EPISODE

3. The Gift

Investigating the murder of a cameraman, Goren And Eames discover a Santeria priest (Bobby Cannavale) may have influenced the victim's mother and his killers. Goren discovers the truth lays in the priest devotion to his wife (Jane Adams).

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Following the murder of newspaper cameraman Clayton Webster ( Lee Aron Rosen ), Goren and Eames suspect that he was investigating whether his father, gallery owner Henry ( Michael Nouri ), was cheating on his wealthy mother, Lyz ( Anne Twomey ), with art dealer Octavia Ruiz ( Florencia Lozano ). Further investigation leads them to a Santería priest, Julian Bello ( Bobby Cannavale ), who interprets the exploits the partial epileptic seizures of his partner Sylvia Campbell ( Jane Adams ) to infer that she has a clairvoyant powers. Bello preyed on Lyz's gullibility by tricking her into believing that Sylvia had enhanced her psychic ability, for half a million dollar fee. He had Clayton killed to confirm her vision, however his ruse is exposed by the detectives.

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