At the beginning of the 4th episode, a helicopter flies overhead as a group of officers storms a house nearby. We jump to five hours earlier and see the same hour. Anna Worth (Abigail Lawrie) calls her father Jim (Tim Roth) to tell him she is at Catherine’s house. After the brief intro, we see that Jim is the one pointing a gun at Angela (Genevieve O’Reilly) and not Michael Ryan. Jack learns that someone beat his wife to Joe. As they leave, a man points a gun at them and prepares to shoot at them. Before he can, Michael (Ian Hart) shoots and kills the man. Angela looks up and spots Michael staring in her direction. Then, Jim and Michael blend in with a group of women so they can escape. DI Sara Lunt (Kerrie Hayes) makes it to the race track and is escorted to Joe’s body.

As Angela and Jim try to drive away, Sara shows up and stops their vehicle. Jack gets out and tells Sara that the thing in the posh box wasn’t them but she doesn’t believe that. Jack blames Michael Ryan and says he has friends in high places. Sara says she can’t just take Jack’s word for it before saying she wants her gun back. He returns it to her and tells her to be careful with it. They prepare to drive away again until they hear something in the back and Jack realizes Kayden (Julia Carlile) is still back there. Next, Catherine McKenzie (Tanya Moodie) gets a call from Sara and asks her if she can call her back since she is on her way out of the building. Catherine learns about the homicide at the Haydock racecourse and that the deceased is known to her.

Sara tells her about the death of Border Force Officer Joe. Catherine admits she made a mistake and wants to talk to Sara about something. Meanwhile, Jesse (Percelle Ascott) hangs out with Anna at his house. Anna returns to the fridge for more beers but doesn’t find any. Jesse decides to look in the back before Anna throws two beers into the garbage. Then, she gets into the drawer and grabs a pair of keys. When Jesse returns, she asks if he has a charger. He gives her a beer before teaching her how to cook. Then, they try to figure out what to do next. Michael visits a pub where they have a memorial for Sean. She begins singing and the other patrons join him. Catherine sits outside and looks at passports for herself and her husband. Kayden takes Jack and Angela to a pub and asks Ant for three drinks. Catherine joins her partner, Keith, who asks if she is okay.

She says she has just received some bad news but she can’t tell him about it. Catherine reminds her husband of the spa voucher he bought and they never used it. They agree they could use a salt scrub. He suggests they should go now but Catherine isn’t sure that would be a good idea. Jack begins hunting for Mary but nobody has seen her. A woman thanks Michael for coming and admits Sean could be mean. Michael tells the woman that Sean loved her and the kids. Michael holds her hand briefly and promises that everything will be okay and she’ll be looked after. Angela tries to call her daughter but Anna’s phone is charging so she doesn’t answer it. Jesse tells Anna that he used to play cricket while going to university. She tells him about her friend who liked riding horses but she has died. Jesse talks about going to Maldives and Anna tries to invite herself but pretends she is joking.

Sara tracks down Mary James (Joanne Whalley) and asks to come in. Sara learns that Mary gave Catherine what he wanted and that is why she left her alone. Mary believes she gave Angela to Catherine. Their conversation turns to Michael Ryan and Sara wants to know if Jack is telling the truth. Mary says Jack almost always tells the truth and that this is about absolution. She goes on to say that they’re righting a wrong so great that they would kill to right it. Moments later, Anna finds out that she is going to be introduced to Catherine and she says she is okay with that. She offers to get them another beer but instead goes to the bathroom and puts a silencer on her gun. She goes downstairs and points the gun at the door. Then, she goes to the kitchen door. Catherine’s husband steps inside and Anna kills him.

She begins freaking out before Jesse gets worried and begins looking for Rosa. He finds blood on the wall before finding his dad’s dead body. He spots Anna and asks her if they’re still there. She says they are so Jesse tries to help her. He promises it is going to be okay before he notices she has a gun. She says it isn’t going to be okay. She points the gun at Jesse. Jack joins Kayden as they join a peaceful protest against Michael Ryan. He walks over to Angela and she tells him she hasn’t been able to get in touch with Anna. They suspect something is going on before Anna calls. Anna points her gun at Jesse and tells her mother she is at Catherine’s place. She tells her mother she needs to get here now. Michael meets with Catherine who wants to know what is happening.

Michael tells Catherine that Sean was a nasty piece of work. He can’t understand why people cried and sang songs for him. Catherine says Jack and Angela need to be gone and nothing else. When Michael leaves, Sara runs into Catherine. Meanwhile, Jesse tries to find out why Anna killed his fathers. The fire alarm sounds and that gives Jesse the distraction he needs to attack Anna. He jumps in her direction and wrestles her to the ground. She gets up and tries to go after the gun but he takes her down again. Jack gets hit by a car as they rush to Catherine’s house. They arrive in time to stop Jesse from killing Anna or being killed himself. Angela checks on her daughter while Jack keeps an eye on Jesse. Anna tells her mother she is fine. The guy who hit Jack knocks on the door as Angela leads Jesse upstairs. Jesse is ordered to get on his knees.

The neighbor knocks on the door and yells for Keith until Jack and Angela talk to him. They pretend they’re cleaners and Keith isn’t there. They take the neighbor inside and take him hostage. Sara tells Catherine she saw her with Michael Ryan but Catherine says many other people did too. Sara wants to know the truth about Michael, Joe, and everything else. Sara wonders if Jack is right about everything. Catherine warns her that she shouldn’t trust Jack because she will end up dead. Jesse is tied up. He tries to get answers from Anna but she isn’t giving any. Jack enters and tells Jesse that Keith is dead because of Catherine. Michael shows up at the protest and asks Kayden if this was her idea. She admits it was and says she is just a concerned citizen. Michael believes Jack gave her the idea and he wants to know if Jack is coming back. Anna asks her parents if the neighbor is dead before Jack says no.

They decide to wait for Catherine to return home from work but Angela isn’t sure how long that will take. Jack gives his daughter the cell phone so she can text Catherine and ask her. Back upstairs, Jesse struggles to free himself. Catherine gets the text message during her conversation with Sara. She goes on to say she believes she had done more good than harm and that is all anyone could hope for. Jesse manages to free his hands while Angela tells Anna to send Catherine another text. Catherine receives the text message and becomes concerned that something might be wrong. She calls Jesse’s phone before Jack knocks out the neighbor. Jesse storms down the stairs and tries to attack Jack with a cricket bat but Angela shoots him dead before that can happen. Angela can’t believe she did that but Jack says she didn’t have a choice.

Angela and Anna decide to leave while Jack stays behind. Catherine and Sara arrive outside. Sara tells Catherine to give her 5 minutes to check the house because Catherine shouldn’t be there if something bad is happening. Sara pulls her gun and walks up to the door. When she walks through the door, she finds Jack behind her with a gun pointed right at her. He lowers it and asks if she wants a drink. Sara walks through the house and finds the two bodies as well as the bloodied neighbor. Jack tells her it went a bit long before Sara says armed response are on their way. Jack wants to leave but Sara says she can’t let him do that. She is introduced to the neighbor, Clive (Nigel Lindsay). Jack blames everyone on Catherine and says she put him in this house. Sara asks Jack what he’ll do if she decides to let him go.

He says he is going to try to find his wife and daughter and give them the life they deserve. He gives her advice and suggests getting away from here and going to Canada. Sara tells Jack to go ahead and leave. He hands her a piece of paper and says it is a work in progress. Catherine approaches the door as Jack exits. Catherine finds out about the deaths of her son and husband. She can’t believe that they got away so she picks up the gun and shoots Sara. Then, she turns her attention to Clive and kills him as well. Jack talks to a man walking his dog while police rush to Catherine’s house. She cries into the night before we see that Jack too the man’s dog. Michael Ryan watches as Catherine is led out of the house with blood on her clothes and face.

 

Tin Star Review

This should’ve been a dramatic, impactful episode of Tin Star since there were so many deaths but it really didn’t hit home. There has been a disconnect between viewers and the characters this season and this is making it difficult to sympathize with any of them. There isn’t any cohesion from the prior seasons since the past storylines have been swept under the rug. The characters don’t even feel like the same characters from past seasons.

Sadly, almost everything they were building this episode was eliminated with this episode. It washed away Sara Lunt’s pursuit for the truth, Jesse and Anna’s possible relationship, and so much more. The characters added this season have been killed too quickly so they lack significance. There is just isn’t a lot to like this season so far.

I’d really like to see something explosive happen in the next few episodes so this season can provide a payout for viewers. I am not optimistic but I’ll keep watching to see if I am wrong. This episode was okay but it should’ve been much better. It scores a 6 out of 10. Previous recaps of Tin Star can be found on Reel Mockery.