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00:00Calling to order this meeting of the Avalon Birdwatching Association, order, everyone.
00:10I will not be silenced, Meredith. Not when it comes to my birds.
00:14Need I remind you, Topher Bouchard, that the Red Cross bill is highly endangered.
00:20Technically just threatened, Patricia.
00:21That destruction of its habitat is the sole reason for its decline.
00:25One of the many reasons.
00:26And that Newfoundland is the only place on Earth that the Perkna subspecies mates, lays their eggs, and raises their young.
00:36So I will not allow you or anyone else to disturb or even know the whereabouts of its nesting colony on my tract of woodland.
00:44Let alone invite you and your bandwagon of birders from away, from trampling all over it.
00:51Say hello to the avian activists.
00:54It decides to everything, I guess.
00:55Patricia, please. Topher's tour members are our invited guests.
01:01They might be yours, Meredith, but they're not mine.
01:04And I have always respected that, Patricia. I have never stepped foot on your land.
01:10And yet, someone's been messing around in my woods.
01:13And just as the Red Cross bills are coming for their six-week stay.
01:18And you think that was me?
01:20Frankly, I resent that accusation.
01:22Well, whoever it was, Topher Bouchard, they better not try it again, or I will make them pay.
01:33Patricia.
01:34Patricia.
01:34Let's go.
02:04Hey, don't be a sore loser.
02:10Swimming's the only time I get to beat you at a race.
02:17What have you found?
02:28Hunting bird in Newfoundland.
02:30Good one, Rex.
02:31Birders from around here would kill to see that.
02:34Okay, everyone.
02:42We're nowhere near Patricia's land, so we should be fine.
02:45Just stay on the path, or you might end up with a soaker.
02:49This is Newfoundland's glorious marshlands.
02:53Now, I know when people think Newfoundland birding,
02:56they think gannets and puffins,
02:58but we have our share of wetland birds as well.
03:02Many just passing through, here to breed and feed,
03:07then off again.
03:08I came all this way to see baby crossbills,
03:11not herons and ducks, so take us to the colony.
03:13Well, I would if I could, but...
03:16Listen.
03:20That's the right crossbill.
03:22It's over in that forest.
03:24Oh.
03:25Oh, not so fast, Colin.
03:27That's all I can tell you.
03:49I didn't even want to be in that marsh.
03:50I can see ducks back in Seattle.
03:52Okay, yes.
03:53Yep.
03:53Hey, just wait with the rest of the group.
03:55I'll get back to you.
03:56Hey.
03:57Donovan Call gave me the basics on bird-watching tourists,
04:00found a body in the marshes, and then drove here.
04:02Yeah, yeah, terrified that there was a killer on the loose.
04:06Okay.
04:07Victim's name is Patricia McGee.
04:08She's a local twitcher in St. John's.
04:10People that found her are all chasers.
04:12So what you're saying is that the victim
04:14is a devoted local birder, i.e. twitcher,
04:16whereas all these people have come a long distance
04:19hoping to see interesting birds?
04:20Yeah.
04:23Are you into birding, Mark?
04:24No.
04:24I did a crash course on the drive-in, just like you.
04:27I didn't do that.
04:28What have you discovered so far?
04:29Well, Skylar Jenkins came all the way to St. John's
04:32to see the baby red crossbills, and it feels ripped off.
04:36Well, that's fascinating, but maybe not pertinent.
04:38Colin Crawford, he found the body.
04:40He's new to birding.
04:41Flew in about a week ago.
04:42Any previous connection to the victim?
04:44Only peripherally.
04:45Skylar and Colin attended a meeting
04:47of the Avalon Bird Watchers Association three days ago,
04:49where the tour operator over there, Topher Bouchard,
04:52got into an argument with a victim.
04:55Pertaining to...
04:56Patricia accused him of trespassing on land
04:58that she owned in search of the Red Crossbills
05:00nesting colony, the exact location
05:02of which she would divulge to no one.
05:04And was he trespassing this morning?
05:05No, no, the marsh is public land.
05:07Her land is west of there,
05:09and her house is very close to the crime scene.
05:11Get contact info for the people here,
05:13then release them, but hold Colin and Topher back.
05:15I want to check in with Sarah before I interview them.
05:17Okay.
05:18Rex.
05:20By the way, he's, uh, he's a real dude.
05:23A casual but committed birder.
05:25Very nice, Mark.
05:27I really have to up my game
05:29in the obscure information department.
05:32Rex and I are on route to the crime scene.
05:34Sarah, are you still there?
05:35Yeah, I'm here.
05:36See you soon.
05:40The victim was found prone here on the ground,
05:43apparently strangled with her own binocular strap,
05:45but I'll confirm the cause of death.
05:47So whoever killed her didn't bring a weapon.
05:50It suggests the attack may have been random,
05:53spontaneous.
05:55Stage to appear as such.
05:57There's no cell phone found,
05:58but her wallet wasn't taken.
06:01No assault other than the obvious.
06:05Oof.
06:06Yeah.
06:06I'll take the body for foreign DNA.
06:08Have you determined a time of death?
06:10Uh, no more than 12 hours.
06:12I'll be more exact after the autopsy today.
06:14What was she doing here by this pond?
06:17Was she meeting someone?
06:18Did she often birdwatch here?
06:20Alone?
06:21What do you got there, Rex?
06:31Oh, something in the hair.
06:34A bird feather?
06:37It's small.
06:39It's red.
06:40Yeah, it could be the red cross belt.
06:42You can identify a bird off one feather?
06:44No, I can make a wild guess
06:46from an argument that the victim had just a few days ago.
06:49Oh, people argue about birds.
06:51Oh, I don't know what they argue about.
06:59Rick!
07:02Rex is certainly interested in that.
07:05Well, if Rex thinks it's significant,
07:08then maybe it is.
07:09Thanks for waiting, Colin.
07:27Oh, no problem.
07:29You good?
07:29Uh, sorry.
07:31Still a little shaken.
07:33I came to Newfoundland to spot birds, not bodies.
07:35I just have a few questions.
07:36Um, now you witnessed an argument
07:38between the victim and your tour guide, Topher.
07:41Yeah.
07:42I mean, I only took up birding recently when I retired,
07:45but it seemed a pretty common point of contention.
07:47And what is that?
07:48People who want to shelter birds from any human interference
07:51versus those who want to bring more and more people to see them.
07:54And the argument got heated?
07:55Yeah, but she threatened him, not the other way around.
07:59Hmm.
08:01You don't think Topher was involved?
08:04It's too early to say.
08:05I'm just asking some routine questions.
08:07I mean, he has seemed really tense the past few days,
08:09but running a fledgling business is really hard.
08:12Ugh.
08:12Ugh.
08:13Pardon the pun.
08:15Uh, fledgling.
08:16Right.
08:17Uh, you said you took up the hobby when you retired.
08:19You, uh, you seem a little young for that.
08:22Oh, I made a killing in tech stocks.
08:24Oh.
08:24Still trying to figure out what to do with my time.
08:26Well, hopefully this hasn't scared you off.
08:27No, no.
08:28I'll stick it out.
08:29Sorry about this.
08:30I know this can't be great for business.
08:32Half the tour is talking about leaving.
08:35Requesting refunds.
08:37This sort of thing just doesn't happen here.
08:39You know, terrible things happen everywhere, unfortunately.
08:42How long did you know the victim, Topher?
08:44A little over five years.
08:45Since I started the business, joined the local birding club.
08:47Where you argued with the victim just days ago.
08:50Patricia picked fights with everyone.
08:52She was nuts about hoarding the Red Cross bill all to herself.
08:56She accused me of trespassing.
08:57And did you?
08:58No.
08:59Never.
09:00I'm not even exactly sure where her land is, let alone bring people onto it.
09:03But you'd like to, I assume.
09:06You must be under a lot of pressure to get your clients access to rare birds,
09:09especially when they've flown so far to see them.
09:12Are you suggesting I might have something to do with this?
09:16If I did, why would I bring my tour group to find the body?
09:19That's a good question.
09:20Yeah.
09:20Where were you last night, Topher?
09:22Seriously.
09:23Oh, yeah.
09:24Very.
09:26I had a drink at the motel where the tour is staying,
09:30and then went up to my room to plan the next day's events.
09:33Can anyone corroborate that?
09:34No.
09:36But what could I possibly have to gain from killing Patricia?
09:38Well, that's a good question, too.
09:39Find out what you can about this Topher character.
09:49He got defensive straight out of the gate.
09:50You know, see if he has a record, financial situation, general background.
09:53Yeah, will do.
09:54Run a quick check on a tour group, too.
09:55Just, you know, routine stuff.
09:58Have we identified next of kin?
09:59Well, there's no existing family, but her husband, Jedediah McGee,
10:03as listed as your sole beneficiary.
10:05Haven't been able to locate him.
10:07Oh, they weren't together anymore?
10:08No one on the island by that name.
10:10What about close friends?
10:11I mean, they might know where he is.
10:13And if Patricia was having trouble with anyone, felt threatened...
10:16Well, there's Meredith Legault.
10:17She's waiting at Patricia's house with Joe.
10:19She's an old friend and president of the Birders Association.
10:23She had a key.
10:24Well, I guess what they say is true.
10:26Birds of a feather, unlocked together.
10:28Mark, are you stealing my vibe?
10:31I'm moving in on you, Jesse.
10:33Moving in on you.
10:37Don't like that.
10:47What a horrible, horrible thing to happen.
10:50I don't think I'll ever feel safe in the marsh again.
10:54Neither of us thought twice about going in there alone.
10:57You knew Patricia a long time.
10:59Since we were girls.
11:01We grew up together.
11:02Can you think of anyone who might have wanted to harm her?
11:05You don't think someone she knew could have done this?
11:07Well, we have to look at all possibilities.
11:09It seems that she could be contentious.
11:12An understatement.
11:14I'm sorry to say, but Patty wasn't always so prickly.
11:18She just got her heart broken so young.
11:21How's that?
11:22She was married briefly, and she was barely 20.
11:24To a man named Jedediah.
11:27He was the one who first got us all into birding.
11:30Encouraged her to spend every dime that she inherited to buy that land.
11:34And then he just disappeared one day.
11:37Disappeared?
11:37Teddy had something to take care of and never returned.
11:41She waited.
11:42And waited.
11:43She, uh, she still has him listed as a beneficiary in her will.
11:47Not that there's much to inherit.
11:49Rumor is she was struggling just to hold on to the house.
11:52So why didn't she sell the land?
11:54It must have been worth something.
11:56Patricia would rather die than betray her birds.
12:00Come with me.
12:01I'll let you into her house.
12:09Birds.
12:11Birds.
12:12Birds.
12:13It's a sad story, really.
12:16I mean, I love golf, but I'm not building a shrine to it.
12:20I don't know.
12:20You have to admire her dedication.
12:23Put her money where her mouth was.
12:25Did everything she could to protect a threatened species.
12:28Yeah, never forgot the love of her life.
12:32Oh.
12:34Yeah.
12:35Well, they look happy there.
12:36That must be a young Jedediah.
12:39No computer.
12:41No cell phone on the body.
12:44She was old school.
12:45Yeah, well, I can't find anything that indicates she was planning to meet someone or had been threatened in any way.
12:51Nothing out of the ordinary.
12:55They look like old journals.
12:59Looks like she kept a diary of her life.
13:00You got there, Rex.
13:07What is it?
13:12Hey, is that what you see, Rex?
13:15Says red crossbill nest.
13:17Well, that's the bird that Patricia was arguing about trying to protect.
13:20What's this?
13:24Wow.
13:24Is that real, Ruby?
13:29Why would somebody who's struggling to pay their bills have something like this?
13:32And is there more where this came from?
13:33That is quite the Ruby.
14:01I mean, look, if it's real, it's worth a fortune.
14:04But where did it come from?
14:05And why wouldn't Patricia sell it if she was really struggling?
14:08Why was she storing it in a red crossbill nest?
14:10The bird that she was arguing about that nested on her land and left a feather in her hair.
14:15I've got a meeting with a local jeweler in town later today just to check on the value
14:19and also to keep it safe until we find out about her heir.
14:22Okay, I'm still searching for Jedediah McGee.
14:24I'm going to take this wedding photo and run it through facial recognition.
14:26Let me know what you find out.
14:28Also, I've been looking into the bird tourists, including the man that found the body.
14:31There's nothing unusual or suspicious about them.
14:33And Topher?
14:34Well, it seems that his business is hanging on by a thread, but there's no record.
14:39And as he said, he had a drink with the tour group, then he told them he was heading in for the evening.
14:43But no one will vouch for him.
14:44There was Skylar, the disappointed chaser.
14:46She said she's pretty sure she saw him head into his room, but that was about it.
14:49And what do we know about her?
14:51Well, she works for her parents' development company.
14:53Got into birding when it became popular online.
14:55Hashtag trendy.
14:56So that makes Topher our top suspect.
14:59But what I don't understand is why someone would kill just to look at some birds.
15:03That must be more than that.
15:05I'm going to head over to the provincial land registry.
15:06I want to know exactly where Patricia's land was.
15:10Something's nagging at you.
15:11Well, maybe it's all the birdomania that's rubbing off on me.
15:14I looked it up.
15:15Red crossbills like to raise their young and mature forests right now, this time of year, and only for a few weeks.
15:21So?
15:22So why was a twitcher, like Patricia, wasting her time in a marsh?
15:26Why was she looking at ducks when she should have been spending all her time at the crossbills?
15:29I think you're right.
15:31I think you've caught birdomania.
15:34Blame Rex.
15:36Sarah's got the autopsy results.
15:38Let's go.
15:38Sarah, what have we got?
15:45Hey.
15:45Yeah, okay.
15:46So, time of death, 10 to 12 hours before the body was discovered.
15:50Cause of death.
15:51Also, it's presumed victim died of strangulation.
15:53Now, I did find foreign DNA on the binocular strap.
15:57It's traced, but it's there.
15:58Well, that's great news.
15:59Have you run it through the national database?
16:01That is the bad news.
16:02There was no match.
16:03But I'm widening the search.
16:05Also, the bird song Rex heard was, in fact, from the rare red crossbill, as was the feather from her hair.
16:14Well, I guess that makes me some kind of expert after all.
16:20Patricia's body showed clear signs of lividity.
16:22Posthumous pooling all the blood.
16:23Exactly, but the discoloration was on the posterior thorax.
16:27On her back?
16:28Yeah.
16:28But Patricia was found face down.
16:30I know.
16:31The blood should have pulled anteriorly.
16:33So, the lividity is off.
16:35She was found in a marsh when any sane bird who would be in the woods.
16:38And Rex found a red crossbill feather in her hair when she was nowhere near their nesting site.
16:44The body was moved.
16:46Moved.
16:47Yep.
16:47Yeah.
16:49But from where?
16:51And why?
16:53Well, maybe she wasn't the only one who wanted to keep people away from their nesting site.
16:58Maybe they didn't want anyone to see where she'd actually been murdered.
17:02Ah!
17:04Maybe I can find some answers at the land registry.
17:15Hello?
17:21Anybody here?
17:23Ah!
17:23Ah!
17:26Ah!
17:30Detective!
17:32Meredith!
17:34What can I do to help?
17:40Definitely a real gemstone.
17:43No doubt about that.
17:45So, it's a ruby then.
17:48Oh.
17:49And one of exceptional quality.
17:52Burmese.
17:54Remarkable clarity.
17:56And its color is the purest pigeon blood red.
18:00Pigeon blood?
18:00It's ironic.
18:01Huh.
18:01It's ironic.
18:05How's that?
18:07Well, the house where we found it was once owned by a lifelong bird watcher.
18:12One with deep pockets, I assume.
18:15Why'd you say that?
18:18How much would you estimate that this ring is worth?
18:21Judging the gem's weight, between four and five carats.
18:24On the right day, with the right buyers, I'd expect this ring to sell for at least $2 million.
18:35Well, I guess I'll be requesting backup to get this pigeon back to the roost, huh?
18:38I'm sorry I didn't mention to you that I worked at the registry.
18:44Well, I'm not sure why you would.
18:46Yeah, exactly.
18:47I'm just glad to help.
18:49Yeah.
18:49Though I'm not sure how an outline of her property will help you find a killer.
18:53I'm just getting the lay of the land.
18:57Well, here it is.
19:00Patricia owned all of this area here.
19:03Is this survey hand-drawn?
19:05And Newfoundland has a unique land registry situation.
19:10The original settlers were breaking international treaties by overwintering,
19:14when it was indeed a newfound land.
19:16So anyone who did settle was simply squatting.
19:20Just claiming a land for their own, building on it with no deed.
19:23Exactly.
19:24This led to generations of families selling squatting rights over kitchen tables,
19:28drawing out the boundaries themselves.
19:30And this list here is tracking who claimed it, when, and who they passed it on to?
19:35Exactly.
19:36Okay.
19:37Oh.
19:38I never noticed that before.
19:40Noticed what?
19:41The man Patricia bought the land from.
19:44Lester Zimmer.
19:45He was a well-known Slavine, especially when it came to land transfer.
19:49I'm assuming by Slavine you mean a...
19:51A man with a less than reputable character.
19:53Zimmer was known for selling land that he didn't actually have claim to.
19:56So you're saying Patricia may not have even owned the land that she vowed to protect?
20:01Though I'm not sure how that could have led to someone killing her.
20:07It's just...
20:09interesting.
20:16I think we're in trouble.
20:18You have to do something.
20:20You have to do something.
20:26Two million dollars just sitting on top of a shelf in a bird's nest.
20:33I mean, still, it could have been passed down to her and she kept it, having no idea what it was worth.
20:37Yeah, but she put it in a Red Cross bill's nest.
20:39I mean, there has to be some significance to that.
20:42Yeah, I know, Rex.
20:43We're missing something.
20:44I just got a hit on the DNA found on the binocular strap.
20:47Jedediah Harris.
20:49Jedediah Harris, but not McGee.
20:51Yeah.
20:51Uh, is there a photo?
20:52I sent Jesse his Coast Guard records.
20:55Yeah, apparently he went AWOL.
20:57Okay, coming right up.
20:59Yeah, can you, uh, can you throw up a picture of Patricia's wedding photo as well?
21:02Yeah, you got it.
21:03Here.
21:05That's the same Jedediah, all right.
21:07The way that means...
21:08The DNA found on the murder weapon belongs to none other than Patricia's long-lost husband.
21:13Jedediah has returned after all these years.
21:16Where is he now?
21:17Guys, I put out a bolo on Jedediah using the age-adjusted image.
21:35Won't be 100% accurate, but it's a start.
21:39He looks like every tourist on this island.
21:41Yeah, half the islanders.
21:43Yeah, and comparing it with passenger arrivals, no hits.
21:45Photo progression is far from liable.
21:47Yeah, this is basically AI's version of a wild guess.
21:50So basically we're looking for a 45-year-old Caucasian male who may look like our average show
21:55and could have already fled the island, for all we know.
21:57But who came back 25 years later to kill his estranged wife.
22:00Why?
22:01Well, he's listed as the sole beneficiary on her will.
22:03Could it be he's after the land?
22:05Maybe he knew about the ruby ring.
22:08Killed her to inherit that.
22:09I mean, it's all gotta be interconnected, but everything goes back to that Red Cross bill.
22:13We need to find that nesting site soon.
22:15Yeah, see where Patricia was actually killed and why she was moved.
22:18Analyze that site.
22:19I'm gonna look more into this ring.
22:21A ruby of this size has gotta have some history.
22:24Meanwhile, Rex and I are gonna get set for that bird hunt tomorrow.
22:27Not that I have any doubt that Rex will lead you to the nesting colony,
22:30but hey, should we?
22:31Should we put you to the test first?
22:33Rex!
22:34Rex can pinpoint and track birdsong better than humans for a lot of really cool reasons.
22:46Dogs hear more frequencies, right?
22:48Yes, exactly.
22:49Especially higher frequencies.
22:50So we can hear up to 20,000 hertz.
22:58Okay.
22:58While dogs can hear up to 40,000.
23:09Wow.
23:09Yeah, that's incredible.
23:10So when Rex hears a bird song, he might be hearing additional notes that are way out of our range.
23:16Exactly.
23:17And his remarkable hearing doesn't end there.
23:19Because dogs possess this complex system of at least 18 muscles in each ear canal,
23:25enabling them to independently move, tilt, rotate, and adjust their ears to better capture and locate sounds.
23:30So not only can Rex hear the Red Crossbow song better than I can.
23:34He can hear more of it from a further distance,
23:36and he can track you directly there.
23:38I think we're all set for tomorrow.
24:00Joe, what are you doing here?
24:01It's an hour before shift.
24:03Uh, I never left.
24:04I just grabbed a couple of hours on the couch.
24:07And signed out all these old evidence boxes?
24:09Yeah.
24:09Yeah, I had my coat on, and then I remembered an old jewelry heist from back when I was a rookie.
24:14It was hard to find the information, but, uh, you know what?
24:18Check this out.
24:18Wait, did you figure out how to put the images on the board?
24:21Sort of.
24:22Uh, oh, here it is.
24:24That's Patricia's ring.
24:26Yeah, it was stolen from the jeweler where I had the ring appraised,
24:29but three owners ago, and we have a suspect.
24:33His name is Leo Stiles.
24:37We picked him up two days after the heist trying to flee the island by ferry.
24:41He was held, questioned, but never arrested.
24:44So therefore, no mugshot?
24:45Exactly.
24:46He was extradited back to the United States on old warrants,
24:49but the jewels from the heist never found.
24:52Huh.
24:53Okay, so you're thinking,
24:55you're thinking that Leo is actually Patricia's husband under a false name
24:58and the reason why he disappeared is because he was extradited?
25:01You are reading my mind.
25:03He was released, returned, came to claim the jewels,
25:06and then maybe Patricia got in his way.
25:07Okay.
25:08I'll call the prison where he was incarcerated,
25:09see if they can send over an image if he was released.
25:11No, I'm one step ahead of you, young detective.
25:13See, the thing is, he was extradited back to California.
25:17It's still the middle of the night there,
25:18so we may need to wait on that information.
25:22Huh.
25:23Now Joe's stealing my mojo.
25:26Mojo.
25:27Oh, Joe.
25:28Okay, Rex.
25:35So we're just gonna follow that bird's song to find their nesting site.
25:41Seems doable.
25:46But I, uh, yeah, I have a feeling
25:50that I'm not hearing what you're hearing.
25:53Clever boy.
26:05Clever boy.
26:11Okay.
26:12What do you have there?
26:17Bird's nest and shotgun shells.
26:27Get him!
26:34Go, go!
26:35Rex, easy boy.
26:52Let him go.
26:53No place on the truck.
27:04White, nondescript.
27:05White, nondescript.
27:06So no one was actually shooting at you?
27:08No, shotgun was, uh, shotgun fire was at a distance, and it's possible it wasn't even
27:13connected to the shells that had found on the ground or the guy who fled.
27:16Or it could have been Jededi and an accomplice.
27:18You guys are gonna need backup if you plan on going out there again.
27:21The more people, the more noise, the more targets.
27:24I was trained to track and dense brush in the military, Joe.
27:27Stealth is your best friend.
27:29That and a dog.
27:34First, I need to add a bit more intel.
27:36I'm meeting up with Sarah, get her insights.
27:38Let's see if we can track this killer out of the bush before we head back in, okay?
27:45It appears to be a red crossbill's nest.
27:49That cup-like shape and the color of the eggs.
27:51Well, do what you need has to be certain.
27:53Why would Jedediah or anyone be shooting down nests?
27:56But to silence the birds, perhaps.
27:58You and Rex were tracking their nesting area via their bird song.
28:02Right to the edge of the colony by the looks of it.
28:04So get rid of the birds, you get rid of their song.
28:06Yeah, and stop anyone from finding their nesting site.
28:09People or police.
28:13Now, it's odd to find a survey spike on her land.
28:17By all accounts, Patricia was never gonna sell.
28:20So maybe someone needed her dead before they could close the deal.
28:23Someone like her husband?
28:25Getting ready to sell after he inherits?
28:28Well, let's see what tour-based surveyors has to say about that.
28:32Thanks, Sarah.
28:33Come on, Rex.
28:37Joe, hey.
28:38The prison in California got back to us sent us an image of Leo Stiles,
28:41the suspect in the old jewelry robbery.
28:43That's definitely not Patricia's husband.
28:46Damn, I really thought I was onto something.
28:48Well, Joe, you still might be because I combed through Patricia's journals,
28:51the ones that you had booked into evidence,
28:53and found the exact date that Jedediah disappeared.
28:55And?
28:56It was two days after the jewelry robbery.
28:57Said he had to take care of something,
28:59then he gave her a red ring before he left.
29:00There's definitely a connection.
29:01That is great work.
29:03Well done, Jesse.
29:04Yes, reclaiming my vibe.
29:06Sorry, what?
29:07What did you say?
29:09Okay, look, we need to contact the person again
29:11and see if we can set up an interview with Leo Stiles.
29:13Ah, no can do.
29:14He passed away a month ago.
29:16Ah, it seems like it's one step forward,
29:18two steps back with this case.
29:20All right, we still contact the prison.
29:22We see if there's someone that we can talk to.
29:24Someone who knew this man well, okay?
29:26After 25 years in there,
29:27he's gotta have spoken to somebody about the robbery.
29:29Someone who can lead us to Jedediah.
29:32I couldn't find anything.
29:43Maybe the police already have it?
29:47I-I need to see you.
29:49Where can we meet?
29:57You know it's illegal
29:58to remove an official survey spike.
30:02Well, I'm a police officer investigating a homicide.
30:05I-I think it's okay.
30:07Well, I don't feel comfortable
30:08divulging confidential client information.
30:12Oh, really?
30:15Was it the, uh, owner of the property?
30:18The murder victim who hired you to survey her land?
30:21No.
30:22No.
30:23No.
30:24So you were, in fact, trespassing
30:26when someone else hired you.
30:28Weren't you just mentioning
30:29the legalities of surveys?
30:33Listen, they talked me into it.
30:35They said there was some question
30:36about who owned the land anyway.
30:38That they were going to fight for ownership in Coors.
30:40Yeah, I don't need excuses.
30:41I need a name.
30:43Oh, detective.
30:46Uh, make any headway on the investigation?
31:03Ah, these things take time.
31:04I'm just here to ask a few more questions.
31:06How can I help?
31:07Oh, no, the questions are not for you.
31:09The questions are for Topher.
31:11Hey.
31:22I don't know.
31:23As I recall, you said you didn't even know
31:24where Patricia's land was.
31:26I was nervous, okay?
31:28Patricia and I just had a very public argument
31:30right before she was killed.
31:31I also remember you asking if you had killed her,
31:33why you were bringing your tour group to find her.
31:36It doesn't make any sense.
31:37Unless you were working with someone else.
31:39Have you been in contact with Patricia's husband, Jedediah?
31:42Who?
31:43No.
31:44Did he offer to sell you the land?
31:46If you helped him.
31:47Agreed to find Patricia's body.
31:50Okay.
31:51This is insanity.
31:52Because we, uh, we suspect that Patricia was killed
31:54on her own land protecting the Red Cross bills.
31:56Whoever killed her didn't want a search party
31:58coming through there.
31:59Who would go to that extent to hide a bunch of birds?
32:02But it was you running through the woods yesterday.
32:05Didn't you drive away in that white pickup over there?
32:10That was you.
32:12I thought I was being chased by some maniac with a shotgun.
32:17Look, I'll admit, I was trying to get Patricia's land.
32:21I was in the woods to get those spikes so I wouldn't be implicated.
32:24But I did not kill Patricia.
32:26And I am not working with anyone.
32:34Who are you hiding, Topher?
32:37Is Jedediah in here?
32:39I have never met a Jedediah in my life.
32:42I have.
32:43But I swear I haven't seen him in over 25 years.
32:47So tell me if I got this straight.
32:48You two were plotting to falsely claim that Patricia really didn't own her own land.
33:01So you could pressure her into selling before she lost it outright?
33:04It was for her own good.
33:06She was going to lose the house and I knew her birds would be safe with Topher.
33:11I want to open up a bird sanctuary with boardwalks going through
33:15so people can see the Red Cross bills and fight to protect them.
33:18And make some money along the way.
33:21Well, commerce is not a crime.
33:23But fraud is.
33:25And now we found out that you entered Patricia's house illegally.
33:29A neighbor called in.
33:32I told her not to go.
33:34I was just looking for the letter I'd sent claiming the title was under review.
33:39You sure you weren't looking for this?
33:40That's the ring Jedediah gave Patricia the day he left.
33:51Were you aware that Jedediah was involved in a jewelry heist just days before?
33:55I had no idea.
33:57Are you saying this thing is real?
34:00How could it be?
34:01He gave it to her in a crossbill nest, like a sweet joke or a riddle.
34:05Which she kept there till her dying day.
34:09The crossbill colony was very special to them.
34:13Their secret place that only they could find.
34:16So even you haven't been there?
34:19I tried trespassing a couple of times.
34:24Just following the bird song.
34:26But the bush is just so dense.
34:28And after the birds are gone and the song stops.
34:32I don't know why you'd bother.
34:33Well, without the song to guide you, it would be next to impossible to find where they nest.
34:37Even for Jedediah after 25 years.
34:40You don't think he's involved in this?
34:43After all this time?
34:45We have evidence that strongly suggests he was.
34:48Even after he left her, I always believed in their love.
34:53To think she might have died at his hand.
35:06You think the jewels are hidden where the crossbills nest?
35:08That's exactly what I think.
35:09Jedediah and Leo robbed the jewelry store, then hid the jewels where only they could find them.
35:15And then planned on returning when the heat was off.
35:17Yeah, but Leo was caught and died in prison.
35:19And then when he finally returned, Patricia surprised him.
35:21Wrong place, wrong time.
35:24When the birds are nesting is the only time you could find that spot.
35:26I mean, they were destined to stumble on each other.
35:29Yeah, and she was destined to be on the wrong side of that.
35:32Which I guess sounds good, but why is Jedediah still out there?
35:36Shooting down nests, silencing birds so no one could track him to the site.
35:39Yeah, presumably he knew exactly where the jewels were hidden.
35:42So why not just return and take them and run?
35:44Why take so long to get him back in the first place?
35:46Hey, guys, you're gonna wanna get in on this telecall.
35:49I got Leo's long-time prison guard calling in from the States.
35:53Okay.
35:54Let's get Sarah too.
36:00Leo was an old head even when I first started work here.
36:02Meaning he's been in prison a long time?
36:0425 years by the time he died.
36:06Spent his days talking about the heists he pulled.
36:10He knew he was gonna die in here, so why not brag?
36:12Did he ever mention a jewelry heist in Newfoundland, Canada?
36:15Or a partner named Jedediah?
36:18I'm not sure.
36:19I know he claimed to have a stash of loot somewhere hidden where no one could find it.
36:23Did he leave any journals behind?
36:25Letters from the outside?
36:26No, nothing like that.
36:28You know, it's too bad you didn't call a few weeks ago.
36:31His cellmate was just released.
36:34Bradley spent a couple of years with Leo.
36:36Probably heard every story a million times.
36:38Okay, well, if you send over Bradley's record, we might be able to track him down.
36:42Absolutely.
36:43Will do.
36:45But be careful.
36:46Bradley Hoffman seems nice enough, but he's a stone-cold killer.
36:49Got it out of technicality after his third appeal.
36:53Thanks.
36:55Here's Bradley's record.
36:59That's Colin Crawford.
37:01The birder who found Patricia's body.
37:04Find him.
37:05Yeah, yeah, I'll check in with the motel and Topher.
37:07He's been released.
37:08You need to move into that forest.
37:09It's miles of thick brush.
37:11Can the tactical unit get us that kind of coverage?
37:14We don't need tactical.
37:15Right, right.
37:16All we need is stealth and a dog.
37:17There could be two of them out there, Mark.
37:19Jedediah's DNA was on the murder weapon.
37:21He's connected somehow.
37:22Well, then we bring him in, too.
37:23We spooked them.
37:24They could disappear into those woods, and we never bring them in.
37:27Tactical's there.
37:28They will stay 20 yards back.
37:30That's the final answer.
37:32Okay.
37:33Come on, Rex.
37:37Let's find this guy before he brings down any more crossbells.
37:41All right, just hold here and wait for my signal.
37:50Come on, Rex.
37:51Let's find this guy before he brings down any more crossbells.
37:53Well, someone's looking for something, all right.
38:05You gotta be close.
38:06What is it, Rex?
38:07Who's your friend?
38:08Well, someone's looking for something, all right.
38:19You gotta be close.
38:26What is it, Rex?
38:29Who's your friend?
38:38I think we might have found you how to die, I guess.
38:44His partner didn't want to split the loot.
38:47Easy, easy.
38:50Stealth.
38:59When I take him, or shall I take him?
39:03Shut up, or I'll shut you up!
39:06Yeah, sure.
39:08Shots fired. Team one, proceed with caution.
39:16You looking for something down there, Colin?
39:19Or should I call you Brad?
39:23Whose identity did you steal?
39:25You know, along with all your other crimes.
39:31I'm just out here searching for birds.
39:32Oh, is that right? Okay. Okay.
39:35But you've been here before, yes?
39:38You came looking for the jewels.
39:40But all you found was Jedediah.
39:43Did Patricia come across you the same day that you stumbled on Jedediah's remains?
39:47Hmm?
39:48Is that why you killed her?
39:49What are you doing here?
39:50What are you doing here?
39:52You!
40:01And then move the body to try and protect the location of the jewels while you continue to search?
40:06A man would nearly kill himself pulling that much weight through the brush.
40:15You're a determined man though, right?
40:17I think you're looking in the wrong place, to be honest.
40:27How's that?
40:28Jedediah gave Patricia a ring after the heist.
40:32Put it in a red crossbill nest.
40:35I think a little bird just told me where to find the stash.
40:39I think a little bird just told me where to find the stash.
40:52I think a little bird just told me where to find the stash.
40:53I think a little bird just told me where to find the stash.
40:59I think he's a very weak place like this.
41:00Not sure.
41:06I don't know.
41:07Are you in the middle of that time?
41:08No, I don't know.
41:09I don't know how this is.
41:11I don't know.
41:12I don't know how this is going to be, but what I'm having at least.
41:14I don't know how this is.
41:18I don't want to be enough at all.
41:20Why?
41:21I don't know how it needs to be, but I want to be healthy.
41:24I don't know how it is.
41:26Someone's getting steak dinner tonight.
41:47Well, it turns out there are $3 million worth of jewels in the crossbills' nets, not including the ring.
41:52More importantly, Colin, a.k.a. Brad, is back behind bars where he belongs.
41:57Well, Sarah had mentioned that Jedediah's DNA was found all over the gloves at the crime scene,
42:01and it's a miracle that the sample and the binos trap hadn't been degraded.
42:05Yeah, it's like Jedediah was literally getting his revenge from the grave.
42:10He and Patricia are gonna be laid to rest together. I think they'd appreciate that.
42:14The land is gonna be turned into a sanctuary just like Patricia wanted.
42:17Yeah, well, I'm just glad that the Red Cross bills are safe,
42:20and that you and Rex now have a little patch to dip into.
42:23You better get your bins ready for this, lifer.
42:28I can't even pretend. I have no idea what you just said.
42:31Got it back.
42:33All right, who's ready for dinner?
42:36Well, Sarah and Donovan will be here any minute. What are we having?
42:39Roast duck.
42:39Just kidding, twitchers.
42:46It's steak.
42:52Roxy.
42:54Oh, nice cash.
42:56Good night.
43:12Good night.
43:16Good night.
43:18Good night.
43:23Transcription by CastingWords
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