In an open house, a man hides in the wardrobe and when the owners John and Mary Kay Highsmith arrive with their little daughter Patricia, John activates the state-of-art security system. On the next morning, Bob calls Frank to help him in a murder investigation, where the Highsmith couple were killed by a machete and their daughter is missing. He also tells Frank that the alarm has just worked when the killer left the house. Frank finds Patricia trapped in an air conditioning hole on the wall. Catherine visits her at the hospital since she was forced to watch the killing of her parents. Bob wants to interview the girl, but Catherine tells Bob and Frank that she will be traumatized again and is against the procedure. When the killer attacks another woman with a sophisticated alarm system and kills her with a shotgun, Frank raises his profile of using open house to attack his victims. Further, he finds the reflex of his face in a video he had sent to the real estate agent responsible for the Highsmith's open house. When the crossing guard Cutter "finds" the shotgun in a dumpster, the police officers identify him from the photo of the video. The manhunt begins.
"Wide Open" is a very sad episode of Millennium based on the safety and security of families that use alarm systems. Nevada Ash has a heartbreaking performance in the role of Patricia Highsmith. Frank Black seems to be indifferent to the drama of the little girls, but Catherine Black has another great performance. The reason why Cutter is a sadistic killer is not clear enough to understand why he attacks residents with sophisticated alarm systems. Maybe I missed the explanation in the end. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "Wide Open"
