Directed by Steve Robin
Written by Janet Tamaro, Ken Hanes, & Lisa Marie Petersen
Jane and Maura are asked to speak at a law enforcement symposium focusing on serial killers, one of which is the notorious Charles Hoyt and involves a Hoyt-inspired fake crime scene with unexpectedly real bodies.
Tropes
- Jack the Ripoff: The killer recreates the M.O.s of previous serial killers.
- Never My Fault: Doctor Victoria Nolan blames Korsak for 'making' her shoot her son when they were both trying to kill Korsak.
- Rape Leads to Insanity: Dr. Victoria Nolan became a serial killer after being raped and getting pregnant by her own father. Mom and Dad were her first victims, and might have been excusable, given the situation. However, her body count rose, especially after she found her son, and started teaching him to become a serial killer as well.
- Revenge by Proxy: Essentially the reason for the killings; Doctor Victoria Nolan is killing cops because she blames the system for never arresting her father for repeatedly raping and abusing her before she was fourteen, acting as though every cop would repeat that pattern and let her father's reputation define the investigation.
