The joy of a show like Elsbeth is that every episode has a special guest star on it. Which now includes Billy Magnussen playing a very rich man who wants to find something that makes him feel alive.
Rod (Magnussen) has been rich his entire life. At one point during the episode, his childhood friend even says that Rod never had to want for anything and it made him feel hollow. So we get to see Rod realize that one thing he wants to do to feel alive is kill someone and get away with it. The issue is that he killed a diplomat and didn’t realize it.
