Despite years of effort leading up to this moment, Michael refuses to take the Alford plea. He strongly believes another lie will not set him free. However, the alternative would mean several more years of time and money being invested into a retrial for which he could still be found guilty. Martha goes to Germany and discovers several truths about her traumatic childhood. We bring you the latest updates!
The Staircase Episode 8 Speculation
In another flashback to 2001, we see Kathleen and Michael get into a fight after Kathleen finds out their retirement funds were compromised due to her company’s stocks plummeting. Kathleen breaks down as she felt like was overburdened with both financial and household responsibilities. Were Michael and her on the verge of separation?
In the upcoming episode, we will see the outcome of Micheal’s choice regarding the Alford plea. If Sophie manages to convince him to take the plea, he will be able to avoid any more prison time. Will Michael change his mind? Stay tuned to find out.
The Staircase Episode 8 Release Date
Chapter 8 of the The Staircase series has been released on Thursday, Jun 09, 2022 at 12:00 am PDT. The chapter title has not been leaked yet.
This will be the final episode of the series. No delays have been announced.
I. Is the series on break?
No, the series is not on break and will resume as scheduled.
The Staircase Episode 7 Recap
Michael tells his lawyer that he doesn’t want to take the Alford plea because it would require him to admit that he was the one who murdered Kathleen. His lawyer tries to persuade him that this would be the only way for him to avoid jail time and that a retrial would take a lot more time and money.
In 2010, Martha and Margaret eat dinner together and it is revealed that Margaret is getting divorced. Martha tells Margaret about her plans to go to Germany, causing her to have an outburst. Margaret begs her not to go, but Martha tells her this is something she has to do. Meanwhile, the medical examiner tells Sophie that Kathleen’s death may no longer be considered an anomaly due to a recent homicide case that had blunt force trauma with no head fractures. Sophie discovers that this particular homicide involved two of Michael’s former lovers.
Martha arrives in Germany and is shocked to learn the reality of her childhood. Her former nanny tells her she always had bruises hinting at her being inflicted with physical violence as a child and that Michael and Patty even tried to give her away and separate her from her sister.
Upon discovering that Michael had lied about the men he had slept with, Sophie tells him she needs time to assess the future of their relationship.
About The Staircase
The Staircase is an upcoming dramatic limited series adaptation of a docuseries of the same name, to be co-produced by Annapurna Television and HBO Max, as announced in March 2021.
The series is set to star Colin Firth as Michael Peterson and Toni Collette as his wife, Kathleen Peterson, with Antonio Campos and Maggie Cohn both attached as writers and showrunners.
On December 9th, 2001, novelist Michael Peterson’s wife Kathleen Peterson was found dead at the bottom of the staircase at their home. Michael claimed she perished after falling down the stairs but the medical examiner determined that she had been beaten with a weapon. Peterson became a suspect in what would become a murder investigation.
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