"The Cruelty Man" Brings The Two Plotlines of 'The Woman in the Wall' Together

Last week's episode of The Woman in the Wall ended with the genuinely shocking discovery that Lorna's putting Aoife Cassidy in the wall of her flat at the end of the premiere never happened, or if it did, someone removed the body. Either way, the woman isn't in the wall anymore, if she ever was to begin with. However, Lorna confessed to killing her, which would be enough for Colman; if Massey wasn't there to have a say. But Massey is there to have a say, and he's not letting Colman lock up Lorna or anyone else. Colman entered Lorna's house without a warrant, and that's enough for Massey to have him thrown off the case and sent home to Dublin.

Lorna: Don't worry about me and God father. I never met the man; none of us did. He never set foot in that place.

Meanwhile, Lorna is left alone to manage, at least until Niamh swoops in to take charge and finds her hiding behind her child's death certificate in front of the gaping hole in the wall. Lorna's not even sure she's real, but anyone who reacts to seeing a death certificate for Agnes Brady by saying she'll call James Coyle clearly is Niamh. She tells Lorna to stay put until she returns; naturally, Lorna puts on a hat and leaves the house the second she's gone. Massey's been left on guard duty and immediately gives chase, or at least waddles after Lorna for a minute before giving up and telling her not to go too far.