Piégés - 2018 - 5/10
AKA - The Reckoning
French two-parter appears to be clone of 2011 UK two-parter.
Elsa sits in an attorney’s office to hear of an unexpected bequest.
€5000 free and clear for showing up, €1 million if she performs a small task.
Murder a stranger. Simple choice? She also has an ill child needing expensive treatment.
First part holds interest as you gauge your own inclinations, and watch the story progress.
Second half hurtles off the rails, as the premise grows increasingly preposterous.