Hudson & Rex - Sixth Season

Oh!

- Hey there Barney! - My my.

Oh okay yeah.

All right, hey! Okay, good dogs.

Good dogs. Yeah, we're friends.

We're friends, we're cool. We're all good!

You can trust me. Okay.

Leave it.

Come on boys. Supper time.

Thanks.

- Good day for it. - Yeah. Some say.

You finished your route?

Yeah, just in time for dinner.

Feel like a beer later?

- Sure. Sure thing. - All right.

I uh...

I was thinking of asking Max to join us as well.

Yeah maybe another night then.

All I want is for the four of us to be together again.

It's not going to happen, Barney.

Ahhh.

Yeah. That's some good boys, huh? Hmmm?

Let me get that off of you.

Come here.

Atta boy.

Okay, let's have some dinner.

Come on in my beauties.

Let's go, let's go!

Ahh.

Good day for it.

So...

Who's good enough for a cookie, huh?

Stay.

What the hell are you doing?

Hikers spotted him this morning.

Dogs were with him.

Uniforms couldn't get close enough to get an ID.

His dogs are still protecting him.

They could've been here all night.

I'm not sure they'll let me get close enough to get my exam.

I've got an idea.

Rex.

Rex lead. Come.

Sit.

Stay.

Rex with me.

The dogs are well trained.

They shouldn't give you any more problems.

What have you got pal?

Hold.

A wallet. Good find, partner.

Barney Chafe.

Looks like his dogs dragged him- from the water.

How long do you figure he's been dead for?

Rigor's set in.

He's cold.

I'd say at least eight hours.

A drowning, you think?

No froth in or around his mouth or nose.

I mean these contusions and lacerations

are consistent with blows to the side of his head.

Is it him?

Is it Barney?

News travels fast in this town.

His dogs are right there, Patti.

It's him.

That's what he was wearing when I saw him yesterday.

I'm sorry folks.

I'm going to have to stop you there.

This is an active crime scene.

- Crime scene? - Come with me please.

- What happened? - We don't know yet.

Are any of you family?

Uh-friends.

He doesn't have any family.

He lives alone with his dogs.

I'm Max.

Patti.

Steven.

I'm very sorry for your loss.

If you give the officer your information-

as soon as we find out anything- we'll let you know.

Excuse me.

Come on partner.

- Jesse. - Hey!

Charlie and Sarah have a homicide in Tors Cove.

The victim's name is Barney Chafe.

Barney Chafe. Okay.

37 years old.

Writer of historical nonfiction.

Looks like all of his books are for a small local press.

Right. Charlie said that he has no family.

But he found a business card for an estate attorney... in his pocket.

Too young to have a will drawn up.

Maybe he inherited something?

It's possible.

But I want you to look into his financial situation for me.

And I'm going to try to get in touch with the lawyer.

- Yeah, sure thing. - Thanks.

Hey, boss. Um...

No word yet on my detective exam?

You'll be the first to know.

Yeah.

No, you can't go in right now.

Go on!

Down.

Rex, you're with me.

- Hey! - Police. Who are you?

I'm Rudy. Barney's dog sitter.

Where's Barney?

There's been an incident. I'm afraid Barney is dead.

- Dead? - Mm-hmm.

Uh...

How?

Well that's what we're investigating.

Detective Hudson.

My partner, Rex.

Hi, Rex.

Uh...

Hey, where are Barney's dogs? Are they all right?

They're all right. They're outside.

When was the last time you saw Barney?

Um-would have been yesterday afternoon...

after I finished up.

He seemed fine.

And where were you last night?

Am I a suspect here, or-?

I saw a movie in town.

- Actually, I still have the... - Easy.

Movie ticket...

um-if it helps.

Do you mind if I feed them?

They probably starving.

Yeah.

Go ahead.

Good boy.

Hungry, aren't you?

You like them num-nums?

Good boy.

That taste good?

Is that some tasty chow?

Well, that looks like blood.

Yeah, we'll get Sarah down here.

Good job, partner.

I'd love to be of assistance.

But my clients are a matter of confidentiality.

- Ah. - Well this client...

is dead.

Barney's dead?

Oh, that's terrible!

Such a young man!

Yes, which is why I found it odd-

that he would have an estate lawyer.

You know perfectly well, Superintendent-

that client privilege survives even the client himself.

Of course.

But generally speaking...

In general terms...

yes.

It is unusual for a young person to be so proactive-

in end-of-life planning.

Especially if they're childless.

But, I personally advise everyone to do it.

Of course.

I assume you've...

I'm good.

Good for you!

Well I wouldn't be speaking out of turn...

if I told you that Barney Chafe was eccentric.

I mean-who has three dogs?

So he was a real dog lover.

You don't know the half of it.

He left very particular instructions for them...

in the event of his death.

Based on the ABO test-

this is likely Barney's blood.

I'd say we're looking at cast-off spatter here.

And in the grass.

- So Barney was killed here. - Seems likely.

Here can you just stand over here?

Yeah, right over here.

Based on Barney's lacerations and the spatter patterns...

I think our victim was facing his assailant.

Suggesting that Barney knew his attacker.

Right.

So he was struck on the left side of the head...

by the assailant's right.

Yeah.

And the first blow wouldn't have cast off blood.

But the second and third...

If he was down on the ground at that point-

What have you got?

Here.

Ah, what is that?

I don't know.

This edge was broken off something.

Looks like there's a bit of blood on it, too.

So Barney was killed here.

And someone moved him to the water.

The killer was trying to make it look like a drowning.