After Robert Jekyll experiences a disturbing transformation inhimself, he finds that other people know more about his pastthan he does. He bids farewell to his adoptive parents inCeylon and travels to England where he discovers that he is inline for a large inheritance. Unknown to Robert, a shadowyorganisation called Tenebrae is after him, while head ofMilitary Intelligence Bulstrode plans to use Robert as bait totrap Tenebrae's top agent Captain Dance. As the net tightensaround Robert, he realises he is in deeper than he everimagined.
The murder of a local dignitary and barrister leads to theuncovering of a tragic story of love and loss fuelled bydistrust and suspicion in the depths of the Hinterland.
The team have an unexpected suspect to question, but Mathiasknows he is unlikely to be the killer, while Mathias isfascinated by the life choices taken by ex-soldier John Bell.
Detectives Jack Roth (Jeremy Sisto) and new partner PacoContreras (Gabriel Luna) are assigned to track down a killerwho preys on women seeking fame in the City of Angels. Theirperp, unbeknownst to them, is Kent Grainger (Ed Westwick), atragic soul who craves attention and goes on a murderousrampage to obtain notoriety. Jack and Paco get a break whenthey stumble upon Karen McClaren (Taissa Farmiga), a young,struggling journalist who may have met the killer at a club andcould I.D. him – but she may also be his next target.Meanwhile, Kent has found himself a young woman who may be his‘Bonnie' to his twisted ‘Clyde' in the form of BettyBeaumontaine (Erika Christensen), a nurse and single mother oftwo with a bit of a sadistic twist.
A neighborhood girl witnesses Russell taking a shower,prompting the gang to debate how much she saw and what theyshould do about the situation. Meanwhile, Tracy tries toimpress the other moms by enlisting Angie to help throw abirthday bash for Sadie.
On Halloween, Mike and Chuck decide to spend the eveningwatching football instead of passing out candy with theirwives. But when Vanessa and Carol start pranking them, thecompetition is on to see who can out-prank who. Kyle dresses uplike his hero, Ed, but Ed has a surprising response to Kyle'simitation of him.
Thackery enlists Edwards to help him test a new hypothesis.After rejecting Robertson's advances at The Knick, Lucy learnsthat confession isn't always good for the soul. Youngjournalist Genevieve Everidge works on a story about one ofThackery's rivals. Cornelia is dismayed by the limits of herhusband's (Tom Lipinksi) sympathies; Barrow faces a newadversary at Tammany Hall; Gallinger is intrigued by adiscussion of eugenics at a class reunion; Edwards deals witha surprise visitor.