Have Another

Tom Bret's 'Have Another' plunges into the psychological abyss of Arthur Finch (William Parsons), a once-lauded investigative journalist whose career imploded under the weight of a disastrous misreport. We find Finch adrift in a purgatorial existence, a specter of his former self, haunted by the specter of a public figure he inadvertently — or perhaps manipulatively — destroyed. His quiet despair is shattered by the re-emergence of Marcus Thorne (Harry O'Connor), a shadowy figure from his past, who offers a tantalizing, yet perilous, lifeline: irrefutable evidence that Finch's original 'scoop' was a meticulously orchestrated fabrication, rendering him an unwitting pawn in a grander, more sinister game. Thorne, a character shrouded in his own ambiguous motives, extends an invitation to 'have another' go at the truth, to reclaim a shattered reputation, but at a cost that transcends mere professional risk. As Finch reluctantly re-enters the treacherous currents of corporate intrigue and political machination, he finds himself navigating a moral quagmire, where the pursuit of vindication blurs into a dangerous obsession, and the lines between uncovering truth and succumbing to vengeance become perilously indistinct. The narrative masterfully dissects the corrosive nature of second chances, the allure of self-justification, and the profound, often devastating, consequences of revisiting a past best left buried.