As the second episode of Dead Hot begins, a distraught Elliot (Bilal Hasna) waits for the police to arrive. He notices blood on his shoes. When Jess (Vivian Oparah) arrives, Elliot says Will is gone but his finger was in there. It’s happening again. The detective arrives and confirms he knows what’s in there. Elliot explains he was invited over so he came over and found the finger. They soon learn that the finger is only cake. Jess insists someone is playing a messed-up prank. Ridley knows that Peter Ono (Olisa Odele) disappeared without a trace five years ago. He finds it odd that Elliot found Peter’s finger and he’s now found another. The detective wonders if Elliot might be involved in something. Outside, Elliot and Jess question who would do something like that.

Elliot suggests it’s Peter coming back for revenge because he’s finally moving on. He apologizes since he knows it isn’t Peter. Rigby (James Ledsham) arrives as Jess explains he gave her a lift. Jess tells him she doesn’t need a ride so he leaves. She admits she isn’t sure it was Peter’s cat. They have to waste six hours until the shelter opens. They decide to go to the nearby club. As messed up as this is, Jess finally feels like they’re going to find out what happened. Thornley (Thomas Crichton) comes over and explains he’s a medium. He senses a reunion of souls coming for Jess. As for Elliot, passionate love is coming his way in the form of an earth sign. Thornley just happens to be a Taurus. Before long, Jess tells Elliot that the shelter is about to open. Once they reach the shelter, Laszlo tells them that they euthanized the cat.

He reveals another man came in asking about the cat. They show him a picture and he confirms it was Peter. Then, he changes his mind and says it was Will before asking if they’re the same person. He’s recovering from laser eye surgery. Outside, Elliot finds a note calling him a killer. Jess finds out. She wants to go home and shower. Then, she is going to find out who she matched with on the DNA app. Elliot has to find a new job. Jess goes to the DNA app headquarters to see if they can help her. The receptionist doesn’t want to give her any information. Once Jess is forced to leave, she goes outside for a smoke. She tells a guy she is smoking CBD and sage that a psychic gave her in the club last night. Jess notices that Eugene (Daniel Monks) works for the DNA company. She gets his number before he leaves.

Elliot tries to find Will on the dating app. He puts his picture on there with the username “HaveUSeenMe?”. Then, he gets a message from someone asking him to come over. One guy eventually says he has seen Will in his dreams. Elliot returns to Will’s flat. He encounters a guy who says many people live there throughout the year. Elliot tells him about Will who is missing. The guy claims Will owes him 2,000 pounds. Elliot gets a message from another guy. He tells Elliot to go disappear again before he makes him. Elliot looks at his picture. The dog reminds him of Timothy who was at the groomers. Elliot contacts Jess to tell her about the guy. He suspects LawDaddy got to Will. He is going to get Law Daddy’s address from the groomers. Elliot has to go to Bonnie’s cake testing first.

He hangs up on Jess when his food arrives. Raphael (Andro Cowperthwaite) tells Jess he is annoyed with her because she is being unprofessional. Elliot visits Francine (Penelope Wilton) and Bonnie (Rosie Cavaliero). He lies to Francine when he says he hasn’t been naughty. Elliot congratulates Bonnie on her engagement. He messages Jess to say he’ll let her know when he’s leaving. Eugene meets her and they begin talking about his career. Bonnie gets mad and storms out. Francine tells Elliot that Bonnie wants him to be McCoughley’s best man before admitting she wants him to do it. Francine doesn’t believe a handsome underwear model would be interested in Bonnie. She asks Elliot to keep a close eye on him. Elliot agrees to be there. Francine told Hamatha that Elliot would take her granddaughter out.

Jess continues hanging out with Eugene. They kiss. Elliot can’t get in touch with Jess so he decides to sneak into the groomers alone. He learns that the dog’s owner is Timothy Quinn-Collins. When he checks the address, he remembers it from before. Janelle (Rachael Elizabeth) catches Elliot so he makes up an excuse and tries to leave in a hurry. She asks about breaking into her office last night and looking at the CCTV footage. Elliot asks if she wants to know about the truck full of animals getting shipped to the slaughterhouse. He threatens to tell on her and she threatens to tell Francine he has been fired. As a result, they agree not to say anything. Janelle promises to ruin his life if he tells anyone what he saw on those tapes. Then, she goes into the basement and approaches what appears to be an animal costume.

Jess admits to Eugene that she flirted with him so he’d get her information on an account on All X & Y. She tells Eugene that she is trying to find her twin. Eugene agrees to help. Elliot visits Timothy’s apartment complex and tries to get inside. Eugene finds a billing address for the user and offers to take Jess there even though it’s in the middle of nowhere. He says he’s drunk and can’t, but he will come with her. As Jess and Eugene drive to the location, Elliot looks around Timothy’s apartment. The dog urinates on Elliot’s shoes. Then, he finds fingernail polish just like the color Will had on. He also discovers a photo of Peter. Rigby drives Jess to the address. She questions whether it’s the witch’s cottage. Elliot has to hide when someone comes home. Timothy catches him and comes after him with a knife.

Timothy gets on top of Elliot and begins choking him. He stops and tells Elliot that he knows who he is.

 

Dead Hot Review

The second episode of Dead Hot was decent although nothing groundbreaking. The story is definitely unique when compared to other crime dramas. Despite the unrealistic nature of the story and the bits of humor scattered throughout, the performers actually do well in their respective roles.

There is a good chance that many people won’t like Dead Hot, but there is potential here for it to get more interesting. The mystery is surprisingly strong with many possibilities making it difficult to predict what could happen. The quirkiness of the series prevents the story from becoming too bleak making it a better choice for viewers tired of the same old formula.

This was an enjoyable episode that saw Elliot and Jess go in separate directions to seek answers. It scores a 5.5 out of 10. Recaps of Dead Hot are available on Reel Mockery here. Find out how to support our independent site at this link. Learn more about advertising with us here. Discuss this show and others at the Reel Mockery Forum.