A Murderer Among Us 3.7

My Netflix sleeve is surprisingly detailed. It calls Goren "mercurial" and warns us about Eames' surrogacy and his "newbie partner." 

In theory, since it's been a while since I attended to this blog, I should backtrack to "Pravda" and "Stray" to get back into the swing of things but ... Bishop. *shudders* No, I can't. I just can't. If you haven't been keeping track, we still got 5 more episodes to trudge through (and she's only the first of MANY red headed we're gonna meet in this series), so let's get on with it.

CI has a love affair with red heads and this Claire is in EVERYTHING. Name a show, she’s been on it. Most notably, since the holiday season is upon us, Hallmark’s Annie Claus is Coming to Town. I have it on dvd, no lie.

Speaking of red heads, I’ve been spelling Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers’ name wrong for forever.

Blonde detective man thinks it a cut and dry case of spousal murder. At the very least, he serves his purpose of explaining why this is even a CI episode. The husband was involved in some rigging thing, we don’t know.

sigh Add ‘boats’ to the list of things Goren knows too much about ...

But he still knows nothing about girl things cuz now that Goren no longer has Eames, our resident expert in all things girl, Bishop gets one in on him, and it’s a good one. Feelin' all cocky now, she scoops up the medical report right out from under his hand. It’s girls vs boy in the morgue. 

Eames is all cozy and maternal with Goren in these episodes, hanging around the Plaza, gazing cutely at him across their desks while he concentrates away. Eames seems to be liking their new set-up. Goren's antics are cute when you're not responsible for him. Bishop falls under Goren’s spell right before Eames’ eyes and ditches their girl's night.

Nothing against red heads but, statistically, there can’t possibly be this many red heads together in the same room this often.

Awwww. Lonely people in an old age home. Visit & call your parents, everyone! NOW!

I don’t know, Goren, you’re making some pretty serious leaps of the imagination this case.

Goren’s so busy jerking poor Annie Claus back and forth between her parents he almost trips over Bishop as Annie un-parallel parks. Goren says “us” referring to himself and Bishop and Bishop almost wets herself with happiness.

Goren emotionally and almost physically assaults the widower at his place of work. Carver plays his usual bad cop and Deakins paper pushes.

Geez, you flash a detective badge nowadays and can get any information you want … pharmacy, library (we’ll see this in the next episode). Scary.

Bishop blurts out a big murder epiphany right in front of a civilian Goren is trying to question. She hasn’t mastered the Eames murmur. Goren has to visibly pause, take a deep breath for patience, turn, take her arm, and lead her out of ear shot. Rookie. When the civilian, who now knows too much, asks questions, Goren has to give her an obvious look-hint Go away now. Bishop pretends to be distracted by something shiny and wanders away.

What a weird episode. Is anti-Semitism still a thing? Why?

We hear about another of Goren's friends: Steven from Princeton, a linguist. Bishop is very tired.

Clothes Call: Eames’ baby bump. Goren’s hot anger in a suit while swinging a lead pipe.

Quotable:

Bishop: He killed her over a toy boat?
Goren: Yeah, men, they get very attached to toys.

Goren: She was defending herself.
Bishop: You mean defending herself like a girl. What if she was defending herself like a boxer?
Rodgers: Score one for the new kid.

Bishop: If it’s alright, I’d like to go with you.
Eames: Sure, you can carry me up the stairs.

Eames: [hearkening back to our Dynamic Duo's cases of yore] sigh If it’s not cars, it’s boats.

Goren: There’s something stuck in the rigging.
Eames: Oh, how exciting. Well, I’m off to the D.A.’s office.

Bishop: We’re gonna go look for it, aren’t we?
Goren: [in a ‘duh’ voice] Yeah.