Overview
- ITV's special week has begun with daily flashbacks that retrace the day of Ray's death from different points of view.
- Monday's episode focused on Laurel and included an unexpected comeback that sparked fresh audience speculation without confirming a culprit.
- Episodes centred on Rhona and Marlon follow on Tuesday and Wednesday, with the killer scheduled to be revealed on Thursday 22 January at 8pm on ITV1 and STV1, and episodes available on ITVX.
- The mystery sits within a wider arc in which Ray and his adoptive mother Celia exploited vulnerable people on a farm, with Ray having previously killed Celia.
- Joe Absolom, who played Ray, says he regrets asking for his character to be killed off and calls the resolution a "great twist," as fans float alternative-suspect theories and possible red herrings.