Strangers Episode 2 Recap

As the episode begins, Jonah (John Simm) remembers the day his wife left home. He returns inside and finds a letter from her. Back in the present, Jonah is awoken. He speaks with the detective and listens to the 911 call again. They both hear the gunshot. The detective insists that there were no gunshot wounds. He asks about David (Anthony Chau-Sand Wong) and how well Jonah knew his wife. The detective agrees to have it analyzed. Thomas Leng (Daniel York) gets a visit from Michael Cohen (Anthony Hayes). Thomas doesn’t like the fact that Michael is pointing a lot of fingers with no target. Michael insists it is about corruption. He tells his boss about Megan Harris (Dervla Kirwan) and her death. He insists he is on something.

Thomas wants him to move past David. Ben Torres (Christian Contreras) gives Sally Porter (Emilia Fox) a gift. Sally is surprised Ben has that much money as a hotel manager. Sally leaves after getting a call from Arthur. They meet up. Arthur shows her a newspaper of one of the candidates being wrapped up in a scandal. They admit it is the same language that they’ve been using. They believe that Michael Cohen is speaking with someone from the consulate. Arthur plans to put Martin (Nicholas R. Bailey) on the case. Jonah visits David. Jonah tells David about the message. Lau (Katie Leung) listens in on their conversation. Jonah wants to know if Megan called David on her last night too. They chat outside.

They wonder why there is no bullet wound. Jonah explains that he wasn’t just an affair to Megan. David tries to convince Jonah to go home. Sally watches Ben at work. She runs into Mr. Shibao. She asks him about Ben. He isn’t willing to tell Sally about their conversation. However, she tells him that she should ask Ben about his money. Later that night, Sally asks him about Shibao. Ben tries to pretend he doesn’t know him. Sally accuses Ben of trying to blackmail him. Ben admits to stealing from the consulate and selling the information to a journalist. Sally isn’t happy with Ben. Sally leaves for the night. In the morning, Ben gets ahold of her. He apologizes.

Sally insists the consulate will find out about the stolen documents. Sally refuses to see him again. Sally speaks with the man in charge of the investigation. She denies giving anyone access to her work at the consulate. Felix (Thomas Chaanhing) gets a call from David. Lau researches Jonah on the Internet. She finds pictures of Megan with Jonah. Then, she leaves home. Jonnah calls Emma (Rosalind Halstead). He tells her about his current status. He also tells her about his day. He explains that someone killed Megan. Emma tells him to come home and grieve. Jonah gets a visitor. It is Lau Cheng. She confronts him about Megan. Jonah learns that the girl is Megan’s daughter.

He tells her that Megan was his wife. Lau doesn’t want to believe it. David meets up with Felix. David wants to speak in private. Felix explains that nobody with a career wants to be seen with him. David asks about Megan’s body. He tells Felix about Jonah and the gunshot theory. Felix tells him that Tsui told him to leave it alone. David requests to see Megan’s body. Jonah listens to the television talk about the Xo HK International protests. Sally gets a call, while Felix checks David into the morgue. Sally calls Jonah. She explains that Sally’s body has gone missing. In the morning, Jonah rushes to the department and requests to speak with Tsui. He argues with the detective. Tsui promises that they’ve launched a full investigation. He doesn’t seem to care otherwise.

Tsui explains that the examination claims that there was no gunshot. Jonah listens to the voicemail again. This time, the message doesn’t contain the gunshot. He immediately blames the police. Tsui insists that Jonah was simply mistaken. Jonah becomes enraged. He visits David once again. He finds Lau and apologizes to her. Jonah pleads to speak with her for a minute. He is eventually let inside. Jonah tells Lau about the voicemail. He believes that the message was meant for Lau. Jonah explains that Megan insisted she couldn’t have children. Jonah gives her the cell phone. He explains he needs Lau’s help, because he cannot trust the police. Lau listens to the audio and cries.

Lau tells Jonah about Por Toyo Bay. The sun doesn’t set over it. She explains that it is a joke. Jonah asks her about the restaurant. If she does, he will never bother her again. He agrees to show him. Sally returns home. She calls out for Ben. She finds him dead in the bathtub. David is shown at a gambling room. He speaks with Allen Ma (Orion Lee). David asks Allen about the autopsy on Megan. David insists he knows who Allen is being played by. Jonah and Lau head to the restaurant. Jonah tries to smooth things over with Lau. They make it to the building. Jonah looks through the building. He finds pictures of Megan and the family. The restaurant has pictures of Megan, David, Jonah and Lau.

Jonah wonders why Megan did all of this. Lau decides to leave. She cannot handle it. David attacks Allen. David forces him to tell the truth. Megan was shot. Felix speaks with Sally. Sally blames herself for his suicide. Afterwards, Sally checks Ben’s phone. Michael answers. Michael asks where Ben is. He learns about Ben’s death. Michael wants to know what is going on. He promises he won’t print anything. Lau meets up with Becky (Kae Alexander). Becky tells her how she got released from the station. Lau explains her former cop dad got her out. Lau tells Becky about her mother’s death. Felix’s car arrives. Jonah searches through the property more. Lau tells her friend about Megan’s secret life.

After a little back and forth, Lau kisses Becky. They make out. Someone records them nearby. Jonah turns his attention to the bathroom. He finds two passports. One is for Lau. It says that she is American. The other one is for Megan. The last name is Walker on both.

 

Strangers Review

Strangers or White Dragon is okay, but forgettable. The mystery is decent. The acting isn’t bad. However, it is just lacking something that I cannot put my finger on. I guess none of the characters really stand out. That is really a shame, because the show could be really good. The episode scores a 6.5 out 10. Catch up with previous recaps of Strangers now!