Major Crimes

Narrator: Garrett Storme was a successful meteorologist,

working on the future of weather intervention.

He was pursuing his life's interests,

engaged to be married.

Not a care in the world.

Until date night turned deadly.

Julie. Julie!

No. No. Noooo!

Narrator: That's when Garrett Storme

took justice into his own hands and became...

Gold Storm.

Don't look now, gentlemen, but the forecast calls for blood!

Chris Walker is Gold Storm.

Coming this fall to ONC.

Hmm. Chris Walker was making a comeback

from his awkward teenage years.

Yeah. And now he's dead.

Age 24.

Probably an overdose.

Well, nice place for it.

Paid for with Hollywood dollars,

which I don't know anything about.

So maybe you can help me out here.

Would it be in anybody's best interest, showbiz-wise,

for Chris to suddenly die?

I mean, doesn't that mean his, like, new show gets canceled?

Well, not necessarily. Look.

He's in his superhero costume a lot.

Might be able to loop another actor's voice

into the scenes with the gold mask, re-shoot the rest.

Why? Do you think Chris was murdered?

Well, no.

But a friend from AA...

Actually, it's my daughter's cousin by marriage, Jared.

He was Chris' sober living assistant,

hired to make sure that Chris didn't drink or snort anything.

And my daughter just loves Jared.

And Jared failed.

Well, Hollywood Division thinks so,

especially since Chris' body showed no sign of a struggle.

But Jared is convinced that the killer snuck in the house

when they went out a couple of nights ago.

And arranged an overdose in advance?

Well, that's another reason

patrol didn't take him seriously.

I mean, look, Jared is probably wrong,

but I promised my daughter

that I would give him a serious listen.

So, could you just hear him out with me?

Yeah, sure.

Hopefully Jared's not too defensive.

It wasn't an accident.

And Chris didn't relapse. He was murdered.

Jared, no one is doubting you.

Sorry. I'm just hyper-emotional right now

because when the police first arrived.

they treated like I was some kind of drama queen.

Just walk us through what happened.

Okay.

Yesterday, I woke Chris at around 6:00

for his morning urine test, required by the network.

It was completely clean. No oxy, no heroin.

Then his personal trainer got here,

and they spent an hour lifting weights in the home gym.

After that, I made Chris his post-workout protein smoothie.

My mother called, and that's when Chris went to steam.

But when I hung up with my mom, I realized

that I had been on the phone with her for 50 minutes,

and Chris was still in the steam room.

I opened the door, and there he was...

Facedown on the floor with no pulse.

I mean, I know I should have checked on him sooner.

It's just my mom is one of those people who constantly digresses.

Like, right now, she's planning

this co-ed baby shower for my sister.

Hired a mariachi band, which no one wants except for her,

so my Aunt Sylvia told her that she's not going to that... Excuse me, Jared.

Are you 100% sure Chris is not using drugs again?

No. 200%.

Plus, the police brought in those drug-sniffing dogs.

You know what they found? Nothing.

Look, I am a doctor... Used to be a doctor.

Used to be a doctor. God.

I showed up high for work at the E.R. once.

A couple of times. So unfair.

Getting caught, I mean. And having my license jerked.

But no one can take away my ability or experience.

I'd have known if Chris were high.

I'd have known. For now, as things stand,

if Chris died of an overdose, no one will ever hire Jared

as a sober living assistant again.

I see. Well...

were there any problems on the set of "Gold Storm?"

No. We were two episodes in. Everything was going great.

Hmm. I can check on that.

Who you calling? My agent.

Your agent? Really?

He'll give us the inside sco...

Hey, Rick. Michael Tao.

Tell me, what do you know about the actor Chris Walker?

Rusty: So, he's basically a dude in a gold raincoat

who figures out how to change the weather to fight crime.

Wow. So believable.

How did the actor die?

Well, that's what Andy is trying to figure out,

but Chris may have been murdered.

Or he could have just given in to an old drug habit.

Well, the guy had a really high-paying job,

someone hired to keep him drug-free,

and he still died of an overdose?

My mom works all day for minimum wage,

she takes classes at night,

and she relies on house-sitting for a place to live,

and she's been sober for two years. Hold on.

In your voice just now,

did I detect a little compassion for your other mother? Okay, no.

She has a good reason right now to cut back on risky behavior.

Which reminds me... I have to get up early

to drive her to the doctor's office. She okay?

Yeah, yeah, but since Gary's parents are adopting the baby,

they want her to have more regular care,

and so they're paying for a sonogram.

A sonogram? Yes.

At 8:00 a.m.

So I'm off to bed. Hold on.

That means you'll be able to tell if it's a boy or a girl!

I think so, yeah.

I don't know if it'll be all that exciting.

Well, you may be surprised.

Ha. If I'm even awake.

Okay, good night! Good night.

Night.

Okay, so... what do you think?

Any way Chris could have been murdered?

Well, if he was, that would be a major crime,

but Jared's suspicions aside, the question we need to ask is,

was there anyone who wanted this young man dead?

Tao: Chris Walker wasn't winning any popularity contests.

My agent put me in contact with his entertainment lawyer.

I asked for this.

Three serious lawsuits were filed against him

in the past six months. Three?

One from his former rep, Sean Wheeler,

who said Chris switched to a big agency behind his back

to make the deal for "Gold Storm."

Sean was suing for his commission,

which would have been 10% of Chris' huge salary.

Amy? Oh.

Um, Marsha Walker.

Sharon R.: Is that Chris Walker's mother?

Or as we like to say in the business, "Momager."

"As we say in the business." Geez. Provenza: What?

Momager. A mother who also guides her child's career.

Like Marsha did for Chris before he fired her.

She's also suing him for part of the "Gold Storm" deal.

Provenza: And the third one is... Ah.

Tina Walker.

Now, what is she dragging him to court for?

Sanchez: Divorce, sir.

After Chris got clean, he backed out of their marriage.

Said there was too many temptations

around Tina and her crew.

What kind of temptations?

TMZ is saying that Tina Walker's drug of choice was oxycodone,

which is what put Chris in rehab.

Oxy... the most addictive

prescription painkiller available.

Okay, Andy, at the very least,

we can ask Mr. Walker's litigious friends and family

to join us for a conversation.

About what? I mean, the kid died of an overdose.

And we won't suggest murder,

but we can ask if they know where he got his drugs

and confirm with Dr. Morales that he was taking them.

Your victim died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound

entering through his right temporal bone

and exiting through the back... No. No, no, no, no.

That can't be right.

Whoops. Sorry.

Uh, wrong report.

140 new bodies since last Wednesday.

Old people drop like flies in this heat,

so stay cool, you guys.

Oh, right.

The actor.

Okay.

No contusions, but before he bit the dust,

your victim also bit down on his tongue.

Indicates a seizure.

Could be drug-related, but we haven't tested

the guy's stomach contents yet.

Smelled like vanilla.

His last meal was a protein shake.

As if dying wasn't depressing enough.

Well, there were rumors that the kid

abused oxycodone and heroin. Makes sense.

See the little red dots under his belly button?

God. Who shoots heroin into their stomach?

A junkie who wants to keep his arms clean for some reason,

like starring on a new TV show, maybe.