Detectives Jack Roth and Paco Contreras track a killer who targets aspiring starlets in Los Angeles; a struggling journalist may be the killer's next target.
Jack looks into a woman from the killer's past; Betty and Kent go to a club in search of a victim; Karen receives a job offer; a menacing former flame tries to reconnect with Betty.
Betty finally introduces Kent to her kids, but her perfect fantasy soon ends when Jimmy blackmails her. Jack and Paco begin to connect the dots, and Jack misses a direct encounter with Kent but finds new evidence inside a building. Meanwhile, Jack and Dianne navigate their feelings for each other.
Having identified where Kent works, Jack and Paco unleash a full-scale LAPD manhunt for Kent. Kent visits Betty at the hospital to break up with her, and they begin hatching a plan to get the police off their backs. Meanwhile, Karen begins to realize her addiction to the spotlight.
Jack finally reveals his affair to his wife. The LAPD learn the case is not yet closed as Kent targets Dianne and Jack in order to gather information. Meanwhile, Jack's teen daughter decides to lose her virginity after learning of her father's affair.
Kent approaches Jack at the bar, claiming innocence and enticing a chase. Jack tries everything to get a confession out of Kent at the police station, but Kent puts on a show instead.
