The third episode of this series opens rather mysteriously; a woman climbs out of a car boot on a remote road and finds a large bag; it contains a lot of money and a one-word note "Silence", the car then drives off. We don't learn who she is until later in the episode. Back with familiar characters Nessa's bodyguard wakes up and makes a surprisingly fast recovery
he is soon investigating the kidnapping. The trail takes him first to the nurse who gave the phone to the now dead kidnapper and then leads to the kidnapper's sister
the woman we saw in the opening scene. Meanwhile the police are questioning the paternity of the kidnapped boy and briefly it looks as if his father could be Nessa's brother. Hugh Hayden-Hoyle is also continuing his investigation and finds out about Nessa's kidnapping; exposing a lie in the process.
After more and more questions were raised in the opening episodes it was nice to see the investigations progress slightly even if at this point we don't know what it all means; just why is what happened in Gaza seven years ago so important? The recovery of Nessa's bodyguard, Nathanial, did seem surprisingly fast but his investigations proved gripping and led to quite a shocking end to the episode. Tobias Menzies performs well in the role; putting in an understated performance that makes a change from the usual tough-guy type of bodyguard. Stephen Rea continues to impress as Hayden-Hoyle; bringing some welcome humour to the proceedings as he 'appears' before those he wishes to talk to. Overall another fine episode; the series continues to keep me gripped.
After more and more questions were raised in the opening episodes it was nice to see the investigations progress slightly even if at this point we don't know what it all means; just why is what happened in Gaza seven years ago so important? The recovery of Nessa's bodyguard, Nathanial, did seem surprisingly fast but his investigations proved gripping and led to quite a shocking end to the episode. Tobias Menzies performs well in the role; putting in an understated performance that makes a change from the usual tough-guy type of bodyguard. Stephen Rea continues to impress as Hayden-Hoyle; bringing some welcome humour to the proceedings as he 'appears' before those he wishes to talk to. Overall another fine episode; the series continues to keep me gripped.
