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10. Sins of the Father

Lewis and Falsone attempt to solve the whipping and hanging of a wealthy advertising executive.

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A white man is found whipped and hanged in an empty house near a church that was a station on the Underground Railroad. Lewis and Falsone get a surprise from history as they work the case: the victim's ancestor, a notorious slave-catcher during the Civil War, kidnapped the killer's ancestor (a free black man) and sold him into slavery. Rumors about Bayliss' personal life begin to spread after Pembleton sees him have breakfast with Ballard following his dinner with the restaurant owner. Guest starring: Laurence Mason as Dennis Rigby

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