Episode 110
Fall From Grace (03-28-07)

DO NOT COPY AND REUSE ON DIFFERENT SITES PLEASE

Play by Play Synopsis:

Teaser:  Bug and Jordan are walking through the hall and Bug is trying to convince Jordan to deal with the juvenile probation kids they have coming to the morgue.  Jordan tells Bug that it is Kate's problem, but she is out sick.  Jordan's cell phone rings and she is called to a scene, so Bug is left behind.  Before Jordan leaves she goes into Garrets office and closes the door.  She tells him that she went to the doctor again and had her charts emailed to him.  She thinks it is good news because the growth in her brain has not gotten any bigger and her symptoms are gone.  Garret, however, knows that Jordan can not pretend everything is ok.  He tells her she still needs the surgery.  Jordan says she is weighing her options, but Garret informs her she is down to one.  Jordan thinks it is her life, her brain, and her decision.

Bug comes into Garrets office and informs him that the probation kids are here and Kate is sick.  Garret tells Bug he has to handle it, but Bug really does not want to.  However, Bug does not really have a choice.

Jordan arrives at the scene and greets Woody.  He gives her a hard time about taking so long to get there, and Jordan tells him she spaced on which exit it was.  They both joke about it for a second and then Woody takes Jordan inside to the crime scene.  It is a woman in a bathroom sitting against the wall with blood around her.  It appears she hit her head on the sink, but Woody says there is so much more blood than just from the head wound.  Jordan opens the woman's jacket and they see that the woman had been cut open.  She was pregnant.  Jordan says it is a late term pregnancy so the baby could still be alive out there somewhere. 

Act one: Woody is on the phone with someone to make sure they are checking all the hospitals and clinics to see if a newborn has been brought in.  Jordan comes out to tell him that there is no ID on the woman, and that she is wearing a wedding ring.  Woody hates this because now he has to tell a husband that his pregnant wife is dead and that his baby has been ripped from the womb.  Jordan tells Woody that she will have an ID soon, and that he should just tell the husband they are doing everything they can to get the baby back to him soon.

Garret is on the phone with Jordan's doctor and tells him that she has convinced herself that she has had the meningioma her whole life and does not seem to grasp that she could die from it.  Garret knows that he just needs to keep an eye on her. 

Bug is touring the juvenile probation kids through the morgue, and dreading every moment of it.  He is giving them facts about homicide rates in Boston and asking them questions.  One of the kids is texting on her cell phone and gives Bug no attention when he is talking with her.  Bug has similar problems getting through to the other kids.  Garret then comes in and takes the phone away from the girl and takes things over from Bug. 

Nigel and Jordan are doing trace on the woman and determine that the blow to the head was not enough to kill her right away.  So the baby was still getting oxygen up until the moment it was cut out of her.  Then the cause of death was blood loss.  They also determine that it was not a pro doing the cutting, because there were hesitation marks on the body.  Jordan notices some drops of blood on the woman's arm and they believe it could be from the killer injuring themself.  Jordan takes a sample to compare against the woman's.  Nigel comes up with an ID using her fingerprint.  Her name was Carla Owens.  Jordan tells Nigel to call Woody so he can make the notification. 

Woody goes to the house to notify the husband.  A woman answers the door and he tells her he is looking for Mr. Owens, Carla's husband.  The woman tells Woody that Carla does not have a husband, but that she is Carla's wife, Marissa.  Inside the home Woody is talking with Marissa and explaining to her what they found, that the baby was missing.  Marissa tells Woody that Carla used to drive to the park and so Woody gets the information on the car.  Marissa pleas with Woody to please find the baby.

Garret is in the crypt with the kids and shows them the body of a kid they knew of.  He continues to tell them how the kid was killed as a lesson on how to stay alive.  Garret asks them if they see the lesson he is laying out for them, but one of the kids just makes a joke about it, and a few of the other kids laugh.  Charlie, the kid making the smart-ass comment asks if he can go to the restroom.

In Garrets office, Nigel is on Garrets computer using his email.  Bug comes in and asks him why he is using Garrets email, and Nigel's excuse is the responses come much quicker when the request comes directly from the chief medical examiner.  A new email arrives which is the third one with meningioma in the subject line.  Bug tells Nigel that when he came in earlier he could tell Garret was hiding something on his laptop.  They both get a little suspicious when they notice the emails are from Dr. Rene Sanchez, the neurosurgeon.  Nigel pretends it is an accident, but he opens the email.  It states that after looking over the MRI the meningioma needs to be removed immediately, but it never mentions Jordan's name.  So Bug and Nigel are left thinking it is Garret who is sick.

Jordan is in the conference room with Marissa.  Jordan informs her that they believe the killer left blood behind so there is a chance they can find who did this.  She also consoles her and tells her that it is very likely that whoever took the baby is most likely taking very good care of it.  Marissa tells Jordan that if it was a boy his name is Anthony, and if it was a girl her name is Claire.  Jordan informs her that the baby is a boy.  Marissa then tells Jordan that she wants to see Carla.  Woody then comes into the conference room and Marissa asks if they have found anything.  He tells her they have found nothing on the baby and they are searching around the clock.  He then asks Marissa if he can ask her a few questions.  They all sit down and Woody starts asking Marissa about her relationship with Carla, and basically is starting to treat her like a suspect.  Jordan does not like this approach.  Marissa then tells Jordan to compare her DNA to the killers so they can rule her out as a suspect. 

Jordan is in the lab doing the blood work, staring at the computer.  Woody comes in and starts talking to Jordan, but she is still just staring into the computer...zoned out.  Woody finally gets closer to her and waves his hand and she snaps out of it.  Jordan tells him she did not like the way he attacked Marissa because he knows what she is going through.  He agrees only if she is innocent.  Woody says he needs to treat Marissa like any other spouse in this situation.  Jordan thinks it is more a case of an unstable woman wanting a baby.  The computer is done processing the blood work and it turns out Marissa's DNA match that of the killer.  Jordan can not believe it.  Woody wonders that if she is the killer, where is the baby. 

Act two: Woody is at Marissa's house arresting her and she can not believe it.  He asks her where the baby is, and she claims that she did not kill Carla.  Woody tells her they they found her blood on Carla's body and Marissa can not believe it.

Garret is in trace with the kids and shows them another body.  He asks if they have questions on anything and a couple of the kids do ask some real questions.  Charlie is still being smart about his responses though.  Garret is trying to ignore it though.  They all walk into autopsy and there is a body that has been propped up and he is wearing Charlie's hat and sun glasses.  All the kids get a kick out of this.  Garret does not think it is funny at all and gets the body down.  He immediately begins the autopsy where two of the kids faint.  He is still trying to teach them a lesson about how death is no joke. 

Marissa is in interrogation and Woody and Jordan are looking in.  Jordan is upset because she defended Marissa, but Woody tells her that she put on a good act.  Woody asks her if she has finished the autopsy yet, and Jordan tells him she has but there is nothing that helps them.  Jordan then tells Woody that she needs to speak with Marissa.  They go into the interrogation room and ask Marissa again where the baby is.  Jordan starts asking Marissa questions and assures her that it was her blood found on Carla's body.  Marissa still denies everything and can not believe they do not believe her.  Jordan then tells Marissa that if she lets that baby die she is coming after her. 

Back in autopsy Garret is showing the kids how the guy died while they analyze the gun shots in his body.  Charlie continues to be a smart-ass about everything and Garret is starting to get sick of it.  Charlie then tells him that he thinks this is all a big waste of time, but Garret is a smart-ass back to him and tells him that the store he wants to rob will still be there when they are done.  All the kids now laugh at Charlie.  Bug and Nigel are observing Garret and Bug points out that he appears to be a little cranky.  Nigel says that irritability is a symptom of meningioma.  Bug makes a subtle joke about how maybe he has had this the entire time they have known him, but Nigel does not think it is funny.  They can't understand why Macy does not just get the surgery if Dr. Sanchez is recommending it.

Jordan and Woody are in the station talking with Marissa's Mom, Sister, and Brother-in-law.  It is obvious the mother did not approve of Marissa's lifestyle.  She does not even remember Carla's name.  Jordan tells them that they need their help in convincing Marissa to tell them where the baby is.  They then tell Jordan that they are not close with Marissa anymore since she "turned" gay.  The mother then points out that the baby is not really even Marissa's because it is not like she contributed any sperm to the "project."  This pisses Jordan off and she tells them that the "projects" name is Anthony.  Marissa's sister Rebecca then tells them that she found out a few weeks ago that Carla was pregnant.  So she goes into talk with Marissa and it is obvious they are not close.  Rebecca asks Marissa to tell them where the baby is, but Marissa holds strong in that she does not know.  Marissa then asks Rebecca to go away.  As Rebecca leaves she turns and tells Marissa that they are all there for her even though they do not approve.  She quotes something saying "Hate the sin, Love the sinner."  Jordan and Woody are now back to square one.

Garret is signing the forms for the kids so they can prove they attended the morgue.  When Charlie hands Garret his form Garret does not sign it.  Charlie argues that he was there and looked at all the crap Garret showed them.  Garret tells him that if he want's his sheet signed to meet him at the morgue the next morning at 9am.  Charlie is really upset about this and threatens Garret.  However, Garret sticks with it and tells Charlie to be there at 9am.  Charlie enters the elevator with the rest of the kids and is pissed.

Act three: Jordan is in the lab and Nigel comes in to see what she is doing.  Jordan tells him that they need to go over every thing again to see if they missed something.  Nigel does not see the point because it is not going to tell them what Marissa did with the baby.  Jordan asks him to just go through the evidence they collected.  Nigel then finds the blood sample they took from the victim that was to match the killer and he finds that it has not been processed.  Jordan says that is impossible because she matched it to Marissa's blood.  They determine that Jordan tested Marissa's blood against itself and that is why it was a match.  Nigel can not believe Jordan made such a huge mistake.  He asks her if she was distracted, if maybe it was Dr. Macy's sickness.  Jordan then asks Nigel what he is talking about and he tells her that him and Bug know about Garret's meningioma.  Jordan then claims she does not know what he is talking about and hands Nigel the blood sample and tells him they need to rerun the test.  As she is handing the sample to Nigel her hand starts shaking, but Nigel does not notice.  He is still mad and tells her that he can not run the test because the blood has not been refrigerated and it is degraded.  She tells him to run it anyway and then rushes out of the room.

Jordan is at the station telling Woody about the terrible mistake she made.  Woody is very upset with her because he arrested a woman and put her through hell, and now he finds out it was Jordan's mistake and that Marissa was innocent.  Jordan tells Woody over and over that she is sorry.  She then asks if they can please stay focused on the baby, but Woody continues his frustration with her, telling her that it has been 10 hours they have wasted because of her.  He walks out of the room leaving Jordan to feel guilty.

Charlie is waiting for Garret at his desk and is snooping on his computer.  Garret walks in and closes the laptop.  Charlie starts right in with his attitude and Garret tells him that he is here to see death, what he does with his life he could care less about.  Charlie goes with Garret.

Back at the station Woody is walking Marissa out and is apologizing again to her.  Jordan is also in the hall and tells Marissa that it was her fault and not to blame Woody.  Marissa is obviously mad and tells Jordan that she has been planning Carla's funeral from a jail cell, and that her knees are raw from praying on the cement floor for her son...the one Jordan accused her of kidnapping.  Jordan again tries to apologize, but Marissa does not want to hear it and tells her to go and find her son.  Marissa leaves the station and Jordan looks back at Woody.  Woody does not say a word and walks away from Jordan. 

Garret and Charlie are in with a body of a kid who was playing around at a constuction site and fell in a hole and was killed.  Charlie makes a comment on how the kid should have watched where he was going, and Garret just goes with it.  Garret tells Charlie he wants him to clean up the body.  Charlie does not want to do it and Garret asks him if he is scared.  Charlie tells him he is not scared of a dead body because he knows about death and he thinks about how he is going to die every day.  Garret tells him that maybe he should start thinking about how he is going to live.  He then tells Charlie to clean up the body so his parents can see him.

Woody is with a police officer in the woods and they have found Carla's car.  There is no one inside, but there is a lot of blood.  Woody tells the officer to pop the back trunk so they can make sure the baby is not inside.  Jordan comes into her office and gets a call from Woody telling her they found the car.  He tells her they have not found the baby, but there is a lot of blood inside.  He gives her directions and tells her to write them down because they do not have time for her to get lost.  Jordan shrugs off the comment from Woody and tells him she will be there.  She then thanks him for calling her, but he continues being mean and tells her she was not his first choice and that nobody else was available.  This obviously hurt Jordan, and her hand holding the phone to her ear begins to shake again.  She closes the phone and holds her hand tightly, trying to stop it from shaking.

Act Four: Nigel and Bug are in the lab discussing what they should do about Garret.  Bug says that since Jordan blew Nigel off about the subject it is obviously meant to be a secret.  Nigel can not believe Garret did not tell them.  Jordan then comes in and tells them they have found Carla's car and she grabs her kit.  Nigel corners her and tells her they want to talk to her about Dr. Macy.  Jordan tells them she is not going to have this conversation now.  Bug asks her if he is going to have the surgery or not, and Jordan tells them that she does not know why they think Garret is sick, but that he is fine.  They are not buying it and Nigel asks her why she keeps covering for him, but Jordan shouts it at them that Garret is fine and then leaves to go meet Woody.  Bug tells Nigel that he is going to have to talk to Garret, but Nigel tells him that they are BOTH going to go and talk to him. 

Garret comes in to check on Charlie and see how he is coming cleaning up the body.  Charlie did a good job by the looks of things, but then Garret pulls down the sheet and it turns out that Charlie only cleaned the boys head and shoulders because that is all the boy's parents would see.  Garret asks him if he always does things half ass.  He then takes Charlie into another room where there is a man who was killed in a car accident.  He again tries to teach Charlie the value of life.  This case touches Charlie and he storms out of the room, knocking over a tray of supplies. 

Jordan arrives at the site with Carla's car and Woody makes a comment on how at least she got there faster than yesterday.  Jordan just shows a small smile and continues walking toward the car.  Jordan goes to the passenger side and looks inside, while Woody goes over to the drivers side.  Jordan tells Woody he had every right to blow up at her yesterday because she made a huge mistake.  Jordan takes a sample of the blood on the seat and says she has to take it back to the lab and run it.  She then finds a piece of paper under the seat and it is also covered in blood.  Jordan gives it to Woody and they place it in an evidence bag so she can run that as well. 

Outside the morgue Garret finds Charlie and tells him that he has read his file.  Charlie's Dad was killed in a car accident when he was 10 years old.  Charlie tells Garret that just because he got a little upset over the case does not mean anything has changed.  Garret then tells him of a boy who took the same tour and Charlie is taking now and he ended up in the crypt 6 months later.  Garret then asks Charlie about his father, if he was good to him.  Charlie said his father was not home much because he had to work two jobs.  Garret tells him that one of the hardest lessons everyone has to learn is that life isn't fair.  Charlie agrees and says life sucks.  Garret tells him it does not have to suck all the time.  Charlie then tells him his father left in the middle of work to come and bail him out, and his mother never knew why her husband left in the middle of work.  Garret asked him if he has ever told his mother about this, and Charlie says there is no way he would tell her because she would hate time.  Garret tells him that most parents love their children no matter what.  It still bothers his mother not knowing why her husband was on the road that day, and Garret tells Charlie he can fix that by telling her that he was coming to bail him out. 

In the lab Woody and Jordan have Nigel analyzing the paper they found in the car.  After running some tests Nigel is able to lift the blood from the paper and they are able to read what is underneath.  Most of the letters are missing, but they determine it is a travel itinerary from a church, and the churches name is on the top of the bulletin.  Jordan and Woody go the church and on the banner they see the same quote that Marissa's sister said to her at the police station; "Hate the Sin, Love the Sinner."  It turns out that Rebecca is there at the church and Woody and Jordan question her.  Rebecca tells them that she remembers when Marissa was born how perfect she was.  Then she met Carla and everything changed.  Jordan tells her that people love who they love and it is not wrong.  Rebecca did not agree and said "that" kind of love was a sin.  Rebecca says that she prays for the baby and that maybe if given the chance he can stay perfect forever.  Jordan now is convinced that Rebecca has the baby and starts going after her.  Woody grabs her and holds her back because they don't have anything on her. 

Act Five:  Nigel, Jordan and Woody are back in the lab doing more tests on the bulletin. Jordan asks Nigel if there are any fingerprints or any other blood besides the victim on it, but Nigel has nothing.  Woody gets off the phone and tells them that Rebecca and her husband live only 1/2 a mile from where Carla's car was found.  Jordan is starting to feel really guilty because she knows Rebecca could get away with this and it is her fault.  Woody then says that maybe Rebecca isn't the one they should focus on.

In the interrogation room at the police station, Woody and Jordan are talking to Rebecca husband.  Jordan talked with him about everything and eventually he breaks and tells them the truth.  Jordan then asks him where the baby is and if he is still alive.  Jordan and Woody arrive at Marissa's house and Jordan is holding the baby.  She assures Marissa that this is her son and that he is fine. 

Back at the morgue Charlie tells Garret that he cleaned that kid again and this time he did it right.  He asks him if he would now sign his attendance form.  Garret signs his sheet, but tells Charlie he needs to talk to his mother.  Charlie knows, but tells Garret that he still does not like him and leaves the morgue with a smile. 

Nigel and Bug track Garret down in the hallway and ask him how he is feeling.  He says he is fine, but Bug asks him again and Garret is confused.  He stops them and tells them that one of them needs to tell him what is going on.  Nigel confesses that he was in his email and saw the messages and the meningioma.  Garret tells them that he does not have a meningioma, that he was doing a consult.  Nigel and Bug are relieved and Nigel goes to give Garret a hug.  Garret stops him and says no hug and walks away.  Nigel and Bug are so happy and Garret yells at them to stay out of his email. 

At the police station Rebecca is being charged and Jordan and Woody are in the hall talking.  Jordan then says that she needs to get back to the morgue, but Woody stops her and apologizes for not letting up on her and being a jerk.  Jordan says it is ok, and that she screwed up.  If he had screwed up like that she would have been pissed at him too.  Jordan then turns to leave and Woody stops her again and asks her if she is sure she is ok.  Jordan says she is just tired and could use more sleep.  Woody then tells her she knows she can talk to him.  Jordan claims she is fine and turns and walks out the door.  Woody just watches her, still feeling something is not quite right.

Jordan comes into Garrets office and confesses to him that she screwed up on her case.  He tells her that short term memory loss is part of the effect of the meningioma.  He tells her she has been seizing and not even knowing it.  He then tells her he is taking her out of the rotation.  No autopsies, no crime scenes, and no lab work.  Jordan can not believe this and asks if this is his way of blackmailing her into having the surgery.  Garret tells her that she won't let him help her and there is nothing he can do about it, but he is done covering for her.  He tells her she needs to deal with this. 

Written by: Mary Jo