Hudson and Rex (2019) s04e02 Episode Script
Oops I Bit it Again
1
Mia, congratulations on your big win.
Must feel good after the tough year you've had.
- Oh, you heard about that? - Who hasn't? Very public breakup last year.
Cheating ex-boyfriend, famous actor Who we shall not name.
You've got a date with you tonight.
Who's this handsome man? This is Zaid.
He's my rock.
Zaid, I understand the celebrity world is all new to you.
Did you enjoy the show tonight? Of course.
Mia's worked so hard.
The album is amazing.
I couldn't be more proud.
Well, thanks and good luck.
- Thanks.
- Thank you.
- Not so bad.
- Not so bad at all.
- Thank you.
- Ah, you're welcome.
Plenty of time for that later, lovebirds.
- The plane is ready.
- Oh, great.
You gave Ted and the vultures a cover story? - Thank you.
- They think we're going to Miami.
Just the three of us.
I'm so happy! - Let's get this party started.
- Let's do it.
Thank you.
Mia! Mia! Hey, Mia! How's your night tonight, darling? What are you doing in St.
John's? No.
- Just say hi! - No! - - How many times am I going to tell you? - What? - One week! - Okay.
- That's all I asked for! It's cool! - It's cool? - Yeah.
Oh, it's cool? It's cool? Oh, okay! - It's cool? It's cool?! - Hey.
Leave! Me! Alone! Get out of my face! Leave me alone! All right man! Morning, Sarah.
Hey, Charlie.
- Hello, Rex.
- I heard we have a hit and run? Yeah, that's what the responding officers thought.
I'm not so sure.
So, male, late twenties, contusions, broken arms.
All consistent with an accident.
He was struck and thrown by a vehicle traveling at high speed.
- I'm sensing a but coming.
- Oh, you know me so well.
But I also found what I think are tire marks on the body.
Which wouldn't have come from the initial impact - when the body was thrown.
- Right.
And I won't be sure until the autopsy but my guess is he was hit once and then the driver came back around to finish the job.
Okay, well, until I hear otherwise from you, we'll treat this as a homicide.
Oh.
That's a good find, buddy.
We might be able to match this to the vehicle.
Hey, Sarah.
Charlie.
So, Sarah, you were right.
The victim's ID, a California driver's license, according to that.
- Zaid Basheer.
- I knew he looked familiar.
Yeah, Zaid is Mia Jerome's fiancé.
Who's Mia Jerome? Really? TikTokker, turned pop star? Two Grammys? Three number one singles already this year? And you've heard of her? Yeah, yeah.
Her song, Love Me, it's huge! Love me like you want it Love me like you care Love me like you need me there Well, it's on like every hour.
Radio.
Right, so, tell me I'm not the only person who missed this.
I'm sorry.
Her last two albums are on my running playlist.
Pop music is not really my thing.
You're missing out, Charlie.
I get it.
She's a big deal.
Why is her fiancé in St.
John's? Good question.
I mean, maybe a family connection? Well, she was spotted drinking at The Warwick last night.
Then she took a stanchion to somebody's car.
- It's cool? - Hey! Leave! Me! Alone! - Is that cool? - Quite the temper.
- Who's the guy she's yelling at? - That is something.
Look at that.
All right man.
Looks like paparazzi? Then she sped off.
So, she was drinking and driving? Sarah, do we have an estimate for time of death? Between midnight and 3 a.
m.
This video was posted at 1:30.
Okay, listen.
This does not leave the four of us, okay? The last thing we need is a media circus.
Wait a minute.
Are you saying that Mia Jerome - is a suspect in vehicular manslaughter? - Or murder.
Looks like Rex is on to something.
Looks like he's headed towards the victim's hotel.
There was a room key from the Grange in Zaid's pocket.
Rex, wait up! Mia Jerome? SJPD.
Suitcases and belongings still here.
She was wearing this last night.
Why weren't she and Zaid together? They've been joined at the hip for months.
Oh! So she's more than just an album on your playlist.
You follow her.
Not Mia necessarily.
But she gets a lot of coverage in the gossip blogs I read.
Gossip blogs? Mia is relevant, okay? She's got a huge, dedicated following from her teen career and now she's growing up and you know, it can be tricky for female stars.
- Mmmm.
- It's a form of social anthropology.
Let me guess.
This isn't Mia's first scandal? Yeah, that too.
What have you got, partner? Oh.
Spare SIM cards.
I've heard about this.
Celebrities change them regularly when fans get a hold of their number.
Yeah, or when they don't want to be found.
Hey.
A copy of Mia's rental car agreement.
I'll get this to Jesse.
Excuse me! What are you doing? How did you get in here? Detective Hudson.
This is Dr.
Sarah Truong.
My partner, Rex.
We're looking for Mia Jerome.
Police? Oh my God.
Is this about the headlight? Don't tell me that bastard pressed charges.
It's not about a headlight.
Are you a friend of Mia's? I'm her assistant, Karina.
Okay why? What are you doing here? Where are Zaid and Mia? Karina.
Zaid was found dead this morning.
What? Dead? No that's I can't Sorry.
How? We believe he was struck by a car.
- When did you last see him? - Here.
At the hotel.
We were watching TV in my room and he and Mia went back to their room, around eleven.
Did you and Mia make plans to go to the club? No.
I wanted a night in.
I was watching Mia's dog in my room.
And Zaid? He said he was staying in too.
So Mia went to the club alone? Mia's never alone for very long.
Okay, look.
This is an honest-to-God colossal disaster.
Mia's going to be devastated when she finds out.
Oh, no.
- It's not on the news, is it? - No.
No, not yet.
The police won't release any information - until Zaid's parents have be notified.
- Okay.
Oh, God.
His poor family.
Do you know where Mia is now? No.
She's not answering my texts.
I don't know where she could be.
Maybe Rex can help.
Come here, pal.
Get the scent.
Track it.
Detective.
When you find Mia, please keep the paparazzi away.
We don't get a lot of paparazzi around here.
Well, that's about to change.
Richie Lugo is already here.
He's scum.
Follows Mia everywhere.
We thought we'd ditched him this time.
Mia attacked his car.
And she looked like she was ready to go for him as well.
Can you blame her? He won't give her a minute of privacy.
He follows her constantly.
Makes money off her.
He's always, "Hey Mia darling", like he's her friend.
He's lucky she only busted his headlight! When Mia tries to contact you, you call us right away.
You said it was just an accident, right? Going down, pal.
Rex lost Mia's trail in the parking garage and her car's gone.
Hotel records show she used her fob to open the garage door coming in just after 1:30 a.
m.
then going back out at 3:30 a.
m.
I've got a BOLO out on her plates but nothing.
Here's what we know of Mia and Zaid's movements so far.
Here's the Warwick about a 15 minute drive from the hotel.
And Zaid was struck here.
So, that's just a block from the hotel.
Possibly on the way to the club? Strange time to decide to go out and join her.
Yeah, well I've got an alert set up on Mia's name.
And oh! Yeah, you heard it right here! This is Mia Jerome out of control driving like a maniac last night! Already on the news before we've even processed the evidence.
And we have reports police are now investigating a hit and run not far from where Jerome's car was last seen! Let's hope our favourite isn't involved! Where'd this video come from Jesse? I have an idea.
Unfortunately the news today is quite tragic from outside St.
John's Police Headquarters.
Turns out the victim of the hit and run is none other than Mia's fiancé, Zaid Basheer.
He's right outside.
I'm going to have a word with this guy.
Rex.
Yeah,I guess you could say I know Mia pretty well.
You ever see those pictures of her and Kendall Jenner on the yacht there? I took those.
She was pretty much a household name after that.
- Your dashcam footage? - Huh? Oh.
Yeah.
It actually turned out pretty great.
Yeah, I'm working on a documentary about Mia.
There's a lot of interest.
Richie, who told you that Zaid Basheer was dead? Oh, I was at the crime scene this morning.
Telephoto lens.
I recognized the body.
Well, thanks to you, his family is going to find out about his death on the news.
Well, if it wasn't me it would be some other guy right? Okay.
Zaid seemed like a nice guy.
A teacher or something.
Not that savvy about showbiz but I guess that's how Mia liked it.
You have any idea what happened? We're still investigating.
Look, I hope Mia didn't do this.
All I know is she was mad as a hornet when she was speeding away from that bar.
I tried to follow her.
But I lost her.
And you didn't see Zaid on the way? If I'd seen him lying there I would have stopped.
Really? Because so far, you seem to me like you're more about the pay cheque - than doing the right thing.
- I'm just doing my job.
But I see you could take it that way.
Look, I'm going to make it up to you to show you my intentions are good.
What's that? Nobody knows this.
I promised I'd keep it on the DL, but, I know where Mia is right now.
Detective Hudson? What can I do for you? Major Crimes.
We're here to see Mia Jerome.
Impossible.
- Why's that? - Because I said so.
And I'm her father.
Mr.
Jerome, it's possible we can clear all this up if Mia can answer a few questions.
Unfortunately, Mia's in no condition to talk to you right now.
And as a father, my first concern has to be for her well-being.
A young man is dead.
His father is going to have concerns too.
And I pray that my Mia has nothing to do with Zaid's death.
That's something I can confirm if I can see the car that she was driving last night.
Well, I can't help you there either, because, I don't know where her car is.
When did you get to town, Mr.
Jerome? - Late last night.
- Hmm.
What prompted you to immediately check Mia into rehab? Look, the end of a tour is always risky for Mia.
That's why I was worried about her because the structure is missing.
As it turns out, - I was right.
- Meaning you found her in crisis? Something like that.
Because there was an accident? Look, whatever did happen last night, understand that she has a problem.
She can't even be considered fit in the eyes of the law.
I'd like to be the judge of that.
Well, according to our lawyers, she's under no obligation to even talk to you.
You already have lawyers involved? My daughter's a world famous pop star, baby.
There's always lawyers involved.
So nothing, huh? All right.
Let's go.
In rehab, huh? It fits the pattern.
You believe Mia has a substance abuse problem? There were rumours last year but nothing since then.
Did you buy Ted Jerome's story of protecting a daughter in trouble? No, not entirely.
I've read that she and her dad - have a tense relationship.
- Oh, you have, have you? Yes, that's right.
You read Springsteen biographies.
I read gossip blogs.
But guess what? Only one of those is useful right now.
- Okay, so what's the dad's angle then? - Money.
Mia is probably worth over a hundred million dollars.
Every hit she drops, that just gets bigger.
Well, the team obviously doesn't want that to stop.
So, you think that he checked her into rehab to buy time for damage control? There are more prestigious, celebrity-friendly rehabs.
If treatment was his plan, why not get her onto a plane into one of those? Yeah, good question.
Going up, pal.
That's pretty cool.
Why do I feel like Mia Jerome fans know more about our case than we do? Well, most of the online chatter and there is a lot of it, - is rumour and speculation.
- Yeah, well flag anything credible.
Yeah, I'm on it.
- Hey.
Any luck tracking down Mia's car? - No not yet.
- But I'm pretty sure her dad got rid of it.
- Yeah, well if he did, that'll give us something to lean on him with later.
Exactly what time did he get here? Flight records have him coming in from New York at 12:20 a.
m.
That's enough time to trash Mia's car.
Yeah, well I have some feelers out on that.
In the meantime, I managed to unlock Zaid's phone.
And there are some voice messages from Mia.
Has everything you said been lies? Whatever.
Zaid, you made this mess.
You get over here and clean it up! She sent that right after she left the club.
Karina said that he stayed in that night.
So if that's true, he would have been at the hotel - when he received this.
- Was that why he was out so late at night? He was on his way to the club? She's drunk and angry, heading in his direction.
- Sounds like motive and opportunity.
- Hey, guys.
That was the rental agency.
They found the location on the GPS in Mia's car.
Hear that, partner? Let's go.
You sure on that GPS? Times when it fritzes, says you're a mile away from where you really are.
Uh-huh.
Well in this case, somebody might want to have gotten rid of a car real fast.
- A pop star, you say? - Or her father? Maybe he paid you extra to wreck a brand-new car? I wouldn't wreck a new car.
Sell it maybe.
What have you got, pal? Good job, partner.
This looks like the same colour.
You want to change your story? Now I thought dogs were colour blind.
Rex can pick up the scent of someone who's been inside a car.
Or who's been hit by it.
Some dog.
Sure is.
We'll look at blood and DNA but any chance to prove that Mia's car was damaged when she hit Zaid is destroyed.
I hate the idea of some rich celebrity getting away with a cover-up.
So we'll have to prove it another way.
Hey, pal? I don't really know where to begin.
Guys, Mia is doing a live about Zaid's death.
Yeah? But you know, I don't think of you all as fans.
You're like family to me.
And Zaid was my family, too.
And now he's gone.
And I want to be honest with you guys like always.
My heart is broken, guys.
Please, remember Zaid with love.
Our love is so one-sided I let it out - And you disguise it - Is this grief or PR? - Who knows? - It's hard to know what's real but there is one thing we can get from this video.
Fresh Start Rehab.
Yeah, it's pretty clear she shot the video there.
Well, she broke confidentiality.
That gets us a warrant.
Okay.
I'm calling my lawyers.
He says, You do that.
This is her room.
Mia, it's Detective Hudson, SJPD.
I'm going to open the door.
If I hadn't seen this person so much online, I'd be beginning to wonder if she even exists.
She was meant to stay in the facility at all times.
She wasn't free to leave? Mr.
Jerome specifically asked that Miss Jerome be held.
I assured him we have the proper security measures.
Some of our clients are here on court order.
But Miss Jerome was being held without a court order.
On the insistence of her father, yes.
How did she feel about that? She seemed compliant.
She signed a 30-day inpatient sobriety agreement.
What security measures do you have in place here? Cameras? That gets a little tricky as far as client confidentiality and levels of comfort.
No, all the exits are controlled, in and out by keycards accessible only to the staff.
Staff? So which member of your staff last had access to this back exit? Uh Uh Darryl Oxford, one of our cleaners swiped that door at 3:42.
But he's not supposed to be working today.
Show us where she went, pal.
That tension between Mia and her father - Yeah? - Did she escape to defy him or did he catch wind that we were coming and move her? I don't know how much Mia gets to call the shots.
Her mom died when she was young and her father has been running her career ever since.
Maybe he's got her on a plane out of here.
Joe already sent a couple of uniforms to keep an eye at the airport.
Coming, pal.
I think that's Mia's dog! Hey.
Hey, Kujo? Kujo? What kind of person leaves their dog behind? Maybe someone in trouble.
Hey, you keep an eye on her, okay? So Mia was last seen by facility staff at 2:45.
They think she got out by using a staff key card belonging to the cleaner whose name is Darryl Oxford.
So Mia got ahold of his key card? All right.
- Where is my daughter? - Mr.
Jerome.
Look, we know you had Mia's car wrecked - in order to destroy evidence.
- Ridiculous.
Maybe you also arranged to have Mia leave right before we got here with our warrant? Why would I take her out if I brought her here for help? Hmm? Exactly.
Besides, she would never leave that one behind.
Detective, try to keep up, will you? - Don't you see what this means? - Fill me in.
It means she was taken under duress.
Probably by some deranged fan.
Look, Mia is in danger and I expect you all to find her before something happens.
So do we think that a fan could have done this? Well, there is a small faction of fans who believe that Mia needs rescuing from her father, so One of them gets a hold of the keycard.
We need to talk to Darryl Oxford.
He should be getting off shift at his other job.
Look, I already talked to my boss from the centre about this, okay? And like I told him, I have nothing to do with this.
I'm not about to lose my job over some pop tart.
Who had access to your keycard? It was probably my stupid cousin, Emma.
Why do you say that? She kept on asking all these questions about Mia when she found out she was at the place I work.
She's obsessed.
Obsessed in a dangerous way? Look, Emma's a weirdo.
You never know what she might do.
Where does she live? Charlie, look at this.
- Her hair is on it.
- So she was here.
Good job, partner.
I think we need to have a little chat, Karina.
I was just trying to find Mia.
Her dog is missing.
Tell me exactly how she lost her dog? Mia said that she took Kujo out back.
There was like a weird car noise.
It spooked Kujo and she bolted.
So I went back to the rehab centre to look for her but I couldn't find her.
Mia's worried sick.
Rex found Kujo.
Oh, thank God.
- I have to let Mia know.
- Why did we find you at Emma's house? I have an app to track her phone.
It's part of the job.
But when we asked you this morning if you knew where she was, you said that you didn't know.
Because I thought her phone was dead.
It turned out that Ted didn't let her take it with her to rehab.
Said she had to focus on her recovery.
But now she has it? Ted agreed that I could take Kujo to her.
So I snuck her phone into Kujo's bag of kibble.
Ah, that's what she must have used to make that statement about Zaid.
And I put a new SIM card in it with a number that Ted doesn't have.
Write down Mia's current number.
When you dropped her dog off to her, did Mia say anything about wanting to leave rehab? No, but her dad was there.
She knows better than to say anything real in front of him.
He was already mad enough.
About Zaid's death? No.
More because our trip here was a secret.
Mia didn't want him to know where we were.
She even got me to put the flights and everything on my personal credit card so he wouldn't see the charges.
Why all the secrecy? I mean, you've met Ted.
She wanted a break.
But he found out that she was in St.
John's.
Yeah.
When Mia learned that he was on his way, she flipped.
Only Zaid and I were supposed to know.
So she figured one of us told Ted.
And who did? Um, look.
Me and Mia are best friends.
I love her.
But Ted's the one that signs my pay cheques.
So you sold out your friend so you could stay on Ted's good side? Did you tell Mia the truth? Or did she believe that Zaid was the one who tipped off her dad? Zaid.
She was she was furious.
So Mia thinks that Zaid betrayed her.
That's motive.
Yeah, the autopsy confirmed that the victim was run over again after the initial impact.
So it was deliberate.
- Yeah.
- But you think she's capable? I don't know.
Could be a heat of the moment thing.
Looks like we're going outside.
I'll see if Jesse can find anything out with Mia's new number.
You got it.
I'm coming, I'm coming.
Thank you, pal.
Let's go.
Hey! Easy! Settle down.
Nothing to be scared of, pal.
That's just a car that needs to get fixed.
I know it's a long shot but that noise is particular to Land Rovers.
Might be the same as the one that startled Kujo out in front of the rehab centre.
Oh, well there's not a lot of vehicles like that out in Newfoundland.
So Let me see.
Wait, look at that.
Kit Rendall! Kit Rendall? Who's that? Music producer.
One of the best.
Neil Young, Lightfoot, the Arkells.
Wait a minute.
- Yeah, you're a fanboy! I knew it! - Good music.
Yeah, fanboy.
Never mind.
Yeah, I picked up Mia from rehab.
She asked me for help.
Were you going to suggest that she turn herself in? Or give us a call? No offense, Detective, but, I don't generally mess around with the police.
You didn't think she should stay in rehab? There's nothing wrong with her.
That's her father's way of keeping her away from you.
Do you know if Mia was with a woman named Emma Oxford? - Sure.
Emma's a good local musician.
- Mm-hmm? I called her, asked her to help me spring Mia And we brought her back here.
Had a meeting.
Where is she now? I couldn't tell you.
She was worried about her dog.
She and Mia took off.
So Emma's not a stalker.
No.
I mean, she's a fan of Mia's.
But who isn't? You said that Mia texted you from rehab.
- That means she knew you were in St.
John's.
- Mm-hmm.
She reached out few weeks ago.
Said she wanted a new sound.
I told her I was out here at my summer place.
- And she should stop by.
- She came out here to meet you? Yeah, but she didn't want her father or anyone else to know that.
Oh, well, I mean, you'd take her on? I I just I mean, I know that I know some of the artists you've worked with before.
You're saying Mia Jerome is pretty different from Neil Young? Yeah.
Put the skimpy clothes and autotune aside.
And listen.
You're going to hear more than you'd expect.
She's a real talent.
Mmm.
You know I need to talk to her about this hit and run? There is no way that kid murdered anyone.
Not even by accident.
So this producer said that Mia and Emma really hit it off.
But she doesn't know where they are now.
You think she's telling the truth? She seems credible.
Rex, come on.
Haha.
Credible.
Yeah.
Charlie's is a fan of Kit Rendall's work.
- Oh really? - Well, she has worked with the best.
Yeah and now that includes Mia Jerome? Actually, Rendall's story does fit with the latest online Mia Jerome news.
She was spotted in town.
Looks like she's free to go anytime.
Crazy fans are just a stereotype anyway.
Most of them are normal people with a love for the arts.
- Some of them are even pretty cool.
- Oh you mean me, right? Well, does this even give us Mia's location? Uh, no.
The guy who took the pictures waited a couple of hours to post them.
So they're long gone.
Also Mia's phone is still turned off.
Well, she might not even have done it anyway.
- Say what? - The broken light we found at the scene wasn't a match to Mia's car.
So then why'd Mia's dad have the car destroyed then? If he did.
We don't know that.
Let's say he did.
He's painting a picture here.
Unstable daughter.
Hit-and-run.
Addicted to drugs.
Yeah, but I don't think she is.
So I tested the hair we found at Emma's house.
Typically, chronic drug or alcohol use would show up in hair, but Mia's shows no signs of recent use.
Ted lied about his daughter's drug problem.
What's your theory? He wants legal control of Mia and her money.
And if he makes her look incompetent, he just might get it.
Oh, guys.
She turned her phone on again.
She's at Emma's house.
- Okay, come on.
This way.
- Rex.
Karina.
- What's wrong? - Mia's father came to see me.
He thought I knew where Mia was.
I said I didn't.
And he took my phone.
He knows that's how I keep a leash on Mia.
Is he here? - He's in there right now.
- Rex.
Stop controlling me, Dad! Just leave! - We'll take the back.
- Please! Why can't you just let me live my life? I don't understand why you just won't let me live my life! Go away, Dad! - Get out! - Why are you crying, baby? - Leave me alone! - You're my daughter! - I'm your father! - Yeah, you're my father? - Come with me! - Act like my father, okay? Just stop! Can't you tell I want you to leave me alone? Leave me alone! - Get back here! - Get out! Get away from her! Rex, go! Don't touch her! No don't touch her! Ahh! Drop the poker, Ted! Hey.
He said drop the poker.
You see what you did now? You never listen! You know what's going to happen now? You're going to end up in jail! Yeah, jail would be better than living with you.
Oh yeah, well you're about to get what you deserve now.
Mm-hmm.
- You're under arrest.
- What the ? For assault and obstruction of justice.
- Wait a minute! - You okay? Are you guys crazy? - She's the one who ran over her boyfriend! - No, I didn't! What is the matter with you people? - I'm so sorry.
- No, I'm sorry.
Are you okay? - I'm okay.
Are you okay? - Yeah, I'm okay.
I was driving too fast.
I know.
I was trying to lose Richie.
- But you weren't drunk? - No, no.
I had one shot at the club.
That's it.
It's true.
I was there.
I'd know if I hit Zaid.
And I swear I didn't.
Did you see him on the road that night? No.
But he was out there because of me.
She's a rescue.
Zaid surprised me with her on my birthday last year.
He said he just knew I was a dog person.
You argued with Zaid the night he died.
If I could take anything back It was crazy of me to blame him.
He would never go to my dad behind my back.
Never.
Karina admitted that she told your dad about the trip.
Yeah, I should have known when Richie showed up at the club that it was because my dad told him.
He thinks the paps are great for business.
He and Zaid used to fight about it.
- They fought? - Yeah.
Zaid hated the way I got followed around by those guys.
So he made a game of helping me avoid them.
Mia.
We heard how your dad was talking to you.
Is that how he got you to go to rehab the night that Zaid was killed? He woke me up in the middle of the night and he said that there had been an accident.
And that I was responsible.
If your father woke you in the middle of the night, he knew that Zaid was dead before anyone.
You think he did this? Did he have a reason? Uh Zaid was helping me look for new managers and encouraging me to do what I wanted to do creatively.
So yeah.
He was a threat to my dad.
Maybe you knew that Zaid was helping Mia find new management.
Or maybe you two fought because he wanted to keep the paparazzi away from Mia.
Or maybe he just found out you were stealing from your daughter! I would never steal from my daughter.
That's a lie! Sit down.
Come on, pal.
You know, my partner is not a big fan of yours.
And I'm having a hard time disagreeing with him.
We went through Mia's finances.
There's some pretty shady stuff there, Ted.
Might seem shady to you but my daughter and I run a family business.
Yeah.
She does the work and you help yourself to the money.
You don't know anything about this life.
I know that's not what a good parent does.
You demo'd the car before we ever got a call.
You had a head start on the cover-up because you did the crime! You're wrong, Detective.
The reason I got a head start is because Richie called me and told me Mia'd been in an accident.
Right.
Because you and the leech that stalks your daughter are good buds.
I've got to keep my eyes on my business.
Mmm, nice try.
Richie didn't see a thing.
You've got my phone, don't you? Check the messages.
They're all there.
Where were you when Richie called? They had lost my luggage.
I had to go through customs.
Damn near took me an hour to get out of that airport.
When Richie called, I was at the rental car company.
Okay, well we'll check your story out.
You do that.
In the meantime, can I speak to my daughter? You know, I think you missed your chance there, Ted.
She doesn't want to speak with you.
Yeah, yeah.
See here? Ted Jerome picked up his car at 2:30 a.
m.
- You're sure? - 2:30 a.
m.
Grey sedan.
Sure, I'm sure.
Hey,Joe.
Yeah, Ted Jerome's story checked out.
He's not our guy.
You know what? I'm going to give you a call back.
Who rented this car out two nights ago? Oh.
That's a weird one.
Just back from the body shop, right? Dude rents the car, brings it back a few hours later.
Damaged! Middle of the night, insists I give him the exact same SUV for a replacement.
Let me guess.
His name was Richie Lugo.
You can ask him yourself.
He's in the can.
Let's see how he likes being chased for once.
Uhhh.
Uhh! What? Ughh! Ahh! Aggh! Ugh! Ugh!! Good job, partner.
I've got it from here.
Hey, Ritchie.
Come on.
Well.
Looks like your travel plans just changed.
Come on.
Let's go take your picture.
Homicide charges have been laid against Richie Lugo.
And Mia Jerome has been cleared of any wrongdoing.
Additionally, we are holding Ted Jerome on charges of obstruction and assault.
We have forwarded information to California law enforcement where we anticipate further charges.
Well, you know, maybe one day, they'll get your good side.
At least I've got one.
Oh.
Ouch.
So, Richie hit Zaid with the car you found in the lot? Yeah.
Got a replacement and smashed out the headlight.
Yeah, who would have known he had two cars? Well, Rex would have known.
Well the blood from that first vehicle matches Zaid Basheer.
So, it'll be enough to put Richie away.
Yeah, and all because he thought that Mia's boyfriend was going to block his access to her.
Yeah, well Richie must have thought she was his meal ticket.
And her father was encouraging him.
With that much money at stake, he forgot to be a father at all.
Yeah.
So, another round on me? Huh? Uh, sounds good but we actually have to go.
We've got a show to go to.
- All right! - Rex.
Well, it's you and me, huh, Chief? Don't call me that.
- Two more, please.
- Chief.
Love me like you want it Love me like you care Love me like you need me there Love me like you What is it? You're hitting it too hard.
It's Zaid's favourite song.
It has to have feeling.
Yup.
That's what's wrong.
Excuse me? Do you want to cry in the song? Or do you want to bring your audience to tears? Audience.
So, feel it but contain it.
Just hold it back.
Okay? Let's go again.
Let's take it from the chorus.
Love me like you want it Love me like you care Love me like you need me there Love me like you want it Love me like you care Love me like you need me there Love me like you want it You know what? You were right about pop music.
Oh, really? Yeah, some of it is pretty good.
You stick with me, there's lots more I can teach you.
- You - Oh hi! You're all I need You You're all I need Next time on Hudson & Rex This treasure's been buried hundreds of years! It is not going anywhere! So our John Doe has a name, Ira Kirsch.
He's a journalist from the Toronto Sentinel.
Kirsch published an article about the treasure hunt, last week.
I heard you read his article.
Well, this rich guy approached me and half the guys in here about a month ago.
- Did you happen to catch his name? - Leon Barrett.
I won't be leaving until we find the treasure.
You want to tell me who's in charge here? Hello, Charlie.
Julia Tillman.
My ex-wife.
Must feel good after the tough year you've had.
- Oh, you heard about that? - Who hasn't? Very public breakup last year.
Cheating ex-boyfriend, famous actor Who we shall not name.
You've got a date with you tonight.
Who's this handsome man? This is Zaid.
He's my rock.
Zaid, I understand the celebrity world is all new to you.
Did you enjoy the show tonight? Of course.
Mia's worked so hard.
The album is amazing.
I couldn't be more proud.
Well, thanks and good luck.
- Thanks.
- Thank you.
- Not so bad.
- Not so bad at all.
- Thank you.
- Ah, you're welcome.
Plenty of time for that later, lovebirds.
- The plane is ready.
- Oh, great.
You gave Ted and the vultures a cover story? - Thank you.
- They think we're going to Miami.
Just the three of us.
I'm so happy! - Let's get this party started.
- Let's do it.
Thank you.
Mia! Mia! Hey, Mia! How's your night tonight, darling? What are you doing in St.
John's? No.
- Just say hi! - No! - - How many times am I going to tell you? - What? - One week! - Okay.
- That's all I asked for! It's cool! - It's cool? - Yeah.
Oh, it's cool? It's cool? Oh, okay! - It's cool? It's cool?! - Hey.
Leave! Me! Alone! Get out of my face! Leave me alone! All right man! Morning, Sarah.
Hey, Charlie.
- Hello, Rex.
- I heard we have a hit and run? Yeah, that's what the responding officers thought.
I'm not so sure.
So, male, late twenties, contusions, broken arms.
All consistent with an accident.
He was struck and thrown by a vehicle traveling at high speed.
- I'm sensing a but coming.
- Oh, you know me so well.
But I also found what I think are tire marks on the body.
Which wouldn't have come from the initial impact - when the body was thrown.
- Right.
And I won't be sure until the autopsy but my guess is he was hit once and then the driver came back around to finish the job.
Okay, well, until I hear otherwise from you, we'll treat this as a homicide.
Oh.
That's a good find, buddy.
We might be able to match this to the vehicle.
Hey, Sarah.
Charlie.
So, Sarah, you were right.
The victim's ID, a California driver's license, according to that.
- Zaid Basheer.
- I knew he looked familiar.
Yeah, Zaid is Mia Jerome's fiancé.
Who's Mia Jerome? Really? TikTokker, turned pop star? Two Grammys? Three number one singles already this year? And you've heard of her? Yeah, yeah.
Her song, Love Me, it's huge! Love me like you want it Love me like you care Love me like you need me there Well, it's on like every hour.
Radio.
Right, so, tell me I'm not the only person who missed this.
I'm sorry.
Her last two albums are on my running playlist.
Pop music is not really my thing.
You're missing out, Charlie.
I get it.
She's a big deal.
Why is her fiancé in St.
John's? Good question.
I mean, maybe a family connection? Well, she was spotted drinking at The Warwick last night.
Then she took a stanchion to somebody's car.
- It's cool? - Hey! Leave! Me! Alone! - Is that cool? - Quite the temper.
- Who's the guy she's yelling at? - That is something.
Look at that.
All right man.
Looks like paparazzi? Then she sped off.
So, she was drinking and driving? Sarah, do we have an estimate for time of death? Between midnight and 3 a.
m.
This video was posted at 1:30.
Okay, listen.
This does not leave the four of us, okay? The last thing we need is a media circus.
Wait a minute.
Are you saying that Mia Jerome - is a suspect in vehicular manslaughter? - Or murder.
Looks like Rex is on to something.
Looks like he's headed towards the victim's hotel.
There was a room key from the Grange in Zaid's pocket.
Rex, wait up! Mia Jerome? SJPD.
Suitcases and belongings still here.
She was wearing this last night.
Why weren't she and Zaid together? They've been joined at the hip for months.
Oh! So she's more than just an album on your playlist.
You follow her.
Not Mia necessarily.
But she gets a lot of coverage in the gossip blogs I read.
Gossip blogs? Mia is relevant, okay? She's got a huge, dedicated following from her teen career and now she's growing up and you know, it can be tricky for female stars.
- Mmmm.
- It's a form of social anthropology.
Let me guess.
This isn't Mia's first scandal? Yeah, that too.
What have you got, partner? Oh.
Spare SIM cards.
I've heard about this.
Celebrities change them regularly when fans get a hold of their number.
Yeah, or when they don't want to be found.
Hey.
A copy of Mia's rental car agreement.
I'll get this to Jesse.
Excuse me! What are you doing? How did you get in here? Detective Hudson.
This is Dr.
Sarah Truong.
My partner, Rex.
We're looking for Mia Jerome.
Police? Oh my God.
Is this about the headlight? Don't tell me that bastard pressed charges.
It's not about a headlight.
Are you a friend of Mia's? I'm her assistant, Karina.
Okay why? What are you doing here? Where are Zaid and Mia? Karina.
Zaid was found dead this morning.
What? Dead? No that's I can't Sorry.
How? We believe he was struck by a car.
- When did you last see him? - Here.
At the hotel.
We were watching TV in my room and he and Mia went back to their room, around eleven.
Did you and Mia make plans to go to the club? No.
I wanted a night in.
I was watching Mia's dog in my room.
And Zaid? He said he was staying in too.
So Mia went to the club alone? Mia's never alone for very long.
Okay, look.
This is an honest-to-God colossal disaster.
Mia's going to be devastated when she finds out.
Oh, no.
- It's not on the news, is it? - No.
No, not yet.
The police won't release any information - until Zaid's parents have be notified.
- Okay.
Oh, God.
His poor family.
Do you know where Mia is now? No.
She's not answering my texts.
I don't know where she could be.
Maybe Rex can help.
Come here, pal.
Get the scent.
Track it.
Detective.
When you find Mia, please keep the paparazzi away.
We don't get a lot of paparazzi around here.
Well, that's about to change.
Richie Lugo is already here.
He's scum.
Follows Mia everywhere.
We thought we'd ditched him this time.
Mia attacked his car.
And she looked like she was ready to go for him as well.
Can you blame her? He won't give her a minute of privacy.
He follows her constantly.
Makes money off her.
He's always, "Hey Mia darling", like he's her friend.
He's lucky she only busted his headlight! When Mia tries to contact you, you call us right away.
You said it was just an accident, right? Going down, pal.
Rex lost Mia's trail in the parking garage and her car's gone.
Hotel records show she used her fob to open the garage door coming in just after 1:30 a.
m.
then going back out at 3:30 a.
m.
I've got a BOLO out on her plates but nothing.
Here's what we know of Mia and Zaid's movements so far.
Here's the Warwick about a 15 minute drive from the hotel.
And Zaid was struck here.
So, that's just a block from the hotel.
Possibly on the way to the club? Strange time to decide to go out and join her.
Yeah, well I've got an alert set up on Mia's name.
And oh! Yeah, you heard it right here! This is Mia Jerome out of control driving like a maniac last night! Already on the news before we've even processed the evidence.
And we have reports police are now investigating a hit and run not far from where Jerome's car was last seen! Let's hope our favourite isn't involved! Where'd this video come from Jesse? I have an idea.
Unfortunately the news today is quite tragic from outside St.
John's Police Headquarters.
Turns out the victim of the hit and run is none other than Mia's fiancé, Zaid Basheer.
He's right outside.
I'm going to have a word with this guy.
Rex.
Yeah,I guess you could say I know Mia pretty well.
You ever see those pictures of her and Kendall Jenner on the yacht there? I took those.
She was pretty much a household name after that.
- Your dashcam footage? - Huh? Oh.
Yeah.
It actually turned out pretty great.
Yeah, I'm working on a documentary about Mia.
There's a lot of interest.
Richie, who told you that Zaid Basheer was dead? Oh, I was at the crime scene this morning.
Telephoto lens.
I recognized the body.
Well, thanks to you, his family is going to find out about his death on the news.
Well, if it wasn't me it would be some other guy right? Okay.
Zaid seemed like a nice guy.
A teacher or something.
Not that savvy about showbiz but I guess that's how Mia liked it.
You have any idea what happened? We're still investigating.
Look, I hope Mia didn't do this.
All I know is she was mad as a hornet when she was speeding away from that bar.
I tried to follow her.
But I lost her.
And you didn't see Zaid on the way? If I'd seen him lying there I would have stopped.
Really? Because so far, you seem to me like you're more about the pay cheque - than doing the right thing.
- I'm just doing my job.
But I see you could take it that way.
Look, I'm going to make it up to you to show you my intentions are good.
What's that? Nobody knows this.
I promised I'd keep it on the DL, but, I know where Mia is right now.
Detective Hudson? What can I do for you? Major Crimes.
We're here to see Mia Jerome.
Impossible.
- Why's that? - Because I said so.
And I'm her father.
Mr.
Jerome, it's possible we can clear all this up if Mia can answer a few questions.
Unfortunately, Mia's in no condition to talk to you right now.
And as a father, my first concern has to be for her well-being.
A young man is dead.
His father is going to have concerns too.
And I pray that my Mia has nothing to do with Zaid's death.
That's something I can confirm if I can see the car that she was driving last night.
Well, I can't help you there either, because, I don't know where her car is.
When did you get to town, Mr.
Jerome? - Late last night.
- Hmm.
What prompted you to immediately check Mia into rehab? Look, the end of a tour is always risky for Mia.
That's why I was worried about her because the structure is missing.
As it turns out, - I was right.
- Meaning you found her in crisis? Something like that.
Because there was an accident? Look, whatever did happen last night, understand that she has a problem.
She can't even be considered fit in the eyes of the law.
I'd like to be the judge of that.
Well, according to our lawyers, she's under no obligation to even talk to you.
You already have lawyers involved? My daughter's a world famous pop star, baby.
There's always lawyers involved.
So nothing, huh? All right.
Let's go.
In rehab, huh? It fits the pattern.
You believe Mia has a substance abuse problem? There were rumours last year but nothing since then.
Did you buy Ted Jerome's story of protecting a daughter in trouble? No, not entirely.
I've read that she and her dad - have a tense relationship.
- Oh, you have, have you? Yes, that's right.
You read Springsteen biographies.
I read gossip blogs.
But guess what? Only one of those is useful right now.
- Okay, so what's the dad's angle then? - Money.
Mia is probably worth over a hundred million dollars.
Every hit she drops, that just gets bigger.
Well, the team obviously doesn't want that to stop.
So, you think that he checked her into rehab to buy time for damage control? There are more prestigious, celebrity-friendly rehabs.
If treatment was his plan, why not get her onto a plane into one of those? Yeah, good question.
Going up, pal.
That's pretty cool.
Why do I feel like Mia Jerome fans know more about our case than we do? Well, most of the online chatter and there is a lot of it, - is rumour and speculation.
- Yeah, well flag anything credible.
Yeah, I'm on it.
- Hey.
Any luck tracking down Mia's car? - No not yet.
- But I'm pretty sure her dad got rid of it.
- Yeah, well if he did, that'll give us something to lean on him with later.
Exactly what time did he get here? Flight records have him coming in from New York at 12:20 a.
m.
That's enough time to trash Mia's car.
Yeah, well I have some feelers out on that.
In the meantime, I managed to unlock Zaid's phone.
And there are some voice messages from Mia.
Has everything you said been lies? Whatever.
Zaid, you made this mess.
You get over here and clean it up! She sent that right after she left the club.
Karina said that he stayed in that night.
So if that's true, he would have been at the hotel - when he received this.
- Was that why he was out so late at night? He was on his way to the club? She's drunk and angry, heading in his direction.
- Sounds like motive and opportunity.
- Hey, guys.
That was the rental agency.
They found the location on the GPS in Mia's car.
Hear that, partner? Let's go.
You sure on that GPS? Times when it fritzes, says you're a mile away from where you really are.
Uh-huh.
Well in this case, somebody might want to have gotten rid of a car real fast.
- A pop star, you say? - Or her father? Maybe he paid you extra to wreck a brand-new car? I wouldn't wreck a new car.
Sell it maybe.
What have you got, pal? Good job, partner.
This looks like the same colour.
You want to change your story? Now I thought dogs were colour blind.
Rex can pick up the scent of someone who's been inside a car.
Or who's been hit by it.
Some dog.
Sure is.
We'll look at blood and DNA but any chance to prove that Mia's car was damaged when she hit Zaid is destroyed.
I hate the idea of some rich celebrity getting away with a cover-up.
So we'll have to prove it another way.
Hey, pal? I don't really know where to begin.
Guys, Mia is doing a live about Zaid's death.
Yeah? But you know, I don't think of you all as fans.
You're like family to me.
And Zaid was my family, too.
And now he's gone.
And I want to be honest with you guys like always.
My heart is broken, guys.
Please, remember Zaid with love.
Our love is so one-sided I let it out - And you disguise it - Is this grief or PR? - Who knows? - It's hard to know what's real but there is one thing we can get from this video.
Fresh Start Rehab.
Yeah, it's pretty clear she shot the video there.
Well, she broke confidentiality.
That gets us a warrant.
Okay.
I'm calling my lawyers.
He says, You do that.
This is her room.
Mia, it's Detective Hudson, SJPD.
I'm going to open the door.
If I hadn't seen this person so much online, I'd be beginning to wonder if she even exists.
She was meant to stay in the facility at all times.
She wasn't free to leave? Mr.
Jerome specifically asked that Miss Jerome be held.
I assured him we have the proper security measures.
Some of our clients are here on court order.
But Miss Jerome was being held without a court order.
On the insistence of her father, yes.
How did she feel about that? She seemed compliant.
She signed a 30-day inpatient sobriety agreement.
What security measures do you have in place here? Cameras? That gets a little tricky as far as client confidentiality and levels of comfort.
No, all the exits are controlled, in and out by keycards accessible only to the staff.
Staff? So which member of your staff last had access to this back exit? Uh Uh Darryl Oxford, one of our cleaners swiped that door at 3:42.
But he's not supposed to be working today.
Show us where she went, pal.
That tension between Mia and her father - Yeah? - Did she escape to defy him or did he catch wind that we were coming and move her? I don't know how much Mia gets to call the shots.
Her mom died when she was young and her father has been running her career ever since.
Maybe he's got her on a plane out of here.
Joe already sent a couple of uniforms to keep an eye at the airport.
Coming, pal.
I think that's Mia's dog! Hey.
Hey, Kujo? Kujo? What kind of person leaves their dog behind? Maybe someone in trouble.
Hey, you keep an eye on her, okay? So Mia was last seen by facility staff at 2:45.
They think she got out by using a staff key card belonging to the cleaner whose name is Darryl Oxford.
So Mia got ahold of his key card? All right.
- Where is my daughter? - Mr.
Jerome.
Look, we know you had Mia's car wrecked - in order to destroy evidence.
- Ridiculous.
Maybe you also arranged to have Mia leave right before we got here with our warrant? Why would I take her out if I brought her here for help? Hmm? Exactly.
Besides, she would never leave that one behind.
Detective, try to keep up, will you? - Don't you see what this means? - Fill me in.
It means she was taken under duress.
Probably by some deranged fan.
Look, Mia is in danger and I expect you all to find her before something happens.
So do we think that a fan could have done this? Well, there is a small faction of fans who believe that Mia needs rescuing from her father, so One of them gets a hold of the keycard.
We need to talk to Darryl Oxford.
He should be getting off shift at his other job.
Look, I already talked to my boss from the centre about this, okay? And like I told him, I have nothing to do with this.
I'm not about to lose my job over some pop tart.
Who had access to your keycard? It was probably my stupid cousin, Emma.
Why do you say that? She kept on asking all these questions about Mia when she found out she was at the place I work.
She's obsessed.
Obsessed in a dangerous way? Look, Emma's a weirdo.
You never know what she might do.
Where does she live? Charlie, look at this.
- Her hair is on it.
- So she was here.
Good job, partner.
I think we need to have a little chat, Karina.
I was just trying to find Mia.
Her dog is missing.
Tell me exactly how she lost her dog? Mia said that she took Kujo out back.
There was like a weird car noise.
It spooked Kujo and she bolted.
So I went back to the rehab centre to look for her but I couldn't find her.
Mia's worried sick.
Rex found Kujo.
Oh, thank God.
- I have to let Mia know.
- Why did we find you at Emma's house? I have an app to track her phone.
It's part of the job.
But when we asked you this morning if you knew where she was, you said that you didn't know.
Because I thought her phone was dead.
It turned out that Ted didn't let her take it with her to rehab.
Said she had to focus on her recovery.
But now she has it? Ted agreed that I could take Kujo to her.
So I snuck her phone into Kujo's bag of kibble.
Ah, that's what she must have used to make that statement about Zaid.
And I put a new SIM card in it with a number that Ted doesn't have.
Write down Mia's current number.
When you dropped her dog off to her, did Mia say anything about wanting to leave rehab? No, but her dad was there.
She knows better than to say anything real in front of him.
He was already mad enough.
About Zaid's death? No.
More because our trip here was a secret.
Mia didn't want him to know where we were.
She even got me to put the flights and everything on my personal credit card so he wouldn't see the charges.
Why all the secrecy? I mean, you've met Ted.
She wanted a break.
But he found out that she was in St.
John's.
Yeah.
When Mia learned that he was on his way, she flipped.
Only Zaid and I were supposed to know.
So she figured one of us told Ted.
And who did? Um, look.
Me and Mia are best friends.
I love her.
But Ted's the one that signs my pay cheques.
So you sold out your friend so you could stay on Ted's good side? Did you tell Mia the truth? Or did she believe that Zaid was the one who tipped off her dad? Zaid.
She was she was furious.
So Mia thinks that Zaid betrayed her.
That's motive.
Yeah, the autopsy confirmed that the victim was run over again after the initial impact.
So it was deliberate.
- Yeah.
- But you think she's capable? I don't know.
Could be a heat of the moment thing.
Looks like we're going outside.
I'll see if Jesse can find anything out with Mia's new number.
You got it.
I'm coming, I'm coming.
Thank you, pal.
Let's go.
Hey! Easy! Settle down.
Nothing to be scared of, pal.
That's just a car that needs to get fixed.
I know it's a long shot but that noise is particular to Land Rovers.
Might be the same as the one that startled Kujo out in front of the rehab centre.
Oh, well there's not a lot of vehicles like that out in Newfoundland.
So Let me see.
Wait, look at that.
Kit Rendall! Kit Rendall? Who's that? Music producer.
One of the best.
Neil Young, Lightfoot, the Arkells.
Wait a minute.
- Yeah, you're a fanboy! I knew it! - Good music.
Yeah, fanboy.
Never mind.
Yeah, I picked up Mia from rehab.
She asked me for help.
Were you going to suggest that she turn herself in? Or give us a call? No offense, Detective, but, I don't generally mess around with the police.
You didn't think she should stay in rehab? There's nothing wrong with her.
That's her father's way of keeping her away from you.
Do you know if Mia was with a woman named Emma Oxford? - Sure.
Emma's a good local musician.
- Mm-hmm? I called her, asked her to help me spring Mia And we brought her back here.
Had a meeting.
Where is she now? I couldn't tell you.
She was worried about her dog.
She and Mia took off.
So Emma's not a stalker.
No.
I mean, she's a fan of Mia's.
But who isn't? You said that Mia texted you from rehab.
- That means she knew you were in St.
John's.
- Mm-hmm.
She reached out few weeks ago.
Said she wanted a new sound.
I told her I was out here at my summer place.
- And she should stop by.
- She came out here to meet you? Yeah, but she didn't want her father or anyone else to know that.
Oh, well, I mean, you'd take her on? I I just I mean, I know that I know some of the artists you've worked with before.
You're saying Mia Jerome is pretty different from Neil Young? Yeah.
Put the skimpy clothes and autotune aside.
And listen.
You're going to hear more than you'd expect.
She's a real talent.
Mmm.
You know I need to talk to her about this hit and run? There is no way that kid murdered anyone.
Not even by accident.
So this producer said that Mia and Emma really hit it off.
But she doesn't know where they are now.
You think she's telling the truth? She seems credible.
Rex, come on.
Haha.
Credible.
Yeah.
Charlie's is a fan of Kit Rendall's work.
- Oh really? - Well, she has worked with the best.
Yeah and now that includes Mia Jerome? Actually, Rendall's story does fit with the latest online Mia Jerome news.
She was spotted in town.
Looks like she's free to go anytime.
Crazy fans are just a stereotype anyway.
Most of them are normal people with a love for the arts.
- Some of them are even pretty cool.
- Oh you mean me, right? Well, does this even give us Mia's location? Uh, no.
The guy who took the pictures waited a couple of hours to post them.
So they're long gone.
Also Mia's phone is still turned off.
Well, she might not even have done it anyway.
- Say what? - The broken light we found at the scene wasn't a match to Mia's car.
So then why'd Mia's dad have the car destroyed then? If he did.
We don't know that.
Let's say he did.
He's painting a picture here.
Unstable daughter.
Hit-and-run.
Addicted to drugs.
Yeah, but I don't think she is.
So I tested the hair we found at Emma's house.
Typically, chronic drug or alcohol use would show up in hair, but Mia's shows no signs of recent use.
Ted lied about his daughter's drug problem.
What's your theory? He wants legal control of Mia and her money.
And if he makes her look incompetent, he just might get it.
Oh, guys.
She turned her phone on again.
She's at Emma's house.
- Okay, come on.
This way.
- Rex.
Karina.
- What's wrong? - Mia's father came to see me.
He thought I knew where Mia was.
I said I didn't.
And he took my phone.
He knows that's how I keep a leash on Mia.
Is he here? - He's in there right now.
- Rex.
Stop controlling me, Dad! Just leave! - We'll take the back.
- Please! Why can't you just let me live my life? I don't understand why you just won't let me live my life! Go away, Dad! - Get out! - Why are you crying, baby? - Leave me alone! - You're my daughter! - I'm your father! - Yeah, you're my father? - Come with me! - Act like my father, okay? Just stop! Can't you tell I want you to leave me alone? Leave me alone! - Get back here! - Get out! Get away from her! Rex, go! Don't touch her! No don't touch her! Ahh! Drop the poker, Ted! Hey.
He said drop the poker.
You see what you did now? You never listen! You know what's going to happen now? You're going to end up in jail! Yeah, jail would be better than living with you.
Oh yeah, well you're about to get what you deserve now.
Mm-hmm.
- You're under arrest.
- What the ? For assault and obstruction of justice.
- Wait a minute! - You okay? Are you guys crazy? - She's the one who ran over her boyfriend! - No, I didn't! What is the matter with you people? - I'm so sorry.
- No, I'm sorry.
Are you okay? - I'm okay.
Are you okay? - Yeah, I'm okay.
I was driving too fast.
I know.
I was trying to lose Richie.
- But you weren't drunk? - No, no.
I had one shot at the club.
That's it.
It's true.
I was there.
I'd know if I hit Zaid.
And I swear I didn't.
Did you see him on the road that night? No.
But he was out there because of me.
She's a rescue.
Zaid surprised me with her on my birthday last year.
He said he just knew I was a dog person.
You argued with Zaid the night he died.
If I could take anything back It was crazy of me to blame him.
He would never go to my dad behind my back.
Never.
Karina admitted that she told your dad about the trip.
Yeah, I should have known when Richie showed up at the club that it was because my dad told him.
He thinks the paps are great for business.
He and Zaid used to fight about it.
- They fought? - Yeah.
Zaid hated the way I got followed around by those guys.
So he made a game of helping me avoid them.
Mia.
We heard how your dad was talking to you.
Is that how he got you to go to rehab the night that Zaid was killed? He woke me up in the middle of the night and he said that there had been an accident.
And that I was responsible.
If your father woke you in the middle of the night, he knew that Zaid was dead before anyone.
You think he did this? Did he have a reason? Uh Zaid was helping me look for new managers and encouraging me to do what I wanted to do creatively.
So yeah.
He was a threat to my dad.
Maybe you knew that Zaid was helping Mia find new management.
Or maybe you two fought because he wanted to keep the paparazzi away from Mia.
Or maybe he just found out you were stealing from your daughter! I would never steal from my daughter.
That's a lie! Sit down.
Come on, pal.
You know, my partner is not a big fan of yours.
And I'm having a hard time disagreeing with him.
We went through Mia's finances.
There's some pretty shady stuff there, Ted.
Might seem shady to you but my daughter and I run a family business.
Yeah.
She does the work and you help yourself to the money.
You don't know anything about this life.
I know that's not what a good parent does.
You demo'd the car before we ever got a call.
You had a head start on the cover-up because you did the crime! You're wrong, Detective.
The reason I got a head start is because Richie called me and told me Mia'd been in an accident.
Right.
Because you and the leech that stalks your daughter are good buds.
I've got to keep my eyes on my business.
Mmm, nice try.
Richie didn't see a thing.
You've got my phone, don't you? Check the messages.
They're all there.
Where were you when Richie called? They had lost my luggage.
I had to go through customs.
Damn near took me an hour to get out of that airport.
When Richie called, I was at the rental car company.
Okay, well we'll check your story out.
You do that.
In the meantime, can I speak to my daughter? You know, I think you missed your chance there, Ted.
She doesn't want to speak with you.
Yeah, yeah.
See here? Ted Jerome picked up his car at 2:30 a.
m.
- You're sure? - 2:30 a.
m.
Grey sedan.
Sure, I'm sure.
Hey,Joe.
Yeah, Ted Jerome's story checked out.
He's not our guy.
You know what? I'm going to give you a call back.
Who rented this car out two nights ago? Oh.
That's a weird one.
Just back from the body shop, right? Dude rents the car, brings it back a few hours later.
Damaged! Middle of the night, insists I give him the exact same SUV for a replacement.
Let me guess.
His name was Richie Lugo.
You can ask him yourself.
He's in the can.
Let's see how he likes being chased for once.
Uhhh.
Uhh! What? Ughh! Ahh! Aggh! Ugh! Ugh!! Good job, partner.
I've got it from here.
Hey, Ritchie.
Come on.
Well.
Looks like your travel plans just changed.
Come on.
Let's go take your picture.
Homicide charges have been laid against Richie Lugo.
And Mia Jerome has been cleared of any wrongdoing.
Additionally, we are holding Ted Jerome on charges of obstruction and assault.
We have forwarded information to California law enforcement where we anticipate further charges.
Well, you know, maybe one day, they'll get your good side.
At least I've got one.
Oh.
Ouch.
So, Richie hit Zaid with the car you found in the lot? Yeah.
Got a replacement and smashed out the headlight.
Yeah, who would have known he had two cars? Well, Rex would have known.
Well the blood from that first vehicle matches Zaid Basheer.
So, it'll be enough to put Richie away.
Yeah, and all because he thought that Mia's boyfriend was going to block his access to her.
Yeah, well Richie must have thought she was his meal ticket.
And her father was encouraging him.
With that much money at stake, he forgot to be a father at all.
Yeah.
So, another round on me? Huh? Uh, sounds good but we actually have to go.
We've got a show to go to.
- All right! - Rex.
Well, it's you and me, huh, Chief? Don't call me that.
- Two more, please.
- Chief.
Love me like you want it Love me like you care Love me like you need me there Love me like you What is it? You're hitting it too hard.
It's Zaid's favourite song.
It has to have feeling.
Yup.
That's what's wrong.
Excuse me? Do you want to cry in the song? Or do you want to bring your audience to tears? Audience.
So, feel it but contain it.
Just hold it back.
Okay? Let's go again.
Let's take it from the chorus.
Love me like you want it Love me like you care Love me like you need me there Love me like you want it Love me like you care Love me like you need me there Love me like you want it You know what? You were right about pop music.
Oh, really? Yeah, some of it is pretty good.
You stick with me, there's lots more I can teach you.
- You - Oh hi! You're all I need You You're all I need Next time on Hudson & Rex This treasure's been buried hundreds of years! It is not going anywhere! So our John Doe has a name, Ira Kirsch.
He's a journalist from the Toronto Sentinel.
Kirsch published an article about the treasure hunt, last week.
I heard you read his article.
Well, this rich guy approached me and half the guys in here about a month ago.
- Did you happen to catch his name? - Leon Barrett.
I won't be leaving until we find the treasure.
You want to tell me who's in charge here? Hello, Charlie.
Julia Tillman.
My ex-wife.