About this season
Successful London barrister Rachel Mortimer returns home to her Welsh roots taking up a post as Coroner of the Welsh marches.
Episodes (6)
1. Trial By Fire
Aired 6 February 1998 • 55 min
When London-based barrister Rachel Mortimer visits Wales to defend a man charged with sexual assault, her cross-examination of the key witness, DC Gwil Humphries, affects both their careers.
2. Dripping Blood
Aired 13 February 1998 • 48 min
When a corpse is found in the freezer room of a butcher's shop, Rachel and Humphries suspect a sinister reason behind the man's death.
3. Martyr
Aired 20 February 1998 • 48 min
A young boy's body is found in a ravine and the locals believe that his death is a human sacrifice. A suspect is arrested, but Rachel thinks there may be another explanation for the tragedy.
4. One Dies Every Minute
Aired 27 February 1998 • 48 min
An inquiry is launched when a woman dies in the county hospital after her baby is born.
5. Long Lost Love
Aired 6 March 1998 • 49 min
Rachel and Humphries hear a case that has split a community. Wendy Frampton has been missing for several years, and her mother believes she has been murdered by her husband. But is the truth more sinister than she ever thought?
6. Sundown
Aired 13 March 1998 • 49 min
A disturbing course of events lead Rachel to believe she is being stalked, and she fears it may be the psychopathic Batty.