The episode begins with the death of Kieran Johnson, whose body crashes on top of a stolen car being driven by a mysterious couple. It becomes clear almost instantly that most of the injuries suffered by Kieran were not caused by the fall itself, but rather by a fistfight before the fact. Further inquiries lead Jack and Nikki to a boxing gym owned by \u201cwomen\u2019s boxing pioneer\u201d Michelle Lafferty, where it transpires Kieran was a regular. Here we find a couple of potential suspects, including brothers Lee and Ben Coogan \u2013 the latter of whom it appears is the big hope of Michelle, who we intriguingly see tell him that she \u201cknows what he\u2019s been through\u201d.<\/p>\n
We also meet Noah, Kieran\u2019s brother, who is suspiciously unmoved by his brother\u2019s death, and Kieran\u2019s wife Teresa, who appears rather more affected. It soon emerges that Noah and Teresa had actually been having an affair and, what\u2019s more, had been planning to run away together. Meanwhile, some fishy financial statements reveal that \u00a320,000 had been transferred from Kieran\u2019s account to Teresa just after his death.<\/p>\n
Later, a memory stick found in one of Kieran\u2019s daughter\u2019s teddy bears reveals that Ben\u2019s brother \u2013 who is essentially acting as his agent, has recently had contact with boxing promoter Glen Scowcroft. Some investigating by Jack and DI Lisa Brodie (guest star Danielle Henry) reveals that that same promoter was regularly paying Kieran \u00a35,000 in cash \u2013 it appears that the deceased had been blackmailing him over the footage. When questioned, Glen denies this, claiming the video on Kieran\u2019s USB was a deepfake and also revealing that he had previously dropped Kieran as a client. Crucially, he also says that Kieran had resented Ben for the latter\u2019s success and had wanted to settle their problems once and for all with a fight.<\/p>
The suggestion here is that Ben could have ended up killing Kieran in this grudge match, but when Lisa asks Ben about this he denies it ever having taken place, and is backed up by Michelle Lafferty \u2013 although it seems clear that she is trying to protect him. However, some later research by Nikki and newcomer Simone Tyler reveals that Kieran hadn\u2019t actually died due to injuries sustained during a boxing match, rather he had been suffocated with a microfibre bag.<\/p>\n
Towards the end of the episode, we meet some underground boxing bigwigs who are owed money by Ben\u2019s brother, Lee. It appears that Lee had been making money betting on his brother\u2019s fights, and also that these people are none too happy about Ben having made the move to legitimate boxing following his signing with Glen. After Ben\u2019s first legitimate fight, Lee is found and beaten up, but not before Nikki and Jack follow them, with Jack soon getting caught up in the intervening punch up. Later, when treating Jack\u2019s wounds, Nikki spots something curious about them \u2013 they contain the same plaster of Paris remnants that were found on Kieran\u2019s wounds, presumably indicating that the man who fought with Jack had also been involved in the murder.<\/p>\n
Then, at the end of the episode, we see Ben fleeing in a panic from his underground boxing match \u2013 with the final moments of the episode seeing him crushed against a wall by a car. It\u2019s still a little unclear exactly what\u2019s going on, but at the moment it all seems to be pointing towards the shady organisers of this underground boxing ring. Everything is certainly well-poised for tomorrow\u2019s second part.<\/p>\n
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<\/div> As for newcomer Simone, early signs point towards her being an exciting new addition to the Lyell crew. We\u2019ve already seen a few glimpses into her private life, including a fun exchange with her mum (who was dressed as Tina Turner) and the revelation of a secret relationship with Lisa, the investigating officer on the case. Lisa makes mention of the fact that Simone is incredibly secretive, and this personality trait seems like one that could continue to play a part going into future episodes. It\u2019s also clear that, where previous newcomer Adam had no shortage of confidence, the same is not true of Simone, who appears to suffer from a bit of self-doubt. Hopefully, a few weeks working with Nikki and Jack will help her come out of her shell, and fingers crossed she doesn\u2019t meet an untimely demise \u2013 her forensic ecology expertise brings a fresh new angle to the show.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Jack\u2019s brother Ryan has been released from prison on probation, but it\u2019s clear that his troublemaking days aren\u2019t behind him yet. Early in the episode, we see him sneaking out, defying his probation orders, and it soon turns out that he\u2019s hiding a gun in the house \u2013 something which Jack is understandably none too pleased about. Then at the end of the episode, we learn that his father Connor has discovered the gun and been beaten up by his son in the ensuing bust-up, with Ryan then fleeing with all his cash and cards. And then we also saw Jack secretly taking DNA samples from his brother \u2013 presumably to try and clear up the issue of Cara\u2019s parentage once and for all. It\u2019s certainly a dramatic time for the Hodgson clan\u2026<\/p>\n Newcomer Genesis Lynea makes her debut as forensic ecologist Simone Tyler in this double-header set in the world of underground boxing. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":4995,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/09\/silent-witness-episode-7-review-another-new-face-and-a-fist-fight-for-jack-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/09\/silent-witness-episode-7-review-another-new-face-and-a-fist-fight-for-jack-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/09\/silent-witness-episode-7-review-another-new-face-and-a-fist-fight-for-jack-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/09\/silent-witness-episode-7-review-another-new-face-and-a-fist-fight-for-jack-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/09\/silent-witness-episode-7-review-another-new-face-and-a-fist-fight-for-jack-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/09\/silent-witness-episode-7-review-another-new-face-and-a-fist-fight-for-jack-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/09\/silent-witness-episode-7-review-another-new-face-and-a-fist-fight-for-jack-2048x1366.jpg",2048,1366,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Newcomer Genesis Lynea makes her debut as forensic ecologist Simone Tyler in this double-header set in the world of underground boxing.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/4994"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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