by Diana Keng for Geek Girl Authority
In a narrative as complex as Cross, there are seemingly unrelated threads woven into the plot at arguably odd angles. Season 1 Episode 3, “The Good Book,” opens with an unknown blonde woman making her way through a haphazard wonderland of second-hand belongings lit only with strewn fairy lights.
She unlocks a door to an equally cluttered space, where she opens a cubby and pulls out her stash. As she’s smoking her drugs, there’s a knock at the door. Opening it, she finds a sealed box outside. Inside the box is a gun and a card that reads, “Kill Alex Cross.”
Cross, The Good Book
At the Cross house, Alex (Aldis Hodge) remembers Maria (Chaunteé Schuler Irving) helping him get dressed for an occasion, helping him tie his tie and humming the whole while. In the present day, he sits on the edge of their bed with no tie at all. He sees Janelle (Melody Hurd) and Nana Mama (Juanita Jennings) in the yard picking flowers in the snow.
He comes downstairs dressed very formally. Janelle gives him the flowers to lay on Maria’s grave. Nana Mama advises he spend some time talking to her.
He gets to the gate of Glenn Creek Cemetary and stands there, holding Janelle’s flowers. Sampson (Isaiah Mustafa) arrives. He stands quietly next to Cross. Cross hands him the flowers. Sampson takes them into the cemetery alone. Cross turns away and leaves.
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