6.9

Scarpetta•Season 1•Episode 6

Benton

6.9/10 · 712 votesMar 11, 202653 min

Ranked #5 of 8 in Season 1•matches the season avg

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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

Directed byDavid Gordon Green

Written byMaisha Closson

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Season 1 Episodes8

Bridge of Time (1)

Kay

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Pete

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Benton

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Bridge of Time (2)

Cast8

Nicole Kidman

Kay Scarpetta

Jamie Lee Curtis

Dorothy

Bobby Cannavale

Pete Marino

Simon Baker

Benton Wesley

Rosy McEwen

Past Kay Scarpetta

Jake Cannavale

Past Pete Marino

Hunter Parrish

Past Bentony Wesley

Ariana DeBose

Lucy Farinelli-Watson

Crew4

David Gordon Green

Director

Eliot Rockett

Director of Photography

JoAnne Yarrow

Editor

Maisha Closson

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Benton" is episode 6 of Scarpetta season 1. It scored 6.9/10 from 712 votes, ranking #5 of 8 episodes this season (season average 6.9). Directed by David Gordon Green and written by Maisha Closson, it aired on March 11, 2026.

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