:06:53,830 'Cause I am a big fan of the rules. 137 00:06:53,913 --> 00:06:56,833 All I'm asking is for five minutes of your time. 138 00:06:56,916 --> 00:06:59,001 You owe me that at least, 139 00:06:59,085 --> 00:07:03,131 considering I did try to poison you with blueberries. 140 00:07:05,133 --> 00:07:06,843 Fair enough. 141 00:07:06,926 --> 00:07:08,970 What's your article about? 142 00:07:09,053 --> 00:07:11,514 The NYPD's inability to police themselves. 143 00:07:11,597 --> 00:07:14,517 Specifically in matters of officer misconduct. 144 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:15,560 Ms. Walsh... 145 00:07:15,643 --> 00:07:17,687 (chuckles) 146 00:07:17,770 --> 00:07:21,524 I have no official comment about that. 147 00:07:21,607 --> 00:07:23,860 I'm not looking for official, Detective. 148 00:07:23,943 --> 00:07:24,986 It's your personal perspective I'm after. 149 00:07:25,069 --> 00:07:26,362 I can't help you there, either. 150 00:07:26,445 --> 00:07:27,530 Can't or won't? 151 00:07:27,613 --> 00:07:28,906 Because some people say 152 00:07:28,990 --> 00:07:31,117 that your rigid adherence to department policy 153 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:34,036 is more pliable than you let on. 154 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:36,372 That you've been known to look the other way 155 00:07:36,455 --> 00:07:37,707 and be creative with those policies 156 00:07:37,790 --> 00:07:38,875 on more than one occasion. 157 00:07:38,958 --> 00:07:40,042 They're entitled to their opinion. 158 00:07:40,126 --> 00:07:40,918 And so are you. 159 00:07:41,002 --> 00:07:43,087 I came to hear your side of the story. 160 00:07:43,171 --> 00:07:44,839 There is no story. 161 00:07:44,922 --> 00:07:48,050 I do my job to the best of my ability and I expect 162 00:07:48,134 --> 00:07:50,928 the same from all the officers under my command. 163 00:07:51,012 --> 00:07:54,432 Now, if you'll excuse me, your five minutes is up. 164 00:08:11,991 --> 00:08:15,036 Making any headway? 165 00:08:15,119 --> 00:08:17,079 Appropriately enough, yes. 166 00:08:17,163 --> 00:08:18,122 Look at this, Mac. 167 00:08:20,666 --> 00:08:24,045 Fractures across the surface of the cranium. 168 00:08:24,128 --> 00:08:26,923 As you know, extended exposure to intense heat 169 00:08:27,006 --> 00:08:29,634 will cause bone to shrink and distort. 170 00:08:29,717 --> 00:08:32,260 The brittle surface will eventually checker, 171 00:08:32,345 --> 00:08:34,096 breaking into tiny fragments. 172 00:08:34,179 --> 00:08:35,264 What about this fissure? 173 00:08:35,347 --> 00:08:36,974 Something completely different. 174 00:08:37,058 --> 00:08:39,059 The advanced soot buildup 175 00:08:39,143 --> 00:08:42,772 on the edges suggests they were exposed to flames 176 00:08:42,855 --> 00:08:43,940 for a longer duration. 177 00:08:44,023 --> 00:08:45,274 It occurred before the fire. 178 00:08:45,358 --> 00:08:46,943 Exactly. 179 00:08:47,026 --> 00:08:49,278 Richards had just been in a violent cage match. 180 00:08:49,362 --> 00:08:50,780 He could have been injured then. 181 00:08:50,863 --> 00:08:52,490 A trauma this severe 182 00:08:52,573 --> 00:08:54,492 would have sent him straight to the hospital. 183 00:08:54,575 --> 00:08:56,118 Somebody may have blindsided him after the fight, 184 00:08:56,202 --> 00:08:58,287 struck him in the back of the head. 185 00:08:58,371 --> 00:09:00,665 But that may not be what killed him. 186 00:09:00,748 --> 00:09:03,417 I ran the metal nugget Sid found through the GC/MS. 187 00:09:03,501 --> 00:09:06,796 Came back as an alloy of lead and antimony. 188 00:09:06,879 --> 00:09:09,257 Consistent with a bullet. 189 00:09:09,340 --> 00:09:11,008 SID: Fused to the base of his skull. 190 00:09:13,678 --> 00:09:14,804 Looks like our COD 191 00:09:14,887 --> 00:09:14,887 is a GSW. 192 00:09:14,887 --> 00:09:17,098 Ryan Richards was 193 00:09:17,181 --> 00:09:19,475 struck in the head,shot in the back, then lit on fire. 194 00:09:19,558 --> 00:09:22,144 That's what I call overkill. 195 00:09:28,359 --> 00:09:30,569 Why now? It doesn't make any sense. 196 00:09:30,653 --> 00:09:32,154 DANVILLE: I understand that Ryan participated 197 00:09:32,238 --> 00:09:33,155 in an event last night. 198 00:09:33,239 --> 00:09:34,991 Was there anything unusual? 199 00:09:35,074 --> 00:09:36,617 I wasn't there. 200 00:09:36,701 --> 00:09:38,160 I don't watch Ryan fight anymore. 201 00:09:38,244 --> 00:09:40,663 Seeing him get hit is worse than someone hitting me. 202 00:09:40,746 --> 00:09:42,707 Hard to watch someone you love in pain. 203 00:09:42,790 --> 00:09:46,669 He called me after the match, told me he'd won. 204 00:09:46,752 --> 00:09:49,964 He was supposed to pick up some dinner for us and come home. 205 00:09:50,047 --> 00:09:50,923 But he never did. 206 00:09:51,007 --> 00:09:53,009 Was your husband having problems with anyone? 207 00:09:53,092 --> 00:09:54,635 Any arguments, disputes? 208 00:09:54,719 --> 00:09:57,179 Every now and then, a fan would stop him on the street, 209 00:09:57,263 --> 00:09:59,181 challenge him to a fight. 210 00:09:59,265 --> 00:10:00,641 How would Ryan handle that? 211 00:10:00,725 --> 00:10:05,146 He'd give them an autograph instead. 212 00:10:05,229 --> 00:10:07,690 He adored his fans, and they adored Ryan. 213 00:10:07,773 --> 00:10:11,193 Even the most celebrated athletes have their detractors. 214 00:10:11,277 --> 00:10:13,696 Was there anyone particularly aggressive in their criticism 215 00:10:13,779 --> 00:10:15,781 that might have wanted to hurt him? 216 00:10:17,783 --> 00:10:19,869 Oh, my God. 217 00:10:19,952 --> 00:10:21,037 It was him. 218 00:10:21,120 --> 00:10:22,538 Who, Lisa? 219 00:10:22,621 --> 00:10:25,708 The man stalking my husband back in Colorado. 220 00:10:25,791 --> 00:10:28,210 Ryan said it was just a cost 221 00:10:28,294 --> 00:10:32,214 of being in the public eye, but this guy made it personal. 222 00:10:32,298 --> 00:10:34,050 He terrorized us for over two years. 223 00:10:34,133 --> 00:10:36,218 Did the police ever identify him? 224 00:10:36,302 --> 00:10:38,888 They tried, but he was careful. 225 00:10:38,971 --> 00:10:41,724 They said that there was nothing more they could do for us. 226 00:10:41,807 --> 00:10:43,059 Is that why you moved to New York? 227 00:10:43,142 --> 00:10:46,062 It was Ryan's idea. 228 00:10:46,145 --> 00:10:48,064 I didn't think it would make much difference. 229 00:10:48,147 --> 00:10:51,150 It was only a matter of time before he tracked us down. 230 00:10:51,233 --> 00:10:54,904 But it's been almost a year since we heard from him. 231 00:10:54,987 --> 00:10:58,074 I actually let myself believe that nightmare was over. 232 00:10:58,157 --> 00:11:01,911 We'll do whatever we can to find out who's responsible for this. 233 00:11:01,994 --> 00:11:04,038 I'm three months pregnant. 234 00:11:05,498 --> 00:11:08,084 What if he comes after us next? 235 00:11:13,631 --> 00:11:16,634 I used the reference sample Richards' wife provided. 236 00:11:16,717 --> 00:11:18,094 Compared it to the blood drops at the crime scene. 237 00:11:18,177 --> 00:11:19,261 Positive match. 238 00:11:19,345 --> 00:11:21,097 Our vic was Ryan. 239 00:11:21,180 --> 00:11:22,765 For his wife's sake, I wish it wasn't. 240 00:11:22,848 --> 00:11:25,810 Yeah. Also spoke to the Denver PD. 241 00:11:25,893 --> 00:11:28,187 I mean, the Richards were dealing with a whack job, here. 242 00:11:28,270 --> 00:11:29,605 I mean, this stalker, he was relentless. 243 00:11:29,688 --> 00:11:31,440 Were there ever any physical attacks? 244 00:11:31,524 --> 00:11:33,275 No. Everything but. I mean, 245 00:11:33,359 --> 00:11:34,318 he made death threats. 246 00:11:34,402 --> 00:11:36,445 He also broke into their house 247 00:11:36,529 --> 00:11:39,323 and left a cake frosted with dog feces 248 00:11:39,407 --> 00:11:40,950 on the kitchen counter. 249 00:11:41,033 --> 00:11:42,243 Delightful. 250 00:11:42,326 --> 00:11:44,120 Authorities ran every lead, but came up short. 251 00:11:44,203 --> 00:11:48,082 I mean, whoever he was, he knew how to avoid being caught. 252 00:11:48,165 --> 00:11:49,959 The wife said everything stopped once they moved. 253 00:11:50,042 --> 00:11:52,294 Ah, maybe the stalker got a life. 254 00:11:52,378 --> 00:11:53,462 Or maybe he had a hard time tracking them down. 255 00:11:53,546 --> 00:11:56,632 Right, and when he finally did, this psycho decided to 256 00:11:56,715 --> 00:11:56,715 step it up to the next level. 257 00:11:56,715 --> 00:11:58,634 Good theory. 258 00:11:58,717 --> 00:12:00,970 It's more than just a theory. I searched Ryan's laptop. 259 00:12:01,053 --> 00:12:04,014 I found three dozen threatening e-mails from the same person. 260 00:12:04,098 --> 00:12:07,226 All over the last month from an untraceable webmail account... 261 00:12:07,309 --> 00:12:09,478 it's the same account that was used in the Colorado threats. 262 00:12:09,562 --> 00:12:11,272 When was the last e-mail sent? 263 00:12:11,355 --> 00:12:12,606 12 hours ago. 264 00:12:12,690 --> 00:12:14,275 It said, "Savor the victory now, 265 00:12:14,358 --> 00:12:16,277 cause you'll be dead by morning," 266 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:17,194 and it came with this image attached. 267 00:12:17,278 --> 00:12:19,321 Okay, well, this photo was taken last night, 268 00:12:19,405 --> 00:12:20,489 right after Ryan won his fight. 269 00:12:20,573 --> 00:12:22,825 Yeah, looks like that shot was taken from the bleachers. 270 00:12:22,908 --> 00:12:25,286 So we might not be able to trace the e-mail account, 271 00:12:25,369 --> 00:12:27,746 but maybe we can figure out who took this picture. 272 00:12:30,082 --> 00:12:32,084 ♪ ♪ 273 00:12:57,610 --> 00:12:59,195 Hey, boss. 274 00:12:59,278 --> 00:13:00,821 You're just in time for the main event. 275 00:13:00,905 --> 00:13:03,199 I gathered all the pictures from the fight last night 276 00:13:03,282 --> 00:13:04,325 through Internet and sports press. 277 00:13:04,408 --> 00:13:07,203 Using the images, I was able to create a 3-D rendering of 278 00:13:07,286 --> 00:13:10,247 the exact moment our stalker took a picture of Ryan Richards. 279 00:13:10,331 --> 00:13:11,207 Okay, well, based on the angle, 280 00:13:11,290 --> 00:13:13,250 we know that he was sitting in the bleachers 281 00:13:13,334 --> 00:13:15,211 almost eye-level with the cage. 282 00:13:15,294 --> 00:13:17,046 So I would say our perp's probably sitting in 283 00:13:17,129 --> 00:13:18,339 the second or third row. 284 00:13:18,422 --> 00:13:18,422 (typing) 285 00:13:18,422 --> 00:13:20,382 Okay. 286 00:13:25,387 --> 00:13:26,555 Whoa. Stop. 287 00:13:26,639 --> 00:13:27,890 Go back just a bit. 288 00:13:30,309 --> 00:13:32,186 Oh, that's our guy. 289 00:13:32,269 --> 00:13:33,562 Can you rotate it just a bit, 290 00:13:33,646 --> 00:13:35,689 so we can see his face better? 291 00:13:37,316 --> 00:13:39,360 Blocked in every angle. 292 00:13:39,443 --> 00:13:40,402 Nope, that's the best I can do. 293 00:13:40,486 --> 00:13:41,737 That might be good enough, 294 00:13:41,820 --> 00:13:43,072 because, look, he's got something 295 00:13:43,155 --> 00:13:45,157 around his neck. 296 00:13:47,743 --> 00:13:49,036 ROSS: VIP credentials. 297 00:13:49,119 --> 00:13:51,247 And that's a code number that'll tell us 298 00:13:51,330 --> 00:13:52,790 exactly who it was issued to. 299 00:13:55,334 --> 00:13:57,253 PETROV: Yeah, the VIP pass was mine. 300 00:13:57,336 --> 00:13:59,421 But I was too busy last night in the cage to be using it. 301 00:13:59,505 --> 00:13:59,505 Then who'd you give that pass to? 302 00:13:59,505 --> 00:14:00,000 I don't remember. 303 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:00,000 Then who'd you give that pass to? 304 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:01,507 I don't remember. 305 00:14:04,385 --> 00:14:07,096 All right. Fine. I sold it to some guy in the parking lot. 306 00:14:07,179 --> 00:14:08,931 What did he look like? 307 00:14:09,014 --> 00:14:11,183 Looked like he was eager enough to give me 300 bucks for it. 308 00:14:16,397 --> 00:14:19,441 Petrov was humiliated last night in front of 2,000 people. 309 00:14:19,525 --> 00:14:21,151 He also lost his shot at the title. 310 00:14:21,235 --> 00:14:23,279 Plenty of reason to want Ryan dead. 311 00:14:23,362 --> 00:14:24,572 Gives us another suspect. 312 00:14:24,655 --> 00:14:26,782 But not the person who took that photograph. 313 00:14:26,865 --> 00:14:28,367 (grunting) 314 00:14:32,371 --> 00:14:34,373 ♪ ♪ 315 00:14:59,732 --> 00:15:01,859 (talking indistinctly) 316 00:15:06,697 --> 00:15:08,324 Need some help, buddy? 317 00:15:10,743 --> 00:15:12,328 Is that gasoline? 318 00:15:14,580 --> 00:15:15,873 Do not move! 319 00:15:18,709 --> 00:15:20,794 What the hell happened? 320 00:15:20,878 --> 00:15:22,880 I think I killed somebody last night. 321 00:15:32,931 --> 00:15:34,642 You're telling me you woke up doused in gasoline, 322 00:15:34,725 --> 00:15:36,435 covered in blood, 323 00:15:36,518 --> 00:15:38,520 and you don't know how it happened? 324 00:15:38,604 --> 00:15:38,604 I was drunk. 325 00:15:38,604 --> 00:15:40,397 Yeah, Marty, 326 00:15:40,481 --> 00:15:43,400 I've had my fair share of rough nights, yet I think I'd remember 327 00:15:43,484 --> 00:15:45,527 taking a bath in somebody else's blood. 328 00:15:45,611 --> 00:15:47,613 I mean, I was really drunk. 329 00:15:49,448 --> 00:15:51,825 Yesterday was my 21st birthday. 330 00:15:51,909 --> 00:15:54,370 Some friends, they-they took me to 331 00:15:54,453 --> 00:15:56,413 Dutton's Tavern to celebrate. 332 00:15:56,497 --> 00:15:58,332 Let me guess-- 333 00:15:58,415 --> 00:16:01,585 part of this celebration included you doing 21 shots? 334 00:16:03,462 --> 00:16:05,756 I made it through the first ten without a problem. 335 00:16:07,466 --> 00:16:09,802 After that, things get a little sketchy. 336 00:16:10,803 --> 00:16:12,721 Try me. 337 00:16:12,805 --> 00:16:15,849 I was really sloppy. 338 00:16:16,975 --> 00:16:19,728 Everything was spinning. 339 00:16:19,812 --> 00:16:23,232 I'd never been so wasted. 340 00:16:23,315 --> 00:16:26,318 Well, I-I decided to walk home. 341 00:16:28,278 --> 00:16:31,240 Next thing I remember, I woke up in my dorm. 342 00:16:31,323 --> 00:16:32,700 Is that when you saw the blood? 343 00:16:34,493 --> 00:16:36,245 Yeah, I was so scared, I... 344 00:16:36,328 --> 00:16:37,663 I thought it was mine, you know? 345 00:16:40,624 --> 00:16:43,627 When I realized it wasn't, I came straight to the station. 346 00:16:50,718 --> 00:16:52,761 You recognize that guy? 347 00:16:53,971 --> 00:16:57,599 Yeah, it's, uh... Ryan Richards. 348 00:16:57,683 --> 00:16:58,934 I've seen him fight. 349 00:16:59,017 --> 00:16:59,935 Why? 350 00:17:00,018 --> 00:17:02,187 There were three murders in the city last night. 351 00:17:03,522 --> 00:17:05,733 Two of them have been solved. 352 00:17:05,816 --> 00:17:07,943 MARTY: And the third? 353 00:17:08,026 --> 00:17:09,862 Ryan Richards. 354 00:17:09,944 --> 00:17:13,615 He was killed, then set on fire 355 00:17:13,699 --> 00:17:15,200 using gasoline. 356 00:17:15,284 --> 00:17:17,286 Just like the stuff you were drenched in. 357 00:17:25,002 --> 00:17:26,295 You think maybe I did it? 358 00:17:26,377 --> 00:17:27,503 I don't know, Marty. 359 00:17:27,588 --> 00:17:30,674 But we are going to find out. 360 00:17:47,566 --> 00:17:48,859 Surprise. 361 00:17:50,569 --> 00:17:51,987 How did you get up here? 362 00:17:52,070 --> 00:17:54,865 I took your advice and called the Public Information Office. 363 00:17:54,948 --> 00:17:56,784 They were surprisingly accommodating 364 00:17:56,867 --> 00:17:58,160 when I dropped your name. 365 00:17:58,243 --> 00:18:02,998 The flowers are beautiful, but I can't accept them. 366 00:18:03,081 --> 00:18:04,917 Well, I'm sure whoever sent them will be devastated. 367 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:06,126 You didn't send these? 368 00:18:06,210 --> 00:18:07,211 (chuckles) 369 00:18:07,294 --> 00:18:08,337 Flowers aren't my style. 370 00:18:08,420 --> 00:18:11,215 If I was gonna bribe you, I'd offer a tub of popcorn 371 00:18:11,298 --> 00:18:13,383 and courtside Knicks tickets. 372 00:18:13,467 --> 00:18:15,010 That's not why I'm here. 373 00:18:15,093 --> 00:18:17,888 I come bearing a new proposition. 374 00:18:17,971 --> 00:18:21,683 Just read a draft of the article. 375 00:18:21,767 --> 00:18:23,018 You just want me to read it? 376 00:18:23,101 --> 00:18:25,646 Yeah. And let me know if I'm in the ballpark. 377 00:18:25,729 --> 00:18:27,397 Unless, of course, 378 00:18:27,481 --> 00:18:30,943 it magically inspires you to offer an additional perspective. 379 00:18:31,026 --> 00:18:32,402 Ms. Walsh... 380 00:18:32,486 --> 00:18:34,071 Uh... Jennifer. 381 00:18:35,614 --> 00:18:37,658 And don't feel obligated to commit right away. 382 00:18:37,741 --> 00:18:39,076 I don't. 383 00:18:39,159 --> 00:18:40,702 And in case you're wondering, 384 00:18:40,786 --> 00:18:43,372 I am free for dinner later tonight. 385 00:18:43,455 --> 00:18:44,706 I wasn't. 386 00:18:46,750 --> 00:18:48,377 Help me get the facts right. 387 00:18:48,460 --> 00:18:50,087 You of all people should understand 388 00:18:50,170 --> 00:18:51,839 how important that is. 389 00:18:51,922 --> 00:18:53,799 My number's on the back. 390 00:18:55,801 --> 00:18:59,179 See you around, Detective Taylor. 391 00:18:59,263 --> 00:19:01,473 Mac. 392 00:19:05,644 --> 00:19:07,980 (elevator bell dings) 393 00:19:11,316 --> 00:19:12,818 Ms. Walsh, wait. 394 00:19:16,822 --> 00:19:18,574 It's nice to see you again... 395 00:19:18,657 --> 00:19:21,076 Jennifer. 396 00:19:23,787 --> 00:19:24,913 (laughs) 397 00:19:27,541 --> 00:19:28,458 Who was that? 398 00:19:28,542 --> 00:19:30,419 Nobody. 399 00:19:30,502 --> 00:19:31,879 "Nobody" is pretty cute. 400 00:19:31,962 --> 00:19:34,756 Did you process the clothing that Flack sent over? 401 00:19:34,840 --> 00:19:36,383 Uh, yes, I did. 402 00:19:36,466 --> 00:19:37,968 It was covered with human blood, 403 00:19:38,051 --> 00:19:39,595 but it was not Ryan Richards'. 404 00:19:39,678 --> 00:19:42,431 The DNA didn't match the secondary sample from his wife, 405 00:19:42,514 --> 00:19:44,141 or the other blood at the scene. 406 00:19:44,224 --> 00:19:45,434 And, uh, no hit in CODIS. 407 00:19:45,517 --> 00:19:46,560 What about the gasoline? 408 00:19:46,643 --> 00:19:49,313 The kind used to burn up our vic had winter additives, 409 00:19:49,396 --> 00:19:51,773 and the gasoline on Marty Bosch's clothing did not. 410 00:19:51,857 --> 00:19:53,942 So they were two different varieties. 411 00:19:54,026 --> 00:19:57,029 That's an almost unbelievable coincidence. 412 00:19:57,112 --> 00:19:58,447 Yeah, but the science doesn't lie. 413 00:19:58,530 --> 00:20:00,991 Marty Bosch did not burn up our vic. 414 00:20:01,074 --> 00:20:02,826 All that human blood suggests 415 00:20:02,910 --> 00:20:04,786 that he did try to hurt somebody else. 416 00:20:04,870 --> 00:20:06,622 But without a body, how do we prove it? 417 00:20:06,705 --> 00:20:09,958 By figuring out where that kid went after he left the bar. 418 00:20:10,042 --> 00:20:13,462 I did find asbestos fibers on his shirt. 419 00:20:13,545 --> 00:20:14,963 There are thousands of buildings in Manhattan 420 00:20:15,047 --> 00:20:16,048 that still contain asbestos. 421 00:20:16,131 --> 00:20:18,634 Yeah, but if Marty was as drunk as he says he was, 422 00:20:18,717 --> 00:20:20,636 how far could he possibly have wandered? 423 00:20:20,719 --> 00:20:24,139 Start checking zoning records for the area. 424 00:20:24,222 --> 00:20:27,643 Any building constructed before 1979 is a possibility. 425 00:20:27,726 --> 00:20:28,644 Okay, I'm on it. 426 00:20:28,727 --> 00:20:30,270 Oh, just curious-- Mac, 427 00:20:30,354 --> 00:20:32,522 are those flowers on your desk also from "nobody"? 428 00:20:32,606 --> 00:20:33,649 (chuckles) 429 00:20:33,732 --> 00:20:34,983 Lindsay, go. 430 00:20:38,570 --> 00:20:40,614 ♪ ♪ 431 00:21:08,266 --> 00:21:10,269 ♪ ♪ 432 00:21:11,770 --> 00:21:13,563 Mac, how do you eat your peanuts? 433 00:21:13,647 --> 00:21:15,357 Peanuts? 434 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:17,693 Uh... like everybody else, I suppose. 435 00:21:17,776 --> 00:21:19,861 Well, down south, we like to eat ours boiled, 436 00:21:19,945 --> 00:21:21,405 'cause it makes the shell soft, 437 00:21:21,488 --> 00:21:23,156 and we can open them with our teeth. 438 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:25,033 The obscured photo of Ryan's stalker? 439 00:21:25,117 --> 00:21:28,370 He had a can of boiled peanuts on his lap. 440 00:21:28,453 --> 00:21:29,955 He must have Southern roots. 441 00:21:30,038 --> 00:21:31,164 Anyway, I crawled underneath the bleachers 442 00:21:31,248 --> 00:21:33,875 and I found peanut shells that have saliva on them. 443 00:21:33,959 --> 00:21:35,752 From opening peanuts with his teeth. 444 00:21:35,836 --> 00:21:38,672 So I'm waiting on a CODIS search. 445 00:21:42,968 --> 00:21:44,219 Okay, Aaron Collins. 446 00:21:44,302 --> 00:21:46,179 Felony robbery conviction in Colorado. 447 00:21:46,263 --> 00:21:46,263 Got three years. 448 00:21:46,263 --> 00:21:48,000 Paroled after one. 449 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:48,000 Got three years. 450 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:48,307 Paroled after one. 451 00:21:48,390 --> 00:21:50,225 That explains why the death threats 452 00:21:50,308 --> 00:21:51,935 against Ryan stopped after they moved. 453 00:21:52,019 --> 00:21:54,688 And why they started up again. 454 00:21:54,771 --> 00:21:56,648 Look where Collins lives now. 455 00:21:56,732 --> 00:21:57,774 A halfway house 456 00:21:57,858 --> 00:21:59,735 in Spanish Harlem. 457 00:21:59,818 --> 00:22:02,904 That's right around the corner from the Richards' apartment. 458 00:22:06,366 --> 00:22:06,366 (door bell jangling) 459 00:22:06,366 --> 00:22:08,535 Oh. Excuse me. 460 00:22:08,618 --> 00:22:10,579 Hey, how you doin'? 461 00:22:10,662 --> 00:22:11,580 Looking for Aaron Collins. 462 00:22:11,663 --> 00:22:12,873 His PO says he works here. 463 00:22:18,336 --> 00:22:19,755 Yo, Aaron Collins, how you doin'? 464 00:22:19,838 --> 00:22:21,465 Need to talk to you for a sec. 465 00:22:25,802 --> 00:22:28,388 (grunting) 466 00:22:36,855 --> 00:22:38,440 Why do they always run? 467 00:22:38,523 --> 00:22:41,068 I don't know. Must be brain damage. 468 00:22:43,403 --> 00:22:45,072 What do you got there? 469 00:22:49,493 --> 00:22:51,036 Threats... 470 00:22:51,119 --> 00:22:52,954 intimidation, harassment-- 471 00:22:53,038 --> 00:22:54,623 you're nothing but a coward. 472 00:22:54,706 --> 00:22:56,124 You don't know anything about me. 473 00:22:56,208 --> 00:22:58,835 I know you terrorized Ryan Richards and his wife for years. 474 00:22:58,919 --> 00:23:00,921 I also know you weren't man enough 475 00:23:01,004 --> 00:23:02,005 to take credit for it. 476 00:23:03,381 --> 00:23:05,759 It was supposed to be me. 477 00:23:05,842 --> 00:23:07,677 I was supposed to be the star athlete. 478 00:23:07,761 --> 00:23:09,137 Best friends in high school. 479 00:23:09,221 --> 00:23:10,347 Made the wrestling team together. 480 00:23:10,430 --> 00:23:12,140 Except I was a standout on the squad. 481 00:23:12,224 --> 00:23:13,975 I was the one that couldn't be pinned. 482 00:23:14,059 --> 00:23:15,352 But Ryan couldn't handle that. 483 00:23:15,435 --> 00:23:17,020 We were practicing for nationals, 484 00:23:17,104 --> 00:23:19,481 he took a shot at me-- a cheap shot. 485 00:23:19,564 --> 00:23:22,818 Shattered my knee, blew out my ACL, 486 00:23:22,901 --> 00:23:26,029 ruined any chance of me ever becoming a pro cage fighter. 487 00:23:26,113 --> 00:23:27,989 Sounds like a tragic accident to me. 488 00:23:28,073 --> 00:23:28,824 Yeah, you weren't there. 489 00:23:28,907 --> 00:23:31,993 You didn't see the look in his eyes. 490 00:23:32,077 --> 00:23:33,161 He did it on purpose. 491 00:23:33,245 --> 00:23:35,080 He... he stole my dream. 492 00:23:35,163 --> 00:23:37,541 And in turn, you stole his life. 493 00:23:37,624 --> 00:23:39,376 What? 494 00:23:39,459 --> 00:23:41,002 You waited for him after the fight. 495 00:23:41,086 --> 00:23:44,840 Hit him from behind, then shot him in the back. 496 00:23:44,923 --> 00:23:45,841 Dumped his body under the bridge, 497 00:23:45,924 --> 00:23:47,843 then set him on fire to cover your tracks. 498 00:23:47,926 --> 00:23:50,345 You're wrong! I didn't do that! 499 00:23:51,429 --> 00:23:52,848 Did you send this? 500 00:23:54,933 --> 00:23:56,059 It was just a picture. 501 00:23:57,269 --> 00:23:59,729 "Savor the victory now 'cause you'll be dead by morning." 502 00:23:59,813 --> 00:24:01,857 That's more than a picture, that's a death threat. 503 00:24:01,940 --> 00:24:05,694 I just wanted him to lie awake at night, dreading the sunrise, 504 00:24:05,777 --> 00:24:09,364 the same way I have, every day, since I was 17 years old. 505 00:24:09,447 --> 00:24:12,367 It was just a threat. I never would've acted on it. 506 00:24:12,450 --> 00:24:13,827 Where'd you go after the fight? 507 00:24:13,910 --> 00:24:15,871 To the halfway house, to make curfew. 508 00:24:15,954 --> 00:24:17,330 You don't believe me? 509 00:24:17,414 --> 00:24:20,208 You can ask the gestapo pigs who run the place. 510 00:24:20,292 --> 00:24:21,710 (phone buzzing) 511 00:24:21,793 --> 00:24:22,836 (phone beeps) 512 00:24:22,919 --> 00:24:24,004 Yeah. 513 00:24:25,297 --> 00:24:28,175 On my way. 514 00:24:29,176 --> 00:24:31,219 Sid, what's wrong? 515 00:24:31,303 --> 00:24:32,929 Everything. 516 00:24:33,013 --> 00:24:35,473 Based on the X-rays I took, that is. 517 00:24:37,142 --> 00:24:38,894 Surgical screws? 518 00:24:38,977 --> 00:24:41,062 Internal fixation of a severe ankle trauma. 519 00:24:41,146 --> 00:24:45,442 The tibia and talus were fused using titanium hardware. 520 00:24:45,525 --> 00:24:46,985 Have you seen cage fighting? 521 00:24:47,068 --> 00:24:48,403 Broken bones would have been 522 00:24:48,486 --> 00:24:50,739 an occupational hazard for Ryan Richards. 523 00:24:50,822 --> 00:24:55,076 A logical assumption, so I had the victim's medical records 524 00:24:55,160 --> 00:24:58,580 sent over and cross-referenced them to verify the injury. 525 00:24:58,663 --> 00:25:02,918 In the course of his career, Mr. Richards had suffered, uh, 526 00:25:03,001 --> 00:25:06,546 at least 20 distinct bone fractures, but none of them 527 00:25:06,630 --> 00:25:08,048 in this region. 528 00:25:08,131 --> 00:25:10,967 Are you sure? 529 00:25:11,051 --> 00:25:12,594 I called his physician to confirm. 530 00:25:12,677 --> 00:25:14,596 There's absolutely no history 531 00:25:14,679 --> 00:25:16,056 of a broken ankle. 532 00:25:16,139 --> 00:25:19,059 That means this burned body is not Ryan Richards. 533 00:25:28,151 --> 00:25:31,738 Someone wanted us to think that Ryan Richards was dead. 534 00:25:31,821 --> 00:25:34,074 But how did they get his driver's license and blood 535 00:25:34,157 --> 00:25:35,158 to leave at the scene? 536 00:25:35,242 --> 00:25:38,036 The drops were gravitational with no directionality. 537 00:25:38,119 --> 00:25:40,121 So either Ryan's blood was drawn without his knowledge... 538 00:25:40,205 --> 00:25:42,958 Or Ryan planted it himself. 539 00:25:43,041 --> 00:25:44,834 Wouldn't be the first time 540 00:25:44,918 --> 00:25:46,962 a person faked their own premature demise. 541 00:25:47,045 --> 00:25:48,672 What about Marty Bosch? 542 00:25:48,755 --> 00:25:50,048 He could have been helping him. 543 00:25:50,131 --> 00:25:52,300 Or, as unlikely as it may seem, 544 00:25:52,384 --> 00:25:54,803 these two cases may be completely unrelated. 545 00:25:54,886 --> 00:25:57,681 Either way, if it's not Ryan's body, we have a new victim. 546 00:25:57,764 --> 00:26:00,267 And a new murder suspect. 547 00:26:00,350 --> 00:26:02,686 Ryan needed a fresh body to pull this off. 548 00:26:02,769 --> 00:26:04,145 So, if he was desperate enough, 549 00:26:04,229 --> 00:26:05,855 he may have been willing to kill someone. 550 00:26:05,939 --> 00:26:07,065 He cut himself 551 00:26:07,148 --> 00:26:10,277 to leave the blood, then planted his I.D. on the body, 552 00:26:10,360 --> 00:26:13,655 set it ablaze to conceal who the victim really was. 553 00:26:13,738 --> 00:26:17,158 Without viable remains, he knew that we'd be forced 554 00:26:17,242 --> 00:26:18,702 to make a circumstantial I.D. 555 00:26:18,785 --> 00:26:20,537 Sid issues the death certificate, 556 00:26:20,620 --> 00:26:22,664 so Ryan Richards officially ceases to exist. 557 00:26:22,747 --> 00:26:26,042 Now we have to figure out who's really lying down in Autopsy 558 00:26:26,126 --> 00:26:28,920 and where Ryan is hiding. 559 00:26:31,131 --> 00:26:33,174 ♪ ♪ 560 00:27:03,121 --> 00:27:05,415 ♪ ♪ 561 00:27:23,183 --> 00:27:24,893 DANVILLE: Lisa Richards has already made funeral arrangements 562 00:27:24,976 --> 00:27:25,852 for Ryan. 563 00:27:25,935 --> 00:27:27,896 Friends and family have all been notified. 564 00:27:27,979 --> 00:27:30,190 Either she doesn't know he's still alive, or she's in on it. 565 00:27:30,273 --> 00:27:32,400 A funeral would make the illusion more convincing. 566 00:27:32,484 --> 00:27:34,235 Richards did apply for an insurance policy, 567 00:27:34,319 --> 00:27:36,237 $5 million, three months ago, 568 00:27:36,321 --> 00:27:37,906 and his sole beneficiary would be his wife. 569 00:27:37,989 --> 00:27:40,075 That application was denied. The underwriter said 570 00:27:40,158 --> 00:27:42,202 Ryan's choice of career was uninsurable. 571 00:27:42,285 --> 00:27:44,079 Besides, they have enough money in the bank 572 00:27:44,162 --> 00:27:45,413 to live comfortably for years. 573 00:27:45,497 --> 00:27:47,123 Any other skeletons in the closet? 574 00:27:47,207 --> 00:27:48,583 From what I can tell, 575 00:27:48,666 --> 00:27:50,627 Richards was a great guy. I mean, when he wasn't 576 00:27:50,710 --> 00:27:52,253 volunteering in soup kitchens, he was giving out 577 00:27:52,337 --> 00:27:53,755 clothes and meals to the homeless. 578 00:27:53,838 --> 00:27:55,215 DANVILLE: What's our motive here, Mac, 579 00:27:55,298 --> 00:27:57,258 if it wasn't for insurance money? 580 00:27:57,342 --> 00:27:59,260 And if he's really such a great guy, 581 00:27:59,344 --> 00:28:02,555 why would he walk away from all that fame and adoration? 582 00:28:02,639 --> 00:28:05,141 When we find him, remind me to ask. 583 00:28:05,225 --> 00:28:06,476 (elevator bell dings) 584 00:28:06,559 --> 00:28:08,228 I'll call Navy Medical 585 00:28:08,311 --> 00:28:10,271 and see if we can get any other information. 586 00:28:10,355 --> 00:28:11,940 Hey, Mac, we got something. 587 00:28:12,023 --> 00:28:14,734 As you know, the FDA requires fastidious documentation 588 00:28:14,818 --> 00:28:16,236 of any surgically-implanted 589 00:28:16,319 --> 00:28:17,278 medical devices. 590 00:28:17,362 --> 00:28:18,530 HAWKES: Every detail is recorded-- 591 00:28:18,613 --> 00:28:19,781 type and size, 592 00:28:19,864 --> 00:28:20,782 placement and location, 593 00:28:20,865 --> 00:28:22,075 lot and serial number. 594 00:28:22,158 --> 00:28:23,326 Tell me you were able to extract 595 00:28:23,410 --> 00:28:24,786 the screws from our vic's ankle. 596 00:28:24,869 --> 00:28:27,872 Just one, but that's all we needed to find this. 597 00:28:29,332 --> 00:28:31,418 Manufacturer's serial number. 598 00:28:31,501 --> 00:28:34,129 Should be able to tell us which hospital performed the surgery. 599 00:28:34,212 --> 00:28:34,963 Already did. 600 00:28:35,046 --> 00:28:36,631 The National Naval Medical Center 601 00:28:36,714 --> 00:28:36,714 in Bethesda, Maryland. 602 00:28:36,714 --> 00:28:38,466 Our victim's a veteran? 603 00:28:38,550 --> 00:28:41,136 Yeah. 604 00:28:41,219 --> 00:28:44,597 PFC Charlie Hunt, U.S. Marine Corps. 605 00:28:44,681 --> 00:28:47,434 Wounded while deployed in Afghanistan. 606 00:28:47,517 --> 00:28:49,144 His Humvee was hit by an RPG. 607 00:28:49,227 --> 00:28:50,478 Killed everyone on board except Charlie. 608 00:28:50,562 --> 00:28:53,064 His only injury was a crushed ankle. 609 00:28:53,148 --> 00:28:54,357 And it wasn't the private's first close call 610 00:28:54,441 --> 00:28:56,151 on the battlefield, either. 611 00:28:56,234 --> 00:28:59,779 He was shot nine months earlier. 612 00:28:59,863 --> 00:29:01,865 Bullet entered through his shoulder, lodged near his spine. 613 00:29:01,948 --> 00:29:03,533 Surgeons thought it would be 614 00:29:03,616 --> 00:29:05,452 safer to leave it there than to remove it. 615 00:29:05,535 --> 00:29:06,995 That's the bullet you found. 616 00:29:07,871 --> 00:29:09,205 Means Ryan didn't shoot Hunt. 617 00:29:09,289 --> 00:29:10,957 Could've bashed his head in though. 618 00:29:11,040 --> 00:29:13,334 Causing the blunt force trauma to his skull. 619 00:29:13,418 --> 00:29:14,961 But why him? 620 00:29:16,129 --> 00:29:17,297 What's the connection between 621 00:29:17,380 --> 00:29:21,468 an up-and-coming cage fighter and a twice-wounded Marine? 622 00:29:25,763 --> 00:29:28,892 V.A. confirmed that Charlie Hunt was diagnosed with severe PTSD 623 00:29:28,975 --> 00:29:30,894 after being discharged from the military. 624 00:29:30,977 --> 00:29:31,895 I spoke to his sister. 625 00:29:31,978 --> 00:29:34,481 She said he was self- medicating with alcohol. 626 00:29:34,564 --> 00:29:37,233 You know, the horrors that these young people endure 627 00:29:37,317 --> 00:29:38,860 while fighting for their country. 628 00:29:38,943 --> 00:29:41,654 Is it any wonder they're unable to cope with daily life? 629 00:29:41,738 --> 00:29:43,323 We have an epidemic of homeless veterans 630 00:29:43,406 --> 00:29:45,533 on our nation's streets. 631 00:29:45,617 --> 00:29:48,786 Over 100,000 brave men and women just lost in the shuffle. 632 00:29:48,870 --> 00:29:50,705 It's shameful. 633 00:29:50,788 --> 00:29:51,789 Charlie Hunt was no exception. 634 00:29:51,873 --> 00:29:54,167 Sister last saw him a few months back-- filthy, 635 00:29:54,250 --> 00:29:56,544 malnourished, losing a battle with the demons in his own head. 636 00:29:56,628 --> 00:29:59,714 She lost contact with him after that. 637 00:29:59,797 --> 00:30:01,758 Lisa Richards said Ryan spent time 638 00:30:01,841 --> 00:30:03,134 volunteering with the homeless. 639 00:30:03,218 --> 00:30:04,677 It must have been where he met Charlie. 640 00:30:04,761 --> 00:30:05,845 He staged his own death 641 00:30:05,929 --> 00:30:07,514 using the perfect victim. 642 00:30:07,597 --> 00:30:09,766 Someone nobody would ever notice went missing. 643 00:30:09,849 --> 00:30:11,184 Hey, guys. 644 00:30:11,267 --> 00:30:13,394 There are 61 buildings within walking distance 645 00:30:13,478 --> 00:30:15,730 of Dutton's that are known to contain asbestos. 646 00:30:15,813 --> 00:30:17,232 That would take weeks to check out. 647 00:30:17,315 --> 00:30:18,024 We may not have to. 648 00:30:18,107 --> 00:30:20,026 Marty Bosch told Flack that he was 649 00:30:20,109 --> 00:30:21,528 going home after leaving the bar. 650 00:30:21,611 --> 00:30:24,405 Now, his dorm room is at 2409 Lenox Avenue. 651 00:30:24,489 --> 00:30:25,532 There's a condemned building 652 00:30:25,615 --> 00:30:27,909 filled with asbestos around the corner from Dutton's, 653 00:30:27,992 --> 00:30:30,745 and the address is 2409 Madison Avenue. 654 00:30:30,828 --> 00:30:32,330 So Marty, in his drunken state, 655 00:30:32,413 --> 00:30:34,791 may have gotten the number of his dorm building right, 656 00:30:34,874 --> 00:30:36,251 but not the street. 657 00:30:36,334 --> 00:30:37,877 2409 Madison is not far from 658 00:30:37,961 --> 00:30:40,380 where Charlie Hunt's sister last saw him alive. 659 00:30:40,463 --> 00:30:43,132 Looks like these two cases may actually be connected. 660 00:31:02,777 --> 00:31:05,071 (clattering) 661 00:31:11,536 --> 00:31:13,121 This place is filled with asbestos-- 662 00:31:13,204 --> 00:31:15,832 insulation, ceiling tiles. 663 00:31:15,915 --> 00:31:18,126 That explains the fibers on his shirt. 664 00:31:18,209 --> 00:31:19,377 What did you do here, Marty? 665 00:31:20,628 --> 00:31:22,463 I'm not sure. 666 00:31:22,547 --> 00:31:24,966 You guys, check this out. 667 00:31:28,386 --> 00:31:30,138 It's an automotive heater. 668 00:31:30,221 --> 00:31:32,307 Gasoline-fueled heater. 669 00:31:32,390 --> 00:31:33,558 I recognize that thing. 670 00:31:35,518 --> 00:31:36,728 I tripped over it. 671 00:31:37,604 --> 00:31:39,147 That's how I got the gas 672 00:31:39,230 --> 00:31:40,273 all over me. 673 00:31:41,774 --> 00:31:43,568 What about the blood? 674 00:31:47,655 --> 00:31:48,573 I don't know. 675 00:31:48,656 --> 00:31:52,243 Marty, come over here with me for a moment. 676 00:31:56,080 --> 00:31:58,333 This may sound a little crazy, 677 00:31:58,416 --> 00:32:01,336 but sometimes it helps to remember 678 00:32:01,419 --> 00:32:05,131 if you just take a moment, clear your head. 679 00:32:05,214 --> 00:32:07,508 Now look around 680 00:32:07,592 --> 00:32:10,470 and tell me what you remember. 681 00:32:18,436 --> 00:32:20,355 I heard a noise. 682 00:32:23,107 --> 00:32:24,359 It was like a growl. 683 00:32:24,442 --> 00:32:26,653 (quiet groaning) 684 00:32:26,736 --> 00:32:29,072 It was too dark to see. 685 00:32:29,155 --> 00:32:29,155 (quiet groaning) 686 00:32:29,155 --> 00:32:30,000 Hello? 687 00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:30,000 (quiet groaning) 688 00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:30,698 Hello? 689 00:32:30,782 --> 00:32:33,326 Is anybody there? 690 00:32:45,296 --> 00:32:46,881 TAYLOR: There's blood and hair on this beam. 691 00:32:46,964 --> 00:32:49,050 That's what struck him in the head, 692 00:32:49,133 --> 00:32:50,968 caused the cranial fracture. 693 00:32:52,261 --> 00:32:54,555 I can hear him moaning in pain. 694 00:32:54,639 --> 00:32:57,558 He was hurt really bad. 695 00:32:57,642 --> 00:33:00,353 He was bleeding from his head. 696 00:33:00,436 --> 00:33:03,398 I-I couldn't move him by myself. 697 00:33:03,481 --> 00:33:05,525 Instead of calling 911, 698 00:33:05,608 --> 00:33:07,068 you left him here to die? 699 00:33:07,151 --> 00:33:08,444 No, it... 700 00:33:08,528 --> 00:33:10,738 no, it was... it was an accident. I... 701 00:33:10,822 --> 00:33:13,241 I didn't mean to kill anybody. It... 702 00:33:14,492 --> 00:33:15,743 I didn't... I don't know... 703 00:33:15,827 --> 00:33:17,537 Hey, Marty? 704 00:33:17,620 --> 00:33:18,913 Let's take a walk. 705 00:33:18,996 --> 00:33:20,623 (sobbing) 706 00:33:47,692 --> 00:33:50,278 I'm not sure Marty did kill anyone. 707 00:33:50,361 --> 00:33:52,613 Bloody handprints. 708 00:33:52,697 --> 00:33:55,408 Smeared across the wall with directionality. 709 00:33:55,491 --> 00:33:56,451 They continue toward that hole. 710 00:33:56,534 --> 00:33:56,534 The way out. 711 00:33:56,534 --> 00:33:57,827 If it is 712 00:33:57,910 --> 00:33:59,245 Charlie Hunt's blood, he walked out 713 00:33:59,328 --> 00:34:01,164 of this building alive. 714 00:34:01,664 --> 00:34:04,250 The question is, what happened to him after he left? 715 00:34:14,552 --> 00:34:16,219 (elevator bell dings) 716 00:34:19,724 --> 00:34:20,558 Mac. 717 00:34:20,641 --> 00:34:22,476 Look, I know I've called you a genius before, 718 00:34:22,560 --> 00:34:23,603 but this time, I really mean it. 719 00:34:23,686 --> 00:34:23,686 Why is that? 720 00:34:23,686 --> 00:34:24,000 Ryan Richards tried to contact his wife. 721 00:34:24,000 --> 00:34:24,000 Why is that? 722 00:34:24,000 --> 00:34:25,980 Ryan Richards tried to contact his wife. 723 00:34:26,063 --> 00:34:26,063 How? 724 00:34:26,063 --> 00:34:28,608 As you expected, he's smart enough to know 725 00:34:28,690 --> 00:34:29,984 that we'd be monitoring phone calls and e-mails, 726 00:34:30,067 --> 00:34:32,320 so he tried a more antiquated form of communication. 727 00:34:32,402 --> 00:34:33,612 The U.S. Postal Service. 728 00:34:33,696 --> 00:34:34,989 Uh-huh. 729 00:34:35,072 --> 00:34:37,158 And because you told me to issue 730 00:34:37,241 --> 00:34:38,367 a mail cover, 731 00:34:38,451 --> 00:34:40,495 we intercepted this. 732 00:34:41,704 --> 00:34:41,704 A postcard. 733 00:34:41,704 --> 00:34:42,000 Mm-hmm. Dropped in a mailbox 734 00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:42,000 A postcard. 735 00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:42,955 Mm-hmm. Dropped in a mailbox 736 00:34:43,039 --> 00:34:44,706 this morning in Midtown, 737 00:34:44,791 --> 00:34:46,125 addressed to a Lisa Richards. 738 00:34:46,208 --> 00:34:47,335 It's blank. 739 00:34:47,418 --> 00:34:48,878 Well, that's why I swabbed 740 00:34:48,960 --> 00:34:51,172 the stamp adhesive for DNA. 741 00:34:52,632 --> 00:34:54,592 I know. 742 00:35:01,265 --> 00:35:02,809 Why am I here? 743 00:35:02,892 --> 00:35:04,310 TAYLOR: Because you knew 744 00:35:04,393 --> 00:35:07,021 that Ryan's stalker was making threats again. 745 00:35:07,105 --> 00:35:09,190 DANVILLE: That's why you really skipped the fight last night. 746 00:35:09,273 --> 00:35:11,484 Ryan wanted to keep you out of harm's way. 747 00:35:11,567 --> 00:35:12,610 That's not true. 748 00:35:13,611 --> 00:35:14,862 He would have done anything 749 00:35:14,946 --> 00:35:16,697 to protect you and your unborn child. 750 00:35:16,781 --> 00:35:18,157 TAYLOR: Faking his own death 751 00:35:18,241 --> 00:35:19,867 was the ultimate way to accomplish that. 752 00:35:19,951 --> 00:35:21,202 Nobody stalks a dead man. 753 00:35:21,285 --> 00:35:22,245 All he needed 754 00:35:22,328 --> 00:35:24,664 was a body nobody would miss, so a homeless man 755 00:35:24,747 --> 00:35:25,957 was a perfect candidate. 756 00:35:26,040 --> 00:35:27,416 TAYLOR: It was pure luck 757 00:35:27,500 --> 00:35:30,211 that Charlie Hunt was already injured. 758 00:35:30,294 --> 00:35:32,547 All Ryan had to do was finish him off. 759 00:35:32,630 --> 00:35:33,798 That's not how it happened. 760 00:35:33,881 --> 00:35:34,799 DANVILLE: Your husband called 761 00:35:34,882 --> 00:35:36,926 and told you what he was going to do, didn't he? 762 00:35:43,307 --> 00:35:44,851 He said it was the only way 763 00:35:44,934 --> 00:35:46,602 our family was ever going to be safe. 764 00:35:46,686 --> 00:35:49,230 He was supposed to contact me 765 00:35:49,313 --> 00:35:51,524 after he found a place to hide-- 766 00:35:51,607 --> 00:35:52,942 let me know where to meet him 767 00:35:53,025 --> 00:35:56,237 so we could all disappear together. 768 00:35:56,320 --> 00:35:58,739 But he never did. 769 00:35:58,823 --> 00:36:00,741 I swear to you on my life, 770 00:36:00,825 --> 00:36:02,994 I have no idea where my husband is. 771 00:36:06,873 --> 00:36:08,916 We do. 772 00:36:16,299 --> 00:36:17,758 Have you been to that motel before? 773 00:36:21,304 --> 00:36:22,597 (sniffles) 774 00:36:22,680 --> 00:36:25,391 It, uh... (chuckles) doesn't look like that anymore. 775 00:36:25,474 --> 00:36:27,768 We stayed in room 102. 776 00:36:27,852 --> 00:36:30,104 It smelled bad, TV didn't work. 777 00:36:31,147 --> 00:36:32,815 But it didn't matter. 778 00:36:34,817 --> 00:36:37,778 It was the greatest night of my life. 779 00:36:37,862 --> 00:36:39,906 The night Ryan proposed to me. 780 00:36:41,824 --> 00:36:44,785 He's there now, Lisa, waiting for you to join him. 781 00:37:05,556 --> 00:37:07,600 Ryan, it's me. 782 00:37:19,779 --> 00:37:21,322 Sweetie, what's wrong? 783 00:37:22,448 --> 00:37:23,658 I love you. 784 00:37:23,741 --> 00:37:26,535 (siren wailing) 785 00:37:26,619 --> 00:37:28,829 What... what the hell is going on? 786 00:37:28,913 --> 00:37:30,164 What is this? 787 00:37:30,248 --> 00:37:31,832 (indistinct radio transmission) 788 00:37:31,916 --> 00:37:34,043 It's over, Ryan. 789 00:37:34,126 --> 00:37:36,671 I'm sorry. 790 00:37:36,754 --> 00:37:38,673 Why, Lis? 791 00:37:38,756 --> 00:37:40,800 To make sure you didn't get hurt. 792 00:37:40,883 --> 00:37:43,052 It was my turn to protect you. 793 00:37:56,774 --> 00:37:59,360 When Lisa found out she was pregnant, 794 00:37:59,443 --> 00:38:01,862 I felt like the luckiest man in the world. 795 00:38:01,946 --> 00:38:04,699 That's when the death threats started again? 796 00:38:04,782 --> 00:38:06,534 I was horrified. 797 00:38:06,617 --> 00:38:07,702 Not for me; 798 00:38:07,785 --> 00:38:09,245 for my family. 799 00:38:09,328 --> 00:38:11,080 Police could have protected you. 800 00:38:11,163 --> 00:38:12,873 They couldn't in Colorado. 801 00:38:12,957 --> 00:38:15,584 I had to fix this on my own. 802 00:38:15,668 --> 00:38:17,253 By staging your own murder. 803 00:38:18,796 --> 00:38:21,465 At first, I didn't know what I was going to do. 804 00:38:22,842 --> 00:38:24,927 And that's when Charlie Hunt came along. 805 00:38:27,805 --> 00:38:30,099 I met Charlie at the soup kitchen. 806 00:38:30,182 --> 00:38:32,393 He'd come in a couple times a week. 807 00:38:32,476 --> 00:38:34,729 I'd try to break the ice, but he, uh... 808 00:38:34,812 --> 00:38:37,064 he wasn't interested in talking. 809 00:38:37,148 --> 00:38:41,152 After a while, he stopped coming in altogether. 810 00:38:41,235 --> 00:38:42,903 I finally tracked him 811 00:38:42,987 --> 00:38:45,072 to a corner where he was panhandling. 812 00:38:46,949 --> 00:38:48,868 Started bringing him food every couple days. 813 00:38:50,494 --> 00:38:52,747 Took a while, but he, uh, 814 00:38:52,830 --> 00:38:54,290 he finally started to trust me. 815 00:38:56,333 --> 00:38:58,753 He told me about the war, 816 00:38:58,836 --> 00:39:02,506 about the nightmares that haunted him. 817 00:39:04,175 --> 00:39:05,760 (sighs) 818 00:39:05,843 --> 00:39:08,262 Tell me what happened last night after the fight. 819 00:39:08,346 --> 00:39:09,930 I stopped by the bodega 820 00:39:10,014 --> 00:39:11,474 to get some sandwiches to bring home. 821 00:39:11,557 --> 00:39:13,059 Got an extra one for Charlie. 822 00:39:14,018 --> 00:39:16,437 Figured I'd bring it by on the way. 823 00:39:16,520 --> 00:39:18,439 Charlie? 824 00:39:18,522 --> 00:39:21,067 Charlie, where you at? 825 00:39:22,985 --> 00:39:24,695 (gasping) 826 00:39:24,779 --> 00:39:26,405 Charlie! 827 00:39:26,489 --> 00:39:26,489 (gasping) 828 00:39:26,489 --> 00:39:29,492 Hey. Oh, my God. 829 00:39:33,037 --> 00:39:34,872 Sit down. 830 00:39:34,955 --> 00:39:37,625 I found him in an alley, 831 00:39:37,708 --> 00:39:39,460 covered in blood and fading fast. 832 00:39:39,543 --> 00:39:40,795 Stay with me. 833 00:39:40,878 --> 00:39:42,963 An ambulance would have taken forever, 834 00:39:43,047 --> 00:39:44,465 so I just, uh... 835 00:39:44,548 --> 00:39:47,176 picked him up and carried him to my car. 836 00:39:47,259 --> 00:39:51,097 Drove as fast as I could to the hospital, but... 837 00:39:51,180 --> 00:39:54,642 we didn't make it. 838 00:39:56,018 --> 00:39:58,562 Charlie died in my passenger seat. 839 00:40:02,983 --> 00:40:05,486 I pulled over. 840 00:40:05,569 --> 00:40:08,322 Sat there... 841 00:40:08,405 --> 00:40:10,908 for what seemed like hours. 842 00:40:12,993 --> 00:40:14,662 Deciding if I was capable 843 00:40:14,745 --> 00:40:17,665 of going through with the unthinkable. 844 00:40:17,748 --> 00:40:21,168 Burning his body to make it look like your own. 845 00:40:21,252 --> 00:40:23,087 Charlie was gone. 846 00:40:24,422 --> 00:40:26,465 Nothing more I could do for him. 847 00:40:30,427 --> 00:40:33,597 I called Lisa and told her what I was planning. 848 00:40:35,266 --> 00:40:39,520 Bought gas at a local station, switched our clothes, 849 00:40:39,603 --> 00:40:41,689 left some of my blood 850 00:40:41,772 --> 00:40:44,817 and my license near the body. 851 00:40:46,402 --> 00:40:47,820 Took his dog tags. 852 00:40:49,155 --> 00:40:51,574 Thought maybe I'd get them to his sister one day. 853 00:40:51,657 --> 00:40:53,909 I said a prayer. 854 00:40:53,993 --> 00:40:56,078 Then I lit the fire. 855 00:41:03,169 --> 00:41:06,881 I know what I did to his body is wrong, 856 00:41:06,964 --> 00:41:09,800 and I should be punished for that, but... 857 00:41:09,884 --> 00:41:12,094 I didn't kill Charlie. 858 00:41:15,681 --> 00:41:19,018 Well, unfortunately, the science can't confirm that. 859 00:41:20,102 --> 00:41:22,229 The damage to the body was so severe 860 00:41:22,313 --> 00:41:24,231 that determining a definitive time 861 00:41:24,315 --> 00:41:26,233 and cause of death is impossible. 862 00:41:27,276 --> 00:41:29,820 What... what does that mean? 863 00:41:31,489 --> 00:41:34,074 Well, the D.A. will consider what we can prove, 864 00:41:34,158 --> 00:41:37,953 and then decide whether or not to charge you with murder. 865 00:41:38,037 --> 00:41:41,582 Charlie was dead when I lit that fire. 866 00:41:41,665 --> 00:41:44,168 You have to believe me. 867 00:41:44,251 --> 00:41:47,588 For what it's worth... 868 00:41:47,671 --> 00:41:49,965 I do believe you. 869 00:41:51,467 --> 00:41:53,719 But it's not up to me. 870 00:42:19,245 --> 00:42:21,163 Yes. 871 00:42:23,666 --> 00:42:24,959 I appreciate that, Colonel. 872 00:42:25,042 --> 00:42:26,460 Thank you. 873 00:42:26,543 --> 00:42:27,753 How'd it go? 874 00:42:27,836 --> 00:42:29,088 Full military honors 875 00:42:29,171 --> 00:42:30,130 for Private Hunt's funeral. 876 00:42:30,214 --> 00:42:31,966 He and his family 877 00:42:32,049 --> 00:42:34,635 will get the dignified closure they deserve. 878 00:42:34,718 --> 00:42:35,970 While I don't condone 879 00:42:36,053 --> 00:42:37,346 Ryan Richards' choices, 880 00:42:37,429 --> 00:42:39,056 I do understand why he made them. 881 00:42:39,139 --> 00:42:40,516 Love just makes you 882 00:42:40,599 --> 00:42:42,977 do crazy things. 883 00:42:43,060 --> 00:42:47,231 Well, sometimes I think that's just an excuse for bad behavior. 884 00:42:47,314 --> 00:42:48,649 Oh, I don't know, Mac. 885 00:42:48,732 --> 00:42:50,401 When it comes to matters of the heart, 886 00:42:50,484 --> 00:42:52,987 I've had my share of temporary insanity. 887 00:42:53,070 --> 00:42:54,446 Maybe I have, too. 888 00:42:54,530 --> 00:42:57,825 I guess it's just... part of the human condition. 889 00:42:58,867 --> 00:43:00,619 Which reminds me-- I hear you have 890 00:43:00,703 --> 00:43:03,122 a new friend. 891 00:43:03,205 --> 00:43:05,624 Lindsay has an overactive imagination. 892 00:43:05,708 --> 00:43:07,376 Are the rumors true? 893 00:43:09,253 --> 00:43:11,338 Jennifer Walsh is a reporter. 894 00:43:11,422 --> 00:43:12,673 She was just doing her job. 895 00:43:12,756 --> 00:43:14,216 She also happens to be a beautiful woman. 896 00:43:14,300 --> 00:43:14,300 You did notice that, right? 897 00:43:14,300 --> 00:43:16,302 What I noticed 898 00:43:16,385 --> 00:43:18,721 was how relentlessly she was chasing a story. 899 00:43:18,804 --> 00:43:20,222 She wanted someone to confirm hearsay, 900 00:43:20,306 --> 00:43:22,141 and that's not my style. 901 00:43:22,224 --> 00:43:24,018 Are you sure that's all she was chasing? 902 00:43:24,101 --> 00:43:25,519 Jo. 903 00:43:25,602 --> 00:43:27,021 Flack said she was looking at you 904 00:43:27,104 --> 00:43:28,897 like she wanted something else. 905 00:43:28,981 --> 00:43:31,358 Flack is dead. He's dead. 906 00:43:31,442 --> 00:43:33,902 Get over it, Mac Taylor. Look at me. 907 00:43:33,986 --> 00:43:35,029 You're a charming, 908 00:43:35,112 --> 00:43:37,031 sexy single man. 909 00:43:37,114 --> 00:43:38,365 There's no hiding from the ladies. 910 00:43:38,449 --> 00:43:39,700 I'm not hiding. 911 00:43:39,783 --> 00:43:41,785 I think the word "sexy" makes you nervous. 912 00:43:45,289 --> 00:43:46,498 Speaking of crazy love, 913 00:43:46,582 --> 00:43:49,835 I got to go meet my kids for pizza. 914 00:43:49,918 --> 00:43:51,253 I'll see you in the morning. 915 00:43:51,337 --> 00:43:52,546 Good night, Jo. 916 00:43:52,629 --> 00:43:53,714 Good night, Mac. 917 00:43:53,797 --> 00:43:56,717 Captioning sponsored by CBS 918 00:43:56,800 --> 00:44:00,304 CSI NY PRODUCTIONS 919 00:44:07,978 --> 00:44:11,982 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org