5.057 minSeason 1 • Episode 8
LatestIn 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...
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.
Acting
Kidman and Curtis as estranged mother-daughter? The tension is surgical.
Production
Period-perfect 1998 Richmond—dial-up internet and all.
Creator
Elizabeth Sarnoff
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Patricia Cornwell's 1990 novel 'Postmortem' invented the forensic thriller genre—CSI owes her royalties.
This adaptation compresses decades of book lore; the 1998 framing device is original to the series, allowing Kidman and younger actor Rosy McEwen to split the character's timeline.
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