Body of Proof

Thanks for the, uh, ride to the library, mom.

I know it was uncool of dad to ask you to at the last minute.

No, I was just happy to get the call.

If I ask you something, could you just say "yes"

without, you know, making a big deal out it?

I like how you just assumed that I'd say yes.

Well, we're doing a video essay for social studies,

and I'm supposed to follow around

one of my parents at work, see what they do,

and, uh, you know, how they contribute to society and...

And you chose me, not your dad?

I chose your job over dad's.

Dad's job is just boring. At least yours has dead bodies.

Actually, it's a lot more complicated than that,

and not really a place where you can run around with a camera.

- You're saying no? - No! No, I'm not saying no,

but it's important for you to understand what we do there.

It's import... exactly! So I'll see you tomorrow.

Uh... La... you're... Lacey... Thanks, mom.

Lace?

Megan Hunt, M.E.

Where's bud?

Bud's got court upstate. I'm rolling solo on this one.

Looks like a homeless man found more than he bargained for.

Glad you're here. Now we can start digging.

Wait, hold on.

What do you see?

Peter, try the foot.

It's gonna be a long day.

Yes, it is.

Okay, everybody, listen up.

Our victim has been dismembered.

We're gonna have to excavate this entire area.

All right. Let's get to it.

All right, you're gonna have to quadrant this off.

Is that what I think it is?

Mayor's office wants to know if we have one body in pieces

or multiple bodies

and a serial killer on the loose.

I guess we'll find out together.

let's run through what we have so far.

Only 5% of the population is AB-positive.

Both the hand and the foot

exhibit signs of severe rheumatoid arthritis.

So we are dealing with one victim, male, Caucasian,

probably in his 50s.

See these fractures?

Something heavy dropped on this man's foot a few years ago.

All five metatarsals were broken in a straight line.

Everything below the line crushed. Above it, unaffected.

It's exactly the injury you'd expect to see

if he was wearing steel-toed boots.

That, and these spot scars are consistent with metal spatter.

He was a welder, probably construction,

until the arthritis impaired him.

Yeah, but how do you get "sunglasses"

from a hand and foot?

Many longtime welders develop arc burn.

The ultraviolet radiation

coming from the electric arc welding

can cause severe sensitivity to light over time.

Ergo, sunglasses.

What is that?

It's a stamp.

Some kind of circle with a... a paladin.

It's from the winner's lounge at the Canyon Creek casino.

I play a mean game of hold'em.

If our guy was there, they've got tape on him.

I know you don't want me to roll up to the Canyon Creek and say,

"I wanna see video footage of a white man with a limp."

And sunglasses.

Maybe I can help you. I know the general manager.

Like I said, mean game of hold'em.

Yeah, we use that stamp for mondays.

What you're seeing is

everyone who came in and out of the lounge this past Monday.

There. Stop. That's him.

That's Cal.

- Cal got a last name? - Don't know it.

He refuses to get a players' club card.

He's a grinder, mostly low-limit Blackjack,

until last week.

Got on one of those once-in-a-lifetime streaks.

By the time it was over, cashed out over 25 grand.

- Wow. - Yeah. Generous winner, too.

Who's she?

That's, uh, Wendy.

Likes to chat up the winners before they cash out.

Talk about a fool and his money.

Well, it's her mission to part them.

What is this?

It could be pus

from some kind of bacterial infection.

I don't see an infection site.

Lacey's coming to watch you work,

- and you drew up a schedule? - She'll be here in two hours.

She's going to interview each one of you.

I've drawn up a list of questions

- that I thought she might like to ask. - And did you draw up our answers, too?

I'm not a complete control freak.

Just be on your best behavior and hide the gory stuff.

That's kinda hard to do in a morgue.

She will be confined to the lab and the break room.

Your job is to answer her questions and make me look good.

So you want us to lie?

I don't see how this plan could possibly fail, Megan.

Hey, it looks like yogurt...

With leaves in it.

Show me that slide.

Give me your finger.

Cilantro.

There's a Greek restaurant two blocks from the crime scene.

Can I have my hand back now?

Thanks.

Yeah, I took him to the lounge. He bought me champagne.

He was a real gentleman. Why?

He have a last name?

It didn't come up.

We have you on tape, Wendy. Where'd you go after you left?

Back to his place? Things get a little too exciting?

I don't know what you're talking about.

Cal's dead.

You know anything, now's the time.

He wanted to leave before he spent any more of his winnings.

I tried to talk him back.

Last I saw him, he was gettin' in some guy's car.

- Some guy's car? - It was dark.

The car was dark. Black. A sports car maybe.

The guy, he had a good grip on Cal's arm.

That's all I can tell ya.

So our welder won big-time

at the casino on Monday,

flashed his cash around,

and then drove off in a sports car

- with some mystery man. - And five days later,

someone turned him into a human Jigsaw.

Empty.

- This one's empty, too. - Lacey's gonna be at the office soon.

Let's just talk to the owner, find out who picks up the trash.

Whoa. Hey. Hey, nice puppy.

Yes!

Ooh.

Megan...

We've got two more body parts...

A knee and a thigh.

This incision is either A.C.L. Reconstruction

or, if we're lucky, knee replacement surgery.

I'm seeing well-healed keloidal scars on the thigh,

almost like branding.

Is it his initials? We still need an I.D.

Mm. Good news. Knee replacement surgery.

Yes! I opened it up and gave Peter the serial number

- I found on the replacement part. - Great.

Curtis, you see if you can find the source of those brand marks. - Will do.

What do you want me to do? You're going to the dump to look for more body parts.

Wait, wait, wait, wait.

I-I'm the one who found the knee and thigh.

Why... why I don't have to go dig through the dump?

Why don't you send Curtis? Well, clearly, you're good at it.

Look, somebody cut this guy up into little pieces

and threw him away like yesterday's trash.

The rest of him is probably still at the dump.

I want him whole. Nobody deserves to end up like that.

- Yes, doctor. - Thank you.

Hi, mom.

Oh! Lace? I wasn't expecting you for an hour.

- Dad dropped me off early. - Right.

Is that a body? 'Cause that's exactly the kind of stuff

I should be getting on camera.

O-okay, all right. Camera off. Camera off. My office. Now.

Eww! What is that?

Nothing. Nothing.

Okay.

All right... Here are the rules.

I've drawn up a map of the office

and marked on the areas

where you can and definitely cannot go.

I've arranged for everyone to speak with you for...

A half an hour.

Here is your schedule, and here is a list of questions

- that I thought you might wanna ask. - Mom, what are you doing?

There will be no filming of bodies or body parts

or bodies under sheets or bodies period.

What I want you to understand is these are people,

and we respect them at all times.

- I'm supposed to do all of this myself. - I know, but I...

Your first interview is Dr. Murphy, right down the hall.

Bad time?

No, fine. What's up?

I tracked down the serial number of that knee.

That particular joint was installed one year ago

in the knee of Callum Shane O'Donnell,

- widowed, age 59. - We have a name.

- We have a name. - But no address. How can somebody have knee surgery

- and not leave an address? - All billing was sent to a Mr. Dean Avery.

Son-in-law. He's married to Cal's daughter Jenny.

They live five minutes away.

Yeah, that's him.

I know this is very difficult.

Are you sure?