Set in during the Gilded Age, the episode introduces a visceral and dangerous world where a brutal murder sets a high-stakes investigation in motion.
: Kreizler enlists his college friend, newspaper illustrator John Moore, and Sara Howard—the first woman hired by the NYPD and secretary to Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt. Cast and Key Characters [S1E1] The Boy on the Bridge
: The mutilated body of a young boy prostitute is discovered on the unfinished Williamsburg Bridge. The victim was found dressed as a girl, a detail that reminds psychologist Laszlo Kreizler of a previous unsolved murder of one of his former patients. Set in during the Gilded Age, the episode
"The Boy on the Bridge" is the title of the (Season 1, Episode 1) of the historical crime drama The Alienist , which originally aired on TNT . Episode Overview The victim was found dressed as a girl,
(Dakota Fanning): A strong-willed NYPD secretary who becomes a vital asset to the team.