As the episode begins, we’re taken to a funeral. The father tries to hold his daughters’ hands. One pulls away. The other holds his hand. After the intro, we see the man, Tom (Michael C. Hall), at work. He works as a surgeon. Afterwards, he invites his friend to the community barbeque. Soon, the cooking begins. Tom plays soccer with the kids. Tom’s friend pretends that there is a foul. Tom’s daughter, Jenny (Amy James-Kelly), prepares for a date with Christopher. Chris has a drink with his family. They chat about his future. Neil and Zoe get into an argument.

Chris isn’t sure why they even bother going out as a family. Neil makes it clear that a divorce is impending. At the party, Tom sneaks away for a cigarette. His partner joins him and gives him a kiss. Jojo (Nigel Lindsay) gives his daughter a talking to at home. He talks to his wife Lauren (Laila Rouass) about his television. Jojo and Lauren are preparing for a vacation together. Once they’re gone, their daughter Sia (Amy-Leigh Hickman) begins planning almost immediately. Jenny starts a fire.

She is stopped and told not to fool around with fire. Then, she notices her father returning with his partner. She decides to go home on her own. Tom’s friend and Tom speak about Jenny and her new boyfriend. They’re worried about his age. Tom isn’t sure whether they’re having intercourse. He admits his wife, Rachel, used to deal with that stuff. Tom admits he is tracking his daughter’s text messages. Tom’s friend urges him not to look at the messages. Christopher heads out with his friend. They have liquor.

Jenny leaves home. Tom tells her to return home early. Sia buys and sells drugs. A group of kids arrives at Sia’s home. Jenny seems a little freaked out. Chris and the others play beer pong. Tom wakes up after a nightmare of sorts. He searches Jenny’s room. She is nowhere to be found. He tried to call her, but she doesn’t answer. We see someone splashing around in water. Tom spies on his daughter’s text messages. He sees that Jenny has been texting Sia and Chris. She begs him not to do something. In the morning, Tom tries to call his daughter again. She doesn’t answer. He goes over Jenny’s text messages again.

He wakes up Carrie (Isabelle Allen). He finds his wife’s belonging in Carrie’s room. Tom visits Neil (Joplin Sibtain). It is revealed that Chris and Jenny are both missing. They’ve supposedly gone to visit Ioan (Hero Fiennes Tiffin). Carrie tells Tom about Ioan. They visit his house and try to get in touch with him. Tom speaks with his mother. Ioan admits to knowing Chris. He admits that Chris asked him to lie for him. Ioan explains that he owned Chris money. However, he doesn’t know whether Jenny and Chris are. Henry (Louis Greatorex) is harassed by his mother, Sophie (Amanda Abbington).

Henry’s father, Josh (Emmett J Scanlan) arrives home soon. Sophie encourages him to be a father. Tom speaks with Jojo and Lauren. Sia comes downstairs. She promises that she didn’t see them last night. Tom gets a call from work. Sia walks outside and seems distraught. She looks at the pool in her backyard. Sophie goes to work. She is introduced to Emma Castle (Hannah Arterton). Emma is ready for her first big case. Emma learns that the school once caught on fie and killed a few kids. Emma finds out that there are allegations of sexual relationships between student and teacher. Tom goes through the motions at work. He reports his daughter missing afterwards.

Zoe (Audrey Fleurot) is brought into the principal’s office. She is asked about the allegations. Zoe’s room is searched. A USB drive is found. She insists that someone planted it. It is put into a computer right away. Nude pictures are found on the thumb drive. There are also letters to Zoe. Tom speaks with an officer about Jenny’s disappearance. Tom punches a heavy bag and remembers an event from his past. Soon, he tracks down Ioan. The boy runs away from him. They eventually meet up at a bar. Ioan asks what Sia said. Ioan admits to seeing Jenny at the party. She seems angry with Chris. He explains that the party was at Sia’s house.

Zoe is arrested. Emma and Sophie discuss the evidence. Then, Sophie tells her partner to keep her up to date about Jenny’s case. Tom visits Sia’s house again. He tells Jojo about the lie. She admits that Jenny was there. She insists she doesn’t know what happened after 8 or 9. She explains that she cancelled the party when it was getting trashed. Tom insists he is going to call the police. Pete goes for a run. He is photographed by Emma. Josh plays with the kids as Sophie returns home. Henry uncovers a bloody shirt from under his bed. He hides it away in his closet.

Emma looks at the pictures on her computer. She has tons of pictures of Pete. Jojo enters his garage. He seems concerned. Tom has a flashback of running home and Jenny asking him where he has been. In the present, Tom gets a call from Ioan. He has found something that Tom needs to see. Jojo finds something as well. Ioan shows Tom a video of Jenny getting into a car at the party. The driver is Pete. Jojo begins crying after looking in the freezer. A body is inside.

Safe Review

Safe’s opener was okay. It wasn’t the best I have ever seen, but it wasn’t the worst either. The acting wasn’t bad. You cannot complain with the likes of Nigel Lindsay and Marc Warren. I just hope it doesn’t travel down the same bizarre path as The Five. If it does, it is going to get over the top and tough to watch. The opener scores a 7 out of 10.