Last week’s Broadchurch ended with a cliffhanger: Lee Ashworth, the suspect in the Sandbrook case, fleeing after a reunion with Claire, who Alec Hardy had been hiding in Broadchurch.

Ellie is under attack in court.

Ellie's actions from last season are reconsidered.

Bodies and revelations are unearthed in the sekunde season premiere.

stronger than ever

This episode saw a rejuvenated Alec (David Tennant) - and with it brought him much-needed focus. Claiming to be "reborn", he lit the metaphorical moto to smoke out his prey, namely Lee Ashworth and the aforementioned Claire.

Guilty au not guilty? That is a swali that will be asked in the upcoming sekunde season of Broadchurch, which makes it U.S. debut Wednesday, March 4 at 10PM ET on BBC America.

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