Logan and Cerreta investigate the death of a fashion model photographer and discover that the photographer's real business was prostitution. One of his "clients" is implicated, but she may b... Read allLogan and Cerreta investigate the death of a fashion model photographer and discover that the photographer's real business was prostitution. One of his "clients" is implicated, but she may be covering for the real killer.Logan and Cerreta investigate the death of a fashion model photographer and discover that the photographer's real business was prostitution. One of his "clients" is implicated, but she may be covering for the real killer.
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- GoofsThe DNA sample obtained from the underwear were supposedly an 80 percent match to Angela. Since it turned out that it was actually her daughter's DNA it would be scientifically impossible to be more than a 50 percent match to Angela since a person gets 50 percent of their DNA from each parent.
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Judge Alan Berman: Miss Green. Delightful to see you. You grace my courtroom so rarely.
Shambala Green: Certainly not by choice, Your Honor.
Judge Alan Berman: Tell your client it's time to say the magic words.
Shambala Green: [Whispers] Not guilty.
Angela Brandt: Not guilty.
Paul Robinette: Your Honor, with a case this strong, the People see a substantial flight risk. We request $250,000.
Shambala Green: The defendant has custody of her daughter, Your Honor. High bail would be a serious hardship.
Judge Alan Berman: She should've thought of her child before she became a prostitute.
Shambala Green: Did it ever occur to Your Honor that some women become prostitutes in order to support their children?
Judge Alan Berman: How stupid of me. God forbid you should get a regular job. And let me point out, Miss Green, for your next visit, that's a table, not a soapbox. Bail is $150,000. Short date. In honor of motherhood.
[Bangs gavel]
- ConnectionsReferenced in Conan: Bye-Bye, Albino's Alibi (2011)
Season 3 continues this always never less than watchable standard and kicks off with a solid season opener in "Skin Deep". There is a lot to like about the episode, especially the second half and one particularly good performance. There was potential for it to be better though than it was, it is slightly bland and is not on the same level as Season 2's excellent opener "Confession" which did have the extra something that "Skin Deep" was a little lacking in.
Will start with what could have been done better. While still enjoyable and intriguing, particularly when learning more about the victim, the first half is a bit ordinary with not quite enough extra spark.
It is also a bit lacking on the surprise factor initially in my view too. Will admit to knowing who the killer was as soon as they were introduced and the "big" twist came over to me as obvious due to not being a unique one in the first place and with nothing new done to it.
Do stick with "Skin Deep" though, if not sure at first, because the second half is a lot better. Tighter in place, it has tension, raises interesting questions explored intelligently and the acting goes from dependably very solid to just great. Have nothing to fault the production values for, which continue the advancement seen in Season 2. Or with the music, used relatively sparingly and didn't sound over-scored or over-emphasised. It is a dependably directed episode that hits its stride in the second half and excels in the character interaction.
The dialogue is taut and thought-provoking with a nice amount of edge, also agree about it being nice that there was more humour here and in an amusingly witty way. The case is intriguing enough and it's always great to see how the detectives work, though the legal scenes compel more than the police investigation and are more twisty. The acting is great, Michael Moriarty stands out of the regulars and Claire Danes gives a deeply felt performance in an early role. What elevated "Skin Deep" to a better level in particular was the complex (surprisingly so) and nuanced turn of Lorraine Toussaint in a contender for her best re-curring appearance.
All in all, slightly disappointing but the second half and Toussaint really raises the episode above the ordinary. 7/10
- TheLittleSongbird
- May 26, 2020