(He turns to look at Sofia and Warrick.) About a year ago? COLD OPEN. Case closed. Catherine: And Tad Sidley's ID? Catherine: The east wall of the house is 17 feet from the chimney in the living room. Fireman: We've got a body! She sees a dead, petrified rat in a trap.) Sofia Curtis: And it was just the two of you in the house.
Plan: A: a body; Q: What is found badly burned in a chimney? A: the house's owner; Q: Who do Catherine and Warrick recall as a suspect in an unsolved murder case a year earlier? A: the house; Q: What do Catherine and Warrick inspect? A: protocol; Q: What did Catherine and Warrick violate by reopening the case? A: two; Q: How many detectives use the burned victim as an excuse to re-open a case? A: an excuse; Q: What do Catherine and Warrick use the investigation of the burned victim as? Summary: When a body is found badly burned in a chimney, Catherine and Warrick recall the house's owner as a suspect in an unsolved murder case a year earlier. Against protocol, the two then use the investigation of the burned victim as an excuse to re-open their case and inspect the house.