The Alienist
Season 1
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The Alienist S01E01
Part 1
June 27, 2020, 4:56 p.m.
Just a moment.
What is it, Mary?
- What's happened? - Up on the new bridge,
he said something bad happened.
I found him down on the Bowery.
All right.
There you go.
My name is Dr. Kreizler.
Can you tell me what you saw?
It's all right.
Why was he wearin' a dress?
Sorry?
The dead kid.
He was dressed up like a girl.
Somebody cut him to pieces.
Are you sure it was a boy?
That's what the cops said.
Stevie? Ready the calash.
I need you to fetch Mr. Moore and bring him to the bridge.
Tell Moore to bring his drawing kit.
And tell him I need details!
Where were you this evening?
At Mrs. Astor's.
Was Jack there?
I don't recall.
What is it?
Forgive me, John.
I love him.
Oh, for God's sake!
Sorry to interrupt you, Mr. Moore,
but there is a young lad here to see you.
He says it's very important.
- What? u202d- Flora, dégage! u202dJ'ai besion de la chambre.
Good evening, sir.
What can't possibly wait, Stevie?!
He said he needs you.
Where on earth are we going?
The cops is there, so he said he wanted you to go take a look.
- Get out the way! - Hyah! Move!
- Take a look at what?! - No!
- My God! - Hey, watch it!
Hang on!
Roosevelt's there.
You're gonna have to talk your way up!
For God's sake, Stevie, up where?!
No further.
And who might you be?
John Moore. I'm with the "New York Times."
No reporters.
I'm not a reporter. I'm an illustrator.
Well, then, there's two good reasons
for you not to be going up there.
Commissioner Roosevelt sent for me.
Well...we sure wouldn't want to be disappointin'
the commissioner.
Moore? What the hell are you doing here?
Theodore.
I gave strict instructions not to allow anyone up.
He said you sent for him, Mr. Roosevelt.
Kreizler sent me.
I'm to capture an image. I know nothing more.
Then he's got no business being here, sir.
Especially if he's been sent by that quacksalver doctor.
Dr. Kreizler would not have made the request
had it not been important.
Very well, Moore, if you think you can stomach it.
Git on, then.
Where are her eyes?
'Twas birds got 'em or rats.
Somebody's done you up good, young Giorgio.
You're a hell of a mess.
You know this child?
I do.
Giorgio Santorelli.
He's a boy-whore, u202dworked out of Paresis Hall.
'Twas was known as Gloria there, though.
Why must you call him "it"?
What else you call u202da degenerate who dresses himself
as a girl for the pleasure of grown men?
Enough! You say the boy worked out of Paresis Hall?
u202dWho is the proprietor?
That'd be Biff Ellison and Paul Kelly what own it, sir.
I want them in my office tomorrow.
But beggin' your pardon, Commissioner,
but summonin' a man like Paul Kelly
just because some little piece of dago trash has been found --
My office tomorrow
or your badge on my desk, Captain Connor.
As you command, Mr. Roosevelt.
What kind of devil could do such a thing?
Fire setting in children is often a sign of loneliness,
not malice.
Then there's the bed-wetting.
The medical term is enuresis.
Bed-wetting has connotations of shame.
That is unhelpful to a child.
The people who recommended you said you treat adults, too.
That is correct.
But I've always found children's minds to be more interesting.
u202dWhat we'd like to know, Doctor,
is if you can cure Ezra.
Before we end up in a heap of ash.
As an alienist, I treat mental and emotional disorders
in my patients, and I try to alleviate their condition.
I do not presume to cure them.
The exercise room is over here.
One, two, three, four.
- Good, children. - One, two, three, four.
- One, two, three, four. - The music room is down the hall.
The dormitories are upstairs,
and you may have seen the playground.
You look as if you like playing outdoors.
The man's a fraud.
It's good to see you.
You've caused me u202da sleepless night, Laszlo.
The first of many, I suspect.
Forgive me, but I had no choice.
Roosevelt and his officers
would have never allowed me on that bridge
and I thought they might be better disposed to you.
Did you know the child?
Not this one.
Do you have the drawings?
Here.
Thank you.
Tell me what you saw.
Tell you?
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