death by rape, serial killer, child murder
Throughout his investigation, John also becomes entangled with the spirits of heroin junkie, a hotel maid -- as well as the man who built the hotel, who is looking for a protege to continue the violent acts he started when he was alive.
The Countess' relationship with her partner becomes troubled with the arrival of male model and cocaine addict, a New York millionaire fashion designer, and her scorned ex-lover, all of whom become entangled in her violent life.
The hotel is loosely based on an actual hotel built in 1893 by H. H. Holmes in Chicago for the 1893 World's Fair. It became known as the 'Murder Castle' as it was built for Holmes to torture, murder, and dispose of evidence just as is the Cortez.
s5e1 - A man is raped to death with a spiked dildo. And two vampires have a somewhat bisexual orgy with a human couple.
s5e2 - Vampire Tristan finds his next victim by picking him up for rough sex.
s5e3 - Vampire Tristan makes out with the new hotel owner, and we see the relationship between The Countess and Ramona last for decades.
s5e4 - The spirits of serial killers show up on Halloween, including lesbian Aileen Wuornos and gay Jeffrey Dahmer
s5e5 - Liz Taylor learns to not be ashamed of who she is.
s5e6 - Vampire Tristan and Liz Taylor discover that they love each other. They don't think it is gay because Tristan can see past Liz's gender and see that she is a normal hetero female.
s5e7 - Valentino, his wife and the Countess form a triad relationship.
s5e9 - The owner of the hotel has a stirring discussion with his son about what it means to be bisexual.
s5e10 - Liz's son accepts who she is without hesitation.
s5e12 - Liz and Tristan can finally be together. Dahmer gets dating advice from Gacy.
