8 Years reminded me of a quotation in a true crime novel some years ago. Homicide officers in a major US city were quoted as saying they didn't feel sorry for most of their murder victims. "They were involved in activities they shouldn't have been, and it got 'em killed." This episode of an otherwise excellent series reminded me of this quotation. It tracks 8 years in the lives of four high school friends; their academic and professional disappointments; failing marriage (I found the depersonalization of the baby a turn-off. It is constantly referred to as 'the baby', not even having an identity as a boy or girl); and activities that run the gamut from shady to illicit.
The cold case of a man murdered in what was thought to be a carjacking is reopened when the shady May character resurfaces. She had disappeared from the hospital emergency room at the time of the crime. Turns out the deceased Clinton had joined his old chum Petey in a car theft ring, and this activity got both him and the ringleader killed. The exclusively Bruce Springsteen soundtrack was quality, and different than a variety of music from the year '88 would have been, but otherwise the story is a must miss.
The cold case of a man murdered in what was thought to be a carjacking is reopened when the shady May character resurfaces. She had disappeared from the hospital emergency room at the time of the crime. Turns out the deceased Clinton had joined his old chum Petey in a car theft ring, and this activity got both him and the ringleader killed. The exclusively Bruce Springsteen soundtrack was quality, and different than a variety of music from the year '88 would have been, but otherwise the story is a must miss.