Exclusive: Snowpiercer star Annalise Basso breaks down episode 4's big twist
Snowpiercer spoilers for episode 4 follow.
Case solved. The first few episodes of the Snowpiercer TV series focused on a murder mystery that Layton is brought in to solve, and he uncovered the culprit's identity in the fourth episode 'Without Their Maker'.
Although the Fogler family's bodyguard Erik was involved in the murders, it emerged that LJ was behind everything.
LJ attempted to buy Layton's silence by offering to help with the tail section's revolution, but Layton chose to expose her. A furious LJ responded by trying to attack Layton before being apprehended and locked up.
Speaking to Digital Spy, Annalise Basso – who plays LJ – discussed her character's reaction when she realises Layton had no intention of going along with her offer.
"I think this is one of the first times on Snowpiercer – maybe in her whole life – where something hasn't gone her way, aside from the world being frozen and being forced to live on a train," she explained.
"On Snowpiercer, this is one of the first times where someone hasn't chosen to do what she told them to do.
"And so, just the reality that she can't control anything especially in that moment where he just comes right out and gives her up to Melanie, she just realises how futile everything is and how she's been killing these people maybe in an attempt to have some control in her own life and now she can't even control this detective, who is the only person standing in the way of being able to continue doing what she's doing.
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"I think when he outs her, she can't handle it and she goes insane. But I think Layton's decision in doing that was just because he wants justice more than he wants a friend up train, and as important as the rebellion is to him, he wanted to see this crazy psychotic serial killer locked up and honestly I don't blame him!"
Basso added that the killer twist for her character was an exciting challenge.
"I didn't know about it in advance, if I remember correctly – because we got the episodes as they were written and none of us knew what was going to happen, so I was pleasantly surprised," she said.
"Just being able to play someone so challenging and to get into the mind of a serial killer, that took a lot of work and a lot of research. And LJ's a character that I really enjoy playing, because there are parts of her that obviously I had to discover in myself, which sounds scary!
"Her confidence and her manipulative, evil nature were something I had to search for in myself. And it was a challenge, for sure, but I ultimately grew from it and I really loved playing her and being part of the show."
Next week's episode will see LJ stand trial for the murders.
Snowpiercer is available to watch on Netflix with new episodes released on Mondays. The series airs on TNT in the US.
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