April Rain Page #2

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- Dad!

Dad! It's Poppy! Stop it!

Let's leave and go somewhere

we can talk, OK?

Poppy, what are you doing here?

Is it your mother?

Is there something wrong?

Mom's gone, Dad.

Mom's gone. Come on.

You know, I... I...

Come on. Let's walk.

Let's go. Come on.

I'm gonna take you home,

all right?

Yeah. Yeah,

that's a good idea.

Yeah. All right,

watch your head.

Watch your foot.

He's just tired. I'm gonna take

him home and come right back.

Whatever is going on with your

father, a nap is not gonna fix it.

Hey, I appreciate your concern, but

he's not your patient, all right?

He's just been pulling

a lot of overtime.

Poppy. You know it's more than that.

He needs to see a doctor.

No, he can't.

Please, if you report this,

he will lose his job.

I have a friend -

a specialist.

I'll see if she can do

an assessment.

Unofficially.

OK?

OK.

You still don't even know

his name,

the man Maya was...

seeing?

No, we don't,

and we're not even sure if he's

responsible for her death.

Whoever he is,

he isn't the first.

What do you mean?

Just before we got married,

Maya changed.

I thought it was

cold feet at first.

Looking back, I think there was

something going on then too.

You were working with her

back then.

Yeah.

Anything you want to tell me?

Say the words, Leo.

It was me.

Brendan...

Don't you...

Well, three down,

not one a contender.

You really think you know

Maya's taste in men?

You have your hunches,

I have mine.

All right, next up,

Timothy Lawton.

Oh, I remember him.

He's kinda cute in a nerdy way.

Hello again.

Hi. I'm Detective Aidan Black.

You know Dr. Malone. Sorry

to have to bother you again.

Oh, that's fine. You know,

I just want things to get

back to normal around here.

Do you mind if I ask what

normal is for you,

- Mr. Lawton?

- Um, sure.

I work mostly from home.

I got an online business

in antiques

and collectibles.

And Saturdays are

my shopping days -

estate and garage sales.

Early mornings.

Are you married?

- No.

- Seeing anyone?

No, I...

I don't get out much.

What's that got to do

with anything?

Well, we believe the victim,

Maya Henson,

was visiting somebody

in this neighbourhood.

You know, people often think that the

little things aren't worth mentioning,

but if you saw anything, or heard anything

out of the ordinary, it could help.

I really just mind

my own business.

Is, uh, is there

- anything else, or...?

- Yeah, if you don't mind,

we'd like you to provide us

with a DNA sample.

You're asking everyone?

Of course. It's just

to eliminate suspects.

Um...

I want to help.

But, uh, but with all the news

of wrongful convictions,

you know, I mean, what if

the samples got mislabelled?

That won't happen.

We'll cross you off the list

and destroy the sample

when we close the case.

Still, I think I should talk to a

lawyer before I agree to that.

Completely understand.

That's your right.

You have yourself a good afternoon.

Thank you.

You didn't ask anyone else

for a sample.

No one got me curious enough

to see if they'd say no.

I'll have Poppy check him out.

Everything OK?

Yeah. I need you

to drop me off at St. Stephen's.

There's something I gotta do.

Mr. Wisnefski, can you tell me

which one of these is a tool?

Well...

OK. Now,

which is a utensil?

Well...

Sh*t!

This gets out, my father's

30-year career is over,

thanks to you.

Poppy, your father is

showing signs

of advancing dementia.

If he makes a serious mistake

on the job,

if someone gets hurt,

imagine the consequences.

Look, I know you were worried

about him too.

- I could see it on your face.

- No, I didn't know!

And this test doesn't mean

anything. He's good at his job.

What the hell is going on here?

Is this your doing?

- She said he needed an assessment.

- What?

You're Vince's partner.

You must have known

about his condition.

Look, all I know is the guy's

got eight months to go

before he can retire

with his head held up high.

You take that away from him,

you are gonna kill him.

- He's a danger on the job.

- I have it under control!

From where I'm standing,

no, you don't.

Are these the suspects

from near the scene?

- Yeah.

- Who do you like?

This guy. Tim Lawton.

- We have any proof?

- He's single,

he lives near

where we found the body, but...

mostly, I just don't like him.

Do we have enough

for a warrant?

Not yet.

Mr. Dersh.

How can I help you?

I have something to tell you.

- What's this?

- Jewelry. Maya kept bringing home all this

new stuff

over the last few weeks...

said she got it from an online collector.

But the thing is, when I checked

her credit card statement,

there was only one purchase.

So, maybe you can tell me

where she got the rest.

Where did she buy

the first one from?

Lawton Antiquities.

Mr. Lawton,

it's the police!

Mr. Lawton, I have a warrant to

conduct a search of the premises!

OK, open it up.

I walked through

the whole house. It's

beyond neat, like he doesn't

really live here.

These are the only signs

of life, and they're all

to sell to other people.

No art of his own,

no plants, no family photos.

You see his clothes?

All identical.

This guy lives for control.

It's like he's playing a part,

keeping up appearances.

All these curtains closed...

You think

we spooked him before?

Has he run?

Maybe, but there's no sign

that Maya was ever

inside the house.

No sign

of a murder weapon, no...

- What?

- Look.

- One's missing.

- The poker.

What was the prelim

on the murder weapon?

Something with heft and a sharp point?

So, where is it?

Good question.

Where does this second wire go?

This is interesting.

Huh.

I don't have a good feeling

about this.

Hey.

What's your name?

Is it too bright?

Do you remember me?

I'm Dr. Malone.

Can you tell me your name?

I realize this must be

overwhelming for you.

Are you frightened?

You're safe.

The man who locked you up

can't get you here.

It's just to protect you.

Where is he?

We don't know

where Tim Lawton is.

But we'll find him.

He's safe?

Thank you.

Thank you, thank you,

thank you.

- Any progress with the name?

- Well, we know she's not a relative,

so we're looking at missing girls

to see if we can find a match.

She's malnourished, basically

living in a prison cell.

- Why does she even care about his safety?

- Stockholm Syndrome?

Possibly.

Her survival, her identity,

would all have been linked

to Tim Lawton.

Yeah, like kids who were

abused and still love the adults

who were abusing them.

This girl couldn't risk

alienating the only person

she had in her life, so

she formed an attachment

that will be very hard to break.

How long does it take

to create that kind of bond?

It can take as little

as a few days,

but this girl's body language

and mistrust of others

makes me think that she's been

isolated much longer than that.

- Might help with IDing her.

- Mm-hmm.

Well, I've narrowed it down

to nine girls matching

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