Review of Homewrecker

The Closer: Homewrecker (2007)
Season 3, Episode 1
8/10
I Wish I Were Dead
11 June 2019
Warning: Spoilers
The squad is called to an L.A. house where three persons are dead from apparent knife wounds; identified as a father, mother and daughter. The officers go through the rooms noting evidence being recorded by Buzz for the court. Provenza notes a letter opener being the possible murder weapon. A Patrol Officer, first to enter attic by smashing through glass window, finding Eric Wallace, detected from audio of cell phone heard by detectives on below floor. They escort Wallace to an ambulance, Gabriel accompanies Eric to hospital, Brenda issues orders to other officers on scene.

The whole episode centers on the roles of three male guest cast members, primarily two young performers playing their respective parts exceptionally, namely at HQ in front of Brenda. This story was a believable scenario of a father living a double life, with two families separated in Lompoc CA and Los Angeles; he leads a bigamist's part, ending tragically for himself and his affluent family members when a son finds him at their Los Angeles home. The confrontation between the Lompoc son and his father ends with death to the immediate members, including a twelve-year-old sister.

Brenda conquers the dilemma by finding a cell phone belonging to a Mr. Reichter, connecting him to a home in Lompoc, with employment at the Federal Correctional Facility. DMV pictures of the men proved to be the same person, existing under two different names in two cities. Kim Reichter, poor son in Lompoc, confronts his father who insults him recognizing him as an inmate identifying the young man to the L.A. wife. Kim Reichter murders the father and mother with a letter opener found on the father's desk. When the young daughter enters the area, she is murdered as well, eliminating witnesses. Clothing is removed belonging to Eric and Brenda uses the blood-stained clothes as evidence to implicate, getting a confession of the crimes from Kim.

Watch and learn how the son learns of the double life of his father, quite by accident, when borrowing his father's car; how the Los Angeles offspring leads a different lifestyle than the less fortunate son from a smaller hometown.
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