Harper's Island

[Pickle_Juice]

Originally Posted by ArchieComic Fan

*spoiler about tonight's episode* Well I have to admit that [[Joel is looking good as the killer now. That leg wound could have so easily been faked. He knew Malcolm needed the money and would most likely follow him. And another clue was when they were fishing and one of them, Henry I think, mentioned Joel couldn't swim. Yeah, that's just what you'd want people to think so that you can scuba dive and tie someone up under a boat without any suspicion falling on you! If Joel is the killer, then I'm thinking he must be Wakefiled's son, which would make him Abby's half-brother if Wakefield is her father from an affair. Kind of makes me think of Michael Meyers and him being Jamie Lee Curtis's brother. But if Joel's body is found then I'm back to my theory that Abby was so traumatized by her mother's death that she developed a split personality and her "male" persona, maybe Wakefield himself, is the one doing the killing. Aside from Madison having some psychic activity, she seemed almost normal this episode, even likeable. And I think some events are unrelated to the killing, such as Trish almost drowning. I think her brother-in-law set it up so that he could save her, hoping she might keep quiet about his affair with step-mom. ]]

Oh, I didn't read this before my post above. LOL So I'm not on this page alone then.

I agree that some events have nothing to do with the killings and agree Richard set that situation up with Trish as a possible warning not to say anything. It's not very smart on his part though. Mr. Wellington doesn't seem to be the kind of person that would raise girls to be intimidated in any way.

What if Kathryn and Richard are in on the killings together?

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[Twiddler]

Originally Posted by Pickle_Juice

Due to this post, I was expecting Malcolm to be the one that died tonight. Thank you for not ruining this episode for me.

No problemmo. I was intentionally cryptic

I think that Booth is still a suspect. That scene was so strange to me. If Booth is the killer, he'd obviously know that Malcolm was going to follow him. Malcolm mentioned on three occasions he was broke and really needed the money. It makes sense that he would try to follow Booth to see where he hid it.

I have to agree. I don't think Booth's dead, either.

[lildago]

I agree with everyone's thoughts on Booth. My husband and I were saying the same thing. I only wish we knew what Malcolm did with Booth's body. Did he leave him where he bled out(that looked SO fake, btw) or hide/bury the body?

Also, it's getting more irritating to me that no one notices the missing people? Okay, Uncle Marty is accounted for with the text that Henry received and Hunter was already supposed to be gone, but what about the chick with the dog who was barbequed in the pit?


ETA: I don't think Madison smashed Trish's mother's tea set. I think it was her stepmother.

[marlap]

Originally Posted by lildago

I agree with everyone's thoughts on Booth. My husband and I were saying the same thing. I only wish we knew what Malcolm did with Booth's body. Did he leave him where he bled out(that looked SO fake, btw) or hide/bury the body?

Also, it's getting more irritating to me that no one notices the missing people? Okay, Uncle Marty is accounted for with the text that Henry received and Hunter was already supposed to be gone, but what about the chick with the dog who was barbequed in the pit?


ETA: I don't think Madison smashed Trish's mother's tea set. I think it was her stepmother.

Yes, I bet it was!

I totally agree about how weird it is that no one has asked where Lucy or her dog are!

[Mike'sgirl]

I think Booth is dead, Malcolm was really shook up and I don't think either of them was/is the killer.

Did Richard try and save Trish, or was he trying to kill her? Awfully convenient for Henry to just come on the scene then......... (just to be sure, Henry was the one who betrayed Trish by telling Richard, and then became her savior? right?)

Who is the person wanting to look though the old news articles? I think the clerk behind the desk was was lying when she said she wasn't there when the request came in, and didn't know who it was.

I still do not trust Jimmy (Abbie's old beau) and she went running right to him.
At least I have scratched Abby off my list of suspects now.

[Starbucks880]

I think Richard was watching her, put the pool cover on to scare her, then saved her. the way he said, "Good thing I was there and saved you" or something like that made me think it was a veiled threat "If you tell, the next time, I might just forget I saw you and let you drown (or whatever)" But the only thing that makes me think maybe not--he didn't really seem to care when Henry confronted him and Henry did get on the scene at a convenient time.

It still annoys me that no one acknowledged that the girl with the dog was gone. They had the party and no one noticed that she wasn't in attendence. And what I want to know is, is the killer not displaying the bodies to make sure no one panics and leaves so all of them could be killed or what.

That girl is extremely creepy. If it wasn't physically impossible for her to do all of that, I might suspect her. I also have a natural bias about the blonde guy who is best man, considering what a psycho he played on One Tree Hill.

[lildago]

Originally Posted by Mike'sgirl

I think Booth is dead, Malcolm was really shook up and I don't think either of them was/is the killer.

Did Richard try and save Trish, or was he trying to kill her? Awfully convenient for Henry to just come on the scene then......... (just to be sure, Henry was the one who betrayed Trish by telling Richard, and then became her savior? right?)

Who is the person wanting to look though the old news articles? I think the clerk behind the desk was was lying when she said she wasn't there when the request came in, and didn't know who it was.

I still do not trust Jimmy (Abbie's old beau) and she went running right to him.
At least I have scratched Abby off my list of suspects now.

So you think the phony looking blood-spurting wound was just a bad effects job? I do think Malcolm was too shaken up and genuinely distraught over what happened to Booth, so he is off my list. Booth...not yet.

I'm thinking it's Richard who both betrayed her and saved her.

The clerk was definitely lying about who wanted the old articles pulled. That much was obvious by the way she watched Abby leave. I'm curious though... why is Abby now off your list? And what makes you distrust Jimmy? I hadn't considered him because he's so sweet and boy-next-door-ish, such an unlikely suspect. Hmm....

[Noreen]

In every episode, someone is killed and every person is a suspect, from the wedding party to the island locals. By the end of the 13 episodes, all questions will be answered, the killer will be revealed and only a few will survive.
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[Mike'sgirl]

Originally Posted by lildago

So you think the phony looking blood-spurting wound was just a bad effects job? I do think Malcolm was too shaken up and genuinely distraught over what happened to Booth, so he is off my list. Booth...not yet.

I'm thinking it's Richard who both betrayed her and saved her.

The clerk was definitely lying about who wanted the old articles pulled. That much was obvious by the way she watched Abby leave. I'm curious though... why is Abby now off your list? And what makes you distrust Jimmy? I hadn't considered him because he's so sweet and boy-next-door-ish, such an unlikely suspect. Hmm....

Yes, I think the bad effects was supposed to be real. I made a comment before the show aired way back that I had read of Jon Turteltaub pluging it and he said it was "classical horror". Need I say more?

Thank you for confirming what I was thinking that Richard was the betrayer and savior - another one of those "trying to set a character up" moments.

As for dear ole Abby: the psychic seemed sincere when she said Abby needed to leave the island, that he wants to kill her, and won't stop until he does. I also don't think she could have pulled off some of the deaths since she was in the bar when Uncle Marty was being whacked.

Jimmy is still up there because I don't trust dear sweet Jimmy; I think he is a psycho guy sort of Dr. Jekyll/ Mr Hyde type. I think he is smoldering with anger because Abby left without a word. It almost looked as if he had the hint of a smirk when he hugged Abby. But, I could be seriously wrong about him.

I think the killer is someone connected to the island, and in addition to Henry and Jimmy, I have Richard and Mr Wellington on my list (for now).

[ArchieComic Fan]

Where was JD?? I'm sure Henry wasn't surprised he wasn't at his bachelor party but I still expected to see him sulking around. Nobody asked about him either.

I think the broken china is a separate event from the killings. Like someone upthread said, it's probably the step-mother. I wonder if what Richard said to Trish about "good thing he was around" could have an different meaning then a hidden threat. Maybe Henry DID shut the cover on her and Richard saw it and his comment was more directed to Henry than to Trish. Hmm.

I watched again and it did seem suspicious that one of the groomsmen or Henry could be the killer, since the fishing boat coincidentally wound up in the area where Hunter's boat was. The whole thing could have been orchestrated, right down to the money being found, argued over, and buried. Joel didn't know he would pull the short grass strand but he could have various plans in mind. If he didn't pull the short one, he might have just followed and killed whomever did. Since he did pull it, he might have figured this would be a good time to fake his death. He had access to the gun so he could have easily put blanks in it.

There's so much to think about it makes my head hurt! The actor who plays Cal was interviewed for TV Guide and he said [[we won't be able to guess the killer. I don't know if he thinks we will be misled by clues or if the killer winds up being someone so obscure that we'll be going WTF?! ]]