Warning: contains finale spoilers for Harlan Cobens Missing YouDI Kat Donovan (Rosalind Eleazar) may be tough, handy with a meat tenderizer, and unafraid to walk towards danger, but you do have to question her instincts as a detective. Despite already being a police officer when her dad was murdered, for 11 years she was oblivious to the fact that her boyfriend, best friend and boss had colluded in a cover-up over his death.Kat had no idea, either, that her father had concealed both a long-term gay affair and multiple instances of corruption for a local criminal kingpin. Nor did it occur to her until episode four of five that the ex-boyfriend shed matched with on a dating app might just be somebody using his picture as part of a catfishing scam. All of which is to say that If I ever go missing, DI Donovan wouldnt be top of my investigators wish-list.Still, Kat cant be blamed for her naivety; shes the lead character in a Harlan Coben thriller and part of a universe where lurid twists, unlikely coincidences, and melodramatic secrets mean more than realistic psychology. To wit: why was she so delighted at the thought of reuniting with a man whod cruelly disappeared from her life without so much of an Its not you, its me by way of explanation? Any real person treated that way would have hunted Josh down to tear him a new one, not to kiss and make up.Putting judgment aside, lets sift through the Missing You ending and see where everything landed.It wasnt Monte Lebrune (Marc Warren), despite Monte having confessed to the crime and the murder weapon being found at his home. That was all planted by Staggers (Richard Armitage) to cover up the identity of the real killer: Josh.Kats fianc Josh (Ashley Walters) accidentally stabbed Clint (Sir Lenny Henry) in a struggle while he was trying to stop him from attacking Aqua (Mary Malone). Aqua had seen Clint arguing with his lover Parker (Cyril Nri) and, enraged, followed her home and threatened her not to tell Kat what shed seen. Aqua said that she wouldnt tell, but urged Clint to tell his wife and daughter the truth that he was in love with another man and had been in a 14-year relationship with him. Clint lashed out, hitting Aqua, and Josh fought him off to protect her but ended up fatally stabbing him in the fight.Seconds after Clint was stabbed, his police colleague Staggers entered the scene and heard Clints last words pleading for no police involvement and for his wife and daughter not to be told what happened. Staggers took Clint at his word and so covered up the crime, paying off Monte Lebrune a killer who was already going to prison for two other murders to get him to take the blame for stabbing Clint.Read more Why Did Josh Visit Lebrune in Prison?He and Staggers went to see Lebrune to bribe him into accepting responsibility for Clint Donovans murder. Lebrune agreed to let them plant the murder weapon in his home and to confess to the killing in exchange for sweeteners in prison life. Gangster Calligan (James Nesbitt), whom Lebrune worked for as a hitman, had nothing to do with Clints murder.Was Clint Corrupt and Working for Calligan?Yes, but only because Calligan had found out that Clint was secretly in love with Parker and that theyd been having a relationship for 14 years. Calligan used the info as leverage on the police officer and threatened to out Clint as having a gay, adulterous affair if he didnt join his side. To keep him quiet, Clint agreed to do his criminal bidding and used the illicit cash he earned to buy the flat where he and Parker would meet, and which Clint later gave to Kat.When the guilt of corruption became too much for Clint to bear, he tried to stop working for Calligan and broke up with Parker, but fatefully, Aqua witnessed them together, which led to Clints death that very night.Join our mailing listGet the best of Den of Geek delivered right to your inbox!Why Did Aqua Steal Brendons Phone?For an end-of-episode plot twist, is the real answer, but the in-world answer is that shed overheard Brendon planning to report Josh to the police (because he wrongly but understandably thought he was involved in his mothers disappearance) and wanted to protect Josh because hed protected her on the night of Clints murder.Why Did Josh Disappear?Because he couldnt cope with the guilt of having accidentally killed Kats beloved father (see above). Josh loved Kat dearly, yet thought that disappearing out of her life without a word of explanation would be the best course of action. He wiped himself from the internet, changed his name to Reggie Cross, got arrested after a bar fight in Scotland, had a baby daughter named Sadie with another woman who later died, and moved to a beautiful loch-side cottage with his little girl and her maternal grandfather. Thats where hes been for the past decade.So Josh Was Never on the Dating App?No, that was all just a huge coincidence. The same catfishing operation who had kidnapped Rishi Magari the missing person Kat was investigating happened to have also chosen a photograph of her ex-fianc to use as part of their scam. When Kat matched with the fake profile theyd set up, they werent expecting her to know the man in the photo and so thats why they (in the guise of Josh) told her it wasnt a good idea for them to talk and blocked her on the app.What Was Titus Operation?It was an extensive catfishing scam that involved multiple of his goons chatting to vulnerable, wealthy people on an online dating app called Melody Cupid. Titus (Steve Pemberton) and his gang had created false identities on the app using photographs stolen from deactivated Facebook accounts, and used those to target widows and widowers. Once on the hook, they would arrange to meet their mark and then hold them hostage in the stables of Titus farm, forcing them to make large bank transfers in Titus favour and then killing them and burning their bodies when theyd stolen all the money they could. Thats what they did to neuroscience professor Rishi, and what they would have done to Brendons mother Dana if she hadnt led her successful escape mission.Why Didnt We Hear Any More From Brendons Aunt Clara and Uncle Arty?Probably because Missing You only had five episodes to do everything, so some plot threads were left dangling. It was obvious that Brendons aunt and uncle were in on the scam against Dana. Brendons Aunt Clara lied to him that shed spoken to his mother on the phone from Costa Rica, and his Uncle Arty lied about Dana buying a house abroad and marrying her dating app boyfriend. We didnt see either of them get justice, but now that Dana is free and reunited with Brendon, hopefully thats exactly what happened next.Why Was the Book/Show Called Missing You?Its both thematically appropriate (Kat was missing Josh and her dad, along with any hint that everyone she knew was in on a massive conspiracy), and also the name of the John Waite song was Kat and Joshs special song and the one they sang at karaoke together on the night of their engagement.Harlan Cobens Missing You is streaming now on Netflix.