‘My Life Is Murder’ Recap: ‘One Man’s Poison’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Lucy Lawless as Alexa Crowe in Episode 404 of ‘My Life Is Murder’ – ‘One Man’s Poison’. (Photo Courtesy of Acorn TV.)

Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode 404 of ‘My Life Is Murder’. To revisit the previous episode, click here.
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It really is quite amazing, how the vast majority of people will go the extra mile to keep a secret safe. Simply because… the truth is always the better way to go, and the truth will always find its way into the light. So, why not just be honest and save oneself the effort of hiding it away? Especially when one considers how much effort and how much energy goes into keeping secrets. But people do it regardless and truly will battle to the bitter end to keep the truth hidden, and thankfully the majority of scenarios involving a secret just end with emotional wounding and some hard life changes. But what if… someone was willing to put people into a grave to keep a secret? Would they get away with it, and why would do they do such a thing?

Well, those are all questions that the next episode of My Life Is Murder on Acorn TV, takes the time to answer. A feat that ‘One Man’s Poison’ accomplished by having Reuben get involved in a worrisome case. For a good friend of his, Terry, was under investigation for potentially killing a socialite named Louie in a shockingly incompetent manner. For Terry was a highly respected chef, and Louie died by ingesting a poison in a meal that Terry prepared and well… that didn’t sit right with Reuben because of Terry’s skill set, and it didn’t sit right with Harry or Alexa either. Because it just did not make sense that a chef of his caliber would make such an outright stupid mistake. Which meant, Madison and Reuben had to go undercover in Louie’s household to learn more about the case.

Which brought about the show’s trademark misdirection. Since we learned that Louie’s fiancé, was a bit of a flirtatious doof. Who wanted to open her own herbal business but lacked the discipline to make it happen. So, she relied upon Terry’s knowledge to help move her coursework along, and she of course… had a crush on him, which could have been motive. But alas, she was… too aloof to commit murder and that led the team to Louie’s future brother-in-law, Holden. Who the team learned swindled money out of Louie’s accounts and shaved an eyebrow off of Louie because they had a sordid past. One where Holden endured years of bullying from Louie, but he too… was cleared. Because he just wanted to get under Louie’s skin, not kill the man.

All of which left Alexa and her team confused as who crossed the line with Louie and that forced them to dig deeper into Louie’s past and well, what they discovered… was a dirty secret. In that the mother of the family that Louie was marrying into, Karin, once had an affair with Louie. A sordid one that featured digital receipts of their passion for one another, and well… knowing that her little girl was going to be with the man that she once lusted after, and broke the vows of her marriage with, was too much to bear. Because she believed that eventually, he would talk and reveal what she had done. So, in her mind, what better way to keep a big secret a secret… than to kill the man that could reveal it and pin it upon someone else?

Which made for quite the disturbing case. Because it takes a special kind of person, one that is deeply spoiled and delusional and out of touch, to somehow think that murder would be the right way to handle a secret. But… clearly, it is possible, and it does make sense that a rich person would be the one to cross that line. Since so many of them, are indeed all of those things. But what mattered more, was that this case once again, was unconventional and kept us guessing, because that’s what season four has focused upon heavily with amazing results, and this episode was certainly something special. Courtesy of its fascinating look at how far a person would go to keep a secret, especially when they don’t believe the rules apply to them and their wants. Until next time.

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