EPISODE

9. Inert Dwarf

When a tormented scientist is murdered by radiation poisoning, Detectives Goren and Eames discover that the victim was working with Dr. Manotti a famous physicist in a wheelchair, on the controversial "Theory of Everything" - an unproven design that would re-configure the definition of the universe. Even as the police duo suspects the brainiac's beautiful and controlling trophy wife, they are curious about an approaching international conference in Berlin that would require Manotti to explain his theory - which would ensure his scientific immortality.

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Quantum scientist Dr. Carl Neminger ( Steve Routman ), dies in the street from radiation poisoning. The Major Case Squad investigates Neminger's relationship with his mentor, world-renowned and wheelchair-using physicist John Manotti ( Austin Pendleton ) and his controversial theory. They suspect that Manotti is being abused by his highly ambitious and much younger second wife Joanna ( Marla Sucharetza ), however Goren and Eames discover that Manotti has failed to prove the theory on which he had based his career. They uncover that Manotti killed Neminger to silence him and avoid the embarrassment of presenting his flawed theory at an upcoming international conference, and then played on his poor health and vulnerability to avoid suspicion.

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