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1. Dead

The murder of a mortician, and the discovery of corpses at a crematorium, leads the detectives to a family man (Jay O. Sanders) who claims to own a consulting business but is suspected of being a contract killer with a penchant for perfection. Goren attempts to prove the man's guilt by setting up a scheme that puts his "fear of making a mistake" in jeopardy.

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The murder of a mortician, and the discovery of corpses buried behind a crematorium, leads the detectives to a family man Harry Rowan ( Jay O. Sanders ) who claims to own a consulting business but is suspected of being a contract killer with a penchant for perfection. Goren proves Rowan's guilt by laying a trap that plays on his "fear of making a mistake". Inspired in part by the Tri-State Crematory scandal.

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