‘My Life Is Murder’ Recap: ‘Wild Life’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode 209 of ‘My Life Is Murder’.
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Family is something that we genuinely believe is sacred, especially when it comes to blood relatives. For these are people that we quite literally share genetic code with, and that kind of connection is one of a kind and it gives us a unique feeling in life. One that reminds us that we are not alone and part of something bigger. Plus, our family knows us on a level that no one else does and they shape our future and our personality. Which leaves one to wonder, why we sometimes struggle with family and why some choose to harm family members when disagreements happen and well, there is no easy answer to that question since each situation is unique. But there are some obvious contributing factors in regard to what causes violence among family members, as evidenced by this week’s episode of My Life Is Murder.

For ‘Wild Life’ dug deep into such matters and offered up some powerful reasons… after fooling us once again that is. Because initially this week’s case offered up multiple mis directions. For initially the kidnapping and murder of an entrepreneur named Marcus, who ran an outdoor adventure company, appeared to be related to a disgruntled employee named Jared. Who genuinely had every motive in the book hanging over his head. But Harry didn’t think Jared was capable of that kind of evil, and after getting the chance to meet him, Alexa and Madison outright agreed. Which in turn forced them to look elsewhere for clues and that in turn. Led to quite the surprise.

In that Marcus was hiding a great deal from his beloved fiancé, Dennie. In that, he didn’t break off his longtime love affair with his top assistant Vincent as he swore to do when he and Denny got engaged. In fact, he actually took Vincent with him to a conference in Paris and even rented them a romantic suite. Making it seem as though as a love triangle was what brought about the end of Marcus. But when Alexa dug deep into how Marcus financed the trip and how exactly Vincent might have committed this crime, the truth finally came to light and it turns out that it wasn’t Vincent or Jared or a jaded fiancé that put this frenetic man down… it was his brother, Connor.

A reality that seemed impossible. Since Connor was eager to swoop in and help his brother, for he used his vast finances to save the business and give Marcus a chance to thrive and succeed. But once he came to learn that Marcus gambled away a fair chunk of that investment money and used whatever was left to have that romantic time away with Vincent, he simply snapped. For he felt beyond betrayed and was wounded emotionally, and firmly believed that an apology would offer little healing. No, in his mind, only vengeance at the highest level would give him peace and absolution and well… that motivated him to set up an elaborate end for his brother. Of course, Alexa figured out the details and brought him to justice, but the lessons inherent in regard to this were crystal clear.

In that, while family is indeed worth cherishing and important to hold onto, we are still human and we are extremely fallible and just like any other situation, the right amount of hurt and betrayal, can push people to do horrible things. To the point where family means nothing and well… in the end, this really was quite the amazing episode for certain. In large part because it kept us guessing from beginning to end. Since we really didn’t know who did it, until that all-important moment when Connor tipped his hand. But also, because this one once again found a way to explore an aspect of murder that we don’t think about all that often. Since family crimes are oft portrayed as crimes of passion in this kind of story and well, now that this case has come to a close, our wait for next week’s episode becomes quite bittersweet in nature. For next week brings forth the season two finale, and that’s never easy to reconcile when you’re thoroughly enjoying a quality story like this one. Until next time.  

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