When a college theater student dies mysteriously, Elsbeth suspects the theater director Alex Modarian of foul play and engages in a battle of wits with him, believing he's involved in the student's death.

After the president of a luxury pre-war building falls off her balcony to her death, Elsbeth and Kaya are called to the scene to dig for a lead when they meet Joann, a high-powered real estate broker with huge clients and bigger secrets.

When a larger-than-life reality TV star is found dead in her bathtub, Elsbeth and Kaya investigate the circumstances around her death to determine if it was an accident or murder.

Things turn deadly when elite matchmaker Margo Clarke goes to extreme lengths to keep her socialite client from finding out truth about her new husband; when the husband goes missing, Capt. Wagner assigns Elsbeth and Kaya to investigate.

Elsbeth investigates the death of a professional tennis superstar.

Elsbeth suspects foul play after a country club wedding planned by an esteemed, but shady, financial advisor, Ashton Hayes, ends in the golf cart death of the hapless groom. Also, Elsbeth plans a housewarming party with some old friends.

Elsbeth battles with artificial intelligence when Quinn, the young CEO of a crime alert app, murders a journalist and uses her app to divert authorities and create a phony killer. Wagner hatches a plan to fight the D.O.J. investigation

After hearing his favorite patron talk about being bullied in college, the owner of a cocktail bar decides to seek revenge on her behalf, but his desire for justice leads to a deadly mistake, leaving Elsbeth and Kaya to connect the dots.