Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent (2024) s02e02 Episode Script
Digital Lipstick
1
[NARRATOR]: In Toronto's war on crime,
the worst offenders are
pursued by the detectives
of the Specialized Criminal
Investigations Unit.
These are their stories.
[ECHOING GAVEL]
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
Come in.
[TENSE MUSIC]
[MAN, WHISPERING]: Leave it on.
[INTERVIEWER]: So you think your service
actually improves relationships?
The long-term ones. Yes.
Ms. Stewart, your dating
company Scarlett Riley
is currently valued at $80 million.
Are you comfortable
making this kind of money
off what is essentially deception?
Would my business be going public
if I wasn't meeting a need?
Hmm.
I think I save marriages.
Keep families together.
- [CHEERING]
- [UPBEAT POP MUSIC]
Come on Isla, you got this.
Yeah. Very good.
Oh, and there they all go.
Okay. Isla, let's play
something else, okay?
Isla. Give Mommy the candy.
And we're done with the blindfold.
You got something against piñatas?
No. She had too much sugar.
Hey, are you okay?
Josie?
Yeah. Just tired.
I've seen you tired. Come on, it's me.
What's going on?
Dina, I'll tell you later.
Now God, God wants to be near you.
He wants to be with you.
[CROWD CHEERS]
And all that he requires is faith!
[APPLAUSE]
Is trust.
- You show up for God, and
- [ALL TOGETHER]: He'll show up for you.
Amen. My beautiful wife, Roxane.
[CHEERING]
Once I thought I had it all ♪
But all I felt ♪
Was emptiness inside ♪
That's right.
But then I came to realize ♪
It was nothing more ♪
Than foolish pride ♪
I'm falling down ♪
To my knees ♪
[TENSE MUSIC]
She didn't want the money. I tried.
Everyone has a price.
Did you offer her more?
She doesn't want cash, Ellen.
You need to fix this. Now.
How about the judge?
Simon Mackie?
It's a long shot but it's worth a try.
No, you know what? It's interesting.
Carrot didn't work, let's try the stick.
I'll call him first thing.
[PHONE RINGING]
Let me just get that. I'll be right out.
[PHONE BEEPS]
Justice Mackie. Ellen.
To what do I owe this
[FOREBODING MUSIC]
What?
Well
I-I can try.
But that's not easy. The
[INHALES]
Okay.
Give me a name.
Spell that.
[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]
You ready?
Okay. I am so sorry.
It's a work emergency.
But you go ahead. I'll come up tonight.
Great. Now put in your password.
No, your password should not
be the same as your username.
[COMPUTER BEEPS]
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
Sorry, can I call you back?
There you are.
[PHONE RINGING]
- Hey, Dina.
- I found him.
Wait, what?
Tell me.
No, not on the phone.
Meet me at our spot?
[TENSE MUSIC]
[EXHALES]
[MUSIC INTENSIFIES]
You can't just sit there, ma'am.
[ROBOTIC VOICE]: Now, we're
testing your blood pressure.
Please remain seated and
calm while the test finishes.
In case of emergency,
Please press the physical stop button.
[GASPS]
[THEME MUSIC]
Victim's Dina Patesh. 35.
Single. IT professional.
Works at an investment firm
that's connected to the PATH.
- She was stabbed.
- Any witnesses?
No. They didn't even know she was dead.
Staff all thought she was asleep.
- What, up here?
- Yeah.
Not the best place for a siesta.
- You got security footage?
- Yeah. Here you go.
Thanks.
The assailant went straight for her.
Walks off like nothing happened.
Looks calm, professional.
Well, it may look pro but it's not.
These stab wounds here
down into the clavicle,
it's a manoeuvre called
the subclavian thrust.
I've seen this before.
Done well. Mob hit.
The knife slices the
nerves, paralyzes the arm
and then severs the subclavian artery.
You collapse and hemorrhage internally.
A near instant death. A one and done.
Except in Dina's case,
the killer struck twice.
Blood on the shirt and collar here
indicates they missed
the artery the first time.
Alright. So we're looking for
somebody who knows the method
but not well-practiced.
I think we're looking for an
amateur who was in a hurry.
Dina called me at the hospital.
She said that she needed to talk,
that she wanted me to meet her here.
What did she want to talk about?
Must've been important for
you to leave your shift.
Dina didn't say on the phone.
By the time I got here
she was already gone.
You really have no idea what she wanted?
No, okay? I already
told you. I don't know.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
Did she have any enemies?
Feuds at work? Ex-partner
who might want to hurt her?
No.
Dina's amazing.
Everybody loves her.
Okay. Thank you.
Now, would you call your
best friend and not tell them
what was bothering you?
I mean, why make them
wait to see you in person?
Putting aside for the moment
that you hate talking on the phone.
Well, I don't hate it, it's
just if I have something
to say to you, I wanna
look you in the eye.
- Especially if it's important.
- Mmm.
So what did Dina have to say?
And did somebody kill her
before she could say it?
Dina Patesh. She's not a gambler.
No debts, no criminal affiliations.
Only mark on her record is
an impaired driving charge.
It was sealed before the courts.
Is that relevant? Was she an addict?
Was this an altercation with a dealer?
No. Da Silva didn't find any traces
of drugs or alcohol in her system.
Dina was single. Lived alone.
Her boss said she was the best tech
security expert they'd ever had.
Are we sure this wasn't a random attack?
Remember Rohinie Bisesar,
the Shoppers stabber.
Mentally ill. Went
straight for her target.
Didn't know her from Adam.
Rohinie was delusional,
whereas Dina's killer
had the foresight to
conceal their identity.
And so well, in fact,
that Mark couldn't even
recognize them on street level
after they left the PATH.
This was targeted, Boss.
It might not have been
executed by a professional
but the subclavian thrust
isn't something that just any
Adam off the street would know.
- And Da Silva confirmed the method
- [PHONE RINGS]
during her autopsy?
She did, and speaking of
Hey.
Yeah, sure.
Okay.
Da Silva wants to see us in person.
- Hmm
- She didn't say why.
[ECHOING GAVEL]
Thanks for coming. Had
to do this one in situ
because of the nature of his death.
This is Justice Simon Mackie.
Oh. Damn.
You knew him?
Yeah.
He was a good judge. Fair.
Neighbour found him dead around noon.
Looks like a suicide. Carbon monoxide.
Yeah but considering his job,
proximity to criminals, and
lack of suicidal ideation,
cops on the scene wanted to
make sure there was no foul play.
What's your verdict here?
Well, the flushing is
consistent with CO poisoning.
There is no sign of a struggle.
It is definitely a suicide.
He even left a note.
"I'm sorry, Kay.
Remember me as the man
you knew. I love you."
Well it sounds like Justice Mackie
was worried about his reputation.
Looks like it, too.
You don't smash up all your devices
unless you've got something to hide.
I just have one question.
Uh, if he killed himself,
what are we doing here?
Because I found this in his pocket.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
Dina Patesh. Our victim.
I have no idea who Dina Patesh is.
Why are you asking me this?
She was killed earlier today.
- You think Simon was involved?
- Not necessarily.
They died around the same time
but in different parts of the city.
And Mrs. Mackie,
you said your husband asked you
to go to the cottage without him.
Why?
He got a call before we left.
Came in here to take it. He
said he had a work emergency.
Dina Patesh.
This may be the last
thing he ever wrote.
Why was he thinking of her?
What are you suggesting, Detective?
Well although you don't
know who Ms. Patesh is,
your husband certainly did.
She was obviously on his mind
right before he died.
My husband's been gone for a few hours.
So please do not come in here
and try to make me doubt him.
Simon was a good man.
And he loved his life,
he loved his kids,
and he loved his work, and he loved me.
He did not want to die.
I don't believe that.
I can't believe that.
Yes, ma'am.
Dead? What do you mean he's dead?
Dead. It means dead, Nathan. He's gone.
More importantly, so is Dina.
We're in the clear.
How did this happen?
I don't know.
I'd say that God smiled on
us but that's more your thing.
[DOOR KNOCKS]
- The underwriter's here.
- Great.
Alright, Nathan. I gotta go.
Wait, wait. Sure this is over?
Okay, we are not gonna
talk about what you did
or what I did ever again.
It's over.
Pamela.
You remember Aaron, my lawyer?
- Of course.
- Taj, my head of IT.
I was just quizzing him
on your latest website
security plan, which is lacking.
You need to beef it up before
our bank can finalize your IPO.
Your business runs on the
promise of total privacy.
Its value depends on it.
Trust me.
At my company, the digital lipstick
on your collar stays a secret.
We've never had a breach.
I want a third party
security assessment.
Because right now I'm not comfortable.
And until I'm comfortable,
we're not doing this deal.
So we were able to
trace Mackie's movements
before he killed himself.
It seems after he got
his emergency call,
he met with the trial coordinator.
Begged her to move Dina's
impaired driving case to his court.
So he could put her in
jail or rule in her favour?
No, the latter. We
think it was blackmail.
How could Dina have dirt
on a person like Mackie?
He does every NGO and
charity event from A to Z.
Yeah, well, it turns out he
also does a little triple X.
Okay.
These are some career ruining nudes.
Where'd you find them?
Off his smashed laptop here.
It seems our good Justice
Mackie was cheating on his wife.
These photos were sent via
DM to women on Scarlett Riley.
Ah. The dating app for cheaters.
Yeah. Mackie was using it
to have multiple affairs.
We think Dina told
Mackie to take her case
and acquit her of the charge
or all this would come out.
But Mackie didn't get the case.
So he killed himself before
someone killed his blackmailer.
How'd Dina know about any
of this in the first place?
Did she go on a date with Mackie?
No. We checked her devices.
Dina wasn't on the Scarlett Riley app.
But she doesn't need
to have been on the app
to have seen the photos.
Wasn't she an ethical hacker?
- Hmm.
- Or an unethical one, too.
Maybe. But if Dina hacked the judge,
she didn't use her own laptop.
We need to look at her work computer.
[ECHOING GAVEL]
Dina was definitely up to something.
This icon here means
she's running a virtual
machine on this desktop.
- A hidden profile?
- Yep.
Hackers use it to hide their activity.
It has its own operating
system, email. Look.
Ransom note.
But it's not addressed to Mackie,
it's to Ellen Stewart.
"I've found lipstick
on 35 million collars.
You have one week to shut down
or I'll release all your
user info to the world."
[WHISTLES]
Dina was blackmailing
the CEO of Scarlett Riley.
The deadline's for 5 PM today.
But if there's no Dina,
there's no deadline.
Dina Patesh got the real names
and sexual proclivities
of 35 million users.
Well, hats off to her
for executing the most
salacious crime of my career.
How the hell did she manage that?
Well, she's good at her job.
And found a back door
using a zero-day exploit.
Cracked the password then stole
100 gigabytes of raw user data
and locked it up on the dark web.
It's fully key encrypted.
No one can access it.
Why'd she steal all that information
if she wasn't asking for money?
Well, she didn't want money.
She wanted to shut the company down.
She'd tank it herself
by releasing the names.
Because why? She hated adulterers?
She wanted to stick it to Ellen Stewart.
I saw her on TV last week.
Scarlett Riley's about to go public.
Ellen's going to make millions.
Which would give her strong
motive to find the hacker
and neutralize the
threat to her business.
But how would Ellen know
Dina was responsible?
Let's go ask her.
[ECHOING GAVEL]
Dina Patesh. [PANTING]
Yes. She tried to ruin my business.
My life.
We saw the ransom note.
It was sent you by a hacktivist.
How'd you figure out it was Dina?
She's no Edward Snowden.
Took a couple of days
but she left an IP trace
and my tech guy found her.
That's interesting because
you also left a trace.
And would you look at that,
here we are finding you.
Justice Simon Mackie
wrote down her name.
He's one of your users.
You knew you'd been hacked.
Figured out it was Dina and
that she had an upcoming trial
And so you called him but
he couldn't get the case.
And convinced that he couldn't
stop Dina from ruining his life,
Mackie killed himself.
Which is too bad because
if he'd waited one more day,
someone killed Dina
before she could spill 35
million dirty little secrets.
- [SIGHS]
- Ms. Stewart, where were you on Monday at 1 PM?
Oh.
Oh, wait.
You think that someone is me.
I didn't kill anyone.
- Please answer the question.
- I was at the Cleo Club.
We were having a party for my IPO.
Everyone was there.
My tech guy, Taj. My lawyer, Aaron.
Half the staff.
Do you admit that you told
Justice Mackie about the hack?
I do not.
I didn't tell Mackie or any
of my clients about the hack
or that Dina was the hacker.
No, discretion is the
heartbeat of my business.
No, of course. It's why
your business exists.
To keep affairs secret.
[SCOFFS]
Look. You know, I wish
things were different.
I'm grateful for the
success that I've had
but it doesn't make up for the fact
that society bears so much shame.
Wrestling with monogamy
doesn't make you a sociopath.
It makes you human.
Why didn't you report the hack?
You could've asked for
help from the police.
That's what they do, they arrest people.
She committed a serious crime.
Right. Then word of the breach gets out
and my IPO is destroyed.
Speaking of which, I have a meeting
so if you have any other questions
you can talk to my lawyer.
Aaron, can you come in here?
[PHONE RINGING]
That wedding band.
Is it real or just for show?
All I know is that when I wear it,
even more people hit on me.
Always want what you can't have.
Yes. We kept the hack and the
hacker's identity a secret.
No one outside the inner circle knew.
Well, someone got to Dina.
And if it wasn't
someone at Scarlett Riley
then it was someone Ellen told.
So, who'd she spill to? A
special client? A friend?
Oh come on, Aaron.
Help us solve a murder.
I don't know and even if I did
I couldn't give you our clients' names.
That would be a violation
of their privacy.
[FRANKIE SIGHS]
That's quite a lot of loyalty
for a business based on betrayal.
That's catchy.
Good luck with your
investigation, detectives.
You know, why involve
Justice Mackie at all?
Ellen's raking in the
cash. Why not pay Dina off?
What's the first thing
an underwriter does
when they assess an IPO?
Due diligence. Check the
company's financial health.
Look under the hood.
Hmm. So if Ellen's
money's under scrutiny
Then maybe she found a way
to bribe Dina off the books?
Who is Dina Patesh and why
did you send her this money?
Uhh
This is just a mistake.
Did you think I wouldn't notice this?
What is this for?
She's a hacker.
She's trying to blackmail Ellen.
Trying to ruin her business.
Oh. Right. Ellen. Of course.
What? She's my oldest
friend. She was in need.
Yeah, of bribe money?
To keep her disgusting website open?
You know that Ellen's problems
are not our responsibility.
Why are you helping her?
Because that's what we do.
We help people.
What are you not telling me?
I just got Dina's banking records.
The day before she died
she declined a wire
transfer for $500,000.
Who turns down 500k?
Someone who hates adultery
more than they love money.
The transfer's from a numbered company.
Okay. Which is owned by
A Nathan Renslow.
Why is that name familiar?
Give me a second.
'Cause you might remember
him better as Pastor Nate
from Evolution Church.
Charismatic leader, hype priest,
and possible Scarlett Riley user.
Didn't know you two were
so into hipster mass.
Well, I'm not.
But it's hard to forget
a man of the cloth
who wears that much leather.
[ECHOING GAVEL]
Ellen Stewart? I know who she is.
- Everyone does.
- But you're old friends.
You met at the Hart House debate club.
It's the perfect jumping
off point for anyone
interested in a successful
career as an orator.
That was a long time ago.
We don't have much in common anymore.
Except for Scarlett Riley.
Sorry, I'm a happily married man.
Who sent $500,000 to the
woman who hacked that site
and threatened to
expose all of its users.
I sent that money
'cause Ellen asked me to.
Not because I use the site.
I was just trying to help a friend.
I'm sorry. Do I have "idiot"
written on my forehead?
[TENSE MUSIC]
Alright, look.
Couple of months ago
my wife Roxane and I
were going through some stuff.
Ellen told me the site was
safe and I believed her.
That's on me.
I only went on a few coffee dates.
Totally chaste, I
didn't sleep with anyone,
and I told my wife everything
and she's forgiven me.
That's very big of her
but I'm not so sure your congregation
would be so accommodating.
Because if you're on the list,
you're on the list.
Which is exactly why
I sent Dina the cash.
Try to get her to drop everything
but she didn't want my money.
So what'd you do when she rejected you?
Nothing. Told Ellen. She
said she had another plan.
Where were you on Monday at 1 PM?
Nathan, love? Is everything okay?
Yeah, of course. Roxane,
where was I Monday at 1 PM?
Hosting Lunch Hour of Power with me.
It's our prayer group.
Lunch Hour of Power?
Kill me. Sounds more like
an 80s exercise class.
Even if Nathan's alibi does
check out, it's not a total wash.
'Cause he admitted that Ellen told him
that Dina was the hacker.
Yeah. Which gives us enough
to get a production order
for the Scarlett Riley user list.
Oh great. So we've only
narrowed it down to what,
35 million suspects?
Well. I have never been
so excited to look at
a grey database of names.
Well, don't get too pumped, Frankie.
The production order
that Justice Garber signed
stipulates you can only look at 10 names
from the Scarlett Riley users list.
Sounds like a challenge.
20 questions: the infidelity edition.
I know this is only 10
questions, Forrester.
Just humour my analogy.
Okay but would anyone really
know if we looked at, say, 11?
Unfortunately, the search
is tracked by an FTK.
It's a forensic tool kit.
It's like a digital audit.
There it is.
So don't waste one on your ex-boyfriend.
- 10!
- 10.
Good luck.
Well, I've taken the liberty
of looking up the obvious.
Ellen, Aaron, and Taj all have profiles.
Justice Mackie is "BigMan x74"
and Nathan is "Jesus Saves U 33."
Woof. I wonder if that's why he
only had a few chaste coffee dates.
So who else have we met that
might be a Scarlett Riley user?
Alright. Five down, five to
go. And we can search up anyone?
By name and email.
I think we should start with
anyone associated with the case.
So how about husbands, wives, partners?
Kay Mackie. The judge's wife.
Hmm.
[MARK]: She's not on here.
Okay, Frankie. Roll the dice,
see if you can do better.
Okay. Come on, lucky number seven.
Russ Bennett?
Josie's husband?
Nope. Three wishes left.
Okay, think, think, think, think.
- Roxane. Preacher's wife.
- No.
Negative.
Hold your horses, right?
There's only two shots left.
Scroll back. Josie.
Dina's best friend. Josie Bennett.
We have a match.
Josie Bennett. "LADYLOVE1987."
I'll be damned.
[ECHOING GAVEL]
Yes, I knew about the hack.
I should've told you
guys but I was scared.
Scared of what?
What Dina did was illegal
and she did it for me.
So you were looking
for something. Someone.
Yeah. A guy I met on the site.
She just wanted to help
me find his real name.
[PHONE VIBRATING]
I'm gonna take this. Excuse me.
[DOOR OPENS]
Josie, what happened?
About a month ago, Russ
and I were having problems.
I got so sick of being
Mommy all the time.
So I signed up onto the site.
It's stupid, I know.
It's not stupid. No, I
[CLEARS THROAT]
I get it.
I do.
And Josie, can you tell me about
this guy you met on the site?
His screen name is "Don Juan 423."
He was charming.
Made me feel different.
He wanted to meet. [SNIFFLES]
Suggested we do this thing.
It's called door ajar.
Right, I've heard of it.
It's where you unlock the
door, you wait blindfolded
Yeah.
I thought it would be exciting, but
I rented an Airbnb
because he asked me to.
But when he showed up,
it it was too weird.
You know?
I wanted to see him so I tried
to take the blindfold off.
And
he didn't like that?
He pinned me down.
I couldn't move.
I couldn't see. I couldn't breathe.
And he raped me.
And then he left.
And he blocked me on the app.
All of our messages were just gone.
And I reported him to Scarlett Riley
but they didn't respond.
- Did you tell the police?
- What was I supposed to say?
I mean, I don't even know his real name.
But I know he has done
this to other people.
Sorry, how?
Before I told Dina I was
desperate to find him.
I posted about him online in a forum
about bad dates to warn people.
This person, Fiona, she reached out
and said that he did the
exact same thing to her.
And she went to the cops but
they said she didn't have enough
for an investigation.
No name, no face.
No case.
I told Dina and she said
that she could hack the site
and find his name.
It took a few days but she got him.
That's why she wanted to meet.
So she could tell you who he was.
In person.
I'm sorry.
She was my best friend. And
she got him because of me.
I have no idea who "Don Juan 423" is
or why he's not on the
list that was sent to you.
There, I just looked.
He's not in my system
either, so I'm sorry.
You've been misinformed.
"Don Juan 423" doesn't exist.
Or you got rid of him after the hack
because he's a rapist, he's a murderer.
I have never heard a
single assault allegation
against any of my users.
Well then you haven't
been paying attention.
One victim definitely sent them.
Josie Bennett. These are her emails.
[DISTANT SIRENS BLARING]
- I've never seen these.
- Maybe you've seen this one?
It's a second victim who
reported it to the police.
There's a predator in your midst.
Perhaps we should warn your users?
Hmm.
Do not do that, okay?
I'm telling you, this is a mistake.
It's literally impossible
for "Don Juan 423"
to have existed and now be gone.
How so?
Because we made it impossible.
Once you make a profile
on Scarlett Riley,
it can never truly be deleted.
It's how I retain 35 million users.
- [SCOFFS]
- That's rich.
So you're telling me that you
don't wanna be in a relationship
but you made it so that
no one can ever leave you?
And you over-valued your
business in the process.
I'd call that a win-win.
You know what, it stills
looks good on paper, okay?
And that's all that matters.
I'm telling you the truth.
"Don Juan 423" doesn't exist.
Yeah, but you've
already lied to us once,
so I'm thinking you should
probably just disclose
this guy's real name
because if you don't
we might have to go wide with this.
Yeah. I'd put on my mirror face.
Hold a press conference.
Ask for the public's help in
finding this elusive creep.
Okay.
There is one way that a user could seem
to disappear from the platform.
But it can only be authorized
by Taj in the tech department.
Change the user handle.
Look, I didn't change any user handle.
Ellen can blame me all
she wants for that hack
but I'm not responsible
or involved in some
murder or a cover-up.
Look, I really need to get back to work.
Sure.
Well, if it wasn't you
then it was someone else.
So what do you think Taj, was it
- one of your guys?
- You two. Out.
No.
No one does anything
on the user database
unless I authorize it.
So somebody came in here
while you weren't around.
Look, I'm barely keeping my job here.
Yeah, but we're talking
about a homicide here.
And sexual assault.
[SIGHS]
The other day when you two showed up,
someone used my credentials
to get in the database.
And no doubt you looked up
those key card logs lickety split
to find out who was lurking
around your terminal.
Yeah.
This is the part where you go on.
- It was Aaron.
- Ellen's lawyer.
And how did he get your password?
I
I gave it to him.
When he wanted to get rid
of some sensitive emails
before the underwriter came in
and took a look at our security system.
Emails he didn't think I knew about.
Emails about sexual assault?
Yes.
And that's why I decided to switch jobs.
Everything had just become so heavy.
I had become numb
to the violence,
to the assaults, to the blood.
[INHALES]
There was always so much blood.
Couldn't stand the sight of it.
Got harder and harder
to feel anything anymore.
Being here is the only
thing that really helps.
That was really brave, Aaron.
I might suggest that we focus
on turning your complaint into a prayer.
Complaint can be a prayer, Roxane.
What's more emotional, genuine,
real than when you feel
like you've been wronged?
When you wonder, "God,
why have you put me here?"
But he hasn't put you anywhere
where you can't come back from.
God wants to forgive.
And so should we.
Alright, guys.
That's all for today. Have a great week.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
We carry each other's burdens.
I just think he may need more
help than we can give him.
Then I will carry his weight.
And as it breaks me down,
I will lean on you.
We might bend, but
we're not gonna break.
You're my strength, Roxane.
You carry all of us.
So we believe Aaron
Smith is Josie's rapist
and he might be Dina's killer.
The guy used his coworker's credentials
to change Don Juan 423's
user handle on the same day
that we requested
access to their clients.
He also wiped Josie's
emails off the server.
In order to sanitize the business
before it went public?
Yeah. Or to cover his own tracks.
So he blocks the women he rapes,
deletes the evidence,
and then blocks this, too.
This guy is a corporate
lawyer at Scarlett Riley.
How does he know how to
do a subclavian thrust?
Well, he doesn't know how to do it well.
But he learned it from someone who did.
[TENSE MUSIC]
So, Aaron. Why'd you go corporate, huh?
Better money? Change of pace?
I was sick of dealing with murders.
Oh. Like this one?
You defended an ex-military man
who stabbed his wife in the neck
using a method called
the subclavian thrust.
Are you familiar with it?
- Am I?
- I should hope so.
You spent three days in an Ottawa court
cross-examining an expert about it.
You don't remember?
Do you remember all of
your cases, Detective Graff?
Only the ones that keep me up at night.
Why are you asking me all about this?
Because Dina Patesh was
killed by the same method.
So you had the means, the motive
But not the opportunity to kill her
because I was with Ellen.
Right, at the Cleo Club.
Well everyone and their
mother was at the Cleo Club
but can any of them vouch for
your whereabouts at all times?
Quick trip down to the
drugstore. Do the job.
You're back in 15, drinking
your second martini.
Dina's gone and your secret's safe.
What secret?
That you're "Don Juan 423."
And that you changed your handle
to cover up any involvement
in at least two sexual
assaults and a homicide.
Look, we have the key
card records, Aaron.
We know you were in the tech room.
Okay.
- This is not what you think.
- Then what should we think?
Because I'm thinking right now
we've got enough to
charge you with murder.
Get up, we're taking you to hold.
No, no. I did not do
this. Just stop, okay?
- I changed the handle, yes.
- To what?
I changed "Don Juan 423"
to "Jesus Saves U 33."
Nathan Renslow is "Don Juan 423?"
Did he ask you to change that handle?
I offered.
Nathan is a good man.
This woman, Josie, was slandering him.
He had never even met her.
There was no record of any contact.
But the subclavian thrust.
Did you tell Nathan about
this crime specifically?
[TENSE MUSIC]
You know it's Sunday, right?
There's no proof Nathan
was ever even in the PATH
at the same time as Dina.
Well that's why we need
to charge him on the rapes.
Bring him in, get a murder confession.
And if you don't get a
confession? Then what?
I can't even successfully prosecute
Nathan for those rapes.
- [GRAFF]: Why?
- There's barely any evidence.
Neither woman saw his face.
No digital trail.
They don't even know his real name.
Yeah. That's why he killed Dina.
So no one would find out his real name.
Doesn't matter.
You're hoping an assault
will crack this open.
What if it doesn't?
Any lawyer worth his
salt will tell Nathan
he's gonna walk on those rape charges,
and then where will you be?
Nowhere.
And he'll know our play.
No, we got nothing.
And there's no justice for Dina.
Fine, you're right.
That's surprisingly refreshing.
But?
Well it's more of a yes and, Theo.
Yes, you're right, and
there is something we can do.
If Nathan killed Dina to
protect his reputation,
his ministry, his congregants,
then he would've needed
somebody's help to cover it up
because he is not the Holy Spirit
and cannot be everywhere at once.
If you can break that alibi,
you might have yourself a murder case.
Wanna go crash a service?
Take me to church.
That temptation you feel inside?
Don't demonize it.
That's just your energy
trying to go somewhere.
Trying to move you.
Trying to bring you closer to God.
So you need to take that energy.
Harness it.
Make it work for you.
Ask Jesus to help you channel it,
direct it, create an intention.
Intention puts us on
the path to prosperity.
[CHEERING]
And I know what you're thinking.
You're thinking, "Pastor Nate,
how do I know which
way to go on the path?"
You don't, but God does.
And he will show you.
Take a leap of faith and follow him!
Now is the time.
When you want to give in and give up ♪
Know that He is there ♪
He is there ♪
There's just one simple
thing that we all have to do ♪
Just take a leap of faith ♪
Pastor Nate.
I-I need a minute, okay?
Come back anytime. Door's always open.
Oh. I thought it was ajar.
[SCOFFS]
What is that, a riddle?
When is a door not a door?
No, my partner's referencing
a crime you committed.
The one you killed
Dina Patesh to cover up.
I already told you. I
offered Dina the money.
She didn't want it.
Nathan, what was that? You
can't just leave the stage.
They don't wanna see
me, they wanna see you.
Go, I'll take care of this.
Honey, it's okay. Just hold
down the fort a while longer.
Play one of your little
songs or something.
- Sorry, little songs?
- No, it's fine.
It's nothing compared to what
Nathan does for the church.
- Is that why you lied for him?
- Roxane.
You see we interviewed
a few of the people
who went to your Lunch Hour of Power.
The ones who saw you at 1
PM on the day that Dina died.
Strange, though.
They all had the exact same story.
No variation.
It was almost like somebody
had told them what to say.
Look. I know about the scandal, okay?
And the bribe money.
And Nathan is not a cheater.
No. He's a rapist.
What, did you forget about the women
that you blindfolded and assaulted?
The ones that you met on Scarlett Riley?
You see, that's part of his MO.
He likes to do what he
wants without being seen.
He wants his victims
to be willfully blind.
That sound familiar?
No. You said you went
on a few coffee dates.
I mean, he didn't sleep
with anyone, that's not
That's not cheating.
You know I love you, right?
Why is she saying you raped a woman?
- I didn't.
- No, he raped two.
Stop saying rape. It wasn't rape!
It was consensual.
They invited me in. They said yes.
I just need a little release.
That's what Ellen's site's for.
Just take the pressure off,
help me keep the promise
I made to this church.
What about the promise you made to me?
What about the promise I make
to every single person that
walks through that door?
You want me to fail them 'cause
you can't understand my needs?
I live in a pressure cooker here.
I have to be everything, everyone,
and a saint on top of it all.
Roxane, those women, they meant nothing.
I did it to try to keep
our marriage intact.
And our marriage is the
bedrock of this church.
I did it for you.
- For us.
- For me?
You hurt them for me?
I didn't hurt them.
They broke the deal
when they tried to take
the blindfold off, not me.
- What?
- How could I have hurt them?
They were fine when I left them.
That woman out there, she's fine.
She's fine!
It meant nothing.
It doesn't feel like
nothing, does it, Roxane?
It burns when someone betrays you.
It cuts deep.
Especially when it's someone
you've built a life with.
A career, a calling.
I stand before you humbly
I get why you covered for him.
You want to believe he's a good man.
And I think, deep down, you fear
that you'd be lost without him.
But that's not true.
I stand before you
humbly acknowledging
You can move on from this.
You can find somebody
who actually loves you.
Somebody who's not raping
women they met on an app
and lying about it.
Somebody who didn't kill Dina Patesh
to cover up his sins.
Will you just shut up?
Roxane.
By covering for your husband
you are denying three women justice.
Josie, Fiona.
Those are the women that
he met and assaulted.
And Dina, who hacked the site.
You said you knew about the bribe.
After Dina rejected the money,
your husband killed her
before she could expose him.
He's been lying to you.
Your marriage is broken but do
not let him take you down too.
[NATHAN]: We will never
break, Roxane. Remember?
[BREATHES SHAKILY]
Remember what we built.
He got here at two.
And he begged me not to tell anyone
because he said that
I'd ruin what we built.
[SIGHS]
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
I stand before you humbly,
acknowledging my need for
redemption and salvation.
We're with you, pastor.
[WOMAN 1]: We'll pray
for you, this isn't right.
[WOMAN 2]: We'll pray
for you, Pastor Nate.
So much for "For better or for worse."
If that's what love is,
she's better off on her own.
[THEME MUSIC]
[NARRATOR]: In Toronto's war on crime,
the worst offenders are
pursued by the detectives
of the Specialized Criminal
Investigations Unit.
These are their stories.
[ECHOING GAVEL]
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
Come in.
[TENSE MUSIC]
[MAN, WHISPERING]: Leave it on.
[INTERVIEWER]: So you think your service
actually improves relationships?
The long-term ones. Yes.
Ms. Stewart, your dating
company Scarlett Riley
is currently valued at $80 million.
Are you comfortable
making this kind of money
off what is essentially deception?
Would my business be going public
if I wasn't meeting a need?
Hmm.
I think I save marriages.
Keep families together.
- [CHEERING]
- [UPBEAT POP MUSIC]
Come on Isla, you got this.
Yeah. Very good.
Oh, and there they all go.
Okay. Isla, let's play
something else, okay?
Isla. Give Mommy the candy.
And we're done with the blindfold.
You got something against piñatas?
No. She had too much sugar.
Hey, are you okay?
Josie?
Yeah. Just tired.
I've seen you tired. Come on, it's me.
What's going on?
Dina, I'll tell you later.
Now God, God wants to be near you.
He wants to be with you.
[CROWD CHEERS]
And all that he requires is faith!
[APPLAUSE]
Is trust.
- You show up for God, and
- [ALL TOGETHER]: He'll show up for you.
Amen. My beautiful wife, Roxane.
[CHEERING]
Once I thought I had it all ♪
But all I felt ♪
Was emptiness inside ♪
That's right.
But then I came to realize ♪
It was nothing more ♪
Than foolish pride ♪
I'm falling down ♪
To my knees ♪
[TENSE MUSIC]
She didn't want the money. I tried.
Everyone has a price.
Did you offer her more?
She doesn't want cash, Ellen.
You need to fix this. Now.
How about the judge?
Simon Mackie?
It's a long shot but it's worth a try.
No, you know what? It's interesting.
Carrot didn't work, let's try the stick.
I'll call him first thing.
[PHONE RINGING]
Let me just get that. I'll be right out.
[PHONE BEEPS]
Justice Mackie. Ellen.
To what do I owe this
[FOREBODING MUSIC]
What?
Well
I-I can try.
But that's not easy. The
[INHALES]
Okay.
Give me a name.
Spell that.
[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]
You ready?
Okay. I am so sorry.
It's a work emergency.
But you go ahead. I'll come up tonight.
Great. Now put in your password.
No, your password should not
be the same as your username.
[COMPUTER BEEPS]
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
Sorry, can I call you back?
There you are.
[PHONE RINGING]
- Hey, Dina.
- I found him.
Wait, what?
Tell me.
No, not on the phone.
Meet me at our spot?
[TENSE MUSIC]
[EXHALES]
[MUSIC INTENSIFIES]
You can't just sit there, ma'am.
[ROBOTIC VOICE]: Now, we're
testing your blood pressure.
Please remain seated and
calm while the test finishes.
In case of emergency,
Please press the physical stop button.
[GASPS]
[THEME MUSIC]
Victim's Dina Patesh. 35.
Single. IT professional.
Works at an investment firm
that's connected to the PATH.
- She was stabbed.
- Any witnesses?
No. They didn't even know she was dead.
Staff all thought she was asleep.
- What, up here?
- Yeah.
Not the best place for a siesta.
- You got security footage?
- Yeah. Here you go.
Thanks.
The assailant went straight for her.
Walks off like nothing happened.
Looks calm, professional.
Well, it may look pro but it's not.
These stab wounds here
down into the clavicle,
it's a manoeuvre called
the subclavian thrust.
I've seen this before.
Done well. Mob hit.
The knife slices the
nerves, paralyzes the arm
and then severs the subclavian artery.
You collapse and hemorrhage internally.
A near instant death. A one and done.
Except in Dina's case,
the killer struck twice.
Blood on the shirt and collar here
indicates they missed
the artery the first time.
Alright. So we're looking for
somebody who knows the method
but not well-practiced.
I think we're looking for an
amateur who was in a hurry.
Dina called me at the hospital.
She said that she needed to talk,
that she wanted me to meet her here.
What did she want to talk about?
Must've been important for
you to leave your shift.
Dina didn't say on the phone.
By the time I got here
she was already gone.
You really have no idea what she wanted?
No, okay? I already
told you. I don't know.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
Did she have any enemies?
Feuds at work? Ex-partner
who might want to hurt her?
No.
Dina's amazing.
Everybody loves her.
Okay. Thank you.
Now, would you call your
best friend and not tell them
what was bothering you?
I mean, why make them
wait to see you in person?
Putting aside for the moment
that you hate talking on the phone.
Well, I don't hate it, it's
just if I have something
to say to you, I wanna
look you in the eye.
- Especially if it's important.
- Mmm.
So what did Dina have to say?
And did somebody kill her
before she could say it?
Dina Patesh. She's not a gambler.
No debts, no criminal affiliations.
Only mark on her record is
an impaired driving charge.
It was sealed before the courts.
Is that relevant? Was she an addict?
Was this an altercation with a dealer?
No. Da Silva didn't find any traces
of drugs or alcohol in her system.
Dina was single. Lived alone.
Her boss said she was the best tech
security expert they'd ever had.
Are we sure this wasn't a random attack?
Remember Rohinie Bisesar,
the Shoppers stabber.
Mentally ill. Went
straight for her target.
Didn't know her from Adam.
Rohinie was delusional,
whereas Dina's killer
had the foresight to
conceal their identity.
And so well, in fact,
that Mark couldn't even
recognize them on street level
after they left the PATH.
This was targeted, Boss.
It might not have been
executed by a professional
but the subclavian thrust
isn't something that just any
Adam off the street would know.
- And Da Silva confirmed the method
- [PHONE RINGS]
during her autopsy?
She did, and speaking of
Hey.
Yeah, sure.
Okay.
Da Silva wants to see us in person.
- Hmm
- She didn't say why.
[ECHOING GAVEL]
Thanks for coming. Had
to do this one in situ
because of the nature of his death.
This is Justice Simon Mackie.
Oh. Damn.
You knew him?
Yeah.
He was a good judge. Fair.
Neighbour found him dead around noon.
Looks like a suicide. Carbon monoxide.
Yeah but considering his job,
proximity to criminals, and
lack of suicidal ideation,
cops on the scene wanted to
make sure there was no foul play.
What's your verdict here?
Well, the flushing is
consistent with CO poisoning.
There is no sign of a struggle.
It is definitely a suicide.
He even left a note.
"I'm sorry, Kay.
Remember me as the man
you knew. I love you."
Well it sounds like Justice Mackie
was worried about his reputation.
Looks like it, too.
You don't smash up all your devices
unless you've got something to hide.
I just have one question.
Uh, if he killed himself,
what are we doing here?
Because I found this in his pocket.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
Dina Patesh. Our victim.
I have no idea who Dina Patesh is.
Why are you asking me this?
She was killed earlier today.
- You think Simon was involved?
- Not necessarily.
They died around the same time
but in different parts of the city.
And Mrs. Mackie,
you said your husband asked you
to go to the cottage without him.
Why?
He got a call before we left.
Came in here to take it. He
said he had a work emergency.
Dina Patesh.
This may be the last
thing he ever wrote.
Why was he thinking of her?
What are you suggesting, Detective?
Well although you don't
know who Ms. Patesh is,
your husband certainly did.
She was obviously on his mind
right before he died.
My husband's been gone for a few hours.
So please do not come in here
and try to make me doubt him.
Simon was a good man.
And he loved his life,
he loved his kids,
and he loved his work, and he loved me.
He did not want to die.
I don't believe that.
I can't believe that.
Yes, ma'am.
Dead? What do you mean he's dead?
Dead. It means dead, Nathan. He's gone.
More importantly, so is Dina.
We're in the clear.
How did this happen?
I don't know.
I'd say that God smiled on
us but that's more your thing.
[DOOR KNOCKS]
- The underwriter's here.
- Great.
Alright, Nathan. I gotta go.
Wait, wait. Sure this is over?
Okay, we are not gonna
talk about what you did
or what I did ever again.
It's over.
Pamela.
You remember Aaron, my lawyer?
- Of course.
- Taj, my head of IT.
I was just quizzing him
on your latest website
security plan, which is lacking.
You need to beef it up before
our bank can finalize your IPO.
Your business runs on the
promise of total privacy.
Its value depends on it.
Trust me.
At my company, the digital lipstick
on your collar stays a secret.
We've never had a breach.
I want a third party
security assessment.
Because right now I'm not comfortable.
And until I'm comfortable,
we're not doing this deal.
So we were able to
trace Mackie's movements
before he killed himself.
It seems after he got
his emergency call,
he met with the trial coordinator.
Begged her to move Dina's
impaired driving case to his court.
So he could put her in
jail or rule in her favour?
No, the latter. We
think it was blackmail.
How could Dina have dirt
on a person like Mackie?
He does every NGO and
charity event from A to Z.
Yeah, well, it turns out he
also does a little triple X.
Okay.
These are some career ruining nudes.
Where'd you find them?
Off his smashed laptop here.
It seems our good Justice
Mackie was cheating on his wife.
These photos were sent via
DM to women on Scarlett Riley.
Ah. The dating app for cheaters.
Yeah. Mackie was using it
to have multiple affairs.
We think Dina told
Mackie to take her case
and acquit her of the charge
or all this would come out.
But Mackie didn't get the case.
So he killed himself before
someone killed his blackmailer.
How'd Dina know about any
of this in the first place?
Did she go on a date with Mackie?
No. We checked her devices.
Dina wasn't on the Scarlett Riley app.
But she doesn't need
to have been on the app
to have seen the photos.
Wasn't she an ethical hacker?
- Hmm.
- Or an unethical one, too.
Maybe. But if Dina hacked the judge,
she didn't use her own laptop.
We need to look at her work computer.
[ECHOING GAVEL]
Dina was definitely up to something.
This icon here means
she's running a virtual
machine on this desktop.
- A hidden profile?
- Yep.
Hackers use it to hide their activity.
It has its own operating
system, email. Look.
Ransom note.
But it's not addressed to Mackie,
it's to Ellen Stewart.
"I've found lipstick
on 35 million collars.
You have one week to shut down
or I'll release all your
user info to the world."
[WHISTLES]
Dina was blackmailing
the CEO of Scarlett Riley.
The deadline's for 5 PM today.
But if there's no Dina,
there's no deadline.
Dina Patesh got the real names
and sexual proclivities
of 35 million users.
Well, hats off to her
for executing the most
salacious crime of my career.
How the hell did she manage that?
Well, she's good at her job.
And found a back door
using a zero-day exploit.
Cracked the password then stole
100 gigabytes of raw user data
and locked it up on the dark web.
It's fully key encrypted.
No one can access it.
Why'd she steal all that information
if she wasn't asking for money?
Well, she didn't want money.
She wanted to shut the company down.
She'd tank it herself
by releasing the names.
Because why? She hated adulterers?
She wanted to stick it to Ellen Stewart.
I saw her on TV last week.
Scarlett Riley's about to go public.
Ellen's going to make millions.
Which would give her strong
motive to find the hacker
and neutralize the
threat to her business.
But how would Ellen know
Dina was responsible?
Let's go ask her.
[ECHOING GAVEL]
Dina Patesh. [PANTING]
Yes. She tried to ruin my business.
My life.
We saw the ransom note.
It was sent you by a hacktivist.
How'd you figure out it was Dina?
She's no Edward Snowden.
Took a couple of days
but she left an IP trace
and my tech guy found her.
That's interesting because
you also left a trace.
And would you look at that,
here we are finding you.
Justice Simon Mackie
wrote down her name.
He's one of your users.
You knew you'd been hacked.
Figured out it was Dina and
that she had an upcoming trial
And so you called him but
he couldn't get the case.
And convinced that he couldn't
stop Dina from ruining his life,
Mackie killed himself.
Which is too bad because
if he'd waited one more day,
someone killed Dina
before she could spill 35
million dirty little secrets.
- [SIGHS]
- Ms. Stewart, where were you on Monday at 1 PM?
Oh.
Oh, wait.
You think that someone is me.
I didn't kill anyone.
- Please answer the question.
- I was at the Cleo Club.
We were having a party for my IPO.
Everyone was there.
My tech guy, Taj. My lawyer, Aaron.
Half the staff.
Do you admit that you told
Justice Mackie about the hack?
I do not.
I didn't tell Mackie or any
of my clients about the hack
or that Dina was the hacker.
No, discretion is the
heartbeat of my business.
No, of course. It's why
your business exists.
To keep affairs secret.
[SCOFFS]
Look. You know, I wish
things were different.
I'm grateful for the
success that I've had
but it doesn't make up for the fact
that society bears so much shame.
Wrestling with monogamy
doesn't make you a sociopath.
It makes you human.
Why didn't you report the hack?
You could've asked for
help from the police.
That's what they do, they arrest people.
She committed a serious crime.
Right. Then word of the breach gets out
and my IPO is destroyed.
Speaking of which, I have a meeting
so if you have any other questions
you can talk to my lawyer.
Aaron, can you come in here?
[PHONE RINGING]
That wedding band.
Is it real or just for show?
All I know is that when I wear it,
even more people hit on me.
Always want what you can't have.
Yes. We kept the hack and the
hacker's identity a secret.
No one outside the inner circle knew.
Well, someone got to Dina.
And if it wasn't
someone at Scarlett Riley
then it was someone Ellen told.
So, who'd she spill to? A
special client? A friend?
Oh come on, Aaron.
Help us solve a murder.
I don't know and even if I did
I couldn't give you our clients' names.
That would be a violation
of their privacy.
[FRANKIE SIGHS]
That's quite a lot of loyalty
for a business based on betrayal.
That's catchy.
Good luck with your
investigation, detectives.
You know, why involve
Justice Mackie at all?
Ellen's raking in the
cash. Why not pay Dina off?
What's the first thing
an underwriter does
when they assess an IPO?
Due diligence. Check the
company's financial health.
Look under the hood.
Hmm. So if Ellen's
money's under scrutiny
Then maybe she found a way
to bribe Dina off the books?
Who is Dina Patesh and why
did you send her this money?
Uhh
This is just a mistake.
Did you think I wouldn't notice this?
What is this for?
She's a hacker.
She's trying to blackmail Ellen.
Trying to ruin her business.
Oh. Right. Ellen. Of course.
What? She's my oldest
friend. She was in need.
Yeah, of bribe money?
To keep her disgusting website open?
You know that Ellen's problems
are not our responsibility.
Why are you helping her?
Because that's what we do.
We help people.
What are you not telling me?
I just got Dina's banking records.
The day before she died
she declined a wire
transfer for $500,000.
Who turns down 500k?
Someone who hates adultery
more than they love money.
The transfer's from a numbered company.
Okay. Which is owned by
A Nathan Renslow.
Why is that name familiar?
Give me a second.
'Cause you might remember
him better as Pastor Nate
from Evolution Church.
Charismatic leader, hype priest,
and possible Scarlett Riley user.
Didn't know you two were
so into hipster mass.
Well, I'm not.
But it's hard to forget
a man of the cloth
who wears that much leather.
[ECHOING GAVEL]
Ellen Stewart? I know who she is.
- Everyone does.
- But you're old friends.
You met at the Hart House debate club.
It's the perfect jumping
off point for anyone
interested in a successful
career as an orator.
That was a long time ago.
We don't have much in common anymore.
Except for Scarlett Riley.
Sorry, I'm a happily married man.
Who sent $500,000 to the
woman who hacked that site
and threatened to
expose all of its users.
I sent that money
'cause Ellen asked me to.
Not because I use the site.
I was just trying to help a friend.
I'm sorry. Do I have "idiot"
written on my forehead?
[TENSE MUSIC]
Alright, look.
Couple of months ago
my wife Roxane and I
were going through some stuff.
Ellen told me the site was
safe and I believed her.
That's on me.
I only went on a few coffee dates.
Totally chaste, I
didn't sleep with anyone,
and I told my wife everything
and she's forgiven me.
That's very big of her
but I'm not so sure your congregation
would be so accommodating.
Because if you're on the list,
you're on the list.
Which is exactly why
I sent Dina the cash.
Try to get her to drop everything
but she didn't want my money.
So what'd you do when she rejected you?
Nothing. Told Ellen. She
said she had another plan.
Where were you on Monday at 1 PM?
Nathan, love? Is everything okay?
Yeah, of course. Roxane,
where was I Monday at 1 PM?
Hosting Lunch Hour of Power with me.
It's our prayer group.
Lunch Hour of Power?
Kill me. Sounds more like
an 80s exercise class.
Even if Nathan's alibi does
check out, it's not a total wash.
'Cause he admitted that Ellen told him
that Dina was the hacker.
Yeah. Which gives us enough
to get a production order
for the Scarlett Riley user list.
Oh great. So we've only
narrowed it down to what,
35 million suspects?
Well. I have never been
so excited to look at
a grey database of names.
Well, don't get too pumped, Frankie.
The production order
that Justice Garber signed
stipulates you can only look at 10 names
from the Scarlett Riley users list.
Sounds like a challenge.
20 questions: the infidelity edition.
I know this is only 10
questions, Forrester.
Just humour my analogy.
Okay but would anyone really
know if we looked at, say, 11?
Unfortunately, the search
is tracked by an FTK.
It's a forensic tool kit.
It's like a digital audit.
There it is.
So don't waste one on your ex-boyfriend.
- 10!
- 10.
Good luck.
Well, I've taken the liberty
of looking up the obvious.
Ellen, Aaron, and Taj all have profiles.
Justice Mackie is "BigMan x74"
and Nathan is "Jesus Saves U 33."
Woof. I wonder if that's why he
only had a few chaste coffee dates.
So who else have we met that
might be a Scarlett Riley user?
Alright. Five down, five to
go. And we can search up anyone?
By name and email.
I think we should start with
anyone associated with the case.
So how about husbands, wives, partners?
Kay Mackie. The judge's wife.
Hmm.
[MARK]: She's not on here.
Okay, Frankie. Roll the dice,
see if you can do better.
Okay. Come on, lucky number seven.
Russ Bennett?
Josie's husband?
Nope. Three wishes left.
Okay, think, think, think, think.
- Roxane. Preacher's wife.
- No.
Negative.
Hold your horses, right?
There's only two shots left.
Scroll back. Josie.
Dina's best friend. Josie Bennett.
We have a match.
Josie Bennett. "LADYLOVE1987."
I'll be damned.
[ECHOING GAVEL]
Yes, I knew about the hack.
I should've told you
guys but I was scared.
Scared of what?
What Dina did was illegal
and she did it for me.
So you were looking
for something. Someone.
Yeah. A guy I met on the site.
She just wanted to help
me find his real name.
[PHONE VIBRATING]
I'm gonna take this. Excuse me.
[DOOR OPENS]
Josie, what happened?
About a month ago, Russ
and I were having problems.
I got so sick of being
Mommy all the time.
So I signed up onto the site.
It's stupid, I know.
It's not stupid. No, I
[CLEARS THROAT]
I get it.
I do.
And Josie, can you tell me about
this guy you met on the site?
His screen name is "Don Juan 423."
He was charming.
Made me feel different.
He wanted to meet. [SNIFFLES]
Suggested we do this thing.
It's called door ajar.
Right, I've heard of it.
It's where you unlock the
door, you wait blindfolded
Yeah.
I thought it would be exciting, but
I rented an Airbnb
because he asked me to.
But when he showed up,
it it was too weird.
You know?
I wanted to see him so I tried
to take the blindfold off.
And
he didn't like that?
He pinned me down.
I couldn't move.
I couldn't see. I couldn't breathe.
And he raped me.
And then he left.
And he blocked me on the app.
All of our messages were just gone.
And I reported him to Scarlett Riley
but they didn't respond.
- Did you tell the police?
- What was I supposed to say?
I mean, I don't even know his real name.
But I know he has done
this to other people.
Sorry, how?
Before I told Dina I was
desperate to find him.
I posted about him online in a forum
about bad dates to warn people.
This person, Fiona, she reached out
and said that he did the
exact same thing to her.
And she went to the cops but
they said she didn't have enough
for an investigation.
No name, no face.
No case.
I told Dina and she said
that she could hack the site
and find his name.
It took a few days but she got him.
That's why she wanted to meet.
So she could tell you who he was.
In person.
I'm sorry.
She was my best friend. And
she got him because of me.
I have no idea who "Don Juan 423" is
or why he's not on the
list that was sent to you.
There, I just looked.
He's not in my system
either, so I'm sorry.
You've been misinformed.
"Don Juan 423" doesn't exist.
Or you got rid of him after the hack
because he's a rapist, he's a murderer.
I have never heard a
single assault allegation
against any of my users.
Well then you haven't
been paying attention.
One victim definitely sent them.
Josie Bennett. These are her emails.
[DISTANT SIRENS BLARING]
- I've never seen these.
- Maybe you've seen this one?
It's a second victim who
reported it to the police.
There's a predator in your midst.
Perhaps we should warn your users?
Hmm.
Do not do that, okay?
I'm telling you, this is a mistake.
It's literally impossible
for "Don Juan 423"
to have existed and now be gone.
How so?
Because we made it impossible.
Once you make a profile
on Scarlett Riley,
it can never truly be deleted.
It's how I retain 35 million users.
- [SCOFFS]
- That's rich.
So you're telling me that you
don't wanna be in a relationship
but you made it so that
no one can ever leave you?
And you over-valued your
business in the process.
I'd call that a win-win.
You know what, it stills
looks good on paper, okay?
And that's all that matters.
I'm telling you the truth.
"Don Juan 423" doesn't exist.
Yeah, but you've
already lied to us once,
so I'm thinking you should
probably just disclose
this guy's real name
because if you don't
we might have to go wide with this.
Yeah. I'd put on my mirror face.
Hold a press conference.
Ask for the public's help in
finding this elusive creep.
Okay.
There is one way that a user could seem
to disappear from the platform.
But it can only be authorized
by Taj in the tech department.
Change the user handle.
Look, I didn't change any user handle.
Ellen can blame me all
she wants for that hack
but I'm not responsible
or involved in some
murder or a cover-up.
Look, I really need to get back to work.
Sure.
Well, if it wasn't you
then it was someone else.
So what do you think Taj, was it
- one of your guys?
- You two. Out.
No.
No one does anything
on the user database
unless I authorize it.
So somebody came in here
while you weren't around.
Look, I'm barely keeping my job here.
Yeah, but we're talking
about a homicide here.
And sexual assault.
[SIGHS]
The other day when you two showed up,
someone used my credentials
to get in the database.
And no doubt you looked up
those key card logs lickety split
to find out who was lurking
around your terminal.
Yeah.
This is the part where you go on.
- It was Aaron.
- Ellen's lawyer.
And how did he get your password?
I
I gave it to him.
When he wanted to get rid
of some sensitive emails
before the underwriter came in
and took a look at our security system.
Emails he didn't think I knew about.
Emails about sexual assault?
Yes.
And that's why I decided to switch jobs.
Everything had just become so heavy.
I had become numb
to the violence,
to the assaults, to the blood.
[INHALES]
There was always so much blood.
Couldn't stand the sight of it.
Got harder and harder
to feel anything anymore.
Being here is the only
thing that really helps.
That was really brave, Aaron.
I might suggest that we focus
on turning your complaint into a prayer.
Complaint can be a prayer, Roxane.
What's more emotional, genuine,
real than when you feel
like you've been wronged?
When you wonder, "God,
why have you put me here?"
But he hasn't put you anywhere
where you can't come back from.
God wants to forgive.
And so should we.
Alright, guys.
That's all for today. Have a great week.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
We carry each other's burdens.
I just think he may need more
help than we can give him.
Then I will carry his weight.
And as it breaks me down,
I will lean on you.
We might bend, but
we're not gonna break.
You're my strength, Roxane.
You carry all of us.
So we believe Aaron
Smith is Josie's rapist
and he might be Dina's killer.
The guy used his coworker's credentials
to change Don Juan 423's
user handle on the same day
that we requested
access to their clients.
He also wiped Josie's
emails off the server.
In order to sanitize the business
before it went public?
Yeah. Or to cover his own tracks.
So he blocks the women he rapes,
deletes the evidence,
and then blocks this, too.
This guy is a corporate
lawyer at Scarlett Riley.
How does he know how to
do a subclavian thrust?
Well, he doesn't know how to do it well.
But he learned it from someone who did.
[TENSE MUSIC]
So, Aaron. Why'd you go corporate, huh?
Better money? Change of pace?
I was sick of dealing with murders.
Oh. Like this one?
You defended an ex-military man
who stabbed his wife in the neck
using a method called
the subclavian thrust.
Are you familiar with it?
- Am I?
- I should hope so.
You spent three days in an Ottawa court
cross-examining an expert about it.
You don't remember?
Do you remember all of
your cases, Detective Graff?
Only the ones that keep me up at night.
Why are you asking me all about this?
Because Dina Patesh was
killed by the same method.
So you had the means, the motive
But not the opportunity to kill her
because I was with Ellen.
Right, at the Cleo Club.
Well everyone and their
mother was at the Cleo Club
but can any of them vouch for
your whereabouts at all times?
Quick trip down to the
drugstore. Do the job.
You're back in 15, drinking
your second martini.
Dina's gone and your secret's safe.
What secret?
That you're "Don Juan 423."
And that you changed your handle
to cover up any involvement
in at least two sexual
assaults and a homicide.
Look, we have the key
card records, Aaron.
We know you were in the tech room.
Okay.
- This is not what you think.
- Then what should we think?
Because I'm thinking right now
we've got enough to
charge you with murder.
Get up, we're taking you to hold.
No, no. I did not do
this. Just stop, okay?
- I changed the handle, yes.
- To what?
I changed "Don Juan 423"
to "Jesus Saves U 33."
Nathan Renslow is "Don Juan 423?"
Did he ask you to change that handle?
I offered.
Nathan is a good man.
This woman, Josie, was slandering him.
He had never even met her.
There was no record of any contact.
But the subclavian thrust.
Did you tell Nathan about
this crime specifically?
[TENSE MUSIC]
You know it's Sunday, right?
There's no proof Nathan
was ever even in the PATH
at the same time as Dina.
Well that's why we need
to charge him on the rapes.
Bring him in, get a murder confession.
And if you don't get a
confession? Then what?
I can't even successfully prosecute
Nathan for those rapes.
- [GRAFF]: Why?
- There's barely any evidence.
Neither woman saw his face.
No digital trail.
They don't even know his real name.
Yeah. That's why he killed Dina.
So no one would find out his real name.
Doesn't matter.
You're hoping an assault
will crack this open.
What if it doesn't?
Any lawyer worth his
salt will tell Nathan
he's gonna walk on those rape charges,
and then where will you be?
Nowhere.
And he'll know our play.
No, we got nothing.
And there's no justice for Dina.
Fine, you're right.
That's surprisingly refreshing.
But?
Well it's more of a yes and, Theo.
Yes, you're right, and
there is something we can do.
If Nathan killed Dina to
protect his reputation,
his ministry, his congregants,
then he would've needed
somebody's help to cover it up
because he is not the Holy Spirit
and cannot be everywhere at once.
If you can break that alibi,
you might have yourself a murder case.
Wanna go crash a service?
Take me to church.
That temptation you feel inside?
Don't demonize it.
That's just your energy
trying to go somewhere.
Trying to move you.
Trying to bring you closer to God.
So you need to take that energy.
Harness it.
Make it work for you.
Ask Jesus to help you channel it,
direct it, create an intention.
Intention puts us on
the path to prosperity.
[CHEERING]
And I know what you're thinking.
You're thinking, "Pastor Nate,
how do I know which
way to go on the path?"
You don't, but God does.
And he will show you.
Take a leap of faith and follow him!
Now is the time.
When you want to give in and give up ♪
Know that He is there ♪
He is there ♪
There's just one simple
thing that we all have to do ♪
Just take a leap of faith ♪
Pastor Nate.
I-I need a minute, okay?
Come back anytime. Door's always open.
Oh. I thought it was ajar.
[SCOFFS]
What is that, a riddle?
When is a door not a door?
No, my partner's referencing
a crime you committed.
The one you killed
Dina Patesh to cover up.
I already told you. I
offered Dina the money.
She didn't want it.
Nathan, what was that? You
can't just leave the stage.
They don't wanna see
me, they wanna see you.
Go, I'll take care of this.
Honey, it's okay. Just hold
down the fort a while longer.
Play one of your little
songs or something.
- Sorry, little songs?
- No, it's fine.
It's nothing compared to what
Nathan does for the church.
- Is that why you lied for him?
- Roxane.
You see we interviewed
a few of the people
who went to your Lunch Hour of Power.
The ones who saw you at 1
PM on the day that Dina died.
Strange, though.
They all had the exact same story.
No variation.
It was almost like somebody
had told them what to say.
Look. I know about the scandal, okay?
And the bribe money.
And Nathan is not a cheater.
No. He's a rapist.
What, did you forget about the women
that you blindfolded and assaulted?
The ones that you met on Scarlett Riley?
You see, that's part of his MO.
He likes to do what he
wants without being seen.
He wants his victims
to be willfully blind.
That sound familiar?
No. You said you went
on a few coffee dates.
I mean, he didn't sleep
with anyone, that's not
That's not cheating.
You know I love you, right?
Why is she saying you raped a woman?
- I didn't.
- No, he raped two.
Stop saying rape. It wasn't rape!
It was consensual.
They invited me in. They said yes.
I just need a little release.
That's what Ellen's site's for.
Just take the pressure off,
help me keep the promise
I made to this church.
What about the promise you made to me?
What about the promise I make
to every single person that
walks through that door?
You want me to fail them 'cause
you can't understand my needs?
I live in a pressure cooker here.
I have to be everything, everyone,
and a saint on top of it all.
Roxane, those women, they meant nothing.
I did it to try to keep
our marriage intact.
And our marriage is the
bedrock of this church.
I did it for you.
- For us.
- For me?
You hurt them for me?
I didn't hurt them.
They broke the deal
when they tried to take
the blindfold off, not me.
- What?
- How could I have hurt them?
They were fine when I left them.
That woman out there, she's fine.
She's fine!
It meant nothing.
It doesn't feel like
nothing, does it, Roxane?
It burns when someone betrays you.
It cuts deep.
Especially when it's someone
you've built a life with.
A career, a calling.
I stand before you humbly
I get why you covered for him.
You want to believe he's a good man.
And I think, deep down, you fear
that you'd be lost without him.
But that's not true.
I stand before you
humbly acknowledging
You can move on from this.
You can find somebody
who actually loves you.
Somebody who's not raping
women they met on an app
and lying about it.
Somebody who didn't kill Dina Patesh
to cover up his sins.
Will you just shut up?
Roxane.
By covering for your husband
you are denying three women justice.
Josie, Fiona.
Those are the women that
he met and assaulted.
And Dina, who hacked the site.
You said you knew about the bribe.
After Dina rejected the money,
your husband killed her
before she could expose him.
He's been lying to you.
Your marriage is broken but do
not let him take you down too.
[NATHAN]: We will never
break, Roxane. Remember?
[BREATHES SHAKILY]
Remember what we built.
He got here at two.
And he begged me not to tell anyone
because he said that
I'd ruin what we built.
[SIGHS]
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
I stand before you humbly,
acknowledging my need for
redemption and salvation.
We're with you, pastor.
[WOMAN 1]: We'll pray
for you, this isn't right.
[WOMAN 2]: We'll pray
for you, Pastor Nate.
So much for "For better or for worse."
If that's what love is,
she's better off on her own.
[THEME MUSIC]