Episodes
The Silent Witness
August 5, 1996
Jan 1926; Kathleen Smith meets Jack Derham but her husband Jack is determined to win her back. The two fight and Denham dies.
The Great Romancer
August 5, 1996
In 1919; Arthur Goslett has two wives, Evelyn and Daisy. Daisy confronts him and he decides to murder Evelyn.
Ring of Truth
August 12, 1996
In 1865; Adolf Beck is identified as swindler John Smith. He is sentenced to jail for 12 years. His name is finally cleared 1907.
The Golden Goose
August 12, 1996
In 1909, George Storrs fears for his life but the police fail react to a ringing bell and he is found dead.
Murder of a Memsahib
August 19, 1996
Sept 1911: Frances Garnett Orme was found dead at the Savoy, in Lucknow. Her friend, Eva Mount Stephens is put on trial for poisoning her.
A Place of Execution
August 19, 1996
In 1884, John Lee was due to hang for the murder of Emma Keyse but on three occasions it failed.
An Evil Business
August 26, 1996
In 1560, Queen Elizabeth I's close friendship Robert Dudley is frowned on. When Dudley's wife dies a scandal threatens the monarchy.
Dearest Pet
August 26, 1996
In 1855 Glasgow, Madeline Smith is the prime suspect in the murder of Emile L'Angelier, a man considered outside of her class, but a man whom she had an illicit affair with. L'Angelier is murdered with arsenic, arsenic that Smith was known to purchase.
Who's Sorry Now?
October 4, 1996
Jan 1928; Harry Pace dies of arsenic poisoning. His wife Beatrice was released due a lack of evidence and the possibility Harry killed himself.
The Woman in Grey
October 4, 1996
In February 1882, Esther Pay is tried for poisoning Georgina Moore but acquitted due to faulty evidence.
The Monster of Reading
October 11, 1996
In 1929, American stage actor Philip Yale Drew is accused of murdering a tobacconist, in Reading but he claims to have no memory.
The Letter Killeth
October 11, 1996
In August 1908, Major General Charles Luard is the prime suspect when his adored and much loved wife Daisy is killed. Charles receives a string of poison pen letters, and is driven to a tragic act.
