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She's a voice for the voiceless.
Renowned forensic pathologist Dr. Kay Scarpetta returns to her position as Virginia's Chief Medical Examiner, where she investigates a haunting murder with eerie reminders from her first big case decades ago. In 1998, Scarpetta works alongside Detective Pete Marino and FBI Agent Benton Wesley as they investigate a series of brutal stranglings. Based on the best-selling novels by Patricia Cornwell.
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Renowned forensic pathologist Dr. Kay Scarpetta returns to her position as Virginia's Chief Medical Examiner, where she investigates a haunting murder with eerie reminders from her first big case decades ago. In 1998, Scarpetta works alongside Detective Pete Marino and FBI Agent Benton Wesley as they investigate a series of brutal stranglings. Based on the best-selling novels by Patricia Cornwell.
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Episode 1
After returning to her former position as Virginia's Chief Medical Examiner, renowned forensic pathologist Dr. Kay Scarpetta investigates a sinister and mysterious murder that eerily resembles her first big case from 28 years prior.
Directed by David Gordon GreenWritten by Elizabeth Sarnoff
Episode 2
In present day, Scarpetta and Marino enlist Lucy to track down their former prime suspect from 28 years ago, Matt Petersen, due to a possible link between the cases; while in the past, the two investigate Petersen's potential involvement in his wife's murder.
Directed by David Gordon GreenWritten by Elizabeth Sarnoff
Episode 3
Present Scarpetta and Marino visit Matt Petersen at his Compound while Lucy and Officer Blaise Fruge team up to search for the murder victim's boyfriend. The past investigation takes a turn when Scarpetta is called into the Health Commissioner's office regarding leaks to the press.
Directed by Charlotte BrändströmWritten by Iturri Sosa
Episode 4
Present Scarpetta and Marino uncover troubling similarities between their murder victim and the 'accidental' death of a jogger six months earlier; while in the past, Scarpetta suspects that someone from within her own office is attempting to sabotage her, and she makes a huge discovery in the case.
Directed by Charlotte BrändströmWritten by Ahmadu Garba
Episode 5
In the present, Scarpetta and Benton's marriage is put to the test when Kay is called in by the FBI to perform autopsies on two dead astronauts found at a crash site that might connect to the murder victim. In the past, it's Friday night and the killer could strike at any moment.
Directed by David Gordon Green, Charlotte BrändströmWritten by Matthew Zucker
Episode 6
Past Scarpetta and Benton devise a risky plan to bait the serial killer out of hiding. In the present, Scarpetta orders the exhumation of the dead jogger's body, convinced that there's a connection between the jogger's death and the murder victim. At home, Kay and Benton's mounting secrets and lies come to a boiling point.
Directed by David Gordon GreenWritten by Maisha Closson
Episode 7
After confirming a connection between the two deaths in the present, Scarpetta faces mounting professional and personal crises. In the past, she makes a breakthrough in the case.
Directed by Ellen KurasWritten by Alison Balian
Episode 8
In the past, Scarpetta and Marino wrestle with the lie that bonds them forever. In the present, with her family, career, and marriage now fractured, Scarpetta finds herself all alone while a killer is still on the loose...
Directed by David Gordon GreenWritten by Elizabeth Sarnoff
Episode information updated Jul 23, 2026
Nicole KidmanKay Scarpetta
Jamie Lee CurtisDorothy
Bobby CannavalePete Marino
Simon BakerBenton Wesley
Rosy McEwenPast Kay Scarpetta
Jake CannavalePast Pete Marino
Hunter ParrishPast Bentony Wesley
Ariana DeBoseLucy Farinelli-Watson
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