Strangers Episode 4 Recap

As the episode begins, Jonah (John Simm) has a nightmare. Then, he has another of David (Anthony Chau-Sang Wong) attacking him. After the intro, Jonah receives a call from Arthur Bach (Tim McInnerny). Jonah is told that they’re going to pick him up. He tells Bach that he’ll be ready. Before long, Jonah is in a car speaking with Bach about a new opportunity. Bach gives few details, but he promises that it will get the story noticed. The car passes by protestors on the way to XO International. Soon, the men meet with Ms. Rachel Hargreaves (Raquel Cassidy). Jonah is introduced to Xiadong Xo (Kenneth Tsang). Xo is told all about Jonah’s wife and her body disappearing.

Bach suggests letting Jonah tell his story on Xo’s campaign trail. Xo and Rachel discuss the matter back and forth. They refuse to help. Jonah is told that speaking out against the police would embarrass Xo’s opponent. Jonah gets angry and rushes out. Rachel follows him outside. She admits she wants to help, but not like Bach wants. Rachel admits to knowing Megan. Rachel explains that she drifted apart from Megan. David was jealous of Rachel’s relationship with Megan. Rachel agrees to speak with the detective in charge. We see David and Lau (Katie Leung) at home. David finds a card for a solicitor.

Lau snatches it from him. He asks who Robin Liu is. Lau tells him that he is a lawyer she is interviewing for a college project. Once Lau leaves, David grabs the hard drive. He puts it in his bag and heads out the door. He gets a call from Jonah asking for information from David’s friend. Jonah wants to talk about Kai. David hangs up on him in a hurry. Michael Cohen (Anthony Hayes) calls Sally (Emilia Fox). Michael believes he can prove that Ben didn’t kill himself. Michael wants into the apartment. She doesn’t cooperate. Jonah speaks with the detective in charge. Jonah is given the runaround about his wife’s body.

He is told that the detectives are not hiding anything. The detective also tells him about David being dismissed from the force. Jonah already knows about David being corrupt. Jonah wants to know about Kai. He is told that illegal fishing is the biggest business in Hong Kong and Kai was involved. He bribed David. Lau visits Robin Liu. She is told that Megan set up a joint account in her name. Robin agrees to transfer it into Lau’s name. She sets a password and finds out that the account holds 5 million bucks. Jonah speaks with Rachel about Megan (Dervla Kirwan). It I clear that he is becoming more suspicious of David. Jonah wonders whether Megan was frightened of David.

Jonah admits he doesn’t know if David was involved his wife’s death. Jonah is told to stay away from David. Sally runs into Faraz Reza (Ryan McKen). Reza gives her his details and tells her to get him his travel documents. She wants to know why she is being followed. She is told that Ben is the reason. She learns that Ben was indeed killed. Sally wants more information. She encourages Reza to record the man speaking about Ben’s murder. Reza calls his contact and sets up a meeting. Sally calls Michael and agrees to meet with him. She agrees to let him in the apartment to. Michael tells Sally that Ben was selling information to the Triads. Lau hangs out with Becky (Kae Alexander).

Lau gives Becky a camera she bought with the money. Jonah tracks down Lau. Becky grabs Lau’s backpack and her phone. She looks through the message. Jonah tells Lau that he is looking for David. She tells him that he works as security at Wellington Mansions. Jonah makes a comment and quickly learns that Lau didn’t know Megan had been shot. He tells her about the message and the gunshot. Lau explains that David is a drunk and a gambling addict. He isn’t much of a parent. Lau doesn’t believe David had anything to do with Megan’s death. Lau and Becky attend a protest. Lau is totally distracted. She manages to record the scene anyway.

Later, Lau buys a round of drinks for everyone. Becky seems concerned about Lau. Lau eventually tells her that she got the money from her mother. Lau tells Becky that her mother’s death wasn’t an accident. Becky receives a call asking about Lau. She promises to do what they want. Jonah goes on the hunt for David Chen. We see that David has gone to Macau. Jonah tracks down Lau once again. He apologizes for the earlier mishap. Lau tells Jonah that he worries way too much. Jonah asks to borrow Lau’s phone. He uses it to find out where David has gone. Jonah heads to Macau. He takes a taxi to the Illusion Casino. The bartender refers to David as Mr. Huang.

Jonah learns that Mr. Huang likes poker best. Jonah spots him moments later. He watches as David gives a man the hard drive. Jonah confronts them. He accuses David of being involved. Jonah is escorted out. He is beaten up a bit too. Michael meets with Sally. Sally refuses to let him in when he won’t tell who told him about the Triads. Jonah follows David. Along the way, Johan gets a call from Detective Tsui. Megan’s remains have been found. She was cremated. Tsui explains that the ashes will be released to David. Jonah follows David to a boatyard. He sneaks into a boat and is stopped by David. David has blood on his hands. Faraz Reza is found unconscious nearby. David denies being involved. Jonah grabs a gun nearby and tries calling the police.

David explains that Kai set him up. Jonah is knocked out from behind.

 

Strangers Review

Strangers or White Dragon has been mediocre at best. The acting is pretty good, but the story isn’t great. I think it would have been far better with fewer episodes. It just seems like we’re getting the runaround pretty often. If it would have been 4 or 5 episodes, the writers would have been forced to get rid of the tedious nonsense. With that being said, I thought the episode redeemed itself in the end. It is clear that David is involved in some shady stuff.

How does he know Faraz? Who exactly is Kai? I have to admit that the show has me intrigued enough to finish it. It isn’t the best thing I have seen by any means, but I am eager to see how things play out. For that, the episode scores a 7 out of 10. Catch up with previous recaps of Strangers now!