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Unraveling the Shocking Finale of Netflix’s Dept. Q: What You Need to Know!

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The series titled “Dept. Q,” created by Scott Frank from “The Queen’s Gambit,” offers an engaging, hard-to-resist watch experience. It revolves around the establishment of a new police unit, a cold-case division aimed at boosting the image of a struggling Edinburgh police department. The head of this new unit is Detective Chief Inspector Carl Morck (Matthew Goode), a troubled officer who has recently recovered from a severe shooting incident that left his colleague, DCI Hardy (Jamie Sives), paralyzed and another young officer dead. Instead of a promotion, Morck’s assignment to Dept. Q, located in the grim, former shower areas of the building, serves as a way for higher-ups to get rid of him – a grumpy individual who likely suffers from PTSD and has been causing trouble for Detective Chief Superintendent Moira Jacobson (Kate Dickie).

Department Q is on their first case, trying to find Merritt Lingard, a missing prosecutor for four years. Despite the investigation being abandoned, Morck and his team continue searching, hoping she might still be alive somewhere. A major breakthrough occurs in Episode 8, leading them to a race against time in the thrilling finale of Dept. Q.

Who is Lyle Jennings?

In the second-to-last episode of Dept. Q, it’s uncovered that Ailsa Jennings and her son, Lyle, are the culprits behind Merritt’s four-year kidnapping ordeal. Merritt was held captive in a hyperbaric chamber situated near her childhood home at Mhor. This abduction stems from the belief that Merritt played a part in the death of Ailsa’s son, Harry, who was formerly involved with Merritt. However, it is important to note that any connection between Merritt and Harry’s demise is questionable at best.

The final episode begins with an interview of Lyle as a teenager from Godhaven, a correctional facility. During this interview, Lyle confesses that he and his brother Harry were subjected to regular abuse by their mother, who would confine them in the same hyperbaric chamber as punishment.

As a movie enthusiast, I find it chilling that Lyle appears unfazed by this ordeal – it’s as if being confined in a life-threatening pressure chamber is just another everyday occurrence for him. Moreover, he harbors delusional beliefs about his brother Harry, insisting he’s still alive. Now, let’s talk about Harry; there were rumors that he was the culprit behind the brutal attack on Merritt’s brother William, leaving him for dead with irreversible brain damage that drastically altered his life and eventually made Merritt his guardian. However, this episode unveils a twist: it wasn’t Harry who attacked William; instead, it was Lyle (who had followed Harry into their home) who committed the assault.

In the series Dept. Q, one ongoing enigma is the true identity of Sam Haig, a journalist with whom Merritt had a romantic relationship. The police investigation into Sam’s whereabouts hit a dead end because the evidence didn’t align with his reported location. The finale unveils that there were actually two men named Sam Haig. One was the authentic Sam, a reporter focusing on organized crime and an avid mountaineer, while the other was Lyle, who assumed Sam’s identity, murdered him, and made it appear as if he had died in a climbing accident. They had both visited Godhaven together during their teenage years, where a fight between them left Lyle with one eye permanently damaged, causing two different colored eyes. Sam sought to make amends with Lyle, but Lyle rejected this offer and instead chose to take revenge by killing him. Merritt was unknowingly sleeping with Lyle, who was pretending to be Sam. She unwittingly disclosed the ferry she would be leaving on to Lyle (believing he was Sam), which enabled Lyle to orchestrate the kidnapping.

In the concluding episodes, the enigma surrounding Merritt’s superior, Stephen Burns (played by Mark Bonnar), is resolved. Previously thought to be corrupt and possibly implicated in Merritt’s disappearance after a case involving a husband acquitted for murdering his wife, Burns was indeed found to have questionable dealings. However, it was revealed that the pressure on him came from the defendant’s associates, who threatened the life of his daughter. Using his influence over Burns, Morck successfully negotiated (or perhaps blackmailed) for additional resources for Department Q.

Does Merritt survive?

In a secluded area of Scotland, Merritt had been abducted and confined within a hyperbaric chamber for four long years, causing many to believe he was deceased. However, DCI Morck later revisited the case, which took an unexpected turn when they found Lyle Jennings. This revelation led Morck and his assistant Akram back to Mhor to talk to Ailsa about her son’s whereabouts. Meanwhile, Rose and Hardy, who was assisting on the case while working on regaining mobility, stayed in Edinburgh to delve deeper into Lyle’s past. In a shocking turn of events, Rose uncovered that when Lyle was 15, he forced one of his friends into the hyperbaric chamber they owned through his father’s company and kept him there for three days. This discovery enabled Rose to alert Morck just in time—he had been attempting to enter Ailsa’s home, with her standing guard, ready to fire a shotgun at whoever dared to enter.

In their pursuit, Morck and Akram come across an old warehouse linked to Shorebird Ocean Systems (SOS), a company whose emblem is the cormorant – a bird that was crucial in the early stages of the enigma surrounding Merritt’s kidnapping. Coincidentally, this building had been sealed off four years ago, around the same period when Merritt vanished. Upon entering, they find Detective Cunningham, who initially discovered Merritt, deceased and concealed within his police vehicle’s trunk. His demise was at the hands of Lyle earlier in the storyline after he stumbled upon Merritt.

After locating Merritt within the hyperbaric chamber, extricating her proved challenging due to the potential lethal impact of a sudden pressure release. As they devised a method to decrease the pressure, their efforts were disrupted by Lyle, brandishing a shotgun. Bravely, Morck stepped in front of Akram, receiving a gunshot wound in his arm (which he would recover from). This scene mirrored the series’ opening, where a bullet passed through Morck en route to Hardy. Morck’s selfless act of shielding Akram, following a season filled with sarcastic and disrespectful comments towards him, took on profound significance. Lyle moved to eliminate them both, but Merritt’s scream from below momentarily diverted his attention, providing just enough time for Akram to react. In quick succession, Akram plunged a knife into Lyle’s neck and disarmed him, fatally shooting Lyle. Once they managed to reduce the pressure, summoned backup arrived, and Merritt was safely extracted from the chamber.

In my perspective as a movie reviewer, let me share with you an intriguing turn of events: Almost slipping away unnoticed, the character Ailsa makes a valiant attempt to flee. However, her escape route is cut off when she encounters a roadblock manned by the police on the ferry bound for Mhor. Instead of surrendering, this resilient figure shows an act of defiance that leaves us stunned – she seizes her gun and ends her life through self-inflicted gunshot wound, thwarting any attempts by the law enforcement to apprehend her before it was too late.

Who shot DCI Morck?

In the storyline of Dept Q, another significant thread focuses on the probe into a fatal shooting that claimed the life of DC Anderson, severely injured DCI Morck, and left DCI Hardy wheelchair-bound from the waist down. This event serves as the starting point for the series. As the investigation progresses throughout the season, there are several revelations, but the police remain no nearer to identifying the perpetrators of this lethal shooting. Morck maintains his suspicion that it could have been an inside job, given that DC Anderson was connected to a local crime lord and had mysteriously requested a phony welfare check for a house, which led to the shooting incident.

Despite the previous difficulties cast over Morck and Hardy, there’s an undeniable sense of hope within the department now. Three months after rescuing Merritt, Morck comes back to Department Q, eager to tackle a fresh mystery. Alongside him are Akram and Rose, and to their delight, Hardy, who has regained his ability to walk. The success of solving an apparently unsolvable case has given them renewed vigor, and they’re all raring to go on their next project.

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2025-05-29 19:06

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