Todd Reynolds was fatally bludgeoned by the side of the road. The similar MO to various cases from neighboring states also attracts Maine detective detective Mike Guthrie, who wants Maura's top lab to properly examine his evidence, but it gets wrecked by a non-accidental loo fire starting the sprinkler. Todd leaves a widow Florence and observant pre-teen son Logan, who eliminates suspects whose voice doesn't fit the ma, who visited and threatened Todd the fatal day. Surprising personal links to school days prove key. Meanwhile Maura delays reporting the woman who stole her identity for her credit card, admiring her stylish taste, to observe and learn, but the Rizzolis approach that more practically.
—KGF Vissers