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Dr Kay Scarpetta
Questioning Matt in the present while defending her 1998 investigation from hostile officials.
ClearStory COMPLETE SEASON GUIDE · SEASON 1 · EPISODE 3
SCARPETTA
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The setup
Lucy has located the present-day Matt Petersen. Kay and Marino want answers, while the 1998 investigation remains under pressure from officials and the press.
The simple way to follow it
The younger cast shows 1998; the older cast shows the present. Childhood and family memories are separate flashbacks.
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9 peopleThe only names you need
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Pete Marino
Accompanies Kay to Matt’s retreat and keeps pressing the man he has distrusted for decades.
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Matt Petersen
Now runs a grief retreat under a different name. He is angry that Kay and Marino have returned.
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Lucy Farinelli-Watson
Uses her former FBI experience and technical skills to help Fruge search for Jinx.
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Officer Blaise Fruge
Marino’s former trainee. She works with Lucy and begins forming a personal connection with her.
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Jinx Slater
Gwen’s missing boyfriend. His apartment holds clues, but another team has already detained him.
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Dorothy Farinelli
Feels excluded from her investigators’ family and unexpectedly opens up to AI Janet.
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Abby Turnbull
The 1998 reporter publishing leaked details and trying to speak privately with Kay.
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Bill Boltz
The 1998 city attorney who criticises Kay and secretly watches Abby’s home.
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Key story points
Hidden because this section reveals what happens in Episode 3.
Content note: Murder discussion, childhood trauma, restraint marks, grief, misogyny, family conflict and strong language.
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