Sumith Prasad
In the sixth episode of ABC’s crime drama series ‘High Potential,’ Morgan and Karadec investigate the murder of Elaine Barton, the founder and CEO of the healthcare tech company Metkair. Since her body is found in the businesswoman’s office, the detective and her consultant visit the place several times, opening a window into the company’s operations. Morgan, with her unparalleled observational skills, soon finds out that the crime is linked to the firm’s products and its side effects, highlighting its significance in the narrative. Even though it may appear as a real tech company in the healthcare industry, that’s not really the case! SPOILERS AHEAD.
Metkair is a Fictional Healthcare Tech Company
Metkair does not have an exact real-life counterpart. It is a fictional tech company created for the sixth episode of ‘High Potential’ without any roots in reality. The mystery behind Elaine Barton’s murder is built on the condemnable crimes or mistakes she commits as the CEO of her company. Her assistant, Samantha, who kills her in self-defense, decides to leave her and triggers her homicidal impulses when she learns that her boss has been hurting children with her company and its products. The nature of the firm and its products become significant to this chain of events that form the episode’s narrative.
A significant aspect of the sixth episode’s mystery is actions that harm children, which is an extremely sensitive matter even in reality. Carmen wishes to kill Elaine, and Samantha confronts her boss before accidentally murdering her because of the latter’s crimes that severely affect kids. There may not be many dealbreakers that can convince Sam to compromise on her ambition by leaving her boss like the harm Elaine does to her child patients. Realistically, there aren’t many ways to hurt a kid without any obvious measures. Since healthcare is an unavoidable part of children’s lives, the writer(s) of the episode must have decided to create a tech company based in the same industry to build its narrative.
In real life, several companies and firms use perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAs) in their products, as Metkair does in the crime drama. A December 2023 study by the International Pollutants Elimination Network and eighteen of its member groups found the presence of PFAs in the packing materials of global brands such as McDonald’s, KFC, Starbucks, Burger King, and Subway in some countries. After Elaine’s murder, Metkair promises to avoid the chemical under the new leadership, reminding us of the several companies that do not use the substance. These brands include H&M, Sephora, and California Baby.
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