History Recap / LawAndOrderS13E3TrueCrime

* FirstDayFromHell: Downplayed, but Voytek's body was found by a trash technician's first day on the job, barely getting done with his orientation alongside his supervisor. He also gets a reaming out for contaminating the crime scene by pulling Voytek's body out from where it was found.

Forensics prove the gun to be the murder weapon, but because of the problems caused by its being obtained unlawfully, [=McCoy=] suggests the case be put to a Grand Jury. At an evidentiary hearing, Jones' lawyer claims the police used Foster to set up Jones, and the judge rules all evidence inadmissible. The case collapses. Subsequently the prosecutors find fingerprint evidence that Voytek went to Jones' apartment on the night she died. Jones says she asked him for drugs and he gave them to her, but denies killing her. He openly says he hated her, and that he and Mallory were childhood friends before she came along. When Mallory died, he even left his famous guitar to Jones.

Green and Briscoe face a media circus when rock singer Patty Voytek is found murdered. She was the widow of Shane Mallory, the frontman of a band called Crisis, who died in suspicious circumstances several years ago. Just before her death she was in contact with journalist Mike Foster, an ex-detective who led the investigation into Mallory's case. Both he and Voytek believed that Mallory, whose death was ruled a suicide, was actually murdered. Foster is writing a tell-all book about Mallory's death, and hands over a gun that he found in the home of Travis Jones. Jones is Crisis' ex-drummer and used to date Voytek, but she left him for Mallory, who then kicked Jones out of the band. This gives him a strong motive for murder. He reneged on a deal to sell Foster an old diary of Voytek's, so Foster broke into Jones' house to get it, and found the gun.

Forensics prove the gun to be the murder weapon, but because of the problems caused by its being obtained unlawfully, [=McCoy=] suggests the case be put to a Grand Jury. At an evidentiary hearing, Jones' lawyer claims the police used Foster to set up Jones; Briscoe and Foster once worked together, and Foster wasn't arrested after he confessed to housebreaking. The judge rules all evidence inadmissible, and the case collapses. Subsequently the prosecutors find fingerprint evidence that Voytek went to Jones' apartment on the night she died. Jones admits he hated her; he and Mallory were childhood friends, and he even has the famous guitar that Mallory wrote songs on. Jones says that Voytek came to him for drugs and he gave them to her, but denies he killed her or sold Foster her diary.

Foster admits to lying during the hearing, and [=McCoy=] and Southerlyn become suspicious of him. They ask to see the research for his book. Foster refuses, so [=McCoy=] puts pressure on him by leaking the story to the press; causing an angry confrontation with Briscoe. Foster's forced to comply, and his research notes prove that he has committed illegal wiretapping and many other felonies. The notes also contain a written death threat Jones had sent Voytek and with this, the judge admits the gun as evidence. [=McCoy=] realizes that when Mallory died, he and Jones hadn't spoken for over five years - it is unlikely Jones would be given Mallory's guitar. It dawns on [=McCoy=] that Jones killed Mallory, and later Voytek when she tried to demand he return her diary. Jones begins to rant about how both victims betrayed him, and his lawyer is unable to do anything. Branch congratulates [=McCoy=] on winning a difficult case but [=McCoy=] says that somehow he does not feel reassured.

Foster admits to lying during the hearing, and [=McCoy=] and Southerlyn become suspicious of him. They ask to see the research for his book. Foster refuses, so [=McCoy=] puts pressure on him by leaking the story to the press; causing an angry confrontation with Briscoe. Foster's forced to comply, and his research notes prove that he has committed illegal wiretapping and many other felonies. The notes also contain a written death threat Jones had sent Voytek and with this, the judge admits the gun as evidence. [=McCoy=] realizes that when Mallory died, he and Jones hadn't spoken for over five years - it is unlikely Jones would be given Mallory's guitar. It dawns on [=McCoy=] that Jones killed Mallory, and later Vortek when she tried to demand he return her diary. Jones begins to rant about how both victims betrayed him, and his lawyer is unable to do anything. Branch congratulates [=McCoy=] on winning a difficult case but [=McCoy=] says that somehow he does not feel reassured.

Forensics prove the gun to be the murder weapon, but because of the problems caused by its being obtained unlawfully, [=McCoy=] suggests the case be put to a Grand Jury. At an evidentiary hearing, Briscoe is forced to admit he and Foster once worked together, and Jones's lawyer highlights the fact that Foster wasn't arrested after he confessed to housebreaking. The judge rules all evidence inadmissible, and the case collapses. Subsequently the prosecutors find fingerprint evidence that Voytek went to Jones' apartment on the night she died. Jones admits he hated her; he and Mallory were childhood friends, and he even has the famous guitar that Mallory wrote songs on. Jones says that Voytek came to him for drugs and he gave them to her, but denies he killed her or sold Foster her diary.

Forensics prove the gun to be the murder weapon, but because of the problems caused by its being obtained unlawfully, [=McCoy=] suggests the case be put to a Grand Jury. At an evidentiary hearing, Briscoe is forced to admit he and Foster once worked together, and Jones's lawyer highlights the fact that Foster wasn't arrested after he confessed to housebreaking. The judge rules all evidence inadmissible, and the case collapses. Subsequently the prosecutors find fingerprint evidence that Voytek went to Jones' apartment on the night she died. Jones says that she asked him for drugs and he gave them to her, but denies he killed her or sold Foster her diary.

Foster admits to lying during the hearing, and [=McCoy=] and Southerlyn become suspicious of him. They ask to see the research for his book. Foster refuses, so [=McCoy=] puts pressure on him by leaking the story to the press; causing an angry confrontation with Briscoe. Foster's forced to comply, and his research notes prove that he has committed illegal wiretapping and many other felonies. The notes also contain a written death threat Jones had sent Voytek and with this, the judge admits the gun as evidence. [=McCoy=] remembers that Jones had Mallory's guitar, which he said he got when Mallory died - yet, at that time, they hadn't seen each other for more than five years. [=McCoy=] works out that Jones killed Mallory. On the night Voytek died, she went to Jones to demand he return her diary, so he killed her too. Jones begins to rant about how both victims betrayed him, and his lawyer is unable to do anything. Branch congratulates [=McCoy=] on winning a difficult case but [=McCoy=] says that somehow he does not feel reassured.

Foster confesses he lied about the diary. He says perjury was justified if it would help prosecute the killer, but [=McCoy=] and Southerlyn are not amused by this. They become suspicious as to his involvement with Voytek's death, and ask to see the research for his book. Foster refuses, so [=McCoy=] puts pressure on him by leaking the story to the press; causing an angry confrontation with Briscoe. Foster's forced to comply, and his research notes prove that he has committed illegal wiretapping and many other felonies. The notes also contain a written death threat Jones had sent Voytek and with this, the judge admits the gun as evidence. [=McCoy=] remembers that Jones had Mallory's guitar, which he said he got when Mallory died - yet, at that time, they hadn't seen each other for more than five years. [=McCoy=] works out that Jones killed Mallory. On the night Voytek died, she went to Jones to demand he return her diary, so he killed her too. Branch congratulates [=McCoy=] on winning a difficult case but [=McCoy=] says that somehow he does not feel reassured.

Green and Briscoe face a media circus when rock singer Patty Voytek is found murdered. She was the widow of Shane Mallory, the frontman of a band called Crisis, who died in suspicious circumstances several years ago. Just before her death she was in contact with journalist Mike Foster, an ex-detective who led the investigation into Mallory's case. Both he and Voytek believed that Mallory, whose death was ruled a suicide, was actually murdered. Foster is writing a tell-all book about Mallory's death, and hands over a gun that he found in the home of Travis Jones. Jones is Crisis' ex-drummer and used to date Voytek, but she left him for Mallory, who then kicked Jones out of the band. He reneged on a deal to sell Foster an old diary of Voytek's, so Foster broke into Jones' house to get it, and found the gun.

Forensics prove the gun to be the murder weapon, but because of the problems caused by its being obtained unlawfully, [=McCoy=] suggests the case be put to a Grand Jury. At an evidentiary hearing, Briscoe is forced to admit he and Foster once worked together, and Jones's lawyer highlights the fact that Foster wasn't arrested after he confessed to housebreaking. The judge rules all evidence inadmissible, and the case collapses. Subsequently the prosecutors find fingerprint evidence that Voytek went to Jones' apartment on the night she died. Jones says that she went there for drugs and he gave them to her, but denies he killed her or sold Foster her diary.

Foster confesses he lied about the diary. He says perjury was justified if it would help prosecute the killer, but [=McCoy=] and Southerlyn are not amused by this. [=McCoy=] and Southerlyn become suspicious as to his involvement with Voytek's death, and ask to see the research for his book. Foster refuses, so [=McCoy=] puts pressure on him by leaking the story to the press; causing an angry confrontation with Briscoe. Foster's forced to comply, and his research notes prove that he has committed illegal wiretapping and many other felonies. They also contain a written death threat Jones had sent Voytek and with this, the judge admits the gun as evidence. [=McCoy=] remembers that Jones had Mallory's guitar, which he said he got when Mallory died - yet, at that time, they hadn't seen each other for more than five years. [=McCoy=] works out that Jones killed Mallory. On the night Voytek died, she went to Jones to demand he return her diary, so he killed her too. Branch congratulates [=McCoy=] on winning a difficult case but [=McCoy=] says that somehow he does not feel reassured.

Foster confesses he lied about the diary. He says perjury was justified if it would help prosecute the killer, but [=McCoy=] and Southerlyn are not amused by this. [=McCoy=] and Southerlyn become suspicious as to his involvement with Voytek's death, and ask to see the research for his book. Foster refuses, so [=McCoy=] puts pressure on him by leaking the story to the press; causing an angry confrontation with Briscoe. Foster's forced to comply, and his research notes prove that he has committed illegal wiretapping and many other felonies. They also contain evidence of Jones sending death threats to Voytek. With this, the judge admits the gun as evidence. [=McCoy=] remembers that Jones had Mallory's guitar, which he said he got when Mallory died - yet, at that time, they hadn't seen each other for more than five years. [=McCoy=] works out that Jones killed Mallory. On the night Voytek died, she went to Jones to demand he return her diary, so he killed her too. Branch congratulates [=McCoy=] on winning a difficult case but [=McCoy=] says that somehow he does not feel reassured.