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Marlott (Sean Bean) is quite intrigued when reading Mary Shelley's
(Anna Maxwell Martin) Frankenstein, as it shows quite a few
similarities to the case he's investigating, including stitched together
corpses and galvanism - but when he interrogates her, she claims she has
made everything up. Also, he learns that Flora (Eloise Smyth), the child
prostitute he has saved, is pregnant, and he finds her abode in the
private clinic of Lord Hervey (Ed Stoppard), an opponent of Sir Chester's
(Samuel West) surgery act - but he does so not so much out of philanthropy
but because he likes to keep an eye on Hervey, who might be a worthy
suspect. Other than that, Marlott also manages to track down graverobber
Pritty (Charlie Creed-Miles), and he pretty much forces him to lead him to
those who are supposed to be the culprits in the case of the stitched up
girl corpse. But it's unclear where the tunnels Pritty takes Marlott to
really lead to where he says they do ... Another greatly acted
and greatly directed episode with an emphasis on atmosphere, moving at a
deliberately slow pace. And narrative-wise this one's better than the
slightly disappointing second
episode as it doesn't only set things up but moves them ahead,
too. And some of the narrative threads do become a little more untangled
by the by, making this one feel less convoluted ... and well worth a
watch!
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