Psychopathia Sexualis

"The team follow up on multiple leads outside New York City, leaving Cyrus and Mary vulnerable to an attack."

### Writer

John Sayles (teleplay by)
 Caleb Carr  (based on the book by)

### Director

David Petrarca

**Psychopathia Sexualis** is the eighth episode of ‘The Alienist.’ It premiered on Monday, March 12, 2018, at 9 p.m. ET/PT across TNT platforms.

## Synopsis

*Kreizler (Daniel Brühl) and Moore (Luke Evans) travel to Washington, D.C., Sara (Dakota Fanning) goes rogue in pursuit of the truth. Lucius (Matthew Shear) tells Marcus (Douglas Smith) a secret. Byrnes (Ted Levine) and Connor (David Wilmot) tighten their grip on the investigation.*

## 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
* Michael Ironside as J.P. Morgan
* Daisy Bevan as Esther
* Martin McCreadie as Sergeant Doyle
* Cassi Thomson as Eliza
* David Meunier as Adam Dury
* Sean Bridgers as Sheriff Early
* Eric Johnson as Captain Miller
* Ted Levine as Thomas Byrnes
* Roderick Hill as Fishmonger
* Corey Johnson as Hobart Weaver
* Zeb Moore as Carriage Driver
* Michael Glenn Murphy as Mr. Freewater
* Christopher Naylor as Dr. Dillman
* Jake Samuels as Horse Soldier
* Nicola Stephenson as Maebh Connor
* Jo Stone-Fewings as Ignatius Blunt
* Ty Carter as Native American #1
* Will Strongheart as Native American #2
* Owen Good as Operator / Male
* Skye Hallam as Prostitute
* Roman Vasilyev as Missionary

## Quotes

**Sara Howard:** "*Kreizler is on his way to Washington. He believes there may be some connection between our killer and the West.*"
**John Moore:** "*We've found something. There was a massacre in New Paltz. Be careful.*"
**Sara Howard:** "*Do you think it was an accident?*"
 **Eliza:** "*His throat was cut from ear to ear.*"
**Captain Miller:** "*you must be half-crazy to do what he did that day.*"
 **Marcus Isaacson:** "*What exactly did he do?*"
## Gallery

* Promotional Stills
* Episode Stills
* Screencaps

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

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

## Videos

The Alienist Psychopathia Sexualis - Season 1, Ep. 8 PROMO TNTThe Alienist Psychopathia Sexualis - Season 1, Ep. 8 SNEAK PEEK TNTThe Alienist There Was A Massacre In New Paltz - Season 1, Ep. 8 CLIP TNTThe Alienist Psychopathia Sexualis - Season 1, Ep. 8 INSIDE THE EPISODE TNT
## Trivia

* Mozart Piano Concerto in D minor is playing on the gramophone at Dr. Kreizler's house. As revealed by Sara Howard in *Ascension*, this was the Piano Concerto he played as a child before getting injured.

## Notes

* The episode takes its name from Psychopathia Sexualis by Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing. It is one of the first texts about sexual pathology, particularly noted for being one of the earliest studies on homosexuality, sadism, and masochism.
	+ A copy of the book is featured in the third episode, *Silver Smile*, as one of Dr. Kreizler's textbooks.
* The episode covers from Chapter Thirty-one to Chapter Thirty-five of Part III of Caleb Carr's novel, with some changes and additional original scenes.

## References

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