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Prodigal Son

Der Mörder in dir

Deutscher Titel	Prodigal Son Der Mörder in dir
Originaltitel	Prodigal Son
Produktionsland	USA
Originalsprache	Englisch
Jahr(e)	2019
Produktions- unternehmen	Berlanti Productions Sklaverworth Productions VHPT! Co. Warner Bros. Television Fox Entertainment
Länge	ca 45 Minuten pro Folge
Episoden	20 in 1+ Staffel
Genre	Drama Krimi
Idee	Chris Fedak Sam Sklaver
Musik	Nathaniel Blume
Erstausstrahlung	23. September 2019 (USA) auf Fox 8. September 2020 auf Sat.1 Emotions

Besetzung

Darsteller	Rolle
Tom Payne	Malcolm Bright
Michael Sheen	Dr. Martin Whitly
Bellamy Young	Jessica Whitly
Lou Diamond Phillips	Gil Arroyo
Halston Sage	Ainsley Whitly
Aurora Perrineau	Det. Dani Powel
Frank Harts	Det. JT Tarme
Keiko Agena	Dr. Edrisa Tanaka

 

Nach seinem Rauswurf beim FBI landet Malcolm als Berater im NYPD-Team seines alten Freundes Gil Arroyo. Der hat gerade einen Mord am Hals, der verblüffend an die Taten des “Chirurgen” alias Dr. Martin Whitly erinnert. Malcolm hat seinen Vater seit über zehn Jahren nicht mehr gesehen – aber jetzt braucht er seine Hilfe.

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Nach seinem Rauswurf beim FBI landet Malcolm als Berater im NYPD-Team seines alten Freundes Gil Arroyo. Der hat gerade einen Mord am Hals, der verblüffend an die Taten des “Chirurgen” alias Dr. Martin Whitly erinnert. Malcolm hat seinen Vater seit über zehn Jahren nicht mehr gesehen – aber jetzt braucht er seine Hilfe.

Folge	Titel deutsch	Originaltitel	Regie	Drehbuch	Erstaustrahlung US	Erstausstrahlung BRD
1	Das Quartett	Pilot	Lee Toland Krieger	Chris Fedak & Sam Sklaver	23. September 2019	13. September 2020
Malcolms gewöhnungsbedürftige Art führt zu seinem Rauswurf beim FBI. Eine erfreuliche Nachricht für seinen alten Freund Gil Arroyo, der ihn beim NYPD rekrutiert, wo ein brisanter Mehrfachmord dringend aufgeklärt werden muss. Nach einer kurzen Begehung des Tatortes entschlüsselt Malcolm das Psychogramm des Soziopathen: Offenbar handelt es sich um einen Nachahmungstäter, der “das Quartett” kopiert – eine Reihe von vier Morden, die ausgerechnet Malcolms Vater 1992 beging.
2	Wie der Vater, so der Sohn	Annihilator	Adam Kane	Chris Fedak & Sam Sklaver	30. September 2019	13. September 2020
Malcolms psychische Verfassung verschlechtert sich, seitdem ihn verdrängte Erinnerungen aus seiner Kindheit einholen und sein Vater, der Serienmörder Dr. Martin Whitly, auf penetrante Art und Weise versucht, Kontakt zu ihm aufzunehmen. Aus der psychiatrischen Einrichtung heraus hat dieser nämlich vom berüchtigten Vierfachmörder gehört, der eine komplette Familie mittels Gift auslöschte. Da er wie kein anderer weiß, wie ein Killer wirklich tickt, bietet er Malcolm seine Hilfe an.
3	Angstreaktion	Fear Response	Rob Bailey	Lisa Randolph	7. Oktober 2019	15. September 2020
Malcolm hält seine düsteren Kindheitserinnerungen weiterhin für echt und lässt zum Leidwesen seiner Mutter nicht davon ab, nach Antworten zu suchen. Neben seinen privaten Sorgen steht er auch auf beruflicher Ebene vor Herausforderungen. Die Leiche eines ermordeten Professors wirft nämlich einige Fragen auf: Weshalb wurde das Gehirn des Opfers mit chirurgischer Präzision entfernt? Und wie steht der Fall mit LSD-Versuchen in Verbindung, die angeblich an der Uni praktiziert werden?
4	Komplizen	Designer Complicity	Leon Ichaso	Wendy Calhoun	14. Oktober 2019	15. September 2020
Die angesehene Influencerin Tatiana Moore wird tot in ihrer Badewanne aufgefunden. Der Clou: Der Tatort wurde mit viel Liebe zum Detail arrangiert und die Frau künstlerisch in Szene gesetzt – genauso wie in der ersten Outdoor-Kampagne ihres Freundes, dem Modedesigner Axel X. Treibt hier womöglich ein Stalker sein Unwesen? Derweil versucht Malcolm weiterhin, seine Vergangenheit aufzurollen und herauszufinden, ob seine Mutter vom Morden seines Vaters gewusst haben könnte.
5	Hellwach	The Trip	Omar Madha	Jeremy Carver	21. Oktober 2019	22. September 2020
Seit Tagen findet Malcolm keinen Schlaf und scheint in seinem Zustand völliger Übermüdung Wahnvorstellungen zu entwickeln, in denen kein Geringerer als sein Vater und dessen grauenerregende Taten eine Rolle spielen. Um auf andere Gedanken zu kommen, widmet er sich einem neuen Fall, der ihn ins Drogenmilieu führt. Gemeinsam mit Dani versucht er, den Mord an einem malträtierten Mann zu klären und erfährt dabei mehr über die Vergangenheit seiner Kollegin.
6	Auf Sand gebaut	All Souls and Sadists	Megan Griffiths	Justin W. Lo	28. Oktober 2019	22. September 2020
Obwohl es Malcolm an emotionaler Stabilität mangelt, lässt er nicht davon ab, sein Trauma bis zu dessen Ursprung zurückzuverfolgen. Ein gefährliches Unterfangen, denn damit nimmt er das Risiko in Kauf, an einer akuten Psychose zu erkranken. Ablenkung findet er bei seinem neuen Fall: Ein Mann wird mit über 100 Messerstichen tot aufgefunden. Malcolm vermutet, dass es sich bei dem Täter um einen Sadisten handelt, der Gefallen daran gefunden hat, anderen Menschen Schmerz zuzufügen.
7	Fragen und Antworten	Q&A	Adam Kane	Elizabeth Peterson	4. November 2019	29. September 2020
Auf der Suche nach dem alten Wagen seines Vaters sieht sich Malcolm auf einem Schrottplatz um. Nachdem dort auf ihn geschossen wurde, kehrt er mit dem Team zurück. Sie finden viele Leichen auf dem Schrottplatz, die dort über Jahrzehnte hinweg abgelegt wurden. Ainsley führt im Gefängnis das Interview mit ihrem Vater, doch unvorhergesehene Ereignisse stören den sorgfältig geplanten Ablauf.
8	Ein Freund der Familie	Family Friend	Rob Hardy	Wyatt Cain	11. November 2019	29. September 2020
Malcolm ist einem alten Schützling seines Vaters auf der Spur, der als sogenannter “Missionskiller” im Auftrag einer höheren Macht agiert und ebenso wie sein zweifelhafter Mentor mehrere Menschenleben auf dem Gewissen hat. Außerdem scheint er etwas von der mysteriösen Frau aus der Kiste zu wissen, die Malcolm seit seiner Kindheit in seinen Albträumen verfolgt. Wird er dem Profiler die langersehnten Antworten liefern können?
9	Privatleben	Pied-A-Terre	Antonio Negret	Lauriel Harte Marger	25. November 2019	6. Oktober 2020
Nachdem Martin in Einzelhaft gesperrt wurde und das FBI den Serienmörder-Fall übernommen hat, nutzt Malcolm seine neu gewonnene Freizeit, um zu versuchen, ein normales Leben zu führen. Unterdessen wird in einem Luxus-Apartment eine männliche Leiche gefunden. Der Mann hat jedoch auf den ersten Blick keine Verbindung zu der Wohnung. Der Fall führt das NYPD zu einem exklusiven Sex-Club.
10	Der Glückspilz	Silent Night	Valerie Weiss	Sabrina Deana-Roga	2. Dezembert 2019	6. Oktober 2020
Malcolm fragt Eve nach einem Date. In Beth Saversteins Wohnung wird ein Mann ermordet aufgefunden, der sich jedoch nicht als ihr Ehemann herausstellt. Er ist vielmehr einer von mehreren Partnern, mit denen Beth im Rahmen eines von Jasper St. George geführten Ehebrecherclubs eine außereheliche Beziehung hatte. In der Hoffnung, einen Vorsprung zu bekommen, posiert Malcolm als neuer Kunde und trifft Jaspers Partner Simone. Wenn sie befragt wird, impliziert sie, dass Beths Ehemann etwas weiß. Malcolm spricht mit ihm und erfährt, dass Beth und das Opfer möglicherweise verliebt waren, was einen direkten Verstoß gegen die Clubregeln darstellt. Während ihrer Verabredung bittet Eve Malcolm, ein Profil von ihr zu erstellen. Seine Antworten verärgerten sie.
11	Gemeinsam	Alone Time	Adam Kane	Nora Zuckerman & Lilla Zuckerman	20. Januar 2020	13. Oktober 2020
Malcolm wakes up and finds himself chained in the cellar of a building. Watkins appears and the two of them begin to play mind games with each other, with Malcolm attempting to profile him. As Malcolm tries to get more information about the girl and the camping trip, Watkins reveals that Malcolm stabbed him all those years ago. Watkins ends up stabbing Malcolm and reveals that his father brought him on that trip to kill him, but was unable to follow through. Meanwhile the NYPD and FBI work to try to locate Malcolm. Gil goes to talk to both Jessica and Martin, resulting in a tense stand off before Gil reveals to him that Watkins has taken Malcolm. Martin has a breakdown and insists that Malcolm is dead. Watkins tells Malcolm his intent to kill Jessica and Ainsley as his family is his weakness. Malcolm realizes that the rumbling that he’s hearing is not a river, but the subway and that Watkins brought him to his mother’s home. Watkins goes up and attacks Jessica and Ainsley, who both fight back. Malcolm uses a hammer to crush his hand to free himself and saves his family from Watkins.
12	Fragwürdige Methoden	Internal Affairs	David Tuttman	Lisa Randolph & Alexis Siegel	27. Januar 2020	13. Oktober 2020
An “incident” leads to Malcolm being forced by the department to undergo a mental fitness evaluation with psychiatrist Simon Coppenrach. As the interview unfolds, Malcolm explains how he defied Gil’s instructions by inserting himself into the case of Tristan Johnston, a man with ties to a private specialist running a cult-like institute that claims to cure trauma through electroshock treatments. Malcolm enters the institute seeking help with his condition and meets Andi, a fellow patient who was recruited to the institute by Tristan. Before they can go to the police, however, Andi is abducted. The specialist claims that she was kidnapped by a deprogrammer, but when a suspect is identified, Malcolm believes that he is not the real culprit. Gil kicks him out of the precinct after an argument, which then triggers the incident. Coppenrach declares him unfit to work, but Malcolm reveals that the evaluation was a trap: he had found evidence that tied Coppenrach to the kidnapper. The doctor is subdued and arrested, and Andi is rescued from captivity. Gil orders Malcolm to take an extended vacation before he can return to active duty.
13	Warten und hoffen	Wait & Hope	Glen Winter	Sam Sklaver	3. Februar 2020	20. Oktober 2020
Malcolm’s planned vacation is interrupted when, on the way to the airport, he stops to briefly consult on an attorney’s murder. The MO points towards a killer obsessed with The Count of Monte Cristo who is inflicting various types of poetic justice on a series of men linked to the wealthy Taylor family. The team discovers that their only son, Cal Taylor, was involved in the apparent death of a woman named Isabella, which his father had covered up. Gil and Malcolm go to the Taylor estate and catch Ernesto, Isabella’s father, but Malcolm is convinced that he wasn’t responsible. Shut out of the investigation, he pays a secret visit to his father, who advises him to focus on Cal as a suspect. With Dani posing as a guest, Malcolm crashes the wedding and distracts the guests with a long speech about fathers, in which he exposes the senior Taylor’s crimes. Isabella, who survived her “death”, tries to shoot him but misses, and Dani takes her into custody. Malcolm assures the father he’ll answer for his involvement as well. Dr. Whitly eagerly watches Ainsley’s coverage of the story, believing that he has finally made a connection with his son.
14	Keine Wahl	Eye of the Needle	Lisa Robinson	Wyatt Cain	10. Februar 2020	20. Oktober 2020
Jessica is contacted by a man who claims to know about the girl in the box, but when she goes to meet him, a body turns up. The killer, keeping his identity secret, calls Ainsley during her first day as a studio anchorwoman and publicly demands that Jessica pay him $1 million not to kill a second victim. Dr. Whitly takes the opportunity to also call in to Ainsley’s program and offer his insight that the killer is motivated by a personal grudge against him. Jessica prepares the ransom against Gil’s advice and the killer humiliates her by making her dump it on the street while killing the second victim anyway. Malcolm suspects that the killer despises the entire Whitly family and decides that he needs to speak to his father. Jessica shows up as well, and reveals the killer wants her to murder her husband to save another hostage. Malcolm performs the murder instead, specifically aiming not to fatally pierce Dr. Whitly’s heart. He and the team intercept the killer, the husband of a patient who died on Dr. Whitly’s table, and save the hostage. However, Malcolm refuses to tell Gil exactly what happened.
15	Tod und Teufel	Death’s Door	Adam Kane	Elizabeth Peterson	17. Februar 2020	27. Oktober 2020
As Dr. Whitly lies in a medically-induced coma, Jessica tells her son she’s willing to accept responsibility for his attempted murder. Malcolm is then sent to help investigate a mysterious case involving a perfectly embalmed corpse, which he determines was the work of a necrophiliac. With help from the victim’s ex-business partner, Tilda Carp (Ana Gasteyer), they are able to identify a suspect: Leanne Triutt, a disgraced former morgue worker. Jessica is contacted by Dr. Whitly’s sleazy former lawyer, Sterling, who offers to get the charges against her dismissed; on the advice of Ainsley, she instead chooses to reach out to Eve, who agrees to defend her. Malcolm finds himself unwilling to visit his father and argues with Dani and his sister about it. Leanne breaks into the precinct and holds Edrissa at gunpoint, demanding the victim’s body. Malcolm distracts her while Edrissa knocks her down with a metal tray just before backup arrives. Inspired by Leanne’s words, Malcolm decides to go see Dr. Whitly, who is haunted by a nightmare of the girl in the box. He realizes that he regrets none of his crimes, and vows to reunite with his family.
16	Der Überfall	The Job	Satya Bhabha	Justin W. Lo	16. März 2020	27. Oktober 2020
Malcolm’s old friend Vijay, an insurance investigator, joins the team to hunt down the gang behind a series of high-end robberies, which leaves one woman dead and another in critical condition. Based on this information, Malcolm determines that one of the thieves is a thrill killer who derives satisfaction and pleasure from murder. Dr. Whitly blackmails Jessica, demanding that Malcolm visit him weekly or he’ll lie and say she tried to kill him. To take her mind off things, Jessica gets her son to call Eve for dinner. Malcolm confesses to her that he is continually haunted by the girl in the box. Vijay makes a secret deal with the gang to buy back the stolen goods, but Malcolm follows him and convinces the gang that he’s an appraiser. He uses the opportunity to study them, until his cover is blown and Vijay is sent away while the gang decides what to do with Malcolm. Using his profiling skills, he convinces the gang members to shoot each other out of paranoia and fear, while Vijay shows up and runs down the killer with his car. Eve offers to help Jessica find the girl in the box, but appears to be keeping a secret from her and Malcolm.
17		Stranger Beside You	Pamela Romanowsky	Lauriel Harte Marger & Sabrina Deana-Roga	23. März 2020
Malcolm asks Ainsley to look into Eve’s past. He and the team are put on the case of a prominent mommy blogger, Alessa (Heather Lind), whose husband was murdered shortly after their daughter Nina’s birth. Malcolm recognizes that the murder was committed by someone with a “depraved heart”, meaning Nina is the motive. Ainsley visits Jessica with a revelation: Eve is biologically related to the girl in the box. Malcolm speaks to Dr. Whitly, who tells him that Nina’s mother is diabetic and therefore incapable of having a child without serious complications. It turns out the pregnancy was faked, and that Nina’s real mother is the family nanny, Christine. Jessica and Ainsley visit Malcolm at the same time Eve comes by to explain herself; struggling with his emotions, Malcolm puts his full focus on the case. He learns from Christine that her abusive ex-husband is Nina’s father and determined to take her back, so he sets a trap and takes him into custody. Christine agrees to let Nina be formally adopted by Alessa. Malcolm convinces Eve that they need to deal with her sister to save their relationship. Eve shows him a picture, and he finally sees the girl’s face in his mind.
18		Scheherazade	Dermott Downs	Nora Zuckerman & Lilla Zuckerman	30. März 2020
After some self-reflection, Malcolm decides to take Eve to visit Dr. Whitly as part of a strategy to manipulate him into confessing his part in her sister’s death. A ballet dancer who defected from Cuba is poisoned while performing at a party hosted by wealthy socialite Nicholas Endicott. Gil displays signs of jealousy when he discovers Endicott has been romancing Jessica. The team investigates the dancer’s ballet company, and learn that the victim fled from Cuba after his mentor was arrested for poisoning several other dancers. Dr. Whitly spends several hours gathering his thoughts and contacts Eve for another visit. Malcolm forms a theory that the mentor, presumed dead while trying to escape Cuba, is still alive; he turns out to be posing as a stagehand and killed his pupil out of fear that he would talk. Malcolm returns to his father with Eve in tow, and learns the truth: Dr. Whitly spared her sister’s life after she gave him the name of a powerful man who wanted her dead. Eve departs to find her sister and tells Malcolm to stay out of it. Unbeknownst to both of them, Dr. Whitly chose not to name the man: Nicholas Endicott.
19		The Professionals	Lily Mariye	Lisa Randolph	20. April 2020
Malcolm receives word that Eve is dead, seemingly from suicide. After conferring with Edrissa, he convinces Gil that she was murdered and that he needs to be the one who finds the killer. Dr. Whitly calls his family to a meeting where he reveals that Endicott is indeed responsible for having Eve killed, which horrifies Jessica. Ainsley decides to expose Endicott for who he is, but it turns out he’s aware of her plans, and makes it clear that he can help advance her career so long as she drops her investigation. A contract killer who Malcolm fingers as the culprit turns out to be innocent, but advises him that staging a suicide is a complicated operation requiring a true professional. By searching Eve’s apartment, JT and Malcolm find evidence that leads them to an assassin, Eddie, who has just been ordered to strangle Dr. Whitly in his cell. The doctor overpowers his attacker and gouges his eyes out. Gil visits Jessica and they share a drink, before Jessica confesses that she always loved Gil but felt she could never be good enough for him and they kiss. Malcolm is visited by the team, who arrest him on charges of murdering Eddie at the hospital.
20		Like Father…	Adam Kane	Chris Fedak & Sam Sklaver & Elizabeth Peterson	27. April 2020
Malcolm is bailed out by Jessica and immediately asks to be put on the case, but is instead confined to his mother’s house. After managing to escape, he meets up with Edrisa and the two of them deduce that the crime lab that processed Eddie’s body is dirty and planted evidence. Endicott arranges for Dr. Whitly to be transferred to Riker’s, where a bounty is placed on his head. Malcolm and Ainsley visit their father to try to get him to reveal what he has on Endicott, but it turns out he never had anything. Gil informs Malcolm that he is going to be officially charged and tells him to leave town. Malcolm finds Eve’s sister Sophie, who is working as a veterinarian, and explains how he knows that she was the one who killed Eddie. However, he decides to take the blame instead. Gil goes to Endicott’s house to retrieve Jessica, who winds up saving his life when Endicott has him stabbed. Endicott then takes Ainsley prisoner and lures Malcolm back to his mother’s house. Malcolm threatens Endicott with a gun; when Endicott mockingly says he’ll never be prosecuted, Ainsley slits his throat and stabs him multiple times, killing him. Dr. Whitly contacts his children, revealing he has a plan to stay alive.

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