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Episode 3 - A Perfect Score
Cal is showing an FBI agent how the same expression can be found on photos of New Guinea tribal elders as on Hollywood starlets, when his daughter, Emily, calls, saying her mom's away for the evening and she'll be having a sleepover at a friend's. Cal doesn't believe her, citing her use of repetition and rising vocal pitch. Gillian reminds him that Emily needs her secrets.
The agent explains that 17-year-old Danielle Stark disappeared the day before her body was found in Rock Creek Park. The lack of defensive wounds indicates Danielle knew her killer. Her mother -- a federal judge who's been shortlisted for the Supreme Court -- was alone in her chambers at the time, but there's no way to verify this.
So Cal and Ria interview and videotape the judge, who appears obsessed with having the perfect child. Cal notes the expression on the judge's face doesn't match the words she's saying. (He plays a vintage video of Susan Smith prior to admitting she killed her children -- she sounds and looks just like the tape of the judge.)
Then the police show up with Emily in tow. She threw a party with 100-plus kids; the cops broke it up. Cal's not happy and orders her to come to his office after school until her mom gets back. She'll be organizing a storeroom that's a complete mess.
At the memorial service for Danielle, Cal puts chewing gum on light bulb, which explodes. The judge's forehead shows no reaction. Cal realizes she's using Botox, wich paralyzes the facial muscles.
Meanwhile, Gillian and Eli interview a NASA test pilot, Captain David Markov, who ejected just before he drove a new experimental aircraft into the ground. He says he doesn't know what happened. So Gillian and Eli review videotapes of the pilot before the crash. A month ago, his soft, slow speech indicated depression. But most recent tapes show him happy, relaxed, and confident. They figure he'd begun taking an anti-anxiety drug.
Back at the service, Cal and Ria watch Danielle's friends eulogize her. Cal notes the most popular kids are the best liars. Ria says one girl shows "asymmetrical sadness" (both sides of the face don't look the same). Cal needles her about having been reading his old studies.
Cal and Ria confront Danielle's most-popular friend, Riley, who says Danielle was scoring drugs from a kid who worked on the school paper. After persuading the exclusive school's headmistress to announce a fake locker search, Cal zeroes in on the student "everyone's afraid to look at." He admits to selling Danielle drugs that combat ADD, adding that many of the school's students use this to focus so they can improve their SAT scores.
Ria asks the headmistress how she improved test scores since she got the job. Increased competition for the top spots, she answers, caressing her hand, which Ria notes is a "self-calming gesture." (We see shots of celebrities doing the same.) Cal and Ria ask to examine those academic records.
Gillian interviews the pilot's wife, who denies any sudden mood changes in her husband, but admits he wanted nothing more than to be the first pilot of that new plane. Watching the tapes, Gillian and Eli realize her "false starts" indicate she's hiding something.
Eli assures Emily that Cal's just concerned about her. She apologizes to her dad, who asks why being popular is now so important to her. Pointing to an old photo of him smoking hashish with Berber nomads, she calls him a hypocrite on the subject of drugs. He claims he needed to gain their trust. Later, Gillian reassures Emily that Cal doesn't bust her every time he knows she's lying.
Ria learns the judge's alibi is good, but Danielle took the SAT three times and her score went up 29 percent the last time -- the day after her murder. Cal and Ria confront Danielle's teacher, who eventually claims Danielle hired her to take the test, but that she didn't know Danielle was dead when she took it. She also admits to arguing with Danielle beforehand. Cal wants to see the videotape from the hallway camera that captured this argument.
Eli suggests the pilot was still taking an anti-anxiety drug -- side effects include disorientation and dizziness -- when he crashed the plane. When Gillian and Eli ask him about this, he denies it. But his wife -- figuring such side effects were rare -- admits to dosing him without his knowledge. Why? He finally admits the self-imposed pressure was ruining his family life.
Watching the tape from the hallway camera, Cal realizes Danielle doesn't know what the teacher is talking about, which means she didn't hire her. So Cal re-interviews the judge, who admits to hiring the teacher, first as a tutor, then as a cheat. When Danielle learned about the latter, she threatened to expose the scam.
Cal wants to know who else hired the teacher. As Eli questions Riley, her father confesses to killing Danielle. Cal doesn't believe him, especially after his reaction to a photo of the murder victim is pure surprise. He breaks down, admits his daughter told him she's the murderer, and Riley is led away in handcuffs.
Back at the office, Cal congratulates Emily on her clean-up job. She admits he does a pretty good job of not always calling her on her lies -- but that he doesn't always know.
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The agent explains that 17-year-old Danielle Stark disappeared the day before her body was found in Rock Creek Park. The lack of defensive wounds indicates Danielle knew her killer. Her mother -- a federal judge who's been shortlisted for the Supreme Court -- was alone in her chambers at the time, but there's no way to verify this.
So Cal and Ria interview and videotape the judge, who appears obsessed with having the perfect child. Cal notes the expression on the judge's face doesn't match the words she's saying. (He plays a vintage video of Susan Smith prior to admitting she killed her children -- she sounds and looks just like the tape of the judge.)
Then the police show up with Emily in tow. She threw a party with 100-plus kids; the cops broke it up. Cal's not happy and orders her to come to his office after school until her mom gets back. She'll be organizing a storeroom that's a complete mess.
At the memorial service for Danielle, Cal puts chewing gum on light bulb, which explodes. The judge's forehead shows no reaction. Cal realizes she's using Botox, wich paralyzes the facial muscles.
Meanwhile, Gillian and Eli interview a NASA test pilot, Captain David Markov, who ejected just before he drove a new experimental aircraft into the ground. He says he doesn't know what happened. So Gillian and Eli review videotapes of the pilot before the crash. A month ago, his soft, slow speech indicated depression. But most recent tapes show him happy, relaxed, and confident. They figure he'd begun taking an anti-anxiety drug.
Back at the service, Cal and Ria watch Danielle's friends eulogize her. Cal notes the most popular kids are the best liars. Ria says one girl shows "asymmetrical sadness" (both sides of the face don't look the same). Cal needles her about having been reading his old studies.
Cal and Ria confront Danielle's most-popular friend, Riley, who says Danielle was scoring drugs from a kid who worked on the school paper. After persuading the exclusive school's headmistress to announce a fake locker search, Cal zeroes in on the student "everyone's afraid to look at." He admits to selling Danielle drugs that combat ADD, adding that many of the school's students use this to focus so they can improve their SAT scores.
Ria asks the headmistress how she improved test scores since she got the job. Increased competition for the top spots, she answers, caressing her hand, which Ria notes is a "self-calming gesture." (We see shots of celebrities doing the same.) Cal and Ria ask to examine those academic records.
Gillian interviews the pilot's wife, who denies any sudden mood changes in her husband, but admits he wanted nothing more than to be the first pilot of that new plane. Watching the tapes, Gillian and Eli realize her "false starts" indicate she's hiding something.
Eli assures Emily that Cal's just concerned about her. She apologizes to her dad, who asks why being popular is now so important to her. Pointing to an old photo of him smoking hashish with Berber nomads, she calls him a hypocrite on the subject of drugs. He claims he needed to gain their trust. Later, Gillian reassures Emily that Cal doesn't bust her every time he knows she's lying.
Ria learns the judge's alibi is good, but Danielle took the SAT three times and her score went up 29 percent the last time -- the day after her murder. Cal and Ria confront Danielle's teacher, who eventually claims Danielle hired her to take the test, but that she didn't know Danielle was dead when she took it. She also admits to arguing with Danielle beforehand. Cal wants to see the videotape from the hallway camera that captured this argument.
Eli suggests the pilot was still taking an anti-anxiety drug -- side effects include disorientation and dizziness -- when he crashed the plane. When Gillian and Eli ask him about this, he denies it. But his wife -- figuring such side effects were rare -- admits to dosing him without his knowledge. Why? He finally admits the self-imposed pressure was ruining his family life.
Watching the tape from the hallway camera, Cal realizes Danielle doesn't know what the teacher is talking about, which means she didn't hire her. So Cal re-interviews the judge, who admits to hiring the teacher, first as a tutor, then as a cheat. When Danielle learned about the latter, she threatened to expose the scam.
Cal wants to know who else hired the teacher. As Eli questions Riley, her father confesses to killing Danielle. Cal doesn't believe him, especially after his reaction to a photo of the murder victim is pure surprise. He breaks down, admits his daughter told him she's the murderer, and Riley is led away in handcuffs.
Back at the office, Cal congratulates Emily on her clean-up job. She admits he does a pretty good job of not always calling her on her lies -- but that he doesn't always know.
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