Original air date: November 3, 2004 Written by: Pam Veasey Directed by: Tim Hunter Talk about this episode! Sign in or sign up and click EasyEdit to add to this page

Episode recap: Stella looks into the rape of a women who has no memory of being raped and no DNA from a suspect. A man is found shot to death in an apparent drug deal gone bad.


The crimes:

Victim(s): Robin Prescott // Jordi Tompkins

Suspect(s): Donovan Tracy //

Witness(es): None

Whodunit: The central park gardener

From the field:

• nose ring
• take-out food container

From the morgue:

• bite marks on ankle
• rat footprints

From the lab:

• leaf of peony plant
• coffee grounds in take-out container
• semen trace containing no sperm
• Tree sap on Robyn's underwear finally nailing the guy

Turning point in the investigation:
Matching the tree sap to the guys trousers

Familiar locations in NY:
Central Park

Personnel issues:

Guest stars:



Best episode quotes:
Mac Taylor: (to Stella) "Use your head, not your heart."

(Flack apprehends a suspect at a restaurant)
Suspect: "Hey! I didn’t do nothing man."
Flack: "Yeah, you got steak sauce on my shoes."

Stella: "She was in Central Park."
Mac: "Looks like we've got ourselves an 800-acre crime scene."

Mac: "Aiden's on rodent patrol, I'm waiting to do a rat-topsy."
Stella: "Rape and rats. Worlds apart."


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