The 'Inspector Ellis' Finale Finds Justice & Friendship in "Brindleton"
In the final episode of Inspector Ellis, a new unsolved case sends Ellis and her bagman, Chet Harper, to Brindleton. Newlyweds Rachel (Jade Matthew) and Oz Hoffman (Tama Matheson) were last seen stopping in to see her father, Gerry Rees-Mortimer (Michael Simkins), before driving off to camp in a scenic spot nearby, at which point they disappeared.
After the first two episodes, Ellis is pleasantly surprised when the local cops, DCI Val Cotton (Amanda Drew) and DI Archie Dent (Josh Bolt), are not only friendly but grateful for their assistance. It makes for a much less tense situation, especially with Ellis and Chet’s friendship progressing nicely. Ellis even opens up (a little) about her daughter and responds warmly to pregnant pathologist Soraya Mansoori (Shanaya Rafaat).
A comprehensive search for the missing couple is underway. The van was abandoned, but three glasses and a bottle of champagne suggest the couple expected a visitor. However, the “Missing Persons” turns into a murder inquiry when dog walker Lydia Green (Rina Mahoney) finds Rachel’s body. A disembodied human hand, which bears the recently-inked tattoo of a double-headed jackal, suggests a third victim, while Rachel’s wedding garter was found hanging in a tree nearby. Local journalists and social media wannabes swarm around the site while Lydia (far too into having found a body) tries to insert herself as Ellis’s designated “amateur sleuth helper” like this is an episode of, well, a British mystery series.
