Lisbon: Uh, a case begins with us getting a phone call from the A. G.'s office to lead an investigation. Cho: The victim is Martha St. Clare, 34- Media relations coordinator for the mayor of this town Mayor was here to break ground on a new development, dug up her P. R. flack instead. Jane: The killer wanted the body to be discovered here under the glare of the cameras. Jane: He's on a roll. Mike Brewster. The murderer probably took it. Lisbon: Mayor's office. Tomorrow is a big day. Assistant: But it died. Are you the CBI Agents? She... She was my media liaison. Mayor: He murdered Martha. Jane: Melba, why would he kill Martha... and not kill you? Mayor: Wilson! CBI
Brewster is asking Jane, lying on a couch. Cho: Until now. CBI
At the office Rigsby is interviewed by Brewster. But-but afterwards, well... Yeah. Why are you a reporter? The team as a whole seems to have a problem with that. Brenda: It is the specific request of the deputy A. G. that your unit cooperate fully with the media. Jane: Of course she had a lover. Local activists draw the line at kidnapping. Take Rigsby. Jane: Well, what's not to know? Where are they? Cho: And being an accessory after the fact makes you just as guilty as Jasper. Jasper: They would know that Jasper was inside the mayor's office. They would soon suspect me. Now! Jane: That's for you. CBI
Jane and Lisbon watch the footage of the groundbreaking. Reporter: In a stunning revelation, mayor Melba Walker Shannon has been arrested by the D.A. The accuser is her closest aide, Wilson Fonteneau, who agreed to testify against the mayor in exchange for leniency regarding his activities as eco-terrorist "Jasper." This only the latest development in a bizarre story of murder and greed that has captivated the central valley. Van Pelt: Which is why we kept it a secret.
Plan: A: Jane; Q: Who is kidnapped by Jasper? A: the body; Q: What is accidentally dug up by the mayor? A: the groundbreaking ceremony; Q: When was Martha St Clair's body dug up? A: Granton; Q: What building development is the body of Martha St Clair found during? A: Melba Walker Shannon; Q: Who is the mayor of Central Valley? A: her personal assistant Wilson; Q: Who is Melba Walker Shannon's assistant? A: the developer; Q: Who did the mayor get a backhander from? A: a case; Q: What does the murder of Martha St Clair draw the attention of the media and local eco-terrorists? A: Mike Brewster; Q: Who is the murderer? A: a reporter; Q: What is Mike Brewster's profession? A: the team's work; Q: What does Mike Brewster watch? A: the staff; Q: Who does Mike Brewster interview? A: the mayor's P.A.; Q: What was Wilson pretending to be? A: a suspect; Q: What does Lisbon want to stake out? A: his career; Q: What did Brewster want to protect from Jane? A: a big announcement; Q: What do Rigsby and Van Pelt make to their CBI team? A: a problem; Q: What does the news that Rigsby and Van Pelt are lovers cause? A: regulations; Q: What is Lisbon breaking when she finds out about Rigsby and Van Pelt's relationship? Summary: Jane and the CBI team are assigned to investigate the murder of Martha St Clair, a mayor's aide and media liaison, after the body is accidentally dug up by the mayor during the groundbreaking ceremony for Central Valley's large Granton building development. Jane riles the mayor, Melba Walker Shannon, and her personal assistant Wilson, especially after the CBI team uncovers the mayor's corrupt backhander from the developer. It is a case that draws the attention of the media and local eco-terrorists, with one suspect being the masked leader of the eco-warriors (pseudonym Jasper). Mike Brewster, a reporter, is assigned to watch the team's work and take some interviews with the staff, but initially he encounters a lack of co-operation until Jane decides to make amends and get to know him, but Jane is kidnapped by Jasper while out with Brewster. Jasper tells Jane he is not the murderer and Jane unmasks him as Wilson - he had gone undercover as the mayor's P.A. After Jane is rescued, Lisbon allows Brewster to observe as they stake out a suspect, but it leads instead to a surprise revelation by Jane that Brewster is the murderer - he killed Martha because she kept it a secret from him that she had discovered the mayor's corruption when as a reporter breaking that story would have made his career. Later, Rigsby and Van Pelt make a big announcement to their CBI team -- they are lovers; this causes a problem because until now everyone but Lisbon knew, but now she officially knows they are breaking regulations.