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Rizzoli & Isles Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
15 Episodes 2011 - 2011
Episode 1
We Don't Need Another Hero
Mon, Jul 11, 201141 mins
Three months have passed since Jane was shot and she hasn't yet recovered. There is a ceremony honoring her bravery and Maura convinces her to attend. The evening ends in tragedy when a U.S. Army Private, also being honored for an act of bravery while on a tour of duty in Afghanistan, is killed in a car bombing. Despite not being cleared for duty, Jane desperately wants to get in on the investigation. Meanwhile, Jane learns that her parents are getting a divorce. Jane renews her acquaintance with an old high school friend.
Episode 2
Living Proof
Mon, Jul 18, 201141 mins
Jane and Maura's mud bath at the spa is interrupted when a man brings in a pregnant woman who has been stabbed. She dies but Maura manages to save baby. The woman's husband, a commercial fisherman, was on his boat when she was killed but says he wasn't aware that his wife was pregnant. The case gets more than just a bit complicated when it turns out she was a surrogate, carrying a child for a couple who were unable to have a child on their own. It leads them to a fertility clinic run by a Dr. Hanson who is less than cooperative. Jane's mother meanwhile is driving her crazy trying to redecorate Jane's apartment and then holding a yard sale there. Maura has an idea.
Episode 3
Sailor Man
Mon, Jul 25, 201142 mins
It's Fleet Week in Boston and Jane and Maura have a vicious serial rapist on their hands. All of the evidence points to a sailor as the culprit but with thousands of sailors in town, they have their work cut out for them. Detective Frost also has to deal with his father, Admiral Frost. Their first suspect is in the brig when the second attack occurs but the second victim was attacked in her hotel room and closed circuit video of the lobby helps them solve the crime. Maura meanwhile takes an interest in Angela Rizzoli's hunky mechanic, Giovanni Gilberti. Maura is looking for a physical relationship but Giovanni decides that she is his soul mate.
Episode 4
Brown Eyed Girl
Mon, Aug 1, 201160 mins
Maura must curb Jane's emotions as the team investigates the disappearance of her former detective partner Dan Mateo's daughter Mandy in front of his smart-kid son Joe. While Korsak rules out Dan as a suspect, a similar abduction victim is found, killed shortly before, possibly to be replaced. The case requires analyzing the whole serial killer logic and containing emotions, including Dan, a victim turned accomplice proving key.
Episode 5
Don't Hate the Player
Mon, Aug 8, 201141 mins
While Angela is elated about the return from jail for robbery of son Tommy, and Maura eagerly offers to keep hosting him as permanent parole address, his siblings have mixed feelings about their charming 'no good' brother, who seems to get in trouble again fast, as Maura's place seems looted. The latest junior coach of Boston's Pilgrims baseball team, unknown even to super fan Vince, lies dead in the players shower, staged as a fatal fall. The team learns to mistrust the ex cop security chief and finds possible motives among rival players and ownership rivals. Next the star player is killed by car sabotage, so all motives must be reconsidered.
Episode 6
Rebel Without a Pause
Mon, Aug 15, 201141 mins
Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles find themselves investigating a death that occurred during the re-enactment of of a Revolutionary War battle organized by a university professor, Dwayne Cravitz. They soon determine that far from being an accident, the shooting was from a sniper who was actually out to kill Cravitz. A DNA sample leads them to believe that the shooter is someone from his past. Maura meanwhile is thrown for a loop when her mother, the rich and beautiful Constance Isles, drops in for an unexpected visit. They have a strained relationship however with Mrs. Isles not quite sure how to be a mother to her daughter and Maura feeling intimidated and reduced to babbling in her presence.
Episode 7
Bloodlines
Mon, Aug 22, 201142 mins
A woman is burnt alive, just as her Salem witches coven ancestors. She also refused to sell her property to a real estate tycoon, who now turns to her three heirs, all 'hereditary witches'. Those include Grayson Bennett, who is later drowned in bath, after a third Wiccan was squashed alive. Meanwhile Angela and Jane Rizzoli involve Maura in their mixed feelings and loyalties toward Frankie dating again his dubious ex Theresa, who claims her daughter Lily is his.
Episode 8
My Own Worst Enemy
Mon, Aug 29, 201142 mins
Jane and Maura investigate when a man is killed during what appears to be a robbery. Evan Dunbar is killed and son Chris is badly beaten leaving him with broken ribs and a gash on his face requiring 22 stitches. Their immediate suspect is Arthur Dunbar, Evan's brother, who was released from prison just 6 weeks ago and who was imprisoned largely on Evans' testimony. DNA testing on rats however lead them down another path, one that includes the importation of illegal drugs and a kidnapping. During all of this, Maura is more than a little distracted when the love of her life, Dr. Ian Faulkner, drops in to see her. He doing good works in Africa but thanks to Jane's nosy mom, Jane learns that Ian is wanted for questioning by INTERPOL.
Episode 9
Gone Daddy Gone
Mon, Sep 5, 201141 mins
Jane and Maura investigate the murder of Melissa Joy Black who is found dead, tied to a pier at the port with an ice pick through the heart. Maura is concerned that it may be a mob killing with links to her biological father Paddy Doyle and so calls in another medical examiner, the fastidious Dr. Pike, who finds a micro SD card in her stomach. Melissa's sister tells the police her father was injured on the job 6 months ago and will never recover. Melissa likely got a job at the docks after the union blamed their father for the accident claiming he was drinking on the job. A wounded Doyle shows up at Maura's house demanding medical treatment but denies having anything to do Melissa's death saying someone is trying to frame him. After Doyle's right-hand man is found dead, the police think a war over control of the docks may be underway. Maura meanwhile is spending time with Jane's brother Tommy. Vince is pushing Jane to take the mandatory sensitivity training and she goes out of her way to evade the training officer.
Episode 10
Remember Me
Mon, Sep 12, 201141 mins
Jane and Maura investigate the death of a young man, Graham Randall, who was killed in a prison washroom where he had gone to change after posting his bail. He was stabbed to death but while examining the body in the infirmary sees serial killer Charles Hoyt who is there for cancer treatment. He tells her a tale about a murder that occurred in 2005. Jane finds a cold case - a family of four that vanished into thin air - that could be what Hoyt was talking about. Maura's autopsy of Randall reveals something quite peculiar - teeth in his stomach that belong to the victims from 2005. Meanwhile Maura is fretting over what to buy Jane for her birthday and Frankie writes his detectives exam.
Episode 11
Can I Get a Witness?
Mon, Nov 28, 201142 mins
After the murder of much-loved community leader Elmore Gregory, Dante Morgan steps forward to identify the shooter as a gang leader, Terence Jones, also known as Little T. On the night before the trial, Dante leaves his police protected hotel room and is found dead the next day in a gang-ridden neighborhood with "snitch" written on his forehead. With the main witness out of the way, the only other evidence against Jones was obtained using information from one of Vince Korsak's confidential informants. When Vince says he can't produce him for the court, the judge gives the prosecution 48 hours or the case will be dismissed. Meanwhile, TV's Bill O'Reilly is in Boston to cover Little T's trial. Jane's mother Angela is a big fan and at a book signing she gives him Jane's cellphone number.
Episode 12
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
Mon, Dec 5, 201141 mins
Jane's younger brother Tommy seems to be settling down. He's getting work here and there and is moving into his own apartment. He still sees Maura from time to time but she would like to keep their relationship a platonic one. Meanwhile, the homicide squad investigates a bank robbery where the manager was shot by one of robbers for no apparent reason. They immediately cross swords with the FBI who also have jurisdiction and Det. Barry Frost in particular seems to have it in for the Special Agent in charge, Anna Farrell. This is the second robbery committed by these men and they soon find the getaway vehicle with one of the robbers inside, shot to death. It all becomes very personal for Jane when her brother Tommy's fingerprints are also found in the vehicle.
Episode 13
Seventeen Ain't So Sweet
Mon, Dec 12, 201142 mins
After her boyfriend Casey Jones is unable to get to Boston, Jane takes Maura to her dreaded high school reunion. She hates most of the people there but one former classmate that she liked, Steve Sanner, says he would like to discuss something with her. Before he can do so however, Steve is shot and killed while taking a walk on the football field. The killer used a steel wool-filled water bottle as a silencer. He worked for another high school classmate, Rory Graham, who says he wasn't having any trouble at the office or with co-workers. Based on his phone records, they suspect he may have been having an affair with another former classmate, Debbie Tibbet, but when she is found dead her husband tells the police she had recently become very secretive. A third dead classmate gives them the clue they need to identify the killer. Meanwhile Vince Korsak's ex-wife is back in town wanting money for a new enterprise. Vince would like to see his 16 year-old son Josh.
Episode 14
Don't Stop Dancing, Girl
Mon, Dec 19, 201142 mins
Jane and Maura investigate the stabbing death of Denise Ryan, who stumbled onto the stage at her daughter Dakota's dance competition with a pair of scissors in her chest. According to the dance studio owner, Coach JJ, Denise wasn't like the other moms and didn't get to know her very well even though Dakota has been going there for two years. The husband is eliminated as a suspect but the police responded to a disturbance at the dance studio two weeks ago when two of the other moms, Yvonne and Kim, got into an argument. When they learn that Denise had no credit history whatsoever, they realize that the plastic surgery she underwent was likely to hide her true identity. Korsak meanwhile has been avoiding his ex-wife Melody who wants him to co-sign a lease so she can open her yoga studio. He learns that his stepson Josh has been arrested for shooting a policeman with his own gun. Joss is angry and refuses to speak to anyone.
Episode 15
Burning Down the House
Mon, Dec 26, 201141 mins
Jane and Maura investigate a warehouse fire in which a fireman, Craig Hill, was killed. Maura finds that the fire likely started from a heater that had been tampered with. The building was a denim factory and the owner, Arnold Whistler, had a number of sexual harassment lawsuits filed against him. Meanwhile, Maura' and her mother Constance are the victims of a hit and run driver. Maura escapes with a few scrapes and bruises but Constance is seriously injured. When she finds her biological father, mobster Paddy Doyle, visiting her Jane begins to wonder if there's a connection. When they locate the car however, they find direct evidence to the warehouse fire leading the police to think that someone killed the fireman and then set out to eliminate Maura who must have come across some critical information.