The Capture season 2: All the questions we have after watching episode 1-Ruth Lawes-Entertainment – Metro

The first ep was explosive (Picture: BBC)

*Warning spoilers ahead for episode 1 of The Capture season 2*

It has been three years since season 1 of The Capture landed on our screens and the BBC crime drama’s long-awaited return did not disappoint.

DI Rachel Carey (Holliday Grainger) is back and, as the finale of the first series revealed, she’s working for Correction, the secret government operation that deepfakes CCTV.

Her former colleagues DS Patrick Flynn (Cavan Clerkin) and DI Nadia Latif (Ginny Holder) are back, but working still in ‘regular’ police, and there’s bad blood between the trio, with Patrick and Nadia believing Carey has betrayed them by taking on the new role.

Of course, it wouldn’t be The Capture without a puzzling murder at its heart and the first episode doesn’t disappoint.

In the opening scenes, a Chinese national living in a swanky apartment block grows suspicious when he sees mysterious shadows lurking under his front door.

Fearing for his life, he grabs a knife and approaches the door only to be brutally shot in the eye through the peephole and left for dead.

And of course, when it comes to looking at the CCTV footage there is not a soul in sight.

Elsewhere, Isaac Turner (Paapa Essiedu) is a rising politician and family man, but finds himself in a safe house and watching a fake video of him on the news.

He’s not the only one with a scary turn of events, as DI Flynn ends up in hospital in a critical condition after being attacked by some faceless assassins.

There’s a lot to unpack here, so here’s everything we wanted to know after watching episode 1.

Will DI Patrick Flynn pull through?

After finding links between the murdered Chinese national with a tech worker, DI Flynn goes to his office building to find out more about their relationship.

But things go awry when a group of assassins, clearly out to get the office worker, are in the building at the same time.

Sensing their presence, DI Flynn ushers the poor bloke through the building, aware they are being monitored on CCTV.

Episode one was intense (Picture: BBC)

While attempting to destroy cameras and shoving the wanted man in a cupboard, DI Flynn instead finds himself with a bullet in his chest.

Emotional scenes play out between Carey as she visits DI Flynn in hospital, promising his wife she will find the people who put him there.

Is Correction involved in the murder?

As soon as there’s a whiff of foul play with CCTV, Correction, the masterminds behind deepfakes, are normally to blame.

After the chilling killing as officers replay back the footage from the building, they have been wiped clean and, well, clearly someone was there.

Instead, they see an ominous shadow creep around the corridor, could that be the clue to the perpetrator?

Isaac is a rising political star (Picture: BBC)

What will Rachel Carey do with the intel she has gathered?

Carey has reluctantly joined Correction, presumably because she realises if she doesn’t her life is in serious danger.

She’s now living in a swanky high-rise flat fit with all the mod-cons, including a lot of cameras, put there by her bosses.

But Carey is no fool and she has her own trick up her sleeve as she too is recording all the interactions she has with DSU Gemma Garland (Lia Williams) and former flame Commander Danny Hart (Ben Miles).

Ron is back in The Capture (Picture: BBC/Heyday Films/NBC Universal)

We see Carey upload audio of their conversations on a secret computer stashed under her bath in the only room she is not being monitored in.

What’s the fallout from the faked footage of Isaac Turner?

Isaac refuses to play ball with a Chinese company that wants to install swanky AI surveillance all over London.

As he is an MP, he has the power to grant the tech firm the contract, but it’s a hard no from him.

However, when Isaac is ushered into the safe house, and is forced to give up a slot on Newsnight to not compromise his security, he sees himself on the BBC.

In a faked clip, the politician is seen endorsing the surveillance system as real Isaac looks on in horror.

Will there be any more jokes references to pandemic blunders?

Isaac, in his very lavish family home, is seen excitedly telling his wife about a recent appearance on the news.

As his family tune in to the show around the kitchen table, their faces drop in horror as they realise their youngest child is lurking in the background, potentially ruining a serious debate.

However, the politically savvy Isaac uses his son’s appearance to his favour, picking him up and placing him on his knee.

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Naturally, this helps him win hearts and headlines across the UK – and certainly helps boost his public appeal.

Who can forget all the toddlers who crashed their parents’ BBC interviews during the pandemic?

The Capture returns to BBC One and iPlayer next Sunday at 9PM.

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