The beautiful psychiatrist Grace lives in a wealthy New York area. Her husband Jonathon is a pediatric oncologist. His son Henry attends a noble school funded by Grace's father Franklin. One of them is busy saving souls and the other is saving lives. They are perfect partners.
In Grace's eyes, Jonathon is a caring husband, love words are everyday, and his smile is always full of love; he is a friendly father who communicates with his son without hindrance, and the parent-child relationship is harmonious. Henry can cut in when he encounters problems. The key points are guided in time; or a pediatrician who is caring for the little patients. Everything looks flawlessly happy.
But seeing must be believing, is there a hidden side to the perfect Jonathon? Grace, who is good at wandering in the maze of human nature, fully understands this intimate partner who has been with her for more than ten years?
"You want to be with someone, and you may be too easy to assume that the men you meet meet the standards, so you can't see their essence."
This is the diagnosis that Grace gave to the emotionally troubled female patient at the beginning of the first episode. Because the way of hitting the bull's eye was too direct to anger the other party, the female patient abandoned her. What makes people puzzled is how could Grace, who has many years of experience, be so reckless and so unpredictable? Grace actually uses a female patient as the carrier to make a sharp analysis of herself, perhaps unconsciously, or perhaps the smart and transparent PhD in psychology has already seen everything but subconsciously avoided the truth.
Grace's next consultation was with a pair of gay lovers. Regarding the infidelity of one of them, Grace said:
"You guys are going to discuss someday. Is the reason for all this just a slight derailment? Joseph, will you just like the feeling of sneaking, which is more attractive than that of Dennis? The affair belongs to you only, Michael doesn't If you notice it, you can't control it."
Coincidentally, Joseph in this case corresponds to Jonathon.
Happy days are similar every day, until Grace breaks into a mysterious and bright woman—Elena. Elena is out of step with the surrounding environment and seems to be worried. When facing Grace, she always talks and stops. Perhaps it was curiosity at work or professional habit, Grace faintly approached her.
One day, Elena did not return all night. In the morning, her son opened the door of the studio and saw her who had been dead for a long time and was totally unrecognizable. The chief suspect announced by the police turned out to be Grace's husband Jonathon. It turns out that Elena is Jonathon's derailed person, and the two have a daughter. At this time, Jonathan was missing.
End of the first episode. The above explained the complete story frame of the whole drama, and the remaining 5 episodes are the process of digging out the murderer.
So after all: who is the murderer?
Jonathon? It seems too obvious. Even though he has many doubts and scums out of the sky, he still calls for love affectionately and tenderly from beginning to end. He loves her, loves her, and many "hers", although his "love" is overflowing, but There is no trace of violence.
Grace? If one of the victims in this relationship turns into hate because of love, it is also a great motive to fight against rivals. But Grace was shocked and confused when she learned the truth about Jonathon's derailment, and her reaction was real.
Husband of the deceased? He is considered to be another victim in this relationship, but because of this, his son has been able to enter a noble school that ordinary people can hardly reach, and he is also a beneficiary.
Will it even be Henry? In order to protect their families, sometimes children will do the most unexpected things in the most direct way. But that kind of cruel method cannot be equated with teenagers.
But when all the doubts point to Jonathon, with years of experience in American dramas, I still doubt: it's that simple? Will there be a reversal? Although emotionally I always hope that the murderer is him.
In fact, when the audience has such contradictory ideas, they step into the director's trap. Almost every episode of this show will release a new doubt, the rhythm is tightly controlled:
On the night Elena was killed, Grace was monitored and photographed walking near the crime. Grace claims to be unfamiliar with Elena, but the other party has a portrait of Grace, and there are always flashbacks in the play where Grace gets along with the dead from the main perspective.
Elena cheated. Her husband had long been aware that the contradiction between the two was irreconcilable, and the quarrel was fierce from time to time;
Henry hid the important exhibits in the violin box until Grace discovered it by accident.
So, is it possible that Jonathon, who was still affectionate for the money, was really wronged during the trial.
There is a word called "Too much too much". "Perfect" Jonathon's biggest doubt is that he was too "perfect". He always emphasized how deeply he felt for the dead Elena. He stared into Grace's eyes and said over and over that he had Love another woman more.
Will people who really know how to love be so ruthless? Grace's affection became cheap, crushed by him a little bit, discarded, and messed up the ground. Under his "affectionateness" that reached the world, there was a layer of absolute coldness.
Regardless of the objections of her father and friends, Grace still insisted on releasing Jonathon on bail and asked the best lawyer to defend him. According to common sense analysis, Grace seems to still have a trace of affection for him, after all, he has been a husband and wife for many years. And in Henry's heart, Jonathon was an idol as a father.
But knowing daughter Mo Ruo father. Franklin made it clear: The rhetoric for the good of his son is obviously nonsense. In fact, before the facts, Grace didn't know how to count?
The old father reminded his daughter: The first time I saw the male lead, he was completely wrong, and the reason why the male lead was attracted to Grace was because he had been playing the perfect image in her heart according to the standard of the female lead.
The old man's powerful ability to detect scum is experienced. Franklin comes from the rivers and lakes. Although his hair is gray, his domineering aura has also attracted a lot of fans. Now he can do whatever he can for his family. In fact, he was also playing around in the early years. Those so-called "prodigal sons turn around" are just that the dudes are tired and tired, and once they feel that someone is there, it is better to stop. So "that person" is not important, "that point" is the key.
Franklin didn't like him when he first saw the protagonist. It may be a "comprehensive sympathy" from a scumbag.
Another successful appraisal is the lawyer that the heroine has spent a lot of money in.
Before a good actor can move the audience, he must first believe in the role he is currently shaping. In fact, after years of role-playing, Jonathon has completely adapted himself to this character set. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, he was immersed in his role.
When she learned that he was going to lobby the victim's husband, the lawyer was about to explode. She was unbelievable about his arrogance and arrogance. She asked, "You really think you can change his mind, right?"
When she forced Jonathon into the corner of the wall and looked into his eyes, she suddenly understood him at that moment, and unscrupulously unveiled his false coat: a personable liar. And quickly found the starting point of defense, she announced: the game continues.
Grace, who was cooperating with the performance at that time, was still willing, even if she had learned the truth about his childhood accident from Jonathon's mother. When the plot develops to this point, I no longer accept the identity of Grace’s victim. Grace does not want to be a lover, nor does she have the so-called PUA. She can’t let go of this illusion of love for many years. If this person is fake, then the two will spend time together. What is all of your time? Does everything in the past have meaning? The enviable perfect life is just a huge bubble, which looks radiant and practically vulnerable.
Grace allowed herself to put away her sanity, evasively avoiding reality, perhaps working hard, everything returned to the same level as before? Jonathon is still a good husband and a good father. The family will not be separated, Henry will not continue to be sad, and life will continue.
Throughout the tragedy, she also became the promoter of the incident, bringing herself, her father, and son step by step into the deeper part of the quagmire because of her unwillingness.
Fortunately, Grace has a bottom line. Fortunately, Jonathon is scumbag and overestimates his own weight. When he tore off his last conscience and deliberately led the doubt to his son, Grace finally woke up. Father said: "Affair is just a kind of human nature. It is also human nature to hit someone out of anger or emotional overwhelming. But to beat a person to death and continue beating, that is the behavior of beasts." Jonathon's mother said: "He can't feel regret. Or repent, without feeling guilt and sadness."
Grace began to think about this question: Does this person have basic "humanity"?
The last episode was a performance by Grace. It was so enjoyable to fight back. After being abused by the director for 5 weeks, I gave this episode 9 points. Just to relieve the qi! Grace planned well and was impeccable, leaving no chance for the scumbag to stand up. Jonathon, who played half of his life in a situation with absolute advantage, was finally beaten by Grace's performance.
Jonathon had forgotten that this gentle and harmless woman had the blood of a "wicked man" flowing in her body.
If the whole show ends here, it will be perfect: the old father, the nemesis, and the girlfriend who perfectly assists the goddess in the long shot, the three rushed out of the reporter's circle, and went away like a rainbow. From music~
Maybe the creator wants to make Jonathan's scum look even more extreme and a bit more outrageous? If you want to show the extension of the father-son relationship, or want to leave another suspense, the scenes and scenes may as well be controlled in a cryptic and low-key manner. Personally, I feel that the road chase and the side of the bridge are more like the director wanting to leave a seemingly blockbuster Ending for the whole show. It doesn't help the plot much, but it's too much force and a little abrupt.
This drama is defined as a "suspense crime", but in fact it is based on "human nature".
There are many masked people in life, colleagues and friends. The side you see is only what the other party wants you to see. The "he" you are familiar with may be just a corner of him, and the hidden ones are all. The examples in this show are extreme, but similar incidents in Minsheng News gossip headlines also occur from time to time. The relationship between husband and wife, father and son, and close relatives in the world are all precarious.
Those who are not deeply involved in the world can find time to pay more attention to similar stories. It is not beautiful enough, it is ugly enough, but the truth is true. Girls, domineering president + good-for-life Cinderella stay in your childhood. The fact is that there are scumbags every year. It depends on how many you can do.
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