After a group of boys witness a murder via a live webcam feed, Frank Black realizes that the culprit is an old adversary who has learned to exploit the internet to continue his killing spree while avoiding capture.
Tropes
- Booby Trap: The Avatar tied a string on the door which connects to a gun's trigger, which shot an officer peaking through the door. And even hat his trailer set to explode.
- Catapult Nightmare: Frank woke up from a nightmare of the Avatar killing his victim.
- The Faceless: We never see the Avatar's face.
- Hollywood Hacking
- Jack the Ripoff: Peter suspects they're dealing with a copycat killer.
- Karma Houdini: The Avatar gets away.
- Missed Him by That Much: Frank almost drove away from a building with a familiar looking address number when it was blocked by a bus.
- murder.com: Avatar's website is one of the earliest examples in media.
- Ripped from the Headlines: Avatar was based on the Zodiac Killer.
- Shout-Out: The episode title is The Mikado, which is the Avatar's favorite opera, and even used a sound clip from it.
- Too Much Information: Peter Watts has this reaction to Roedecker's recounting how he disguises his gender online.
