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Previously on Hudson and Rex.

Well, it's five days to Christmas, St.
John.

Laura. Took an earlier flight. I wanted
to surprise you. Merry Christmas.

I'm not sure quite St. John's can
compete with my mother's usual big city

festive season.

But I'm taking her to see that marble
sculpture at the cathedral. Oh, the

Madonna. It only comes out at this time
of year. And as an art expert, your

mother's going to absolutely love it. I
know that man.

He's not supposed to be here.

This guy is a client of yours? I
negotiated a plea bargain for him on

laundering charges.

What about the buyer?

Used the name Bob Ladron.

Okay, mystery man.

Laundering millions of dollars of his
own money. Who is this Bob?

He's a ghost.

Why choose some random contractor in
Halifax? I know how it might look,

leaving Halifax. You have to admit, the
timing's a little suspicious.

I need to see in that box.

Please don't tell my family. They don't
know anything about this.

Rex, meet Holly.

Holly, me?

Yeah. I just wanted to give Cooper a
magical Christmas before I go to prison.

Nobody move!

Take it easy. Easy, Rex. Just give me
the ball.

Rex!

All units be on the lookout for a black
pickup truck. Make and model unknown.

K -9 officer lasting in an open cargo
bed.

Driver is armed and dangerous.

We've got to find Rex and Holly before
Christmas.

Matthew survived the shooting, but is
still unconscious, and there's no sign

the shooter.

I've called in every available officer,
but they may have already left the city.

Yeah, disappeared in the maze of back
roads in central Newfoundland. Mark,

going to find him.

Do we have the cell footage that
Matthew's wife is recording when her

was shot?

Jesse's pulling it up right now. Right,
here's the exact moment that the shooter

enters the Tibbs Eve party.

Nobody move!

You really think this was a targeted
hit?

Absolutely. See how he zeroes in on
Matthew immediately?

Demands the president in his arms, and
then shoots him, even though he's

up no resistance.

I don't think he had any idea what was
in that box or cared.

He certainly didn't know it was an
innocent puppy.

So do we think this guy just dressed up
like the mummer gang to lay the blame

for the shooting on them, not knowing
that we had Santa Pants here in custody?

But if that's true, then who sent the
hitman to take care of Matthew?

Well, everything points towards the
international criminal that Matthew

tricked him into committing a crime, the
elusive Bob.

We've only got a picture of the back of
his head, so it's time to take a deeper

look at our family man from Halifax.

He may not be as innocent as he looks.

All right.

I'll head back to the inn. I'll collect
the electronics and check in with Sarah.

I'll drop by the hospital.

Maybe Matthew's wife knows more than
she's saying.

We'll have helicopters in the air at
first light looking for the shooter.

We're going to find Rex.

I know he can take care of himself,
John.

Worry of the risk that Rex might take if
he's in protective mode. I mean, he is

not going to let anything happen to that
puppy.

So having the bullet will help track the
shooter?

Yeah. Examining the unique striations
impressed into the projectile from the

barrel could help determine if the
weapon was used in previous crime.

You know, all these years I never
worried about you and your work. But now

I see how dangerous it is, I... Mom, you
don't need to be concerned. Oh, that's

no longer an option, sweetheart.

But I've never been more proud either.

I think Matthew's laptop could help us
track down Rex and the shooter. Poor

little Holly, too.

She's so sorry for Cooper.

Look, I'm sorry your whole inn has
turned into a crime scene on Christmas.

So it brought us back together.

I actually have a confession to make.

Yeah? Remember how I sat behind you in
medieval history?

Uh -huh.

I prefer the Renaissance era.

I just hoped we'd become friends.

There's no crime in that.

He's still unconscious.

Nothing's changed.

Okay. I need to talk to Matthew's wife,
Dawn.

I offered to represent her as a wife of
an existing client.

Of course you did.

We can talk out here.

Yeah, sure.

Mark may have to ask you some difficult
questions.

But why question me?

Shouldn't you be out there looking for
this mummer gang?

We believe your husband may have been
targeted, Dawn.

But the crime is only staged to look
like the mummer robberies.

You think someone meant to kill Matthew?

Do you know why anyone might want to
harm your husband?

Could it have something to do with this
man, Bob?

The criminal Matthew claims he only met
once.

I would advise you to be forthcoming.

The shooter is still out there.

You need to protect your family.

Matthew is a good man.

He's a good husband and a good father.

But I questioned his reasons for the
sudden trip to St. John's.

He might have come here to meet with
Bob.

We have reason to believe that he's also
in St. John's.

But there were mysterious phone calls
beforehand after we got here.

Okay.

I confronted him, but the surprised
puppy seemed to explain all that.

What?

The night before last, I woke up in the
night and Matthew was gone.

I looked all over the inn, but... He
came back about an hour later.

How did he explain his absence?

He said he just went out for a walk to
look at the Christmas lights, soaking in

the last of his freedom.

But you didn't believe him?

I know Matthew would never do anything
that might harm me and Cooper.

But I think he's in trouble.

And then it's getting worse.

Is my dad gonna wake up soon?

He's gonna give me a puppy for
Christmas.

You know about home?

I saw her, but now she's gone.

Hop, we're going to do everything we can
to set this right. Okay, Cooper?

Promise? Mm -hmm.

My partner Rex is also on a job.

Is that so?

Well, I've got news for you, Oliver.

He's still alive.

Listen, uh... Look, I'm sorry. I saw
that guy go down. Just get to the

rendezvous spot and meet me there. And
Oliver, dump whatever you took at the

inn. I don't want anything connected to
that botched shooting.

Yeah, will do.

What have we got? We've got helicopters
searching for wrecks in the shooter,

setting up a grid, Joe's supervising. I
ran the bullet striations through the

system, but no matches in the Canadian
database. I'm going international.

Have we tracked Matthew's movements the
night that he left the inn?

Through cell phone and CCTV.

I pick him up intermittently. He heads
south from the inn, and I lose him in

park.

But then I pick him up again on the
other side.

There. But now he's got some kind of
crate?

And where's he going with it?

Straight uphill.

To the cathedral?

Where he has a key to the underground
vaults.

Why would he be sneaking into the
cathedral in the dead of night?

Because he plans to bring something back
out.

You mean steal from the church?

It could be, because 15 minutes later,
he leaves with the crate.

And if Matthew did steal something, what
is it?

Remember how I said I was taking my mom
to see the statue they put on display

for Christmas?

Yeah. The Veil of Madonna.

Veil of Madonna.

Veil of Madonna.

Okay, a marble sculpture by Italian
artist Giovanni Strassa primarily

the presentation convent. It was
transferred to the cathedral for

services. So we think that Bob got
Matthew to steal the Madonna and then he

tried to have Matthew killed to cover
his tracks.

If we're right, we're a step closer to
catching these guys and getting Rex home

for Christmas.

You think Bob got Matthew to steal the
Veil Madonna from the cathedral?

Mark's on his way there now to confirm.

If the mayor was enraged by the mummer
gang, she's going to be absolutely

nuclear over this one. Wait, so Bob may
be a high -end art thief?

Well, makes sense.

He steals the art, sells it, then needs
to loan to the proceeds.

Well, we need to get an ID and track
this Bob down.

Jesse, send me a list of suspected art
thieves who are still at large. I'll get

my mom to reach out to other high -end
designers.

You think an interior designer would
know an art thief? Well, the art most

likely ends up decorating wealthy
mansions. Designers like to talk.

I couldn't track Matthew's return from
the cathedral. He took a different

Now, uniforms, they comb the park. I'll
get them to search the inn for that lost

crate.

I'm guessing...

He would have told us if there was any
sign of Rex out there.

We discovered the door to the vaults
unlocked this morning, but didn't

that someone might have stolen the
veiled Madonna.

She's been venerated in this parish for
generations.

And where in them what exactly are the
vaults? Old tunnels that connect various

buildings on the grounds. It's a maze
down there.

I understand the statue resides at the
convent for the most part. It's here

a few days leading up to Christmas Eve.

Inspector Thief may have been aware of
this.

Would anyone outside of the cathedral
have access to the vault? There's an

entranceway on the grounds, but the
key's been lost for years.

Does the name Matthew Flanagan mean
anything to you?

Not that I know of.

There was a Malcolm Flanagan employed
here for decades. He was the

groundskeeper. Might have had a grandson
named Matt.

I'll be sure to look into that.

The statue is supposed to be under here.

I think you better brace yourself,
Father.

Here. I don't understand.

Neither do I.

But I think I know who might be able to
help.

You're looking for the wooden crate that
Matthew had?

Yeah, yeah. It's a bit bigger than a
bread box.

I always found that phrase odd.

Bread box. Well, I mean, it's from a
popular 1950s game show.

Sort of like 20 questions. You know,
asking, is it bigger than a bread box

of became a running gag. Because bread
boxes, they were ubiquitous in kitchens

at the time. And I realize now that I am
just rambling so much.

Don't be sorry.

I like your explanation.

You know, I'm sorry all this has ruined
your first holiday season in St. John's.

I'm trying not to think about it too
much.

But everyone else is going through so
much worse.

Yeah, but you're allowed to feel sad,
too.

Hey.

I have a question for you.

Yeah?

Would you like to come to my Christmas
movie marathon?

Only if you're showing it's a wonderful
life.

My favorite.

Really? I am showing that.

Okay. I think an angel just got away.

Okay.

I'm going to go back to work. Yeah. Help
find that mystery wooden crate. Oh,

this is yours, actually. Okay.

There. Pop?

Bob, I'm here.

All set.

Everything tying me to the Mummers is
accounted for.

I'm on my way to collect the
merchandise, and I wouldn't mess up

you.

So, do you have some mugshots you want
me to look at?

Respected art scenes.

Oh, mostly surveillance photos.

Well,

I have a very wide circle of friends,
Sarah, but I don't think it includes out

-and -out thieves.

Here.

Take your time.

It can be difficult to recognize someone
out of context, and some of these shots

are years old. You just have to swipe
up.

Huh.

Nobody looks particularly familiar, but
dubious characters in high -end art do

tend to go hand -in -hand.

Of course, I'm always very careful when
purchasing.

Make sure that there's a clear chain of
title.

I remember being a little girl and going
to the charity auctions with you at

Christmas, watching you outbid everyone
else. It was very exciting.

Oh, I'm glad.

I'm sorry I wasn't home with you more,
though.

Don't be.

Having a successful, talented mom was
great inspiration.

Well, I wish I could be more help here,
but... Wait.

Meet this man.

I think he used to sell high -end art in
London decades ago.

Could be he was stealing that art
himself.

What was his name?

Robert.

Robert Chisholm.

Last I heard, he moved to Monaco, and
that was years ago.

Mark, hey, I think we may have an idea
on Bob.

Well, that's great.

Fill me in when you bring the forensics
team to the cathedral.

It'd be great if Paige came, too.

I have something I need her to look at.

So Bob really is an international art
thief.

Just to get back to me, confirm that
Malcolm Flanagan was Matthew's

Presumably showed him a secret way into
the cathedral as a boy.

You really think this might be a fake?

Think about it. What better way for Bob
to cover his tracks?

Swap out the real statue for a fake so
no one notices it's even gone.

Well, that's what I want your mother to
determine.

It's right in here, safe and sound.

Well, I've reached a conclusion.

I have no doubt at all.

This is the real Veiled Madonna.

And it's priceless.

This is the fake.

What?

Yeah, no, I picked it up in the park,
just like you said. The grain and the

marble. It's not right.

This is the one Matthew was supposed to
leave behind at the cathedral. And if I

don't deliver the real one to the buyer
on Boxing Day, I'm a dead man.

And so are you.

Are you sure, Mom? Yes, I'm quite
certain.

You can't get this kind of Carrara
marble anymore.

So what was Matthew doing here in the
middle of the night? Singing Christmas

prayers?

Laura.

Mark, Matthew's awake, and he's trying
to leave the hospital.

I'm on my way. Come on, Rex.

We'll find him.

Matthew's not going anywhere.

The hospital has no right to keep him.

He can leave against medical advice.

If I have anything to do with it.

Matthew, are you sure this is a good
idea?

I'm fine. Don, I just want to get us
home to Halifax. Not before you answer a

few questions, Matthew.

About your late night trip to the
cathedral.

You know about that?

Um, why don't you two come wait in the
other room?

Come on.

Tell me everything, Matthew.

Why you really came to St. John's? Why
you went to the cathedral in the middle

of the night in your real relationship
to Bob?

I'm sorry, Matthew, but as your
attorney, I would advise you to remain

Excuse me? I don't think my client
should say anything more until we've had

chance to debrief.

You know we need to find Bob and Rex.

I know, and it kills me to be the one to
get in the way of that, but I have a

client and his family to protect.

As a lawyer, I took an oath, Mark.

And as a police officer, I took one,
too. Matthew Flanagan, you're under

for breaking and entering. Give me your
hands.

It's all right. I'll come willingly.

I have to come clean, Laura, about
everything.

But promise you will protect my family,
no matter what happens to me.

I'll have an officer take them back to
the inn where they'll be safe.

Let's go.

Because of your incompetence?

I have to go and steal the real Madonna
and find a way into that cathedral

myself.

What if Matthew talked?

Could be crawling with cops by now.

You better hope he hasn't.

See, that's why I don't let anybody see
my face.

And live.

to a briefing, seeing what additional
measures we can implement in the search.

Laura's having a debrief with Matthew.
Maybe he can give us some idea where to

look. Right.

Not exactly the kind of holiday any of
us are planning on, is it?

No, not exactly.

Yeah.

You know, my mother, she had it harder
than me growing up.

The struggle was real.

Christmas was rough growing up without
anyone or anything.

But she always had hope in her heart, no
matter what.

She always brought that with her.

And she didn't wait for it to come.

Don't be afraid to hope, Mark.

Yeah. Thanks, Joe.

Matthew's ready to be interviewed.

Just to be clear about the evidence we
have against your client, we have

surveillance footage of Matthew heading
into the cathedral at night.

We have cell phone records showing
multiple calls to an international

phone. Bob's, perhaps.

And it turns out that your client's
grandfather, who he visited as a boy,

groundskeeper at the church.

He would have known the vaults beneath
like the back of his hand.

Thank you for being so forthcoming,
detective.

Before you begin questioning, my client
has a statement to make.

I'm all ears.

I'd just like to say that everything
that I told Laura and the judge in

is true.

I only met Bob once, and he tricked me
into breaking the law for him.

When did you learn that he was an art
thief?

Two weeks ago.

He contacted me out of nowhere and
threatened me.

Threatened you how?

He said I had to do a job for him or my
family would be in danger once I start

my prison sentence.

What was the job?

To come to St. John's and steal the Veil
Madonna and swap it out for a fake.

I'm not sure I understand. We've had an
art expert examine the Veiled Madonna at

the cathedral.

It's the real one?

I did everything I was told until the
last minute.

I entered the church through the vaults,
navigating the way my grandfather

taught me.

But when it came to swapping the statue,
I, uh... I just froze.

I mean, what kind of husband and father
had I become?

Stealing from a church at Christmas.

And then I realized how perfect the
replica looked.

And I decided to return the fake to the
drop spot.

You double -crossed an international
criminal and then stuck around for a

Eve party? The most suspicious thing I
could do was run.

And Bob could have just as easily
tracked me down in Halifax.

The replica looked so perfect, I thought
he would just sell it and no one would

know the difference.

And at no point did you think you should
inform the police instead or your

lawyer?

I was frightened for Don and Cooper.

And I guess you didn't know that the
last part of Bob's plan was to silence

forever.

None of us will be safe until he is
behind bars.

Sorry to interrupt.

A uniform just found Holly's blanket on
an off -grid road.

A helicopter's standing by to take you
to the location.

Okay. I'll update the mayor.

Good luck.

Yeah, well, I don't need luck, Joe. I've
got hope.

Be careful out there.

I'll head you all home safe and sound
for Christmas.

Hold this room in the chopper.

and it's still en route, but... I mean,
that's definitely two sets of paw

prints. Yeah, temperature's dropping
fast.

Rex wouldn't just head out into the
woods with a puppy.

No.

No, not without a plan.

But if he thought he could get her
somewhere safe...

Let's see if we

can track him.

There must be some way I can steal the
real statue.

We gotta go, Bob.

Like, we gotta get right off the island.
You said you had the money being wired,

right? We will get the money and then
go, but not empty -handed.

Well, let's just take this and go.

Don't touch her.

What the hell?

Hey, how did you get here?

Oh, you have to push that down.

Is this what you want?

Give him a puppy, man, before he tears
us apart. We won't do anything. We might

let this little one get hurt.

Will you, huh?

We got company.

Cops, take care of him. Now.

It's Holly's blanket. It's how he feels.

Hey.

Wait,

he still has her.

Hey, you did a good job, okay?

We'll do everything we can to bring her
back.

I promise you.

Well, I hope he got lots of extra
treats.

It's so great to have you back. It's
time for Christmas.

Hey, what's wrong, Rex? Is he okay?

No, he's fine physically.

Until we get Holly back, I think he
feels like he failed.

No, no, you didn't fail, big guy.

You kept Holly safe despite all odds.
Now it's up to the whole team to bring

home. And we do that by finding Bob.

We've got a bolo out on that SUV, but
without plates.

It's hiding amongst hundreds of others
like it on the island.

The airport and ferries are covered. And
our shooter, a .k .a. Oliver Guthrow,

has been transported back.

Let's see what he has to say about his
elusive boss.

That's okay, bud.

We're happy you're home.

Yeah.

Things aren't looking too good for you,
Oliver.

We have footage of you shooting Matthew.

We found them under the disguise you
wore.

Not to mention you're Glock 17, and I'm
pretty sure that the bullet we pulled

out of the wall at the inn is going to
be a match.

I've got nothing to say.

Do you really want to go down for all
this and let Bob go free?

You're not worried that he might put a
hit out on you?

That's why I don't let anybody see my
face.

And live.

Just like you did with Matthew?

You help me.

I tell the judge you cooperated.

Silence gives you nothing.

Where can we find Bob?

Look, I don't know where he is.

But he told me that he had to find the
real statue.

You really think he's going to try and
steal the veiled Madonna again?

Told me he's a dead man if he doesn't
deliver by Boxing Day.

So...

Mind answering a question for me?

What's that?

Where'd that dog come from?

Back in the building?

And that little puppy?

Let's just call them Christmas miracles.

So Oliver's convinced that Bob is going
to try to steal a statue again. And

today's the last day the statue's going
to be on display at the cathedral?

After midnight mass on Christmas Eve, it
goes back to the convent on the other

side of the grounds where security is a
lot tighter.

Do we think he's going to try to steal
it en route?

He's got to know we're going to be
watching. It's a suicide mission. So

failing to deliver it, according to
Oliver.

I learned more about our art thief,
Robert Chisholm. This photo is from two

decades ago when Chisholm was suspected
of dozens of heights.

No mug shots?

No, never caught, never arrested.

Oh, so he's got the resume for the job.

Yeah.

Why don't we simply ask the priest to
remove the statue early?

Just...

Keep it under lock and key. Right. The
mayor is going to love that. The

centuries -old tradition of Newfoundland
mummering tarnished. Not to mention the

city's most precious statue isn't on
display Christmas Eve. We need to

Bob tonight before we miss our last
chance to put him behind bars.

Holly's blanket.

We haven't forgotten about Holly.

We have to remember that maybe
Bobby's... What were you saying before

hope?

Okay.

We'd have to run this by Father Francis.

Ultimately, the decision on how much to
risk the statue is up to him.

Yeah.

Meanwhile, Jesse, why don't you have a
long talk with Matthew?

We need to know about every nook and
cranny in the cathedral if we're going

capture this master art thief in his own
game.

You got it.

Everything's almost ready for Christmas.

I thought it would really feel like
Christmas once Rex was found.

But not a present's been opened.

She's been through so much.

Having her dad with her and Holly back
would be a big comfort to her. And

Bob behind bars would be a comfort to
her family.

Sarah and the team are at work.

There's still time.

We expect that the thief will make his
move when the statue is being

back to the convent.

I suppose the wise thing to do would be
to use the replica you recovered?

Undeniably. But our thief, Bob, knows
how to tell the difference.

Besides, if we scare him off with a
fake, I'll be looking over my shoulder

Christmas wondering if he'd come back.

Well, we can't let that happen.

We need to trap him tonight.

We'll have your officers watching her at
all times.

Oh, every second. Because I have no
doubt.

that Bob will be watching back.

Thank you. Thanks.

Rex, come on.

It looks like your canine friend is
still on the job, Pop.

You may come in very useful.

For now, at least.

The last of the parishioners have left,
Joe.

Sarah and I are positioned outside.

Special ops Christmas edition is a go.
Copy that.

Plan is a go.

Time to move the Madonna back to the
combat.

Mark, a group of men has just entered
the cathedral.

Yeah, I'm watching.

Rex is aware.

He's picked up his net.

Justine, target's on the move.

Stop, F2P!

Stay where you are!

Oh, my word, you scared me. I apologize,
Mr. Red. I have to ask, where did you

get that puppy?

Someone rang the bell and left her on
the stoop.

We are bringing her to Father Francis.

Wait, Rex was tracking Holly, not Bob.

A decoy.

Which means...

Well, we

certainly fucked him out, all right.

Give it up, Bob.

There's nowhere to go. You take me down.

She's going with me.

Set the statue down.

It's over.

You shoot me, and I will drop her, and
you will rob this city of its most

possession. You want that on your
conscience?

To destroy a beloved part of this
island's Christmas tradition?

You're right.

There's no way we can let that happen.

Luckily, we still have a few tricks up
our sleeve, too, Bob.

How could you?

You split the fortune.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

This is not right. This is not right.
Because it's your fake, Bob.

No. The real statue was switched out
right after mass.

Yeah. Bill, Madonna and Holly are both
safe. And you, sir, have sinned.

No, no, no, no, no.

No. You can't be. Send in the uniforms,
Joe. Pick up this character.

Then let's go.

Save a little girl's Christmas.

So much fun. So much fun.

Cheers.

I really love all this stuff.

What? Christmas is the absolute fifth
time of year.

I can't get enough.

Or at least his son's commuted. He's
fully cooperated, and I hear he has an

excellent lawyer.

Well, hopefully the judge agrees.

But... Thank you.

In the meantime... Let us have a very
merry Christmas.

Oh, Ray says she's keeping the bullet
hole in the wall as a conversation

Not sure I approve the design.

We had a fake out of our own.

Our thieves.

You know, thank you so much for all of
your input, Paige.

You know, you should become an official
police consultant.

As a present to myself and my daughter,
I respectfully decline.

Hey, guys, team photo mark.

You guys want to get together? Yeah,
sure, of course. Yeah, of course. Rex,

course.

All right. Get around.

Come on. Team Christmas photo. Rex. All
right.

Oh. There we go.

There we go.

All right.

All right.

Okay. We got her, buddy.