‘Presumed Innocent’ Finale Delivers Double Twist; Does It Set Up Season 2?
deadline.comSPOILER ALERT: The story includes details about the Season 1 finale of Apple TV+’s Presumed Innocent. Like the proverbial Chekhov’s Gun plot devise — if a writer introduces a gun in a story, there must be a reason for it hanging on the wall, such as it being fired at some point — David E.
Kelley finally used an element he introduced to Scott Turrow’s Presumed Innocent — in a big way. Rusty (Jake Gyllenhaal) and Barbara’s (Ruth Negga) daughter Jaden (Chase Infiniti) was revealed as Carolyn Polhemus’ killer in the final minutes of Presumed Innocent‘s finale.
In the book, as well as in the 1990 movie, Rusty and Barbara have only one child, a young son. Kelley added a daughter, and made both siblings older.
While Jaden had spent most of the series in the background, her comments a couple of episodes ago about dissociation and snapping and acting outside yourself got fans’ attention, making her a potential suspect.
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