A new original series debuted on AMC - The Killing, and is based on a Danish television program. The first two episodes aired on April 3. A lot happened in those first two hours, and the series seemed rushed. But by the third episode - El Diablo - the paced slowed, and we begin to understand some of the complexities involved in the plot. It is not only the story of a murdered teen, but tells of what happens, when a significant event occurs in a small town.
Det. Linden, the lead detective on the murder case, is fully invested in solving this crime. She and Det. Holder, the man who will replace her, discover valuable clues in this episode, which in turn, helps them to create a suspect list. From the evidence found in the "cage", a fenced off area in the high school's basement, they have their first witness, and potential suspect. They go off to question him and in his room find pornographic material. He surprises Linden, tries to attack her, and finally escapes through his second story window and falls, seriously injuring himself. At the hospital, they show him pictures from the high school's yearbook, and he identifies Kris Echols, as the student Rosie was with in the cage.
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