Episode 4 opens in Judge Peter Stuart’s (Richard Dixon) office with the crime scene technicians photographing and cataloging evidence. Both Ingrid Lewis (Emma Appleton) and Mark Orpen (Elliot Barnes-Worrell) provide their clothes for evidence before being separately escorted to the station. During questioning, Ingrid tells DI Jill Winstanley (Sophie Stanton) that she went to see Peter about the postcard. She claims Mark followed her there after learning John Webster (Colin Morgan) is back in her life. Winstanley says they’ll need to investigate those claims further. Ingrid blames Peter’s death on the police for not listening to her the night of her near hit-and-run. Winstanley says Ingrid has been helpful in the Belinda Grey (Sara Powell) case. She requests files on all the cases that she and Peter worked on together.

Returning to the heavy bag sparks memories of Ingrid’s investigation at the judge’s home before alerting authorities. Later, she reviews the evidence on her laptop at Suzanne’s (Olivia D’Lima) apartment.  The judge’s elaborately etched ring, in particular, sparks a flashback of a nine-month-old case where she defended a murder suspect, Oliver Gough (Finnbar Hayman). The flashback shows Ingrid asking Oliver about the ring.

Ingrid visits her offices to research the Oliver case more, but is interrupted by calls from Mark and a visit from DS Luke Nash (Kerr Logan). She tells him Tom Martins (Rob Jarvis) is getting the last of the case files together. While waiting, he tells her that Mark has been released but suggests she stay away. When he says he’s also been assigned full-time to the case, she explains her theory about that ring. She says it’s a signet ring specifically etched with the Gough family crest. He offers to pass along the information to Winstanley, but she accuses him of not taking her seriously enough and stresses the importance of tracking Oliver down immediately. She adds that Gough pled guilty and didn’t serve any time and has since dropped disappeared.

That evening at Suzanne’s apartment, Ingrid lashes out when her search for Oliver hits another dead end. Suzanne arrives with the suggestion of getting some rest which sparks another nine-month-old memory where Ingrid confides in Belinda about seeing Webster’s face everywhere. She claims not knowing where he is almost makes her want to see him.

Back to the present, she phones and enlists Webster’s help in the search for Oliver. Joining him at the Circle Portfolio’s offices, they learn that Oliver has since changed his name to Ollie Smith and is living in Crescent, Richmond. Ingrid becomes frustrated when Webster uses the information to pose as Nash and get Oliver’s current address. He refuses to share the information but agrees to escort her there.

Arriving at Alder Ridge Caravan Park, Ingrid and Colin learn they were tailed by Nash. For fear of losing credibility with authorities, she demands Webster stay in the vehicle while she confronts Nash. Nash threatens to have her arrested for obstruction. Although he doesn’t let her stay for the questioning, he agrees to meet at the Black Horse Pub several miles down the road after questioning Oliver. She returns to the vehicle to discover Webster gone. Once out of the caravan park, she phones Webster but doesn’t get an answer.

Ingrid returns to Oliver’s camper to question him herself. He claims he should have spent time in prison for what he did to Craig Nevins and blames her for taking away his opportunity for atonement. She assures him that he didn’t deserve to be punished so harshly for one lapse in judgment. With further discussion, she learns that his ring was stolen and he’s also been receiving threatening e-mails from an anonymous source. Someone has discovered he was accused of attacking another student before the pub incident and is threatening to use it against him.

Joining Nash at Black Horse Pub, Ingrid shares Oliver’s anonymous e-mail with Nash and admits she knew about it before his trial. Nash gets upset and says that establishes a known history of violence. When Ingrid claims it was a simple fight, Nash gets madder. He reminds her of how badly she painted Craig in court and suggests someone might be trying to teach her a lesson. She asks what that would have to do with Belinda and Stuart. Glancing across the bar, she notices Webster and uses the excuse to get another round to speak with him. Nash interrupts their conversation and roughhouses Webster until Ingrid admits calling and asking for his help. Nash storms off and Ingrid follows.

Meeting Mark the following day, Ingrid learns that he’s no longer a person of interest. He admits that his entire time behind bars was spent thinking about how she could suspect him of being involved. He says he then realized there was no reason for her to trust him. Her response is to question him about the cards he sent Daniel Pole (Stuart Fox). He says he wanted them to know he was sorry before adding that it breaks his heart to know she suspects him. She claims she doesn’t know who to trust. He tells her that he wouldn’t know what to do if anything happened to her. She assures him she is not the person he thinks. He doesn’t believe her denials until she reveals that she lied about spending extra time in Bristol on the fraud case. When she adds that she was with Webster, he storms off. Ingrid then meets with Tom in hopes of learning more about the Nevins case.

Angus Grey (Nicholas Rowe) interrupts, requesting to speak with Ignird in private. Once alone, he reveals that he’s spoken with Nash and he’s accusing her of obstruction, which if convicted could result in her losing her right to practice law. He reminds her that he lost his wife, but he’s not out playing vigilante. When he says they have standards they must follow as lawyers, she asks how he knows it was Nash that he spoke with. He accuses her of sounding crazy and vows that he will not let her participate in criminal behavior while representing their office. When she asks what he’s hiding, he suggests he seek employment elsewhere and threatens to file formal charges if needed.

Ingrid immediately races over to Circle Properties and accuses Webster of attempting to ruin her career. He says she’s wrong and admits seeing her fierceness in court is what made him fall in love with her. He asks her when she is going to realize that everything he’s doing is to protect her. He assures her that she can trust him because he is unlike anyone else in her life. He reveals that he’s traced Oliver’s anonymous e-mailer to an address in Leytonstone. She is shocked when he suggests taking the information to the police and convinces him to do otherwise when she says that if he illegally obtained the information, it could jeopardize her career.

Agreeing to visit the address together, they discover a laptop and a collection of Ingrid’s case files. Ingrid steps away for a second while Webster attempts to get into the laptop. He’s struck in the head from behind and the attacker attempts to disable Ingrid before going for the laptop and fleeing. Ingrid pursues him to another section of the building where he gets the upper hand but has dropped the laptop in the process. Retrieving it he also pulls a knife. Webster intervenes with a shoulder charge and sends them both over the second-story railing and crashing to the ground floor. She watches as the assailant gets to his feet and rushes off. Racing to Webster’s side, she discovers he’s bleeding from the back of his end.

 

The Killing Kind Review

Although the series is a bit slow at times, it does an incredible job of building suspense. There might be some things that are a bit unbelievable, but authenticity seems to have played a major role in the series. I can appreciate that and would give the episode a 5.7. I also enjoy how nearly every major character could be considered suspicious, even the detectives.

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