Proceedings open with a corrupt lawyer accused of sexual assault who suffers some sort of attack and gets taken into Kingdom Hospital. The lawyer is saved and put in the same room as Rolf, who has also been saved and relocated, but is badly burned. There is a definite pattern emerging here, as each episode opens with somebody being taken into A&E who is, shall we say, of questionable character. Rolf, the convict, the corrupt mother of Dr. Elmer, the alcoholic PHD, and now this cradle-snatching lawyer. I’m guessing there will be something to do with purgatory/ redemption coming up soon. Except, Peter Rickman sort of ruins that theory because, as far as we know, he’s a perfectly ordinary and innocent person.
So yes, a pretty vacuous episode which – seeing as it comes slap-bang in the middle of the series – feels more like a stepping stone, something to bridge the gap between the two halves and progress the story rather than deliver scares. Virtually nothing paranormal happens in this episode. Very little of Mary, no ghost boy. There is an infestation of rats and cockroaches in Stegman’s room, which is attributed to the earthquakes, and the PHD claims he can feel his feet burning, but these are more subtle hints at what will be on the way. I hope.
