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00:00:00In the eight months since we first opened for business here at Bless Your Arts, we have felt
00:00:18so welcomed by the community. And it's my great honor to be a small part of the rich history that
00:00:25is this heritage building. Without further ado, I would like to invite our very special guest
00:00:37speaker for today's ceremony. A woman who needs no introduction. Ladies and gentlemen, please
00:00:43welcome Sweet River's very own Lone Star Cashmere founder, Ellie Mitchum.
00:01:10Stay close by George.
00:01:25Good morning Ainsley. Good morning Jake. Thanks for coming by on such short notice. Oh and I heard you needed some help with a ladder. I dropped everything and hopped in my truck. I aced ladders in the academy.
00:01:40Well everyone will be here in less than an hour and I still haven't gotten this banner up.
00:01:58No matter how many times I see this word, it just doesn't look right.
00:02:04It looks like an eye test chart.
00:02:06Sesquicentennial.
00:02:07Yeah, this building's 150 years old.
00:02:09I guess when you're that old, the city gives you a plaque, huh?
00:02:13We'll throw you a party.
00:02:16Hi.
00:02:17Um, you know, I hear that our own celebrity, Miss Lone Star Cashmere herself, will be in attendance.
00:02:26You know, my grandma, she buys me a sweater from there for Christmas every year, whether I need one or not.
00:02:30Yep, Ellie Mitchum and her whole entourage.
00:02:33You know, she and Mrs. Wheaton used to go to school here together back in the day.
00:02:38Gladys is 150 years old?
00:02:40Very funny.
00:02:41Don't tell her I said that.
00:02:43Yeah, this used to be a school until the mid-70s.
00:02:46Oh, you should see the contract that Ellie's people sent over.
00:02:49Let me guess.
00:02:50Only chilled bottles of water with the caps slightly loosened.
00:02:54No brown M&M's.
00:02:55Mmm, not quite, but close enough.
00:02:58Well, she is the CEO of a Fortune 500 company.
00:03:01I hear they tend to be a tad particular about their M&M's.
00:03:06Here you go.
00:03:06Oh, oh, oh, yeah, just a little bit.
00:03:09Oh, oh, a little higher.
00:03:11Hey, you're doing that on purpose.
00:03:13Well, if you want to get a little taller, you've got to stretch out a little bit.
00:03:16You've got to work for it, huh?
00:03:18Besides, you were the brains of the operations.
00:03:21I'm just the brawn.
00:03:23What?
00:03:23I can be the brawn.
00:03:25Oh, that's right.
00:03:26I forgot you, uh, you do sports now.
00:03:29Oh, I work out.
00:03:32Hey, Maria.
00:03:32Hi.
00:03:33Need some help?
00:03:34Yes, please.
00:03:35Big day.
00:03:36Jake, thanks again for hanging the sign.
00:03:43Oh, it's my pleasure.
00:03:44Are you going to stay?
00:03:45Uh, no, I've got to get back to the station, but I'm going to try and make it back to get
00:03:49the end of the ceremony.
00:03:50All right?
00:03:51See ya.
00:03:51Hi, Jake.
00:03:52Hi, Maria.
00:03:53How's it going?
00:04:00So nice of Jake to come by and continue fanning the flames of your romance.
00:04:04He's a fireman, though.
00:04:06Shouldn't he be putting out fires?
00:04:08We're taking it slow.
00:04:10Slow or stored for winter?
00:04:13Sorry I'm late.
00:04:16Oh, that's okay, Lily.
00:04:17Thanks so much for making those lemon squares for the event.
00:04:20They are so good.
00:04:21I can make your batch if you'd like.
00:04:23Oh, I'd love that.
00:04:24Hey, are you okay?
00:04:32I got in a little argument with my grandma, but I'll shake it off.
00:04:36Okay.
00:04:37The Lone Star Kashmir executive green room is up and running in the classroom.
00:04:42I got a comfy chair for Ms. Mitchum.
00:04:44AC is up, and I even put a heater in there in case she gets cold.
00:04:48I can't believe she asked for a private green room away from the public so she can knit.
00:04:53She's a workaholic.
00:04:54You don't get the title of the Martha Stewart of knitting for nothing.
00:04:58She's about as friendly as a bramble bush.
00:05:01You've met her?
00:05:02A couple times.
00:05:03I'm friends with her daughter.
00:05:04She is not nice to her.
00:05:23Would you watch what you're doing?
00:05:27Why was it in the door?
00:05:28Pay more attention.
00:05:29Yeah.
00:05:31Oh, boy.
00:05:33Ms. Mitchum, welcome.
00:05:34I'm Ainsley McGregor.
00:05:35I own Bless Your Arts.
00:05:37I was told there would be a private room for me to wait in.
00:05:39Yes, of course.
00:05:42Right this way.
00:05:51Does this look familiar?
00:05:58We've recreated your classroom.
00:06:04There's a dog in here.
00:06:05Oh, that's just George.
00:06:07He's very friendly.
00:06:11I'll take him out.
00:06:14Come here, Georgie.
00:06:16Come on, Bibi.
00:06:17Let's go.
00:06:20Good boy.
00:06:22Sorry.
00:06:23Sorry.
00:06:23No.
00:06:23Ainsley, I'm Hillary.
00:06:39I work with Ellie.
00:06:40We spoke on the phone.
00:06:41Pleasure to meet you in person.
00:06:43These are Ellie's children.
00:06:44This is Emma and Blake.
00:06:46Hi.
00:06:47Hi.
00:06:47Nice to meet you.
00:06:48Miss Mitchum has requested that she remain in here undisturbed until you're ready for
00:06:56her to make her speech.
00:06:58Not a problem.
00:07:09Let me know if you need anything else.
00:07:11I will.
00:07:12Mm-hmm.
00:07:15Sorry.
00:07:18Hey, Ainsley.
00:07:31Oh, Mrs. Whedon.
00:07:33Hi.
00:07:33Where is Eleanor Mitchum?
00:07:35Oh, she's in the classroom.
00:07:36But she asked to not be disturbed.
00:07:43Grandma?
00:07:44Grandma?
00:07:44Grandma?
00:07:48Come on, George.
00:07:55Hey.
00:07:56What has gotten into people today?
00:07:59I thought having a celebrity here was going to have people on their best behavior.
00:08:04But you're always on your best behavior, aren't you?
00:08:06Yeah.
00:08:07Unless there's squirrels involved.
00:08:09Does he have our answer back?
00:08:12Oh.
00:08:12Um, sometimes.
00:08:14In its own way.
00:08:16Look, I-I just wanted to apologize to you and George for my mom's attitude.
00:08:21George, she only kicked you out of your little spot because she's scared of dogs and cats
00:08:26and, um, probably squirrels, too.
00:08:29Well, that's okay.
00:08:30He's pretty good at picking up on those things.
00:08:33Yeah, my mom's not really good with anyone or anything that isn't wool-based.
00:08:37Except for she, you know, she's terrified of them, too.
00:08:41You know, really, it's all just an act to cover up how nervous she is underneath everything.
00:08:47Well, she could have fooled me.
00:08:52Oh.
00:08:53Well, looks like another casualty of Ellie Misham's ire.
00:09:01Well, I sure hope not.
00:09:03Well, anyway, hopefully today goes well and you'll have a chance to properly meet my mother once the pressure to perform is off.
00:09:09Please get back to it.
00:09:13Oh, I know you're upset because she didn't leave you any treats.
00:09:16Without further ado, I would like to invite our very special guest speaker for today's ceremony,
00:09:37a woman who needs no introduction.
00:09:39Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Sweet River's very own Lone Star Cashmere founder, Ellie Misham.
00:09:46Miss Misham.
00:10:09Miss Misham.
00:10:09Okay, well, if we don't hurry this up, it might be another sesquicentennial until we get this ribbon cut.
00:10:21Miss Misham.
00:10:27Once again, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome...
00:10:30She's dead.
00:10:46Hey, Sheriff.
00:11:16Chief.
00:11:21She obviously fell forward, but looking at the angle of her arms, it doesn't look like she put him out to stop herself.
00:11:27The minor laceration on her neck probably came from a teacup when it broke as she fell against the table.
00:11:33Hey, sis.
00:11:34This finding a dead body thing is becoming a habit of yours.
00:11:36Yeah, don't I know it.
00:11:38Corner Vale, please tell me this was death by natural causes and that there are no signs of foul play.
00:11:43The press can have a field day with this as it is.
00:11:46Well, this is unlikely the result of a cardiac incident.
00:11:50Symptoms of heart attack fatalities usually consist of swelling and discoloration around the face and neck.
00:11:55Okay.
00:11:57Due to the discoloration around the victim's lips, we can't rule it.
00:12:00Don't say it.
00:12:00Poisoning.
00:12:02Maybe my request for you to tell me this wasn't foul play wasn't clear enough.
00:12:05Sorry, Sheriff.
00:12:05Until we do a full tox report, every possibility is on the table.
00:12:09You know, if it was poison, it had to have been something fast-acting.
00:12:13Did she ingest anything before the event?
00:12:15Well, I made her some tea, but I don't know if she drank any of it.
00:12:19I guess we can't rule you out as a suspect then.
00:12:22Oh, please, Ryan.
00:12:23Oh, please, Sheriff.
00:12:27How soon can you get me something definitive?
00:12:29Definitive?
00:12:31Substantial.
00:12:31Look, this woman's been listed in Fortune magazine.
00:12:34Every news outlet on the planet is going to be asking for a statement.
00:12:36The last thing we need to do is make an unforced error and call this a murder when it's not.
00:12:40It's a trivia night down at Yonder's.
00:12:44Yes.
00:12:47I guess I'll have to cancel again.
00:12:50All right, I'll head to the lab and start running some samples.
00:12:53Hmm.
00:12:55Hey, Pearson, did you get statements from your family members?
00:12:58Yes.
00:12:59We might as well release them now.
00:13:00We want answers and we want them now, or are you going to hear from our lawyer?
00:13:02Hey, I told you, you need to calm down.
00:13:04Just get him out of here.
00:13:05Sorry.
00:13:10Hey, Ryan, look at this.
00:13:13Ains, you got to call me Sheriff, okay?
00:13:16This is a crime scene.
00:13:18Well, it's safe to say she took a bite out of this.
00:13:21Where'd this come from?
00:13:23I made them last night.
00:13:25Kevin came and helped me.
00:13:27This Kevin?
00:13:28Deputy trainee Kevin?
00:13:30Didn't take you for a baker.
00:13:31We even ate a couple when they came out of the oven.
00:13:34I had five.
00:13:36Nice.
00:13:37And once they cooled, I put them in the container I brought them in today.
00:13:40Neither of us got sick.
00:13:42I'll get everything bagged up and run it down to Vail.
00:13:47Ainsley said that your grandmother knew Miss Mitchum?
00:13:49They knew each other from when they went to school here.
00:13:52They became friends over their love of knitting,
00:13:54but when Ellie started her company,
00:13:57Grams felt that she became successful because she stole her designs.
00:14:02You told me earlier that you had an argument with your grandmother.
00:14:05What was it about?
00:14:06When she found out that Ellie was going to be here today,
00:14:08she wanted to confront her once and for all.
00:14:10I tried to convince her not to do it, but she was adamant.
00:14:15What did she say to Ellie?
00:14:16I don't know.
00:14:17She wouldn't tell me.
00:14:20Hey, look, I know my grandma is angry,
00:14:22but I promise she's no murderer.
00:14:30These are crime students of mine.
00:14:33Kevin works for you.
00:14:34What motive could they possibly have to murder a knitting magnet?
00:14:37I can hold off on bringing them in for questioning
00:14:39until I hear back from Vail,
00:14:40but until then, nobody's off the table.
00:14:42It doesn't matter how close their connection to us is.
00:14:44Uh.
00:14:46Oh, not you, too.
00:14:48Hey, Sheriff.
00:14:49Yeah.
00:14:49Somebody from Reuters called for you.
00:14:52Reuters, take a message.
00:14:54Oh, and Coroner Vail's on line one.
00:14:55Thanks, deputy trainee.
00:15:00Hey, Vail, you got Ainsley and Chief Trenton here.
00:15:02Hi, y'all.
00:15:03Initial test results show no poison in the lemon squares.
00:15:07The tea was clear as well.
00:15:09I guess you're off the hook.
00:15:10In fact, initial screenings show no sign of poison at all.
00:15:14So what killed her?
00:15:15It's looking like anaphylactic shock.
00:15:18An allergic reaction?
00:15:20Yes, but I've checked her medical records,
00:15:23and there's nothing to indicate she had any foodborne allergies.
00:15:27There are no insect bites or stings on her body.
00:15:31So it had to be something else she came into contact with.
00:15:33Still, accidental death makes all our lives easier.
00:15:36Except hers.
00:15:39Too soon.
00:15:40Vail, can I put that in my official report?
00:15:42No.
00:15:43I didn't ask you.
00:15:44Sierra, did you check the shawl?
00:15:46Shawl?
00:15:47The shawl that Mrs. Whedon brought in and left with Ellie.
00:15:49She's allergic to shawls?
00:15:51It could be like the shirt of Nessus.
00:15:53Nessus?
00:15:54Didn't he play right wing for the stars?
00:15:55It's from Greek mythology.
00:15:57It's the poisonous shirt that killed Hercules.
00:15:58Hercules?
00:15:59He's the backup goalie for the flames, right?
00:16:01No, they traded him last season.
00:16:02Are you two finished?
00:16:03We did find a foreign substance on the shawl, Ames.
00:16:07Foreign substance?
00:16:08What does that mean?
00:16:09Poison?
00:16:10Inconclusive.
00:16:11We're running some more tests,
00:16:13but whatever it was was found on the victim's hands and around her mouth.
00:16:18It may be what killed her.
00:16:21An item that was transported into that room
00:16:23was laced with something that her body had a severe reaction to.
00:16:29Okay.
00:16:31Call with any updates.
00:16:32Will do.
00:16:36What are you going to do?
00:16:39You know what I need to do.
00:16:41I know what you think you have to do,
00:16:42but it is so absurd,
00:16:43I can't even believe you're thinking about doing it.
00:16:45What's he going to do?
00:16:46He's going to arrest Gladys Whedon.
00:16:48No, I'm not.
00:16:49Hey, Sheriff.
00:16:49Somebody from the Associated Press is on the phone.
00:16:52Take a message.
00:16:53I can't even believe you're considering going to the house of a respected member of our community
00:16:57and arresting her.
00:16:58I'm not going to arrest her.
00:16:59Then what are you going to do?
00:17:01I'm just trying to keep up here.
00:17:02I'm going to go to the house of a respected member of our community
00:17:04and politely ask her to come down to the station to give a statement.
00:17:08Right now, she's our prime suspect.
00:17:10Hey, Sheriff.
00:17:10Take a message.
00:17:11Please.
00:17:12Gladys Whedon is no more our prime suspect than George is.
00:17:15She was at the scene of the crime, and she has a motive.
00:17:17And if whatever was on the shawl is what killed her?
00:17:19I mean, she brought in the murder weapon, too.
00:17:24I've got to do it, Ainz.
00:17:25I know your community-minded nose doesn't want to admit it, but your crime nose knows I'm
00:17:29right.
00:17:30Then I'm going with you.
00:17:31No, you're not.
00:17:32Do you remember when you hired me as official collaborator with the Sweet River Police?
00:17:36Consider this official collaboration.
00:17:38Fine.
00:18:00What took you so long?
00:18:01That woman was more slippery than a pocket full of pudding.
00:18:11Ellie Mitchum was a thief who built her entire empire on a lie.
00:18:17And it all started with a pattern on that shawl.
00:18:20That's why I wanted to bring it to Bless Your Arts, to show her I haven't forgotten that
00:18:26she stole my designs.
00:18:28What did you say when you confronted her?
00:18:33I didn't get a chance to talk to her.
00:18:36Eleanor!
00:18:39Ellie hasn't the time.
00:18:40She's too busy.
00:18:41I'm sorry.
00:18:48Ellie just turned her back.
00:18:50And that woman, Hillary, told me Ellie was too busy to see me.
00:18:59What a load of hogwash.
00:19:02I could see her sitting right there in the room, knitting.
00:19:06So I just threw the shawl at her and left.
00:19:08Are you aware of any allergies that Ellie may have had?
00:19:12She was allergic to being a nice person.
00:19:30It doesn't track.
00:19:31Why would Gladys openly admit to her feud with Ellie if she were guilty?
00:19:36I agree.
00:19:37And why do it at a public event in front of 50 people?
00:19:40I agree.
00:19:40Plus, Gladys is not the type of person that...
00:19:43Danesley.
00:19:45We're releasing her as a person of interest.
00:19:47Oh.
00:19:48Well, good.
00:19:49See, if you only listened to me in the first place, I could have saved you the trouble.
00:19:52I'm just doing my job, but duly noted.
00:19:55Well, that still leaves us with a big problem, though.
00:19:57Who killed Ellie Mitchum?
00:20:02I...
00:20:02Sheriff McGregor.
00:20:05Oh, uh, hi.
00:20:07Maureen, sorry.
00:20:08I didn't see you there.
00:20:09What can I do for you?
00:20:11Oh, I'm just waiting for Gladys.
00:20:13Oh, she'll be out in a few minutes.
00:20:14Lovely.
00:20:16Ryan, you're a good boy.
00:20:19And I think you're doing a fine job as sheriff.
00:20:22But if you ever mess with my friend Gladys,
00:20:28you better be more careful than a cat in a room full of rocking chairs.
00:20:33Don't we understand each other?
00:20:36Yes, ma'am.
00:20:39Lovely.
00:20:41I'll see you at book club.
00:20:42You know what I love about this job?
00:20:51It's the constant outpouring of gratitude.
00:20:55Go home.
00:20:56Get some sleep tonight.
00:20:57Tomorrow's not going to be easy.
00:21:02It's reassuring.
00:21:03Hey.
00:21:21Sorry I'm late.
00:21:22Oh, no problem.
00:21:24I wasn't sure what kind of coffee you like, so I winged it.
00:21:27Mmm.
00:21:30Mmm.
00:21:30Is this a rosemary brown sugar latte?
00:21:33That's my favorite.
00:21:34Mmm.
00:21:36The reason I was late is because I swung by the classroom at the BYA
00:21:39just to make sure everything was cleaned up.
00:21:41You did that for me?
00:21:43Yeah.
00:21:43It seemed like yesterday was stressful enough.
00:21:45Maybe you could use a fresh start.
00:21:48That is so sweet.
00:21:55So how'd you get in?
00:21:56Because I locked up when I left.
00:21:58Fireman.
00:21:59I should use the axe.
00:22:00Chopped down the door.
00:22:01Excellent.
00:22:01Maria was just getting there, so she let me in.
00:22:04How are you doing today?
00:22:07I'm fine.
00:22:08Still in shock a little.
00:22:10Yeah, I think the whole town is.
00:22:12Yeah.
00:22:13Oh, by the way, I ran into Ellie's daughter, Emma, at the coffee patch.
00:22:17Lily's helping her plan a memorial for her mother, and they invited us.
00:22:22Us?
00:22:24Us.
00:22:24You and me?
00:22:26They also said Ryan could come, too.
00:22:29Oh, great.
00:22:30Us.
00:22:32And Ryan.
00:22:33Mm-hmm.
00:22:36Ryan.
00:22:36Of course.
00:22:38Hi.
00:22:41Yes, we'll be right there.
00:22:42You and me.
00:22:45Chlorhexidine gluconate.
00:22:46It was a severe reaction to that, which caused acute respiratory distress and fatal anaphylactic shock.
00:22:53Can you do that thing where you translate it into layman's terms, please?
00:22:57An allergic reaction to chlorhexidine killed her.
00:23:00And that's a poison?
00:23:02Yes and no.
00:23:03A poison can be classified as any foreign substance that causes a severe reaction.
00:23:08For some people, that's peanut butter.
00:23:10I'm about to have a severe reaction unless somebody can tell me if this was a homicide or not.
00:23:15Chlorhexidine, why does that sound familiar?
00:23:18Because it's this.
00:23:21Oh, right.
00:23:22Medical-grade antiseptic.
00:23:24They use this to treat gingivitis, among other things.
00:23:28How do you know this stuff?
00:23:29I minored in forensic science.
00:23:31Chlorhexidine has a very low mortality rate.
00:23:360.78 per 100,000 to be exact.
00:23:39It's very rare that someone would have a fatal reaction to it, but it's not impossible.
00:23:45Is it conceivable that something at Bless Your Arts would just happen to contain this stuff?
00:23:51Not unless it was moonlighting in some kind of medical lab.
00:23:54There are trace elements found in cosmetics and disinfectants,
00:23:58but nowhere near the levels found on the victim's hands and face.
00:24:01Yeah, and it isn't something that you could buy over the counter in this concentration.
00:24:05So someone who knew that Ellie had this rare allergy laced something that she would come into contact with yesterday.
00:24:11And hoped that it would slip past the toxicology screening.
00:24:14She was murdered.
00:24:18Murdered by who and why?
00:24:20According to Occam's Razor, we should look at the most obvious place first.
00:24:23The family.
00:24:24Occam's Razor?
00:24:26That's the one with the triple blade and the aloe glide, right?
00:24:29You know, I prefer Occam Electric.
00:24:30Smoother, less mess.
00:24:33Well, I'm sorry.
00:24:34It was right over the plate.
00:24:35I had to take a swing.
00:24:36Occam's Razor is a theory.
00:24:38We're teaching at the university.
00:24:39Enlighten us, professor.
00:24:40You know, my jokes to rather hear things that being funny is more important than being intelligent.
00:24:45And my sister's a nerd.
00:24:46What's your point?
00:24:47The Mitchums are holding a memorial service tomorrow.
00:24:50We should go.
00:24:52Us and you.
00:24:55And do what?
00:24:56Hand out a questionnaire?
00:24:58Please check yes if you're Ellie's murderer.
00:25:00You know, for a cop, you're not so right sometimes.
00:25:03Bet whoever murdered Ellie is going to be there.
00:25:05We need to investigate.
00:25:07I need to investigate.
00:25:09You need to collaborate.
00:25:10What's the difference?
00:25:12You tell me, nerd.
00:25:15Okay, so you'd prefer that I not attend a memorial, which I was personally invited to, I might add,
00:25:20of a murder victim who died in my place of business, even though it might help the police department for whom I also work?
00:25:28Correct.
00:25:30Why did you hire me for this job if you don't want me to actually do it?
00:25:33Because you're the most brilliant person I've ever known.
00:25:38You're so smart, it gets you into trouble sometimes.
00:25:44Look, making you an official part of the police department was so that whenever you did get in trouble, I would know about it.
00:25:51You got this thing.
00:25:53You always got to make sure that justice is served.
00:25:57You make me sound like a superhero.
00:25:59A tiny little one.
00:26:05Joking aside, Ains, there's a killer on the loose.
00:26:09Yeah, and I'm going to help you find them.
00:26:12You came here because you're supposed to be keeping a low profile.
00:26:15You worry too much.
00:26:16When I think about what happened in Chicago, it feels like I don't worry enough sometimes.
00:26:32I just don't get it.
00:26:34If Ellie's allergy to chlorhexidine wasn't in her medical records, how would anyone know that she'd have a fatal reaction to it?
00:26:40Especially if she might not have even known herself.
00:26:45Look, I don't want to overstep, but what happened in Chicago?
00:26:53Um, I just got a little too close to a case when I was working for the police department there.
00:26:59It's fine.
00:27:00It's not a big deal.
00:27:06Okay.
00:27:06I don't know.
00:27:36I don't know.
00:28:06It's just so eerie to think that this happened here, right under our noses.
00:28:26Well, that's why we're all here at Book Club, to help figure this out.
00:28:29Uh, about that subject, seeing as we've shifted gears into solving crimes, I think we should figure out a new name.
00:28:37We can't keep calling it Book Club if we're not a book club.
00:28:39Sure, we can figure out a new name later.
00:28:42Why doesn't everyone think of some suggestions?
00:28:45Next book club, we'll vote.
00:28:46Right now we have more important things to attend to.
00:28:49So, where do we start?
00:28:51So, where do we start?
00:28:52Perhaps we can start by crossing my name off the suspect list.
00:28:57I have been presumptively cleared.
00:29:00Oh, I'm so glad you made it, Gladys.
00:29:02The only reason I would ever miss Book Club was if I were in jail.
00:29:06Bye, George.
00:29:07Came pretty close the other day.
00:29:08Technically, I think Kevin and I were suspects for a minute.
00:29:12We baked the lemon squares.
00:29:13Me too.
00:29:14I made the tea.
00:29:15And wouldn't that be ironic, if the murderer's been sitting right here at the table with us?
00:29:20Hmm.
00:29:21Again, you mean.
00:29:26Okay, I-I think we're all up to speed.
00:29:29So, okay, who would want to murder Ellie Mitchum?
00:29:33Tons of people.
00:29:34She was a rich, successful person, and people like that are often targets.
00:29:38I-I've been listening to murder podcasts.
00:29:44No, this wasn't some stranger off the street.
00:29:46This was very specific.
00:29:48An extremely rare allergy.
00:29:50Mm-hmm.
00:29:51Had to be an inside job.
00:29:52Who did she come in contact with from the moment she arrived up to her death?
00:29:56Hardly anyone.
00:29:57I mean, we saw the car pull up.
00:29:59Would you watch what you're doing?
00:30:09Why was it in the door?
00:30:11Pay more attention.
00:30:12Yeah.
00:30:14Uh, that's case closed then.
00:30:16It was the limo driver.
00:30:17And those guys depend on good reviews.
00:30:19He'd rather kill her than get a one-star rating.
00:30:22No, the strange thing is he didn't even seem like a limo driver.
00:30:24He wasn't very apologetic.
00:30:27Kind of even argue back a little.
00:30:28Maybe it was someone who worked for the company, because Ellie never liked outsiders around her.
00:30:33I mean, I guess I understand Ellie's reaction.
00:30:36It was a little bit harsh, but the bag, it was a beautiful auburn leather.
00:30:41It must have cost a fortune.
00:30:42Wait.
00:30:44You're right.
00:30:45It was auburn.
00:30:47But the bag I remember at the crime scene was more of a seafoam blue.
00:30:51Are you certain you remember it as being blue?
00:30:53She knows the difference between blue and brown, Dawn.
00:30:56Eyewitness testimony is notoriously unreliable.
00:30:59Murder podcasts.
00:31:00No, no, no.
00:31:01It was definitely blue.
00:31:02I remember, because the bag matched the color of the knitting needles that Ellie was using.
00:31:07Or maybe it was one long needle?
00:31:10I don't know.
00:31:11Home economics was not my strong suit.
00:31:12What do you mean, one long needle?
00:31:15Oh, well, next to the body, it looked like two needles connected by a cord.
00:31:21Is that a thing?
00:31:22Those are circular needles.
00:31:24There are several types of knitting needles.
00:31:26Straight, double-pointed, cable, and circular.
00:31:30Okay, well, Ellie was definitely using circular needles before she died.
00:31:33That's strange, because when we were girls in this school, Ellie always hated circular needles.
00:31:40She was a purist who insisted on using double-pointed needles.
00:31:44Now, she could be very particular about those kinds of things.
00:31:46Maybe she had a change of heart in her later years.
00:31:49Assuming she had a heart?
00:31:51I mean, I doubt it.
00:31:52Well, that's interesting.
00:31:53I'll ask Ryan to see the crime scene photos.
00:31:55Okay, what about Ellie's daughter, Emma?
00:31:59Lily, you know her.
00:32:00Yes, um, Emma and I are really good friends.
00:32:02She's very sweet, she's smart, and she has a great career owning part of a sports apparel company.
00:32:08And Ellie's son, Blake?
00:32:10You mean Captain Handsome?
00:32:14What?
00:32:15He's a very attractive guy.
00:32:17Well, it seemed like he had a little bit of a temper, though.
00:32:19In his defense, his mother just died.
00:32:22It's understandable to be upset.
00:32:23True.
00:32:24And Hillary?
00:32:26Actually, earlier I found out that Hillary is Ellie Mitchum's niece.
00:32:32Oh.
00:32:33Really?
00:32:34Why didn't any of us know that?
00:32:36I had to dig deep, but a tear.
00:32:38It must have been her twin sister's girl.
00:32:40I lost track of that one when she moved to the city.
00:32:43Hmm.
00:32:45Okay, well, looks like we have more answers than questions this evening.
00:32:49But that's normal for the beginning of any investigation.
00:32:52That family memorial is tomorrow.
00:32:55Lily and I are going to go see what more info we can find out.
00:32:57That's good.
00:32:5824 hours after any crime.
00:33:00Critical.
00:33:02That's podcasts.
00:33:03My grandmother would be so happy to know that I was at Ellie Mitchum's house.
00:33:27She loved Lone Star Cashmere that much.
00:33:32Yeah, this...
00:33:34This was her Graceland.
00:33:36Hi.
00:33:37Hi.
00:33:37Hi.
00:33:37She looks really nice in that picture.
00:34:02Oh, I know what Mrs. Whedon would say.
00:34:04The picture could tell a thousand lies.
00:34:06Mm-hmm.
00:34:09You know, it's so strange, isn't it?
00:34:11It doesn't matter how rich or successful you are.
00:34:14One day, in the blink of an eye, it's all over.
00:34:17Yeah.
00:34:18One day you're gone, and there are a bunch of strangers standing around your house,
00:34:22eating hors d'oeuvres, and lying about how much they liked you.
00:34:25Excuse me.
00:34:25Yes.
00:34:32What?
00:34:32I didn't have lunch.
00:34:38All right.
00:34:39I'm gonna go mingle.
00:34:41Don't get us into any trouble, please.
00:34:50Ainsley.
00:34:51Hi.
00:34:53So nice of you both to be here.
00:34:55Um, Ainsley, you remember Emma and Blake?
00:34:58Hi.
00:34:59My condolences again.
00:35:00I'm so sorry for your loss.
00:35:03And for being here as well.
00:35:05Oh, it's the least we could do.
00:35:07This is Drake Trenton.
00:35:08He's our local fire chief in Sweet River.
00:35:11Fire chief?
00:35:12Huh?
00:35:12Wow.
00:35:12That's a cool job.
00:35:15Uh, yeah.
00:35:16It can actually be a little hot sometimes.
00:35:19Hot.
00:35:20Right.
00:35:21Because you're putting out fires.
00:35:23Yeah.
00:35:23That's funny.
00:35:24I like it.
00:35:24I'm glad.
00:35:26Ainsley, I, uh, I meant to tell you the other day that you have very nice teeth.
00:35:33I'm sorry?
00:35:34Your teeth.
00:35:36Wow.
00:35:37They are perfect.
00:35:39My goodness.
00:35:40Sorry.
00:35:41I'm a dentist.
00:35:42I notice these kind of things.
00:35:44Ah, dentist.
00:35:44That sounds like a cool job.
00:35:46Yeah.
00:35:47You know, I find it fulfilling.
00:35:50Filling because you're a dentist.
00:35:52That's, uh, very funny.
00:35:54Good chief.
00:35:55Very funny.
00:35:58Uh, so, um, how do, how, how do you two know each other?
00:36:03Ainsley teaches a criminology course that I take at the university.
00:36:06Oh, nice.
00:36:07And, and it's your brother who's the sheriff, right?
00:36:09Yes.
00:36:10I guess you could say it runs in the family.
00:36:12Emma is at Rubicon Competitive International.
00:36:15Oh.
00:36:16Yeah, I think I have one of your yoga mats.
00:36:18Excuse me.
00:36:19No.
00:36:19Uh, I, I need to speak to you two.
00:36:22Now.
00:36:24Uh, excuses.
00:36:28But our fire, okay.
00:36:31That's him.
00:36:32Who?
00:36:32The driver that dropped off Ellie at the event.
00:36:35Well, I guess he's more than just a chauffeur.
00:36:36Yeah, I gotta go find out more.
00:36:39This can't go any further.
00:37:02Keep your voice down.
00:37:04You've gotta stop fighting me on this.
00:37:06Hillary has a clear path to becoming the CEO now that Ellie is dead.
00:37:11Do you understand what that means?
00:37:14She is gonna have a controlling stake in the empire that your mother built.
00:37:18But, Sam, you're the chairman of the board.
00:37:21Can't you stop her?
00:37:22No.
00:37:23Not unless you two sign over your voting shares to me.
00:37:25Can this wait?
00:37:26It's her mother's memorial.
00:37:27Is it really the time to be discussing things like this?
00:37:29This is precisely the time to be talking about things like this.
00:37:34Hey!
00:37:35I got worried, so I thought I should come looking for you.
00:37:55We should probably get back.
00:37:57Ainsley?
00:38:07Ainsley?
00:38:09Hillary.
00:38:10Hi.
00:38:12We were trying to find our way out and we got lost.
00:38:15It's just down those stairs.
00:38:18Here, I'll show you.
00:38:20Oops.
00:38:25There you go.
00:38:26Oh, thank you.
00:38:28Work's never finished, I guess.
00:38:31Oh, I can hardly call it work knitting calms me down.
00:38:34And it's been a difficult few days.
00:38:36I imagine.
00:38:40It's a special protective type of beeswax for the bamboo knitting needles we use.
00:38:47Ellie was a stickler for ensuring our equipment was in perfect condition.
00:38:53I'll show you out.
00:38:56Oh, hi.
00:39:00Where have you two been?
00:39:01I-I was looking everywhere for you.
00:39:03You!
00:39:05Who do you think you are?
00:39:06Coming here uninvited and snooping around.
00:39:09She was invited.
00:39:10I invited her.
00:39:11Well, consider the invitation revoked.
00:39:14Why are you doing this?
00:39:16Don't you have any respect for the dead?
00:39:18You get out of here or I'm calling the police.
00:39:25Sir, please calm down.
00:39:26I am the police.
00:39:27Oh, really?
00:39:28Yes.
00:39:29Well, then why don't you do your job and get these trespassers out of here?
00:39:32I'm not going to ask you again.
00:39:34Please calm down.
00:39:35I want them out.
00:39:35It's okay.
00:39:36We are leaving.
00:39:40What is that?
00:39:42Emma?
00:39:47Check the doors on the other side.
00:39:48Hey, get me a fire extinguisher now.
00:39:50That's locked.
00:39:52Emma?
00:39:52I'm going to break the window, okay?
00:39:54I need you to back up.
00:39:55Back up.
00:40:04Okay, here I go.
00:40:05You got you.
00:40:08I got you.
00:40:09You're okay.
00:40:10Let's go.
00:40:11Let's go.
00:40:11I got you.
00:40:12I got you.
00:40:12You're okay.
00:40:13You're okay.
00:40:14You're okay.
00:40:14You're okay.
00:40:16Here.
00:40:17Hey, can you breathe?
00:40:20Park seats.
00:40:35My best guess is the lithium-ion battery combusted.
00:40:39That's weird.
00:40:40It's a new car.
00:40:40Yeah.
00:40:42Could it have been intentionally damaged?
00:40:44I'll get a fire incident report done.
00:40:46Okay.
00:40:51What did you say his name was again?
00:40:58Sam.
00:40:59I overheard Emma refer to him as the chairman.
00:41:06Here he is.
00:41:09Lone Star Cashmere Company Chairman Sam Mills.
00:41:13Maybe it's a corporate thing.
00:41:16He was trying to gain total control of the company.
00:41:18Yeah, but sabotaging Emma's car, it's a little bit extreme, don't you think?
00:41:23More extreme than poisoning Ellie?
00:41:27About even.
00:41:29I think we should call an emergency book club session.
00:41:32Oh, twice in one week?
00:41:34I like it.
00:41:36Yeah, the more I investigate, the less clear everything becomes.
00:41:39Blake, hi.
00:41:45Ainsley, hi.
00:41:46Sorry, I didn't know that you weren't open yet.
00:41:48Oh, we're just opening now.
00:41:49Come on in.
00:41:50I really, really like this space.
00:41:53Very nice.
00:41:55Look, I wanted to come by and apologize about Sam yesterday.
00:42:00Seems I'm always apologizing for someone.
00:42:03Story of my life.
00:42:03Sam can be a bit cantankerous.
00:42:09Well, I'm sorry if I caused a scene.
00:42:12No, it's fine.
00:42:14You know, it wasn't even the craziest thing that happened all afternoon.
00:42:17Never a dull moment in my family.
00:42:20How's your sister doing?
00:42:21She's okay.
00:42:22It was a freak accident, probably.
00:42:26Yeah.
00:42:28You know, to be honest, tensions are a bit high in my family right now.
00:42:33With my mother being gone, there's a lot of infighting as to which direction to take the company.
00:42:38I try to stay out of it, you know.
00:42:40Knitting isn't really my thing.
00:42:42But as the eldest child, I have been named executor of the estate.
00:42:47So naturally, I'm holding to the thick of it.
00:42:51These are nice.
00:42:51Nice.
00:42:55It must be difficult.
00:42:58On top of grieving the loss of your mother.
00:43:00Mm.
00:43:01Yeah.
00:43:03Hey, do you want to get dinner tonight?
00:43:06Uh, dinner?
00:43:08You know the thing where people eat food together?
00:43:10Typically at a restaurant.
00:43:12It's the latest craze.
00:43:13Right, of course.
00:43:16I'd love to.
00:43:18I can't tonight.
00:43:19We've got...
00:43:20Book club.
00:43:21Yes, we have book club tonight.
00:43:23Maybe another night then.
00:43:27I'll let you get back to work.
00:43:32Looks like Jake's got a little bit of competition.
00:43:35Oh, stop it.
00:43:37Why would he come all the way over here just to apologize?
00:43:41That must be an ulterior motive.
00:43:43Yeah, to ask you on a date.
00:43:45Hey, chief.
00:43:58What the...
00:44:03It's the dentist guy.
00:44:06Thank you for coming in, Miss Mitchum.
00:44:21You can call me Emma.
00:44:24Okay.
00:44:25Emma.
00:44:27Have a seat right here.
00:44:29So, Emma, um, do you have any reason to believe that there was foul play involved with the incident with your car yesterday?
00:44:41I don't want to get anyone in trouble.
00:44:43Well, if someone's trying to hurt you, telling the police about it isn't getting them in trouble.
00:44:54It's important that we know.
00:44:55Let's just say, our company chairman, Sam, has put it in my head that Hillary, who is set to become CEO,
00:45:08is planning on taking down anybody who gets in the way of her taking control of the company.
00:45:14But I have no proof.
00:45:15As CEO, wouldn't she already have control of the company?
00:45:21Not with the members of the board.
00:45:23There is so much greed and backstabbing in the business world.
00:45:29And it's especially hard when you combine it with family.
00:45:33That's why I moved away years ago.
00:45:38I live in Chicago now.
00:45:40Have you ever been there?
00:45:41Yeah, once.
00:45:47If it were foul play, who else would have had access to your car?
00:45:52Any number of people.
00:45:54It's a company car.
00:45:59Dinner time.
00:46:02Here you go, Georgie.
00:46:06What is it?
00:46:09Is your ball under there?
00:46:10Here.
00:46:11Come on, George.
00:46:11Go eat your dinner.
00:46:12Yep.
00:46:13I'll get it.
00:46:34These two, but I'm not too sure about those ones.
00:46:37Great.
00:46:37I also wanted to thank you for saving my life yesterday.
00:46:42Oh.
00:46:44Uh, wasn't such a big deal.
00:46:46Just glad you're okay.
00:46:48Well, I am.
00:46:49Thanks to you.
00:46:51Uh, well, uh, thank you for coming in.
00:46:55We'll be in touch if there's any news.
00:46:57Someone's got eyes for the sheriff.
00:47:05Yep.
00:47:05Looks like she's got a crush bigger than Dallas.
00:47:08Okay, okay.
00:47:08Back to work, you two.
00:47:09Come on.
00:47:10Ryan.
00:47:11Can I talk to you for a sec?
00:47:13Yeah, sure.
00:47:14What's up?
00:47:16He said what?
00:47:17He said she has nice teeth.
00:47:19Who says that?
00:47:20Uh, points for originality, I guess.
00:47:24He's openly flirting with Ainsley right in front of me.
00:47:27Who does that?
00:47:27I mean, he doesn't know if we're boyfriend or girlfriend or not.
00:47:30Do you know?
00:47:31Pfft.
00:47:32Not exactly.
00:47:35Well, if you don't know, how do you expect him to?
00:47:38With all due respect, your romance raider might be a little rusty.
00:47:41That's not the point, Ryan.
00:47:42Please, arrive at your point.
00:47:44I want you to arrest him.
00:47:46For what?
00:47:48Flagrant flirtation.
00:47:50It's been a while since my days at the academy, but I don't think that's an actual crime.
00:47:54I am a fireman.
00:47:55He's a dentist.
00:47:55Firemen are so much cooler than dentists.
00:47:58I don't know.
00:47:59It's pretty cool the way they can put pliers in your mouth and pull out your wisdom teeth.
00:48:02You want to know what I do all day?
00:48:04I save lives.
00:48:05What does he do?
00:48:05Fill cavities?
00:48:06I mean, come on.
00:48:07It's not the same thing.
00:48:08Hi.
00:48:10What is that?
00:48:11Here, take a look.
00:48:13Why are you giving me beeswax?
00:48:15It's like the stuff they put on surfboards.
00:48:18I know how to surf.
00:48:19Do you think surfing's cool?
00:48:21Sure.
00:48:23They also use beeswax to protect knitting needles.
00:48:27Vale has to check it, but I'm pretty sure that container is the source of the chlorhexidine.
00:48:31Where'd you find this?
00:48:32Under the stove in the classroom at BYA.
00:48:35Your CSI team must have missed it.
00:48:37My CSI team?
00:48:38This is the same stuff that fell out of Hillary's purse.
00:48:42You're right.
00:48:44She also said that Ellie was very particular about using it to protect the needles.
00:48:51Speaking of needles, the type that Ellie was using when she was killed were circular ones,
00:48:55but Gladys had said that she only ever used double-pointed ones.
00:49:00So why was she using circular needles at the time of her death?
00:49:09Because hers were broken.
00:49:13Ellie was a workaholic, even without her preferred needles.
00:49:17Like when a hockey player breaks his stick mid-game, he doesn't leave the ice.
00:49:24No, he borrows a stick and he keeps playing.
00:49:27What do you know about hockey?
00:49:29I started watching sports.
00:49:31Occasionally.
00:49:32I love sports.
00:49:33Sports are so cool.
00:49:36You know, I really feel like I'm in high school when I'm around you.
00:49:38Sam could have intentionally broken Ellie's needles, knowing that she would borrow a set to keep working.
00:49:47And that borrowed set were tainted with the chlorhexidine.
00:49:51But who would have given them to her?
00:49:54Well, the person who used circular knitting needles.
00:50:00Hillary.
00:50:00Hillary.
00:50:04Hmm.
00:50:08As always, it's amazing detective work.
00:50:12We'll see how right I am when Sarah gets a lab analysis back on the beeswax.
00:50:16Hmm.
00:50:17I don't know.
00:50:17There's something about this case that's too perfect.
00:50:21Too perfect how?
00:50:23Well, if Hillary and Sam are working together,
00:50:26how would they know that closing the door on Ellie's needles would break them?
00:50:32And how would they know that Ellie would borrow Hillary's needles,
00:50:36even though they aren't the style she liked to use?
00:50:39There-there's too many variables that had to go exactly right in order for this plan to work.
00:50:44There's something hinky about it all.
00:50:47Ha ha.
00:50:49You said hinky.
00:50:50Oh.
00:50:51That's what Ryan always says.
00:50:52I don't have a better word for it.
00:50:54Well, if your gut's trying to tell you something, it's usually worth listening to.
00:50:56This case is driving me crazier than a dog in a hubcap factory.
00:51:01I just-I-I know the answer is staring me straight in the face.
00:51:04I just-I-I can't put my finger on it.
00:51:07Well, maybe you just need to take a little break for a couple hours.
00:51:11Take your mind off it.
00:51:12Maybe we could go grab something to eat if you like.
00:51:16I'd love that.
00:51:18Me too.
00:51:18Oh, but I-I can't.
00:51:21I completely forgot.
00:51:22I have book club at 6.
00:51:24Book club again?
00:51:25Yeah, it's-it's an impromptu meeting to see if we can get to the bottom of this case.
00:51:30Yeah, no problem.
00:51:32You're welcome to join us if you-
00:51:33I'd love to.
00:51:34Um, pick you up at 540?
00:51:37I'd love that.
00:51:41We know that Sam wasn't in the building on the day of the murder.
00:51:44If he was involved, he would have to be working with someone.
00:51:48Hillary, she had the most to gain by becoming CEO after Ellie's death.
00:51:52Yeah, okay, but why not just stop there?
00:51:54Why sabotage the car at all?
00:51:56I overheard Sam arguing with Emma and Blake about their voting shares on the company board.
00:52:02Maybe Ellie's children are their next targets.
00:52:04The Cloroxidine murder, that was pretty sophisticated.
00:52:07This car thing feels, I don't know, clumsy?
00:52:09And showy.
00:52:10Mm.
00:52:10You know, like they wanted it to be witnessed by people.
00:52:13But why?
00:52:17Lily, what about your friend, Emma?
00:52:19Why would she be a target?
00:52:22I don't know.
00:52:23She moved away when she was quite young.
00:52:25She wanted to make it on her own.
00:52:27Now she has a successful career outside of the family business.
00:52:31I just can't see what she would have to gain by being involved here.
00:52:36What about Captain Handsome?
00:52:38Captain Handsome, is that George's new nickname?
00:52:42No, it's Ellie's son, the doctor.
00:52:45He's a dentist, right?
00:52:48Ainsley?
00:52:49His name is Blake.
00:52:51And yes, he's a dentist.
00:52:52I also checked into him.
00:52:54I bet you did.
00:52:56I did a background check on him.
00:52:59Yeah.
00:53:00He has a successful dental practice.
00:53:02Very little to do with Lone Star Cashmere.
00:53:05No apparent motive.
00:53:06Okay, so the only ones with motive are Sam and Hillary.
00:53:11Case closed.
00:53:13Cookie time.
00:53:14What?
00:53:14No, no.
00:53:15No, no, no.
00:53:16Not yet.
00:53:18Baby girl.
00:53:19What is it?
00:53:23I don't know.
00:53:25This case is like a maze.
00:53:26And the deeper we get, the more lost we become.
00:53:35Maybe we should just go back to being a book club.
00:53:37No.
00:53:38No, no, no.
00:53:38It's way more fun to solve murders than just read about them.
00:53:41And we're making progress, even if it doesn't seem like it right now.
00:53:44Speaking of book club, can we take a vote on our new name?
00:53:48Oh, I've got a list of suggestions right here.
00:53:50Let's read them and weep.
00:53:53Now raise your hand to vote for any of the following.
00:53:57Book them club.
00:53:58That's a good one.
00:53:59Who?
00:54:00No, but it's like what the police say, right?
00:54:04Book them, right?
00:54:05And then it's also got like, like...
00:54:07Oh, is that what they say?
00:54:08Yeah, we get it.
00:54:11Murder ink.
00:54:12Oh, but it's spelled I-N-K.
00:54:17Like ink.
00:54:18We get that, yeah.
00:54:20We get it.
00:54:21What about the text files?
00:54:26Like the X files.
00:54:31Oh.
00:54:33And finally...
00:54:35I liked it.
00:54:36The Uncover to Uncover Club.
00:54:41Mm-mm.
00:54:42No.
00:54:42I'm not going to even vote for my own suggestion.
00:54:44I mean, it sounded way better in my head.
00:54:46Alrighty, I guess we're still officially book club.
00:54:52Why?
00:54:52Why?
00:54:52Why?
00:54:52It was really nice having you there.
00:55:18I had fun.
00:55:19Thanks for the invite.
00:55:21That Maureen, she sure is funny.
00:55:22The whole Captain Handsome thing.
00:55:24Pretty hilarious.
00:55:26Yeah, Maureen, she's a hoot.
00:55:28Yeah.
00:55:32Yeah, just for curiosity's sake,
00:55:34this, um, this Blake fellow,
00:55:36what is he really like?
00:55:37Is he a nice guy?
00:55:39Yeah, he's nice enough.
00:55:40He...
00:55:41Well, he seems very taken with you.
00:55:50He's not my type.
00:55:52Oh.
00:55:54Well, that's, uh, that's good to know.
00:56:00See you, Jake.
00:56:02See you inside.
00:56:03Now you're tight.
00:56:12Hmm.
00:56:33Come on.
00:56:43Come on.
00:56:44Hi.
00:56:45Oh.
00:56:46Hi.
00:56:52Hi.
00:56:52Hi.
00:57:03What is it, Georgie?
00:57:17Oh, no, not again.
00:57:19I am so sorry.
00:57:42I didn't mean to startle you.
00:57:43I knocked, but Georgie was already barking.
00:57:45Jake, what are you doing?
00:57:47After I dropped you off, I was just driving away.
00:57:49I thought I saw somebody crossing the street to your house,
00:57:51so I drove around the block,
00:57:52and I came in through the back gate.
00:57:53Whoever it was,
00:57:55they took off when they saw me.
00:57:57Do you remember the last time you were investigating a case
00:57:59and somebody left a note on your door?
00:58:01Yeah.
00:58:08It's Ryan.
00:58:10Hi.
00:58:11Hey.
00:58:12Vail got the lab results back on the beeswax.
00:58:14It was tainted with 50% concentration of chlorhexidine,
00:58:18more than enough to cause an allergic reaction on contact.
00:58:21Okay.
00:58:22Well, that's our murder weapon.
00:58:24Or half of it, anyway.
00:58:26Yeah.
00:58:27We're having the container tested for prints now.
00:58:29Okay.
00:58:32Let me know what you find.
00:58:34Will do.
00:58:36Are you okay?
00:58:37Yeah, I'm fine.
00:58:41No, I know that tone of your voice.
00:58:43What's going on?
00:58:45Jake's here.
00:58:46He found someone snooping around the house.
00:58:55Who could it have been?
00:58:57Hillary.
00:58:58Or Sam.
00:58:59After Vail's report on the beeswax,
00:59:01do you have enough probable cause to charge Hillary?
00:59:02Well, if her prints come back in the container, sure.
00:59:05Right.
00:59:05Okay.
00:59:06Let's say Hillary and Sam are behind this.
00:59:08How did they get the chlorhexidine?
00:59:10Vail said that only a licensed medical office
00:59:12would be able to get it.
00:59:13So a doctor or...
00:59:15Or Blake.
00:59:17He's in on it.
00:59:20Yes.
00:59:20Gotcha, dentist.
00:59:22Sorry.
00:59:23I mean, that's...
00:59:24That's terrible.
00:59:26They're all in on it together.
00:59:28Blake would have done dental work on his mother,
00:59:29so he would have known about her allergy to chlorhexidine.
00:59:35Okay, take a look at this article.
00:59:37It says that Ellie blocked a company merger about a year ago.
00:59:41With her out of the way,
00:59:42I bet Hillary, Sam, and Blake stand to make millions.
00:59:45So that's why they targeted Emma.
00:59:47She must have been the last holdout.
00:59:52Unknown caller.
00:59:54Don't answer it.
00:59:57Hello?
00:59:57Ms. McGregor, this is Sam Mills.
01:00:00I need to meet with you.
01:00:02What's this concerning, Sam?
01:00:04I don't want to discuss it over the phone.
01:00:06All I can say is,
01:00:08we've crossed the point of no return.
01:00:10Is there somewhere we can meet?
01:00:12No.
01:00:13No.
01:00:15I teach a class at the university
01:00:16until 11 a.m. tomorrow.
01:00:19After your class, then.
01:00:20I'll come to you just after 11.
01:00:22No, no, no, no, absolutely not.
01:00:33Never going to happen.
01:00:33Over my dead body.
01:00:35Stamped at no erases.
01:00:37No erases?
01:00:38I'm not just going to stand by and let this happen, Ains.
01:00:40What killer makes an appointment with someone to murder them?
01:00:43It's a setup.
01:00:44Why else would he want to meet with you?
01:00:45Maybe he's got cold feet.
01:00:47What did he say?
01:00:49Passed the point of no return.
01:00:51Maybe he's going to confess.
01:00:52Or maybe try to pin it on Hillary and Blake.
01:00:55And he didn't say passed.
01:00:56He said crossed, which is weird.
01:01:00Yeah, but why call you?
01:01:02Monica Ryan.
01:01:03Exactly.
01:01:05Well, he knows I'm a criminologist.
01:01:07He was there when Lily mentioned it at the memorial.
01:01:11Maybe he wants to get more details on the case
01:01:13so he doesn't further incriminate himself
01:01:14before he goes to the police.
01:01:16We can't pass this up.
01:01:19The crime knows, knows.
01:01:30One condition, and this is not negotiable.
01:01:34Jake and I need to be somewhere close by
01:01:35in case something happens.
01:01:36Like a stakeout?
01:01:38Yes.
01:01:39Mm-hmm.
01:01:40Yeah.
01:01:42Yeah.
01:01:43Stakeout.
01:01:45And I don't think you should be alone tonight,
01:01:46so why don't you come stay at my place?
01:01:47No, I'm fine.
01:01:50I've got George.
01:01:58Or I could stay over if you like.
01:02:01On the couch, of course.
01:02:04Are you sure you don't mind?
01:02:06No, I don't know.
01:02:06All right, well, I'll just leave you two to your evening.
01:02:15Good night.
01:02:21Hmm.
01:02:28Thanks again for doing this.
01:02:29I think I'm a little more freaked out than I realized.
01:02:32Ever since Chicago, things like this really put me on edge.
01:02:38Are you going to tell me about it?
01:02:39I was investigating a case about a dirty cop who was taking bribes.
01:02:54And before I could testify, he broke into my house and he tried to kill me.
01:02:59After that, Ryan insisted that I move to Sweet River where nothing like that would ever happen.
01:03:07Little did we know.
01:03:11Anyway, I'll let you get to sleep.
01:03:13Are you sure it's a good idea for you to go see Sam tomorrow?
01:03:18An innocent person was murdered.
01:03:21We have to get to the bottom of it.
01:03:22That's the most important thing.
01:03:30Good night, Ainsley.
01:03:32Good night, Jake.
01:03:33Occam's razor is a principle which states that plurality should never be posited without necessity.
01:03:51Does anyone know what that means?
01:03:55Lily?
01:03:56The simplest explanation is always best.
01:03:59The simplest explanation is often the best, not always.
01:04:03And as criminologists, we should always start by looking for the most simple explanations while we're searching for the truth.
01:04:15Okay, everyone, that's it for today.
01:04:17And remember, Occam's razor is a rule of thumb, not a law.
01:04:21Uh, Professor, when are the assignments due?
01:04:24Oh, sorry, Monday.
01:04:26Have a great weekend, everyone.
01:04:27You seem a little off today.
01:04:35Oh, no, I'm fine.
01:04:36I just have a lot on my mind.
01:04:40Okay.
01:04:49Hey, man.
01:04:49Donuts.
01:04:59That's what you had to get?
01:05:01Yeah.
01:05:01It's a steak out.
01:05:02That's what cops eat on the steak out, right?
01:05:05That's an unfortunate stereotype.
01:05:07You're a fireman.
01:05:08You ever pose for a calendar?
01:05:10That was Mr. September.
01:05:15Bet the dentist never did that.
01:05:19Why are we friends?
01:05:23There we go.
01:05:24Hey.
01:05:36Hey.
01:05:36Hey, it's 11 o'clock.
01:05:38Any sign of him?
01:05:39Not yet.
01:05:40All right, I want you to put your phone on speaker and put it face down on your desk.
01:05:44That way we can hear everything.
01:05:45Got it.
01:05:46And I want to maintain a visual of you at all times.
01:05:49If I lose sight of you for one second, I'm coming in through the window.
01:05:52You understand?
01:05:52Okay, got it.
01:05:53Okay.
01:06:07Hmm?
01:06:09No.
01:06:23I don't think he's coming.
01:06:40Yeah, I think you're right.
01:06:44Got a call coming through from Pearson.
01:06:45Hold on.
01:06:48Hey, what's up?
01:06:52What?
01:06:53What is it?
01:07:01Sam is dead.
01:07:05What?
01:07:15Don't tell me it was another drug-related anaphylaxis.
01:07:18Nope. Knitting-related strangling.
01:07:20Want to take a look?
01:07:20Do I ever.
01:07:21Blake discovered the body.
01:07:28Not a lot of ambiguity on this one.
01:07:31He was strangled from behind, implying a surprise attack.
01:07:35Yeah, with circular needles.
01:07:36Do you have any idea why Sam would be at the house today?
01:07:40He was supposed to have a meeting with Hillary.
01:07:43Sign some company documents.
01:07:44This is nuts.
01:07:45This is nuts.
01:07:47Why is this happening to us?
01:07:49We're just a company that sells sweaters.
01:07:51We're working as fast as we can.
01:07:54I promise.
01:08:03Give him a minute to breathe and then bring him in for questioning.
01:08:06Copy.
01:08:06So Hillary might have been the last one to see Sam alive.
01:08:11Yeah, but if Hillary and Sam were working together, then why kill Sam?
01:08:15She might have known about the phone call and figured out that Sam was going to turn on her.
01:08:19So she had no choice but to kill him.
01:08:21Still, strangling him with her curved knitting needles, it's like the car.
01:08:25It's hinky.
01:08:26Yeah, and clumsy.
01:08:28Best way I can describe it is that she's desperate.
01:08:32With the chlorhexidine murder, she took her time with, planned it out methodically.
01:08:38The other two, they were knee-jerk, scrambling when her plan started to go off the rails.
01:08:45Okay.
01:08:47Pearson, write up an arrest warrant for Hillary Hall.
01:08:50That was Kevin at the station.
01:08:52Hillary just walked in and surrendered herself.
01:08:54What?
01:08:55This just keeps getting weirder.
01:08:57I know.
01:09:00Whoa, whoa.
01:09:02Hey, no, no, no.
01:09:03Hey, whoa, whoa, whoa.
01:09:04You don't want to go in there.
01:09:05I can't believe it.
01:09:07It sounds like an uncle to us.
01:09:11I'm so sorry.
01:09:11This must be really difficult.
01:09:13Who did this?
01:09:15We're going to find out, and we're very close.
01:09:18Are you going to be okay?
01:09:19I don't know.
01:09:20I'm scared.
01:09:25I don't think I can stay here after everything that's happened.
01:09:30Maybe I can stay at Lily's.
01:09:35Take my card, and just call me if you need absolutely anything.
01:09:45I think I need to see him.
01:09:46I can take you up there.
01:09:47You two, you got a couple of mergers to solve.
01:09:53I'm sorry.
01:09:55You gave her your card.
01:09:58Strictly professional.
01:10:03I think I should be the one to question Hillary.
01:10:05I know I'm not an officer, but I am a member of the department.
01:10:09And Hillary surrendered herself, which means she's a willing suspect.
01:10:13And cases have shown that a non-confrontational interview style is most effective in these cases.
01:10:19And she might clam up being interviewed by someone in uniform.
01:10:23What are you doing?
01:10:24Is there any way to get your attention, professor?
01:10:27I was going to say, I think it's a good idea.
01:10:32Oh.
01:10:35I loaned Ellie my needles that day when hers got broken.
01:10:41Neither of us ever went anywhere without our needles.
01:10:44For both of us, knitting wasn't just a profession or a hobby.
01:10:48It was a form of meditation.
01:10:51Some people do yoga.
01:10:51We like to knit.
01:10:53Are you surprised when Ellie asked to borrow your needles?
01:10:57Yes.
01:10:58Why?
01:11:01I think you know.
01:11:02We used different needles.
01:11:03Ellie used traditional double pointed.
01:11:05I used circular.
01:11:07We had an ongoing friendly debate as to which was better.
01:11:10Why did the company try to hide the fact that you're Ellie's niece?
01:11:14Nobody's hiding it.
01:11:15Ellie just preferred not to publicize that fact because she didn't want anyone to assume I was hired because of nepotism.
01:11:22She was protecting me.
01:11:28Let me ask you about the Lone Star Cashmere merger that fell through.
01:11:32From what I read, Ellie blocked it.
01:11:34That's not accurate.
01:11:36Ellie wanted the merger to go through.
01:11:38I was the one who talked her out of it.
01:11:40Oh, why?
01:11:41Ellie and I are knitting purists.
01:11:43I convinced her that selling the company to a conglomerate like Rubicon Competitive would ruin the integrity of the empire she built.
01:11:51I have a chain of emails to corroborate this.
01:11:57Did you meet with Sam this morning?
01:11:58Yes.
01:12:01He said he wanted to resign from the board and have me take over as chairperson in addition to being CEO.
01:12:07Did he give you a reason?
01:12:08He said something rotten was going on, but wouldn't tell me what it was.
01:12:13Just that he couldn't have it on his conscience anymore and the company would only be safe in my hands.
01:12:17You think she's lying?
01:12:31Well, she is.
01:12:33She's really good at it.
01:12:35How's it going?
01:12:38That good, huh?
01:12:40I got the incident report back on Emma's car battery fire.
01:12:44Someone ruptured the battery housing with what appears to be a screwdriver.
01:12:48So as soon as she started the car...
01:12:50Kaboom.
01:12:51Please tell me you got something from Bleep that we can use.
01:12:53No.
01:12:54And none of his office records show he ever did any dental work for Ellie.
01:12:58So there's no way that he would have ever known about her allergy to cloroxidine?
01:13:01No.
01:13:03Wait.
01:13:04If someone had a deadly allergy, they'd carry epinephrine.
01:13:08Didn't an EpiPen fall out of Hillary's purse that day at the memorial?
01:13:11Yeah.
01:13:16You carry an EpiPen, right?
01:13:18Yeah, severe allergies run in my family.
01:13:19I have to be very careful.
01:13:21What are you allergic to, Hillary?
01:13:23It's obscure.
01:13:23It's something called cloroxidine.
01:13:31Ellie wasn't the intended target.
01:13:33It was meant for Hillary.
01:13:35So it was just a fluke that they both had the same allergy?
01:13:38Well, not a total fluke.
01:13:39She said allergies run in her family, and they can be passed through genetic lines.
01:13:43And her mom was Ellie's twin.
01:13:45I don't know why you're so happy.
01:13:46We still don't have a suspect.
01:13:50Well, what Sam said to Hillary is essentially a confession.
01:13:53Yeah, but somebody killed him, so he wasn't acting alone.
01:13:55It's got to be the dentist, right?
01:13:58I mean, he did have motive with Sam getting cold feet.
01:14:01He discovered the body because he's the one that strangled him.
01:14:05We can hold him for 24 hours.
01:14:06In that time, I'll get a search warrant for his office, and hopefully some DNA will come back
01:14:10from the crime scene that we can use to charge him.
01:14:12What about Hillary?
01:14:13Well, didn't my official collaborator just tell me that she was the intended victim and no longer a suspect?
01:14:20Yes.
01:14:20Is that your final answer?
01:14:24Yes. Release her.
01:14:26Okay.
01:14:27I am so frustrated by this at every turn.
01:14:34We just, when we think we have him, our prime suspect ends up dead.
01:14:37Murdered by our other prime suspect.
01:14:40They'll find something at the crime scene to convict the dentist.
01:14:43I hope so.
01:14:46Oh, freshly baked lemon squares from Lily.
01:14:49She's so sweet.
01:14:51I'm gonna send her a text and thank her.
01:14:53Dinner?
01:14:57I would love to.
01:14:59To become CFO of a Fortune 500 company like Lone Star Cashmere, Hillary would have had to do an
01:15:05in-depth health evaluation, which would have detected her allergy.
01:15:09Anyone who has access to the corporate database would be able to acquire this info.
01:15:14Sam?
01:15:15Possibly.
01:15:17But he still has to get his hands on the chlorhexidine.
01:15:20Well, he could have just called his dentist friend.
01:15:23Yeah.
01:15:25But doesn't that feel too obvious?
01:15:27A smarter killer would know how to cover their tracks better.
01:15:32Someone who could get access to Blake's office to make it look like he were involved.
01:15:39Emma.
01:15:40Hello?
01:15:52Sheriff, it's Emma.
01:15:55Sorry to bother you.
01:15:55I, um, just didn't know who else to call.
01:15:58Uh, that's okay.
01:16:00Uh, what's up?
01:16:02Lily wasn't home when I went by and, um, no, she's not answering her phone.
01:16:07Well, where are you now?
01:16:09Outside your door.
01:16:28Hi.
01:16:28Hi.
01:16:30How did you...
01:16:30I-I went to the station earlier to talk to you, and as I got there, I saw you leaving,
01:16:35so I followed you.
01:16:36You followed me?
01:16:37Yeah.
01:16:37Yeah.
01:16:38I know.
01:16:39I know.
01:16:39It's-it's totally weird.
01:16:42Um...
01:16:45You know what?
01:16:45Never mind.
01:16:46Um, I'm gonna go.
01:16:48I'm sorry to bother you.
01:16:49I'm just so upset.
01:16:51Emma is the one who tainted Hillary's needles.
01:16:58She's on the board of Lone Star Cashmere.
01:17:01I mean, she could get access to her cousin's medical records.
01:17:04And she could have figured a way to get into her brother's office.
01:17:06She wanted Hillary out of the picture, but...
01:17:13She didn't anticipate the needles getting switched that day.
01:17:17She definitely didn't anticipate that her mother would have the same hereditary allergy that Hillary has.
01:17:23When Ellie was the one who died, Emma had to pivot.
01:17:27So she sabotaged her own car?
01:17:30To make it look like she was the next victim at a public place like the memorial.
01:17:37She locked yourself in a car that was on fire. That is some serious commitment.
01:17:40She wasn't locked in.
01:17:42Yeah, remember we tried all the doors.
01:17:45No, she locked the doors, Jake.
01:17:49The car still had power or the horn wouldn't have worked.
01:17:51So she could have got out if it got too hot in there.
01:17:56The whole thing was just a one big show?
01:17:58Her master plan went all wrong.
01:18:02But she thought she could still salvage it if she could just pin the murder on Hillary.
01:18:09Having Hillary in jail is the next best thing to having Hillary dead.
01:18:12What about Sam?
01:18:16She used him at first.
01:18:17Can't you stop her?
01:18:19No.
01:18:20Convinced him that Hillary was responsible for Ellie's death.
01:18:23But when he started to get cold feet, she had to get rid of him too.
01:18:30And all the better, on the same day, he was meeting with Hillary.
01:18:36At this point, she is scrambling, has nothing to lose.
01:18:40She is past the po-
01:18:41Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, what is it?
01:18:45The point of no return.
01:18:48Remember what Sam said on the phone?
01:18:50All I can say is, we've crossed the point of no return.
01:18:55Oh, it was code, Rubicon.
01:18:58You're crossing the Rubicon. It's a river in ancient Rome, right?
01:19:02Yes, yes, but it's also the name of a sports apparel company.
01:19:05Emma is at Rubicon Competitive International.
01:19:09Rubicon Competitive is the company that's trying to merge with Lone Star Cashmere.
01:19:14And guess who's an executive there?
01:19:16Emma.
01:19:20Occam's razor.
01:19:22Emma was right in front of us the whole time.
01:19:28Emma's probably with Lily right now. We need to warn her.
01:19:32Hey, Professor. I'm just locking out for the evening.
01:19:39Hey, is Emma with you?
01:19:41No, I haven't seen her since yesterday. Also, I just got your text. I'm confused.
01:19:47I didn't make you lemon squares. I haven't had time yet.
01:19:50Wait, you didn't drop off a batch at my place earlier?
01:19:54Don't eat those! Don't eat that.
01:19:59And Emma isn't at Lily's.
01:20:00So then where would she be?
01:20:05Ryan.
01:20:08I was just making myself some dinner, but I didn't get very far.
01:20:11I can offer you some carrots.
01:20:15It's okay. Lily and I actually made lemon squares earlier, and I brought some if you're hungry.
01:20:20Huh. Oh, sure.
01:20:23Wouldn't be the first time I ate dessert for dinner.
01:20:44Pick up, pick up, pick up, Ryan.
01:20:45It's voicemail again.
01:20:48So what do we do now?
01:20:53Good idea, George.
01:20:57Thank you for being so hospitable.
01:20:59I wouldn't have just shown up, but I, um, felt like we had a connection.
01:21:12Yeah. Yeah.
01:21:15Well, I'm happy to help. You know, you've been through a lot.
01:21:18Why don't I call a hotel for you and say...
01:21:23No, no, no. It's okay. It's okay. I can do it.
01:21:29I'm sorry. I sound so helpless.
01:21:31I'm not. I'm not.
01:21:33You're fine.
01:21:40Please.
01:21:42Why would she even be going after Ryan?
01:21:44She is in full panic mode. She doesn't know what Hillary may have told the police.
01:21:48She's trying to cover all of her tracks. For all she knows, we're dead, too.
01:21:53It's what criminals do when they feel cornered. It's called irrational choice theory.
01:22:20Emma, you seem like a really nice person. And, and under different circumstances,
01:22:26it would be really nice to get to know you. But I think we should keep this professional.
01:22:31I am the sheriff investigating your mother's murder after all.
01:22:36But I thought the case was closed.
01:22:39No.
01:22:40Really. I, I don't understand. What's the problem?
01:22:44I thought you had Hillary at the police station.
01:22:47I can't discuss an ongoing investigation.
01:22:49No, of course not. You don't have to tell me anything. All I want to know
01:22:54is what you think of my lemon squares.
01:22:55Cheers.
01:22:58Sure. Cheers.
01:23:01Don't eat that!
01:23:11Nobody messes with my little brother.
01:23:21Nothing would have stopped you. Not even the death of your own mother.
01:23:33You wanted that murder to go through at any cost.
01:23:35My mother had so much and she gave us very little.
01:23:40She treated Hillary more like a daughter than she ever did me.
01:23:51Hillary, I'm so sorry for everything we put you through.
01:23:55You were just doing your job. And you saved me from Emma's wrath.
01:23:59I'm just glad this is finally over.
01:24:02All this time.
01:24:03Did you have any idea?
01:24:05I had my suspicions, but I can never be sure.
01:24:10I'm just happy I can preserve Ellie's vision for the company.
01:24:14We'll do a proper analysis, but initial litmus tests show signs of rodenticide.
01:24:19Rat poison on a first date? Wow!
01:24:22Now, I knew your romance raider was rusty, but that is way off.
01:24:27It was not a date, all right? I was just being professionally courteous.
01:24:31Okay, well, you call it what you like, but you may want to sign up for some of those dating apps
01:24:35hotshot, you know, knock the cobwebs off. We can't all be Mr. September.
01:24:39I'm glad you're okay, man. I'm really worried about you.
01:24:42Yeah, yeah.
01:24:47This guy again? I thought you locked him up.
01:24:49No, his prince came back clean. We had to let him go. He had nothing to do with it.
01:24:53I thought we were friends.
01:24:55You know, you better make your move, hotshot.
01:24:58Otherwise, I'm not the only one who's gonna have to get on a dating app.
01:25:02All right.
01:25:04Hey, Chief, I've got a question for you.
01:25:07What's going on?
01:25:08Death really does seem to follow you around, doesn't it?
01:25:13No hard feelings. You don't need to apologize.
01:25:15I didn't apologize.
01:25:16You're just doing your job. And I'm glad justice was served.
01:25:20I can't say I'm surprised it was my sister.
01:25:23I never trusted her, to be honest.
01:25:27Look, Mainsley, if you ever need any dental work, you know where to find me.
01:25:34Take care.
01:25:34I'm waiting for the lecture about how I overstepped my boundaries once again,
01:25:43about being official collaborator.
01:25:45No lecture.
01:25:47You get a pass because you saved my life.
01:25:49Hmm. I guess we're even now.
01:25:52The only thing that drives me nuts about you is the same thing I love about you, Mains.
01:25:59You never, never, never, never, never give up.
01:26:04If it weren't for you, this case wouldn't have been solved.
01:26:12Dear diary, my brother paid me a compliment today.
01:26:18Don't let it go to your head,
01:26:19Dirt.
01:26:22Too late, jokester.
01:26:27Hey, Georgie.
01:26:29That was so impressive.
01:26:32I've never seen you bury your teeth like that.
01:26:35You and my boyfriend make a pretty good team.
01:26:40He's your boyfriend, is he?
01:26:46I've really got to stop talking to George out loud like that.
01:26:49Well, I think it's one of the most adorable things about my girlfriend.
01:26:54Don't you, George?
01:26:58What's he saying now?
01:27:00He's saying I think it's about time you kissed her.
01:27:17That is one smart dog.
01:27:23So what's this Mr. September calendar I've been hearing about?
01:27:26Oh, boy.
01:27:56That's very interesting now.
01:27:57Oh, boy.
01:27:58Who's, boy?
01:27:59Oh, boy.
01:28:00Oh, boy.
01:28:00Oh, boy.
01:28:02Oh, boy.
01:28:03Oh, boy.
01:28:05Oh, yeah.
01:28:06Oh, boy.
01:28:13Oh, boy.
01:28:19Oh, boy.
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