‘Harry Wild’ Recap: ‘Mincemeat’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode Three of ‘Harry Wild’. To revisit the previous episode, click here.
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Each and every one of us, learn how to lie at a young age and we are… quick to embrace it when we do. Because there is a strange thrill that accompanies being able to fudge the truth and keep people hanging on our every word, and well… it is only a matter of time before our newfound skill manages to teach us quite the lesson. Wherein we come to learn that lying brings about trouble and harm, and this lesson arrives usually when we are caught in our lies and the valuable wisdom that comes from that… allows for the vast majority of us to leave lying behind, for the most part. Since we basically come to understand how to wield its power in our later years, through white lies and ones that protect people’s feelings.
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But some people, well they never learn that lesson and they stick with lies and let them grow to an incredible size if it benefits them, and these are the folks that we have to worry about in life. Because they are so hell bent at twisting the truth, and believe so firmly in dishonesty, that they will do whatever it takes to protect their precious lies, even going so far as to hurt others and that particular problem is top of mind today… because it served as the focus of the next episode of Harry Wild on Acorn TV. For when we catch up with Harry and Fergus in ‘Mincemeat’, they’re going about their lives and working together to help Fergus pass an important English class test… when quite the surprise drops into their laps.

In that, by the riverbank by Harry’s favorite bar, a body has emerged from the water. One belonging to a John O’Toole and well… the odd nature of the appearance of the body, combined with the familiarity of the deceased’s face… led Harry to believe that something foul was at play. A hunch that really didn’t pan out initially. Since John’s widow identified the body and Harry’s initial investigation surrounding John’s end, didn’t really produce any results either. But something about this gnawed at Harry’s soul and that forced her to dig deeper and she came to realize, that the reason she recognized the body, was because it actually belonged to a poor soul named Jakob who was trying to get by doing odd jobs around town, and he actually came to Harry’s door. 

Which motivated her to examine the life of Jakob and the more she did, the more she came to realize… that the real John O’Toole was likely alive and that he used Jakob as a decoy of sorts to basically fake his death. Which would be one hell of a lie to tell. But in order to prove her theory, and that others were in on the lie, she had to smoke John out and eventually… she figured out how. Because a well-orchestrated moment involving John’s ‘widow’, pushed her to reveal some bad folks surrounding John, the kind that helped him rob a bank, and that push, eventually brought John out into the open where the police could bring him in at last. Which was… a wonderful way to hammer home the story’s point that some folks love to lie and will take it to new heights, but that wasn’t the only highlight present in this story.

For this is a tale that also allowed for Lola and Harry to bond when Harry invited her along on the case and that led to some fun moments for certain, the kind that genuinely entertained and of course, this episode also featured, trust from the police. Since Charlie and his boss, Ray… listened to everything Harry had to say this time around and had her back when it appeared as though she was going to get into serious trouble and that… signals growth on Charlie and Ray’s part. It also means, that Harry is finally settling into her new role in life as a private investigator, and gumshoe of impossible cases, and that definitely compels one to continue the journey. To see what Harry can do with freedom and resources at her fingertips. Until next time.

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