Her body lies spear-eagled on her bed, her face horrifically mangled. Her body is discovered by her husband, LAPD Deputy Vince Harrick, who worked the night shift and thus has a bulletproof alibi, fortunately or unfortunately.
Four months later, the police finally arrested a man named David Foster for the murder of Lexi Parks because of evidence tying him to the case. For Maddie, we see her swimming laps around the pool before diving into the depths of the pool and holding her breath for a minute and 25 seconds. One wonders whether this is the only way she can meditate or bring some peace to her troubled state of mind because, as we learn later, she has been having trouble sleeping and thus has been waking up exhausted.
Maddie thus laments not getting any action in the field to her ex β Vasquez, who has recently been inducted into the CRU Crime Reduction Unit in a new position. Maddie followed up on the case by going to the store and identifying the neighboring car as a Tesla, which she knew had its own set of security footage.
She meets with the owner of the Tesla and reviews the video feed, managing to get the plate number of the getaway car and clearer footage of the thief. She shares her results with Vasquez, who is impressed with her work but not at all surprised at her dedication to this case, like a bloodhound. When the woman returns to the station, it is revealed that she is only interested in obtaining her bracelet back, and she sternly tells Maddie to tell the assigned detective to drop the charges.
The fact that she was also interested in the bag more than the bracelet is a cause for suspicion. One can surmise that this plot thread will be revisited later. Bosch, however, gets entangled in a different case.
