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21/07/2002

BBC One - The Drowning Pool

A private detective is hired by an ex-lover to trace the source of a letter.

Tense thriller. A private detective (Paul Newman) finds himself embroiled in corruption when he is hired by his ex-lover to trace the source of a mysterious blackmail letter.

Tense thriller. A private detective finds himself embroiled in sin and corruption when he is hired by his ex-lover to trace the source of a mysterious blackmail letter, accusing the woman of cheating on her wealthy husband. But as the private eye begins his investigations, a murder within his client's family makes him realise the situation is far more sinister than he first believed.

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