Long Bright River · Season 1 · Episode 4

Long Bright River Season 1 Episode 4: Blind Spot

Aired Mar 13, 2025 50 min Peacock
Mickey tells Truman Paula's claim that the culprit is a cop and that Dock is cleared. A 2005 flashback shows the girls at the police youth club, where Kacey met Paula and Mickey met Officer Cleare. Truman discovers Jimmy Scanlon had a secret account from S.O.K. Holdings and a contact named Melissa. Mickey tells Truman Paula's claim that the culprit is a cop and that Dock is cleared. A 2005 flashback shows the girls at the police youth club, where Kacey met Paula and Mickey met Officer Cleare.

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Mickey shares with Truman that Paula said the culprit is a cop and that Dock had a tight alibi. A 2005 flashback places the girls at the police youth club, where Kacey met Paula and Mickey met Officer Cleare. Truman learns Jimmy Scanlon had a secret bank account funded by S.O.K. Holdings and was meeting a woman named Melissa. Mickey responds to a domestic-violence call and arrests the husband, who claims to remember her.

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In episode 4, Mickey and Truman investigate the dirty-cop theory and uncover that Simon — Thomas's father and Mickey's former youth-club counselor — was the counselor to every victim. At Thomas's birthday party, Officer Cleare is revealed as Thomas's father and leaves after a fight. Mickey comes to suspect Simon is the killer.

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Episode
Season 1, Episode 4 of 8
Title
Blind Spot
Air Date
Mar 13, 2025
Runtime
50 min
Director
TBA
Writers
TBA

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Episode Summary

Mickey tells Truman Paula's claim that the culprit is a cop and that Dock is cleared. A 2005 flashback shows the girls at the police youth club, where Kacey met Paula and Mickey met Officer Cleare. Truman discovers Jimmy Scanlon had a secret account from S.O.K. Holdings and a contact named Melissa. Mickey arrests a violent husband who claims to remember her. At Thomas's party, Cleare is revealed as Thomas's father and leaves after a fight with Gee Pop. Mickey finds all victims attended the youth club and that Simon counseled them, leading her to suspect Simon.

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Long Bright River Season 1 Episode 4 Recap

Mickey shares with Truman that Paula said the culprit is a cop and that Dock had a tight alibi. A 2005 flashback places the girls at the police youth club, where Kacey met Paula and Mickey met Officer Cleare.

Truman learns Jimmy Scanlon had a secret bank account funded by S.O.K. Holdings and was meeting a woman named Melissa. Mickey responds to a domestic-violence call and arrests the husband, who claims to remember her.

At Thomas's birthday party, Officer Cleare arrives and is revealed as Thomas's father; he refuses to stay and leaves with a new partner after a fight with Gee Pop. Mickey is forced to manage Thomas's distress.

Mickey discovers that all the victims attended the police youth club and that Simon was the counselor to all of them. A flashback shows Cleare encouraging Mickey toward music school while a young Kacey struggles with drinking.

Mickey tells Truman she believes Simon is the culprit, because Simon is still a cop and counseled every victim.

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Key Moments

  1. Mickey tells Truman Paula said the killer is a cop (F01).
  2. Truman finds Jimmy Scanlon's S.O.K. Holdings account and contact Melissa (F03).
  3. Cleare is revealed as Thomas's father at the birthday party and leaves after a fight (F05).
  4. Mickey discovers all victims attended the police youth club (F06).
  5. Mickey learns Simon counseled all the victims (F06).
  6. Mickey tells Truman she suspects Simon is the culprit (F08).

Analysis

Character Development

Mickey Fitzpatrick

Mickey connects the victims through the police youth club and names Simon, still a cop, as her prime suspect. Interpretation: E4 shifts Mickey's suspicion from faceless corrupt cops to a specific person from her own past.

Simon & Mickey Fitzpatrick

Simon's identity as Thomas's father is exposed at the party, and he departs amid conflict with Gee Pop and Mickey. Interpretation: E4 surfaces the entangled history between Mickey, Simon and Thomas that the season later unravels.

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Long Bright River Season 1 Episode 4 Ending Explained

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This section discusses the ending of "Blind Spot" in detail. Stop here if you haven't watched the episode.

As of S1E4, Mickey suspects Simon is the culprit because he counseled all the victims, but this is her theory, not a confirmed fact within the episode.

As of S1E4, Simon's whereabouts and involvement are not established beyond Mickey's suspicion.

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What happens in Long Bright River episode 4?

Mickey and Truman investigate the dirty-cop theory, Thomas's father is revealed at his birthday party, and Mickey comes to suspect Simon, who counseled all the victims at the police youth club.

Who is Simon in Long Bright River?

Simon is Mickey's ex and Thomas's biological father, a former police youth-club counselor to all the murder victims; Mickey comes to suspect him in episode 4.

What is S.O.K. Holdings in Long Bright River?

S.O.K. Holdings is the company that funded a secret bank account of Jimmy Scanlon's; it is an unresolved lead as of episode 4.

Who is Officer Cleare?

Officer Cleare is the man revealed at Thomas's birthday party to be Thomas's father; he is also the Simon referenced throughout Mickey's flashbacks.

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Mickey Fitzpatrick's sergeant, who rules the encampment deaths overdoses, assigns the murder case to Danjarat, and repeatedly blocks Mickey's investigation

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