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Not if it were late at night.

So anyway, the ex confessed

after we shook him a little.

Great. Delmarco, Shepard,

where are you guys on yours?

Crime scene is clean.

No weapons, no prints, no witnesses.

We're going out to known associates

and neighbors.

All right. Anything else?

All right, let's break it up.

Yeah, actually,

I'd like to put word out to be on the

lookout for similar victims coming in.

Males, 20 to 30, severely beaten.

Wait a second.

You got only one body

and already you're thinking serial?

I mean, what is this?

Spotlight withdrawal?

Here's some advice I like to share

with new inspectors.

It's sort of like Homicide AA.

One body at a time. OK?

Your boyfriend.

He's not my boyfriend.

He's an ex and he's the reason

I don't get friendly

with my co-workers anymore.

Well, that's good to know.

- Let me talk to him.

- Thank you.

Shepard.

- Jessica.

- Yeah?

Bridge Patrol found another floater.

Someone pounded the sh*t out of him.

OK.

How much did we drink last night?

Well, maybe next time you should

go easy on the sangria.

I must have gotten wasted.

I kind of blacked out.

Too bad I wasn't there.

Big inspector now, so you don't

call me back ever, right?

I guess that's the reason.

You patrol guys wanna rustle

me up some breakfast?

A little bacon, eggs, toast,

black coffee.

Seeing as how you're not busy.

F*** you, Delmarco.

Make that bacon crisp.

Check it out.

Yeah. There's the cigarette burn.

- It's our guy.

- OK. Let's get him out.

- Keep it level!

- OK.

Good, a little more.

- How's that?

- Right there.

All right.

We got him. The guy was

in the system. Lawrence Geber.

DOB 12-11-68.

Had a DUI a while back.

- See you later, man.

- OK, bye.

Tell me about it.

How did you know

there'd be another body?

There was that cigarette burn

on the back of the hand.

It's not a simple homicide.

Cigarette burn's intentional.

A signature.

What's up?

I can't say I'm happy

you were right about this,

but it was a good call, Shepard.

Nice going.

All right, let's get on this fast.

I want this guy stopped

before the bodies pile up.

This guy thinks he's a pro.

This guy thinks he's being careful

by covering his tracks.

Not with me, baby.

Everybody leaves something behind.

All I need is one little

speck of blood.

Just one little...

...drop.

Oh, yeah. Oh...

Like this little drop, for example.

You see the blood spatter

on the front of his body.

That matches the angle of the blows.

So, what's this little drop of blood

doing all the way back here

- behind his ear?

- Could be the killer's.

How soon will you know?

Well, I've got to extract it for DNA,

I've gotta amp it,

I gotta type it.

That'll tell us with absolute certainty

whether or not that drop

matches the victim's blood.

And, if I may say it, you are looking

a little rough around the edges.

I've been a little stressed.

You have been.

At one point, you did suffer from

some stress-related symptoms.

From when I was 6?

Is that what you've got there?

My parents had died and I was sad.

I didn't know how to handle it.

And what we have been discussing,

your parents, your childhood,

that all could be stirring up a lot.

Dr. Frank.

I am working on my first case.

Looks like it could be a big one.

Turns out I've slept

with both the victims.

That's why I brought it up. You know,

for someone who's supposed to

understand people,

you're a little slow on the uptake.

Jessica, listen to me.

You have to tell your partner about this

or your lieutenant,

or someone in the department.

And what if it isn't a coincidence?

What if you're in danger?

F***ing phone.

Shoo! Go away! Go away!

Goddamn it.

Easy does it, Jessica.

- You all right?

- Yeah...

...just a few rats under the car.

Rats. Yes, well, we live near water.

- See you next session.

- Yeah, we'll see you.

I just can't believe...

...that there was no warning.

That he just went...

...off like that.

Your father loved

your mother very much.

So much, in fact,

that it twisted him.

You know what I mean?

You know, sometimes I wonder if

maybe I hadn't told him about her.

About her affairs. Look,

you need to focus on your case.

Do your job.

That's the most important

thing right now.

Hey.

OK, here's the deal.

You all know about

serial killers taking trophies,

a behavior which often

gets them caught.

Well, in the past,

there have been killers

who tried to smarten up,

didn't take trophies. Instead...

...they "signed" the bodies.

It's been done

in different ways: Cuts...

...brands...

...burns.

But signing the bodies

might not be that smart after all.

Because the signature itself...

...can be your best clue.

So cigarette burns.

We gotta think we're looking at

a smoker and the overkill...

The overkill suggests some rage.

Any questions?

Oh, me! Me!

Me.

I was wondering,

have we eliminated

Inspector Shepard as a suspect?

- That's very funny, Dale.

- No, Mike, I'm serious.

I mean, we know she slept

with victim number one, right?

- Sure.

- Yeah.

So do we know if she slept

with victim number two?

I mean, sh*t, Shepard,

he is kind of cute.

- Motherf***er!

- Get off me! Come on!

- C*nt!

- Take her outside, Mike.

- I'm cool. I'm cool.

- Dale! In my office!

Back off.

Bad joke. You made your point.

Now let it go.

Yeah, it is a bad joke.

You wanna know the punch line?

I did sleep with

victim number two.

Why the hell did you do

something like that?

Listen, brother, it is none of your

business who I sleep with.

Hey! Who the f*** cares

who you sleep with?

I'm talking about you

lying to me!

OK? Because partners

tell each other the truth!

Well, I'm telling you now!

She says she met

these guys in a bar.

Our killer's probably trolling

the same places,

and he was probably stalking her.

Just to consider all options,

any enemies?

Anyone got, like, a sick fixation on you,

might be stalking you?

Lately, I've...

...sort of felt like I'm being watched.

- So how do we handle it?

- Do we pull her off the case?

- No.

You need to operate as though

this is not a coincidence.

That's the smart thing to do.

From that angle, we pull her,

it might tip the killer

and we blow a good lead.

And if she is connected,

we're gonna need her help

to find out how.

- That's gonna put her at risk.

- She's a cop.

- She knows the risks.

- OK.

Hey.

Thanks a lot for

backing me up in there.

Backing you up?

I was just giving

my professional opinion.

You want my personal opinion?

Just what the hell do you

think you're doing?

- I'm not doing anything.

- Yeah?

Well, that's not what I hear.

These men you've been seeing.

And today, you attacked

a fellow inspector.

Oh, it was a...

...a disagreement.

And what's going on with you

and this Delmarco genius?

For God's sake, John.

He's my partner!

OK. Look, I know it's a new century

and people think it's OK

to just have sex with whoever.

But let me give you some advice.

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