Elsbeth
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In fact, assumption is his primary tool as an investigator.
They obviously conspired to kill him for his money!
But Im getting ahead of myself.
Lets back up just a tad to the last night of Nathans life.
down the buildings garbage chute.
At least Rivers doesnt attempt to participate in Kaya and Elsbeths context-and-clue-gathering work back at the station.
They describe her work as consulting.
Oh, I do love a good euphemism!
Theyre the reason that the security footage from that night doesnt show Chloe entering or exiting Nathans apartment!
Back at the station, Riverss interrogation of Deborah is going about as well as you might imagine.
Elsbeth tags in and sends Rivers out to the observation room with Wagner.
Once Deborah is on a roll, she also explains that her late husband was extremely vain.
Losing his looks and mental acuity as he aged were totally horrifying to him.
Was his last day alive his last day by design?
Sure enough, the Cezanne that Deborah told Elizabeth about is the painting she and Chloe chatted about earlier.
Keeping it seems wrong, because she believes art should be publicly available for everyone to enjoy and interpret.
Well, even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
Chloe denies the affair, saying she sought his care as a physician, not a potential client.
test of the damaged page yields a match with Chloe, which lets everything else fall into place.
I foresee a very light plea bargain in her future.
At least hes going to mandatory counseling and will be wearing a tie next time we see him.
Friends, hear me out: a March Madness-style bracket of Elsbeths outerwear.
This weeks magnificent peacock blue-and-cream blazer (which includes lovely suede elbow patches!)
Cam, whose texts are usually pretty buttoned down, concluded a message to Kaya with a heart emoji.
This is not a drill!
