- Wake up.
- Wake up, - Wake up.
- Oh, what, where? What? What time is it?
- 5:38 AM Ah,
- I I thought I told you not to set any alarms. Ugh,
- Apologies.
But I got an incoming message from Bianca Buchanan.
- This - Mark is urgent.
- Okay. Okay. Just bring up the lights, play the message.
- Hey, Rona got a homicide job that I need your help on.
Oh God. I dunno. I need you to dig
for any information about a billionaire named
Damien Detweiler.
Detweiler. I'm forwarding all the information I
have, but I need more.
Consider this the favor you owe me for helping
with the Jacobson instinct.
Thanks. Can't wait to see what you dig up,
- Huh?
So she's finally pulling the Jacobson card. . Okay.
Uh, start the coffee and turn on the shower
- Done.
- And uh, and order some Chinese,
uh, um, I'll take the usual. Of
- Course.
- Alright, Damian, let's find out who you are.
- Oh, what? I'm coming. - I'm coming.
- Oh. - Hello again. So what do we owe? The pleasure.
- We need to talk. - They're above the law.
- I'm afraid. Now is not a good time.
My associate is busy with a client,
- A client - Who
- Now that is not information.
I am at liberty to discuss.
- If either of you have any other questions,
I would be happy to answer them.
Your rights and liberty are our chief concern.
- Thank you for your time and expertise.
Yes, thank you. Mr. Ola.
- Please call me Roger. Ah, Ms. Buchanan.
Oh, I'm sorry. That's presumptuous. Is it? Mrs.
- Detective is fine. - Excuse us.
- Very well. Detective, please come in and have a seat.
Uh, would you like a mint?
- You have mints. - Uh, we do indeed.
Uh, here, help yourself.
- I'm fine. Thanks. - Well, all right.
What can we help you with?
- What's going on here? - What this uh, Mr.
Meina and I are merely providing legal consultations
to Interested parties.
Exactly. Educating them. Mm-Hmm.
and advising them according
to the statutes of the law.
- You're running a practice out of your hotel room.
- A lawyer's work is never done. Oh, never done.
As long as there is crime and injustice. Mm-Hmm.
. We will work tirelessly to fight it the same
as you, I presume.
- Oh, that does have quite a good ring to it.
Don't you think though? Woolworth
and Mena first ever lunar lawyers .
- Yeah. You should definitely work
that into your advertising.
- Perhaps we should.
Uh uh but let's stop beating around the bush.
Is there something you need Detective?
- I've started hitting some resistance in my investigation
and it seems to be stemming from the two
of you. Do we have a problem?
- I certainly hope not.
Do we have a problem with her? Mr. Medina?
- I can't imagine we do. Mr.
Walworth, your investigation is wholly yours to conduct.
Mr. Walworth and I are only trying
to defend against possible overreach
and the undue infringement of rights.
- Infringement of rights.
- Yes. For example, your seizure of power
and attempts to separate
and restrict the access of married individuals
and other preexisting parties, which is unwarranted.
Mm-Hmm. unlawful
and the downright tyrannical abuse of power.
- In addition, Mr.
Walworth and I are also helping to ward against any attempts
of coercion, intimidation,
or interrogation with intent to prove guilt. Correct.
- Ah, I see.
And I'm sure you're not benefiting from staying together
or pressuring anyone into becoming part
of your clientele. Right?
- Of course not. These consultations are
completely pro bono.
- Completely. So
- What happens if you end up consulting with the murderer?
- It's all part of the judicial process.
Your job is to find them. Ours is to represent them.
And the sooner you do, the sooner we can.
So I suggest we wrap up this little chat
so we can all get back to work.
- We were the two of you the night of the 23rd.
- We were here working.
- And is there anyone else that can corroborate that?
- Oh no detectives. No.
You are not gonna play that game with us.
- Oh indeed. - I'm sure you are aware
that this hotel is outfitted
with the state-of-the-art surveillance system.
- State-of-the-art. - Maybe try that instead
of your interrogative harassment and Orwellian restrictions
or we will come after you for fraudulence
and gross overreach.
H
- Oh, - Tell me you have something.
Because I feel like I'm beating my head against a wall
- Going that badly. Huh?
- . It's not off to a great start.
Plus I couldn't sleep at some point last night.
My room's thermostat, auto adjusted to 78 degrees
and I couldn't figure out how to change it.
- Yeah, mine too.
Um, I ended up just coming up here
and seeing what I could find
- And - I've got good news and bad news.
The bad news is I can't find anything.
But the good news is also that I can't find anything.
- I'm sorry. I am not in the mood for puzzles.
Can you give me the specifics?
- What I mean is there's nothing here.
I was scrubbing through the footage
and there was no sign of anyone else besides Damien entering
or leaving his room, which must be impossible.
We know it wasn't suicide
and this door is the only entrance, so there has
to be some explanation.
I started coming through it again, going frame by frame.
These cameras recorded 48 frames per second.
So that was no small task,
but I managed to find this here.
I spin up the playback to make it easier to see.
Watch the shadows.
See how they're slowly stretching along that wall
as the position of the sun moves through the windows
and they keep going and keep going, keep going
and boom, right there.
Did you see that the shadows jump back
and then start moving along the wall again?
Like before someone's tampered with the security feed
and loop the footage,
- Huh?
That's subtle. How did you even notice it?
- I make it my business
to never discount the little things in real time.
It translates to two hours and 12 minutes of missing film.
Plenty of time for someone to get there.
Murder Damien, clean up the scene,
have a drink if they want it, and then leave.
- And too much time to be able to use that window
to accurately narrow down our list of suspects.
- We could try, but I'm afraid it probably won't be
conclusive, especially without knowing when exactly the
killer struck within that window.
But I have another idea.
The killer would've had to dispose
of the murder weapon, right?
I'm gonna take that window of time
and search all the cameras.
If we find any other anomalies in the footage,
I think there's a decent chance it's the killer covering
their tracks and might lead us to where they stashed it.
- Hmm. And good thought. What about Lydia?
- I checked no sign of activity
and there aren't any windows facing the sun in her hallway.
So any loot would be completely seamless.
But since we know she didn't kill herself either, I'm going
to assume that the feed has been tampered with as well.
- Yeah, it makes sense. - Oh that, that reminds me.
There was one more thing I wanted to show you.
I confirmed the Damien and Lydia connection,
but I got something else too here.
This is about 24 hours before Damien's murder.
He leaves his room and walks down the
hallway and takes a left.
Let me switch cameras there.
So he keeps walking,
but do you see that girl sitting down
in the corner of the picture?
- Cyprus? - Yeah, her.
Anyway, she waits a couple of seconds and then gets up
and starts walking after Damien
and it looks like she's watching him.
- Interesting. What happens next?
- Let me bring it up there.
They both keep walking past this camera and these two.
Then Damien turns here and walks down to Lydia's room.
He looks at his phone, punches in the door code
and then goes inside.
You can see here that Cyprus watches him go,
but then she continues on the other way
and goes to the swimming D It's not necessarily
incriminating, but I thought you might find it interesting.
- Mm-Hmm, . And what about Damien?
- Damien doesn't leave Lydia's room for 12 hours
and we know the wine glasses were used.
Um, do you want me to theorize further?
- They got separate rooms initially though
and that costs a ton of money.
So it must have been either secret or spontaneous.
- Either way we're back to the idea of a love triangle
- But with a few more leads to pursue.
This helps coal a lot.
Oh, can you do me a favor?
- Maybe. Depends what it is.
- Earlier this morning I felt like I was being watched.
I don't know if it was just lack of sleep or something,
but do you think you could check?
- Where were you? - Saturn wing about 9 24.
- Um, let's - See.
- Yeah, you are right. Look here. She was following you too.
- And where is she now? - Um,
let me cycle through the screen.
It looks like there she's sitting up in the observatory.
- Perfect, thanks. - You want backup?
- I think I'm okay. - Okay,
well I'll be here seeing if I can detect this loop anywhere
else and track our ghost
through the absence there left behind.
But I'll keep a screen up on the observatory
to make sure you're safe.
- Okay, thanks. Let me know if you find anything else.
- Will do. - I tried to keep my cool
as I walked up the stairs to the observatory.
I didn't like being spied on,
as hypocritical as that might seem.
She was after something, I just didn't know what yet.
I reached the top and found her sitting
by the far wall just like she had
been in the surveillance footage.
If looks could kill,
I'd have arrested her on the spot for first degree.
She had a notebook on her lap and was typing something.
- Oh, the moon stars
the sky. You
- Are, excuse me, Cyrus. Oh,
- Hello Detective - Buchanan.
I know you've been following me. I'd like to know why.
- . Okay, you caught me.
I should have known you would. I'm sorry I was following you
because I was curious about the case,
but I didn't think you'd be fond of me asking to tag along
- And you'd have been right.
So why did you Anyway?
- I love a good mystery. They're so irresistible.
When I was little I wanted to be a detective.
I was so curious.
- We have video evidence of you stalking a murder victim
before his death and slinking around
after a detective investigating the same murder.
I'm going to need a whole lot better than an I was curious.
- Wait, no, you've got it wrong.
- Enlighten me then. Why were you following Damien?
- I, I really was curious
and looking for any sort of inspiration
that might get the creative juices flowing.
I'm trying to write a new song for the concert, you see
and it's just not coming the way I wanted it to anyway.
I'd heard about most of the others up here
and they really aren't that interesting.
But I'd never met or heard of Damien before
and it seemed like he was up to something.
I didn't see any harm in it
and I certainly didn't know he would end up dead.
- And you found him sneaking into Lydia's room. He
- Has good taste.
I'll give that to him.
- Did you have any preexisting relationship with Lydia
- ?
You make it sound so scandalous.
Her hotel histories
and trip tips were my go-to source
when touring in new places.
We even met and socialized a few times. I liked her.
- And where were you Wednesday night?
- Well Wednesday night I was writing, well, trying to,
like I said, it's not been going well.
- Any way to prove that
- , I can show you what I've got if you need
proof, it's not going well.
But you have the security footage don't you?
And all my files and activity should all be timestamped.
- How do I know you haven't tampered with one
or both of those to make it seem that way?
- Oh, . Your estimation of my skill is flattering.
If that's really a concern, you could take it to Mr. Moon.
He'd probably be able to prove they're authentic.
He's an expert when it comes to tech.
- Is he - Completely obsessed From what I've heard,
- Interesting.
Was coming to the moon your idea
or did Harrington hotels ask you to come?
- Uh, neither. Really. My marketing team thought it would be
a great publicity opportunity and they arranged it.
One of the guys knew someone who knew someone who was able
to get me an early ticket and before I knew it, I was booked
and slated to hold a private show.
That way they can brand me either the first interstellar
artist or the greatest artist in the solar system.
We haven't decided which one has mar
pull. What do you think?
- Me? I'm no authority on marketing.
- No, but I have loads of people who are and we've hashed
and rehashed all the angles.
I wanna hear an honest outsider
perspective. People
- Are remembered and celebrated for being the first,
but they're attacked and discredited for being the best.
If you're lucky enough to be the first use it.
- Hmm, that makes sense.
It also sounds a little like personal experience
talking. Got a story.
- You wanted my opinion. You got it.
- Don't tease me like that.
You know, I have a weakness for mysteries.
- She stared at me longingly and her eyes were cool.
Blue and piercing the kind of eyes that could suck you in
and hold you hostage in their pole.
Some feelings that I hadn't felt in a long time tried
to make a break for it and it was all I could do
to recollect them and keep my composure.
It's part of an open and ongoing investigation
so I can't talk about it.
- Okay, fine. Can I ask you a different question?
- One, - Do you have any family?
- Not close. - I don't have any either.
I team of producers. That's all I have.
We're basically a family and they take good care of me,
but sometimes things happen
and I remember that they're the ones running the show
and it's hard not to feel a little used.
Do you ever get lonely? Bianca,
- That's two questions,
- But do you, Hmm, I think I disagree
with you about what?
First versus best when talking about love.
You may want to forget the first one.
All the best one might be hiding just around the corner.
- Bianca, I think I've got something
but I'm, I'm gonna need your help.
- I'll be right there. Thanks for your time, Cyprus.
- I suppose I can't tag along,
- Not unless I charge you with two counts of murder.
- And as much as I might like the thought of handcuffs,
I wouldn't be able to finish this stupid song.
Will you be coming to the concert?
- I don't know. It'll depend on
where we are in the investigation now.
Please excuse me.
Most people aren't that different from each other despite
what they want you to believe.
Sure they may not look, sound or act the same.
But deep down beneath all the surface level complexities,
everyone is missing something.
Whether that's someone to listen
or to blame to be better than
or subservient to someone to recognize their worth
or challenge them to do more.
And if you can find
and fill that needed role, then regardless of if they want
to or not, they'll open up to you.
That was my strength.
I didn't care if I was hated
or thought of as stupid, evil or inferior.
As long as they told me what I needed to know,
then I'd still one.
There was one role, however, that was too dangerous
and costly to play
and I'd sworn to never make myself do it again.
Hey Cole.
- Yeah, - Thanks for coming to get me.
- Hmm. Don't mention it.
Yeah, this is where I found the loop
- In the kitchen.
- Behind the kitchen - Alert. This is a restricted area.
Guests are unauthorized to be here. Alert.
This is a restricted area.
Guests are unauthorized to be here. Alerts. Detectives,
- This is a restricted area. What seems to be the problem,
- Alfred?
Yes sir. Can you get him more Archive
- Alert.
Of course. This is a restricted
- Area granting you Author authorization. Yes sir.
- Unauthorized to be here. Done alert.
- Oh, thank you. - Of course.
May I inquire as to what brings you back here?
- Just call it a hunch.
- I'm sorry, but I'm unfamiliar
with your usage of that term.
Can you explain it to me?
- A hunch? - Yes. What does it mean?
- Um, it's a gut feeling
that you may have about something
but without the facts to back it up yet.
- So similar to a predictive solution based upon a
calculation in which the exact variables of
that calculation are as of yet unknown.
- Yeah, something like that. Oh, let
- Me see.
- But is it not foolish
to take action without having all pertinent data available?
What if your hunch is incorrect,
- Then you learn and move on.
- I see, I understand now, thank you for the clarification.
- What is this place? - This is the
central disposal system.
88% of waste generated at this hotel is reusable
and so is recycled accordingly.
The system in front of you sorts disposed materials
and determines the renewability of it
and then disseminates the organic content. I
- Don't care.
What about the rest? The non-organic material,
- The remaining 12% is sent
through our waste compactor located on your
left and then stored.
- And this is the only disposal system?
- Yes. Due to the efficiency of our staff
and the limited number of occupants present,
only one was deemed necessary.
- So this is the only way to dispose
of something in this hotel.
And it's also where I found another loop.
I think our killer was here.
- Okay, what's the plan? - I I need a boost.
- Sure thing. - Ah,
- Oh, that's a bad angle.
I can't see anything from out here. Is this thing automatic?
- Yes, it is pressure sensitive.
Once the sensor's detect enough weight
inside it begins compacting.
- What's the limit? - Wait, you're not gonna
- 85 newtons, which due to the moon's gravity equates
to 50 kilograms or approximately 110 pounds.
- That won't work. What about a way
to temporarily shut it down?
- There is a button on the control panel that serves
as a manual override.
Perfect.
- Bianca, can you hold that down
to make sure it doesn't activate?
I really don't wanna be any smaller
- Um, this button.
Correct. Okay. You're good to go.
- His size makes him well suited to this task.
- Yeah, we all have our talents
and our roles to play what
- It's empty.
- Alfred, where does the trash go from here?
- One of the old bunkers used during construction
of the hotel was repurposed into a non-organic
waste holding facility.
Once compacted, all non-organic material is taken there.
- Uh, Alfred, what was that?
- We seem to have undergone a power outage.
Please do not panic though.
All essential systems like life support have multiple
redundant backup generators ensuring there is no
danger of asphyxiation.
- Are these outages common?
- Ben? Everything is back to full operational capacity.
- Okay, so, uh, why isn't this button working anymore?
- Hey, that's funny.
- I didn't do anything
but we just had a power outage. Alfred,
- It appears the brief loss
of power has nullified the effectiveness
of this override button, causing it
to no longer function properly.
Or at least that would be my hunch.
- Hang on. Cole - Outage here
- Quick.
Give me your hands now. Pull up.
Decide to start to block the entrance
- Apart.
I don't think I can make
- It back through.
Give me all your weight.
Hopefully that will reset the sensor
- And give it to - Just do it.
Did it? Okay. Alfred, can you help me pull him out?
- Of course. - You
- Okay?
Well that was almost really bad.
- Yeah, thanks.
- Anytime. Actually no, no, no, no.
Let's, let's never do that again.
- I'm glad you are both undamaged. Yeah,
- What the hell happened?
What about the whole old systems in this hotel are
completely operational?
- There must have been an error.
- You can say that again. I almost got squashed.
- There must have been an error.
- I didn't actually mean. Oh look. Nevermind.
Um, what's next?
- Um, well the storage bunkers.
If you still think that's a lead worth pursuing.
- Yes. It almost killed me.
So we might as well see it through.
- Okay. Alfred, we need to get there.
- That region is out of bounds for our normal spacewalks,
but I can grant you emergency access.
- Okay, good. Thank you.
- However, due to potential scheduling errors
and to comply with all regulations, it is hotel policy
that all suits must be reserved at least
four hours in advance.
And a preliminary safety course must also be completed
before eligibility to spacewalk is met.
- Can we override it? - There is no override on safety.
- You've gotta be kidding me.
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