- Billy Boyd and Charles Martin Smith are superb in a story that might be the best one they’ve ever done on the show.
- At it’s absolute best, such as here, this series tells the stories of real people committing murder for surprising reasons.
- Most of the murderers on this show are unique to Motive and wouldn’t really work anywhere else. Lawrence Frampton is a character like that. No other series could do justice to his heartbreaking story.
- Boyd and Smith are excellent. The script misdirects us in the opening scene: the one that seems nice is a jerk, and vice versa. By the end of the tale, it’s impossible not to despise Rick Wyatt and take satisfaction from his cruel demise.
- Beyond the emotional power of the episode, this script is very clever by layering in a second case: the disappearance of Lisa Wyatt (Michelle Harrison) and the possibility that she has been murdered by her husband.
- An amazing script by Damon Vignale. This might be the best they have ever had.
Motive 3.12
10/10
