Back at Mars Investigations, Sanchez asks Keith what he was looking for in Grieco's apartment. Cliff stands up and asks if they're actually charging Keith with anything. Lamb and Sanchez exchange a look, and Cliff smoothly offers to set up an appointment should they wish to speak with Keith further. It's cute when he remembers that he's an attorney. Cliff holds out a card for Lamb, but Lamb declines: "I know your number. It's all over the bus benches. 'Call Cliff and get off.'" Cliff amusingly sings his radio jingle, and then Sanchez tells Keith they'll be keeping an eye on him. Keith actually flaps his lips in a sarcastic faux-"I'm sooooo scared" expression. Not only is he completely out of line, but he's confusing poor Lamb, who's completely befuddled that he's not the biggest dick in the scene. I cannot believe how over the Mars family I am at the moment. Sanchez and Lamb leave, and Keith compliments Cliff on his good work. Cliff holds up a sandwich and shakes it: "When you're here, you're family!" Don't threaten to become a Mars, Cliff. I don't think I could take it if I started disliking you.
Sometime later, Keith informs Cliff that the stepson, Jason O'Dell, was discharged the day before, and they speculate that Dean Ed and his wife kidnapped Grieco. Cliff darkly says that scenarios such as this tend to end badly, because basically, there's not much incentive for the kidnappers to keep a pissed-off, marrow-light victim alive. I'll trust that Cliff is extrapolating a bit here. Keith declares his intention to track down the O'Dells, and asks Cliff for access to his "researcher." I guess as you get older, it makes sense from a physical standpoint to farm out the actual ambulance-chasing.
Keith busts into Dean Ed's office in a right state and asks where his stepson is. Dean Ed heavily says that he just got off the phone with his wife, and she and Jason are in Mexico, but she refused to tell him at which hospital. Apparently Mindy's brother is helping her, and they're going forward with the marrow-stealing. I don't know if it's meant to be implied that Mindy's brother is a doctor (or if he even exists, actually), but still, getting an entire surgical team to assist in a very disturbing felony seems like it would be pretty difficult, especially in the U.S. Oops. Keith says he'll track her down, and Dean Ed offers to go with him, in case he gets her on the line in order to track her call. "I could say half a sentence and get her to yell at me for three hours." I will say I've heard less believable things in this life.













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