- Rizzoli and Dr. Isles look at the death of the head of the rich, Brahmin Fairfield family. Dr. Isles once dated the dead man's brother and Rizzoli feels that this is hampering work. Rizzoli's mother peddles juices with dubious benefits.
- Something of a wedge is driven between Jane and Maura when they investigate the death of Adam Fairfield, the head of one of the oldest and richest families in Boston. Maura knows the family well and was once engaged to Garrett Fairfield, Adam's younger brother. Jane wants to treat this like any other case but Maura thinks she should cut the family some slack, particularly since she hasn't yet determined a cause of death. Jane thinks Maura wants her to go easy because they're rich and important. When Maura does in fact determine that Adam was murdered, she also finds a clue that leads to the killer - an cashmere sweater. Jane meanwhile learns that her mother Angela has taken to selling a tonic of sorts in local pubs.—garykmcd
- The governor's request for discretion is obliged by family friend Maura as Adam Fairfield, the head of a billionaire family with Pilgrim Fathers line in Boston is found drowned, incurring jealous suggestions of collusion from the detectives, gross in Jane's case. The autopsy is difficult, but she rules against the apparent yachting accident. Prime suspects are Adam's brothers. Sumner was sidetracked and carries a bitter grudge. Maura"s former study buddy, charming Garrett Fairfield, started his own fashion label in Milan, but now returns to run the family empire. With Maura to teach them society ways, the team finds the corpses in the Fairfield palace closets, ultimately even turning the loyal family attorney Robert Colburn. Frankie meanwhile asks to check the dodgy Polynesian health elixir gullible mother Angela is selling.—KGF Vissers
- The eldest brother in a Boston "Brahmin" family (direct descendents of passengers on the Mayflower) is found in the harbor dead after an apparent sailing accident. But Maura's close connection with the family and Jane's resentment over the wealth they display threaten to derail their investigation. Angela, meanwhile, tries her hand at selling a Polynesian health drink.—TNT Publicity
- Jane and Maura prepare to go on a jog when their respective phones ring simultaneously.
The crime scene is at the dock. The victim didn't have ID on him but Maura recognizes him as Adam Fairfield. She dated his brother Garrett when she was 20. She doesn't want to go on the notification to the family, but agrees to anyway.
They pull up to the massive house with Detective Frost. He drools over Garrett's snazzy car out front. The Fairfields are a Brahmin family, descendants from the Mayflower.
The family already knows. They meet his wife Jocelyn, who thinks he drowned while sailing.
Garrett (Mark Paul Gosselaar) joins them. The family lawyer Robert tries to usher Jane aside, but she blusters by, looking to Maura for back up when she says they need to talk to the family right away. Maura says they should give them space.
Jane leaves in a huff.
Frankie finds his mom in the neighborhood coffee shop hawking some sort of Melanesian rejuvenation drink which, she loudly declaims, also helps with bowel movements. He tries to get her to pipe down, to no avail.
Jane finds Maura in the morgue doing Adam's autopsy on a Sunday. When Jane asks why Maura didn't back her up with the family she says she didn't want to let Jane "badger" them. Jane asks why she's rushing the science.
The Governor called.
Maura defends the Fairfields and Jane asks why she's doing her job differently. They're soon arguing over how to proceed, with Maura saying she hasn't even proven it was a homicide yet. Jane leaves in a snit, saying she'll figure it out for herself.
Frost looks at bios for the Fairfield family, a bunch of rich white suspects, as he calls them. "It's Clue!"
The tabloids say Adam and Jocelyn's marriage was on the rocks. He was the oldest, then Garrett then Sumner.
Sumner, even though he was the youngest, took over the family firm five years ago. Garrett runs a clothing company out of Milan. There are fraud allegations against Sumner and Adam forced him out.
Harbor patrol still hasn't found Adam's boat.
When they visit Sumner, he laughs that they bought the story about fraud, saying they don't know how the game is played. Korsak admits he doesn't know how to play the entitlement game.
He says he was on a motorcycle ride when Adam died. He says Adam was an experienced sailor.
Korsak visits Maura. He wonders how much Adam's cashmere sweater cost. Maura says about $1,000 but she says it doesn't feel right, probably from sea salt exposure. She still doesn't know what the bump on Adam's head is from. She says the bump could be a fall, but hedges.
Korsak finally asks why he's there instead of Jane. She finally fesses up, saying Jane's mad at her. He says Jane just wants to know that Maura has her back.
Frankie visits Jane, bringing her the drink. Frankie's concerned. He says their mom is wearing lipstick every day and has bought new clothes. He worries she's thinking about leaving their dad.
They're interrupted by the Fairfield family lawyer Robert, who hasn't brought the files she subpoenaed. She calls him out, saying she looked him up and knows he's from a rough neighborhood. He's defending the Fairfields, when he tells her he has assurances the case will be handled quietly. He says he'd hate to see her career path cut short.
Frost checked surveillance and found no footage of Sumner on his bike. They know only that Garrett flew in by private plane from L.A. after Adam died.
Maura brings them the prelim autopsy, saying his stomach contents were unusually well-preserved. He had a special kind of oysters. They check menus for places near the harbor.
Maura, Korsak and Frost head to the restaurant where Maura schools Korsak on eating oysters without chewing as they look through dining receipts. They find one for Sullivan Control Systems, a Fairfield subsidiary. The person had salad with dressing on the side, which Frost thinks is "chick food."
Jane brings Maura her mom's drink, asking her to run tests to make sure she's not poisoning the neighborhood. She also brings Maura expensive chocolate containing gold flakes, which Maura thinks is an apology. Now Jane's mad again. They make Korsak mediate, explaining to Maura that Jane thought she might ask Garrett who Adam had lunch with. He begs off by taking a call.
Jane thinks Maura seemed too at home with the rich folk. Maura says that's where she's from. Jane leaves, saying she doesn't even know what side Maura's on.
Maura visits Garrett, who's swimming laps in the pool. She asks him who Adam might have had lunch with. He says she inspired him to take a risk. He says Sumner and Adam fought a lot, but brothers wouldn't kill brothers. He knows who Adam was seeing. She promises to be discreet.
Maura calls Jane from outside a coffee shop and tells her the mistress was Vanessa De Wald. Garrett comes back with coffee. Maura tells Jane she has her back. Then Garrett gets back in the car and kisses her.
At the station, Korsak says Adam was divorcing his wife. Harbor patrol calls saying they found the boat.
The Coast Guard greets them, saying they're taking the boat. Robert the lawyer looks on. Jane talks down the three Coast Guardsmen and strong arms her way on board with Maura, Frost and Korsak.
There's blood on the boom, which prompts Jane to think it might have actually been an accident. They find his wallet and inhaler. Jane's ready to admit she was wrong when Maura takes a look around and declares it was a murder.
In the lab, Maura says nothing on the boat matches the wound on Adam's skull. She thinks the blood was planted.
Maura is stuck on the fibers on Adam's sweater.
Jane suggests a drink.
In the bar, Maura declares the wine "chalky" and refuses to drink beer. Jane asks what happened with Garrett. Maura says she loved him. Maura says her mom's drink is 99% water, not harmful or helpful.
Maura invites Jane to the private memorial service that night, cocktail attire required.
At the service, they enjoy the fancy champagne. Maura gets the results from Adam's sweater via text, which she sends to Frost. It was supposed to a fundraiser, but it's a memorial instead.
Dinner is a seated affair with fish knives and melon spoons.
After, they see Sumner and Jocelyn kiss in the hallway. Jane's about to go talk to them when Robert intercepts her, saying now she knows what he's been covering up, but they didn't kill Adam.
Back at the station, they check out security camera footage of Sumner and Jocelyn going into a hotel room and staying there all afternoon.
Frost tells Maura that Garrett is using cheap cashmere and is broke and behind on everything. They track the plane he flew in on. He came in from Milan via LA and was stuck there for three days with engine problems. They think he drove his snazzy car cross country.
Maura is upset. Jane tries to tell her that her gut was right not to stick with him after college. Maura is upset she didn't put the clues together.
It wasn't an inhaler, it was for a kind of emphysema, which is why he couldn't digest food. The damage was from an inherited disorder that all the Fairfield boys should have, but don't. Adam was a half-brother, which is why he didn't inherit the business.
Maura tells her what Garrett said about brothers not killing brothers and that Garrett probably justified it because Adam was a half brother. She thinks he did it and knows where the proof is: It's how he got from LA to Boston.
Jane and Maura go to the Fairfield estate and find Garrett in the pool again. Maura says she only knows one person who could swim in from a mile out at sea: a tri-athlete like him.
They find a part to his car that matches the wound and has been recently replaced. Jane tells Garrett to get out of the pool. He looks to Robert to run interference, reminding Robert he works for him. But Robert says he works for the Fairfields.
Jane brings Maura a champagne glass in the bar, it's beer. Maura loves it.
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