Jessica visits Edmund's jail cell. He asks when she learned she was capable of murder. Ray is outraged to discover them interacting without him. Ray warns Jessica that he has evidence against her, and then offers her sex again.

Later, Lisa from the lab informs Jessica that the drop of blood she found belongs to the killer, but Jessica needs to bring in a matching sample to identify them. That night, Jessica is working late when Dale harasses her about working on this case when she is a prime suspect.

In the opening shot of this chapter, Edmund seems to address the audience as he waxes philosophical about Jessica's potential guilt as a murderer:

When did you first find out... that you had the capacity to kill? To take a human life? You know, we all have it in us. You, me. It's a matter of who can control it. Can you?

Seeing as Edmund has spent most of the movie thus far behind bars, it is understandable that he has had sufficient time to contemplate what insights into human nature -- and there are so many -- can be found in the plot of Twisted.

Ray, on the other hand, is none too pleased to find his client once again quoting lines from his copy of "Everything I Know About Acting Innocent I Learned From Hannibal Lecter," and dismisses Jessica's protest that she is simply doing "a little police work, following up on some hunches." Notice that Jessica is not the only one doing a little police work/following up on some hunches, as Mike can be seen in the background peeking his face around the corner to observe the scene.

From Ray's indignant response to Jessica's behavior, we can gather that he strongly prefers to operate by the book when it comes to his profession. Thus, it is an even stronger testament to Jessica's irresistible sex appeal that Ray proceeds to invite her to his home to discuss the matter "just like old times," and invades Jessica's personal space to murmur how aroused he is by her perfume.

Jessica's pointed remark ("Sometimes I could kill that guy!") as she leaves the room can only lead the viewer to wonder if there was an excised subplot involving a competition for who can come across the most guilty. The possibility is certainly not lost on Dale, whose continued questioning of Jessica's involvement in this case only cements our latest hunch that he is the best detective in San Francisco.

-- Lisa from the lab, demonstrating how forensic scientists never talk

Lisa from the lab is apparently quite a fan of Chez Panisse , a popular restaurant and café in the Bay Area. Or is she?

The Slow Roll believes Lisa from the lab may have been referring not to Chez Panisse, but Chez Penís, a phonetically identical euphemism for the male genitalia which we just made up. This would explain the "downstairs" portion of Lisa from the lab's comment, as one would certainly be shocked to find Chez Penís anywhere but downstairs.