A Carleton College alumna (Amanda Mosborg) begins unraveling the story of Ronald E. Clark, the Carleton graduate who became a doctor and serial killer. In this first episode, Amanda discusses what it looks like when a college produces an individual who runs counter to its beliefs and values. She considers Clark's upbringing in Minnesota, undergraduate years as a "mental meteorite," peculiar correspondence with the college, and obsession with Carleton President Laurence McKinley Gould.