Elsbeth 1x10

1. I'm here with the legendary Matteo Hart,

2. director of the Festival of Fashion.

3. Hello, darling.

4. What can you tell us about Nick Garrison's collection

5. we're about to see?

6. Get ready. High fashion.

7. Drama. And a powerful statement

8. on climate change.

9. Now, this will be

10. Nadine Clay's final walk

11. on the runway.

12. Nick and Nadine are in the process

13. of divorcing, yet she's

14. ending her modeling career in his show.

15. What does that say?

16. Love is complicated.

17. God, you are beautiful. Ugh.

18. Now, remember, you're representing

19. the dying coral reefs, so there's no smiling.

20. I want you to feel used up and empty.

21. It's easy.

22. Just pretend to be married to him for 12 years.

23. Nobody asked you, Nadine. That's their mistake.

24. Oh, well, Francesca here is ready. Why aren't you?

25. I don't want to put on my shroud until I absolutely have to.

26. In the meantime, I'll take care of the other girls.

27. Come with me, Francesca.

28. You're saving her from me, is that it?

29. Yes.

30. Gisela, thank God.

31. We were about to give away your seat.

32. Not even remotely amusing, Matteo. I know

33. you wouldn't miss Nadine's final walk.

34. I won't miss your show either.

35. Oh, I wish you would.

36. I just threw away

37. my whole collection.

38. Oh, Matteo, not again.

39. Our friend,

40. little Miss Nadine, said it reminded her

41. of Alexander McQueen 2004.

42. Oh. I had to start over.

43. Find new inspiration.

44. And have you? Not yet.

45. Oh, man, who let you in?

46. Someone needs to show you hacks how to take a picture.

47. Oh, yes, the great artiste is gonna teach us.

48. What's the matter— no action at Belmont today?

49. Hey! He jostled me. Did you see that? He jostled me!

50. You saw that? I didn't jostle you, Paul.

51. We've got to hold for a few minutes.

52. There's some trouble in the pit.

53. What kind of trouble? There's a guy

54. they're all mad at or something. They're animals.

55. You let him in, didn't you?

56. I'm getting in the zone. Give me space.

57. Okay. When you're out there, I won't even watch.

58. I hate you. So I've read.

59. Where's Nadine?

60. Does anyone know where she is?

61. No, and I don't see Nick either.

62. Wow. You all look so incredible.

63. Ugh. I wish I had a better fashion sense,

64. but, you know... my knees.

65. So... where exactly would you

66. wear something like that?

67. And do you have to have it dry-cleaned?

68. There you are.

69. I was trying to blend in.

70. So, Donnelly's taking lead on this. Okay.

71. Ooh! I recognize that person.

72. That's Gisela Mott,

73. fashion editor of Dress Up. Hi.

74. Thank you for calling me.

75. Mm. I figured you'd want to see

76. the Festival of Fashion up close.

77. I do.

78. Oh, everyone looks so tall and creative.

79. Mm-hmm.

80. The victim, Ezra Tate,

81. a photographer shot during Nick Garrison's fashion show.

82. And there were no witnesses?

83. Mm-mmm. Apparently, the lights and sound

84. were too distracting. Huh.

85. That happens. Yeah.

86. Everybody hated him.

87. I'm not saying the guy wasn't talented,

88. but he pissed it all away.

89. How'd he do that? Guy had a gambling problem.

90. That's why the great artiste spent his time

91. using a telephoto lens

92. to take pics of celebrity cellulite. So,

93. he was here,

94. taking pictures, when he got shot?

95. In the back row.

96. No one noticed he was dead till the show was over. Ugh!

97. That's a shame. All those cameras,

98. and they were facing the wrong way.

99. What I don't get

100. is who gave him his credentials?

101. Nick and Nadine have tight security.

102. No, it can't be. It was Ezra?

103. Someone killed Ezra?

104. Can you believe this is happening

105. on your final appearance?

106. No, no, that doesn't matter now. Oh...

107. Did he have anything with him?

108. Was it a robbery or-or just a murder?

109. We found the gun used.

110. The prints were wiped clean. There was nothing else.

111. Did you know him well? Who are you?

112. Elsbeth Tascioni.

113. She's with us.

114. There's no point in going into it.

115. So, you were friends?

116. Or was it just, you know, photographer and supermodel?

117. No, we were students together at FUNY.

118. Fashion University of New York. Along with my husband,

119. but that was 20 years ago.

120. Some of my best pupils.

121. Um...

122. So, during the fashion show,

123. were you on stage the whole time?

124. No, I was backstage until I made my entrance. Why?

125. No... no reason.

126. So, were there other people around,

127. backstage?

128. Backstage is chaos before the show.

129. There's no way to know who was where at any given moment.

130. Which works out well for designers

131. who like to screw the models.

132. Why are you still wearing that?

133. Just 'cause your career's over

134. doesn't mean you have to trash mine.

135. Ah, yes, this is going to be a huge seller at Talbots.

136. Are those two married? Because they sound like they're married.

137. Getting divorced. It's all over Page Six.

138. Man, that is some way to end your career.

139. An old friend being murdered

140. and working with a man you no longer love. Oh,

141. I don't know about that. What do you mean?

142. Well, the opposite of love isn't hate, it's indifference.

143. And those two are definitely

144. not indifferent.

145. Hm.

146. Have a hunch?

147. I usually do by now, don't I?

148. But I don't.

149. Way to end your career with a bang.

150. That's not funny.

151. Well...

152. problem solved.

153. I suppose so.

154. Hi.

155. Oh. Hi.

156. I wasn't sure you were coming in.

157. Yeah, neither was I, but, um...

158. Oh, wait. Are those...

159. They really do help you

160. think more clearly about a case.

161. Yes, they do.

162. But we still don't have much to go on.

163. Ezra was a bit of a loner.

164. True. But Nadine seemed to have

165. really intense feelings about him,

166. so I... Ms. Tascioni.

167. Aah! Captain Wagner.

168. I didn't know you were there.

169. I work here. But what are you doing here?

170. No, don't answer that.

171. Follow me. Both of you.

172. You can answer now.

173. Why I'm here?

174. Yes. Why are you here?

175. I called Elsbeth and invited her to the crime scene.

176. Out of habit?

177. Yeah, I guess...

178. And because she's good at it.

179. Ms. Tascioni has helped us so much.

180. I was just doing my best to support the department,

181. according to the consent decree.

182. The consent decree?

183. I thought that was a ruse to hide what you were really doing,

184. which was investigating me.

185. I guess I was here to do two things at once?

186. I will check with the Department of Justice.

187. Oh, thank you.

188. But as far as I'm concerned, your work here is done.

189. Oh. Internal Affairs

190. is clearing out Lieutenant Noonan's office.

191. I'll have some officers help you clear out yours, too.

192. Don't leave...

193. without saying goodbye.

194. You're not really going back to Chicago, are you?

195. Well, I can't really stay here,

196. as much as I'd like to.

197. Although, I do love New York, but...

198. no, I'm gonna go back where I'm wanted.

199. What about your new apartment and Gonzo?

200. I mean, she's such a New York dog.

201. Oh, she's pretty resilient. She's like me that way.

202. Can we still talk about the case?

203. Um... I can't really think about that right now.

204. Oh.

205. You may not have a choice.

206. You.

207. I have things to say.

208. You asked me questions yesterday,

209. and I wasn't completely honest.

210. I wasn't myself,

211. and not just because I was made up like a melting glacier.

212. Oh, that's what that was.

213. There was just so much going on.

214. My career ending,

215. uncertainty about the future.

216. Oh, I know how that is.

217. My career's in flux, too. Really?

218. Well, we should talk transitions.

219. We should. What's your new career gonna be?

220. I'm establishing my brand of sustainably sourced

221. beauty and office supplies.

222. My team has developed

223. responsible personal products for working women.

224. Hmm. Like combination

225. nail polish and staple remover.

226. Sounds like a winner.

227. So, you had, uh, a lot on your mind.

228. The truth is,

229. Ezra and I were more than just students together.

230. We were madly in love

231. for two very intense years. Hmm.

232. Did you know he would be at the show?

233. I arranged for the credentials.

234. You did? Why?

235. Well, Ezra called me a few months ago,

236. and he was in very a bad place.

237. He said he owed money to people,

238. that he feared for his life.

239. He even pawned his camera.

240. I thought that maybe if he worked the show

241. and sold some photos, then perhaps

242. he could get back on his feet.

243. And you didn't mention any of this yesterday

244. because you were worried about your brand?

245. And because Nick was there.

246. He was always jealous of Ezra and me.

247. If he knew I was helping Ezra, he would be furious.

248. But I just had to.

249. I believe strongly in kindness and second chances,

250. also in the healing power

251. of the sun and certain textiles.

252. Now, if you'll excuse me,

253. I'm spending a few days with a friend out of town.

254. Okay, well, just let us know

255. where you'll be, in case we need to talk to you some more.

256. Yes, of course.

257. You should check who Ezra owed money to.

258. I think he was involved with bad people.

259. Thank you for that very specific suggestion.

260. I'm a giver.

261. I believe strongly in that.

262. Dead?

263. Well, I can't say I'm surprised.

264. He was involved with some bad people.

265. We keep hearing that.

266. We got copy of Ezra's phone records.

267. He called here a lot. Yeah.

268. Whenever he was desperate for money.

269. Whoa.

270. It's a sad part of my business. Isn't it

271. the entirety of your business?

272. Did he give you any details?

273. Just that he was in the hole and guys were trying to collect.

274. Oh.

275. Oh, what? I heard

276. some flunky was sent to shake him down,

277. but no one saw him again.

278. Everyone assumed Ezra paid him off.

279. It was strange.

280. Did he ever pawn anything valuable?

281. Just his camera, but he

282. bought that back a week ago.

283. Said he was putting the squeeze on someone else for a change.

284. Gonna get himself out of the hole.

285. Blackmail?

286. I don't know.

287. He just said something about Pangaea.

288. Pangaea? Do you know what that is?

289. Sure. Pangaea was the ancient

290. supercontinent land mass that broke apart

291. at the end of the Triassic Period

292. into the seven continents we know today.

293. Right. But do you know what Pangaea meant in this context?

294. Oh. Uh, yeah, no idea.

295. Why would Ezra be talking about an ancient land mass?

296. I don't know, but it sounds like

297. Nick Garrison's next fashion show.

298. Oh, we got something.

299. Forensics traced the gun.

300. Registered to a one Robert Domingo.

301. Goes by Bobby, 28, recently reported missing.

302. Ooh, could that be the flunky

303. who went to collect from Ezra, then disappeared?

304. Maybe Bobby Domingo came out of hiding

305. to shoot Ezra. Hmm.

306. That doesn't make much sense.

307. Oh, please, do tell us. Well, why would

308. this Bobby guy leave a gun

309. that could be traced back to him at the crime scene?

310. Send a message?

311. Or maybe the real killer was

312. trying to throw us off the scent.

313. Well, seems to be working.

314. And why would somebody that Ezra owed money to

315. want to kill him?

316. They'd never get the money back.

317. Send a message?

318. But there are easier ways to send messages.

319. Ezra went to rescue his camera

320. and thought he was about to get out of debt.

321. But that couldn't be from selling a few pictures

322. from one of the most photographed events of the year.

323. He owed way more money than that.

324. What was Ezra doing there, really?

325. More news.

326. Someone offered to claim Ezra's body

327. and pick up any personal effects.

328. Who?

329. Nadine Clay.

330. Wha... I thought she was out of town.

331. Well, she stopped by the morgue. So now what?

332. I'm not sure,

333. but Nadine is acting very strange. Okay.

334. You let us do the police thing

335. based on the evidence. You do

336. the "cozy up to the suspect" thing.

337. I don't respect it, but it works.

338. Okay, fine, I take it back.

339. Your collection looks nothing like Alexander McQueen 2003.

340. You said 2004.

341. Now you say 2003.

342. See? I don't even know what I'm talking about.

343. I have to do a show in three days

344. and I have nothing!

345. I have my legacy to think about, you know.

346. Your legacy is secure.

347. Besides, who cares if your designs reminded me

348. of some others I loved?

349. Face it, at this point,

350. there's not anything on earth

351. that hasn't already made its way down a runway.

352. What on earth?

353. It's that odd woman with the police.

354. Oh, she's funny. Let her in.

355. Hi. I'm Elsbeth Tascioni.

356. Oh, you certainly are.

357. We weren't formally introduced

358. with all that nasty business

359. at the festival.

360. Matteo Hart.

361. Oh, yes. I know.

362. Icon.

363. Oh, hi, Nadine. Mm-hmm.

364. Oh, are those chocolate chip cookies?

365. Now that I'm retiring from the runway,

366. I'm eating everything I couldn't eat for 25 years.

367. Good for you.

368. I didn't know cookies were so delicious.

369. Do you want one?

370. Yes, please. Mm-hmm.

371. Thank you.

372. Mmm! Mmm!

373. Um, you said that we should, um, talk about our life transitions,

374. so I figured I'd just come find you.

375. I hope you don't mind.

376. Oh, this place is so beautiful.

377. Thank you.

378. I decided, like many do,

379. that once I was successful,

380. I would live in my favorite part of New York:

381. Connecticut.

382. Oh. Matteo's letting me hide out here

383. while Nick removes his belongings from our apartment.

384. Oh, that's hard.

385. Not really.

386. How's the investigation going?

387. Well, this is a tough one.

388. It seems that there's no shortage

389. of people who had a bad history with Ezra Tate.

390. Uh, you like what you see there, sailor?

391. Has anyone ever said

392. you have a singular style?

393. Uh, all the time,

394. although not in those words, exactly.

395. I get "hodgepodge" and "hot mess."

396. You are my inspiration.

397. I'm going to build my show around you.

398. The entire collection.

399. In fact,

400. you must walk the runway.

401. Me? Oh, gosh.

402. I love it!

403. You will teach those Amazon depressives

404. how to take a nourishing bite out of life.

405. Um, this is all so, so flattering,

406. but, um, runway modeling

407. is really, really not my thing.

408. Nonsense.

409. Nadine will be your coach.

410. She will? It will help her

411. get over her grief

412. for both Ezra and her marriage.

413. Oh, well, I have my new business, so mm.

414. Combination mascara and liquid paper can wait.

415. It would be nice to spend more time together.

416. I mean, we're both so alike.

417. Now, chin up.

418. Stand up straight.

419. Straighter.

420. Sorry, I tend to lean into things. Yes, I've noticed.

421. Now let your feet fall heavier,

422. like a clomping donkey. Oh!

423. That's fun. Okay.

424. Clomp, clomp. No smiling.

425. Sorry.

426. Now turn. Okay.

427. All right, all right. You're getting better.

428. Now watch me. Oh, okay.

429. Wow. You're so good.

430. Well, I've been doing it since I was 14.

431. In Paris, London, Milan.

432. Oh, Europe. Is that why you talk that way?

433. What way? Oh.

434. Just... elegant.

435. Gosh.

436. I had no idea

437. that modeling was such hard work.

438. No wonder you're retiring.

439. Transitioning.

440. Of course, it's scary—

441. starting something new,

442. wondering if it'll all work out.

443. You know, afraid some past mistake

444. could jeopardize everything.

445. Oh.

446. These heels. Well,

447. I've always tried to be a good girl,

448. and I believe strongly in clean slates.

449. Well, then why did you try

450. to claim Ezra's body and his personal effects?

451. Ezra meant a lot to me

452. at a very pivotal moment in my life.

453. Right. But is that all?

454. 'Cause you cared so much about

455. getting your hands on his...

456. stuff.

457. Well, if you must know,

458. Ezra took some intimate—

459. nude— photographs of me

460. when we were together, and I wouldn't want them

461. to get in the wrong hands. All right.

462. Your turn again. Okay.

463. No, this way. All right.

464. Wow, that is so interesting. What is?

465. Well, that you would be

466. so afraid of some nude photos.

467. I mean, nowadays, that's no big deal.

468. And I saw your Sports Illustrated spread.

469. That bathing suit totally showed your...

470. What are you getting at?

471. I'm just thinking out loud.

472. I had nothing to do

473. with Ezra's death.

474. But I have a good idea who did.

475. Right, the gambling bad people.

476. No.

477. I've given it more thought.

478. I think Nick killed Ezra.

479. I didn't want to think it.

480. Yes, Nick and I are getting divorced,

481. but he was still someone I loved.

482. Someone I considered having children with

483. before I rejected the idea.

484. And thank God I did, because Nick killed Ezra.

485. But wasn't Nick backstage when Ezra was killed?

486. Well, you heard him. "It was chaos.

487. Who knew where anyone was?"

488. And Nick and I had a fight before the show.

489. What about? I caught him with one of the models.

490. He stormed off,

491. and I have no idea where he was

492. until he came onstage for his bow.

493. He had plenty of time to kill Ezra.

494. But where did he get the gun?

495. Well, I can't figure out

496. everything for you, can I?

497. Elsbeth,

498. I'll see you at your show.

499. Now, remember.

500. Chin up.

501. Well? Uh...

502. I have a fitting in Connecticut.

503. Thank you for

504. letting me bring Gonzo.

505. She loves wide open spaces.

506. Gonzo.

507. I love that name.

508. Oh, she used to belong to a reporter.

509. I think she was named after Hunter S. Thompson.

510. Ah, yes.

511. "Never let the truth

512. get in the way of a good story."

513. Words to live by. As long as

514. it's your story to tell.

515. Well, Gonzo is always welcome.

516. I do miss my Sebastian. Aw.

517. Well, I'm just amazed that you can do all this work

518. with all those impressive rings on your fingers.

519. Oh, these old things?

520. I've had them forever.

521. I tell my students,

522. if people notice something about you,

523. pay attention, use it. So you taught

524. Ezra, Nadine and Nick?

525. I did, and I still do.

526. Did you help Nick with his show?

527. A little. The lights, music.

528. Nick's work needs drama.

529. Do you remember what they were like back in school?

530. Oh, that was 20 years ago.

531. Before Nadine had an accent. Oh.

532. And before they broke apart and went their separate ways.

533. Just like Pangaea.

534. What did you say? Pangaea.

535. The ancient supercontinent.

536. But it means something else, doesn't it?

537. Ooh, I can see that it does.

538. I haven't asked Nadine about it yet, but I will.

539. Can you tell me about it first, though?

540. The Pangaea Project was cooked up

541. by Ezra and Nadine.

542. He, the budding photographer,

543. she, the budding model.

544. I'd given some assignment, exploring

545. different cultural modes of fashion.

546. They took it upon themselves

547. to produce this elaborate pictorial,

548. with Nadine made up completely

549. as different ethnicities

550. from all around the world.

551. You mean... Oh, yes.

552. Blackface, yellowface, redface,

553. each one more offensive than the last.

554. An earnest but horribly misguided

555. attempt at high art.

556. Even in that still-blinkered era,

557. I knew that they had made a terrible mistake.

558. I told them to destroy the photos.

559. Nadine didn't care,

560. but Ezra was an artiste.

561. He took the lesson awfully hard.

562. Do you think maybe he didn't destroy the photos?

563. It's possible. Nadine thinks

564. that Nick killed Ezra.

565. Does that make any sense to you?

566. Maybe Nick killed Ezra for those photos.

567. After all, if the Pangaea Project

568. were to be made public,

569. Nadine's brand would be worthless,

570. and Nick wouldn't be able to get a penny

571. from her in the divorce.

572. Well, I guess they both

573. wanted to get their hands on

574. whatever Ezra was holding on to.

575. My hands and my emotions

576. are raw.

577. Shall we call it a day?

578. Sure.

579. Time to go, Gonzo.

580. There you are.

581. What are you sniffing at?

582. Oh, she's found Sebastian.

583. That's where he's buried.

584. You and Gonzo remind me of him,

585. always digging.

586. Oh, thank you so much

587. for all of this.

588. You have really taken my mind off some other troubles.

589. Thank you, Elsbeth,

590. my new friend and muse.

591. Good luck with Nick.

592. He's always been gorgeous, talented

593. and slippery.

594. Oh.

595. So she says I did it?

596. Okay, I'll play.

597. Mr. Garrison, wait a moment.

598. Might I have a word with my client?

599. You're my divorce lawyer, not my murder lawyer.

600. Do you have a murder lawyer?

601. Do I need one?

602. Not yet. Good.

603. So I can speak freely.

604. I think Nadine killed him.

605. And at this point, I'd like to turn things over

606. to my divorce attorney, Gavin Haste.

607. Yes, I am representing

608. Mr. Garrison in his divorce proceedings,

609. which have been, shall we say, complicated,

610. by his wife's personal financial arrangements.

611. Meaning? We have filed a motion

612. to compel financial discovery

613. after finding

614. large sums of money unaccounted for.

615. She's been moving money around. And at first,

616. I thought it was to hide it from me in the divorce.

617. But then it hit me— she's been taking out money

618. to pay off Ezra.

619. For what? I don't know, but it must have been big.

620. She thought better of it. She kept the money

621. and killed Ezra instead.

622. Well, she was backstage, about to take

623. her final walk down the runway. I saw her

624. sitting backstage in a robe.

625. She had plenty of time.

626. So where are we now?

627. We have evidence that points to the missing Bobby Domingo,

628. to Nadine Clay and to Nick Garrison.

629. Yeah, not to mention, uh, motives for rival photographers

630. and various bookies that Ezra owed money to.

631. I see.

632. Ms. Tascioni? What about you?

633. Me? This is usually the point

634. at which you share your theories.

635. So, what have your instincts

636. and powers of observation been telling you?

637. I don't know. I'm sorry, I'm stumped.

638. I think it's probably because I'm still very upset

639. about what's happening here in the office.

640. Well, I'm not sure I know what you mean by that.

641. What? Are you upset because your job

642. is coming to an end or because

643. you didn't take down your original subject?

644. Captain. I came here

645. with an assignment from

646. the Department of Justice,

647. and maybe you think I was wrong to accept that

648. because you think you're above blame,

649. but I did my best to be fair,

650. and, you know, there was plenty of evidence

651. that made you look bad.

652. To you. Yes,

653. to me, to the DOJ, to Martin Wali,

654. to the CEO of FlairAll.

655. And why did you get Teddy a job

656. when I never asked you to?

657. To be nice to you. Who's the hypocrite now?

658. Yes, I wanted to get closer to you

659. because I had my suspicions,

660. which were proven to be correct.

661. Okay then. I guess you're right, as you always are.

662. My work here is done.

663. Oh...

664. I put aside seats for all of you

665. at Matteo Hart's fashion show.

666. You know, the one I'm in.

667. I'll be there.

668. Thank you.

669. I suppose it'll be a fitting finale

670. to my time here in New York.

671. What was she supposed to do?

672. I never thought I'd say this,

673. but I'm gonna miss you.

674. Remember, think buoyant,

675. think light,

676. think Elsbeth.

677. Is something wrong?

678. You know.

679. Career transitions. Yes.

680. Uncertainty can be uncomfortable.

681. Like I thought the police

682. would have arrested Nick by now.

683. I know about the Pangaea Project.

684. No, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh.

685. Nick's attorney says you've been

686. hiding large sums of money. Oh, God.

687. Why did you get Ezra his credentials and then

688. you ask about the missing bag? Were you

689. expecting him to show up with the awful pictures

690. in exchange for the cash?

691. God. So Nick is trying to pin this on me, is he?

692. That's ridiculous. I would never kill Ezra.

693. I mean, yes, he was blackmailing me with Pangaea,

694. but now I think he was bluffing.

695. Okay, well, what about the missing money?

696. Oh, that?

697. I was hiding it from Nick in the divorce.

698. Well, don't you believe me?

699. I don't know.

700. I think... I think I've lost my mojo.

701. No. Kundalini breath of fire.

702. I can't do it.

703. All right, all right.

704. All right.

705. Do you have people here? I do.

706. Oh, that's good.

707. I believe strongly in friendship.

708. That's really why I'm doing this,

709. for Matteo.

710. We've been through so much together.

711. Huh.

712. Like when Matteo's, uh, dog Sebastian died? Oh,

713. he was a wreck. That was awful.

714. Why couldn't it have happened after lockdown

715. so Matteo didn't have to be alone?

716. Places, please. We're going. Oh, gosh.

717. That was wonderful.

718. Maybe a bit rushed at the end.

719. I know how to figure this out.

720. My muse!

721. The response to our show has been tremendous.

722. The astonishment, the-the accolades.

723. The-the buyers are hounding me.

724. So why do you look so glum?

725. What is this?

726. Oh, I wish I didn't have to do this.

727. And I almost didn't.

728. I was so off my game.

729. I let so many details go by.

730. Details? You helped Nick

731. put his show together with all those sound

732. and lighting effects

733. to distract from the murder.

734. And you said that fresh spot of grass

735. where Gonzo was sniffing was where Sebastian was buried,

736. but Sebastian died over four years ago.

737. Why did you lie? I'm old, darling.

738. Time collapses.

739. And if you have questions about the grass,

740. talk to my gardener.

741. Well, we can get a warrant and dig up

742. who's really buried there.

743. Warrant?

744. On what basis?

745. Ezra Tate

746. was murdered holding a camera,

747. but it was facing the wrong way,

748. so the killer's image wasn't captured,

749. or was it?

750. I don't follow.

751. I got ahold of the pictures

752. from Ezra's extremely high-resolution camera,

753. wondering if maybe, just maybe,

754. he captured a clue

755. in some reflective surface

756. right there.

757. Officer Blanke, if you please.

758. Those are your rings, Matteo.

759. "If people notice

760. "something about you,

761. pay attention and use it."

762. The moment I saw those

763. Pangaea Project photos

764. 20 years ago,

765. I knew there would be trouble.

766. Nadine would be fine.

767. Nothing can stop her.

768. But Ezra's talent

769. was too fragile.

770. When he showed up at my door a few months ago,

771. my heart went out to him.

772. I let him stay,

773. if only to give him a chance to get back on his feet.

774. I even gave him money so he can get his camera out of hock.

775. Then one night,

776. I come home to find a stranger with a gun.

777. He was threatening Ezra for the money he owed.

778. I didn't think.

779. I defended my former student.

780. I grabbed a poker from the fireplace,

781. and... You killed Bobby Domingo.

782. I had no choice.

783. And, yes,

784. we buried him in the back,

785. where your intrepid Gonzo was sniffing.

786. Oh, why didn't you go to the police?

787. A jury would have understood.

788. And what would that have done to my legacy?

789. I would forever be

790. that foolish, older gentleman

791. who took in a handsome, desperate young man

792. and was involved in a deadly scandal.

793. That would have been the story of Matteo Hart forever.

794. And that

795. I simply couldn't abide.

796. But why kill Ezra?

797. He had the same secret to keep.

798. When Ezra told me about his plan

799. to blackmail Nadine

800. with the Pangaea Project,

801. I knew he would make a mess of it.

802. He made a mess of everything.

803. So, I took the opportunity to destroy

804. the whole horrible history once and for all

805. with Bobby Domingo's gun.

806. Except one cannot escape history,

807. especially when that history

808. is out of fashion.

809. Take him.

810. Goodbye, muse.

811. Goodbye, Matteo.

812. I have something for you.

813. Let's go.

814. The way I see it,

815. the investigation took an unexpected turn

816. but was ultimately successful.

817. Is that your idea of an apology?

818. The Department of Justice

819. doesn't issue apologies.

820. Only indictments and reports.

821. Lieutenant David Noonan

822. was indicted,

823. and Captain Charles Wallace Wagner was cleared

824. in our report.

825. I would appreciate it if you wouldn't repeat

826. what C.W. stands for too often.

827. Understood, Captain.

828. Well, I'm gonna head back to Chicago.

829. I assume Elsbeth Tascioni will be joining me.

830. That must be a relief.

831. Agent Celetano, let me ask.

832. Was the consent decree ever real

833. or was it all just a cover story?

834. What exactly are you asking?

835. I'm asking if the DOJ really cares about corruption

836. or was this all just

837. a chance to investigate Charles Wallace Wagner?

838. I'm sorry I suspected you for so long.

839. It's just, you were acting so strangely.

840. Well, I was being blackmailed and hiding money,

841. so you were picking up on real lies.

842. It's just not every lie is about murder.

843. Hmm. Oh.

844. Matteo asked me to give this to you.

845. Now that Ezra's dead,

846. the photos belong to you and only you.

847. Oh...

848. Did you look at them?

849. I did.

850. You know, the way Matteo described them,

851. I thought they would be really awful,

852. but, actually, they're far worse than I imagined.

853. I take responsibility.

854. I believe strongly in that.

855. But it was totally Ezra's idea.

856. Right.

857. I will make up for my youthful indiscretion.

858. I believe strongly in redemption.

859. I promise, I will do the work.

860. Good luck with that.

861. It's funny,

862. without my stuff in it, this room looks even smaller.

863. Well, I guess this is it.

864. Thank you, Elsbeth.

865. For teaching me how to...

866. notice things,

867. and for being my friend.

868. Thank you.

869. I know a bunch of people died, but we did have a lot of fun.

870. Yeah.

871. Ms. Tascioni.

872. I want to congratulate you on solving another case.

873. And on your fashion show.

874. I think mittens might become a thing.

875. I'm sorry I wasn't able

876. to be fully honest with you,

877. but I did come to the right conclusion.

878. You're a good man.

879. Officers,

880. please remove Ms. Tascioni's things.

881. Oh, um...

882. Oh, wait, uh, I can do that.

883. Oh, well, thank you. Wait...

884. Wh-Where are you go... where are you going with that?

885. Uh, I don't understand.

886. I talked to Celetano about

887. funding a more permanent position.

888. You mean...

889. Stay.

890. I thought about it.

891. You were sent here to root out corruption, and you did.

892. Not to mention, you keep helping my detectives solve cases.

893. I do, don't I? Mm-hmm.

894. And Noonan's not using the office anymore, so...

895. What will I do with all this space?

896. Well, I'll help,

897. and my desk is right outside.

898. For the time being.

899. Officer Blanke,

900. I'm putting you on the fast track

901. to become a detective.

902. It's time.

903. Thank you, sir.

904. I won't let you down.

905. You'd better not.

906. Oh, Captain Wagner.

907. Now we really should hug. All right. Make it quick.

908. Okay.

909. Back to work.

910. Aye aye, Captain Charles Wallace Wagner.

911. I read the report. I won't mention it again.

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