This episode, the first of the second season, opens with Frank rescuing Caterina "Cat" Boldieu from her North African captors; it later emerges that not only is her father a senior French politician but she was a decorated member of the French security service. Two years on and Cat has replaced Carla as his 'booking agent'. The main story begins when a twelve year old boy witnesses his father, an Italian Judge, being killed in what is assumed to me a Mafia hit. The killer is arrested and Frank takes to job of delivering the boy from his home in Germany to the court in Rome. Unfortunately the killer's brother is just as dangerous and is determined that the boy won't live to testify. He makes numerous attempts on the boy's life from the moment they leave his uncles house
clearly somebody is feeding them information.
This episode gets off to an exciting start with the rescue of new character Cat; Violante Placido does a solid job in the role, demonstrating that she can handle action scenes. The mission is what one would expect of the series; a succession of car stunts and fights that lead up to an explosive conclusion predictable but fun. What wasn't predictable was the death of Frank's mechanic, Dieter Hausmann; this was a real shock and could weaken what is left of the series as he was likable and provided most of the series' laughs hopefully this won't be the case. At least he got a proper send off and we weren't just told he'd gone like Carla Overall a decent start to the season; I look forward to seeing how various cast changes effect the remaining episodes.
This episode gets off to an exciting start with the rescue of new character Cat; Violante Placido does a solid job in the role, demonstrating that she can handle action scenes. The mission is what one would expect of the series; a succession of car stunts and fights that lead up to an explosive conclusion predictable but fun. What wasn't predictable was the death of Frank's mechanic, Dieter Hausmann; this was a real shock and could weaken what is left of the series as he was likable and provided most of the series' laughs hopefully this won't be the case. At least he got a proper send off and we weren't just told he'd gone like Carla Overall a decent start to the season; I look forward to seeing how various cast changes effect the remaining episodes.