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Recap and Review *Possible spoilers.*

Death and Other Details (Episode Fire): Hidden continues its farcical approach to murder. Rufus states, at the start of the episode, “Here’s the problem with an eyewitness account: usually it’s some form of bullsh*t.” This makes a certain amount of sense. Especially when the owner of the cruiser asks, rhetorically, “Who wants reality?”

Jules, we learn, “played” Sunil beautifully. This heroic action, carefully orchestrated, gave the conman an in. As Rufus reaffirms this, he finishes his discourse on “bullsht*t and we segway into Inspector Hilde Eriksen pushing the security team into action.

All this before the opening credits.

Hidden

Episode Fire (Norsk for four in honour of Inspector Eriksen.): Hidden has the entire cruise liner on security lockdown. Imogene is in a very private lockdown after bumping into Jules. She was following Anna’s wife Leila into the hold of the ship when she found the faux security head.

The cruise liner guests are all reacting badly to the lockdown. This latest situation has affected everyone. Negotiations have stalled between Anna and Celia. Jules and Imogene have their own negotiation and it ends in an uneasy partnership. They go deeper into the hold and Jules shows her a group of hidden Ukraine refugees.

In this one episode, we find that hidden under that “conman facade” lies a man of principle. Jules is, for better or worse, an Idealist.

In the meantime, Eriksen starts looking for the only guest she cannot find; Mr Llewellyn Mathers.

Secrets

In short order, we learn that the youngest Ukraine refugee has been roaming around the ship. Via a vent. Sunil is furious with Jules. Mr Mathers is now in the “brig” and he does not like it. Rufus already knew about the stowaways, much to Imogene’s chagrin and Celia knows everything about her fellow travellers.

In this episode, secrets that were hidden are now being exposed. Celia knows, for example, that the priest is having a sexual affair with Katherine.

Rufus and Imogene question Yeva about her foray into the vents. Imogene takes the lead and learns that on the night of the murder, she was looking at Keith’s room. Rufus admonishes Imogene for leading their witness. She tries again. This time, they learn that Teddy was in the murdered man’s room. Another secret, once hidden, now in the open air.

Teddy’s secret is being a dominatrix. Yeva saw her shoes, but Teddy was not, in fact, inside Keith’s room. Rufus and Imogene question Teddy. She reveals she was with Mr. Mathers on the night of the murder.

Teddy and Sunil start talking about a plan to remove the Ukraines before Interpol find them. If this secret gets out, they will all be in trouble.

Rufus tells Teddy there is a problem with her alibi. He and Imogene question Teddy. They take her to the brig and Winnie, her sister, confesses to the murder.

Imogene and Sunil escape with the previously hidden refugees and the episode ends with a disturbing encounter with Leila in the wet dock.

Everything Else

We learn that Winnie may not be the killer, from Leila, and at this halfway point a boogeyman may indeed pop up. Despite starting with a farcical feel, this episode quickly changed direction.

Like the rest of the episodes in this Christie-like murder mystery, the pacing was fast and, in some cases, a staccato rhythm dominated the episode. We can be assured that other hidden secrets will be unveiled in this entertaining “Who dunnit.”

Mild violence, partial nudity and a PG 13 rating for dialogue, make this show entertaining without being too risque.This series is a bit of 5 star fun. Head on over to Hulu and check it out. Remember, “Details matter.”