American mystery series "Secrets And Lies" is finally back on ABC for a new installment a year and half after Season 1 concluded. And this time, Det. Andrea Cornell (Juliette Lewis) will handle the case of Eric Warner (Michael Ealy), who was pointed for the apparent death of his wife Kate.
According to Creator Barbie Kligman, Det. Cornell is still burdened for putting an innocent man behind the bars, who took responsibility of a murder committed by his daughter. "There is a tremendous weight of guilt, and there's a certain blemish to her, in terms of having once put an innocent man in jail," Kligman told TV Guide.
As she takes on a new case in "Secrets And Lies" Season 2, Det. Cornell is still under pressure of not wanting to commit the same mistake again on Warner, who was supposed to take over his family's company the night his wife was killed.
"This season we have a very well-educated and monied man who has the full support of his family, including his father, who's important within the community," Kligman described the new character, adding that Det. Cornell will be dealing with a number of people in "Secrets And Lies" Season 2.
With the addition of these new characters, Kligman said "Secrets And Lies" Season 2 will be "a bigger world," but will stick to its technique of narrating the story in the perspective of Det. Cornell and her suspects.
Meanwhile, the creator added Warner will have his own investigation on the murder of Kate. However, in his quest to unravel the mystery, Warner will learn things he did not know about his other half.
"He [will start] to discover things about his perfect wife that make him question whether he knew her at all. And as he goes further down the rabbit hole, he ends up questioning whether he knew his family members, to whom he's extremely close," Kligman revealed.
In the premiere episode of "Secrets And Lies" Season 2, Warner learned his wife has previously given birth without his knowledge, TV Line reported. Aside from Warner who declared "I did not kill my wife!" during Kate's wake, theories suggest her supposedly grown up kid could be the person who murdered her during the retirement party of Warner's father.
When asked if he wanted to know who murdered the character of Kate, Ealy said he wanted to unravel the mystery with the rest of the audience to keep the thrill. "I think that put us all in a position to play the scenes as honest and organic as possible. And, here's the interesting thing - I could not figure out who it was until I read the final episode," the actor shared.
Stay tuned and watch "Secrets And Lies" Season 2 every Sunday on ABC at 9 p.m.