When a man's body is found in his apartment, that overlooks Sydney's Bondi Beach, detectives Tori Lustigman and Nick Manning are given the case. As the victim was gay the possibility that it was a homophobic attack is one of the main motives they consider. They look into other assaults on gay people, disappearances and deaths that were considered accidents or suicides at the time; one of these 'accidents' is Tori's own brother. Tori is convinced that they could be dealing with a serial killer who could have been active since the '80s
a time when homophobia was more commonplace, especially when news of AIDS first emerged. Her boss is less certain; especially when Tori wants to question a man who is now a prominent sportsman.
This short series was gripping from start to finish. The story developed in an interesting way and the tension rose nicely throughout as the protagonists and some of those close to them were in real danger. Some might find detective Tori Lustigman's close connection to one of the possible victims a bit of a distraction but it didn't bother me; in fact I found it added to the drama. The way the killer used a gay dating App to find his latest victims seemed very current and the links to historic cases is believable. The cast does a solid job, especially Yael Stone and Noah Taylor who play Lustigman and Manning. Given the subject matter there are things that will disturb some viewers you can't have believably homophobic antagonists if they don't say some pretty nasty things at times. It isn't just the 'bad guys' who have dubious attitudes; we see family members unwilling to acknowledge their son's homosexuality and older police officers who worked at a time when a blind eye was turned to anti-gay assaults. Overall this was a fine murder mystery that fans of a good drama should enjoy.
This short series was gripping from start to finish. The story developed in an interesting way and the tension rose nicely throughout as the protagonists and some of those close to them were in real danger. Some might find detective Tori Lustigman's close connection to one of the possible victims a bit of a distraction but it didn't bother me; in fact I found it added to the drama. The way the killer used a gay dating App to find his latest victims seemed very current and the links to historic cases is believable. The cast does a solid job, especially Yael Stone and Noah Taylor who play Lustigman and Manning. Given the subject matter there are things that will disturb some viewers you can't have believably homophobic antagonists if they don't say some pretty nasty things at times. It isn't just the 'bad guys' who have dubious attitudes; we see family members unwilling to acknowledge their son's homosexuality and older police officers who worked at a time when a blind eye was turned to anti-gay assaults. Overall this was a fine murder mystery that fans of a good drama should enjoy.