The Forgotten Episode 1.10 Double Doe

After a long day at work, Walter just doesn't feel like going inside his house where he can hear his family arguing on the other side of the front door. So, he heads out to the garage to dig up a cold case that needs solving. A John and Jane Doe were found buried in the snow outside a sleazy motel after being killed by a shotgun blast. The Forgotten Network team heads over to the Aloha Inn to do what they do best.

Walter and Candace meet up with an odd fellow who lives in room 208. The strange little man says, "Zipper killed them." This guy is beyond paranoid, but Alex thinks his claim is worth investigating. After all, it's the only lead they have. It turns out that "The Zipper" is a ride at a traveling carnival that was near the Aloha Inn around the time the victims were killed. The guy who runs the ride is also called Zipper.

Zipper says he heard a couple of shotgun blasts and saw a dark SUV leaving the scene. He robbed the couple after they were dead. The woman had $10,000 in cash on her. He also stole the lady's lighter which has an Irish family's coat of arms on it. This leads them to a bar called Hennessey's. Jane Doe owned the pub with her husband, Sean Hennessey. Her name: Julia Kowalski.

Julia's husband, Sean, recognizes the face in Tyler's sketch of John Doe. He's a kid named J.P. who used to come into the bar. Sean and Julia were successful business people with relationship woes. They decided to ditch their life of luxury to save their marriage. They sold everything to buy the bar. A waitress tells Walter and Lindsey that J.P. may have been a mechanic. She also says that Sean's brother, Conor, has been helping him cope with things since Julia went missing.

Candace and Tyler find an auto shop where J.P. worked. The owner says a local drug dealer named Danny Walker was always looking for the victim. But it was only to pay J.P. work he did on his car. A conversation with Walker helps the team realize that J.P. came from Missouri. James Patrick Albrecht is a missing person from St. Louis. Well, he was. There were rumors around the bar that Julia and J.P. were having an affair.

Sean and Julia bought Hennessey's from Conor. Sean reported that his shotgun was stolen from the bar a week before Julia disappeared. He also has a car that matches the one Zipper described. But Walter doesn't want to rush to judgment. He doesn't believe Julia and J.P. were lovers. He's adamant about it. At one point, he even says to Lindsey, "Just because your marriage fell apart doesn't mean Sean and Julia's did." It's just so un-Walter-like. Lindsey takes offense at the dig, but Alex manages to settle things down by focusing on the case.

As it turns out, Julia was planning something for Sean's birthday. She wanted to buy him a vintage car and J.P. was helping her find a good one. They weren't having an affair, but it still may have looked that way to Sean. It also could have appeared that way to Conor, who may have done something extreme for his brother. Conor rented a car similar to Sean's a few days before Julia and J.P. were killed. Could this have been a set-up?

Sean has been following the same leads as our team in order to clear his name. When Russell shows up at Conor's place to arrest him, gunshots ring out in the street. Conor is hit as Sean shoots wildly from behind some bushes. As Russell returns fire, Alex sneaks up from behind to tackle Sean and subdue him. Russell says, "Don't ever do that again, Alex." He responds, "Can't promise that." Hey, at least he didn't lie.

Conor's plan was to frame Sean for Julia's murder so that he could regain control of the bar. He hated Sean for always being better than him and figured Julia deserved to die for cheating on her husband. But there was no affair. Walter was right. Still, what he said to Lindsey before was over the line, so he apologizes. She forgives him and says, "You were right about them. Relationships are about hard work."

Lindsey's words must have hit home with the big guy. Walter arrives at his house to, once again, be welcomed by the sounds of arguments emanating from inside. But this time he takes a deep breath and walks through the front door. Now that's very Walter-like.