From 1984, this P.D. James story takes place mostly within the confines of a hospital at which Stephen Courtney-Briggs is a key surgeon. One of the student nurses, Heather is murdered.
Delia Dettinger (Margaret Whiting) shows up to see her husband, Martin, who was admitted to the hospital in Part 1. He tries desperately to tell her something about one of the nurses. One more key murder, along with a fainting nurse. In fact, she injures herself upon finding the murder victim.
Chief Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh (Roy Marsden) is searching for the killer of two women.
Delia Dettingers’s attempts a seduction of Dalgliesh.
The big wrap up to this P.D. James murder mystery. We get lots of answers and more suspense.
