The Show (2021) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Fletcher Dennis Arrives in Northampton

Fletcher Dennis arrives in the town of Northampton on a mysterious mission. He has come in search of a missing person named James Mitchum, whose whereabouts remain unknown.

Where

Northampton

A Meeting at the Public Library

Fletcher visits the local public library in hopes of tracking down information about James Mitchum. There he meets the librarian, Henry Gaunt, who offers to assist him in his search.

Where

Northampton Public Library

Henry Hacks the Hospital Network

Proving surprisingly resourceful, Henry Gaunt hacks into the network of the local hospital. The search reveals that James Mitchum was admitted there the previous evening, giving Fletcher his first solid lead.

Where

Northampton Public Library

James Found Dead in the Morgue

Fletcher heads to the hospital, where he is ushered down to the morgue by a strange man named Clive. There he makes the grim discovery that James Mitchum is dead, having succumbed to his injuries.

Where

Hospital morgue

Following Leads to Young Detectives

Following a series of leads through the town, Fletcher meets with a pair of adolescent detectives. The youthful investigators receive him in their headquarters, a modest garden shed.

Where

Garden shed

Encounter with a Local Gangster

On his way out of the shed, Fletcher chances upon a local gangster who is waiting to see the young Hardy Boys. The encounter hints at the criminal underbelly quietly operating in Northampton.

Where

Outside the garden shed

Questioning the Nightclub Bouncer

Fletcher next pays a visit to the nightclub where James Mitchum was fatally injured. He speaks with the bouncer there, gathering more information about the circumstances surrounding James's death.

Where

Nightclub

Faith's Near-Death Experience

Fletcher finds Faith in hospital and listens as she recounts her near-death experience. She describes meeting James and dancing with him in a strange club during the ordeal.

Where

Hospital

The Truth About the Client

Fletcher reveals to Faith his true purpose in Northampton. He is not looking for a friend but is in fact a private investigator hunting for a missing necklace, hired by an elderly East End businessman named Patsy Bleeker.

Where

Hospital

Dreams Grow Increasingly Strange

Night after night, Fletcher's dreams become increasingly strange and unsettling. Eventually he finds himself dreaming of the very same club that Faith visited during her near-death experience.

When

Night

Where

The dream club

Frank Metterton's Revelation

Within the dream, Fletcher meets a man named Frank Metterton. Frank warns him that his client Patsy Bleeker is not telling the truth, neither about himself nor about the missing necklace.

When

Night

Where

The dream club

A Plan to Lure Patsy

The next day, Fletcher explains to Faith everything he discovered about Patsy in the dream. Together they decide that they must lure Patsy to Northampton in order to finally resolve the matter.

When

The next day

Where

Hospital

Patsy Arrives and Faith Is Kidnapped

Patsy arrives in Northampton that evening and moves quickly. With the help of his minions, he kidnaps Faith in order to lure Fletcher into a deadly ambush.

When

Evening

Where

Northampton

Fletcher Rescues Faith

Fletcher walks into the trap but refuses to succumb to it. He thwarts Patsy and his men, fighting through the ambush and successfully rescuing Faith from their clutches.

A Superhero Watches on CCTV

Unbeknownst to everyone involved, the dramatic confrontation is being watched live on closed-circuit television. The mysterious observer is Henry Gaunt, bizarrely dressed as a masked superhero.