Beauty and the Beast

They did the same thing to me.

Five years ago. Or was it six?

Who the hell are you?

I'm you.

Couldn't mix the right serum the way they wanted, so they caged me.

What do you know about this Barnes guy?

He wants to make... A beast?

That's why they want

to make the serum; they want

to combine it with beast blood.

They want to make a better mousetrap.

Vincent! They have Tori.

She came to rescue me.

Tori.

Vincent? I should've protected you.

I should have known. No, you belong with Catherine.

Apparently the I.D. on that kidnapper is Frank Darnell.

This guy was just a front man

for whoever Tony Barnes really is.

Where's the guy in the cell? Dana.

Oh, my God, Sam,

is it you?

NYPD. Put your hands up.

Turn around.

Gabe! What are you doing here?

I'm bringing you coffee. Yeah, well, I could have shot you.

Well, I didn't think that part through.

It's just, last night on the phone,

you said you might come by on your way in,

and we've both been so busy...

You wanted to spend time together.

Thought I'd get creative about it.

You know...

I actually have investigating to do here.

Right. Got to find that Tony Barnes guy.

You hadn't left the precinct,

I could actually follow up on these leads on normal people hours.

Well, you know I only left because we thought we had him.

I know, but now I have a boss who can't know about the investigation

and who insists on a hard start, 8:00 a.m.

Well, does this hard start apply to Saturdays?

'Cause I was thinking it might be nice for us

to go on a real date... you know, above ground.

Yeah, without beast scratches on the walls.

You okay?

Uh, yeah, yeah,

I'm fine. Saturday's great.

I'm all yours.

Clearly you're excited.

Okay, doesn't it sound like my Americano's

dripping into a cave?

Are you sure?

'Cause it was right under your cell.

What do you mean, there's a storage space under there?

Or a tunnel or something.

Sam, I know we've been over everything already

and you just want to get back to normalcy,

but this is a new finding, so...

Yeah, it's probably just a sewer line

or something.

What about the guy that was down there

posing as Barnes? Frank Darnell? We don't

have any more information on him. But he was using

Barnes's name and his property... I mean, there has

to be a link to him somewhere.

His name has just been nagging

at me... I swear I've heard it before.

You've heard the name Frank before?

Keep teasing, and I might not marry you.

We're renewing our vows this weekend.

Yeah, we found this beautiful inn

in upstate New York. His idea.

Ah, that is so sweet.

Well, she didn't replace me, so she

deserves a second wedding. And it also happens

to be our anniversary on Saturday. Sorry, guys.

New boss, so I've got to go.

But I will not stop until I find this guy.

You know, Catherine, you should come to the vow renewal.

Sam, it's Valentine's Day... she probably has plans.

Saturday's Valentine's?

Mm-hmm. Oh, so you do have plans.

Y-You know, I don't think he realized. Oh, no,

if it's Gabe, he realized.

Gabe is the ADA that was working on our case.

He's got a thing for her. So you two now...?

We're just seeing where things take us.

And now I am

really, really late. Um, thank you.

Bottom line, you're late.

And that's what I'm all about... bottom line.

Yeah, we are, too. Yeah, we are, too.

It's like our motto. Yeah, absolutely. Good.

Then you won't be surprised

by this grid I've drawn up.

Now, here's every team in the precinct with the number

of cases they've closed over the last six months.

And speaking of bottom line,

notice where your names fall.

We should be above Willansky, 'cause that says we got 14.

Yeah. That's a smudge.

You've got a four.

Captain Ward, we may be below

everyone else, but we've been working

on these FBI... I heard.

Some fancy FBI case.

FBI doesn't pay your salary.

NYPD does.

Right. Bottom line.

Now...

I don't know what your deal with Lowan was...

maybe he was afraid to criticize the chick team,

'cause it's not "PC,"

but you two are the weak link here.

So this is your warning.

Get your number of closed cases up,

or you're both out.

I cannot be fired.

I'll be disowned by my entire family.

Who are you calling? Vincent.

No... Did you not just hear that tirade?

Yes, I did hear. That's why I'm calling him.

Vincent can work on the Barnes case while I'm here with you

trying to solve NYPD cases.

He's not picking up. You know,

he's probably in mourning; his girlfriend just died.

Because of Barnes.

Tess, Vincent will help when he

finds out we didn't catch the guy.

Maybe he needs to be distracted.

Yeah, but you won't be distracted by him, right?

By Vincent?

Tess, no. I'm with Gabe.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. "With Gabe"?

You haven't even had sex yet.

We haven't had time.

Time? To have sex? Please.

Okay, this morning, I had a flash of him.

Naked? As a beast.

Oh.

Look, maybe it was just the setting, you know?

We were in a dungeon.

But Valentine's will be different.

We'll be in a restaurant...

Wow. That's great.

You realize I've had zero action since Thanksgiving?

Wait. Who were you with on Thanksgiving?

Uh... no one. Nothing.

Doesn't even count.

We could see a movie.

There's that new 3D... JT, I appreciate

what you're doing, but I'm fine, okay?

Fine? You haven't moved from this couch in days.

We got to shake you out of this guilt wallow.

You are not responsible for Tori's death.

Aw, come on, man, it's not just that.

So what is it? You're buying flowers?

I almost died last week, so I'm seizing the day,

and you're deflecting. What else do you feel guilty about?

For whom?

The flowers? Tess.

Tess? Really?

From "Your Secret Admirer." Whoa.

Way to seize, buddy, way to seize.

Vincent, talk to me.

Studies show it helps, and I have a PhD.

12 units of psych under my belt. Whatever it is,

I've known you forever. Nothing could shock me.

Okay, you want to know what Tori's last words to me were?

"You belong with Catherine."

That's what she said

as she lay dying?

"You belong with Catherine"?

Tori's words, not mine.

Okay, and the only reason I'm thinking of them

is because they remind me of all the misery that I have caused.

Or are you thinking about them because they resonate?

We shouldn't see a 3D movie, we should see Les Mis.

I'm serious.

Tori was just like Éponine, who died for the man she loves,

knowing he was gonna go off and be with somebody else.

Well, I'm not gonna go off and be with Catherine.

Because you feel guilty about Tori? You shouldn't.

Éponine died in peace,

knowing Marius was gonna be happy.

And she has the best solos

in the whole show. No, because Catherine

is my friend.

And she is with Gabe, which is a good thing,

because when I'm with her, bad things happen,

which is why I'm gonna stay far away,

right there on that couch.

What,

your "friend" is here?

Vincent? By the way,

she's with Tess.

Hey, I tried calling, but I think

your ringer's off. She wants your help

finding Tony Barnes.