Silver Smile

"Another gruesome murder, but the team gathers evidence at the scene with help from Roosevelt."

### Writer

Gina Gionfriddo (teleplay by)
 Caleb Carr  (based on the book by)

### Director

Jakob Verbruggen

**Silver Smile** is the third episode of ‘The Alienist.’ It premiered on Monday, February 5, 2018, at 9 p.m. ET/PT across TNT platforms.

## Synopsis

*Innovative evidence leads the team to discover a crucial element in the case has gone missing. Kreizler (Daniel Brühl) and Moore (Luke Evans) interview a witness to find out what happened to Moore at the Brothel. Sara (Dakota Fanning) attempts to live in a world outside the investigation. Kreizler challenges them to look within themselves.*

## 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
* Matt Lintz as Stevie Taggert
* Brian Geraghty as Theodore Roosevelt
* Q'orianka Kilcher as Mary Palmer

Guest Starring* David Wilmot as Captain Connor
* Grace Zabriskie as John's Grandmother
* Peter McRobbie as Mayor Lafayette Strong
* Sean Young as Mrs. Van Bergen
* Josef Altin as Bath House Voyeur
* Antonio Magro as Paul Kelly
* Martin McCreadie as Sergeant Doyle
* Katie Brayben as Edith Roosevelt
* Lily-Rose Aslandogdu as Alice Roosevelt
* Jefferson White as Lincoln Steffens
* Nicolas Bro as Jacob Riis
* Ted Levine as Thomas Byrnes
* Matthew Van Oss as Milton
* Nicholas Asbury as Dr. Tuthill
* Dominic Boyle as Maxie
* Morfydd Clark as Caroline Bell
* Gavin Drea as Roundsman Barclay
* Jamie Kaye as Sally
* Sara Vickers as Jane Gooding
* Kristóf Ódor as Van Bergen Servant
* Steven Pacey as Mr. Van Bergen
* Kate Phillips as Laura Boone
* Tate Pitchie-Cooper as Fatima
* Eleanor Young as Harriet / Moore's Maid
* Geoffrey Thomas as Reporter
* Zsolt Páll as Bath House Cop
* Kingston Taylor as Bath House Boy #2
* Rio Thake as Bath House Boy #7

## Quotes

**Dr. Kreizler:** "*Why does our killer do what he does?*"
**Sara Howard:** "*This is evidence of corruption within the police department.*"
**Stevie Taggert:** "*There has been another one.*"
**Dr. Kreizler:** "*They have been led to slaughter.*"
**John Moore:** "*Kreizler, that's quite enough!*"
## Gallery

* Promotional Stills
* Episode Stills
* Screencaps

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

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

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## Videos

The Alienist Silver Smile - Season 1, Ep. 3 PROMO TNTThe Alienist Corruption in the Police Department - Season 1, Ep. 3 CLIP TNTThe Alienist Confrontation - Season 1, Ep. 3 CLIP TNTThe Alienist Silver Smile - Season 1, Ep. 3 INSIDE THE EPISODE TNT
## Notes

* The episode covers from Chapter Twelve to Chapter Fifteen of Caleb Carr's novel, concluding the First Part and starting the Second Part. As with previous episodes, changes in adaptation have been made.
* The episode title is a reference to the nickname of John Moore's potential suspect.

## References

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