Law & Order: CI Season 4 Episode 9 Inert Dwarf

Detectives Goren and Eames are called to a crime scene where the victim, an elderly woman, has been murdered in her home. The initial investigation suggests that the victim's caregiver, a young woman named Lila, is responsible for the crime as she was the last person to see the victim alive.

As the detectives continue their investigation, they discover that Lila's real name is Lily and that she has a history of identity theft and fraud. They also learn that Lily's previous employers have accused her of stealing and embezzlement. Using her skills as a con artist, Lily was able to gain the trust of the victim and gain access to her finances.

Further investigation leads the detectives to a company that produces miniature sculptures, one of which was found at the crime scene. The company's owner, an eccentric and reclusive artist named Randolph, denies any involvement with the murder but the detectives believe he may be connected to Lily.

As they dig deeper, Goren and Eames discover that Randolph has a fascination with dwarfism and has been using real-life dwarfs as models for his sculptures. They also learn that Lily had posed as a representative of a charity for little people and had convinced Randolph to donate thousands of dollars to her.

The detectives begin to suspect that Lily and Randolph may have been working together to scam the victim out of her money, but they cannot prove it. They turn their attention to another suspect, the victim's son-in-law, who had a motive to kill the victim as she was planning on cutting him out of her will.

However, as the investigation progresses, Goren and Eames realize that they have been missing a crucial piece of evidence. A closer examination of the miniature sculpture found at the crime scene reveals that it was made using the victim's own DNA. Further analysis leads the detectives to discover that Randolph had been using a new technique to create his sculptures, using human DNA to make them as accurate as possible.

With this new evidence, Goren and Eames are able to catch Randolph and Lily in their web of deceit. They are both arrested and charged with murder, fraud and identity theft.

In the end, Goren and Eames are left with the unsettling thought that there may be more victims out there, whose DNA has been used to create one of Randolph's sculptures. The case serves as a reminder of the dangers of identity theft and the lengths that some people will go to in order to deceive and defraud others.