CSI: Vegas (2021) s02e10 Episode Script
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Previously on CSI: Vegas
Three cases we've worked
on in the last few weeks?
They're all connected.
Richard Sloan? Anyone home?
Stop!
Sloan's being manipulated by somebody.
I mean, odds are it's the
same person behind all of it.
A guy told me that you were attacked,
put in the hospital and nearly died.
You sleeping okay? Since your attack?
I know nights can be the hardest part.
You're the most important
person in my life here.
But you're with Chavez now.
We can't be friends.
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Might pop that like FreakNik ♪
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you can't touch this ♪
No bodies ♪
I'm on islands,
whippin' them Porsches ♪
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No stylist, I don't do repeats ♪
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Three, two
one!
Aah!
Dude, tell me you didn't post that.
I got money ♪
I'm knee deep, all hunnids ♪
No mileage, boy,
you can't touch this ♪
No bodies, boy ♪
Wow.
That is a lot of blood.
Halfway to a paint job.
Maybe we'll catch a break,
and this guy live-streamed
his own murder.
You never know.
Something Nateorious would do.
The vic, @ItsNateorious?
I'm not familiar.
I knew I liked you.
Nate and his friends,
the kids who found him,
they're all social media influencers.
Basically, professional narcissists.
You sure none of them are lumberjacks?
Boy.
Somebody really didn't like this guy.
That looks like at least four
deep slashes to the throat.
Empty solo cup.
I wonder if he was passed
out when they got him.
Would explain the lack
of defensive wounds.
Well, could be bruising we can't see.
I'm gonna switch to infrared
for a sub-dermal look.
No bruising on the hands or forearms.
Serena?
Oh, man.
That's not good.
All right, maybe this is something.
Unsolved homicide in Henderson.
Case number 16-90030.
Housewife's head got smashed
into a full-length mirror in 2016.
Hmm, it's a little dusty.
Do you think there's some
connection to one of our perps
or victims from the Silver Ink cases?
Nothing solid, but
mirror as a murder weapon.
Shades of Alan Herskovitz.
I mean, it's worth a look.
Uh, Allie? Isn't this your day off?
Yeah. I just, I thought I'd come in
and look for some new leads.
See if there's any related
cases we might find.
And did you find any?
- Nope.
- Okay.
- So you go home, you come with me.
- Boss, can I just
Allie, I appreciate your hard work.
But we don't have an open case.
It's been three weeks
and I need you working on active files.
And I need you rested.
Personally, I find this
place very peaceful.
Okay, stay.
Hey, come on.
Where to?
Joshua caught a juicy
one in Green Valley.
And he asked for you by name.
Somebody call for the cavalry?
Something like that.
Heard I was your first
choice. I'm flattered.
This one has Chris written all over it.
Blood spatter central
and it's very reminiscent
of one of your how-to videos.
This about your @Chrissolves thingy?
Hey, it's just a side hustle.
Slice of CSI life,
forensics I find cool.
I never post about anything
confidential or sensitive.
- No big deal.
- Don't undersell it, Chris.
- It's getting to be a big deal.
- How big?
You've got a hundred thousand followers?
112,126.
- How much time you spending on this?
- None at work, I swear.
Chavez really enjoyed "What
To Expect When Dating a CSI."
- Thanks for that.
- All right.
So you asked for him specifically. Why?
Because the killer did, too.
You're gonna want to see this.
Killer wrote your
handle in something.
It really pops under black light.
Sodium carbonate.
I did a post on invisible ink last week.
Somebody's been paying attention.
And now they want you
to pay attention to them.
It's worse than you think.
I know this guy.
Who are you? ♪
Who, who, who, who? ♪
Who are you? ♪
Who, who, who, who? ♪
I really wanna know ♪
Who are you? ♪
Oh-oh-oh ♪
Who ♪
Come on, tell me
who are you, you, you ♪
Are you! ♪
It's gonna be all right, Chris.
Boss, please.
You got to let me work this case.
The killer wrote your
name on the victim's face.
What if he'd written all of our names?
Would the entire crime
lab be disqualified?
That's a nice way to
get away with murder.
Man has a point.
- No, he doesn't.
- The victim, Nate?
It's not like I knew him personally.
I knew of him, but, then again,
a lot of people do. He has
close to three million followers.
Had close to three million followers.
I guess we can't have killers
kicking us off cases, huh?
You can work it, but
you're riding shotgun.
You're point. Come on,
what's going on here?
Tell me about Mr. Popular
and all his friends.
I think it's some sort of
weird revenge thing. Four years ago,
Nate was charged with
killing a woman with an axe.
I knew his name sounded familiar.
Not me. I was in Chicago.
My whole class at the
academy was, like, obsessed
with the entire trial. It was Nate
and his roommate,
Warren, who were accused.
Two young guys like me
you know, "extremely online."
Cops said that they
killed their neighbor.
Ana Reynolds. Someone
slashed her throat.
Just like today.
Warren's boot prints
were found in Ana's yard.
- Mm-hmm.
- Nate's camping axe turned up in the dishwasher.
Bleached. They said that the stab wounds
matched the axe's pick end, but
They beat a murder charge.
I might've had a little
something to do with that.
I, uh, made a video about the murder
and it sort of went viral.
How do you "sort of" go viral?
- Fine. It completely blew up.
- Show me.
Come on, show me.
Axe murders are crazy and
nasty and out of control.
But the castoff is way more boring
and predictable, and nothing like
what we saw in the leaked crime photos.
The cops found blood ten
feet above Ms. Reynolds.
Why? How'd it get there?
No way an axe did that, Chief.
Nothing in this case adds up.
I don't think Nate and Warren did it.
You posted about an
ongoing murder trial?
There are rules about this exact thing.
- Wait, this was before I was a CSI.
- Yeah, but look.
You're still posting.
I mean, like like, a ton of them.
Never about an ongoing
case. Not since you hired me.
Look, I was right.
A few days after I posted this,
I got DM'd by Greg Sanders.
I remember Greg. I mean, did
you two overlap at the lab?
He left before I
started, but the point is,
he had a lot of the same
questions about Ana's case.
But the D.A. was overzealous.
Took the whole thing to trial before
anyone could figure out
what really happened.
But you figured out what didn't happen.
Nate and Warren's lawyers actually
used my theory in court.
It's probably what
got them the acquittal.
I got a lot of flak from
other armchair detectives,
but I was right.
An axe like this just does not explain
the spatter around Ana Reynolds.
What, is that the same type of axe?
Actually, I-I
I think it's the exact same axe.
No. You think he just had
it lying around, his old murder weapon?
Alleged murder weapon.
I just do not like the look of this.
A vengeance killing.
Someone mad at you about a trial.
We are talking about something that,
that could be dangerous for you, Chris.
Nobody knows Nate Taylor's
case better than I do.
LVPD will review your social media.
- And, uh, if they find anything
- They won't.
Okay, you two keep processing up here.
And I'll make sure we're collecting
DNA from Nate's housemates.
You know, I never needed a
reason to avoid social media,
but I appreciate
you inventing a new one.
So, like, physically,
I was here last night.
But psychically, I was
on a whole other plane.
Yeah. I've read about astral projection.
I don't think it's widely
recognized as a viable alibi.
Uh, fair warning, my dude,
my DNA is copyright protected.
Like, legally.
I'm not sure how to
respond to that, either.
Warren, you let us know when
we have your attention, huh?
You got to get those likes, huh, Warren?
My best friend was just murdered.
Okay? Nate was, like
he was, like, a legend.
I'm devastated. And I
have to share my pain.
Emotional honesty, that's my brand.
Does your brand have an alibi?
Yeah, I was out last night.
So we had this little pre-party
at the new club at the Bellagio.
I got so messed up that by the time
we got back, I I
missed our own shindig.
I went straight to bed.
That's not exactly an alibi.
Okay, fine, but
it's the truth.
I didn't think you'd
be a wristband buddy.
Come on, what club were you at?
Oh, this isn't from a club.
I got hit on the head a while back.
It's a nasty business,
trying to cover up for murder.
So I was partying at
WLVU Medical Center.
But, hey, better drugs there.
Uh, let's get specific, Warren.
- What time did you get home last night?
- Uh
probably like
lawyer o'clock.
Excuse me?
I've been through this before.
Okay? You've probably heard about me.
I'm Warren Bart. I was
falsely accused of murder.
I'm zipping my lips.
I'm not saying another word
without my attorney present.
Thanks, gents.
Honestly, I don't see how
anyone could've done this.
Look.
Those footprints are Nate's,
we made the rest, but the
killer didn't leave any?
- How is that possible?
- It gets weirder.
Look at the spatter
pattern, what do you see?
Uh, blood. Everywhere.
You'd expect to see a break in the blood
where the killer was standing, right?
But there's no break.
There's no void.
Almost as if Nate was alone
on the balcony when his throat was slit.
Right. So how does a killer leave behind
a murder weapon and a body,
but not a single trace
that he was ever here?
I don't know.
It's like he was killed by Batman.
Oh.
Sorry to interrupt. I-I
just, I'm expecting some
It's okay.
You work here. You
don't have to apologize.
Hey, Beau told me that you
guys got to meet some e-celebs
whilst you was out on the scene.
Must have been exciting for you.
Well, I quit Myspace
and never looked back.
Sometimes I forget
you're kind of ancient.
Oh.
It's all Nate's blood. If the
killer got nicked swinging that axe,
he didn't leave any on the blade.
- There's no prints either.
- Really?
Wait, wait, wait, wait a second.
Wait, go back to your left.
What are those white crystals?
Sort of looks like salt.
Do you think the killer
could've sweat onto the axe?
Gloves don't cover the whole arm.
If there's sweat, there's DNA.
Thanks.
So you're as millennial as Chris.
You hiding some secret
internet following, too?
I lurk. I browse. But nope.
I'd rather not have my life
under the scope for everyone.
I don't see the attraction.
I guess Chris does.
He wanted to be an influencer
before he put the lab
coat on. I think
I think he likes the attention.
In case you're living under a rock,
@ChrisSolves may finally be
taking the L he so richly deserves.
Now some of us have always known
that Warren Bart is a killer.
We didn't need him dropping
a second body to confirm that.
But not @ChrisSolves, no,
you see, he is dedicated
to once again helping the guilty.
Not sure that's the healthiest
use of your time, my friend.
Nate's murder is trending.
And everyone's talking
about the old Ana Reynolds case again.
This is why I tell my
daughters they'll get a car
before they get Instagram.
Don't you think that'll
just make them want it more?
- That's what spyware is for.
- Oh.
You're that dad.
#ThatDad.
Wait, I got to go.
Allie ID'd the guy who
sweat on the axe handle.
Really?
Well, who was it?
Okay, Warren.
Why was your sweat on that camping axe?
Sorry, Dr. Roby, but the scope
of your warrant is
limited to a blood draw.
My client isn't compelled to
answer any of your questions.
I thought he'd like a
chance to explain why the axe
that was at the center of
the Ana Reynolds murder case
was still in his house.
I appreciate your curiosity.
But he's not answering any questions.
You folks falsely
accused him once before.
If Ms. Willows was in
town to explain herself
It doesn't matter.
What matters is you have
what you need, and we're leaving.
- Mr. Bart.
- Wait, wait. Warren, wait.
We're trying to find the person
that killed your best friend.
I know you can help us.
No, you need to help me, dude.
You found me innocent once.
You got to do it again.
I didn't kill Nate.
Then who did?
- I don't know. I don't. Dude
- My client has nothing more to offer.
You have his DNA on an
implement you found in his house.
That's all you have.
That's all you'll ever have.
He's innocent.
We'll see.
I can tell you one
thing about this killer.
He hates subclavian arteries.
This one got severed in
four different places.
Hmm. Brutal.
Extremely. You want
to see something wild?
The blood vessels in
his conjunctiva flared.
That's wild?
Well, it's not every day
you see trauma so pronounced
that it enflames the
membrane over the eye.
There's a new nightmare.
The lack of defensive wounds
is a lot less surprising.
Tox showed blood alcohol was at 0.185,
and he had 260 milligrams per liter
of gamma hydroxybutyrate in his system.
That's a lot of GHB.
If the killer was planning
ahead, maybe he drugged him.
Some people do take it recreationally.
Ugh. These kids today.
Anyway, I'm just getting started here.
But barring any surprises, I
think we all know the cause.
The killer struck Mr. Taylor's neck
with so much force
that it left grooves in
his clavicle and first
rib here and here.
Wounds generally consistent with an axe.
"Generally consistent" is
not what we're here for.
What? You want to start
with tool mark analysis?
Better we check the grooves in his bones
before you make the "Y" incision.
Warren Bart has a great
attorney, and a history
of tap-dancing his way
out of murder charges.
We can't leave any doubt
- that those wounds were inflicted by this axe.
- Well, then
swing away.
Okay.
- Let's try a different angle.
- Yep.
- Sonya?
- Yep.
Let's try the other side of the axe.
Yeah.
It's not a question of what angle
or what part of the blade.
Nothing matches. There's no way
that that axe left those
marks on Nate's neck.
But if the axe isn't the
murder weapon, then
Then the presence of Warren's sweat
- on the handle is irrelevant.
- No.
I think the sweat being on
there is the whole point.
Warren Bart is being framed.
He's innocent.
Again.
Your friend Warren is gaining followers.
Are we sure he's being framed?
The tool mark analysis was
as conclusive as can be.
The axe Warren handled didn't kill Nate.
The sweat on the handle
actually helped his case, too.
How?
The blood that we drew
from Warren has high levels
of HGH and gonane.
Warren's taking steroids?
It's bulking season, I guess.
But neither chemical was present
in his sweat on the axe.
So, whoever left the axe for us knew
that Warren had touched it
at some point in the past,
and they just figured, "Good enough."
There's a new one. "I-I couldn't
have done it, Your Honor.
I'm taking illegal steroids now."
So if Warren's innocent, and
the axe is out, we're nowhere.
We don't even know what kind
of weapon was being used.
- That's your domain. Get to it.
- You got it, boss.
You two, the killer
knows a lot about you,
Nate, Warren, and the Reynolds case.
You better get shopping
online for followers.
You think it's someone
who follows me and Warren?
That's a suspect pool
of thousands of people.
Yup. You better get started.
The blood drops on the balcony
that we want to replicate were
all smaller than one millimeter.
Whatever the killer was
slicing and dicing with,
it was moving fast.
All right, hope you stretched, Beau.
Let's figure out what it was.
Grief and pain. Product
placement. Grief and pain.
I mean, that is a proper
social media sandwich.
Got to pay the bills.
I once shilled for cat food
in a video I made about
the Menendez brothers.
Chris, you're allergic to cats.
Warren Bart has killed again,
and now, the only question is,
will Chris Park help him
get away with it again?
Who the hell is this guy?
That's @SleuthVCF.
Kind of like the Lestrade
to my Sherlock Holmes.
Oh. Sherlock would have
a suspect by now, so, uh
- Sorry.
- Mm-hmm.
Warren and Nate are
still gaining followers.
For every suspect we eliminate,
ten more names pop up
that we need to check out.
It's like troll whack-a-mole.
Well, human tragedy does
bring the boys to the yard.
Take a look at this.
Wow. There's nothing like a few
hundred people sliding into your DMs.
- With pitchforks in hand.
- Forgive me, Chris.
I'm gonna have to be
your mom for a second.
Are you out of your damn mind?
You cannot put yourself out
there like this. It's dangerous.
My little corner of the
Internet was never this extreme.
Well, now someone in your
little corner is killing people.
You never know who is watching you,
or what they are capable of.
Now, the next Mark David
Chapman could be lurking
in your damn comments.
Who?
Now I'm gonna talk
to you like your boss.
You need to start carrying a
service piece around the clock.
- At home, too?
- Mm-hmm.
- Don't you always say a CSI's mind is their best weapon?
- I do.
But someone threw
your name into the mix.
So I'd say this case requires
more tangible protection.
And I want you safe.
Keep your head up, mate.
I'm not sifting through
this toxic cesspool alone.
And this is the crime
scene from above
Hey, that's illegal.
You can't film an active
crime scene like that.
Check it out. Okay, I
know I'm breaking the law
by shooting this, but
Well, at least she's self-aware.
Don't forget to like, comment. Love ya.
Aah!
Nope. Uh-uh. Pay up, Beau.
Damn. Thought for sure
it was a power tool.
Not the first time
Bob Vila's let me down.
Now you know how I felt
when the halberd failed.
And the poleax.
You guys find the murder weapon?
No. We are officially
out of weapons and ideas.
Pretty much the only thing that
we haven't tried is that, like,
razor-sharp boomerang
from The Road Warrior.
I know you're joking, but
you might be closer than you think.
This was filmed by the murder weapon.
Hey, Beau, don't drones
have, like, safety features
that stop them from hitting
buildings or people?
Yeah, those are easy to override.
First thing I did when I bought
one of these for my daughters.
- Was it really for your kids, Beau?
- Yeah.
They love watching me fly it.
- Whoa. Whoa.
- I got it.
And that, gentlemen, is how
you make the perfect mess.
No footprints, no void in the blood.
Because there was no killer
there. We-we got our answer.
Only one of them how, not who.
I guess we got to hope
that the killer left a trace
of himself at the house
when he planted the axe.
They'd never need to get that close.
The largest
commercially-available drones
could carry a tool that size as payload.
Well, drones like that are
standard tool of the trade
for some influencers.
Doesn't narrow it down much.
I think MurderHouse might be
a good place to start looking.
MurderHouse?
That's what they're calling it.
Some of Nate's roommates have rebranded.
Who would want that kind of a brand?
Bro, check out my first search warrant.
It's just like on TV.
Do you really need to be filming this?
You better believe it, lady.
Just another day in MurderHouse.
It's nonstop over here, man
This is harassment, okay?
I'm not talking to you
guys without my lawyer.
Well, you don't need to talk at all.
We just need to see your drone.
I don't own a drone.
You and literally every one
of your housemates have
posted drone footage.
Someone in this house has one.
Warren, if it's here, it'll only
take us five minutes to find it.
Forget it. It won't even take that long.
Hey.
Two minutes and 45 seconds.
The propellers are damaged.
- We got blood.
- We got the murder weapon.
- Actually
- What?
It's all rusted where the blade broke.
I don't think this thing's
been air-worthy for a while.
Could you, uh
hold that, please?
Nate had O positive blood, but this
It's not his blood?
Wonder how long it's been here.
Four years and three months.
That test did not tell you that.
The woman Nate and Warren
were accused of killing?
She had A positive blood.
That drone didn't kill Nate
Taylor. It killed Ana Reynolds.
They really did murder her.
And I helped them get away with it.
Look at the photos, Warren.
Look at them.
You can't, can you? I get it.
What you did to Ana was
We found Ana Reynolds's
dried blood on your drone.
Blood leaves DNA, and
DNA leaves no doubt.
He's not going to talk. How about this?
Why don't you stop me
when I get something wrong?
Around 11:00 a.m
- What is it you're hoping to
- Around 11:00 a.m.
on August 5, 2018,
you took your new quadcopter
drone out for a spin.
You saw Ana sunbathing and
decided to get a closer look.
Maybe you wanted to prank her.
I checked. The drone's
safety features were disabled.
That allowed you to
get way, way too close.
When you ran into Ana's yard,
she was bleeding out, dying.
But instead of calling
911, you panicked.
You didn't want her telling
the cops what happened,
so you finished the job yourself
with Nate's camping axe.
- Perhaps Mr. Taylor
- You ransacked Ana's house
to make it look like a
robbery, you washed the axe
to destroy the evidence.
I want to know why you
kept the damn drone.
- I don't own a drone!
- Warren.
No, that's right.
We found it in Nate's closet.
He's the one who kept it.
- Well, that's telling.
- It tells me
that by the time Nate
found out what happened,
he was already charged with murder.
Your fates were tied together.
Maybe he kept it for leverage.
Is that what this was all about, Warren?
CSIs only found your footprints
in Ana's yard, Warren.
Was Nate even there?
Or did you just let your
best friend stand trial
for murder with you to save yourself?
Was he threatening to come forward
about what really happened?
Is that why you killed him?
Even if this story was true
which, for the record, it is not
my client can't be charged.
- He's protected by double jeopardy.
- Your client killed Ana Reynolds.
Mr. Bart was acquitted of those charges,
so the story you cooked
up is just that: a story.
Wrong. It's what happened.
We have new evidence.
Not nearly enough evidence
to overpower Mr. Bart's
constitutional protections.
My client can never be charged again.
And as for Nate Taylor's murder,
Mr. Bart's alibi remains unchanged.
He was asleep when Nate was killed.
She's right.
You're free to go, Mr. Bart.
I helped a man get away with murder.
You knew there was something wrong
with the prosecution's
case, and you said so.
They hadn't figured out the MO.
Look, Warren's acquittal's
on the D.A., not you.
Not even this lab.
We can't change the past, Chris.
We have to focus on Nate now.
I am.
And I think Warren did it again.
He could have used a new
drone to fake being framed.
Think about it: what better way
to get away with murder
for a second time?
I can barely track that logic.
I sincerely doubt that Warren could.
He just doesn't have
enough going on upstairs.
Okay, I want to talk
about upstairs, actually.
The balcony. So,
the killer never set
foot up there, which means
that the killer wrote on Nate's
eyelid before he went outside.
Another guest at the party.
That only narrows it down a little.
It was practically an
open house that night.
- Anyone could've gone in and out.
- True, but what is
the one thing that everyone
at that party was doing?
Filming.
Constantly.
Maybe one of them caught
the killer on camera.
I'll scrub all the housemate's accounts,
try to find anyone who
was hanging around Nate.
Maybe catch Warren in a lie.
Okay, so, I think it's time
that you and me learn a little
more about invisible ink.
Hey.
- Thought you'd want to know.
- Hmm.
LVPD finished its investigation
into Chris's social media.
- And?
- He didn't break any rules.
At least not since joining the lab.
No sanctions recommended, no suspension.
Good. I'd love to go a full
year without a scandal in my lab.
But there is something you should see.
Try searching #ChrisFails.
Okay.
Who's this guy?
Keep scrolling.
"@ChrisSolves, if we find you,
you'll wish you'd have ended it."
Okay, that's basically a death threat.
And that's just the public posts.
I mean, his DMs are worse.
I told him that he should be carrying.
What do you think about
putting a uni on him?
At least till this blows over?
Yeah, yeah.
Yeah.
You know, he does seem
a little idealistic.
Not always conscious of taking
precautions in the field.
Uh-huh.
Sorry. I'm just
How did your doctor's appointment go?
It was a routine
post-concussion checkup.
You were admitted to a hospital.
For an overnight sleep test. I'm fine.
I'm fine.
Okay.
Good.
Lot of people been asking,
"Vincent, how did Warren Bart
get away with murder again?"
Well, let's start from the beginning.
Hello, Unknown Blonde Guest Number 14.
You've won an
all-expense-paid trip
to my spreadsheet of suspects.
I mean, there weren't this
many people at my wedding.
It's gonna take days
for us to log everybody
Nate's interacted with.
We out of here free Warren!
Peace, love, truth prevails, baby!
Truth prevails! Let's go!
Excuse me. If you're
gonna self-flagellate,
could you find someplace private?
We got a lot of party to go through,
and I can't give it the
Zapruder treatment solo.
Can you tell me why anybody
would want to do this?
Be a be an influencer?
Yeah, I can.
Having thousands of people tell you
that what you're doing
is cool feels awesome.
A little too awesome.
It's addicting, really.
I've been there.
I mean, kind of.
Getting praise for the wrong reasons.
That's the reason I left Dow.
I started to care more about
the attaboys than the
- the work itself, the
- All right, so,
invisible ink was a bust.
It just came from a
generic, store-bought pen.
Nothing traceable.
But I did solve one minor mystery.
- Hmm.
- Oh.
Did Sonya take that for her
collection? I know she was
jazzed about the burst blood vessels.
No, I-I took that, thank you very much.
And look those aren't
burst blood vessels
that caused the trauma after all.
See that? That's mucus
under the invisible ink.
Nate had conjunctivitis.
The victim had pink eye?
Probably not the worst infection
bouncing around that house.
- Boy, he's a tough crowd today. Usually
- Guys, guys.
I think I found the drone.
In the parking lot
earlier, Beau almost crashed
after slicing the dummy's neck, right?
Excuse me. Landed it just fine.
Right, right, but
maybe the killer didn't.
This video was posted within minutes
of Nate's estimated time of death.
So where did it land?
Yeah, the drone had to have
landed right around here.
Damn.
Well, it's already been two days.
We're not that lucky.
But you see that?
What?
Oh, man.
Oh, this bush is attacking me.
Gotcha.
What is that?
I think it's a piece of a wet wipe?
Looks like a little-little
critter kind of got to it.
Shredded it up pretty good.
Yeah, looks like a rat
tore it up for its nest.
Oh. Oh.
That is definitely blood.
So the killer cleaned Nate's blood
off the drone after the murder.
A rodent saved a piece
of evidence for us.
If the killer wasn't wearing
gloves, we could have DNA.
Stuart Little might've just
solved your case, Chris.
Still inconclusive?
Looks like any touch DNA
on your sample is beyond hope.
But you still have the partial alleles.
Can't you reconstruct the DNA
with the PCR thing that you do?
You know, how they fill in the gaps
like they do in Jurassic Park?
So, first of all, that's not a thing.
And secondly, no, because your sample
it took a bath in Clorox.
- Oh, man.
- Mm.
If I had thought about
how much bleach is baked
into these wipes, I would've
spared myself the pain.
You got to get some
antibacterial on that
'cause it could still get infected.
Whoa, hold on. Scratches.
- No, it's fine.
- No.
Scratches.
For those viewers coming over
from @ChrisSolves' channel,
welcome, my friends, to
the right side of history.
Hold still.
No. It hurts.
Isn't swabbing, like, CSI 101, Chris?
Hey, can you be careful
with that stuff, please?
- That's my livelihood.
- We got a warrant, bud.
This is a big-time setup.
Yo, how many followers
you got there, @SleuthVCF?
You can call me Vincent.
And, gosh,
I don't know.
How about those scratches?
Where'd you get them?
I went hiking at Lost Creek last week.
Lost Creek?
That's a paved trail.
I like to go off the beaten path, Chris.
Got a little too ambitious.
I know you follow me online.
I follow you, too.
You reviewed a heavy-duty
quadcopter drone six months ago.
I sold it a week later.
It was just too big, hard to fly.
It didn't, uh
elevate my content.
It's not here.
All right, well,
if you guys are done, I have
a live stream in ten
minutes, thank you very much.
Take off your glasses.
No. Why?
You can do it, or I can do it for you.
Our warrant covers your physical person.
Okay.
Thank you, Vincent.
I'm gonna get to practice my swabbing.
Right in your eye.
Got some bad news for you.
The kind of pinkeye you have?
Antibiotics won't help.
- It's gonna linger for a while.
- Okay.
I guess nobody should borrow my mascara.
What are we talking about?
We're talking about the adenovirus
that's causing your conjunctivitis.
And the fact that it's
100% identical to the strain
we found in Nate Taylor's eye.
You got it when you scribbled
my internet handle on Nate's face.
You steered Nate out onto that balcony.
And then you revved up that
drone that you claim you sold.
And you slit his throat.
You can deny it, but,
uh, going viral here?
It's gonna put you behind bars.
See, Vincent, it's the little things.
Like, microscopic.
But you already know that,
you're a super sleuth.
I was right.
The whole time.
About everything.
I always said that Warren
and Nate were guilty.
And you said I no idea
what I was talking about.
That my grasp of evidentiary
procedure was weak.
You remember that?
Do you know what that
did to my credibility?
Do you even realize
what that video cost me?
I lost 20% of my followers overnight.
You only had 8,000 followers
at your height, Vincent.
You really think that
a couple thousand people clicking
unsubscribe justifies murder?
Shut up, boomer. It's
not just the followers.
'Cause you rode that
momentum all the way here.
All the way to my dream job.
If you wanted to be a CSI,
you could've just applied.
I did. And I got rejected twice.
So I used it as fuel.
- For what?
- To get the truth out there.
About Warren Bart and Nate Taylor.
So I did what you people couldn't.
I figured out how Ana
Reynolds was killed.
- All right, let's go.
- Now everybody knows, Chris.
Everybody knows that you're a fraud.
Hands behind your back.
You don't even deserve
to wear a lab coat.
I found you, didn't I?
You helped a murderer walk, Chris.
- I just punished one.
- Let's go.
I have some good news.
LVPD has cleared you.
You are off the hook with them.
But you are not off the hook with me.
These videos that you post.
Just putting yourself out there, it's
After this, I promise I get it.
And again
I'll never post about an ongoing case.
These days
every time you leave this office,
you are at risk.
We have to be smart.
And we have to protect ourselves.
From now on
I'll stick to Instagram.
Are you kidding me? Instagram
I'm kidding. Kidding, boss.
Do not make yourself a target.
I need to set the record straight.
I was wrong about the Ana Reynolds case.
My theory that Warren Bart
didn't kill Ana with
an axe missed the point.
This was the murder weapon.
By now you've all heard we found one
just like it in Warren's house.
I don't get to say that
Warren Bart is a murderer.
But I can say that he shouldn't
benefit from the deaths
of Ana Reynolds and Nate Taylor.
So don't like.
Don't subscribe. Unfollow Warren.
Don't give people like
that any more eyeballs.
Me?
I'm signing off.
For good.
Previously on CSI: Vegas
Three cases we've worked
on in the last few weeks?
They're all connected.
Richard Sloan? Anyone home?
Stop!
Sloan's being manipulated by somebody.
I mean, odds are it's the
same person behind all of it.
A guy told me that you were attacked,
put in the hospital and nearly died.
You sleeping okay? Since your attack?
I know nights can be the hardest part.
You're the most important
person in my life here.
But you're with Chavez now.
We can't be friends.
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Wow.
That is a lot of blood.
Halfway to a paint job.
Maybe we'll catch a break,
and this guy live-streamed
his own murder.
You never know.
Something Nateorious would do.
The vic, @ItsNateorious?
I'm not familiar.
I knew I liked you.
Nate and his friends,
the kids who found him,
they're all social media influencers.
Basically, professional narcissists.
You sure none of them are lumberjacks?
Boy.
Somebody really didn't like this guy.
That looks like at least four
deep slashes to the throat.
Empty solo cup.
I wonder if he was passed
out when they got him.
Would explain the lack
of defensive wounds.
Well, could be bruising we can't see.
I'm gonna switch to infrared
for a sub-dermal look.
No bruising on the hands or forearms.
Serena?
Oh, man.
That's not good.
All right, maybe this is something.
Unsolved homicide in Henderson.
Case number 16-90030.
Housewife's head got smashed
into a full-length mirror in 2016.
Hmm, it's a little dusty.
Do you think there's some
connection to one of our perps
or victims from the Silver Ink cases?
Nothing solid, but
mirror as a murder weapon.
Shades of Alan Herskovitz.
I mean, it's worth a look.
Uh, Allie? Isn't this your day off?
Yeah. I just, I thought I'd come in
and look for some new leads.
See if there's any related
cases we might find.
And did you find any?
- Nope.
- Okay.
- So you go home, you come with me.
- Boss, can I just
Allie, I appreciate your hard work.
But we don't have an open case.
It's been three weeks
and I need you working on active files.
And I need you rested.
Personally, I find this
place very peaceful.
Okay, stay.
Hey, come on.
Where to?
Joshua caught a juicy
one in Green Valley.
And he asked for you by name.
Somebody call for the cavalry?
Something like that.
Heard I was your first
choice. I'm flattered.
This one has Chris written all over it.
Blood spatter central
and it's very reminiscent
of one of your how-to videos.
This about your @Chrissolves thingy?
Hey, it's just a side hustle.
Slice of CSI life,
forensics I find cool.
I never post about anything
confidential or sensitive.
- No big deal.
- Don't undersell it, Chris.
- It's getting to be a big deal.
- How big?
You've got a hundred thousand followers?
112,126.
- How much time you spending on this?
- None at work, I swear.
Chavez really enjoyed "What
To Expect When Dating a CSI."
- Thanks for that.
- All right.
So you asked for him specifically. Why?
Because the killer did, too.
You're gonna want to see this.
Killer wrote your
handle in something.
It really pops under black light.
Sodium carbonate.
I did a post on invisible ink last week.
Somebody's been paying attention.
And now they want you
to pay attention to them.
It's worse than you think.
I know this guy.
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It's gonna be all right, Chris.
Boss, please.
You got to let me work this case.
The killer wrote your
name on the victim's face.
What if he'd written all of our names?
Would the entire crime
lab be disqualified?
That's a nice way to
get away with murder.
Man has a point.
- No, he doesn't.
- The victim, Nate?
It's not like I knew him personally.
I knew of him, but, then again,
a lot of people do. He has
close to three million followers.
Had close to three million followers.
I guess we can't have killers
kicking us off cases, huh?
You can work it, but
you're riding shotgun.
You're point. Come on,
what's going on here?
Tell me about Mr. Popular
and all his friends.
I think it's some sort of
weird revenge thing. Four years ago,
Nate was charged with
killing a woman with an axe.
I knew his name sounded familiar.
Not me. I was in Chicago.
My whole class at the
academy was, like, obsessed
with the entire trial. It was Nate
and his roommate,
Warren, who were accused.
Two young guys like me
you know, "extremely online."
Cops said that they
killed their neighbor.
Ana Reynolds. Someone
slashed her throat.
Just like today.
Warren's boot prints
were found in Ana's yard.
- Mm-hmm.
- Nate's camping axe turned up in the dishwasher.
Bleached. They said that the stab wounds
matched the axe's pick end, but
They beat a murder charge.
I might've had a little
something to do with that.
I, uh, made a video about the murder
and it sort of went viral.
How do you "sort of" go viral?
- Fine. It completely blew up.
- Show me.
Come on, show me.
Axe murders are crazy and
nasty and out of control.
But the castoff is way more boring
and predictable, and nothing like
what we saw in the leaked crime photos.
The cops found blood ten
feet above Ms. Reynolds.
Why? How'd it get there?
No way an axe did that, Chief.
Nothing in this case adds up.
I don't think Nate and Warren did it.
You posted about an
ongoing murder trial?
There are rules about this exact thing.
- Wait, this was before I was a CSI.
- Yeah, but look.
You're still posting.
I mean, like like, a ton of them.
Never about an ongoing
case. Not since you hired me.
Look, I was right.
A few days after I posted this,
I got DM'd by Greg Sanders.
I remember Greg. I mean, did
you two overlap at the lab?
He left before I
started, but the point is,
he had a lot of the same
questions about Ana's case.
But the D.A. was overzealous.
Took the whole thing to trial before
anyone could figure out
what really happened.
But you figured out what didn't happen.
Nate and Warren's lawyers actually
used my theory in court.
It's probably what
got them the acquittal.
I got a lot of flak from
other armchair detectives,
but I was right.
An axe like this just does not explain
the spatter around Ana Reynolds.
What, is that the same type of axe?
Actually, I-I
I think it's the exact same axe.
No. You think he just had
it lying around, his old murder weapon?
Alleged murder weapon.
I just do not like the look of this.
A vengeance killing.
Someone mad at you about a trial.
We are talking about something that,
that could be dangerous for you, Chris.
Nobody knows Nate Taylor's
case better than I do.
LVPD will review your social media.
- And, uh, if they find anything
- They won't.
Okay, you two keep processing up here.
And I'll make sure we're collecting
DNA from Nate's housemates.
You know, I never needed a
reason to avoid social media,
but I appreciate
you inventing a new one.
So, like, physically,
I was here last night.
But psychically, I was
on a whole other plane.
Yeah. I've read about astral projection.
I don't think it's widely
recognized as a viable alibi.
Uh, fair warning, my dude,
my DNA is copyright protected.
Like, legally.
I'm not sure how to
respond to that, either.
Warren, you let us know when
we have your attention, huh?
You got to get those likes, huh, Warren?
My best friend was just murdered.
Okay? Nate was, like
he was, like, a legend.
I'm devastated. And I
have to share my pain.
Emotional honesty, that's my brand.
Does your brand have an alibi?
Yeah, I was out last night.
So we had this little pre-party
at the new club at the Bellagio.
I got so messed up that by the time
we got back, I I
missed our own shindig.
I went straight to bed.
That's not exactly an alibi.
Okay, fine, but
it's the truth.
I didn't think you'd
be a wristband buddy.
Come on, what club were you at?
Oh, this isn't from a club.
I got hit on the head a while back.
It's a nasty business,
trying to cover up for murder.
So I was partying at
WLVU Medical Center.
But, hey, better drugs there.
Uh, let's get specific, Warren.
- What time did you get home last night?
- Uh
probably like
lawyer o'clock.
Excuse me?
I've been through this before.
Okay? You've probably heard about me.
I'm Warren Bart. I was
falsely accused of murder.
I'm zipping my lips.
I'm not saying another word
without my attorney present.
Thanks, gents.
Honestly, I don't see how
anyone could've done this.
Look.
Those footprints are Nate's,
we made the rest, but the
killer didn't leave any?
- How is that possible?
- It gets weirder.
Look at the spatter
pattern, what do you see?
Uh, blood. Everywhere.
You'd expect to see a break in the blood
where the killer was standing, right?
But there's no break.
There's no void.
Almost as if Nate was alone
on the balcony when his throat was slit.
Right. So how does a killer leave behind
a murder weapon and a body,
but not a single trace
that he was ever here?
I don't know.
It's like he was killed by Batman.
Oh.
Sorry to interrupt. I-I
just, I'm expecting some
It's okay.
You work here. You
don't have to apologize.
Hey, Beau told me that you
guys got to meet some e-celebs
whilst you was out on the scene.
Must have been exciting for you.
Well, I quit Myspace
and never looked back.
Sometimes I forget
you're kind of ancient.
Oh.
It's all Nate's blood. If the
killer got nicked swinging that axe,
he didn't leave any on the blade.
- There's no prints either.
- Really?
Wait, wait, wait, wait a second.
Wait, go back to your left.
What are those white crystals?
Sort of looks like salt.
Do you think the killer
could've sweat onto the axe?
Gloves don't cover the whole arm.
If there's sweat, there's DNA.
Thanks.
So you're as millennial as Chris.
You hiding some secret
internet following, too?
I lurk. I browse. But nope.
I'd rather not have my life
under the scope for everyone.
I don't see the attraction.
I guess Chris does.
He wanted to be an influencer
before he put the lab
coat on. I think
I think he likes the attention.
In case you're living under a rock,
@ChrisSolves may finally be
taking the L he so richly deserves.
Now some of us have always known
that Warren Bart is a killer.
We didn't need him dropping
a second body to confirm that.
But not @ChrisSolves, no,
you see, he is dedicated
to once again helping the guilty.
Not sure that's the healthiest
use of your time, my friend.
Nate's murder is trending.
And everyone's talking
about the old Ana Reynolds case again.
This is why I tell my
daughters they'll get a car
before they get Instagram.
Don't you think that'll
just make them want it more?
- That's what spyware is for.
- Oh.
You're that dad.
#ThatDad.
Wait, I got to go.
Allie ID'd the guy who
sweat on the axe handle.
Really?
Well, who was it?
Okay, Warren.
Why was your sweat on that camping axe?
Sorry, Dr. Roby, but the scope
of your warrant is
limited to a blood draw.
My client isn't compelled to
answer any of your questions.
I thought he'd like a
chance to explain why the axe
that was at the center of
the Ana Reynolds murder case
was still in his house.
I appreciate your curiosity.
But he's not answering any questions.
You folks falsely
accused him once before.
If Ms. Willows was in
town to explain herself
It doesn't matter.
What matters is you have
what you need, and we're leaving.
- Mr. Bart.
- Wait, wait. Warren, wait.
We're trying to find the person
that killed your best friend.
I know you can help us.
No, you need to help me, dude.
You found me innocent once.
You got to do it again.
I didn't kill Nate.
Then who did?
- I don't know. I don't. Dude
- My client has nothing more to offer.
You have his DNA on an
implement you found in his house.
That's all you have.
That's all you'll ever have.
He's innocent.
We'll see.
I can tell you one
thing about this killer.
He hates subclavian arteries.
This one got severed in
four different places.
Hmm. Brutal.
Extremely. You want
to see something wild?
The blood vessels in
his conjunctiva flared.
That's wild?
Well, it's not every day
you see trauma so pronounced
that it enflames the
membrane over the eye.
There's a new nightmare.
The lack of defensive wounds
is a lot less surprising.
Tox showed blood alcohol was at 0.185,
and he had 260 milligrams per liter
of gamma hydroxybutyrate in his system.
That's a lot of GHB.
If the killer was planning
ahead, maybe he drugged him.
Some people do take it recreationally.
Ugh. These kids today.
Anyway, I'm just getting started here.
But barring any surprises, I
think we all know the cause.
The killer struck Mr. Taylor's neck
with so much force
that it left grooves in
his clavicle and first
rib here and here.
Wounds generally consistent with an axe.
"Generally consistent" is
not what we're here for.
What? You want to start
with tool mark analysis?
Better we check the grooves in his bones
before you make the "Y" incision.
Warren Bart has a great
attorney, and a history
of tap-dancing his way
out of murder charges.
We can't leave any doubt
- that those wounds were inflicted by this axe.
- Well, then
swing away.
Okay.
- Let's try a different angle.
- Yep.
- Sonya?
- Yep.
Let's try the other side of the axe.
Yeah.
It's not a question of what angle
or what part of the blade.
Nothing matches. There's no way
that that axe left those
marks on Nate's neck.
But if the axe isn't the
murder weapon, then
Then the presence of Warren's sweat
- on the handle is irrelevant.
- No.
I think the sweat being on
there is the whole point.
Warren Bart is being framed.
He's innocent.
Again.
Your friend Warren is gaining followers.
Are we sure he's being framed?
The tool mark analysis was
as conclusive as can be.
The axe Warren handled didn't kill Nate.
The sweat on the handle
actually helped his case, too.
How?
The blood that we drew
from Warren has high levels
of HGH and gonane.
Warren's taking steroids?
It's bulking season, I guess.
But neither chemical was present
in his sweat on the axe.
So, whoever left the axe for us knew
that Warren had touched it
at some point in the past,
and they just figured, "Good enough."
There's a new one. "I-I couldn't
have done it, Your Honor.
I'm taking illegal steroids now."
So if Warren's innocent, and
the axe is out, we're nowhere.
We don't even know what kind
of weapon was being used.
- That's your domain. Get to it.
- You got it, boss.
You two, the killer
knows a lot about you,
Nate, Warren, and the Reynolds case.
You better get shopping
online for followers.
You think it's someone
who follows me and Warren?
That's a suspect pool
of thousands of people.
Yup. You better get started.
The blood drops on the balcony
that we want to replicate were
all smaller than one millimeter.
Whatever the killer was
slicing and dicing with,
it was moving fast.
All right, hope you stretched, Beau.
Let's figure out what it was.
Grief and pain. Product
placement. Grief and pain.
I mean, that is a proper
social media sandwich.
Got to pay the bills.
I once shilled for cat food
in a video I made about
the Menendez brothers.
Chris, you're allergic to cats.
Warren Bart has killed again,
and now, the only question is,
will Chris Park help him
get away with it again?
Who the hell is this guy?
That's @SleuthVCF.
Kind of like the Lestrade
to my Sherlock Holmes.
Oh. Sherlock would have
a suspect by now, so, uh
- Sorry.
- Mm-hmm.
Warren and Nate are
still gaining followers.
For every suspect we eliminate,
ten more names pop up
that we need to check out.
It's like troll whack-a-mole.
Well, human tragedy does
bring the boys to the yard.
Take a look at this.
Wow. There's nothing like a few
hundred people sliding into your DMs.
- With pitchforks in hand.
- Forgive me, Chris.
I'm gonna have to be
your mom for a second.
Are you out of your damn mind?
You cannot put yourself out
there like this. It's dangerous.
My little corner of the
Internet was never this extreme.
Well, now someone in your
little corner is killing people.
You never know who is watching you,
or what they are capable of.
Now, the next Mark David
Chapman could be lurking
in your damn comments.
Who?
Now I'm gonna talk
to you like your boss.
You need to start carrying a
service piece around the clock.
- At home, too?
- Mm-hmm.
- Don't you always say a CSI's mind is their best weapon?
- I do.
But someone threw
your name into the mix.
So I'd say this case requires
more tangible protection.
And I want you safe.
Keep your head up, mate.
I'm not sifting through
this toxic cesspool alone.
And this is the crime
scene from above
Hey, that's illegal.
You can't film an active
crime scene like that.
Check it out. Okay, I
know I'm breaking the law
by shooting this, but
Well, at least she's self-aware.
Don't forget to like, comment. Love ya.
Aah!
Nope. Uh-uh. Pay up, Beau.
Damn. Thought for sure
it was a power tool.
Not the first time
Bob Vila's let me down.
Now you know how I felt
when the halberd failed.
And the poleax.
You guys find the murder weapon?
No. We are officially
out of weapons and ideas.
Pretty much the only thing that
we haven't tried is that, like,
razor-sharp boomerang
from The Road Warrior.
I know you're joking, but
you might be closer than you think.
This was filmed by the murder weapon.
Hey, Beau, don't drones
have, like, safety features
that stop them from hitting
buildings or people?
Yeah, those are easy to override.
First thing I did when I bought
one of these for my daughters.
- Was it really for your kids, Beau?
- Yeah.
They love watching me fly it.
- Whoa. Whoa.
- I got it.
And that, gentlemen, is how
you make the perfect mess.
No footprints, no void in the blood.
Because there was no killer
there. We-we got our answer.
Only one of them how, not who.
I guess we got to hope
that the killer left a trace
of himself at the house
when he planted the axe.
They'd never need to get that close.
The largest
commercially-available drones
could carry a tool that size as payload.
Well, drones like that are
standard tool of the trade
for some influencers.
Doesn't narrow it down much.
I think MurderHouse might be
a good place to start looking.
MurderHouse?
That's what they're calling it.
Some of Nate's roommates have rebranded.
Who would want that kind of a brand?
Bro, check out my first search warrant.
It's just like on TV.
Do you really need to be filming this?
You better believe it, lady.
Just another day in MurderHouse.
It's nonstop over here, man
This is harassment, okay?
I'm not talking to you
guys without my lawyer.
Well, you don't need to talk at all.
We just need to see your drone.
I don't own a drone.
You and literally every one
of your housemates have
posted drone footage.
Someone in this house has one.
Warren, if it's here, it'll only
take us five minutes to find it.
Forget it. It won't even take that long.
Hey.
Two minutes and 45 seconds.
The propellers are damaged.
- We got blood.
- We got the murder weapon.
- Actually
- What?
It's all rusted where the blade broke.
I don't think this thing's
been air-worthy for a while.
Could you, uh
hold that, please?
Nate had O positive blood, but this
It's not his blood?
Wonder how long it's been here.
Four years and three months.
That test did not tell you that.
The woman Nate and Warren
were accused of killing?
She had A positive blood.
That drone didn't kill Nate
Taylor. It killed Ana Reynolds.
They really did murder her.
And I helped them get away with it.
Look at the photos, Warren.
Look at them.
You can't, can you? I get it.
What you did to Ana was
We found Ana Reynolds's
dried blood on your drone.
Blood leaves DNA, and
DNA leaves no doubt.
He's not going to talk. How about this?
Why don't you stop me
when I get something wrong?
Around 11:00 a.m
- What is it you're hoping to
- Around 11:00 a.m.
on August 5, 2018,
you took your new quadcopter
drone out for a spin.
You saw Ana sunbathing and
decided to get a closer look.
Maybe you wanted to prank her.
I checked. The drone's
safety features were disabled.
That allowed you to
get way, way too close.
When you ran into Ana's yard,
she was bleeding out, dying.
But instead of calling
911, you panicked.
You didn't want her telling
the cops what happened,
so you finished the job yourself
with Nate's camping axe.
- Perhaps Mr. Taylor
- You ransacked Ana's house
to make it look like a
robbery, you washed the axe
to destroy the evidence.
I want to know why you
kept the damn drone.
- I don't own a drone!
- Warren.
No, that's right.
We found it in Nate's closet.
He's the one who kept it.
- Well, that's telling.
- It tells me
that by the time Nate
found out what happened,
he was already charged with murder.
Your fates were tied together.
Maybe he kept it for leverage.
Is that what this was all about, Warren?
CSIs only found your footprints
in Ana's yard, Warren.
Was Nate even there?
Or did you just let your
best friend stand trial
for murder with you to save yourself?
Was he threatening to come forward
about what really happened?
Is that why you killed him?
Even if this story was true
which, for the record, it is not
my client can't be charged.
- He's protected by double jeopardy.
- Your client killed Ana Reynolds.
Mr. Bart was acquitted of those charges,
so the story you cooked
up is just that: a story.
Wrong. It's what happened.
We have new evidence.
Not nearly enough evidence
to overpower Mr. Bart's
constitutional protections.
My client can never be charged again.
And as for Nate Taylor's murder,
Mr. Bart's alibi remains unchanged.
He was asleep when Nate was killed.
She's right.
You're free to go, Mr. Bart.
I helped a man get away with murder.
You knew there was something wrong
with the prosecution's
case, and you said so.
They hadn't figured out the MO.
Look, Warren's acquittal's
on the D.A., not you.
Not even this lab.
We can't change the past, Chris.
We have to focus on Nate now.
I am.
And I think Warren did it again.
He could have used a new
drone to fake being framed.
Think about it: what better way
to get away with murder
for a second time?
I can barely track that logic.
I sincerely doubt that Warren could.
He just doesn't have
enough going on upstairs.
Okay, I want to talk
about upstairs, actually.
The balcony. So,
the killer never set
foot up there, which means
that the killer wrote on Nate's
eyelid before he went outside.
Another guest at the party.
That only narrows it down a little.
It was practically an
open house that night.
- Anyone could've gone in and out.
- True, but what is
the one thing that everyone
at that party was doing?
Filming.
Constantly.
Maybe one of them caught
the killer on camera.
I'll scrub all the housemate's accounts,
try to find anyone who
was hanging around Nate.
Maybe catch Warren in a lie.
Okay, so, I think it's time
that you and me learn a little
more about invisible ink.
Hey.
- Thought you'd want to know.
- Hmm.
LVPD finished its investigation
into Chris's social media.
- And?
- He didn't break any rules.
At least not since joining the lab.
No sanctions recommended, no suspension.
Good. I'd love to go a full
year without a scandal in my lab.
But there is something you should see.
Try searching #ChrisFails.
Okay.
Who's this guy?
Keep scrolling.
"@ChrisSolves, if we find you,
you'll wish you'd have ended it."
Okay, that's basically a death threat.
And that's just the public posts.
I mean, his DMs are worse.
I told him that he should be carrying.
What do you think about
putting a uni on him?
At least till this blows over?
Yeah, yeah.
Yeah.
You know, he does seem
a little idealistic.
Not always conscious of taking
precautions in the field.
Uh-huh.
Sorry. I'm just
How did your doctor's appointment go?
It was a routine
post-concussion checkup.
You were admitted to a hospital.
For an overnight sleep test. I'm fine.
I'm fine.
Okay.
Good.
Lot of people been asking,
"Vincent, how did Warren Bart
get away with murder again?"
Well, let's start from the beginning.
Hello, Unknown Blonde Guest Number 14.
You've won an
all-expense-paid trip
to my spreadsheet of suspects.
I mean, there weren't this
many people at my wedding.
It's gonna take days
for us to log everybody
Nate's interacted with.
We out of here free Warren!
Peace, love, truth prevails, baby!
Truth prevails! Let's go!
Excuse me. If you're
gonna self-flagellate,
could you find someplace private?
We got a lot of party to go through,
and I can't give it the
Zapruder treatment solo.
Can you tell me why anybody
would want to do this?
Be a be an influencer?
Yeah, I can.
Having thousands of people tell you
that what you're doing
is cool feels awesome.
A little too awesome.
It's addicting, really.
I've been there.
I mean, kind of.
Getting praise for the wrong reasons.
That's the reason I left Dow.
I started to care more about
the attaboys than the
- the work itself, the
- All right, so,
invisible ink was a bust.
It just came from a
generic, store-bought pen.
Nothing traceable.
But I did solve one minor mystery.
- Hmm.
- Oh.
Did Sonya take that for her
collection? I know she was
jazzed about the burst blood vessels.
No, I-I took that, thank you very much.
And look those aren't
burst blood vessels
that caused the trauma after all.
See that? That's mucus
under the invisible ink.
Nate had conjunctivitis.
The victim had pink eye?
Probably not the worst infection
bouncing around that house.
- Boy, he's a tough crowd today. Usually
- Guys, guys.
I think I found the drone.
In the parking lot
earlier, Beau almost crashed
after slicing the dummy's neck, right?
Excuse me. Landed it just fine.
Right, right, but
maybe the killer didn't.
This video was posted within minutes
of Nate's estimated time of death.
So where did it land?
Yeah, the drone had to have
landed right around here.
Damn.
Well, it's already been two days.
We're not that lucky.
But you see that?
What?
Oh, man.
Oh, this bush is attacking me.
Gotcha.
What is that?
I think it's a piece of a wet wipe?
Looks like a little-little
critter kind of got to it.
Shredded it up pretty good.
Yeah, looks like a rat
tore it up for its nest.
Oh. Oh.
That is definitely blood.
So the killer cleaned Nate's blood
off the drone after the murder.
A rodent saved a piece
of evidence for us.
If the killer wasn't wearing
gloves, we could have DNA.
Stuart Little might've just
solved your case, Chris.
Still inconclusive?
Looks like any touch DNA
on your sample is beyond hope.
But you still have the partial alleles.
Can't you reconstruct the DNA
with the PCR thing that you do?
You know, how they fill in the gaps
like they do in Jurassic Park?
So, first of all, that's not a thing.
And secondly, no, because your sample
it took a bath in Clorox.
- Oh, man.
- Mm.
If I had thought about
how much bleach is baked
into these wipes, I would've
spared myself the pain.
You got to get some
antibacterial on that
'cause it could still get infected.
Whoa, hold on. Scratches.
- No, it's fine.
- No.
Scratches.
For those viewers coming over
from @ChrisSolves' channel,
welcome, my friends, to
the right side of history.
Hold still.
No. It hurts.
Isn't swabbing, like, CSI 101, Chris?
Hey, can you be careful
with that stuff, please?
- That's my livelihood.
- We got a warrant, bud.
This is a big-time setup.
Yo, how many followers
you got there, @SleuthVCF?
You can call me Vincent.
And, gosh,
I don't know.
How about those scratches?
Where'd you get them?
I went hiking at Lost Creek last week.
Lost Creek?
That's a paved trail.
I like to go off the beaten path, Chris.
Got a little too ambitious.
I know you follow me online.
I follow you, too.
You reviewed a heavy-duty
quadcopter drone six months ago.
I sold it a week later.
It was just too big, hard to fly.
It didn't, uh
elevate my content.
It's not here.
All right, well,
if you guys are done, I have
a live stream in ten
minutes, thank you very much.
Take off your glasses.
No. Why?
You can do it, or I can do it for you.
Our warrant covers your physical person.
Okay.
Thank you, Vincent.
I'm gonna get to practice my swabbing.
Right in your eye.
Got some bad news for you.
The kind of pinkeye you have?
Antibiotics won't help.
- It's gonna linger for a while.
- Okay.
I guess nobody should borrow my mascara.
What are we talking about?
We're talking about the adenovirus
that's causing your conjunctivitis.
And the fact that it's
100% identical to the strain
we found in Nate Taylor's eye.
You got it when you scribbled
my internet handle on Nate's face.
You steered Nate out onto that balcony.
And then you revved up that
drone that you claim you sold.
And you slit his throat.
You can deny it, but,
uh, going viral here?
It's gonna put you behind bars.
See, Vincent, it's the little things.
Like, microscopic.
But you already know that,
you're a super sleuth.
I was right.
The whole time.
About everything.
I always said that Warren
and Nate were guilty.
And you said I no idea
what I was talking about.
That my grasp of evidentiary
procedure was weak.
You remember that?
Do you know what that
did to my credibility?
Do you even realize
what that video cost me?
I lost 20% of my followers overnight.
You only had 8,000 followers
at your height, Vincent.
You really think that
a couple thousand people clicking
unsubscribe justifies murder?
Shut up, boomer. It's
not just the followers.
'Cause you rode that
momentum all the way here.
All the way to my dream job.
If you wanted to be a CSI,
you could've just applied.
I did. And I got rejected twice.
So I used it as fuel.
- For what?
- To get the truth out there.
About Warren Bart and Nate Taylor.
So I did what you people couldn't.
I figured out how Ana
Reynolds was killed.
- All right, let's go.
- Now everybody knows, Chris.
Everybody knows that you're a fraud.
Hands behind your back.
You don't even deserve
to wear a lab coat.
I found you, didn't I?
You helped a murderer walk, Chris.
- I just punished one.
- Let's go.
I have some good news.
LVPD has cleared you.
You are off the hook with them.
But you are not off the hook with me.
These videos that you post.
Just putting yourself out there, it's
After this, I promise I get it.
And again
I'll never post about an ongoing case.
These days
every time you leave this office,
you are at risk.
We have to be smart.
And we have to protect ourselves.
From now on
I'll stick to Instagram.
Are you kidding me? Instagram
I'm kidding. Kidding, boss.
Do not make yourself a target.
I need to set the record straight.
I was wrong about the Ana Reynolds case.
My theory that Warren Bart
didn't kill Ana with
an axe missed the point.
This was the murder weapon.
By now you've all heard we found one
just like it in Warren's house.
I don't get to say that
Warren Bart is a murderer.
But I can say that he shouldn't
benefit from the deaths
of Ana Reynolds and Nate Taylor.
So don't like.
Don't subscribe. Unfollow Warren.
Don't give people like
that any more eyeballs.
Me?
I'm signing off.
For good.