Motive

So Montgomery just gets away with murder?

London is dead.

Mark, you've met Neville Montgomery.

Thank you again

for bringing my daughter's murderer to justice.

You're talking about corruption and criminal conspiracy.

Yes. So if Neville found out

that Maria gave me that recording,

then she's dead.

Detective Flynn ran your new vice president through the database.

Threat assessment is giving me new steel doors and locks.

I'm very happy about that.

So, this next one interned with us

straight out of college,

and she's been with the company ever since.

So, no life experience.

No, quite the opposite.

According to her background check,

she was a foster child.

Emancipated herself at 16.

M.A. in communications,

graduated top of her class.

I think she's the best fit.

Bring her in.

Uh, Maria, we're ready for you.

Hello.

Neville Montgomery.

My son, Robert.

Maria Snow.

Yes, we met during the pre-interview.

It's great to see you again.

Please, sit.

So, uh, Maria,

you're obviously very familiar with our company.

Why don't you start by telling us

why you think you're the best fit

for the position?

Or we could discuss

the biggest challenge facing this company.

And what's that?

You.

60 years ago, your father

was a pillar of the community.

He created jobs,

and he gave back to the city on an unprecedented scale.

Today, you're emblematic of all one-percenters.

We need to change that perception.

And if I can be blunt...

something tells me that won't be a problem for you.

Your daughter London's drug issues aren't helping.

I recommend an aggressive campaign of philanthropy

and a major rebranding as a 21st-century company

balancing growth with social responsibility.

I've heard enough.

You've set yourself a herculean task,

Ms. Snow.

I look forward to seeing what you can do.

You won't be disappointed, sir.

Please.

Call me Neville.

Wow...

What did forensics say?

Someone smashed the side window,

tossed a molotov cocktail in there.

First, they break in to your house, now this.

Yeah, well,

Neville Montgomery is as gangster as they come.

Stay at my house for a couple days.

You could feed my fish.

You don't have fish.

You're doing day surgery.

Nah, they decided to remove the entire mass

instead of doing a biopsy.

When?

Thursday morning.

I'll be in for a couple of days.

Okay, well, that's great.

You know, go in there,

get it over with.

Get it out of your body.

I'm sure as soon as

I tell Cross about the surgery,

I'll be tied up to my desk.

Only temporarily.

You loved that car.

I loved that car.

Detective Vega.

Thank you.

Maria Snow is dead.

Thanks.

Thank you, sir.

Okay, we got two eye witnesses

who saw her hit the car,

called 9-1-1 at 10:15.

Neville Montgomery just bought this building,

and his new vice president falls seven stories.

So you think he's responsible for this?

Well, she did not do this to herself.

Well, this isn't your fault.

Hey, this isn't your fault.

Whatever game she was playing

got her killed.

Why would you keep her cell phone?

What were you thinking?

I wasn't thinking, Henry.

Let's hope the police haven't realized it's missing.

Did anyone see you?

I don't think so.

You need to be sure!

When I think of what she tried to do to me,

to this family...

You can't blame yourself, Neville.

She had us all fooled.

Robert. I-I...

I need to talk to him.

Neville!

I just heard the news.

Maria said she had something on me.

Did she say what?

She didn't get the chance.

She was bluffing.

Or you missed something.

There was nothing for her to find.

Enough!

There's no point in dwelling on the past.

If the investigation uncovers anything,

I will know.

I would suggest you take a more proactive approach,

Earl.

S03E13 A Problem Like Maria

Hey.

Hey.

Did you find out

who torched that chastity belt you called a car?

No.

You know what the good news is?

You get to get a new one.

Well, your ability to see the upside of everything

is very admirable.

What do you think?

I'm thinking her injuries are consistent

with defenestration, and a...

seven-storey fall.

Please do not rule this a suicide.

I wasn't going to.

Suspicious death.

Thank you.

Single-pane glass.

Easy for her to jump through.

Yeah, but suicides tend to open the window,

and they tend to take off their shoes.

Tend to,

but these are not absolutes.

I'm not saying

that Montgomery did it himself.

He's got a history

of having other people do his dirty work for him.

If this was a murder,

Robert's a much better suspect.

Maria dumped him, stole his job.

It's not even necessarily Montgomery.

I'm going upstairs.

It's not your fault.

Okay, Lucas, tell me you got something, anything.

- I've got the victim's purse. - Okay.

No phone, no keys.

Um, all right,

I will contact the cell phone company,

to see if they can ping her phone,

get a location on it.

Was anybody else in the building?

If there was, they are long gone.

I've got uniforms canvassing

all the buildings with sight lines.

Okay, we've got to pick up Robert and Neville Montgomery,

ASAP.

- Cancel that. - What?

We have to talk to them

before they can rehearse with their lawyers.

I'll take that under advisement.

I'm taking over the investigation.

That is a direct order from deputy chief Halford.

Of course it is.

Can I speak to you, please?

Until the threat assessment unit

find the person that is targeting you,

you need to lay low.

I'm fine.

T.A.U. is taking this seriously.

So should you.

Hey, you...

you didn't sideline me intentionally

because Halford asked you to, did you?

I know you wouldn't do that.

Angie, I'm worried about you.

Everything that's happened to me,

my car, my house,

it all traces back to Neville Montgomery.

Maybe.

Let me work the case and find out.