Rizzoli & Isles

EXTERIOR'S WELL-KEPT.

YARD'S IN GOOD SHAPE.

CLEANERS NEED TO BE BROUGHT IN FOR FULL TOP-TO-BOTTOM SERVICE.

THERE'S A STRONG, MUSTY ODOR THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED.

POSSIBLE LEAK.

POWER IN THE BASEMENT IS OUT.

PROBABLY JUST A BREAKER.

NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF WATER DAMAGE.

ODOR IS SIGNIFICANTLY STRONGER DOWN HERE,

WHERE THERE IS A...

WINE ROOM.

APPROXIMATELY 15 BY --

[ WOMAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY OVER P.A. ]

HI, THERE.

TASHA?

SHE'S OKAY.

SHE HAD A VERY GOOD SURGEON,

AND SHE CAME THROUGH WITH FLYING COLORS.

Shh, shh, shh, shh.

I WOULDN'T MOVE AROUND TOO MUCH.

YOUR SPLEEN, KIDNEYS, AND LIVER ARE BRUISED.

THE BABY?

I'M SO SORRY, JANE.

I'M SURE THAT...

I DON'T...

YEAH.

EVERYONE'S BEEN BY --

FRANKIE, TOMMY, KORSAK.

AND YOUR MOM'S BEEN HERE THE WHOLE TIME.

SHE JUST WENT HOME TO TAKE A SHOWER.

SHE'S GONNA BE VERY UPSET YOU WOKE UP WHEN SHE WAS GONE.

I'LL FAKE SLEEPING WHEN I HEAR HER COMING.

WHAT IS THAT?

A BASEBALL BOUQUET FROM JACK.

THEY'RE ALL GROVER VERBEN.

IT'S HIS GREAT-UNCLE. JACK HAS HUNDREDS OF THEM.

SO HE DIDN'T PAY $500 FOR THE...

NO.

HE THOUGHT YOU COULD GIVE THEM OUT

AS "THANKS FOR VISITING" GIFTS.

THAT'S A VERY...ODD IDEA.

I KNOW.

YOU GUYS ARE PERFECT FOR EACH OTHER.

DR. ISLES.

OKAY, GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE PHOTOGRAPHS

AND ASK A TECHNICIAN TO COLLECT THE VITALS.

I'LL BE THERE AS SOON AS I CAN.

OKAY. YES, I'LL TALK TO YOU SOON.

MAURA -- I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SAY.

I HAVE A JOB TO DO. YOU HAVE A JOB TO DO.

GO TO THE CRIME SCENE.

I'LL BE FINE. YOU'LL BE FINE.

I'M SURE YOU WILL.

BUT THAT PERSON ISN'T GONNA BE ANY LESS DEAD

IF I WAIT JUST FOR A LITTLE BIT.

Woman: A PANDA NEEDS TO CONSUME --

Woman #2: FIND YOUR TRUE LOVE.

Man: HERE'S A SPECIAL IMPORTANT --

HI, SWEETHEART.

I KNOW YOU'RE FAKING.

WHAT, DID YOU GO TO A CARNIVAL?

ISN'T IT ADORABLE?

IT'S...BIG.

IT'S A "HUG ME TIGHT" TEDDY BEAR.

I WANTED YOU TO HAVE SOMETHING TO HOLD WHEN I'M NOT HERE.

I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE HUNGRY. I MADE YOU A SANDWICH.

WHITE BREAD AND CHEESE.

IT'S WHAT YOU ALWAYS WANTED

WHEN YOU STAYED HOME SICK FROM SCHOOL.

I WAS THINKING MORE HOT WINGS.

NO.

HOW ABOUT A LITTLE GIN RUMMY?

I DON'T KNOW, MA.

AFRAID I'LL BEAT YOU?

YOU HAVEN'T BEATEN ME SINCE I WAS IN GRADE SCHOOL.

YEAH, WELL, I'M GONNA TAKE ADVANTAGE

OF YOUR WEAKENED STATE.

ALL RIGHT.

EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE OKAY.

YEAH? HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?

BECAUSE I'VE BEEN THERE.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

I HAD A MISCARRIAGE ABOUT A YEAR BEFORE YOU WERE BORN.

OH, MA, I NEVER KNEW THAT.

I KEPT IT TO MYSELF. THAT'S WHAT WE DID.

WAS POP THERE FOR YOU?

I THINK IT WAS HARD FOR HIM TO UNDERSTAND HOW I FELT.

HOW DID YOU FEEL?

SAD.

DEVASTATED.

I WAS ALSO CONFUSED.

I-I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND

HOW I COULD HAVE SUCH A SENSE OF LOSS

FOR SOMETHING THAT I NEVER REALLY HAD.

I THINK YOU SHOULD SHARE HOW YOU'RE FEELING WITH SOMEBODY.

YES.

I JUST DON'T THINK I'M READY TO TALK ABOUT IT YET.

YOU'LL KNOW WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT.

COME ON. PLAY CARDS WITH ME.

I'M FEELING VERY LUCKY.

Maura: JANE'S DOCTOR SAID SHE SHOULD BE ABLE

TO LEAVE THE HOSPITAL BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

HOW ARE HER SPIRITS? WELL, WHEN I LEFT,

SHE MADE ME PROMISE TO CALL HER AND FILL HER IN ON THE CASE.

SOUNDS LIKE SHE'S ALREADY FEELING BETTER.

I HOPE SO.

YOU WERE RIGHT.

THIS BODY IS BEAUTIFULLY PRESERVED.

I DON'T THINK I SAID "BEAUTIFULLY."

I'M PRETTY SURE I COMPARED HER TO BEEF JERKY.

AND THIS IS THE PERFECT ENVIRONMENT TO PRESERVE IT --

COOL, DRY,

JUST LIKE THE EGYPTIANS CREATED FOR THEIR MUMMIES.

I NEVER UNDERSTOOD WHY THEY WENT TO ALL THE TROUBLE.

SO THEIR ETERNAL SPIRITS COULD RECOGNIZE

THEIR EARTHLY BODIES AFTER DEATH.

WHY COULDN'T THEY JUST KEEP IT SIMPLE AND WEAR FUNNY HATS?

I DON'T THINK SIMPLE WAS THEIR OBJECTIVE.

THEY WENT TO GREAT LENGTHS FOR THEIR PREPARATIONS.

FOR INSTANCE, DID YOU KNOW THAT THE BRAIN WAS PULLED OUT

THROUGH THE NASAL PASSAGES WITH A SPECIAL HOOKED WIRE?

NO.

KIND OF WISH I DIDN'T KNOW IT NOW.

WELL, THERE ARE NO VISIBLE EXTERNAL INJURIES --

NO ENTRANCE WOUNDS, BLUNT-FORCE TRAUMA,

OR BLOOD LOSS.

NO, AND NOTHING WE FOUND IN THE HOUSE POINTS TO FOUL PLAY.

MAKES ME WONDER IF SHE DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES.

WITH THIS MUCH DECAY, HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO MAKE A DETERMINATION?

WELL, IT TOOK ME FIVE SECONDS.

THIS WOMAN DIDN'T DIE OF NATURAL CAUSES.

SHE WAS POISONED.

SHE LOOKS LIKE I FEEL AFTER SITTING AT MY DESK ALL DAY.

MAYBE YOU NEED TO GET UP AND STRETCH MORE OFTEN.

DULY NOTED.

ANY IDEA HOW LONG SHE'S BEEN DEAD?

WELL, IT'S DIFFICULT TO SAY.

MORE THAN 2 YEARS, LESS THAN 10.

IS THAT BASED ON THE DRYNESS OF THE CORPSE?

NO -- THE COLLAR OF HER SHIRT.

THAT WAS A VERY POPULAR STYLE IN THE MID-AUGHTS.

HUH. WHO SAYS FASHION DOESN'T HAVE A PLACE IN FORENSICS?

CERTAINLY NOT ME.

YOU GONNA BE ABLE TO TELL WHAT POISON WAS USED

WITH HER TISSUE SAMPLES?

NO.

UH, EVEN THOUGH THE SKIN WAS INTACT,

THE ORGANS INSIDE THE BODY LIQUEFIED

AND, OVER TIME, TURNED TO DUST.

SO WE'RE SCREWED?

NOT QUITE.

THE DIPTERA LARVAE -- THE MAGGOTS --

THEY FEASTED ON THE VICTIM'S FLESH,

DIED OF THE SAME POISON BEFORE THEY MORPHED INTO FLIES.

SO YOU ARE...?

MAKING A MAGGOT MILKSHAKE.

I'VE COLLECTED THE MAGGOTS' TISSUE, CASINGS, AND FECES,

SO I CAN EXTRACT TRACE ELEMENTS OF POISON.

I HOPE YOU DIDN'T BRING THAT BLENDER FROM HOME.

WHAT?!

I SAID I HOPE --

NEVER MIND.

THIS IS A NICE ROOM.

YOU CAN REST, WATCH BASEBALL ON TV...

...PLAY ALONG WITH THE GAME SHOWS.

YOU SUCK AT SMALL TALK.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

YOU OKAY?

I'M FINE.

REALLY -- YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ME.

WHAT KIND OF BROTHER WOULD I BE IF I DIDN'T WORRY ABOUT YOU?

OH, JANIE.

I'M SO SORRY.

WHAT CAN I DO?

WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME ABOUT THE CASE?

YEAH. YEAH, OKAY.

UH...

OUR VICTIM'S NAME IS FRAN CLARK,

38 YEARS OLD, SINGLE FEMALE.

CAUSE OF DEATH WAS POISONING.

DID YOU FIGURE OUT WHEN SHE DIED?

4 1/2 YEARS AGO.

WHAT?

ONE DAY, SHE'S USING HER PHONE AND CREDIT CARDS.

THE NEXT DAY, SHE WASN'T.

HOW DID THE BODY STAY UNDETECTED FOR THAT LONG?

ALL OF HER BILLS ARE ON AUTOPAY,

HER LIGHTS ARE ON TIMERS,

MAIL WENT TO A P.O. BOX,

A GARDENER TAKES CARE OF HER YARD.

SHE DIDN'T HAVE ANYBODY THAT NOTICED SHE WAS MISSING?

NO FRIENDS, FAMILY, CO-WORKERS?

NO, THE NEIGHBORS SAID SHE KEPT TO HERSELF.

AND ACCORDING TO SOME MESSAGES I FOUND

ON HER ANSWERING MACHINE FROM HER STEPFATHER,

SHE AND HER MOTHER WERE ESTRANGED.

I'D LOVE TO HEAR THOSE MESSAGES.