Malcolm Boatwright appears in Red Hair and Silver Tape when one of the employees at his restaurant, Melanie O'Keefe, is murdered. The team found out that he was the perpetrator along with his wife, Sandra Boatwright.
Biography[]
Melanie is found dead in a vineyard and the police investigate Sandra and Malcolm's establishment, Shand Creek Restaurant, where she worked as a waitress. Melanie's car is still in the parking lot, and is taken for examination. Teresa and Patrick sitting at a table with Malcolm and Sandra Boatwright, the owners of the restaurant. Teresa begins questioning them, while Patrick samples the food Malcolm has prepared. Patrick mentions that one of the dishes has a lot of butter and Malcolm laughs. He explains to Patrick that he looks at food as indulgence and necessity rolled into one. The Boatwrights escort Teresa and Patrick into the restaurant through the kitchen. Malcolm stops to scold a chef, Randall, accidentally burning himself while cooking at the range. Sandra leads Lisbon and Jane to the office where she shows them Melanie's timecard, saying she punched out and left at 11:25 pm.
The team searches Melanie's locker at work and finds a hand-written note that says "sorry". Patrick borrows the note, and all the restaurant employees are gathered for a meeting. Patrick announces to everyone that the note was found in Melanie's locker and whoever wrote it was the killer. He goes on to say that Cho was a handwriting expert and that everyone needed to submit samples for examination. Patrick then says that when Cho determines who wrote the note, they will have also caught the killer.
At the motel, Patrick tells Teresa he suspects Malcolm of Melanie's murder because he uses too much butter in his cooking, showing he is a glutton and is self-indulgent; he wants what he wants and takes it. Later, the Shand Creek Winery van pulls into the parking lot. Patrick is still in the room when Malcolm and Sandra carry in another girl bound with duct tape. The couple is working together to try and kidnap and assault redheaded girls. They grab the plastic sheeting from the cabinet and begin to cover the bed. They finally notice Patrick in the room. Malcolm is armed with a knife and Sandra pulls out a gun. Patrick is cornered and tries to talk his way out of the situation, causing Malcolm and Sandra to argue with each other. Sandra reveals she killed Melanie by accident; after they abducted her and were driving away, Melanie unexpectedly woke up and Sandra panicked. She tried to smother Melanie with a pillow to keep her quiet, but she ended up suffocating to death. Teresa kicks in the door, shoots Malcolm in the chest and then turns to shoot Sandra as she points her gun at her.
Victims[]
- Dolores Sanchez (Fairfield; abducted only)
- Melanie O'Keefe (Nothern Napa County; abducted and accidently killed by his wife)
- Unnamed woman (Northern Napa County; abducted only)
- Patrick Jane (briefly held hostage)