The series is reputedly not named after the painting by Grant Wood, though each episode’s title is also styled on a famous painting, this one being from Whistler’s 1871 portrait of his mother. As an image that has stood for family values and affection between parents and children since Victorian times, I can’t help feeling that it is being used rather ironically in this case. On the surface, the Hawthorne’s are just like any other family with sibling rivalry, a matriarch mother who rules her roost, and a few long forgotten secrets lurking in their closets. Admittedly, they are far wealthier than your average Joe, which obviously provides them with certain privileges and securities. Yet despite their fortunate start in life, this hasn’t prevented them succumbing to a number of vices, including addiction, deceitfulness, manipulation, and, oh yeah, one of them probably being responsible for a string of grisly murders fourteen ago. …show more content…
Firstly, a large chunk of concrete falls from the roof in a tunnel, exposing some evidence that traces back to one of the victims of “The Silver Bells Killer”, a criminal who escaped justice after strangling half a dozen of Boston’s wealthy elite, before quietly retiring. Secondly, while helping Cam through a period of weakness in his rehab, Tess unearths a hidden box which firmly suggests that someone in their family is responsible for the