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5. Jones

Detectives Goren and Eames investigate the murder of a pretty, petite woman found drowned in her bathtub. Days later, a second petite woman is found naked and washed up on shore, and this is followed by the discovery of a strangled third female, and then a fourth victim. They discover that the second victim was also drowned in a bathtub, and they find a link between all four – Henry Talbott, an abusive, drug-addicted lawyer was their boyfriend who was taking money from them to help feed his gambling addictions. Unable to get assistance from his disbelieving wife, the detectives have to work against the clock to gather their evidence before he kills a fifth woman.

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Detectives Goren and Eames investigate the murder of a pretty, petite woman Angie Suarez ( Daniella Alonso ) found drowned in her bathtub. Days later, a second petite woman is found naked and washed up on the shore. This is followed by the discovery of a strangled third female, and then a fourth. They discover a link between all four – Henry Talbott ( Griffin Dunne ), an abusive, drug-addicted lawyer who acted for them in compensation lawsuits and became their boyfriend so he could use money from their settlements to feed his gambling addictions. The detectives have to work against the clock to gather their evidence before he kills a fifth woman and they finally convince his loyal wife Denise ( Karen Young ) to help their investigation.

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