The final scene features Eddy weeping in his son’s bed, surrounded by Jamie’s belongings and toy teddy bear. He gives the bear a small kiss, and tucks it into bed — something he probably won’t be able to do with his own son ever again.

Dive into the shocking ending of Netflix's No. 1 crime series, "Adolescence." Why did Jamie kill Katie, and what happened to him and his family in Episode 4?

The show is not based on a singular case, but rather reflects the growing knife crime epidemic in the U.K. As such, the authenticity of each aspect of the show stems from the fact that every single thing seen on screen has happened in some capacity in juvenile crimes;