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Alfred Hillinghead
Being blackmailed as his partnership with Ashe deepens.
ClearStory · NETFLIX · COMPLETE SERIES · EPISODE 3
BODIES
All in Good Time
The setup
Each detective is under pressure to stop investigating. Hasan now has Elias Mannix’s name, while Whiteman faces a problem with a young witness.
Quick timeline key
Hillinghead is 1890, Whiteman is 1941, Hasan is 2023 and Maplewood is 2053. The body and Longharvest Lane are the fixed points joining them.
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QUICK REMINDER
6 peopleThe only names you need
JH
Sir Julian Harker
A powerful financier who takes a close interest in Hillinghead’s case.
CW
Charles Whiteman
Trying to keep Esther alive while his handlers close in.
EW
Esther Jankovsky
The young witness now relying on Whiteman for protection.
EM
Elias Mannix
The Morleys’ foster son, whose name is tied to a predicted disaster.
GD
Gabriel Defoe
A physicist whose work may explain the body’s impossible appearances.
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AFTER WATCHING
Key story points
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Content note: Strong language, violence, murder, suicide, antisemitism, racism, homophobia and distressing scenes. Later episodes also include terrorism and mass-casualty aftermath.
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