1 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:10,310 For nearly a century, 2 00:00:10,450 --> 00:00:13,240 midtown ballet has done the same production of the nutcracker. 3 00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:14,620 It's been a rite of passage 4 00:00:14,750 --> 00:00:16,970 for generations of young ballet dancers. 5 00:00:17,100 --> 00:00:18,970 It's pretty. 6 00:00:19,110 --> 00:00:20,980 It's sweet. 7 00:00:21,110 --> 00:00:22,760 It's tired. 8 00:00:22,890 --> 00:00:25,330 It's time for a change. 9 00:00:25,460 --> 00:00:29,900 That's why I bring you drosselmeyer's revenge, 10 00:00:30,030 --> 00:00:33,120 a modern pop-goth ballet about the terror 11 00:00:33,250 --> 00:00:35,040 of a young girl reaching puberty. 12 00:00:35,170 --> 00:00:37,610 If you read e.T.A. Hoffmann's original nutcrackerstory, 13 00:00:37,730 --> 00:00:40,340 you'll see that this is the true theme of the piece. 14 00:00:40,480 --> 00:00:44,300 As I'm sure you know, or you've read in the times, 15 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:48,530 I prefer a stripped-down production, which is why... 16 00:00:51,090 --> 00:00:53,140 this will be the only set. 17 00:00:55,970 --> 00:00:58,190 Well, not this, but 30 feet tall. 18 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:03,200 My team... Calls it the contraption. 19 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:11,550 Equipped with AI sensors, the mouth opens and closes 20 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:13,840 with the motion of the dancers as they leap through it 21 00:01:13,940 --> 00:01:16,330 to the land of acid. 22 00:01:16,470 --> 00:01:20,340 Motion sensors? Like the doors at cvs? 23 00:01:20,470 --> 00:01:22,910 If that comparison helps you understand. 24 00:01:25,910 --> 00:01:27,390 How safe is that? 25 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:29,520 It's very safe. 26 00:01:29,650 --> 00:01:31,066 And I always demonstrate for my dancers 27 00:01:31,090 --> 00:01:32,290 before they do anything risky. 28 00:01:32,350 --> 00:01:36,700 Great, because we have the children to think about. 29 00:01:36,840 --> 00:01:38,240 Lucky for us, there are no children 30 00:01:38,320 --> 00:01:39,970 in drosselmeyer's revenge. 31 00:01:40,100 --> 00:01:42,410 And no nuts. I'm allergic. 32 00:01:43,930 --> 00:01:46,540 No children? 33 00:01:46,670 --> 00:01:49,110 Like, what about Clara? 34 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:51,630 That role is split between prepubescent Clara 35 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:54,290 and teenaged Marie, both played by dancers in their 40s. 36 00:01:54,420 --> 00:01:56,860 And another thing. 37 00:01:56,990 --> 00:01:59,120 There will be blood. 38 00:02:00,210 --> 00:02:01,430 Lots of blood. 39 00:02:03,780 --> 00:02:07,090 This could be very exciting for us. 40 00:02:07,210 --> 00:02:08,990 No sugar plum fairies? 41 00:02:09,130 --> 00:02:10,830 No magical Christmas tree? 42 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:13,180 The audience will revolt. 43 00:02:13,310 --> 00:02:14,716 Donovan chase is big with young adults. 44 00:02:14,740 --> 00:02:16,376 We've always struggled to draw that crowd. 45 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:18,490 So get them after the holidays. 46 00:02:18,620 --> 00:02:20,900 Christmas is for the nutcracker, not some puberty ballet. 47 00:02:21,010 --> 00:02:22,750 It's true. 48 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:26,010 Our nutcrackerticket sales fund the company for the entire year. 49 00:02:26,150 --> 00:02:28,760 Donovan chase's orphan girl! Just recouped on Broadway 50 00:02:28,890 --> 00:02:32,420 in record time. He must be doing something right. 51 00:02:32,540 --> 00:02:34,396 That moment in orphan girl! Where a camera follows 52 00:02:34,420 --> 00:02:36,160 the orphans out on the street? It's genius. 53 00:02:36,290 --> 00:02:38,240 Yeah, there's no children in that cast either. 54 00:02:38,264 --> 00:02:38,470 No. 55 00:02:38,590 --> 00:02:40,900 Harris, let's not play games. 56 00:02:41,030 --> 00:02:42,356 We all know you just want to preserve the role 57 00:02:42,380 --> 00:02:43,730 of Clara for your daughter. 58 00:02:43,860 --> 00:02:45,820 It's not about that... Elise. 59 00:02:45,950 --> 00:02:47,780 Time to vote. 60 00:02:47,910 --> 00:02:50,520 All in favor of approving Donovan chase's ballet? 61 00:02:50,650 --> 00:02:51,650 - Yep. - Yes. 62 00:02:51,690 --> 00:02:53,040 - Aye. - Absolutely. 63 00:02:53,170 --> 00:02:56,300 Sorry Noelle won't get to play Clara this year. 64 00:02:56,440 --> 00:02:59,490 It's not about Noelle playing Clara. 65 00:02:59,610 --> 00:03:01,480 I was supposed to play Clara. 66 00:03:01,620 --> 00:03:04,060 Noelle has played every child part 67 00:03:04,180 --> 00:03:06,270 in the nutcracker since she was six. 68 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:07,970 She's paid her dues. 69 00:03:08,100 --> 00:03:10,320 This was supposed to be her year. It's not fair. 70 00:03:10,450 --> 00:03:12,296 Well, at least she'll have more time during the holidays. 71 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:14,240 - I don't want more time. - Honey, 72 00:03:14,370 --> 00:03:15,850 it's not the end of the world. 73 00:03:15,980 --> 00:03:17,850 Rich, she's allowed to be upset. 74 00:03:17,980 --> 00:03:20,980 Noelle, take a second and breathe. 75 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:26,810 And tell us the worst that can happen 76 00:03:26,950 --> 00:03:28,350 if you don't dance Clara this year. 77 00:03:30,690 --> 00:03:36,340 If I don't dance Clara this year, I never will. 78 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:37,780 What about next year? 79 00:03:37,910 --> 00:03:40,000 I'll be too old. 80 00:03:40,130 --> 00:03:41,520 There's an age cutoff. 81 00:03:41,660 --> 00:03:44,090 And freaking Samantha will do it, 82 00:03:44,220 --> 00:03:45,610 and she'll take all my parts, 83 00:03:45,750 --> 00:03:48,360 and I'll never dance again, and my life will be over! 84 00:03:49,790 --> 00:03:51,580 Do you have something to say, rich? 85 00:03:53,230 --> 00:03:54,710 You put this dream in her head. 86 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:56,540 You figure out how to make her happy. 87 00:04:05,940 --> 00:04:07,640 This is a slow yawn. 88 00:04:07,770 --> 00:04:09,730 I need it to snap. 89 00:04:09,860 --> 00:04:11,820 If it were manually controlled, 90 00:04:11,950 --> 00:04:13,870 it'd be safe to move at that speed. 91 00:04:13,990 --> 00:04:15,300 Don't use that word with me. 92 00:04:15,430 --> 00:04:17,040 Safety is the enemy of art. 93 00:04:17,170 --> 00:04:19,300 The contraption must move organically 94 00:04:19,430 --> 00:04:20,910 with the dancers. Go to the computer. 95 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:22,660 Figure out how to speed it up. 96 00:04:22,780 --> 00:04:24,220 We need it to cue the blood. 97 00:04:24,350 --> 00:04:25,790 We got to go easy on the blood. 98 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:27,180 It makes the floor slippery. 99 00:04:27,310 --> 00:04:28,960 The blood is the point. 100 00:04:29,090 --> 00:04:30,440 Go. 101 00:04:30,570 --> 00:04:32,050 - Lizzie. - Yes. 102 00:04:32,180 --> 00:04:33,360 Bring me my trail mix. 103 00:04:34,880 --> 00:04:36,140 And no nuts! 104 00:04:37,490 --> 00:04:39,880 If I die, it's because that idiot poisoned me. 105 00:04:40,020 --> 00:04:42,436 - Come here. Did you build this? - This is going to be a disaster. 106 00:04:42,460 --> 00:04:44,380 We have everything in storage. 107 00:04:44,500 --> 00:04:46,940 Mark my words, next year we'll be back 108 00:04:47,070 --> 00:04:49,420 to our "tired" old production. 109 00:04:49,550 --> 00:04:51,136 Well, next year will be too late for Noelle. 110 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:53,080 Unless there's some catastrophe, 111 00:04:53,210 --> 00:04:55,470 this is our nutcracker this season. 112 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:56,600 I want to see it. 113 00:05:00,130 --> 00:05:02,180 No. No. This is all wrong. 114 00:05:03,350 --> 00:05:05,090 Kevin! 115 00:05:05,220 --> 00:05:07,310 - I want the blood... - I have to go teach a class. 116 00:05:08,740 --> 00:05:10,050 Not to the side. Down. 117 00:05:10,180 --> 00:05:11,180 Can you nod? 118 00:05:11,220 --> 00:05:13,270 At me, please? 119 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:14,490 Thank you. 120 00:05:17,750 --> 00:05:19,360 Keith, we need to talk. 121 00:05:19,490 --> 00:05:21,230 Harris, I know. I'm sorry. 122 00:05:21,360 --> 00:05:23,060 I had had a negroni. 123 00:05:23,190 --> 00:05:24,930 I won't do it again. 124 00:05:25,060 --> 00:05:27,450 You need to stop texting me. Rich is getting upset. 125 00:05:27,590 --> 00:05:29,200 I know. I know. 126 00:05:29,330 --> 00:05:30,680 Back up. Back up. Everyone back. 127 00:05:30,810 --> 00:05:32,640 - How's your mom? - Fine. 128 00:05:32,770 --> 00:05:35,380 She ever ask about me? 129 00:05:35,510 --> 00:05:37,030 What? No. 130 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:39,120 That was over a decade ago. 131 00:05:39,250 --> 00:05:41,340 - You need to let it go. - Right. 132 00:05:41,470 --> 00:05:43,730 I just wanted to let you know I was upset 133 00:05:43,870 --> 00:05:45,650 about Noelle not getting Clara. 134 00:05:45,780 --> 00:05:47,366 - Is she all right? - What's the holdup, Kevin? 135 00:05:47,390 --> 00:05:48,870 It's Keith. 136 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:50,650 I don't allow observers in the workshop 137 00:05:50,780 --> 00:05:52,000 before demonstration day. 138 00:05:54,270 --> 00:05:55,750 I think it's the safety mechanism 139 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:57,520 that's slowing the jaw down. Turn it off. 140 00:05:57,570 --> 00:05:59,750 Mr. Chase, I'm sorry, but, no, 141 00:05:59,880 --> 00:06:01,710 - absolutely not. - Excuse me? 142 00:06:03,280 --> 00:06:06,020 I could try changing the angle 143 00:06:06,150 --> 00:06:09,680 on the sensors, so it shuts just as the dancers clear the teeth? 144 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:11,800 Fine. Do that. 145 00:06:14,500 --> 00:06:17,940 This is our fourth test, guys. Why does it feel like our first? 146 00:06:18,070 --> 00:06:20,550 Why does no one speak to me when I speak to them? 147 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:22,520 No one will nod, no one will shake their head. 148 00:06:28,300 --> 00:06:30,780 This should help with the pain. 149 00:06:30,910 --> 00:06:32,470 I hope so, with the holidays coming up. 150 00:06:33,650 --> 00:06:34,650 I'll be back soon. 151 00:06:34,780 --> 00:06:36,520 Take your time. 152 00:06:51,500 --> 00:06:54,240 She is experiencing growth. 153 00:06:54,370 --> 00:06:56,280 She is experiencing blossom. 154 00:06:56,420 --> 00:06:58,550 But with that blossom comes horror. 155 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:02,600 With that blossom comes fear, vulnerability. 156 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:05,550 We've come from battle. 157 00:07:05,690 --> 00:07:07,390 Clara is weary. 158 00:07:07,510 --> 00:07:09,210 Drosselmeyer's creature revives her, 159 00:07:09,340 --> 00:07:11,130 brings her to the giant nutcracker head. 160 00:07:11,260 --> 00:07:13,570 He draws her to it. This is a seduction, people. 161 00:07:13,690 --> 00:07:15,610 This is our pas de deux. 162 00:07:15,740 --> 00:07:17,960 This is coming of age in its horror and its beauty. 163 00:07:18,090 --> 00:07:20,960 In its simplicity. He pulls her in. 164 00:07:21,090 --> 00:07:23,660 The creature does his tour en I'air 165 00:07:23,790 --> 00:07:26,490 for the final count of eight. 166 00:07:26,620 --> 00:07:29,140 And then Clara will do her jeté, jeté through the mouth. 167 00:07:29,270 --> 00:07:32,710 As the mouth closes, she goes in a girl. 168 00:07:32,840 --> 00:07:34,320 She comes out a woman. 169 00:07:34,450 --> 00:07:35,670 This is a transformation. 170 00:07:35,800 --> 00:07:37,540 It's a transmogrification. 171 00:07:37,670 --> 00:07:40,800 As the mouth closes, she opens. Watch. 172 00:07:40,940 --> 00:07:43,900 On me. Clara does her jeté, jeté. 173 00:07:45,770 --> 00:07:48,080 Through the mouth. Watch. 174 00:07:48,210 --> 00:07:49,730 Bring them in with you. 175 00:07:49,860 --> 00:07:52,080 Bring the audience into the mouth. 176 00:07:53,520 --> 00:07:55,480 You shake them about. 177 00:07:57,300 --> 00:07:59,430 Jeté, jeté into the mouth. 178 00:07:59,570 --> 00:08:00,920 Puberty happens in here. 179 00:08:07,840 --> 00:08:09,360 Ooh. Sorry for the delay. 180 00:08:09,490 --> 00:08:10,930 We're running behind. 181 00:08:11,060 --> 00:08:12,980 Not a problem. 182 00:08:15,280 --> 00:08:17,540 - Feeling better? - Yeah. 183 00:08:22,630 --> 00:08:24,410 There's blood all the way over here. 184 00:08:24,550 --> 00:08:26,330 It's everywhere, but it's stage blood. 185 00:08:26,460 --> 00:08:28,330 Most of it, anyway. 186 00:08:28,460 --> 00:08:31,070 It's been a while since I've seen the nutcracker. 187 00:08:31,210 --> 00:08:32,780 I don't remember blood. 188 00:08:32,900 --> 00:08:34,770 It's a Donovan chase production. 189 00:08:34,910 --> 00:08:36,510 Yeah, he directed that show orphan girl! 190 00:08:36,600 --> 00:08:38,730 On Broadway, just a few blocks from here. 191 00:08:38,870 --> 00:08:40,700 I read about that one. 192 00:08:40,820 --> 00:08:42,780 That's the one with the camera on the street, 193 00:08:42,910 --> 00:08:44,350 and the audience sees the performers 194 00:08:44,390 --> 00:08:46,040 on a screen in the theater. 195 00:08:46,180 --> 00:08:48,490 Yeah, that part of the show is called "the orphan walk." 196 00:08:48,620 --> 00:08:51,580 - It's all over the Internet. - So theatrical. 197 00:08:51,710 --> 00:08:53,360 - Or is it cinematic? - Donovan chase... 198 00:08:53,490 --> 00:08:55,490 he loves technology. 199 00:08:55,620 --> 00:08:57,060 And violence. 200 00:08:57,190 --> 00:08:59,670 I can see that. 201 00:08:59,800 --> 00:09:04,330 So I suppose what's listed here as the contraption 202 00:09:04,460 --> 00:09:06,680 is that thing. 203 00:09:06,810 --> 00:09:08,510 - Was it known to glitch? - No. 204 00:09:08,640 --> 00:09:11,510 It was working fine an hour ago. 205 00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:13,786 Donovan and I smoothed out the kinks over the past few days. 206 00:09:13,810 --> 00:09:15,680 How does it, you know? 207 00:09:18,300 --> 00:09:21,040 The contraption is computer-operated. 208 00:09:21,170 --> 00:09:22,690 Who are you? 209 00:09:22,820 --> 00:09:24,950 I'm Elsbeth tascioni. 210 00:09:25,090 --> 00:09:27,700 I'm an observer with the police. 211 00:09:27,830 --> 00:09:30,270 You look so sad. 212 00:09:30,400 --> 00:09:32,660 - This shouldn't have happened. - This is Keith. 213 00:09:32,790 --> 00:09:35,620 He's the midtown ballet technical director. 214 00:09:35,750 --> 00:09:37,710 Donovan wanted the jaws to open and shut 215 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:40,060 just as the dancers jumped through. 216 00:09:40,190 --> 00:09:43,190 Well, that seems unnecessary and dangerous. 217 00:09:43,320 --> 00:09:47,540 It was a symbol... Of... puberty. 218 00:09:47,670 --> 00:09:49,760 And I thought mine was horrific. 219 00:09:49,890 --> 00:09:53,370 So, how does it know 220 00:09:53,510 --> 00:09:56,430 when a dancer's gonna, you know, jump? 221 00:09:56,550 --> 00:09:58,160 There are sensors. 222 00:09:58,290 --> 00:09:59,990 Like a garage door? 223 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:01,640 Sort of. 224 00:10:01,780 --> 00:10:03,430 I'll show you. 225 00:10:05,470 --> 00:10:06,950 Wait. 226 00:10:07,080 --> 00:10:09,430 These sensors are facing the wrong way. 227 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:16,620 My god. The safety's off. 228 00:10:16,750 --> 00:10:18,190 Someone has moved everything around. 229 00:10:18,230 --> 00:10:20,100 Could Donovan chase have done any of this 230 00:10:20,230 --> 00:10:21,930 without your knowledge? 231 00:10:22,060 --> 00:10:24,380 No way. He didn't have the security code for the computer. 232 00:10:24,410 --> 00:10:26,370 I made sure of that. 233 00:10:26,500 --> 00:10:28,980 Who did have the security code? 234 00:10:31,980 --> 00:10:35,070 Noelle, I have good news. 235 00:10:46,600 --> 00:10:49,080 Attention, everyone, I have an important holiday announcement. 236 00:10:51,610 --> 00:10:53,960 It's that time of year again, 237 00:10:55,790 --> 00:10:59,710 when we get to help brighten holidays for children in need. 238 00:10:59,830 --> 00:11:02,400 But this year the NYPD toy drive 239 00:11:02,530 --> 00:11:04,710 is gonna look a bit different. 240 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:08,410 And here to elaborate is mayoral candidate Alec bloom. 241 00:11:08,540 --> 00:11:10,060 Alec? 242 00:11:10,190 --> 00:11:11,970 Thank you, captain. 243 00:11:12,110 --> 00:11:13,980 I'm proud to announce 244 00:11:14,110 --> 00:11:16,160 that I am partnering with my opponents in the race 245 00:11:16,280 --> 00:11:18,630 to help boost the NYPD toy drive. 246 00:11:18,770 --> 00:11:21,420 We've each selected a police precinct to represent, 247 00:11:21,550 --> 00:11:23,810 and the one that collects the most toys wins. 248 00:11:23,940 --> 00:11:25,940 Now, since I'm particularly fond 249 00:11:26,080 --> 00:11:28,000 of the fine folks at precinct 11, 250 00:11:28,120 --> 00:11:29,820 I'll be representing you. 251 00:11:29,950 --> 00:11:32,210 My opponents and I may be battling it out at the polls, 252 00:11:32,340 --> 00:11:35,650 but I believe the holidays are a time to come together. 253 00:11:35,780 --> 00:11:38,220 So, together, let's show the children 254 00:11:38,350 --> 00:11:40,660 of this wonderful city how much we care. 255 00:11:41,740 --> 00:11:43,480 I hope we win. 256 00:11:43,620 --> 00:11:45,360 I'm really not good with failure. 257 00:11:45,490 --> 00:11:47,750 I hope so, too. 258 00:11:47,880 --> 00:11:51,490 Marissa, I suppose this was your idea. 259 00:11:51,620 --> 00:11:53,540 Hardly. I think it's a mistake. 260 00:11:53,670 --> 00:11:55,216 Why should Alec partner with his opponents? 261 00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:59,030 - What's the upside? - More toys for needy kids? 262 00:11:59,150 --> 00:12:02,150 Exactly, thanks to Alec, except he doesn't get all the credit. 263 00:12:02,290 --> 00:12:04,550 Doing good and good politics are not always the same. 264 00:12:04,680 --> 00:12:06,860 - Are they ever? - I need coffee. 265 00:12:06,990 --> 00:12:07,990 You'll need a dollar. 266 00:12:09,210 --> 00:12:11,260 I think what you're doing is wonderful. 267 00:12:11,380 --> 00:12:14,430 What can I say? I love children and I love Christmas. 268 00:12:14,560 --> 00:12:16,390 Gosh, me, too. 269 00:12:16,520 --> 00:12:20,310 Well, every other year when my son Teddy spends it with me. 270 00:12:20,440 --> 00:12:22,660 You remember Teddy? He's... 271 00:12:22,790 --> 00:12:24,440 - Somewhere. - Yeah. How could I forget? 272 00:12:24,570 --> 00:12:26,530 That article he wrote about me was great for us. 273 00:12:26,660 --> 00:12:28,620 He seems like a terrific kid. 274 00:12:28,750 --> 00:12:30,360 He is. 275 00:12:30,490 --> 00:12:32,060 He helped me bring a whole wagonful 276 00:12:32,190 --> 00:12:34,410 of presents for the toy drive. 277 00:12:34,540 --> 00:12:36,760 Now I just have to wrap 'em. 278 00:12:36,890 --> 00:12:38,736 Actually, we're not supposed to wrap the donations. 279 00:12:38,760 --> 00:12:40,240 It's a security issue. 280 00:12:40,370 --> 00:12:43,200 In case someone sends something naughty. 281 00:12:43,330 --> 00:12:45,460 Not that there's 282 00:12:45,590 --> 00:12:47,770 - anything naughty in here. - I-I-I don't think so. 283 00:12:47,900 --> 00:12:49,900 She brought that thing on the subway? 284 00:12:50,030 --> 00:12:53,560 Yeah, it was a whole ordeal. Worse than a stroller. 285 00:12:53,690 --> 00:12:56,040 Hey, c-can I ask you something in confidence? 286 00:12:56,170 --> 00:12:57,430 Sure. 287 00:12:59,820 --> 00:13:01,040 What's wrong? 288 00:13:01,170 --> 00:13:03,260 So, I think I might have messed up in my article. 289 00:13:03,390 --> 00:13:05,870 You know, the one about subway Pete, the mta worker 290 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:08,310 who fed Alec bloom when he was unhoused? 291 00:13:08,440 --> 00:13:11,920 Well, the guy I found has dementia. 292 00:13:12,050 --> 00:13:14,100 I think I might have profiled the wrong man. 293 00:13:14,230 --> 00:13:16,100 Mistakes happen. 294 00:13:16,230 --> 00:13:17,970 You can always publish a correction. 295 00:13:18,100 --> 00:13:20,280 Yeah, but what's weird is, Alec acted 296 00:13:20,410 --> 00:13:23,020 like he knew exactly who he was, like they were old friends. 297 00:13:23,150 --> 00:13:24,630 Maybe Alec just misremembered 298 00:13:24,760 --> 00:13:26,590 and played it up for the cameras. 299 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:29,250 Sure, but I mean, I can't find the real subway Pete. 300 00:13:29,370 --> 00:13:30,850 I've made over a hundred calls. 301 00:13:30,980 --> 00:13:32,420 What are you saying? 302 00:13:32,550 --> 00:13:35,340 I think Alec might have made it up. 303 00:13:35,470 --> 00:13:38,210 That would be a shame. 304 00:13:38,340 --> 00:13:39,820 But he is a politician. 305 00:13:39,950 --> 00:13:42,650 Yeah. Something's not sitting right. 306 00:13:42,780 --> 00:13:44,186 I tried looking into his background, 307 00:13:44,210 --> 00:13:46,170 but I keep hitting walls, so, 308 00:13:46,300 --> 00:13:47,676 can you help me? I mean, you have access 309 00:13:47,700 --> 00:13:49,260 to pretty much every database there is. 310 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:52,270 Why is it so important to you? 311 00:13:52,400 --> 00:13:56,060 Well, you've seen the way my mother looks at him. 312 00:13:56,180 --> 00:13:57,660 If there is something off, 313 00:13:57,790 --> 00:14:00,100 I think she'd better know sooner rather than later. 314 00:14:03,970 --> 00:14:06,190 All right, I'll see what I can do. 315 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:07,840 Excuse me. 316 00:14:09,110 --> 00:14:11,590 What were you and Teddy scheming about? 317 00:14:11,720 --> 00:14:13,566 It better not be about a present for me, because 318 00:14:13,590 --> 00:14:15,640 I told him I don't need anything. 319 00:14:15,770 --> 00:14:17,380 Well, in that case, don't worry. 320 00:14:17,510 --> 00:14:19,990 All right, detective, what do you have? 321 00:14:20,120 --> 00:14:23,380 From the looks of it, a homicide disguised as an accident. 322 00:14:23,510 --> 00:14:25,340 Our victim was a big shot 323 00:14:25,470 --> 00:14:27,350 choreographer and director named Donovan chase. 324 00:14:27,430 --> 00:14:31,040 He was working on a modern nutcrackerballet 325 00:14:31,170 --> 00:14:34,430 when he got crushed in this thing called the contraption. 326 00:14:34,570 --> 00:14:35,960 What kind of contraption? 327 00:14:36,090 --> 00:14:38,880 This kind but giant. 328 00:14:39,010 --> 00:14:41,140 It's supposed to be a nutcracker head, 329 00:14:41,270 --> 00:14:42,970 but I think it's a Christmas nightmare. 330 00:14:43,100 --> 00:14:46,060 And you believe it's a murder because...? 331 00:14:46,190 --> 00:14:49,280 The safety mechanism had been disengaged, 332 00:14:49,410 --> 00:14:51,086 and somebody had tampered with the sensors 333 00:14:51,110 --> 00:14:53,070 that control the mouth. 334 00:14:53,200 --> 00:14:55,510 Yeah. And these dancers were supposed 335 00:14:55,630 --> 00:15:00,200 to jump through the mouth, which represents puberty. 336 00:15:00,330 --> 00:15:04,550 But Donovan chase jumped in first to demonstrate. 337 00:15:04,690 --> 00:15:10,000 - And then... And then... - You're kidding me. -No. 338 00:15:10,130 --> 00:15:11,390 Brace yourself. 339 00:15:11,520 --> 00:15:14,260 The first suspect is Keith dreyer. 340 00:15:14,390 --> 00:15:17,260 He was the ballet company's technical director. 341 00:15:17,390 --> 00:15:18,700 His prints were the only one 342 00:15:18,830 --> 00:15:20,830 that were found on the control board. 343 00:15:20,960 --> 00:15:24,090 And his pin code was used to move the sensors. 344 00:15:24,230 --> 00:15:27,150 But Keith's demeanor was hard to Gauge at the scene. 345 00:15:27,270 --> 00:15:31,020 He was sort of... Devastated. 346 00:15:31,150 --> 00:15:33,110 Anyone else on your radar? What was going on 347 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:35,500 in Donovan's personal life? 348 00:15:35,630 --> 00:15:36,850 He didn't have one. 349 00:15:36,980 --> 00:15:38,900 His life was his work, and lately 350 00:15:39,030 --> 00:15:40,900 he was working on this ballet. 351 00:15:41,030 --> 00:15:43,470 What kind of production is this? 352 00:15:43,590 --> 00:15:45,940 The nutcrackeris supposed to be a comforting 353 00:15:46,080 --> 00:15:48,210 - holiday experience. - I agree. 354 00:15:48,340 --> 00:15:51,650 But Donovan chase's production was dark and avant-garde. 355 00:15:51,780 --> 00:15:54,570 And without children, which just makes me sad, 356 00:15:54,690 --> 00:15:58,130 'cause the dancing children... they're my favorite part. 357 00:15:58,260 --> 00:16:02,350 There must be a lot of unhappy little ballerinas this year. 358 00:16:02,480 --> 00:16:05,090 Actually, you make a good point. 359 00:16:05,230 --> 00:16:08,490 If dance moms are anything like sports moms, 360 00:16:08,620 --> 00:16:10,320 there must be a lot of unhappy parents. 361 00:16:10,450 --> 00:16:14,190 Yes, there were many complaints. 362 00:16:14,320 --> 00:16:15,840 Which was understandable. 363 00:16:15,980 --> 00:16:17,380 Parents spend a great deal of money 364 00:16:17,450 --> 00:16:18,890 to send their children here. 365 00:16:19,020 --> 00:16:20,980 As director of the company's school, 366 00:16:21,110 --> 00:16:22,870 I know how much the nutcrackermeans to them. 367 00:16:22,980 --> 00:16:24,460 Why is that? 368 00:16:24,590 --> 00:16:26,306 A traditional production of the nutcrackercan have 369 00:16:26,330 --> 00:16:28,110 as many as a hundred children in the cast. 370 00:16:28,250 --> 00:16:31,250 And all of my students who went on to be principals 371 00:16:31,380 --> 00:16:33,560 danced the nutcracker as children first. 372 00:16:33,690 --> 00:16:35,000 Do you teach adults? 373 00:16:35,120 --> 00:16:37,080 Because this place... it's so stunning. 374 00:16:37,210 --> 00:16:40,430 All the... 375 00:16:40,560 --> 00:16:44,870 makes me really regret quitting dance when I was seven. 376 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:46,716 I was too self-conscious about my knobby knees. 377 00:16:46,740 --> 00:16:49,130 Yes, I do teach adults. 378 00:16:49,270 --> 00:16:50,896 So how long has the company been putting on 379 00:16:50,920 --> 00:16:52,490 the traditional nutcracker? 380 00:16:52,620 --> 00:16:55,280 Since before I danced Clara as a girl. 381 00:16:55,410 --> 00:16:56,610 - Aw. - Some good news, though. 382 00:16:56,710 --> 00:16:59,540 With Donovan's production on hold indefinitely, 383 00:16:59,670 --> 00:17:02,200 the board has decided to take the traditional 384 00:17:02,330 --> 00:17:05,550 nutcrackersets out of storage and put it on for the holidays. 385 00:17:05,680 --> 00:17:07,640 That is good news. 386 00:17:07,770 --> 00:17:10,560 Forgive my ignorance, but why would the board bother 387 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:13,900 hiring Donovan to revamp the ballet in the first place? 388 00:17:14,030 --> 00:17:16,550 It seems like his version was a little edgy for a holiday show. 389 00:17:16,600 --> 00:17:19,650 They were trying to bring in new audiences. 390 00:17:19,780 --> 00:17:22,300 But I agree. Donovan's nutcrackerwould have been 391 00:17:22,430 --> 00:17:24,560 a grotesque departure from tradition. 392 00:17:24,690 --> 00:17:27,000 Not that the classic nutcracker is without flaws. 393 00:17:27,130 --> 00:17:29,700 We only phased out the more racist costumes 394 00:17:29,830 --> 00:17:30,960 in the last decade. 395 00:17:31,090 --> 00:17:32,960 And was there anybody else on the board 396 00:17:33,100 --> 00:17:35,280 that shared your opinion of Donovan's work? 397 00:17:35,400 --> 00:17:38,620 Maybe, but the only one who spoke up was Harris Monroe. 398 00:17:38,750 --> 00:17:39,970 And where can we find him? 399 00:17:40,100 --> 00:17:41,320 Sure, I admit it. 400 00:17:41,450 --> 00:17:42,710 I didn't like Donovan's take. 401 00:17:42,840 --> 00:17:44,890 But I was outvoted. 402 00:17:45,020 --> 00:17:48,850 Still, what happened to him was just awful. 403 00:17:48,980 --> 00:17:51,160 This is the battle scene. 404 00:17:51,290 --> 00:17:53,730 The mouse king is coming. Why are you smiling? 405 00:17:53,860 --> 00:17:56,520 Noelle's dancing is perfection, 406 00:17:56,640 --> 00:17:59,430 but her... Her acting needs work. 407 00:18:01,340 --> 00:18:03,080 I think your daughter's a beautiful dancer. 408 00:18:03,210 --> 00:18:07,350 And her name means Christmas in French. How wonderful. 409 00:18:07,480 --> 00:18:09,350 It's a different spelling, so not really. 410 00:18:09,480 --> 00:18:11,530 Were you aware of any conflict between Donovan 411 00:18:11,660 --> 00:18:13,880 and the company technical director Keith? 412 00:18:14,010 --> 00:18:15,880 Some of the workshop crew said 413 00:18:16,010 --> 00:18:17,660 that they overheard them arguing. 414 00:18:17,790 --> 00:18:20,230 I'm not really involved in the day-to-day. 415 00:18:20,360 --> 00:18:22,930 Well, where were you on Wednesday, say, 3:30? 416 00:18:23,060 --> 00:18:25,060 Where was I? 417 00:18:25,190 --> 00:18:29,020 I was at, Noelle's school 418 00:18:29,150 --> 00:18:33,420 for a parent volunteer holiday party until 2:15. 419 00:18:33,550 --> 00:18:37,680 And then I rushed to physical therapy for a 3:00 appointment. 420 00:18:37,810 --> 00:18:40,900 I'm a dancer myself. I used to be. 421 00:18:41,030 --> 00:18:42,950 But these days my focus is Noelle. 422 00:18:43,080 --> 00:18:46,260 But at my peak I danced all the big parts... 423 00:18:46,390 --> 00:18:48,740 the cavalier, even the nutcracker prince as a teenager. 424 00:18:48,870 --> 00:18:50,920 Wow. That's impressive. 425 00:18:51,040 --> 00:18:54,000 Wait. I see it now. 426 00:18:54,130 --> 00:18:55,520 Wow. You stand up so straight. 427 00:18:57,400 --> 00:19:01,530 Just, one more thing. 428 00:19:01,660 --> 00:19:04,930 Considering your history, Donovan's rejection 429 00:19:05,060 --> 00:19:09,190 of the traditional nutcracker... it must have felt so... 430 00:19:09,320 --> 00:19:11,500 Personal. 431 00:19:11,630 --> 00:19:14,720 No, I... like I said, I'm not a dancer anymore. 432 00:19:14,850 --> 00:19:17,200 No, but your daughter is. 433 00:19:17,330 --> 00:19:20,460 Has she danced any of the big parts yet? 434 00:19:20,590 --> 00:19:22,940 What about the role of Clara? 435 00:19:23,070 --> 00:19:25,120 No, she's never danced Clara. 436 00:19:25,250 --> 00:19:29,780 Not yet, but she has a chance again. 437 00:19:29,910 --> 00:19:31,830 By the looks of it, a very good chance. 438 00:19:31,950 --> 00:19:33,780 Well, she's certainly very talented, 439 00:19:33,910 --> 00:19:37,480 but in a cutthroat world like ballet, there are no guarantees. 440 00:19:37,610 --> 00:19:38,920 Gosh, I bet. 441 00:19:41,010 --> 00:19:45,190 Well, it's a good thing she has you to... help her. Wow. 442 00:19:49,670 --> 00:19:51,630 Talk about a motive. 443 00:19:51,760 --> 00:19:53,630 Harris could have killed Donovan 444 00:19:53,760 --> 00:19:55,850 to sabotage his staging 445 00:19:55,980 --> 00:19:58,680 so that Noelle could dance the part of Clara. 446 00:19:58,810 --> 00:20:00,730 Normally I'd say it's a stretch, 447 00:20:00,850 --> 00:20:02,500 but I know some hockey moms 448 00:20:02,640 --> 00:20:04,160 who would absolutely consider homicide 449 00:20:04,290 --> 00:20:05,810 to get their kid on the team. 450 00:20:05,940 --> 00:20:07,550 It can't hurt to run Harris's alibi. 451 00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:09,250 I'm on it. 452 00:20:09,380 --> 00:20:11,990 Do you want to get lunch in Times Square first? 453 00:20:12,120 --> 00:20:13,860 I know a really fun place. 454 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:16,830 If you say it's your birthday, they let you stand on the table. 455 00:20:16,950 --> 00:20:19,480 I don't go to Times Square unless I'm looking at a body. 456 00:20:19,610 --> 00:20:20,930 I want to go talk to Keith again. 457 00:20:21,050 --> 00:20:22,880 There's something about those weepy ones. 458 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:24,650 They're very hard to read. 459 00:20:24,790 --> 00:20:26,490 All right, I'll see you at the precinct. 460 00:20:29,360 --> 00:20:32,060 - I bet everyone here dances on Broadway. - Ooh. 461 00:20:32,190 --> 00:20:35,020 You can just feel the artistic heartbeat of the city. 462 00:20:35,150 --> 00:20:39,370 I agree. It's so glamorous. 463 00:20:39,500 --> 00:20:43,030 Hey. I know you. Rob the choreographer. 464 00:20:43,150 --> 00:20:45,540 He taught me the hot honey rag. 465 00:20:45,680 --> 00:20:48,160 Hey, red. You working another case? 466 00:20:48,290 --> 00:20:51,160 I'm here for a groin injury. Don't ask how it happened. 467 00:20:51,290 --> 00:20:52,730 I won't. 468 00:20:52,860 --> 00:20:55,470 So, is it always this busy in here? 469 00:20:55,600 --> 00:20:56,960 Because we've been waiting forever 470 00:20:57,080 --> 00:20:58,560 just to speak to somebody. 471 00:20:58,690 --> 00:21:01,430 This? No, this is quiet. But it's worth the wait. 472 00:21:01,560 --> 00:21:03,416 It's the only place that charges on a sliding scale. 473 00:21:03,440 --> 00:21:05,660 I get it. I hear the arts are under attack. 474 00:21:05,790 --> 00:21:09,270 - Look, the patients - sign headshots. - Ooh. 475 00:21:09,400 --> 00:21:12,400 - I think he's dead now. - Wait. That's Harris. 476 00:21:12,530 --> 00:21:15,970 "Thanks for getting me back on the stage." 477 00:21:17,930 --> 00:21:19,670 You guys talking about Harris Monroe? 478 00:21:19,800 --> 00:21:21,760 I know him. I haven't seen him here in ages. 479 00:21:21,890 --> 00:21:24,500 Because he recovered from his injuries? 480 00:21:24,630 --> 00:21:26,396 Figured it was because he doesn't dance anymore. 481 00:21:26,420 --> 00:21:28,510 He doesn't have to. He married into money. 482 00:21:28,640 --> 00:21:30,820 I wish I could do that, but I need love. 483 00:21:30,940 --> 00:21:32,160 I hear you. 484 00:21:32,290 --> 00:21:33,810 If Harris doesn't dance anymore, 485 00:21:33,940 --> 00:21:37,420 then how did he reinjure himself? 486 00:21:37,560 --> 00:21:41,480 And if he has money, why would he come here? 487 00:21:41,600 --> 00:21:44,080 No offense. 488 00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:46,880 We might be looking at a joint effort. 489 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:49,350 Turns out our man Keith used to go out 490 00:21:49,480 --> 00:21:51,130 with Harris back in the day, 491 00:21:51,270 --> 00:21:54,010 a detail that Harris failed to mention yesterday. 492 00:21:54,140 --> 00:21:56,230 Really? Those two? I don't see it. 493 00:21:56,360 --> 00:21:58,490 And get this. Keith told me 494 00:21:58,620 --> 00:22:02,230 that Harris paid a visit to the nutcrackerworkshop 495 00:22:02,360 --> 00:22:03,970 two days before the murder. 496 00:22:04,110 --> 00:22:05,810 Harris didn't mention that, either. 497 00:22:05,930 --> 00:22:08,540 - How's his alibi looking? - Shaky. 498 00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:11,160 The physical therapist's office could only confirm 499 00:22:11,290 --> 00:22:14,860 that Harris checked out of his appointment at 4:15. 500 00:22:14,990 --> 00:22:16,780 There's no record of when he came in. 501 00:22:16,900 --> 00:22:19,560 And that clinic is notorious for running behind, 502 00:22:19,690 --> 00:22:22,480 so Harris could have gone to the workshop, 503 00:22:22,600 --> 00:22:25,950 tampered with the sensors, and then turned up late to pt. 504 00:22:26,080 --> 00:22:28,950 Time of death was 3:35. 505 00:22:29,090 --> 00:22:31,570 So, if he slipped out right before Donovan died, 506 00:22:31,700 --> 00:22:33,310 do you really think that no one noticed 507 00:22:33,440 --> 00:22:35,050 he was that late for his appointment? 508 00:22:35,180 --> 00:22:37,880 Yes. That place is a zoo. Literally. 509 00:22:38,010 --> 00:22:41,190 They have an entire wing dedicated to the lion king. 510 00:22:46,410 --> 00:22:48,190 Look, I don't care 511 00:22:48,320 --> 00:22:50,166 if the staff doesn't want to be back in the office. 512 00:22:50,190 --> 00:22:51,890 A mandate is a mandate. 513 00:22:52,020 --> 00:22:53,396 Tell them to put on some real pants 514 00:22:53,420 --> 00:22:54,680 and get their butts to work. 515 00:22:54,810 --> 00:22:58,900 Okay. Yeah. Bye. 516 00:22:59,030 --> 00:23:00,600 These people. 517 00:23:00,730 --> 00:23:02,560 They won't follow rules. 518 00:23:02,690 --> 00:23:05,000 Sorry, but why aren't you in the office? 519 00:23:05,120 --> 00:23:06,300 Because I'm the boss. 520 00:23:06,430 --> 00:23:08,130 And I can't focus in that environment. 521 00:23:08,260 --> 00:23:10,920 - I'm rich. -I can tell. - Hi. 522 00:23:11,040 --> 00:23:12,520 I hear you're looking for my husband. 523 00:23:12,570 --> 00:23:13,880 Harris is out with our daughter. 524 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:15,310 What do you need him for? 525 00:23:15,440 --> 00:23:17,090 We have some follow-up questions 526 00:23:17,220 --> 00:23:18,920 regarding the death of Donovan chase. 527 00:23:19,050 --> 00:23:20,700 I also 528 00:23:20,830 --> 00:23:24,620 wanted to bring Harris a little get-well-soon gift. 529 00:23:24,750 --> 00:23:27,230 - They're sugarplums. - Get well from what? 530 00:23:27,360 --> 00:23:28,800 His injury. 531 00:23:28,930 --> 00:23:30,890 He was at, 532 00:23:31,020 --> 00:23:33,460 physical therapy the day that Donovan was killed? 533 00:23:33,590 --> 00:23:34,590 Right, right. 534 00:23:34,670 --> 00:23:36,240 Okay. Right. Thank you. 535 00:23:36,370 --> 00:23:38,290 I didn't realize sugarplums were a thing. 536 00:23:38,420 --> 00:23:40,330 Probably because they're not from this century. 537 00:23:40,460 --> 00:23:42,460 So, is Harris at nutcrackerrehearsal? 538 00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:44,600 Did your daughter land a role yet? 539 00:23:44,730 --> 00:23:46,820 To be honest, I'm not really up to date. 540 00:23:46,950 --> 00:23:48,470 Ballet is their thing. 541 00:23:48,600 --> 00:23:50,380 I understand. 542 00:23:50,520 --> 00:23:53,170 Well, Noelle must have been so disappointed 543 00:23:53,300 --> 00:23:58,090 when Donovan's kid-free production was announced. 544 00:23:58,220 --> 00:24:00,270 A little disappointment is good for a child. 545 00:24:00,960 --> 00:24:03,750 - God knows she needs it. - Daddy! Daddy! 546 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:05,800 I got the part. I'm going to be Clara. 547 00:24:08,710 --> 00:24:11,630 Congratulations. 548 00:24:15,800 --> 00:24:17,640 We confirmed that you were at physical therapy 549 00:24:18,280 --> 00:24:20,240 - at the time of Donovan's death. - Great. 550 00:24:20,370 --> 00:24:23,680 I don't think rich knew you were injured. 551 00:24:23,810 --> 00:24:25,200 Sorry if we let that slip. 552 00:24:25,330 --> 00:24:28,160 You're right. 553 00:24:28,290 --> 00:24:30,680 I didn't want to tell him that I hurt myself 554 00:24:30,820 --> 00:24:33,080 ice-skating at rockefeller center. 555 00:24:33,210 --> 00:24:36,080 - 'Tis the season. - 'Tis indeed. 556 00:24:36,210 --> 00:24:38,390 I love ice-skating in rockefeller center. 557 00:24:38,520 --> 00:24:40,960 You keep that a secret from your husband? 558 00:24:41,090 --> 00:24:43,790 No, I keep it a secret from Noelle, 559 00:24:43,920 --> 00:24:46,026 which is why I didn't want rich to accidentally tell her. 560 00:24:46,050 --> 00:24:47,700 We don't allow her to ice-skate. 561 00:24:47,830 --> 00:24:50,010 We can't risk her getting hurt and missing dance. 562 00:24:50,140 --> 00:24:52,190 Is there anyone who can 563 00:24:52,320 --> 00:24:54,450 confirm that that's how you sustained your injury? 564 00:24:54,580 --> 00:24:57,190 No, I was alone. 565 00:24:57,320 --> 00:24:59,190 But I do have a receipt. 566 00:24:59,320 --> 00:25:01,710 You went ice-skating alone? 567 00:25:01,850 --> 00:25:03,160 Isn't that a little odd? 568 00:25:03,280 --> 00:25:05,060 - No. - No. 569 00:25:05,200 --> 00:25:07,460 It's actually quite relaxing. 570 00:25:07,590 --> 00:25:08,980 - Yeah. - Yeah. 571 00:25:09,120 --> 00:25:11,340 I mean, the view, the decorations, 572 00:25:11,470 --> 00:25:14,470 all those people looking down on you. 573 00:25:14,600 --> 00:25:17,560 You're never truly alone in New York City. 574 00:25:17,690 --> 00:25:19,950 Someone's always watching. 575 00:25:25,350 --> 00:25:27,660 Well, if you don't have any more questions... 576 00:25:32,230 --> 00:25:33,230 - Bye. - Bye-bye. 577 00:25:33,310 --> 00:25:34,400 Thank you. 578 00:25:34,530 --> 00:25:37,790 By the way, Keith dreyer mentioned 579 00:25:37,930 --> 00:25:40,500 that you visited the workshop, but you told us 580 00:25:40,630 --> 00:25:42,590 that you're not involved in the day-to-day stuff. 581 00:25:42,720 --> 00:25:45,110 I just stopped by one day, just out of curiosity. 582 00:25:45,240 --> 00:25:46,420 Was it to visit Keith? 583 00:25:46,550 --> 00:25:48,990 Why would I visit Keith? 584 00:25:49,110 --> 00:25:50,940 'Cause he told us that you used to date. 585 00:25:55,080 --> 00:25:56,860 That was a long time ago. 586 00:25:56,990 --> 00:25:59,690 I dated a lot of people before rich. 587 00:25:59,820 --> 00:26:02,430 It felt like Keith still had a thing for you. 588 00:26:03,560 --> 00:26:05,130 Keith is a lonely guy. 589 00:26:05,260 --> 00:26:07,700 I feel awful for him. 590 00:26:07,830 --> 00:26:09,750 I mean, talk about wrong place, wrong time. 591 00:26:09,870 --> 00:26:11,936 People are blaming him for what happened to Donovan. 592 00:26:11,960 --> 00:26:15,700 But I don't think he's capable of making that kind of mistake. 593 00:26:15,840 --> 00:26:17,970 Intentional or not. 594 00:26:18,100 --> 00:26:21,020 Boy, Keith is lucky to have you in his corner. 595 00:26:21,140 --> 00:26:24,580 Thanks for the sugarplums. 596 00:26:37,420 --> 00:26:38,420 Your back acting up? 597 00:26:38,470 --> 00:26:40,910 Yes. 598 00:26:41,030 --> 00:26:42,870 I'm sorry I didn't tell you about ice-skating. 599 00:26:42,910 --> 00:26:46,520 It's just, sometimes I just need to be alone. 600 00:26:46,650 --> 00:26:48,000 I understand. 601 00:26:48,130 --> 00:26:50,920 So, you want to tell me 602 00:26:51,040 --> 00:26:53,390 why the police are coming to our door? 603 00:26:53,520 --> 00:26:58,970 Don't be upset, but... Keith has been texting again. 604 00:26:59,100 --> 00:27:01,100 Are you kidding? 605 00:27:01,230 --> 00:27:02,750 That guy needs to get a life. 606 00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:04,930 I know. It feels like he's getting more obsessive. 607 00:27:05,060 --> 00:27:07,126 - Let me see what he wrote. - No, it's better if you don't see it. 608 00:27:07,150 --> 00:27:09,280 But in the days leading up 609 00:27:09,410 --> 00:27:12,670 to Donovan getting killed on Wednesday, it just... 610 00:27:12,810 --> 00:27:15,120 It felt like he was going to do something bad. 611 00:27:15,240 --> 00:27:18,590 Well, why didn't you tell the detective or that other woman? 612 00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:21,680 Well, because I didn't want to get Keith in trouble. 613 00:27:21,810 --> 00:27:24,460 Just, honey, whatever you do, 614 00:27:24,600 --> 00:27:28,520 just promise me that you won't tell the police. 615 00:27:30,870 --> 00:27:32,520 So, of course, I came to you immediately. 616 00:27:32,650 --> 00:27:35,610 Harris wanted you to send these texts to us? 617 00:27:35,740 --> 00:27:37,180 Harris doesn't know I'm here. 618 00:27:37,310 --> 00:27:39,440 I pulled the messages from our cloud drive. 619 00:27:39,570 --> 00:27:41,920 For some reason, Harris is still protective of Keith. 620 00:27:42,050 --> 00:27:43,840 Out of pity, I suppose. 621 00:27:43,970 --> 00:27:46,760 Listen to this. 622 00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:48,360 "Someone's gonna get killed. 623 00:27:48,490 --> 00:27:49,880 Donovan better watch out." 624 00:27:50,020 --> 00:27:51,670 That's very incriminating. 625 00:27:51,800 --> 00:27:53,320 Well, Keith was worried about safety. 626 00:27:53,450 --> 00:27:55,410 There's one where Keith says he's heartbroken 627 00:27:55,540 --> 00:27:59,890 he won't see Harris anymore, with Noelle not getting Clara. 628 00:28:00,030 --> 00:28:01,566 It's pretty clear he blamed Donovan for that. 629 00:28:01,590 --> 00:28:04,420 It's looking like Keith is our guy. 630 00:28:04,550 --> 00:28:07,600 Donovan made his life hell, and I think 631 00:28:07,730 --> 00:28:09,860 Keith felt like he needed to protect the company. 632 00:28:09,990 --> 00:28:12,250 He had been the technical director for decades. 633 00:28:12,390 --> 00:28:14,910 And I think that... 634 00:28:15,040 --> 00:28:17,960 That he sabotaged the contraption 'cause he was still 635 00:28:18,090 --> 00:28:19,660 in love with Harris 636 00:28:19,790 --> 00:28:22,180 and he wanted to spend as much time with him as possible. 637 00:28:22,310 --> 00:28:24,010 Then why not kill Harris's husband? 638 00:28:24,140 --> 00:28:25,820 It's not like murder is a logical solution 639 00:28:25,880 --> 00:28:27,490 to someone's problems. 640 00:28:27,620 --> 00:28:30,280 It's deranged, but the texts are damning. 641 00:28:30,400 --> 00:28:32,320 You're not buying this? 642 00:28:32,450 --> 00:28:34,370 The nutcrackerisn't about romance. It's about 643 00:28:34,500 --> 00:28:37,590 a little girl named Clara, or Marie, 644 00:28:37,720 --> 00:28:39,046 if you're going with the original story 645 00:28:39,070 --> 00:28:40,330 by e.T.A. Hoffmann. 646 00:28:40,460 --> 00:28:41,640 - Elsbeth. - Right. Right. 647 00:28:41,760 --> 00:28:43,940 Harris was all about Clara. 648 00:28:44,070 --> 00:28:46,510 He wanted so badly for his daughter 649 00:28:46,640 --> 00:28:49,600 to star in this year's production. 650 00:28:49,730 --> 00:28:52,380 And he had access to the control board. 651 00:28:52,510 --> 00:28:53,966 We know he went to the workshop at least once. 652 00:28:53,990 --> 00:28:56,170 He'd have to tamper with those sensors 653 00:28:56,300 --> 00:28:59,300 within minutes of Donovan's death or else 654 00:28:59,430 --> 00:29:01,080 risk harming someone else. 655 00:29:01,220 --> 00:29:03,660 - He has an alibi? - He had the appearance 656 00:29:03,790 --> 00:29:05,750 of an alibi, but if he moved fast enough, 657 00:29:05,870 --> 00:29:07,700 he could have committed that murder 658 00:29:07,830 --> 00:29:09,596 and then run the four blocks to his pt appointment. 659 00:29:09,620 --> 00:29:12,880 It's tight, but it's not impossible. 660 00:29:13,010 --> 00:29:14,270 Have you tested this out? 661 00:29:14,400 --> 00:29:16,270 Ooh. I'd love to. 662 00:29:19,800 --> 00:29:21,760 Ooh, I love the theater, don't you? 663 00:29:21,890 --> 00:29:24,370 I got tickets to operation mincemeat. 664 00:29:24,500 --> 00:29:25,940 I hear it's amazing. 665 00:29:26,070 --> 00:29:27,720 Yeah, I didn't get to see it, though. 666 00:29:27,850 --> 00:29:31,030 They were a gift for Teddy and Roy's one-year anniversary. 667 00:29:31,160 --> 00:29:34,560 You know, I didn't want to be the third wheel. 668 00:29:34,690 --> 00:29:38,560 Okay. So that was some long four blocks 669 00:29:38,690 --> 00:29:40,300 from Donovan's workshop, 670 00:29:40,430 --> 00:29:42,430 but we made it here in less than ten minutes. 671 00:29:42,560 --> 00:29:45,480 - Yeah. Pt office is right here. - Right. So, imagine 672 00:29:45,610 --> 00:29:47,220 it took Harris less than five minutes 673 00:29:47,350 --> 00:29:49,440 to get to the second floor, 674 00:29:49,570 --> 00:29:51,440 making that a total of 15 minutes late 675 00:29:51,570 --> 00:29:53,140 to his 3:00 P.M. appointment. 676 00:29:53,270 --> 00:29:55,026 Yeah, which explains why he signed out at 4:15 677 00:29:55,050 --> 00:29:57,100 for an hour-long session. 678 00:30:01,280 --> 00:30:04,500 "The orphan walk." That's so rad. 679 00:30:08,630 --> 00:30:10,216 That's right. The theater's right there, 680 00:30:10,240 --> 00:30:12,110 and it's a matinee day. 681 00:30:12,250 --> 00:30:15,950 Wait. Matinees are on wednesdays. 682 00:30:16,080 --> 00:30:18,080 The murder was on a Wednesday. 683 00:30:18,210 --> 00:30:22,080 Matinees are at 2:00 P.M., which means... 684 00:30:24,080 --> 00:30:25,300 We got it. 685 00:30:25,430 --> 00:30:27,870 Orphan girl! Does their on-camera segment 686 00:30:28,000 --> 00:30:30,130 halfway through their intermission-less show, 687 00:30:30,260 --> 00:30:34,050 from 2:57 to 3:05 P.M. on matinee days. 688 00:30:34,180 --> 00:30:37,050 Officer hackett got the recording from last Wednesday. 689 00:30:37,180 --> 00:30:38,960 They keep it on a hard drive for liability. 690 00:30:39,100 --> 00:30:41,410 The camera passes right in front of the entrance 691 00:30:41,540 --> 00:30:42,930 to the physical therapy building. 692 00:30:43,060 --> 00:30:44,710 If Harris is telling the truth, 693 00:30:44,840 --> 00:30:48,710 this video will show him going into his pt appointment. 694 00:30:48,850 --> 00:30:52,940 But he won't be because he lied. 695 00:31:02,470 --> 00:31:05,170 - What? - 3:00. 696 00:31:05,300 --> 00:31:07,080 Right on the dot. 697 00:31:07,210 --> 00:31:09,950 And he didn't leave the building until 4:15. 698 00:31:10,090 --> 00:31:13,480 Which means... Your man has an alibi. 699 00:31:13,610 --> 00:31:16,570 Wow. Elsbeth, you're actually wrong. 700 00:31:25,930 --> 00:31:27,410 Nice, Lily. 701 00:31:28,580 --> 00:31:30,580 Shoulders back, Mia. 702 00:31:32,630 --> 00:31:34,590 Rory, very good. 703 00:31:36,720 --> 00:31:38,070 Elsbeth. 704 00:31:39,160 --> 00:31:40,770 Good progress. 705 00:31:42,810 --> 00:31:45,290 Bourrée. Bourrée. Bourrée. 706 00:31:45,430 --> 00:31:47,300 Run, run, run, run, run. 707 00:31:47,430 --> 00:31:49,260 Everyone follow. 708 00:31:50,300 --> 00:31:55,040 And bourrée, bourrée, bourrée, bourrée, leap. 709 00:31:55,170 --> 00:31:57,560 Follow. Run, run, run. 710 00:31:59,740 --> 00:32:01,180 I'll be right back. 711 00:32:03,360 --> 00:32:04,840 I thought I might see you here. 712 00:32:04,970 --> 00:32:06,150 Elsbeth. 713 00:32:06,270 --> 00:32:08,360 Good for you for giving ballet a try, 714 00:32:08,490 --> 00:32:10,580 even though you're clearly not made for it. 715 00:32:10,710 --> 00:32:13,150 What's, what's going on with your knees? 716 00:32:13,280 --> 00:32:16,760 I guess you could say I've had ballet on my mind. 717 00:32:16,890 --> 00:32:19,240 Do you ever get fixated on something 718 00:32:19,370 --> 00:32:21,890 and you just can't let it go? 719 00:32:23,420 --> 00:32:25,680 Anyway, I have good news. 720 00:32:25,810 --> 00:32:29,210 We found video footage of the street 721 00:32:29,340 --> 00:32:31,690 that your physical therapist's office is on. 722 00:32:31,820 --> 00:32:36,170 It's, from Donovan chase's Broadway show orphan girl! 723 00:32:36,300 --> 00:32:38,960 And guess who we saw in the background. 724 00:32:39,090 --> 00:32:40,790 You. 725 00:32:40,920 --> 00:32:43,270 The camera caught you going into your appointment. 726 00:32:43,400 --> 00:32:45,880 3:00 P.M. on the nose, just like you said. 727 00:32:46,010 --> 00:32:49,580 So... you're in the clear. 728 00:32:50,840 --> 00:32:53,060 Well, that makes sense. 729 00:32:53,190 --> 00:32:55,126 Although I guess that means we won't be seeing you 730 00:32:55,150 --> 00:32:56,630 around anymore. 731 00:32:56,760 --> 00:32:58,696 But I do hope you come see Noelle in the nutcracker. 732 00:32:58,720 --> 00:33:00,550 I wouldn't miss it. 733 00:33:00,670 --> 00:33:04,670 Wow, that is such a beautiful costume. 734 00:33:04,810 --> 00:33:06,940 This is the perfect Clara. 735 00:33:08,250 --> 00:33:09,600 How did you get it made so fast? 736 00:33:09,730 --> 00:33:11,910 We ordered it last summer. 737 00:33:12,030 --> 00:33:13,710 I can't believe I finally get to wear it.- 738 00:33:13,820 --> 00:33:16,520 you ordered Noelle's costume before she was cast? 739 00:33:16,650 --> 00:33:19,520 That's... Oddly confident. 740 00:33:19,650 --> 00:33:21,700 And how strange that you didn't 741 00:33:21,830 --> 00:33:25,230 cancel the costume when Donovan's kid-free production 742 00:33:25,350 --> 00:33:26,660 was announced. 743 00:33:26,790 --> 00:33:28,150 Well, it was custom-made in Milan. 744 00:33:28,270 --> 00:33:29,970 It's not like they do refunds. 745 00:33:30,100 --> 00:33:32,890 Right, of course not. Not Milan. 746 00:33:33,010 --> 00:33:35,620 Well... 747 00:33:36,490 --> 00:33:38,166 I guess you got everything everything you hoped for. 748 00:33:38,190 --> 00:33:42,890 Except for Donovan dying in the giant nutcracker head. 749 00:33:50,070 --> 00:33:51,420 Is she okay? 750 00:33:51,550 --> 00:33:52,810 No. 751 00:33:56,120 --> 00:33:57,730 What is this? 752 00:33:58,990 --> 00:34:00,380 Poker chips are not for children. 753 00:34:01,470 --> 00:34:03,080 Officer hackett. 754 00:34:03,220 --> 00:34:05,740 Find whoever donated these and give 'em back, please. 755 00:34:05,870 --> 00:34:07,310 Yes, sir. 756 00:34:07,440 --> 00:34:08,700 What are we looking at here? 757 00:34:08,830 --> 00:34:10,310 It's, footage from Donovan chase's 758 00:34:10,440 --> 00:34:12,400 Broadway show orphan girl! 759 00:34:12,530 --> 00:34:14,660 It's pretty cool. Wait, have you seen it yet? 760 00:34:14,790 --> 00:34:17,840 No. And I don't plan to. 761 00:34:17,970 --> 00:34:19,840 I find it egregious to charge 400 bucks 762 00:34:19,970 --> 00:34:21,890 and then make me watch a video 763 00:34:22,020 --> 00:34:23,940 of the street outside the theater. 764 00:34:24,060 --> 00:34:25,646 - Call me old-fashioned. - I don't know, captain. 765 00:34:25,670 --> 00:34:27,980 Have you heard the soundtrack? It's great. 766 00:34:28,110 --> 00:34:30,110 It's called an original cast recording. 767 00:34:30,240 --> 00:34:31,280 Even I know that. 768 00:34:31,420 --> 00:34:33,900 But keep up the good work. 769 00:34:36,340 --> 00:34:37,820 That's weird. 770 00:34:37,950 --> 00:34:40,340 That guy in the back... he keeps looking up. 771 00:34:40,470 --> 00:34:43,040 Ooh, that is weird. 772 00:34:43,170 --> 00:34:44,650 I wonder what he's looking at. 773 00:34:44,780 --> 00:34:46,780 Think we should find out? 774 00:34:48,260 --> 00:34:50,390 Captain Wagner? 775 00:34:50,520 --> 00:34:52,440 Hi, Teddy. 776 00:34:52,570 --> 00:34:55,010 You found something on Alec bloom? 777 00:34:55,140 --> 00:34:57,270 I'm afraid so. 778 00:34:59,450 --> 00:35:01,710 - Excuse me. - Are you the performer 779 00:35:01,840 --> 00:35:04,100 that we saw in last Wednesday's "orphan walk"? 780 00:35:04,230 --> 00:35:06,320 You were here for that? You want my autograph? 781 00:35:06,450 --> 00:35:08,190 Yes, please. 782 00:35:08,320 --> 00:35:09,890 No, we are on police business. 783 00:35:10,020 --> 00:35:12,110 But we did see your performance. You were very good. 784 00:35:12,240 --> 00:35:15,980 Can you tell me what you are looking at here? 785 00:35:17,070 --> 00:35:18,770 Geez. 786 00:35:18,900 --> 00:35:20,600 It's dumb. 787 00:35:20,730 --> 00:35:22,210 I'm a swing, and last Wednesday 788 00:35:22,340 --> 00:35:23,990 was my first time performing that track, 789 00:35:24,120 --> 00:35:25,600 so I recorded myself. 790 00:35:25,730 --> 00:35:27,080 Please don't tell the producers. 791 00:35:27,210 --> 00:35:28,600 I don't want to get fired. 792 00:35:28,740 --> 00:35:30,920 No, we won't. But what's a swing? 793 00:35:31,040 --> 00:35:32,480 I thought you loved Broadway. 794 00:35:32,610 --> 00:35:34,810 I do, but I don't want to know how the sausage is made. 795 00:35:34,920 --> 00:35:36,840 A swing is a member of the ensemble 796 00:35:36,960 --> 00:35:38,440 who can perform a bunch of roles. 797 00:35:38,570 --> 00:35:39,930 We get called when someone is out, 798 00:35:40,010 --> 00:35:41,580 usually at the last minute. 799 00:35:41,700 --> 00:35:43,530 There's a stomach bug going around, 800 00:35:43,660 --> 00:35:44,970 so I had a really good week. 801 00:35:45,100 --> 00:35:46,840 I see. 802 00:35:46,970 --> 00:35:49,360 So, how did you record yourself? 803 00:35:49,500 --> 00:35:51,346 I put my phone in the window of the dressing rooms 804 00:35:51,370 --> 00:35:52,590 on the balcony. 805 00:35:52,720 --> 00:35:54,030 How long does your video run? 806 00:35:54,150 --> 00:35:56,060 At least 45 minutes. 807 00:35:56,200 --> 00:35:58,266 I didn't get a break until nearly the end of the show. 808 00:35:58,290 --> 00:35:59,600 Why? 809 00:36:07,690 --> 00:36:09,040 Hello? 810 00:36:11,210 --> 00:36:13,040 Elsbeth? 811 00:36:14,520 --> 00:36:16,740 You said 6:30, it's 6:30. 812 00:36:16,870 --> 00:36:17,870 I don't have all night. 813 00:36:18,000 --> 00:36:19,220 Ta-da! 814 00:36:20,920 --> 00:36:22,806 What is wrong with you? That dress is bad enough. 815 00:36:22,830 --> 00:36:25,270 You said you wanted to ask me one more question 816 00:36:25,400 --> 00:36:27,790 before you closed your case, so go ahead. 817 00:36:27,920 --> 00:36:29,530 Ask your silly question. 818 00:36:29,670 --> 00:36:31,890 Actually, it's less of a question 819 00:36:32,020 --> 00:36:33,280 and more of a statement. 820 00:36:33,410 --> 00:36:36,020 Tell me if I'm right. 821 00:36:36,150 --> 00:36:39,460 You did come to this workshop the day of the murder, 822 00:36:39,590 --> 00:36:44,250 and I'm guessing that you hid in this deeply disturbing 823 00:36:44,380 --> 00:36:48,040 mother ginger dress to avoid being seen. 824 00:36:48,160 --> 00:36:50,420 Then you went to the control board and you typed in 825 00:36:50,560 --> 00:36:53,170 your old friend Keith's pin code, 826 00:36:53,300 --> 00:36:55,406 which you saw two days earlier when you came to see him. 827 00:36:55,430 --> 00:36:57,650 And then you disengaged the safety 828 00:36:57,780 --> 00:36:59,780 and you turned the sensors around. 829 00:36:59,910 --> 00:37:01,390 No one even noticed 830 00:37:01,520 --> 00:37:04,700 because they were all at the contraption 831 00:37:04,830 --> 00:37:10,230 for Donovan's dance demonstration at 3:30. See? 832 00:37:10,360 --> 00:37:13,840 You then raced back to your pt appointment, 833 00:37:13,970 --> 00:37:15,710 where no one even realized you were gone. 834 00:37:15,840 --> 00:37:17,020 That is a really cute picture 835 00:37:17,150 --> 00:37:18,646 of you in the waiting room, by the way. 836 00:37:18,670 --> 00:37:21,330 This is insane. You checked my alibi. 837 00:37:21,460 --> 00:37:23,110 You have a video of me going into 838 00:37:23,240 --> 00:37:25,720 the physical therapy building at 3:00, remember? 839 00:37:25,850 --> 00:37:29,110 True. But that's not the only video we found. 840 00:37:29,250 --> 00:37:30,430 Officer hackett. 841 00:37:30,550 --> 00:37:34,380 Luckily for us, a very enthusiastic swing 842 00:37:34,510 --> 00:37:37,690 in Donovan chase's Broadway show took a video of himself 843 00:37:37,820 --> 00:37:39,520 doing "the orphan walk" that day. 844 00:37:39,650 --> 00:37:41,910 And guess what this video shows. 845 00:37:42,040 --> 00:37:46,090 You, Harris, sneaking out of the pt building 846 00:37:46,220 --> 00:37:49,880 and rushing to this very workshop. 847 00:37:50,010 --> 00:37:52,190 And here you are, going back to pt 848 00:37:52,310 --> 00:37:54,530 after tampering with the sensors. 849 00:37:54,660 --> 00:37:56,310 You can't prove that. 850 00:37:56,450 --> 00:37:59,370 The only thing this proves is that I left my pt appointment, 851 00:37:59,490 --> 00:38:01,230 which I have every right to do. 852 00:38:01,370 --> 00:38:03,590 Wrong. We can prove that you were here. 853 00:38:03,720 --> 00:38:06,070 Because the workshop was covered in blood, 854 00:38:06,200 --> 00:38:08,810 which you carried back to your pt office. 855 00:38:08,940 --> 00:38:12,380 This is insane. I wasn't here when Donovan died. 856 00:38:12,510 --> 00:38:17,380 Correction: Stage blood, which is a proprietary blend 857 00:38:17,510 --> 00:38:19,860 and which we found on the windowsill 858 00:38:19,990 --> 00:38:22,560 of the pt's exam room. 859 00:38:22,690 --> 00:38:24,910 You left it there when you slipped back in 860 00:38:25,040 --> 00:38:26,300 mid-appointment. 861 00:38:26,430 --> 00:38:30,000 This place was covered in the stuff. 862 00:38:32,180 --> 00:38:33,490 I can't believe it. 863 00:38:36,400 --> 00:38:37,580 Why me? 864 00:38:38,790 --> 00:38:41,050 Why did you fixate on me? 865 00:38:41,190 --> 00:38:43,580 Because you were so fixated 866 00:38:43,710 --> 00:38:45,540 on your daughter's ballet career. 867 00:38:45,670 --> 00:38:47,540 I guess you could say 868 00:38:47,670 --> 00:38:50,500 your dancing is perfection, but your acting needs work. 869 00:38:51,850 --> 00:38:53,110 Hands behind your back, please. 870 00:38:53,240 --> 00:38:54,370 Wait. 871 00:38:54,510 --> 00:38:57,250 I have one request. 872 00:39:19,310 --> 00:39:21,050 Okay, we can go now. 873 00:39:25,930 --> 00:39:28,150 It's a beautiful ballet. 874 00:39:28,280 --> 00:39:30,850 But it is kind of old-fashioned. 875 00:39:33,150 --> 00:39:37,330 I'm thrilled to announce that with a total of 875, 876 00:39:37,460 --> 00:39:40,770 precinct 11 collected the most toys. 877 00:39:40,900 --> 00:39:41,900 Yay! 878 00:39:42,030 --> 00:39:43,340 Of course we did. 879 00:39:43,470 --> 00:39:46,780 I-I'd like to thank you all, especially captain Wagner, 880 00:39:46,910 --> 00:39:48,056 for allowing me to participate. 881 00:39:48,080 --> 00:39:50,040 And me. I brought a ton. 882 00:39:50,170 --> 00:39:51,740 Yes, thank you, Marissa. 883 00:39:53,000 --> 00:39:54,700 Okay, enough yapping. Pop the champagne. 884 00:39:55,830 --> 00:39:57,180 Elsbeth. 885 00:39:57,310 --> 00:39:59,270 This is for you. 886 00:39:59,400 --> 00:40:01,450 - What's this? - Well, you're always giving gifts. 887 00:40:01,570 --> 00:40:04,050 - I wanted to get you one. - Aw. 888 00:40:04,180 --> 00:40:06,440 Orphan girl! Tickets? 889 00:40:07,750 --> 00:40:10,140 You must have paid a fortune for these. 890 00:40:10,280 --> 00:40:11,800 Well, they were cheaper 891 00:40:11,930 --> 00:40:13,320 'cause they're for new year's Eve, 892 00:40:13,450 --> 00:40:14,890 when Times Square is nuts, but... 893 00:40:15,020 --> 00:40:17,850 It'll be over before that, and... 894 00:40:17,980 --> 00:40:19,720 I've enjoyed working with you this year. 895 00:40:21,550 --> 00:40:23,900 I've enjoyed working with you, too. 896 00:40:24,030 --> 00:40:26,510 But I can't accept these. 897 00:40:26,640 --> 00:40:29,250 The consent decree. 898 00:40:29,380 --> 00:40:33,600 But if I pay you back for one ticket, 899 00:40:33,740 --> 00:40:36,350 would you happen to sit next to me? 900 00:40:36,480 --> 00:40:37,790 Absolutely. 901 00:40:37,910 --> 00:40:39,350 Yay. 902 00:40:39,480 --> 00:40:41,740 All right, well, shall we toast to closing the case? 903 00:40:41,870 --> 00:40:44,440 You go ahead. 904 00:40:48,450 --> 00:40:51,580 Congratulations on a very successful toy drive. 905 00:40:51,710 --> 00:40:54,060 - It was a group effort. - Yeah. 906 00:40:54,190 --> 00:40:56,930 Too bad there's no mistletoe. 907 00:40:57,060 --> 00:40:59,020 Yeah, captain Wagner wouldn't let me hang it. 908 00:41:02,370 --> 00:41:04,500 What are you doing new year's Eve? 909 00:41:04,640 --> 00:41:07,600 I'm... I'm busy, actually. 910 00:41:07,730 --> 00:41:09,990 But I'm wide open in January. 911 00:41:10,120 --> 00:41:11,250 No plans. 912 00:41:11,380 --> 00:41:12,470 Let's make a date, then. 913 00:41:13,690 --> 00:41:14,820 Elsbeth. 914 00:41:14,950 --> 00:41:16,170 I need to speak with you. 915 00:41:24,530 --> 00:41:29,790 This gives me no joy to say, but it might be best that 916 00:41:29,920 --> 00:41:32,490 you not get too close to Alec bloom. 917 00:41:34,580 --> 00:41:36,360 He may not be fully honest about his past. 918 00:41:37,500 --> 00:41:38,680 What do you mean? 919 00:41:39,930 --> 00:41:41,500 I did some digging into his childhood 920 00:41:41,630 --> 00:41:43,680 and his story about being unhoused. 921 00:41:43,810 --> 00:41:47,340 Alec's parents lived in the same apartment for over 16 years, 922 00:41:47,460 --> 00:41:49,460 until he was well out of high school. 923 00:41:49,590 --> 00:41:52,200 I confirmed it with the building's super. 924 00:41:52,340 --> 00:41:55,430 There's nothing to indicate a lapse in housing. 925 00:41:55,560 --> 00:41:57,390 Well, maybe there's some reason. 926 00:41:57,520 --> 00:41:59,480 Well, could be. 927 00:42:00,300 --> 00:42:03,300 But you should talk to Teddy about Pete hannigan. 928 00:42:03,430 --> 00:42:05,520 The man from Teddy's article? 929 00:42:06,610 --> 00:42:08,010 Is that what you and Teddy were...? 930 00:42:09,140 --> 00:42:13,010 I'm just telling you to be careful. 931 00:42:17,880 --> 00:42:19,140 Merry Christmas, Elsbeth. 932 00:42:29,290 --> 00:42:30,420 What's wrong? 933 00:42:32,640 --> 00:42:34,250 Nothing. 934 00:42:34,380 --> 00:42:35,560 Happy holidays. 935 00:42:46,430 --> 00:42:49,260 Captioned by media access group at wgbh access.Wgbh.Org