1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:03,000 ♪ ♪ 2 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:19,000 (camera shutter clicks) 3 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:33,000 (distorted): Bitch! 4 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:54,000 Someone... 5 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:58,000 Help. 6 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:01,000 (distorted): Do you want to order another drink? 7 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:04,000 What? 8 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:06,000 Did you want to order another... 9 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:09,000 (echoing): Hey, are you okay? 10 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:15,000 Maybe you should get some air. 11 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:17,000 (echoing): Maybe you should get some air. 12 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:22,000 ♪ ♪ 13 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:36,000 (tires screeching) Help! Somebody! 14 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:41,000 What happened?! Oh, my God! 15 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:43,000 I think she's dead. Call 911! 16 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:45,000 Help! 17 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:50,000 All right, follow the pen and keep your head still. 18 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:56,000 No one was in the street when I turned the corner. 19 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:58,000 I was looking for parking. 20 00:01:58,000 --> 00:01:59,000 I swear. 21 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:05,000 If no one was on the street, how'd she end up under your car? 22 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:09,000 I told you, I didn't see her. 23 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:11,000 All right. Open your mouth and blow on that. 24 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:17,000 I thought I hit a dog. 25 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:20,000 I-I got out to check and, and saw her... 26 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:25,000 Hang tight. 27 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:42,000 Well, our driver was sober. 28 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:45,000 He said he didn't see the vic in the alleyway. 29 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:47,000 We got a cause of death? 30 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:50,000 Her cervical vertebrae and lateral malleoli are crushed. 31 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:52,000 So she's got a broken neck. 32 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:56,000 Not exactly. These injuries suggest she was already on the ground when run over. 33 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:58,000 And look... 34 00:02:58,000 --> 00:02:59,000 frothing. 35 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:01,000 And... 36 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:02,000 Ocular miosis. 37 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:04,000 Which tells you what? 38 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:06,000 These are all symptoms of being poisoned by a nerve agent. 39 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:10,000 Odds are she was already dead when the car hit her. 40 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:14,000 So what you're saying is, the car was unrelated to her death. 41 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:16,000 She's cyanotic. 42 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:18,000 I'd say she was poisoned minutes ago at most. 43 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:20,000 Maybe the killer's still inside, Horatio. 44 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:22,000 Frank, lock it down. Nobody leaves. 45 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:26,000 ♪ Yeah! ♪ 46 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:55,000 ♪ We don't get fooled again ♪ ♪ Don't get fooled again ♪ ♪ No, no! ♪ 47 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:15,000 SIMMONS: Everybody settle down! 48 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:17,000 Please settle down! 49 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:23,000 Now we can't release you until you've all been questioned individually. 50 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:26,000 (crowd groans, murmurs) Yes, exactly. 51 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:30,000 So the sooner you shut up, the sooner you go home. 52 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:32,000 Thank you. 53 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:38,000 Why don't you just save us the time and tell us what you put in her drink. 54 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:41,000 Her drink was empty. 55 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:42,000 I asked if she wanted a refill. 56 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:44,000 That's my job. 57 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:46,000 This test will tell us whether or not you're telling the truth. 58 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:49,000 Come on, she was drooling on herself when she came to the bar. 59 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:52,000 (phone rings) DELKO: Hey, guy slips drugs in a girl's drink and then gets his way with her. 60 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:55,000 You think it's the first time we've heard a story like that? 61 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:56,000 Do you mind? 62 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:58,000 No, it's fine. I got this. 63 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:02,000 Hi. This is CSI Duquesne. 64 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:05,000 Yes, of course. How are you? 65 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:09,000 Absolutely. A meeting today still works. 66 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:11,000 2:00 p.m. is perfect. 67 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:18,000 Okay. I know that you have my fingerprints on file, but if you should need a blood sample, I'm happy to provide it. 68 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:20,000 Wonderful. Okay. 69 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:22,000 Thank you again. 70 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:24,000 Sorry. 71 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:25,000 So? 72 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:27,000 Swabs are all negative. 73 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:31,000 Doesn't appear to be any trace of nerve agent in any of these glasses. 74 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:34,000 DUQUESNE: You said that the victim was sick when she got to the bar. 75 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:36,000 Yeah. Hunched over. Coughing. 76 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:38,000 You see where she was before she came to the bar? 77 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:41,000 Yeah, I think I saw her step out of the bathroom. 78 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:43,000 Okay. Great. Thank you. 79 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:44,000 I'll meet you in the bathroom. All right. 80 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:52,000 (sighs) So far, I've got nothing here. 81 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:55,000 Yeah, I got nothing at the sink either. 82 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:04,000 Hey. There's a purse in the trash. 83 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:15,000 I just I.D.'d our victim-- Denise Baines. 84 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:17,000 She's got a Carol City address. 85 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:19,000 25 years old. 86 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:20,000 Hmm. 87 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:25,000 All right, well, let's, uh, let's test the stuff in her purse, see if anything pops positive for poison. 88 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:27,000 Okay. Have you got enough in your kit for me? 89 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:30,000 Have I ever not? 90 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:34,000 So, um... 91 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:38,000 you thinking of becoming a private detective or something? 92 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:39,000 A private detective?! 93 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:42,000 Well, I heard you on the phone earlier. 94 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:45,000 You eavesdropping? No. 95 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:46,000 I was not eavesdropping. 96 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:48,000 You were three feet away, I could hear everything. 97 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:50,000 (chuckles) Okay, well that's fair. 98 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:53,000 Well, the answer is not in a million years. 99 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:55,000 But you know that. 100 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:04,000 Bingo. 101 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:07,000 This thing just popped positive for yellow. 102 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:10,000 That means there's a G series nerve agent present in that. 103 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:12,000 If she put a drop of that in her eye it would shut down her body almost immediately. 104 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:32,000 LOMAN: The three G series nerve agents are Tabun, Soman, and Sarin. 105 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:33,000 Did it have a color? 106 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:35,000 No, no, it didn't have any color at all. 107 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:36,000 It was a clear liquid. 108 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:38,000 Which narrows it to Tabun and Sarin. 109 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:39,000 LOMAN: Did it have a fruity odor? 110 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:41,000 No. No smell at all. No odor. 111 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:44,000 Then that confirms Denise was poisoned with liquid Sarin. 112 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:47,000 A few drops of it can kill someone within minutes. 113 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:49,000 Hey, Doc, how easily could others have been exposed? 114 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:54,000 If the liquid evaporated into a vapor, anyone standing within several feet of it could get sick. 115 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:58,000 You know, I interviewed that valet, he said he put a woman in a cab who was half dead. 116 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:01,000 If she was exposed, she'll die without an immediate dose of Atropine. 117 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:03,000 All right, we've got to find her right away. 118 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:05,000 She's our only link to the killer. 119 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:08,000 DELKO: You remember what the woman looked like? 120 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:11,000 She was tall, like, six feet; brown hair. 121 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:13,000 You said she looked sick. How sick? 122 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:16,000 Eyes were watering, coughing real bad, and uh... 123 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:17,000 and she was real sweaty. 124 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:19,000 And then she puked right there on the curb. 125 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:23,000 Hey, hey, hey. 126 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:26,000 You've gotta go to the back. You've gotta go to the back. 127 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:29,000 Ew. MAN: Oh, come on. 128 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:30,000 WOMAN: That's nasty. 129 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:33,000 Just put me in a cab. 130 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:35,000 You got it, lady. 131 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:42,000 VALET: She slipped me $100 bill \h to let her cut. 132 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:43,000 Damn. 133 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:46,000 All symptoms of Sarin poisoning. 134 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:48,000 Yeah. We're gonna need that bill that she gave you. 135 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:50,000 SIMMONS: Yeah, the bill. Give it up, fool. 136 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:53,000 That's evidence in a murder investigation. 137 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:05,000 Yeah, it's yellow. 138 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:08,000 That means she was in direct contact with the poison. 139 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:11,000 Great. Our only lead is dying, we don't know where she is. 140 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:13,000 Hold up. Poison? 141 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:14,000 I touched that bill. 142 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:15,000 Am I gonna get sick? 143 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:19,000 No, you'll be all right. 144 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:21,000 You'd be showing symptoms already. 145 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:25,000 What was the cab company that you called? 146 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:29,000 Sunstar Taxi. 147 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:33,000 Yeah. This is CSI Walter Simmons MDPD. 148 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:35,000 I need to track a recent pick up. 149 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:37,000 Yeah, 25 Azure Avenue. 150 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:40,000 Uh-huh. Single female passenger. 151 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:42,000 No, about 30 minutes ago. 152 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:45,000 Yeah. 153 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:46,000 You do? Okay. 154 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:48,000 All right. Thank you. 155 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:51,000 You got a drop-off location? 156 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:52,000 Yeah. 157 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:02,000 Sure you got the right address? 158 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:09,000 I don't know. That's what the cab company said Why would a sick girl want to be dropped off here? 159 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:11,000 Good question. 160 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:27,000 If you see anything call me, got it? 161 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:29,000 Got it. 162 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:42,000 (coughing in distance) 163 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:55,000 WOMAN: Please... help me. 164 00:10:55,000 --> 00:11:01,000 (coughing) Please... 165 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:05,000 Help me. 166 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:07,000 Ma'am. 167 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:14,000 (coughing) It's all right, ma'am. 168 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:17,000 Miami Dade Police. 169 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:25,000 Were you at a club downtown today? 170 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:28,000 Yes. Please, my throat. 171 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:31,000 I can barely breathe. 172 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:32,000 It's okay. 173 00:11:35,000 --> 00:11:39,000 I'll, uh... I'll get you to a hospital. 174 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:44,000 (grunting) 175 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:02,000 Hey! 176 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:05,000 Don't even think about it! 177 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:13,000 Thanks for that. 178 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:19,000 Oh, so she took apart your gun, Frank? 179 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:21,000 While it was in your hand? 180 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:23,000 Don't start with me, Owens. 181 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:27,000 That woman had some sort of special training or something. 182 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:28,000 Don't be too embarrassed. 183 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:30,000 That gun's easy to dismantle. 184 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:32,000 Just pulled passports from your bag. 185 00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:34,000 Which one of these is your real name? 186 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:35,000 Take your pick. 187 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:36,000 You're a professional... 188 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:40,000 paid to kill Denise Baines, and this place is your money drop. 189 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:43,000 And you're trying to get rid of that file 'cause it's the only thing that links you to the murder. 190 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:45,000 You're not the smoothest killer. You poisoned yourself. 191 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:48,000 Just a few drops, not enough to do any real damage. 192 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:53,000 She turned around faster than I expected. 193 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:55,000 ♪ ♪ 194 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:09,000 (phone ringing) 195 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:15,000 Hello? 196 00:13:17,000 --> 00:13:18,000 Hello? 197 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:24,000 Hello? 198 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:31,000 Oh. I'm sorry. 199 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:32,000 No problem. 200 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:51,000 Who paid you to kill her? 201 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:55,000 Like you said, I'm a professional. 202 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:57,000 Discretion is also a virtue. 203 00:13:57,000 --> 00:14:00,000 Well, you're about to go away for life unless you tell us something right now. 204 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:05,000 (laughs) Then I'll take life. 205 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:09,000 Get her the hell out of here. 206 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:16,000 Something's weird. 207 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:19,000 And why hire a professional to take out some random party girl? 208 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:21,000 Only one good reason for that. 209 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:24,000 Our victim's not random. 210 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:25,000 Let's go. 211 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:31,000 BOA VISTA: This is Denise \h Baines' apartment. 212 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:32,000 You got the keys? \h DELKO: Yeah. 213 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:37,000 (door closes) Wow. 214 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:39,000 Denise lived at her desk. 215 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:42,000 Yeah. 216 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:45,000 A lot of books. 217 00:14:45,000 --> 00:14:47,000 I guess she wasn't the party girl we thought she was. 218 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:49,000 No. 219 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:52,000 Chinese. 220 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:55,000 So she never left her desk. 221 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:58,000 Let's see what this is all about. 222 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:05,000 Looks like she was writing a draft of an article for the Miami Beacon. 223 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:06,000 Maybe that's what she was onto then. 224 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:08,000 She's onto something big, and that's why she got targeted. 225 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:11,000 Big story in the Miami Beacon? 226 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:13,000 I don't think so. 227 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:16,000 Well, there's gotta be some sort of needle in this file stack. 228 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:20,000 Yeah, well, let's, uh, let's hope so. 229 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:25,000 (dialing phone) 230 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:31,000 ♪ ♪ 231 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:56,000 Yeah, I'm not finding anything significant over here. 232 00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:59,000 Miami Beacon. 233 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:04,000 Look at this... more Chinese food. 234 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:06,000 What was this girl, like a hundred pounds maybe? 235 00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:07,000 How much could one little girl eat? 236 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:11,000 She had a pretty healthy appetite. 237 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:12,000 Unless she had a guest. 238 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:15,000 See... 239 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:17,000 Now you're onto something. 240 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:25,000 Got a dress. 241 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:28,000 In a size two, so that's probably right around the size that she wears. 242 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:33,000 So this is hers, but, uh... 243 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:35,000 I'll bet that contribution isn't. 244 00:16:36,000 --> 00:16:38,000 Want to bag that up? Sure. 245 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:42,000 You know, and I'll take the keys back to the landlord, and I'll meet you at the lab. Yeah. 246 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:45,000 See you there in a few minutes. 247 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:48,000 MAN: What did you say, bitch? 248 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:51,000 WOMAN: I said, "Touch me again with those grimy hands and you'll regret it!" 249 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:55,000 (slapping) (screams) You're such an ass! And you're a bimbo! 250 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:57,000 Giving out your number like that? We ordered pizza, moron. 251 00:16:57,000 --> 00:17:00,000 I had to give that guy my number. What did I tell you? 252 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:01,000 What did I tell you? MDPD! Break it up! 253 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:03,000 Aah! 254 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:04,000 Oh, my gosh. I am so sorry. 255 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:06,000 Are you okay? That's assault. You gonna arrest her? 256 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:09,000 No one's getting arrested, all right? Just relax. 257 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:10,000 You people live in this building? 258 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:12,000 We live right there. 259 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:14,000 You know Denise Baines, that lives around the corner? 260 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:17,000 Yeah. Heard she died. 261 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:19,000 You see anybody coming to visit her last night? 262 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:21,000 Um, well, like, a different guy every night. 263 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:23,000 She's what you call, like, promiscuous. 264 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:26,000 That's the understatement of the century. 265 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:30,000 If you saw photos of any of these people, would you'd be able to I.D. them? 266 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:33,000 Depends. 267 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:35,000 I only saw a couple from behind. 268 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:38,000 But they were tall, dark and hot. 269 00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:40,000 Are you sure you don't want to press charges on assault or... 270 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:42,000 No one's pressing charges. I told you that. 271 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:45,000 I'll give you my card. 272 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:49,000 You see any one of these people, you make sure you give me a call. Understand? 273 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:53,000 Go to your apartment, get inside. 274 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:54,000 You... you go cool off somewhere. 275 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:07,000 You know what you're doing? 276 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:10,000 Mm, I've done this before. 277 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:14,000 You're gonna miss your 2:00 appointment. 278 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:15,000 No. I'll make it. 279 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:21,000 (gentle laugh) Fingerprints, blood tests... 280 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:24,000 You, uh, joining the Feds, or you getting married? 281 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:27,000 (laughs) Oh, gosh. 282 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:29,000 If I need fingerprints to get married, I'm in trouble. 283 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:33,000 Nah, it's nothing like that. 284 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:36,000 Well, what is it? 285 00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:44,000 I'm thinking about adopting Austin North and his sister. 286 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:47,000 Wow. 287 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:49,000 That's... that's great. 288 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:58,000 Well, if you need any help doing that, I-I'd love to help. 289 00:18:58,000 --> 00:18:59,000 I don't know. 290 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:02,000 I think this is something I have to do on my own. 291 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:07,000 It's hard parenting alone, you know. 292 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:14,000 I think what these kids need is stability and... 293 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:18,000 you know, you and I, we're on, we're off, we're on. 294 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:22,000 It's anything but stable. Yeah. 295 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:29,000 Putting the kids first. 296 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:31,000 You're already thinking like a mom. 297 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:34,000 I guess I am. 298 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:39,000 All right. 299 00:19:39,000 --> 00:19:41,000 That'll heal. 300 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:43,000 You're still handsome. 301 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:47,000 And I have to go. 302 00:20:13,000 --> 00:20:15,000 (computer beeps) 303 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:21,000 (dialing phone) 304 00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:27,000 Horatio, it's Nat. 305 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:30,000 I just ran the sample on Denise Baines' dress... 306 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:32,000 and I-I don't know how to handle this one. 307 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:37,000 The DNA contribution belonged to Randall Stafford. 308 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:40,000 Exact-- that Randall Stafford. 309 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:42,000 The head of Miami's City Council. 310 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:52,000 As councilman, I promise the city that this drone will be the first unmanned aircraft in civilian airspace in Miami's history. 311 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:54,000 Any questions? 312 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:57,000 Were you involved in the murder of Denise Baines? 313 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:05,000 Uh, it looks like my time here is up. 314 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:08,000 One of the top advisors from the FAA will now answer any further questions. 315 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:10,000 Thank you. 316 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:15,000 How dare you hijack my press conference. 317 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:17,000 You didn't answer my question, councilman. 318 00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:22,000 Denise's murder is obviously under tragic circumstances. 319 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:24,000 You had a relationship with the lady, didn't you? 320 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:27,000 No. That's decidedly untrue. 321 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:31,000 Well, then you better explain the DNA we found on her dress, councilman. 322 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:33,000 I think you might want to do that. 323 00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:36,000 This is neither the time or the place. 324 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:41,000 You either answer my question, or I'm gonna cuff you in front of that pretty wife of yours. 325 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:46,000 Okay, look, Denise was writing a profile on me for the Miami Beacon. 326 00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:47,000 She was shadowing me. 327 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:49,000 Over time, we got close. 328 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:52,000 Be honest in your portrayal. 329 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:54,000 Don't hold back. 330 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:57,000 Nothing is off-limits. 331 00:21:57,000 --> 00:21:59,000 Heard that before. 332 00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:01,000 I said that before. 333 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:04,000 This time... 334 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:08,000 ...this time I mean it. 335 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:18,000 It was a mistake, Horatio. 336 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:20,000 She was a mistake. 337 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:26,000 I want my attorney present before you... I think we can facilitate that. 338 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:29,000 Why don't you make a call. 339 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:31,000 I'll be inside. 340 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:44,000 Horatio. 341 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:46,000 Well, you look a little different since I last saw you. 342 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:48,000 Been working on your tan? 343 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:50,000 I thought I told you to stay out of Miami. 344 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:52,000 Oh, I know. 345 00:22:52,000 --> 00:23:05,000 I'd love to accommodate you, but the truth is, my firm's new Miami branch is thriving, and so my priority clients-- uh, hi, councilman-- they demand my priority time. 346 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:07,000 DELKO: Oh, I'm sure. 347 00:23:07,000 --> 00:23:11,000 Our evidence links your priority client to a murder. 348 00:23:11,000 --> 00:23:12,000 Ah, yes, of course. 349 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:15,000 The infamous stained dress, yeah. 350 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:19,000 By the way-- sorry-- but who is this guy? 351 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:21,000 His name is CSI Eric Delko. Ah. 352 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:24,000 CSI Eric Delko. Oh. 353 00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:28,000 One of Miami's finest foot soldiers, no doubt. 354 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:30,000 Gabby, where are we at here? 355 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:37,000 So, after collecting this stained dress from Denise Baines' apartment, CSI Delko, where did you put it? 356 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:42,000 I followed protocol-- I put it in a sealed evidence box. 357 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:46,000 Wasn't there an altercation in her hallway during the time you were there? 358 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:48,000 And how would you know that? 359 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:50,000 Due diligence, Horatio. 360 00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:52,000 We're viciously thorough. 361 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:55,000 Hm. 362 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:58,000 Yeah, there was-- a domestic dispute. 363 00:23:58,000 --> 00:24:03,000 VOGEL: Mm-hmm. And where did you put the evidence when you intervened in this dispute? 364 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:07,000 I put the evidence down on the floor in front of Denise's apartment. 365 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:09,000 VOGEL: The floor. Hm. 366 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:13,000 But I thought the dispute took place down the hall and round the corner. 367 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:17,000 Yeah, it did. So what? 368 00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:20,000 So that would put the evidence out of your line of sight. 369 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:23,000 Look, I might have lost sight of the evidence for... 370 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:24,000 a minute, maybe. 371 00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:25,000 One minute? 372 00:24:25,000 --> 00:24:28,000 60 long ticks of the clock, sir. 373 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:29,000 CAINE: And the point is? 374 00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:40,000 My point is that CSI Eric Delko left evidence unattended, (chuckles): and, you know, judges, they love unattended evidence. 375 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:42,000 They also love putting people in jail. 376 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:43,000 Mm! 377 00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:46,000 So we're done here? 378 00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:48,000 VOGEL: Yes, councilman, we are. We're leaving. 379 00:24:48,000 --> 00:24:51,000 Uh... 380 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:52,000 Don't get comfortable. 381 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:55,000 You know I love Miami. 382 00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:56,000 Hey, can you recommend any good restaurants? 383 00:24:56,000 --> 00:24:58,000 You heard what I said. 384 00:24:58,000 --> 00:25:00,000 Oh, come on, you're such a grouch. 385 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:02,000 Cheer up. 386 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:04,000 All right, have a nice day. 387 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:07,000 You... I don't care. 388 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:13,000 We need to talk. 389 00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:19,000 There's no way that evidence was tampered with, H. I agree, Eric. 390 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:21,000 Well, how did they know about the dispute? 391 00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:22,000 The line of sight? 'Cause they've been following us. 392 00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:26,000 Well, that's because they know that the councilman's guilty, they want to keep him out of jail. 393 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:29,000 They wouldn't have gone to this length if he was innocent, would they have? 394 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:32,000 Denise must know something much bigger about the councilman. Let's find out. 395 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:35,000 BOA VISTA: Look at this. 396 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:38,000 All Denise's notes are written in shorthand. 397 00:25:38,000 --> 00:25:41,000 It's all one sound, one syllable. 398 00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:43,000 Who uses shorthand? 399 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:47,000 Well, a journalist trying to conceal sensitive research. 400 00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:49,000 'Cause it's all code. 401 00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:54,000 Hmm. What are all the... 402 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:56,000 the S's with the circles around them? 403 00:25:56,000 --> 00:25:59,000 They're all followed by phrases like "approved shutdown," 404 00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:01,000 "signed legislation" 405 00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:04,000 and "office will not comment." 406 00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:09,000 The "S" means staffer. Yeah, it's got to. So you're absolutely right-- this didn't have anything to do with sex. 407 00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:13,000 This was all about Denise trying to get info on Stafford. 408 00:26:13,000 --> 00:26:15,000 What's that one? 409 00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:21,000 BOA VISTA: "Power to the local union building out 90 minutes Thursday night." 410 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:25,000 Hang on a second, I just read an article... 411 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:27,000 Something here... 412 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:34,000 Here it is. Denise, she wrote an article about power outages that cancelled an important union meeting. 413 00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:42,000 Mm. She also wrote another draft on a city firehouse that was for sale and a street repaving. 414 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:45,000 Those are all city services that are influenced by the councilman. 415 00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:49,000 What was that-- wait a minute, let me see that one about the street repaving. 416 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:52,000 That's kind of convenient. 417 00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:56,000 The street repaving was behind Delonte Cassell's nightclub. 418 00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:58,000 Delonte Cassell-- that's... Remember? 419 00:26:58,000 --> 00:27:01,000 That's the club owner that was suspected of killing one of his own customers? 420 00:27:01,000 --> 00:27:02,000 Yeah. 421 00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:04,000 Was a couple of weeks ago, right? 422 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:06,000 Yeah. What's that about? Hang on a second. 423 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:16,000 The vic was Jimmy Ruiz. 424 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:21,000 Says here he was found in a Dumpster a couple of blocks from the club. 425 00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:27,000 Cassell and Ruiz got into a fight before Ruiz left the club, and that was the last time he was seen alive. 426 00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:29,000 Can you find out what happened with the case, what the verdict was? 427 00:27:29,000 --> 00:27:30,000 Yeah. 428 00:27:33,000 --> 00:27:42,000 Looks like he got off; lack of evidence. (Boa Vista groans) Well, let's see if Denise has anything to say about it in her notes. 429 00:27:43,000 --> 00:27:44,000 Um... 430 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:51,000 yes, "Councilman Stafford ordered the street behind the club repaved the morning after Ruiz was shot. 431 00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:53,000 Why would the councilman have to act so fast? 432 00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:55,000 I mean, what was his rush? 433 00:27:55,000 --> 00:27:59,000 I'll betcha I know where I can dig up an answer. 434 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:12,000 BOA VISTA: Oh... 435 00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:14,000 WOLFE: Look at that. 436 00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:16,000 It's a spent shell casing. 437 00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:17,000 If I had to guess, it's from a nine-millimeter. 438 00:28:17,000 --> 00:28:19,000 And that's what Ruiz was shot with. 439 00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:21,000 Let's see what else we can get. 440 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:23,000 Blood... 441 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:26,000 and a whole lot of it. 442 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:29,000 We just found where Ruiz was shot. 443 00:28:29,000 --> 00:28:34,000 (dance music playing in distance) Put your business back in your pants and get the hell out of here. 444 00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:37,000 And if you ever touch one of my girls like that again... 445 00:28:37,000 --> 00:28:40,000 (chuckles) (laughing) 446 00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:51,000 (three gunshots) 447 00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:18,000 (shutter clicks) (footsteps approaching) OWENS: Hey, so we ended up pulling five nine-millimeter shell casings from the pavement behind the club. 448 00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:21,000 That's not enough to charge Cassell in the reshooting. 449 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:23,000 You know? I need something that puts him at the scene. 450 00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:25,000 Yeah, I'm still looking. 451 00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:26,000 So, are you coming over tonight? 452 00:29:26,000 --> 00:29:28,000 (chuckles): Yeah, of course. 453 00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:31,000 You're the ASA on this? That's right. 454 00:29:31,000 --> 00:29:33,000 That okay with you? Yeah, it's fine. 455 00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:41,000 But I think you should know that we think Councilman Stafford helped Cassell cover up this murder. Why would one of Miami's highest-ranking public officials help one of its dirtiest scumbags? 456 00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:42,000 AVERY: Cassell's a thug. 457 00:29:42,000 --> 00:29:45,000 That's a good question-- I think we need to ask Cassell that. 458 00:29:45,000 --> 00:29:48,000 What makes you think he'll talk? 459 00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:50,000 Maybe a nail in his coffin. 460 00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:52,000 I got a print. 461 00:29:59,000 --> 00:30:04,000 (laughs quietly) You know what this is, Delonte? 462 00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:06,000 It's a shell casing with your fingerprints on it. 463 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:09,000 And you know what it proves? 464 00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:12,000 It proves that you killed Jimmy Ruiz two weeks ago. 465 00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:13,000 So you say. 466 00:30:13,000 --> 00:30:14,000 Is my lawyer here yet? 467 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:16,000 Yeah, your lawyer can come here. 468 00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:20,000 But I'll tell you what, we got ASA Avery over here, and he's ready to make you a pretty sweet deal. 469 00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:23,000 Really? What kind of deal we talking about? 470 00:30:23,000 --> 00:30:27,000 Well, that depends-- tell us about your relationship with Councilman Stafford. Councilman? 471 00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:31,000 Do I look like the type who hangs with a councilman, suit? 472 00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:38,000 No, you don't, but, uh, we got a work order request for the city here to repave the street that you shot Ruiz on, and, uh... 473 00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:40,000 it's signed by Councilman Stafford. 474 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:43,000 Two hours after Ruiz died. 475 00:30:43,000 --> 00:30:45,000 That's not a coincidence. 476 00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:48,000 I can make your life a whole lot easier if you just talk to us, Delonte. 477 00:30:48,000 --> 00:30:50,000 Shut your mouth, Delonte. 478 00:30:50,000 --> 00:30:52,000 Your words are attracting a lot of flies. 479 00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:54,000 What the hell are you doing here? 480 00:30:54,000 --> 00:30:56,000 We represent Mr. Cassell. 481 00:30:56,000 --> 00:30:58,000 VOGEL: Well, we're allowed to have more than one client. 482 00:30:58,000 --> 00:31:05,000 I mean, it helps with the very pricey overhead. (chuckles) Uh, now, could I see the evidence against Mr. Cassell? 483 00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:09,000 Thanks, sir. 484 00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:15,000 Well, this just looks like a bunch of, uh, nine-millimeter shell casings. 485 00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:17,000 So? They have Cassell's prints on them. 486 00:31:17,000 --> 00:31:21,000 Oh. Better put the glasses on, then, huh? Hmm. 487 00:31:21,000 --> 00:31:29,000 (chuckles softly) Uh, Ruiz, he was killed with a nine-millimeter, correct? Yeah, you and your client would know about that. 488 00:31:29,000 --> 00:31:35,000 Wait... wait a minute, there's a .45 casing here on your lab table. 489 00:31:35,000 --> 00:31:38,000 Is that a .45 ca... What do you think? 490 00:31:38,000 --> 00:31:39,000 Well, look at that. 491 00:31:39,000 --> 00:31:40,000 Huh. Hm. 492 00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:43,000 That's a .45 right there. 493 00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:45,000 VOGEL: Yeah. Huh? 494 00:31:45,000 --> 00:31:49,000 I mean, did you recover a .45 shell casing from behind Mr. Cassell's club? 495 00:31:49,000 --> 00:31:50,000 No, we didn't. 496 00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:53,000 Oh. Really? That wasn't there before. 497 00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:58,000 VOGEL: Oh, yes, it was there. I mean, uh, that is your photo, sweetheart, yes? 498 00:31:58,000 --> 00:32:00,000 Well, now, if... 499 00:32:00,000 --> 00:32:06,000 you didn't find a .45 casing in the alley, where did it come from? 500 00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:10,000 Oh! Unless it came from another case. 501 00:32:10,000 --> 00:32:11,000 That's impossible. 502 00:32:11,000 --> 00:32:12,000 I don't think so. 503 00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:15,000 That's called cross-contamination. 504 00:32:15,000 --> 00:32:20,000 Thus, the casings and the prints would be deemed inadmissible. 505 00:32:21,000 --> 00:32:24,000 (quietly): How the hell did this happen, Sam? 506 00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:35,000 VOGEL (chuckles): You see? Even ASA Avery, despite his lack of experience and cheap suits, (chuckling): he knows your case just flatlined. 507 00:32:37,000 --> 00:32:42,000 DELKO: So, I've been scanning through our database, looking at all of Vogel's other clients that we've arrested. 508 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:43,000 Anything jump out? 509 00:32:43,000 --> 00:32:48,000 You tell me-- am I crazy, or do you see a pattern here? 510 00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:50,000 (laughing): Yeah! 511 00:32:50,000 --> 00:32:55,000 Vogel's clients are all felons, got hit with light slaps on the wrist when they should've gotten serious time. 512 00:32:55,000 --> 00:32:56,000 Thank you. 513 00:32:56,000 --> 00:33:01,000 Hung juries, acquittals, insufficient evidence-- all thanks to Vogel. 514 00:33:01,000 --> 00:33:03,000 Wait, hang on. 515 00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:04,000 Go back. 516 00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:07,000 That guy. 517 00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:09,000 That's the guy from the hallway at Denise's apartment today. 518 00:33:09,000 --> 00:33:13,000 That's the one that was having the fight with the woman that smacked me in the face. 519 00:33:13,000 --> 00:33:15,000 The domestic you broke up this morning? Yeah. 520 00:33:15,000 --> 00:33:20,000 Yeah, this guy, Clyde Novak, huh? 521 00:33:20,000 --> 00:33:23,000 Booked last year on assault and battery. 522 00:33:23,000 --> 00:33:24,000 Charges were dropped. 523 00:33:24,000 --> 00:33:26,000 So, Clyde owed Vogel big-time. 524 00:33:26,000 --> 00:33:28,000 Charges were dropped. 525 00:33:28,000 --> 00:33:32,000 This guy staged the fight with the woman, so that I'd break our chain of custody. 526 00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:34,000 Okay, okay, he's coming. 527 00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:36,000 So, do-do you want me to draw blood? 528 00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:37,000 Just make it sound real. 529 00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:38,000 What'd you say, bitch?! 530 00:33:38,000 --> 00:33:43,000 I said touch me again with those grimy hands, and you'll regret it. (screams) Louder. Louder. 531 00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:44,000 Come on, louder. 532 00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:48,000 Vogel's blackmailing his clients to do his dirty work. 533 00:33:58,000 --> 00:34:02,000 Vogel was blackmailing his clients, wasn't he, councilman? 534 00:34:02,000 --> 00:34:05,000 And Denise found out about it, didn't she? 535 00:34:05,000 --> 00:34:10,000 (sighs) She came to me about it. 536 00:34:10,000 --> 00:34:13,000 So, I confronted Vogel. 537 00:34:13,000 --> 00:34:18,000 And that's how he found out about Denise, because you outed her, didn't you? 538 00:34:20,000 --> 00:34:22,000 I never wanted her to get hurt. 539 00:34:22,000 --> 00:34:23,000 But she did get hurt. 540 00:34:23,000 --> 00:34:25,000 She got killed right over there. 541 00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:36,000 Because of you, he killed her before she could publish what she uncovered about him: How he used his clients to get other clients out of trouble. 542 00:34:36,000 --> 00:34:40,000 What do you want from me, Horatio? 543 00:34:40,000 --> 00:34:41,000 I need your testimony, councilman. 544 00:34:43,000 --> 00:34:45,000 I can't testify against Vogel. 545 00:34:45,000 --> 00:34:48,000 Look what he does to people who cross him. 546 00:34:48,000 --> 00:34:49,000 I-I have a family. 547 00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:51,000 You don't have a choice. 548 00:34:51,000 --> 00:34:53,000 You do have a family, and they're gonna be next. 549 00:34:53,000 --> 00:34:57,000 You need to think about that. 550 00:34:57,000 --> 00:35:03,000 (phone ringing) (phone beeps) You need to think about it. 551 00:35:03,000 --> 00:35:04,000 Yes, Natalia? 552 00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:05,000 You won't believe who just showed up. 553 00:35:05,000 --> 00:35:07,000 I'm on my way. 554 00:35:12,000 --> 00:35:14,000 VOGEL: Ah, Horatio, thank goodness you're here. 555 00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:17,000 I've been trying to get ahold of you for hours. 556 00:35:17,000 --> 00:35:21,000 Actually, I'm fresh off a conversation with Councilman Stafford. 557 00:35:21,000 --> 00:35:23,000 Well, that must have been a bit one-sided. 558 00:35:23,000 --> 00:35:25,000 Not a great conversationalist, is he? 559 00:35:25,000 --> 00:35:29,000 Well, come to think of it, neither are you. 560 00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:31,000 (chuckles) Till now. 561 00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:36,000 All right, come on, what is it? 562 00:35:36,000 --> 00:35:38,000 What is it? 563 00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:40,000 The suspense is killing me here. 564 00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:47,000 For starters, we know you had two of your clients go over and stage a fight at Denise Baines' house today so you could compromise evidence. 565 00:35:47,000 --> 00:35:53,000 It seems, Mr. Vogel, that she found out the truth about you and lost her life for it. 566 00:35:53,000 --> 00:35:54,000 Really? 567 00:35:54,000 --> 00:35:58,000 Well, do tell me, what is this truth exactly? 568 00:35:58,000 --> 00:35:59,000 Blackmail. 569 00:35:59,000 --> 00:36:02,000 Because we know you're blackmailing your clients like Councilman Stafford. 570 00:36:02,000 --> 00:36:08,000 My dear, those are some wild, wild allegations. 571 00:36:08,000 --> 00:36:10,000 Really? 572 00:36:10,000 --> 00:36:16,000 Listen, I can't speak to the blackmail part of this, but I can speak to the other allegations. 573 00:36:16,000 --> 00:36:18,000 That won't be necessary at this time. 574 00:36:18,000 --> 00:36:21,000 Well, excuse me, I beg to differ there, Horatio. 575 00:36:23,000 --> 00:36:27,000 Miss Wade has something that she wants to tell you. 576 00:36:29,000 --> 00:36:34,000 I hired Clyde Novak and another client to stage the fight at Denise Baines'. 577 00:36:34,000 --> 00:36:39,000 I also hired that contract killer to poison her. 578 00:36:39,000 --> 00:36:41,000 I acted alone. 579 00:36:41,000 --> 00:36:45,000 I perceived a threat to my clients and acted independently. 580 00:36:48,000 --> 00:36:50,000 There. 581 00:36:53,000 --> 00:36:57,000 Feels better now, doesn't it, just to get that off your chest, Gabby. 582 00:36:57,000 --> 00:37:03,000 Now, listen, I'm gonna make sure you get the best representation. 583 00:37:03,000 --> 00:37:06,000 Hell, I may even do it myself. 584 00:37:07,000 --> 00:37:09,000 Thank you, Horatio. 585 00:37:09,000 --> 00:37:15,000 Without you, Miss Wade here would continue to be a blight Miss Wade? on my firm. 586 00:37:15,000 --> 00:37:19,000 Have you ever actually been to prison? 587 00:37:21,000 --> 00:37:23,000 No. 588 00:37:24,000 --> 00:37:27,000 Well, then, I commend you on your blind sense of loyalty. 589 00:37:27,000 --> 00:37:29,000 You know you don't have to be the scapegoat, right? 590 00:37:29,000 --> 00:37:34,000 This is your only opportunity to tell us what he has on you. 591 00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:38,000 HORATIO: Miss Wade? 592 00:37:41,000 --> 00:37:44,000 I'd like to give my official statement now. 593 00:37:44,000 --> 00:37:48,000 Without the councilman's testimony, we have nothing. 594 00:37:48,000 --> 00:37:51,000 This whole thing falls on Gabrielle Wade. 595 00:37:51,000 --> 00:37:53,000 Yeah, Vogel played us real good. 596 00:37:53,000 --> 00:37:55,000 He was a step ahead of us the whole time. 597 00:37:55,000 --> 00:37:57,000 VOGEL: The judge agreed to this... What's going on? 598 00:37:57,000 --> 00:38:00,000 because we discovered that... Son of a bitch. 599 00:38:00,000 --> 00:38:05,000 the Miami-Dade Crime Lab mishandled evidence in a recent case. 600 00:38:05,000 --> 00:38:06,000 What? Are you kidding me? 601 00:38:06,000 --> 00:38:13,000 VOGEL: The CSI Samantha Owens used improper procedures, which puts into question not only her work Oh, my God. 602 00:38:13,000 --> 00:38:21,000 on this particular case, but every single case that she's worked on including our client's, Esteban Navarro's. 603 00:38:21,000 --> 00:38:24,000 Now, I can't say any more at this stage. 604 00:38:24,000 --> 00:38:27,000 I will be making a statement later, but thank you so much. 605 00:38:27,000 --> 00:38:29,000 It's a beautiful day; enjoy it. 606 00:38:29,000 --> 00:38:30,000 I am going for lunch. 607 00:38:30,000 --> 00:38:32,000 Thank you, thank you, thank you. 608 00:38:32,000 --> 00:38:35,000 (sighs) I'm guessing you heard? 609 00:38:35,000 --> 00:38:42,000 Esteban Navarro's getting out, and all the cases that I processed evidence on are falling apart. 610 00:38:42,000 --> 00:38:46,000 (wry laugh) God, I guess I really screwed this up. 611 00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:49,000 No, I don't think you did, Sam. 612 00:38:49,000 --> 00:38:51,000 Well, what are you talking about? 613 00:38:51,000 --> 00:38:54,000 VOGEL: Sorry to keep you waiting. 614 00:38:54,000 --> 00:38:58,000 I've had another busy, busy, busy day. 615 00:38:58,000 --> 00:39:03,000 (chuckles) Well, of course, you'd know that, wouldn't you? 616 00:39:03,000 --> 00:39:09,000 Somebody compromised the evidence when they planted this casing; someone close to us who is working for Vogel. 617 00:39:09,000 --> 00:39:11,000 Ryan, you don't think that I would even... 618 00:39:11,000 --> 00:39:13,000 Sam, let me ask you something. 619 00:39:13,000 --> 00:39:14,000 What? 620 00:39:14,000 --> 00:39:16,000 Where did you meet your boyfriend? 621 00:39:16,000 --> 00:39:17,000 Josh? 622 00:39:17,000 --> 00:39:19,000 At the gym, why? 623 00:39:19,000 --> 00:39:20,000 Did he approach you? 624 00:39:20,000 --> 00:39:22,000 Yeah, he did. 625 00:39:22,000 --> 00:39:23,000 Wh-what's the point? 626 00:39:24,000 --> 00:39:27,000 Sam, he had access. 627 00:39:27,000 --> 00:39:29,000 He was there. 628 00:39:29,000 --> 00:39:32,000 You've been very loyal, my boy. 629 00:39:32,000 --> 00:39:36,000 Very loyal. 630 00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:38,000 What do you want me to do now, Darren? 631 00:39:52,000 --> 00:39:55,000 (shutter clicking) 632 00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:13,000 Wha... 633 00:40:13,000 --> 00:40:17,000 You think that he planted the casing? 634 00:40:17,000 --> 00:40:18,000 He's the assistant state attorney. 635 00:40:18,000 --> 00:40:19,000 He would never.... 636 00:40:19,000 --> 00:40:23,000 He had access to our trace lab. 637 00:40:23,000 --> 00:40:35,000 Well, I think the first order of business is to make sure that Lieutenant Caine and his CSIs never bother this law firm or any of its clients ever again. 638 00:40:46,000 --> 00:40:52,000 (sighs) If this is true, then I'm done. 639 00:40:52,000 --> 00:40:54,000 I'm finished. 640 00:40:58,000 --> 00:41:01,000 Not if I have anything to say about it. 641 00:41:01,000 --> 00:41:12,000 Captioning sponsored by\h CBS, C.S.I. 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