Episode
The Irrational: Formal Ties
Overview
Alec and Marisa attend a wedding inside a foreign embassy that turns into a murder investigation.
Details
- Series
- The Irrational
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 2024-10-29
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Formal Ties is Episode 4 in Season 2 of The Irrational. It aired on 2024-10-29. The runtime is 42 min.
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Alex investigates the death of a rising star on Wall Street who was killed during her hockey game.
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Simon's mother asks Alec to help stop a suicide contagion when a third student death strikes the campus. Alex asks Marisa to help when he thinks there might be more to the case. Phoebe struggles with her next career move
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