I'll Be Gone in the Dark | Season 1 | Episode 4

The Motherlode

TV-MA | 56 MIN

Michelle and her editors agree to push her book deadline after being granted access to the Orange County Sheriff's Department's East Area Rapist / Original Night Stalker (EAR/ONS) room. Overwhelmed by the amount of material and the graphic nature of the crimes, Michelle struggles to balance the demands of her self-described addiction to her work with her family life.

Season 1
Episodes

Season 1 Episodes

1.Murder Habit

Writer Michelle McNamara finds a new obsession in a California cold case she dubs the "Golden State Killer."

2.Reign of Terror

Michelle reflects on the murder case that sparked her interest in true crime.

3.Rat in a Maze

The brutal predator moves south, where he commits a series of gruesome murders. Michelle struggles to inject her own story into her book.

4.The Motherlode

After gaining access to a treasure trove of case files, Michelle struggles to balance the demands of her work with her family life.

5.Monsters Recede but Never Vanish

As Michelle's loved ones mourn her sudden death, her work to unmask the Golden State Killer lives on.

6.Walk Into the Light

Series finale. Former police officer Joe DeAngelo is arrested, leaving Michelle's fellow citizen detectives to connect the dots.

7.Show Us Your Face

August 2020. Golden State Killer survivors and victims’ family members reconvene for Joseph DeAngelo’s sentencing hearing.