Under The Bridge
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Teenagers have woefully underdeveloped brains.
The frontal lobe the section dedicated to decision-making and higher-order thinking doesnt fully develop until age 25.
This episode closely follows Josephine, Dusty, and Kelly in the aftermath of this reveal.
Kelly wildly vacillates between acting tough and acting a fool.
She paints an eerie portrait of a young woman with startling signs of early psychopathy.
Watching her navigate her new situation, I squirmed in my seat and felt increasingly angry.
According to Rebecca Godfreys book, the real Kelly Ellard actually did say these things about Reena.
As the girls rally together, the idea of family comes up time and again.
Anyone, that is, except Kelly.
Each time Kelly admits to something horrible, Josephines reactions are a sight to see.
Cam and Rebecca chat briefly about the case.
He says a mixed-race group attacked her and leaves it at that.
It feels like everyone accepts this as gospel because there are no follow-up questions.
[Gestures broadly on 90s race politics.]
She offers to have a go at get Josephine back on her side.
Josephine and Dusty take the bait immediately, but Kelly is less trusting.
Kelly, though, continues to be her best psychopath self.
She makes Rebecca take them to the Crip lair.
Josephine is appalled, but Rebecca has this on lock.
Fun times in the middle of a murder investigation!
Rebecca gamely pops a tab on her tongue, and the girls immediately bail on her.
We finally find out what happened to Rebeccas older brother, Gabe.
He drowned when Rebecca was 13.
But Warren has a surprise for her too.
He admits he took part in Reenas murder.
Warrens tearful confession is cut short, but it has been established that Kelly was the murderer.
We follow Dusty for part of this episode as she tries to reestablish a relationship with her sister.
She wants her family back, but her sister isnt willing to give her that chance.
The kids arent either.
Theres a devastating beat when Dusty asks to stay and a young girl chirps, Mom, no!
The last time Dusty stayed with them, she held a knife to one kids throat.
A few minutes into this conversation, Cam knocks on the door.
She picks up Dusty because shes in violation of her protection order.
And they were all just so angry at the adults and the world that had failed them.
Kelly, however, is a different story.
That place is pretty lax, but I cant imagine sleepovers are allowed there.
The flashbacks dealing with the fallout from Reenas false accusation against her father are just so painful to watch.
The Manjit stuff is incredibly tragic, but Josephines involvement is a bit more haunting.
Reena is horrified to learn this because she thought Josephine had lied to liberate herself.
Instead, we find out the origin story of Josephines love for gangster culture.
She wants to get back at this dude for what he did and the life he stole from her.
Its a fully understandable revenge fantasy, and it makes Josephine a sympathetic figure for a few fleeting moments.
In real life, this was also the situation.
Nadja was staying at Seven Oaks and heard Josephine and Kelly brag about the killing.
