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Manhunt · S1 · E8

USA vs. Theodore J. Kaczynski

  • TV-MA
  • Sep 12, 2017
  • 43 min
  • 7.9

When Ted fails to have the evidence against him invalidated, Fitz makes one last appeal to him to plead guilty.

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About this episode

When Ted fails to have the evidence against him invalidated, Fitz makes one last appeal to him to plead guilty.

Season 1

8 episodes
  1. 1UNABOM

    43 minAug 1, 20177.5

    In 1995, FBI profiler Jim "Fitz" Fitzgerald joins the Unabom Task Force. Fitz recommends new methods of profiling but finds no allies among the agents in charge. In 1997, Fitz is tasked with confronting Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber.

  2. 2Pure Wudder

    43 minAug 1, 20178.0

    When the elusive Unabomber threatens to blow up a jetliner, Fitz must determine if the threat is real. In 1997, Fitz confronts Ted for the first time.

  3. 3Fruit of the Poisonous Tree

    43 minAug 8, 20178.0

    Linguist Natalie Rogers helps Fitz find clues about the Unabomber's identity in the Manifesto, but their findings face skepticism at the UTF. In 1997, Ted claims he can invalidate all of the evidence against him.

  4. 4Publish or Perish

    43 minAug 15, 20177.7

    The Unabomber will stop bombing if his Manifesto is published. Fitz pushes for publication with S.A.C. Ackerman, who presents Fitz's argument to Attorney General Janet Reno.

  5. 5Abri

    43 minAug 22, 20178.0

    Fitz receives linguistic proof that Ted is the Unabomber. He tracks down Ted's brother David, who is astonished at the accuracy of Fitz's profile.

  6. 6Ted

    43 minAug 29, 20178.4

    In a letter to his brother, Ted recounts the key events from his past that informed his decision to engage in terrorist activities.

  7. 7Lincoln

    43 minSep 5, 20178.0

    Fitz races to find a linguistic connection that will secure an arrest warrant while the FBI closes in on Ted's cabin in Montana.

  8. 8USA vs. Theodore J. Kaczynski

    43 minSep 12, 20177.9Now viewing

    When Ted fails to have the evidence against him invalidated, Fitz makes one last appeal to him to plead guilty.

Guest stars

Katja HerbersLinda Patrik
Rebecca HendersonJudy Clarke
Mike PniewskiDr. Charles Epstein
Gregory Alan WilliamsJudge Garland Burrell
Dan TriandiflouGary Wright
Jana AllenHeidi Shumway
McKenna Grace MartinJoanna Epstein
Steve CoulterAnthony Bisceglie
Bonnie JohnsonWanda Kaczynski
Joe KnezevichSteve Freccero
Mark DuplassDavid Kaczynski
Sam WorthingtonJim 'Fitz' Fitzgerald
Jeremy BobbStan Cole
Lynn CollinsNatalie
Brían F. O'ByrneFrank McAlpine
Ben WeberAndy Genelli