The Calling – Season 1 Episode 4 “The Break” Recap & Review

The Break

Avi’s drawing is now showing Nora and Kathleen in a state of confusion. What are Avi’s instincts seeking to lead him? There must be some kind of indication that he’s not seeing. It’s right in front of his very eyes. Avi requested Earl to look into the circumstances of the incident again. Michael Rosen shows up at the station and hands over the document Zach gave the manuscript to Avi along with Janine.

Michael asserts that every writer writes from the perspective of “looking at the world from the outside” that is to say that he can’t grasp the essence of the topic he’s writing about. However, the work he writes in the present has changed his perspective and has been accompanied by his disappearance Vincent.

Avi believes this isn’t random and that it could lead them somewhere. He is planning to contact the Millers and interview them separately. Avi initially targets Zach. Zach the English teacher is already concerned and defensive about his possible involvement in the disappearance of Vincent. Avi’s accusatory tone exacerbates the feeling, and Zach feels slighted.

Avi asks him all kinds of concerns regarding his sexuality, whether the letters were penned by Vincent and whether he felt the need to get revenge for kissing Dania. Zach isn’t able to provide any clear answers, however, it appears that Zach is telling the truth.

Janine is a bit confused and asks Dania in a different corner of the radio station. She divulges something shocking which prompts Janine to call Avi to ask him to look into it. She reveals that she put the letters beneath the door of the Conte’s because she felt compassion. Detectives meet to discuss the consequences of the family’s lack of action and Avi is convinced that Vincent is dead. That’s why they didn’t leap at the moment they received the letters and gave their information to detectives. They were aware that not sending the letters could affect the result of the investigation.

Avi set up an elaborate trap using Dania. He tells her to call Nora and her response confirms Avi’s theories even though he’s not inclined to incriminate Nora since he believes that she is not involved in anything in connection with the killing. Earl is investigating a phone call from the daycare, which received an alleged bomb threat. The owner, Anna Harvey, dismisses these threats as an attempt to undermine her business, and there are no further developments during the episode, until the close of the episode.

Avi confronts Nora at the station for her not calling. Her tone is similar to the tone of Leonard. She believes Avi believes that they are suspects, and she is not keen to be considered a suspect. What is the reason for this abrupt shift in her beliefs? Avi’s attitude changes too. He claims Nora of being aware she is aware that Vincent died. He claims he didn’t see any signs of hope in her eyes, but only sadness and resentment over the fact that he’s not returning. The others in the glass think that he’s straying from the norm when he tells Nora that they’ve found Vincent’s body.

At the moment they discovered Vincent’s backpack in episode 1, Avi matched the content with his own schedule. The books he was carrying were different, indicating that he didn’t pack his backpack in case the plan was to go to school and was lost on the way. He pleads with Nora to send them his version prior to when Leonard decided to give her an advantage. Also, Avi has a point. Nora starts talking about a disagreement with Vincent as well as Leonard. He spotted Vincent having a sexual relationship with Olivia and couldn’t manage to contain his anger.

In the physical confrontation that ensued the father pushed his son against the wall, and Vincent struck his head in a fatal way. Leonard took his body in a bag and dumped it in the river. The river is the place where the suitcase is. They take the body out of the river, and Leonard is detained. Janine attempts to console Avi by drinking a glass of wine about his involvement in the case. Avi believes he has misread the case however Janine claims that the only thing that matters is they broke up the case. He goes to meet the Millers the next day. While talking, he suddenly notices something.

When Dania claims that Vincent could not be capable of doing the same for his sibling, Avi replays the events of the night that she spoke to Olivia. Leonard claims that the “needed to have his presence” as Avi asked questions. Janine said that the psychologist stated, “either Olivia is protecting Vincent or blocking something out”. In reality, it turned out that it was Leonard who was causing trouble for Olivia and Vincent came in on him but not the reverse. Olivia affirms this and Leonard who is on bail, hands the gun in front of Avi. The detective is able to manage the situation and disarms Leonard and he is detained.

Avi pays tribute to the boy by walking to his room and praying. In the final scene, we witness someone actually putting an explosive in the daycare. This shows that this threat is real.

The Episode Review

Unceremonious and unsatisfactory You can take your choice. These phrases or a combination of them describe episode 4 quite well.

There is no doubt regarding how the case was solved. However, the final lead-up to finding the parent as the true culprit was poor. In the initial three episodes, it seemed like the producers chose to concentrate heavily on the investigation when the primary job was to strengthen the Conte family. The fact that they didn’t do that and the result is disappointing.

Most of the time in watching films or shows about solving crimes viewers tend to connect more with the way in which the solvers get to the conclusion and not the ending the end.

This seems like a lost technique to me. The conclusion seems to be haphazardly and randomly assembled. In the final scene of the episode, which sets up an entirely new investigation for Avi and the others Vincent Conte’s disappearance is solved. Yet, there is a chance that a segment of viewers may wish it could continue and end on a positive note.