Fitz assists the police department in tracking down a serial killer who claims to be in love with him. With the clock ticking and minimal evidence to move the investigation along, Fitz must find a way to locate the killer before she strikes again. As if that weren't enough, Fitz is also having problems at home: Judith, his wife, is on the verge of throwing in the towel on their marriage; and Michael, his teen-aged son, finds it extremely difficult to relate to his equally troubled father.

When Fitz's son, Michael, is abducted and becomes the next target for the serial killer Janice, who claims to be in love with Fitz, he must race against the clock within the next few hours to find the killer before his son joins her other victims. When the police finally capture Janice, Fitz must probe into her innermost thoughts to try to get her to reveal Michael's location before he is to be electrocuted like the other victims.

When an amnesia victim, covered in blood, is found near the scene of a brutal murder aboard a moving train, the police are convinced they have their killer and bring Fitz in to get a confession. Fitz, however, is less convinced of the suspect's guilt, and takes it upon himself to help the man, the 'John Doe,' recover his memory while he searches for the real killer. Meanwhile, at Judith's insistence, Fitz attends a Gambler's Anonymous meeting, which culminates in Fitz leading the members in a betting frenzy.

When a teacher is suspected of killing a young male student, Fitz' mesmerizing interrogation leads to a startling conclusion. Meanwhile, Fitz considers a getaway proposition from Detective Hannah Tyler after discovering that Judith is dating their marriage counselor Garson Shepherd.

When a newborn baby goes missing from a local hospital, Fitz becomes convinced that the kidnapper is a woman, regardless of the eye witnesses and videotape evidence. But the truth ends up being more surprising than any wild suspicions. Meanwhile, Fitz and Michael are in a bitter disagreement over Michael's ex-girlfriend and her re-appearance into their lives. Fitz also attempts to communicate with his wife Judith, which ends up being a mistake.

Fitz joins forces with the Los Angeles police department as they track a severely disturbed young couple, a junkie named Tina and a stuttering, mentally disturbed man named Sean, who have fallen in love with each other while on a murderous rampage. Meanwhile, Judith rejects Fitz' latest plea to move back home after discovering that he continues to suffer from his gambling addiction and refuses to seek professional help.