High Potential Season 1 Episode 3 - Dirty Rotten Scoundrel
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00:53Official LAPD business.
00:55Keep my baby close. This won't take long.
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01:07Detectives.
01:08Where's my better half?
01:09Bathroom.
01:15Hey.
01:16Good morning, Morgan.
01:22So, what do you think happened?
01:25Well, I think we can rule out nothing.
01:28And we're off?
01:29Melted candles, empty glass, clothes thrown everywhere.
01:32Looks like a wild night that went south.
01:35But was it murder?
01:36100%.
01:37What, you don't think so?
01:38I think it was murder in a cover-up,
01:40but I want to know how you know.
01:42Sounds like a challenge.
01:44How fun.
01:45See these hand towels?
01:46You may remember that I used to be a professional cleaner.
01:49Hmm, vaguely.
01:50Yes.
01:51The way that these towels are folded are a disgrace.
01:53Look, the bottom two have two edges.
01:55The top one has three edges.
01:56That means the killer used this top towel
01:58to clean up after himself.
02:00Covers tracks.
02:01Hmm.
02:03Now, get down here and see what I'm seeing.
02:06I can see just fine from up here, thanks.
02:08But what do you see?
02:09You see these streaks?
02:10Any self-respecting housekeeper
02:12is going to use a microfiber mop on a bathroom floor.
02:15Our murderer used that towel to wipe up this area.
02:19Which suggests a cover-up.
02:20Exactly.
02:21Now, our Vic...
02:22Is it okay if I call him Vic?
02:23It's happening.
02:24Our Vic was not alone.
02:25Because no man's going to spend money
02:27on a hotel room this fancy
02:29unless he's planning on entertaining,
02:31in my guess, a sexy brunette.
02:35Why? Did you find a hair sample?
02:37Nah, but blonde seems too obvious,
02:39so I'm going with brunette for now.
02:40Either way, she had to be pretty attractive,
02:42because I don't mean to be disrespectful,
02:44but the dead guy in the tub is super hot.
02:46Morgan, please don't ever comment
02:48on the hotness of a victim ever again.
02:50Okay, the manager opened the safe for us,
02:52and we found the victim's wallet.
02:54Inside, $80 cash and an ID.
02:56Ernest Lozano, Mexico City.
02:58Do a deep dive.
02:59Anything, everything you can find on the guy.
03:01But stop by the security center downstairs
03:03first, look at last night's footage.
03:05Got it. Yep.
03:06Wonder what he was drugged with.
03:08How do you know he was drugged?
03:10Well, because who does their dishes in a hotel room?
03:12Except you, maybe.
03:13Anyway, this glass was rinsed out and wiped clean,
03:16and why would you do that
03:17unless you were trying to get rid of white residue?
03:19Notice anything else about the glass?
03:20It's a whiskey tumbler.
03:21Lead-free, crystal cut,
03:23which is harder and more durable than glass,
03:25withstands most scratches,
03:26also refracts light beautifully.
03:28You want me to know you drink whiskey so bad.
03:31Point being, this piece of glassware
03:33is far more expensive than the others.
03:36It must have been brought up to the room.
03:37That's right, so Lozano and his sexy brunette
03:39stopped at the hotel bar before coming up to the room,
03:41but you already knew that.
03:42Mm-hmm. The tumbler was rinsed out,
03:43leaving little to zero trace of whiskey,
03:45which strongly suggests a cover-up.
03:47And why cover it up unless it was murder?
03:49Now, let's go hit the hotel bar.
03:52I recognize him.
03:53He had a drink at the start of my shift around 7 p.m.
03:56Was he with anyone?
03:57A sexy brunette, maybe?
03:59I'd say medium sexy.
04:01Also, she was a blonde.
04:03Really?
04:06Did it seem like business or pleasure?
04:07Maybe both.
04:08The guy was definitely tying one on.
04:10Made sure to leave a generous tip before they bounced.
04:12Catch the name of his guest by any chance?
04:14We were slammed, so I couldn't really hear their convo,
04:16but I want to say that her name sounded like
04:18Candace or Gladys or Janice.
04:28So, we scrubbed through last night's footage,
04:30and we found this at 8.02 p.m.
04:32Lozano and his mystery woman, down the fourth floor,
04:35into the room, and then at 8.33 p.m.,
04:38right there, she leaves.
04:40No one else used a key card to enter the suite
04:42until this morning when the cleaners discovered
04:44Ernest Lozano's body.
04:45That must be our killer.
04:46I showed a photo of our mystery woman to the hotel doorman.
04:49He said she parked her red Kia out front
04:51in a no-parking zone around 7 p.m.,
04:53shortly after LADOT arrived and started writing tickets.
04:56Let's call LADOT, see if we can ID the red car.
04:58I already called.
04:59They didn't issue a ticket to a red Kia
05:01out front of this hotel last night.
05:03The only cars that don't get ticketed
05:04belong to cops and doctors.
05:05Cops aren't issued red cars.
05:07Right, so it must be vehicle code 210-58.
05:09Mm-hmm.
05:11It must be, yeah.
05:13Remind us about vehicle code 210-58.
05:16It's an emblem, allowing physicians responding
05:18to emergencies to be exempt from laws governing parking.
05:20There's a hospital less than a mile from here.
05:22Swing by, see if anyone recognizes the woman
05:24on the security footage,
05:25and we'll circle back at the precinct.
05:29That sounds like a city council issue,
05:31not a major crimes issue.
05:33Of course. Keep me posted. Bye.
05:36How's the hotel case looking?
05:38Daphne and Oz ID'd our suspect as a physician
05:40who works in the neighborhood.
05:41They're bringing her in for questioning as we speak.
05:43Do you like her for it?
05:44Oh, very much.
05:45We have her on hotel security footage,
05:46entering and exiting the victim's room
05:48around the time of the murder.
05:49Yes.
05:50It's open and shut.
05:57Uh-oh. You good with that? Need some help?
06:00No one can help me with this.
06:02I'm gonna have to rely on someone
06:04I'd rather not deal with.
06:06Mm. Welcome to my world.
06:11Dr. Iris Bowman, tell us about your relationship
06:14with Ernest Lozano.
06:15I wouldn't call it a relationship.
06:18What would you call it?
06:19Harmless fun.
06:20We met three months ago in a hotel bar and hit it off.
06:24I can't believe he's dead.
06:26Well, when you say hit it off...
06:28It's exactly what you think it means.
06:30Ernest would reach out whenever he was in town.
06:33It was no-strings-attached fun between two adults.
06:37Hmm. Well, what did you know about him?
06:39Ernest was a curator in Mexico City.
06:41He wasn't like most L.A. guys.
06:43He was fun, charming, cultured.
06:46What's your husband think about this casual sling?
06:50My husband died in a car accident nine months ago.
06:54What Ernest and I had was temporary.
06:57He was meant to be a band-aid on my life.
07:00So what happened last night?
07:02Nothing.
07:03He was in town. I met him at our spot.
07:06We had a drink or two.
07:08Went up to our room, drew a bath.
07:11But then Ernest fell asleep, so I left.
07:13Well, see, the thing is, Dr. Bowman,
07:15we have you on security footage
07:17entering Lozano's room and then exiting 30 minutes later.
07:21After that, not a soul enters or exits that room.
07:24And now Ernest Lozano is dead.
07:29I told you everything.
07:31He was alive when I left.
07:33Do I need a lawyer?
07:34That would be wise.
07:35You have the right to remain silent.
07:37She didn't do it.
07:38The candles, there were candles lining the bathtub.
07:41I have the same ones at home. I got them on clearance.
07:43They smell like laundry.
07:44But the problem is they only burn for about four hours.
07:47I'm sorry, I don't know. Is that a long time?
07:49For a candle? What?
07:51No, a tea light burns longer.
07:53All of the candles were melted down, all the way,
07:55except for this one.
07:57Something put out this candle.
07:59And you know what puts out fire?
08:01Water.
08:02Yes, doctor.
08:03Water.
08:04Water puts out fire.
08:05In this case, bath water.
08:06Bath water put out this lone candle.
08:08So that means there was a tub fight.
08:10There was thrashing around.
08:11Bath water splashed out and extinguished the flame.
08:14The candle looked like it had been burning for about an hour and a half.
08:18Okay, so you are saying that when Dr. Bowman left the room,
08:21all the candles were burning and an hour after that,
08:24something happened in that room.
08:26And someone was in that room.
08:36Can I leave now?
08:39Yeah.
08:41Free to go.
08:47Speaking of good.
08:49Huh?
08:52And our only suspect walks out the door.
08:55Mahomes, under on Passing Yards, over on Rushing Yards.
08:59Next WNBA Finals,
09:01Aces, Moneyline, Wilson.
09:04Mom.
09:05Fifteen years ago, Roman Sincera painted a mural downtown.
09:09You wrote the citation and the report, but both are illegible.
09:14What does this say?
09:15Look, if you're so interested,
09:18give me 2K.
09:20Fine, 1K.
09:22No?
09:23500?
09:24I don't care how low you go.
09:25I'm not going to pay you for information.
09:27Whatever thing is happening in NASCAR,
09:291,000 on numbers 10 through 19.
09:31And that's it.
09:32I love you, Mom.
09:33Bye.
09:36Read this address out loud now.
09:4014641 Willington Street.
09:44No such place.
09:45There's a Washington Boulevard and a Billington Street,
09:48but neither has a 14641.
09:50This is definitely 14641 Billington Street.
09:53Again, no such place.
09:5650 bucks says there is.
09:57There isn't.
09:58But if you want to give me your money like that, sure.
10:01I'll check it out.
10:02I'll drive.
10:11Wow.
10:12There used to be nothing but chop shops and stash houses on this street.
10:16Now they got a CrossFit gym,
10:18vegan Nashville hot chicken restaurant,
10:20third-wave coffee shop.
10:22It's beautiful.
10:23Oh, wow.
10:24I mean...
10:25What?
10:26This was the street, right?
10:29I could have sworn the mural was here.
10:32Maybe I didn't write this.
10:34Turn around, Mellon.
10:3714614 Billington.
10:40Looks like a sign protected a part of that mural.
10:45It's a cool fishtail.
10:46That's a bird's wing.
10:47Those are feathers, not skins.
10:49That's a fishtail.
10:50It's a bird's wing.
10:51Double or nothing.
10:53Why not?
10:55Definitely feathers.
11:02We have news on our victim.
11:03What's up?
11:04We heard back from Ernest Lozano's colleagues in Mexico City.
11:06They said he's alive and well, showing up for work every day.
11:09Yeah.
11:10Local police questioned Lozano about his ID showing up at the hotel of a murdered man.
11:14He told them about a ride he took a couple years ago in L.A.
11:17On the drive, he and the driver joked about how much they looked alike.
11:20Later that night, he realized he lost his wallet.
11:22So our victim...
11:23Is not Ernest Lozano.
11:24Okay.
11:25Put pressure on the lab for DNA and fingerprints from the crime scene
11:27and I'll look more closely at...
11:29Where's the evidence box?
11:34Um...
11:35Working from home.
11:36See you tomorrow, Morgan.
11:38Smiley face.
11:48This is the best movie night ever.
11:50All right.
11:51The trick is to see if we can notice things other people can't.
11:55What do you think these keys go to?
11:57Bike lock, PO box, and car keys.
12:01You are my son.
12:02Eva, can you grab us a couple sodas?
12:04I can't touch surfaces because of my gloves.
12:07Okay.
12:08This is interesting.
12:09You see this stitching right here?
12:12Two sodas.
12:13Oh!
12:14Hi.
12:15Strange boy in my house.
12:17Who are you?
12:18I'm Ryder.
12:19I'm Ryder.
12:20Eva's friend.
12:23Oh, yeah?
12:27What are you doing?
12:29What does it look like?
12:30Studying?
12:31I couldn't find the cookies, so I got cheese puffs.
12:33Thank you!
12:34I love cheese puffs.
12:35I bought those.
12:36These are mine.
12:37Can I stay in the hallway for a second?
12:45Okay.
12:46Don't freak out.
12:47He said I could have Ryder in my room as long as we shut the door if our music got too loud.
12:51Oh, he did!
12:54Man, what a problem solver!
12:55That's great, because my primary concern here was the decibel level of your music.
13:00No, Mom.
13:01We were just studying.
13:04To be continued.
13:08I assume you got my post-it.
13:11You never take evidence home, Morgan.
13:13Ever.
13:15You have got to be kidding me.
13:18What?
13:19He's wearing gloves.
13:26You're upset, and you're allowed to have all your feelings, but people bring their work home all the time.
13:31My daughter's in her room working on her homework right now.
13:35Elliot, go bug your sister.
13:36Quick.
13:37Run.
13:38Keep the door open.
13:39Eva, I'm coming to bug you!
13:42Morgan, this goes against all rules and all protocol for handling evidence.
13:47What's the worst that could happen?
13:48Um, you know, I don't know.
13:50Let me think.
13:51Oh, right.
13:52Everything in here becomes inadmissible in court, and we can't convict the murderer.
13:55Yeah, that's bad.
13:56That'd be bad.
13:57And I get that.
13:58I did think about that, but here's the thing.
14:00I really want to help you figure out who your dead guy is.
14:02Silly me.
14:03I was going to use dental records and fingerprints.
14:05There's so many clues in this evidence box that you guys missed.
14:08Did anybody even look at the shoes?
14:10There's cement all over this hole.
14:12He must have lived or worked near a construction site.
14:14Oh, great.
14:15We'll just visit the one construction site in Los Angeles.
14:19Okay.
14:20Look at the man's pants.
14:22This is not the original stitching, but this repair was done by a professional.
14:26See the threads?
14:27What about them?
14:28They don't cross.
14:29You don't find that the tiniest bit strange?
14:31Um, I can say with full confidence I have never in my life thought about how threads cross on a pants hem.
14:35Well, lucky for you, I've spent a lot of time thinking about it.
14:38The whole hyperactive brain thing makes it hard to fall asleep.
14:41For a long time, the only thing that would put me down was watching sewing and alterations videos.
14:47Now, the victim's pants were repaired without crossing.
14:50That is something that is unique to tailors from Madagascar,
14:53because they have a superstition that crossing your stitches is unlucky.
14:57Oh, you know what?
14:58Just make a list of all of the tailors from Madagascar in the area.
15:00I don't think the LAPD has a magical database of seamstresses and tailors cross-referenced by ethnicity,
15:06but, you know, I can check.
15:07Well, all you need to do is find all of the tailor and alteration shops in L.A.
15:11and find the ones with the longest names.
15:13Because long names are uniquely Madagascan?
15:17No, but their naming customs are unlike anywhere else in the world.
15:20All of their names are unique, and every name has meaning.
15:23And when two people get married, they just smash their names together into one big giant long name.
15:27It's super romantic.
15:29Okay, so, compile a list of tailors in Los Angeles,
15:33find the ones with the longest names,
15:35and then look for one by a construction site.
15:37Easy peasy, lemon squeezy.
15:39Yeah. Okay. Well, we'll get into that tomorrow.
15:43Okay.
15:44And, Morgan, don't ever use that phrase again.
15:47Probably will.
15:52So, Ryder seems nice.
15:54Funny. That's what his P.O. said.
15:56Parole officer. Yeah, I get it.
15:59Because he was in juvie.
16:00Mm-mm. Chino. He was tried as an adult.
16:02You, you are so, so funny.
16:07But seriously, tell me all about him. I want to know.
16:10Yeah, I gotta go, or I'll be late.
16:11Sit.
16:12Put your phone away. I guess we're doing this the hard way.
16:15Did you mean for that to rhyme?
16:16I will be asking the questions. Okay?
16:19Tell me about Ryder.
16:20All we were doing was studying.
16:23It always starts with studying.
16:24And then you're lying about where you were, and the next thing you know...
16:27You're a single mom with three kids pretending to be a cop.
16:33I am not pretending. Thank you very much. I am consulting.
16:36Oh, yeah. I know. You don't even have a badge.
16:39You think I need a badge? Okay.
16:43I will have you know, I walk into a space, and people are like,
16:46Who is this? Okay?
16:47And then the other people are like, I don't know, but she definitely belongs here.
16:50Okay, Mom, this is cringe. I gotta go.
16:53Make way, they all yell.
16:55You know, give that lady access.
16:57When can I get a badge?
16:58Please, stop ringing the bell.
17:02How old were you when you started dating?
17:04I bet you were that guy who dated the same girl all four years of high school,
17:07and then on prom night, you made a pact to lose your...
17:13Hello. Are you Reysa Rikoto Harimalala?
17:17Indeed. You may call me Rye.
17:19Rye.
17:21Rye.
17:23Rye.
17:24Call me Rye.
17:25Rye.
17:26Real quick, do you recognize this man?
17:28Mr. Eduardo.
17:30Is he dead?
17:31Eduardo is his last name?
17:33No.
17:34Eduardo is his first name.
17:35Yes.
17:36Do you know his last name?
17:37No. Mr. Eduardo, he always pays in cash.
17:40Can you tell us anything about him?
17:42Mr. Eduardo is one of my regulars.
17:44He finds designer suits secondhand.
17:46I make them look nice again.
17:49Get excited. We got a first name.
17:51Well, I'm thrilled.
17:52You do realize there could be thousands of Eduardos in Los Angeles, though, right?
17:55Wait.
17:57Do you hear that?
17:59Sweet, sweet sounds of the city.
18:04Okay.
18:05Tailor shop, construction site, now what?
18:07Now we just gotta find a parking lot.
18:10Yep. Right here.
18:12Why do we care about parking?
18:13Don't get mad at me.
18:14I'm not mad at you.
18:15Right here.
18:16Why do we care about parking?
18:17Don't get mad at me.
18:19Of course you brought his keys.
18:20Well, still in the evidence bag.
18:22And it's a good thing I did.
18:23Because...
18:28Eduardo's Toyota.
18:32Next time.
18:38Forrester, what do you need?
18:39Hey, Daph, I just sent you the plates on our victim's vehicle.
18:41Do your thing.
18:42Probably the car earnest Lozano lost his wallet.
18:44And I will have to call you back. Bye.
18:46Morgan, Morgan, no, no, no.
18:47Don't, don't...
18:49Gloves. Sorry. Gloves.
18:50No, it's not the gloves.
18:51I mean, actually, yes, you do need gloves.
18:53But before you touch anything, just ask me first, okay?
18:55No, you're totally right.
18:56I apologize.
18:57You've said that before.
18:58Won't happen again.
18:59Except I did already touch everything.
19:01He's got suits, charging cables, little waters, hands...
19:04You guys are right, share driver.
19:06Yes!
19:07How'd you do that so fast?
19:08Easy peasy, lemon squeezy.
19:11Oh, yep.
19:13Yeah, that too.
19:16Daphne says the car is registered to an Eduardo Cortez,
19:18lives in this building.
19:19Ten years ago, the guy did time in prison for credit card fraud.
19:22Since then, he's been a ride-share driver.
19:25Pretty fancy building for a driver.
19:26Are we sure this is our guy?
19:27Hmm.
19:28Eduardo Cortez's driver's license.
19:30Ooh, yeah, that's him.
19:32How do you have a hot driver's license photo?
19:35216, this should be the place.
19:37Morgan, what did I tell you?
19:38I'm just kidding.
19:41You're fun.
19:43You're a lot of fun.
19:44Daddy, daddy, help!
19:48Hello?
19:49Can I help you?
19:51Sorry to intrude, ma'am.
19:52I'm LAPD Detective Adam Karadek.
19:54This is consultant Morgan Guillory.
19:56Do you happen to know an Eduardo Cortez?
19:58He's my husband.
20:00Is he helping you?
20:01No, he's not.
20:02He's not helping me.
20:03He's not helping me.
20:04He's my husband.
20:06Is he okay?
20:13Cheers.
20:16I'll let mine cool down.
20:17It's just too hot.
20:18Gosh, thank you guys for sharing your tea with me.
20:20Your friends are all really nice.
20:22Do you have a favorite friend?
20:23I won't tell the rest.
20:25Stanley, he can take photos, too.
20:28Stanley can take photos?
20:29No way.
20:30Let me see this.
20:32So cool.
20:34My daddy gave him to me.
20:36He also gave me that dictionary.
20:39Oh.
20:40Words are...
20:41Words are important.
20:44We've been together for ten years.
20:47I met Eduardo after he was released from prison.
20:50How long had he been driving?
20:51He used to drive up until three years ago
20:53when he started at his cousin's wine distribution business.
20:56Was it strange that he hadn't come home?
20:58His job required quite a bit of travel,
21:00so Eduardo being away felt normal.
21:04I can't believe he's gone.
21:06Do you recognize this woman?
21:09I don't.
21:10Who is she?
21:12I'm sorry, but Eduardo was not traveling for work.
21:16We found his body in a Hollywood hotel room,
21:18and he was with this woman the night he was murdered.
21:29What the hell was that?
21:30A woman just found out her husband died.
21:32Maybe give it a sec before you whip out a picture of his mistress.
21:34If Regina knew about Eduardo's infidelity,
21:36she had strong motive to kill him, Morgan.
21:38I needed to get her unvarnished reaction.
21:40Ooh, that's good. I didn't think about that.
21:42Seems like there's a lot about this job you don't think about.
21:46You know, like taking evidence home with you.
21:48You know, every once in a while,
21:49I start to get tricked into thinking that maybe you're a normal person,
21:52and then sure enough, you remind me you're just a heartless police robot.
21:55Mm-hmm.
21:57Why would Eduardo use a fake ID?
21:59Why would someone change their entire identity just to cheat on their wife?
22:01It doesn't add up.
22:02Finances don't really add up, either.
22:04Sweet apartment, the car, altering the suits to make them look expensive.
22:08Yeah. Go home, get rest, and do not take evidence with you.
22:14It's a pretty normal day.
22:15Ava was glued to her phone.
22:17Elliot worked on his geography project.
22:19Chloe ate a crayon, but it was a green one,
22:21so I feel it was the most natural and least toxic.
22:23Did Chloe have a guest?
22:26Chloe the baby did not have a guest.
22:28She didn't have any floppy-haired teenage boys swing by?
22:31I knew this was coming.
22:32Look, Ryder seems like a nice kid. I think it's fine.
22:34It's not fine.
22:35We both knew that she was going to have friends over sooner or later.
22:38Ava's 15.
22:39What were you doing when you were 15?
22:41Lifting. Hanging with my boys.
22:43I'm kidding. I didn't lift or have boys.
22:45But Ava's different.
22:46I know Ava's different, but teenage boys are all the same.
22:49Well, we're both trying to figure it out, okay?
22:51I think we just need to trust Ava, so let's calm down.
22:54Don't tell me to calm down. You overstepped.
22:56In a major way.
22:57Okay, you're on one of your famous Morgan rants,
22:59so I'm going to give you a little space.
23:01I am not on a Morgan rant.
23:02I am doing what's best for my kid.
23:04Ava is my daughter.
23:07Right.
23:08I'm just the Manny.
23:11That's not what I said.
23:13That's not what I meant. You don't...
23:15Can you please come back here so we can...
23:18Okay.
23:27Eduardo's life just doesn't add up.
23:29I'm late. I'm sorry. Sorry I'm late.
23:31It was a crazy kid morning, but who cares about that?
23:33Who cares about kids?
23:34I brought donuts.
23:35Hell yeah.
23:36I love it when you're late.
23:37Ooh, so many options.
23:39Can't go wrong with glaze, right?
23:41Never.
23:42Nope.
23:43No, maybe it's a sprinkles day.
23:44Might be a sprinkles day.
23:45Yeah, I don't know.
23:46Is that cream?
23:47Just pick a damn donut.
23:48Okay.
23:49Medical examiner's report just came in.
23:51Eduardo Cortez's cause of death is drowning
23:55He looked sober on the CCTV footage when he was walking with Iris.
23:58Bartender says he tagged one off.
23:59Could have been all the Xanax the lab found in his system.
24:02They also found residue on the glassware.
24:04Well, Xanax's main side effects are severe drowsiness and dizziness.
24:08Still, no one other than Dr. Bowman used the keycard to enter the room that night.
24:11But the cameras proved that she isn't the killer.
24:14What if the murderer entered the room in a way that didn't require a keycard?
24:19What are you talking about, Maura?
24:20I'm talking about the murderer going into the room through the window.
24:23The room is on the fourth floor.
24:25You'd have to be Spider-Man.
24:27Really, Oz?
24:28I brought donuts.
24:29Look, would it be easy?
24:30No.
24:31But is it doable?
24:32I think so.
24:33Right here.
24:35I didn't see it when I was there in person because there was a crime scene photographer standing in front of me, but...
24:40Do you see?
24:41What are we looking at?
24:42The window latches.
24:43See, all of those are turned to the left except for this one, which is turned to the right, which means it's unlocked.
24:49The murderer could have done the deed and then exited through the window, but not been able to lock it from the outside.
24:54Except it's on the fourth floor, Maura.
24:57What other leads do we have?
24:59Cortez's financials.
25:00A prelim check showed he had no debt.
25:02Lived in a fancy apartment.
25:03Drove a beat-up car.
25:04Yeah, he did wear old suits and doctor them up to look expensive.
25:08All right, keep digging into his finances.
25:10Oz, check out Morgan's window theory.
25:12Yes!
25:19Here you go, sir.
25:20Thanks.
25:29Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does whatever a spider can.
25:34Look out!
25:35Here comes Spider-Man.
25:42It's like yellow light.
25:43You could have just gone.
25:44Hey, big news.
25:46I just got back from the hotel.
25:48The manager said it's policy for the cleaners to lock the windows when they finish cleaning the room each morning.
25:52So, if a window was unlocked, the guest must have done it that day.
25:55So it was left unlocked.
25:57But the question wasn't whether the window was unlocked.
25:59Could someone get up to the window?
26:01I think someone could.
26:02Not me, but someone.
26:04Look, there are recessed windows and a lot of ledges.
26:08And between those, crevices and indentations.
26:12But check this out.
26:14What is that, powder?
26:15Yes!
26:16It's powder.
26:17It's magnesium carbonate.
26:18That's the powder climbers use.
26:20Hey, guys.
26:21Okay, thank you.
26:23You wanted a deep dive into Eduardo Cortez's money.
26:26I just learned he deposited checks totaling more than $200,000 in the past year from a woman named Glenda Walker.
26:32Her address.
26:39This is it.
26:41This is it.
26:42I feel like an assisted living community isn't exactly a hotbed for criminal activity.
26:51LAPD?
26:52Is this Glenda Walker, sir?
26:54Uh, yeah.
26:55Can we ask her some questions?
26:57You can try.
27:03Glenda, do you know Eduardo Cortez?
27:07I am sorry.
27:09I don't.
27:10Should I?
27:12Uh, what about Ernest Lozano?
27:15Oh, yes.
27:17Ernest is my fiancé.
27:20We made plans to fly to Mexico City.
27:23He's picking me up any minute now.
27:25Oh.
27:30Can I ask why you gave him $200,000?
27:33She what?
27:35Your mom?
27:37Is that true?
27:38It's for our home in Mexico City.
27:41I gave Ernest my half and he is taking care of everything.
27:44It has a lovely guest room just for Kyle.
27:47Oh.
27:53Kyle, you mind if we speak in private?
27:56Yeah.
28:01How long has she been like this?
28:03My mom got diagnosed almost a year ago.
28:05But it's getting worse.
28:07Doctors say it's dementia.
28:09Yeah.
28:10Did you ever meet this Ernest?
28:12No.
28:13No, I was living up north when they first met.
28:15So my mom got sick.
28:17Stopped hearing from the guy.
28:20We're going to have to establish some boundaries
28:22because Karatek was just here the other night.
28:24I have a Roman question.
28:26So this.
28:28Roman's work.
28:30Mm-hmm.
28:31Bird's wing or fishtail?
28:32Please tell me it's a bird's wing.
28:34I got 50 bucks on it.
28:35It's a bird's wing.
28:36She's a Roman.
28:37I'm a Roman.
28:38I'm a Roman.
28:39I'm a Roman.
28:40I'm a Roman.
28:41I'm a Roman.
28:42I'm a Roman.
28:43I'm a Roman.
28:44I'm a Roman.
28:45I'm a Roman.
28:46I'm a Roman.
28:47I'm a Roman.
28:48It's a bird's wing.
28:49Yes.
28:50It's a phoenix, actually.
28:51Do you want to see the whole thing?
28:52I would, in fact.
28:55Is this relevant to anything other than your bet?
28:58A month before he went missing,
29:00Roman was cited for painting a mural
29:02in an unauthorized location.
29:04Back then, the area was a hotbed for criminal activity.
29:07Well, Roman wasn't a criminal.
29:08Well, then I'm wondering if he saw something
29:10in the area he shouldn't have.
29:11I don't know.
29:12He didn't say anything about it.
29:13I'm sure he would have.
29:14Oh, wow.
29:16Isn't that cool?
29:17It really is.
29:18Keep it.
29:19Keep all of them.
29:20They might be useful.
29:21Great.
29:22Do you want a cookie?
29:24I'm not sure if that's a serious question or not.
29:26But if it is, yes.
29:28I don't joke around about cookies.
29:38I'm not concerned about your bowels.
29:40I just hide the good stuff where the kids will never look.
29:44You are a genius.
29:46Had I known this when I was raising my kids,
29:48my books would have been full with cookies.
29:52I bet you could fit a lot of cookies in a dictionary.
30:03Thank you for letting me look at your daddy's gift.
30:17Hi.
30:18How much is in there?
30:20Ballpark.
30:2150 grand.
30:23Where did Eduardo get this money?
30:25Working theory.
30:26He was seducing vulnerable women
30:28and scamming them out of their money.
30:30Take it away.
30:31Give it back to those women.
30:33Want to see my Stanley photos?
30:35I sure do want to see your Stanley photos.
30:38Oh, cute.
30:43That's my daddy.
30:47Did you notice?
30:48Our friends are running late.
30:50There he is.
30:51Here I am.
30:52Saved you a stool.
30:54Your drink's on the way.
30:56Dirty vodka martini on the rocks.
30:58Weird drink for my weird guy.
31:00Yeah, well, martini glasses are what's weird.
31:03It's poorly designed barware, terrible for people with large hands.
31:06And how did you guess my drink?
31:08Well, I've been cleaning up in major crimes for months.
31:10I know you better than you know yourself.
31:12Oh, you do?
31:13I do.
31:14Okay.
31:15What am I putting myself in?
31:16You fill your car up every two weeks
31:18at the same spot next to Union Station.
31:20You'd love yourself a French dip from Philippe's.
31:22You avoid the 405 at all costs.
31:24And your favorite donut is not a donut.
31:27It's an apple fritter.
31:29So where was my fritter earlier?
31:31I haven't decided if I like you yet.
31:34What was so important that we couldn't talk about it on the phone?
31:37Yes.
31:38So we know that Eduardo was conning rich, vulnerable women
31:41to get their money.
31:43Ooh.
31:44Meets a lot of rich, vulnerable women.
31:51A hotel bartender?
31:52Mm-hmm.
31:55Hey!
31:56Oh.
32:09Whoa.
32:10What are you doing?
32:11I'm not going back to prison.
32:12I'll put the gun down.
32:25Morgan!
32:26Yes, ma'am.
32:28Why didn't you tell me what I was walking into?
32:30Well, I didn't know all that was gonna happen.
32:32I could have gotten stabbed.
32:34Okay, well, I think you're overreacting just a teeny bit.
32:36No, I am not overreacting.
32:37We both could have been seriously hurt.
32:39Okay, but we didn't, right?
32:41And how about a little bit of gratitude?
32:42Oh, gratitude, gratitude, gratitude for what?
32:44I gave you a break in the case.
32:46Oh, thank you, Morgan, for giving me a break in the case
32:49in the most idiotic way possible.
32:51How can someone as smart as you are do so many stupid things?
32:55Why does everyone feel like they have the right to just call me stupid?
32:58You know what? I don't have to take this.
33:00I don't need this job that badly.
33:01Fine. This job does not need you.
33:03Perfect. I quit.
33:12There's no way Morgan quit.
33:13Cesar, I heard she stormed off at the hotel.
33:17Daphne, meet me in interrogation.
33:19Oz, get started on the paperwork.
33:25Assault, battery, extortion, buying and selling of stolen goods.
33:29And Eduardo Cortez's murder.
33:31We know you guys shared a cell in prison.
33:33What was your relationship like with Eduardo after being released?
33:37Look, you pulled a knife on a cop.
33:40If you want to minimize your jail time, this is your chance.
33:45When I got out, I was doing okay bartending.
33:48But I knew that Eduardo was struggling.
33:51He helped me on the inside, so I felt like I owed him.
33:54When I started at the hotel, he came up with the plan.
33:57To exploit vulnerable women.
33:58I only gave him possible marks.
34:00After that, whatever Eduardo did with these women is on him.
34:03But you got to find his fate.
34:04Sure. But I had nothing to do with his death.
34:06Why would I want Eduardo killed?
34:09He was my goose. I laid golden eggs.
34:22Prado admitted to running a con with our victim, but he lawyered up.
34:27Any other leads?
34:28Yeah, a few. I'll chase them down.
34:31Oh, one more thing.
34:34Morgan quit.
34:36She didn't quit.
34:37No, she made it pretty clear.
34:39I'd shoot her out after the hotel incident, and she stormed off yelling she didn't need the job.
34:43She'll be back.
34:45She needs this.
34:54You quit?
34:55Well, he was yelling, I was yelling. I don't know, I felt attacked.
34:59He really liked that job.
35:01Liked? I loved that job.
35:02It was a sweet gig, and they paid me for child care.
35:05So wait, why did you call me all the way over here if you didn't need a manny?
35:08I just wanted to tell you in person that I'm really sorry about what I said to you the other night.
35:14You are the closest thing Ava has to a father, and we're all really lucky to have you in our lives.
35:25Now, if you can just apologize like that to the LAPD, I'm pretty sure you could get that sweet job back.
35:30LAPD, you're bossy. You know how I feel about authority.
35:33I do know. Hot dog on a stick, H&R Block, Magic Castle, Kaiser Permanente Sunset, Kaiser Permanente Culver City, Kaiser Permanente...
35:42I get it. I quit a lot.
35:45Well, we'll figure it out. Although I do think I should tell you, yesterday at pickup I heard Elliot bragging to his classmates about his mom being a detective.
35:54I've never heard Elliot boasting about his driving instructor dad or his cleaning lady mom, have you?
35:59Well, we've got to tell him to stop bragging about his mom being a cop. Everyone's going to think he's a narc.
36:06Thanks for the apology.
36:08Bye.
36:10Prada's lawyer made it clear there's no confession coming.
36:12Yeah, it's fine. He's not our guy. Couldn't have been in the hotel room at the time of death.
36:15Staff confirmed his alibi and we're getting security footage from the downstairs bar.
36:18And his nails!
36:20You know you could just take the LAPD and get rid of the cop.
36:23I'm not doing it.
36:24You know you could just take the LAPD and get rid of the cop.
36:27No, you're not.
36:29You're not?
36:30No, you're not.
36:31You're not?
36:32I'm not doing it.
36:33You're not?
36:34I'm not doing it.
36:35You're not doing it.
36:36No, you're not.
36:37I told you hey I know which one I want can we please get back to the case yes
36:45as I was saying his fingernails what about him the victim wasn't scratched to
36:50death Morgan no he was not but in order to climb the exterior of a hotel and get
36:55into the fourth floor window the murderer would have to have short nails
36:58the bartender had long flamenco guitar nails but you know who has short nails I
37:02do me too we all have short nails so what we're all murderers what's your
37:07point Morgan this question is for Karadick do you know who has short
37:11fingernails members of the Long Beach Climbing Club
37:18Kyle explain Kyle's a climber he could easily get up in that window he snuck up
37:25on Eduardo he forced him underwater Kyle wanted revenge for his mother Daphne
37:29Osgo arrest Kyle Walker get him back here ASAP
37:33excellent work Morgan detective get the confession and close it up I thought you
37:41quit oh I did but you need me admit it good work Morgan thank you you couldn't
37:50have done it alone
37:53what'd you say I said you couldn't have done it alone
37:59Kyle Kyle couldn't have done it alone he doesn't appear on any of the CCTV
38:04footage he had an accomplice someone who drugged Eduardo's drink someone who
38:08unlatched the window someone who was already inside the room that night
38:12I already explained the nature of our relationship sure but you left out the
38:17part where you gave Eduardo $390,000 we know he lied to you we know he took your
38:24money what we want to know is how did you meet Kyle Walker
38:31so Kyle how did you come into contact with Dr. Iris Bowman
38:37I met Kyle at the hotel I started staking out the place where I knew she
38:43met this new guy and that's where you met Iris she was with him
38:48I started snaking out the place where I knew she met this new guy and that's
38:53where you met Iris she was with him and I started snaking out the place where I
38:59knew she was with him I just wanted to ruin his scam so I tried to warn her
39:05but it was too late I'd already given him so much I was humiliated I was
39:12furious but Kyle wanted revenge he came up with a plan to kill him it was Iris
39:21she wanted revenge the police can't help us you could have taken this to the
39:26authorities we could have helped you help no one could help me one day I was
39:31married to the love of my life and the next day he was gone
39:34I spent six months convinced I'd never be whole again let alone love again and
39:40then in a hotel bar of all places I met Ernest he brought light back into my
39:46life and in return I gave him everything he said my money was going to our
39:54vacation house in Mexico City so once Kyle told me about the scam I just
40:03decided to take back what was mine see that's the thing Kyle it doesn't matter
40:08who came up with what you're both complicit can I ask you guys something
40:13what kind of man takes advantage of a woman whose memory is so far gone that
40:19she doesn't even know who or where she is who targets a mother whose memory is
40:26so eroded that she doesn't even remember her son come on Kyle it's time to go
40:33before you lock me up or whatever you're gonna do I need to say goodbye to my mom
40:49hey mom I'm in Colorado now you got the job you're looking at Rocky Mountain
41:06Park's newest employee oh that is fantastic sweetie you always wanted to
41:11move there I'm not gonna be able to stop by anymore but I'm gonna call you okay
41:18I'm gonna check in will you promise me that you're gonna keep up with your
41:22physical worry too much about me you always have I'll be okay I love you mom
41:29oh I love you too
41:34I was wrong we're not a heartless police robot just a regular police robot
41:49well I'll see you tomorrow
42:03you