<Li> Nadia Alexander as Phoebe </Li> <Li> Eric Todd as Frankie Belmont </Li> <Table> <Tr> <Th> No . </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> <Th> U.S. viewers (millions) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> "Part I" </Td> <Td> Antonio Campos </Td> <Td> Derek Simonds </Td> <Td> August 2, 2017 (2017 - 08 - 02) </Td> <Td> 1.63 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Cora Tannetti, raised by religious zealots, is now married to Mason and mother of a toddler, Laine . The marriage is strained by Mason's attachment to his mother, who lives on the same property and watches her grandson while Cora and Mason work at the family business . At the lake with her husband and son, Cora almost drowns herself, but changes her mind . Back on the beach while cutting up a pear, she sees an amorous couple kissing and playing music . She uses a paring knife to repeatedly stab the man, Frankie Belmont, killing him . Detectives Harry Ambrose and Dan Leroy are assigned the case . With Cora's confession, Dan views the case as closed, while Harry wishes to learn why she committed a random murder . He must hurry, as she is soon to be arraigned in court . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> "Part II" </Td> <Td> Antonio Campos </Td> <Td> Derek Simonds </Td> <Td> August 9, 2017 (2017 - 08 - 09) </Td> <Td> 1.41 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Cora pleads guilty to second - degree murder to avoid a trial, but the judge orders a competency evaluation . After learning that Frankie seemed to recognize Cora as she stabbed him and that they possibly had a destructive relationship, Harry questions her . She admits that, in 2012, she had sex with Frankie after meeting him in a bar, only he called himself "J.D.". Frankie's parents claim that he was in California in 2012 . Harry confronts Cora, forcing her to listen to the music that caused her to stab Frankie, and she attacks Harry in a similar manner . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> "Part III" </Td> <Td> Antonio Campos </Td> <Td> Derek Simonds </Td> <Td> August 16, 2017 (2017 - 08 - 16) </Td> <Td> 1.64 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Cora dreams of Laine and asks Mason to bring him to visit . Harry visits Cora's parents, William and Elizabeth Lacey, and learns about Cora's now deceased sister, Phoebe, and learns that Cora disappeared a month before Phoebe died in 2012 . Cora has dreams of a foot collapsing a sternum and wakes up screaming . While attempting to sedate Cora, the prison staff expose scars on her arm . When Harry visits Cora, he asks if she had a heroin addiction . Cora aks Harry not to tell Mason, but Harry says he can't promise that . Harry learns Cora's aunt Margaret came to see her and goes to see Margaret . Cora lived with Margaret after she reappeared in 2012 . Margaret tells Harry that Cora would wake up at 3am every morning with nightmares . Mason goes to visit Cora without Laine and asks if it was J.D. that got Cora hooked on drugs . Harry visits the detox center Cora was taken to after she reappeared, then tests Cora to see if she actually knows how to shoot up . Mason's friend points out J.D. at a bar . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> "Part IV" </Td> <Td> Brad Anderson </Td> <Td> Liz W. Garcia </Td> <Td> August 23, 2017 (2017 - 08 - 23) </Td> <Td> 1.76 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Both Mason and J.D. are arrested and questioned . Mason tells Dan that J.D. is a drug dealer . J.D. tells Harry he's never met Cora, even though Harry says Cora remembers meeting him in a bar on the third of July . J.D.'s lawyer, Mr. Harding, ends the interview . Dan knows Harding and says he is like "bringing a cannon" to a knife fight . Dan and Harry wonder why J.D. has such a high - powered lawyer . Mason's friend, Caitlin, admits to Harry that she told Mason Cora mentioned J.D. Harry questions Cora and realizes she doesn't remember anything between July 3, 2012, and waking up in an alley in Poughkeepsie two months later . Harry convinces Dr. Chang, one of Cora's competency evaluators, to try memory recovery work with Cora . Harry looks for J.D.'s ex-girlfriend, Madeline Beecham, and Mason tries to get J.D. arrested for drug - dealing . Harry goes for a hike with his wife, Faye, to survey the woods he believes Cora was remembering . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 5 </Th> <Td> "Part V" </Td> <Td> Cherien Dabis </Td> <Td> Jesse McKeown </Td> <Td> August 30, 2017 (2017 - 08 - 30) </Td> <Td> 1.84 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6 </Th> <Td> "Part VI" </Td> <Td> Jody Lee Lipes </Td> <Td> Tom Pabst </Td> <Td> September 6, 2017 (2017 - 09 - 06) </Td> <Td> 1.84 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 7 </Th> <Td> "Part VII" </Td> <Td> Tucker Gates </Td> <Td> Liz W. Garcia </Td> <Td> September 13, 2017 (2017 - 09 - 13) </Td> <Td> 1.84 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 8 </Th> <Td> "Part VIII" </Td> <Td> Tucker Gates </Td> <Td> Jesse McKeown & Tom Pabst </Td> <Td> September 20, 2017 (2017 - 09 - 20) </Td> <Td> 2.44 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> No . </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> <Th> U.S. viewers (millions) </Th> </Tr>

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