An attempted suicide succeeds belatedly and sets a difficult puzzle for DC Curran and Dr Wallace.

Barbara hears the results of her exams and finds herself having to make an unexpected career decision.

Set in 1920s Stirling, Stephen Mulrine's series about the town’s Chief Pathologist, Dr Wallace.

Wallace .... Martyn James
Mrs Wallace .... Jan Moffatt
DC Curran .... Liam Brennan
Pritchard .... Michael Perceval-Maxwell
O'Donnell/Stanley .... Billy Boyd
Barbara .... Meg Fraser
McDaid/Waiter .... Frank Gallagher
Dr Randolph .... Alec Heggie
Mrs Hamilton/Sister Fagan .... Grace Glover
Blyth/Atkinson .... Robin Thomson
Dr Ibbotson .... Louise Beattie
Helen .... Jane Hensey

Director: Hamish Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1997 Show less