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Brenda (Kyra Sedgwick) and the squad are called in to investigate the murder of an actress, Judy Lynn (Rhea Seehorn). TOD is placed at 36 hours. There is evidence of sexual activity but not of sexual assault. Judy was suffocated with a cushion, and she has a trace of thread on her mouth from where she bit onto the cushion. There's blood in the hall and spatter on the picture on the wall. Flynn (Tony Dension) and Sanchez (Raymond Cruz) demonstrate what most likely happened to Judy. Taylor (Robert Gossett) reminds Brenda of the final interview she has with the Mayor and she ignores him, wanting to proceed with the case. Tao (Michael Paul Chan) asks someone to disconnect the cable on the other side of the closet. Remember this for later.
Stewart (JD Cullum) found her and called for help. He directed her in one of his shows and he also introduced her to to an online dating service, which he regrets doing. Judy also kept a Blog. The dating service is LAGuysandDolls and Judy had a date with dreamweaver. There are no photos or records of him. Judy's apartment had a security camera which Gifford (Tom Clark) tells them about and from the footage, Buzz (Phillip P Keene) identifies a Camero, which Gifford says is not owned by any of the tenants. He knows them all. A man is seen outside wearing a sport jacket and he stands outside his car for a long time. His face can't be seen but he's identified as dreamweaver.
Pope (JK Simmons) mentions Brenda's final interview and she admits she doesn't want the job after all. Brenda is told she can't just give up as it won't look good for the LAPD. Taylor comments Pope would lose his job and Major Crimes could be disbanded. Capt Raydor (Mary McDonnell) wants to prep Brenda for her interview. Gabriel (Corey Reynolds) - he always interrupts - found dreamweaver, Mark Torres (Nicholas Gonzalez) and he has another date. As they have Mark's address they can now get a search warrant for his apartment. Mark, though smarmy, didn't look like the killer, he was too arrogant. Brenda lets Taylor handle the case and they set up surveillance at the cafe.
Raydor gives Brenda fashion advice, something she's not keen on and says she has a wardrobe of clothes at home but likes to dress conservatively for work. Also she needs another bag cos hers is okay for suspects but not for the Mayor, who wants to meet with Brenda to see if they'll gel together. Though we know how Brenda gets on with certain people. Tao gets the opportunity to closely examine Mark's Camero and takes prints from the car, plants a tracking device and notices his car has been keyed, which is what he must have been staring at when he stood outside his car for so long. Sanchez takes Mark's straw for DNA after he leaves. Provenza (GW Bailey) comments on Mark's chat up line and if it works he'll use it himself. He's also used a dating service before.
They follow Mark to his apartment and know he's with another woman. Taylor orders them to arrest him, to save the woman who turns out to be his fiance. Flynn remarks he's trouble. Brenda tries to take the blame for ordering the arrest, then asks for 10 minutes to prove he's the killer. For this she needs Fritz (Jon Tenney) and gives him a list of questions to ask Mark, including if Mark was at Judy's apartment, if they had sex. Mark replies in the negative. Brenda repeats the same questions, showing him a photo of Judy and also of him outside her apartment, pointing out he's wearing the same sport jacket. Mark trying to be clever says he has many relatives in the police and asks for a lawyer. He says it's not illegal to lie to the police, but Brenda replies it is illegal to lie to the FBI.
Tao has found Judy's last Blog, made before her death but wasn't posted. She hates Internet dating and Mark's jacket is seen on the bed. Afterward he asked if he could use her shower. Brenda notices the absence of something on Judy's bed in the footage. Brenda arrives for work next day, dressed to impress and Raydor certainly is. They take Mark to Judy's apartment and ask Gifford to see if everything is in its place. Gabriel asks him to connect the cable to the socket in the closet. The cushion used to suffocate Judy, is found in the closet along with a stool where Gifford used to watch Judy from. Brenda says they found his DNA there. He admits he was looking out for her and keyed Mark's car when Brenda shows him the paint residue on his keys.
Gifford pushed her back when she found him and she hit her head. When she woke she wouldn't stop screaming and he had to shut her up. Mark asks why he was there with them and Brenda tells him she had to key his car since the paint on the keys wouldn't have lasted that long. She agrees to get the FBI charges dropped if he pays for the paintwork. Raydor asks Brenda of she really doesn't want to be Chief and how she'll disappoint thousands of women who see her as a role model. Then tells her she knows Brenda slept with the boss to get the position and Raydor worked for hers. She admits she admires Brenda. Then thinks she's going to take her big black bag with her, but surprise, surprise, she pulls out a smaller one.
Brenda's big day arrives and everyone lets her know, but we don't get to see her meeting with the Mayor, after all the hype. I didn't like the dress she wore, she's worn better than that in the past. Apparently this dress was bought by Brenda in the season 1 episode About Face. Another episode to show the pitfalls and dangers of Internet dating, only this time the killer was someone actually in her home and closer to home, than being an Internet predator. Brenda admits she doesn't want the job but she's kind of coerced into going forward for the good of the LAPD and women in general. A bit of blackmail involved too, with threats about Pope losing his job and there no longer being a Major Case squad.
Brenda without her trademark bag looked a little out of place. Her black bag appears to be a confidence booster for her, let's face it, she practically carries everything in it.
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