wisewebwoman

6 Episodes were a little tiring. 4 would have been much better with the cutting of some peripheral characters as the main plot alone was excellent.

The other thread was about drugs that to me was irrelevant and distracting.

The plot holes were irritating and obvious, particularly where the composite of a suspect was deleted from the police digital files. That would not happen.

Also a supposedly sharp cop left themselves wide open to being shot knowing there was a rogue cop of the loose.

Also speaking of rogue cops - why do they always take potential suspects/victims into their own homes for protection? And never being charged? See also rogue cop-informant not being charged either.

The side romances also distracted. Seems like this crew of cops are a hotbed of barely suppressed and unsuppressed sexuality. None of it quite believable.

Winter is an enjoyable character. Would like to see more of her and less of her hairy love interest.

On Acorn.

8/10.

This is how all documentaries should be. It's a story that appears to be more fiction than fact and at times I was literally gobsmacked at the revelations and the dedication of this mother to find out what happened to her daughter after she gave her up for asoption at the age of 9 months so she could give her better opportunities with the encouragement of her own mother. Cathy., the mother, is only 16 and the pressure applied was immense.

The twists and turns of the story starts when Cathy receives a letter from an Adoption Agency, outlining that her daughter went missing years and years before and requesting a DNA sample..

From then on Cathy goes on a relentless mission to find her daughter. Her courage and stamina is amazing.

At no point does this doc falter or swerve its focus. The uncovering of all that happened is complete dog work and my only curiosity lay in where Cathy's financial resources lay as she had to pay many of the investigators who did not come cheaply.

I won't lay down any spoilers as even the slightest one would reveal too much.

Suffice to say and with relentless police work on a "dead file" the shocking truth is revealed and justice, though far too late, prevails.

Gripping and well paced.

Hat tip to Neflix.

9/10

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