'Unforgotten' Season 3, Episode 5 Recap: Gaining & Losing Suspects

Unforgotten might have found their final suspect in the Hayley Reid case, but not before losing one first.

Hollis: I've messed up his whole life, for absolutely no reason at all.

Unforgotten, like most mysteries, has a formula to it. That's not necessarily a bad thing - most whodunits, from Agatha Christie's Poirot to P.D. James' Dalgleish, have their standard methods. With Unforgotten, there are always four main suspects, each of whom falls into a stereotype: The One With Anger Issues, The One With The Shameful Past, The Petty Criminal, and The One With An Emotional Unstable Family Member. The episodes also follow a pattern. The first installment ends with the reveal of the suspect's name, the second with tracing the victim to the suspects in question, etc. In both Seasons 1 and 2, the fifth installment, which on PBS were the first halves of Episode 3, new cold case victims turned up.

In this case, Stuart has a great date with Bradley end with the discovery of Carr's attack. At first, it looks like Carr will be fine, but it sets off a massive coronary, and he dies. In terms of a twist on the Episode 5 body, this is brilliant.