Detective Harry Ambrose investigates various atrocious murder cases and tries to analyze the reasons behind ordinary people committing heinous crimes.
Cast:Bill Pullman , Jessica Hecht , Dohn Norwood , Adam LeFevre , Jessica Biel , Christopher Abbott , Carrie Coon , Frances Fisher , Natalie Paul , Alice Kremelberg , Eddie Martinez , Abby Miller , Hannah Gross , Neal Huff , Elisha Henig , Matt Bomer , Tracy Letts , Michael Mosley
While at the beach with her husband and son, Cora Tannetti, for reasons unknown, stabs a beachgoer to death, sparking a police investigation.
Cora tries to block Ambrose's continuing investigation, while Mason struggles to come to terms with secrets from Cora's past.
Ambrose unearths a startling secret about Cora that changes the course of the investigation; Mason takes matters into his own hands.
With Ambrose's help, Cora struggles to recover missing memories, which lead Ambrose to a new suspect.
More questions are raised after the body of a teenager is found deep in the woods.
After Cora begs him, Detective Ambrose calls in a favour with the Judge to allow him to take Cora to the Beverwyck to see if she can remember anything.
Cora journeys into the past, finally remembering the night in question.