Episode
The Alienist: Ex Ore Infantium
Overview
New York City. 1897. Sara Howard has opened a pioneering private detective agency. She reunites with formidable alienist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler and New York Times journalist John Moore to find the kidnapped infant daughter of a Spanish dignitary.
Details
- Series
- The Alienist
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2020-07-19
- Runtime
- 48 min
Episode context
Ex Ore Infantium is Episode 1 in Angel of Darkness of The Alienist. It aired on 2020-07-19. The runtime is 48 min.
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Episode 3: Labyrinth
All is not what it seems at the Lying-In Hospital as Sara persuades a young nurse to disclose what happens behind closed doors. Kreizler is convinced that hypnosis might unlock the traumatic memories of Senora Linares.
Episode 4: Gilded Cage
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Episode 5: Belly of the Beast
After the horrific murder of a Lying-In Hospital employee, the team are now hot on the heels of the murderer. Sara enlists the help of Joanna to tail their prime suspect. Sara, Kreizler and Moore try and put the pieces together.
Episode 6: Memento Mori
Sara and Moore return to the killer's abandoned house in search of new information about their suspect. Kreizler faces ruin after a tragic incident at the Institute. Sara and the team are enlisted to rescue another missing child.
Episode 7: Last Exit to Brooklyn
Sara, Kreizler and Moore travel to Brooklyn in search of clues. Byrnes plans to double-cross the team as the killer's behavior becomes unhinged. Sara and Moore's feelings for each other force them to confront difficult choices.
Episode 8: Better Angels
While Sara, Moore and Kreizler struggle with decisions about their future paths, New York is in the grips of an all-out manhunt for the killer, and the team must overcome the wrath of the police and an underworld gang on the rampage.