Melinda Farraday is the widow of Roger Farraday, the body that sets off Beckett and Castle's investigation into "A Deadly Game". Roger was, as the duo discover, off on a spy-cation in the big city, using multiple identities and making contact with 'possible killers'. Unfortunately for him, someone called "Game Over" for real, and not using any of Spy Ventures' equipment. Lee, however, has a rather unusual alibi, since he was having an affair with Melinda, and the neighbors have testified to all-night noises from his parked car indicative of the activity within.