Spector admits to his lawyers and later to Tom Anderson that he was involved in the London murder eight years earlier but when Stella suggests Alvarez took the blame out of gratitude for saving him from, sexual abuse at their care home he reacts by attacking her. This splits his defenders as Ms. Wallace, appalled by his violence, quits the team though Healy aims to press ahead citing insanity in mitigation. As Larson becomes more aware of Spector's lies Stella defuses Katie Benedetto's obsession with some success whilst Spector indulges in a gruesome act which will ultimately close the case against him.