The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
(2001–2008)
The investigation into a 12-year old disappearance is revived, and Lynley gets involved since he is a friend of the victim's family.
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Title: Limbo (11 Nov 2007)
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Jacob Avery | ... | Justin Oborne |
| Georgina Rylance | ... | Julia Oborne | |
| Nicholas Farrell | ... | Sam Oborne | |
| Nathaniel Parker | ... | Inspector Thomas Lynley | |
| John Shrapnel | ... | Sergeant Mike McCaffrey | |
| Samantha Bond | ... | Vivienne Oborne | |
| Sharon Small | ... | Sergeant Barbara Havers | |
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Nicholas Brown | ... | Oliver Oborne |
| Ed Stoppard | ... | Conrad McCaffrey | |
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Sam Cox | ... | Greg Sullivan |
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Alex Argenti | ... | Hotel Manageress |
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Justin Pierre | ... | DC Andy Vedder |
| Geraldine Somerville | ... | DS Michelle Tate | |
| Paul Hickey | ... | Lafferty | |
| Denise Gough | ... | Christine Faraday | |
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Lynley is at a birthday party for the young son of some friends when the boy disappears. Twelve years later the boy's corpse is found and Lynley travels to Rome to accompany the dead boy's sister back to England for the funeral. However, the past seems to haunt her, and a break-in at her apartment leads Lynley to suspect that the 12-year old crime is still reverberating through the victim's family. At the same time, Lynley is also dealing with the death of Helen -- and not too well, tending to drown his sorrows rather than deal with the loss. Written by Ron Kerrigan <mvg@whidbey.com>
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Inspector Thomas Lynley: You mean, "Did I do it"?
Sergeant Barbara Havers: No! I mean, are you *bloody* okay? God, I've been asking you that for the last six months!
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During the chase in Rome the burglar escapes during an interior scene - which was shot in the Old Bailey in London. English in a wall mural is quite clearly visible at the top of screen. See more »Quotes
Sergeant Barbara Havers: [visiting Lynley after his arrest] Are you okay?Inspector Thomas Lynley: You mean, "Did I do it"?
Sergeant Barbara Havers: No! I mean, are you *bloody* okay? God, I've been asking you that for the last six months!
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It's the second last show of the entire series, and we find Inspector Thomas Lynley turning to booze to cope with the death of his wife, Helen. He has to pull out of it soon enough, though.
"Limbo" actually begins 12 years earlier, when Lynley's young godson goes missing during a party and is never seen again. Shift to the present, and the boy's skeleton is found in a drain that has been covered with bricks. The family asks Lynley to go to Italy and see if he can encourage the boy's sister to return. Lynley ends up having sex with her, and the next morning, he is arrested for her murder when she's found dead on the pavement below.
DC Michelle Tate (Geraldine Summerville) is looking only at Lynley for the murder, doubly suspicious of him because he's a detective. So it falls to him and to Havers to solve the murder - fast.
This is a pretty good episode with plenty of suspects and intrigue. There are a couple of plot holes, but thanks to the actors, it still works. Geraldine Summerville is very good as a no-nonsense DC who thinks Lynley looks good for the murder. Nathaniel Parker and Sharon Small are wonderful as she tries to goad him out of his misery.
Recommended.