(Playing classical music)
(Indistinct conversations)
Hey. Thank you for coming.
Melissa's so excited.
(Indistinct conversations continue)
(Music continues)
(Woman) Aah!
(Woman) Oh, my...
(Man) Oh, my God.
(Guests screaming)
Mom, am I fat?
No. You are not fat.
I think I need a nose job.
Excuse me?
Do you see the tip? They can fix that, you know?
Chloe Kane had hers done.
At 13? A nose job?
- Yeah, it'll look great. - Lacey, you're still growing.
Besides, you're perfect the way you are.
Just give it some time.
That's what every parent says.
- Well, in this case, it's true. - You know what?
I feel all better now. Thank you.
(Doorbell rings)
Gotta go. That's Cassie. Bye, mom.
(Cell phone rings)
(Sighs)
(Beeps)
Megan Hunt.
I'll be right there.
(Indistinct conversations)
(Police radio chatter)
(Camera shutter clicking)
Okay, so tell me exactly what happened.
I was in my room getting ready,
and then I heard the scream.
And then what happened?
I came running.
You're the father of the bride?
Yes.
Where were you when Melissa fell off the balcony?
We were... we were heading downstairs
to join the rest of the wedding party.
(Indistinct conversations continue)
(Camera shutter clicks)
Afternoon, Peter. What have we got?
Bride-to-be took a header off the balcony.
Could be a suicide.
I hate weddings.
(Indistinct conversations)
(Megan) Nice dress.
(Morris) Not a sight I ever expected to see.
Who is she?
(Indistinct conversations continue)
Melissa Waxman, 26, schoolteacher.
She came down a little before 2:00.
Looks like multiple traumatic injuries
consistent with a high-level fall,
including massive closed head trauma.
She's got a compound fracture to her left leg.
(Camera shutter clicks)
Bag the hands.
Sure.
(Megan) Dani...
be careful with her.
Why would such a beautiful girl kill herself on her wedding day?
Who ever said anything about suicide?
Oh, you think this was staged?
I got a roomful of suspects in that bridal suite.
My money?
The groom.
This is why I'm never getting married.
(Indistinct conversations continue)
(Police radio chatter)
(Indistinct conversations continue)
(People speaking indistinctly)
(Ethan) Hey.
Do you mind?
Oh, yeah, you can have my cake.
I got a whole one in the fridge.
No, you dumbass. Can't you see I'm on a diet?
Could you not eat that heart attack in front of me?
Oh, I'm sorry. (Whispers) You're on a diet?
I'll just move to a diff...
Um, hey, Dani.
That is not gon' end well.
(Indistinct conversations)
What's up?
Bride just jumped to her death on her wedding day.
Oh. Wow.
Uh... no, I don't have a segue for that.
Segue into what?
Would you like to go out with me Friday night,
uh, to see, uh, "Prom Zombies 4"?
Ooh, I'd love to.
Oh, but I have a date Friday night.
How about a Sunday matinee?
Yeah. That's, uh, a matinee sounds...
uh, it's a date.
I mean, it's not a date. It's a matinee.
But, yeah, that...
Sounds good. (Chuckles)
(Megan) The body is that
of a 65-inch, 115-pound female...
Melissa Waxman...
who appears to be of the recorded age of 26 years.
Most of her trauma is on the left side.
Massive blunt force trauma injuries,
pine needles, bark,
and traces of sap.
(Sighs deeply) (Camera shutter clicking)
Excuse me?
I'm s... uh, does this always have to take so long?
Is there something that you just have to know right now?
Yeah, did she fall,
did she jump, or was she pushed?
A little patience, detective, please.
(Clicking continues) There is trace
under her nails.
Peter, get this to the lab, please.
Sure.
Neck is hypermobile.
Probable multiple C-spine fractures.
Also multiple lacerations and abrasions
with pitch residue and bark particles.
Probably fractured her neck when she hit the wedding canopy.
(Morris) I could'a told you that.
What is wrong with him?
I have no idea. Dial it down, would you?
Fine. I won't say another word.
(Kate) Whoa. Hello.
Oh.
(Click)
(Megan) Wow.
Where is the other one?
(Sam) Hmm. We didn't find any jewelry on the scene.
I have Melissa's scans.
(Kate) Ah, good.
(Blows air)
(Clears throat)
(Beeps)
Skull fracture,
depressed and linear.
Left cervical spine.
Clavicle.
Compound spiral tib-fib fracture.
Bud, make yourself useful. Hand me a wipe. Hmm?
Uh, I could use a little help over here, too, you know?
(Whispers) Curtis is on a diet.
He's all cranky and needy.
I'm right here, doofus. I can hear you.
I didn't...
And, yes, I'm friggin' hungry.
(Peter chuckles)
Is that what I think it is?
A girl with a black eye on her wedding day?
Let's go pay the groom a visit.
S-stop.
It's all your fault.
Calm down, Leonard...
You son of a bitch, you killed her!
Take it easy, Leonard! Calm down!
You killed my daughter!
Oh!
All right, step away, mister...
Mr. Waxman!
(Pants)
(Fabric snaps)
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I don't see any other signs of domestic abuse.
But there is a transverse scar,
anterior aspect of the neck at the base.
Possibly thyroidectomy.
Hypopigmented scars
and another transverse scar, hip to hip.
Our girl's had a little work done.
Looks like tummy tuck and liposuction.
Liposuction?
Why didn't I think of that?
Not for me. For a friend of mine.
She also had, uh,
bilateral breast augmentation as well.
I have to say, this doctor did remarkable work.
How do you know that?
I'm just saying.
Check out the scar
at the columella-labial junction.
You can hardly see it.
Hmm. She had a nose job, too.
(Sighs) Lacey asked for one of those this morning.
You're kidding.
Mm. I wish.
Why would Leonard think you killed Melissa?
He's always had it out for me.
He never thought I was good enough.
Where were you when Melissa fell from the balcony?
Like I told your partner, I was in my room getting ready.
Melissa was a very traditional girl.
She didn't want me to see her before the wedding.
When was the last time you did see her?
Last night at the rehearsal dinner.
You slept in different rooms? Really?
Like I said, Melissa was a very traditional girl.
Was it tradition to give Melissa a black eye?
What black eye?
The one she had to cover with makeup.
I have no idea what you're talking about.
How did you get that cut on your hand?
Ask Leonard.
He killed her.
He killed my baby.
If that bastard had have never asked her to marry him,
none of this would've happened.
Do you honestly think your future son-in-law
would've killed your daughter on their wedding day?
- Who else? - You tell me.
Can you think of anyone who would want to hurt Melissa?
Everyone loved Melissa.
Is it possible she took her own life?
No.
A... absolutely not.
(Elevator bell dings)
Bowling, seriously?
I mean, you wouldn't rather go to a movie?
Why not? I think you'd look cute in those funny shoes.
(Chuckles)
(Laughs)
(Indistinct conversations)
Ooh.
(Indistinct conversations continue)
(Kate) So what's your guess about
why she had her thyroid removed, goiter?
Ah, probably thyroiditis or cancer.
Bud had to pull the father of the bride off the groom.
It looks like they got into it at the hotel bar.
Pardon me, Fabio.
That substance you found under Melissa's nails
was a floral anther, which doesn't surprise me,
because there were enough flowers in that bridal suite
to choke a bumblebee.
In addition to the small amount of aspirin,
her blood alcohol was .08,
and she had significant levels of alprazolam in her system.
Antidepressants and alcohol...
that's a deadly combination.
Clearly a nervous bride.
Ethan, have the lab run thyroid levels on her blood.
First thing in the morning, call her internist.
Find out why she had a thyroidectomy.
Okay.
Hey, what is up with you?
Like you don't know.
(Morris) You were her maid of honor.
You had to notice something.
I think Melissa was having second thoughts
about the wedding.
Really? Why?
I don't know exactly.
But she wasn't acting like herself
at the bachelorette botox party.
(Laughs) The what?
Bachelorette party... botox, mani-pedis, and a male stripper.
I've never had a mani-pedi like that.
Melissa was agitated and drinking heavily.
Same thing yesterday at the wedding.
(Inhales)
She even asked me for a Xanax.
Then why did you leave her alone before the ceremony?
When we put the veil on her,
it ripped.
She came unglued.
She told us all to leave.
So what do you think set her off?
She never said specifically,
but I know that her ex-boyfriend is back in town.
I think he still had feelings for her.
(Sam) Hmm.
Lacey, you haven't touched your food.
I'm not that hungry.
Listen...
when I was your age, grandma made me feel like I was fat,
and I wasn't.
There will be no food issues in this house.
You're still growing. You need to eat.
All right, try this...
no eating, no computer.
Mom!
(Cell phone rings)
(Cup clanks)
(Ring)
Megan Hunt.
Hey, it's Ethan.
Uh, I spoke with Melissa's doctor.
He said the thyroidectomy was needed
because of Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
Did he say what he prescribed to keep her hormones in check?
Levothyroxine. 50 micrograms a day.
But I ran the hormone levels you requested.
Here's the strange part...
her TSH level was sky high.
Well, that means she wasn't taking her thyroid medicine.
No wonder she was depressed at her wedding.
(Sighs) Oh, God.
Maybe she jumped.
(Men) ♪ I'm so far out ♪
♪ now my mind is gone ♪
♪ like a satellite ♪
♪ we party on a Saturday night ♪
♪ I'm so far out ♪
Please tell me you're kidding.
Everyone wears clothes like this. Cute, right?
No, not right.
You do realize the message you're sending
when you dress like that?
Seriously?
Don't be smart.
Well... uhh...
well, why don't you take me to your hairdresser?
You want to get a haircut?
No. I want highlights.
You're not dyeing your hair.
Why not? You do.
And I am slave to it.
You're not dressing like a hooker,
you're not dyeing your hair,
and you're not getting a nose job.
What is going on with you?
♪ ...I even knew it, she was out of here ♪
♪ I'm so far out ♪
Maybe Melissa forgot to take her thyroid medicine
because she was anxious about the wedding.
And going cold turkey has side effects
of irritability and depression.
We're not buying it.
There was no note and no prior attempts at suicide.
Usually people who commit suicide
leave some sign of their intentions.
Plus, we just found out she had an ex-boyfriend
who had strong feelings for her.
I'm sure he's none to happy she was marrying someone else.
Yes, people who commit suicide often signal their intentions.
Not always.
(Peter) And Melissa was intoxicated
and taking antidepressants.
If you two are so convinced she committed suicide,
why are you still investigating?
Because I want to know why.
Why what?
Why she did it.
Did Melissa have a history of depression?
(Leonard) Why?
We're just trying to understand her state of mind
the day she died.
Well...
Melissa's mother died when she was 13.
She became depressed and put on weight.
And she was always shy,
so you can imagine what her teenage years were like.
Did she see a therapist?
Yeah, through high school and college.
It wasn't until after she had her thyroid removed
that things got better.
She was at risk for the same thyroid cancer
that killed her mother, but after the surgery, she...
she began to live life, meet new friends.
That's when she met Zack,
her ex-boyfriend.
If she was happy, then why all the cosmetic surgery?
Well, she had such strong feelings for Zack, but, um,
she was just never happy with the way she looked.
(Leonard) I was against the plastic surgery.
You know, that's... (Taps tabletop)
When our relationship took a turn for the worse.
You know, she said I didn't understand her,
wanted me to stop telling her how to live her life.
Our relationship was strained ever since.
I mean, how would you feel if your daughter
wanted to change everything about herself?
Uh, do you know the name of the plastic surgeon?
Yes, Dr. Sarah Hughes.
When could you release Melissa to us?
We'd like to...
bury her the day after tomorrow.
We're flying back to Miami after the funeral.
We'll try to expedite the process for you.
Thank you.
Came out here for a wedding, and...
instead, I'm gonna be attending my baby's funeral.
Zack Goffman?
Yes.
Detective Bud Morris.
This is my partner... detective Baker.
We're investigating the death of Melissa Waxman.
We understand that you and Melissa dated
for a couple of years.
Yes, we were... (Sighs) very close.
Well, not that close.
She was about to marry someone else.
Why'd you break up?
I took a job in L.A.
And, uh, the long-distance thing didn't work out,
so I moved back here, hoping to pick up where we left off,
and she was already engaged to Marc.
(Inhales sharply) Ouch.
Not exactly the homecoming you were expecting, huh?
What do you think?
What do I think?
I think you were pissed...
so pissed, you helped her off that balcony.
That's what I think.
And I think I'm done talking with you.
(Door slams)
What is with you?
I'm exhausted.
Jeannie's up all night, I'm up all night.
Well, stop taking it out on everybody else.
And lay off the coffee.
You think I'm bitchy now? Wait till I stop drinking coffee.
(Sighs)
(Ethan) So how's your diet?
Great.
- You hungry? - Can we not talk about this?
Sure.
Hey, do you think I'm sexy?
You have got to be kidding me.
Dani's dating Peter.
I mean, what does he have that I don't have? I don't get it.
Because Peter don't ask stupid questions like,
"do you think I'm sexy?"
He's confident. He... he walks up to...
You know what? I don't want to talk about this anymore.
Fine. Well, can we do this?
Yeah, sure.
So... (Inhales deeply)
do you think she was pushed or do you think she jumped?
That's what the dummy's supposed to tell us,
- the trajectory of her fall. - I know.
But considering there's a chair against the rail,
I'm-a go with she jumped.
Okay, so she stood up like this?
- Ethan, get down. - Why?
Because I don't want the wrong dummy going over.
Oh, Curtis. You care. That is so swe... (Gasps)
Don't...
Shut up, you dummy, and help me with the dummy.
(Chuckles) Okay, come on.
(Laughs) Oh. Ouch.
- Put her legs over. - Be careful. She's a lady.
You ready?
(Both) One. Two.
Three.
(Dummy clanks)
Well, how's that, Mr. Trajectory?
What does that tell you?
That your skinny ass is going down there to get her.
Hey, what's that?
Hmm.
(Peter) Bud has a point, you know.
We seem to be investigating
the cause of someone's depression
instead of their death.
It's kind of a little outside our purview.
What is your point?
Is this about Melissa or someone else?
(Sighs) Okay.
Yes, my father didn't leave a note,
and, yes, sometimes at 3:00 in the morning,
I wake up and...
I wonder why.
What if you find the answer and you don't like it?
Joke's on me, I guess.
(Door opens)
Sorry to keep you waiting.
You're from the Medical Examiner's Office?
Yes. I am Dr. Megan Hunt.
This is investigator Dunlop.
Please.
We're looking into the death of Melissa Waxman.
Oh, God. It was horrible.
- You were there? - Yeah, I'd just arrived.
You were invited to her wedding?
Yeah. She was one of my favorite clients.
I'll bet.
Could you please explain to me how you could operate
on someone with such low self-esteem?
You don't know what you're talking about.
Really? She actually needed
rhinoplasty, abdominoplasty,
liposuction, and breast augmentation?
I don't appreciate the suggestion
that I talked her into anything.
Look, this is something Melissa wanted for years...
a body that felt good to her,
her idea of how she should look.
Her idea or your idea?
Dr. Hunt, I don't make those decisions.
I leave that up to the magazines and media.
So you don't think that she was suicidal?
Far from it.
Look... (Chuckles) Melissa had a full psych evaluation
when I met her two and a half years ago,
and until yesterday,
she was a well-adjusted, stable young woman
with no evidence of body dysmorphic disorder.
Okay, sorry for the inconvenience, doctor.
You know, we're not all the snake oil salesmen
people make us out to be.
We actually try to make people feel good about themselves.
Dr. Hunt.
Have you ever considered a face lift?
You're at that age.
(Chuckles)
Why thank you. You first.
One more thing.
Who actually paid for Melissa's surgery?
I... I know she couldn't afford it on a teacher's salary.
Her ex-boyfriend. Zack.
(Indistinct conversations)
Oh! Gee.
(Speaks indistinctly)
(Sniffs)
(Indistinct conversations continue)
Seriously, food in the morgue?
(People speaking indistinctly)
Yeah, I know.
So what are you looking at?
These are Melissa's scans.
See this opacity right here?
Yeah.
At first I thought it was just debris on the film.
But now... (Sighs)
Let's go take a look at that leg.
Mm.
Ethan, hand me the small forceps, please.
Mm-hmm.
(Footsteps approach)
What'd you find?
Looks like a metallic paint chip of some kind.
From the compound fracture?
Yeah.
(Ethan) Wait, wait, wait. Hold on a second.
We found paint chipping on the railing of the bridal suite.
I should have a photograph of that.
Of course you do, Mr. Perfect.
Wait. Melissa's leg fracture was antemortem.
So she didn't break it from landing on the wedding canopy.
She broke it because it got caught in the railing.
That means Melissa didn't jump.
She was pushed.
I read all your e-mails, Zack.
You been trying
to get back together with Melissa for months.
That must have really burned you up...
paying for all those plastic surgeries,
and then she dumps you.
She didn't dump me. We broke up.
Either way, you certainly didn't want her marrying Marc.
Of course Marc wasn't good enough for her.
How could he be?
He didn't love her the way I did.
He didn't know her the way I did.
He wasn't with her through all her surgery, I was.
But I loved her the way she was before her surgery.
Why'd you let her do that to herself?
Because it's what she wanted. I just...
I wanted to make her happy.
I think I've got everything I need.
Thanks for coming by.
Cancel all your travel plans, though.
(People speaking indistinctly)
Let me ask you something.
How could I have killed Melissa
if I wasn't even invited to the wedding?
Since when do you need an invitation to commit murder?
(Indistinct conversations)
Two cheesesteaks with the works.
Hey, listen, I know that we're supposed to be
going bowling on Friday night,
but a buddy of mine has tickets on the glass
to the Flyers game.
You don't mind, right?
Oh.
What, you're upset?
Well, yeah.
I just thought...
You know what?
Never mind.
You should go.
Are you sure?
Absolutely.
Here are all the photos from the day of the wedding.
I would like them back as soon as you're finished, please.
They must be very difficult for you to look at.
They're all I have left of her.
At least I finally got to see her
in her wedding dress, though.
(People speaking indistinctly)
She looked so beautiful.
What do you know about Zack Goffman?
(Sighs) Zack was definitely
a sore spot in our relationship.
Melissa was still friends with him,
so I tried to be understanding,
but he would not take no for an answer.
How so?
He would send e-mails, flowers.
He even waited for Melissa in front of her work.
Then about a month ago,
he confronted me outside my house,
and that's when Melissa finally had had enough.
She cut off all contact with him.
(People speaking indistinctly)
Bud.
Congratulations.
It was not a suicide.
Okay, you were right.
(Morris, Peter, and Sam laugh) Jeez.
Oh, look at Melissa.
She certainly didn't look depressed at her wedding.
I remember my wedding day.
Knew it was a mistake the minute I walked down the aisle.
Then why did you go through with it?
My mother would've killed me.
(Laughs)
Jeannie and I eloped...
Niagara Falls, carnation bouquet,
baked Alaska, boxed wine.
Okay, so hold on.
Why am I just hearing about this now?
Well, it's not like it's a secret.
We just didn't have the money.
Can you imagine what a wedding like Melissa's costs?
Well, speaking of that,
who actually paid for Melissa's wedding?
Well, father of the bride, traditionally.
It's worth looking into, though.
Leonard was estranged from Melissa,
didn't approve of the wedding.
It'd be salt in the wound to foot the bill.
So he killed her because the bill was too high?
(Sam laughs)
Okay, so far, we can't place anyone in that bridal suite
before the ceremony except for Melissa.
What about the bridesmaids?
The bridesmaids all left the suite at 1:30
to go down to the wedding.
We checked with hotel security,
and no one entered the suite after 1:00 P.M. without a key.
Maybe Melissa let them in.
So in a hotel full of family and friends,
that doesn't exactly narrow it down.
Why is it taking so long to get
the elevator surveillance video from the hotel?
(Sam) Hotel lawyered up. They're worried about liability.
(Morris) I'll lean on 'em.
Sam. Did you say that everyone got Botox
at that bachelorette party?
(Sam) Mm-hmm.
Care to explain
why you gave Melissa aspirin right after she had Botox?
I don't know what you're talking about.
Yes, you do. You're a nurse.
You know that aspirin inhibits coagulation,
and when you combine aspirin with Botox injections,
you get a black eye.
You gave Melissa aspirin
right before her ceremony
and you gave Melissa aspirin
at her Botox bachelorette party.
And I thought you and Melissa were friends.
We were.
Were?
Why'd you want to ruin her wedding day?
Maybe it didn't end there.
Maybe...
you pushed Melissa off that balcony.
No, I would never do that.
Sure, I was jealous of her, but I would never kill her.
You just couldn't stand
that you weren't the queen bee anymore.
I mean, don't get me wrong.
You're doing the best with what you have.
But, boy, she changed her looks, and wow.
You just couldn't measure up.
I met Marc first, okay?
I was at the bar waiting for Melissa.
He walks up and starts talking to me.
Then Melissa shows up, and it's like I don't exist anymore.
All Marc was interested in was her.
I never wanted to hurt Melissa.
I was just paying her back for stealing Marc from me.
I don't think Melissa stole Marc.
I think that Marc chose Melissa.
You couldn't handle it.
Move over and zoom in.
(Ethan) Please let me do it.
- Ethan, I got it. - Would you just please let me do it?
- I'll figure it out, okay? - Just please let me do it.
Ethan.
What are you two up to?
We found a hair on Melissa's earring.
It doesn't match her hair color,
so we're sending it to the lab.
Fine, but, Curtis, let Ethan handle it from here.
I want you to finish the Goldberg report.
You're spreading yourself too thin.
You can't do everything.
(Indistinct conversations)
Let me see those results as soon as you get 'em.
No, 'cause Kate just told you to let me handle it, so...
Ethan, you don't want to mess with me, boy.
I know that's just the hunger talking!
Mm.
(Door opens)
Lace?
(Door closes)
Hi, mom.
What the hell did you do?
I had my hair colored.
By whom, Lady Gaga?
By Alice with some over-the-counter stuff.
Fine, then we can get it out.
What?
You heard me. I said you could not color your hair.
I'm not changing it, and you can't make me!
(Door slams)
(Cell phone rings and buzzes)
(Sighs)
(Rings and buzzes)
(Ring)
Megan Hunt.
I'm at the hotel.
I finally got 'em to let me watch
the elevator surveillance video.
Guess what.
Zack lied.
He was here at the wedding.
That son of a bitch killed her.
(Door opens)
You lied to me, Zack. You were at that wedding.
I lied because I thought you'd never believe me.
Oh, you got that right, sunshine. Now sit down.
I said take a seat!
(Sighs)
I went there...
I went there to stop Melissa
from making the biggest mistake of her life.
Marc didn't love her. He barely knew her.
He... he fell in love with her because of how she looked,
not for who she was.
How would you know?
Because love takes time, detective.
It takes commitment,
patience, sacrifice.
Melissa was my soul mate.
I went to see her to talk her out of marrying Marc
one last time.
And she said no one last time.
I did not kill Melissa!
We have you on the elevator surveillance tapes
going up but not going down.
What, you take the back stairs?
Why would you try to sneak away unnoticed like that?
Because I saw Melissa's father getting off the elevator.
You saw Leonard
heading towards the bridal suite after you left?
Yes.
And I took the stairs because I didn't want him to see me.
Leonard hated me
because I paid for Melissa's cosmetic surgeries.
The last time I saw him, he threatened to kill me.
(Clicks keyboard keys and mouse)
Is that my Goldberg report?
Not yet. I'm waiting on
the D.N.A. results from the hair we found.
I told you specifically to let Ethan handle that.
- I know, but I got a hunch about... - Curtis, we've been over this.
What are you trying to prove?
Trying to prove? I'm trying to do a good job.
I've had six calls today about that case, all right?
You're trying to do everything at once
and you're not finishing anything.
Just file that report.
(Ethan sighs)
(People speaking indistinctly)
(Clatters)
Please don't tell anybody.
I'm not gonna tell anybody. I mean, it's your diet.
You can quit if you want to.
I know.
Can I sit down?
(People speaking indistinctly)
In med school,
I had this teacher...
this amazing teacher... Dr. Giorgi,
and she had this sign above her door that said,
"It's not what you eat."
"It's what's eating you."
So what's eating you?
Nothing.
Come on, Curtis.
I'm your friend. I know something's bothering you.
What is it?
Somet...
(voice breaking) sometimes...
I feel like I'm not good enough.
Brother,
I have been feeling the same way lately.
(Sighs)
Have a seat.
How could you people?
My daughter's funeral is in two hours.
Mr. Waxman, you didn't tell us that you were
in Melissa's bridal suite prior to the wedding.
(Sighs)
I... I went to see Melissa to ask her to call off the wedding,
only I went too far.
Go on.
I thought she was rushing into it
specifically 'cause I didn't want her to.
And, um...
I told her Marc couldn't love her
after knowing her for such a short time.
And?
I thought she killed herself because of what I said.
I didn't tell you because I felt guilty.
Oh, you're guilty of something.
I didn't kill my own daughter, detective.
Can we talk about a, uh, clause
in your deceased wife's will?
We did a little checking into your financials.
Apparently, your late wife Anna
left you and your daughter quite a bit of money.
Now Melissa would've received hers upon marriage
unless she didn't marry or you survived her,
and then... you get it all.
Money is a very powerful motive, Mr. Waxman.
I didn't kill Melissa.
What time did you leave the bridal suite that day?
It was around quarter to 2:00,
and she was still very much alive.
(Scoffs)
Yeah, I'm not answering another question.
So if you're not gonna arrest me,
I'm gonna go bury my daughter.
(Door closes)
(Plastic rustling)
Hey, Dani.
Yeah.
Uh... (Exhales)
(People speaking indistinctly)
what's wrong with me?
What?
What's wrong with me?
I mean, I'm smart,
I'm a fashion beast.
(Laughs)
I'm funny, sometimes.
Sure you are.
So what is it?
Is it my loud socks, my big head?
I'm... I'm too lanky?
'Cause I'm thinking about working out. I...
Ethan, what are you talking about?
(Sighs)
Why'd you pick Peter?
Oh, Ethan.
There's nothing wrong with you. Not a thing.
And if I led you on in any way,
I am truly sorry.
Are we still on for Sunday?
I don't think so. Sorry.
(Footsteps approach)
What you got?
Do you mind?
Curtis.
(Indistinct conversations)
I thought I told you to finish...
They're a match...
the hair from the earring and Leonard's epithelials.
Let me see that. (Clicks mouse)
(Ethan) I wonder how Leonard's going to explain
his hair being on that earring.
A father kills his own daughter on her wedding day.
Yeah, I didn't see that coming.
Nice work.
Ethan, call Bud and Sam.
Tell them we gotta stop Leonard before he flies to Miami.
Wait. Where is he?
At his daughter's funeral.
(People speaking indistinctly)
Excuse me, detectives. This is a private service.
(Peter) We're just here to pay our respects.
And to tie up some loose ends with your husband.
Oh, I think we've cooperated enough.
Now please leave.
We can do this at the station if you like.
Look, it's been a very difficult week.
I'm sure you can understand. Can this please wait?
No, it can't.
That is a beautiful flower.
What is it?
Lily Of The Valley. It was Melissa's favorite.
Oh.
Dr. Hunt?
(People continue speaking indistinctly)
(Sam) You said that you were in the room...
(Lowered voice) Bud, let me do the talking, okay?
You haven't had the lightest touch lately.
Yeah, I'm beginning to sound like you.
(Normal voice) Mr. Waxman.
Yes.
We're very sorry for your loss
and... and any pain that we may have caused you.
From what I've learned, Melissa was a wonderful girl,
and... and I think I speak for both of us in saying that
we will do everything we can to find out who did this.
Thank you.
Good.
(Curtis) The one on the left
is the anther we found under Melissa's fingernail.
(Megan sighs) The one the right
is from Lily Of The Valley.
They're a match.
How's the diet going?
(Elevator bell dings) Day to day.
Try parenting.
(Chuckles)
Hey. You want to tell us what's going on?
After I saw
the Lily Of The Valley boutonniere on Marc, I went back
to the trace evidence that we found from Melissa's nails,
which we had thought came from her handling her bouquet.
However, this is an anther from the Lily Of The Valley flower,
and Marc is the only one in the wedding...
wearing that flower.
That proves Marc was with Melissa in the bridal suite
before she died.
Yes.
Marc was wearing a boutonniere in those photos,
but he was not wearing one the day I questioned him
at the scene.
You think the boutonniere's in here, don't you?
(People speaking indistinctly)
(Laughs)
Macadangdang.
I found it.
What is it?
(Morris) What did you find?
Blood. (Sighs)
(Morris) Both Zack and Leonard
went to Melissa to try to convince her not to marry you,
and they succeeded.
She called your room. The hotel operator confirms it.
Your room's just down the hall.
That's why you didn't show up in the elevator surveillance video.
Melissa tried to do the honorable thing,
and you just couldn't handle it, could you?
All those people... so you lost it,
and you shoved her off the balcony.
That's not true.
We found a floral anther
from your boutonniere under Melissa's nail.
Lily Of The Valley.
Same one you're wearing now.
I think that after you pushed Melissa,
she tried to stop her fall by holding on to you.
And all she got was your stupid boutonniere.
We found her blood on the tip of the pin.
(Sniffles)
(Exhales)
(Inhales deeply)
It was an accident.
I never meant to kill her.
She...
Yes, she tried to call off the wedding...
and I honestly didn't know what to say.
It was only when she tried to hug me
that I pushed her...
not to hurt her, just to get away from her.
I was so angry, the last thing I wanted was to be hugged.
(Sighs)
(Sniffles)
After she went over, I panicked.
I put the chair against the railing
to make it look like she had jumped...
(Voice breaking) and I went downstairs
and blended in with the wedding party.
(Cries)
That was supposed to be the happiest day of my life.
(Mutters and cries)
(Beeps and whirs)
(Peter) Ethan.
(Sighs) Yeah.
You want to tell me what's going on?
Really?
Yeah.
(People speaking indistinctly)
I'm just wondering why,
out of all the girls you could date,
you had to pick the one girl that I like.
(People continue speaking indistinctly)
Wait a second. You... you like Dani?
Yes. I really like Dani.
But you wouldn't notice that 'cause you're out chasing
half the tail in Philly.
Oh, come on. You're being ridiculous.
Am I?
(Beep)
Just do me a favor.
Don't break her heart like you do all the others.
Okay?
(People continue speaking indistinctly)
(Sighs deeply)
(People continue speaking indistinctly)
(Peter) Hey.
I think I've seen enough balconies for one week.
I promise, I won't jump.
You know, earlier I got the feeling
that you wanted to tell me something,
but you wouldn't or couldn't or...
or shouldn't.
Why is that?
(Sirens wailing)
Because it goes against everything we agreed upon.
(Chuckles)
I thought you were the girl
who didn't want to be tied down.
(Clicks tongue)
I don't know what I was thinking.
I do.
♪ I've been waiting here ♪
♪ all night ♪
♪ if you're not gonna show ♪
♪ we're not gonna fight ♪
♪ I could stay ♪
♪ forever if I tried ♪
♪ surrounded by things ♪
♪ like a shadow in the light ♪
♪ do I wanna say the things ♪
♪ I say ♪
♪ when I know that they are wrong ♪
♪ do I wait here forever ♪
♪ for you? ♪
Lace.
♪ Did you ask me to? ♪
Can I come in?
I'm sorry.
Maybe you think that I've been too hard on you,
and I'm not giving you the freedom that you want.
I understand that.
But something's going on with you,
and I can't help you if you don't tell me what it is.
Why do you want to change the way you look?
What's really going on?
(Crying)
I wasn't invited to Tommy Wirth's party.
That's it?
Mom, don't you understand? I'm not one of the cool kids.
Oh, pl... they don't even know what cool is.
(Continues crying)
Lacey.
Why didn't you tell me?
Because cool isn't crying to your mom about it.
Oh, honey.
Hey, I wasn't cool either.
Look at me now.
(Both laugh)
Baby, you're you. (Continues crying)
Why would you want to be anybody but you?
I find you endlessly fascinating.
(Chuckles)
(Laughs) I do,
even though you really look like a zebra.
I don't even like this color.
(Sniffles)
I think you're gonna have to take me to your hairdresser.
Oh, I think you got that right.
(Laughs)
(Sniffles)
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