Watching this well made series was as frustrating as the police and family must have been through this whole ordeal...false leads, confusing narratives, suspect characters. Quite enjoyable but what stops this from being a must-see experience are incredibly superfluous backstories: lead detective and her father's Alzheimer's; attorney's assistant and his boyfriend's attack; etc. These scenarios brought absolutely nothing to the story at hand. The only backstory that was appropriate was lead journalist's partner being rightfully terrified for him and their baby thanks to his overzealous penchant for scooping the police in the investigation. Overall a missed opportunity.
