As the episode begins, we see David (Lee Ingleby) and Phil (Daniel Ryan) walking along the beach. They race to the top. Then, the men head to the club for drinks. Others stare at them from a distance. Phil reveals that he has been laid off. David explains that he needs money to fight for his kids. Rob (Adrian Rawlins) and Alice (Hermione Norris) discuss the case. Alice insists she is going to go to the interview and tell the truth. Beech (Nigel Lindsay) searches for Hudson (Angel Coulby) at the office. Tom (Elliot Cowan) wakes up after a booze filled night. He reads text messages from Melissa, who doesn’t want to speak with him. Alice tries to convince Rosie (Eliose Webb) that David is guilty of killing his wife.

At the office, Beech is scolded. He learns that a complaint of criminal negligence has been filed against him. David meets with a report from the Sun. He agrees to do several interviews for a decent amount of money. Jack (Fionn O’Shea) speaks with Rosie. He admits he trusts David more than Alice at this point. That night, Hudson is shown drink alcohol. Alice asks Rob if he trusts her. He admits that he does. The following day, Hudson meets with David. Hudson wants to know whether Tara ever had concerns about her sister. David admits that she never did. They had a fiery relationship but Tara never thought Alice would hurt her. Hudson insists that the kids are fine with Alice for the time being. Back at the office, Hudson tells the team about Alice’s debt and Tom being a suspect. Mari-Luz (Zahra Ahmadi) speaks with a lab scientist (Hara Yannas) about Collins and his bad behavior.

 

Mari-Luz wants the coat tested again. Alice is interviewed again. She insists Rob was at home when she returned. She is asked why she was caught speeding through a camera around the time of the murder. She insists it wasn’t her driving. She had been drinking at the time and the vehicle wasn’t stolen. Rob might have been driving. David repays Phil some money. Tom gets in touch with Melissa. One of the investigators get in touch with another possible witness. His wife saw someone walking away from the Collins house near the time of the murder. David meets with his solicitor. He gives him a bunch of money to fight of the kids and the house. Phil speaks with Jack. Jack admits he used to see Phil watching him and his sister in the park. Phil insists that Alice is a good person. Jack asks about Aunt Gemma.

Beech gets into an argument with Hudson. He believes she reported him for personal reasons. He also insists that they both know that David is guilty. Hudson tries to tack down evidence about David and a possible history of domestic violence. Rosie watches as Rob is taken in for an interview. Alice becomes upset and scares Rosie. At the office, Rob tells Hudson that Alice was depressed and on medication for it. He admits that he got into an argument with Alice about Tara. He also confesses that he knows how to tie a butterfly knot. Tom learns where Melissa is staying. Hudson learns that a witness saw Tom walking away from the Collins house on the night of the murder. The evidence supports the previous alibi. Tom tries to get in touch with Melissa.

Rosie meets up with Jack and David. She is nervous, but she speaks with David anyway. Mari-Luz speaks with David’s ex. They were both students and drunk. The woman swears that she was actually hitting Collins. The coat is checked again. Tom is interviewed again. He admits to lying, because he didn’t want his wife to learn about the affair. It is also clear that Tom knew that David was potentially innocent. He promises that he didn’t kill her. Jack and Rosie listen as Rob and Alice argue. They leave together. Mari-Luz learns that the coat also had fingernail varnish in the pockets. This leads them to believe that Tara was wearing the coat when Tom hit her. That is how blood got into the coat. Tara visits David, who is with the kids.

She explains that the evidence basically exonerates him. She apologizes for the trouble David has been through. Alice also learns about the evidence. At the end of the episode, we see that the newspaper article about Tara is released.

 

Innocent Review

This episode of Innocent was great. It is now believed that David is innocent of the crime. So, who is the killer? Jack and Rosie are growing closer to David too. There are still a few possible suspects and I can’t wait to see how things play out. The episode scores a solid 8 out of 10. Catch up with previous recaps of Innocent right now!