First broadcast 18th/19th November 2001.

Two dead bodies are discovered in a church - one is a former Member of Parliament, while the other is a local vagrant.

Andrew Steele - Sir Paul Berowne
Tilly Vosburgh - Miss Wharton
Sami Amber - Darren Wilkes
Bertie Carvel - DCI Adam Dalgliesh
Jeremy Irvine - DS Charles Masterson
Carlyss Peer - DS Kate Miskin
Jim Norton - Father Barnes
David Pearse - Miles Kynaston
Laura Elphinstone - Miss Matlock
Lily Sacofsky - Lady Barbara Berowne
Jane Lapotaire - Lady Lavinia Berowne
Fra Fee - Dominic Swayne
James Cartwright - Stephen Lampart
Patrick Regis - Gordon Halliwell
Maeve Smyth - Theresa Nolan
Kieran O'Reilly - Henry Yates
George Hutton - Masterson's Mate
Julia Dearden - Mrs. Hurrell