It’s the episode we’ve all been waiting for.
Stana Katic guest stars in Murder in a Small Town Season 1 Episode 3 as Zoe Strachan, a femme fatale.
From what we’ve seen, Katic will impress viewers with her layered performance. Within minutes, she goes from fearing for her life to being a lead suspect.
Murder in a Small Town features a different case weekly with different guest stars, but this is one of the biggest advertised ones, featuring Stana Katic, who has been in multiple promos.
Most of the new photos and the promo feature Zoe (Stana Katic), so most of the spoilers and speculation will be case-centered, though I have a few theories about Karl and Cassandra, too.
A Different Family Means More Family Drama and Secrets
Murder in a Small Town excels at family drama, and Episode 3 is no exception.
Benjamin Strachan (Ben Cotton) visits his sister Zoe when he’s in financial trouble, and the promo and spoiler photos tease she doesn’t look receptive to seeing him.
This almost seems like a repeat of Murder in a Small Town Season 1 Episode 2 when Sam Sabiston needed money fast and killed his cocaine buddy, Bobby.
This time, Benjamin needs money and thinks people will hurt him or his family. From the spoiler photos, it appears the siblings have a lot of history and dirt on each other.
I suspect it’s not the normal type of sibling rivalry, either. These two may have some real secrets with which to blackmail each other.
It looks like Zoe feared for her life, so that makes us wonder if both Strachan siblings had behavioral issues, or did they trigger each other?
This becomes even more apparent when Karl finds a dead body along the coastline. While Zoe can act like the grieving sister, is it just an act?
How many people wanted Benjamin dead? The promo showed a flashback of the murder scene, and it’s brutal. Someone wanted to ensure he stayed dead.
The suspects start adding up, but the evidence still points to one fiery redhead, and she’s determined to deter Det. Alberg as long as possible.
Could There Be a Psychopath and Arsonist in the Family
The spoiler photos and the promo teased Zoe Strachan as someone who knows how to stay in control. She’ll likely use her female charm on Karl to distract him away from the case and any part she had in her brother’s death.
Karl will need to use his entire team to uncover Zoe’s secrets to learn her killer tendencies if he’s to learn who killed Benjamin and all of the Strachan family secrets.
The stakes become higher when the team discovers that Benjamin has a young son and is terrified of Zoe getting near him.
Zoe really sounds like a cunning psychopath, the type who knows how to play the angles, being sweet one minute and threatening the next. From the weekly promo, I can tell Katic will have viewers on the edge of their seats.
Karl and Sid have children, so this case will likely affect them greatly when the child goes missing.
The promo shows Zoe finding a young boy and starting a fire. Is she a serial arsonist who also murdered her brother?
In this one, we’re about to see Karl put on his superhero cape and save some people as the action and the stakes are heightened.
Lots of Big Name Guest Stars Appear
This is a big case-centric episode with lots of guest stars.
While Stana Katic is the most exciting, many other stars join her in Tuesday’s episode.
Ben Cotton (The Night Agent) plays Zoe’s (Stana Katic) estranged brother Benjamin. They had good sibling vibes as they argued with each other.
Jill Morrison ( Package Deal) appears as Elsie Sokolowski, Sid’s wife. It’ll be refreshing to learn more about Sergeant Sid and his family.
Lucas Bryant (The Night Agent) portrays Roger Galbraith, mentioned in a previous episode as Cassandra’s prom date.
Does Carl Have Competition for Cassandra?
There weren’t any specific spoilers for Karl and Cassandra for this episode, but the cast list featured Lucas Bryant as Roger Galbraith, Cassandra’s old friend and high school prom date.
This suggests that there is either a love triangle or Roger causes problems for the couple. Cassandra shared that Roger was an actor, so he is likely confident and will have no problems going toe-to-toe with Karl.
Hopefully, the series isn’t starting a love triangle this soon, and Roger is a one-time interloper.
Things often get blown out of proportion with small-town gossip, so hopefully, Karl only assumes Roger and Cassandra are dating, and we don’t have to endure a full-blown love triangle.
I’d rather see Karl and Cassandra explore their issues and learn more about their families.
What are you looking forward to seeing from these Spoilers, TV Fanatics?
Are you excited to see Stana Katic appear? Are you excited for a case-heavy episode? What do you think is next for Karl and Cassandra?
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Murder in a Small Town Season 1 Episode 3 airs Tuesday, October 8 at 9/8c on Fox.