At the beginning of the episode, Daniel (Mark Strong) wakes up and checks on his wife. It is good news so Daniel immediately phones Anna (Carice van Houten). She doesn’t answer his call though. After the intro, Jamie (Tobi King Bakare) lets Daniel know that he wants to speak with him about his future. Daniel asks him if has spoken to Lee (Daniel Mays) about it before finding out about the cellphone. Daniel says that they can talk about it later. Before leaving, Daniel gives Jamie his cellphone number so he can call him in case anything happens. Lee returns to work to get his van. His boss confronts him.

Lee tells his boss what he really thinks of him before speeding off. Daniel goes to Anna’s house and Jack (Sam Hazeldine) answers the door. Jack becomes suspicious that Daniel and Anna might be having an affair. While Jack is on the phone, Daniel goes through the fridge and finds the treatment that Anna was holding onto. Jack becomes angry with Daniel and tells him to get out of his house before he calls the police. After that, Daniel goes to Chloe’s place which is where Anna has been staying. Jamie texts on his phone while Suzanna (Anamaria Marinca) recovers in the bed next to him. She begins moaning and this concerns Jamie.

Karen (Chloe Pirrie) and Rob (Ryan McKen) try to convince Jamie to meet with Michelle (Siena Kelly) at the hospital so they can nab him. Daniel tells Anna about his encounter with Jack. When asked why she isn’t answering his calls, Anna says that she doesn’t want to be a part of it anymore. He explains that he needs one last favor and after that he will never ask for anything again. Anna goes home and explains things to Jack. She tells him that she is leaving because she isn’t happy anymore. She confesses to sleeping with Daniel several times some time ago. She returns to Daniel with the medicine vial a short time later.

Lee returns to the bunker and prepares to get rid of the money. While going through the money, Lee finds out that some of it is missing. Daniel enters and he quickly realizes that Daniel used the money for the kidney. Lee says that there are consequences for everything that Daniel does and those consequences impact everyone. He doesn’t believe Daniel cares. Lee grabs the bags and leaves a few moments later. Daniel checks on Suzanna and Jamie wants to have their chat now. Daniel doesn’t allow that to happen. He rushes off so he can inject his wife with the medicine. Jamie gets angry and decides to meet with Michelle at the hospital.

Karen and Rob decide to rush over right away. Daniel injects the medication into his wife’s body. Jamie steps out of Temple Station and heads toward the hospital. Next, Lee is attacked by Mercy (Wunmi Mosaku) and Keith (Craig Parkinson). Since he has their money, they know that he can lead them to Jamie. Daniel and Anna speak about Jack. Lee is interrogated. He rushes to speak until Mercy shoots him in the foot. That convinces him to lead them to the bunker. Karen and Rob sit in the hospital lobby as Jamie walks in but they do not see him. Gloria (Claire Rushbrook) cares for the baby while Michelle goes for a snack.

Michelle goes into the lobby and overhears the investigators speaking about their plan. She tries to alert Jamie but cannot remember the phone number. Suzanna gets up and speaks with Anna. During their conversation, Anna finds out that Daniel took the kidney without her permission. When Daniel returns, they get into an argument about Daniel’s decision. Moments later, Keith and Mercy enter with Lee as their hostage. Michelle gets in touch with Jamie just in time. However, Karen spots him and a chase begins. Anna tries to talk Mercy out of torturing and killing Mercy but she doesn’t want to hear it. After being smacked across the face, Anna stops pestering her.

Jamie tells Michelle that he wants to see their daughter. Michelle returns to Gloria and tells her that she hates her for what she did. She takes the baby and leaves in a hurry. Daniel tells Mercy that Jamie has a phone. He can call him but he needs to go to the lab to get his phone. Mercy agrees to take him there. Jamie is allowed to see his daughter from a distance before the cops close in. He makes a run for it. Daniel finds his phone and he grabs a scalpel while Mercy is distracted with his wife. Daniel calls Jamie but he doesn’t answer. He leaves a voice mail before Jamie looks in on Beth. Lee and Anna convince Keith to take Anna for the lab to get pain medication for Lee.

While Keith is away, Lee retrieves his handgun. Chloe nearly grabs Jamie. He kicks her in the face, apologizes, and runs away. Jamie manages to lose the investigators at Temple Station. He is tied up when he returns to the bunker. Mercy returns and tells him what she plans to do with him. Daniel makes his move. He grabs Mercy and puts the scalpel to her throat. Keith agrees to put his gun down. Anna picks up his gun. However, Mercy isn’t going down without a fight. She attacks Daniel so Lee shoots and kills her. Keith grabs Lee’s gun and gets into a fight with Daniel. He knocks Daniel to the ground and prepares to shoot him.

However, Anna pulls the trigger quicker and kills Keith. Everyone is fine besides Lee’s foot. Before the episode ends, Beth (Catherine McCormack) wakes up and begins looking around.

 

Temple Review

I’ve enjoyed almost every episode of Temple. It isn’t perfect by any means but I still thought it was enjoyable. It was interesting to see how far Daniel would go to get what he wanted. He took advantage of everyone and it appears that he finally achieved his goal. I think the finale would’ve been better if Beth didn’t wake up at the end though. Still, I enjoyed the ending. I just hope they make another season.

This one was very entertaining and kept me guessing. So, I feel that it should be given another season. We’ll find out soon enough I guess. I enjoyed the episode and give it a 7.5 out of 10. Catch up with previous recaps of Temple on Reel Mockery!