Lindsay has a meeting with Roth where she learns that because of the high-profile nature of the Brandt murders, the mayor and chief of police have assigned Captain Chris Raleigh to the case. He is to take charge with Lindsay as his partner. Lindsay is unhappy because Chris is not a cop from the trenches like she and Warren are.

Lindsay and Chris go to the morgue to speak to highly respected medical examiner Claire Washburn, who is notably better at her job than her boss, Chief Medical Examiner Anthony Righetti. Claire and Lindsay are good friends.

Claire notes that David died from a stab wound to the heart and that he was so frightened that he lost control of his bladder. Melanie was fatally stabbed twice in the chest. Melanie was also sexually assaulted with a fist or blunt object. Most importantly, the tuxedo jacket found at the scene did not belong to David.