These Bloody Thoughts

"The team investigates another murder; the killer pens a harrowing letter."

**These Bloody Thoughts** is the fourth episode of ‘The Alienist.’ It premiered on Monday, February 12, 2018, at 9 p.m. ET/PT across TNT platforms.

## Synopsis

*Kreizler (Daniel Brühl) and Sara (Dakota Fanning) discuss the capacity to kill. Moore (Luke Evans) goes on a date. Byrnes (Ted Levine) and Captain Connor (David Wilmot) keep an eye on a potential suspect. Roosevelt (Brian Geraghty) finds himself under public scrutiny.*

## Cast

* Luke Evans as John Moore
* Dakota Fanning as Sara Howard
* Douglas Smith as Marcus Isaacson
* Matthew Shear as Lucius Isaacson
* Brian Geraghty as Theodore Roosevelt
* Robert Wisdom as Cyrus Montrose
* Q'orianka Kilcher as Mary Palmer
* Matt Lintz as Stevie Taggert  (credit only)

Guest Starring* David Wilmot as Captain Connor
* Sean Young as Mrs. Van Bergen
* Daisy Bevan as Esther
* Josef Altin as Silver Smile Gentleman
* Jackson Gann as Joseph / Bernadette
* Jefferson White as Lincoln Steffens
* Nicolas Bro as Jacob Riis
* Freddie Stewart as Nick Oldham
* Ted Levine as Thomas Byrnes
* Eugenia Caruso as Mrs. Santorelli
* Giovanni Scotti as Enzo Santorelli
* Laurel Lefkow as Mrs. Isaacson
* Kate Dickie as Scotch Ann
* Max Fincham as Thomas
* Amanda Hadingue as Mrs. Gorenko
* Katherine Kingsley as Mrs. Williams
* Ash Matthews as Charles Blythe
* Roland Miskey as Ezra Mills
* Tommy Rodger as Peter
* Philip Rosch as Cahill
* Klári Tolnai as Ruth
* Fernanda Dorogi as Mother in Park
* Francis McBurney as O'Rourke Bartender
* Helena Albright as Young Park Girl #1
* Heather Clementson as Young Park Girl #2
* Peter Schueller as Crank Operator
* Gábor Urmai as Dentis Patient
* Béla Gados as Counter Clerk
* Owen Good as Operator / Male
* Harvey Weedon as Paresis Hall Boy #1
* Gergely Káli as Flirty Young Man
* David Z. Miller as Handsome Young Man

## Quotes

**Lincoln Steffens:** "*Is it true that the dead boy was dressed as a girl, Commissioner Rosevelt?!*"
**Dr. Kreizler**: "*What we are missing, John, is not how he kills, but why and most importantly, when will he kill again?*"
## Gallery

* Promotional Stills
* Episode Stills
* Screencaps

 *Photo by Kata Vermes and Jesse Giddings. [Courtesy of TNT Pressroom]*

 *Photo by Kata Vermes and Jesse Giddings. [Courtesy of TNT Pressroom]*

## Videos

The Alienist These Bloody Thoughts - Season 1, Ep. 4 PROMO TNTThe Alienist The Expectation Society Bestows on Women - Season 1, Ep. 4 SNEAK PEEK TNTThe Alienist I Have Something to Show You - Season 1, Ep. 4 CLIP TNTThe Alienist It's Remarkable, Isn't It? - Season 1, Ep. 4 CLIP TNTThe Alienist These Bloody Thoughts - Season 1, Ep. 4 INSIDE THE EPISODE TNT
## Notes

* The episode covers from Chapter Sixteen to Chapter Twenty of Part II of Caleb Carr's novel, with several changes and additions of few original scenes.
* The letter sent to Mrs. Santorelli by the killer is based on the letter that serial killer Albert Fish sent to his victim's mother. Fish was a child rapist and cannibal active in New York and neighbouring states between 1890 and 1930.

## References

1. ↑ *‘The Alienist’ Crime Report*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *‘The Alienist’ Episode Synopses on Turner Pressroom*