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Those Who Kill

TV·2014–2014·1 season, 10 episodes·A&E·Drama, Action, Crime·1h·7.6·Created by Glen Morgan

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Those Who Kill is a Danish format based on the bestselling work of author Elsebeth Egholm. A&E has secured the U.S. format for the critically acclaimed crime series in Denmark. The series is about violent criminals who are surrounded by fear and mystique- the serial killer. When murders are not grounded in traditional motives and patterns of behavior, it takes a very particular kind of person to catch the serial killer; someone who knows and understands the killer's dark side and the fantasies that plague him. Someone like the two lead characters- a police detective that is trying to understand her own mysterious personal connection in to the mind of a serial killer, and a "profiler" (forensic psychiatrist), who both in very different ways possess a deep psychological understanding that connects them to the killer's victims and to the killer himself, driving them to pursue each case to the end of the line, again and again.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01UntetheredS01E09 · 6.6The team investigates the connection the killer has with his drug dealing, as he targets his next couple. Meanwhile, Thomas becomes paranoid trying to think like him. At her mother's funeral reception, Catherine is introduced to a boy being mentored by Howard. Suspicious, she is torn between investigating him and the murder case. This causes her to abandon Molbeck on surveillance and he is shot by the killer.
  2. 02SundayS01E04 · 6.2Angela Early, a nurse at an assisted living home, is revealed to be the killer. A suspect in custody states that the victim found underneath the bridge was her son and approached her that night. The team learns Early was raped as a teenager and her parents forced her to keep the baby. Catherine asks Judge Burgess for help, and he points her to the nursing home. Early commits suicide to prevent being taken into custody.
  3. 03A Safe PlaceS01E07 · 6.2After the discovery of aluminum residue on a recent victim, Catherine scans crime scene photos to see a neighboring house under construction. The foreman gives them the name of a man recently fired for looking at the neighbors. The team visits his house to find his family dead and a home video they presume he watched after killing them. They learn the general area of his current target and are able to find the exact house. Inside, the killer has cut the mother, but she opens the door for Catherine and they switch places. Catherine assumes the wife and mother role, cooks breakfast, and gets the killer to sit in front of the window at the kitchen table. He is killed by a police sniper. The situation affects both Thomas and Catherine. He promises his family to never let a case take precedence over them, and Catherine messages her mother to talk about Howard.

Cast

Chloë SevignyChloë SevignyCatherine JensenOmid AbtahiOmid AbtahiJerry MolbeckBruce DavisonBruce DavisonHoward BurgessJames D'ArcyJames D'ArcyThomas SchafferJames MorrisonJames MorrisonFrank BisgaardKerry O'MalleyKerry O'MalleyMia Vogel

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes2014Aired 6.1Season avg
  1. S01E01PilotMarch 3, 2014 5.8Pittsburgh's newest homicide detective Catherine Jensen is haunted by the disappearance of her brother years ago, and her parents have lost
  2. S01E02The Way HomeMarch 10, 2014 6.0Molbeck investigates the murder of a woman found bludgeoned in a dumpster, while Catherine waits for the D.A.'s decision about her actions w
  3. S01E03Rocking The BoatMarch 30, 2014 6.0While the team continues to investigate the bludgeoning death at the dumpster and the suicide of a suspect, Catherine and Schaeffer must ask
  4. S01E04SundayApril 6, 2014 6.2Angela Early, a nurse at an assisted living home, is revealed to be the killer. A suspect in custody states that the victim found underneath
  5. S01E05SouvenirsApril 13, 2014 6.0When Thomas decides to stop working on active cases, Catherine starts investigating his past which leads her to an unexpected family history
  6. S01E06Always AfterApril 20, 2014 6.0Thomas's suggestion to Catherine about her mother deeply disturbs her. Meanwhile, the team investigates a possible domestic homicide where a
  7. S01E07A Safe PlaceApril 27, 2014 6.2After the discovery of aluminum residue on a recent victim, Catherine scans crime scene photos to see a neighboring house under construction
  8. S01E08InsomniaMay 4, 2014 6.2A killer uses enhanced hallucinogens in his methods, causing the team to work with the Narcotics Division and Catherine's former lover. Mean
  9. S01E09Season's bestUntetheredMay 11, 2014 6.6The team investigates the connection the killer has with his drug dealing, as he targets his next couple. Meanwhile, Thomas becomes paranoid
  10. S01E10SurrenderMay 18, 2014 5.8With Molbeck in the hospital, the police have stepped up their methods to catch the killer. Believing the killer will not change his dumpsit

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