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2 • July 24 - 30, 2022 Entertainment Now By Sarah Passingham TV Media W hen a lethal cult of personality forms around one woman at the center of a web of murders in Britain, DI Jackson Mendy (Babou Ceesay, "Wolfe") and DS Lola Franks (Eve Myles, "Little Dorrit") are hot on the case in "We Hunt Together." They try harder than ever to get to the bot- tom of a series of killings in the show's Season 2 finale, airing Sunday, July 24, on Showtime. The dark crime drama began in 2020 as Freddy Lane, portrayed by Hermione Corfield ("The Misfits," 2021), meets Baba (Dipo Ola, "Landscapers") in the bathrooms of the club where he works. When Freddy's date attacks her and Baba quickly intervenes, the two become bound to each other by his protection of her. The "partners in crime," as Freddy names herself and Baba, team up — Season 1 spoilers ahead — to eliminate those who set Freddy's life on a path of survival throughout her troubled upbringing. They begin with her date, ambushing him in his own home, before taking on the task of eliminating another man, to whom Freddy must repay a loan. But when a third man drunkenly stumbles upon their staged crime scene, Baba is forced to take dras- tic action. Confident that she and Baba are making smart enough moves to evade police capture, Freddy underestimates the equally skilled pair of investigators on their trail. Jackson and Lola are immediately suspicious of Freddy and narrow their investigation in on her de- spite orders from their doubting superior officer, DSI Susan Smart (Vicki Pepperdine "Getting On"). Hunting the hunters, Jackson and Lola pick up on clues that Freddy and Baba don't realize they've left behind, and together uncover a story from Freddy's path that she's been keeping from Baba — something that changes everything. Instantly devoted to Freddy, Baba is seemingly intoxicated by her attention. With an even more difficult past behind him, Baba is inclined to protect Freddy and right the wrongs she's endured despite his own pain and trauma. While they do share a connection built on violence and secrets, Freddy rewrites some of her own history to keep Baba on her side. Deep into their first-season killing spree, Freddy brings Baba with her to confront an abusive teacher in her home- town who was involved in the death of her childhood best friend. Though Freddy is hiding the truth about her friend's murder, Baba learns of her deception too late. The two disagree on the next steps, but Freddy, as usual, gets her way and her former teacher joins their list of victims. With the police closing in on them, Freddy and Baba are forced to flee into the woods, leading to the tragic shootout in the Season 1 finale. Equally mysterious and twisting, "We Hunt Together's" second season sees Freddy become a martyr in the wake of Baba's mass-murder confession moments before his death. Still unable to pin anything on her directly, Jackson and Lola keep a close eye on the exonerated Fred- dy, who is now running a charity and working with a ghostwriter on her tell-all crime memoir. A disturbing call to Freddy's phone from an unknown num- ber in the middle of the night, however, marks the beginning of yet another series of murders. As Jackson and Lola take up this new addition to the case, Freddy is excited by her twisted new secret admirer and courts him to get what she wants: the death of several people. Cover Story Eve Myles and Babou Ceesay in "We Hunt Together" To kill for: All leads point to Freddy in 'We Hunt Together' Ready Rental 3 x 4 Hayley Siefert 3 x 2 Letters & Numbers Sudoku Fill in the grid so that every row,every column, and every 4x4 box contains the digits 1 through 9 AND the letters A-F. Solution on page 12. Advertise Your Business In Call Advertising at 217-477-5105

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