A shooting leaves popular mystery writer P.K. Todd injured and her manager dead. Briscoe and Green's investigation leads them to a married FBI agent, Carolyn Tyler, whose husband is also an agent. They suspect Dean of having an affair with Todd, when it was Caroline. Dean is charged with murder, with the defense using "psychosexual panic" due to his wife affair with Todd. His defense is dismissed. Courtney reveals despite her father's pleas that she wanted her parents to stay together. Dean is found guilty.
Tropes
- A Deadly Affair: The shooting left Todd's manager dead.
- Asshole Victim. Subverted with Todd, as she wasn't the victim, but clearly was the intended target. Played straight in that she's a smug jerk who tells the police how to do their job, and few people like to spend time with her if they don't have to.
- Downer Ending: McCoy is forced to take the plea of a man who almost certainly didn't do it because that man is protecting the daughter who probably did.
- Girl on Girl Is Hot: The reason Todd hid her relationships with women is that she tended to either get this or a disgusted reaction.
- Never the Obvious Suspect: The real killer isn't even suspected for most of the episode.
- Ripped from the Headlines: The Eugene Bennett case. He was an agent who fount out his wife was having an affair with Patricia Cornwall, and took his wife and pastor hostage.
- Troubled Teen: Tyler's daughter Courtney shot Todd because she wanted her parents to stay together. Probably.
