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Scotland Yard's Commander Adam Dalgleish is asked by Gabriel Dauntsey of the Peverell Press to look into an anonymous poison pen letter he received. It said that as he contributes nothing, he should do everyone a favor and take his own life. This is not the first such letter he's received but they are interrupted when Peverell employees discover the body of Sonya Clements in the firm's archives room. It has all of the hallmarks of a suicide and Dauntsey doesn't know if she too has been receiving letters. A portrait of Etienne's beloved predecessor is slashed and soon after his BMW is defaced with acid in the firm's garage. Dalgliesh believes someone has something against the firm but the working atmosphere has been bad since Gerard Etienne took charge a year ago. Etienne wants to sell the firm's beautiful Venetian building over the objection of Frances Peverell. After longtime author Esme Carling learns from Etienne that they will not publish her latest novel, she too is on the ...

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Roy Marsden Roy Marsden - Adam Dalgliesh
Ian Bannen Ian Bannen - Gabriel Dauntsey
Cathryn Harrison Cathryn Harrison - Claudia Etienne
Amanda Root Amanda Root - Frances Peverell
Sylvia Syms Sylvia Syms - Esme Carling
James Wilby James Wilby - Gerard Etienne
Lizzy McInnerny Lizzy McInnerny - Kate Miskin
Jonathan Coy Jonathan Coy - James de Witt
Carolyn Pickles Carolyn Pickles - Miss Blackett
Raymond Gérôme Raymond Gérôme - Jean-Philippe Etienne
Rowena Cooper Rowena Cooper - Mrs. Demery
Samantha Edmonds Samantha Edmonds - Mandy Price
Eoin McCarthy Eoin McCarthy - Declan Cartwright
Gabrielle Lloyd Gabrielle Lloyd - Nun - Agnes Clements
Brooke Kinsella Brooke Kinsella - Daisy Reed
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