Travis takes a few days off, having heard Amy is a key speaker at the Teachable Talks (T2) conference by her dashing ex, T2-founder Tim Bishop, and offers to drive her father Graham there, an ideal introduction without actual invitation as both dislike Tim around Amy. T2-sponsor and cocky speaker, tech giant Mitchell McHale chases Amy from scene to practice rather then her silly speech his crucial introduction of his firm's software SLOOTH, which is meant not to assist in but rather solve crimes, already ordered by Seattle PD. Doubting if Mitch's fatal fall from the roof were an accident or suicide -although the faulty software proves a bankruptcy risk, as feared by investment-refusing venture capitalist Vicky Lin- Travis helps Amy investigate, as she remembers having seen now widowed Alexis McHale and the tech company COO Billy Poole kiss, who now admit an affair. Travis hopes to discredit Tim and uses both charm and skill to overcome former police academy buddy SPD lieutenant Rachel Knox's initial resentment to any mingling in her exclusive jurisdiction, instructing detective Denny Roma to help them investigate the next murder, in a villa, which leads the sleuths to a whole other story they must link.—KGF Vissers