After his confrontation with Sheriff Buck, Caleb Temple goes on the run; he manages to evade Buck's deputies and their tracker dogs. While this is going on the coroner is doing the autopsies of Merlyn and her father
at least he is meant to be; in fact he just accepts the Sheriff's account of what happened and clears them for burial. Dr Crower later confronts him and it becomes clear that he is frightened of Lucas Buck
with just cause. Later on Caleb finds a man tied up in a remote house; he is frightened and flees. Soon he sees his late sister and she tells him that the man needs his help. It turns out that he is a reporter from Miami who had been investigating the unusually high number of missing persons cases in Trinity.
This episode impressively builds on the great opening episode; revealing more of the story and providing character development. It also confirms that the apparition of Merlyn was not merely part of Caleb's imagination. Not only does she talk to Caleb again she also manages to terrify the coroner. This scene, and a couple of others, feature special effects that look a bit ropy by today's standards but are still nicely creepy. Lucas Black continues to impress as young Caleb and Gary Cole's Sheriff Buck is becoming even more sinister. Overall another fine episode that serves to pull the viewer deeper into the series.
This episode impressively builds on the great opening episode; revealing more of the story and providing character development. It also confirms that the apparition of Merlyn was not merely part of Caleb's imagination. Not only does she talk to Caleb again she also manages to terrify the coroner. This scene, and a couple of others, feature special effects that look a bit ropy by today's standards but are still nicely creepy. Lucas Black continues to impress as young Caleb and Gary Cole's Sheriff Buck is becoming even more sinister. Overall another fine episode that serves to pull the viewer deeper into the series.