Directed by Gwen Arner
Written by Michael S Chernuchin & Joe Morgenstern
Logan and Cerreta investigate the hit-and-run murder of Larry Kealey. Whilst investigating the possibility that the victim's heavy gambling debts lead to his death, the detectives learn his wife Jenna may have murdered him for his life insurance. She was also having an affair with Roy Pack, a student at the school where she teaches. Roy is arrested for murder when it's discovered he ran over Kealey in his mother's car. He says Kealey abused Jenna, and she encouraged Roy to kill her husband so they could be together. Jenna initially denies this and tries to blame everything on Roy. He confesses they paid David Kaufer, a petty crook to whom Kealey owed money, as a hitman. Kaufer didn't go through with the murder, so Jenna asked Roy to do it.
Kaufer corroborates Jenna's story that she called off the hit and asked for the money back, so now Roy is the sole defendant. His testimony makes it clear that Jenna did manipulate him, and the prosecutors want to find a way to charge her. Robinette notices that part of Kaufer's testimony can't be true, as he was in jail at the time he says it happened. In exchange for immunity from prosecution, Kaufer confesses he's not a hitman and never agreed to kill Kealey. The whole thing was just a ruse so that Jenna could trick Roy into the murder. Roy's lawyer takes a deal for manslaughter as a juvenile defendant, and Jenna is charged with her husband's murder.
This episode contains examples of:
- Double Standard Rape: Female on Male: Roy is mentioned to be only 16 years old, and while other characters disapprove of Jenna's affair with a student, she's not charged over the fact he's underage.
- Halfway Plot Switch: The first half of the episode focuses on the investigation into Larry Kealey's death. The second half switches to the question of whether or not the titular renunciation (Jenna calling off the hired killer) really happened.
- Hands-Off Parenting: Roy's wealthy parents aren't too involved in his life, and each seems to view him as the other's problem.
- Manipulative Bitch: Jenna set up an elaborate scheme to lure Roy into killing her husband so she could get her hands on his life insurance.
- Murder the Hypotenuse: Roy thought this was what Jenna wanted. In reality, she was only interested in financial gain.
- Professional Killer: Averted. Kaufer isn't one of these; he and Jenna just let Roy think he was.
- Ripped from the Headlines: Inspired by the Pamela Smart case.
- Stalker with a Crush: Jenna tries to portray Roy as this, even though it's clear to the prosecutors that she's been using him to her advantage.
- Teacher/Student Romance: Jenna Kealey and Roy.
