4.059 minSeason 1 • Episode 5
LatestAs Vernon is taken into custody, Lou attempts to live a normal life within the law and deal with suspicion from Sandy, but finds herself pushed to breaking point.
After a family tragedy is narrowly averted, a corrupt police detective undergoes a painful moral awakening and decides to put right twenty years of wrongdoing but satisfying her newfound conscience won't be straightforward.
Acting
Leila Farzad's face does ten years of regret in one stare.
Writing
Dialogue so sharp you'll wince at every near-confession.
Creators
Jonathan Brackley, Sam Vincent
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Creator Jonathan Brackley wrote for Spooks — explaining the paranoid surveillance energy throughout.
The show's abrupt cancellation after one season mirrors Lou's own unfinished business — art imitating cruel scheduling life.
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