I'm always intrigued by people giving up on an entire series after one episode. The episode is expository. We need the crime to be committed, the events to be made known to us, and to be introduced to the significant characters. The murder here is out of the blue and of great intensity. In this one we also have a backstory where the perpetrator was raised in a disgusting setting with a witch mother who blames the little girl for her sister's illness. They are Roman Catholic and pray like crazy. The little girl is almost a robot in her beliefs that prayer will take care of everything. The title of the show is from the Hail Marys, which are recited over and over. Jessica Biel is strange and damaged from the beginning and because of her intense guilt, gives herself over to the courts without a fight. This leaves her weak husband in disarray, wondering what the heck.
