The 'Karen Pirie' Season 2 Premiere Introduces “A Darker Domain”
Scottish detective series Karen Pirie returns with the three-part “A Darker Domain,” adapted from Val McDermid’s novel of the same name, starring Lauren Lyle (Outlander) as the titular detective. Since we last saw Karen, she has been promoted to Inspector; her protege, DC Mint Murray (Chris Jenks), remains a lovable geek, and her relationship with DS Phil Parhatka (Zach Wyatt) remains a closely guarded secret. She maintains a cordial, if suspicious, relationship with her boss, DCS Lees (Steve John Shepherd). The new season opens as Karen is being interviewed by journalist Bel Richmond (Rakhee Thakrar) for his podcast, telling him she doesn’t like the term “cold case,” preferring the adjective “historic.”
Karen: To do what we do you can’t see time as a barrier. You have to see it as an opportunity. As the years pass, people age, the world changes, evidence comes to light.
Don’t all victims deserve justice? But when Karen finds herself agreeing with Bel that the media can sway decisions on when to reopen a case, she ends the interview. It’s a little too true to her experience.
