"Between" Recap: "Crossing Lines"

Written by Scotty

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Some of the younger kids in Pretty Lake are trying to pick up the responsibilities left to them by their deceased parents.  Even though it is hard work, they know it must be done and the young adults are starting to get run down.  Melissa is still managing the kids in the church, but there are so many and with taking care of Wiley’s son full time as well, she is running out of patience, along with energy to keep ahead of what the young ones will do next. All the while, there is a tiger on the loose in the town that has found its way to Gord’s farm.  Leaving his little sister alone to take care of the cows, she spots the tiger roaming around the land and hopes that it is gone by the time she has to get up and feed the livestock.  Not seeing the tiger when she left the house, young Francis is very aware that it may still be lurking around and when she comes face to face with the beast, she has to find a way to keep it from harming hear, along with her babies.

Ronnie is in Chuck’s crosshairs as Chuck has found out that the trouble maker in town was the last person that saw his sister Lana alive.  With his friends armed and ready to go, they all surround Ronnie’s house and accuse him of killing the girl, but Ronnie is not allowed outside by his brother Pat who is trying to talk the angry mob down.  Gord shows up at the house as well, trying to play peacekeeper, but when the power goes out unexpectedly, both sides open fire and Gord gets hit.  Knowing that he is not hurt that badly, Gord goes to patch himself up and tries to keep Chuck from forming a vigilante justice crew. Ronnie has to try to prove his innocence, but being a trouble maker, nobody, not even his family will listen to him.  His cell phone proves that he was otherwise engaged when Chuck’s little sister was killed, but his one alibi does not want to fess up.  Chuck’s girlfriend Stacey is not willing to admit that she has been fooling around on her boyfriend and has a plan to keep Ronnie from exposing the truth.  Trying to feed the delinquent to the hungry wolves, Stacey makes up a story about Ronnie attacking her, but Ronnie knows better than to trust anyone and is able to catch the ear of Chuck before both of the young men kill each other.

Around town however, there is something stranger in the air.  After burning the bodies of their deceased, the fences have yet to come down.  The woman in charge, Minister Miller comes on the TV once again, explaining that there is some sort of virus still hanging in the air above the town and nobody will be able to leave until it dissipates.  But something even worse than that happens when the power grid goes down in Pretty Lake and it is not only effecting the normal electricity, but has taken out the use of any communications as well.  Nobody knows when the power will be restored, or if it will be, but some people see this as their queue to get out of the town before they are left there to die. Wiley is starting to warm up a bit to Adam, but still wants to keep him at arm’s length.  With the power out, the electrified fence around the town will be rendered useless, so the two can get out while nobody is looking.  Getting past the main fence does not pose an issue, but when they see a mine field waiting beyond, they are left to question if it is a scare tactic, or a real hazard. Throwing Wiley’s backpack into the field, they find out that the threat is real, but Adam wants to know what is really happening with Wiley and why she had so much money, now blown up, stashed in her pack.  Wiley does not want to open up about anything to him and says that she has made a mistake even coming to him with her problems, forcing Adam to walk away from the only girl in the town that he ever truly loved. 

Well, I guess I was wrong.  I honestly thought that someone was going to die in a shootout, but Gord has been really good at playing peacekeeper in the town thus far, even though he has taken a bullet.  Chuck does not want to give up his power in the town and now with guns, he may not have too.  Wanting revenge for his sister’s death, he is ready to pull the trigger towards anyone that is looks at him wrong.  I am staring to feel bad for Melissa as she is the only one in the town that is trying to take care of the smaller kids.  She is beyond tired and is getting no help from anyone now which will be bad when she gets exhausted and passes out in the church, since one of the kids likes to play with fire.

I am lost on what to think will happen in the next episode since I thought I had a pretty good feel on the town of Pretty Lake.  But I don’t, I mean they have a TIGER!  Not in a zoo, but in a residence, that is just nuts and I am sure anyone that watches this that is on an HOA will be yelling at the screen.  People are still dying in Pretty Lake, even after the virus or whatever it is has killed off anyone over the age of 22 and I am sure there will be more death at some blood thirsty people’s hands, but will have to wait to verify that as the episodes move on.  I cannot wait for the next one!

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