Numb (The Killing)

"Numb" is the sixteenth episode of the American television drama The Killing, and the third episode of its second season, first broadcast on April 8, 2012. Eliza Clark wrote the episode, and Brad Anderson directed it. The story follows Sarah as she discovers the existence of Rosie's backpack and pushes herself to confront Holder; Richmond considers his path forward as a mayoral candidate now confined to a wheelchair; and Mitch Larsen reappears.

Mitch Larsen drives along a highway with a photo of her family beside her. She picks up a hitchhiker who reminds her of Rosie, then checks into a motel, where she takes a decorated shoebox from her suitcase.

At a bar, she ignores a call from her sister Terry and notices a man watching her. Later, she hesitates before kissing him but asks him to stay. The next morning, she sees the teenage hitchhiker smoking by the pool outside her window.

At police headquarters, Sarah learns that the tattoo from Rosie's Super 8 film belongs to the manga character Ogi Jun. She asks about the Beau Soleil computer server client list and is told Lt. Erik Carlson held up the search warrant.

When she confronts Carlson, he says she must ask him before requesting warrants due to a crackdown on procedure. Sarah visits the Larsen garage to show Stan a picture of the tattoo. Stan demands Rosie's backpack back, but when Sarah reveals she knows nothing about it, he orders her to leave.

Sarah calls headquarters about the backpack and learns someone took it. She finds her former boss Michael Oakes on his boat and asks for the backpack; he hands her an evidence bag. In her car, she opens it to find Holder's blue backpack. Back at headquarters, she watches Rosie's film again and leaves Holder a message saying she understands his recent actions.

She is then told the building housing the Beau Soleil servers burned down. At the fire scene, she learns no computers were inside. Spotting security cameras, she asks for footage, promising a warrant later.

Stan picks up his sons from school and sees Denny with a box of Polish pastries, which Denny says Stan's "friend" gave him. Stan visits Janek Kovarsky to ask him to stay away from the boys and to investigate Beau Soleil. Janek lies, claiming Beau Soleil only uses Russian girls and has no record of Rosie.