‘Bosch: Legacy’ Recap – ‘Inside Man’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Titus Welliver and Madison Lintz as Harry Bosch and Maddie Bosch in Episode 203 of ‘Bosch: Legacy’ – ‘Inside Man’. (Photo Courtesy of Tyler Golden/Amazon Freevee.)

Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode 203 of ‘Bosch: Legacy’. To revisit the previous episode, click here.
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One particular aspect of crime themed storytelling that has gone a bit of the wayside in the past few years, is serialized storytelling. For so many crime stories, particularly on television, are eager to basically offer up… a criminal of the week. Wherein the intrepid investigator or investigators immerse themselves in a nasty crime and solve it promptly before moving onto the next one. Which while thrilling and fun, detracts from what we truly love about crime stories. In that, we do enjoy getting to know said investigator(s) and see them learn and grow from their cases and see them handle consequences for some of the choices they make in solving them. For that adds incredible depth to the story. 

But thankfully, there are still some crime shows that enjoy exploring such matters, one of which is Bosch: Legacy on Amazon Freevee, as evidenced by its next episode. For ‘Inside Man’ picked up four months after the whole mess with Carl Rogers and Dockwieiler to see how everyone was getting on in the wake of those dark days, and well… life was slowly returning to normal for everyone. After all, Maddie was doing her best to heal and made a point to get back to work to try and find some semblance of normalcy. And she even was moving her relationship along and getting back into the field. Simply because she needed to feel as though she was contributing and doing right by the badge she wore, and it was nice to see that she was slowly making her way back to her idea of normal.

Not to mention, Honey and Harry managed to come together for another fascinating case. This time involving the brutal murder of a Sheriff’s Deputy’s wife, which required some scrutiny since the man being accused of this crime… did not fit the profile of a killer. Not to mention there was no crossover between, he and the victim, and no ties in general, and well... this was definitely a case that became more complex for everyone, including the audience, as the hour rolled along. Simply because we came to learn, that there is a web of deception surrounding this case, as though someone wants a patsy to take the fall for this killing. Which more or less set up the case for the rest of the season and found a way to bring together Honey and Bosch again. 

Which of course, is more of a bridge plotline, and that’s okay, because we need to prepare for what lies ahead. But there was mention that these types of stories feature consequences, and Bosch and Honey definitely ran into those. For the FBI came calling to Honey’s office, simply because Carl Rodgers’ body was finally discovered in that cargo container, and there were concerns about the explosion at the fuel line back in season one. And well, they wanted answers, and they wanted justice and that put this duo in quite the perilous place. Simply because they were now being watched, and there was a mole in their midst since it was discovered that Matthew Ramirez, one of Honey’s employees, was feeding intelligence to the Feds. All of which meant, trouble was on the horizon for this duo, the kind that was their own doing. 

After all, they did break quite a few laws, and they did indeed influence the end of Rogers. Which means, they will have to pull off some magic in order to not go to jail and that will undoubtedly be one of the big focuses of the weeks to come. But before we worry about all of that, we need to celebrate, one flawless tale. For this story really did a wonderful job of giving us some ‘what comes next’ moments, the kind that saw growth and a push toward tomorrow, and the past coming back to haunt others. Which is about as realistic as it gets, and exactly what we want from a crime story in this vein and truly… it will be interesting to see what else Maddie does to heal, what comes out of that odd case and if Harry and Honey can avoid the scrutinous eyes of the Feds, as season two of this magnificent series continues along. Until next time.

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