1 00:00:02,170 --> 00:00:03,830 Sam: Okay, I'm seriously intrigued. 2 00:00:03,830 --> 00:00:05,880 Has Christine called you to a crime scene before? 3 00:00:05,880 --> 00:00:07,120 Well, it's the first time 4 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:08,750 I've been officially called to a crime scene 5 00:00:08,750 --> 00:00:09,750 since leaving the force. 6 00:00:09,750 --> 00:00:11,710 Coroner's van. 7 00:00:11,710 --> 00:00:13,000 This has to be a murder case. 8 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:14,290 Yeah, high-profile, too. 9 00:00:14,290 --> 00:00:16,540 The guys from Robbery-Homicide are on here. 10 00:00:16,540 --> 00:00:17,750 Sorry, police only. 11 00:00:17,750 --> 00:00:19,580 Christine: It's okay. 12 00:00:19,580 --> 00:00:21,580 They're with me. 13 00:00:21,580 --> 00:00:22,580 Come on through, guys. 14 00:00:22,580 --> 00:00:24,830 ♪♪ 15 00:00:24,830 --> 00:00:27,210 What's this about, Chris? 16 00:00:27,210 --> 00:00:28,960 I need your eyes on something. 17 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:30,420 We've got a homicide. 18 00:00:30,420 --> 00:00:32,040 It's the third victim of a serial killer. 19 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:33,960 [ Mouthing ] Serial killer? 20 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:36,670 He's dropping a body every three months -- 21 00:00:36,670 --> 00:00:38,210 two women, now a man. 22 00:00:38,210 --> 00:00:40,170 Are you sure it wasn't two different perps? 23 00:00:40,170 --> 00:00:42,080 Well, most serial killers target one gender. 24 00:00:43,540 --> 00:00:45,540 We did, like, 20 serial-killer episodes on my show. 25 00:00:45,540 --> 00:00:47,580 Well, this guy likes to vary his diet. 26 00:00:47,580 --> 00:00:49,880 All three victims were killed the same way 27 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:52,460 and then dropped in the woods within a mile of here. 28 00:00:52,460 --> 00:00:53,540 And then there's this. 29 00:00:53,540 --> 00:00:54,790 ♪♪ 30 00:00:54,790 --> 00:00:56,710 He draws it on the victim's eyelids. 31 00:00:56,710 --> 00:00:57,960 Looks weird. 32 00:00:57,960 --> 00:00:59,500 Looks like some sort of math symbol. 33 00:00:59,500 --> 00:01:01,830 A math symbol, stick figure, 34 00:01:01,830 --> 00:01:04,080 some kind of weird iconography. 35 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:05,420 The Behavioral Science Unit 36 00:01:05,420 --> 00:01:06,620 is trying to figure out what it means. 37 00:01:06,620 --> 00:01:08,040 Any witnesses? 38 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:09,420 A park ranger saw a white RV driving away 39 00:01:09,420 --> 00:01:10,460 about an hour before the body was found, 40 00:01:10,460 --> 00:01:11,540 but we're not sure it's related. 41 00:01:11,540 --> 00:01:13,250 Any other leads? 42 00:01:13,250 --> 00:01:14,580 Enough with the questions, Valetik. 43 00:01:14,580 --> 00:01:16,540 You're not a cop anymore. 44 00:01:16,540 --> 00:01:18,460 Eddie, you remember Detective Elder. 45 00:01:18,460 --> 00:01:19,380 Jay. 46 00:01:19,380 --> 00:01:20,790 And this is Sam Swift. 47 00:01:20,790 --> 00:01:22,460 Oh, right. The actor. 48 00:01:22,460 --> 00:01:25,040 And private investigator. I'm a hyphenate. 49 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:27,080 Well, don't go thinking we called you in to crack the case. 50 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:28,460 Then why did you call us? 51 00:01:28,460 --> 00:01:29,960 'Cause of this. 52 00:01:33,250 --> 00:01:35,040 Your business card was found in the victim's pocket. 53 00:01:36,250 --> 00:01:38,920 [ Camera shutters clicking ] 54 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:40,960 ♪♪ 55 00:01:40,960 --> 00:01:42,920 Oh! 56 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:44,000 Eddie, Sam. 57 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:46,250 Lovely to see you. 58 00:01:46,250 --> 00:01:47,790 Mick. The body. 59 00:01:47,790 --> 00:01:48,620 Yeah, right, yes. 60 00:01:48,620 --> 00:01:50,880 Um, okay, so, 61 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:53,290 as with all of the, uh, previous victims, 62 00:01:53,290 --> 00:01:55,540 this gentlemen was killed elsewhere 63 00:01:55,540 --> 00:01:57,380 and -- and then deposited here. 64 00:01:57,380 --> 00:02:00,210 Uh, the cause of death is strangulation 65 00:02:00,210 --> 00:02:02,210 by way of a very thin wire. 66 00:02:02,210 --> 00:02:03,040 The killer used a garrote? 67 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:04,460 That's so old-school. 68 00:02:04,460 --> 00:02:06,080 Yes, it's very old-school, yes. 69 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:07,960 It was first used by the Romans 70 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:09,620 in the first century B.C., actually. 71 00:02:09,620 --> 00:02:11,580 It's v-- 72 00:02:11,580 --> 00:02:14,080 Whoever did this, uh, applied great force 73 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:16,170 and -- and -- and produced 74 00:02:16,170 --> 00:02:19,710 some rather, um, gruesome injuries. 75 00:02:19,710 --> 00:02:24,920 ♪♪ 76 00:02:24,920 --> 00:02:26,790 That's Ken Hopkins. 77 00:02:26,790 --> 00:02:28,210 So you do know him. 78 00:02:28,210 --> 00:02:30,420 Yeah, he's a client -- or was. 79 00:02:30,420 --> 00:02:32,620 He just hired us to find his wife. 80 00:02:32,620 --> 00:02:34,580 He's been missing for three months. 81 00:02:34,580 --> 00:02:37,290 ♪♪ 82 00:02:37,290 --> 00:02:39,500 Ken: The L.A.P.D. have gotten nowhere. 83 00:02:39,500 --> 00:02:41,420 I didn't know where else to turn. 84 00:02:41,420 --> 00:02:43,330 The police keep implying that she left me, 85 00:02:43,330 --> 00:02:45,040 but Alison wouldn't do that. 86 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:46,170 She couldn't. 87 00:02:46,170 --> 00:02:47,580 Are you sure, Mr. Hopkins? 88 00:02:47,580 --> 00:02:49,460 Sometimes people keep secrets from each other. 89 00:02:49,460 --> 00:02:50,750 You don't understand. 90 00:02:50,750 --> 00:02:52,250 Alison has a blood condition. 91 00:02:52,250 --> 00:02:53,710 She's on medication. 92 00:02:53,710 --> 00:02:56,960 I don't even know how long she can survive without it. 93 00:02:56,960 --> 00:02:59,880 And then this turned up in a pawn shop. 94 00:02:59,880 --> 00:03:01,330 Is that Alison's laptop? 95 00:03:01,330 --> 00:03:02,920 She had it with her when she went missing. 96 00:03:02,920 --> 00:03:04,420 Someone erased the drive, 97 00:03:04,420 --> 00:03:06,880 but I hired a data-recovery company. 98 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:08,920 They salvaged a few files, including a video. 99 00:03:08,920 --> 00:03:10,210 What kind of video? 100 00:03:10,210 --> 00:03:12,120 It's a video call -- 101 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:13,210 or part of one. 102 00:03:13,210 --> 00:03:14,790 Alison's talking to some guy. 103 00:03:14,790 --> 00:03:17,250 She's wearing earrings I had just given her, 104 00:03:17,250 --> 00:03:19,540 so I know it's close to when she disappeared. 105 00:03:19,540 --> 00:03:20,540 This man, 106 00:03:20,540 --> 00:03:21,880 I think he's got something to do 107 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:22,750 with what happened to her. 108 00:03:22,750 --> 00:03:23,880 Let's take a look. 109 00:03:25,210 --> 00:03:27,540 You can see me, but I can't see you. 110 00:03:27,540 --> 00:03:29,040 It's not fair. 111 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:31,580 Man: [ Distorted voice ] I prefer it that way. 112 00:03:31,580 --> 00:03:33,290 There are things I want to to say to you, 113 00:03:33,290 --> 00:03:35,120 in-person. 114 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:36,670 Then maybe we should meet. 115 00:03:36,670 --> 00:03:39,210 Christine: She's agreeing to meet with someone. 116 00:03:39,210 --> 00:03:40,960 Did you find out who Alison's talking to? 117 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:42,750 No, we just started investigating, 118 00:03:42,750 --> 00:03:44,330 running background on her. 119 00:03:44,330 --> 00:03:45,170 So the wife video-chats with this creep, 120 00:03:45,170 --> 00:03:46,250 goes missing. 121 00:03:46,250 --> 00:03:47,540 A few months later, hubby gets iced. 122 00:03:47,540 --> 00:03:49,790 They're either the world's unluckiest couple 123 00:03:49,790 --> 00:03:51,620 or the cases are connected. 124 00:03:51,620 --> 00:03:52,830 Your client's dead. 125 00:03:52,830 --> 00:03:54,880 Does that mean his case is dead, too? 126 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:56,830 ♪♪ 127 00:03:56,830 --> 00:03:59,750 If Ken wanted us to find Alison, 128 00:03:59,750 --> 00:04:01,750 this gives us all the more reason to. 129 00:04:01,750 --> 00:04:04,420 In fact, our investigation might intersect with yours, 130 00:04:04,420 --> 00:04:06,670 so I'm happy to share intel if you do the same. 131 00:04:06,670 --> 00:04:08,670 We're not bringing you onboard, Valetik. 132 00:04:08,670 --> 00:04:10,880 You're a civilian. 133 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:12,170 Worse. 134 00:04:12,170 --> 00:04:14,000 ♪♪ 135 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:15,210 Jay, he's looking for the wife of our victim. 136 00:04:15,210 --> 00:04:16,420 It's another set of eyes. 137 00:04:16,420 --> 00:04:18,670 We're not outsourcing this investigation. 138 00:04:18,670 --> 00:04:20,080 Eddie: How's that working for you, Jay? 139 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:22,210 You got three dead bodies and counting, no leads. 140 00:04:22,210 --> 00:04:23,960 ♪♪ 141 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:25,210 What have we got to lose? 142 00:04:25,210 --> 00:04:26,460 He's on a parallel track. 143 00:04:26,460 --> 00:04:28,040 It may not connect with our case, 144 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:29,080 but what if it does? 145 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:31,670 [ Inhales sharply ] 146 00:04:31,670 --> 00:04:32,670 [ Exhales sharply ] 147 00:04:32,670 --> 00:04:34,210 ♪♪ 148 00:04:34,210 --> 00:04:35,540 Christine: Okay. 149 00:04:35,540 --> 00:04:37,120 All right, we need L.A.P.D.'s case file on Alison 150 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:38,880 and a copy of the Murder Book. 151 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:40,120 Keep Detective Rollins in the loop. 152 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:41,580 Stay in your lane, Valetik. 153 00:04:41,580 --> 00:04:44,540 ♪♪ 154 00:04:44,540 --> 00:04:45,540 We'll be in touch. 155 00:04:45,540 --> 00:04:47,460 ♪♪ 156 00:04:47,460 --> 00:04:50,170 Detective Elder -- not your biggest fan. 157 00:04:50,170 --> 00:04:51,960 Ah, he has his reasons. 158 00:04:53,620 --> 00:04:55,330 This is just so surreal, Eddie. 159 00:04:55,330 --> 00:04:57,880 I mean, we were just talking to Ken Hopkins the other day. 160 00:04:57,880 --> 00:04:59,790 How many serial-killer cases have you worked? 161 00:04:59,790 --> 00:05:01,540 Too many. 162 00:05:01,540 --> 00:05:03,620 But it's been a while. 163 00:05:03,620 --> 00:05:04,920 Look, we find Alison, 164 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:06,830 maybe it'll lead us to the killer. 165 00:05:06,830 --> 00:05:09,000 ♪♪ 166 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:18,830 ♪♪ 167 00:05:18,830 --> 00:05:21,080 Berto: Just got to say, 168 00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:23,880 it's pretty weird trying to find a serial killer. Weird as in fascinating. 169 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:26,000 I've read numerous articles on psychopathy. 170 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:27,080 Eddie: Actually, what we're trying to do 171 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:28,040 is find Alison Hopkins. 172 00:05:28,040 --> 00:05:29,460 She's still a missing person. 173 00:05:29,460 --> 00:05:31,000 And what we're looking for 174 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:32,920 is anything that connects her to the other victims -- 175 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:35,380 Marsha Roberts and Cathy Avillard. 176 00:05:35,380 --> 00:05:37,120 I see something that connects them. 177 00:05:37,120 --> 00:05:39,500 They all look alike. Yeah. 178 00:05:39,500 --> 00:05:41,000 The killer may have a type, 179 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:42,500 which means we can't rule out the possibility 180 00:05:42,500 --> 00:05:44,330 that he took Alison, too. 181 00:05:44,330 --> 00:05:46,580 But then why hasn't anyone found her body yet? Monica: It's true. 182 00:05:46,580 --> 00:05:48,330 The killer left the bodies in the woods 183 00:05:48,330 --> 00:05:49,500 but not Alison's. 184 00:05:49,500 --> 00:05:50,920 Which means she might still be alive. 185 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:52,330 Monica: Or it's an anomaly, 186 00:05:52,330 --> 00:05:53,540 like targeting two women then a man. 187 00:05:53,540 --> 00:05:54,920 ♪♪ 188 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:56,250 All cases have anomalies. 189 00:05:56,250 --> 00:05:57,920 We can't always read into them. 190 00:05:59,170 --> 00:06:00,750 You guys keep digging. 191 00:06:00,750 --> 00:06:02,210 Where are you going? 192 00:06:02,210 --> 00:06:03,500 Pick up where we left off on Alison's case -- 193 00:06:03,500 --> 00:06:05,580 talk to her only family, her brother. 194 00:06:05,580 --> 00:06:07,460 ♪♪ 195 00:06:07,460 --> 00:06:09,790 Eddie: What does the file say about him? 196 00:06:09,790 --> 00:06:11,500 Sam: Tim Stepansky. 197 00:06:11,500 --> 00:06:13,380 Looks like he's a tech investor, 198 00:06:13,380 --> 00:06:15,120 launched a bunch of Silicon Beach start-ups. 199 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:20,580 What are you thinking? 200 00:06:20,580 --> 00:06:22,620 I can't get Alison off my mind. 201 00:06:22,620 --> 00:06:24,500 I want her to still be alive. 202 00:06:24,500 --> 00:06:26,380 Do you think it's even possible? 203 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:29,420 There's always a chance. 204 00:06:29,420 --> 00:06:33,000 ♪♪ 205 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:35,830 Tim: Alison's been gone for three months. 206 00:06:35,830 --> 00:06:38,420 After all this time, I'd given up hope, 207 00:06:38,420 --> 00:06:40,250 and now a serial killer? 208 00:06:40,250 --> 00:06:42,580 With Ken dead, does that mean my sister -- 209 00:06:42,580 --> 00:06:44,670 Well, there's no evidence of that. 210 00:06:44,670 --> 00:06:46,830 Right now, she's just missing. 211 00:06:46,830 --> 00:06:49,210 Then there's still hope. 212 00:06:49,210 --> 00:06:51,290 Alison -- she had a rough childhood. 213 00:06:51,290 --> 00:06:52,420 We both did. 214 00:06:52,420 --> 00:06:55,750 Our mom ran off, dad was a drunk, abusive. 215 00:06:55,750 --> 00:06:59,040 If she survived that, she could survive this, too. 216 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:00,830 Did Ken mention the video? 217 00:07:00,830 --> 00:07:01,960 He showed it to me. 218 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:03,830 I don't know who Alison was talking to. 219 00:07:03,830 --> 00:07:05,080 I wish I did. 220 00:07:05,080 --> 00:07:07,120 Did she chat with people online? 221 00:07:07,120 --> 00:07:08,960 Was she social like that? 222 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:10,380 Not that she ever said, 223 00:07:10,380 --> 00:07:13,460 but she's very trusting, Alison -- 224 00:07:13,460 --> 00:07:14,960 too trusting. In what way? 225 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:17,330 She sees the best in everyone. 226 00:07:17,330 --> 00:07:19,920 It's why she teaches at a school with high-risk kids, 227 00:07:19,920 --> 00:07:22,290 why she volunteers serving meals on Skid Row. 228 00:07:22,290 --> 00:07:24,420 Did she ever have any problems with anyone there? 229 00:07:24,420 --> 00:07:27,080 If she did, she kept them to herself. 230 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:28,670 What about enemies? 231 00:07:28,670 --> 00:07:31,500 ♪♪ 232 00:07:31,500 --> 00:07:34,620 There was one man, 233 00:07:34,620 --> 00:07:35,960 but I already told the police. 234 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:37,830 Why don't you tell us? 235 00:07:37,830 --> 00:07:40,420 Alison rented out a basement apartment 236 00:07:40,420 --> 00:07:42,040 to this grad student. 237 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:43,790 A few weeks before she disappeared, 238 00:07:43,790 --> 00:07:44,880 she had to evict him. 239 00:07:44,880 --> 00:07:46,210 Drugs were involved. 240 00:07:46,210 --> 00:07:47,420 He threatened her. 241 00:07:47,420 --> 00:07:48,670 It got pretty ugly. 242 00:07:48,670 --> 00:07:50,080 ♪♪ 243 00:07:50,080 --> 00:07:52,000 Rumens: Of course I was angry at Alison. 244 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:53,500 But I didn't do anything to her. 245 00:07:53,500 --> 00:07:55,210 So why'd she give you the boot? 246 00:07:55,210 --> 00:07:56,960 She found drugs in my place. 247 00:07:56,960 --> 00:07:58,250 Well, that seems like a good reason. 248 00:07:58,250 --> 00:07:59,960 They weren't mine. 249 00:07:59,960 --> 00:08:01,790 She planted them there to break the lease 250 00:08:01,790 --> 00:08:02,500 and kick me out. 251 00:08:02,500 --> 00:08:03,500 Why would she do that? 252 00:08:03,500 --> 00:08:05,380 I didn't understand. 253 00:08:05,380 --> 00:08:07,380 Then I ran into her contractor. 254 00:08:07,380 --> 00:08:09,460 He said Alison wanted me out 255 00:08:09,460 --> 00:08:11,380 so she could build a safe room down there. 256 00:08:11,380 --> 00:08:12,540 I think she was afraid of something, 257 00:08:12,540 --> 00:08:14,330 but it wasn't me. 258 00:08:14,330 --> 00:08:16,040 Where were you last night? 259 00:08:16,040 --> 00:08:17,120 You mean do I have alibi? 260 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:18,120 For what? 261 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:19,790 Ken Hopkins' murder. 262 00:08:19,790 --> 00:08:21,880 Ken's dead? 263 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:23,580 It wasn't me, all right? 264 00:08:23,580 --> 00:08:24,710 I've got nothing more to say. 265 00:08:24,710 --> 00:08:30,580 ♪♪ 266 00:08:30,580 --> 00:08:36,710 ♪♪ 267 00:08:36,710 --> 00:08:39,540 His DNA, just case we need it. 268 00:08:39,540 --> 00:08:42,290 [ Cellphone buzzes ] 269 00:08:42,290 --> 00:08:43,500 A text from Christine. 270 00:08:45,830 --> 00:08:47,290 They found another body. 271 00:08:47,290 --> 00:08:48,710 ♪♪ 272 00:08:52,380 --> 00:08:54,040 If the killer only kills every three months, 273 00:08:54,040 --> 00:08:55,460 how is there a new body? 274 00:08:55,460 --> 00:08:56,670 Do you think they found Alison? Hope not. 275 00:08:56,670 --> 00:08:58,120 What have we got? 276 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:00,120 New victim, sadly. 277 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:02,000 I'm just commencing the autopsy. 278 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:03,080 Michael Pedraza. 279 00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:04,380 Do you recognize him? 280 00:09:04,380 --> 00:09:06,540 Has he shown up in your investigation? 281 00:09:06,540 --> 00:09:07,580 No, afraid not. 282 00:09:07,580 --> 00:09:09,670 Those are bruises on his knuckles. 283 00:09:09,670 --> 00:09:11,170 Signs of a struggle, 284 00:09:11,170 --> 00:09:12,540 like he fought off his attacker. He did. 285 00:09:12,540 --> 00:09:15,670 Same cause of death, same symbol, same woods, 286 00:09:15,670 --> 00:09:17,040 but this time, 287 00:09:17,040 --> 00:09:18,880 the victim was attacked while jogging. 288 00:09:18,880 --> 00:09:20,710 The guy's escalating. Mick: Hello. 289 00:09:20,710 --> 00:09:23,290 What have we here? 290 00:09:23,290 --> 00:09:26,500 It's a hair, brown, 291 00:09:26,500 --> 00:09:28,880 unlike Mr. Pedraza's, which is decidedly black. 292 00:09:28,880 --> 00:09:29,960 From the killer? 293 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:32,040 Uh, quite possibly, yes. 294 00:09:32,040 --> 00:09:35,250 It perhaps transferred during the struggle. 295 00:09:35,250 --> 00:09:36,330 Run tests on that hair, Mick. 296 00:09:36,330 --> 00:09:37,540 I need everything you can tell me 297 00:09:37,540 --> 00:09:38,290 about who it came from. 298 00:09:38,290 --> 00:09:41,170 With all due haste. 299 00:09:41,170 --> 00:09:43,420 Sam: First Ken, now Michael Pedraza. 300 00:09:43,420 --> 00:09:44,750 Well, maybe there's some kind of tie 301 00:09:44,750 --> 00:09:46,750 between him, Alison, and the other victims 302 00:09:46,750 --> 00:09:48,460 we're not seeing. 303 00:09:48,460 --> 00:09:50,290 Three murders, months apart. 304 00:09:50,290 --> 00:09:52,120 But now another one a day later? 305 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:54,210 The relief he gets from the act isn't lasting. 306 00:09:54,210 --> 00:09:56,120 Yeah, which means he's gonna kill again soon. 307 00:09:56,120 --> 00:09:58,670 Did you get anywhere on Alison's video? 308 00:09:58,670 --> 00:10:00,380 The voice is too crushed to ID, 309 00:10:00,380 --> 00:10:01,710 but I'm working on cleaning up the image 310 00:10:01,710 --> 00:10:02,710 so that maybe I could figure out 311 00:10:02,710 --> 00:10:04,080 where she was when she took that call. 312 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:05,380 But I have been looking into 313 00:10:05,380 --> 00:10:07,210 Michael Pedraza's social media. 314 00:10:07,210 --> 00:10:09,330 Look at this. 315 00:10:09,330 --> 00:10:11,670 Wait, is that Michael Pedraza at L.A. Outreach? 316 00:10:11,670 --> 00:10:13,170 That's how he tagged it. 317 00:10:13,170 --> 00:10:15,000 Eddie, that's the homeless shelter 318 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:16,920 where Alison volunteered. 319 00:10:16,920 --> 00:10:19,210 Yeah, and so did Ken Hopkins. 320 00:10:19,210 --> 00:10:21,620 He posted this just a week ago. 321 00:10:21,620 --> 00:10:23,250 There's Ken volunteering 322 00:10:23,250 --> 00:10:24,880 at the L.A. Outreach soup kitchen. 323 00:10:24,880 --> 00:10:26,500 Eddie: L.A. Outreach. 324 00:10:26,500 --> 00:10:28,250 Maybe that's the connection we've been looking for. 325 00:10:28,250 --> 00:10:29,290 ♪♪ 326 00:10:29,290 --> 00:10:31,620 Maybe the killer is another volunteer, 327 00:10:31,620 --> 00:10:33,420 someone who the victims knew, 328 00:10:33,420 --> 00:10:34,920 you know, who gained their trust. 329 00:10:34,920 --> 00:10:36,460 Or one of the homeless. 330 00:10:36,460 --> 00:10:37,710 Do you see what I see? 331 00:10:37,710 --> 00:10:38,880 Yeah, RVs. 332 00:10:38,880 --> 00:10:40,210 Christine said a white RV 333 00:10:40,210 --> 00:10:41,540 was seen leaving the area where Ken's body was found. 334 00:10:41,540 --> 00:10:44,750 [ Cellphone rings ] 335 00:10:44,750 --> 00:10:46,000 Valetik. 336 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:47,210 Christine: Hey, Eddie? 337 00:10:47,210 --> 00:10:48,380 I have news on our possible killer. 338 00:10:48,380 --> 00:10:49,540 The hair Mick found 339 00:10:49,540 --> 00:10:51,330 is from a white male, northern European, 340 00:10:51,330 --> 00:10:53,580 likely to be in his 30s or 40s. 341 00:10:53,580 --> 00:10:55,460 Well, that doesn't exactly narrow it down. 342 00:10:55,460 --> 00:10:57,750 She's not got to the good part yet. 343 00:10:57,750 --> 00:10:59,210 So quick to denigrate. 344 00:10:59,210 --> 00:11:01,420 Analysis of the hair shows he took anti-psychotics 345 00:11:01,420 --> 00:11:03,210 and then transitioned to street drugs. 346 00:11:03,210 --> 00:11:04,670 So he's mentally ill and off his meds. 347 00:11:04,670 --> 00:11:06,170 You know, Chris, 348 00:11:06,170 --> 00:11:07,380 the guy we're looking for could be homeless 349 00:11:07,380 --> 00:11:08,540 or living on the edge. 350 00:11:08,540 --> 00:11:09,540 Based on? 351 00:11:09,540 --> 00:11:10,790 It's just a theory for now, 352 00:11:10,790 --> 00:11:12,170 but if it turns solid, I'll call you back. 353 00:11:13,750 --> 00:11:15,920 When Alison went missing, we were devastated. 354 00:11:15,920 --> 00:11:19,790 And now Ken and Mike Pedraza -- 355 00:11:19,790 --> 00:11:21,170 it's just a tragedy. 356 00:11:21,170 --> 00:11:23,790 Yeah, did, uh -- did Mike know Ken and Alison? 357 00:11:23,790 --> 00:11:25,170 Maybe casually. 358 00:11:25,170 --> 00:11:26,250 I'm sure he met them. 359 00:11:26,250 --> 00:11:28,250 They probably had shifts together. 360 00:11:28,250 --> 00:11:29,790 Did they ever report having any problems 361 00:11:29,790 --> 00:11:31,380 with any, uh, of the men here? 362 00:11:31,380 --> 00:11:33,880 Maybe someone who was mentally ill? 363 00:11:33,880 --> 00:11:36,830 A lot of our clients fit into that category, 364 00:11:36,830 --> 00:11:38,790 but nobody comes to mind. 365 00:11:38,790 --> 00:11:40,250 Alison, Ken, Mike -- 366 00:11:40,250 --> 00:11:41,460 they're all excellent volunteers. 367 00:11:41,460 --> 00:11:43,380 No conflicts at all with the folks here. 368 00:11:43,380 --> 00:11:45,330 Then maybe it wasn't about conflict. 369 00:11:45,330 --> 00:11:47,290 There any client who took special interest in them? 370 00:11:47,290 --> 00:11:48,460 Uh, well, I do remember 371 00:11:48,460 --> 00:11:50,460 this one guy used to leave Alison notes. 372 00:11:50,460 --> 00:11:51,790 And what kind of notes? 373 00:11:51,790 --> 00:11:53,170 Poems that he would write. 374 00:11:53,170 --> 00:11:54,040 Like love poems? 375 00:11:54,040 --> 00:11:55,750 Nothing over the line. 376 00:11:55,750 --> 00:11:57,540 She would've told me. 377 00:11:57,540 --> 00:11:58,620 She, uh -- 378 00:11:58,620 --> 00:12:00,250 she actually said they were very good. 379 00:12:00,250 --> 00:12:01,790 This man, does he drive a white RV? 380 00:12:01,790 --> 00:12:03,330 Uh, yeah. 381 00:12:03,330 --> 00:12:05,000 As a matter of fact, he does. 382 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:06,750 We need his name. 383 00:12:06,750 --> 00:12:07,920 Phillip H. Neal. 384 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:09,460 N-E-A-L. 385 00:12:09,460 --> 00:12:12,080 Date of birth 10/13/1984. 386 00:12:12,080 --> 00:12:13,960 He was infatuated with Alison Hopkins, 387 00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:18,830 and he drives a white RV, California plates HAL-1031. 388 00:12:18,830 --> 00:12:20,460 We'll run it down. 389 00:12:20,460 --> 00:12:21,290 All right, look, if he has a record, 390 00:12:21,290 --> 00:12:22,290 would you send it my way? 391 00:12:22,290 --> 00:12:24,290 We got this, Eddie. 392 00:12:24,290 --> 00:12:26,330 I -- I can't have you chasing after a suspect. 393 00:12:26,330 --> 00:12:27,620 I put myself out there 394 00:12:27,620 --> 00:12:29,000 to keep you inside this investigation. 395 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:30,420 Yeah, because you know I get results, 396 00:12:30,420 --> 00:12:31,960 and we both want to catch this guy. 397 00:12:31,960 --> 00:12:33,420 I just need his background 398 00:12:33,420 --> 00:12:35,250 to see how else he connects to Alison. 399 00:12:35,250 --> 00:12:36,380 Am I gonna regret this? 400 00:12:36,380 --> 00:12:37,620 Come on, Chris, it's me. 401 00:12:37,620 --> 00:12:38,960 That's why I'm asking. 402 00:12:38,960 --> 00:12:39,750 I'm just gonna -- 403 00:12:39,750 --> 00:12:41,460 Actually, don't tell me. 404 00:12:41,460 --> 00:12:43,080 The less I know, the better. 405 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:44,920 I'll send whatever files we have to Berto. 406 00:12:44,920 --> 00:12:47,210 ♪♪ 407 00:12:47,210 --> 00:12:48,170 We're gonna try to find Phillip Neal, aren't we? 408 00:12:48,170 --> 00:12:49,580 Oh, yeah, 409 00:12:49,580 --> 00:12:51,330 starting with the woods where the bodies were found. 410 00:12:51,330 --> 00:12:53,750 Finding him is our best shot at finding Alison. 411 00:12:53,750 --> 00:12:56,210 ♪♪ 412 00:12:56,210 --> 00:12:58,380 Phillip Neal, numerous arrests -- 413 00:12:58,380 --> 00:13:00,290 assaults, disorderly conduct. 414 00:13:00,290 --> 00:13:03,120 He was a computer-science major at Cal State 415 00:13:03,120 --> 00:13:05,120 till he got diagnosed with schizophrenia. 416 00:13:05,120 --> 00:13:06,880 Well, that explains his use of anti-psychotics, right? 417 00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:09,330 And why he started spiraling when he stopped taking them. 418 00:13:09,330 --> 00:13:10,830 It's classic. 419 00:13:10,830 --> 00:13:12,250 Hey, check this out. 420 00:13:12,250 --> 00:13:14,420 He was institutionalized and released a year ago, 421 00:13:14,420 --> 00:13:15,880 right before the killings started. 422 00:13:15,880 --> 00:13:17,710 At Sunshine Hills Clinic. 423 00:13:17,710 --> 00:13:19,290 I know that place. 424 00:13:19,290 --> 00:13:21,670 It's a super high-end psychiatric facility. 425 00:13:21,670 --> 00:13:23,460 One of my professors works there. 426 00:13:23,460 --> 00:13:25,620 Uh, where are you going? 427 00:13:25,620 --> 00:13:27,080 Sunshine Hills. 428 00:13:27,080 --> 00:13:28,330 Without me? 429 00:13:28,330 --> 00:13:33,420 ♪♪ 430 00:13:33,420 --> 00:13:35,580 Monica: Dr. Santos, thank you for meeting with me. 431 00:13:35,580 --> 00:13:36,920 Monica. 432 00:13:36,920 --> 00:13:38,330 This is unexpected. 433 00:13:38,330 --> 00:13:40,290 What brings you to my door? 434 00:13:40,290 --> 00:13:41,750 A patient, Dr. Santos -- 435 00:13:41,750 --> 00:13:42,920 Phillip Neal. 436 00:13:42,920 --> 00:13:45,960 I'm not sure I understand. 437 00:13:45,960 --> 00:13:48,170 You know me as a psych student, 438 00:13:48,170 --> 00:13:49,830 but I do a bunch of other stuff, 439 00:13:49,830 --> 00:13:51,790 like work with a private investigator. 440 00:13:51,790 --> 00:13:53,330 We're trying to find him. 441 00:13:53,330 --> 00:13:55,080 I'd like to speak to whoever treated him. 442 00:13:55,080 --> 00:13:57,120 That's highly inappropriate. 443 00:13:57,120 --> 00:13:59,210 You took my ethics class, 444 00:13:59,210 --> 00:14:01,040 so you know full well 445 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:02,920 patient information is confidential. 446 00:14:02,920 --> 00:14:04,170 Unless that patient 447 00:14:04,170 --> 00:14:06,210 poses a threat to himself or others, 448 00:14:06,210 --> 00:14:07,670 which Phillip Neal does. 449 00:14:07,670 --> 00:14:09,750 ♪♪ 450 00:14:09,750 --> 00:14:11,830 We think Neal may have killed at least four people, 451 00:14:11,830 --> 00:14:13,210 and we're trying to stop him 452 00:14:13,210 --> 00:14:14,380 before he hurts someone else. 453 00:14:14,380 --> 00:14:15,290 ♪♪ 454 00:14:15,290 --> 00:14:16,330 Professor, please. 455 00:14:16,330 --> 00:14:18,080 If I can't speak to his doctor, 456 00:14:18,080 --> 00:14:20,040 is there anyone here who knew him, 457 00:14:20,040 --> 00:14:21,750 who he might have confided in? 458 00:14:21,750 --> 00:14:27,580 ♪♪ 459 00:14:27,580 --> 00:14:29,960 Did you and Christine work together in Homicide? 460 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:32,420 Well, she was still in uniform when I was there. 461 00:14:32,420 --> 00:14:34,500 She worked her way up the ladder after I left. 462 00:14:34,500 --> 00:14:36,000 She's formidable. 463 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:38,790 Yeah, I've noticed. 464 00:14:38,790 --> 00:14:39,830 I've also noticed 465 00:14:39,830 --> 00:14:41,620 that every time we're at crime scene, 466 00:14:41,620 --> 00:14:42,750 you're in your element. 467 00:14:42,750 --> 00:14:44,960 How so? You go on point. 468 00:14:44,960 --> 00:14:46,250 You take everything in. 469 00:14:46,250 --> 00:14:47,960 You ask all the right questions. 470 00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:49,460 I bet you were a great cop. 471 00:14:49,460 --> 00:14:51,330 Well, I had my moments. 472 00:14:51,330 --> 00:14:52,920 ♪♪ 473 00:14:52,920 --> 00:14:54,920 I see the way the other cops look at you, 474 00:14:54,920 --> 00:14:56,120 how Elder treats you. 475 00:14:56,120 --> 00:14:58,330 I know that feeling. 476 00:14:58,330 --> 00:14:59,830 It's not easy to live with -- 477 00:14:59,830 --> 00:15:02,040 for me, at least. 478 00:15:02,040 --> 00:15:04,420 It's the consequences of being me 479 00:15:04,420 --> 00:15:06,670 and the decisions I made back then. 480 00:15:06,670 --> 00:15:08,080 I broke the Blue Code. 481 00:15:08,080 --> 00:15:09,420 It is what it is. 482 00:15:09,420 --> 00:15:12,710 [ Cellphone rings ] 483 00:15:12,710 --> 00:15:14,580 Hey, Monica. Any news? 484 00:15:14,580 --> 00:15:16,080 Just breaking. 485 00:15:16,080 --> 00:15:18,460 I talked to a clinic patient who knew Phillip Neal. 486 00:15:18,460 --> 00:15:20,500 Well, how'd you manage that? Doesn't matter, 487 00:15:20,500 --> 00:15:21,880 but I asked if she might have known 488 00:15:21,880 --> 00:15:23,000 where he'd like to go or hang out. 489 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:24,290 She did. 490 00:15:24,290 --> 00:15:25,290 Where? 491 00:15:25,290 --> 00:15:26,500 The contact said 492 00:15:26,500 --> 00:15:27,620 Phillip liked being in the woods. 493 00:15:27,620 --> 00:15:29,250 It was his special place. 494 00:15:29,250 --> 00:15:30,580 Did she pinpoint where? 495 00:15:30,580 --> 00:15:31,880 Was it Griffith Park where the bodies were found? 496 00:15:31,880 --> 00:15:33,170 No. 497 00:15:33,170 --> 00:15:35,170 The woods at Stone Canyon Park. 498 00:15:35,170 --> 00:15:41,540 ♪♪ 499 00:15:41,540 --> 00:15:43,290 Eddie, there. 500 00:15:43,290 --> 00:15:49,290 ♪♪ 501 00:15:49,290 --> 00:15:51,670 That's the same plate number. 502 00:15:51,670 --> 00:15:54,040 That's his RV. 503 00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:56,040 Stay behind me. 504 00:15:56,040 --> 00:16:06,040 ♪♪ 505 00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:15,960 ♪♪ 506 00:16:15,960 --> 00:16:25,920 ♪♪ 507 00:16:25,920 --> 00:16:35,830 ♪♪ 508 00:16:35,830 --> 00:16:45,790 ♪♪ 509 00:16:45,790 --> 00:16:50,790 ♪♪ 510 00:16:58,540 --> 00:17:03,750 ♪♪ 511 00:17:03,750 --> 00:17:06,080 Sam: So, this thing between you and Elder, 512 00:17:06,080 --> 00:17:08,000 is it professional or personal, 513 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:10,170 because it looks personal. 514 00:17:10,170 --> 00:17:12,080 You know those dirty cops I blew the whistle on? 515 00:17:12,080 --> 00:17:13,500 One of them was his brother. Mm. 516 00:17:13,500 --> 00:17:15,250 Christine: Hey, Valetik! 517 00:17:15,250 --> 00:17:17,460 You went after him 518 00:17:17,460 --> 00:17:18,620 when I specifically asked you not to. 519 00:17:18,620 --> 00:17:19,710 I thought we had an understanding. 520 00:17:19,710 --> 00:17:20,880 I had a lead. 521 00:17:20,880 --> 00:17:22,000 I couldn't risk losing him. 522 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:23,170 Sam: Was it Phillip Neal? 523 00:17:23,170 --> 00:17:24,460 Is he the killer? 524 00:17:24,460 --> 00:17:28,750 We found the murder weapon along with trophies. 525 00:17:28,750 --> 00:17:31,710 He took personal items from all the victims -- 526 00:17:31,710 --> 00:17:32,830 jewelry mostly. 527 00:17:32,830 --> 00:17:35,790 There's the murder weapon, 528 00:17:35,790 --> 00:17:38,790 a necklace and rings from the first two women, 529 00:17:38,790 --> 00:17:40,290 Ken Hopkins' money clip, 530 00:17:40,290 --> 00:17:42,500 Michael Pedraza's exercise watch. 531 00:17:42,500 --> 00:17:43,620 What about Alison? 532 00:17:43,620 --> 00:17:45,120 You find anything of hers? 533 00:17:45,120 --> 00:17:46,540 I'm afraid so. 534 00:17:50,040 --> 00:17:52,880 Those are the earrings she was wearing in that video. 535 00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:54,040 I was hoping we'd find her. 536 00:17:54,040 --> 00:17:55,540 I know. 537 00:17:55,540 --> 00:17:56,790 But Phillip Neal won't hurt anyone else 538 00:17:56,790 --> 00:17:57,710 because of you. 539 00:17:57,710 --> 00:17:58,710 That's a win. 540 00:17:58,710 --> 00:18:02,790 ♪♪ 541 00:18:02,790 --> 00:18:04,620 I'm sorry. 542 00:18:04,620 --> 00:18:07,380 Yeah. Me, too. 543 00:18:07,380 --> 00:18:15,170 ♪♪ 544 00:18:15,170 --> 00:18:23,210 ♪♪ 545 00:18:23,210 --> 00:18:25,580 Eddie: I feel like we're missing something. 546 00:18:25,580 --> 00:18:27,040 I still don't understand 547 00:18:27,040 --> 00:18:29,210 why Phillip Neal went after Ken Hopkins. 548 00:18:29,210 --> 00:18:30,880 It fits no conventional profile. 549 00:18:30,880 --> 00:18:32,330 I mean, why kill Alison's husband 550 00:18:32,330 --> 00:18:34,080 three months after killing Alison? 551 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:37,380 Maybe he was coming unraveled, decompensating. 552 00:18:37,380 --> 00:18:39,040 Or maybe it's like you said. 553 00:18:39,040 --> 00:18:40,620 Every case has anomalies. 554 00:18:45,330 --> 00:18:46,120 I got something to run past you. 555 00:18:48,120 --> 00:18:49,920 I cleaned up the picture 556 00:18:49,920 --> 00:18:52,460 and got a better view out the window behind Alison. 557 00:18:52,460 --> 00:18:55,040 That's a high-rise building, looks like downtown. It is downtown. 558 00:18:55,040 --> 00:18:56,380 That building is at Flower and 7th, 559 00:18:56,380 --> 00:18:57,830 which means the video was taken 560 00:18:57,830 --> 00:18:59,500 from the office building across the street. 561 00:18:59,500 --> 00:19:00,790 I can probably figure out exactly where, 562 00:19:00,790 --> 00:19:03,330 but since the case is done... 563 00:19:03,330 --> 00:19:04,620 Do you still want me to? 564 00:19:04,620 --> 00:19:06,750 ♪♪ 565 00:19:06,750 --> 00:19:07,790 Chase it down. 566 00:19:07,790 --> 00:19:08,790 Got it. 567 00:19:08,790 --> 00:19:11,040 ♪♪ 568 00:19:11,040 --> 00:19:13,380 Chief Kennedy: We now know that, without question, 569 00:19:13,380 --> 00:19:15,120 Phillip Neal is the man 570 00:19:15,120 --> 00:19:17,830 responsible for these brutal murders. 571 00:19:17,830 --> 00:19:19,670 I'd like to give special thanks 572 00:19:19,670 --> 00:19:22,380 to Detectives Elder and Rollins and their team 573 00:19:22,380 --> 00:19:24,620 for bringing this case to a close. [ Sighs ] 574 00:19:24,620 --> 00:19:26,380 We will continue to bring you more 575 00:19:26,380 --> 00:19:27,500 as this unfolds. [ Knocks on door ] 576 00:19:27,500 --> 00:19:28,750 Hey. 577 00:19:28,750 --> 00:19:30,210 What are you doing back here? 578 00:19:30,210 --> 00:19:31,380 Sam: I couldn't sleep. 579 00:19:31,380 --> 00:19:34,500 My mind's still going 100 miles an hour. 580 00:19:34,500 --> 00:19:35,830 How do you shut it off? 581 00:19:35,830 --> 00:19:39,420 Well, if I knew that, I wouldn't be here. 582 00:19:39,420 --> 00:19:41,120 What's this? 583 00:19:41,120 --> 00:19:43,040 I thought we were done. 584 00:19:46,580 --> 00:19:48,960 You don't think Phillip Neal's the killer. 585 00:19:48,960 --> 00:19:51,420 Something about it -- it's too easy. 586 00:19:51,420 --> 00:19:53,040 But we tied him to the last three victims. 587 00:19:53,040 --> 00:19:54,080 Yeah, but not the first two. 588 00:19:54,080 --> 00:19:55,710 And what about this? 589 00:19:55,710 --> 00:19:58,170 We still don't know what it means. 590 00:19:58,170 --> 00:19:59,460 But we were there. 591 00:19:59,460 --> 00:20:00,420 We found him. 592 00:20:00,420 --> 00:20:02,540 We saw the evidence. 593 00:20:02,540 --> 00:20:05,210 Are you sure this is about the case? 594 00:20:05,210 --> 00:20:06,580 What do you mean? 595 00:20:06,580 --> 00:20:08,080 Being at a crime scene, 596 00:20:08,080 --> 00:20:10,500 working a high-profile investigation. 597 00:20:10,500 --> 00:20:12,960 Oh, what, you think I don't want this to be over? 598 00:20:15,670 --> 00:20:17,790 What I want is to make sure that we have the right guy. 599 00:20:18,960 --> 00:20:20,500 Okay. 600 00:20:20,500 --> 00:20:23,000 Then let's make sure. 601 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:25,210 If you're right, Phillip Neal was framed. 602 00:20:25,210 --> 00:20:27,460 I want to check his autopsy in the morning. 603 00:20:27,460 --> 00:20:29,540 I want to make sure it really was suicide. 604 00:20:29,540 --> 00:20:32,830 ♪♪ 605 00:20:32,830 --> 00:20:34,290 Berto: According to the angle of view, 606 00:20:34,290 --> 00:20:35,880 Alison was here on the 27th floor 607 00:20:35,880 --> 00:20:36,960 when she made that call. 608 00:20:36,960 --> 00:20:37,960 Monica: A lawyer's office. 609 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:38,960 Why would she come here? 610 00:20:38,960 --> 00:20:41,710 I don't know, but this is the place. 611 00:20:41,710 --> 00:20:43,040 Same office building. 612 00:20:43,040 --> 00:20:44,960 Same bad art. 613 00:20:44,960 --> 00:20:46,460 I'm sorry. May I help you? 614 00:20:46,460 --> 00:20:47,880 Uh, yes. 615 00:20:47,880 --> 00:20:49,170 I'm Roberto Vasquez. 616 00:20:49,170 --> 00:20:50,830 We're with Valetik Investigations. 617 00:20:50,830 --> 00:20:52,670 Did you see this woman here? 618 00:20:52,670 --> 00:20:55,000 Yes, Alison Hopkins. 619 00:20:55,000 --> 00:20:57,080 I saw on the news she was killed by that awful man. 620 00:20:57,080 --> 00:20:58,790 Do you know why she came here? 621 00:20:58,790 --> 00:20:59,960 To meet about a legal matter. 622 00:20:59,960 --> 00:21:01,880 What kind of legal matter? 623 00:21:01,880 --> 00:21:03,080 I can't reveal that, 624 00:21:03,080 --> 00:21:04,960 but our firm specializes in criminal defense. 625 00:21:04,960 --> 00:21:07,710 Can you tell us what day that was? 626 00:21:09,210 --> 00:21:11,580 I guess there's no harm. 627 00:21:11,580 --> 00:21:12,830 Uh, let's see... 628 00:21:12,830 --> 00:21:15,290 ♪♪ 629 00:21:15,290 --> 00:21:16,580 May 3rd. 630 00:21:16,580 --> 00:21:17,710 May 3rd. 631 00:21:17,710 --> 00:21:19,250 That's the day she went missing. 632 00:21:19,250 --> 00:21:20,330 So, right after talking to that guy, 633 00:21:20,330 --> 00:21:21,710 she disappeared. 634 00:21:21,710 --> 00:21:24,250 Do you recall Alison video-chatting with someone? 635 00:21:24,250 --> 00:21:26,460 Yeah, on her computer. 636 00:21:26,460 --> 00:21:28,120 She stepped away to take the call. 637 00:21:28,120 --> 00:21:29,620 Did you hear the conversation? 638 00:21:29,620 --> 00:21:31,290 No, but afterward, 639 00:21:31,290 --> 00:21:33,670 she asked for directions to the Willis Hotel. 640 00:21:33,670 --> 00:21:35,710 That must be where she met him. 641 00:21:35,710 --> 00:21:36,750 Thanks. 642 00:21:36,750 --> 00:21:39,460 ♪♪ 643 00:21:39,460 --> 00:21:41,540 Mick: Look, I'm sorry, Eddie, 644 00:21:41,540 --> 00:21:43,580 but everything here points to suicide, right? 645 00:21:43,580 --> 00:21:45,330 The ligature marks on his neck 646 00:21:45,330 --> 00:21:47,830 are consistent with hanging rather than strangulation, 647 00:21:47,830 --> 00:21:49,210 and his blood tests show 648 00:21:49,210 --> 00:21:51,170 near-fatal levels of fentanyl. 649 00:21:51,170 --> 00:21:52,170 So then it's possible that he was drugged 650 00:21:52,170 --> 00:21:53,330 and then strung up. 651 00:21:53,330 --> 00:21:56,710 You and I both know that victims of suicide 652 00:21:56,710 --> 00:21:58,170 are often highly intoxicated beforehand 653 00:21:58,170 --> 00:21:59,380 to work up the nerve, 654 00:21:59,380 --> 00:22:01,000 or in Phillip Neal's case, 655 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:03,580 to make sure he actually ended up dead this time. 656 00:22:03,580 --> 00:22:04,830 So this wasn't his first attempt? 657 00:22:04,830 --> 00:22:06,290 See for yourself. 658 00:22:06,290 --> 00:22:08,000 Both wrists. 659 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:10,620 I sincerely doubt he cut himself shaving. 660 00:22:10,620 --> 00:22:11,830 Yeah, those are deep cuts. 661 00:22:11,830 --> 00:22:13,540 They would've severed the tendons, right? 662 00:22:13,540 --> 00:22:15,710 Undoubtedly, yeah. 663 00:22:15,710 --> 00:22:17,000 And you said that the victims 664 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:18,080 were garroted with great force. 665 00:22:18,080 --> 00:22:19,790 So if the tendons were severed, 666 00:22:19,790 --> 00:22:21,620 how did he have that kind of grip strength? 667 00:22:21,620 --> 00:22:22,880 ♪♪ 668 00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:25,620 [ Cellphone rings ] 669 00:22:26,830 --> 00:22:28,460 Hey, Berto, what's up? 670 00:22:28,460 --> 00:22:30,080 Berto: I'm at the office. I got a lead off that video. 671 00:22:30,080 --> 00:22:31,670 You need to come see. 672 00:22:31,670 --> 00:22:34,080 Berto: So, we figured out 673 00:22:34,080 --> 00:22:35,880 that Alison took the video call at the law office 674 00:22:35,880 --> 00:22:37,040 the day she vanished. 675 00:22:37,040 --> 00:22:38,210 Where she was meeting a lawyer 676 00:22:38,210 --> 00:22:39,120 about some kind of criminal matter. 677 00:22:39,120 --> 00:22:40,540 Right after the call, 678 00:22:40,540 --> 00:22:42,670 she went to the Willis Hotel to meet someone. 679 00:22:42,670 --> 00:22:44,540 The man from the video? That's what we're thinking. 680 00:22:44,540 --> 00:22:45,960 Well, does the Willis have security cameras? 681 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:47,210 They do. 682 00:22:47,210 --> 00:22:48,290 I know a girl who works I.T. there, 683 00:22:48,290 --> 00:22:49,500 so it took some serious begging 684 00:22:49,500 --> 00:22:50,830 to get her to give me the footage. 685 00:22:50,830 --> 00:22:52,000 Which was very entertaining. 686 00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:54,290 [ Grunts ] So, watch this. 687 00:22:56,420 --> 00:22:58,120 This is the lobby of the Willis Hotel 688 00:22:58,120 --> 00:22:59,540 the day Alison disappeared. 689 00:22:59,540 --> 00:23:01,830 ♪♪ 690 00:23:01,830 --> 00:23:02,580 That's Alison. 691 00:23:02,580 --> 00:23:05,040 ♪♪ 692 00:23:05,040 --> 00:23:06,580 Eddie, you were right. 693 00:23:06,580 --> 00:23:08,710 That guy doesn't look like Phillip Neal. 694 00:23:08,710 --> 00:23:09,710 Who is he? 695 00:23:09,710 --> 00:23:11,500 Keep watching. 696 00:23:11,500 --> 00:23:15,500 ♪♪ 697 00:23:15,500 --> 00:23:17,880 That's Tim, Alison's brother. 698 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:22,290 ♪♪ 699 00:23:25,920 --> 00:23:27,380 So, what am I looking at here? 700 00:23:27,380 --> 00:23:29,960 Alison Hopkins being led away the day she vanished 701 00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:31,460 by her brother. 702 00:23:31,460 --> 00:23:33,210 So? 703 00:23:33,210 --> 00:23:35,420 So he never mentioned seeing Alison that day, 704 00:23:35,420 --> 00:23:37,290 not to me, not to the L.A.P.D. 705 00:23:37,290 --> 00:23:39,000 So you think her brother killed her? 706 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:40,330 We think he killed all of them. 707 00:23:40,330 --> 00:23:43,830 Based on your many years as a TV cop. 708 00:23:43,830 --> 00:23:45,420 What are you doing to me, Chris? 709 00:23:45,420 --> 00:23:46,670 Making you listen. 710 00:23:48,330 --> 00:23:49,790 Phillip Neal had a history of violence 711 00:23:49,790 --> 00:23:51,120 and mental illness. 712 00:23:51,120 --> 00:23:53,210 Why would Phillip Neal kill Alison 713 00:23:53,210 --> 00:23:55,080 and then kill her husband, Ken, three months later? 714 00:23:55,080 --> 00:23:56,710 Who knows why, but he did. 715 00:23:56,710 --> 00:23:58,380 Now, we found the trophies he took off his victims. 716 00:23:58,380 --> 00:24:00,080 They were put there for us to find. 717 00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:02,710 By master criminal Tim Stepansky, 718 00:24:02,710 --> 00:24:04,170 who's never had a speeding ticket? 719 00:24:04,170 --> 00:24:05,960 Stepansky is a donor and board member 720 00:24:05,960 --> 00:24:07,540 at the Sunshine Hills Clinic. 721 00:24:07,540 --> 00:24:09,330 That's how he knew about Phillip Neal, 722 00:24:09,330 --> 00:24:11,170 knew he'd be the perfect fall guy. 723 00:24:11,170 --> 00:24:13,460 Ken found the video of Alison. 724 00:24:13,460 --> 00:24:15,380 Tim knew that it could lead back to him, 725 00:24:15,380 --> 00:24:17,330 so he killed Ken to try to shut it down. 726 00:24:17,330 --> 00:24:18,920 And I think he killed Mike Pedraza 727 00:24:18,920 --> 00:24:20,540 so Ken's murder wouldn't stand out. 728 00:24:20,540 --> 00:24:22,880 You trying to embarrass the department again? 729 00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:24,330 You know, get us to bite on 730 00:24:24,330 --> 00:24:26,170 this weak-ass theory of yours 731 00:24:26,170 --> 00:24:27,580 so we all look like a bunch of idiots? 732 00:24:27,580 --> 00:24:28,830 Is that your angle? 733 00:24:28,830 --> 00:24:30,500 No, his angle is trying to stop the real killer. 734 00:24:30,500 --> 00:24:33,040 ♪♪ 735 00:24:33,040 --> 00:24:35,670 Always the hero, Valetik. 736 00:24:35,670 --> 00:24:41,710 ♪♪ 737 00:24:41,710 --> 00:24:44,380 Come on, Chris. 738 00:24:44,380 --> 00:24:45,540 You know something's off. 739 00:24:45,540 --> 00:24:46,790 I have to tread lightly. 740 00:24:46,790 --> 00:24:48,880 The Chief already made the announcement. 741 00:24:48,880 --> 00:24:50,620 Then at least have Forensics test the trophies, 742 00:24:50,620 --> 00:24:53,460 see if any trace evidence or DNA points back to Tim. 743 00:24:54,670 --> 00:24:56,040 That I can do. 744 00:24:56,040 --> 00:25:00,170 ♪♪ 745 00:25:00,170 --> 00:25:02,540 I bet Tim was too careful to leave evidence behind. 746 00:25:02,540 --> 00:25:04,330 Yeah, so do I, but it's a place to start. 747 00:25:05,790 --> 00:25:07,460 Alison's video. 748 00:25:07,460 --> 00:25:09,120 Maybe she somehow realized 749 00:25:09,120 --> 00:25:10,830 that Tim killed those two women. 750 00:25:10,830 --> 00:25:12,380 The call was her wanting to confront him. 751 00:25:12,380 --> 00:25:13,540 But she was afraid of what he might do, 752 00:25:13,540 --> 00:25:14,580 what might happen to him, 753 00:25:14,580 --> 00:25:15,710 so she consulted a criminal lawyer. 754 00:25:15,710 --> 00:25:17,880 How could he kill his own sister? 755 00:25:17,880 --> 00:25:20,330 Eddie: He's a sociopath. 756 00:25:20,330 --> 00:25:22,330 They're about as close as you get to pure evil. 757 00:25:23,620 --> 00:25:28,210 ♪♪ 758 00:25:28,210 --> 00:25:30,210 There you are, Mr. Valetik. 759 00:25:30,210 --> 00:25:32,750 I apologize for just dropping in. 760 00:25:32,750 --> 00:25:35,210 Mr. Stepansky, what can I do for you? 761 00:25:35,210 --> 00:25:38,120 You've already done all you could to find Alison. 762 00:25:38,120 --> 00:25:41,750 Now she's gone because of that monster, Phillip Neal. 763 00:25:41,750 --> 00:25:43,540 Hey, Berto, 764 00:25:43,540 --> 00:25:45,210 can you get Mr. Stepansky some water, please? 765 00:25:45,210 --> 00:25:48,290 Thank you. That's very kind. 766 00:25:48,290 --> 00:25:49,420 Of course. 767 00:25:49,420 --> 00:25:52,120 This must be terribly upsetting for you. 768 00:25:52,120 --> 00:25:54,000 It was Ken who hired you, of course, 769 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:55,960 but I wanted to pay you for your efforts. 770 00:25:55,960 --> 00:25:57,250 It's the least I can do. 771 00:25:57,250 --> 00:25:58,620 Oh, we can't take your money. 772 00:25:58,620 --> 00:26:00,330 But I insist. 773 00:26:00,330 --> 00:26:02,460 We haven't wrapped up the case yet. 774 00:26:02,460 --> 00:26:05,210 You think someone else is involved? 775 00:26:05,210 --> 00:26:07,540 We haven't ruled it out. 776 00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:12,710 And who would this someone be? 777 00:26:12,710 --> 00:26:15,000 We're still gathering evidence. 778 00:26:17,380 --> 00:26:20,040 Such commitment. 779 00:26:20,040 --> 00:26:22,170 That's what distinguishes you, Mr. Valetik. 780 00:26:23,210 --> 00:26:25,120 I have been searching 781 00:26:25,120 --> 00:26:26,420 for someone with those qualities 782 00:26:26,420 --> 00:26:27,750 to head up my corporate security. 783 00:26:27,750 --> 00:26:29,540 I think I finally found him. 784 00:26:29,540 --> 00:26:31,830 There could be a position for you as well, Ms. Swift. 785 00:26:31,830 --> 00:26:33,040 No thanks, I'm good. 786 00:26:33,040 --> 00:26:35,040 Salary in the six figures, 787 00:26:35,040 --> 00:26:37,250 pension, health, car allowance. 788 00:26:37,250 --> 00:26:39,920 Of course, you'd have to drop all other investigations 789 00:26:39,920 --> 00:26:43,380 so you could truly focus on the job. 790 00:26:43,380 --> 00:26:44,750 What do you say? 791 00:26:44,750 --> 00:26:46,500 I say that's a lot to take in. 792 00:26:46,500 --> 00:26:48,420 Think about it, Mr. Valetik. 793 00:26:48,420 --> 00:26:49,460 I'll be in touch. 794 00:26:50,670 --> 00:26:51,670 Oh, here, I can take care of that for you. 795 00:26:51,670 --> 00:26:52,830 That's okay. 796 00:26:54,500 --> 00:26:56,210 I'm still thirsty. 797 00:26:56,210 --> 00:27:01,500 ♪♪ 798 00:27:01,500 --> 00:27:03,880 Nice try. 799 00:27:03,880 --> 00:27:05,580 He's too smart for that. 800 00:27:05,580 --> 00:27:07,380 He came here to buy you off. 801 00:27:07,380 --> 00:27:09,290 And to see what we knew. 802 00:27:09,290 --> 00:27:12,750 We need to nail that son of a bitch. 803 00:27:12,750 --> 00:27:14,540 Berto: We put the board back up 804 00:27:14,540 --> 00:27:16,670 and built it around Tim Stepansky as the killer. 805 00:27:16,670 --> 00:27:18,330 We got a hold of one of Alison's photo albums 806 00:27:18,330 --> 00:27:19,500 and pulled more photos. 807 00:27:19,500 --> 00:27:22,040 We also dug deeper on Stepansky. 808 00:27:22,040 --> 00:27:24,620 Wait, is that another victim? 809 00:27:24,620 --> 00:27:27,040 That's actually Tim's mom. 810 00:27:27,040 --> 00:27:28,830 She abandoned the family when Tim was 12, 811 00:27:28,830 --> 00:27:31,120 leaving him and Alison to be raised by their father, 812 00:27:31,120 --> 00:27:33,710 a drunk who knocked him around so much 813 00:27:33,710 --> 00:27:36,540 that Family Services eventually placed him and Alison with relatives. 814 00:27:36,540 --> 00:27:38,380 [ Sighs ] 815 00:27:38,380 --> 00:27:41,080 ♪♪ 816 00:27:41,080 --> 00:27:44,330 He kills women that look like his mother 817 00:27:44,330 --> 00:27:46,040 because he hated her for abandoning him. 818 00:27:46,040 --> 00:27:48,210 An untrained but astute observation. 819 00:27:48,210 --> 00:27:49,620 How'd he find these women, 820 00:27:49,620 --> 00:27:50,670 women that look like his mom? 821 00:27:50,670 --> 00:27:51,710 I'll try and figure that out. 822 00:27:51,710 --> 00:27:53,080 And where'd he kill them, 823 00:27:53,080 --> 00:27:54,620 'cause he didn't kill them in the back of that RV. 824 00:27:56,830 --> 00:27:59,620 Eddie, look at this. 825 00:27:59,620 --> 00:28:04,330 ♪♪ 826 00:28:04,330 --> 00:28:06,920 Look at the sidewalk. 827 00:28:06,920 --> 00:28:09,250 It's the same symbol. 828 00:28:09,250 --> 00:28:10,960 Yeah, look, and he's holding a piece of chalk, 829 00:28:10,960 --> 00:28:12,710 which means he drew it. 830 00:28:12,710 --> 00:28:14,750 ♪♪ 831 00:28:14,750 --> 00:28:16,000 You said that Alison and Tim 832 00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:16,960 went through Family Services. 833 00:28:16,960 --> 00:28:18,120 Who was their case worker? 834 00:28:20,750 --> 00:28:23,040 Dahlia: There they are, Tim and Alison. 835 00:28:23,040 --> 00:28:25,620 Sometimes I use these old tapes for training. 836 00:28:25,620 --> 00:28:27,540 How well do you remember them? 837 00:28:27,540 --> 00:28:29,420 Some kids you never forget. 838 00:28:29,420 --> 00:28:30,670 Their dad beat them. 839 00:28:30,670 --> 00:28:32,170 They were so afraid of him, 840 00:28:32,170 --> 00:28:34,380 they made up their own language using symbols. 841 00:28:34,380 --> 00:28:36,710 It's coming up right here. 842 00:28:36,710 --> 00:28:39,080 Dahlia: What are you drawing there, Tim? 843 00:28:39,080 --> 00:28:40,710 Would you like to share it with me? 844 00:28:40,710 --> 00:28:48,460 ♪♪ 845 00:28:48,460 --> 00:28:50,380 Is that a person, Tim? 846 00:28:50,380 --> 00:28:53,380 It looks like what we've been seeing, 847 00:28:53,380 --> 00:28:55,670 except it's a stick figure. 848 00:28:55,670 --> 00:28:57,210 Who is it? 849 00:28:57,210 --> 00:29:01,080 It's Dad when he's mad. 850 00:29:04,290 --> 00:29:07,120 Dad is the man he was afraid of. 851 00:29:07,120 --> 00:29:08,500 Now it's the man he's become. 852 00:29:08,500 --> 00:29:11,290 ♪♪ 853 00:29:14,670 --> 00:29:15,920 Sam: Watching that video, 854 00:29:15,920 --> 00:29:18,460 I think I know why no one ever found Alison's body. 855 00:29:19,710 --> 00:29:22,080 It was Tim and Alison against their dad, 856 00:29:22,080 --> 00:29:23,620 against the world. 857 00:29:23,620 --> 00:29:24,960 Tim loved her. 858 00:29:24,960 --> 00:29:26,460 He couldn't kill his sister and leave her in the woods. 859 00:29:26,460 --> 00:29:27,710 So what did he do with her? 860 00:29:27,710 --> 00:29:28,830 [ Cellphone ringing ] 861 00:29:28,830 --> 00:29:30,460 Valetik. 862 00:29:30,460 --> 00:29:32,790 Tim: Hey, Eddie, it's Tim Stepansky. 863 00:29:32,790 --> 00:29:35,080 ♪♪ 864 00:29:35,080 --> 00:29:36,540 How'd you get this number? 865 00:29:36,540 --> 00:29:39,670 I was wondering if you've considered my offer. 866 00:29:39,670 --> 00:29:41,250 I have. I'm not interested. 867 00:29:41,250 --> 00:29:42,210 Come on. 868 00:29:42,210 --> 00:29:44,460 Sam, make him see reason. 869 00:29:44,460 --> 00:29:46,120 This is a crossroads moment, Eddie, 870 00:29:46,120 --> 00:29:48,540 and I'm not someone who takes "no" for an answer. 871 00:29:48,540 --> 00:29:51,000 So don't make a decision you'll regret. 872 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:52,580 I'd hate to think this is the end. 873 00:29:52,580 --> 00:29:54,170 Oh, you'll be seeing me again. 874 00:29:54,170 --> 00:29:55,620 Next time, I'll be coming to you. [ Cellphone beeps ] 875 00:29:55,620 --> 00:29:57,460 Where did he get your private number, 876 00:29:57,460 --> 00:29:59,250 and how did he know I was here? 877 00:29:59,250 --> 00:30:01,250 He's just trying to scare us. Well, it's working. 878 00:30:01,250 --> 00:30:02,620 He's not after us, Sam. No? 879 00:30:02,620 --> 00:30:03,960 Look at me. 880 00:30:03,960 --> 00:30:05,500 Long, dark hair, petite -- 881 00:30:05,500 --> 00:30:06,920 I'm totally his type. 882 00:30:06,920 --> 00:30:09,420 He could just be waiting for me to be alone to strike. 883 00:30:09,420 --> 00:30:11,500 He could be lying in wait inside of my house. 884 00:30:11,500 --> 00:30:12,540 We'll make sure he's not. 885 00:30:12,540 --> 00:30:22,290 ♪♪ 886 00:30:22,290 --> 00:30:24,830 That's a nice bat there, slugger. 887 00:30:24,830 --> 00:30:26,670 Well, a girl's got to protect herself. 888 00:30:26,670 --> 00:30:28,250 All right, look, all the doors and the windows down here 889 00:30:28,250 --> 00:30:29,330 are locked. 890 00:30:29,330 --> 00:30:31,080 All the ones upstairs are, too. 891 00:30:31,080 --> 00:30:33,830 I just don't see sleep in my immediate future. 892 00:30:33,830 --> 00:30:35,670 [ Gasps ] Eddie. 893 00:30:35,670 --> 00:30:38,040 Look, did you see that? See what? 894 00:30:38,040 --> 00:30:39,420 In the backyard. I thought -- 895 00:30:39,420 --> 00:30:40,790 You thought what? What did you see? 896 00:30:40,790 --> 00:30:43,040 A shadow. Human-sized. 897 00:30:46,670 --> 00:30:48,580 I'll cover you. 898 00:30:48,580 --> 00:30:56,170 ♪♪ 899 00:30:56,170 --> 00:31:03,790 ♪♪ 900 00:31:03,790 --> 00:31:11,580 ♪♪ 901 00:31:11,580 --> 00:31:14,580 [ Sighs ] Nothing. 902 00:31:14,580 --> 00:31:17,290 It was probably just the shadow of a car going by. 903 00:31:17,290 --> 00:31:19,210 ♪♪ 904 00:31:19,210 --> 00:31:20,830 Yeah, probably. 905 00:31:20,830 --> 00:31:23,250 ♪♪ 906 00:31:23,250 --> 00:31:25,830 [ Sighs ] You gonna be okay? 907 00:31:25,830 --> 00:31:29,500 Y-Yeah, I'll -- I'll be fine. 908 00:31:29,500 --> 00:31:30,830 Maybe I should stay. 909 00:31:30,830 --> 00:31:40,330 ♪♪ 910 00:31:40,330 --> 00:31:42,620 News flash -- you're gonna blink first. 911 00:31:42,620 --> 00:31:44,500 Berto: I figured out how he found his victims. 912 00:31:44,500 --> 00:31:47,330 Mike Pedraza tracked his runs with a sports watch. 913 00:31:47,330 --> 00:31:48,790 That's what killed him. 914 00:31:48,790 --> 00:31:49,880 I'm no expert, 915 00:31:49,880 --> 00:31:51,460 but I'm pretty sure his sports watch 916 00:31:51,460 --> 00:31:52,750 didn't strangle him. 917 00:31:52,750 --> 00:31:55,750 Tim monitored the watch's GPS data. 918 00:31:55,750 --> 00:31:57,290 That's how he knew Mike was jogging in those woods. 919 00:31:57,290 --> 00:31:58,540 Running stats are private. 920 00:31:58,540 --> 00:31:59,920 Are you saying Tim's a hacker? 921 00:31:59,920 --> 00:32:02,210 He doesn't need to be. 922 00:32:02,210 --> 00:32:04,080 One of his companies does data mining. 923 00:32:06,250 --> 00:32:09,170 With in-depth profiles on millions of people, 924 00:32:09,170 --> 00:32:10,290 that's how he found his victims. 925 00:32:10,290 --> 00:32:12,920 I should've seen it. 926 00:32:12,920 --> 00:32:14,540 The signs pointed to Phillip Neal. 927 00:32:14,540 --> 00:32:15,920 Not all of them. 928 00:32:15,920 --> 00:32:18,210 ♪♪ 929 00:32:18,210 --> 00:32:20,170 I was too busy thinking that I cracked the case 930 00:32:20,170 --> 00:32:21,170 when I got on to L.A. Outreach. 931 00:32:23,250 --> 00:32:24,960 I was just following the breadcrumbs 932 00:32:24,960 --> 00:32:25,750 that Tim left for me. 933 00:32:25,750 --> 00:32:28,000 ♪♪ 934 00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:30,250 You weren't the only one. 935 00:32:30,250 --> 00:32:31,790 [ Grunts ] 936 00:32:31,790 --> 00:32:34,250 ♪♪ 937 00:32:34,250 --> 00:32:36,620 All that time you spent in Homicide, 938 00:32:36,620 --> 00:32:39,500 cases like this, 939 00:32:39,500 --> 00:32:42,540 how'd you keep the darkness from getting to you? 940 00:32:42,540 --> 00:32:43,790 Well, sometimes you can't. 941 00:32:43,790 --> 00:32:45,500 It's why so many murder cops drink, 942 00:32:45,500 --> 00:32:47,120 get divorced. 943 00:32:47,120 --> 00:32:50,790 How did you protect yourself? 944 00:32:50,790 --> 00:32:53,040 By reminding myself I was making a difference. 945 00:32:53,040 --> 00:32:55,830 What made you want to be a cop anyway? 946 00:32:55,830 --> 00:32:59,420 Um...my parents. 947 00:32:59,420 --> 00:33:01,290 They were on the job? No, no. 948 00:33:01,290 --> 00:33:03,210 They were, um -- they were immigrants. 949 00:33:03,210 --> 00:33:06,540 My dad had a store in Echo Park. 950 00:33:06,540 --> 00:33:09,250 And there were these guys in the neighborhood 951 00:33:09,250 --> 00:33:11,000 that kept pushing him around. 952 00:33:11,000 --> 00:33:13,460 Yeah, and one night, they -- 953 00:33:13,460 --> 00:33:14,880 they burned down his store. 954 00:33:14,880 --> 00:33:17,540 I was 7 years old. 955 00:33:17,540 --> 00:33:19,170 I remember watching the flames 956 00:33:19,170 --> 00:33:23,790 and the tears in his eyes. 957 00:33:23,790 --> 00:33:25,750 My dad was my hero. 958 00:33:25,750 --> 00:33:29,120 ♪♪ 959 00:33:29,120 --> 00:33:30,750 That's why I became a cop -- 960 00:33:30,750 --> 00:33:32,880 to stand up for the people 961 00:33:32,880 --> 00:33:35,670 who can't stand up for themselves. 962 00:33:35,670 --> 00:33:38,080 And, you know, when I saw those dirty cops 963 00:33:38,080 --> 00:33:40,540 do the same thing that those guys did to my dad... 964 00:33:43,460 --> 00:33:46,750 You miss it, though, being a cop. 965 00:33:46,750 --> 00:33:50,620 ♪♪ 966 00:33:50,620 --> 00:33:53,000 Well, I miss... 967 00:33:53,000 --> 00:33:55,830 what being a cop should have been. 968 00:33:55,830 --> 00:33:58,750 ♪♪ 969 00:33:58,750 --> 00:33:59,710 [ Cellphone chirps ] 970 00:34:04,710 --> 00:34:05,710 It's Mick. 971 00:34:05,710 --> 00:34:06,960 He says it's urgent. 972 00:34:06,960 --> 00:34:09,620 ♪♪ 973 00:34:09,620 --> 00:34:12,330 Ah, good. You two are here. 974 00:34:12,330 --> 00:34:15,040 You'd asked for those additional forensic tests. 975 00:34:15,040 --> 00:34:17,710 Well, the lab results from the killer's trophies came in. 976 00:34:17,710 --> 00:34:19,830 Yeah, did they find any DNA from Stepansky? No. 977 00:34:19,830 --> 00:34:21,830 No DNA or forensic evidence 978 00:34:21,830 --> 00:34:23,710 that implicates him in any way. 979 00:34:23,710 --> 00:34:25,670 They did, however, 980 00:34:25,670 --> 00:34:28,250 recover skin cells from the earring 981 00:34:28,250 --> 00:34:31,460 that is a match to Alison Hopkins. 982 00:34:31,460 --> 00:34:32,880 That doesn't sound like it helps us. 983 00:34:32,880 --> 00:34:35,330 Well, I didn't think so either, at first. 984 00:34:35,330 --> 00:34:37,750 But note the image on the left. 985 00:34:37,750 --> 00:34:39,540 Those are the cells found on her earring. 986 00:34:39,540 --> 00:34:41,580 And on the right, 987 00:34:41,580 --> 00:34:43,080 we have a slide with a random skin sample 988 00:34:43,080 --> 00:34:44,250 that's roughly three months old. 989 00:34:44,250 --> 00:34:45,420 Do you see the difference? 990 00:34:45,420 --> 00:34:48,000 The left looks pillowy, less dried up. 991 00:34:48,000 --> 00:34:49,420 Correct. 992 00:34:49,420 --> 00:34:51,040 That's because Alison Hopkins' skin cells 993 00:34:51,040 --> 00:34:53,290 are no more than 48 hours old. 994 00:34:53,290 --> 00:34:54,920 That means that, when those earrings 995 00:34:54,920 --> 00:34:56,000 were removed from her ears, 996 00:34:56,000 --> 00:34:58,080 Alison was still alive. 997 00:34:58,080 --> 00:34:58,880 ♪♪ 998 00:35:02,380 --> 00:35:03,790 The skin cells prove that Alison's alive. 999 00:35:03,790 --> 00:35:05,210 Tim must be keeping her someplace, right? 1000 00:35:05,210 --> 00:35:06,750 Just got to figure out where. 1001 00:35:06,750 --> 00:35:08,080 He has a condo in Palm Springs 1002 00:35:08,080 --> 00:35:09,330 and a house in Malibu. 1003 00:35:09,330 --> 00:35:12,620 Wait, if she's alive, 1004 00:35:12,620 --> 00:35:14,210 that must mean that he's giving her 1005 00:35:14,210 --> 00:35:15,380 the medication she needs. 1006 00:35:15,380 --> 00:35:16,830 Maybe we could track the prescription. 1007 00:35:16,830 --> 00:35:18,670 I already have Berto and Monica on that. 1008 00:35:18,670 --> 00:35:20,040 According to Zillow, 1009 00:35:20,040 --> 00:35:22,040 the house in Malibu's on 10 acres and it's gated. 1010 00:35:22,040 --> 00:35:23,830 So it's secure, remote. 1011 00:35:23,830 --> 00:35:25,210 That's our best bet. Let's go check it out. 1012 00:35:25,210 --> 00:35:26,750 I'll call Christine on the way, 1013 00:35:26,750 --> 00:35:27,960 see if she can get a warrant. 1014 00:35:27,960 --> 00:35:29,580 Well, what if she can't? 1015 00:35:29,580 --> 00:35:30,670 We'll go in anyway. 1016 00:35:30,670 --> 00:35:31,880 Berto: Wait, we just got something. 1017 00:35:31,880 --> 00:35:33,250 Alison's prescription ran out 1018 00:35:33,250 --> 00:35:35,040 a few weeks after she vanished, 1019 00:35:35,040 --> 00:35:37,500 turns out the drug she's taking is super rare. 1020 00:35:37,500 --> 00:35:40,120 So Berto hacked into the distributor's database, 1021 00:35:40,120 --> 00:35:42,210 and we found a new prescription that started 1022 00:35:42,210 --> 00:35:44,210 around the same time that Alison's lapsed. 1023 00:35:44,210 --> 00:35:45,330 Who wrote the prescription? 1024 00:35:45,330 --> 00:35:46,960 Doctor at the clinic where Tim is a donor. 1025 00:35:46,960 --> 00:35:48,670 Sunshine Hills. 1026 00:35:48,670 --> 00:35:50,920 ♪♪ 1027 00:35:50,920 --> 00:35:56,040 ♪♪ 1028 00:35:56,040 --> 00:35:58,790 Alison? 1029 00:35:58,790 --> 00:36:00,380 Alison, we have to leave. 1030 00:36:00,380 --> 00:36:02,210 Alison: Where? 1031 00:36:02,210 --> 00:36:05,170 That island I told you about. 1032 00:36:05,170 --> 00:36:07,880 It's warm, beautiful. 1033 00:36:07,880 --> 00:36:10,170 You'll love it. 1034 00:36:10,170 --> 00:36:12,420 I have your passport. 1035 00:36:12,420 --> 00:36:14,500 I have your medicine. 1036 00:36:14,500 --> 00:36:17,080 They found out what you did, didn't they? 1037 00:36:17,080 --> 00:36:20,250 We just need a fresh start. 1038 00:36:20,250 --> 00:36:22,000 I'll be better there. 1039 00:36:22,000 --> 00:36:23,500 We'll both be better. 1040 00:36:23,500 --> 00:36:25,040 I won't go unless you tell me the truth. 1041 00:36:25,040 --> 00:36:27,500 How many women did you kill? 1042 00:36:30,330 --> 00:36:31,250 Alison. 1043 00:36:32,750 --> 00:36:34,170 What can I say? 1044 00:36:35,380 --> 00:36:36,880 I'm good with voices. 1045 00:36:36,880 --> 00:36:42,920 ♪♪ 1046 00:36:42,920 --> 00:36:45,250 Told you next time I'd come to you. 1047 00:36:45,250 --> 00:36:48,750 Tim Stepansky, you're under arrest. 1048 00:36:48,750 --> 00:36:50,500 For what? 1049 00:36:50,500 --> 00:36:53,000 Let's start with kidnapping and false imprisonment. 1050 00:36:53,000 --> 00:36:55,710 Alison chose to be here. 1051 00:36:55,710 --> 00:36:57,250 She knew she needed help. 1052 00:36:57,250 --> 00:37:00,080 Just ask her, Mr. Valetik. 1053 00:37:00,080 --> 00:37:02,120 She'll tell you. 1054 00:37:02,120 --> 00:37:04,210 I'll be out by this afternoon. 1055 00:37:04,210 --> 00:37:09,000 ♪♪ 1056 00:37:09,000 --> 00:37:11,620 He can't just walk away after all this, can he? 1057 00:37:11,620 --> 00:37:14,330 Right now, we don't have proof he killed anyone. 1058 00:37:14,330 --> 00:37:16,790 With a defendant like him, it's an uphill fight. 1059 00:37:16,790 --> 00:37:17,920 Well, you can at least 1060 00:37:17,920 --> 00:37:19,080 charge him with kidnapping, right? 1061 00:37:19,080 --> 00:37:20,880 That'll depend on Alison. 1062 00:37:20,880 --> 00:37:22,830 [ Sighs ] 1063 00:37:22,830 --> 00:37:27,830 ♪♪ 1064 00:37:27,830 --> 00:37:29,000 Eddie: Jay. 1065 00:37:29,000 --> 00:37:30,540 Got to admit, 1066 00:37:30,540 --> 00:37:32,580 you're the last person I expected a call from. 1067 00:37:32,580 --> 00:37:34,500 Alison Hopkins won't talk to us, 1068 00:37:34,500 --> 00:37:36,710 not until she talks to you. 1069 00:37:36,710 --> 00:37:39,000 But I need a word first -- in private. 1070 00:37:41,460 --> 00:37:43,880 Now, you and me, we still got our differences. 1071 00:37:46,460 --> 00:37:47,960 But you did okay on this. 1072 00:37:47,960 --> 00:37:50,210 Is that some kind of compliment? 1073 00:37:50,210 --> 00:37:51,620 As much as you'll get from me. 1074 00:37:51,620 --> 00:37:53,290 Mm. 1075 00:37:53,290 --> 00:37:55,670 So, I'm supposed to ask you, 1076 00:37:55,670 --> 00:37:57,170 what is it you want, Valetik? 1077 00:37:57,170 --> 00:37:59,420 I don't follow. 1078 00:37:59,420 --> 00:38:02,880 Well, you didn't take credit, didn't make us look bad. 1079 00:38:02,880 --> 00:38:04,750 The way the Chief sees it, 1080 00:38:04,750 --> 00:38:07,040 well, she owes you. 1081 00:38:07,040 --> 00:38:08,750 That's a pretty big chit. 1082 00:38:08,750 --> 00:38:11,750 So you think about what you want. 1083 00:38:11,750 --> 00:38:15,500 ♪♪ 1084 00:38:15,500 --> 00:38:17,120 Alison: I just wanted to thank you. 1085 00:38:17,120 --> 00:38:19,120 I heard you were still looking for me 1086 00:38:19,120 --> 00:38:20,920 when everyone else had given up. 1087 00:38:20,920 --> 00:38:23,580 We're just glad that you're safe. 1088 00:38:23,580 --> 00:38:26,290 It's important that you talk to the police, Alison. 1089 00:38:26,290 --> 00:38:27,500 Do you know how many times 1090 00:38:27,500 --> 00:38:29,170 the police came to our house when we were kids 1091 00:38:29,170 --> 00:38:30,210 and did nothing? 1092 00:38:30,210 --> 00:38:31,920 If they would've stepped in sooner, 1093 00:38:31,920 --> 00:38:33,080 Tim would've been okay. 1094 00:38:33,080 --> 00:38:35,210 Was it the photos of the victims 1095 00:38:35,210 --> 00:38:36,500 that tipped you off? 1096 00:38:36,500 --> 00:38:39,670 I saw them on the news. 1097 00:38:39,670 --> 00:38:42,170 They both looked so much like our mother. 1098 00:38:42,170 --> 00:38:43,210 That's when I realized 1099 00:38:43,210 --> 00:38:45,000 I should've never left him alone. 1100 00:38:45,000 --> 00:38:46,460 What do you mean by that? 1101 00:38:46,460 --> 00:38:50,250 I always worried about him, his rage. 1102 00:38:50,250 --> 00:38:52,000 I was the only one who could pull him out of it, 1103 00:38:52,000 --> 00:38:55,460 the only one who understood. 1104 00:38:55,460 --> 00:38:58,500 Then I went off and got married. 1105 00:38:58,500 --> 00:39:00,670 That's when he slipped away into the darkness. 1106 00:39:00,670 --> 00:39:02,250 This wasn't your fault, Alison. 1107 00:39:02,250 --> 00:39:05,290 I should've just turned him into the police. 1108 00:39:05,290 --> 00:39:07,710 If I had, maybe Ken would be alive. 1109 00:39:07,710 --> 00:39:09,170 Well, when you confronted him, 1110 00:39:09,170 --> 00:39:10,750 did he admit what he'd done? 1111 00:39:10,750 --> 00:39:13,540 He denied everything. 1112 00:39:13,540 --> 00:39:16,420 Then he put me in that clinic, and he kept me doped up. 1113 00:39:16,420 --> 00:39:17,790 It doesn't matter what he said to me, though, 1114 00:39:17,790 --> 00:39:20,080 does it? 1115 00:39:20,080 --> 00:39:21,790 You guys have evidence on him, right? 1116 00:39:23,710 --> 00:39:25,880 Well, not enough. 1117 00:39:27,080 --> 00:39:29,580 After what he did to those women, to Ken, 1118 00:39:29,580 --> 00:39:30,920 he's gonna get away with it? 1119 00:39:30,920 --> 00:39:31,830 Not if we can help it. 1120 00:39:31,830 --> 00:39:33,750 You can't help it. 1121 00:39:33,750 --> 00:39:34,790 Tim has money. 1122 00:39:34,790 --> 00:39:36,460 He's gonna hire the best lawyers. 1123 00:39:36,460 --> 00:39:38,710 Alison, we think he took his victims somewhere, 1124 00:39:38,710 --> 00:39:39,710 someplace secret. 1125 00:39:39,710 --> 00:39:41,040 Do you have any idea where that could be? 1126 00:39:41,040 --> 00:39:43,750 ♪♪ 1127 00:39:43,750 --> 00:39:45,750 [ Buzzer ] 1128 00:39:45,750 --> 00:39:54,250 ♪♪ 1129 00:39:54,250 --> 00:39:56,420 You should've taken my offer. 1130 00:39:56,420 --> 00:39:59,250 You know, that jailhouse blue 1131 00:39:59,250 --> 00:40:04,000 really brings out your eyes, Tim. 1132 00:40:04,000 --> 00:40:06,210 My bail hearing's in two hours, 1133 00:40:06,210 --> 00:40:08,330 then I'm out of these for good. 1134 00:40:08,330 --> 00:40:09,540 I wanted to tell you 1135 00:40:09,540 --> 00:40:12,250 that I will personally make sure my legal team 1136 00:40:12,250 --> 00:40:14,670 turns you and your business to dust. 1137 00:40:14,670 --> 00:40:17,460 Do you see the irony? 1138 00:40:17,460 --> 00:40:20,710 You declined my offer, but I'm still gonna own you. 1139 00:40:20,710 --> 00:40:23,000 ♪♪ 1140 00:40:23,000 --> 00:40:24,830 Alison told us about the house. 1141 00:40:24,830 --> 00:40:29,620 ♪♪ 1142 00:40:29,620 --> 00:40:32,880 You used a shell corp to buy the old family home. 1143 00:40:32,880 --> 00:40:35,420 Feeling sentimental? All those happy memories? 1144 00:40:35,420 --> 00:40:38,960 ♪♪ 1145 00:40:38,960 --> 00:40:40,750 There's a crime-scene unit there now. 1146 00:40:40,750 --> 00:40:45,040 They found blood and DNA from at least three victims. 1147 00:40:45,040 --> 00:40:48,040 You're not getting out of here, 1148 00:40:48,040 --> 00:40:51,790 not in two hours, not ever. 1149 00:40:53,880 --> 00:40:56,620 [ Chair creaks ] 1150 00:40:56,620 --> 00:40:58,330 We'll see. 1151 00:40:58,330 --> 00:41:02,210 ♪♪ 1152 00:41:03,960 --> 00:41:05,330 Hey. 1153 00:41:05,330 --> 00:41:06,500 Hey. 1154 00:41:09,000 --> 00:41:11,000 So, looks like we got him. 1155 00:41:11,000 --> 00:41:13,830 And Alison's alive. 1156 00:41:17,040 --> 00:41:19,420 So, what did Detective Elder want? 1157 00:41:19,420 --> 00:41:22,290 Well, he had a message from the Chief. 1158 00:41:22,290 --> 00:41:24,170 He said the L.A.P.D. owed me 1159 00:41:24,170 --> 00:41:26,830 and to think about what I might want. 1160 00:41:26,830 --> 00:41:28,790 Do you think they were maybe asking you back? 1161 00:41:28,790 --> 00:41:30,830 I think the door's open. 1162 00:41:30,830 --> 00:41:33,290 Is it something you're considering? 1163 00:41:33,290 --> 00:41:35,500 You know, ever since I walked away, 1164 00:41:35,500 --> 00:41:37,620 I wondered if I made the right choice. 1165 00:41:37,620 --> 00:41:39,710 ♪♪ 1166 00:41:39,710 --> 00:41:42,120 But I don't know. 1167 00:41:42,120 --> 00:41:43,290 Going back wouldn't feel right. 1168 00:41:43,290 --> 00:41:48,170 ♪♪ 1169 00:41:48,170 --> 00:41:49,580 You know, I've been thinking about what you said 1170 00:41:49,580 --> 00:41:52,380 about protecting yourself from the darkness. 1171 00:41:52,380 --> 00:41:55,000 Well, what helps most 1172 00:41:55,000 --> 00:41:56,580 is having a partner who has your back. 1173 00:41:56,580 --> 00:41:58,000 ♪♪ 1174 00:41:58,000 --> 00:42:00,920 And, um... 1175 00:42:00,920 --> 00:42:01,960 And this. 1176 00:42:01,960 --> 00:42:05,210 ♪♪ 1177 00:42:05,210 --> 00:42:08,710 A St. Michael's medallion? 1178 00:42:08,710 --> 00:42:11,750 The patron saint of cops and detectives. 1179 00:42:11,750 --> 00:42:14,670 All my partners had one. 1180 00:42:14,670 --> 00:42:16,170 You should, too. 1181 00:42:16,170 --> 00:42:17,750 ♪♪ 1182 00:42:17,750 --> 00:42:19,460 Thanks. 1183 00:42:19,460 --> 00:42:20,620 Partner. 1184 00:42:20,620 --> 00:42:26,120 ♪♪ 1185 00:42:28,920 --> 00:42:38,250 ♪♪ 1186 00:42:38,250 --> 00:42:47,620 ♪♪ 1187 00:42:47,620 --> 00:42:56,710 ♪♪