Wild Cards

You're really gonna make me say it?

- Yeah. - Fine. I need you, max.

Do you have it? Maybe I can get forensics

To lift a print out of it. - You guys have so many rules.

We're in this together. - But here's the difference:

You'll do whatever is needed to get what you want.

He has to play by the rules.

- I just need to get through this.

Get my desk job back, and then she's gone,

Out of my life. Forever.

- Yeah, I don't understand. - It's really not

That hard to understand. - Well, it doesn't make

Any sense, therefore, I don't understand.

- Whoa. Scrappy, scruffy, what's going on?

- We were in the car, I was thirsty, okay?

And he wouldn't give me a sip of his water.

- Why not, ellis? - Yeah, why not?

- Because then you get your lip gloss on it,

And I don't want to drink from it, it's gross.

Does it matter? - My lip gloss?

What's going on?

- Their honeymoon phase is officially over.

- We never had a honeymoon phase. - What honeymoon phase?

- They got the seven-year itch, except they did it in seven weeks.

- You never listen to me. - You never think things through.

- You two are spending too much time together.

We take regular breaks from each other,

Or else we'd go crazy. - We'd go crazy.

You two need a break?

- Yeah. - Yes, that would be great.

Too bad. You're up.

Dr. Sophie is dead?

Who's dr. Sophie?

Dr. Sophie fernwood.

She's written three self-help bestsellers,

Has a hit podcast, and an upcoming tv special.

According to her website, "dr. S has helped millions

Of people find grounded and long-lasting happiness

Through the lens of gratitude and emotional authenticity".

What a load of malarkey.

- You're not into therapy, I take it?

- Therapists are the lowest of low on the con-artist ladder.

- They're not con-artists, max. They're doctors.

- They burrow into your mind and toy with your thoughts,

All for the purpose of making a profit.

That's a con-artist.

- Okay, yeah, they gotta make a living just like

Any other doctor, but their purpose is to help people.

Have you ever had therapy?

- Yeah. - Did it help?

it's...

- See? Because you're not a teapot.

- A teapot? - According to bruce lee,

In order to have a strong mind, it has to be like water.

Shapeless, formless.

Put water into a teapot, it turns into a teapot.

Therapists try to turn you into teapots.

But you and me, my friend,

We cannot be moulded or manipulated.

We are not teapots.

- I have no idea what you just said.

Do you ever get tired of that?

'cause I will never get tired of that.

So this is what therapy buys?

It's what three bestsellers

And a lot of gullible people buy.

5.5 mill. That's my guess.

Make that 6 mill.

There's gotta be at least $500,000 in cash

Just in this pool.

Any idea what time she drowned?

Nope.

- Okay. Well, when will you know?

I won't.

- Why is that? - Because she didn't drown.

- Everyone's a little punchy today.

- Today was supposed to be my day off,

But my colleague had a travel emergency,

As always.

No respect.

I hear that.

- When did she die? - Last night.

Some time between eight pm and midnight.

Blunt force trauma to the temple.

The blow caused an internal hemorrhage.

She was dead when she hit the water.

Any sings of a struggle?

None that I can see.

- Forensics couldn't find a murder weapon.

You got any ideas?

- Something with a really hard point.

- Maybe something that the killer grabbed

At the last moment. - I'll let you know

If I find anything. - Okay. Thanks.

No sign of forced entry, no sign of a struggle.

She had to have known the killer.

- We found a safe upstairs, totally untouched.

Same with all of her loose jewelry.

Lot of high-end stuff there.

So it wasn't a robbery.

Nope.

Only the question is:

What's with all the cash in the pool?

- Ma'am! You can't come in here. - I need to get inside.

- This is an active crime scene. - I know.

I'm daphne, dr. Sophie's business manager.

- So you're her business manager

And her emergency contact.

She doesn't have any family? Or friends?

- Her clients and fans, her colleagues,

We're her family.

- Why was it you needed to get in here?

- I need her laptop. Her latest book is on it.

Dream interpretation. It'll be huge.

Any one of these people could steal it.

- When the laptop's found, it'll be taken as evidence,

So... I can assure you nothing's gonna be stolen off of it.

- Out of curiosity, how much would a leaked copy

Of one of those books go for?

- She got a million-dollar advance for it.

Gotcha.

Hey, guys! We need to find that laptop, stat!

Max.

When was the last time you saw her?

- A few days ago, at the fernwood.

- The fernwood? - It's the wellness center

Sophie opened a couple of years ago.

The physical embodiment of her life's work.

The fernwood has therapists who specialize

In several types of treatments.

She wanted to create a place where people could work

On their issues through multiple disciplines.

So multiple therapists

Tell you how messed up you are instead of just one.

- What was her mood like last time you saw her?

- Not great, actually. She was anxious, distracted.

My god.

Is everything alright?

All three of her books

Just shot to the top of the bestseller lists.

Again. Now you understand how important it is

That book not be leaked. Sales will be off the charts.

That sounded terrible, didn't it?

- Yeah. - Kinda.

- I'm sorry. I still can't believe this is happening.

Is there anything else? I need to get back to the fernwood.

People started calling as soon as the news broke.

We're holding a gathering so we can grieve together.

A lot of people are gonna feel very lost without her.

- Right. Well, one last question:

Where were you last night?

- I was on a red-eye flight back from a publishing

Conference in london.

I landed at six this morning.

I still have the boarding pass on my phone.

I'll take a look at that.

Who's gonna be at this gathering?

- Friends, clients, co-workers. Here it is.

- Okay, you're free to go. Thank you.

Show her out?

So, if everyone who was close to her is gonna be there...

- Maybe the murderer will be there too.

- You know, the most interesting thing about what she said

Is what she didn't say. I mean, yeah, she's dr. Sophie's

Emergency contact, but... She never once

Spoke about their friendship. Did you notice that?

- Well, lots of people who work together don't get along.

Here. Maybe we can learn something

From "the lighthouse inside".

Did you steal that?

She had like 50 copies.

This isn't evidence.

Okay? It was still sealed inside a box.

This one is signed.

This is probably worth something now.

- Why did you take that? - These people just lost

Their pied piper. Which means they're vulnerable.

Vulnerable people want to talk.

So, we just need to speak their language.

For example, "all of your life,

You've been told that you are the storm,

That you are the hurricane, when in fact,

You are the lighthouse."

- What the hell is that supposed to mean?

- It means that I am the lighthouse,

And you are the dark storm.

Don't you ever read self-help books?

- Do I look like I read self-help books?

- So when you're going through it, who do you talk to?

Nobody, I guess.

Well, there has to be someone.

Marc. - What?

You talk to marc, don't you?

I do not talk to my cat.

Makes so much sense now.

You are the dark storm,

And you tell your secrets to a cat.

You know, now that I say it out loud,

You sound kind of insane.

Me, insane. Yeah.