- Brenda works to solve the rape and murder of a congresswoman's daughter.
- When the adult daughter of a U.S. Congresswoman is raped and murdered in her own home, Brenda and the Priority Murder Squad are assigned to solve the case. The young woman had recently broken up with her boyfriend and her mother insists that her daughter had no enemies. Alone in the woman's apartment, Brenda is attacked and nearly raped before she is able to subdue her attacker. It all seems like a pretty open and shut case until the culprit tells them the woman had advertised for someone to rape her on an S&M website. After twisting the website owners arm just a tad, Brenda gets a list of everyone who may have visited the sight. She tracks down the attacker but when he tells her that the woman fought back quite violently, she realizes there is something else going on as well.—garykmcd
- Brenda and Gabriel enter the hotel where U.S. Congresswoman Simmons is attending a function and just being introduced by the Mistress of Ceremonies. The officers ask the receptionist for the Representative's seat location. They walk to the correct table, inform US Rep. Simmons who they are and they would like a word with her about her daughter. She responds, give her five minutes; Brenda, with Sgt. Gabriel, depart for the corridor. The Congresswoman, with her aide, Larry Fine, enter the hallway and Brenda asks her if this is your daughter, from a picture she is holding. Brenda informs her daughter has been found murdered. Sgt. Gabriel says it was from a blow to the head, and she was also raped in her home. Rep. Simmons is naturally distraught, Chief Johnson says they will talk later, adding, this being a terrible time to converse.
Brenda enters the crime scene, filled with her team of officers and patrol staff. Lt. Tao says there were no sign of forced entry, likely it was someone Carla knew. Tao shows Brenda the probable events in the bedroom; Brenda asks Det. Daniels for a name of the ex-boyfriend, when she can determine it. There is a cutout picture from a mural Brenda finds in the dresser drawer; it is the boyfriend and Carla. Daniels comes back with information on Brett Harlan, with whom Carla worked with at their employer ad agency, which Brenda says that explains why she kept it to herself.
Brenda acts as Det. Gabriel's secretary, entering the interview room where Brett Harlan waits. She is wearing an earpiece to hear of the fingerprint report from the crime scene. Brenda questions Brett on his whereabouts around the time of the murder and he gives a friend's name he was with at a bar. Brenda asks for a swab for DNA because some of his stuff was found at the crime scene. Brett figures out it was Carla who was raped while Brenda feigns, she was not supposed to inform anyone of the victim's identity. Brett says Carla was holding onto his belongings until he gave her key back. Brett explains their schedules have not been suitable for him to meet Carla to make the exchange, the key for the personal items. Brenda says she cannot provide further information about the case. Gabriel confirms the alibi with Brett's friend and Tao says the fingerprints do not match the killer's, i.e. anyone known to the police, including Brett. Brett says he warned Carla of doing this weird stuff. Gabriel tells Brenda that Brett's fingerprints do not match the rapist. Brett removes his shirt for Brenda to look for any blood on him unidentified from the crime scene; Brett complies and there is no blood or any marks. Brenda tells Brett someone killed Carla during the attack in her home.
Pope emphatically states Rep. Simmons wants to enter Carla's home, being the emotional wreck, she is, so if you want something Brenda, go get it now. Brenda takes the key from the uniformed officer, leaving the door open, since he says the key is marked do not duplicate. Brenda begins her search of Carla's home and bedroom. As she is looking through some desk ornaments, someone tapes her mouth with duct tape, throws her to floor, slugs her, tosses her on the bed, proceeds to rape her, when she pulls her revolver out sticking in the man's gut. He gets off of her, removes his mask at her command, where she continues to point the gun at him. She informs him he is under arrest for breaking-and-entering, attempted rape, and assaulting a police officer.
Brenda places one more bandage on her forehead, calls Agent Howard, when Det. Daniels enters her office, saying her assailant is in the interview room and Congresswoman Simmons is in Pope's office awaiting word on her attacker's response to police questioning. Sgt. Gabriel confronts interviewee Andrew Gage, Brenda's attacker, stating to him, you are under arrest for the attempted rape and battery of a police officer. Gage states he doesn't need an attorney, shouting to the Sgt. he is married, while Gabriel opens Gage's leather bag of S & M accessories. Gage says I brought what I thought she would like as Gabriel questions how his wife would react to his extracurricular activities. Brenda is watching this interview with Pope in the media room. She had previously told Gabriel he would be more objective conducting the interview. Gage screams to Gabriel the woman who did this to my face was asking for it as he refers to a document in his bag. Gabriel refers to the previous girl was attacked in the same house and Gage denies knowing anything about a previous girl. The paper gives the address of Carla's house, requesting the service through a web site referral; Gage repeats, she was literally asking for it, via a personal of the Jones list. Gabriel looks at the paper, Brenda asks Pope to please have Gabriel stop the interview.
Brenda walks the webpage document info to Pope's office where Simmons and her aide are waiting. Brenda requests Rep. Simmons let the police finish their investigation before asking for this progress report. Brenda tells Congresswoman Simmons the man we arrested tonight is not the man who killed your daughter, his prints do not match any print we found at the house. Brenda proceeds to explain what she knows based on the Jones list, i.e. personal ads placed for S&M invitations, Representative Simmons says she doesn't have her reading glasses, Brenda reads the ad. The sheet reads, in part, come to the house, key under a rock by the door, tape my mouth and have your way with me. Simmons interrupts, stating Carla did not write that filth. She leaves the room while Larry asks how the ad was found. Pope tells him from someone responding to it. Brenda assures him the ad will be taken down by morning. Larry leaves. Brenda sadly laments to Pope, she was asking to be raped Will, she wasn't asking to be murdered.
Brenda is met by Agent Howard in the parking lot, afterward at her house, where he attaches a new bandage to her forehead. She invites Fritz to spend the night on the sofa sleeper, not in her bed, as she tells him she has been through a rough day with men.
Brenda and team head to the Jones list headquarters as Brenda learns from Lt. Tao one million people a week visit the web page. Entering Jones headquarters and dealing with the irritated owners, Brenda manages to secure the list of responders logging into this ad featuring Carla's address. Over six-hundred members of the Jones list reviewed Carla's ad, DNA from the rape kit indicates the killer is Caucasian and has red hair. Matching DMV photos will validate the suspects and a search can begin.
Brenda and Gabriel locate suspect Corey Horowitz at his fraternity, but he does not really have red hair, and usage of his credit card leads to the home of pledge Jeffrey. Brenda interviews the neophyte fraternity member, telling her the woman resisted the attack, fighting back harder than expected. Jeffrey waives his right to an attorney as Brenda provides proof of his fingerprints at the crime scene and bets him there will be a DNA match if he does not want to talk. Jeffrey lets Brenda know the fraternity boys dared him to follow-through with the meeting. He tells Brenda when I got to the house, I found the key, snuck in the front door, took off all my clothes, had the tape ready, doing whatever it said in the ad. When I let her up, she got hysterical, she tried to kill me. She pulled a lamp out of the wall, hit me over the head, she was screaming like she was crazy. Jeffrey lifts his shirt up showing Brenda the blood and wounds from Carla's defensive moves. She broke this glass thing, she gouged me and was slashing at my neck. She was trying to kill me, so I pushed her away, when she smashed her head on the dresser. I tried to help her up when her face just went white. I didn't know what to do, then she was dead. I left, locked the door behind me, kept the key, because I didn't want anyone else to go in there. I didn't know what else to do.
Brenda leaves Jeffrey, points to the restroom for the disturbed Congresswoman, argues to Gabriel and Pope arresting Jeffrey is not the way to proceed. We can't get him for B & E because he had access to a key supposedly left by Carla, he can't be arrested for rape because he reasonably thought he had consent, and charging him with murder, he will argue self-defense because Carla fought back. Brenda has a glazed look in her face repeating Carla fought back is what is wrong.
Lt. Tao notes to Brenda every time Carla Simmons went online, her computer recorded it. Brenda asks to be shown how Carla placed her ad. She was not a regular on this site, just the one time placing the ad, as Tao demonstrates for Brenda. There is also no record of any kind of dating-service-site activity like the Jones list from Carla's computer. Tao prints out the date and time stamp of the ad placement for Brenda. Tao asks, you have a confession, what is it you are trying to prove? Intent, Lt. Tao, intent, because without intent we do not have a murder, and our rapist goes free.
Brenda gets information from the team how the descriptions were created by the Jones list users. She has called back Brett Harlan, ex-boyfriend, to answer some loose ends since they found the killer and to return his stuff. Brenda shows Brett the ad, saying Carla was raped and murdered because of the ad on the internet. The ad was placed by somebody else using her computer, notice there is a date and time stamp on it. Brenda tells Brett that Carla did not fill the Jones list form in herself, she was at work when it was completed, and it was filled by a browser auto fill. Brenda tells Brett there is a better reason Carla did not place this ad because she fought back, and why would she fight back if rape was what she intended. Brenda informs Brett, she didn't even know about the Jones list, someone else put up this ad. Someone who had access to her computer, someone who could get in and out of her house.
Brett responds with are you suggesting I put that ad up? Brenda answers no, I am not suggesting that, I can prove it. Another ad you placed of yourself on another site, describing yourself as a control freak, you spelt control incorrectly twice in each ad, spelling it with two l's. Brenda puts the proof on the table in front of Brett. She tells him, walking out that door now makes you look guilty which is what the District Attorney will see as this is being taped. Please tell me you didn't want Carla to be raped? Did you expect people to act on that ad and murder Carla? Brett is standing and shouting no, no. He sits and tells his version of what made him place the ad. Weeks ago he lost his temper reacting to Carla's gunning the car in reverse when he punched her in the arm. He apologized several times, not even bruising her, but she broke up with him for that one thing. Brett said he pursued the apologies, calling her a hundred times, but Carla never responded. Brenda says so you were hurt and angry; she says thank you Brett, it's not pretty, but now at least we know the truth.
Brenda puts Brett's stuff on the table asking for her house key since that was the deal made with Carla. Brenda says, she would return your stuff and you would give her back the key. Brett says oh yeah, I must have lost it. Brenda says really, the landlord only issued two keys, one Carla kept and the other she gave to you. Brenda produces a key, which Brett tries to take, but Brenda pulls it back. She says I got this from the guy who raped and murdered Carla, which you left outside for him. He found it outside her house under the rock where you said it would be. If you didn't intend for anyone to rape Carla, why did you leave the key for him? Brett is silent. Brenda comments, shoot, now we have a problem. Gabriel speaks, if someone dies in the commission of a felony, like solicitation of rape, and there was proven intent, Brenda adds, that is first-degree murder. Brett speaks, saying I thought if she knew what real violence is like then she would know what I did was really nothing.
Congresswoman Simmons enters the murder room after Brenda is warned she is approaching, pulling down the screen to cover the picture detail on the murder board. Simmons looks at Brenda, I think I could have spared myself some doubts about my daughter if I had let you do your job. I can't begin to thank you for proving she was the girl I thought she was; I did know her, so thank you. Brenda says you're welcome. Pope asks if she is okay and she responds yes, I am good. Alone, Brenda calls Fritz to have breakfast with him, somewhere away from the offices and she asks him for good directions.
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