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MAJOR CASE (#CI8022)
EPISODE PREMIERE: July 26, 2009
The cops catch a break when they run Grace's fingerprints. A juvie record for possession gets them her name and last known address on the Lower East Side. Ross wants to kick the case to the local precinct: it's not a major case. Nichols appeals for a few more days, citing the sophistication of the killer as a possible interest to the Major Case Squad.
Wheeler, who is nine months pregnant, learns the baby is due imminently. Detective Eames is pulled onto the case.
Nichols and Eames pay a visit to Grace's sad home. Her mother, Karen, is an alcoholic. She explains that Grace used to hang out with someone named Paj. They learn that Grace had dreams of a healthier life, and planned on leaving the city. As the detectives leave, they meet Karen's equally sad drinking buddy, Nate.
Nichols, moved by Grace's clear desire for a better life, decides to take the little evidence that they have to the best forensic scientist in the city. We go to the forensic crime lab and meet... Henry Muller – the killer. He takes the case.
The detectives track down PAJ, which is an alias for Park Avenue Justin, aka Justin Lennox. He's a drug dealer for the kids uptown and he refuses to talk to the cops.
Meanwhile, Henry has learned that the lead suspect in Grace's case is Justin Lennox. He goes to the police evidence room and pulls out an old assault case against Justin Loomis. He finds a bloody shirt and cuts away a barely discernible sampling of a bloodstain.
Henry calls Nichols to his lab and hands him a report. He tells that he found a viable tissue sample beneath Grace's nails, and got a match in the system: Justin Loomis.
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