This was a nice tight episode, involving the grisly deaths of young women who worked as pole dancers/strippers. The problem for the local law is that there is kind of an Old West code going on and the pathologists are seen as outsiders. Of course, we have a really viable suspect--of course. As layer after layer is removed, there are things that are hard to explain. The conclusion answers the questions. Unfortunately, it is a sad ending for most
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Very dramatic conclusion
Sleepin_Dragon26 October 2018
We get a serial killer, The Scottish Highlands, Police corruption, and arguably one of the most dramatic conclusions from Silent Witness.
It's a very dramatic episode, which contains some pretty shocking scenes. If I'm honest I'd say I found the story a little run of the mill, and I found the conclusion a bit cliche ridden, nevertheless there are enough good points to make it a gripping watch. The scenery once again is awesome, production values are particularly strong, but as usual the acting is the best aspect. Martin Compston is terrific, Chris Coghill was great the small time he was in it.
A gripping watch. 8/10
It's a very dramatic episode, which contains some pretty shocking scenes. If I'm honest I'd say I found the story a little run of the mill, and I found the conclusion a bit cliche ridden, nevertheless there are enough good points to make it a gripping watch. The scenery once again is awesome, production values are particularly strong, but as usual the acting is the best aspect. Martin Compston is terrific, Chris Coghill was great the small time he was in it.
A gripping watch. 8/10
A killer in a Highland forest
Tweekums17 January 2014
Warning: Spoilers
This two part story sees Nikki and Jack heading to the Highlands of Scotland when a woman's body is discovered by a group of hunters. She has been shot and it soon looks like an open and shut case as the bullet's makings suggest it was made by the same device as the deer killed by the hunters. The man who made it is known to the police as they believe he murdered his abusive father many years before but couldn't prove it. The only clue to the woman's identity is a matchbook which leads them to a strip club in a nearby city where they find the local police less than welcoming. Meanwhile we learn that another woman nearly died the same way when she tells her husband how she was kidnapped, raped and almost killed a few years previously
it looks as though there might be a serial killer at work.
The above précis was based on watching the first episode to avoid giving away any important details about the killer. Now, having watched the whole story I can say I found it to be the best of the current series to date of course that might have been helped by the spectacular Highland scenery! As well as the 'official suspect', who in the way of such dramas is always innocent, there were other possibilities to keep the viewer guessing; these included two police officers; one who seemed to have a temper and another who seemed determined to see the prime suspect charged and even planted evidence. As one might expect there were some fairly grisly moments, including a close up of a large maggot infested wound, which might upset some viewers. The story was fairly tense, especially as it approached its conclusion.
The above précis was based on watching the first episode to avoid giving away any important details about the killer. Now, having watched the whole story I can say I found it to be the best of the current series to date of course that might have been helped by the spectacular Highland scenery! As well as the 'official suspect', who in the way of such dramas is always innocent, there were other possibilities to keep the viewer guessing; these included two police officers; one who seemed to have a temper and another who seemed determined to see the prime suspect charged and even planted evidence. As one might expect there were some fairly grisly moments, including a close up of a large maggot infested wound, which might upset some viewers. The story was fairly tense, especially as it approached its conclusion.
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