Unquestionably the worst of all episodes in the series--at least at this writing. The kidnapped lad is himself less than likable, Geordie brutally beats up a suspect, and the parties guilty of moral and legal crimes seem to escape without punishment. On top of that, the absurd basic presumption of the series--that a vicar would be allowed to interrogate prisoners and carry on most of the other work of a detective--lies here like a festering wound. In other words, this episode requires so much of the classic "suspension of disbelief" that the viewer might as well imagine that the Lord, the Devil, and Winston Churchill will make an appearance to give the episode some overall coherence and meaning. One vast disappointment in an otherwise fabulous series.
Review of Episode #3.6
