Elsbeth (2024) s02e09 Episode Script

1
Think of an airplane
drifting through a hurricane,
not knowing it's about to crash.
When you live a toxic life
in a toxic environment,
your body adjusts to the toxins.
And goes into autopilot.
[BONNIE CRYING]
Bonnie?
What are you feeling? What's happening?
My boss said that he would fire me
if I cried so
I haven't in a very long time.
I thought I was being strong.
May I touch you?
[EXHALING]
Your tears are your strength.
And, transparently, that means
the detox program is working.
Thank you.
Our bodies can be faster than our minds,
especially if our thoughts are poisoned
by S.C.'s,
which is what I like to call
"superficial crap."
[LAUGHTER]
I want to hear from all of you.
Let's each of us name an S.C.
that you haven't missed
since you started your journey with me.
The answer might surprise you.
- Lydia?
- Um
my cell phone.
Okay, Cathy?
Processed food.
Good. Ron?
My private plane.
There you go. Sheryl?
My therapist.
Good, good. Weena?
My followers on social media.
- Go deeper.
- I think
I might hate all three million of them.
Keep going.
They're all S.C.'s.
- I'm deleting my accounts.
- There you go.
Good for you.
Billy?
How about you?
Uh
pass.
[BIRD HOOTING]
Billy asked for his car keys again.
I followed him this time,
just like you suggested.
He's been so negative
and I can't pinpoint why.
Tom.
He keeps junk food in his car.
I mean, he must be
binging on it every night.
All those chemicals, all at once.
He's so lost.
I'll talk to him.
Thank you, Starlight.
I appreciate you so much.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
Here.
Drink this.
Carrots contain fat-soluble carotenoids
that promote bile flow
and-and dill has antioxidant properties.
It'll clean out all the processed food
you've been eating in your car.
Thanks, but I don't want your juice.
And, transparently
I was eating in my car because
your overpriced detox program
has me starving.
If you were an active participant,
your hunger would transform into joy.
Uh, yeah.
I just, I really don't care.
What do you care about, Billy?
I care about what I rightfully deserve
in life.
Okay, good.
And you haven't gotten it.
I have this
endless
well of darkness
in me.
And it can't be healed by yoga
or fasting or meditation.
I need something more powerful.
I need something off the menu.
What did you have in mind?
I want to see Midori.
Kambo
or the poisonous
venom of the monkey tree frog, was used
by ancient Amazonians
to treat depression,
- chronic pain,
- [WINCING]
even cancer.
Western medicine
promotes pills
and addiction to turn a profit.
But all we need is nature.
To be soothed by nature.
We are nature.
[EXHALES DEEPLY]
That's it.
Yes, let it go.
Let it go.
- [RETCHING]
- Good.
You're releasing your toxins.
And your anger.
Your pain.
Trust the medicine.
And let it go.
[MOANING]
Lay back.
[FROG CROAKING]
[GASPS]
- [MOANS]
- [WHISPERS]
[GROANING]
Good.
I'm very proud of you, Billy.
Stop calling me Billy.
My name is Cole.
Cole Campbell.
[CHUCKLES] Yeah.
That Cole.
June's little brother.
I freaking knew
you were too much of
a narcissist to recognize me.
You were just a kid.
I've been waiting 15 years
to avenge her death.
Cole.
What are you gonna do, kill me?
[KNIFE CLATTERS ON GROUND]
Worse.
Because now I can prove everything
and finally
get what I deserve.
My face feels puffy.
We call that F.F.
Frog face.
It's a normal,
harmless reaction to the venom.
It'll go down in a few days.
You sure I can't change your mind?
Shut up, Tom.
You've grown up to become
[ENGINE STARTS]
A very impressive young man.
I promise to learn from this.
[CHUCKLES] Yeah.
Mmm. Mmm.
[SCOFFS]
Drive safe.
[TIRES SCREECHING]
[HORN BLARING]
[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]
Hey.
I haven't wanted to pry about things
that happened to you before,
but we should talk about this.
Are you okay?
How did these outlets get
your name mixed up in this?
We should call the New York View
and tell them they made a mistake.
It's not exactly a mistake.
There's no way you covered up
what that man did to his first wife.
Right?
I did the best I could
with the information I had.
[STAMMERS] These people are reporting
that Van Ness's lawyers suppressed
his ex-wife's claims of domestic abuse.
Were you just a part of
a huge firm that did this?
It's complicated.
But, um
uh, no.
I wasn't working at the firm.
I was brought on, uh,
just for this case.
Look. I am having a
very hard time with this.
You need to tell me what happened.
I can't. It's called
attorney-client privilege.
[KNOCKING]
I've been reading about you,
Ms. Tascioni. Do you know why this judge
in Chicago unsealed these papers?
Not yet, but I have known
certain judges stick together.
Keep me informed.
In the meantime, I need you on a case.
A young man, Cole Campbell,
was found deceased on the highway.
- His car ran off the road.
- Okay. Why me?
The last place he was seen
was some fancy spa
where celebrities and the royals go to.
The global press is already
trying to frame Meghan Markle
and she wasn't even there.
No quippy response
from either one of you?
Okay then, Officer Blanke,
you go with her.
Detective Smullen is
already at the crime scene.
I think you can learn
some more from him.
Is it just me or is his face
really, really puffy?
KAYA: Looks like
too much Botox.
Mm, report's pending, but M.E. says
most likely an allergic reaction.
From what?
Could be anything.
Pollen,
bee sting, meds.
Or car snacks.
Huh, ooh, I love powdered donuts.
Wet here.
[SNIFFING]
Smells like, uh
oh, fruit punch. [LAUGHS]
But the straw is still intact.
And the straw hole hasn't been pierced.
So how did it spill?
Weird.
Oh, look.
There's an epinephrine pen in here.
If he was having a
severe allergic reaction,
why wouldn't he just reach for this?
My mother's allergic to nuts.
She always forgets where she puts hers.
KAYA: I checked the GPS.
It was routed
to the nearest diagnostic lab,
not to a hospital.
ELSBETH: That's weird.
Where did Captain Wagner say
he was coming from?
- Some kind of spa?
- The Heiwa Zen Center.
It's about 20 minutes outside the city.
What do "heiwa" and "zen" mean, exactly?
Let's see.
According to Google,
"heiwa" is Japanese for "peace"
and "zen" means both
"peaceful" and "calm."
So "peaceful peace."
That sounds like the most
relaxing place on Earth.
- [PARTICIPANTS SCREAMING]
- TOM: Yes.
Yes!
Beautiful!
Purge all that negative energy.
Release it from your body.
Good.
- Wait, wait, wait, wait.
- Good.
Where's Billy?
- [SCREAMING QUIETS]
- Where's Billy?
One moment. One moment.
Where
Sheryl has asked about Billy.
Billy is on a different journey
right now.
But let's send him some positive energy.
- Shall we?
- Mm-hmm.
Like this.
Hah
Hah!
Wow It's just like summer camp.
Except way more luxurious
and even more expensive.
People pay upwards of
three grand a night here
to meditate and do yoga.
You can do those things at home.
Yeah. There's some
other stuff here, too,
but I don't know what
"transformative moon journaling" means.
If you want to find out, let me know.
Welcome to the Heiwa Zen Center.
I'm Starlight. How can I help you?
ELSBETH: Oh, Starlight!
That's such a pretty name.
I'm just Elsbeth Tascioni. [CHUCKLES]
This is Detective Smullen.
And this is Officer Blanke.
We were hoping you could
answer a few questions
about Cole Campbell.
He checked out last night.
Uh
Transparently, we've never had
a participant of that name.
BOBBY: Recognize this man?
STARLIGHT: Oh, that's Billy.
Sheryl's journey partner.
Or, well former journey partner.
Everyone here works in pairs.
Oh, like a buddy system.
It's more than that.
It takes two
to know one.
That's a core philosophy of mine.
And your teres minor is suffering
under the weight of these tote bags.
My what? Oh
Why are you carrying
all of this heaviness?
Why are you afraid of letting it go?
What are you looking at?
Your secretions.
Yeah, don't do that.
Try cutting out legumes.
KAYA: Mm.
Nope. Absolutely not.
I respect your boundaries.
Are you all here
because of Cole Campbell?
How did you guess?
Such a troubled young man.
And, between us,
I don't think he's been well
ever since his sister June
passed away here
over a decade ago.
KAYA: "Here" as in
- at the center?
- Mm-hmm.
Did something happen
during your program?
Oh, no, no, no. No, uh
June tragically died
of an unrelated gallstone infection.
Cole said he hoped that by taking
my program, he'd feel closer to her.
But he just wasn't stable enough.
He-he left last night.
Is he in some kind of trouble?
[KAYA CLEARS THROAT]
He
He, um
- No.
- Yeah.
[SIGHS]
How? He was so young.
Autopsy pending.
His body was found near
an off-ramp of the Van Wyck.
I'll have to inform the participants.
Starlight, would you gather
everyone for a healing circle?
On it.
I'll have to call Steve and Stacey.
His parents. If you wouldn't mind,
I'd appreciate it
if you'd give me a little space.
Oh, yeah. By all means.
Oh, you mean we go.
Mm-hmm. I just have the one landline.
Unless you have a warrant of some kind?
Or, um, another reason to stay?
No.
I don't like it here.
Air's too clean.
What are you doing, Ms. Tascioni?
Tom called Cole by his real name,
even though he checked in
under the alias "Billy."
Well, how do you know he
checked in under the fake name?
Because Starlight only
recognized Cole as Billy.
And Cole wasn't famous.
So why would he feel the need
to disguise himself?
And it's also suspicious Tom
was so forthcoming about June.
It's almost like he knew
the police would eventually find out
and he wanted to get ahead of it
to seem less guilty.
Maybe you should track down
whoever was
June's old "journey partner."
BOBBY: Good call.
I would like to find out
what really happened to her here.
Uh, can I help?
Captain Wagner said
I could learn more from you.
He said that?
- Mm-hmm.
- Hmm.
You coming?
Tom said I would need
another reason to stay here.
What if I check in?
Find out more information
on Tom and Cole's journey partner.
Well, if you're up for the cost
Honestly?
Think I could use
a place like this right now.
BOBBY: Well, this
place bans cell phones.
How do we get in touch?
The only landline?
All right.
Just make sure that you're alone
when you report in.
Good luck, Kaya.
You too, Elsbeth.
TOM: As you inhale,
imagine yourself
in the bamboo forest of Kyoto.
[CONTINUES STRUMMING]
As the macaque monkeys
swing playfully by,
bow your head deeply.
Arigato
gozaimas.
This
is all the stimulation I need.
Wow.
You must really love Japan.
I healed myself in Asia
after living a toxic life in finance.
Healed yourself? How did you do that?
You'll see, Elsbeth.
Welcome.
Take off your shoes
and go sit with
your journey partner, Sheryl.
- Hi.
- Oh, hi.
[WHISPERS]: Hi.
Elsbeth.
Olm
[PARTICIPANTS JOIN IN]
That was amazing.
I feel sort of
light and-and tingly,
but in a good way?
Tom's guided meditations got me
through my second divorce.
Ugh.
One was more than enough for me.
[LAUGHS] I was numbing out
with, um, Western medications.
But then Tom made me realize
that I can free myself
of toxic men with nature.
- Ah.
- He is
a certified expert
on practically every
healing practice there is,
and there is nothing he does not know
about holistic nutrition.
That's incredible.
But
I mean, it's not
all natural here, right?
They offer Botox.
Don't they?
Oh, I'm sorry. I don't mean to be rude.
I've just noticed a lot of
puffy faces.
I would never put that
kind of poison in my body.
Really?
What kind of poison
would you put in, then?
You know, we should go
to our next practice.
Is that like an activity?
[BOTH LAUGH]
- Follow my lead, journey partner.
- [LAUGHS]
Come on.
Okay.
[GONG RESONATING]
It's getting to the point ♪
Where I'm no fun anymore ♪
I am sorry ♪
Sometimes it hurts ♪
So badly I must cry out loud ♪
Today we are going to cover
one of my favorite topics
- seed cycling.
- I am lonely ♪
I am yours, you are mine ♪
You are what you are ♪
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
doo, doo, doo-doo-doo-doo ♪
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo ♪
Doo-doo-doo-doo ♪
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo,
doo, doo, doo-doo ♪
[CLANGING]
- That was so neat.
- Right?
And I know this sounds crazy, but
I think I felt your vibrations
during the sound bath.
'Cause I was sending them to you.
No way! I knew it.
Look. I know it's toxic
to speak ill of the dead
[SIGHS] but I have to say it.
You are so much more fun
than my old journey partner.
Oh, Billy, right?
What-what was he like?
He would stare at Tom
during meditations
with this horrible energy.
Oh, and during yoga,
he stayed in shavasana the entire time.
No!
I don't know why he paid all this money
if he didn't want to do the program.
Unless he was here
for some other reason.
It's time for truth ball.
Oh! This is fun.
- This is Oh. Okay.
- Gather round, everybody.
- Elsbeth
- Yes.
Meet Makoto,
named for the Shinto concept of honesty,
truthfulness, and conscientiousness.
I thought those were
universal concepts
TOM: In truth ball,
you only speak when
Makoto is passed on to you.
And the rule is simple:
when you hold him,
you tell a truth that you've observed
about yourself,
or another person here
at the center. Got it?
Oh! [GIGGLES]
Okay.
Well, the truth is,
Cole checked in as Billy.
But when we met, you called him "Cole."
And I keep wondering why.
I
I recognized Cole right away.
But if he wanted to go by "Billy,"
it was my job to honor
his beautiful and specific
identity journey.
Sheryl.
SHERYL: Um, my truth is
Hey!
Apple, ginger,
and something called valerian.
Oh. That helps you sleep.
But I could just talk
to you all night long.
I feel the same. About you. [LAUGHS]
So, tell me.
How are you feeling emotionally?
I noticed during partner yoga
that your throat chakra was blocked.
- It-it is?
- No, no, no.
No judgment, of course.
Journey partners are supposed
to share these things.
Okay? But
that is your body's communication hub.
It's associated
with clarity, responsibility and truth.
- Sheryl
- Mm-hmm?
I don't want to lie to you.
I'm here to investigate Billy's death.
Oh.
Does this mean
that, uh, you don't actually
care about any of this at all?
No!
You must think that I'm crazy.
No, no.
[STAMMERS] I would never
judge or dismiss
other people's experiences.
Especially yours.
To be honest, I-I like it here.
Thi-Things aren't going very
well for me back in the city.
You can tell me.
It takes two to know one.
When I first got here,
Tom said that I was
carrying around some
heaviness, and he was right.
I, um [SMACKS LIPS]
[CHUCKLES]
I made a lot of money
working for some bad people.
And okay, it's part of the job.
I know that.
But then I found out
I didn't know the extent
of the harm that I was participating in
because I was tricked.
And I do not like being tricked.
And so now
I am so angry and I'm embarrassed
because [CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY]
I don't usually end up in that position.
But it happened and, um
the damage was done.
And now I-I can't find the right way
to explain things
to my friends. [CRYING]
- I don't know how to ask for help.
- Come here.
Oh. Come here.
Listen to me.
If your friends love you,
they will want to help.
You just have to be
transparently honest.
Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay.
And in the meantime [CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
I think I know just the thing
that'll make you feel lighter.
Do you remember
when you asked me what kind of poison
I would put in my body?
Yes, I do.
Tell Tom you want to see Midori.
Hello, Elsbeth.
How did you know it was me?
My third eye.
The restless pitter-patter
of your tiny feet in the grass.
A slight crunching noise
in your knees.
It's not a real problem now
but it will be in a few years
if you don't up
your calcium and vitamin D.
How else can I help you?
I want to see Midori.
I'm sorry, Elsbeth.
I have no idea
what you're talking about.
[QUIETLY]: And I know you don't either.
[FROGS CROAKING]
The monkey tree frog
releases a waxy substance
as a defense mechanism
when they're stressed.
Some Amazonian tribes will
inject it into human skin
to heal physical
and psychological ailments.
Tom was one of the first
to bring this practice
of kambo ceremonies to the East Coast.
When we went to Heiwa,
Tom became this instant role model.
We would have followed him
to the ends of the Earth.
You were both 22 at the time?
And Tom was almost 40.
He was our leader.
That's why we felt confident
staying at the center
when June started feeling sick.
Unfortunately, unbeknownst to anyone,
June had an infected gallstone.
And then, when she started
feeling really sick,
that's when Tom performed
a kambo ceremony on her.
Instead of taking her to the hospital?
Tom reached a private
settlement with the family.
I don't know the exact details,
but June's parents went on a long cruise
when the dust settled, leaving
Cole with his grandmother.
Sounds like they really
turned their backs on him.
Maybe that's why Cole
checked into the center
using his fake name.
So he could get his revenge, incognito.
ELSBETH: So Cole
and June's parents reached
a private settlement,
keeping the whole thing secret.
That's what Cole's lawyer said.
Officer Blanke found her
in Cole's call logs.
So Cole made two calls from his car
right before time of death.
One to the diagnostic lab
requesting blood work,
and one to his lawyer,
leaving a voicemail saying,
"I have everything I need."
Clearly he had something in his system
that he wanted to tell her about.
I think I know what it is.
[STEAM HISSING]
Oh. Hi, Tom.
- [CLOSES DOOR]
- Whoa.
It is really, really,
really hot in here. [CHUCKLES]
- [CLEARS THROAT]
- Perspiration is
a natural way to eliminate arsenic,
pesticides, various toxins.
- What are toxins, exactly?
- [CHUCKLES]
Elsbeth.
I could go on and on
about how bitter almonds
contain amygdalin,
while the sweet ones are
lower in it due to breeding,
but something tells me
that's not why you're here.
Your knowledge is so impressive.
In fact, you're impressive
in so many ways,
which is probably why June's
parents ended their lawsuit
in a private settlement.
Steve and Stacey are very dear to me.
I remember you called them
when you found out about Cole's passing.
I wanted them to know
how much I cared about Cole.
Poor guy.
God knows what kind of junk
they're gonna find in his system.
Junk as in monkey tree frog venom?
Isn't that what was
in June's system before she passed?
And I noticed that Cole's face
was pretty puffy, too.
Isn't that a symptom of kambo?
I have a confession to make.
Cole brought kambo to the premises
and asked me to perform
a ceremony on him.
I refused.
After June's death, I
banned it from the center
despite its amazing healing properties
- and mental health benefits.
- That's such a shame because
- I hear you're really good at it.
- Well
My empathy was bigger than my ego.
And I knew the family
needed something to blame,
kambo seemed the natural scapegoat.
I radically accepted that.
[EXHALES]
- I admire your humility.
- Hmm.
It's dangerous if you're not a shaman.
I wish
I'd been able to do it
for him one last time.
One last time because you loved him.
Like I love all of my participants.
Even you.
Me?
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
I love you, Elsbeth.
Even though you don't
think you deserve love.
What makes you say that?
Can I touch you?
Whatever is weighing you down
is manifesting in your body.
I can see it.
I can feel it.
Just remember,
you have to forgive yourself
to receive forgiveness from others.
You all right?
Yeah.
It's just really, really
really hot in here.
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
Officer Blanke went
through Cole's laptop
and found the terms
of the Campbell family settlement.
Tom paid the family $200,000,
but it says if he ever
administered kambo again,
he'd have to pay the Campbells
another two million.
ELSBETH [OVER PHONE]: Wow.
So if Cole could prove
that Tom was still
doing kambo at the center,
he would have to pay up.
KAYA: That's why Cole was headed
to the diagnostic lab.
To prove to his lawyer that kambo,
administered by Tom, was in his system.
He must have used kambo
to kill him, right?
BOBBY: Actually,
blood and tox came back.
Kambo was in Cole Campbell's system,
but it wasn't the cause of death.
What? It wasn't?
He died of anaphylactic shock.
And what Cole was deathly
allergic to was sesame oil.
Sesame oil?
What does that have to do
with Amazonian tree frogs?
Detective Smullen, you look well-rested.
Take a vacation without asking?
He wouldn't have gotten that past me.
Well, if you must know,
my skin is glowing
because I've cut out legumes.
Tom Murphy may be a stone-cold criminal,
but he knows his stuff.
WAGNER: Tom Murphy
is a criminal? For sure?
- Mm-hmm. Mm.
- Please, explain.
I went through
the local hospital records
- near the Heiwa Zen Center
- CONNOR: I know that place.
They shamelessly appropriate
Asian culture.
- Right? I thought that, too.
- Heiwa means "peace,"
but my partner told me
that the kanji on their website
means "emptiness."
- Your partner?
- My ex-partner,
actually, who broke my heart.
Uh, there's more to the story.
Oh, I'm sorry, Officer Blanke.
- Please, go on.
- Okay, so, hospital records indicate
that more than a dozen
medical emergencies happened
at Heiwa under Tom's care
in the past two years alone.
More than a dozen?
Why didn't we know about this?
Because after June Campbell's death,
Tom hired a private ambulance company
owned by the town sheriff.
Meaning, he's been paying off
law enforcement
to keep these incidents
from getting out.
Yeah, he also consulted
with his lawyer after he settled
with the Campbell family,
changing the language
on the Heiwa waivers
to prevent any participant
from suing or going public
if he harmed them.
We have every reason
to believe he's dangerous.
And with the settlement terms,
he definitely had a motive
to murder Cole
before Cole could prove
he was doing kambo.
So maybe
he was responsible for Cole's
fatal allergic reaction.
The question is how.
Maybe Ms. Tascioni has a lead.
Wait. She's still there?
WAGNER: What do you mean "unavailable"?
Ma'am, we're the police.
RECEPTIONIST: That patient is in the R.U
phase of her treatment.
And what does R.U. stand for?
"Rest University"?
"Radical unplugging." No contact
with the outside world.
Goodbye.
[GRUNTS] I was close.
[SCOFFS] No, you weren't.
Yes, I was. Radical unplugging
is "rest university" in spirit.
I was gonna say "remarkable undoing."
- That's closer.
- It really isn't.
Am I correct to understand Ms. Tascioni
is at that strange place alone
with a man we now believe
to be a murderer?
- Mm-hmm.
- And he is keeping her
from contacting the outside world?
- Well, technically
- May I ask why you're still here?
Sorry, Captain,
I didn't mean to overstep.
That was unprofessional.
Honestly, Lieutenant, it was.
But you're right.
Smullen, go find Tascioni
and bring her back now.
[BEEPING]
[BEEPING]
[BEEPING]
[BEEPING CONTINUES]
[BIRDS CHIRPING]
[EXHALES]
[HANDLE RATTLING]
[BEEPING]
[PANTING]
Elsbeth. Elsbeth. Elsbeth.
- Can you hear me?
- What's happening?
Oh How long have I been out?
- Oh, I feel funny.
- [BOTH GRUNT]
At least 20 minutes.
- You should not be in here.
- Okay.
And we need to get
you a B12 shot right away.
Can you stand up?
- I think so.
- Okay, let's try.
[GRUNTS]
Let's go get Tom.
He's the only one who has access
to the hypodermics.
What did you say? Hypodermics?
- Yeah.
- As in, hypodermic needles?
Like you use for shots?
And injections.
And-and only Tom has access?
We keep them away from the participants
in case they've struggled
with the disease of addiction,
so only Tom has the keys.
And we should get you
a mustard-seed oil bath,
to help lower your body temperature.
Mustard seed?
I'll get one ready for you, right away.
Good. And how did the cleanse
make you feel mentally, Ron?
Very clear, Tom.
Hey, can my friends
play truth ball with us?
You don't mind, do you?
This is an open space,
and I am an open book.
Okay. Well
my truth is, you murdered Cole.
The truth is I tried to save Cole.
Just because I didn't
doesn't make me a murderer.
Have some empathy. Sheryl.
Ah. I do have empathy.
Otherwise, I wouldn't want
to fix the things
I did in the past.
But you don't seem to have any guilt.
Because you put your own
wellness before anyone else's.
Cole was gonna expose you
for doing kambo.
Which would've resulted
in a $2 million penalty
as per your private settlement
with the, uh, Campbell family.
- This is preposterous.
- ELSBETH: Uh, in truth ball,
we only speak when Makoto
is passed to us.
The truth is,
kambo had nothing to do
with Cole's death.
You used mustard-seed oil to kill him.
Sheryl and I, we loved
your class on seed cycling.
We both took notes.
And so, when Starlight suggested
that I take a mustard-seed oil bath,
that's when I remembered,
it's in the same family
as sesame-seed oil.
Someone who's allergic to one
is also allergic to another.
But you knew that.
You're a certified expert.
And although there is no
sesame-seed oil on the premises,
there is a lot of mustard-seed oil
used in the healing baths.
So, taking one of the hypodermic needles
that only you have access to,
you injected
mustard-seed oil
into all the snacks and drinks
inside Cole's car.
I could not stop thinking
about that pouch
with the straw intact
that had no liquid inside.
And now I know,
the juice must have drained
from the injection site.
Elsbeth, you have no proof
for these really kind of
hurtful allegations.
KAYA: Actually,
all of the remaining snacks
in Cole's car
tested positive for mustard-seed oil.
And when we pulled the hypodermic needle
from the center's medical waste,
it not only had traces of mustard seed,
but also, your fingerprints.
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
I am radically disappointed in you.
SMULLEN: Tom Murphy,
you are under arrest
[HANDCUFFS CLICK]
For the murder of Cole Campbell.
Starlight, call my lawyer.
I'll send you positive energy, in jail.
Follow me, everybody.
Let us heal from this.
SMULLEN: You have
the right to remain silent.
[RECEDING]: Anything you say
can and will be used
Gosh, you were so impressive
during this case.
I think you taught Detective
Smullen a thing or two.
[CHUCKLES] Thanks.
Are we okay?
[SIGHS]
I'm not sure.
Can I be transparently honest?
Mm-hmm.
I need your help.
Okay.
But I need you to tell me everything.
WAGNER: Captain Kershaw.
Captain.
Ah, that was a classic.
Fun to watch, even when
you know who wins.
Yeah, I like it better.
Two of whatever she's having.
So
your precinct covered the,
uh, Andy Mertens case, right?
Don't remind me.
That woman definitely did that man in
with that baseball bat.
No one could believe she was acquitted.
But I guess with New York
juries, you never know, right?
Yeah, I'd agree.
But I can't get past one thing.
Why would a Red Sox fan
own a bat from a New York team?
Under any circumstance?
Wait, I never heard that.
Because Judge Crawford kept it out.
A Red Sox fan would never buy
a New York bat.
That seems like a huge oversight.
If I were you, I'd reopen that case.
Yeah. It's a bad look
to leave it unsolved.
Think about it.
Hey, how did you know all that?
Did you study the transcripts?
Something like that.