The investigation begins with the death of , a National Guard veteran found burned alive in his garage, which was padlocked from the outside. As the team digs deeper, they realize they are hunting a serial arsonist when other members of Garcia's former unit are targeted.
" Flame Red " is the ninth episode of the first season of the police procedural series , which originally aired on December 2, 2008 . The episode follows Patrick Jane and the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team as they investigate a series of fatal arson attacks in the rural town of Marquesa, California. Episode Overview and Plot Summary [S1E9] Flame Red
The team discovers that three years prior, a fourth member of the unit, Dave Martin , died in a suspicious house fire. Martin had discovered a valuable aquifer (limitless water supply) on his land, but when he refused to share the potential profits with his "buddies" from the unit, they murdered him. The investigation begins with the death of ,