Secrets & Surprises: Exposed, Accepted & Acted Upon

Chapter 90

In the Morgue- Lab

Maura: The crime lab compared the footprint we found at the first kidnapping scene yesterday to the clown shoe that Brent was wearing.
They match.

Jane: Makes sense. Brent tried to grab Zack, and then killed Reynolds when he tried to stop him.

Maura: I don't think it was Brent Miller.

Jane: What?

Maura: Miller weighed 225 pounds.
And whoever made this impression weighed less than 175 pounds.

Jane: So, two different men wore the shoes? We got two clowns?

Maura: It's the only explanation.

Jane: So, who killed Reynolds?

Maura: Got a toxicology report back, and Miller had valium in his system.

Jane: You found valium in Miller and the boy? That's odd.

Maura: And both had enough to render them unconscious.

Jane: Then how did Brent kill himself?

With Brent's Body

Maura: I don't think he could have.

Jane: Did you see anything on his body - to indicate he might have been tied up?

Maura: No. No ligature marks. The only thing I noticed-

Jane: This. What's that from?

Maura: Contact dermatitis. Wait. Wait, that could be from-

Maura walks and gets something.

Jane: From what? What are you looking for?

Maura: This. He could have been bound to the chair that we found him in with ace bandages. That would explain the patch of dermatitis.

Jane: That's a pretty effective restraint. It wouldn't have left any traces if it hadn't touched his skin where he was perspiring.