'Unforgotten' Season 3, Episode 3 Recap: The United Front Falls

Unforgotten reaches the investigative stage where Stuart and Khan begin diving into the lives of the suspects.

Mark: You know what we used to call blokes like Pete? Filth: Failed In London Tried Hong Kong. Bit of a wild west out there, wasn't it mate? Attracted a very distinct sort of person. I see you, buddy.

With Unforgotten airing as initially intended, episode 3 is where Khan and Stuart start poking around in the lives of the suspects. Unlike the first two seasons, though, there's less a sense of impending dread. None of the main suspects present as people who worked hard to pull themselves out of desperate circumstances or bad life choices. There's no Elizabeth Wilton, there's no Sara Mahmoud. Instead, there's Peter Carr, a con man willing to rook the elderly for money and stealing from his employers. There's Dr. Finch, riding on his reputation as an outstanding member of the community while secretly abusing his patients. Along with them, there's James Hollis, who blames himself for his son's gender queer status, and Chris Lowe, who can barely function in society.

In old clues from the case, the original junior detective, Bradley, tosses in a church burglary that happened on New Year's Eve, which he thought might be connected, considering its location between Hayley's work and the party she was heading for. There's a reminder the weather was horrific, and a car was seen driving erratically near Hayley's last known location. And of course, with the body found in London, poor Adrian Mullery is going to be rounded up for questioning again. Except he's not. When one of the team tries to ask him for a short chat, Mullery responds in full self-righteous mode, enraged at how the case was handled initially, at the lead detective flubbing it so poorly, and how Hayley was failed so badly.