A friend of Dr Hobson's is murdered. They were college housemates and when a current student is murdered in the house that Dr Hobson and the victim used to share it appears that Dr Hobson is the link between the two crimes. The deeper Lewis and Hathaway dig, the more she appears to be involved.
An episode of Lewis that was intriguing for the most part and then fell apart at the end. So, pretty much true to form for the series as that is what tends to happen: mystery builds, no solid leads for Lewis and Hathaway, 10 minutes from end Lewis pulls a rabbit out of the hat and the mystery is solved. How palatable the rabbit trick is depends on how far-fetched the revelation is, and here it is way out there.
More than far-fetched, many elements of the plot don't make much sense. The second murder is never explained and if you think about it none of the murders needed to take place.
On the plus side, good to see Dr Hobson move more to centre stage, her backstory be revealed and her relationship with Lewis be developed. As mentioned, most of this episode is pretty good, it's just the ending that lets it down.
An episode of Lewis that was intriguing for the most part and then fell apart at the end. So, pretty much true to form for the series as that is what tends to happen: mystery builds, no solid leads for Lewis and Hathaway, 10 minutes from end Lewis pulls a rabbit out of the hat and the mystery is solved. How palatable the rabbit trick is depends on how far-fetched the revelation is, and here it is way out there.
More than far-fetched, many elements of the plot don't make much sense. The second murder is never explained and if you think about it none of the murders needed to take place.
On the plus side, good to see Dr Hobson move more to centre stage, her backstory be revealed and her relationship with Lewis be developed. As mentioned, most of this episode is pretty good, it's just the ending that lets it down.