Anyone watching Missing ?

Last nights episode was good. So much now fitting into place but I'm still puzzled. I didn't see the second girl (locked up) coming and I'm struggling with which one is Alice and which one is Sophie. I'm wondering whether she has been only been waiting to get her child (Lucy) before making a run for it. Why can't Sam see what Gemma can ? Is he trying to hide something himself? He did match the DNA of the dead body in the shed didn't he? What was that all about? Why did he refuse the surgery in his face despite it being offered for free? Some things are still not adding up for me. Can't wait until next weeks FINAL episode.

I think short haired girl is Sophie, and girl in cellar is Alice. Whoever the body was in the shed, Sam fathered as well and yes, he's trying to hide something. And maybe someone IS trying to blackmail Iraq woman into silence.

So little boy in Iraq is Museum Man, who's got it in for Reed and Stone because his sister perished in the fire? What happened to the older girl who ran off? That the 3rd girl who ended up in the shed?

I think there are elements of the story that have been sloppily handled - a house in a village is blazing and explosions are occurring and no one else comes out to see what is happening? In reality they would never have got back to their car in one piece. I can't imagine that, in reality, a commanding officer would lose such a shocking grip on her command that "they were allowed to run riot" and fraternise with locals who were former members of the Republican Guard would have been allowed to happen. DH thought it was hilarious. But hey, this is tele! Can't wait for next week.

SPOILER ALERT
Yes, I was cross last night, some scenes were so ruddy ridiculous unbelievable (yes, I know it's only a story, it's only a story...). For goodness sake, though!! As Greyduster says, the house explodes and all the neighbours sleep on? They torch a family home without checking it's empty then are shocked someone's killed? They go in there in the first place instead of just asking the girl who's just left it what's happening inside? Dying detective with mobility and stability issues heads off for the murder suspect's house and his concerned wife says but oo, it's so dangerous, oh go on then, I'll be waiting for you - what was she going to do instead of going with him, get started on the tea?

I'm taking it too seriously, aren't I?

The burnt body in the shed was one of the script editors. Whether she committed hara-kiri out of remorse at her own sloppiness or was murdered by the director will be made clear in the final episode.

Oh Lord, I wish I could keep it in mind that there are folks who might not have seen the current episode - sorry for the spoiler! grumppa

I think the body in the shed was Lena, the German girl who must have been fathered by Sam but he can't have known that - he obviously didn't keep in touch with the mother or he would have known she had gone missing. Unless he has more to hide.

Perhaps drill man swaps Sophie/Alice around acording to whether they have been 'good' or not.
Which one was starved to death according to Sophie?

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Me too!

The credits did say 'Real Alice' though, didn't they?

Maybe the body in the shed was the third girl who had been "starved to death" or would there have been an autopsy that proved the cause of death? Maybe they didn't bother with that just like they didn't bother testing Gemma's DNA with that of the dead girl.

I think Baptiste's wife has no chance in getting him to slow down until he has solved this case. It is literally eating him away.

Lord, who's Lena, Jamila? Did I nod off and miss something? That's not beyond the realms of possibility, unlike some of the happenings in last night's episode.

Another unbelievable thing was that anyone would think that toy monkey was cute - any normal child would have run off screaming at the sight of it.

I think Lena was the third girl Maggiemaybe

Or is the third girl???

I used to have a juggling monkey and it wasn't at all frightening Mm. Suppose I was a couple of years older than Lucy is depicted though.

I know the third girl is shown in the photo taken on the fairground ride but has she been shown anywhere else?
I know that Baptiste noticed that Alice and Sophie looked similar but is the third girl supposed to be interchangeable too?
I think that the third girl must have been the burnt body but how the DNA seemed to match is a mystery - or was 'drill man' able in some way to alter the report? Would he have had access being a liaison officer?

So either the DNA record was tampered with or Sam did father one of the other girls or double bluff was the girl in the shed really their daughter (although I very much doubt it).

I just wish someone would give the girl playing Alice/Sophie/Lena/Fannyanntoosh
some lip-balm !

Lena is a missing German girl, her mother thought she had run away.
Nice policeman was on to that before drill man finished him off because drill man knew the family apparently.
Another twist?
(Is he in the cellar under the garage).

Gemma has hinted that Sam had been unfaithful before so perhaps Lena was the result of that affair.
So the DNA of the girl in the shed would match his.
If there was any DNA at all - drill man could have invented that or falsified the records.

And does Eve know more than she is letting on?

I thought that drill man put the policeman's body in the boot if his car and drove it to a multi-storey car park and just parked it. He had used the policeman's phone to ring in and say he would not be in for a few days.

Assume Sophie is French then?

I think it's Lena's burned body in the cemetery and Sam is beginning to twig, hence the visit to the grave.

He's obviously keen to get back to UK before the shit hits the fan fact that he's her father comes to light.

I could be way off beam though.

Welshwife I must have missed that bit.
So is this another car, or was Alice stuffed into the boot with a dead body on the journey to Switzerland?

Gettrick told Alice's parents that the DNA from the burned body matched Sam's DNA. He either made it up or somehow interfered with samples.

I also thought the body was in the policeman's car in the car park. I am very surprised that no-one has discovered it yet - (don't bodies tend to niff when they decompose?). Or could it be that the body is in the cellar and he just had to get rid of the policeman's car and all the blood soaked clothing and stuff is in the boot. ?

I reckon its defo Sophie who came back as Alice - Baptiste recognised her screwing her hands up when she was nervous and she disappeared after he called her Sophie. Alice is the one taken in the boot to the hut in the forest and locked up with her new monkey toy. The one in the shed was Lena, the third girl on the rollercoaster who had Alice's necklace on (which was also found in the burned out shed). I reckon either a) Gettrick tampered with the DNA results or b) Lena was Sam's daughter by way of an extra marital bonk.
Ta Da! Bet all my theories are wrong - roll on next Wednesday when all will become clear (as mud, I expect)

Too contrived for me, even though I look forward to the last episode.

Has anyone noticed that Adam Gettrick, the baddie, has not aged much since 1991 whereas the other two men have ( Henry Reed is dead and Stone has dementia). Perhaps rapimg young girls is his elixir of youth in a vampirish way!!

No, I've no memory of Lena so obviously had a little zzzz at the relevant time, thank you all for the explanation! And I'm sorry I dissed the creepy monkey, Alima, I'm sure yours was very sweet.

We didn't meet Lena but the nice policeman looked it up on the computer and mentioned her to someone - can't remember who now, I am getting lost!

Ah, it was the policeman's car Greyduster! Thanks. I must have blinked.

nanasam yes, I think you're on the right track
But I could be wrong