Here's another one of these "Criminal Intent" shows that is very confusing for the first half and then - wham! - everything starts to fall into place and it much of it becomes clear. The writers like to do that on this show. I have found myself "lost" in the opening of many of show as four or five scenes are shown to us, all separate, and one is not quite sure what's going on.
When the dust settles, this turns out to be a Bobby Fischer-like tale, a story of an extremely paranoid former chess champion who has gone into hiding. The difference in this story, as opposed to the real-life Fischer insanity, is this case involves a murder.
It's a little too far out in spots, and Goren solves this complicated faster than a chess master could do it....but, hey, that's not untypical of this show and I'm not complaining. It was entertaining, as usual.
When the dust settles, this turns out to be a Bobby Fischer-like tale, a story of an extremely paranoid former chess champion who has gone into hiding. The difference in this story, as opposed to the real-life Fischer insanity, is this case involves a murder.
It's a little too far out in spots, and Goren solves this complicated faster than a chess master could do it....but, hey, that's not untypical of this show and I'm not complaining. It was entertaining, as usual.