(He opens the trunk to show it off to a prospective buyer and finds a dead woman in the trunk.) Agent Rigsby and Van Pelt, are you involved in a personal relationship with each other? Ah, top salesman. And he loves that car. Brad Elias. Brad: Kinsey had been sick for a while. But an hour later, Westhoff called the sheriff back and said never mind. CBI
Lisbon: Mashburn's got zero priors, but he's been investigated for several shady business deals. Cho and Lisbon talk to Jeff. Cho take off after him. Cho: Mr. Westhoff here says you were working with Liselle the night she disappeared. Cho: Noah Landau was at the cocktail party when Liselle's body was discovered. Cho: Now how'd you and Liselle get along? Dock
Jane waits for Mashburne. Family. He gets out to applause, the car rolls to the edge of the cliff and off into the surf below. He was also Liselle Douglas' last appointment the day she died. He'll try harder. He's feeling squeamish 'cause this is the car that he used to kill Liselle. His name is Jeff Sparhawk. I got the autopsy report. In the street
Van Pelt: So he killed her while stealing his own car? It might be a little ghoulish to grab it up so soon, but it is still up there, and someone, at some point, will...
A group of salesman break into a run for it, including Elias. It seems Westhoff, the boss at Zenith Motors, reported a Ferrari disappeared from their service department the night of the murder. It's Liselle's boyfriend. James: As I explained, Mr. Jane, we need a bank statement to confirm-
Walter: Mr. Jane has assured me on his honor that he's good for it. Jane and Cho get to the office. Jane and Lisbon head to his private club. Jane and Mashburne stroll on the beach. Jane rifles through the fridge. Jane: Beef barley? Jane: But you propositioned her, and she said no. Jane: He stole his own wife's car? Jane: Kinsey was winning another sales drive. Jane: The alibi will be solid, whether he did it or not. Jane: Yes, he's second best. Jane: You enjoy being a murder suspect, don't you? Landau's place
Landau: Why would I steal my own car? Leaving the apartment
Lisbon: Jeff Sparhawk has no alibi. Lisbon: And the appointment you had with her the day she died? Lisbon: And you gave her an expensive gift. Lisbon: And you made Kinsey sick by poisoning his beef barley soup. Lisbon: Talk to Westhoff. Number two always tries harder. Owner: Which is terrible, uh, but this is a service business. Ran Liselle down when she caught you taking the car. Rigsby: But they never found anything. Rigsby: Well, a place like Zenith would never call the police on a client. Sitting across the table from him is a woman probably half his age that's laughing at every one of his jokes. That put together with skin abrasions, bone fractures-
Jane: She was hit by a car. That son of a bitch would call the cops for sure Security showed up sooner than I thought, so I stuffed the body in the trunk. The four of them sit down to lunch. The rest of the team goes to the Ferrari, which was crashed into some bushes. They hear a noise from inside and go in to find Jeff Sparhawk bashing the crap out of one of his guitars. This is James Kinsey. Uh, I have to buy Walter a new car. Van Pelt: And no suspects. Van Pelt: We'll you're assuming I'm the one to be transferred? Walter Mashburn. Wanna come and have a chat with him? We got a lead on Sparhawk and the missing Ferrari. We're a private club, and our members treasure their privacy. Well, uh... at least no one got hurt. You knew that. You're a gladiator pit. [SCENE_BREAK]
Zenith Motor Gallery
Jane and Cho hang out in the showroom.
Plan: A: Jane; Q: Who is the psychic who entertains Mashburn? A: Liselle Douglas; Q: Who was found dead in the trunk of a Bentley? A: a young saleswoman; Q: Who was Liselle Douglas? A: Lisbon; Q: Who tells Rigsby and Van Pelt that they are obliged to report them at the end of the case? A: the sales team; Q: Who does Jane and Lisbon meet at Zenith Motor Gallery? A: second lead salesman; Q: What is Brad Elias's position at Zenith Motor Gallery? A: "family; Q: What does Brad Elias say the sales team is like? A: owner Oliver Westhoff; Q: Who confirms that the sales team is a gladiator pit? A: the most successful salesman; Q: Who wins a prize at the end of each sales drive? A: the rich male clients; Q: Who was attracted to Liselle? A: her gifts; Q: What did the rich male clients give Liselle? A: his packed lunch; Q: What did Kinsey take out of the Zenith fridge? A: the office; Q: Where does Lisbon talk to Rigsby and Van Pelt? A: no-longer-secret lovers; Q: What is the relationship between Rigsby and Van Pelt? A: one; Q: How many of the salesmen will have to transfer at the end of the case? A: a poorly paid musician; Q: What was Sparhawk's profession? A: Liselle's job; Q: What kept Sparhawk and Liselle afloat? A: her job; Q: What did Liselle's boyfriend hate about her? A: their future wedding; Q: What did Liselle and Sparhawk use the money from a client gift to fund? A: a valuable picture; Q: What did Liselle and Sparhawk receive from Walter Mashburn? A: millionaire Walter Mashburn; Q: Who gave Liselle a picture to fund her wedding? A: a murder suspect; Q: What does Mashburn enjoy being? A: Cho; Q: Who reports that Westhoff called the police to report a Ferrari stolen from their service department? A: the murder; Q: What did Sparhawk confess to? A: a Ferrari; Q: What car was stolen from the service department the night of Liselle's death? A: The autopsy report; Q: What proves that Liselle was hit by a car? A: probably the Ferrari; Q: What car was Liselle hit by? A: Westhoff - Kinsey risks; Q: Who is James Kinsey angry with? A: the top salesman position; Q: What did Kinsey fear losing due to his stomach problems? A: stomach problems; Q: Why was James Kinsey absent from work? A: performance; Q: What did Elias poison Kinsey's lunch to drop? A: an account; Q: What did Westhoff take from Kinsey? A: Mrs Landau's; Q: What Ferrari might Mr Landau have taken? A: the Landaus; Q: Who is in the middle of a divorce? A: beef barley soup - Kinsey; Q: What was the lunch that was found in the fridge? A: his lunch; Q: What did Kinsey put his name on after someone stole it? A: Van Pelt chafes; Q: What does Van Pelt think of Rigsby's assumption that he will be the one to stay on at the CBI? A: his wife; Q: Who is Landau reconciling with? A: the glove box; Q: Where did Landau leave drugs in the Bentley? A: the car; Q: What did Landau pay Sparhawk to steal? A: a samurai sword; Q: What did Sparhawk threaten to use on the CBI team? A: the private club; Q: Where did Jane entertain Mashburn and his friends? A: the cliff; Q: Where did Mashburn's car roll off after Jane drove it blindfolded? A: the sea; Q: Where does Jane's car roll off a cliff into? A: a replacement car; Q: What does Jane buy for Mashburn? A: a particular car; Q: What does Jane ensure Mashburn's interest in? A: top position; Q: What did Elias want to gain by poisoning Kinsey's lunch? A: no one; Q: Who steals a barley beef lunch? A: their relationship; Q: What does Lisbon tell Rigsby and Van Pelt she will ignore? A: work; Q: Where did Rigsby and Van Pelt show no sign of their relationship? Summary: Jane and the CBI team investigate when Liselle Douglas, a young saleswoman, is found dead in the trunk of a Bentley at Zenith Motor Gallery, an elite car dealership. Jane and Lisbon meet the sales team, except for lead salesman James Kinsey who is away sick. Brad Elias, second lead salesman, claims they are like "family" but Jane counters it is a gladiator pit, confirmed by owner Oliver Westhoff - at the end of each sales drive, the most successful salesman wins a prize, the least successful is fired. Liselle was fairly successful as the rich male clients were attracted to her and gave her gifts. Jane riles Kinsey when he takes his packed lunch out of the Zenith fridge, and Kinsey admits he asked Liselle out - she refused - she had a boyfriend. In the office, Lisbon talks to no-longer-secret lovers Rigsby and Van Pelt, saying she is obliged to report them, at the end of the case, which means one of them will have to transfer. Sparhawk was Liselle's boyfriend: he is a poorly paid musician, has no alibi, and Liselle's job kept them afloat. They both hated her job and gave away client gifts except for one to fund their future wedding - a valuable picture from millionaire Walter Mashburn. He was Liselle's last appointment on the day she died. Lisbon and Jane meet Mashburn at a private club. He denies sleeping with Liselle and says the picture was a gift for finding him a rare car; he identifies Jane as being a charlatan psychic, and enjoys being a murder suspect. Cho reports that the night of the murder Westhoff called the police to report a Ferrari stolen from their service department but called back later to say never mind. The autopsy report shows Liselle was hit by a car - probably the Ferrari. Jane and Cho overhear Kinsey being angry with Westhoff - Kinsey risks losing the top salesman position due to absence with stomach problems, his drop in performance signalled by Westhoff now taking an account from him. Mr Landau, a client, might have taken Mrs Landau's Ferrari since the Landaus are mid-divorce. Jane goes through the fridge and finds Kinsey's lunch, beef barley soup - Kinsey put his name on it as somebody stole his lunch recently. Van Pelt chafes when Rigsby assumes he will be the one to stay on at the CBI as he has been there longer. Landau explains he and his wife are reconciling. But when he hears how Liselle died he implicates Sparhawk - Landau had left drugs in the glove box and paid Sparhawk to steal the car. The CBI team locates the Ferrari, which Sparhawk has crashed, and Lisbon talks him down from threatening everyone with a samurai sword; he confesses to the murder. Meanwhile Jane has been entertaining Mashburne and his friends at the private club but after a 'psychic' show in which Jane drives Mashburn's car blindfolded the car rolls off the cliff into the sea. Lisbon realizes that Sparhawk feels liable but did not kill Liselle. Jane and Cho visit Zenith with Mashburn for Jane to buy a replacement car for Mashburn. Jane chooses Elias over Kinsey as salesman for this sale, saying the second-best tries harder. Jane ensures Mashburn's interest in a particular car but Elias tries to interest him in another. Jane then explains that Elias is feeling squeamish because he used this car to run over Liselle: Elias had been poisoning Kinsey's lunch to drop his performance so that Elias would gain top position. Liselle had caught Elias tampering with Kinsey's lunch and ordered him to confess on pain of her reporting him, but Elias knew that if he did Westhoff would fire him and Kinsey would call the cops, so he murdered Liselle. Jane had suspected Elias because the second-best tries harder and no one steals a barley beef lunch. Lisbon tells Rigsby and Van Pelt she will ignore their relationship provided they show no sign of it at work.