EPISODE

16. One Fall

The 1986 murder of a dock worker who moonlighted as a wrestler is investigated. Meanwhile, Valens follows a lead that could result in the capture of his mother's rapist.

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The team reopens the case of Mick "The Machine" Malone, a 28-year-old dock worker and young father who was moonlighting as an indy-circuit wrestler until he was shot dead in 1986, when the gun used to kill him is recovered. The team discovers Mick's wrestling career was putting a strain on his relationship with his son and ex-wife. Valens secretly looks into a lead on the man who mugged and raped his mother. Note: Jeremy Ratchford does not appear in this episode Song featured in the intro: " Livin' on a Prayer ", by Bon Jovi. Song featured in the finale: " Wanted Dead or Alive " by Bon Jovi.

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