Hudson and Rex (2019) s07e06 Episode Script

[BEE BUZZING]
[RAIN FALLING]
[SOFT MUSIC]
[SMOKER PUFFING]
[BEES BUZZING]
WOMAN: Ah!
[OMINOUS MUSIC]
Ah!
- [BUZZING INTENSIFIES]
- Ooh!
[GASPS]
Ahh!
[CRIES OUT] No!
[SCREAMS]
[DRAMATIC PERCUSSION]
[SCREAMS]
[SIREN WAILS]
[REX SNIFFING]
[REX WHIMPERS]
SARAH: We're not there yet, pal.
It's further this way.
[DISTANT POLICE CHATTER]
Ah, you smell the bees, don't you?
I'm not that comfortable
around them either.
Hey.
How goes it?
Good. But we couldn't
begin processing the scene
until the bees went inside
their hives for the night.
Do we have an ID for the victim?
Nancy Lake.
Apparently one of the top
beekeepers on the island.
This is her apiary.
Who found her?
Carley Wannamaker.
She's in the victim's house, waiting
for you to interview her.
Okay, good. What was the cause of death?
Well, the autopsy will reveal all
but she's just a mass of bee stings.
[REX GROWLS]
- The suit didn't protect her?
- No.
Surprisingly.
These bees attacked relentlessly.
So the suit couldn't
offer that much protection.
- [REX WHINES]
- She might have
an underlying condition as well.
Okay, well [SARAH SIGHS]
right now, all I see
is a tragic accident.
Why am I here?
Because, we found this
pinned to her body.
[OMINOUS MUSIC]
The queen is dead?
[REX WHINES]
[UPBEAT THEME MUSIC]
SARAH: So, tell me Carley,
how did you come to find her?
We were supposed to get
together this evening
to discuss the upcoming
Beekeepers Association meeting.
- You were both members?
- Yeah, Nancy is the
was the president.
[REX WHINES]
When she didn't show up,
I tried calling her
but she didn't answer.
Was that unlike her?
She always had her phone on her.
When she didn't answer, I
decided to come here to see what was up.
What made you look in the apiary?
If she wasn't here in the house,
then she was always out
there with her bees.
I saw the note.
It's horrible. Who would
leave something like that?
I don't know, yet.
But do you have any idea
who might have wanted to hurt her?
There is one person.
Hazel Lee. She's the vice
president of the association.
And there was trouble between them?
Nancy accused Hazel of
appropriating association funds.
It got ugly.
- I see.
- [REX WHINES]
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
Where is he going?
I'm not sure.
He's alerting to something.
[REX SNIFFING]
[REX SNIFFING]
[REX BARKS]
Excuse me.
[REX BARKS]
Found something?
[REX WHINES]
- Bananas?
- [REX BARKS]
I know you're usually right
about these things Rex, but,
I'm wondering if those bees
haven't gotten you all screwed up.
INGRID: I don't think
he's screwed up at all.
In fact, I think Rex
might be on to something.
- You mean the bananas?
- Correct.
I was curious about
a stain on Nancy's bee suit.
- Oh, yeah, it seems fresh.
- Exactly.
So we did an analysis. Turns out,
it's banana oil.
Banana oil?
Like you'd find at a health food store?
- Yeah.
- Huh.
[REX BARKS]
[THEY CHUCKLE]
You know, it's just, it's kind of creepy
- the way he comes up with things.
- No kidding.
When bees sting, they emit a pheromone
signalling that there's danger.
Yeah, I've read about this.
The other bees sense the pheromone
and they rush to help.
They swarm the enemy.
Yeah. The pheromones' chemical makeup
is very similar to banana oil.
Wait, so the banana oil on Nancy's suit
could have triggered the attack.
Right.
The question is, did it
get on her suit accidentally
or did someone put it there?
We'll keep looking.
Forensics is processing
the note pinned to Nancy.
They're looking for fingerprints
paper type and source,
the printer used
Anything that might help
identify whoever sent it.
What do we make of the
wording in the note?
The queen is dead?
I think the killer is just
making a very clear statement.
The queen of local
beekeeping, Nancy, is
is dead.
DONOVAN: I'm not
convinced it's that simple.
- Ah.
- What have you got, Jesse?
JESSE: I'm just waiting
on a warrant for Nancy's phone,
email, text messages.
Once that comes in,
I'll jump right on it.
What about the banana oil?
JESSE: I'm running a list
of shops that sell banana oil
but apparently it's pretty trendy
and it could take a while.
Also, there's a good chance
it was purchased online.
Okay. What else have we got?
SARAH: Carley mentioned that
Nancy was never without her phone.
We combed her home and
apiary, but couldn't find it.
Hmm. Any obvious suspects?
Dug into Nancy's personal life.
She was divorced about
a year and a half ago.
But there wasn't really
much trouble there.
Carley also said that Nancy
and the Beekeepers
Association's vice president,
Hazel Lee, didn't get along.
Money management issues.
JESSE: That fits with what I found.
It turns out that Hazel
was convicted of defrauding
a charity she worked for
six years ago.
She was sentenced to community service.
Okay, so, Nancy's beef with her
- could have been merited.
- [WATCH CHIMES]
I'm going to pay Hazel a visit.
- Okay, let's do it.
- SARAH: Rex, let's go.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
WOMAN: This one here is one
of my personal favourites.
It's from Sam's Apiary.
It smells sweet and pleasant
without being overpowering.
The wax is locally-sourced too
so it helps support local bee farmers!
It fits you.
Yeah.
Hi there! Welcome!
That particular honey
is very flavourful.
- [REX WHINES]
- Hints of coltsfoot, dandelions
- and fireweed.
- Sounds delicious.
Oh, it is. From my personal apiary.
Amazing.
- I'm actually here to see you, Hazel.
- And you are?
Sarah Truong, SJPD.
This is my partner, Rex.
You must be here about Nancy.
I suppose you know she
and I had our moments.
It was just a
misunderstanding that blew up.
Hmmm.
Was your previous conviction
also a misunderstanding?
No. Which is why I
was so angry at Nancy.
I worked very hard to put
that mistake behind me.
And she brought it all up again.
Thank God an audit cleared me.
I'm aware.
But you were angry.
I could have lost everything.
But if you think I killed her,
you're crazy.
Where were you last night?
Having a quiet night in.
Is there anyone
who can corroborate that?
Unfortunately not.
Can you think of anyone who
might have wanted to harm Nancy?
Her ex-husband, Leo Bogner.
They had some serious
disagreements in the past.
- Over marital issues?
- God, no.
Over bees.
[REX WHINES]
Excuse me.
[PERCUSSIVE MUSIC]
[POP MUSIC PLAYING QUIETLY]
I have to say I'm a bit
surprised, Mr. Bogner.
I thought you were a
beekeeper, not a brewmaster.
I still am. I have hundreds of hives
in over two dozen
apiaries around the island.
That's a sizable operation.
It's bigger than most. And the truth is
I consider myself an industrial
beekeeper at this point.
A huge part of my business
is renting out hives
to cranberry farmers needing
to pollinate their plants.
And the brewery?
I use the surplus honey to make mead.
The demand is so high,
I can barely keep up.
But I don't think you're
here to talk about business.
No, I'm looking into the
death of your ex-wife.
I was devastated to hear
about what happened to Nancy.
And, it sounds like
there's a rumour going around
that it might not have been an accident.
I just want to come
right out front and say
I had nothing to do with her death.
The two of you argued in the past?
We did.
But it was often about the same thing.
It eventually cost us our marriage.
I understand that you fought about bees.
I just got tired
of getting by selling honey and
beeswax candles at farmers' markets.
Okay, so there were no
ill feelings towards her?
None!
Where were you last night?
Where I always am. Here, working.
It's an around the clock
business this time of year.
We'll want to confirm that
with employees who were here with you.
In the meanwhile,
do you have any idea who might
have wanted to harm Nancy?
Yeah.
Garrett Bruce.
[REX WHINES]
He's an urban apiarist.
Why would he be angry with Nancy?
Nancy and Garrett were lovers.
- Were?
- That's right.
And from what I hear, he didn't
handle the breakup very well.
[REX GROANS]
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
An urban apiarist is, um
Well, we're the new generation.
You know? We can't afford the farms
and the fancy equipment
and the antibiotics
- that are ruining the world.
- [REX SNIFFS]
Doing things a little differently.
[DRAMATIC PERCUSSION]
We're just trying to make it work
as simply as we can where we are.
And where you are is downtown.
- Urban.
- Hundred percent.
Do you make these?
Uh, yes.
Yeah, it's my, uh side hustle.
Hmm. Bee yourself.
I, uh You've got to make ends meet.
So I understand that you and Nancy
were involved until recently.
How did you two meet?
We met when she helped
me set up this colony.
[REX SNIFFING]
Yeah, Nancy was just
out of her marriage.
We made each other happy for a while.
But you broke up?
We did. Yeah. You know, I, uh
I don't know what happened, you know?
I think maybe she just, um, outgrew me.
Like a queen bee moving on from a drone.
Uh-huh.
How did you take it?
Uh, not well.
But, you have to understand, right?
Nancy had been everything to me.
Okay. I know how this looks,
but I'd have never hurt her.
[REX BARKS]
[REX GROANS]
I don't think Rex likes bees.
I think probably what he
doesn't like is the, uh
the smell of death.
My colonies collapsed
a couple of weeks ago.
The bees are all dead.
[REX WHINES]
Oh, what happened?
Who knows?
You see, that's why I needed Nancy.
She could work magic with bees.
Okay, Garrett, where
were you last night?
I camped down near Cape Spear.
Yeah, just, watching the stars.
By yourself?
It's the only way to
really be one with nature.
[SARAH SIGHS]
Forensics ran tests on
some fresh pollen stains
they found on Nancy's bee suit,
likely embedded when
she fell to the ground.
- And?
- Well most of it came from common plants but
Here. This part caught my eye.
- Some were from red pines.
- Red pines?
- Those are pretty rare on the island.
- Exactly.
So they sent some techs
back to Nancy's apiary.
- Wait, let me guess. No red pines.
- Right.
Which suggests Nancy's body was moved.
So if she wasn't killed
in her own apiary
Then where did she die?
Guys. Hey.
Something just arrived that
you're going to want to see.
DONOVAN: The queen is
dead. Long live the queen.
[REX WHINES]
- What the hell is going on?
- [DRAMATIC PERCUSSION]
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
Forensics just finished with the letter.
No fingerprints, only
smudges, no DNA either.
And the same paper and printer were used
to create the notes but
both are very common.
So no leads there.
What about the pollen
on Nancy's bee suit
from the red pines?
SARAH: Turns out red
pines can only be found
in 22 areas across the island.
Mostly in the interior.
I've been coordinating with
the Ministry of Agriculture
about apiaries located
near red pine stands
to narrow down where Nancy was killed.
But we're looking at
dozens, maybe even hundreds.
Yeah, it seems like a long shot.
We'll keep trying.
What about suspects?
Well, Leo Bogner doesn't have so
much as a couple of traffic tickets.
If he and Nancy had a falling out,
SJPD never became
involved. There's also,
Hazel Lee. She's been keeping her
nose clean ever since her arrest.
And Garrett Bruce seemed
to really love Nancy, but
I don't know. I did get a
bit of a weird vibe off him.
JESSE: I think your
instincts are right on that.
- [COMPUTER BEEPS]
- SJPD investigated a couple of complaints
from two ex-partners of Garrett Bruce
claiming that he harassed them.
- Let's keep looking into this guy.
- Yeah.
There's something I want
to bounce off you guys.
- Rex.
- [ELEVATOR PINGS]
DONOVAN: I've got a crazy
idea about the killer's notes.
- We like crazy.
- Yeah, but it's usually coming from us
- and not from you.
- Okay, look. Here's my idea.
What if we think of the
Bee Association as a hive?
- A hive?
- That's crazy.
No, hear me out.
They're both a collective
of like-minded individuals
working towards a common good.
SARAH: Okay.
Say we accept that. Then what?
See, a queen rarely dies
of natural causes in a hive.
What happens is the worker bees
recognize that she's in her final days.
So they begin to prepare a new queen.
And when she's ready to take over,
the old queen is killed.
Are you saying that someone killed Nancy
to take over the Bee
keepers Association?
If we're talking about succession,
Hazel Lee takes over temporarily
but there will soon be a full election.
Any member can run.
So what we need is a list of names
to find out who has
apiaries near red pines.
Okay.
Where's all this bee knowledge from?
Well, I've been giving
some thought to retirement
and what I might do afterwards.
And I love honey.
- SARAH: Rex does too.
- Hmm!
[REX WHINES]
SARAH: I can't even sweeten my coffee
- without him wanting a bit.
- Yeah.
And it's also something that's
really good for the environment.
JESSE: There is another perk.
You're this investigation's
personal hive mind.
Rex, let's go.
[DONOVAN SIGHS]
So far, there are six
candidates running.
- We'll need to see a list of them.
- HAZEL: Of course.
Are you thinking the election has
something to do with Nancy's death?
Well, it's just an
avenue we're exploring.
HAZEL: Here you go.
And yes, my name is on the slate.
I guess that makes me even
more of a suspect in your eyes.
So you decided to run after all. Why?
I want the association
to remain committed
to supporting businesses like mine.
We've outgrown the
granola and sandals crowd.
- SARAH: Outgrown how?
- [DRAMATIC PERCUSSION]
HAZEL: Don't get me wrong,
preservation is important.
But it's not the whole picture.
If we don't grow and evolve,
then everything falls apart,
preservation initiatives included.
- [REX SNIFFING]
- JESSE: Any of these other candidates
have hives in Central Newfoundland?
Most, I would think. The plant
life is different out there.
It gives the honey a unique taste.
SARAH: Really? So
do you have hives out there?
Yes.
Between Clarenville and Gander.
- Had Nancy been there recently?
- No.
She and I managed to
remain civil to one another
- but that's about as far as it went.
- [REX BARKS]
[REX GROWLS]
What's gotten into him?
Rex picks up on scents he's
encountered at crime scenes.
- What's in these packages?
- [REX GROWLS]
HAZEL: Mostly soaps and incense.
[REX WHINES]
Do you mind opening that for us, please?
Sure.
Here we go.
These are a
collection of essential oils.
Any banana oil in there?
Yes, there is.
Hazel having banana oil
could just be a coincidence
but I think we both feel the
same way about coincidences.
Yeah. Look at this candidate list.
Any of those names jump out at you?
Definitely.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
[BEES BUZZING]
SARAH: Let's go, Rex.
Carley?
- Hi.
- JESSE: Hey, there!
[REX WHINES]
SARAH: You're still not
sure about the bees, uh?
JESSE: Nancy had a great setup here.
I get why Joe finds this so appealing.
SARAH: Come on, Rex.
So you're tending to Nancy's bees?
CARLEY: Someone has to.
Otherwise they'd perish.
They're a domesticated
animal, just like cattle.
SARAH: Huh.
So, how can I help you?
Do you have red pines near your apiary?
I think there are some near the
one I have out in Terra Nova.
Had, um
Had Nancy been there recently?
No.
Why do you ask?
We were just trying
to track her movements.
SARAH: We also wanted to ask
about the upcoming election.
You're running for president?
CARLEY: I am. Yeah, it's
something I've been thinking
about doing for some time.
JESSE: I thought you were happy
with how Nancy was running things?
I was, largely. But
lately I've had concerns that the
association's becoming too commercial.
How so?
People think it's cool
to have a couple of hives
and to shop in trendy
stores like Hazel's, but,
bee populations are being decimated.
And something radical needs to be done.
And I think that's where the
association's energies should be focused.
And Nancy wasn't supportive?
She was, to a point.
But Nancy wanted us all
to be one big happy family
and I'm not sure
that's possible anymore.
Was Nancy aware you
were feeling this way?
No, I was going to tell her about it
when we met on the night that she died.
SARAH: Well, you obviously
feel quite passionate about it.
No need to sugarcoat
it. You're wondering
if I would have done something to Nancy?
- The answer is no.
- Why should we believe you?
Because I wanted her support.
We would have made a great team.
Now, I'll just have to do it on my own.
JESSE: Okay. Thanks.
So this is interesting. It
turns out Carley Wannamaker
was part of an
environmental action group
that was charged with
threatening to blow up
a pipeline in BC four years ago.
Okay. So she's not above taking
extreme action for a cause.
Nope. She's not. And she
says it's all for the bees
but I have to believe
there's self-interest
because there's always self-interest.
I don't know.
Am I just being cynical
about being cynical?
No. No, I get it.
But, you know, to
to be a cop you need the
right amount of cynicism.
Yeah, I suppose.
Still wouldn't hurt to focus
on the positive once in a while.
[SARAH CHUCKLES]
Yeah, a little light in
the world would never hurt.
That's why it's good
to have a Rex around.
- [REX MURMURS]
- [PHONE CHIMES]
The search warrant for
Nancy's internet came through.
My IT guys are working on it right now.
- Did they find something?
- There's someone they think
we should talk to and I agree.
SARAH: So, Garrett.
Did you ever send Nancy emails?
GARRETT: I did. But
you know that, don't you?
Yeah, we've accessed them.
Some of your exchanges are quite angry.
I wish I'd never sent those.
Okay, but everything in my life
was going wrong at the same time.
I mean, Nancy had just dumped me.
My bees were dead.
I was just really upset.
You sent an email to Nancy
begging her to come see you.
Did she?
Yes.
I tried restarting the colony.
Bought new bees, but they didn't take.
I wanted Nancy to come and help,
and she agreed to come over.
- What happened?
- [GARRETT SIGHS]
She started going through my hives.
[BEES BUZZING]
I asked her what went wrong.
What I could do.
What can I do to make this better?
But I wasn't really
talking about the bees.
Come on, Nancy, please!
Just tell me I can fix it!
I was talking about us.
And then she walked off
without saying a word.
When was this?
The day before she died.
Did Nancy tell you where she was going?
[GARRETT EXHALES] No.
That was the last I saw of her.
[JESSE SIGHS]
What do you think? Do you believe him?
I think he really was in love with her.
Well, I mean, a lot of
men claim to love their partners
- and then we all know what happens.
- [REX WHINES]
I know, I'm being cynical again. I know.
My question is, what did
Nancy see in that hive?
And what did it have
to do with her death?
We need to get a warrant
and look in Garrett's hives.
- Yeah.
- I just heard from the police in Mexico.
What did they have to say?
Well, they confirmed that
Charlie took a bus south
to a town called Chetumal.
It's on the border with Belize.
Wait, Jack had bought
two tickets to Belize.
Right, apparently Jack is
travelling with a woman.
A woman?
Did they say who she was?
- DONOVAN: No.
- Where's Charlie going next?
DONOVAN: It seems he crossed the border
and went to a town
called Orange Walk City.
JESSE: That's in central Belize?
- DONOVAN: Yeah.
- So, what now?
Well, I'm going to have to try to
get in touch with the Belizean police
and see if they can
pick up Charlie's trail.
Okay.
I mean, this is good news.
It sounds like Charlie's
close to finding Jack.
The only thing that puzzles me
is who is this woman Jack is with.
[PHONE CHIMES]
[REX WHINES]
Sarah Truong.
LEO: This is Leo Bogner.
I need to speak with you.
Meet me at the brewery in two hours.
Mr. Bogner?
It's Sarah Truong. Leo?
[EERIE MUSIC]
[REX GROWLS]
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
[LEO GROANS]
[LEO COUGHS]
[REX WHIMPERS]
Mr. Bogner?
There was two of them.
- Okay. I'm going to get help.
- They jumped me.
I've got a single male
injured. I need an ambulance
- [DISTANT RATTLING NOISE]
- at 946 Lakehurst Road.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
[DISTANT BANGING AND YELLING]
Go.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
[TIRES SCREECHING]
[REX GROWLS]
Nice try, buddy.
[REX BARKS]
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
Leo Bogner was just
discharged from hospital.
Wait, tell me what happened.
He stumbled into a
robbery at his brewery.
And they stole honey?
600 gallons stored in drums.
That's a lot of money.
Did security cams give us anything?
No, apparently they've been
down for the last few days.
So was the robbery
related to Nancy's murder?
Well, there's no concrete link
but we have to consider the possibility.
Okay, speaking of Nancy,
I managed to get a hold
of her cell information
and tracked her pings.
The night before her murder,
she made several stops
in and around downtown
and then returned home.
Now, I don't know exactly where she went
but they were all within the
vicinity of Garrett's apiary.
- Hmm.
- That's consistent with his story.
Did we get a warrant
to check his hives yet?
No, we're still waiting.
So where did Nancy go
the day of her death?
She drove west towards the interior,
eventually went off the highway
and that's where all
cell service cut out.
And that supports the theory that
she was killed somewhere out there.
Yeah and then they transferred
her body and her car
back to her apiary.
So, Carley Wannamaker and Hazel Lee
both have apiaries out that way.
That makes two of our
suspects who own hives
where Nancy was likely killed.
- Is there anybody else?
- Yeah, Leo Bogner.
Other than the throbbing
headache, I'm fine.
Well that, and I'm out
a small fortune in honey.
But I'm alive, thanks to you two.
Is there anything more you
can tell me about the robbery?
I gave all the details in my statement.
I came inside, heard something,
went to go take a look,
saw two guys stealing barrels of honey.
Tried to stop them.
I guess I'm lucky it
didn't turn out worse.
Now, you had called me
to discuss something.
I did.
I should have shown it
to you a lot earlier.
[MYSTERIOUS MUSIC]
This footage
is from a camera trap
in one of my apiaries.
Just west of St. John's.
Why do you have a camera trap set up?
- They were being raided.
- Raided?
Bee-nappers.
They steal whole hives
to use in their own operations.
I tried to talk to local cops about it
but they didn't have enough
manpower to do anything about it.
So I decided
to set a camera up.
One of the raiders messed up.
Watch this.
[MYSTERIOUS MUSIC]
Wait, wait. That
That's Garrett Bruce.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
Garrett?
[REX BARKS]
[OMINOUS MUSIC]
[POLICE SIREN WAILS]
[INDISTINCT POLICE RADIO]
Sarah, what happened?
I found him lying on the ground, dead.
He'd been struck on
the side of the head.
Is that the murder weapon?
Yeah, one of the rocks
he paints folk art on.
Bee nice.
Perfect.
Anything else disturbed?
Well, Rex has been
alerting to this hive here.
I think it might be the
one that Nancy examined.
I've been waiting for
you to get here, so
we can take a look.
Let's see what we've got.
[REX WHINES]
Let me pull one of these frames
and see what we've got inside.
We need to call the
Ministry of Agriculture.
[REX BARKS]
Now.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
JESSE: So the Ministry
of Agriculture confirmed
this lovely creature
here is a Varroa mite.
Apparently, Garrett's hives
were just rife with them.
And that means ?
DONOVAN: Varroa mites are
tiny predators that prey on bees.
They are so deadly that they
are wiping out bee populations
right across North America.
So that must be what caused
Garrett's colony to die off.
DONOVAN: See the thing is,
because Newfoundland is an island,
it's one of the only places
that Varroa mites don't exist.
And there are very strict
regulations in place
- to keep it that way.
- How'd they end up in Garrett's hive?
DONOVAN: Well, that's a good question.
Nancy must have spotted them
when was over there.
The Ministry also found another
interesting thing in Garrett's hive.
One of the bee corpses was marked.
A dead queen with two red dots
painted on her thorax.
Why would someone do that?
I mean, some beekeepers
paint their queens
so that they can spot them
separately from the worker bees,
but I've never seen a
two-dot system before.
Maybe it was some sort of message.
DONOVAN: Maybe, but I
know one thing for sure.
We've reached the
limits of this hive mind.
It's time to talk to someone
who knows what these dots mean.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
HAZEL: Hello, Detectives.
Carley and I were just talking
about the future of the association.
First Nancy, now Garrett.
Yeah, it's a nightmare.
SARAH: In fact, that's why we're here.
This is Superintendent Joe Donovan.
Joe, this is Hazel Lee
and Carley Wannamaker.
Is this about Garrett?
SARAH: In part but let's start
with your whereabouts last night.
HAZEL: Worked late
and then went straight home.
I spent the night at a friend's house.
I can give you his number if you want.
HAZEL: You said this
was partly about Garrett.
DONOVAN: Yeah, we've inspected his hives
and discovered that they're
infested with Varroa mites.
- What?
- That's got to be a mistake.
DONOVAN: Unfortunately not.
We contacted the ministry
and they're incinerating his hives.
They've also sent out an
alert to all beekeepers.
Hopefully, we can eliminate them all.
What we really wanted to ask about
was a queen we found in Garrett's hive.
It was painted with two red dots.
A lot of people around
here pick a colour
so they can tell what
queen belongs to them.
DONOVAN: Right. But why two dots?
Well, sometimes, very rarely,
there could be two
active queens in a hive.
To tell them apart,
you paint a single dot on
one and a second on the other.
Any idea who paints their queens red?
Red was Nancy's colour.
The red colour suggests
the queen was Nancy's.
Yeah, well I'm sure
she would have given one
to Garrett to help
him restart his colony.
But it would mean that she
had Varroa mites in her colony.
That just doesn't seem like
something that Nancy would allow.
Well, there's only one way to find out.
I'll meet you at her apiary.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
[BEES BUZZING]
Ahh!
Bugger!
Gee!
[OMINOUS MUSIC]
[DONOVAN COUGHS]
[MUSIC BUILDS INTENSITY]
[BEES BUZZING]
[DRAMATIC PERCUSSION]
[BEES BUZZING]
Joe!
Hey, Joe!
[DONOVAN GASPING]
[REX BARKS]
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
Oh my God.
Joe!
What's going on?
Bee!
Rex! Emergency kit in the car! Go!
Hang on. Hang on, Joe.
I'm calling for help.
I have an officer down. I need
medical assistance right away!
[REX SNIFFS]
[REX GROWLS]
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
[DONOVAN GASPING]
SARAH: Come on, Rex. Good boy.
I got you.
Come on, Joe. Stick with us.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
JESSE: Hey, hey!
Sorry, Doc.
I got here as soon as
I heard. What happened?
Joe got stung and went
into anaphylactic shock.
I really thought I was
done for a minute there.
[REX GROANS]
Did you not know that
you were allergic to bees?
I've never been stung before.
Fortunately, Rex was there.
Yeah, buddy.
[CHUCKLING] Okay.
Okay, yeah.
Well, that's enough of the love-in huh?
Where are we at with the case?
JESSE: Okay. So, I spoke
to the Ministry of Agriculture.
They sent a technician out
who determined there were no
Varroa mites in Nancy's apiary.
Okay, so where did Garrett get
those Varroa mites from?
I think I know.
[QUIRKY MUSIC]
Okay, Rex.
This suit will keep you safe from
those mites and bees, all right?
And you look good, too.
Okay, go. Search.
[ENERGETIC MUSIC]
[REX SNIFFING]
[REX SNIFFING]
[REX SNIFFING]
[REX BARKS]
Nice work, buddy.
Okay, Rex! Come!
All right.
Let's get this off you, okay?
- [REX WHINES]
- I know.
You like your bee suit, hey?
I know you
want to spend more time
with your new bee friends.
- [REX GROWLS]
- But
- we've got some other work to do.
- [REX GROWLS AGAIN]
Let's go.
Hello, Mr. Bogner.
I know you're very busy
so thanks for coming
all the way out here.
Detective.
You wanted to speak
with me but I don't remember
giving you permission to
go through my hives.
I have a warrant to search
your apiary in my pocket.
I'm happy to let you read it.
[REX SNIFFING]
I'll take your word for it.
What's he looking for?
We are looking for a number of things.
First are queens marked with red dots.
Red is the marking system
you would have used
when you and Nancy were a couple.
And earlier,
Rex was also looking for Varroa mites.
Well, he won't find any.
They don't exist in Newfoundland.
Actually, I'm pretty sure
they're in these very hives.
Rex can smell the difference
between bees and mites.
And he signalled the
mites are already here.
But you already know that.
You see, this is what I think happened.
Garrett's colony had collapsed.
He asked Nancy for help.
When she examined his hives,
she spotted two things.
Varroa mites and a queen with two dots.
Garrett had your queen.
Your camera trap
recorded him stealing it.
Nancy put it all together.
She realized instantly that
he had gotten his queen from you.
Now, Garrett knew how to steal a queen.
But what Garrett didn't realize,
was the queen he had taken was infected.
Nancy confronted you
about that, didn't she?
Of course, you denied everything.
But you knew she wouldn't give up.
She'd come looking for proof.
And she didn't give up.
She came out here to your apiary,
searching for answers.
But she didn't know that you
had doused her suit in banana oil.
[NANCY CRIES OUT]
She was swarmed.
- You're desperate, Detective.
- [REX BARKS]
Nancy was never here.
We know that she was killed
near a red pine stand.
- Pollen stains on her suit confirm that.
- So what?
There are lots of apiaries
with red pine stands.
I believe this is
Nancy's missing cell phone.
How do you suppose it ended up here?
[DRAMATIC PERCUSSION]
[REX GRUNTS]
Rex, go.
Ahh!
Ughh! Aghh!
SARAH: You're lucky you
were nowhere near as susceptible
to bees as Nancy was.
But you knew that she had an
underlying condition, didn't you?
Yes.
Tell me what happened.
The winter was hard for my bees.
Hmm.
I lost over 80% of them.
There was no way that I
could supply enough bees
for cranberry pollination,
much less make honey for mead.
So, I
I shipped some new bees in.
Mmm. But when they arrived,
they were contaminated.
I couldn't risk having
the Ministry destroy them.
I would have been ruined.
Wait. So you just decided
to put the entire island's
bee population at risk?
How did the banana oil
end up on Nancy's suit?
Like I said,
I knew she wasn't going to give up.
So I went to her house that night.
She always keeps a suit in her trunk
for when she visits apiaries.
And I put the banana oil on it.
And the notes?
I thought it would lead you to the
Beekeepers Association for suspects.
Hmm.
But the problem was Garrett
because he realized the mites in
his hive came from your queen.
He's not quite the idiot
that I thought he was.
He came to me for money to keep quiet.
But I wasn't having that.
So I went to his apiary,
and things, they
got out of control.
And so you staged the robbery
to provide more cover.
Yeah.
I had a couple guys help
fake the whole thing.
You know what's funny?
If I hadn't written that note,
you probably would have
written it off as an accident.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
SARAH: Any news on the
Beekeepers Association election?
Yes!
Carley and I have agreed
to run together as co-presidents.
- Oh!
- CARLEY: And I'll be concentrating on preservation.
And I'll focus on modernization.
Well, it looks like you
two will make a great team.
- Mmm!
- SARAH: And then what happens
- to Nancy's bees?
- CARLEY: We actually found someone
- to take care of the apiary.
- SARAH: Oh!
- Ooh!
- [FUNKY MUSIC]
[REX WHIMPERS]
You're kidding.
- Joe?
- DONOVAN: Yep!
Joe, you're back!
DONOVAN: And I'm feeling pretty good
thanks to you and Rex.
SARAH: Wait a second. So how
are you going to take over an apiary
- if you're allergic to bees?
- Well, I'm going to wear a bee suit.
[REX WHINES]
And I'm going to make sure I carry
an EpiPen with me at all times.
And he'll have a partner in crime.
- You?
- JESSE: Yeah. I find bees fascinating!
You know, we're going to
call it Millsovan Farms.
- Catchy, right?
- [SARAH LAUGHS]
I thought we were going
to call it Donomills.
- I don't think so.
- I think so.
- We'll talk.
- [REX BARKS]
Looks like you're not the only
one who's caught bee fever.
[ALL LAUGH]
[REX GROANS]
SARAH: Ohh!
[CLOSING THEME MUSIC]