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18. Silencer

When esteemed ear surgeon, Dr. Jack Mallory is found murdered in his office, Detectives Goren and Eames suspect a prescription pusher. After further investigation, the detectives learn the doctor had testified in a controversial case involving another doctor -- Dr. Strauss -- who had performed a cochlear implant on a baby. The baby got an infection and died as a result of the surgery, leaving the deaf community with strong opinions about the procedure. Detectives Goren and Eames race to uncover a tangled web of beliefs in a community they're not members of.

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Detectives Goren and Eames investigate the murder of the fiancée of ADA Claudia Shankly ( Bridget Regan ), the esteemed ear surgeon Dr. Jack Mallory ( Jack MacGruder ), who is found slain in his office. Antonio ( Raynor Scheine ), a peddler of prescription pads and drugs leads them to another ear doctor, Dr. Strauss ( Timothy Carhart ), but it is dead end. The detectives enlist the aid of Det. Peter Lyon ( Bill O'Brien ) to help them translate ASL members of the activist deaf community which include the playwright Larry Forseca ( Darren Frazier ), his leading actress, Malia Gallo ( Alexandria Wailes ), and her boyfriend Tommy Kellerman ( Garrett Zuercher ). After some difficulty in soliciting information, Goren and Eames eventually charge Kellerman with the murder, committed because he feared that if Mallory gave Malia a cochlear implant and recovered her hearing, she would leave him.

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