When a lawyer's secret lover is found dead, he finds himself the prime suspect in her murder in this classy, captivating thrillerChief deputy prosecutor Rusty Sabich is enjoying some downtime with his wife Barbara and their two teenage children when he gets a call from his friend and boss, district attorney Ray Horgan. Their colleague, Carolyn Polhemus, has been murdered, bludgeoned to death with a fire poker in her own home.
Sabich is assigned the investigation and if he appears particularly devastated by the death of his colleague, it’s because their relationship was more than just professional. They had a passionate affair. “We were very physical,” he tells his therapist. “I can’t stop thinking about her.” He was angry when Carolyn finished it… angry enough to kill her?, an utterly absorbing and gripping combination of psychological thriller, courtroom drama and whodunnit.
But this is no copy and paste adaptation – this time we learn much more about Sabich’s home life and about the impact of the case on his family. In fact, Apple TV+’s version ofis so different to the source material that I wondered if the eventual dénouement would be the same. Best of all, the female characters are given much more attention – as you would expect from showrunner David E Kelley, creator ofin 2016) are the big names here, and they’re both excellent.
The supporting cast are also superb. Bill Camp is brilliant as the irascible Horgan. “Just shut the f**k up,” he snaps when colleague Tommy Molto chastises him for behaviour that is “beneath us”. “Nothing’s beneath me. I once f***ed an ottoman.” He’s sweary and vulgar but a man of integrity. Horgan’s relationship with his wife Lorraine , whom he adores, feels completely authentic.
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