Plot summary
Detective Megan Wheeler and her new partner, Detective Zack Nichols, are sent to investigate the stabbing of a young hipster, Theodore "Teeter" Kenright ( Brian Fenkart ) in an ethnically-charged neighborhood. They enter his world of aspiring artists with big dreams living in a converted warehouse run by a former rock musician Phillip ( Daniel Gerroll ). The detectives uncover a web of petty jealousies and competitive culture, especially after Rafe Shaver ( Josiah Early ), a promising guitar player is found pushed to his death in an open industrial elevator shaft. They become suspicious of ambitious musician Hank ( Ashton Holmes ) who not only acquires Rafe's quarters and band membership but also his girlfriend, Sue Smith ( Gillian Jacobs ), who is also sleeping with Phillip to pay her rent. The detectives focus on this pair of opportunists and eventually connect them to the murders. Guest actors also include Will Swenson as Joe Lazar and Brandon Victor Dixon as Dix.
Credits
Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, Law & Order: Criminal Intent season 8. HTML formatting and reference markers removed.