The Closer

Major Crimes.

The Closer 7x05 Forgive Us Our Trespasses Original Air Date on August 8, 2011

Uh-huh.

Uh-huh.

- Hey, Chief? - Yes?

Dr. Morales says there's a dead guy at a funeral home.

Very funny.

Seriously, there's a body at Weaver Funeral Home

without a death certificate.

Well, ask Dr. Morales to send in a coroner's investigator.

He did, but the dead guy's family

doesn't want him to examine the body.

Who do you think should handle it, Chief?

Uh, Detective Julio Sanchez? You have been served.

What, again?

Provenza: Well, it's probably nothing.

Not counting my five divorces, I've been sued 17 times.

Lieutenant Louie M. Provenza?

18.

Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson?

You've been served.

- What's going on? - Lieutenant Michael Tao?

Getting wallpapered, Commander.

- Francis B. Watson? - What?

Why me?

Why "Francis"? That's the real question.

- Lieutenant Andrew Flynn? - Yeah, yeah.

Tao: A wrongful-death civil suit

filed on behalf of Turell Baylor?

We didn't kill the guy.

Yeah, but he was beaten to death right after we dropped him off at his house.

Turell murdered an old man and his 8-year-old grandson.

Who cares what happened to him?

Commander Russell Taylor?

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You have been served.

Okay, that's it.

Wait. Whoa. Whoa. What about me?

Sorry. That's all I got.

Flynn: You talked to the Baylors' attorney already?

What'd you say?

Are you kidding? Are you serious right now?

Gabriel, it's Flynn! He's paranoid for a living.

Of course I'm paranoid. Raydor's been down here grilling us for weeks.

Look, gentlemen, we're not allowed to discuss the case,

but what I can tell you

is that they're only really interested in me.

Funny way to show it.

Hey. Hey, buddy.

What are you still doing here?

Oh, I'm serving subpoenas today,

and I'm also the attorney

representing the mother of Turell Baylor...

You're the what?!

...In her suit against the city, the L.A.P.D.,

and almost everyone in this room.

My name is Peter Goldman.

And it's a great pleasure meeting you all.

Uh, now that I have your squad on record

saying Turell Baylor deserved to die,

I was wondering if I could ask your detectives

a few simple follow-up questions.

No! They're on their way to a crime scene

of a very serious murder at...

Weaver Funeral Home.

Lieutenant.

Right! Right! Let's go!

Hurry up. Get out of here. Clear out.

If you could spare me just a moment --

Goodbye, Mr. Goldman. I can't help you. Goodbye.

I am an officer of the court, sworn to uphold the law,

and, just like you, I am only trying to get to the truth.

And a $20 million settlement.

When suspects die without due process,

people lose confidence in the justice system.

Goodbye, Mr. Goldman.

There were two other cops in the car

when you drove Turell Baylor home.

Give me their names, and I won't depose your whole squad.

I've already heard some of your people

were unhappy with the way you treated Turell.

Nice try, Mr. Goldman.

But there's nothing you could say

that would make me suspect my fellow officers.

Just a friendly heads-up.

"Goodbye" didn't work. Let's try "Get out!"

- Now. - Come on. Come on.

Let me walk you back to the elevator. Let's go.

Goldman: It's all right. I know my way around.

Pleasure meeting you.

Walk.

What? I'm walking! I'm walking.

Excuse me. Wait. Wait, wait.

I'm Terry Weaver.

A-are you gentlemen all from the police?

Lieutenant Provenza, Major Crimes.

Major Crimes?

Oh, my gosh.

Listen, I'm the funeral director here and --

six of you?

Six -- oh, my gosh.

There's been a terrible miscommunication.

Did someone carry a body in here without a death certificate?

Okay, listen. Cliff Wycoff -- he's a minister.

Pastor Wycoff died of natural causes in his home.

And his family brought him to the funeral home.

Have you examined the body?

Oh, no, no.

I would never do that before the death was certified.

That's why I called the coroner.

But we don't need the police.

Mr. Weaver, what are you doing?

Is the body in there?

Front of the chapel, yes.

In here.

All right, L.A.P.D. everybody back.

Step back. Step back.

Chris: Why does he have -- no, no. Why does he have a camera?

No, no, no, no. This is wrong.

What are you taking pictures of my dad for?

Calm down, sir. We mean no disrespect.

Army or Navy?

I'm a Lance Corporal, United States Marines.

Great. 'Cause if you interfere, we'll call the M.P.s

at Camp Pendleton, and you'll become their problem.

So, should I proceed with the liver-temping exam?

Well, if you can do it before they start the wake, yes.

Man: Is everything all right?

No visible head trauma.

But I see petechiae.

And ligature on the neck.

So, strangulation of some sort.

I'd call that unnatural.

91. That puts time of death about two, three hours ago.

Um, Gabriel, come with me.

Um, you the wife?

Yes.

Yeah, well, I need to talk to you right now.

This is no way to treat people in mourning.

- Well, I don't know about that, lady. - Excuse me, Lieutenant.

Mrs. Wycoff, you have the L.A.P.D.'s deepest sympathies

in this very difficult time.

Perhaps there's someplace we could talk in private?

Yes.

Lieutenant, she may not realize she did something wrong.

She may also have just strangled her husband.

She's a preacher's wife.

You have to approach her a certain way.

And you would know how to do that

better than I would because?

Because when I was a kid, I went to church four times a week.

Four times a week?

Twice on Sunday, prayer meetings on Wednesday, choir practice on Friday.

All right. All right. You win.

But hurry up. I'm not waiting here till Jesus comes back.

Mrs. Wycoff...

I know you're taking care of many people right now,

and we will be sensitive to your spiritual obligation,

but I also need you to be sensitive

to your legal situation.

And it would help us out greatly if you could just tell us

what happened to your husband today.

Clifford was, um, battling depression.

His faith was strong, but it...

Sometimes it's hard to know what God wants.

God didn't want this.

My husband hung himself in the garage at our house.

I am so very sorry.

I know how hard that must have been to say.

But, um...

Can you tell me why you didn't contact the authorities?

I should have, I know,

but I didn't want anyone in the church to know.

Okay.

We can certify your husband's death.

But I need written consent

to search your home and your garage.

- Okay? - Thank you.

Here. Let yourselves in.

I'm taking the family to church if you need me.

Of course. Thank you.

Thank you.

I just came up with the pastor's most recent credit-card charge.

Uh, this guy didn't die at home, Lieutenant.

Starlight Motor Lodge.

He checked in at 10:00 a.m. this morning,

and he still hasn't checked out.

Yeah, well, that depends on your point of view.

Also, someone made a call from the minister's room

at the Starlight around 11:02 a.m.,

which would be just before the time of death.

Well, find out who that call went to, Mike.

Mm.

Yeah, Chief?

Um, we've got a situation.

Manager said the victim was a regular, Chief.

Held the room with a credit card

and then paid with cash when he left.

Oh, the old cheater's trick.

So I hear.