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Bunny, I want this on camera.

I have something important to say.

All right, Dad.

I'm recording.

There's a secret I've been keeping for ten years.

And I need to get it off my chest. Let me say this, son.

It's time the truth came out.

Thanksgiving.

Ten years ago.

It was me.

I killed Barry.

Grandpa. No. When you all were in bed, I waited for Barry at the top of the

basement stairs.

And I pushed him to his death.

And then I moved his body into the sauna, hoping that it would all be

off as an accident.

That's not true, darling. It is true.

It's time I admit it.

Morgan Guillory, LAPD.

Freeze Morgan Guillory, major crimes.

It worked, you're frozen.

Give me that.

Where did you get this?

Check out at the dollar store.

Turns out anyone can be a cop if you wait in line long enough. Chloe couldn't

resist. There should be a law against these things. That's what I was about to

say. It's an absolute outrage.

Why is John here with Mellon? He never comes to this floor.

I have no idea.

Top of the month for you, Felina.

Mellon, Detective John, what can I do for you?

Celebrate. Hey, I... Close the cold cases.

Which one?

You've got a confession in the bucket lane.

Who confessed?

The guy Captain and I talked to.

The old man came clean on his stuff.

He brought champagne.

Maybe the lieutenant can't promote it.

Mm -mm.

Mellon wouldn't ride along for that.

Some detectives never catch the light.

Enjoy your champagne.

Who has the good scotch?

Morgan Guillory, Liquor Patrol. How did you get that back?

They come in a two -pack.

Lieutenant, what was that about?

The bucket lane murder.

George Donovan confessed on his deathbed.

Whoa. A decade later?

Bucket Lane murder.

Sounds familiar, but the details are fuzzy.

Morgan Guillory is fuzzy on the details.

It was in the news for months. We were living under a rock in 2014.

I would have killed for a rock to live under.

It was murder in a mansion or something about a sauna.

Mellon and I were junior detectives. He liked George for it. I had reservations.

George beat the case.

But he confesses now?

Well, now I need to know the whole story.

Follow me.

Day after Thanksgiving 2014, Heather Donovan's husband, Barry Johnson, was

murdered in the family home. The housekeeper found him in the sauna, slow

-cooked like Texas barbecue.

assumed that Barry fell asleep during his nightly schvitz, but the autopsy

revealed cause of death to be a broken neck. He was dead before he went into

sauna. Yeah, the theory was the killer pushed Barry down the stairs, breaking

his neck, then placed him in the sauna to cover up the crime. Hoping it'd be

written off as an intoxicated man passing out and dehydrating in there.

George's wife, said she saw Barry heading to the basement in his robe

after midnight. That's the last time anyone saw him alive.

Everyone's in bed and claimed not to have heard anything, but a drop of

blood was found on the wall. of George's shirts, stuffed in a laundry hamper.

This is why he ended up in the defendant's chair. I thought it was a

but the DA ran with it. Ultimately, there wasn't enough to convict because

the Coke dealer.

There's a Coke dealer, too?

Billy Ross.

He's dead now. He was pulled over for running a stop sign shortly after

in his gold 442, five blocks from the murder.

And Barry had cocaine in his system. The defense presented this far -fetched

theory that Billy Ross broke into the house, killed Barry after a drug deal

wrong, when we never found any proof that Billy Ross was ever even at the

George got off, but Mellon always believed he was the killer.

Why didn't you?

Gut instinct.

It just didn't add up. George was well -liked. He never had any history of

violence. He was a philanthropist. He was a bigwig at the Chamber of Commerce.

He spearheaded that whole affordable housing initiative.

So he didn't seem like a murderer.

That was part of it. I also didn't buy that a 70 -something -year -old man with

a hip replacement could carry Barry into the sauna.

Well, Barry was a little guy, though.

Still.

So what's your gut say now?

The aftermath of the crime has been brutal on the Donovans. They used to be

most well -respected family in Beverly Hills for their ties to politics and a

charity for domestic violence victims in their name.

And suddenly overnight, half of America believes one of them has to be a

murderer.

Now George confesses to the crime?

I think he did it to clear his family.

He wanted them to be able to lead normal lives.

Who do you think did it?

I don't know.

Thank you for joining me on this trip down memory lane.

Sure you don't want me to track down that scotch?

No.

But there's something you can do for me.

Every cop has that one case they can't get out of their head.

And this one's mine.

I regret not following my gut ten years ago.

Why didn't you? I let Mellon talk me out of going deeper on my hunch.

I felt like I had to toe the line.

Be one of the boys for the sake of my career.

I'm embarrassed I let that happen.

Mind seeing if there's something we missed?

On it, boss.

I can't let it go.

Why do they keep their backsplash so clean?

You were right.

George Donovan did not push his son -in -law down the stairs.

In fact, no one did.

First of all, Barry was not killed on the basement stairs.

Barry was killed in the common bathroom upstairs.

So, what then? The killer carried Barry's dead body all the way down to

sauna? Not exactly.

Let me take you back to the Donovan mansion the night of the murder.

We find the killer walking down the upstairs hallway.

He or she passes the bathroom and hears Barry showering inside.

Showering wasn't in the file.

Are you going to interrupt the whole time I just got going? My bad.

The killer finds Barry vulnerable in the shower.

He or she looks around, spots a hair dryer, and thinks...

You know what can pass as a heart attack and an autopsy?

An electrocution.

So that's that for Barry.

But now the electrical outlet's on fire.

So the killer freaks out because, you know, twang.

But mostly because now there's evidence of a murder. So the wallpaper -covered

faceplate is scorched, and that's not good.

But it's a problem for later because... First, it's time to move the body.

Now, remember, the guy only weighed about 150 pounds, so... Down the laundry

chute he goes.

The laundry chute?

Mm -hmm.

That's how he got down to the basement.

It sure is.

It's also how he broke his neck.

And it's how Barry's blood ended up on George's shirt.

And then what?

Then, the killer rolled Barry's body to the sauna.

He carefully props them up, places an empty wine bottle next to him, and cooks

them to perfection.

And that is how Barry Johnson met his maker.

I get it. You're still processing.

That's okay. It's all very exciting. Let me show you some evidence.

Every single inch of this house was photographed.

Remember that scorched wall plate I was talking about?

Right there.

Yeah, but it's not scorched, though. But it's plain. All the other outlets are

covered in wallpaper. There, there, and there. That means the killer switched

out the wallpaper plate with the plain one to hide the scorch mark. I guarantee

you they're scorching underneath that wall plate.

There's just one problem.

Just one?

People don't get electrocuted by hair dryers anymore. There's safety features

now. That's true.

In 1990, the Consumer Product Safety Commission issued manufacturing

requirements for hair dryers, including safeguards against electrocution. But

look at their hair dryer.

This is a 1980s model Airvan 1200.

Okay, but Lenore saw Barry heading towards the basement at midnight.

By stairs, not by laundry chute. Lenore also admitted to drinking a bunch of

wine. So maybe she didn't see what she thought she saw. Or maybe she's covering

for the real killer?

Ten years ago, Pacheco insisted we only dig deep into the family's alibis after

midnight, the time we thought Barry was killed.

But if he was murdered before midnight, before anyone went to bed, any one of

those family members could be our killer. Yeah.

We need to talk to him.

Daphne, Oz, hold down the fort while we're gone.

Selena, if the captain finds out you're reopening a closed case behind his

back... That's how Jean got exiled to traffic.

Let me worry about that.

I spoke to Lenore Donovan. Explained we had a few loose ends to tie up before we

can officially close the case.

She said the housekeeper will let us inside while the family is out

George's ashes.

First, we need to pick up Ida Perp.

Who's Ida Perp?

I'd like to speak to your detectives about the Bucket Lane murder.

My name is Netta Donovan, and I've got a story to tell.

I'm Lieutenant Soto. This is Detective Karenick.

Hi, I'm Morgan. I'm the consultant.

This is Ida Perp. She's faking this, so he'll carry her.

I believe you're expecting us. Yeah. Can we see the bathroom, please? The one

upstairs with the laundry chute.

Thank you.

If your theory is correct, we should find...

Scorch marks?

Then the killer did switch the plate to hide an electrical fire.

So where did that plate come from?

Well, if I had to guess, I'd say the room Barry was staying in.

Look for a scorched face plate covered in the same wallpaper as the bathroom.

Huh.

Look at this.

Security cameras all over the house.

Why wouldn't the footage show up in the case file?

Oh, the family said the footage was deleted.

A little help?

That's our plate.

Yes.

Good work, Morgan.

Come on, Ida, it's showtime.

Ready?

Oh, hello.

Make Mama proud, okay?

That'd break a neck.

She was right.

Barry was killed in the shower and thrown down the chute.

Is Ida okay?

Guys, this is a public building. We're allowed to film here.

You're standing in the way of journalism.

We are standing in the way of murder porn. Let's just call it what it is.

Look, your crew can film all they want, but we're not speaking on camera.

We're a legit production, guys.

See? Ken Burns could walk in here, set all of his Emmys on the table, and we're

still not talking on camera. I don't know who Ken Burns is, but what if I

you? I know for a fact George's confession is a sham.

I'll talk to Soto.

So why did you agree to do the documentary?

16 years in that family, and I have nothing to show for it other than a

destroyed reputation.

The Donovan prenup is criminal. I tried to do right by them, but enough is

enough.

This is my story, too. I have a right to tell it and sell it as I please. I

won't let them take away my moment.

Lieutenant says we already know George's confession is a sham.

So how about you tell us why you think George's confession is bogus out of the

goodness of your heart?

You'll still screw the Donovans over if you prove to the police that the case

isn't as close as the family would like it to be. You can help us bring Barry's

real killer to justice.

Fine.

George called me up after he...

Scene that I'd signed on to participate in the documentary a few weeks ago.

Begged me not to do it. Said he wanted to spare the family any more misery.

That was George.

He hated to see his people suffer.

He wouldn't have waited ten years to confess if he'd actually done it.

Okay.

If not George, who do you think murdered Barry?

I don't know, but they would all lie to protect each other.

at the end of the stairs.

I'd watch it.

One of the people in this family is a murderer. We just have to figure out

Welcome to What Do We Owe the Pleasure?

Again, we're sorry for your loss.

Why are you here?

We literally just sprinkled our dad's ashes off a point, too. I told them they

could come.

Well, as I said on the phone, we just have a few follow -up questions before

can officially close the case.

Make sure the confession wasn't coerced.

You think we had a gun to his head?

No. No, we just have some I's to dot and some T's to cross.

I'm sure your dad's confession came as quite a shock.

I doubt Dad meant to kill Barry.

Was there any sense of relief?

I mean, the media hasn't exactly been kind to you guys, so at least now all

speculation will stop.

The speculation that ruined our lives?

I mean, this whole thing cost Clark a wife, me my career, and Mom, you know,

place in society.

Cody was being recruited by MIT before the murder. My nephew's a genius.

Now that genius washes dishes.

Heather had a move.

Maddie's all over the murder blogs.

Murder blogs?

They call Maddie the baddie.

No. I, for one, think that your divorce was the only upside of this whole thing.

That is a piece of work.

Was there any friction between Barry and George that night?

Well, there was one thing by the pool before dinner.

You know, we were having some lemonade by the pool with Dad when Barry comes

of the pool house all wring around the nosy. He was coked up. Yeah, and Dad

freaked out. You know, he was yelling at Barry for bringing drugs into the

house. Especially around his no -good addict son.

That's not what he thought, Maddie.

My brother's in recovery.

Did Barry and George's fight by the pool escalate any further?

They put aside their differences.

Momentarily, at least, so we could have a nice dinner.

And was it nice?

Well, we tried.

It started with another family photo, and then a toast.

To family.

Looking after one another in good times.

And of course, Maddie started drinking.

Was that a good idea, son?

Come on, Dad, I can handle one drink.

It wasn't long before Barry started offending everyone.

I suppose you can let them make their own mistakes.

They know you'll bail them out. And Dad got upset. There's Mr. Father of the

Year. Cody had enough and went upstairs.

You know what?

I'm not hungry.

And Maddie let it out that Barry and Clark lost a lot of money. You know, I

don't know if Dad can afford to send me to rehab again, Barry.

Not after all that money that he and Clark lost investing in your friend's

failed company.

You invested our money in what?

How did George react when Maddie brought up the bad investment?

We really didn't have time to react because of Heather's mishap.

Sorry. New here. Heather caught on fire? We knew about that. Mellon didn't think

it was important enough to even include in the case report.

We put it out right away. I was okay. Just clumsy, as usual.

What happened after that?

Barry decided he'd had enough.

He headed upstairs.

And then we cleared the table and set up the Monopoly board.

Monopoly comes out.

Cody returns.

Cody, what's up, bud? He loves that game.

I knew you couldn't read. But then Barry puts his TV on full blast.

What the hell is he watching up there? And Dad's not happy.

I'm going to kill that bastard.

George threatened to murder Barry.

Well, I sound surprised.

We sent you his confession.

Where was Netta during all of this?

Probably checking her social media.

Where was I? You just told us Heather caught on fire, and then you need to

your Instagram.

Right. Yes. That is why you do not wear bell sleeves to dinner.

So we quickly tore off her wrap, and that's when we saw the bruises.

This is Karadek. Please leave a message.

Karadek isn't picking up.

Okay, we'll call Soda then.

All right.

What the hell's Matt O'Donovan doing here?

You sure that's what she said, Oz? Barry abused Heather?

Yeah, okay.

What?

Mellon saw her?

Okay, bye.

The Donovans lied to us.

Barry was beating Heather.

They learned this when they stripped off Heather's wrap and discovered she was

covered in bruises.

That's a strong motive for murder for any of them.

I can see why they kept it a secret.

And why that secret would have ruined their charity.

Mellon saw Netta at the station.

Our time is running out.

Selena, maybe we should call this off.

You've gone rogue. I don't want to be answering to Mellon if you get

I don't want that either.

So let's solve this case.

Was anyone planning on telling us about the moment during Thanksgiving dinner

when you learned Barry was beating Heather?

Nada.

It was a family matter.

And some things need to stay in the family. In a murder investigation?

Can we please not talk about this?

Be okay, Mom.

It was after Heather's sleeve caught on fire.

We put out the fire, and that's when we saw what Barry was doing to her. Oh, no,

Mom, I'm okay. We're fine.

Honey?

What happened?

You bastard.

How dare you? You think I did that?

Barry denied it and stormed out.

I'm done here. I'm done. Did anyone see Barry again after that?

I did.

I was having a glass of wine while cleaning up when he came down the stairs

his robe.

Headed for the sauna.

How much did you have to drink? I had some wine. I can't remember how much.

Well, it's a good thing Barry's already dead. I'd like to murder him myself.

Assuming Morgan's theory is correct, everyone but the killer probably thinks

Barry was still alive when Lenore says she saw him. Well, let's divide them up.

Get everyone to count up the hours between dinner and midnight.

Establish a timeline.

Yeah. Okay.

So, why don't you walk us through what happened after dinner?

Heather couldn't sleep in the same room as Barry.

George and Lenore wouldn't have allowed it.

So I offered to go grab her stuff from the room while Lenore helped her get

new clothes.

Barry was watching TV when I went to his room. She needs her stuff. He flipped

and threw it at me. Take it, okay?

Take her crap? She's such an asshole, Barry.

That was the last time I ever saw him.

Do you understand why I have to ask about the abuse?

Why didn't you go to the police?

I thought he'd change.

Plus, I was ashamed.

Is that why you never went to the hospital?

I was a nurse before Cody was born.

I could deal with the injuries myself.

My aunt was a nurse.

We've always thrown out her back, all that heavy lifting you have to do,

patients around.

They train nurses to do that, don't they?

What are you trying to imply?

It's okay, honey.

Yes, that's part of the training.

And by then, Cody had hotels on Boardwalk and Park Place. He was

as usual.

And that's when Barry switched from a war movie to a... dirty movie.

Did someone order pizza?

Maddie and Clark volunteered to stop it.

Come on, Maddie.

Let's handle this. And I asked them to grab the Christmas decorations for me as

well. Did you ever hear the TV come back on again after your sons went upstairs?

No, I don't believe so.

How long were they gone?

30 minutes or so?

Little wuss locked himself in, but we got Barry to turn the TV off after a few

choice words. So you threatened him?

Banged on his door a bit, that's all.

We didn't kill him, if that's what you're asking. I didn't even see him

Not alive, at least.

After that, Maddie and I headed to the attic for Mom's Christmas decorations.

How long were you upstairs?

Half hour, maybe.

Both of you?

I may have given Maddie a little grief for drinking in front of Dad.

At some point, he disappeared and left me with all the heavy boxes.

Matty left you alone in the attic?

For how long?

15 minutes?

Maybe 20?

Matty and Clark were each alone for enough time to sneak off and murder

One of them could be our guy.

Or they were lying about being in the attic and they both murdered him

So going back to the attic, Lenore knows the smell of fake pine gives me a

headache, and yet she insists on lighting those scented Christmas candles

year for the ambiance. What does Lenore's candles have to do with the

If you'd let me finish.

So Lenore likes to light her scented Christmas candles, and I had to leave

house, get some fresh air.

And I saw Billy Ross selling drugs to Maddie.

So Ross did show up at the house that night, but not for Barry.

He came to see Maddie.

Maddie the baddie.

A former drug addict who was furious at his brother -in -law and was getting

coked up right at the time of Barry's death.

Makes for a killer doc, huh?

All right.

Daphne and I's got some interesting news from Netta. She says she saw Maddie

Donovan meeting Billy Ross in front of the house when he told us he was in the

attic.

He went to meet the coke dealer?

Yep. George's lawyers were right about Ross coming to the house. But there was

no drug deal gone wrong. If Ross came to see Maddie, he had no motive for

killing Barry.

That probably explains why Netta didn't mention it at trial.

One more thing. Daphne also said she just saw Mellon and the captain leaving

station.

Don't have any ideas.

Feel free to speak up. Yes, I know. I don't. Just give me a second. I need to

rewind a little bit. There's just so many moving pieces.

Okay. We know that everyone was together at dinner around 8 o 'clock.

Cody leaves when George and Barry start fighting. Please, Cody, stay.

Barry leaves when everybody calls him out for beating Heather. I'm done here.

I'm done.

Heather. Decides she still wants to have family game night because moms hold on

to tradition like a life raft in a storm.

But first, Heather, Lenore, and Netta go upstairs around 9 o 'clock.

Heather and Lenore go into Lenore's room to change. Netta goes to grab Heather's

stuff from Barry's room. Take her crap.

Take her crap.

Where she sees him alive for the last time.

Lenore and Heather go back downstairs to start game night.

Cody comes downstairs from his room. Monopoly begins.

Until Barry starts blasting porn on his TV, causing Maddie and Clark to go

upstairs and bang on his door.

But then Barry turns the TV off, so Maddie and Clark instead go up to the

to get Lenore's Christmas boxes.

That's when Maddie leaves Clark to go meet the Coke dealer. So Clark is alone

the attic.

Then both brothers reconvene back downstairs at the game board around the

time.

Monopoly ends.

Everybody goes to bed except for Lenore, who finishes cleaning up in the tea

room because, again, mom's being mom.

And that's when she sees Barry go down to the basement.

But we know Barry was killed upstairs.

And we know it wasn't Lenore, Heather, or Netta because Barry was alive before

Monopoly even began.

But then the porn turned off when... Oh, damn it!

I hear Captain Pacheco.

No.

We were hoping to let you rest this day, but I'm afraid I'm out.

Captain.

There you are.

Would you excuse us?

Did you think I wasn't going to find out about this?

You put this entire case at risk.

And the department.

What in God's name were you thinking?

And Mrs. Donovan, please, you have my utmost apologies for this intrusion on

your day of mourning.

And, Lieutenant, this, uh, cleaning lady experiment of yours?

And that's when Barry switched from a girl to a dirty... It's officially over.

Captain, this experiment has been... Lieutenant.

Yeah?

I know who did it.

Captain Pacheco, when you investigated Barry's death ten years ago, you focused

on the events that happened after midnight, correct?

We knew the murder happened then.

Lenore saw Barry go into the basement at midnight.

Right, so that would make perfect sense, you know, unless Lenore was wrong.

What? Are you saying my mother lied?

No, absolutely not. I'm asking, what if Lenore thought she saw Barry, right? I

mean, she admitted to tipping back a few. I know what I saw.

Barry passed me on his way down to the basement.

Well, Barry's bathrobe went down to the basement. Yes.

But Barry wasn't in it.

Because Barry was killed before midnight upstairs.

Uh, so let me get this straight. You're saying the killer murdered Barry

somewhere else, then dragged his body from the second floor to the basement,

right past the entire family playing Monopoly?

No. And saying the killer tossed Barry's body down the laundry chute, breaking

his neck in the process. The laundry chute? No way a body fits down that

There's no way. Ida Perp did.

Ida Perp is not a living person.

And neither was Barry.

Because Cody electrocuted him in the shower before the family even began

Monopoly.

You knew what your dad was doing to your mom. Kids always know.

You were just trying to protect her any way you knew how.

I don't believe this any more than you do. He was

15. You really think a teenager could pull that off? Cody wasn't a regular

teenager. He was a genius. A kid that MIT was recruiting as a sophomore.

And this very smart young man knew that his father was beating his mother.

So picture Cody, knowing what he knows about his dad. He heads upstairs, set

Sometime later, he hears Barry in the bathroom and he gets an idea.

He realizes he has an opportunity to end this abuse once and for all.

He tosses the hair dryer into the shower, killing Barry.

Now, Cody's a smart kid. He knows electrocutions can be written off as

attacks. But he has an unforeseen technical difficulty.

The outlet catches on fire, so he has to come up with a plan B on the fly.

He sends Barry's body down the laundry chute.

He cleans up any evidence of a fire.

and he goes downstairs and joins game night, creating an alibi.

Then at midnight, when everyone else but his grandmother is asleep, Cody heads

down to the basement, passing Lenore.

She sees the robe and thinks that it's Barry.

In the basement, Cody moves Barry's body from the hamper into the sauna.

He wants to make it look like it's an accident, so he sets the wine bottle.

He cranks up the thermostat on a sauna.

And he leaves the robe behind.

Cody had no idea that the fall had broken his father's neck.

Or that Barry's blood got onto his grandfather's shirt in the hamper.

Who could blame me for any of this?

You knew your dad was hurting your mom. You must have been terrified one day he

was going to take it too far.

This is ludicrous.

My son is not a murderer. He was playing Monopoly the whole night.

And Barry was still alive. He was watching TV, remember?

And channels just don't change on their own?

Channels don't. But George and Lenore's televisions use radio frequency remotes.

Meaning? Well, it depends what kind of range you want for your remote.

Infrared remotes get the job done for the most part, but require a direct line

of sight from the remote to the TV.

But if you want to get a little fancier, class, love to join a bit. A radio

frequency remote offers greater flexibility and coverage.

Simply put, you can control the sources from any room in the house. So, that is

how Cody made it sound like Barry was still alive during Monopoly when he was

already dead in the hamper.

Is he watching porn up there?

Turning up the volume on the porn, that was an accident. He didn't want Maddie

and Clark to go upstairs.

Again, on behalf of the LAPD, I apologize. She's right.

I did it.

I killed Dad, Mom.

It was me.

What?

Wait, don't say another word. We want a lawyer. Let me say this.

Let me say this. Come on.

Mom, this secret's been eating me alive.

I should have told the truth a long time ago, and I tried.

When Grandpa was dying, I told him what I did. I said I wanted to come forward,

but he asked me to give it some more thought.

A week later, he makes that video confessing. He was protecting me at the

of his own reputation.

I might think about what I did every day.

I can't sleep. I can't focus. I'm spiraling.

I don't feel like I deserve any success in my life.

Maybe after I've served my time, I can look at myself in the mirror again. No,

no, no. No, I am sorry.

This is not your fault.

This is not his fault.

It's my fault.

Please, blame me.

Cody will be tried as a minor.

He'll likely serve less than three years.

So, Captain, what do you think of our cleaning lady experiment now?

You did good work in that.

One thing, Selina.

Never go behind my back again.

Or you could say goodbye to me to crimes.

Morgan?

You continue to amaze me.

We're lucky to have you on the team.

Back at you, Lieutenant.

You risked your career to put the right person behind bars.

Every cop has that one case.

Good night, Caridoc. Good

night.

Nathan Fillion stars in a new episode of The Rookie, coming up next.

Who is he? He's a big player in the tech world.

This is FBI Special Agent Oliver. Adam, you used to be my partner.

You guys have butted heads before. I think it's best for my team to handle

investigation without interference.

You show us all your intel, we'll back off the case.

I believe the killer is a professional who has the ability to get close.

It's possible the killer could be a shut -in who dislikes technology.

You think my profile's off? Didn't I just explain that? Show us like this?