1 00:00:02,268 --> 00:00:04,571 911. What is your emergency? 2 00:00:04,637 --> 00:00:05,572 MAN: Yes. There's been an accident. 3 00:00:05,638 --> 00:00:07,374 What kind of accident, sir? 4 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:08,575 Please, ma'am, I need you to send an ambulance. 5 00:00:08,641 --> 00:00:09,576 Please, just hurry. 6 00:00:09,642 --> 00:00:11,077 Sir, paramedics are en route. 7 00:00:11,144 --> 00:00:13,279 Oh, my God! Please, you've got to help me! 8 00:00:13,346 --> 00:00:13,947 Please, hurry! 9 00:00:14,013 --> 00:00:15,148 Sir, where are you injured? 10 00:00:15,215 --> 00:00:16,349 What? No, not me, my wife! 11 00:00:22,722 --> 00:00:24,591 De-fib. 12 00:00:24,657 --> 00:00:25,592 What does that mean? 13 00:00:25,658 --> 00:00:27,060 Sir, please stand back. 14 00:00:32,799 --> 00:00:36,703 ( steady tone ) 15 00:00:42,275 --> 00:00:44,043 There was an emergency call out, 16 00:00:44,110 --> 00:00:45,145 the paramedics responded. 17 00:00:45,211 --> 00:00:45,945 They found 18 00:00:46,012 --> 00:00:48,281 Mrs. Lester in the back stairs. 19 00:00:48,348 --> 00:00:52,318 They pronounced at 12:16 a.m. 20 00:00:54,854 --> 00:00:56,623 And, of course, you walked through the house. 21 00:00:56,689 --> 00:00:58,458 We were responding to a traumatic injury. 22 00:00:58,525 --> 00:01:00,093 Our priority was to assist the victim. 23 00:01:12,739 --> 00:01:15,642 BRASS: That's Ray Lester, the vic's husband. 24 00:01:17,410 --> 00:01:18,611 WILLOWS: Was he injured? 25 00:01:18,678 --> 00:01:23,216 No, uh, that's his wife's blood. 26 00:01:23,283 --> 00:01:25,752 He said he checked to see if she was still alive 27 00:01:25,819 --> 00:01:28,688 and he held her until the paramedics came. 28 00:01:28,755 --> 00:01:30,757 Wouldn't you? 29 00:01:30,824 --> 00:01:33,326 You never met my ex. 30 00:01:43,703 --> 00:01:45,472 Tequila will always remind me of Señor Frog's. 31 00:01:45,538 --> 00:01:46,739 BRASS: Which one? 32 00:01:46,806 --> 00:01:50,510 Cancun. My honeymoon. 33 00:01:50,577 --> 00:01:51,811 My dime. 34 00:01:51,878 --> 00:01:54,447 Well, if you ever want to go back, it's on me. 35 00:01:54,514 --> 00:01:56,850 Is that a proposal? 36 00:02:04,491 --> 00:02:06,826 DAVID: It's like the Red Sea in here. 37 00:02:06,893 --> 00:02:10,163 The Red Sea's not red, David. 38 00:02:10,229 --> 00:02:12,832 No, it's blue from afar and transparent when held in hand, 39 00:02:12,899 --> 00:02:14,868 like any other body of water. 40 00:02:14,934 --> 00:02:16,402 I was just speaking figuratively. 41 00:02:16,469 --> 00:02:17,604 I'm assuming 42 00:02:17,670 --> 00:02:19,739 those boot prints aren't yours. 43 00:02:19,806 --> 00:02:22,342 Please, I was just waiting for you guys to clear a path. 44 00:02:22,408 --> 00:02:24,310 Blame the paramedics. 45 00:02:24,377 --> 00:02:27,847 This girl's head and spine are perfectly aligned. 46 00:02:27,914 --> 00:02:28,948 Yeah, when you fall down 47 00:02:29,015 --> 00:02:31,150 the stairs, your head tends to go in one direction, 48 00:02:31,217 --> 00:02:32,218 your body in another. 49 00:02:32,285 --> 00:02:33,686 I'll take a statement from the husband 50 00:02:33,753 --> 00:02:35,421 and the paramedics; see if she was moved. 51 00:02:35,488 --> 00:02:36,856 You know, twice as many people 52 00:02:36,923 --> 00:02:38,858 die each year from falling down stairs 53 00:02:38,925 --> 00:02:40,627 than from accidental gunfire? 54 00:02:40,693 --> 00:02:41,728 You didn't just get back 55 00:02:41,794 --> 00:02:43,563 from one of those coroner's conferences, did you? 56 00:02:47,333 --> 00:02:48,401 What are you thinking? 57 00:02:48,468 --> 00:02:50,570 Led Zeppelin. 58 00:02:52,972 --> 00:02:54,741 "Stairway To Heaven." 59 00:02:57,477 --> 00:03:08,288 Captioning sponsored by CBS, C.S.I. PRODUCTIONS 60 00:03:08,354 --> 00:03:10,790 ♪ Who, who, who, who? ♪ 61 00:03:10,857 --> 00:03:12,191 ♪ Who are you? ♪ 62 00:03:12,258 --> 00:03:14,928 ♪ Who, who, who, who ♪ 63 00:03:14,994 --> 00:03:16,629 ♪ I really wanna know ♪ 64 00:03:16,696 --> 00:03:19,399 ♪ Who... are you? ♪ 65 00:03:19,465 --> 00:03:21,634 ♪ Oh-oh-oh! ♪ 66 00:03:21,701 --> 00:03:24,837 ♪ Come on, tell me who are you, you, you ♪ 67 00:03:24,904 --> 00:03:27,907 ♪ Oh, you! ♪ 68 00:03:33,580 --> 00:03:34,948 ( murmuring ) 69 00:03:50,597 --> 00:03:51,664 BROWN: Hey, Sanders. 70 00:03:51,731 --> 00:03:52,865 Hey. 71 00:03:52,932 --> 00:03:53,800 Back stairs. 72 00:03:53,866 --> 00:03:57,236 And, uh, you might want to hug the wall. 73 00:04:00,506 --> 00:04:02,408 Whew! 74 00:04:02,475 --> 00:04:04,243 Did you ever hear of Odor Eaters? 75 00:04:05,945 --> 00:04:07,880 Never mind. 76 00:04:07,947 --> 00:04:10,016 We don't get another boot allowance till spring. 77 00:04:10,083 --> 00:04:11,250 Well, I'll try to get 'em back to you 78 00:04:11,317 --> 00:04:12,752 before your next shift, okay? 79 00:04:12,819 --> 00:04:14,654 Uh, one more question: Did either 80 00:04:14,721 --> 00:04:14,721 of you guys move the body? 81 00:04:14,721 --> 00:04:16,623 Didn't have to. 82 00:04:16,689 --> 00:04:16,689 She was faceup. 83 00:04:16,689 --> 00:04:17,000 I unbuttoned her blouse 84 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:17,000 She was faceup. 85 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:18,423 I unbuttoned her blouse 86 00:04:18,491 --> 00:04:19,993 to apply the leads, but that's it. 87 00:04:20,059 --> 00:04:21,094 We tried not to touch anything. 88 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:23,963 Once we saw that blood, we knew you'd be showing up. 89 00:04:25,531 --> 00:04:27,000 GRISSOM: Becky Lester. 90 00:04:27,066 --> 00:04:28,968 Catherine and I got here a half an hour after 91 00:04:29,035 --> 00:04:32,538 her husband called 911. 92 00:04:32,605 --> 00:04:33,673 Edges of the blood pools 93 00:04:33,740 --> 00:04:34,874 were already dry. 94 00:04:34,941 --> 00:04:36,976 The pools themselves were tacky. 95 00:04:37,043 --> 00:04:39,912 Which means she'd been down here at least an hour or two 96 00:04:39,979 --> 00:04:41,547 before you guys even got here. 97 00:04:41,614 --> 00:04:43,983 Why did the husband wait so long to call? 98 00:04:44,050 --> 00:04:44,984 Good question. 99 00:04:45,051 --> 00:04:46,119 Coroner won't touch the body 100 00:04:46,185 --> 00:04:48,554 till Catherine and I are done processing around it, 101 00:04:48,621 --> 00:04:50,657 so, Sara, would you please go up the front stairs 102 00:04:50,723 --> 00:04:51,924 and work your way down the back stairs? 103 00:04:51,991 --> 00:04:52,959 You got it. 104 00:04:53,026 --> 00:04:53,993 Warrick, could you 105 00:04:54,060 --> 00:04:55,995 process the blood evidence from the front door 106 00:04:56,062 --> 00:04:57,063 to the back stairwell? 107 00:04:57,130 --> 00:04:57,964 And if you'll notice, 108 00:04:58,031 --> 00:05:00,333 she doesn't have any blood on her feet. 109 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:02,969 So I can assume those bloody footprints aren't hers. 110 00:05:03,036 --> 00:05:05,471 Nick, Brass is in the study with the husband 111 00:05:05,538 --> 00:05:06,906 and he's waiting for you. 112 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:22,755 ( camera clicks ) 113 00:05:59,092 --> 00:06:01,094 ( camera clicks ) 114 00:06:22,849 --> 00:06:24,984 WILLOWS: Hey, Grissom, 115 00:06:25,051 --> 00:06:28,020 spatter on the wall doesn't exceed 18 inches. 116 00:06:28,087 --> 00:06:30,857 Well, that's consistent with the fall. 117 00:06:38,164 --> 00:06:39,599 Guys, 118 00:06:39,665 --> 00:06:41,400 if she fell, 119 00:06:41,467 --> 00:06:43,503 even if she was pushed down these stairs, 120 00:06:43,569 --> 00:06:46,472 I would expect to find smudge marks on these walls. 121 00:06:46,539 --> 00:06:47,406 Yeah, she would've 122 00:06:47,473 --> 00:06:49,108 instinctively reached out for leverage. 123 00:06:49,175 --> 00:06:50,443 There are none. 124 00:06:50,510 --> 00:06:53,045 Not to mention, that if she was up here 125 00:06:53,112 --> 00:06:55,581 before she was down there... 126 00:06:56,716 --> 00:06:58,885 ...she should've landed headfirst. 127 00:07:01,788 --> 00:07:05,091 The body position is inconsistent with the fall. 128 00:07:05,158 --> 00:07:07,860 Well, it's inconsistent if she fell down the stairs. 129 00:07:09,162 --> 00:07:11,097 Maybe she fell up. 130 00:07:20,273 --> 00:07:21,707 Catherine, 131 00:07:21,774 --> 00:07:23,442 can I borrow your micrometer? 132 00:07:28,147 --> 00:07:32,451 Blood spatter measures two millimeters. 133 00:07:32,518 --> 00:07:33,286 Medium spatter. 134 00:07:33,352 --> 00:07:36,122 Suggests impact with a blunt object. 135 00:07:39,559 --> 00:07:42,762 But if she was hit, where's the castoff? 136 00:07:46,532 --> 00:07:47,767 It is a low ceiling. 137 00:07:47,834 --> 00:07:49,502 Pretty hard to swing a weapon. 138 00:07:49,569 --> 00:07:52,705 Sometimes first blush gives you a head rush. 139 00:07:53,272 --> 00:07:56,776 I don't think I moved her. 140 00:07:56,843 --> 00:07:58,911 I mean, I cradled her head in my lap. 141 00:07:58,978 --> 00:08:02,648 Tried to wake her up, but that's it. 142 00:08:02,715 --> 00:08:05,017 So, you and your wife went to Pieros for dinner, 143 00:08:05,084 --> 00:08:06,118 got home around 10:00. 144 00:08:06,185 --> 00:08:07,253 Got out the tequila, 145 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:08,888 then what? 146 00:08:08,955 --> 00:08:10,957 I, you know, got comfortable... 147 00:08:11,023 --> 00:08:13,659 then we went outside and did a few shots. 148 00:08:13,726 --> 00:08:15,494 How'd the tequila get back inside? 149 00:08:15,561 --> 00:08:18,497 Um, the phone rang and it was my daughter Susan. 150 00:08:18,564 --> 00:08:19,665 Your daughter? 151 00:08:19,732 --> 00:08:22,001 Yeah, from my first marriage. 152 00:08:22,068 --> 00:08:24,136 She's, she's staying at Becky's dad's. 153 00:08:24,203 --> 00:08:27,173 All right. It's Susan. 154 00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:30,009 Oh. Hey, babe. 155 00:08:30,076 --> 00:08:31,711 Uh-huh. 156 00:08:31,777 --> 00:08:33,712 Okay. 157 00:08:33,779 --> 00:08:34,981 It's boy trouble. 158 00:08:36,315 --> 00:08:37,817 I'll take this inside. 159 00:08:39,986 --> 00:08:41,287 What did you do after that? 160 00:08:41,354 --> 00:08:46,092 Another shot or two and then I guess I fell asleep. 161 00:08:46,158 --> 00:08:48,094 And I woke up around midnight. 162 00:08:48,160 --> 00:08:49,362 And I figured that 163 00:08:49,428 --> 00:08:51,931 she and Susan had just gotten into one of their talk-a-thons. 164 00:08:52,965 --> 00:08:56,269 I took the tequila and the glasses into the kitchen 165 00:08:56,335 --> 00:08:57,270 and that's when I saw her. 166 00:08:57,336 --> 00:08:58,905 Oh, my God. 167 00:09:00,373 --> 00:09:02,975 Oh, please! Oh, please, please! 168 00:09:03,042 --> 00:09:06,545 Oh, my God... Oh, my God... 169 00:09:12,752 --> 00:09:14,987 Now, is there any reason you can think of 170 00:09:15,054 --> 00:09:17,290 why your wife would be using the back stairs? 171 00:09:17,356 --> 00:09:19,625 From the kitchen, it's closer to the bedroom. 172 00:09:19,692 --> 00:09:21,661 You never mentioned anything about the bedroom. 173 00:09:21,727 --> 00:09:23,663 Are you trying to trip me up or something? 174 00:09:23,729 --> 00:09:24,797 I mean, I don't... 175 00:09:24,864 --> 00:09:26,299 maybe she went to, uh, brush her teeth 176 00:09:26,365 --> 00:09:28,034 or put on her nightgown. I really don't know. 177 00:09:28,100 --> 00:09:30,169 Okay, sir. I'm going to need to take your clothing. 178 00:09:32,772 --> 00:09:34,340 I'll go upstairs and change. 179 00:09:34,407 --> 00:09:37,076 No, that's okay. We're still processing upstairs. 180 00:09:37,143 --> 00:09:38,344 You can remove them right here 181 00:09:38,411 --> 00:09:39,979 and I'll give you a jumpsuit. 182 00:09:40,046 --> 00:09:42,014 I'll close my eyes, if you're shy. 183 00:09:52,391 --> 00:09:55,594 Those don't look like mosquito bites. 184 00:09:57,096 --> 00:10:00,866 My wife likes to bite, and I don't mind it, okay? 185 00:10:00,933 --> 00:10:02,868 Okay. 186 00:10:13,412 --> 00:10:15,781 Okay, 187 00:10:15,848 --> 00:10:18,384 the husband says he fell asleep, he woke up 188 00:10:18,451 --> 00:10:20,252 his wife was dead. 189 00:10:20,319 --> 00:10:22,254 He's a good sleeper. 190 00:10:22,321 --> 00:10:24,190 Yeah, I'm sure he's gonna say something like that. 191 00:10:24,256 --> 00:10:25,257 Anyway, there's a daughter. 192 00:10:25,324 --> 00:10:26,359 She spent the night 193 00:10:26,425 --> 00:10:28,127 at her grandfather's, who lives a few blocks away. 194 00:10:28,194 --> 00:10:29,195 I'm gonna check it out. 195 00:10:29,261 --> 00:10:30,963 BROWN: I'm ready. 196 00:10:34,166 --> 00:10:37,136 The blue markers denote the footprints. 197 00:10:37,203 --> 00:10:39,805 They're all consistent with the husband. 198 00:10:50,483 --> 00:10:52,952 The footprints are associated with gravitational blood drops. 199 00:11:00,192 --> 00:11:03,329 The yellow markers denote the paramedics' boot prints. 200 00:11:11,370 --> 00:11:13,739 And what about this here, on the counter? 201 00:11:13,806 --> 00:11:14,774 It's a single blood drop. 202 00:11:14,840 --> 00:11:15,908 I'm thinking that's from when 203 00:11:15,975 --> 00:11:17,743 the husband reached for the phone. 204 00:11:20,513 --> 00:11:22,448 That's a good observation. 205 00:11:22,515 --> 00:11:24,183 What do you got in the bag? 206 00:11:24,250 --> 00:11:28,754 This... 207 00:11:28,821 --> 00:11:30,890 is a bloody paper towel I found in the trash. 208 00:11:30,956 --> 00:11:32,324 It's too textured to print, 209 00:11:32,391 --> 00:11:34,460 but Sanders talked to the paramedics, 210 00:11:34,527 --> 00:11:35,294 who confirmed that it wasn't theirs. 211 00:11:35,361 --> 00:11:36,529 I'm thinking it was from the husband 212 00:11:36,595 --> 00:11:39,265 when he tried to clean up and saw it wouldn't be too easy. 213 00:11:39,331 --> 00:11:40,933 Lucky for us. 214 00:12:10,563 --> 00:12:14,767 ♪ ♪ 215 00:12:31,083 --> 00:12:32,518 Hey. 216 00:12:34,220 --> 00:12:36,122 Husband slept in the other room. 217 00:12:36,188 --> 00:12:38,124 His reading glasses are on the nightstand. 218 00:12:38,190 --> 00:12:39,291 Clothing's in the dresser. 219 00:12:39,358 --> 00:12:41,193 That's odd. 220 00:12:41,260 --> 00:12:44,363 A man and a woman, who don't share a bedroom, 221 00:12:44,430 --> 00:12:47,166 arrange to have a night alone, 222 00:12:47,233 --> 00:12:48,834 send their daughter to a relative, 223 00:12:48,901 --> 00:12:52,972 go out to dinner, have drinks by the pool, 224 00:12:53,038 --> 00:12:55,040 but they sleep in separate bedrooms. 225 00:12:55,107 --> 00:13:00,880 Maybe one of them snored or had insomnia 226 00:13:00,946 --> 00:13:03,215 or liked to work at night. 227 00:13:03,282 --> 00:13:05,518 Or maybe they were suffocating each other 228 00:13:05,584 --> 00:13:07,319 and he couldn't breathe. 229 00:13:16,896 --> 00:13:18,164 Sexual lubricant. 230 00:13:18,230 --> 00:13:21,967 It's half empty. Sticky. 231 00:13:22,034 --> 00:13:25,871 You know, you don't have to sleep in the same bed together 232 00:13:25,938 --> 00:13:27,106 to have sex 233 00:13:27,173 --> 00:13:28,541 or... 234 00:13:28,607 --> 00:13:30,342 have romance. 235 00:13:33,179 --> 00:13:36,115 I'm going to go see the doctor. 236 00:13:38,350 --> 00:13:39,985 I'll grid the house. 237 00:13:46,525 --> 00:13:48,594 I don't understand. 238 00:13:48,661 --> 00:13:52,264 Becky was in perfect health. 239 00:13:52,331 --> 00:13:53,432 Can I see her? 240 00:13:53,499 --> 00:13:54,934 I'd like to see my daughter. 241 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:56,502 BRASS: Well, her body's with the coroner, sir. 242 00:13:56,569 --> 00:13:59,471 There will be an autopsy as a part of our investigation. 243 00:13:59,538 --> 00:14:02,107 But you said she fell. 244 00:14:02,174 --> 00:14:05,578 Yeah, um, if you don't mind, 245 00:14:05,644 --> 00:14:08,180 I'd like to ask you both a few questions. 246 00:14:08,247 --> 00:14:08,247 Anything. 247 00:14:08,247 --> 00:14:10,182 When was the last time 248 00:14:10,249 --> 00:14:11,584 either of you saw her? 249 00:14:11,650 --> 00:14:12,952 When she dropped Susan off 250 00:14:13,018 --> 00:14:14,186 yesterday evening, 251 00:14:14,253 --> 00:14:16,088 she came in for a few minutes. 252 00:14:16,155 --> 00:14:18,857 Said she was headed home and out to dinner with Ray. 253 00:14:18,924 --> 00:14:21,026 And that's the last time you spoke with her. 254 00:14:21,093 --> 00:14:21,093 Yeah. 255 00:14:21,093 --> 00:14:22,895 No. 256 00:14:24,597 --> 00:14:26,432 I called her. 257 00:14:26,498 --> 00:14:30,069 A little after 10:00, after Grandpa went to bed. 258 00:14:30,135 --> 00:14:31,237 What did you talk about? 259 00:14:31,303 --> 00:14:32,304 Why is that important? 260 00:14:32,371 --> 00:14:33,372 Well... 261 00:14:33,439 --> 00:14:36,575 Stupid stuff. 262 00:14:36,642 --> 00:14:40,879 My best friend Jamila and I, we both like Leon. 263 00:14:40,946 --> 00:14:43,549 And I know, friendship first. 264 00:14:43,616 --> 00:14:46,585 I just wanted Becky to say it, you know? 265 00:14:46,652 --> 00:14:49,321 Uh, yeah, okay. 266 00:14:49,388 --> 00:14:51,457 Thank you. Thank you, Susan. 267 00:14:51,523 --> 00:14:54,293 Susan, would you give me a moment with the detective? 268 00:14:54,360 --> 00:14:56,462 SUSAN: Okay. 269 00:14:59,198 --> 00:15:03,402 You said you found my daughter's body on the stairwell? 270 00:15:03,469 --> 00:15:05,471 That's right. 271 00:15:05,537 --> 00:15:09,408 You're aware that Ray's first wife, Susan's mother, 272 00:15:09,475 --> 00:15:11,043 was found the same way? 273 00:15:11,110 --> 00:15:13,379 Well, now I am. 274 00:15:13,445 --> 00:15:16,915 They said Susan's mom died of a stroke. 275 00:15:16,982 --> 00:15:17,750 But you don't think so? 276 00:15:17,816 --> 00:15:20,252 I never had any reason to doubt it. 277 00:15:20,319 --> 00:15:22,655 So how would you, uh, how would you characterize 278 00:15:22,721 --> 00:15:24,023 your daughter's marriage? 279 00:15:24,089 --> 00:15:26,158 Ups and downs. 280 00:15:26,225 --> 00:15:28,093 About a year ago, Ray's business went under. 281 00:15:28,160 --> 00:15:30,162 And Becky works 282 00:15:30,229 --> 00:15:31,664 for Western Airlines. 283 00:15:31,730 --> 00:15:33,265 They've been downsizing since 9/11. 284 00:15:33,332 --> 00:15:34,366 It's been rough. 285 00:15:34,433 --> 00:15:36,368 Yeah. 286 00:15:36,435 --> 00:15:40,572 Mr. Stein, does your son-in-law have a temper? 287 00:15:40,639 --> 00:15:42,341 Do I have to answer that? 288 00:15:42,408 --> 00:15:44,276 You just did. 289 00:15:44,343 --> 00:15:49,515 Becky Lester, 32. Final meal, pasta. 290 00:15:49,581 --> 00:15:52,651 I can't tell you the variety of the noodle, 291 00:15:52,718 --> 00:15:54,687 but there was a white sauce with clams. 292 00:15:54,753 --> 00:15:57,956 And I found some blood in her stomach. 293 00:15:58,023 --> 00:16:00,359 Her tongue was lacerated perimortem. 294 00:16:00,426 --> 00:16:02,995 She probably chomped down on it when she hit the stairs. 295 00:16:03,062 --> 00:16:05,030 I sent a blood sample to tox 296 00:16:05,097 --> 00:16:06,265 and Nick asked for teeth impressions. 297 00:16:06,332 --> 00:16:08,267 Husband claims she's a biter. 298 00:16:08,334 --> 00:16:10,302 Fine line between 299 00:16:10,369 --> 00:16:11,570 pleasure and pain. 300 00:16:11,637 --> 00:16:15,374 But who doesn't like to cross it every once in a while, right? 301 00:16:15,441 --> 00:16:17,676 Anyway, um, I don't know 302 00:16:17,743 --> 00:16:19,278 if it's probative, 303 00:16:19,345 --> 00:16:21,480 but there's semen in her vaginal vault. 304 00:16:21,547 --> 00:16:24,116 Sperm motility and positive acid phosphates 305 00:16:24,183 --> 00:16:26,185 suggest intercourse approximately 306 00:16:26,251 --> 00:16:28,053 six to 12 hours prior to death. 307 00:16:28,120 --> 00:16:30,022 Yeah, I'm mostly interested in cause. 308 00:16:30,089 --> 00:16:32,658 Exsanguination from five lacerations: 309 00:16:32,725 --> 00:16:35,194 Two to the forehead, one to the right temple, 310 00:16:35,260 --> 00:16:36,562 and two to the occipital bone. 311 00:16:36,628 --> 00:16:37,696 Are they consistent with a fall? 312 00:16:37,763 --> 00:16:40,366 Yes, but I'd expect to see hand fractures as a result 313 00:16:40,432 --> 00:16:41,667 of the impact, and there are none. 314 00:16:41,734 --> 00:16:43,635 Are they consistent with blunt force trauma? 315 00:16:43,702 --> 00:16:45,738 Sure, but if the husband bludgeoned her, 316 00:16:45,804 --> 00:16:47,005 there'd be fractures to the skull. 317 00:16:47,072 --> 00:16:48,006 And there are none. 318 00:16:48,073 --> 00:16:49,708 None. 319 00:16:49,775 --> 00:16:52,378 Well, you've given me a lot of information, Doc, 320 00:16:52,444 --> 00:16:54,546 and none of it very helpful. 321 00:17:09,395 --> 00:17:11,430 You want fries with that? 322 00:17:13,632 --> 00:17:17,136 Robbins said the vic bit her tongue. 323 00:17:17,202 --> 00:17:19,605 Theoretically, she could've expirated 324 00:17:19,671 --> 00:17:20,439 the blood on the wall, 325 00:17:20,506 --> 00:17:22,574 providing an alternative explanation 326 00:17:22,641 --> 00:17:23,809 for the medium velocity spatter. 327 00:17:25,144 --> 00:17:26,178 Do me a favor, 328 00:17:26,244 --> 00:17:27,579 check it out. 329 00:17:34,787 --> 00:17:37,656 Well, it looks like two millimeters. 330 00:17:37,723 --> 00:17:40,459 Same as the blood at the scene. 331 00:17:40,526 --> 00:17:43,562 So, maybe it was just an accident. 332 00:17:46,765 --> 00:17:48,333 GRISSOM: As she tried to get up, 333 00:17:48,400 --> 00:17:50,135 she expirated the blood on the wall. 334 00:17:50,202 --> 00:17:54,573 She failed to regain her footing, impacting her temple 335 00:17:54,640 --> 00:17:57,176 and then she bounced on her occipital bone. 336 00:17:57,242 --> 00:18:01,146 So we've got two theories, both supported by physical evidence. 337 00:18:01,213 --> 00:18:03,582 Yeah, if we ever find a murder weapon, my theory's done. 338 00:18:03,649 --> 00:18:05,851 Well, I know that there was no blood found in the car, 339 00:18:05,918 --> 00:18:07,586 so it's unlikely that Ray 340 00:18:07,653 --> 00:18:09,488 took a drive to dispose of the weapon. 341 00:18:11,190 --> 00:18:12,691 Hey, ready for a quiz? 342 00:18:12,758 --> 00:18:14,726 Guess how Ray's first wife died? 343 00:18:14,793 --> 00:18:17,596 Wait. She had a stroke on a stairway. 344 00:18:18,764 --> 00:18:20,098 Robbins told me. 345 00:18:20,165 --> 00:18:22,167 Is that the autopsy report? 346 00:18:22,234 --> 00:18:24,570 No, these are medical records. There was no autopsy. 347 00:18:24,636 --> 00:18:26,104 Jackie Lester had a heart condition. 348 00:18:26,171 --> 00:18:27,606 Three weeks before she died, 349 00:18:27,673 --> 00:18:29,341 she was admitted to a hospital with vertigo. 350 00:18:29,408 --> 00:18:31,243 She ignored the doctor's warnings, 351 00:18:31,310 --> 00:18:32,611 didn't take her medication. 352 00:18:32,678 --> 00:18:34,580 Family physician pronounced it a stroke. 353 00:18:34,646 --> 00:18:37,182 WILLOWS: Well, if she wasn't cremated, 354 00:18:37,249 --> 00:18:40,285 it's not too late for a postmortem examination. 355 00:18:40,352 --> 00:18:42,221 Judge Witherspoon is issuing a court order for exhumation. 356 00:18:42,287 --> 00:18:44,189 Now, look, I just came from the DA. 357 00:18:44,256 --> 00:18:46,625 I gotta tell you, he's already made up his mind. 358 00:18:46,692 --> 00:18:48,594 Husband and wife, home alone, all that blood, 359 00:18:48,660 --> 00:18:50,262 shaky alibi. 360 00:18:50,329 --> 00:18:52,197 Plus, he says, "He just looks guilty." 361 00:18:52,264 --> 00:18:54,466 How does one "look" guilty? 362 00:18:54,533 --> 00:18:57,269 You know, I'm just a messenger. 363 00:18:57,336 --> 00:18:58,337 What do you think 364 00:18:58,403 --> 00:18:59,505 the chances are he didn't do it? 365 00:18:59,571 --> 00:19:00,506 Well, what do you think 366 00:19:00,572 --> 00:19:01,306 the chances are 367 00:19:01,373 --> 00:19:02,608 we're going to give you an answer 368 00:19:02,674 --> 00:19:03,709 before all the evidence is in? 369 00:19:03,775 --> 00:19:05,744 Greg... 370 00:19:05,811 --> 00:19:09,214 Becky Lester had a B.A.L. of point one-eight. 371 00:19:09,281 --> 00:19:10,549 And I found trace amounts of Diazepam. 372 00:19:10,616 --> 00:19:11,350 Thanks! 373 00:19:11,416 --> 00:19:13,185 Hey, I heard the coroner found semen, 374 00:19:13,252 --> 00:19:15,220 so I tested for birth control. 375 00:19:15,287 --> 00:19:16,922 Estrogen and progesterone levels were spiked. 376 00:19:16,989 --> 00:19:19,157 Where did you hear about the coroner's findings? 377 00:19:19,224 --> 00:19:20,325 Actually, I read the report. 378 00:19:20,392 --> 00:19:22,594 Maybe I don't want to be a toxicologist my whole life. 379 00:19:22,661 --> 00:19:24,530 I mean, you went from DNA to the field, 380 00:19:24,596 --> 00:19:26,732 and I guess you're kind of a role model to me. 381 00:19:26,798 --> 00:19:27,833 A role model, huh? 382 00:19:27,900 --> 00:19:30,369 Yeah. By the way, where do you get your hair cut? 383 00:20:00,566 --> 00:20:01,600 ( sniffs ) 384 00:20:14,546 --> 00:20:16,248 Quick. How many teeth in the human mouth? 385 00:20:16,315 --> 00:20:18,283 Without wisdoms? 28. 386 00:20:18,350 --> 00:20:21,219 Yep, and the 28 teeth in Becky's mouth 387 00:20:21,286 --> 00:20:22,521 do not match the bite impressions 388 00:20:22,588 --> 00:20:23,755 on her husband's body. 389 00:20:23,822 --> 00:20:25,324 I guess Ray found himself 390 00:20:25,390 --> 00:20:26,758 another set of pearly whites. 391 00:20:26,825 --> 00:20:30,829 Look, I loved my wife. 392 00:20:30,896 --> 00:20:33,999 But, a year into our marriage, 393 00:20:34,066 --> 00:20:36,868 she told me that she wasn't into sex anymore. 394 00:20:36,935 --> 00:20:40,439 And, uh, she went frigid on me. 395 00:20:40,505 --> 00:20:42,708 Asked me to move into the other bedroom. 396 00:20:43,709 --> 00:20:45,611 And you were okay with that? 397 00:20:45,677 --> 00:20:48,313 Well, I kept hoping things would get better. 398 00:20:48,380 --> 00:20:53,352 And we had fun and we respected each other. 399 00:20:53,418 --> 00:20:55,320 And she was a great mom to Susan. 400 00:20:55,387 --> 00:20:58,023 I'm still confused about the bite marks. 401 00:20:58,090 --> 00:21:01,360 I found a way to make our relationship work. 402 00:21:01,426 --> 00:21:03,028 You found yourself a vampire? 403 00:21:03,095 --> 00:21:05,430 I met a girl online. 404 00:21:05,497 --> 00:21:07,032 She liked biting. I liked being bit. 405 00:21:07,099 --> 00:21:09,768 It just seemed like a good match, and it never got sexual. 406 00:21:09,835 --> 00:21:12,404 Uh-huh. 407 00:21:12,471 --> 00:21:14,673 And, uh, what is her name? 408 00:21:14,740 --> 00:21:21,446 I know her as Buffy227@gmail.com. 409 00:21:21,513 --> 00:21:23,715 And your wife never suspected anything? 410 00:21:23,782 --> 00:21:27,719 We'd meet at a motel... every few weeks. 411 00:21:27,786 --> 00:21:30,322 I'd tell Becky that I was going out for a bite. 412 00:21:31,657 --> 00:21:33,058 It was consensual 413 00:21:33,125 --> 00:21:34,860 and it wasn't sexual. 414 00:21:34,926 --> 00:21:36,962 It was not cheating. 415 00:21:37,029 --> 00:21:39,431 But you never told your wife? 416 00:21:39,498 --> 00:21:42,467 I didn't tell Becky everything I did every minute of the day, 417 00:21:42,534 --> 00:21:44,469 but that doesn't mean that I was unfaithful. 418 00:21:44,536 --> 00:21:46,004 When, exactly, was the last time 419 00:21:46,071 --> 00:21:48,907 that you had sexual intercourse with your late wife? 420 00:21:48,974 --> 00:21:50,308 Four years ago. 421 00:21:52,511 --> 00:21:55,681 Rosy Palm and Thumbelina are the only action that I get. 422 00:21:57,616 --> 00:22:00,619 Uh, wow, you know, uh, a joke like that 423 00:22:00,686 --> 00:22:03,388 doesn't quite seem appropriate for a distraught husband. 424 00:22:03,455 --> 00:22:05,090 I'm just answering the questions. 425 00:22:06,825 --> 00:22:12,397 Mr. Lester, did you know that your wife was having an affair? 426 00:22:16,535 --> 00:22:19,538 The day that she died, she had had intercourse. 427 00:22:23,075 --> 00:22:24,643 Are we done here? 428 00:22:24,710 --> 00:22:26,511 For now. 429 00:22:29,414 --> 00:22:31,416 ( computer beeping ) 430 00:22:31,483 --> 00:22:34,419 JOHNSON: Ow... ooh. 431 00:22:34,486 --> 00:22:37,522 She's hot. 432 00:22:37,589 --> 00:22:40,025 But I still wouldn't let her fang me. 433 00:22:40,092 --> 00:22:42,928 No, no. I'm with you. 434 00:22:42,994 --> 00:22:45,497 Was the video encrypted? 435 00:22:45,564 --> 00:22:46,832 Uh, no. 436 00:22:46,898 --> 00:22:48,533 I was processing Ray's computer 437 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:50,702 and it was just sitting on the desktop... 438 00:22:50,769 --> 00:22:52,571 in a folder called "Dental Records." 439 00:22:52,637 --> 00:22:54,506 STOKES: Did you get an I.D. on Buffy? 440 00:22:54,573 --> 00:22:56,475 JOHNSON: Grissom got us an administrative subpoena. 441 00:22:56,541 --> 00:22:58,643 ISP sent over the subscriber information: 442 00:22:58,710 --> 00:23:03,381 Dr. Jeri Cohen-- aka Buffy227-- 443 00:23:03,448 --> 00:23:04,850 is a dentist. 444 00:23:04,916 --> 00:23:06,785 Are you kidding me? 445 00:23:06,852 --> 00:23:08,520 I could not make this stuff up. 446 00:23:10,188 --> 00:23:12,457 I'm not ashamed of my predilection. 447 00:23:12,524 --> 00:23:14,760 Assuming both parties are healthy, 448 00:23:14,826 --> 00:23:16,995 biting can be orgasmic. 449 00:23:17,062 --> 00:23:18,663 Huh. 450 00:23:18,730 --> 00:23:21,500 Dr. Cohen, where were you last night? 451 00:23:21,566 --> 00:23:23,802 Home alone, like most nights. 452 00:23:23,869 --> 00:23:25,570 Ma'am, we're here to talk about 453 00:23:25,637 --> 00:23:26,571 your relationship with Ray Lester. 454 00:23:26,638 --> 00:23:28,774 Well, I wouldn't call it a relationship, per se. 455 00:23:28,840 --> 00:23:30,509 There was no sex, no commitment. 456 00:23:30,575 --> 00:23:33,478 We'd meet at a motel room, once or twice a month. 457 00:23:33,545 --> 00:23:36,014 You e-mailed Ray digital video 458 00:23:36,081 --> 00:23:38,550 of your sessions together. 459 00:23:38,617 --> 00:23:43,622 Ray bought me that camera for, uh, my birthday. 460 00:23:43,688 --> 00:23:44,923 It was fun. 461 00:23:47,692 --> 00:23:48,960 If you say so. 462 00:23:49,027 --> 00:23:50,562 The Kama Sutra says 463 00:23:50,629 --> 00:23:52,998 that any place on the body that can be kissed 464 00:23:53,064 --> 00:23:54,666 can also be bitten. 465 00:23:54,733 --> 00:23:57,169 Except the upper lip, 466 00:23:57,235 --> 00:24:00,172 the interior of the mouth, and, of course, the eye. 467 00:24:00,238 --> 00:24:02,007 It also goes on to describe 468 00:24:02,073 --> 00:24:04,609 eight different ways to bite your partner. 469 00:24:04,676 --> 00:24:07,112 Ray liked "the broken cloud." 470 00:24:07,179 --> 00:24:09,114 Teeth... 471 00:24:09,181 --> 00:24:11,616 are sexual organs. 472 00:24:11,683 --> 00:24:14,085 ( clears throat ): Um, Dr. Cohen, did, uh... 473 00:24:14,152 --> 00:24:14,152 did, uh... 474 00:24:14,152 --> 00:24:16,655 Ray. 475 00:24:16,721 --> 00:24:19,057 ...Ray ever mention his wife? 476 00:24:19,124 --> 00:24:20,625 He told me he was married. 477 00:24:20,692 --> 00:24:22,093 It wasn't a problem for me. 478 00:24:22,160 --> 00:24:23,228 He said they made better friends 479 00:24:23,295 --> 00:24:25,997 than lovers and she was a good mother, that's about it. 480 00:24:26,064 --> 00:24:26,064 Was he violent? 481 00:24:26,064 --> 00:24:28,500 Ray? 482 00:24:28,567 --> 00:24:31,069 No, he was nothing like that. 483 00:24:35,640 --> 00:24:36,641 See? 484 00:24:36,708 --> 00:24:38,076 No bite marks. 485 00:24:38,143 --> 00:24:39,978 I'm the aggressor. 486 00:24:40,045 --> 00:24:42,480 Ray just lies there and takes it. 487 00:24:42,547 --> 00:24:44,649 He's a real sweetheart. 488 00:24:44,716 --> 00:24:46,685 ( clears throat ) 489 00:24:46,751 --> 00:24:48,153 Uh, ma'am... 490 00:24:53,024 --> 00:24:55,493 Would you mind biting down on this for me? 491 00:24:55,560 --> 00:24:57,963 You know I wouldn't. 492 00:24:59,731 --> 00:25:02,567 They don't tell you about this part of the job 493 00:25:02,634 --> 00:25:04,536 when you're training to become a CSI. 494 00:25:04,603 --> 00:25:05,670 Come on, after five years, 495 00:25:05,737 --> 00:25:07,172 at least they don't smell anymore. 496 00:25:07,239 --> 00:25:09,140 Always with the silver lining. 497 00:25:09,207 --> 00:25:10,508 Right. 498 00:25:10,575 --> 00:25:12,577 You ready? 499 00:25:12,644 --> 00:25:14,512 ( lid creaking ) 500 00:25:14,579 --> 00:25:16,548 Well, hello, Jackie Lester. 501 00:25:16,615 --> 00:25:18,984 On three. 502 00:25:22,721 --> 00:25:25,624 One... two... 503 00:25:25,690 --> 00:25:27,859 ( grunting ): Three. 504 00:25:33,198 --> 00:25:35,834 If you two don't mind... 505 00:25:37,702 --> 00:25:39,838 ...we'd like some alone time. 506 00:25:46,711 --> 00:25:51,716 ♪ ♪ 507 00:26:24,416 --> 00:26:27,319 ♪ ♪ 508 00:26:45,804 --> 00:26:47,906 You done with your alone time, Doc? 509 00:26:47,973 --> 00:26:50,375 Just completed my prelim, but check this out. 510 00:26:50,442 --> 00:26:53,611 Subgaleal hemorrhages, consistent with 511 00:26:53,678 --> 00:26:55,280 lacerations to the occipital bone. 512 00:26:55,347 --> 00:26:58,917 So both of Ray's wives end up dead at the bottom of the stairs 513 00:26:58,984 --> 00:27:00,318 with lacerations to the head. 514 00:27:00,385 --> 00:27:02,620 If my full autopsy confirms murder, 515 00:27:02,687 --> 00:27:04,189 you maybe looking at the first 516 00:27:04,255 --> 00:27:05,924 serial stairway killer. 517 00:27:05,991 --> 00:27:07,392 If there was a murder weapon, 518 00:27:07,459 --> 00:27:08,827 it was not in that house. 519 00:27:08,893 --> 00:27:09,828 We searched everywhere. 520 00:27:09,894 --> 00:27:10,695 What's in the bag? 521 00:27:10,762 --> 00:27:12,330 Sex lube, found at the crime scene. 522 00:27:12,397 --> 00:27:14,899 Autopsy revealed that Becky was sexually active. 523 00:27:14,966 --> 00:27:16,301 Ray claims that they've both been celibate 524 00:27:16,368 --> 00:27:17,702 for the past four years. 525 00:27:17,769 --> 00:27:20,305 And you wanted to see if her lover's prints 526 00:27:20,372 --> 00:27:21,740 were on that bottle. 527 00:27:21,806 --> 00:27:24,242 Two viable prints, both in a light coat of lube. 528 00:27:24,309 --> 00:27:26,745 One was Becky's and the other is an Adam Gilford. 529 00:27:26,811 --> 00:27:28,413 Work card is in the system. 530 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:30,148 He's an executive at Western Airlines. 531 00:27:30,215 --> 00:27:33,418 Lovers and co-workers. That never works. 532 00:27:33,485 --> 00:27:35,286 If Ray did find out 533 00:27:35,353 --> 00:27:37,856 about the affair, that's motive. 534 00:27:37,922 --> 00:27:40,358 GILFORD: Of course I knew Becky Lester. 535 00:27:40,425 --> 00:27:42,894 I'm her boss. I'm the one who hired her. 536 00:27:42,961 --> 00:27:46,031 Hard to believe that was six years ago. 537 00:27:46,097 --> 00:27:48,433 And it's such a tragedy. 538 00:27:48,500 --> 00:27:50,902 She was loved. 539 00:27:50,969 --> 00:27:53,004 By some more than others. 540 00:27:53,071 --> 00:27:54,806 Excuse me? 541 00:27:54,873 --> 00:27:56,908 Mr. Gilford, we know that the two of you 542 00:27:56,975 --> 00:27:57,909 were sleeping together. 543 00:27:57,976 --> 00:28:01,813 Becky wasn't in love with Ray. 544 00:28:01,880 --> 00:28:04,315 They'd stopped having sex. 545 00:28:04,382 --> 00:28:06,051 If they divorced, she'd owe him alimony, 546 00:28:06,117 --> 00:28:07,786 and Becky didn't think that was right. 547 00:28:07,852 --> 00:28:09,421 Becky told you that? 548 00:28:09,487 --> 00:28:10,688 She told me everything. 549 00:28:10,755 --> 00:28:12,390 She and Ray were living on vapors. 550 00:28:12,457 --> 00:28:14,459 They'd just taken a second on the house. 551 00:28:14,526 --> 00:28:16,361 She also told me that Ray was hiding money from her-- 552 00:28:16,428 --> 00:28:19,464 the insurance payout on his first wife. 553 00:28:19,531 --> 00:28:22,467 Look, if you suspect she was murdered, 554 00:28:22,534 --> 00:28:24,469 I can tell you why Ray did it. 555 00:28:24,536 --> 00:28:26,771 We're listening. 556 00:28:26,838 --> 00:28:28,740 At Western Airlines, VP's and above 557 00:28:28,807 --> 00:28:30,942 receive corporate life insurance policies. 558 00:28:31,009 --> 00:28:32,744 Quarter mil payouts. 559 00:28:32,811 --> 00:28:35,380 Last week, a round of pink slips went out. 560 00:28:35,447 --> 00:28:37,415 We both got hit. 561 00:28:37,482 --> 00:28:40,118 Two weeks, she would have been out of here. 562 00:28:40,185 --> 00:28:42,353 And the insurance policy, suspended. 563 00:28:42,420 --> 00:28:44,155 And Ray is the beneficiary. 564 00:28:44,222 --> 00:28:47,992 He killed her just in time to make a killing. 565 00:28:57,836 --> 00:28:59,838 DA's planning to file charges 566 00:28:59,904 --> 00:29:01,940 against Ray Lester-- tomorrow, 567 00:29:02,006 --> 00:29:04,509 after an ADA stops by the crime lab 568 00:29:04,576 --> 00:29:05,910 for a full briefing. 569 00:29:05,977 --> 00:29:07,512 That's too soon. 570 00:29:07,579 --> 00:29:09,347 Tell me about the first wife. 571 00:29:09,414 --> 00:29:11,382 Preliminary investigations suggests foul play, 572 00:29:11,449 --> 00:29:14,419 but we've got nothing definitive until she's fully posted. 573 00:29:14,486 --> 00:29:16,287 And the physical evidence 574 00:29:16,354 --> 00:29:18,890 in Becky Lester's death is completely ambiguous. 575 00:29:18,957 --> 00:29:21,960 The DA figures he'll make a headline while you find 576 00:29:22,026 --> 00:29:23,862 corroborating evidence. 577 00:29:23,928 --> 00:29:25,363 You think he's guilty, right? 578 00:29:25,430 --> 00:29:27,265 I don't think that yet. 579 00:29:27,332 --> 00:29:29,934 Oh, um, am I interrupting? 580 00:29:30,001 --> 00:29:30,001 No. 581 00:29:30,001 --> 00:29:32,403 Brass just called with a heads up. 582 00:29:32,470 --> 00:29:35,507 Since when does the DA's office tell us when we're ready? 583 00:29:35,573 --> 00:29:37,342 When the case is high profile 584 00:29:37,408 --> 00:29:39,944 and the DA is feeling heat from the sheriff. 585 00:29:40,011 --> 00:29:42,080 Look, you'll just walk him through the evidence. 586 00:29:42,147 --> 00:29:44,549 You won't bias your reports or skip anything ambiguous. 587 00:29:44,616 --> 00:29:45,483 It is what it is. 588 00:29:45,550 --> 00:29:48,186 If the DA wants to shoot his wad too early, 589 00:29:48,253 --> 00:29:49,454 we can't stop him. 590 00:29:49,521 --> 00:29:51,823 Okay. 591 00:29:55,860 --> 00:29:58,062 Sarah and I may have uncovered motive. 592 00:29:58,129 --> 00:30:00,098 In the last two weeks, Ray filled out 593 00:30:00,165 --> 00:30:01,566 five loan applications. 594 00:30:01,633 --> 00:30:04,169 200 G's a pop. All denied. 595 00:30:04,235 --> 00:30:06,004 With his wife dead, 596 00:30:06,070 --> 00:30:09,574 he is the beneficiary of a $250,000 policy. 597 00:30:09,641 --> 00:30:10,441 Huh. 598 00:30:10,508 --> 00:30:13,545 I wonder what he needed the money for. 599 00:30:13,611 --> 00:30:17,248 I was... being blackmailed. 600 00:30:17,315 --> 00:30:20,018 Um, someone found out about Buffy. 601 00:30:20,084 --> 00:30:23,288 I... I got a letter and a photo in the mail. 602 00:30:23,354 --> 00:30:26,491 They wanted 200 grand or the.... 603 00:30:26,558 --> 00:30:32,830 Otherwise, they'd share your biting secret with your wife. 604 00:30:32,897 --> 00:30:35,200 Yeah. 605 00:30:35,266 --> 00:30:38,102 Our marriage was having enough problems. 606 00:30:38,169 --> 00:30:39,938 I mean, you're covered in those bite marks. 607 00:30:40,004 --> 00:30:41,973 Didn't your wife ever ask where they came from? 608 00:30:42,040 --> 00:30:45,043 She hadn't seen me naked in a long time. 609 00:30:45,109 --> 00:30:47,979 I just... I would've been humiliated 610 00:30:48,046 --> 00:30:49,948 if she found out about Buffy. 611 00:30:50,014 --> 00:30:51,616 She was a great mom. 612 00:30:54,052 --> 00:30:57,455 And she kept... she kept me sane when my business went under. 613 00:30:57,522 --> 00:31:00,458 You still have the blackmail note? 614 00:31:00,525 --> 00:31:02,627 Yeah. I couldn't risk letting Becky find it. 615 00:31:02,694 --> 00:31:05,496 Soon as I opened that letter, it went right into my briefcase. 616 00:31:05,563 --> 00:31:07,098 I've got the only key. 617 00:31:10,034 --> 00:31:12,270 ( computer beeping ) 618 00:31:14,272 --> 00:31:17,275 "Send $200,000 to P.O. Box 4976, 619 00:31:17,342 --> 00:31:19,477 "Searchlight, Nevada, 89431 620 00:31:19,544 --> 00:31:21,045 "within two weeks 621 00:31:21,112 --> 00:31:22,647 or I'll send photos to your wife." 622 00:31:22,714 --> 00:31:26,084 P.O. Box was through a private company, paid for in cash 623 00:31:26,150 --> 00:31:28,219 with a pseudonym: Abe Lincoln. 624 00:31:28,286 --> 00:31:31,189 Ninhydrin picked up six distinct prints. 625 00:31:31,256 --> 00:31:33,157 Five were matched to Ray. 626 00:31:33,224 --> 00:31:34,892 What about the sixth? 627 00:31:34,959 --> 00:31:37,262 Becky Lester. 628 00:31:37,328 --> 00:31:38,296 Hold on. 629 00:31:38,363 --> 00:31:40,498 Ray told Brass that Becky never saw that note, 630 00:31:40,565 --> 00:31:42,000 which means he was lying. 631 00:31:42,066 --> 00:31:43,468 If she read the note, 632 00:31:43,534 --> 00:31:46,170 then it's possible that Ray freaked out, 633 00:31:46,237 --> 00:31:48,106 bludgeoned her to death. 634 00:31:48,172 --> 00:31:50,241 What if Ray's telling the truth? 635 00:31:50,308 --> 00:31:51,509 Well, Catherine, if he was, 636 00:31:51,576 --> 00:31:54,178 her fingerprints would not be on this note. 637 00:31:54,245 --> 00:31:56,481 Unless she touched the letter before it was sent, 638 00:31:56,547 --> 00:31:58,616 which would make her the sender. 639 00:31:58,683 --> 00:32:00,118 Well, that doesn't make any sense. 640 00:32:00,184 --> 00:32:02,387 Becky thought that Ray was squirreling away money. 641 00:32:02,453 --> 00:32:05,156 Maybe this is her way of getting her hands on it. 642 00:32:05,223 --> 00:32:06,991 She used his fetish against him? 643 00:32:07,058 --> 00:32:09,460 She blackmailed her own husband, knowing that he would pay up, 644 00:32:09,527 --> 00:32:11,262 so she wouldn't find out his secret. 645 00:32:11,329 --> 00:32:12,997 That's ingenious. 646 00:32:13,064 --> 00:32:14,365 And really sad. 647 00:32:14,432 --> 00:32:14,432 ( chuckles ) 648 00:32:14,432 --> 00:32:16,501 If it's true. 649 00:32:16,567 --> 00:32:19,203 Well, if Becky's saliva's on that envelope, 650 00:32:19,270 --> 00:32:21,439 it's indisputable. 651 00:32:29,247 --> 00:32:30,648 This is a blood clot. 652 00:32:30,715 --> 00:32:32,116 Take a look. 653 00:32:34,285 --> 00:32:35,086 Huh. The blood's continuous. 654 00:32:35,153 --> 00:32:37,055 Comes from deep within the parenchyma. 655 00:32:37,121 --> 00:32:40,124 The first wife had a stroke and it was fatal. 656 00:32:40,191 --> 00:32:42,093 What about the scalp lacerations? 657 00:32:42,160 --> 00:32:43,094 Perimortum. 658 00:32:43,161 --> 00:32:44,228 So she must've hit her head 659 00:32:44,295 --> 00:32:45,229 on the stairs on the way down. 660 00:32:45,296 --> 00:32:48,466 Well, I can't tell you about the second wife, 661 00:32:48,533 --> 00:32:50,268 but this was a natural. 662 00:33:03,414 --> 00:33:05,083 That's the Western Airlines logo. 663 00:33:05,149 --> 00:33:06,317 Over the past few years, corporations have begun 664 00:33:06,384 --> 00:33:07,685 embedding their insignia into the stationery 665 00:33:07,752 --> 00:33:09,354 for security purposes. 666 00:33:09,420 --> 00:33:10,355 ( phone rings ) 667 00:33:10,421 --> 00:33:13,491 If Becky wrote the note, she wrote it at work. 668 00:33:13,558 --> 00:33:15,026 This is Catherine. 669 00:33:15,093 --> 00:33:17,395 Oh, yeah. I'm on my way. 670 00:33:18,429 --> 00:33:18,429 For the record, I think 671 00:33:18,429 --> 00:33:21,265 you're filing prematurely. 672 00:33:21,332 --> 00:33:23,568 As always, I value your opinion. 673 00:33:23,634 --> 00:33:26,037 But I'm confident in our decision to move forward. 674 00:33:26,104 --> 00:33:27,438 But, come on, Grissom, 675 00:33:27,505 --> 00:33:29,674 granted the first death was a natural-- 676 00:33:29,741 --> 00:33:32,176 but two dead women, married to the same guy, 677 00:33:32,243 --> 00:33:33,511 found in a stairwell? 678 00:33:33,578 --> 00:33:35,580 Lightning doesn't strike in the same place twice. 679 00:33:35,646 --> 00:33:37,548 Actually, it does. 680 00:33:37,615 --> 00:33:39,350 The Empire State Building gets struck 681 00:33:39,417 --> 00:33:40,251 20 times a year. 682 00:33:40,318 --> 00:33:43,087 Let's just run the case. 683 00:33:43,154 --> 00:33:45,089 WILLOWS: Sorry, 684 00:33:45,156 --> 00:33:46,391 I got held up. 685 00:33:46,457 --> 00:33:48,159 No, you're just in time. 686 00:33:48,226 --> 00:33:49,193 Ms. Willows, would you bring 687 00:33:49,260 --> 00:33:51,529 Mr. Sinclair up to speed? 688 00:33:52,730 --> 00:33:54,165 I'd be happy to. 689 00:33:54,232 --> 00:33:55,366 Ray and Becky Lester 690 00:33:55,433 --> 00:33:58,236 were unhappily married. 691 00:33:58,302 --> 00:34:01,672 She was having an affair with her boss, he was indulging 692 00:34:01,739 --> 00:34:03,341 his biting fetish. 693 00:34:03,408 --> 00:34:05,610 They were having financial problems. 694 00:34:05,676 --> 00:34:08,612 But Becky believed that Ray was hiding money. 695 00:34:08,679 --> 00:34:11,215 Two weeks ago, Ray received a blackmail note 696 00:34:11,282 --> 00:34:12,717 demanding 200 grand 697 00:34:12,784 --> 00:34:15,786 or the wife finds out about Bite Girl. 698 00:34:15,853 --> 00:34:16,920 Well, we have just confirmed 699 00:34:16,987 --> 00:34:21,626 that the blackmailer and the wife are one and the same. 700 00:34:21,692 --> 00:34:24,061 Based on what? 701 00:34:24,128 --> 00:34:25,730 The envelope of the ransom note. 702 00:34:25,797 --> 00:34:26,597 DNA was a match. 703 00:34:26,664 --> 00:34:29,132 The wife was blackmailing the husband? 704 00:34:29,199 --> 00:34:30,668 ( chuckles ) 705 00:34:30,735 --> 00:34:32,670 Never underestimate the deviousness 706 00:34:32,737 --> 00:34:34,105 of a malcontented spouse. 707 00:34:34,172 --> 00:34:36,306 He found out and he killed her. 708 00:34:36,373 --> 00:34:38,409 We don't have any evidence to support that. 709 00:34:38,476 --> 00:34:39,577 Run the timeline. 710 00:34:42,380 --> 00:34:44,649 Couple got home around 10:00 p.m. 711 00:34:44,715 --> 00:34:46,583 They went outside and had some tequila. 712 00:34:46,650 --> 00:34:47,784 At 10:08, Ray's daughter 713 00:34:47,851 --> 00:34:50,388 from his first marriage phoned. 714 00:34:50,455 --> 00:34:52,489 Becky went inside to take the call. 715 00:34:52,556 --> 00:34:54,625 How long did they talk? 716 00:34:56,828 --> 00:34:58,496 It's not in Brass' notes. 717 00:34:58,563 --> 00:35:01,466 Well, I have the phone records here, so... 718 00:35:01,532 --> 00:35:04,669 Uh, the call lasted... 719 00:35:04,735 --> 00:35:07,238 two minutes?! 720 00:35:07,305 --> 00:35:10,308 I thought the husband told Nick it was a marathon call. 721 00:35:10,374 --> 00:35:13,377 Yeah, I'm just seeing this for the first time here. Um... 722 00:35:13,444 --> 00:35:17,582 The incoming call did not come from the grandfather's house. 723 00:35:17,648 --> 00:35:20,852 I'm gonna call this number. 724 00:35:20,918 --> 00:35:22,520 ( dialing ) 725 00:35:22,587 --> 00:35:24,689 ( line ringing ) 726 00:35:24,755 --> 00:35:26,824 You've reached the home office of Ray Lester. 727 00:35:26,891 --> 00:35:29,360 Please leave your details after the beep. 728 00:35:29,427 --> 00:35:30,661 ( line clicks ) 729 00:35:30,728 --> 00:35:32,864 Susan called her stepmother from inside the house. 730 00:35:32,930 --> 00:35:35,500 Did anybody process that office phone? 731 00:35:35,566 --> 00:35:38,302 The office was away from the crime scene. 732 00:35:38,369 --> 00:35:41,906 We, uh, checked it for a murder weapon, 733 00:35:41,973 --> 00:35:43,374 but that's about it. 734 00:35:45,309 --> 00:35:47,712 I'll get an investigator over there. 735 00:35:49,213 --> 00:35:51,849 Unless you're in too much of a hurry. 736 00:35:58,723 --> 00:36:00,858 There it is. 737 00:36:12,970 --> 00:36:14,272 Greg... 738 00:36:14,338 --> 00:36:17,174 there's a fingerprint in blood. 739 00:36:21,312 --> 00:36:22,346 Detective, 740 00:36:22,413 --> 00:36:23,848 what's going on? 741 00:36:23,915 --> 00:36:25,650 Mr. Stein, where's Susan? 742 00:36:25,716 --> 00:36:27,184 Is everything okay with Dad? 743 00:36:27,251 --> 00:36:28,686 We have a warrant to search your house. 744 00:36:28,753 --> 00:36:30,621 A warrant?! What? 745 00:36:30,688 --> 00:36:33,457 Would you both please step outside with this officer? 746 00:36:33,524 --> 00:36:34,759 Can I get my homework? 747 00:36:34,825 --> 00:36:36,794 Well, uh... 748 00:36:36,861 --> 00:36:38,763 Sure. 749 00:36:38,829 --> 00:36:39,964 That'd be all right. 750 00:36:40,031 --> 00:36:41,432 Okay. 751 00:36:50,808 --> 00:36:52,577 I'm gonna need to see inside your backpack. 752 00:36:52,643 --> 00:36:54,545 It's just my books and stuff. 753 00:36:54,612 --> 00:36:56,414 I'd like to see what you're studying. 754 00:37:21,973 --> 00:37:24,508 What did you hit her with? 755 00:37:33,851 --> 00:37:36,520 I want to talk to my dad. 756 00:37:36,587 --> 00:37:38,289 Why don't we take a ride downtown. 757 00:37:38,356 --> 00:37:39,924 You can call him from there. 758 00:37:42,560 --> 00:37:43,661 Nice work. 759 00:38:13,724 --> 00:38:16,727 ♪ ♪ 760 00:38:46,757 --> 00:38:49,760 ♪ ♪ 761 00:38:53,097 --> 00:38:55,599 My stepmom was a bitch. 762 00:38:55,666 --> 00:38:57,635 Susan, you're not helping. 763 00:38:57,702 --> 00:38:58,936 Please, stay quiet. 764 00:38:59,003 --> 00:39:01,005 BRASS: Excuse me for a minute. 765 00:39:01,072 --> 00:39:02,440 GRISSOM: You know, I guess this could explain 766 00:39:02,506 --> 00:39:03,974 why Becky's skull was lacerated 767 00:39:04,041 --> 00:39:05,643 and not fractured. 768 00:39:05,710 --> 00:39:07,545 She wasn't strong enough. 769 00:39:07,611 --> 00:39:09,080 I had to protect him. 770 00:39:09,146 --> 00:39:09,146 Protect who, Susan? 771 00:39:09,146 --> 00:39:09,983 Susan! 772 00:39:09,983 --> 00:39:09,983 Protect who, Susan? 773 00:39:09,983 --> 00:39:10,648 Susan! 774 00:39:10,715 --> 00:39:11,849 Protect your father? 775 00:39:11,916 --> 00:39:13,417 Protect your father from what? 776 00:39:13,484 --> 00:39:14,852 She was gonna leave him. 777 00:39:14,919 --> 00:39:17,722 So that's why you killed your stepmother, 778 00:39:17,788 --> 00:39:18,956 to protect your father. 779 00:39:19,023 --> 00:39:23,394 Last week, I skipped soccer practice and came home early. 780 00:39:25,029 --> 00:39:26,664 ( Becky laughing ) 781 00:39:26,731 --> 00:39:29,066 BECKY: You are so damn brilliant. 782 00:39:29,133 --> 00:39:30,668 ( Becky and man laugh together ) 783 00:39:30,735 --> 00:39:32,536 MAN: I just found the digital video 784 00:39:32,603 --> 00:39:33,637 and printed out the stills. 785 00:39:33,704 --> 00:39:35,539 BECKY: "Dental Records." 786 00:39:35,606 --> 00:39:37,141 I married a moron. 787 00:39:37,208 --> 00:39:38,609 ( both laughing ) 788 00:39:42,580 --> 00:39:44,014 GILFORD: Did you check the P.O. box today? 789 00:39:44,081 --> 00:39:47,051 Empty, but he's got another week. 790 00:39:47,118 --> 00:39:49,153 Ray's whipped. 791 00:39:49,220 --> 00:39:50,721 He brought up counseling again. 792 00:39:50,788 --> 00:39:52,156 The idiot would die 793 00:39:52,223 --> 00:39:54,892 before letting me in on his freak-ass fetish. 794 00:39:59,096 --> 00:40:01,932 My dad only married Becky because of me. 795 00:40:01,999 --> 00:40:03,801 Explain that to me. 796 00:40:03,868 --> 00:40:05,436 Well, he thought I needed a mom 797 00:40:05,503 --> 00:40:07,071 and that's why he stayed with her. 798 00:40:07,138 --> 00:40:10,141 Blaming herself for the marriage. 799 00:40:10,207 --> 00:40:12,543 She doesn't seem to blame herself for ending it. 800 00:40:12,610 --> 00:40:15,045 So you waited for your granddad to go to sleep 801 00:40:15,112 --> 00:40:16,781 and you snuck out of the house, 802 00:40:16,847 --> 00:40:18,449 snuck back into your house, 803 00:40:18,516 --> 00:40:21,018 then you called your stepmom from your dad's telephone line. 804 00:40:21,085 --> 00:40:22,887 Pretty tricky. 805 00:40:22,953 --> 00:40:26,423 And then, you must've... 806 00:40:26,490 --> 00:40:28,492 hid somewhere. 807 00:40:30,060 --> 00:40:32,563 I hid in the closet. 808 00:40:32,630 --> 00:40:35,633 I told her we had to talk and that I knew about her boyfriend. 809 00:40:35,699 --> 00:40:36,867 Uh, hey, Dad. 810 00:40:36,934 --> 00:40:38,202 Is Becky there? 811 00:40:38,269 --> 00:40:39,503 Could I talk to her? 812 00:40:39,570 --> 00:40:41,138 All right. 813 00:40:41,205 --> 00:40:43,073 It's Susan. 814 00:40:43,140 --> 00:40:45,176 Hey, babe. 815 00:40:45,242 --> 00:40:46,911 Just tell Dad you'll take the call inside 816 00:40:46,977 --> 00:40:48,179 and meet me in my room. 817 00:40:48,245 --> 00:40:49,914 Okay. 818 00:40:49,980 --> 00:40:52,449 It's boy trouble. 819 00:40:52,516 --> 00:40:54,018 I'll take this inside. 820 00:40:58,289 --> 00:41:00,191 ( grunts ) 821 00:41:09,633 --> 00:41:10,835 Are we done here? 822 00:41:10,901 --> 00:41:12,236 Almost. We're almost done. 823 00:41:12,303 --> 00:41:14,238 You know, Susan, there was a bloody paper towel 824 00:41:14,305 --> 00:41:15,506 left in the trash. 825 00:41:15,573 --> 00:41:17,241 Can you tell me about that? 826 00:41:24,215 --> 00:41:26,684 I put the phone back in my dad's office 827 00:41:26,750 --> 00:41:28,052 and I walked back to Grandpa's. 828 00:41:28,118 --> 00:41:30,221 Where was your father when you killed your stepmother? 829 00:41:31,121 --> 00:41:34,225 He was outside. 830 00:41:34,291 --> 00:41:36,493 Asleep. 831 00:41:38,128 --> 00:41:40,698 GRISSOM: Did you catch that? 832 00:41:40,764 --> 00:41:42,199 Timeline is off. 833 00:41:42,266 --> 00:41:46,804 Curious. 834 00:41:46,871 --> 00:41:48,072 You want to talk to the dad 835 00:41:48,138 --> 00:41:50,708 and I'll call the DA? 836 00:41:50,774 --> 00:41:52,176 Sure. 837 00:42:05,189 --> 00:42:07,191 You knew. 838 00:42:07,258 --> 00:42:08,859 What? 839 00:42:08,926 --> 00:42:12,162 Your daughter killed your wife and you knew it. 840 00:42:12,229 --> 00:42:15,099 I don't know what you're talking about. 841 00:42:15,165 --> 00:42:18,702 Susan attacked Becky as soon as she went into the house. 842 00:42:18,769 --> 00:42:21,305 But you admitted to having another drink. 843 00:42:21,372 --> 00:42:23,240 You would've heard the attack. 844 00:42:23,307 --> 00:42:25,676 I'm sorry, but that's what happ... 845 00:42:25,743 --> 00:42:27,244 You went into the house 846 00:42:27,311 --> 00:42:30,281 and found Susan wiping blood off of her hands. 847 00:42:30,347 --> 00:42:33,984 You sent her back to her grandfather's. 848 00:42:34,051 --> 00:42:36,954 You came up with a story to tell the cops, 849 00:42:37,021 --> 00:42:39,089 and then called 911. 850 00:42:41,091 --> 00:42:43,928 You were protecting your daughter. 851 00:42:43,994 --> 00:42:45,829 And now she's protecting you. 852 00:42:48,265 --> 00:42:49,800 You can't prove it. 853 00:42:53,737 --> 00:42:58,275 Well, either way, you have to live with it. 854 00:43:28,238 --> 00:43:30,174 Captioning sponsored by CBS 855 00:43:30,240 --> 00:43:36,080 C.S.I. 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