Episode 33
Ockham's Razor (01-06-03)

Brief Synopsis: Garret is put to the test when he becomes the prime suspect in a homicide forcing the victims husband a forensics expert to question Garret's work on the autopsy.

The simplest answer is often the right one: Ockham’s Razor

Jordan: Oh boy!  Yeah I said ‘boy’.   Looks like Jordan has a big brother—a half brother.  That makes me wonder—did Emily have an affair was she taken advantage of?  Obviously Emily was mentally sick when she had James.  I’m beginning to think that Emily has always had problems.  That begs the question why didn’t her parents do something about it.  Did they ignore it or just assume it was normal behavior for the daughter of rich parents.  So who was the dad?  (And now I really want to know what was in that car Jordan got the key to.  Dead bodies and incriminating evidence pops into the mind.  I hope the writers have fun with all the possibilities they’ve created.)

In some ways I feel sorry for James (and Jordan).  They were both lied to by their parents—people they should have been able to trust.  Max has kept the secret from Jordan her entire life and James was led to believe others were his parents.

I love this new twist on Emily and her death.  Let’s thrown in another twist (just when we think we might be getting an answer).

Poor Jordan.  She’s had more secrets kept from her, it’s no wonder she’s a little messed up and distrustful.  She has one more thing to obsess over now.  I wonder how Jordan will take to James—or the idea of James—once she fully processes everything that happened.  It’s got to be a huge shock to learn you have a brother.  I hope we see more of James.  (Side note: I loved him on Pretender, so I couldn’t help but like him here.  He didn't seem mean to me...more like a lost boy looking for answers that have been kept from him.)

Jordan’s a lucky girl when it comes to Nigel.  He’ll do almost anything for her, even when she won’t tell him why.  He helps her out in this case—again.  She won’t tell him what everything is for and he still helps.  That’s a true friend.  He knows he’ll eventually get answers when Jordan is good and ready—or when she had to tell him (the latter usually being the case.)

Garret: The right answer is the simplest answer.  Hawthorne on first glance was guilty.  All the evidence pointed towards him.  Garret however tries to be fair and not judge him guilty.  He listens to his story and is almost fooled because he lets he compassion for people get in the way.

Garret tries to understand the story—the ‘why’ (compassionate) Hawthorne just looks at the facts (ruthless).  This is what Hawthorne tells Garret about halfway through.  I think that was the big clue (and a very true statement that describes Garret).  Garret realizes he’s being manipulated and that sometimes it’s okay to believe the worst of someone—cause they truly are that bad.  Hawthorne tried to bury Garret in evidence and Garret eventually realizes exactly what Hawthorne’s trying to do.  I thought Garret did a wonderful job with the case.

Woody: It’s nice to see Woody working with the other members of the morgue.  He worked well with Garret.  I saw traits of Jordan coming off of Garret.  I was laughing when Woody made the comment of Garret going all ‘Jordan’ on him. 

Woody shows some strong emotions here.  This is a big case and his ass is on the line.  He stands up to Garret when Garret starts to question him.  Woody is proving he’s not a pushover (despite what he puts up with Jordan).  I thought it was a strong outing for Woody.  He takes his job seriously.

5 out of 5 Dead Bodies.  Strong episode, new twist on Jordan’s mother.