Castle Season 3 Episode 7

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00:00I hate this case.

00:01I know, isn't it great?

00:22NYPD, open up!

00:24I have an arrest warrant for Jamie Ruiz.

00:31NYPD!

00:42Ho, ha, ma, ma, ma, ma!

00:45Ho, ha, ma, ma, ma, ma!

00:48Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!

00:51And relax.

00:54I had a dream.

00:56I was floating on a lily pad.

00:58I was floating on a lily pad

01:00when the Swedish bikini team

01:02was reciting positive reviews of Naked Heat.

01:04Oh, well, that must have been lovely.

01:06Yeah.

01:07Why are you telling us this?

01:08Well, because of you, my Swedish paradise

01:10turned into a whaling cat shelter.

01:12You were doing voice exercises

01:13to strengthen abdominal breathing.

01:15At 5 a.m.?

01:16Preparation is the foundation

01:19of an inspired audition.

01:21Ha, ha.

01:24I mentioned to Graham last night

01:26that I was thinking about

01:27trying out for Grease at my school.

01:29Oh.

01:30The old Graham goes overboard

01:31because acting is in your bones routine.

01:33Yeah.

01:34Yeah, yeah.

01:35Rookie move, telling her about the audition.

01:37I wasn't sure I'd have time with all my other clubs,

01:38but I thought it might be fun.

01:40I didn't know she'd wake me up

01:41when it was still dark outside.

01:43An actor learns to make sacrifices for his craft.

01:46Besides, we'll all have plenty of time to sleep

01:49when we're dead.

01:50Ah.

01:52Ha, ha, ha, ha.

01:54Oh, speaking of dead.

01:56Castle.

01:57No, no, no, don't be silly.

01:59Of course I was up.

02:02Jeez, what's the big hurry?

02:03Victim's not going anywhere, right?

02:05This one's different.

02:06Laney, heard we got an officer down.

02:08Yep, that's the word.

02:09Who is it?

02:10Don't know, but a cab driver called 911

02:12after he parked and stopped for a smoke.

02:16Let's see.

02:21Single gunshot wound to the chest

02:23and our guy isn't wearing his cab lock.

02:25Mind if I step in there for a sec?

02:27Yeah.

02:33It's from the 116 in Queens.

02:35This is an old-style badge, though.

02:37Maybe he's old school.

02:38Didn't want to give up the badge he built his career on.

02:40Castle, he's mid-20s.

02:42You ever heard of a brilliant doctor named Doogie Hazard?

02:48It's fake.

02:50That's tequila.

02:53It's cheap tequila.

02:56And you needed a refill.

03:00So a squirt gun and an old badge.

03:02Clearly he's not a cop.

03:05Maybe he was impersonating one

03:06to prey on vulnerable women.

03:08Armed with a tequila pistol?

03:09Actually, I think women were preying on him.

03:14Tara Wee Pants?

03:15He's a stripper.

03:16Not finding any ID.

03:19He does have a car.

03:25Of all the cases in the city,

03:27and it's a big city,

03:28you catch male stripper.

03:30Yeah, well, luck of the draw, I guess.

03:32Yeah, I'm just saying.

03:35Shotgun.

03:36Castle, you're the only one here.

03:38Yes.

03:42Lou.

03:44Lou.

03:47This place reminds me of my first dorm room.

03:56Victim's name is Derek Bruckner.

03:58He's 27.

04:02Hey.

04:03Wrote an address on the back of this deposit slip.

04:05423 West 59th, 4B.

04:08That's right around the corner.

04:10His body was found halfway between that location

04:12and this car.

04:13Well, you want to bet that's where he was coming from?

04:19NYPD, open up!

04:26Still sleeping, go away.

04:32Excuse me.

04:33Sorry.

04:37Wow.

04:38Oh.

04:39Wow.

04:42Wow.

04:44That a bow.

04:46They make cakes in that shape?

04:50Another stripper!

04:52Take it off!

04:54Woo!

04:55Take it off!

04:56Ladies, I am not a stripper,

04:58though I can understand how you'd make that mistake.

05:01NYPD.

05:02The ones with the real guns.

05:04We're here to investigate the murder of Derek Bruckner.

05:06We believe he was your entertainment for last night's soiree.

05:09Oh, my God.

05:10Officer McNaughty?

05:11I need to know the exact time that he arrived and left yesterday.

05:14It was dark.

05:16And his dance was long.

05:18It's not all that was long.

05:22All right, let's pack it up.

05:24I think a trip down to the station will jog everyone's memories.

05:27Can we stop and get brunch on the way?

05:36Miss Lieberman,

05:38do you remember anything about last night?

05:42Mmm!

05:44Mmm!

05:47Derek was still wearing his costume when he was killed last night

05:50and he never made it to his car,

05:52which makes your party the last place that he was seen alive.

05:55Well, he seemed fine when he left, right?

05:57I mean...

05:58Oh, thank you.

06:00Were there any problems at the party?

06:02Any jealous husbands or boyfriends that showed up?

06:04No, it was just the girls.

06:06Who arranged the cake?

06:08I did.

06:09Jamie's always had a thing for cops.

06:11I'd interest you to know I'm an assistant volunteer homicide detective myself.

06:18How'd you set it up?

06:20The same way you'd order a pizza.

06:22I called this place that I found online, Mucho Men,

06:24and gave my credit card.

06:26300 bucks an hour to send my best friend off in style.

06:29Did he mention where he was going after that?

06:31We were all wasted by the time he showed up.

06:33I mean, he could have told me his life story and I wouldn't remember.

06:37Celebrity party, male stripper, loads of alcohol?

06:40One of you had to be taking pictures.

06:45Well, here is the last one.

06:47Figured Jamie could refer back to these when she's old and bored of her marriage.

06:57Oh, tequila shots.

07:00Treating her like a piece of meat.

07:02It's what he's paid for.

07:04He had fun, too.

07:08Wait, wait, wait. Stop on that one.

07:12That's a good thing you took 30 pictures of that one post.

07:15Can you enhance the background?

07:17Over there behind the group.

07:19Who is that woman?

07:21That's Camille. She's a friend of Jamie's from high school.

07:24It looks as though she and Jack know each other.

07:26She never mentioned anything.

07:28Can you enhance her face?

07:32She wasn't at the apartment.

07:35She wasn't at the apartment this morning. Where is she?

07:38She left.

07:40Right after Officer McNaughty.

07:46Turns out Camille Roberts has a record.

07:49Five years ago, an ex-boyfriend filed a restraining order against her after she threw all his stuff out the window.

07:53As a man who's dated several rapid boilers, I can safely say been there.

07:57Yeah, but a restraining order doesn't mean that she's our killer.

08:00Yeah, except that her ex-boyfriend happens to be our Vic.

08:05Picked up Camille Roberts at a cafe where she waitresses.

08:08She's in interrogation room one.

08:10All right, what did we find from Derek's apartment?

08:12Mostly just old movie posters and a bunch of Donald Trump books about finance.

08:15Maybe Derek dreams about being an entrepreneur or maybe he's just a fan of Celebrity Apprentice.

08:19Anything else?

08:21There was a day planner with nothing in it but a business card for a guy named Jesse Mandalay.

08:24All right, run it. I'll talk to Camille.

08:27This is like a bad dream.

08:29I can't believe he's dead.

08:31Why did you leave the party right after Derek did?

08:33I needed to get out of there.

08:35And where did you go?

08:37Home. I just wanted to be alone.

08:40You didn't see him afterwards?

08:43I turned the corner when he was gone.

08:46Wait, you don't think I had something to do with this?

08:48Camille, he had a restraining order against you.

08:50That was years ago. It was just a big misunderstanding.

08:53Look, Derek broke my heart but then I got over it.

08:56This doesn't look like the face of a person who got over it.

09:00When he walked into the party and started ripping his clothes off, it upset me but I didn't kill him.

09:05Okay, why don't we just go over the facts.

09:07You had a volatile relationship with him.

09:10You left the party the same time that Derek left.

09:13And then he turned up dead. So why don't you just tell me what was really going on?

09:17Nothing. I just couldn't believe he was stripping.

09:20And why was that a shock to you?

09:22We met in acting class. He was the one everyone thought was going to hit it big.

09:26When I confronted him about giving up on his dream, he said he was stripping because he was so desperate for money.

09:33Did he tell you why?

09:35He had some other recurring gig but he said he had to quit because it was going to kill him.

09:46My instinct says it's not her.

09:48Mine too but half CSU checked the clothes she was wearing for gunshot residue.

09:51Alright, any luck tracking down the gig that he was telling Camille about?

09:53Derek has a low rent theatrical agent who says he hasn't booked anything in over a year.

09:57He just emailed Derek's acting reel. Here's a taste of his illustrious career.

10:02Hey there, I'm just stopping a few couples to see if they've ever heard of a product called Pro-Long.

10:07Are you kidding? We just started using Pro-Long and now things are really looking up.

10:15Pro-Long, now available without a prescription.

10:17He also did serious work.

10:19Give me all your money and whatever parts you've got out there in that garage and I'll consider not putting one in your noggin.

10:25Billy Grimm is the leader of the Visicoth Motorcycle Gang.

10:28If you or anyone has any information on this dangerous criminal, please contact your local authority.

10:34Damn, I can see why the guy had to strip to pay his bills.

10:37Well, I guess it's safe to say that the gig that he was telling Camille about had nothing to do with his acting pursuit.

10:41So, you guys head off to Mucho Men. That's the place that booked him for the bachelorette party.

10:45See if he had any regular stripping gigs or troubles there.

10:49Beckett.

10:52He's not that handsome.

10:54You want my opinion? 300 bucks an hour? A little steep.

10:57As the person in this room that's seen everything under the sheet, bargain.

11:03What else did you find?

11:05Take a look.

11:09A hair?

11:11Yuvik has hair that's been recently dyed gray. Looks like temporary hair dye that hasn't completely washed out yet.

11:16Well, most men color their hair to cover the gray.

11:18Well, some women want Officer McNaughty and some want an older guy who knows mutual funds. You know, daddy issues.

11:23It's more likely he was coloring it for an audition.

11:26Speaking of hair, this is the more important hair that I found on Yuvik's clothing.

11:31That could belong to our killer.

11:33Long, blonde hair. This could have come from one of the women at the bachelorette party.

11:38That's what I thought until I had it tested.

11:40Came back positive for testosterone and anabolic steroids.

11:44Your blondie is a man.

11:49THE KILLER

11:56Listen, Stu, you want my guys oiled up in euro booty shorts for the montage pool deck launch, you're gonna need to meet me halfway here, buddy.

12:02Hey, be my guest. Shop around. It's a fair rate.

12:06Listen, I gotta go. I got guys here.

12:09My apologies. Promoters are always a pain in my ass.

12:11Lloyd Saunders?

12:12I'm already up to my ears in A-Rods.

12:14But your friend here, I got women requesting that skinny Twilight dude like crazy.

12:21They're one size fits all. We can pad if need be.

12:24Bathroom's down the hall if you're shy.

12:26Hey, NYPD. We have some questions about Derek Brooklyn.

12:31My mistake. We're doing open auditions today.

12:34I can assure you, this would fit.

12:36That's what they all say.

12:38What about Derek?

12:39Well, he was murdered.

12:41Wow. Derek was one of my best guys.

12:43We think he took a job that might have gotten him into trouble.

12:45What kind of work did you book for him in the last month?

12:47He did the occasional handsome guest at rich people parties.

12:50Other than that, it was all bachelorette or rowdy birthday party stuff.

12:54What about any male parties?

12:56Nah, Derek was a women-only guy.

12:58He had contact with a blonde-haired man who was on stage.

13:06He also danced at a club called the Package Store a couple nights a week.

13:10Most of those guys were juicing.

13:11Anyone he didn't get along with?

13:12People think women are catty, but from what Derek said,

13:16those guys would make showgirls look like an after-school special.

13:20Thanks for your time.

13:21Hey, if you change your mind, I'll provide fangs and some hair gel.

13:33You like my sexy abs? Come see me at the Package Store.

13:36All of them were buff enough to be juicing, but none of them had long hair.

13:39Certainly not long blonde hair.

13:41Maybe these are old photos.

13:43It's possible they changed their style based on the latest trend.

13:46Booking agent mentioned the Twilight look is big right now.

13:49Maybe the Fabio look's making a comeback.

13:51Well, there's one sure-fire way to find out.

13:55Oh, Castle!

14:12I can't believe you got dressed up for this.

14:16Tell me again why Ryan and Esposito couldn't come with you?

14:18We all agreed as volunteer assistant homicide detective,

14:21you could really sink your teeth into this avenue of investigation.

14:25And they called not it.

14:28You know, ever since I've been following you,

14:29I've been dreaming of the day that you'd say,

14:31let's go to the strip club and get this dirt bag.

14:34I just never imagined it would feel like this.

14:36Let me know if you need any singles.

14:42Come on!

14:55It's sad, really.

14:56Guy comes to town, looking for his big break,

14:59dreams of making it in the Apple.

15:01What does he get for his trouble?

15:03City chews him up, spits him out.

15:06Doesn't seem right, man.

15:07Damn right it doesn't seem right.

15:09You know, all I think he wanted was a little respect.

15:12It's all about respect, bro.

15:14He's trying to make ends meet,

15:16he ends up face down in a stairwell, wearing a G-string.

15:21All right, here you go.

15:27What the hell are you doing?

15:32Up to his ears in A-rods?

15:35I got an A-rod for that son of a bitch.

15:37Three years varsity ball,

15:38two years special forces triathlon,

15:40and NYPD police calendar 2007.

15:43What?

15:44It was a group photo.

15:45I got letters.

15:46Yeah, three, two of them from your mom.

15:48One of them was from my mom.

15:49Sure.

15:52Twilight, my ass.

15:59Castle?

16:02Hey, honey.

16:03Oh, you found me.

16:04I was just telling Denise here about you.

16:06This is my girlfriend,

16:07whose idea was to come here tonight.

16:08She's very adventurous.

16:09She has no idea what the hell there is.

16:14Thank God you found me.

16:16Oh my God, these women are like piranhas.

16:19So listen, I just talked to one of the bartenders

16:21who confirms the booking agent's story

16:23that Derek was having troubles with one of the other dancers.

16:26Apparently, some guy named Hans

16:28was upset that Derek was getting the headliner shift.

16:31That gives us evidence and motive.

16:33Let's go backstage, grab us some Hans.

16:35No need to, honey.

16:37He's in the next act.

16:44Fireman?

16:45Really?

16:46Not a little cliche?

16:59Oh, God.

17:01Have these guys got the memo about the correlation

17:03between sun tanning and skin cancer?

17:05Can you just relax, Castle?

17:06We gotta figure out which one is Hans.

17:16Yes.

17:21NYPD, please come off the stage.

17:24No, no, not you, just Hans.

17:26Guys, calm down, okay?

17:28Hans, I'm a real Hans.

17:30Look, it's not funny.

17:32Now pull it.

17:38Too much?

17:45Derek was a little bitch.

17:49Do you know how many hours he spent rehearsing

17:51our Privates of the Caribbean routine?

17:53Zero.

17:54He was all artsy-fartsy with his acting auditions,

17:57this, and play rehearsals, that.

17:59Hans von Manshaft is the one doing the real work

18:01out there every night.

18:03Hans von Manshaft.

18:05That's a hell of a stage name.

18:07I'll have you know I come from a long line

18:09of proud von Manshafts.

18:11And have any of them served time for murder?

18:14Whoa, whoa, whoa, murder?

18:15Careful, Hans.

18:16Your new jersey is starting to show.

18:18This place is about fantasy.

18:20Women come here to escape.

18:22This is part of the act.

18:23Does that include getting rid of the competition?

18:26I was found shot and killed last night,

18:28and we found one of your hairs on his clothes.

18:31You just admitted that the two of you were rivals.

18:33Rivals?

18:34Lady, I spend my days with women

18:36shoving bills down my shorts.

18:38Do you really think I killed somebody over that?

18:40That doesn't change the fact we can place you

18:42at the scene of the crime.

18:43Because of my hair?

18:44All that proves is that we keep our costumes

18:46in the same big closet backstage.

18:48Hell, I'm using minoxidil twice a day

18:50just to keep it on my head.

18:51Where were you last night?

18:52I was on stage doing shows from 8 to 1.

18:55There were over 100 women who witnessed it.

18:57His alibi is as hard as his abs.

19:00Did you talk to his girlfriend?

19:02What girlfriend?

19:03Some rich cougar who was obsessed with him.

19:06It was obvious Derek was using her for the money,

19:08but I guess he got fed up with her

19:10and kicked her to the curb.

19:11How do you know that?

19:12She always sent expensive bouquets to his dressing room.

19:15And then last week, for the first time in months,

19:18no flowers.

19:25Yo, what's up?

19:26You run out of singles?

19:27Hey, Hans was right.

19:28We found a flower shop that confirmed weekly deliveries

19:30for the past four months.

19:31I knew if we beat on Monshoff, something would pop.

19:34Who were they sent to?

19:36They were charged to an Amex

19:37belonging to Rebecca Dalton, 48.

19:39She lives at 63rd and Madison.

19:41Yo, check this out.

19:43Fortune 500 lists Rebecca Dalton's husband

19:45as having a publishing empire in 2005.

19:48Says here that Rebecca used to be a runway model.

19:50She's married.

19:51Juicy.

19:52Mm-mm.

19:53Not anymore.

19:54Her husband died a couple of years ago.

19:56Left his entire fortune to his grieving wife.

19:59Even more juicy.

20:01Rebecca marries young,

20:02spends her 20s and 30s under the thumb

20:04of a rich yet domineering husband,

20:07while he dies,

20:08leaving our aging beauty

20:10finally freed from the shackles of a loveless marriage.

20:13One night, she's out with her ex-model posse.

20:15She meets the very charming, very handsome Derek.

20:19Well, for the first time in years,

20:20she feels...

20:22alive again.

20:23The relationship reaches its inevitable conclusion

20:26when Derek meets someone closer to his own age.

20:29Well, the... the heartache has Rebecca so distraught

20:33that she kills Derek in a jealous rage.

20:36If she couldn't have him,

20:39well, then no one could.

20:41Did you go home and watch Sunset Boulevard

20:43before your little trip to the package store?

20:45Thank you for your always entertaining stories,

20:48but I think we will get a lot closer to the truth

20:50if we just ask Rebecca a few questions tomorrow morning.

20:54It's good though, right?

20:55Yeah, I liked it, yeah.

20:56Cool.

20:57Yeah.

21:00Well...

21:01Hey!

21:02Are you guys celebrating with root beer floats

21:04and nobody told me?

21:05I wish.

21:06They narrowed the part of Sandy down

21:07to Kelly Burton and yours truly.

21:10We're taking a little break, but I'm really nervous.

21:12That's why we're running lines in costume.

21:15Tomorrow, it'll be second nature.

21:16Well, I see you've dug up your time capsule

21:18to resurrect those pants.

21:19I will have you know,

21:20I had some of my best memories happen in these pants.

21:23And... you.

21:25I'm off to bed. Big day tomorrow.

21:27Okay, darling, sleep well.

21:30Oh...

21:31Whatever happens, I am so proud of her.

21:33She is fearless.

21:35You know, Mother,

21:37I think you're a really good influence on Alexis.

21:40What's with you, kiddo?

21:41Fever? Delirium?

21:42No, no, I'm serious.

21:43You have always been... dedicated.

21:46And that can't have been easy.

21:48Well, there hasn't always been days of wine and roses.

21:51I had to take a lot of less-than-prestigious jobs

21:54to ply my craft.

21:55Such as?

21:56Oh, Lord, I played an elf.

21:58Santa's Village.

21:59Uh, Lady Liberty.

22:00Lady Liberty outside some low-rent tax service.

22:03And then, oh, no, the worst job,

22:04the worst job I ever had.

22:05I was terrible at it. They hated me.

22:07It just, I was, it was absolutely,

22:09just completely...

22:10What was it?

22:12Secretary.

22:15You'd be terrible at that.

22:17Oh.

22:22Oh, I'm sure many a pretty boy have walked this hall.

22:25Doesn't take long to realize that they're trapped

22:28in the strangling embrace of an aging spinster.

22:30Maybe we should talk with her

22:31before you start writing the Lifetime movie.

22:34Ooh, quick casting idea.

22:36Ashton into me.

22:39NYPD.

22:40We're here to speak with Rebecca Dalton.

22:42Please, come in.

22:43I'm Miss Dalton's attorney, Michael Grant.

22:45I'll be sitting in on the interview.

22:49I bumped into Derek at a fundraiser.

22:52He later admitted that he had been hired by the host

22:54to mingle and encourage people to bid on the silent auction.

22:57But it was too late. I already liked him.

22:59And when you found out he was a stripper?

23:01I never found out. He told me.

23:02He never hid any of that from me.

23:04It gave him the freedom to pursue his acting career,

23:07audition during the day.

23:08And I respected his tenacity.

23:10What caused the breakup?

23:12The relationship had run its course.

23:15That sounds like something that you would say

23:17when you're lying either to yourself or to us.

23:20You don't really think I had anything to do with his death.

23:24I just find it curious that right after you've split up,

23:26he's found dead.

23:28Who broke it off?

23:30My client did.

23:32Why?

23:33Last week, he asked my client to borrow $25,000.

23:36I've learned it's never a good idea

23:38to mix relationships with money.

23:40Intentions get foggy.

23:42And why did he need the money?

23:44He wouldn't say.

23:45And to make matters worse, he seemed distant.

23:47You thought he was cheating.

23:49It occurred to me, and I'm not proud of it,

23:51but I had Michael hire a private investigator.

23:53I had to know.

23:54When my client saw the photographs,

23:56she realized Derek was mixed up with some disreputable people.

23:59And what made you think it was a bad element?

24:02Because Derek didn't hang out with people like that.

24:04He was a good kid from Michigan.

24:07If they had something to do with his murder,

24:09I'd have taken my decision back

24:11and given him the money in a heartbeat.

24:14I'm gonna need to see those photos.

24:17The P.I. took a picture of Derek talking to this woman,

24:20and then he followed her to the next location.

24:23So Derek is outside his apartment talking to Bombshell McGee.

24:26What's so dangerous about that?

24:27Wait a minute.

24:29Ryan, can you pull up Derek's acting reel?

24:32Man, once was bad enough.

24:34Give me all your money,

24:35whatever parts you got out there in that garage,

24:38and I'll consider not putting one in your noggin.

24:42Billy Grimm is...

24:46That's the same guy as the mugshot.

24:50Billy Grimm, leader of the Visigoths motorcycle gang.

24:56Billy Grimm's rap sheet.

24:58Extortion, assault with a deadly weapon, armed robbery.

25:01Derek's episode of America's Most Dangerous Criminals aired.

25:04Grimm had an attempt murder warrant out.

25:06Apparently some guy owed him money,

25:07so he chained him to the back of his bike

25:09and dragged him down to L.I.E.

25:10Why isn't this psycho Grimm in jail?

25:12He was. As a matter of fact, he was caught

25:14because of Derek's reenactment on the show.

25:16But the guy he chained to his bike

25:17had a change of heart and refused to testify,

25:19so Grimm was recently released from jail.

25:21Well, if this guy was such a whack job,

25:22what was Derek doing talking to one of the members of his gang?

25:25I think I can answer that.

25:26When Grimm was arrested,

25:27a reporter asked him how he felt

25:29about being brought to justice by a TV show.

25:31He swore vengeance against those who put him in jail,

25:34especially, and Grimm says,

25:36that actor that made me look like a clown.

25:39I can tell you this about Visigoths

25:40from the gang task force days.

25:42They're serious about their colors.

25:43These patches they wear on their vests,

25:45they're not varsity letters.

25:46They got to spill blood to get them.

25:48And some guy wearing them on national TV?

25:50So she was setting him up...

25:53for murder.

26:00-♪♪♪♪

26:02-♪♪♪♪

26:04Foxcast is on a train.

26:09NYPD.

26:10Is this your old lady?

26:18This is a private establishing.

26:20Well, then, we'll try to keep this private,

26:22Billy and Grimm.

26:24Bobby!

26:25Yo!

26:26I need to ask you a few questions about your association with Derek Bruckner.

26:31I've never heard of the guy.

26:34I make one phone call and auto theft details down here checking VIN numbers.

26:38They find so much as a stolen taillight, you're violated.

26:42You remember him now?

26:43You know I do.

26:44He seemed like a good kid.

26:52He's dead.

26:54And I'm willing to bet that you had something to do with it.

26:56Derek wore the colors and you got popped because of the show.

26:59That's why you put a contract out on him.

27:00Well, I might have been a little pissed off.

27:03But the kid came with respect and brought a donation.

27:07A donation?

27:08What are you, the Salvation Army?

27:09Well, I was surprised too, but I guess Derek felt 25 G's might help bring down my old red.

27:14Do you really expect me to believe that a struggling actor had enough money to give

27:17you 25 grand out of nowhere?

27:20That's what happened.

27:21Where did he get the money?

27:23I didn't ask to see his friggin' tax return.

27:25They might business how he got the money.

27:27He brought the cash and that was good enough.

27:30Aren't you forgetting the part about the extortion?

27:32The part where you asked your girlfriend to deliver a message that Derek had to pay you

27:3625 grand.

27:37You gave him a week to do it, he couldn't scrape together the money, and so you killed

27:41him.

27:42Babe, what is this?

27:43I can explain.

27:44What the hell were you doing talking to that bitch?

27:54Listen, when you got out of jail, I got nervous you were going to do something stupid, so

27:58I went to talk to the kid, told him if he didn't want any trouble, he'd bring you a

28:01preemptive donation.

28:03So you warned him?

28:04That's why he showed up here?

28:05I couldn't stand the thought of losing you again.

28:07The only way you're going back to jail is over my dead body.

28:12Cookie Bear?

28:15That is the most romantic thing I've ever heard, baby.

28:28Hey, Billy's alibi checked out.

28:30Bartender confirmed that he was shooting pool till close.

28:33Yeah, and we talked to our CI and there's no word of our victim hitting up any of the

28:36usual loan sharks.

28:37You know what I want to know is how a stripper comes up with that kind of cash in such a

28:40hurry.

28:41Cash and gold.

28:42Kelsey, you watch way too many infomercials.

28:44I also checked his account at JLP Bank Corp.

28:46He never carried an account balance of more than a couple thousand dollars.

28:49Wait a minute, if Derek had an account with JLP Bank Corp, why was there a deposit slip

28:54for Rampart Federal in his car?

28:57Let's run down withdrawals for 25 grand from Rampart Federal branches for the day that

29:01Derek paid Billy.

29:02I don't know how you missed that.

29:05Yo, Rampart Federal on 93rd posted a transaction that size made by a Jesse Mandalay at 1153

29:12a.m. that day.

29:13Derek had a card for Jesse Mandalay tucked inside one of his books.

29:16I called the number.

29:17It was disconnected.

29:18It's possible that Mandalay was the one that loaned Derek the money.

29:20Maybe Derek thought he was on a flexible payment plan, needed more time, and Mandalay killed

29:23him for it.

29:24Well, the bank is sending over the surveillance footage of Mandalay right now.

29:28Here we go.

29:31There's Mandalay taking the cash.

29:32Yeah, by the looks of that suit, the loan business must be pretty lucrative.

29:35Okay, let's see this guy's face.

29:37Wait, wait, wait.

29:38That's not Jesse Mandalay.

29:39That's Derek with gray hair.

29:42Jesse Mandalay is Derek.

29:45The branch manager said that Derek withdrew money from an account called Sunfire Limited.

29:49And his alter ego, Jesse Mandalay?

29:51Was signatory, but the rest is a mystery.

29:53Sunfire is linked to an offshore account, and the only person that they can trace it

29:57to is Mandalay.

29:58A money trail that leads back to a man who doesn't exist.

30:00Derek was the one that took the cash.

30:02I don't know how you missed that transaction.

30:04I called the number.

30:05It was disconnected.

30:06It's possible that Mandalay was the one that loaned Derek the money.

30:08Maybe Derek thought he was on a flexible payment plan, needed more time, and Mandalay killed

30:11him for it.

30:12A money trail that leads back to a man who doesn't exist.

30:14Derek was dyeing his hair gray, wearing fancy suits to look more distinguished.

30:19And he was reading books on finance and investment so that he could play the role of Jesse Mandalay

30:25for someone.

30:27Why hire a struggling actor to play a businessman?

30:29I did some research on Chinese companies that would sometimes hire a white man to pose as

30:35an executive at ribbon-cutting ceremonies, shareholder meetings, just to instill confidence

30:40in investors.

30:41Likewise, college students seeking venture capital will sometimes hire an older-looking

30:45shill, you know, someone who looks more distinguished to help them secure money.

30:49So if Derek was hired to be the face of the company, then whoever hired him was the person

30:53behind the bank account.

30:55Let's see if we can track down any checks that were deposited into Sunfire Limited recently.

30:59If we can trace the money, maybe we can figure out if Jesse Mandalay was a role to die for.

31:05Yeah, that's Mandalay.

31:07A hundred percent.

31:08Why?

31:09Miss Lombardo, we need to know about the $10,000 check that you wrote him a couple of days ago.

31:13Sure, best money I ever spent.

31:15What was the money for?

31:16An exciting investment opportunity.

31:18My girlfriend, Sammy, heard from her boyfriend, Ronnie, or heard from his cousin, Paulie,

31:21about Mr. Mandalay's presentation.

31:23And what was the sales pitch?

31:25The beautiful Braverman Lofts in idyllic riverfront Hoboken.

31:29And Mandalay was there himself?

31:31He gave us the awesome news that if we put down the $10,000 that day, we could purchase

31:35a loft for $400,000.

31:38A riverfront loft?

31:40I know, amazing, right?

31:42Um, amazing is one word for it, yes.

31:45Yeah, you have to be like a frickin' bonehead to pass up on a deal like that.

31:49Did anyone else at the presentation hand over a check to Mandalay that day?

31:52Uh, everyone.

31:54My dad was pretty butt sore that I took the money out of my college fund, but when I explained

31:57that it would fold into the purchase price, he recognized that business smarts runs in our family.

32:03Let me guess, the contract is in the mail, right?

32:07Yeah.

32:13Yeah, this is it, the Braverman Lofts.

32:15And that must be the showroom.

32:21Oh.

32:23$400,000 for one of these?

32:25I'll take two.

32:27Okay, let's go.

32:29Excuse me.

32:30Can I help you?

32:32NYPD, who's in charge here?

32:34I am.

32:35I'm a developer, Burt Kramer.

32:37We're here about Jesse Mandalay. Do you know him?

32:39Unfortunately. If I ever see that guy again, I'm gonna bust him in the jaw for all the crap he put me through.

32:44Let me guess, he took advantage of you.

32:46Damn right. Tried to sell my freakin' property like it was his.

32:49Showed up here claiming to be a real estate agent, and he had this rap about all these properties he sold.

32:54And you gave him access to the building?

32:56Well, he wanted to bring a caravan of clients through, and he insisted it be on a Sunday, so I gave him the lockbox codes.

33:01How did you find out he wasn't legit?

33:03Ever since that day, I got people showing up saying they got the Mandalay deal and threatening to sue.

33:09Well, we have reason to believe that Mandalay was working with a partner.

33:13Did anyone else contact you?

33:15Uh, no.

33:17And when the tents folded up, it was radio silence.

33:20But I did call some of the other developers, and sure enough, this Mandalay guy, he brought caravans to their properties.

33:25Now they're dealing with the same mess.

33:29Do you have any brochures?

33:31I was looking for a place. Mine blew up.

33:34Ten grand a pop, all over Jersey. That adds up quick.

33:38I don't understand why Derek was still working as a stripper the night that he was killed,

33:42if he was involved in a scam that was raking in that much money.

33:44Because he wasn't the one raking in all the dough.

33:46He was just the actor hired for his looks and his personality that charmed the investors.

33:50So all along, Derek sees his partner taking the money to the bank.

33:53And when he gets in trouble with the bikers, and suddenly he needs cash...

33:56He raids the bank account for the 25 grand that he needs, and his partner figures it out.

34:00It leads to a heated confrontation where he admits to borrowing the money, but...

34:03But he says he's pulling out of the scam.

34:09Beckett.

34:13Got it. Thanks.

34:16Ryan and Esposito did a little bit of digging, and they found the real owner of the Sunfire account that Derek used to withdraw the money.

34:21The articles of incorporation were signed by our very own, orchid-loving widow, Rebecca Dalton.

34:27Shut the front door.

34:31Beckett, you sure about this?

34:34Sir, it's all right here in black and white.

34:36We tracked the money from the real estate scam to this offshore account in the Cayman Islands.

34:40So Derek decides he's done playing the Mandalay role.

34:43And because he knows too much, the only option is to kill him.

34:45Hey, you were right. I was able to confirm Rebecca Dalton's whereabouts.

34:50Get a warrant to search for the murder weapon.

34:53As someone who's written just about every ending in the book, can I just say...

34:57Amazing.

34:59You can say that after we get the confession.

35:02Miss Dalton, we did a thorough search of your finances.

35:05You've lost quite a lot of money.

35:12...to my case.

35:13What does my money have to do with Derek's death?

35:15Everything.

35:16Let's see. There is a clothing line that never took off.

35:19A failed jewelry business. I mean, should I go on?

35:23That doesn't make me a murderer.

35:25Well, it was only a matter of time until all the money was gone.

35:27Derek was handsome. He was charming. You knew he was a decent actor.

35:30You made him the perfect guy to present investors with an opportunity they couldn't refuse.

35:34This is wildly speculative, and your allegations are baseless.

35:38Derek took 25 grand from an account that initially led us in circles.

35:43The Sunfire account.

35:47Well, this isn't possible. I didn't even sign this.

35:49Rebecca, I'm advising you. Don't say another word.

35:52Wait a minute. September 29th. I wasn't even in the country.

35:57We know.

35:59The date it was signed?

36:00Smack dab in the middle of Paris Fashion Week.

36:03I knew that any former model worth her salt would have been there.

36:06And of course, after checking flight records, you were in Paris.

36:09Yes. And while you were drinking champagne,

36:12your lawyer was using his access to your information to create a scam in your name.

36:17Oh, he was also stealing from you.

36:20Funneling the money into his offshore account. That's why your business has failed.

36:23He offered Derek a job behind your back to play Jesse Mandalay.

36:27The money was decent. But when the bikers came after Derek, he needed more.

36:31Oh my God, Michael. What did you do?

36:33When you found out that Derek made an unauthorized withdrawal, you confronted him.

36:37But he knew that you couldn't go to the cops, so he told you that he wanted out.

36:41You couldn't afford him exposing your fraud,

36:44so you followed him from his apartment and then killed him that night.

36:53I'm not saying another word.

36:55Do you want a lawyer?

36:57Or do you want to hire an actor to play one for you?

37:03So, what happened with your struggling actor case?

37:05Well, they found the murder weapon at the lawyer's office.

37:08He confessed in an effort to cut a deal.

37:10Oh God, so sad.

37:12Poor kid was just trying to catch a break and he kept stepping in the dog poop.

37:16You should stitch that onto a pillow.

37:19Oh, hey sweetie. Do we have a Sandra Dee in our midst?

37:23I didn't get the part.

37:25Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, honey.

37:35This is the best thing that has ever happened to you.

37:39Rejection is the bedrock of a great acting career.

37:42Until an actor has suffered, he hasn't really lived.

37:46Thanks, Graham.

37:47You're welcome.

37:48And besides, auditions are like men.

37:51There's another one right around the corner.

37:56Where are you going?

37:57Oh, we need ice cream to ease the pain.

38:00Stat, going to the corner store.

38:02I'm sorry, sweetie.

38:04Can I admit something?

38:06Always.

38:07Going up against Kelly made me realize I didn't really want the part.

38:10I could see how hungry she was and I didn't want to disappoint Graham,

38:12but I don't love it the way she does.

38:14Well, maybe it's not in your bones, as Graham would say.

38:20I am proud of you for trying.

38:22Thanks, Dad.

38:23And there's a silver lining.

38:24After the announcement, the drama teacher offered me stage manager.

38:27It's way more my style and I get to keep all my after school clubs.

38:30My little overachiever.

38:33Well, congratulations on not getting the part.

38:38That's it.

38:39Come help me.

38:40Watch out.

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