Last night marked the end of the first season of Secrets and Lies (it may be the end of the series as well) and many viewers were less than pleased about how it ended.
On Secrets and Lies, a house painter and family man discovers a neighbor boy’s dead body in the woods and he quickly goes from being a Good Samaritan to a murder suspect. The lives of everyone around him are turned upside down by the ensuing police investigation and media attention. Did he really do it? The series stars Ryan Phillippe, Juliette Lewis, KaDee Strickland, Natalie Martinez, Dan Fogler, Indiana Evans, and Belle Shouse.
In the finale, we learn that Abby killed Tom and says that the two kids had planned to run away together to be rid of their turmultuous households. She says that he wanted to go back, she panicked and accidently killed him wiith a flashlight. Ben decides to protect his family and take the rap for the murder. Cornell knows the truth but can’t talk him out of it. Abby goes free and Ben goes to jail for a crime he didn’t commit. The twist is that Abby killing Tom wasn’t accidental. Her murder of Tom was brutal and premeditated. End of season… or is it?
In an extra scene released by ABC, the story picks up 14 months later. It’s Natalie’s 18th birthday and she and Dave are quietly celebrating at a coffee shop. Cornell walks in and tries to convinces Natalie that she finally needs to clear her father’s name. It seems like Natalie will testify. Unfortunately, it sounds like Ben has died but Cornell doesn’t explicitly say that. In the final moments, we see Cornell approaching Abby and her mother as they’re on a shopping trip. Here’s the video:
What do you think? Do you like the extra scene? Would you like to see more of these characters or has this story been wrapped up enough for you?
Sooo 18 months go by and all of a sudden Nat wants to clear her fathers name?? Great story LINE…. But doesn’t seem like enough attention was given to detail…for other reason a
This show has kept everyone on the edge of their seats wondering who killed Tom. Now you end the season and nothing is closed. You have a father in prison for a crime he did not do, you have a child-killer free as a bird and now you throw in a new piece of info (on-line no less) that Ben maybe dead… Really?!?! AND you want to END the series…
I was so anxious for the finale to finally be here (which I thought should have been 2 hours long) and then I was so disappointed with the ending. When Abby tells her Mom that it wasn’t supposed to happen like that and if he (Tom) would have only gone to the river, Christy realizes that Tom’s death was premeditated and her intentions were to drown him. Christy should have immediately turned around and went back and taken Abby to Cornell for questioning and to let her see what her Father was facing. Knowing Abby, she probably would have tried… Read more »
The death penalty normally takes years to happen, so this is probably not what happened to Ben. I think they should take it back–he’s not dead. I was rather expecting that once Christy realized Abby intended to kill Tom, that she would be in danger from Abby herself. There could be a good deal of drama over that storyline. And we need to know what happened to Jess, Scott, and Jess’s sister. Also, does Cornell’s daughter ever repent, or ever get out of prison? Do Ben and Christy ever get back together? Does Cornell ever find happiness for herself? Now… Read more »
Was confusing that you had to go on line to see the end which still is not clear what happened. We looked forward to each show but we still do not know what happened. We would like to see more but please charge the little girl for what she did.
LOVE this show. don’t kill off Ben! he’s what drew the shows popularity! and in the extra scene why would Ben’s wife have never gone back to retrieve her other daughter and just left her there to fend for herself?? made no sense that she’d just leave her there in the first place. We want more! but not minus Ben!
This series was made to continue.
Please don’t cancel the show. Abby killed someone. She has to learn. Letting her father take the blame is stupid.
Please return for another season.
Loved this show! It needs to continue with Ben ALIVE! Good writing except for the finale……keep it going!
That ending sucked. Enough is enough, to watch for all those weeks and then no real conclusion. Pulling the kid inn at the last minute is a hack writers cheap trick.
Come on season 2
Keep series on. And don’t kill Ben. It is a good show and they are getting fewer and fewer.
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Wavt to see more. Who is going to be the next victim? Will it be another child, Abby’s sister or her mother’s friend? There are enough questions for another season. How did Ben die?
Please don’t kill Ben and make the child pay for her crime she kill a little person with rage, Parents should not take a big responsibility for your child she need therapy. Finish the story you left us with a bitter taste. So come back and but detective on another case. Please don’t cancel a show that I like thank you .