18. The Good Child — Episode — Law & Order: Criminal Intent

18. The Good Child

The slaying of a couple in the Witness Protection Program involves Detectives Goren and Eames as they suspect someone tipped off the murderous clan that seeks vengeance for their testimony -- but the cops discover the victims' surviving daughter and her relationship with her birth father is the missing link. Their investigation reveals that the biological father has a jealous wife and a longtime secret girlfriend -- all of whom have hidden agendas and evil intent.

Plot summary and ending

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Complete story — includes the ending

A married couple in the Witness Protection Program, Dennis and Camille Burnett are murdered in their home. Goren and Eames investigate and find that their surviving daughter Rachel ( Gaby Hoffmann ) is adopted and is separately seeing her birth father, Trevor Lipton ( John Shea ) and her birth mother, Maureen Curtis ( Melissa Leo ). After the detectives realize that Rachel will inherit the Burnett's wealth, and with the evidence they have uncovered, they deduce that Trevor and Maureen killed the Burnets and planned to kill Rachel after she inherited their estate which would then pass on the Trevor on her death.

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Source and revision history · Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, Law & Order: Criminal Intent season 4. HTML formatting and reference markers removed. · Content license