Brad Ingelsby, the creator of Mare of Easttown, has stated that one of the difficulties in plotting this series was telling a story piecemeal over seven episodes - how much to reveal in each episode so that the viewers would not get ahead of the story. His failure was to pile cliche upon contrivance so that by the concluding episode one must suspend disbelief beyond reason. There will be no spoilers here. The entire mini-series is the spoiler - since the actors were disserved by truly amateurish plotting. Watch for the acting; tolerate the plot.