The Capture on Prime Video
The Capture on Prime Video – When a British soldier is charged with a crime, the tenacious young detective handling his case begins to uncover a conspiracy.
After ex-soldier Shaun Emery’s (Callum Turner) conviction for a murder in Afghanistan is overturned due to flawed video evidence, he returns home a free man to his young daughter.
But when CCTV footage from a night out in London comes to light, Shaun’s life takes a shocking turn and he must soon fight for his freedom once again.
With DI Rachel Carey (Holliday Grainger) drafted in to investigate Shaun’s case, she quickly learns that the truth can sometimes be a matter of perspective.
Storyline For The Capture on Prime Video
Lance Corporal Shaun Emery (Callum Turner) is leaving his prison cell to go to the appeal of his murder conviction six months prior; he’s accused of killing an Afghan soldier in cold blood.
During the appeal, his barrister Hannah Roberts (Laura Haddock) brings on a video expert who says that the model of helmet camera that captured Shaun supposedly killing the soldier, then telling people to get back has audio sync issues.
When things are properly lined up, the video shows that things happened in an order that helps exonerate Emery.
Then we see Detective Inspector Rachel Carey (Holliday Grainger) on one of her first cases in the homicide and serious crimes division of the Metropolitan Police.
The Detective Inspector had previously been assigned to the anti-terrorism division that gathers evidence from the city’s CCTV cameras, but has to prove she can solve a “big” case in order to be taken seriously for leadership positions.
She’s called to a sentencing for a terrorism case; Commander Danny Hart (Ben Miles), the senior official overseeing the case also happens to have an (ahem) close, personal relationship with Rachel.
They both know that it’ll have to end now, since she is now working in a division that he oversees.
After Emery’s dismissal, his buddies throw him a party at the local pub.
He makes sure to thank Hannah, but she says the video thing was all the idea of his solicitor, Charlie Hall (Barry Ward).
But he has something to say to Hannah, especially now that she’s not his barrister anymore.
But before he can, he gets into a fight with a buddy who jokes about him killing that Afghan soldier, and Hannah leaves.
He catches up to her at a bus stop and asks her out.
She agrees to it, but gets on the incoming bus, even though he offered her a ride.
Episodes of The Capture on Prime Video
S1.E1 ∙ What Happens in Helmand
When British soldier Shaun Emery is accused of a crime he strenuously denies, newly promoted DI Rachel Carey is assigned to investigate.
Episodes of The Capture on Prime Video S1.E2 ∙ Toy Soldier
After key evidence is mysteriously redacted from her investigation, Carey is forced to find other ways of pursuing Shaun, who is searching for answers of his own.
S1.E3 ∙ Truffle Hog
Shaun is interrogated by the CIA in a covert safe house, and while Rachel sees CCTV footage of him going in, she then finds she is unable to locate him inside. Her investigation leads her to make shocking discoveries about the degree to which CCTV footage might be manipulated. Finally released by his American captors, Shaun goes on the run from the police – but his quest to clear his name soon takes a devastating turn.
Episodes of The Capture on Prime Video S1.E4 ∙ Blind Spots
Rachel finally comes face to face with Shaun, who offers up the location of the CIA safe house before managing to evade arrest once more. The fugitive soldier flees into an encounter with two mysterious strangers, who offer to provide him with the answers he is looking for. Rachel pays Napier a visit, and the meeting leaves her more convinced than ever that the CCTV network has been compromised.
S1.E5 ∙ A Pilgrim of Justice
Neither Carey nor Shaun is prepared for what lies ahead, as the truth in all its complexity and ambiguity is revealed to them.
Episodes of The Capture on Prime Video S1.E6 ∙ Correction
Secrets of the intelligence services are in danger of being exposed. Shaun’s future, and the fate of our criminal justice system, lie with one person. Carey has a choice to make.
