Theres a lot to unpack in The Hard Drive, so lets dive right in.
In present day, Alice and Val brief Danny and Sophie about the cold case.
At the time of his death, Mason had been investigating a commercial developer accused of bribery and extortion.
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The buildings owner was the last holdout, giving Ethan a clear motive to commit the crime.
The charges against him were eventually dropped, suggesting he may have bribed people to secure his freedom.
Back in the past, Val interrogates Alice about the night of the murder.
Its clear shes lying, however, by the way she averts her eyes.
(Ive watched enough episodes ofLaw & Order: Special Victims Unitto know the signs.
Its a textbook tell.)
Alice quickly offers to hire Danny to keep her secrets and pretend hes still following her for Ethan.
Shes still unsure of his guilt, but Val wants her help finding the truth.
When he exits the bank, Val and Alice are waiting to confront him.
Dixon kept the note all these years to blackmail Masons widow for the aforementioned monthly payment.
His alter-ego, Christopher Hall, was even based on Ethan himself.
Its not exactly new information, but the reminder of Bens betrayal leaves Alice reeling.
Just as her fiance asks what he can do to make it up to her, the doorbell rings.
Its Ethan, who wants to talk.
Troy knows where Eddie was before he disappeared, which is a place to start searching for him.
(Ah, every working mothers problem.)
At this point, Margot walks in and has her own Kensington lieutenants take Sybil away.
We dont know where shell end up, but that certainly was a short-lived reunion, huh?
