Preface: Riddles
Part one. The Eakins legacy
Within the walls
The perfect crime
The loin cloth scandal
Family quarrels
The death of Ella Crowell
The insanity of Lillian Hammitt
Explanations and enigmas
Analyzing Eakins
Part two. Life and art
An American in Paris
All in the family
Turning the stake
The Gross clinic
William Rush and his model
A fine old row
Naked in Arcadia
Swimming
Conversations with the dead
Inflicting pain
Part three. The case of Thomas Eakins
Love of looking
The greatest American artist.