Anne Ellis and Bernard Jackson, two art authenticators, are found dead; one has been hanged and the other shot in the chest. Initial evidence indicates a murder-suicide, and the investigation leads Goren and Eames to a forged Claude Monet painting. The detectives suspect German art gallery owner Rudy Langer, who implicates a female forger but will not name her. Goren discovers that the forger is Sylvia Moon, a former student of Jackson's, whose art-school roommate committed suicide by hanging herself. After confronting Moon and Langer at the murder scene, Moon reveals that Langer killed Jackson, and confesses to helping him kill Ellis.
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Anne Ellis ( Toby Poser ) and Bernard Jackson ( Tom Bloom ), two art authenticators, are involved in an apparent murder-suicide; Ellis has been hanged and Jackson shot in the chest. The investigation leads Goren and Eames to a forged Claude Monet painting and the detectives suspect German art gallery owner Rudy Langer ( Tomas Arana ) is involved in their murder. This inquiry links to a female forger and former student of Jackson's, Sylvia Moon ( Elizabeth Marvel ) whose art-school roommate apparently committed suicide by hanging herself. After confronting Moon and Langer at the murder scene, Moon confesses that she and Langer were involved in the murders of Jackson and Ellis.
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