It annoys me how easily television characters can drop social plans when something better comes along with no consequences whatsoever. This was a nice way to tie up some loose ends between Maura and her bio-mom, though her decision to go check out volunteering at the clinic came out of nowhere. Maura's scenes with Hope were emotional, especially when Hope admitted that she regretted giving Maura up for adoption and thought of her often while raising her other daughter. The juxtaposition of Claire, who didn't know her mother's death was at her father's hands and probably blamed herself because they argued the night of her murder, with Maura's struggle to accept her mother's role in her life, was powerful. And you have a daughter and I have a mother.

Maura: Because we don't really know each other. On the other hand, Robert seemed like one of the stupidest criminals ever when he attempted to outrun the cops with a murder weapon in his back seat.Īnd, of course, his first lover dying under similar circumstances pretty much sealed the deal. Jane's passionate belief that the victim's daughter Claire was innocent made it seem that she was, but the writers could have easily gone the other way and made the twist be that she was guilty. I didn't expect it to have quite so many twists and turns. That was a given considering this is a crime drama an accident would not have been an interesting use of an hour. The gruesome accident, of course, turned out to be no accident at all. : It's a long way from being mad at your mother to killing her.It's a long way from being mad at your mother to killing her.

The normality of it all really underscored the horror of the crime scene.

Shadow of a doubt cast