As the finale begins, Phil (Daniel Ryan) asks David (Lee Ingleby) about the newspaper interview. Phil explains that Jack (Fionn O’Shea) beat him to it. David runs back home and tries to explain things to Jack and Rosie (Eloise Webb). He tells them that he needed the money. Meanwhile, Cathy (Angel Coulby) goes over the details of the case. She tells her team to go after Tom Wilson’s (Elliot Cowan) wife hard. Cathy also insists that they need to speak with the Moffatts separately this time. Melissa (Hannah Britland) returns home and collects her belongings. Tom is not happy in the least. David takes the kids home. He is invited inside.

David is allowed to tour the home, while Alice (Hermione Norris) and Rob (Adrian Rawlins) are interviewed by detectives. Alice is asked whether she killed Tara. She promises that she did not. William Beech (Nigel Lindsay) finds David and harasses him in a store. Rob is questioned. Then, Cathy tells her boss that she believes David was protecting Alice. Back at home, Jack and Rosie want to know more about Alice’s testimony. They believe that she lied in court. Louise (Christina Cole) visits Tom at work. She causes a scene and manages to cause Tom to lose hi job. Rob is interviewed again. Cathy tries to convince him to give a confession. He refuses. Cathy visits David and tells him that he is cleared.

Cathy’s boss receives pictures of her and David hugging. Alice learns that Rob could be charged with murder. David visits the kids. He invites them to move in with him. They agree. As they leave, Alice arrives and tries to stop them. In the morning, Phil tells David that he did the right thing. Cathy is grilled by her boss. He has no choice, but to remove her from the case. Alice takes pills. Cathy confronted Beech. He promises that he didn’t send in the pictures. David speaks with the kids about returning to his old stomping grounds. They do not seem interested. Alice gets a call from Rob. She learns that he is not going to be charged. Tom receives papers about his upcoming divorce.

Alice picks up Rob. Cathy tells David about the photos. When she leaves, Phil tells her that she shouldn’t return again. David becomes suspicious about Phil. Cathy and the others begin investigating Phil. They learn that he was let go from his job around the time that Tara was murdered. David goes through Phil’s phone. He finds pictures of himself with Cathy. He meets up with Cathy and tells her about the pictures. The detectives are becoming more suspicious of Phil. David returns home and looks through old pictures. He discovers that Phil taught him the butterfly knot. He confronts Phil. Eventually, Phil admits to killing Tara. He promises that he didn’t mean to.

Phil is arrested. David and the kids visit Tara’s gravestone. Then, they continue on their way. David takes them to Alice and Rob’s house. He explains that they’ve been punished enough. Rob and Alice are happy to see the kids again. Alice hugs and thanks David.

 

Innocent Review

Sorry for any errors or mistakes above. Have been overwhelmed with work has had to rush through the recap. The finale of Innocent was very good. It was depressing and unexpected. I thought the acting was great from start to finish. My watching partner thought that Phil might have been responsible, but I was skeptical. I thought it would be too easy. Nevertheless, Phil was indeed the killer.

Still, I enjoyed it. I recommend Innocent to everyone. After all, it is only 4 episodes. The finale scores a solid 8 out of 10. Catch up with previous recaps of Innocent now.