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awful thoughts over and over.

I would just be racked with panic 24l7.

My family has trouble understanding

why I did the things I did.

I guess I can't blame them.

But I wish they would talk to me.

Anyway, my doctor's

changing medication

and they seem to be helping again.

Lawyer says the charges

might be dropped,

so I guess things are looking up.

Richard:

Thank you for sharing that with us.

I can relate completely

to your wanting your family

to talk with you.

I put myself in this chair

by crashing my brother's Lexus

into a wall.

It didn't work.

He still didn't speak to me.

And now he's gone.

But, uh...

does anybody else wanna...?

Well, a lot of what Tim

was saying sounded familiar.

I lost my fiance to my disease.

I lost my career.

I was well respected

but now I realize

that a good deal of my success

came from the way I would fixate

when I was on a case.

I guess I would go a bit manic,

which would sometimes

allow me an insight.

I guess I was able

to keep it under control,

to sort of channel it

for a while.

But two years ago

I had a case that...

I don't know,

blew my circuits.

My failure to solve it

left me desolate.

I couldn't get it

out of my mind.

I was hallucinating around it

and I couldn't imagine a time

when it wasn't with me

constantly.

So I tried to kill myself.

But now the doctors say

that by doing all the right things,

ignoring my ghosts,

trusting my safe people...

Parks and, well, you...

that I have a pretty good chance at

leading a more or less

functional life.

Richard:

So you're back at work?

Rubber gun division.

They have to give me a job

or the union will go after the city.

Oh.

So they have me in

the records department

where I won't get

in any trouble.

It's better than it sounds.

Does your ex...

he still works there?

- Oh yeah.

- Yeah?

He's made captain.

So he's the boss.

I have him to thank for the job.

But if it weren't for you,

I never would have made

it out of Park Ridge.

No no. Now that's the first

dumb thing I've heard you say.

Well, then you haven't been listening.

What about you?

- Are you heading back to work?

- No no.

My doctor said I have to stay

away from calculators.

I know what you must have

gone through.

Numbers are a b*tch.

I used to calculate the probability

of different scenarios

over and over.

Like the chance that

the three C's were random.

Your Castillo murder case?

Yeah.

If 2% of the population

have matching first and last initials

what are the chances

that Carla Castillo

would be dumped in a town

that started with the letter C?

I'd plug in different variables

but I never got a number

that was lower than one in 1400.

You may never know.

And you may have to live with that.

You're a smart crazy, Ledge.

Where is it?

Jean, it's the little girl.

It's the Walsh girl.

Megan:

He has six outstanding tickets.

Yes, you can impound his car.

No problem.

- Hey, guys, what's up?

- Nothing.

Angelo, get down there.

See if you can get me a witness.

Go now.

Go ahead.

How did the press

find out about that?

- Ken.

- Not now.

No, go ahead, Bob.

Continue.

What?

Wendy Walsh, driven 30 miles

to be killed in Webster.

Why are you looking at me like that?

I'm not gonna freak out.

Okay, so you were right.

But that doesn't alter

the fact that you...

Had a meltdown?

I know.

How did he strangle her?

Oh, come on, Ken.

How did he do it?

There hasn't been a autopsy yet.

From the marks on her neck

it doesn't look like he used his hands.

He used a belt

from behind, okay?

Look, Meg,

this is pointless.

You're not an investigator anymore.

I can help.

You know it.

Look, Meg,

I don't think you should

take on the stress, okay?

Ken, I'm fine.

Look, I'm taking medication.

I know the warning signs.

I'm in a support group.

I'm in therapy.

I'm not gonna snap

and I need to do this.

- You want more coffee?

- No, thank you.

Yes, fill his cup.

He can't go home yet.

There was cat hair,

wasn't there?

I knew it.

I knew it last time.

Let me help you, please, Ken.

You can ride with Harper

on a trial basis, okay?

You're a consultant only.

You observe, advise

and consult, that's it.

You don't conduct interviews

on your own.

He takes the lead.

You don't handle evidence,

you don't go near evidence.

If we catch this guy I don't want

some defense attorney

using your mental history

to destroy our case.

Jesus, this is a bad idea.

And you don't load your weapon,

all right?

Ken, this is a good idea.

You want to catch him too.

Can I finish eating now, please?

Yes.

Thank you.

You meeting Eileen?

How'd you know?

Everyone knows.

She's very pretty.

Thanks.

Ken:

Everyone in this room,

you are now assigned

to the task force

for the Castillo-Walsh

investigations full time.

I want you to clear your desks

of everything else you're working on.

Now we're proceeding

with the assumption

the killings were perpetrated

by the same individual...

and that we're dealing with

an active local serial killer.

Both victims have traces

of the same white cat hair

on their clothing.

Now in the matter of the Walsh killing,

we have jurisdiction

over the kidnapping only.

Since the murder took place

in Webster,

we're gonna be sharing the case

with Webster PD

who have promised

to cooperate fully.

Ken:

Biggs, you'll be coordinating with them.

Now I want all known pedophiles

in the area questioned.

I want surveillance on the dump sites,

the victim's graves

and the general neighborhoods

from where the girls disappeared.

Now I'm sure I don't have

to remind you all

to conduct yourselves calmly

and professionally.

Okay, that's it.

Harper, I need a word with you.

I charted everywhere

Carla commonly went.

Blue means by bus,

red means on foot.

There's got to be some crossover

with Wendy somewhere.

- What?

- Nothing.

What's on your mind, Harper?

Honesty breeds trust.

No it doesn't.

All right, come on.

Just say it.

What, you think I'm going

to endanger you?

I think you're gonna endanger this case

and possibly yourself.

I think you were an excellent detective

who should've accepted full disability

for your mental illness.

I know that the department

keeps you around out of pity.

And I think the captain's

decision is insane

and it wouldn't happen if it weren't

for your past relationship.

You trust me now?

I can help with this.

Honey, Captain tells me you're gonna

consult, you're gonna consult.

What the hell can I do about it?

Just keep in the back

and stay out of the way.

You think it's okay

to call me honey?

No, that was inappropriate.

Apology accepted.

Harper:
Was there anyone who took

an unusual interest in Wendy?

Unusual, no.

She was a great kid.

Everyone liked her.

She was baptized.

Are you active in the church?

We go...

we went to...

Mass on Sundays

at St. Michael's

and Wendy went to a church-sponsored

camping trip last summer.

She met her friend Zoe there.

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