While Scarpetta is technically about Dr. Kay Scarpetta (Nicole Kidman) investigating the case of a potential returned serial killer, the bigger story involves the dynamics of Kay’s family and how this case plays into her past, present, and — now, once again — former career. Kay was adamant to find the killer, desperate to prevent him from killing again and to protect her reputation. But was it really about the latter? Kay knows she got the right guy the first time around. But she has also been harboring a huge secret.
