My theory: She was bagged in the car parking area, in a blind spot from the cameras. She was then forced into Ailsa’s car (perhaps into the boot), and then Ailsa calmly drove the car off the ferry. Seeing the license plate of the car would have been completely unremarkable, as Ailsa probably would have been a frequent traveler on the ferry.
When Merritt was bagged there was a car in the background with its rear hatch open. Possibly the same car in which Ailsa offed herself (to the disgust of the police).
Here’s my question: how could the villains have possibly known Merritt would go down the car level on the ferry without her brother? Did their entire plan hinge on the brother maybe throwing his hat off the boat, the wind maybe carrying it down to the cars, and Merritt maybe going to retrieve it alone?
Maybe I missed something.
Wasn’t there a comment by Morck or one of his team about how it was a crime of opportunity? No prior planning involved other than a burning desire to make Merritt admit her culpability in her boyfriend’s death.
So, yes, definite crime of opportunity, they talk about that, and I agree it requires a blind spot in the cameras. One thing you’ll see is that when Ailsa calls Merritt’s name she’s opened the back of a hatchback with a wide glass window, so it’s not a boot, but presumably Merritt could be stashed under random blankets or whatever. They kind of seem to be slobs, so maybe a bunch of McFlurry cups.
All that said, it doesn’t hang together 100% for me - it’s spontaneous, but he knows the blind spots? They have plenty of pictures of the cars, but don’t do a search on the plates? But I don’t care all that much because the show is really good.
One thing I missed the first time around, when they first visit the climbing area, they find one picture of Sam Haig on the board, which they take…except his face is almost completely obscured by him pointing his middle finger at the camera.
I finally finished it and will watch a second season if it comes. The overplayed torture, the unbelievable villains and their lair, the excessive “f**ks”, and the drawn out hallucination scenes are definite minuses for me. The strong and interesting DQ team however are quite fun to watch. Here’s hoping for a better cold case for them next time.
I watched 2 episodes and decided it was not for me. I fast forwarded through the torture scenes and am glad I did. I read reviews with spoilers and the plot seemed so belabored and confusing for no reason.
I just finished it. I liked it. The team is a great foil to Carl’s crumudgeon-ness.
I liked the writing. There were so many twists and turns and characters but it didn’t get to be too overwhelming.
That’s what I liked about The Residence too.
Oh also…the first time we saw Lyle as a teen I was like “wait is that Sam Haig?” I’m a goddamn genius.