These comments refer to both parts of this two-episode case not just episode two.
This story sees Creegan and the team investigating a strange series of murders; three men have been brutally murdered but following their deaths their bodies have been respectfully cleaned and wrapped in shrouds. The dead men have one obvious connection; they each worked for a charity organisation in Bosnia during the war. CCTV shows that the killer is Jim Keller, which is a bit of a surprise as everybody, including his wife, thought he was dead. Rivers is troubled because he spoke to Keller while talking to other people who were in Bosnia at the time without knowing who he really was. It turns out that Keller was so troubled by the horrors he saw that in his mind he is helping the people he is killing to get over what they saw as well. Rivers rights him off as insane but Creegan understands that Keller is suffering from PTSD, a mental condition Creegan has some experience of. That doesn't mean Keller can be treated lightly; he is very dangerous and it looks as if his violence could increase exponentially.
This is another solid story, it is interesting that the killer is troubled rather than evil and even though he must obviously be stopped he is depicted in a sympathetic way. This is emphasised as Creegan berates Rivers for the derogatory way he talks about Keller. The story still feels fresh although if it were made now it would no doubt feature somebody troubled by what he saw in Iraq or Afghanistan the troubles go on, only the locations change. There are plenty of tense moments; more than once leading to death or serious injury. Philip Jackson does an impressive job as Keller; he plays him as a somewhat tired and broken man rather than the clichéd 'swivel-eyed loon'. The regular cast is on good form too; this is particularly true of Shaun Dingwall plays DC Mark Rivers as he is eager to make up for perceived mistakes. Overall this is a pretty solid story; it doesn't matter that we know who the killer is from an early stage.
This story sees Creegan and the team investigating a strange series of murders; three men have been brutally murdered but following their deaths their bodies have been respectfully cleaned and wrapped in shrouds. The dead men have one obvious connection; they each worked for a charity organisation in Bosnia during the war. CCTV shows that the killer is Jim Keller, which is a bit of a surprise as everybody, including his wife, thought he was dead. Rivers is troubled because he spoke to Keller while talking to other people who were in Bosnia at the time without knowing who he really was. It turns out that Keller was so troubled by the horrors he saw that in his mind he is helping the people he is killing to get over what they saw as well. Rivers rights him off as insane but Creegan understands that Keller is suffering from PTSD, a mental condition Creegan has some experience of. That doesn't mean Keller can be treated lightly; he is very dangerous and it looks as if his violence could increase exponentially.
This is another solid story, it is interesting that the killer is troubled rather than evil and even though he must obviously be stopped he is depicted in a sympathetic way. This is emphasised as Creegan berates Rivers for the derogatory way he talks about Keller. The story still feels fresh although if it were made now it would no doubt feature somebody troubled by what he saw in Iraq or Afghanistan the troubles go on, only the locations change. There are plenty of tense moments; more than once leading to death or serious injury. Philip Jackson does an impressive job as Keller; he plays him as a somewhat tired and broken man rather than the clichéd 'swivel-eyed loon'. The regular cast is on good form too; this is particularly true of Shaun Dingwall plays DC Mark Rivers as he is eager to make up for perceived mistakes. Overall this is a pretty solid story; it doesn't matter that we know who the killer is from an early stage.
