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One of history's most famous murder victims pays the house a visit. Constance discovers more of Tate's bad behavior.

1947

A young woman (Mena Suvari), a newly arrived aspiring actress in Los Angeles, prostitutes herself to a dentist (Joshua Malina), who lives and works out of the house. He puts her under anesthesia and rapes her, but finds her unresponsive afterward. Panicked, he drags her down to the basement, and encounters Dr. Montgomery (Matt Ross), who offers to help her, but instead dismembers her. Her remains are found in a field by a mother and child (Caitlin Dahl & Ava Kolker), revealing her to be the Black Dahlia, Elizabeth Short.

Present

A detective (Geoffrey Rivas) and Haydens sister, Marla (Tanya Clarke), arrive at the house, looking for her, believing her to have been murdered. However, Hayden (Kate Mara) appears and assures them she is fine, intending to live with Ben (Dylan McDermott). After they leave, she tells Ben she had an abortion and leaves. Elizabeth appears later as a new patient, but their appointment is interrupted by a call from the doctor (Eve Gordon), who tells him that he is only the father of one of the twins.

Constance's (Jessica Lange) and Travis' (Michael Graziadei) relationship deteriorates, resulting in him sleeping with Hayden, who he believes lives in the house. Elder Moira (Frances Conroy) mocks Constance by telling her Tate (Evan Peters) is the father of the other twin. Constance furiously berates Tate, stating that if Ben finds out, he will never help him and Tate will never be able to pass on.

Believing that Vivien (Connie Britton) cheated on him, Ben visits her in the ward. Thinking she is asleep, he expresses his anger and disgust with her hypocrisy and says he will never help her leave. At home, Hayden tries to comfort Ben but he firmly rebuffs her and tells her that he never loved her. Heartbroken, she accepts this, but tells him that Luke (Morris Chestnut) slept with Vivien. Ben comes upon young Moira (Alexandra Breckenridge) and Elizabeth trying to seduce him and has enough, firing Moira and throwing Elizabeth out. Hayden comforts Elizabeth, assuring her that her dreams of fame came true in death as the Black Dahlia.

Constance tries to make up with Travis and proposes to him, believing they can raise Tates child together as a family. When he refuses, she mocks his dreams of becoming famous and he goes off to sleep with Hayden, who kills him. Travis body is dismembered by Dr. Montgomery and taken away by Larry. Two basketball players (Joshua Allen & Dennis Hill) discover his body in the same mutilated manner as the Black Dahlia. Elizabeth assures Travis' ghost that he may yet find fame like her.

Constance, desiring the child, visits Vivien in the ward, expressing her support for her. Vivien confides in her that she was raped by the Rubber Man, but will pretend it was a hallucination in an effort to be discharged from the ward. Ben confronts Luke, but learns that he is sterile and could not be the father. As Moira leaves, Ben finds the Rubber Man mask and demands to know the truth, now believing that Vivien is not crazy and was indeed raped. Moira congratulates him for finally starting to see the truth, appearing for the first time to him in her "true" elderly form.

While having tea with Billie Dean (Sarah Paulson), Constance asks her what might happen if a baby is born of a ghost and a human. Billie Dean states that a Catholic papal secret foretells that such a child is the Antichrist and will result in the Apocalypse.