Body of Proof

I grew up not far from here.

Really?

I took you for more of an Upper Darby kind of guy.

The whole neighborhood backs up to the Wissahickon.

That park was my refuge.

From what?

Oh, ballet, pajama parties, Scott Baio.

Three sisters.

Oh! You had it rough.

I survived.

I don't even know what time it is.

If you were on your lunch break,

what time did you get back to the house?

He's in here.

What do we know, detective?

Well, no sign of forced entry. He let the killer in.

My guess is, this was personal.

I meant about him.

Ed Russell.

His wife Jen found the body, called 9-1-1.

They were both home in the middle of the day?

He's a stay-at-home dad, makes custom furniture.

She works as an accountant.

Says she came home at lunch to feed the baby.

- Did you find the weapon yet? - Not yet.

He's got defensive wounds on both of his hands, tan line

- on his wrist, probably from a watch. - A beat-up Timex.

Stainless steel, according to his wife.

Oh, maybe our killer took a souvenir.

Did she touch anything besides the body?

Just the phone... and the baby.

Why?

Did she tell you anything else?

Uh, yeah. Son Michael, age 15.

He's at football practice, doesn't know anything yet.

I'll go tell him.

Please don't do that.

Why not?

His father's dead.

He should hear it from his mother, not a cop.

All right.

I'll leave that part out.

Megan, we don't know where your mother is,

so I'm just gonna tell you.

Your father's dead.

Can I help you?

Yeah, I'm... I'm looking for Dr. Hunt.

- You have an appointment? - You her secretary?

Uh, no, I'm her boss.

Oh. Sorry.

Uh, Todd Fleming.

I'm her ex-husband.

- And good luck with that. - With what?

- No one's Megan's boss. - Todd?

- What's wrong? Is Lacey okay? - Oh, yeah. No, Lacey's fine.

- What are you doing here? - Always nice to see you, too, Megs.

She's all yours.

I'm here because I have a case going to trial on Monday,

and I need a forensic anthropologist.

I'm not a forensic anthropologist.

I'm aware of that.

That's why I'm here to see Dr. Murphy and not you.

Fine.

But I do, uh, I do need a favor from you.

I've, uh, I've got this huge mountain of prep work to do,

and I was wondering If you could take Lacey on, uh, well, tomorrow.

- Yeah. Sure. - Yeah?

- Yeah. - Well, she's at a slumber party tonight.

You can pick her up at 11:00 tomorrow morning.

- Here's the address. - Got it. No problem.

- Okay? - Mm-hmm.

- You sure? - Todd...

I'm just saying... 11:00, okay?

Thank you.

Four stab wounds to the chest,

uh, one the stomach, contusions on the chest and the arm,

both look recent, and...

huh. There's something in the stomach wound.

Looks like... coffee grounds.

It's from an ulcer.

The brown color is caused

by the blood mixing with the stomach's acid.

The motion of the murder weapon brought it to the surface.

He's got ulcers from biting the inside of his cheeks.

And he's been bruxing, too.

This guy was stressed about something.

Uh, Ethan, hand me the manganese solution, will you?

What are you doing?

I'm using manganese sulfate to test for hydrogen peroxide.

Hydrogen peroxide interacts with the blood's catalase enzyme.

I saw that same reaction on the floor of the crime scene.

- Hydrogen peroxide, as in like... - Household cleaners.

- Wait, you're leaving? - Don't do anything more till I get back.

Did your husband have any enemies?

Not that I know of.

Everybody loved Ed.

And we were doing so good, and then...

then this.

Where's my son? Why... why isn't he here yet?

My partner went to pick him up. They'll be here shortly.

Excuse me.

Dr. Hunt, hi.

She told you that she didn't touch anything but Ed's body

- the baby, and the phone, right? - Right.

She's lying.

Body of Proof 1x07 - All in the Family Original air date May 3, 2011

You told the police that you checked to see

whether your husband was dead and then called 9-1-1.

Yes.

We found traces of hydrogen peroxide on your husband's face,

and also in the blood on the kitchen floor.

Dr. Hunt thinks whoever killed your husband

cleaned up after he was dead.

And you think I did it?

I don't understand what I'm doing here.

If someone broke in, where was my dad?

Your mom will fill you in. Just here to give you a ride.

What position do you play?

Benchwarmer.

Asthma... hardly ever acts up,

but they still sit me most of the time.

Never made it off the practice squad myself.

It sucks. I love to play, though.

I'm in a touch league on weekends.

- We got a game tomorrow. - Your parents ever come to see you play?

Yeah, right. Dad's too busy with the baby,

and mom never leaves the office.

But your... mom comes home every day to feed the baby, right?

News to me.

But whatever.

The whole world revolves around Sophie now.

Why would I hurt him? Everything was great.

Well, I can pretty much guarantee,

all was not well with your husband.

Your husband had a bleeding ulcer and ulcerated gums.

What was he so stressed about?

Money.

A new baby.

Do you have any idea how difficult it is

to work and raise a family at the same time?

But we were making it work, together.

Mike.

What's going on, mom? Where's dad?

Oh, Mike.

Your father's dead.

I am so sorry to keep you waiting this long. Kate Murphy.

Todd Fleming. Not a problem at all.

The office is never far away.

So... Megan's ex-husband, huh?

Yeah. Yeah, I know. I'm quite the curiosity, aren't I?

I looked at the file you sent over... Manny Santos.

Yeah.

Not your typical "McKinney and White" client.

Yeah, I'm taking the case pro bono.

- It's good for the soul. - Really?

I thought pro bono work was a bar association requirement.

Kinda like your consulting fee.

Yeah, I'm not really sure how I feel

about vouching for somebody accused of felony carjacking.

No, no, I... it was a joyride gone bad.

Look, Manny is a good kid. He just messed up.

The problem is, the prosecution wants to try him as an adult,

which could mean serious jail time.

He doesn't have a birth certificate?

- No, he's illegal. - Ah.

His mom died about two years ago,

- so he's been living with his uncle, who... - Also illegal. Got it.

So you need me to verify Manny's age?

All right. Why don't you bring him in on Monday?

Actually, the trial is at 9:00 that morning. How's tomorrow?

Lacey? Hi. It's me.

Oh, hi.

Uh, I saw your father today.

Uh, yeah. He told me you're picking me up tomorrow.

- You are, right? - Uh, yeah. Are you okay with that?

- Yeah, sure. - 'cause, you know, the last time

we saw each other, you said I was pushing too hard.

- You're just taking us to our riding lesson. - I'm what?

Yeah, me, Betsy, and Sarah, before Yearbook Club. Dad didn't tell you?

Uh, no, but, um...

that's okay. I'll see you tomorrow.

Bye.

I know that look.

Actually, so do I.

I just got off the phone with Lacey.

I thought I was spending the whole day with her, alone.

No.

You're providing transportation for your child and her friends.

It's called parenthood. Now if that's too much to ask...

No, no, no. I... look forward to meeting her friends.

Okay, good. Good-bye, Dr. Murphy.

Good-bye.

So correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't you working tomorrow?

Got it covered.

It appears Ed was an excellent father.

And yet, you still think his wife could've done this?

The stab to the left ventricle is what killed him.

The rest were postmortem, so Bud's right.

This was personal.

The wounds are 6 1/2 inches deep,