Felton and Howard are called out to investigate the battered body of 72 year-old Audrey Resnick,
who had her tongue severed and stuffed back into her mouth. Kay, unable to stand the
"stench of urban decay," tells Beau that she's taking a few days off to visit her family
in the Chesapeake.
Kay heads out to the oceanside, where she sees three familiar faces: Josh, her brother; Chris
Haskett, Josh's buddy; and Chick Tawes, Kay's one-time boyfriend. Kay also looks around
for her father, but the others tell him that he's not a part of their oyster-catching business
anymore; Wesley Howard had to sell his boat to the IRS because he was being regulated to
death.
The three oystermen head out to ply their trade. As they try to bring their catch in, they
are suddenly stopped by the coast guard sheriff and an environmentalist by the
name of Dr. Bradley. The sheriff informs them that they caught the oysters with illegal
devil catchers; he dumps the entire catch back into the ocean. Later at night, Dr. Bradley
shows up at a bar the oystermen frequent and gets into a heated argument with almost everyone
there. Eventually
everyone goes home, but Kay is awakened during the night by Sheriff Harlan, who tells her that Dr. Bradley has
been murdered.
Lewis and Munch argue over having a television put in their bar; Lewis says that it will
attract patrons while Munch says that it will distract them from drinking their beer. With Howard taking some time off, Felton is partnered with a very reluctant Pembleton. The two interview Resnick's friend Millicent Harding, who has absolutely no
doubt that it was Audrey's grandson Artie who killed her; the murder weapon is found as
well with the grandson's fingerprints all over it. Beau and Frank spend the entire day
looking for Artie and finally see him walking the streets at night; they arrest him and
close the case.
Kay determines that Dr. Bradley was sliced about 20 times with an oyster knife. She goes
over to Chris Haskett's house and interviews Chris and Chick. During
the interview, Chris shows his unstable behavior by beating up a faulty toaster. Kay is now almost certain that Chris killed Bradley. She interviews
the bar owner next, who tells her that Haskett did argue with Bradley before the murder.
Finally, Kay talks to Chick and Josh at the dinner table, where it is revealed that Josh
had seen a drunken Chris Haskett stabbing Dr. Bradley. Kay and the local police congregate at
Haskett's house, where they find a bloody shirt that Haskett's wife had forgotten to wash.
As Kay prepares to return to Charm City, she tries to console Josh, who regrets having told
his sister about Chris; she explains that Chris had murdered someone and that it could not
have gone unpunished. She also has one last talk with Chick, who still have an undeniable bond between them. Kay, feeling much better than when she arrived, tells Chick to come
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Starring
Daniel Baldwin Det. Beau Felton
Ned Beatty Det. Stanley Bolander
Richard Belzer Det. John Munch
Andre Braugher Det. Frank Pembleton
Isabella Hofmann Lt. Megan Russert
Clark Johnson Det. Meldrick Lewis
Yaphet Kotto Lt. Al Giardello
Melissa Leo Det. Kay Howard
Kyle Secor Det. Tim Bayliss
Guest Starring
John Dossett Chick Tawes
Michael Currie Wesley Howard
Gareth Williams Chris Haskett
With
John C. Hansen Josh Howard
Harlee McBride Dr. Alyssa Dyer
David Dossey Eddie
Kristin Rohde Ofcr. Sally Rogers
Jan Austell Sheriff Harlan
Vivienne Shub Millicent Harding
Music heard in The Last of the Watermen
Counting Crows Raining in Baltimore
The Sky Kings We Got It Goin' On
Gregg Swann Bored to Tears
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