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Welcome to the Send-Off 300, a non-stop 300-mile race.

The finest mountain bikers in the world pushing themselves to the limit for 36

hours of elbows-out racing.

It's survival of the fittest, and the fittest are the Send-Off team, led by

the veteran Declan Payne and the young but promising Eli Cooper.

I'm Send-Off CEO Dana Chalk.

And this is the SendOff 300.

Remember, everyone can follow their favorite racer via GPS on the SendOff

app.

CEO Dana Chopp promised a drama-packed race, and so far she has delivered a

spectacular start to day one. And already the heated rivalry between

veteran racer Declan Payne versus rookie star Eli Cooper has reached a boil as

these two are neck and neck for first place.

There's been drama off the track as well. While Payne is rumored to be in a

bitter contract battle with the send-off racing team, the rookie Eli Cooper is

rumored to be signing a very lucrative new one.

Is it out with the old and in with the new?

Only the finish line holds the answer.

Getting tired yet, kid?

How are those knees, old man? Better than ever.

Did you get all that?

I caught it all.

Pay me the location. I'll meet you there.

Copy. And by the way, should be interesting to get our old

superintendent back.

Should be interesting indeed.

I hear he's a character, but I'm happy that King got her promotion and is back

home in D.C.

I'll see you on site.

Let's go, Blue.

You're still doing this thing, huh?

Okay, well, move over.

Come on, boy.

Hey, Sheriff.

Hey, Blue.

How is NPS's best detective?

What does that make me? Second best?

I don't know. Nora and Meeks are pretty good.

Don't know if I'll get used to calling you sheriff.

Interim sheriff.

It's only temporary until this owl scandal is dealt with. I'm just being of

service. Well, if you need any pointers from the second best detective at NPS,

let me know.

Um, hey, about the...

Holt turning down the NPS job.

Oh, I'm just giving you a hard time. No, no, no. I know. I just, um, I... Never

mind. Shall we?

What do we have?

The deceased is Eli Cooper.

Rising star on Team Sendoff.

Really promising racer.

Where does he spread wide on the turn? Took a tumble.

Initial thinking was that the fall was the cause of death, but... It's not that

big of a hill. Exactly.

Unlikely, agreed.

It happens.

Medical examiner? En route. We're treating this like a crime scene until

they get here and tell us more.

Is there any witnesses?

Between the audience and the send-off cameras, everyone was a witness.

Who was the first on scene?

The medic.

Detective Larson.

Nixon Clary, race medic.

What can you tell me about what happened?

Not much. Got on scene, assessed his vitals, but no response.

How common is an accident like this linked to death?

I'm not going to pretend to know the ins and outs of mountain biking, but as we

all know, mountain biking is dangerous. People get hurt.

Thanks for your help. We'll let you know if we need anything. No problem. I'm

here, I'll race. Okay.

What do we think about the blue lips and fingers?

Could be normal discoloration setting in post-mortem.

I don't think he's been dead long enough for that.

And the hue of blue, it looks different than normal post-mortem discoloration.

Looks normal to me, but I have been told by multiple people that I am slightly

colorblind.

That black eye looks too old to be caused by the fall.

I'm starting to think this wasn't a simple accident.

We need to start talking to people.

Nora and I will stay with the body until he's picked up.

Sheriff, care to knock on some doors with me?

After you, detective.

Come on.

Still feels crazy hearing Ryan get called sheriff.

You think it's weird to hear. It's even stranger to say.

Where is he? Whoa, excuse me. Ma'am, this is an active investigation. We

can't let you go in there. I'm the person putting on this entire event.

I'm sorry, and you are? Dana Chuck, send-off CEO.

I heard what happened.

That's not just some racer who died. He's one of mine.

You might want to consider shutting down the race.

This race is important to so many people. I'm not ending it just because

of an accident.

No matter how tragic the accident was.

We need some time to figure a few things out.

Anyone you know who may have a bone to pick with Eli?

I'd start with Chad.

His trainer.

Former trainer.

Eli fired him this morning.

Is Chad here?

I couldn't tell you.

If you haven't noticed, I have a lot going on.

Do you know where Chad is staying?

Superintendent Fujihara. Tyson.

Sorry, I mean Clive. Much better.

Wow.

I retired a few years ago, and here you got yourself a whole high-tech setup.

NPS has come a long way.

You should meet Betty. Don't tell me we have robot detectives now.

I wish. No.

Betty's my drone.

I look forward to meeting Betty.

She'll be in my office.

Yes, sir.

Any idea where to start?

Let's start there.

Hey, boy.

Chad?

Yeah? I think Blue here picked up your scent from Eli Cooper.

I don't want to talk about Eli Cooper right now.

Actually, let's talk about Eli, given now that he's dead.

How did Eli get the black eye?

Did you give it to him?

What makes you think it's me?

We spoke to Dana Chalk.

Dana Chalk.

Don't listen to a word that comes out of that woman's mouth. She's a liar and a

scammer.

What makes you say that?

To start it, she owes Eli a ton of money.

And I know she doesn't have it.

How do you know she doesn't have the money?

Because she keeps putting it off.

She's got an excuse for everything.

Did you give Eli the black eye?

I thought I already answered that question.

You didn't.

I didn't give him the black eye.

Thanks,

everyone, for coming.

I just want to say that...

We're not here because we lost someone.

We're here because we love someone.

We all have grief, but this is a place where we can gather and find support

from our neighbors.

This is a place for hope.

Remember, grief doesn't get any smaller.

We just, we grow around it.

Welcome.

And I think that there's something beautiful about that.

That's what we're here to learn.

Thank you.

Sorry.

That was the M.E. He agreed that the discoloration was odd upon first glance.

That was quick.

It's preliminary, but the color isn't typical cyanosis. Looks more cherry than

it should be, which actually points to poison.

Poison?

So this could be murder.

Potentially. Yeah.

Esposito, do you copy?

What you got? We just heard from the medical examiner. It looks like foul

play.

Meeks.

I'm thinking we get a court order and shut the race down.

Ugh, Dana Chalk won't like that.

Shutting down the race means everyone leaves.

Everyone leaves means no suspects.

Good thinking, Meeks. Who knew?

I had my moments.

Ryan and I are going to talk to Dana again.

Apparently she owed Eli quite a bit of money.

Alright, I'll head back to HQ.

If you guys come across any famous racers, grab me an autograph.

You know, for my niece.

The Send-Off 300 continues its grind.

Fans worldwide are shocked and saddened over the reports of the tragic death of

rookie star Eli Cooper.

Tributes are pouring in from all over the globe, and we want to express our

thoughts and prayers to Eli's friends and family.

As of now, Dana Chalk has made no official comment and has been absent

from our race headquarters.

Meanwhile, veteran racer Declan Payne, who was within feet of Cooper when

tragedy struck, is clocking his best time ever and is leading the pack.

Hey, about this morning.

What about it?

It seemed like you had something else to say.

When?

Oh, uh, right.

Yeah, you know what, I'm... It's fine, I'm good.

With me, Blue.

To what do I owe the pleasure, officers?

We wanted to ask you about the money you owe to Eli Cooper.

I have many employees I owe money to, and I always pay.

We're not talking about a regular paycheck here.

Let me guess.

Chad Michaelis.

The big mouth spoke poorly of me.

Ms. Chalk, did you owe Eli money?

Yes, but I'm good for it. It really wasn't an issue.

I don't want to be an alarmist, Ms. Chalk.

But we have a dead body and evidence of poison.

Poison?

Eli fell.

Both things seem to be true.

It's hard to look past the fact that you seem to have something to gain

financially from Eli being gone.

Why would I possibly want my upcoming star athlete dead? Eli Cooper is my most

valuable investment.

And Declan is being cut from the team after this season.

We're putting all of our proverbial eggs in Eli's basket.

More.

Does Declan know that his contract's being terminated?

Of course he does.

How'd he take it?

Not well.

Is this gonna fire me over text?

Like a coward? After all these years?

Tyson found a social media video showing Chad punching Eli.

He definitely caused the black eye. Can you have Tyson send me the video and see

if Nora can pay Chad a visit?

On it.

What do we got?

Preliminary toxicity test came back positive for tetrahydrosaline. Is that

the official cause of death?

Yeah, but you know anything about tetrahydrosaline? No. It's commonly

found in eye drops.

Eye drops?

How much of this stuff does it take to be lethal?

According to the ME, not much, and it works fast.

Tyson, I need help locating a vehicle.

Beige Sprinter van with a plate XGP352. Should belong to a Chad Michaelis. On

it.

What you looking for, kid?

I'm looking for a beige Sprinter van that skipped town in a hurry.

Highway 18 headed east.

Why Highway 18?

Highway 18 is the quickest route to the interstate.

Clive is good.

I'll find him. You go.

On it.

Thanks for coming. Hope to see you again soon.

Yeah.

Thank you for sharing today The

last camera had him turning south off 18

you should be close got eyes on Chad's van

Leaving in a hurry?

I didn't do anything.

Lying to a detective isn't exactly nothing.

What are you talking about?

Remember saying you didn't give Eli Cooper a black eye?

We found a video.

You have quite the right hook.

Fine. I punched Eli.

But the truth is, I don't blame him.

It was Dana.

She's the one who made him sack me. Uh-huh.

And remind me again why you were fleeing.

I was scared.

Scared? You're a big guy. What are you scared of? I got a threat.

They left it on my window.

Clearly it was Dana.

She's the type of woman that threatens once and strikes second.

Don't suppose you still have this threat, do you?

No.

Do I have consent to search your vehicle?

I can't believe Dana's cutting Declan Payne. Dude's a mountain biking god.

I've been looking through some web forums. It seems our mountain biking god

isn't without controversy.

He's been accused of cheating and tampering with opponent's equipment.

I said mountain biking god, not good person.

He's been penalized for this. He's also been arrested for drunken disorderly

conduct. The toxicology report says that the poison found in Eli's system is

called tetrahydrozoline. It's most commonly used in eye drops.

Jody and I can talk to Declan. Seems like a good next person to try.

I just need a ride to my truck.

Keep me in the loop. Let me know if you need anything.

Thanks, Tyson.

Meeks?

Where did Meeks go?

Check out what our friend Chad has in his van.

That is a lot of eye drops.

So, eye drops.

You got a pretty big bag of them.

Care to tell me why?

I don't understand.

You don't understand why I'm asking about your gigantic bag of eye drops?

Or you don't understand why you have them? They're just eye drops. It's

common for trainers to carry them. In that quantity?

Especially in dry climates. Look, my job as a trainer is to make sure my athletes

have what they need at any given moment.

I have a bunch of protein bars, too. You gonna arrest me for that?

Last I checked, protein bars don't have tetrahydrozoline in them.

What is that? It's the poison we found in Eli Cooper.

I'll give you one guess what tetrahydrozoline is most commonly found

in.

Want a hint?

You had a whole bag of them in your van.

Now that's interesting.

All set. Remember, stay hydrated.

If you need any more gauze, you let me know.

Oh, no, man. I'm good.

Mr. Payne.

I don't have time to chat.

I got two more hours of race time to get in before I take my real break.

We're sorry to hear about your teammate.

Yeah.

Shame.

You don't seem very upset about it. I put in the race.

You know, we're athletes.

I'm going to win this thing for Eli. Do the same thing for me.

We heard your contract was being terminated after this season.

More specifically, terminated to promote Eli.

It's a tough sport.

Anything else?

For now, no.

Didn't want to talk to us too much. No, he did not.

We're going to have a tough time getting that guy to cooperate.

Back to HQ.

So I did some digging into Dana Chalk when I got a call back from her

insurance company about the incident.

Looks like she recently took out a policy on Eli Cooper.

How much is coming her way?

4.5 million.

That's a big payday now that Eli's dead.

I just don't think that we have enough to hold. Yeah.

Spoke to Chad.

He's been told he can't leave the area for the second time now. We don't have

enough to hold him?

Not as of yet.

But trust me, I'm looking.

I just got off the phone with Ryan.

Looks like Dana recently took out a life insurance policy on Eli Cooper.

She's got over four million coming her way.

That's quite the price tag.

Dude's worth more dead than alive to Dana.

Has anyone seen Blue?

I like the new officer.

Smells kind of funny.

Doesn't know his own strength, do you, boy?

Clive.

Fujihara. But if you want to stay on my good side, you'll call me Clive.

Jody Larson.

It's a pleasure to meet you, sir.

I mean, Clive.

The group speaks highly of you, Larson.

Then again, I've seen the people Meeks hangs out with.

Good to have you back, Clive.

Nora, well, let's put all the cards on the table, shall we?

Walk me through this case.

We have death caused by poison and multiple suspects with motives. A lot of

questions and not a ton of answers.

What do we know about this poison so far? The amount used and the type.

That's it so far.

I'll dig into it, see how long it takes for the poison to take effect.

Any theories on how the poison would be administered?

According to the ME, there was no sign of injection on the body. Probably not

through the eyes, since that's its intended use.

He had to drink it.

The water bottles.

Right. That would be the easiest way to administer the poison.

Let's wait until morning.

But, sir... Clive, the longer we leave the bottle out there, the slimmer the

chances of us finding it.

Well, hear me out.

Right now, all these, uh, what's-it-water bottles... Send off.

Same thing.

They're scattered all over the park. But as we speak, the trash is being

collected. I'll send a ranger to pick up the bins, have them here by morning.

Instead of scouring the park, let's just dig through a few bags of trash.

Agreed?

Agreed. Great.

Let's call it a day.

There's still more to be done tonight.

No off button, huh?

Famously, no.

Come on, Larson.

I know you know murder's unsolved in a day.

Rest on it.

Tomorrow we start fresh.

Meeks, you're on trash duty.

Can I at least use Blue to help?

That's up to Blue.

Look at you asking for Blue's help. Dogs love trash.

Listen, I just want to say I'm happy to be back.

I expect the best from all of you, especially you.

And you should expect the same from me.

Just not before nine.

Come on, Blue.

Looks like we have a visitor.

So what was the turnout like today?

A couple of newbies.

You're doing such a good thing, Dad.

People need things like this. They need a community leader.

Community leader?

And that was always more your mother's domain.

Well, maybe the torch has been passed on.

So, how goes working with the rugged new sheriff?

Must be nice.

Rugged, huh?

You don't think so?

I like working with him.

Ryan's good at what he does.

So, I know I keep saying that I'll make it to one of your meetings.

It's just with work and... I get it.

It's not one thing, it's another.

Exactly.

Heard a little something about the bike incident at the race today.

You know how these things go.

Lots of questions, not a lot of answers.

Well, at least MTS has their best and brightest on it.

I was actually talking about Blue.

That was twice in one day.

You keep upstaging me, you'll be sitting in the back room now.

Yeah.

Hey, hey, if there's any updates on the case, just let me know.

Because I'm just heading back right now.

I'll be in the office all week.

Steel Reapers, baby.

The Steel Reapers.

Welcome to the final day of the Send-Off 300.

Fans are still reeling from the shocking death of rookie racer Eli Cooper.

Without him in the final day of the race, Send Off 300 fans have very little

doubt that veteran racer Declan Payne may coast to another victory.

Send Off CEO Dana Chalk has still made no official comment.

The NPS detectives have simply stated that the investigation into Eli Cooper's

death remains open and ongoing.

Here goes nothing.

Search.

Do you think?

search Is this because I said you love trash

Up to 15 minutes, right?

That's how long it takes for the poison to take effect.

Now that I've accessed all the send-off footage, hopefully I can find the moment

when Eli drinks from the bottle.

And what happens to the bottle afterwards?

Exactly.

Okay, got it.

Wait, there's no bottle on Eli.

Scroll back.

Pause.

Eli had the bottle before the fall, which means... It must have come off the

bike when he went off course.

Marston, I think your dog is broken.

Let me guess. He didn't search when you wanted him to.

Yeah. How'd you know?

Because the bottle we're looking for is still in the park.

The Steel Reapers.

Cam Bergdorf.

What the...

Hey,

Sheriff. Hey, hey.

I need a favor.

Can you pull up some information on forensic files, case number SD-2025

-00338? Happy to.

Sheriff Department doesn't have their own whiz kid?

Nonsense to shake up. And budget cuts. So, you're the only whiz kid I got.

I'm on site. I'll see if Blue can find the bottle.

Yeah. See what you can find.

Search.

You've got mail.

You folks get my email?

Now all we need is for the missing bottle to have Dana's prints on it.

Let's solve some crime, people.

Good boy, buddy.

Blue found the bottle. Blue strikes again.

Bring in the water bottle. Look for a swing by and pick up Dana Chalk.

What's happened with Dana?

We have a video of her handing Eli a send-off bottle before the race.

She's officially suspect.

Copy that.

Come on, boy.

Francine Hill.

Bill. Larson.

Well, Bill, I just figured if we're going to be lunching in the same place

and we're in the same support group, we might as well sit together.

Please.

Thank you.

I told you, for the umpteenth time, I have nothing to hide.

4.5 million dollars is a lot of money.

Depends. How about on an insurance policy and an athlete?

Taking out insurance policies on athletes is a normal practice in my

business. I need to protect my investment.

You know, a lot of people are telling me that things are normal that actually end

up being directly connected to a murder case.

Like this photo of you handing a send-off water bottle to Eli Cooper.

So what?

It's a water bottle.

Not when Eli was poisoned by drinking from a send-off bottle, it's not.

You could also tell us about the threatening note you left for Chad.

I don't know anything about that.

She's gonna ask for a lawyer.

Last thing this lady wants is to look more guilty.

I'll bet you five, then.

Deal.

You got a minute?

Now that Dana is luring up, yeah.

What's up?

Well, if I know you, nothing cheers you up more than finding out new information

on a case.

I think Declan gave Eli the water bottle.

And if this is the bottle containing the poison, then Eli should go, of course,

in about 15 minutes. One step ahead of you.

How is this together a timeline?

Should be right around... Bam.

15-minute mark.

This confirms that the bottle was... Given to Eli by Declan Payne.

Great work.

Declan's current whereabouts?

There. He's in the designated Sector 7 rest area.

Meeks, check if Ryan has the fingerprint results from forensics.

Where you up to?

Declan owes me some answers.

Blue, let's go.

You got a six cents or something? I was about to call you.

I wish.

Jody told me to give you a ring. Got those forensic results for me? The

bottle blue found tested positive for tetrahydrosline and three sets of

prints. Three?

One belonged to Eli Cooper, one was Declan Payne's, which we pulled from a

prior arrest.

The third set is a mystery. No match on that yet.

It can never just be easy, can it?

Declan, can I borrow you a minute?

You have 30 seconds.

Do you remember handing Eli Cooper a bottle of Sendok water?

I have no idea. You say that I did, then I did.

Sharing water isn't a crime.

Sharing water isn't a crime.

But giving someone water containing poison is.

Right now, the investigation is looking at you.

Let me ask you something.

You have enough to arrest me?

I'll see you after I win.

Keep an eye on Declan's tracker and deploy some rangers here as well. I'm

coming back in.

Man, I'd be bummed to find out Declan Payne is a killer.

This is why they say never meet your heroes.

He could still be innocent.

Until proven guilty.

Alright, walk me through what happened.

I arrived on site. I spotted Declan after talking to Nick Sinclair.

Declan was immediately combative. Wait, the medic's name is Nick Sinclair?

Yeah, why?

That's how I know him.

Nick Sinclair used to be a pretty big mountain biker back in the day.

It's been a few years. He got injured.

It's hard to remember the details, but he never raced again.

Mountain biker Nick Sinclair suffers career-ending injury.

Investigation underway.

He lied.

Nick told me he didn't know anything about biking.

Why would he do that?

Was there anyone else involved in the incident?

Declan Payne.

Tyson, scroll the footage back to Declan at the last water station.

There.

Zoom in on that frame.

I bet the third set of fingerprints will be Sinclair's.

Eli Cooper was never the target.

Declan handed his bottle to Eli.

Which means Declan was the target. And Declan's still out there. And so is

Nick. We need to go.

Now, you guys take the quad in case he goes somewhere the truck can't.

I'll get Betty airborne.

Do we have Declan's location?

Yeah, we've got him on the track raft. He's coming around the bend soon.

Okay, when he reaches, you stop him and I'll get Nick.

Copy. Bernard, do you copy?

I got eyes in the sky.

Declan's coming around the bend now.

Do not let Declan drink the water!

Shut up!

Nick Sinclair, you're under arrest for the murder of Eli Cooper.

Hey!

What are you doing? Get

out of my way!

She just saved your life.

Got to Declan before he took a sip. Just before.

As close as it gets.

I'm willing to bet forensics will find tetrahydrozoline in that bottle, too.

Man, this one was a whirlwind. From the jump.

So Declan was the target all along.

How'd we miss it?

So Eli Cooper, he was killed by drinking a chemical administered via water

bottle.

We spent so much time trying to figure out where the poison came from and who

handed it off, but the poison wasn't meant for Eli.

It was meant for Declan Payne.

I'm not going to pretend to know the ins and outs of mountain biking.

Second I said Nick's full name to Meeks, he remembered how we knew him.

Meeks remembering him was the key, and Nick was caught in a lie.

Declan ruined Nick's biking career.

Nick had a plan to take revenge.

I dropped him water is undetectable.

Till it's too late.

He just didn't account for Declan giving his water to Eli.

So what you're saying is...

since I recognize Nick as the key.

Technically, I solved the crime.

This guy.

I'm like, I can't do this.

They'll make me.

These fries look great.

I don't know how you guys eat like that. I'm including blue in you guys, by the

way. I don't know how you can run around chasing bad guys all day and end it with

a salad.

It's because Meeks does a limited amount of actual running. Well, you see, when

you run fast, you don't have to run far.

That mixed with my extremely healthy diet, I'm at the peak of human

performance. Right.

Smell that.

Mm-hmm. Smells good, right?

All right, give those to me.

Sheriff?

That still sounds weird.

Got the forensic report you wanted?

Pretty interesting read.

The rounds.

Pulled from Kambergdorf were 55 A1 EPR rounds. That sounds fancy for a biker

gang. Check out the other page.

The weapons these rounds come from are inaccessible to the public.

Correct. All the bullets and guns come from one source.

U.S. military.

What are the Steel Reapers doing with military-grade weapons?

And then back to Chicago for a little bit, so I've been here and there myself.

But at the end of the day, I just found that here, it's better.

Same. Well, it took my wife pushing for it. You know, she really loved it here.

Huh. Took me a little bit longer.

You can't beat the fuse.

And it's a plus that my daughter lives in town.

The man of mystery has a daughter?

I do.

We are peeling back layers.

Our name's Jody.

And?

And?

Something tells me that I need to be the one to dig for answers with you.

You know, we've been here a while.

I don't want to keep you any longer.

I'm good here if you are.

Here's good.

Where do I start?

Start at the beginning.

Okay.

Tyson! Tyson!

Hey!

Hello. Hi, Sheriff.

Fully loaded fries.

I didn't know Meeks was buying tonight.

You sure you don't want any?

Rick is for sharing.

Yeah, yeah.

Detective?

Like to report a crime?

What are you doing here?

Wait, how are you even here right now? When did you get here? You're only just

finding me? Hey, hey.

How about we take a breath, and then you can ask me anything.

Guys, guys, I want to introduce you to one of the most important people in my

life. We served overseas together.

Everyone, this is Ernie Estevez.

Ernie?

Tell us everything.

Who are you?

From the start. From the start.