After a chess game, two teenagers noticed that their neighbor hanged herself. She was a filmmaker, married to a guy not so close to her anymore . Medical examiner found a fracture on the back of the skull, she actually didn't commit suicide. The victim directed a controversial movie about girls in the muslim world; the film hasn't been distributed yet to the audience, so there were only three copy available. An arab guy (Sanjit De Silva) working as sound engineer in the film was the prime suspect, but detectives had to see on a different angle: there were issues about renovation in the building and the victim used to complain about the noises. An illegal colombian immigrant, a plumber, cut off the apartment water flow and an argument emerged, ended badly. The murderer was the sole support of his extended family in Colombia and it could mean something to jurors. But it's not over yet, his boss in the construction company played a role in the murder...
Van Buren, McCoy and Rubirosa had difficulties in dealing with this political situation. Rubirosa proved to be fluent in spanish and to have a heart, emotions, something McCoy didn't have in his entire life.