The Best Episodes of The Alienist Season 2

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   6.1/10(14 votes)

   #1 - Ex Ore Infantium

   S2:E17/19/2020

   New York City. 1897. Sara Howard has opened a pioneering private detective agency. She reunites with formidable alienist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler and New York Times journalist John Moore to find the kidnapped infant daughter of a Spanish dignitary.

   Director:David Caffrey

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   6.7/10(11 votes)

   #2 - Something Wicked

   S2:E27/19/2020

   Sara uncovers a clue at the Siegel Cooper Department Store that leads her into dangerous territory. Moore struggles to balance his personal and professional life as he investigates a link to New York's criminal underworld.

   Director:David Caffrey

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   Director:David Caffrey

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   6.7/10(11 votes)

   #3 - Labyrinth

   S2:E37/26/2020

   All is not what it seems at the Lying-In Hospital as Sara persuades a young nurse to disclose what happens behind closed doors. Kreizler is convinced that hypnosis might unlock the traumatic memories of Senora Linares.

   Director:Clare Kilner

   Writer:Unknown

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   7.2/10(11 votes)

   #4 - Gilded Cage

   S2:E47/26/2020

   The clock is ticking for the team to locate baby Ana. Sara worries about her young undercover detective Bitsy Sussman. William Randolph Hearst hosts a lavish ball celebrating his goddaughter Violet's engagement to Moore.

   Director:Clare Kilner

   Writer:Unknown

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   6.9/10(11 votes)

   #5 - Belly of the Beast

   S2:E58/2/2020

   After the horrific murder of a Lying-In Hospital employee, the team are now hot on the heels of the murderer. Sara enlists the help of Joanna to tail their prime suspect. Sara, Kreizler and Moore try and put the pieces together.

   Director:Clare Kilner

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Clare Kilner

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   7.1/10(11 votes)

   #6 - Memento Mori

   S2:E68/2/2020

   Sara and Moore return to the killer's abandoned house in search of new information about their suspect. Kreizler faces ruin after a tragic incident at the Institute. Sara and the team are enlisted to rescue another missing child.

   Director:David Caffrey

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:David Caffrey

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   5.8/10(12 votes)

   #7 - Last Exit to Brooklyn

   S2:E78/9/2020

   Sara, Kreizler and Moore travel to Brooklyn in search of clues. Byrnes plans to double-cross the team as the killer's behavior becomes unhinged. Sara and Moore's feelings for each other force them to confront difficult choices.

   Director:David Caffrey

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   7.1/10(9 votes)

   #8 - Better Angels

   S2:E88/9/2020

   While Sara, Moore and Kreizler struggle with decisions about their future paths, New York is in the grips of an all-out manhunt for the killer, and the team must overcome the wrath of the police and an underworld gang on the rampage.

   Director:David Caffrey

   Writer:Unknown

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