Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent

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In Toronto's war on crime,

the worst offenders are pursued by the detectives

of the specialized criminal investigations unit.

These are their stories.

I hope we didn't keep you waiting too long.

All's well that ends well.

I can arrange a security detail

to accompany you in transit. - Nope, that won't be necessary.

I can only account for your safety here.

Once you step outside those doors--

Thank you.

Patient's left pupil is dilated.

Severe nausea. Sending him for a CT scan,

just wanted your input first.

Don't send him until I've had a chance to assess.

I'll stop by in the hour, okay?

Dr. Embers? There's someone here to see you.

Says he's your brother.

What'd I just say? I'm fine where I am, okay?!

I don't need to sit down!

Dennis.

Whoa. Dennis.

What are you doing here? Are you okay?

I'm fine. I'm fine.

Dennis.

I have been worried about you. You haven't answered my calls.

Can we talk, just us, somewhere?

Yes. Yes, please.

- What is going on? - Dennis, we've had enough.

- You can't just walk-- - You need to hear us out.

- Okay, is this about next week? - Why else would we be here?

You got it all wrong. Just... give me a minute to explain.

Not unless you've changed your mind.

Actually, I wanted to talk to you about that.

Why don't you just sit down, I'll grab you a drink, okay?

Hun, get out here! What's taking so long?

Seconds away.

Did you hear that? - It's just the fireworks,

which you're gonna miss, so hurry up!

Never rush a martini!

Oh my God. - Oh!

Oh my God. Here, here.

Here, here, take...

Where is my phone?!

Dennis Embers,

owner of the unit. Over here we have Harold Chen.

In the kitchen, we got Derek Kapoor.

And out here on the balcony, we got Amanda Green.

All tenants in this building.

We count 15 shell casings. 9 millimetres.

No weapon has been located.

No forced entry on the door.

Any witnesses?

None, and surveillance is limited.

But, you know, we'll get the footage soon.

Thanks, Riley. First up is Dennis.

Closest to the entry. Two shots to the chest.

The shooter had him backed into a corner.

The shooter had complete control of that situation.

Like shooting fish in a barrel. But then...

We're looking at many more fish.

Three targets.

Open space, multiple obstructions.

Shooter starts losing control of the situation.

Spraying bullets, it's chaos.

So they all ran for cover.

A final victim, Amanda, shot in the doorway,

stumbles outside. The subject follows,

shoots her in the back three times.

The subject was a terrible shot.

He nearly took out the baby grand.

Does that sound off to you?

I spotted a cochlear implant on Dennis.

Maybe it was that? - Unlikely.

Those implants amplify pitch rather than distort it.

Any signs of robbery?

No sign the shooter went through Dennis' belongings, no.

And all the victims still have their wallets, jewelry.

Including this.

- Hi, what do you got? - Gold face?

Swiss movement. Handcrafted.

By far the most expensive thing in the place.

So if it wasn't a robbery,

why did the shooter target these four?

Graff, Bateman?

One of my officers just spoke to the neighbour.

Turns out all four of our victims were members

of the condo board. Maybe our shooter held a grudge?

A recent eviction?

How many people on the board?

Nine in total. That leaves five.

If I wanted to wipe out my condo board,

I'd turn up to a scheduled meeting

and take them all out at once.

Last night, Amanda and I were planning on going

to see Dennis together. Then... Oh.

Then I got called in last minute to babysit our granddaughter.

Why were you visiting Dennis?

We wanted to change his mind about the sale.

Of his condo?

Of all of our units.

A developer, Pinecorp,

they want to buy our entire building,

but they need the unanimous vote of all the condo owners

for the deal to go through.

And Dennis didn't want to sell.

Amanda and I didn't want to sell either, but...

but then Pinecorp raised the offer,

they started sending us gifts...

Like that watch here.

I saw one just like it in Dennis' unit.

Well, eventually, we decided to go for it.

Um, we were...

We were going to use the money to, um...

to buy a farm in Caledon.

But Dennis was immovable.

He said he'd oppose the sale, and the vote's next week.

So your wife went to appeal to him,

convince him to change his mind.

Why were Harold and Derek with her?

They're board members. They also wanted to sell.

Everyone was in. Except for Dennis.

And who else knew about this meeting last night?

Just the four of us.

Don't you mean the five of you, including Dennis?

No.

Dennis had no idea we were coming over.

He'd been avoiding us for weeks.

The motive for killing Dennis is clear.

Somebody wants him gone to allow the deal to go through.

But Dennis didn't expect a visit

from his three neighbours last night.

He was caught off guard.

What is the shooter was too?

So you think these three were in the wrong place

at the wrong time? - We do.

Look at how each of the victims was killed.

Subject shoots Dennis twice in the chest.

It's efficient, clean.

Dennis drops to the ground,

revealing three witnesses further back in his condo.

Shooter panics, sprays them all with bullets,

the shots become much less accurate.

So in order to catch whoever killed all four,

we need to focus on the real target: Dennis Embers.

It's an old building.

I only have security feeds of the lobby and garage.

Anyone catch your eye?

Everyone who went in and out of the condo

during the shooting are residents of the building.

So either the shooter lives in the building,

or he used an entrance that isn't under surveillance.

Which would be the back service entrance.

No cameras there.

But I did find this on the lobby camera,

11:18 AM yesterday.

Everyone on surveillance was either a resident

or buzzed in, except...

Only visitor who didn't get buzzed into the building.

We lose him inside until

he slips out eight minutes later.

But the timing doesn't match the murders.

Can you run this through facial recognition?

I already did. No hits.

He's not a convicted criminal.

Maybe he's a late bloomer.

How could this happen?

I recognized the family resemblance.

You two seemed quite close.

Camp Rosseau.

I was a counsellor when he was a camper.

Can't believe Dennis kept all these.

Dr. Embers, did Dennis ever mention

a company called Pinecorp to you?

Yes, he told me about their offer.

He said he would never sell to them.

Any reason why?

It was our childhood home.

Our mom died when we were in our twenties, and...

I guess the condo reminded Dennis of her.

So your mother bequeathed the unit

to just Dennis, not to the both of you?

I was a neurology resident,

I already owned a house.

It was her way of balancing out the scales.

Dennis needed a lot of help.

Did Dennis ever settle into a career?

Well, he worked at a concert hall,

and then at a music store, but he struggled...

financially, emotionally.

For a while, he was in a good, stable place.

A few months ago, he started acting... different.

He retreated, stopped answering my calls.

- Any idea why the change? - No.

But yesterday, he came in here, asking me for cash.

I was worried about him.

But when I tried to get him seen by a physician, he lost it.

Security had to take him outside.

Did he mention what he needed the money for?