This is an unusual murder mystery because the culprit confesses half way through.
The story is primarily about three suspects, all men, all besotted by the same woman (Fiona Mollient). The main character is a shy handsome teenage boy (James D'Arcy). His father (Tim Woodward) is a brutish lout, who for some inexplicable reason, the ladies adore, including the next door neighbour who does not seem to be put off by his rude rejections. Finally the woman's wealthy husband (Paul Freeman). We watch how all three deal with being accused with murder and being suddenly rejected. Then we watch them play cat and mouse with the culprit.
The police are bungling. It is up to the suspects to solve the crime. You get to know the characters quite well. Your attitudes toward them change quite a bit over time as various secrets are revealed.
There is a villainous manipulative young lady (Abigail Cruttenden) whom I hoped would meet an early demise. She made the habit of dating young men, getting them to take her to an expensive restaurant then gorging herself on the most expensive foods and wines on the menu, thus humiliating the boy because he could not pay.
There is prostitute (Cara Konig) who is totally selfish, not a drop of compassion or social responsibility in her body. What do you expect from a hooker, but this woman turned her callousness to high art.
There are two gut-wrenching suicides. They are extended scenes, not perfunctory scenes in drama. They will linger in the back of your mind.
I repeat, this is not a whodunit. It does not have the detachment a murder mystery usually does where the emphasis is on solving a puzzle. This is about how a murder tears people apart emotionally.
The story is primarily about three suspects, all men, all besotted by the same woman (Fiona Mollient). The main character is a shy handsome teenage boy (James D'Arcy). His father (Tim Woodward) is a brutish lout, who for some inexplicable reason, the ladies adore, including the next door neighbour who does not seem to be put off by his rude rejections. Finally the woman's wealthy husband (Paul Freeman). We watch how all three deal with being accused with murder and being suddenly rejected. Then we watch them play cat and mouse with the culprit.
The police are bungling. It is up to the suspects to solve the crime. You get to know the characters quite well. Your attitudes toward them change quite a bit over time as various secrets are revealed.
There is a villainous manipulative young lady (Abigail Cruttenden) whom I hoped would meet an early demise. She made the habit of dating young men, getting them to take her to an expensive restaurant then gorging herself on the most expensive foods and wines on the menu, thus humiliating the boy because he could not pay.
There is prostitute (Cara Konig) who is totally selfish, not a drop of compassion or social responsibility in her body. What do you expect from a hooker, but this woman turned her callousness to high art.
There are two gut-wrenching suicides. They are extended scenes, not perfunctory scenes in drama. They will linger in the back of your mind.
I repeat, this is not a whodunit. It does not have the detachment a murder mystery usually does where the emphasis is on solving a puzzle. This is about how a murder tears people apart emotionally.
