The episode begins with a police dispatcher assuring Sharon (Joanna Scanlan) that an officer has been dispatched to her location. Joe Pritchard (Iwan Rheon) passes out on the ground as a vehicle approaches. The driver pulls Joe into his vehicle.

Sharon and DCI Parry (Ioan Hefin) discuss what happened when Joe arrived at her home.

Ian (Aled Pugh) briefly speaks with PC Gwyn Jones (Gwydion Rhys) before receiving a call from Chris (Dion Lloyd) demanding his money. Ian assures him that he has his money but the police are everywhere. Chris warns him that he better not be lying before Ian disconnects the line.

Parry asks Sharon where’s Greta (Annes Elwy) before suggesting she not stay there alone. Sharon tells him that she’s at Gafyn’s house. He promises to ramp up police patrol around her home. After he leaves, she calls Ian but he doesn’t answer.

An article in the newspaper shows Nina Vaughn (Lisa Palfrey) with Wyn Pritchard (Ifan Huw Dafydd). Nina’s campaign to get compensation for the Foot and Mouth cull was successful. Parry stops by to ask if she’s heard from Joe since accompanying him on a job interview. After denying any contact with him in the last 24 hours, she says Nina’s working on getting Joe relocated to a different area. He says it won’t be necessary now that he’s breached his license. He informs her that Joe was employed as Nina’s gardener.

Greta tells Gafyn (Aneirin Hughes) that she’s going to check on Sharon. He says the police don’t believe Joe will return. She assures him that they can’t be for sure. He suggests she continue working as usual. Sali (Catherine Ayers) tells them that Joe wasn’t out to harm Sharon because it wasn’t a surprise attack. Greta reminds her that Joe is a murderer before wishing Joe was dead. She calls Rhys (Aled Bidder) but he doesn’t answer.

Cat finds a photo of Nina and her daughter, Isobel.

Wyn visits Ellis (Delyth Wyn) in the nursing home. He’s scheduled to attend a function celebrating his retirement as the county advisor. He admits to being glad it’s over as there is now way too much red tape. She informs him of a visit from Shelley and a man. He demands she stop being ridiculous because Shelley’s gone.

Joe wakes up to realize he’s locked inside a building.

Cat asks Izzy (Hannah Daniel) if she attended Llanemlyn Secondary School. Izzy tells her that she was away at a boarding school. Cat asks if he encountered Joe when he was Nina’s gardener. She denies meeting him when Nina reminds Cat of her promise to schedule an appointment. Cat admits that was her intention until she discovered Joe was her gardener. After saying it was a favor to his Wyn, Nina says Joe was fired after jewelry, food, and cash went missing but never reported it to the police.

Sharon stakes out the Neuado Mill Hill Hostel from Plume of Feathers. When Ian emerges, she asks what Joe told him before informing him of calling the police on Joe when he visited her house. He denies Joe told him anything. Grabbing the front of his jacket, she reminds him of giving him a lot of money that was for Greta’s wedding. He assures her that it isn’t his problem before boarding a commuter bus.

Caryl (Sian Reese-Williams) denies trying to commit suicide but the guilt of what happened to Ela transitioned into depression. Cat assures her that she isn’t responsible for Ela’s death.

Dai (Morgan Hopkins) offers to temporarily move in with Sharon. She admits to needing to be alone for now.

Cat asks Caryl if she’s aware Joe was Nina’s gardener. Caryl says Nina’s close to Wyn who she never liked. She tells her that rumors of Shelley’s disappearance claim she’s another one of Joe’s victims.

Gafyn orders Joe to get out of the van and walk to the edge of a cliff. Holding him over the ledge, he asks if he understands what he’s doing to his family. Joe apologizes before Gafyn shoves him away from the ledge.

Cat tells Wyn that Nina claims he asked her to hire Joe. He admits to regretting it. She asks if Joe showed any signs of violence. He assures her that it was always hidden under the surface. She asks why he waited two days to report seeing Ela to the police. He claims to have reported it as soon as he knew she was missing. She asks if Joe and Shelley got along well. He says Shelley went away to work but refuses to give her a phone number. She apologizes if he’s upset. He assures her that he isn’t.

Greta tells Gafyn that she’s going to visit Sharon. Gafyn suggests Joe keep running because he’s headed back to jail after going to Sharon’s house last night. Sali tells them that Cat’s her new client. Greta scolds her for talking to Cat.

Greta tells Sharon that she wants to move back in. She suggests to Rhys that they utilize Sharon’s money for a trip. Sharon admits to paying someone to get information from Joe. Greta says that’s why Joe was there last night. Sharon tells her that she’ll never stop until she finds out what happened to Ela.

Cat discovers her home vandalized. A battered Joe claims to have found the door busted. She asks who beat him. He tells her that it doesn’t matter before asking for her help. Cat asks what happened to Shelley. He asks what if the old Joe comes back.

Sharon imagines dancing with Ela.

Cat informs Joe of her visit with Wyn. He warns that she shouldn’t have gone there alone. She says Wyn told her that Shelley’s working out of town. He assures her if Shelley was alive she would have come home.

In a flashback, Joe finds Wyn calling his name in the woods. Back to the present, he tells Cat that Wyn was at the caravan looking for him before leaving. She says Wyn’s at a retirement function while following him out the door.

Shelley walks in during Wyn’s speech. She says he used to love her bedroom.

Joe breaks into Sharon’s burning house. He pulls her body to the door before collapsing on the floor as the episode comes to an end.

 

The Light In The Hall Review

Joe is attacked after leaving Sharon’s house. Gafyn pulls his lifeless body into the back of his van. He comes through later to find the van has stopped.

Cat continues to investigate Ela’s murder. She finds out that Joe worked for Nina as a gardener.  Nina did it as a favor to Joe’s father Wyn. He’s later fired

Ellis tells Wyn that Shelley who disappeared visited her in the nursing home. Wyn says she’s being ridiculous.

Sharon pays Ian to get information from Joe. He tells her that it isn’t his responsibility when she asks if he got anything. The money was for Greta’s wedding. Greta’s ready to move back in until she discovers what she’s done.

Gafyn plans to push Joe over a cliff but he can’t do it.

Wyn tells Cat that Shelley move away for work, not disappeared. He didn’t report seeing Ela for two days because he was supposedly busy.

Cat finds Joe in her home which has been vandalized. When she tells him about her visit with Wyn, he warns that she shouldn’t have gone alone. He has a flashback of Wyn at the caravan calling his name. On their way to see Wyn, they find Sharon’s house on fire. He collapses while trying to get her out of the house.

Wyn’s giving a speech at his retirement party when Shelley arrives. She says he loved her bedroom.

The episode should have been 30 minutes as much of the content adds nothing to the story. The camerawork is by far the worst with poor focus and off-center shots. The story doesn’t flow, it’s everywhere.

The episode deserves a 5. Get more The Light in the Hall recaps here. Support Reel Mockery by clicking the link. Ask about our advertising packages.