The Inheritance continued this week with episode 3, another gripping hour of television on Channel 5 which left us with one burning question… Who the HELL is James?
Episode 3 of The Inheritance on Channel 5 saw the family home broken into, while Daniel got increasingly desperate to pay back his loan as Glen became more threatening.
Nathan got head-butted, Pete showed his true colours (super shady, mate!), Susan did a dramatic u-turn about the money, and police arrested Daniel. But at the heart of it was the mystery surrounding Michael’s suicide – why he did it, and what he knew. Here are all the questions we have after watching episode 3 of the gripping Channel 5 thriller The Inheritance.
***Warning: spoilers from episode 3 of The Inheritance on C5 ahead***
Daniel, played by Robert James-Collier, is in heaps of trouble in The Inheritance (Credit: Channel 5)
The Inheritance episode 3 on Channel 5: Has Daniel been set up?
Daniel’s had a worse week than Phillip Schofield, with £25,000 debt hanging around his neck like a noose. Loan shark and thug Glen got nastier and more menacing, but seemed less interesting in the money, and more in having contact with his estranged son Charlie.
Either way, Daniel was in danger, so perhaps being locked up by the police wasn’t a bad place for him to be. Desperate for the money to pay Glen back, Daniel turned to his brother-in-law Pete, which ended badly (see more below).
However, at the end of the excellent episode, Daniel‘s day hit rock bottom… DS Morris took Daniel in for questioning, after discovering that the money Michael was receiving from Dennis has been found in Daniel’s bank account, transferred after Michael’s death. Now, we’re not rocket scientists, but if Daniel knew he was coming into money, why would he have begged Pete for it?
More likely that Daniel has been set up. Probably by the person who broke into Dennis’ home and stole some of his bank accounts…
Has Pete been watching too much Dragons’ Den?
We knew there was something suspicious about Chloe’s husband Pete from the get go. And he really came into his own in episode 3 of The Inheritance. Got to say, Adil Ray’s performance as Pete is one of the most interesting in the series.
In this episode, Pete blackmailed Daniel into telling Chloe the truth about receiving money from his dad in large cash donations to DRD1 – Dennis Restaurant Daniel. We’re not sure how he found out, unless he was the thief at the beginning of the episode…
Daniel has always despised Pete – hence calling him Mr Bloody Perfect on his phone’ – so perhaps it’s not surprising that Pete seized his opportunity to get his own back. When Daniel asked him for the loan of £25,000, Pete jumped at the chance to humiliate him with a ridiculously cruel condition – he wants to take over the running of the restaurant.
In a scene straight out of Dragons’ Den, Pete bartered: “I’ll give you the £25,000, but in return I want the restaurant.” Peter Jones would be so proud.
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