Da Vinci’s Inquest - Season 6 Episode 13

With Williams away on another case in Seattle, Shannon is temporarily partnered with Donna. They are working on a case of a gunshot dead body washed ashore by the port, his face covered with a seven tentacled octopus. They discover he is Lawrence Brownfield, an American journalist. He apparently was working on a story about the drug trade and drug smuggling in and out of Vancouver. Shannon and Donna piece together the story and if it was somebody on the drug side of things who was not too happy about the story who killed him. Kosmo and Leary start their investigation on Rick Prentice's death, knowing in their hearts that Curtis is the murderer. Curtis threatens Sue to pin the murder on either her or Councilor Pierce. Sue, scared of Curtis, obliges by agreeing to plant a knife, the murder weapon, in Pierce's car. However Sue has other ideas of what to do with the knife. Despite these maneuverings, Curtis is feeling the pressure and is on the verge of a total meltdown. Kosmo and Leary don't yet have a solid case against Curtis but stumble across a stash of possible evidence in a garage Curtis is renting and in which he is storing many of his secret possessions. Pierce is also feeling the pressure as a suspect in Prentice's murder and his subsequent break up with Brenda. Da Vinci offers Pierce some emotional support before Pierce does something drastic. And in the lead up to the Chief of Police interviews, Da Vinci solicits advice and get conflicting information. Phil Rosen suggests he tread lightly around controversial issues, whereas the Mayor and Claire just tell him to "be himself". Da Vinci has a run-in with his primary rival, Sgt. Bill Jacobs, about the underhanded tactics he's used in the drive for the job. But after the interviews, it's up the the Police Board to decide between their two vastly different leading candidates.