The essential episodes of Elsbeth
Watch these 15 in order and you've got Elsbeth — each pick states its reason.
- 01
When a college theater student is mysteriously found dead in her high-rise New York City apartment, Elsbeth immediately suspects foul play and enters a game of wits against the victim's popular theater director Alex Modarian who she believes is involved. Throughout the evolution of the murder investigation, Elsbeth must balance her consent decree role with the NYPD and her uncommon methods to make her case and uncover the real killer.
- 02
After the loathed co-op board president of a luxury pre-war building falls off her balcony to her death, Elsbeth and Kaya are called to the scene to dig for a lead when they meet Joann, a high-powered Manhattan real estate broker with huge clients and even bigger secrets.
- 03
When a larger-than-life reality TV star is found dead in her bathtub, Elsbeth and Kaya investigate the circumstances around her death to determine if it was an accident or murder. As they get deeper into the events surrounding her demise, they meet Skip Mason, the mercurial producer behind the popular, guilty-pleasure reality series "Lavish Ladies," who becomes a prime suspect after he is accused of going to dangerous lengths to concoct "good TV."
- 04
Things turn deadly when elite matchmaker Margo Clarke goes to extreme lengths to keep her socialite client from finding out the truth about her perfect new husband. When the husband goes missing, Captain Wagner assigns Elsbeth and Kaya to investigate.
- 05
When an unlikable fashion photographer is murdered in the middle of a fashion show, Elsbeth and the team suspect the killer to be either the photographer's college ex – and leading model of the show – or her jealous husband. Meanwhile, Elsbeth's role at the precinct is thrown into question.
- 06
When a womanizing finance executive is found stabbed to death after a night at the opera, Elsbeth suspects an obsessed opera lover was driven to murder because of a ringing cell phone.
- 07
When a former child star wakes up on Halloween after a wild night on the town with no recollection of her whereabouts, Elsbeth and the team retrace her steps; Capt. Wagner must address low morale at the precinct.
- 08
While investigating the death of an employee at New York's most exclusive jewelry store, Elsbeth and the team uncover plans for a gala heist orchestrated by a chic VIP customer.
- 09
Elsbeth investigates the death of a devious kitchen staffer after he causes havoc in New York's hottest restaurant and enrages one of America's most revered chefs.
- 10
Elsbeth is summoned to jury duty and lands on a murder trial where she faces off with the unusually difficult Judge Milton Crawford.
- 11
When a Wall Street titan is murdered after giving away his fortune, Elsbeth suspects the victim's twin brother and business partner in a deadly case of sibling rivalry. Meanwhile, the Van Ness case continues to cause trouble for Elsbeth.
- 12
Sparks fly between Elsbeth and a handsome Scottish musician named Angus after he witnesses a murder through a video art installation linking Manhattan with his tiny seaside town. The two join forces to solve the case together from across the pond.
- 13
When Elsbeth tries to solve a murder, she comes face to face with many familiar suspects.
- 14
After a billionaire's son dies in a motorcycle crash, Elsbeth investigates a wealth therapist whose knowledge of her patients' secrets led to murder.
- 15
When an ambitious filmmaker dies in a suspicious cleaning accident, Elsbeth focuses on the subject of her final documentary: a "trad wife" whose from-scratch lifestyle included a deadly ingredient.
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