Oh, I don't believe it.
Stewart, please.
Why can't you get undressed
in the bedroom?
I'm not undressing.
I'm getting comfortable.
Want another drink?
First I have to put your things away.
Bernard!
Big Bernard.
Hey.
Cricket.
Cricket? I thought she dumped you.
Cassy, I can't talk, I'm going running.
Besides, if she dumped me
would I have answered the phone, "cricket"?
Hope doesn't spring eternal
from you, Tom... it gushes.
Come on, you were in denial for three weeks
after we got divorced.
I think you thought I was just suffering
from some hormonal imbalance.
I did not.
And making sure you're okay
is not denial, cassy.
When a relationship ends
doesn't mean the caring has to stop.
See, Tom? Hope.
Lipschitz called.
We have a double homicide, main.
Tom: So what do we got, Harry?
Two males, both g*nsh*t victims.
Newspaper delivery guy
saw the front door open
went inside and called us.
Ooh... smells like
an open case of Scotland's finest in here.
Harry, were the lights
on or off when you got here?
Lights were off.
All right, the victims are
Stewart defore, Lance crenshaw.
They've been living together here
for the past ten years.
Lead fashion designers.
Part owners of rivers crossing.
That's a swimsuit manufacturer.
Arriving officers found
shattered drinking glasses, broken bottles.
Oh.
And, uh...
. caliber s&w.
Now, apparently
victim "b", uh...
Lance.
Lance... shot Stewart, and then
turned the g*n on himself.
Ernie, besides the prints
see if you can figure out
what's engraved inside of here.
Cassy.
Yeah?
Pictures are on all the shelves.
So they are.
What, because they're not broken?
Come on, guys, that's way too thin.
Who knows how fast this argument came up?
Stew says "blah."
Lance says "blah blah."
Stew throws his glass at Lance.
Lance pitches his glass at stew.
There's a g*n, a blam
and an end to the "blah blahs."
Maybe, Harry.
Is this how you and cricket
broke up?
With cricket, clothing was optional.
Just the clothes
on Lance's side are cut up.
One guy gets ticked at the other
and the wardrobe is the victim.
I find it hard to believe
that Lance would sh**t Stewart
and then cut up his own clothing.
Who says Stewart didn't do the slicing?
The shoes.
/ , extra wide.
Stewart's. He wouldn't
take them off after he did it.
It's still a stretch.
Lights were off. Hard to
sh**t somebody in the dark.
Their co-owner is a
lady named rikki rivers.
Here's the address.
I was kind of hoping
this was a domestic dispute.
Me, too.
We should call for back-up.
No, that's okay, I'll be all right.
Men are so simple.
I'm sure they're on their way.
Miss rivers, cassy St. John.
Tom Ryan and I are with
the palm beach police.
Could we speak with you?
Um...
Give everyone five.
Yes... this way.
Okay, that's five, everyone.
This is very nice.
Your design?
Most of it.
Stewart and Lance helped greatly.
When they get here... I'm sure...
Miss rivers.
Stewart defore and Lance crenshaw
are dead.
I... don't...
How?
Well, they both died of g*nsh*t wounds.
Was it su1c1de?
Did they have a reason to commit su1c1de?
No, I just can't imagine who would...
Did they drink?
Only champagne.
As far as I know, never to excess. Why?
No why, just asking.
Who else were they friendly with?
They were very private.
The circle was me
chance, and Judith.
Chance Reynolds is my ex.
Judith millay is in
charge of quality control
for the company.
What a tragedy.
Can I get back to rehearsal?
I'd like to keep myself busy.
Sure.
Thank you for telling me in person.
What did you get?
I got...
Control, strength, some shock. You?
Yeah. A little pain, maybe some anger.
Like she was thinking, then reacting.
Hiding something?
It's a thought.
Excuse me.
Are you Judith millay?
Did you, uh, find them, Mr...?
Ryan.
No, I... I didn't.
Please, call me Tom.
Have we met before?
Not that I can remember.
Who is taking care of Bernard?
You got to help me here.
Who's Bernard?
Their dog?
Oh.
Was the front door left open?
Matter of fact, it was.
I've got to go find him.
Please, I'm sure
he's with the neighbors or something.
That's it. I got it.
Do you happen to know a guy
who goes by the name chipmunk?
Sure. I've been to a couple
of his th of July parties.
That's where I've seen you.
I wanted to talk, but you left early.
I don't even know why I go.
Parties aren't really my scene.
Try the berblingers.
Bernard might be with them.
Well... we'll get somebody on that.
Do you feel up to a few questions?
I guess.
Did Lance and Stewart have
a good relationship with rikki?
Yes, for the most part.
Lately, it was a little strained.
They were stressed before the line debut.
More than usual?
Well, Stewart and Lance designed
and rikki marketed.
The guys were positive
the world was ready
for their concepts but...
Rikki was more cautious.
They fought about it before every show.
They just... punched themselves out
or did they have somebody
referee these matches?
Are you kidding?
Even spectators needed full metal jackets.
But, after a few days
it'd always be hugs and kisses.
When they fought, I'd go to the beach
and watch wave after wave hit the rocks.
All the crashing never seemed to bother
either the water or the shore.
And I'd think, it was just like them.
Well, I'll give you a call
when we find the dog.
Thank you.
Wow... and I thought I was compulsive.
Say hello to the poster girl.
What are you talking about?
Tom, somebody who rearranges
a row of chairs that is already straight
that's the definition of compulsive.
Lighten up. People in shock
show displacement behavior.
Displacement behavior lasts for a second.
Realigning chairs does not.
I got an address on chance
Reynolds, rikki's ex. Let's go.
You counted the chairs?
I don't get it, you know.
'Cause I can see , ... but ?
I mean, why the odd number?
Does that ever bother you?
You counted the chairs.
I think you're being stubborn
about this ride-sharing thing.
I don't.
You the police?
You're probably looking for me.
I'm chance Reynolds.
The, uh...
Last time I was in this kind of shock was
when I realized that my
divorce from rikki was final.
When was the last time you
talked to Stewart and Lance?
Uh, a while ago.
Rikki said you were very close to them.
Uh, I was.
Even though they never
took a side during the divorce
I could... I could feel
the strain it had created.
Do you have any idea who did this to them?
I didn't say anything about m*rder.
Well, rikki told me that they died
of g*nsh*t wounds.
They did.
Somebody must have k*lled them.
The arriving officers pegged
it as a... double su1c1de.
Now, look, I'm not trying
to be a wiseguy here
but... over what?
The last time I saw them, they were...
Perfectly healthy,
financially secure and...
Very, very happy.
Forensics confirms there
was gunpowder residue
on Lance crenshaw's hand
and the g*n was coated with his prints.
No answer yet on the shells
but they found two
initials inside the ring: C.R.
Chance Reynolds.
Yep, and he claimed
he hadn't been over there in a while.
Yeah, but he didn't say
that he'd never been.
It says Judith millay, cassy.
What did you do?
Did you hit on her during
a homicide interview?
That is so sleazy.
No, I did not ask her out.
I simply told her that if we
found Lance and Stewart's dog
that I'd let her know.
You know what, Tom?
Bad poets make bad liars.
That's true...
But I'm a good poet.
St. John.
Thanks, Ernie.
Gimme.
b*ll*ts inside the g*n
have a different set of prints
than those of Lance crenshaw.
They say whose?
Rikki rivers'.
Uh, sergeants St. John and Ryan
this is my lawyer, Abram gersh.
Mr. Gersh.
Rikki.
We found some discrepancies
at the m*rder scene.
Do you mind if we ask some questions?
Rikki, do you own a g*n?
Yes.
Can we see it?
Do you have a search warrant, officer?
Mr. Gersh, I'm simply
asking to see the g*n.
If you have a search
warrant, she'll produce it.
We're not trying to be hostile, Mr. Gersh.
Do you or do you not have a warrant?
Well, I don't.
Cassy, do you have one?
As a matter of fact, I do.
This is a limited warrant.
It'll cover the g*n.
Sorry.
. long barrel.
It was upstairs locked in a hot box.
And the amm*nit*on?
Also inside the box.
Did anyone else have access to this g*n?
Only with the combination.
Anyone alibi your whereabouts...?
We're outside your warrant
at this point, sergeant.
If you're charging my client
she's entitled to hear her rights.
Right.
Thanks for your time.
You hungry?
Mmm, a little.
You want to go home?
I'll wait for forensics.
No.
Oh, why do they have to leave
the air conditioning on all night?
It's midnight, for heaven's sake.
Thanks.
Ahh, there is something so sexy
about the way a man's coat smells.
It's his aftershave.
Oh no, not just.
It's the sweat, it's, uh...
His morning soap,
his car, it's all of them.
It's close to irresistible.
Hmm.
Well, a man's jacket
definitely smells better when it mixes
with the scent of a woman.
We've, uh, been down that road before.
I would know the ruts anywhere.
Uh, what did you get, Ernie?
You're sure.
Okay, thanks.
So?
No prints from the
shell from inside the g*n
we impounded from rikki.
She wiped them.
Oh, come on.
She loads cartridges
emblazoned with the prints
inside the m*rder w*apon,
but at home she cleans them?
Yeah, right.
It wouldn't be the first time
a m*rder*r didn't think it through.
Should we bring her in?
No, not till we know more
about what's going on.
You're right.
I'll ask Judith.
Really?
Yeah, she should know something.
She was friends with
chance, Stewart, rikki, Lance.
That's it?
Yeah.
Why don't we haul her butt in here
and take her down to interrogation?
Because she's not a suspect, cassy.
Her roommate alibied her.
This is a very sensitive woman.
She's lost two of her best friends.
I think the words "brokenhearted"
and "tender" come to mind.
Oh, jeez, I knew it.
You're going to Bury something in the sand.
No, I'm not.
You know, Tom
you don't mix well with control freaks
and Judith gets win, place and
show in the a**l-retentive race.
I see... you've known her for a long time.
That's how you know this?
She's just the type of
line you shouldn't go near
much less even cross.
Well, cassy, I know the line, and I know
when I'm going to cross it
so you can just drop the
big sister act, thank you.
Hmm, we didn't even see the line, Tom.
Judith: I love this place.
Well, it's one of my favorites.
All right, Judith, getting
background information
at breakfast is a little
out of the ordinary.
Usually, we do it...
There's your...
Watch.
Actually, I find it very romantic.
Can I ask you a question?
Sure.
How often does that go off?
Every minutes.
Why?
Old habit, I guess.
It sort of used to keep me on a schedule.
To tell you the truth
if I could figure out
how to reset it, I would.
Want to give it a try?
No, no, I was just curious.
Permanent condition for a cop.
Me, I make schedules
and for some reason I...
They just fall apart.
Well, maybe I can fix that.
Oh, cassy tried, but, uh...
She failed.
I wanted to ask you some more questions
about rikki, chance and Stewart.
They had these fights.
Well, no doubt you
heard about the last one.
No.
It was different, more lethal.
See, three nights ago Stewart called me
absolutely weeping on the phone.
Thank you.
He and Lance had launched
tactical nuclear weapons
at close range with rikki.
He said she was threatening them.
She was out of control
and in one of those rages
that only she could fly into.
So, did she lose it often?
Tom.
What?
I know this is going to sound weird
but you're combining.
I am?
Apples and cheeses.
You mustn't cross the food groups.
It will wreak havoc on your digestion.
One of the ways I maintain my health
is by strictly adhering to the structure
of the food pyramid.
No, not often, but when
rikki did lose it, wow.
Anything that wasn't
bolted down got thrown.
So, her temper caused
the divorce with chance?
Just half, please.
No, I would say that it was
that chance had a rather
faint loyalty to monogamy.
I see, so chance liked to, uh...
I don't even think he was faithful
on his wedding night.
Personally, I think rikki
was more than generous in the divorce.
How generous was she?
Ah... she gave him %.
That's a third of her %.
Ho... that's a lot better
than I did in my divorce.
Have you decided?
I have.
No, you.
Okay, I'll have the, uh,
Turkey Swiss omelet
couple of pieces of whole wheat toast.
I'll have... I will have scrambled eggs,
Turkey on the side, Swiss on the side
and three pieces of whole wheat toast.
Two pieces of whole wheat toast.
What a coincidence...
That's exactly what I'm going to have.
All of it?
All %?
Gee, you thought he
would have mentioned that
in his statement.
Cassy, could I see you?
Can it wait?
Oh, of course it can wait, cassy.
That's why I asked to see you now.
Um, I'll meet you there, Tom.
Yeah, bye.
Harry
I told Tom that I'd meet him.
You ever met a man
named gersh, Abram gersh?
Not that I can remember, no.
Hmm... he's, um...
He's a very well-connected lawyer.
Maybe I have.
His client is rikki rivers.
I definitely have.
Do you think his client
offed Stewart and Lance?
If I had to call it now, yeah, I do.
Uh-huh, do you think about
becoming a private detective?
No, I like being a cop.
So do I.
Do not make a mistake with rikki rivers.
Hi.
Hi.
What did Harry want?
Well, just a refresher course
on arrest procedures.
Gersh got to him.
Harry use the "want to
be transferred" threat?
Nope, the "want to be a private eye" one.
Come on in.
So, what can I do for you?
This belong to you?
Well, only if it's got the letters "c.R."
On the inside of that.
Where did you find it?
Lance and Stewart's house.
You said yesterday
that you hadn't been to
their house in some time.
I'm sensing a little
inconsistency there, pal.
I knew I should have
been up-front with you guys.
I'm sorry, I lied.
I was at their house
three nights ago trying to calm them down.
Why were they upset?
They were crazed after they
told rikki about the arrangement.
She was frothing at the mouth
from what they said.
You mean, you don't know?
They were going to take
the company away from rikki.
How could they do that?
They were all equal partners with rikki.
Each had %.
Well, after I gave them my %
they owned % of rivers crossing.
You gave them control of your shares?
I don't have a head for business
and they said they
could triple rivers crossing
by expanding or selling it.
So, based on your no knowledge of business
you gave away all your
assets to these two guys.
That's... that's a pretty
bold leap there, chance.
I knew I could trust them.
How?
Because the three of us were lovers.
So. Rikki provided the b*ll*ts.
Had the motive and the opportunity.
Why does this not feel right?
Feels like we're being run through a maze?
That's it, exactly.
Guys have been hitting on me
since I was years old.
And I would bet my entire
sexual knowledge of men
that chance Reynolds is not gay.
Yeah.
No guy is going to wear
the "I'm gay" hat unless he is.
Yeah, maybe.
I don't see that we have any choice
but to bring rikki in for questioning.
Let me ask you this.
How extensive is your
sexual knowledge of men?
You should have asked me
that when we were married.
We had substantial differences
over how that company was supposed to grow.
When I found out they
controlled chance's shares
yes, I was furious.
But certainly not enough to k*ll them.
Lipschitz: Can anybody alibi you
on the night of the murders?
I went to bed early.
I thought rehearsal next day
was to be my last as owner of the company
knew it would be physically
and emotionally gruelling.
So I went to bed.
I wanted to be rested and brilliant.
Book her. m*rder one,
with special circumstances.
Lipschitz: Judge, I know all about the law!
It's hard to imagine
someone as good as Harry is at yelling
has high blood pressure.
With Harry it's an act, not a release.
Oh. That's me.
Got to go. Dinner.
You're having dinner? It's : .
Why?
No, better:
With who?
It's none of your business.
It's Judith.
It's Judith.
That's right, cassy.
So what do you know about her, Tom?
Unlike you, I don't run
background checks on my dates.
See, I let my relationships evolve.
Mm-hmm.
Take a shape of their own.
If it's good, that's great.
If it's not, I move on.
So leave it alone, all right?
Hi.
You're late.
A little.
Tom, we said that we'd meet at : .
It's rude to be late.
Well, a-a couple of minutes
isn't rude, Judith, is it?
Of course not.
I'm sorry.
I've just been so on edge lately
with everything that's going on.
Here, I bought you something.
Whoa.
You're kidding, you didn't have to do this.
My birthday's not for three months.
This is great.
Mm-hmm.
Thank you so much.
What is this?
It's an organizer.
You can store phone numbers
appointment dates, uh, anniversaries.
The best feature is the multiple alarms.
Great reminders.
Well, this is so nice of you.
Thank you very much.
You said you had trouble keeping a schedule
so maybe this will help.
Ah! Well, maybe if you had one of these
you wouldn't have to have that go off
every minutes.
Actually, I use both.
It's sort of a back-up system.
Is there anything on Bernard?
Bernard?
The dog.
The dog!
Right. No.
No, we're still checking.
Cassy's been asking me
questions about you,
and I realize I know zip.
So tell me
brothers, sisters
what school you went to.
Where you grew up.
I want to know everything.
Only child, Florida state for two years
and mostly south Miami.
I played for the seminoles.
We stunk.
I loved it, though.
Why'd you quit?
You know, I am starving.
And when my body needs fuel, it needs fuel.
Oh, one old piece of business.
Were Lance and Stewart
sexually promiscuous?
Never.
Positive?
Completely.
Hmm.
How did you get so close to them?
You know, if you keep asking questions
we'll never order.
I ask a lot of questions.
So what are you going to have?
Something vitalizing.
Don't even think about taking that swing.
I got that in the divorce.
How was your date?
It was...
Oh, swell.
Not a first date kind of girl, huh?
Well, neither am I.
Did she tell you anything?
She told me that Lance and Stewart
were faithful to each other.
Hmm, may be that their
relationship with chance
embarrassed them.
What did she say about herself?
Where are you going with this, cassy?
This is going to piss you off, Tom.
But I ran her.
She came up in the computer.
I think you should look at this.
You had no right to do that!
You may be my ex-husband
but you're my current partner.
And it's not only my right
it's my obligation to protect you.
In the line of duty.
In the line of duty.
Good night.
Yeah, good night!
I have not worked
out, I had leftover coffee
and a particularly trying time
with my hair this morning, Ryan
so you better be dazzling.
Hard for me not to be.
Rikki's g*n box.
That's excellent, hot stuff.
This come from memory, or
did you have to make notes?
Ha. Open it.
Since I'm not the one
who came up here with rikki
why not just give me the combination?
Don't have it... yet.
I got this off the computer.
The information the
booking officer took on rikki.
I'm not dazzled yet.
. % of all people have a pin code
that's easy to remember.
Birth date, street
address: Something simple.
Hmm, old news, Tom boy.
Most people know it's too easy
to access those numbers.
For your a.T.M. Or visa
card, maybe, but think:
You have a g*n... nestled in your bed
to defend yourself against an intruder
in the middle of the night.
A noise awakens you.
You're groggy.
In your case... grumpy.
And you're scared.
Now, wouldn't you want to have
the easiest number that you could remember
as the combination to your g*n box?
Try some.
Her d.O.B. Is - - .
Try... , , , .
, , , .
, , , .
Ha!
If it was that easy for
us, it wouldn't be that hard
for anyone else with the same information.
Would it?
You found Bernard!
Where?
Oh, I got him in the animal shelter.
There you go.
Hey, you want to come inside?
No, let's, uh, let's take a walk.
Okay.
Do you believe in
honesty in a relationship?
I think it's the only glue
that can hold two people together.
Yeah, well, you know,
I'm a really honest guy.
Cassy says too much so.
But I really like that in other people.
Me, too.
Yeah, so why aren't you
being open and honest with me?
I am.
No, you're not.
I would have been able
to handle this a lot better
if you had told me.
It's your arrest sheet, Judith.
What made you do this?
Well, cops have hunches
and my partner had one about you.
Yeah, well, you had no right to look.
Whether you want to accept this or not
you get caught using or dealing
it becomes part of the public record.
I was .
Everyone was doing it...
Purely recreational,
but not for me, all right?
Addictive personality.
Being arrested for dealing
was the wakeup call.
Besides my parents
only Stewart and Lance knew.
They were the ones that,
uh, made me get tested.
Because of shared needle use.
See, before Stewart and Lance got together
they had each lost a partner to aids
and they were compulsive
about getting checked every six months
to make sure they were uninfected.
And that's how you could be so sure
that they wouldn't have
had sex with anyone else.
I'm sorry.
It's okay.
It's okay.
It's over, you can move on now.
No.
Why, Judith?
Why? Because...
Because I spend every
day of my life fighting it.
That's what setting the alarm
on my damn watch was about.
See...
Early in my recovery I thought
"hey, if I can just make it
through the next five minutes,
I'll be okay."
And now, I'm up to !
And up until recently,
I was pretty damn sure
I could stretch it to a half hour.
Judith.
No, if I came home at : in the morning
saying that I had been working late
would you believe me or would you give me
the old visual survey to
see if I'd been partying?
W-Well, trust has to be built.
I, I... maybe I could have.
Yeah, but even if I told you
I still can't trust myself.
I trusted Stewart and Lance
because we shared
something emotional in common.
What do we share besides your suspicion?
You okay?
Yeah, I'm aces, Harry.
Have any idea what happened to the coffee?
We chucked it. Try the tea.
You chucked the coffee.
Why? You love coffee.
Ah...
But I read an article about green tea.
Did you know that in China
the majority of green tea drinkers
never develop digestive disorders?
Did you know that I don't even have
a digestive disorder?
Study the food pyramid, drink green tea
and you never will.
I have abused my body, Thomas
and now, it is punishing me.
Do not follow in my wanton ways.
Where's cassy?
Here.
Guess who's the beneficiary
of Stewart and Lance's interest
in rivers crossing.
Please take off her cuffs.
Abram, why am I here?
I think they want to help.
Cassy: Rikki, it could be
that you're being framed for the murders
of Stewart and Lance.
I talked to their estate attorney.
After I found out they
controlled chance's shares
I begged them to split it
and make us even again
but they wouldn't.
I used every bit of reasoning
I could think of.
Apparently, one of my arguments
finally actually made sense.
Which one was that?
Both of them were
compulsively afraid of dying
if they died tomorrow
who would they want to run
the business, me or chance?
From what their lawyers
said, they chose you.
But Abram tells me they
never amended their will.
But they were going to.
Did chance know about that?
I didn't tell him.
Where did you conduct your business?
I converted the cabana into my office.
Tom: If this place has bugs
I can't find them.
What's this?
The recharger for my cell phone.
Who ever heard of gluing one to a desk?
Cass.
Directional?
We'll get a team on this
and find out which direction
this unit was sending.
What have you got for us, digger?
Seems the receiver is south of here
about a mile and a half.
I'd have to sh**t
the signal back from there to be certain.
Thanks.
Chance Reynolds bugged rikki's office.
He'd have known about
the change to the wills.
And rikki's birth date
would have been written
on the marriage certificate.
So he uses rikki's b*ll*ts
to k*ll them before
they could shut him out.
It's a perfect frame.
Good looks and brains.
Too bad he's a k*ller.
Be patient, maybe prison will reform him.
Looks like chance got
himself a new little toy.
I've heard these things ride rough.
You don't buy them for the ride.
No, you buy them if you got a little...
That's what I've always heard.
Stop.
Chance: Mmm, I don't care
if anyone sees us.
Oh!
That's a very ' s attitude.
What the hell do you think you're doing?
Asking a question is the answer.
Are you getting a little sunburned?
Chance, cops get upset
when people aren't
completely open with them.
Makes them think they're hiding something.
I'm not hiding anything.
Great. Do you mind if we take a look
in your house?
Why?
We've had complaints
that our new precinct transmitter
is jamming radio
and TV signals in the area.
Do you mind?
No, no.
Thanks.
I put a lot of money into that system.
Could you leave it alone?
You use one of those ab machines?
No, just lots of reps.
Is this going to take long?
Nah.
Cassy, call digger.
Sure.
Why are you pointing it that way?
The, uh, precinct's this way.
I'll call it in.
Yeah, we got a black Porsche
heading outside the island.
We need some backup.
You live on an island, stupid.
Good work.
06x02 - Compulsion
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Series portrays the daily lives of two detectives who solve sexually-based crimes of passion among the ultra-rich of Palm Beach, Florida.
Series portrays the daily lives of two detectives who solve sexually-based crimes of passion among the ultra-rich of Palm Beach, Florida.