Mon, Sep 30, 2002
Back home to act as best man at an old army friend's wedding, Peter Pascoe soon finds himself in the midst of a murder investigation. His friend, Sgt. Ian Henslowe marries Jill Lowry unifying the two largest farming and land-owning families in the area. The wedding day is not a happy one however when another army mate, Cpl. Martin Wilkie, is found dead in the pig barn. Wilkie was a bit of a loudmouth constantly insulting others, particularly Peter's overweight cousin, Terry Pascoe. When it's revealed that the new bride was also having an affair with Wilkie, and may be pregnant by him, there's an even greater to do. For Andy Dalziel, who has been fretting about his health and the need for a medical exam, Peter is a suspect like the others and tells him to stay out of the case. Two other murders - made to look like a murder-suicide - provides the police with additional evidence. Andy also becomes interested in a group of illegal immigrant farm workers who were rounded up the night before the wedding and the fact that some of the illegals may have been missed.
Mon, Oct 7, 2002
With Andy Dalziel at home recuperating from his heart attack, DI Peter Pascoe finds himself in charge of investigating a suspicious death when Nurse Maggie Hopcraft finds Harriet Vanstone dead in her seaweed bath. Vanstone was staying at a health clinic undergoing a variety of spa-like treatments and the doctor who had attended her the day before, Allison Laurie, is prepared to certify the cause of death as a heart attack. Peter isn't so sure but certainly develops an interest in the very attractive doctor. Andy meanwhile is bored to tears sitting at home and, unable to officially return to work, decides to check himself into the clinic to see what he can find out. A second death convinces both Peter and Andy that there is definitely something going on.
Mon, Oct 14, 2002
Dalziel and Pascoe investigate the murder of a priest who had been sent to a local parish to investigate claims of a miracle having occurred nearby. What they find is that church records have also been stolen. When they subsequently find the remains of an 8-year-old girl who has been missing for over 40 years, the case points to Father Tibbings, the local priest who managed a children's home many years before until it was destroyed by fire. The case becomes personal for Dalziel when his dying sister, Harriet Clifford, tells him of a long-hidden family secret.
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Mon, Oct 21, 2002
Dalziel and Pascoe investigate the death of Donald Fitzgerald who is found the morning after his retirement party bludgeoned to death on a golf course driving range with three golf balls shoved into his mouth. He had returned home after the party to tell his wife he was leaving her and then left the house, taking with him a new golf club he received as a retirement gift. Suspicion falls on Danny Macer who was recently acquitted in a murder case with striking similarities. When they find a key on Fitzgerald that leads to safe deposit box with a 100,000 pounds, they begin to wonder exactly what their ex-colleague was up to. A second murder leads them to one of their own.
Sat, Dec 21, 2002
Dalziel and Pascoe investigate a bizarre series of murders which, though apparently unrelated, have one thing in common. Having started with someone connected to the letter A, the killer then proceeds to murder someone connected to the letter B, and so on. Or at least that's what the police think to be the common thread. One thing they know for sure is that the killer submits an entry to a writing contest after each murder, known as a dialogue with the dead. As the list of victims grow, the police grow increasingly frustrated at the lack of clues and their inability to make an arrest.