 A sniper kills Julie Langford Adams during her consultation with Mark Sloane, but wasn t he more likely the target? Her sister Carrie identifies her; Mark knew their grandparents, Joseph and Catherine Langford: putting Joseph on death row for the murder of his wife was Marks dad Det. James  Jimmy  Sloan s last case, after which he left for New York when Mark was ten and was never heard off again. The sniper Richard Akins is rushed into hospital, diagnosed by Jesse with terminal meningitis and recognized by a nurse as he burst trough the lab on his way to the roof from where he shot, knocking over a bottle; photos in his room indicate Julie was the target; he dies and had a squeaky clean record. Julie was a copywriter and left a journal; Carrie says she was obsessed with her fathers murder case. Mark digs up his dads LAPD notes. Steve follows the GPS memory of Aikins  rental car to an appointment left on his hotel answering machine; the counter-party gets away, throwing money on the street- its car was registered with Premium Security, which was founded by James Sloan s former LAPD partner Danny McNamara, who seems to have neglected to check Josephs alibi, an extramarital appointment with a woman, properly. Carrie says to Steve Jule and her didn t know Dannys son Johhny McNamara nor frequented Ted Barkley, the owner of the paper Catherine worked for, and accepts having dinner. Carrie got an anonymous death treat. Barkley asks Mark, who knows him for year, for a major function in Paris with the Barkley charity foundation. Danny McNamara, still alive, tells Mark about some tragical error he s supposed to be putting right finally. Steve is beaten up bad enough to come on Jesses operation table...