As the episode opens, Beth Fairchild (Annabel Scholey) is watching a sex video of Tom Fairchild (Jack Farthing) and Katy Asquith (Livvie May). Hearing him call her name, she hurries back toward the bedroom but only gets a few steps when she slips. The phone slides across the floor. Retrieving the phone, she sees the scattered screen and hides it behind her back as he enters the room. She claims to be going for a smoke. He compliments the way she handled his arrest. She snuggles Poppy Fairchild (Alara Star-Khan) in bed.

Fairchild Medical Center – Tom is speaking to his colleagues when Beth arrives. He takes up money for Katy’s family. Katy’s mum questions why anyone would want to kill Katy. She claims Katy was attracted to a man who was probably married.

Mrs. Fairchilds Tea Room – Beth arrives at Fairchild’s restaurant. She tells Libby (Elizabeth Roberts) that Tom was released without charges. Ollie Turner (Eben Figueiredo) snatches something up from the counter before walking away. Libby says Ollie and Katy were classmates. Later, Beth tells Adam Alderton (Luke Treadway) that Tom confessed to having an affair with Katy. He claims to have discouraged it but Tom refused to listen. She says there were other affairs as well. He assures her that Tom loves her.

DS Mike Pearson (Benjamin O’Mahony) informs DI Aline Edgeworth (Angela Griffin) that Alison is alive. He says she claims to have run away with her lover to the Pennines. Aline points out that Katy’s murder is an isolated case. During a phone call, Michael Alderton (Peter Polycarpou) tells Aline that his daughter, Phoebe dated Tom before she died in a mugging. He disputes the mugging because she was strangled.

Beth tells Tom that she knows about his many affairs which Adam confirmed. He scolds her for tricking Adam to get information from him. She admits to finding his hidden phone. She describes the video of him strangling Katy during sex as “violent porn”. He demands to know what happened to his phone. She claims to have gotten rid of it. He says no one comes back from murder allegations without their spouse. He assures her that she doesn’t want to lose her charmed life.

Clover (Julie Graham) asks Beth why she never told her about Tom’s arrest. Beth assures her that he is innocent. She says moving around all the time was difficult for her as a child. Clover invites Beth and Poppy to stay with her for a while. Beth smirks at the thought of being cooped up in the RV. Clover says they did okay. Beth reminds her that they were poor which he hated. She gives Clover cash before leaving. Driving out of the caravan park, Beth sees Ollie and a group of guys looking in the boot of a vehicle.

Mrs. Fairchilds Tea Room – Beth sees Libby’s new earrings. Libby says they are a gift from Ollie. Beth asks if he is at work. Libby asks where else would he be.

Aline tells the investigation team that Katy’s purse was never found. Pearson warns focusing Tom as the suspect again. She says they follow the evidence.

Tom admits to being ashamed of what he did. Beth asks what happened to the urgency of their sex. He says it does not feel right because she is the mother of his child. She asks if he ever thought she missed it. He vows to go to counseling but he needs her by his side. Looking at a newspaper, Beth sees Katy wearing a pair of earrings similar to the earrings that Ollie gave Libby.

Tom tells Adam that his extracurricular activities are over. They race back to the house. Jess (Freya Duffy-Allain) excitedly races over to Adam. Walking along a trail, Jules (Morgana Robinson) points toward the beach where Katy’s body was found. Maxwell Collins (Hari Dhillon) assures them that the police will continue to dig until they find the killer. Jules says there was never any mention of all the men that Katy was seeing.

Beth tells Libby about seeing Ollie possibly peddling drugs. Libby says he was supposed to have stopped. Beth shows her the newspaper article with Katy’s photo. When Ollie returns home, Libby says his work phone is turned off. He admits to being terminated. Beth lays the newspaper on the table. Libby asks why he gave her a dead woman’s earrings. He shoves her down and flees. Libby and Beth report Ollie and the earrings to Aline.

Beth informs Tom of Ollie giving Libby a pair of earrings that belonged to Katy. He says she helped find the serial killer. She claims to have done it for them. They get intimate.

Pearson tells Aline about Ollie being terminated from his job. He shows her a photo of two items similar to those matching Katy’s and another photo of Katy’s driver’s license. All the items were found on a property that is for sale.

Kiran (Shobna Gulati) questions why Beth invited Libby to Jess’s birthday party. Libby tells Beth that the police have not located Ollie. Beth promises to have her back. Later, Beth finds Ollie in her house warning Libby to not trust the Fairchilds. Beth tries to convince him to tell his story to the police. He assures her that they will never believe him. Libby says she will never marry him when Tom orders Ollie out of his house. Ollie runs away. Adam calls the police.

Aline learns that the card found in Phoebe Alderton’s possessions is a The Vault membership card. The Vault is an illegal underground club that is constantly relocating.

Folkstone Harbor – Beth frantically searches for Ollie. Tom tries to convince her to let him go but she refuses. She descends the steps to the lower platform when he grabs her from behind. Ollie has Beth at knifepoint when Tom approaches. He accuses her of making up lies about him. Aline and Pearson arrive. Ollie denies killing Katie, just sold her drugs. He claims to have found Katy deceased and fled with her purse. He says Tom was running on the beach where Katy’s body was. Beth bites his arm. He lets her go. Pearson tases him. Ollie collapses on the ground, striking his head on a metal cleat. Tom races over to administer CPR. He turns to look at Beth as the episode ends.

 

The Serial Killer’s Wife Review

Beth finds a hidden phone. It contains sex videos of Tom and various women. When she confronts him, he says since she had Poppy, she became the mother of his child. He no longer feels right about strangling her during sex.

Alison is found alive. Aline refuses to believe Tom didn’t kill Katy. Pearson warns her against investigating Tom because he has an alibi.

Clover tries to convince Beth to stay with her for a while. Beth fears being poor like when she was a child. She hated moving around and people making fun of her.

Beth sees Libby’s new earrings from Ollie. She later sees a photo of Katy wearing the same earrings. Libby confronts Ollie who admits to losing his job and goes on the run. Libby and Beth go to the police. Beth later finds Ollie. He grabs her at knifepoint. He denies killing Katie. Aline and Pearson arrive a short time later. He tells them that he found Katie deceased on the beach. He took her purse and ran to his car. He saw Tom jogging in the area. Pearson tases him. Ollie hits his head on a steal cleat when he falls.

 

The series is a compilation of stories from different movies and TV series. The story is fairly predictable without an ounce of sagaciousness. Ollie gets caught with evidence linking him to Katy’s murder but in all actuality, he never killed her. It wouldn’t surprise me if Tom is innocent and Beth is the killer.

The scene in which Ollie collapses after being tased is cringeworthy. He just happens to hit his head on a steal cleat. Not even close to being realistic.

The episode deserves a 5.5. out of 10. Get more The Serial Killer’s Wife recaps here. Support Reel Mockery by donating. Our onsite advertising can help building brand awareness, click the link to learn more. Join our newly established forum to discuss new movie and TV show releases.