As the episode begins, Jenny (Amy James-Kelly) leaves home after speaking with her father, Tom (Michael C. Hall). She runs into a woman outside. The woman, Helen (Karen Bryson), claims that Jenny has a tape. Jenny runs off after claiming not to know anything about a tape. After the intro, Tom is shown at the hospital with Pete (Marc Warren), who is undergoing surgery. Neil (Joplin Sibtain) tells Zoe (Audrey Fleurot) that the woman around the corner made them some food. He suggests that they should eat something. Zoe isn’t interested. Tom watches over Pete.

He speaks with Sophie (Amanda Abbington) and Emma (Hannah Arterton) about the attack. Afterwards, Sophie tries to convince Tom to stay out of the investigation. Emma enters Pete’s room. She reaches for the tubes in his arm, before Tom and Sophie enter. Emma leaves in a hurry. Tom wants to know more about Emma. He looks her up online. Something catches his eye. He follows Emma and asks her about her mom Corrina. Tom explains that he and Pete were friends with Corrina before she disappeared. Emma explains that Pete is her father.

Emma admits she moved there to watch Pete. Tom insists that Pete is loyal and will be there for Emma. He promises to keep it a secret from everyone else. Tom speaks with the guy who was with the attackers. He says that he keeps his head down like Rachel told him too. The guy returns Pete’s billfold. Tom wants to know about the night of the party and Jenny. He insists that Jenny wouldn’t want him to say anything, but she found out something to do with Rachel. It was a secret she told Jenny on the night she died. Tom and Sophie speak about the encounter. In the past, Sophie and Tom go out drinking.

Their party is the reason Tom wasn’t there for Rachel. In the present, Tom takes Sophie home. Carrie (Isabelle Allen) insists that her mother never told her anything. Carrie reveals that Helen visited her that night. She was in Rachel’s room. Sophie apologizes to Josh (Emmett J Scanlan) and admits his story checks out. Tom looks at pictures of Rachel. He notices that Helen and Rachel were very close. In the morning, Tom spots Helen outside. He follows her. She doesn’t answer the door for him. Jojo (Nigel Lindsay) is shown in jail. He speaks with a nearby inmate.

Jojo is told how bad it is going for him inside. Jojo hires an attorney. Together, they speak with the detectives. Jojo takes the blame for the death of Christopher. He makes up a tale about Christopher drowning in the pool. Carrie and Tom prepare for the vigil. Tom checks the pictures on social media. He finds one of Henry (Louis Greatorex) at the party. Sophie and Emma speak with Neil and Zoe about Jojo. Lauren (Laila Rouass) and Sia (Amy-Leigh Hickman) are allowed to return home. Sia is forced to apologize to her mother. She promises that she didn’t kill Chris. Neil speaks at the vigil. Balloons are launched into the air.

Tom manages to get in touch with Henry. He asks Henry about the party and seeing Jenny. He asks about the blood on Henry’s sweater. Henry is shown the picture, before Sophie gets involved. Henry explains that Mike and Chris got into a fight at the party. He explains that he tried to stop the fight. He admits he didn’t want to be a snitch. Sophie promises to speak with Mike. Zoe gets a message from someone requesting to see her. She hears someone near her. She stumbles into the woods. She spots someone running and returns to her daughter. Tom returns home and apologizes to Carrie. Carrie tells Tom about someone calling Jenny a murderer.

Carrie wonders whether Jenny might have done it. Jojo is questioned by Emma. She doesn’t believe his story. She insists that Jojo is protecting Sia. He admits that Sia sold drugs on the night of the party. He is surprised to find out that Chris wasn’t drugged. He was held under the water. Tom finds Carrie’s phone. He finds messages from Jenny. She admits that she is in over her head and needs help. Tom gets in touch with Ben. He asks him how he can trace the text. Tom sends him the message. Ben explains that the message is coming from his home network. Tom searches his house for Jenny. He looks everywhere for her.

He wonders if she is with Jenny. He enters and finds the house on fire. He rushes to safe Jenny. Someone watches from outside as the episode ends.

 

Safe Review

Safe is a little bit too far out there for me. It is really just starting to drag out and taking too many side turns. I am eager to find out what happens, but it is starting to become a bore to get there. It is really just mediocre for me. I’d give the episode a 6.5 out of 10. Catch up with previous recaps of Safe now!