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John Flynn, CEO of a high-end matchmaking company Symphony, is found murdered in San Francisco. Jane is convinced that John's widow, Erica Flynn, is the murderer, despite her having an alibi. John's ex-wife, Kim Cartwright, tells Van Pelt that John was unhappy with Erica. Rigsby and Cho track down a client, Cliff, who leads them to Naomi, a woman he met at a Symphony mixer who later blackmailed him with a sex tape. Patrick pursues an independent investigation to prove Erica is the murderer going so far as to visit the Symphony office by himself and do an interview with Erica. He concludes that she had an accomplice, her easily manipulated receptionist, Peter. Patrick tricks Erica into admitting that she didn't really care for Peter and has him overhear her. Peter confesses to having provided a fake alibi for Erica who assures Patrick that she won't be convicted once her case comes to trial before a jury.
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