As the finale of Trigger Point begins, Lana Washington (Vicky McClure) finds herself held captive by Hope (Bethan Cullinane). She knows Lana is good at her job so she is glad Alex brought her to them in the end. Lana finds Alex (Tomiwa Edun) tied up because they know he has been playing both sides. Alex denies what Hope says. Hope tells Lana that one of the triggers is wired to the detonator in Alex’s helmet. She offers to let Lana live if she chooses one of the triggers. Lana accuses Hope of pushing Thom to his death when he was helping people. Tim (Dan Whitlam) pulls a gun on Lana before Hope pushes the trigger and kills Alex.

When Lana is alone with Alex, she tries to search his pockets. She finds a phone and hides it before being told Hope wants a word with her. Hope asks how much she knows about May 1968. She explains that a group of French students were unhappy about single-sex dorms in the Vietnam War. They started a wave of protests that nearly brought down the entire country. Alex thinks they have everything they need to start an uprising. Hope says, “Under the streets, there is the freedom of the beach.” She wants Lana to deliver the decisive blow. DI Batra (Maanuv Thiara) tells Commander John Francis (Julian Ovenden) that the Home Secretary is coming for a meeting this afternoon.

Batra thinks it’d be best for that to be done remotely. Francis believes she’ll be safe there though. Hope tells Lana that Francis’s pride will eventually give them an opening. With the Home Secretary visiting, Hope says they can decapitate so-called law and order in this country. Lana argues she can’t get into CTHQ. Hope believes Lana will. Lana worries they’re using too many explosives that will cause innocent people to get killed, but Hope argues that all cops are bad. Lana will be going in with a cleaning company. Lana says there is no chance she’s doing this. Jeff (Kevin Eldon) returns home and tells Val (Tamzin Griffin) he has been out. Hope tells Lana that they’ll blow up her parents’ house if they try to leave. Hope warns her she’ll have to do what she says or her parents will die.

Lana calls her father. She tells him about the bomb but promises to get him out. Val tells Jeff that people came yesterday and claimed they were from the Met. He admits he was going to stay out of the way until it blew over before changing his mind. Jeff asks if she can remember where they installed the bomb. Lana messes with Alex’s phone before hiding it behind his body. She leaves with the cleaning crew. She appears to try to free her hands while alone in the back. Then, she looks at the explosive. Lana rushes to change the SIM card with the one from Alex’s phone. When the van stops, she ends up falling. Lana gets the phone on and identifies its number. Hope tells her they’ve increased the security and even have dogs.

Hope orders the driver to turn around. Before long, the van stops elsewhere. Lana tells Hope that she can build a bomb inside out of collected evidence. Lana believes it’d be enough to take out the Home Secretary and everyone within three feet. Hope warns her she’ll kill her parents if she is messing with her. She reveals Alex left them with access to all the main building security cameras inside CTHQ. Lana is given two items to wear so they can communicate with her. Hope gives her a phone to wire to the device so she can remain in control. As Lana walks away, Hope tells her through the earpiece they want to see the inside of the building in one minute. Lana uses the setting to divert the phone number. At the desk, Lana tells the receptionist she is there to see Dr. Reeves but forgot her lanyard.

Lana sets off the metal detector so she is searched manually. Once she makes it through, Sonya (Kerry Godliman) arrives to speak to her. Sonya says she trusts Lana who has a favor to ask. They step into the lift preventing Hope from seeing them. Lana asks Sonya for her pass and OME code. She steps out of the lift and confirms she can still hear Hope. Lana walks over to Danny (Eric Shango) and tells him they’re being watched. She quickly tells him what’s going on before asking for his snips. Lana asks him to get Alice, go to her parents’ house, and do nothing until Sonya calls. Then, Lana begins gathering evidence to make the bomb. Jeff and Val find out more about the bomb while Lana tries to make one. Jeff tells Val he isn’t ready to just give up.

Once the Home Secretary arrives, Francis realizes Lana is there so he wants to know what is going on. Lana tells him that Sonya asked her to stop him. Helen (Natalie Simpson) arrives at CTHQ just before the meeting begins. Francis talks briefly before asking Lana to join him. Batra messages Helen to ask why Lana is in the meeting. Helen checks the CCTV feeds because she believes Lana is up to something. Val apologizes to Jeff and says she just can’t stop grieving. They talk about how they deal with things differently. They agree it’s not their fault for Billy. Helen tells Batra she is on it while Lana speaks to the Home Secretary. Helen gets in touch with a team and they begin escorting people out. Batra learns that armed response has deployed.

Lana is told she is going to have to make a move. She runs forward and knocks Francis down. Hope calls the phone causing the bomb in the van to explode. Lana is taken out by the team. Sonya gives the team to go into Jeff and Val’s house. During an interview, Lana tells Francis how she directed the call. Francis isn’t happy that she risked the home secretary, but Helen argues she saved people. Since Lana gave Francis their location, Tim and the others are arrested. Later, Lana goes out with Sonya even though she isn’t okay. Hassan joins them with drinks. Lana urges Sonya to go speak to one of Danny’s uncles since he is eyeballing her. Lana speaks to Jeff who says Val is doing well. Danny forces Lana to dance with him.

 

Trigger Point Review

The finale of Trigger Point’s second series was a mixed bag. It was well done in some areas since it flowed effectively and looked good enough. On the other hand, this was very farfetched for what it was and too convenient for Lana in the end. On the surface, it was a decent enough finale, but it probably wasn’t thought out well enough.

As a result, it felt like the whole series went out on a silly whimper. Not to mention it was very cliché to force Lana to begin working for the terrorists. Jeff, Val, and even the home secretary never felt like they were really in any danger so there were never any edge-of-your-seat moments.

Truthfully, the finale ended up being unfulfilling and unsatisfying. It was trying to put together something explosive, but the gaping holes and lack of believability hurt it. The series was at least watchable despite a pretty lackluster story and a lack of any explosiveness.

With the right expectations, viewers may enjoy what is being offered here. If they overthink it or think about it at all, they’re probably going to be disappointed by the plot. The finale scores a 5 out of 10. Recaps of Trigger Point can be found on Reel Mockery here. Find out how to support our independent site at this link.

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