Flame episode

It's a mystery left for the viewers to figure out

I always assumed that it was a serial killer who set up the desperate husbands. The killer could fulfill his need to kill while never getting caught because he would set up the husbands for the deaths of their wives.

I loved this episode because it kept me guessing. At some point, I thought Napeworth was a figment of his imagination and even thought there could be a link to their names. Did not bother trying to figure it out, but had the A Ha moment when the detective did.

One one hand, they want us to think Napeworth was real, but taking advantage of these men who were trying to kill their wives. He lingers in the chatrooms and tries to find a desperate soul to prey on. The clever bit about the names ends up making these guys look crazy. Notice in the last scene where we see 'Napeworth', he finds a new target, Dave. But when he says, "Hello Dave, my name is...", the credits roll. They even give us an excuse for the vacant home - Napeworth could have moved the furniture and come back to rearrange it.

On the other hand, the bartender says she did not see him with Napeworth. Could be true, but if he's real, why didn't he take the money?

A bit like modern art in that it is what you want it to be.

Yeah, I had in mind a serial killer who gets others to take the blame. But I did like playing with the idea that he was a figment of Joe's imagination, so I wanted to keep it as vague as possible. :-)