2. Boston Strangler Redux

Tensions are high as the squad investigates a possible copycat of the legendary Boston Strangler or could it be the Boston Strangler himself? Meanwhile, Jane butts heads with her new boss, Lt. Grant, who just happens to be from the same neighborhood where Jane grew up. And Maura gets into trouble with her habit of diagnosing everyone including her date.

Plot summary and ending

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Complete story — includes the ending

In the middle of a baseball game between Boston Police Department and the Drug Unit, a woman's body is dropped onto the field from a nearby bridge. When another strangling victim is found, Korsak notices the two victims have the same names as the first two victims of the Boston Strangler. Korsak is passed over for promotion despite scoring 100% on the sergeant's exam. The unit finds out their new lieutenant is Joey Grant ( Donnie Wahlberg ). Jane not only grew up with Grant, they went to school together, where their life-long rivalry began.

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