Three Up, Three Down: The Killing

Three Up


3. Stan Larsen. With Mitch back, he finally gets a chance to call her out her leaving and the position in left him in. Getting that off his chest, he does try to talk Mitch into moving to the house, but she wants to stay. Mitch seems aghast at the idea that Stan is moving on, but Stan does not have such issues. He also hears on the radio that Janek was killed, so that's a nice bonus for him.

2. Darren Richmond. His speech about his suicide appears to actually be helping him, and on that surprise he finds that he's very much in the race. For all the good he feels about his speech and the possibility of becoming mayor, the mood is tempered when he has to drive out to meet someone. That turns out to be Jamie's grandfather, who appears to have both his legs. Richmond is not amused.

1. Sarah Linden. While she has some concern about going crazy again, she shows her investigative prowess by getting a deal with the mayor to call off the dogs so they can solve the case, then uncovering various leads, and finally making the connection between the Chief and her abusive past to get to the camera footage that was withheld. From there, she and Holder discover their main suspect is Jamie Wright, who was in the casino and going to the 10th floor for the meeting with Jackson and Michael Ames. Things are looking very poor for him indeed, thanks to Linden's dogged pursuit.


Three Down


3. Mitch Larsen. Her husband calls her out for abandoning the family at time of need. Terry calls her out for similar reasons. Tommy can barely look at he. Welcome home, Mitch! And thanks for wallowing rather than following Stan's lead to move to the house, which is bigger, brighter, and will give your troubled sons their own rooms.

2. Nicole Jackson. Not only does Roberta give the withheld footage to the cops, but Linden sees an old photo where the previous security chief was sporting cast. Turns out Jackson is physically abusive, and then likes to hang her lovers out to dry when problems arise (the woman in the photo is doing 20 for something I did't quite catch). Turns out Jackson was dating that security chief, too, but let her take the fall for something. Not the best way to treat your girlfriends. This leads the police to see that the City Hall attendee to the 10th floor Wapi Eagle meeting is...

1. Jamie Wright. While the episode title suggests that it's him or Gwen who did it, the pendulum swings Jamie's way quite a bit. We learn that Jamie got a company owned by Michael Ames expedited approval to bid on city projects. He also appears to have not completely truthful about his grandfather, who still has both legs. And when Jamie shows up on the withheld footage, he quickly becomes the lead suspect. Except Linden has an idea that Jamie and Gwen committed the crime together. which doesn't get followed up but is a tantalizing idea. Assuming Jamie's apparently guilt is explainable.

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