Without a Trace

- Hey. - Hi

- Weren't we eating out ? - I decided I was in the mood to cook.

Oh, yeah ?

If I move in though, I'm bringing my knives.

The ones you have suck.

You mean when you move in.

- How was work ? - Hectic.

But I think I figured out a way to fix that.

What's this ?

You're kidding ?

Aruba ?

You better go home and pack. We're leaving tomorrow night.

- For how long ? - Two weeks.

The limo's picking you up at your place at 7:00.

You're welcome.

Wait, I don't understand though.

How did you get time off from work ?

They'll manage.

- Oh, stove ? - Off.

Alex Stark, 35, Caucasian.

His girlfriend says he owns a major cleaning service

that contracts out to office buildings on Wall Street.

Who called it in ?

The girlfriend. She was staying over the night.

When she woke up he'd already left for work.

She let herself out, came back this afternoon,

- found the blood on the floor. - Right.

It's a drilled lock, looks like a forced entry.

Yeah, someone went to a lot of trouble to get in here.

But none of the valuables seem to be touched.

Could be a kidnapping.

Do you know how much he's worth ?

No, not yet. But we do know that he paid cash

for two plane tickets to Aruba, leaving from La Guardia tonight.

Okay.

We should have our guys contact Homeland Security.

Anybody that pays cash for an airline ticket should raise a red flag.

Hey, Jack ? Help me out ?

Here goes the security deposit

Without a trace 5x08- Win today

Transcript: FRM Team Adaptation: Lucile76

The blood on the floor-- do you think he's dead ?

We don't know.

Do you have any idea what your boyfriend was keeping in the safe ?

Is that what was there ?

He had an A&B Locksmith install it six months ago.

I have no idea what he'd keep inside.

Cash, jewelry, drugs maybe ?

I've never seen him do any.

But we've only been dating for three months.

Whoever did this,

if they took the safe, why would they hurt him ?

We need to know what kind of trouble he could be in.

Alex had a problem with one of his employees.

- When was this ? - Three days ago.

We were meeting an old family friend of his, Cynthia, for brunch.

Alex was coming from work, but he was late.

And when he was a kid, he was obsessed with rabbits.

The only thing his aunt could get him to eat were carrots.

Well, he still really likes them.

I'm sorry I'm late.

It's nice to talk to someone who knows you so well.

- Hi, honey. - Hi.

Alex, you're bleeding.

Are you okay ?

What happened ?

I'm fine.

I just got into it outside work with one of the guys on the crew.

Oh, my God.

- Who ? - This new hire--

Justin.

I guess he wasn't happy with the hours I gave him.

- Did you call the police ? - No.

Maybe you should.

No, I took care of it. I fired the guy.

Everything's okay, baby.

I promise.

Is that Justin guy why he went missing ?

It's possible. Do you know his last name ?

No.

But you should talk to Alex's crew chief, Gary.

What else can you tell us about Cynthia ?

She was the closest thing to family he had.

His parents died when he was a kid.

He grew up with an aunt, but she passed away a year ago.

Do you know how we can get in touch with her ?

No

But her last name was Neuwirth.

- Gary ? - Yeah.

Uh, I'm Special Agent Spade.

This is Special Agent Taylor. We're with the FBI.

Oh. Um, how can I help you ?

Can you tell us about a guy that used to clean here named Justin ?

Oh, I never had a Justin.

Uh, why ? What's this all about ?

Alex Stark has gone missing.

Um, apparently, he fired a guy named Justin from here.

Alex fired somebody ?

That's funny. He's only worked here six months.

I barely trust him changing the TP rolls around here.

Well, he says he's your boss.

Uh...

I guess it shouldn't surprise me.

Why's that ?

It was pretty clear the other night,

he wasn't very happy with his job.

What the hell are you doing ?

Stock order forms ?

You know what would happen

if someone else caught you looking at these things ?

I was just curious about what goes on here.

Come on. You see the amount of money they make here.

You never wondered how they do it ?

Sure.

But it's none of my business

and it's none of yours either.

I'm sorry, Gary.

I just want to make something of myself.

For me, and for Sara.

You want to follow a dream ?

Go to night school.

You want to keep this job,

take out the trash like I pay you for.

I guess you got to report this, don't you ?

We know Stark got into a fight.

Do you have any idea who it was with ?

No, I never saw any fight.

Well, we're going to need an employee list.

- Can you do that for us ? - Uh, I got one in my truck.

I'm guessing that fight didn't happen here.

I'm going to set up a canvas between this building and the restaurant.

So Stark may have been stealing information from the investment bank.

His bank statements show big cash deposits right after he got hired.

Well, nothing over $10,000.

He didn't want the government to know.

And three days ago, he emptied his account, $48,000.

Well, that could have been in the safe.

Um, any, uh, any news on Cynthia Neuwirth ?

There's no New York listings, but I did find one in Boston.

So I have a call in to the local PD to see if they can find her.

Go ahead.

You got a highlighter ? Mine just quit.

Yeah, sure, help yourself.

"Aces aren't the only thing that's wild.

Take a bet on me and let's see if it pays off big."

I didn't realize that was your type.

This site was in Stark's browser history.

He visits at least twice a week.

Why's he trolling personals if his girlfriend's moving in ?

I tried emailing the women he liked, in order to find out.

But I ended up getting the same auto response

from every one of them, "not interested."

Well, if they don't want to play the game, why buy the personals ?

The ads were paid for by a Cornell Foods.

It's a front for an illegal poker club.

You can, uh, see the passwords in the quotes there.

"Professional looking for love."

"Adventuress seeking a good time."

You know, you really did your homework on this.

Hey, you know, vice did it for us.

They had to abort their sting

when, uh, when he got pulled for Homeland Security.

Right.

I don't know.

Illegal betting, loan sharking.

We bust in, they're going to clam up just on principle.

Why not go in undercover ?

We already know this week's password.

And if Stark lost his shirt,

maybe some of the players are still talking about it.

Yeah, and even if he didn't, there might be somebody in there

that knows him better than his girlfriend does.

You know, whoever goes in,

they can't wear a weapon or a wire.

- Intel says security is really tight in there. - Right.

We should notify NYPD about what we're doing.

Hey, I'd be happy to go.

What ?

What you forget the last time we played poker ?

You went all in with a 7-2.

- Sometimes it hits. - When ?

So who's going to go in,

she asks, already knowing the answer.

The next time we're dealing

with an illegal chess operation, it can be your turn.

Okay ?

Just be careful with the government's money.

Why ? They're not.

I'm compassionate.

Empty your pockets and turn around.

Just the phone and wallet.

Robert Caplin.

Never seen you before.

I'm a friend of Alex's.

This way. Thank you.

He's good with Alex.

Changing $2,000.

- Can I get you a drink, sir ? - Uh, Scotch neat.

Another Laphroaig.

Neat.