Belly of the Beast

Sara takes a risk in an attempt to find baby Ana before it's too late.

**Belly of the Beast** is the fifth episode of ‘Angel of Darkness.’ It premiered on Sunday, August 2, 2020, at 9 p.m. ET/PT across TNT platforms.

## Synopsis

*After the horrific murder of a Lying-In Hospital employee, the team are now hot on the heels of the murderer. Sara (Dakota Fanning) enlists the help of Joanna (Brittany Batchelder) to tail their prime suspect. Sara, Kreizler (Daniel Brühl) and Moore (Luke Evans) try and put the pieces together, but they find that not even Sara's office is out of the killer's reach.*

## Cast

* Luke Evans as John Moore
* Dakota Fanning as Sara Howard
* Robert Wisdom as Cyrus Montrose
* Douglas Smith as Marcus Isaacson
* Matthew Shear as Lucius Isaacson
* Melanie Field as Bitsy Sussman
* Rosy McEwen as Libby Hatch

Guest Starring* Matt Letscher as William Randolph Hearst
* Michael McElhatton as Dr. James Markoe
* Heather Goldenhersh as The Matron
* Lara Pulver as Karen Stratton
* Emily Barber as Violet Hayward
* Martin McCreadie as Captain Doyle
* Brittany Batchelder as Joanna Crawford
* Georgia Lowe as Milly
* Frederick Schmidt as Goo Goo Knox
* Bruna Cusí as Isabella Linares
* Diego Martín as Narciso Linares
* Ted Levine as Thomas Byrnes
* Lucas Bond as Paulie
* Peter Coonan as Ding Dong
* Philip Shaun McGuinness as Fat Jack
* Patricia Franklin as Margery
* Gavin O'Connor as Murphy
* James Groom as Maurice
* Julia Montgomery Brown as Passing Woman

## Memorable Quotes

**John**: “*They appear to have been drawn in blood. Truly, she has lost her mind.*”
**Laszlo**: “*Or perhaps she's simply reordered it to make sense of her actions.*”
**Sara**: “*One doesn't have to have given birth to understand such things.*”
**Libby**: “*Only two things that mewl. Cats and babies. Maybe you're a cat. A sneaky cat looking for a saucer of milk.*”
**Libby**: “*I won't forget you, little cat. I remember all my babies.*”
**Laszlo**: “*In truth there are facets of the female mind I find very difficul to grasp.*”
**Byrnes**: “*Scandalous lady detective bent on undermining the sacred bonds of family with untraditional friendships with working women and unavailable men. That's a story that maybe you'll wanna run in the Journal, Mr Hearst.*”
**Laszlo**: “*Prescribed names can be inspired by affection. But more often than not, it serves a paradoxical intention. What might seem like a tribute is, in fact, a true reflection of one's disdain.*”
**Laszlo**: “*This is a tremendous achievement. I'm thoroughly impressed.*”
**Sara**: “*It was all of us who helped to find her. Not myself alone.*”
**Laszlo**: “*You're being modest. It was you who championed this case. She's safe because of you.*”
**John**: “*What I said, I did so because I wanted yo hurt you just as you had hurt me. I'm deeply sorry.*”
**John**: “*Too often things said in anger come from a place of affection. And what should be spoken out loud is left unuttered.*”
## Gallery

* Episode Stills
* Evidences

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

## Videos

The Alienist Angel of Darkness - A Murder Scene Comes to Life CLIP TNT

## References

1. ↑ Netflix Official Synopses - Retrieved October 22, 2020
2. ↑  The Alienist: Angel of Darkness #205 - The Futon Critic.com