Briscoe and Green question why the wife of a murder victim, Andy Hitchens, did not know he'd been made redundant more than 6 months ago. They learn he'd recently deposited $400,000 in a savings account - leading to the discovery that the deceased was involved in an identity theft scam. As a result, an elderly veteran named Lonnie Jackson lost his beloved house and is living in poverty. Lonnie is charged with murder but the weapon hasn't been found, putting the prosecution's case at risk.
Against Lonnie's wishes, his estranged son files for legal guardianship of him, and hires Shambala Green to defend him. In court Lonnie denies that he lost his house through the victim's online phishing scam. When McCoy suggests that Lonnie was not good with computers, Lonnie yells that he's not incompetent or senile. In fact, that he was easily able to find and kill Hitchens and dispose of the gun. He insists Hitchens robbed Lonnie of everything he worked for all his life, and if he'd tried to report the theft, his son would put him in a retirement home. Lonnie says that he felt killing Hitchens was a way of taking back his dignity and self-esteem. Shambala agrees to a plea.
This episode contains examples of:
- Asshole Victim: The deceased conned Lonnie, and likely others, out of money through internet fraud.
- The Bus Came Back:After almost 10 years, Shambala Green returns.
- Con Man: Hitchens developed an online phishing scam after losing his job.
- Double-Meaning Title: Both the identity fraud that formed the motive for murder, and Lonnie's sense of loss of who he really is.
- Evil Old Folks: Although severely provoked, Lonnie evidently has no compunction about killing someone.
- The Generation Gap: Referenced by Branch who says that when he was Southerlyn's age, Lonnie's 50-year-old son would have been considered the old man who should be in a retirement home.
- Manipulative Bastard: Lonnie was able to find Hitchens by manipulating an employee of the internet provider into giving out personal information.
- Only Known by Their Nickname: Lonnie, to the point where he's even addressed as Lonnie during his arraignment hearing. It's a plot point that Hitchens was able to steal Lonnie's identity because he knew via a phishing scheme that the full name is Longford.
- Scatterbrained Senior: Subverted. Lonnie tries to fake this in his defence, but eventually his pride forces him to admit it's not true.
- Screw Politeness, I'm a Senior!: Lonnie doesn't hesitate to let others know what he thinks of them when pushed.
