Endeavour season 5 episode 5 preview: An assassination attempt; Thursday’s struggle

Endeavour season 5 episode 5 is airing on ITV in one week’s time, and based on the current information that is out there, this installment is going to be especially chilling for Thursday. This is a character forced to take on some of the hardest decisions we’ve seen on the series to date; by the end of the two hours, there could be some moments that you absolutely do not see coming.

Beyond just that, Endeavour season 5 episode 5 could offer yet another complicated case stemming from an assassination. Things are going to get complicated, messy, and dangerous by the time the episode ends — with that in mind, characters are going to wonder if they’ve gone too deep.

Below, the Endeavour season 5 episode 5 synopsis offers up some more information when it comes to what lies ahead:

An assassination attempt at an international sporting event opens a new case for Endeavour and Thursday, but their investigation is quickly brought to an unexpected end. While Thursday wants to step away, Endeavour is determined to find out more, and secretly undertakes to discover the truth. He soon finds himself embroiled in the dark dealings of espionage, big business and a long-held secret that goes to the very heart of the Oxford community.

While Endeavour chases down the real story behind the assassination, Thursday works closer to home, attempting to protect a battered wife from her violent husband. When tragedy strikes, Thursday has to make a tough moral decision about how to administer justice.

This episode is the penultimate episode one of the season and with that, now is the time in which you should start to ask some hard questions. For example, will Endeavour and Thursday hold onto these same jobs by the end of the season, and are their own lives going to be put into danger? Given the love of cliffhangers and dramatic surprises that are out there, the finale in a couple of weeks should very much make everyone nervous.

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