Shetland Season 10 extended this week on BBC One. The second episode aired on Wednesday, November 12. The series brought more drama to Lunniswick, and viewers finally got answers about Lana’s unexpected actions. She set fire to Eadie’s home at the end of the first episode, and the detectives needed to finish the investigation.
DI Tosh and DI Ruth Calder worked hard to find the truth. The episode revealed several secrets, some of which pertained to the past and others to the present. Eadie Tulloch’s murder investigation grew more complex, and new suspects came into the picture. Former relationships came to light, and Arthur Muir became a key person of interest.
His connection to Eadie was not what viewers thought. Lana’s actions eventually made sense, and the detectives found clues that pointed in separate directions. This Shetland Season 10 Episode 2 recap breaks down everything that unfolded in the story.
Why did Lana set fire to Eadie's house?
The episode began with Lana being questioned by Tosh and Calder, who wanted to know why she had burned down Eadie’s home. Lana has dementia, but she seemed to know more than she let on. She called Eadie a force of nature and said they were friends before Eadie died.
Then Lana said something unexpected. She told the detectives that Eadie was always involved in other people’s business. When asked if Eadie had hurt anyone, Lana responded strangely. Lana later got upset, and the Procurator Fiscal warned the detectives that they could not question her again.
The fire destroyed evidence from the crime scene, making the murder harder to solve. Eadie and Lana were once close friends, but something came between them.
The tragic storm that changed everything Shetland Season 10 episode 2
The episode revealed a tragic event from the past where Eadie’s son Craig died in a storm. This happened in the early 2000s. The storm hit Lunniswick hard. Arthur and Lana’s son, Ally, also died in the storm.
Both young men worked on a fishing boat called The Linty, but the boat sank during the storm. Lana was a happy person before this tragedy struck. The storm also caused problems between Eadie and her son Ed. Ed felt like he could never measure up to Craig. His mother always compared the two, and the storm changed many lives in Lunniswick.
The Shannon sisters become suspects Shetland Season 10 episode 2
This Shetland Season 10 Episode 2 recap also introduces Stevia and Amy Shannon, who became new suspects. Amy Shannon was one of Eadie’s old social work cases.
Eadie recommended that Amy and her sister Stevia be removed from their mother’s care. According to the files, the mother was neglectful. Amy is currently suing social services as she is angry and looking for someone to blame.
Amy was adopted and went on to become a teacher. She currently lives in Lerwick with her child and parents. Stevia had a hard life growing up in Aberdeen, moving through foster families and two children’s homes.
When Tosh visited them, she felt strange around Stevia. Later, they found out Stevia had a disturbing past. She manipulated other kids in care homes, and she turned them against each other.
Someone else called social services on Amy during the episode. The person who made that call remains unknown. The Shannon sisters had reasons to hate Eadie, and their anger could have been strong enough to lead to murder.
Arthur's secret affair exposed in Shetland Season 10 episode 2
Arthur became the prime suspect in Shetland Season 10. When Lana was questioned repeatedly, she became agitated and said Arthur had done something bad to Eadie. The truth was eventually revealed.
Eadie and Arthur had an affair, which explained why Lana might have wanted to hurt Eadie. Arthur said he ended the affair five years ago, around the time Lana was diagnosed with dementia.
However, there was more to it. Arthur visited Eadie on the night she died. He brought her food and whisky. They ate and drank together, and Arthur claimed they only had one drink.
But the autopsy revealed a different story. Eadie had a large amount of whisky in her stomach and succumbed to overdrinking. This explained why she did not fight back.
What made this strange was that Eadie was not known to drink. DI Ruth Calder said their victim was entirely drunk when she was killed. Arthur insisted Eadie was fine when he left.
Tosh thought the affair gave Lana another reason to burn the house, though it was not really a motive for murder. They released Arthur for the time being, though he remained under suspicion.
Hayley's dangerous secret in Shetland Season 10 episode 2
Hayley Burnett was hiding something big in Shetland Season 10. Her husband, Chris, noticed she was acting strange. She kept checking her phone and sneaking around.
Then they discovered she had a secret phone. Hayley claimed it was for her restaurant business, but that wasn’t true. She finally admitted she was in serious trouble.
This Shetland Season 10 Episode 2 recap revealed Arthur’s affair and many other secrets coming to light in the village.