Charlie and Larry start the test to determine the absorption rate of the desiccant. He tells Larry that since Alan wants to get a job, he is trying to learn computers. Amita convinces Charlie to help him.

Colby says he did a background check on the cast and crew and found a lot of criminals. David says he found the victim is a producer named Brent Fuller. Colby discovers a criminal named Victor Stokes worked with Brent. They go to his apartment, announce themselves, but Victor tries to flee. Colby catches him outside of the room. Victor says he would never kill anyone. He admits he ran because he spent some counterfeit prop money at a local massage parlor. Victor says the last time he saw Brent was a year ago. He explains that Brent should be considered a con man. He says he heard Brent say he was going to produce the movie that Chris wrote.

Later, Charlie gets frustrated at Alan as he fails to get his computer program to work. Larry tells Charlie they have the test results. They tell the team that the victim was killed nine months ago. The team figures the crime occurred before production of the movie started.

Colby and Liz meet with Chris at the studio lot and ask him about Brent. They inform him that Brent was supposed to produce his movie. Chris says he never met Brent. They accuse him of using the crime as a basis for his movie.

The team figures that Chris knew the killer. David orders the team to do a thorough search on Brent and Chris's past activities.

Meanwhile, Charlie tells Don and Larry that his father is angry at him for how he treated him while trying to tutor him. Larry thinks Chris is arrogant for making a movie about the crime. Charlie learns that Chris is also a software producer of a program called Cine-pal, which helps screenwriters with plot structures.