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2. Gemini

When a schizophrenic (Barry Del Sherman) obsessed with Marilyn Monroe and the cult of the blond and the blue-eyed commits a series of murders to eradicate those he feels are responsible for promoting the homogenization of appearance rampant in society, Goren and Eames suspect that a person close to the man may have taken advantage of his illness and his crimes to commit extortion.

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A series of murders of retailers who provide changes in appearance, particularly optometrists, leads Goren and Eames to schizophrenic Brent Anderson ( Barry Del Sherman ). He is obsessed with Marilyn Monroe and has bought blue contact lenses and dyed his hair blonde. However, the detectives prove that the murders are linked to an elaborate $5 million extortion scheme on the contact lens manufactures by Brent's older brother, Spencer ( Michel Gill ), who has exploited his younger brother's illness.

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