When a woman goes missing, her newborn asleep in the crib upstairs and her walls covered in satanic script written in blood, Luther knows a killer who’s been silent for 10 years is back. Knowing who the killer is isn’t enough, and catching him doesn’t necessarily mean he’ll be able to save his latest victim.
My Thoughts:
The setup for this episode almost feels like something you’d see on Criminal Minds. It’s interesting how they’ve portrayed such a violent-seeming crime, so you get the effect, without giving away that the woman taken, wasn’t the woman who’s blood is on the walls – at least not before you’re meant to know.
The fact that he leaves the baby is odd to me. I suppose the writers didn’t want to make him into too much of a monster, but still.
I do love Luther’s not-by-the-book detecting. There’s something incredibly comforting in someone who’ll do what it takes to get the job done, because he truly wants to save a life.
The call DCI Reed makes to the killer was a little worrisome at first – I honestly thought there was a possibility the man was a dirty cop. ETA: Damn. Now I wonder if he didn’t do this by himself, and then when Luther needed it, he offered…
ETA: The exchange: “What you’re doing is wrong.” “Yeah, I know.” “Why do it then?” “Cause it’s right.” Is probably my favorite bit of dialog from this entire series… because it explains the heart of what Luther is about.
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