(Addressing a young officer) Answer it, just say hello.
OOfficer
Hello? (To Mac) It's for you, Detective.
(Grabbing the phone) Taylor.
Sorry about the lack of hospitality Detective, I wasn't expecting guests.
“Where There's Smoke...” · Season 9, Episode 2
In this episode: Mac Taylor (13), Jo Danville (10), Don Flack (8), Leonard Brooks (6), Danny Messer (5), Jamie Lovato (5), Sheldon Hawkes (1)
Oh my God, Mac. Looks like those pipes were the source of the heat. Someone turned this elevator into a boiler.
Somebody turned this elevator into a torture chamber.
What's his endgame here, Mac?
Whatever it is, Leonard Brooks had 15 long years to plan it.
Turns out Brooks has no known friends or associates, which doesn't shock me, having met the man.
He's independent and self-reliant. Makes him even more unpredictable.
Press is wrong about me, you know?
Don't like being called a monster?
No, that part is accurate. I am a monster, but please tell those reporters my victim was anything but innocent.
For years, Leonard Brooks has suffered from sudden impulse control disorder, compelling him to start fires, but he did it to cause property damage, never to cause bodily harm or to take a life.
So, why does his M.O. suddenly change? And in such an extreme fashion?
Because, clearly, the relief that he got from starting fires no longer had any value.
So torture and murder is his new drug of choice.
And when his emotional need shifted, he needed to find another means to satisfy it.
(About Leonard Brooks) This is a guy who spent a large portion of his life in jail. And now that's he's out, those urges and sensations are magnified. They're just overwhelming. Control may not even be an option for him.
Impressive.
Growing up with three older brothers has its advantages.
Can I help you with something?
Yeah, I need a desk (Flack hesitates, confused. She points to one) Looks a little something like that?
We need to identify her to make a connection. Circulate her... (Unable to remember the word) The, uh... circulate... (Sighs) Get her face across the wire.
Brooks stuck around to see his plan in motion.
Looks to me like the bastard enjoyed the show.
Subpoena his CPS records.
Oh, they're on their way already. I motivated the file clerk with a couple meatball subs from Romeo's.
If nothing else, Lovato, you got damn good taste in Italian.
It won't be easy connecting the dots without knowing Rita Lowman's real name.
That's why Flack's going to help me. And since I still don't have a desk, looks like we'll be using yours.
I like her.
Yeah.
Jo, uh, so Jane Fonda just called. She said she wants her workout tapes back.
They are not Jane's. They're Cher's.
Cher had a workout video?
Yes, she did.
What do you got here?
Video recordings of Leonard Brooks' prison therapy sessions. 14 years' worth.
Why don't you call his shrink and get the Cliff Notes?
(About Leonard Brooks) People like Brooks spend their entire lives blaming other people for all their problems. And I don't care how rough he had it, there's nothing on these tapes that are going to justify what he did to those people.
I'm just hoping there's something on these tapes that tells us why he did it.
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