As the episode begins, Natalie Markham (Callie Cooke) is asked to take the stand. She is asked about the morning of November the 29th. In a flashback, we see Natalie and her girlfriend enter a store to buy clothing. Then, they head to the café. While she is in the bathroom, she hears gunshots outside. She attempts to call Tara (Darcy Isa). Natalie cries as she admits she was going to tell her to run. We watch as Natalie leaves the restroom. The café is covered in blood. She finds her friend dead outside. Gabe Waters (Paddy Considine) watches the testimony from the balcony. Then, we jump back and watch Gabe with his wife Emily (Jessica Raine). They speak about their daughter. We see that Emily has a big scar on her back. Gabe attempts to track down Yousef.

Holly (Bel Powley) tags along. Gabe invites Holly over to dinner with Emily and himself. They find Yousef’s vehicle. Yousef is dead inside. Gabe leaves Holly at the scene. Dadir (Roger Jean Nsengiyumva) gets a visitor. The man explains that Yousef told him to come and pick up money. The money isn’t in the safe. A gun is in there though. Dadir gets a call from Roxy. She says never mind and hangs up. Gabe receives a call. Raza (Nabhaan Rizwan) wakes up. Raza tells his parents that he has meetings. Gabe meets with Raza. Gabe explains that Raza is going to serve as a hunter gatherer. He wants Raza to go to the places that he cannot. For starters, he wants Raza to contact Dadir. Raza insists that Dadir isn’t a terrorist. Raza is told what gear to score off of Dadir.

Raza prepares to fulfill the order. Gabe tells his boss about the arrangement. He is reminded that Skittle’s parole hearing is coming up that morning. Gabe is walked through past events. The parole hearing for Thomas Whelan begins. Gabe tells the group about his undercover duties. Whelan was a member of Action 14. Gabe admits Whelan believes he has been moved overseas. He insists that Whelan cannot be rehabilitated. He tells them about Whelan’s attack on Mr. Singh. He explains that Whelan bought cigarettes just to burn the man. He calls Whelan an animal. Gabe becomes upset and punches a mirror. Raza continues preparing to meet Dadir once again. Gabe patches up his hand. Emily smokes outside on a swing. Gabe calls her. They speak about Emily’s search for work.

Emily returns inside. She finds a drop of blood on her plate. Raza goes on the hunt for Dadir. Raza is led to him. He spots a RIP sign for Yousef. Imran (Arsher Ali) watches the group from a distance. Gabe returns to the murder scene. He is forced to remove his shirt, because it has blood on it. Holly notices the tattoos on Gabe’s back and chest. Gabe is reminded that Yousef is not their case. El Adoua is. Source 9 or Raza is in player with Yousef’s brother. Raza is led to a couch and told to set down. He is told to call Dadir. The others interrogate him. Dadir is finally called. Dadir enters Dadir’s home. He finds the women crying for Yousef. He meets with Dadir. Raza apologizes for Yousef. Dadir doesn’t understand. Dadir tries to get Raza to leave. Raza makes up an excuse to convince Dadir to sell him drugs. Raza promises that he is just trying to get laid.

He tells Dadir that the girl’s name is Charlotte Humphreys (Nell Hudson). Dadir believes Raza is asking for trouble. Dadir wants to join the party. Raza and Dadir prepare to ride bikes. Imran yells at them. They drive past and ignore him. Imran gives Gabe an update on source 9. Dadir becomes suspicious of Raza. Dadir finds a way inside. Raza tries to convince him that he was just trying to help. Raza manages to find Charlotte. Dadir hangs with the others, while Charlotte tells Raza about the hospital stay. Charlottes tells Raza that he saved her life. She is grateful. Hugo (Edward Franklin) interrupts and tells them that he has called security on Dadir. Dadir destroys Hugo’s statue. Dadir and Raza make a run for it. Dadir seems to be having a good time for a change. They stop for food. Dadir doesn’t answer Yousef’s phone.

He explains that the Feds don’t care about Yousef. They speak about Yousef working at the restaurant. Dadir harasses the server. Gabe reads to his daughter. Gabe is asked about his hand. He makes a joke about it. Holly joins them for dinner. Holly tells Emily that she has never really been in a proper relationship. Emily is asked about the scar. She tells her that she was hit by a drunk driver. Holly hears about the Aussie who caused the wreck. He was mugged and got his legs broke. Holly asks about Gabe’s tattoos. He insists he cannot talk about it. Emily complains about the fascist tattoos. Gabe complains about Emily not giving up the cigarettes. They argue in front of Holly.

Gabe receives a call. Gabe and Holly are forced to leave. Imran tells Gabe about Raza and Dadir losing him. They visit the restaurant and finds the beaten server. They speak with the manager. He shows them security footage. We see that Raza got involved as well. Gabe takes the memory stick with the footage. He destroys it immediately. Holly and Gabe speak about Raza outside. Gabe believes that Raza is a natural. Gabe wakes up at home. He joins his family for breakfast. Dadir is there as well. Raza is surprised to see him. Dadir explains that they met in jail. Holly and Gabe speak about source 9. Then, they listen to the evidence about El Adoua. Gabe hands over limited evidence about Yousef. The detective is not happy. They explain that Yousef was possibly killed to keep him quiet.

Holly and Gabe watch several interviews. Holly insists they’re just wasting time. Gabe tells Holly about turning Yousef. She asks about Raza. Gabe is vague about it. The detective speaks with a woman, Roxy Novac (Olivia Popica), about Yousef. She explains that he was gracious and she couldn’t understand why anyone would hurt him. Gabe and Holly become suspicious of her. They follow her. Holly speaks with her in a store. She discovers that Roxy is pregnant. Holly reveals herself as a detective. Roxy sits down and chats with the couple. She insists she wasn’t his girlfriend. They only slept together. She tells them about the regulars who speak Albanian. Gabe tells Roxy about his own daughter.

Raza leaves home. He meets with Gabe. Yousef is prepared for the funeral ceremony. Gabe shows Raza the newspaper article about a foiled terror plot. He also gives him money. Raza doesn’t want to keep going. Gabe suggests otherwise. Holly receives information about the regulars from Roxy. Holly snaps pictures of them. Gabe tells Raza about the big shot that they’re looking for.

 

Informer Review

This episode of Informer was pretty good. Again, there are lots of characters and it is pretty easy to get things mixed up. Nevertheless, the story is intriguing. I am very eager to see how things play out. There is really a lot going on simultaneously. We have Raza being forced to cooperate with Gabe. Gabe and his wife squabbling. Holly going her own way. And of course, Gabe’s past undercover work. I can’t wait to see who is doing the shooting and what brings it about.

The episode scores a solid 8 out of 10. Catch up with previous recaps of Informer now!