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4. Red Carpet Treatment

Patrick Jane and the CBI team are called in to investigate the murder of a convict who served nine years for rape and murder, but was recently released on DNA evidence.

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Jane and the rest of the team investigate the murder of a convict, Henry Dahl, who was released recently based on DNA evidence. Dahl, who had been convicted of the rape and murder of Jennifer Winter, was also having an affair with a woman who he had become pen pals with while in prison. Jennifer's husband, Max Winter, finally admits to having shot Dahl nine times in the face but says that Dahl was already dead when he shot him. Meanwhile, Dahl's pen pal's husband admits to having hit Dahl on the head. Both men are able to avoid definitive murder charges with no way of knowing who actually murdered Dahl. Max Winter thanks Jane and gifts him a gun.

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