Saint-Pierre

Daniel McConnell, the supposed Abstract Killer.

Am I sensing that you didn’t think McConnell was guilty?

McConnell’s profile matched none of the known perpetrators.

Is that what you think?

Is that Bryan Montgomery’s laptop?

Diard claims she got a confession,

but nobody heard it but her.

I thought you said that, uh...

Fitz was gonna be cooking?

Yeah, I guess I misunderstood Arch when she said "we."

So, you like me being your little helper, hm?

Well, a great sous-chef makes the chef.

Come on, how hard is it to slice basil, seriously?

Well, maybe I just wanted to get in

a little under-the-radar PDA.

Well, I’m not sure how subtle you’re being right now.

So, that’s why I like to taxidermy the unclaimed corpses.

You okay, Fitz?

-Oh, yeah, yeah. I’m just in my own little world.

Arch seems happy.

Yeah, they seem like a cozy couple.

I, uh, brought these for you all.

Our guy right here is quite the baker.

I love a dessert before dinner.

Hey, now, you don’t want to ruin your appetite.

Are we allowed to drink wine before dinner

or is that off-limits, too?

No one’s had a drink yet?

I am so sorry I’m being such a terrible host!

Please, help yourself.

Mm, that looks like a good one.

Thank you.

I think I want the pastries.

Anyone thirsty? There we go.

I’m sorry to cut the night short, but...

Fitz, we have to go.

Do we know what we’re walking into here?

Not yet.

Dispatch said "homicide," and to brace ourselves.

Arch?

"Inspector Fitzpatrick and Deputy Chief Archambault."

-"I’m no copycat. I’m the Abstract Killer.

"And I’m back."

Are we really dealing with the Abstract Killer here?

What are you thinking?

I’m thinking we need some sleep.

Yeah.

Quite the love letter to you two.

-Yeah. Aside from his declaration

that he’s the Abstract Killer, is everything else aligning?

-Oh, yeah. Organs removed, body paint,

no blood on the floor; the whole nine yards.

Incision is clean, precise.

No mishaps. The killer was surgical.

Likely used a filleting knife like before.

Okay, we’re gonna have to collect some samples,

all those paints, get ’em tested.

Samples are already in for analysis.

I am not going to be fooled by another potential copycat.

No detail will be missed this time.

Lennox Giroux.

He works maintenance at the pumping station.

It was him who found the body.

We’re getting his statement,

but he’s pretty shaken up by the whole thing.

I know how he feels.

Round up all the other witnesses

and get ’em processed ASAP.

We’re gonna run this case in two distinct streams.

Our victim? Exhaust every lead, like every other murder.

And the second approach?

-Start at square one. The original Abstract killings.

We have those files stored in the basement.

I’ll get them all brought upstairs.

-Great idea. Anything relevant,

make sure it gets over to Natasha as well.

Witnesses, victim family members,

anyone and everyone still alive is to be tracked down

and re-interviewed.

What?

Well, do we think Diard will try and stop us

from digging into the Abstract Killer murders again?

If she tries, tell her I’ll go straight to Paris HQ

and report her for obstruction of justice.

Got it.

I must say, I like when you show those teeth.

Just be happy my bite is not aimed at you.

Killer singled you both out.

That’s a twist.

Not what I saw coming.

-Do me a favour. Be careful.

-We’ll be fine. Relax, boss.

You got it.

Are you as freaked out as I am?

- Who wouldn’t be freaked out? - Right?

A serial killer left us a personal message

at his crime scene.

Good, okay, ’cause I am super freaked out,

and I can’t believe I’m gonna say this,

but I’m actually glad Meredith is marrying O’Brien.

Unpack that for me?

O’Brien’s the Premier.

He has a full-time security detail.

Meredith, the kids, they’re gonna be safe.

Oh, look at you finding the positives.

The real Abstract Killer never left a message.

Only the copycat did.

We worked that case, we closed it.

Now he’s mad at us?

Because we believed he was behind the copycat killings?

So, maybe we woke the real Abstract Killer up.

Wait, are you driving us to my boyfriend’s house?

We have questions, Dr. Théo has answers.

Unless...

Wait, did Théo stay at your place last night?

-No, we’ve been gone all night. He’s home.

Good, ’cause I had our initial findings sent over to his place

so he can be up to speed.

No ID on our victim yet.

You’ve been busy.

Yeah, I made one board for him,

and one for the original victims.

She really doesn’t like us opening all this up, does she?

Well, if we prove the Abstract Killer

is still out there, Diard’s reputation is toast.

Right, but wouldn’t catching

the real Abstract Killer trump that?

You’d hope so.

He mentions you by name, Geneviève.

I was mentioned as well, but...

Do you think it’s some kind of warning?

Actually, I would consider it more of a message.

You think he’s toying with us?

Or challenging you.

You believed the Abstract Killer could have been behind

the murder of Bryan Montgomery.

Given the way he was killed,

it was a rational thought at the time.

This man, whoever he is,

I would not diagnose him as rational.

Maybe we hurt his pride.

And yet...

we cannot say for sure that this killer

is the genuine article.

We can rule out all of the original suspects.

Daniel McConnell, he’s been dead for years.

Claude Jackman, Antoine, they’re both in prison.

What are the chances we could be looking at another copycat?

Very possible.

Those who imitate infamous murderers

often have pre-existing violent tendencies.

They crave recognition.

Right, but Claude Jackman, he killed Bryan Montgomery

for a completely different reason.

It’s true.

What are the odds?

I mean, two copycat killers in Saint-Pierre

just seems improbable.

Yes, but not impossible.

Adapting the persona of the Abstract Killer

could give our murderer a form of psychological distancing,

which helps lower normal inhibitions,

allowing him to perpetuate such acts.

Well, you know the case better than most.

Did you ever determine a victim pattern?

A reason why he chose the people he did?

Other than all being out alone at night?

No, nothing that obvious.

I’ll comb through my old notes and case files

and I’ll call you if something new jumps out.

Um... Patty,

she wants us to meet her at your place.

Okay.

I needed to meet you away from Diard.

Okay, Patty, you have our attention.

Why are we here?

Diard’s been withholding evidence

about the Abstract murders.

Daniel McConnell wasn’t the killer

and she’s known all along.

How do you know this?

Bryan Montgomery believed he had evidence

about who the real murderer was,

but when I removed

the encryption software on his laptop...

It had nothing about the case?

But what does this have to do with Diard?

- I hacked her computer. - Patty!

I know, I know it was a risk,

but Diard’s takedown of Daniel McConnell wasn’t legit.

And she killed the wrong man.

Look at this.

I told the cop, Diard, Daniel was with me

the night that one of the women was killed.

Daniel McConnell? Yes.

I called her, but she warned me

to stay out of the investigation.

I was with him.

He couldn’t have killed that woman.

The male voice was Bryan Montgomery.