Amsterdam and Eva investigate the murder of a student at a prestigious New York City private school.

In the present, John investigates a Gulf War veteran with PTSD accused of murdering his therapist. In the past, he is a civil war surgeon with a similar patient. He finally meets Dr. Dillane, but finds out she is married.

John sees similarities between the brutal rape and death of a nun and several other rapes and a case in the Bronx from the early 1800's. Meanwhile, John continues to pursue Sarah.

When police find a body in an apartment in Chinatown, John and Eva are called to investigate. The deceased's striking similarity to Roosevelt, a lost son of John's from the early 1900s, prompts him to take a personal stance on the case.