The Suspects Get Weirder & Tensions Rise at 'Moonflower Murders' Midpoint

The third episode of Moonflower Murders begins with a plea: Aiden holds a press conference at D.S. Locke’s urging, addressing the camera and begging Cecily to contact him and the kidnapper to let her go. All the main characters are watching the broadcast, but there’s a new pair we haven’t met: Joann and Martin Webster (Kate Ashfield and Tim Plester), the sister and brother-in-law of Frank Parris. Martin says the police are wasting their time because Cecily’s in the woods, six feet under, with a rope around her neck. Joann is shocked; he insists he’s only guessing what happened. (Suspicious, or just creepy?)

Susan meets with Alan Conway’s former lawyer, Sajid Khan (Sanjeev Kohli), whom she hasn’t seen since investigating the author’s death. Khan relays he met with Parris eight years ago, the day before his death: Parris was unpleasant and angry, stating his intention to sell the family home his sister lived in. Joann was understandably upset but unable to legally block Parris since she and Martin didn’t have the money to buy him out. Joann was a former client, and Khan was happy to be rid of her; she was as rude and demanding as her brother.

As Susan is leaving, Khan sends regards to Katie (Claire Rushbrook). Susan is surprised Khan knows her little sister, and Khan realizes he’s given away a secret. Naturally, Susan heads straight to the garden center where Katie works, her sister insists everything is fine. Her husband is in New York again, and their son Jack (Mitchell Robertson) dropped out of uni and works part-time with her. Susan quietly admits she hates Crete and might break up with Andreas. Jack appears and starts to talk about school, but Katie won’t let him. Once Susan leaves, Jack angrily asks why they didn’t tell her the truth.