An apparent S&M murder of a young woman leads Bayliss and Pembleton to investigate a phone sex company and a club where the quirky sexual appetite of the victim is revealed. At the local library, Lewis and Crosetti investigate the case of a man who was murdered over a $1.49 pen. Anxious about his first real date with the violin-playing waitress, Bolander asks Howard to double date. The evening out takes a few unexpected turns when an uninvited co-worker shows up.