'Unforgotten' Finally Admits It's Complicated in the Season 6 Finale
Unforgotten's finale doesn't waste any time getting our suspects into the interrogation room. In previous seasons, the series has typically eliminated one or two suspects by the time the finale rolls around. However, for Season 6, to keep viewers believing multiple suspects could have all done it together, no one has been eliminated yet, not even the ones who are most likely innocent, like Marty Bains. In fact, the finale opens with him being arrested for hanging out in Juliet's flat, having run to her for help. Why he thought she might help is unclear, since her first reaction is to use this as proof to Jess that Bains must have done it. But it's obvious he didn't, even before he gets the sit-down treatment.
It takes nearly half the episode to get there, as he's third in line behind Mel and Asif. Mel is still in Ireland; this time, she's getting the full sit-down treatment with Garda Joe seated next to Sunny instead of behind her as an independent observer watching a foreign agent interrogate an Irish citizen. (Not that I think musical chairs will prevent him from spilling every single part of her confession to anyone who will listen in the coming days.) When asked about the baby, she admits that it's true, she got pregnant in June 2020.
However, Melinda lied to Father Ryan. He'd been shocked enough she'd gotten pregnant by a married man in the first place that she couldn't tell him she'd terminated it, too. This is what Cooper was blackmailing her about; it started on her birthday (February 12, 2021), when he threatened to expose her to BNC as a complete hypocrite and blow up her right-wing playacting gig. She claims she refused his demand of £30k, so he punched her in the face. She finally hit back and then fled to a male friend in London who can and will confirm all of this. He was gone when she came back, but he persisted in his demands until the amount finally lowered to £5k, and she agreed to meet him on February 24, hoping he'd go away.
