'Flesh and Blood' Episode 2 Recap

Mysteries are all about misdirection. If a mystery were to spell out the whodunit, it would be over in all of 15-30 minutes. That means that most of the time when we watch a mystery series, it's about trying to parse the actual thread of what happened versus the red herrings. Dorothy Sayers even once titled her story "Five Red Herrings," letting readers understand five plotlines were to be disregarded before the book is over. In the case of Flesh and Blood, there are four red herrings among these stories, and the question is which ones are which.

Vivian: I don't want to end up like Mary next door.

There's also still the question of who the victim is. Whoever it is, they're not dead, as the episode concludes with revealing that person is heading into surgery. But at least each episode knocks out at least one possible answer. Last week was Mary, this week Natalie. She's lying like a rug from the word go to D.I. Doug Lineham, starting with the revelation that Vivian's next move after her illness was to sell the house because she and Mark plan a six week trip to India. She insists all three siblings were supportive of mum's plan to sell when the truth is no one handled the news well at all.