This is well-acted for a Lifetime movie of this genre. Called "The Boarder" and "Twisted Tenant" in the UK. I think there is another title too!
There isn't any explanation why Jake has not attacked her mother yet he suddenly starts killing again once the daughter shows up and starts accusing him.
It's unlikely he would have a gun and change his strangling MO in the last half hour but it's necessary to move the plot forward to the denouement.
The major plot holes are mainly to do with the hopeless investigation of the murders. Also why he starts murdering again.
When 'Deputy Daug' first starts to investigate the first strangulation he doesn't ask the daughter to come in and make a statement or perhaps try to do a e-fit of the killer! Then, later when he finds out that Jake was in the vicinity he doesn't ask him to come in to make a statement either.
All he needed to do with the bloody shoe was take a scraping and she could have put it right back before he noticed perhaps. There was no way the blood could be entered into evidence until the shoe was discovered legally with a warrant but it helps convince them that Jake is the killer.
When Sherrie is killed out back of the laundromat.. there were so many witnesses to his altercation inside with another customer that he'd definitely have been brought in for questioning. The fact that he has unexplained scratches on his face would be a major red flag.
The ending was a bit lame especially with her Mother planning to take in another boarder after all that she went through .
But, in spite of all of this, it was pretty well done and I enjoyed the overall pockets of suspense.
There isn't any explanation why Jake has not attacked her mother yet he suddenly starts killing again once the daughter shows up and starts accusing him.
It's unlikely he would have a gun and change his strangling MO in the last half hour but it's necessary to move the plot forward to the denouement.
The major plot holes are mainly to do with the hopeless investigation of the murders. Also why he starts murdering again.
When 'Deputy Daug' first starts to investigate the first strangulation he doesn't ask the daughter to come in and make a statement or perhaps try to do a e-fit of the killer! Then, later when he finds out that Jake was in the vicinity he doesn't ask him to come in to make a statement either.
All he needed to do with the bloody shoe was take a scraping and she could have put it right back before he noticed perhaps. There was no way the blood could be entered into evidence until the shoe was discovered legally with a warrant but it helps convince them that Jake is the killer.
When Sherrie is killed out back of the laundromat.. there were so many witnesses to his altercation inside with another customer that he'd definitely have been brought in for questioning. The fact that he has unexplained scratches on his face would be a major red flag.
The ending was a bit lame especially with her Mother planning to take in another boarder after all that she went through .
But, in spite of all of this, it was pretty well done and I enjoyed the overall pockets of suspense.