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Why do we see a man in the moon?

Ladies and gentlemen,
Elvis has left the building

and resurfaced on the
New Jersey turnpike.

Give us this day our
daily... grilled cheese.

The human mind has evolved to perceive
pattern and meaning in almost everything.

This tendency is known as Pareidolia.

Tech support.

Lewicki, that's your cue.

- I'm sorry, what?
- What, are you texting in class?

I hope you... I hope all of you
realize that every time your so-called

"smart phone" dings, it makes
you just a little bit dumber.

Uh, yeah, Doc. The thing
is, the text is for you.

It's Kate.

She needs you to meet her at the
Courthouse, says it's an emergency.

Look, Doc, I can finish the lecture.

Wha... I can't leave you to mold
these impressionable young minds.

I haven't finished molding
yours yet. Class dismissed.

U.S. District Judge Walter Cleland,

was murdered in his chambers
approximately an hour ago.

The only person who
entered his chambers all day

was a developmentally disabled janitor.

The guy did more than just enter.

He was found standing over the body
with a bloody knife in his hand.

Why is he here?

He was in court, appearing before Judge
Cleland just before his body was found.

- Really? Do you have an alibi?
- We can't get the janitor to talk.

Oh, what do you expect him to say?

"Why, yes, as a matter of fact, I
murdered the Judge in cold blood".

Look, I don't know
what he's gonna say but

all he's doing right now is
rocking back and forth and mumbling.

I'm really hoping that
you can get through to him.

Hello, Emmanuel. Do you mind if I sit?

Do you understand why you're here?

Time to clean.

Time to clean.

That's a very nice watch you have.

Birthday.

- Oh, was it a present?
- Mm.

- Who gave it to you?
- Mr. Judge Cleland.

- So you were friends?
- Mm.

Emmanuel I'd like to
be your friend, too.

Could you tell me what happened

when you went to the Judge's
chambers this afternoon?

I saw him on the rug.

- I thought he was sleeping.
- And then what happened?

- I saw the knife.
- Where was it?

In his neck.

And I didn't like that. I pulled it out.

And then I yelled.

He's innocent.

Oh, you figured that out
in a 5-minute conversation?

We should put you on every case.

Even if Emmanuel wanted to
harm the Judge, which he didn't,

he is not intellectually capable of
creating an elaborate cover story.

Cleland's secretary was the one who
found Emmanuel standing over the body.

I questioned her, but there's something
about her story that doesn't sound right.

I keep going over it in my mind.

Judge Cleland was in court all morning.

He... went into his chambers after
lunch, while the jury was deliberating.

A few hours later, the
bailiff knocked on his door

to let him know that the
jury had reached a verdict.

I saw the Judge leave his chambers.

Then, about 15 minutes later, Emmanuel,

goes in, and the next thing
I know, he's screaming.

But you never saw the Judge
come back from the courtroom?

That's what's bothering me.

Well, maybe he came back when
you weren't paying attention.

I had been watching
for him like a hawk...

Because I wanted to ask
permission to leave a little early.

Either the secretary's
lying, or the janitor is.

There's a third possibility...
neither one of them is lying.

Maybe the Judge didn't come back

because he was already dead
before the verdict was delivered.

Impossible. I was in court
when the verdict was read.

I saw Cleland with my own eyes.

Found this in the stairwell.

It's Cleland's.

Yeah, as I said, Emmanuel
is not the killer.

- So who is?
- You tell us.

You looked right at him.

Okay, so, the killer slips
into the Judge's chambers

when the secretary steps
away earlier in the day.

Then he waits.

The Judge enters, takes off his robe.
The killer stabs him in the neck.

He waits again. The bailiff knocks.

The killer puts the robe
on. He enters the court.

Now he's pretending to be the Judge.

He presides over the
reading of the verdict,

after which he dismisses the
court and simply walks away.

Whoa. There is no way that I
would look directly at the Judge

and not notice it was
a different person.

Right. Right. Right. You were
looking, but you didn't see.

Because we see with more than our eyes.

- We also see with our brains.
- Exactly.

I think you experienced a
common psychological phenomenon,

known as "change blindness".

It happens when there's a change in
visual stimulus that goes unnoticed

by the observer because
they're focused on other things.

Excellent retention, Agent Moretti.

It's one of your best
lectures. How could I forget?

So, give her a gold star,
Professor, but I'm not buying it.

Your theory only holds water if every
single person in court missed the obvious.

There were about 40 people
in here, and everyone

was paying complete attention because
there's no more dramatic moment

than when the Judge asks the
Foreman to read the verdict.

You're right. They were paying complete
attention, they were probably riveted...

To the jury.

Huh.

So... behind door number one...

I've got a guy holding
the murder weapon.

And behind door two...

A mysterious phantom killer.

I think I'm gonna go with number one.

Donnie is so blinded by his desire
for a quick conviction, he's...

He's gonna prosecute Emmanuel
for a crime he didn't commit.

If Donnie's blind, find
a way to open his eyes.

- Why didn't I think of that?
- You did.

Right. That's a good point.

Here he comes.

Excuse me.

I'm trying to find Marie Hamden
library, but I'm a little lost.

- Could you help?
- Sure.

Oh, the first problem is that
you've got your map upside down.

Oh, my gosh. I'm so embarrassed.

Okay.

Now, so...

So, what you're gonna want to
do is go straight up this path,

hang a right at the science building,
and then follow that path to the library.

- Thanks so much.
- No problem.

Well, you dragged me all the way
out here. What's the big news?

You just experienced change
blindness for the second time.

What are you talking about?

You didn't notice that the student
who asked you for directions

wasn't the same one
that you gave them to.

I'm guessing that it wasn't the map
that distracted you from their faces.

Look, all you've really proven
with this little experiment of yours

is that healthy, heterosexual
males get distracted by boobs.

You haven't proved the
janitor is innocent.

But we have proven the
possibility of a different killer.

You find another suspect that somehow
fits this theory of yours, I'll listen.

But until then, I've got to
move forward with the janitor.

We really should've asked Cleland's
secretary to presort these.

Yeah, well, I know what's
gonna make it go faster.

Lewicki!

Lewicki?

- Lewicki!
- Huh?

I'm shouting your name. What,
are you lost in some cat video?

Come check this out, Doc.

Less than two hours ago,
a murder occurred during a

local high-school basketball
game, in front of 200 eyewitnesses.

But in a story almost too bizarre
to believe, no one saw it happen.

Kate!

Yeah?

I think we've got
ourselves a serial killer.

I don't get it. What
are we supposed to see?

- Can you play it again, but slow it down?
- You got it.

Okay, w-watch the mascot.

There! There! There! Uh, fr...
freeze it and... and zoom in.

That alligator just stabbed the ref!

- How did I miss that?
- Because you eye was on the ball.

A pun I fully intended.

Okay, any leads?

We found the mascot suit
in one of the stairwells.

What about all the witnesses?
Nobody noticed this?

Yeah, I mean, I noticed it but,

I only saw it out of
the corner of my eye.

When did you realize
the ref had been stabbed?

Not till my wife saw the blood.

If I had seen the stabbing, I'd
have chased that damn gator down.

Okay, where were you sitting?

High up in the stands.

If I hadn't caught the whole thing on
video, I never would've believed it.

- How could I have missed that?
- Thank you.

You've been very helpful.

- Donnie cut Emmanuel loose.
- Yes!

All it took was a 6-foot,
knife-wielding alligator.

This is Jennifer Britton, a profiler
from the behavioral analysis unit.

Who will be helping
with the investigation.

What's the secret to
finding an invisible killer?

Seeing the world through his eyes.

The unsub is a thrill seeker.

It's likely he gets off
on the adrenaline rush of

putting himself in situations
where he could easily get caught.

We're probably looking for
somebody into extreme sports.

Like mountain climbing?

Yes, or skydiving, drag
racing, big-game hunting.

I think it's a little early to narrow
our search parameters to big-game hunters.

I know your work well, Dr. Pierce.

Please, I'm sure we'd all
love to hear your thoughts.

I'm just saying, if we're gonna play
"guess the identity of the serial killer,"

we... we can't just assume things
like "he's a thrill seeker".

The audience element of his M.O. indicates
a personality type attracted to risk.

Or it suggests someone
who simply wants attention.

Do you think that the victims
are connected to each other?

- No.
- Yes.

I believe the victims are connected
only in that they represent

archetypal authority figures,
probably from the killer's childhood.

How did you come up with that?

A ref and a Judge symbolize authority.

The killer flaunted what he
did in two different courts.

Dr. Pierce, you believe the victims
are connected in some other way?

Dr. Pierce?

- Daniel.
- Uh...

I'm not sure how they're connected. I'm...
I'm just saying it's a little early to...

To rule out possibilities.

We're looking for somebody
who resents authority.

All right, and has a deep and abiding
interest in illusions and stagecraft.

Maybe somebody who's involved in
community theater or an amateur magician.

- That's ridiculous.
- You have an alternate theory?

No, I don't have a theory
because I'm not there yet.

Unlike Ms. Britton's magician here,
I can't just pull rabbits out of hats.

What kind of game is this?

I'm sorry?

I have an expert consultant,
so now you have to get one, too?

I didn't bring Britton
in. Your boss did.

I'm not a total asshole, Kate...

Much as Pierce would
like you to believe that.

- Wait, what's that supposed to mean?
- Oh, come on. The whole boob experiment?

He couldn't wait to make
me look bad in front of you.

Actually, the boobs were my idea.

Yeah, I knew that detail would get you.

Every time you look at me, you
just see the bad guy, don't you?

Well, I used to see you
through rose-colored glasses,

but I think we both know
the day those came off.

So now I'm the villain.

And Pierce is the maligned hero
who nobody understands except you.

Things aren't so black and white, Kate.

So, what do you want me
to do about class today?

Cancel it.

Doc, I know the material
forwards and backwards.

If I give the lecture, you won't
have to cancel two in a row.

Just tell them we'll pick up next week.

All right. Fine.

He can handle the lecture.

Those kids paid to take class, not to
listen to some 24-year-old grad student.

Max is brilliant, and you know it.

You just don't want to feel more
dependent on him than you already are.

That is ridiculous. Look, I just...

I have to stay focused here.

I know there is a-a connection between
the dead ref and the dead Judge.

Now, I...

I thought maybe...

Maybe Lemmons had been in Cleland's court
at some point, as... as a plaintiff or...

Or a defendant, maybe
even on a jury, but...

There's nothing. I
can't... what am I missing?

Maybe the obvious... that
the profiler is right.

Hey, just because I haven't
found the connection yet

doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

Well, instead of trying to
connect the victims to each other,

maybe you should try to connect them
to the idea of cognitive blindness.

You think one of these cases might involve
some kind of visual or perceptual error?

For all you know, you've
already looked at the right file.

You just haven't realized it yet.

The United States vs. Kevin Connor.

Case centers on a cop who
was convicted of perjury,

for claiming he never saw something
that happened right in front of his eyes.

Wait a second. I remember this case.

Connor ran right by four cops
beating a suspect half to death,

but insisted he didn't see anything,
lied on the stand to protect his buddies.

Right. Cleland threw the book at him,
called him "the face of police corruption,"

sentenced him to five years.

Yeah, that could make someone
want to knife a Judge but,

it doesn't explain the elaborate M.O.

- What if Connor was telling the truth?
- And he didn't see the assault?

Right, and everyone just
assumed he was lying.

So, he kills in a way that
proves it's possible to

be blind to something
right in front of your eyes.

- Boom.
- All right.

Where are you now, Mr. Connor?

Just released from prison, three
weeks before Cleland was murdered.

Mr. Connor, open up! It's the FBI!

We need to talk.

What took you so long?

"In the most appalling example of police
corruption ever to enter my courtroom".

"Kevin Connor has decided to
uphold the blue wall of silence".

"Rather than admit to
being an eyewitness,

to a reprehensible act
of police brutality".

"Here, the harshest punishment is not
only warranted, but richly deserved".

Whew.

Cleland sure made an example out of you.

Ain't a secret I hated the guy.

By the time he was done...

My wife could barely stand the sight of
me, and my own son thought I was a racist.

Soon as I heard Cleland was
murdered, I figured I'd be a suspect.

But I didn't kill him.

And why should we believe you?
You're a convicted perjurer.

Well, now, hold on. He may have been
convicted, that doesn't make him a liar.

So, you're saying you believe me?

Where were you during the
afternoon of Thursday the 11th?

Whoa. I better lawyer up.

If I were you, I wouldn't
get the same guy as last time.

Who exactly are you again?

I'm... a Neuroscientist.
I consult with the FBI.

- I've studied your case, and I...
- Daniel.

I think it's possible that
you were wrongfully convicted.

Is that right?

And if I can effectively
make that argument,

it might help your overall credibility.

I was on the force for 20 years.

I know when someone's
playing "good cop, bad cop".

The okay, you got us.

But the fact remains, if you can convince
me that you weren't lying back in 2008...

I may be able to help clear your name.

What good is that gonna do me now?

I already served the time.

You mentioned a son.

Wouldn't you like to prove to him
that you're no racist after all?

An A.P.B. was put out on four hispanic
suspects who had robbed a liquor store.

I had never ran so fast in my life.

I must have chased the
guy for a half-mile.

But he was too damn fast.

He got away.

The next thing I know, I'm being told
that I was a witness to an assault.

I.A. Wanted me to finger four officers

who beat the living hell
out of one of the suspects.

But you didn't.

I told them that I couldn't I.D. them
because I never saw the beating happen.

It happened within a few feet
of where you scaled the fence.

It was within your field of vision.

I'm not saying it didn't happen.

I'm saying I just didn't see it.

Have you ever heard the term
"inattentional blindness"?

Oh, yeah.

Some other expert shrink pitched
that angle during my trial.

- What happened?
- The prosecutor tore him to shreds.

The Judge told the jury
to disregard his testimony.

Did he explain that perception
is an inherently limited process,

and the more attentional
demands placed on...

On the cognitive resources
that allow for perception,

the less capacity the brain has to notice
non-target stimuli in the environment?

No. He didn't put it like that.

So, you're saying that
Connor wasn't lying in 2008

when he said he never saw the beating, but
he is lying now about killing the Judge?

That's a pretty big leap.

Connor's wrongful conviction gives
him all the more reason to kill in...

In a way that proves we're all
susceptible to being blind to the obvious.

Maybe. But even so, establishing
motive isn't enough to hold Connor.

Which is why I would like a
warrant to search his house.

- On what grounds?
- Well, they were elaborate murders.

He would've had to do research. There could
be notes or something on his computer.

What's the connection
between Connor and the ref?

Haven't figured that part out yet.

Hang on a second. I want to see this.

Joining us now via remote
is Jennifer Britton,

a profiler with the FBI's
behavioral analysis unit.

With the latest update
on "the invisible reaper".

"The invisible reaper"?

What is she doing? This
is an active investigation.

Media got a hold of our
serial-killer theory,

and public affairs asked Jennifer
to start putting out fires.

What, does the FBI give her
bonuses for TV appearances?

It appears the killer is targeting
people who wield some sort of authority.

She's giving the guy exactly
what he wants... attention.

Your grounds are weak,

but given the fact that it was a
Federal Judge that was murdered.

I'm pretty sure I could convince a
fellow jurist to issue you a warrant.

Thank you.

So, all that stuff about
clearing my name was just B.S.?

No. But, unfortunately, your
innocence then makes you a suspect now.

Oh, ain't that just ironic?

Found this in the bedroom.

You're keeping news
articles about your trial?

My ex-wife must've collected it all.

Want me to tag it?

No. The warrant only allows us to
keep evidence related to the murders.

This is old news.

Uh, you know, I kind of have a
fondness for old newspapers. You mind?

I got nothing to hide.
Knock yourself out.

Last time your house looked like
this, you ended up in a psych ward.

Well, sometimes a messy
house is just a messy house.

And sometimes it's a bright-red flag.

Why is everyone in my life always
looking for signs of my next meltdown?

Are you talking with Natalie, Doc?

Sorry, I didn't mean to be so loud.

Look, while you're up, can you
please help me find my damn glasses?

Go back to bed. I'll keep my voice down.

I applaud the honorable Judge Cleland

for taking a hard line
on police corruption.

And for his refusal to be blinded
by a so-called 'expert witness'

who flagrantly misused the witness
stand as a pulpit to preach junk science.

Fortunately, Judge Cleland was able
to see past the spurious testimony

to what was really important here a
cop trying to cover up for his buddies.

This is a letter to the editor
of the Chicago Star-Herald.

It goes on to castigate
Connor as "a lying racist".

Guess who wrote it.

A private citizen by the
name... of Frank Lemmons.

Frank Lemmons! The ref who was
stabbed on the basketball court!

Don't you see?! Connor killed him for
the same reason he killed Cleland...

They publicly humiliated him.

Now, I think Connor's gonna keep
going after people who shamed him.

Look here, uh...

David Koepfer, the I.A. Officer
who launched the investigation,

Craig Scarlis, the prosecutor
who tore him to pieces in court.

You have got to pick up Connor
before he kills them, too.

What?

Daniel, we just arrested
a man named Shane Murphy.

So?

So, he was caught onstage trying to stab
someone in the neck in front of 500 people.

- But Connor...
- Daniel...

Murphy's already
confessed to both murders.

How did you choose the victims?

It was all about the shock value.

He fits my profile exactly.

Big into community theater,
skydiving adrenaline junkie.

Do you have any personal
connection to the victims?

- What'd you do with the alligator suit?
- What the hell are you doing?

- I dumped it.
- Where?

Uh-huh. Wait, wait. How'd you get the
knife past the Courthouse metal detector?

A good magician never tells his secrets.

This guy's not the killer!
You're not the killer!

Come on. Come on. I got this.

Give us a minute, will you, please?

You can't just come barging
into an interrogation like that!

- You have got the wrong guy.
- He confessed!

Oh, don't you find
it a little convenient

that he matches Britton's
profile so perfectly?

Why would I?

He clearly just watched
her on TV and took note

of the laundry list of
attributes she spewed!

He is nothing more than a run-of-the-mill,
attention-seeking confessor.

You have to pick up Connor!

I appreciate all your
help on this investigation.

It's been a long night for all of us.
You need to go home, get some sleep.

What do you want to do
about class tomorrow?

Why don't you give the lecture?

You sure?

I should have handed you the reins the
first time you offered to take them.

- Well, why didn't you?
- Because you already do enough for me.

Grade my papers...

Drive me around at all
hours of the day I...

Just didn't want to feel
dependent on you to do

the one thing I feel most
competent doing myself.

Doc...

Thank you.

But trust me...

Nobody can fill your
shoes in the classroom.

Leave it. I'll clean up.

Oh, okay. Um...

Do you want some tea or something?

Do we have any cantaloupe?

No, but I can run out and get some.

- That'd be great. Thanks.
- All right. All right.

What are you doing?

- Calling a cab.
- Where are you going?

Chicago P.D. to warn them about Connor.

If Max knew, he'd stop
you, or he'd call Kate.

Is that why you made that whole speech
about letting him do the lecture...

To soften him up and
trick him into leaving?

The speech was true.

The... cantaloupe part
was complete bullshit.

I understand you're looking
for Detective Koepfer?

People are gonna die if I
don't speak to him right away.

How about we talk
somewhere more private?

- How do you know Detective Koepfer?
- I don't. My name is Daniel Pierce.

I sometimes work with the FBI.

- Anyone in particular over there?
- Yes, Agent Kate Moretti.

Now, look. I'm here
to warn the Detective

that, uh, Kevin Connor was
recently released from prison,

and he is killing all of the people
who humiliated him during his trial.

Well, how long have you
been working with the FBI?

Long enough to know that it's the
blind leading the blind over there.

The federal bureau of incompetency,

is closing the book on
the wrong guy as we speak.

Well, I'm glad somebody's on the ball.

Koepfer's been missing for two days.
I've got officers out looking for him.

You've got to send men
after Connor, and you...

You have to warn, uh,
prosecutor Scarlis.

I'll call Scarlis, and I'll get
an arrest warrant out on Connor.

Finally... someone
will listen to reason.

- Could you give me a minute?
- Yeah.

Thank you.

If you're not gonna mime anything
helpful don't mime anything at all.

Wait, he said Koepfer
was missing for two days.

That doesn't make sense. Why
hasn't he already turned up dead?

What is Connor's plan?

A key?

Uh... key, key, key...

Chain? Key... Largo.

Uh, skeleton key!

Uh, skeletons in the closet!

Oh, what, I'm frustrating you?

Oh, you're useless.

What? Oh, you want me to go?
Oh, really? You want me to...

Let me tell you, pal,
the feeling is mutual.

See ya later, alligator.

Oh, oh, no, no, no. No, no.

Hey!

Hey! You need to let me out of here!

You're making a mistake!

People are in... hey, I'm not crazy!

Kate. Finally! These
bastards locked me in!

Daniel, did you tell
Detective Armstrong that

people would die if you
didn't get to talk to Koepfer?

Yes, but I...

Okay, he thought maybe you had
something to do with these murders.

He was ready to call in the
guys with the butterfly nets.

Luckily, he called me first.

Did he mention that Koepfer is missing?!

Daniel, I think maybe you're
losing it a little bit.

I'm not decompensating, Kate.
I'm just my normal level of crazy.

Look, we have to warn
Koepfer and Scarlis.

- Connor's not going after them.
- How do you know that?

I know because I stationed
two agents outside his house

when you told me that
we had the wrong guy.

You believe me?

I've been poking holes in Murphy's
confession ever since you left.

Daniel, I'm on your side.

Don't you know that by now?

Okay. Okay, so... Connor's
sitting tight. But what...

What if he kidnapped Koepfer
before you assigned the agents,

and now that he knows that
we're onto him, he's...

He's just... he's laying low?

Or, what if someone is
killing on Connor's behalf?

- What, like an accomplice?
- Maybe.

- He mentioned a son.
- I don't know the exact answer.

I just know that Koepfer is gonna turn
up dead if we don't locate him fast.

Dalton. It's Moretti. Listen, I need
you to haul Connor back into the box.

Yeah, I'm at CPD right now.
I'll be there in... 15 minutes.

Look, there's a surveillance
team parked right down the street.

Tell them to go knock on Connor's door

and let him know we have
some more questions for him.

Daniel, what is it?

It's Koepfer.

Hey, you got it all wrong. Koepfer was
a real jerk, but I wouldn't kill the guy.

Everyone who's died is
somehow connected to you.

Well, hey. I'm as confused
by what's going on as you two.

- Maybe he's telling the truth.
- Finally.

Listen, is it possible that
someone's killing on your behalf,

trying to get revenge
for what happened to you?

What about your son?

My son wouldn't even accept
a damn birthday card from me.

He sure as hell isn't out there
killing everyone who screwed me over.

Yeah, well, someone's
doing it. So think.

Like I said before,

I lost everything and everyone
that mattered when I got convicted.

No one gives a rat's ass about me.

You're wrong, Mr. Connor.

Someone does give a rat's ass about you.

And I think I know who that is.

Dr. Robert Mills, quantitative psychologist
and author of "the mind's eye".

He was the expert witness who testified
on Connor's behalf during the trial.

Remember the letter to the
editor that the ref wrote?

Ah.

I applaud the honorable Judge
Cleland for taking a hard line

on police corruption and for his refusal
to be blinded by a so-called 'expert

witness' who flagrantly misused the witness
stand as a pulpit to preach junk science.

Junk science! I assumed it was Connor
that was offended, but it was Mills.

Mills tried to help
him, but he couldn't.

So instead, he's been killing off
everyone who ruined Connor's life.

Why does Mills care
about Connor so much?

2005, Mills and his family are driving home
when they're struck by a distracted driver.

Guy's yakking on his cellphone,
claims Mills' car came out of nowhere.

His wife was killed instantly, and
his daughter became a quadriplegic.

Every since then, Mills
has made it his life's work

to bring attention to
cognitive blindness.

He lobbied the State Senate, tried to make
it illegal to use cellphones on the road.

But nobody bought that they're
as dangerous as he claimed.

Which is absurd, by the way.

Given the fact that over 1,100
people wound up in the E.R. last year

alone just for trying to walk and
use their cellphone at the same time.

- It sounds like you're on his side.
- I am.

- I mean, minus the homicidal rage.
- Daniel, let's just keep it on track.

Mills is frustrated. I get it.

But why start killing now?

Remember the daughter who was paralyzed?

Well, she died three months ago,

complications from her
injuries in the accident.

- He snapped.
- Okay. If all this is true...

Why is he only targeting people
surrounding the Connor case?

Right. Why not the distracted
driver who struck his family?

Obituaries. Remember that driver?

Still distracted.

Turns out four weeks ago,

he died when he followed some orange
cones over an unfinished overpass.

And that committee chairman who
quashed the law Mills wanted?

Three weeks ago, he's yakking
on his cellphone when he steps

into an empty elevator shaft.

Any physical evidence
tying Mills to these deaths?

No, he's too smart for that. Mills is
killing in front of dozens of eyewitnesses.

He's managing to commit the
perfect murder over and over.

Well, we have to pick him up. Sweat him.

He's a man on a mission with
above-average intelligence.

He won't just spill
it in an interrogation.

So short of catching him in the act,
you're basically saying we're screwed?

Not necessarily.

Mills is punishing people
who didn't pay attention.

So let's give him some
attention for his cause.

Joining me today to talk about
the killer still at large known as

the invisible reaper.

Are Jennifer Britton, a profiler with
the FBI's behavioral analysis unit.

Neuroscientist Dr. Daniel Pierce.

And Dr. Robert Mills, psychologist
and author of "the mind's eye".

Now, what would drive
someone to kill in this way?

His M.O. suggests he wants
to draw attention to himself.

But at the same time,
he wants to be anonymous.

In other words, he's a self-obsessed
coward who likes scaring people.

If the killer only wanted to scare people,
there are far simpler ways to do that.

Simpler, yeah, but more effective?

I mean, what's scarier than a Boogeyman
that strikes in the light of day?

Dr. Mills, in your book,
you write about the everyday

dangers of failing to notice
what's right in front of you.

Yes. My book is meant to open
the reader's eyes to the myriad

ways that we misunderstand
our own perceptual systems...

Therefore, our visual environment.

- For example?
- To name one...

The cellphone industry would have
us believe that it is safe to drive

while talking on your cell as
long as your hands are free.

But it's not.

Science has proven that the danger is
less about whether your hands are free

and more about whether
your brain is free.

Did you know that driving
while using a phone

reduces the brain activity
associated with driving by 37%?

Even if that's true, it still leaves
63% of your brain free to drive.

Surely you're not condoning
multitasking on the road.

Well, I drive while using
my cellphone all the time,

and I've never been in an accident.

- Yet.
- Look, I think...

I think we're losing sight of
the big picture here. The...

Killer isn't sending some kind
of public service announcement

to save us all from distracted drivers.

The killer is trying to challenge
our assumptions about perception.

Well, when an alligator stabs
a ref, no one is thinking about

the inherent limitations of
their own perceptual systems.

They're thinking, "wow! That
alligator just stabbed a ref!"

And then they're texting their friends
about it while driving to the Mall.

The killer is trying to spark
a national dialogue about,

the dangers of inattentional blindness.

How do you know that?

Dr. Mills, this is a
raw subject for you, yes?

I understand that you
lost your wife and child

in a car accident involving
a distracted driver.

Is that why you wrote the book?

Yes.

Didn't sell too many copies, did it?

Too dry and academic?

Some people thought so.

In other words, no one cared.

So you had to force
them to care, didn't you?

Excuse me?

You started killing to make people
care about cognitive blindness.

Well, if you want people to hear
your message, now is your chance.

The cameras are rolling, we're
recording this for a later broadcast.

If it airs, millions will hear you.

But no one wants to watch
a dry, academic argument.

So unless you confess, this footage
will just end up in a trash bin.

I don't, uh...

Um...

Confess, Dr. Mills.

Let people hear your message.

Do it for your daughter, so
she won't have died for nothing.

We got hit on our way home
from Rachel's ballet recital.

I couldn't believe the driver
was still talking on his...

On his Bluetooth, I mean,
even after he had hit us!

You see, because one damn fool
didn't believe that the dangers

of distracted driving applied
to him, my little girl...

Lost her mother...

Lost her legs...

And eventually, lost her life.

I started killing because...

I was gonna make people pay attention.

I may have taken a few lives, but
my actions will save thousands.

Great job, Daniel.

Please don't ever make
me go on camera again.

You look good on camera.

Who knows? Maybe we can get the FBI
to give you bonuses for TV appearances.

Give me a minute. I will take you home.

She's really into you.

You know that, right?

What the hell are you talking about?

Oh, come on. I've known her for years.

She used to be that way with me.

Wha...

Uh, not that it's any
of your business, but...

Kate and I are just...
are just colleagues.

- We're friends. That's it.
- So you're not into her?

No. And you're not her father,
you're not even her husband

so maybe you should just
stay out of her personal life.

Look, I'm not trying to
get all up in her business.

I blew it with her a long time ago.

She deserves better than me,

but she also deserves better than
staying hung up on somebody who's not...

Sane?

I was gonna say "interested".

The truth is, neither one of us
are probably any good for her.

So, we should just let
her move on with her life.

I'm sure as hell not
standing in her way.

Really?

Because to my eyes, it looks
like you're leading her on.

And I'm not saying that
you're doing it on purpose.

I'm just saying that if you care
about her, and I think you do...

Maybe you should let her
know you're not interested.

What if I told all of you
that you're partially blind?

That right now, you think you're
seeing the world as it truly is, but

in actuality, you're missing something.

It's true.

See, every time we open our eyes,
light shines onto our retina.

Nerve cells called Photoreceptors
interpret the light,

transmit the information to our
brain, and that's how we see.

But there's a small area on our retina
where there are no Photoreceptors.

This is called a
Scotoma, or "blind spot".

We all have one.

So if that's true, how is it that we never
notice a black area in our field of vision?

That is a good question.

Our illustrious Professor has returned.

Welcome back.

No, no. You seem to have things
well in hand, Mr. Lewicki.

Carry on.

Just don't screw it up.

The reason you never
notice your blind spot,

is because your brain is great at
guessing what should be there...

And automatically filling in the blank.

Sometimes we know what we want to see...

And our Neocortex turns that expectation
into a kind of virtual reality...

Which means that some of the world
we see is really just an illusion...

A scary thought when you consider
how vulnerable that makes us.

So how do we uncover our blind spots?

How do we ever fully see the truth
that's right in front of our eyes?

Well, a good place to start
is to simply open your mind.

Because as the French
philosopher Henri Bergson said...

"The eye sees only what the
mind is prepared to comprehend".

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