Sun, Jan 29, 1995
DCI Noel Bain finds himself under suspicion of murder when Rachel Hardcastle's husband is found beaten to death. Bain had only met Rachel the week before when she performed at a concert. She took an immediate liking to him and they spent a good deal of time together. Few of Bain's colleagues believe that he would have anything to do with murder, but as they cannot investigate one of their own, an officer from another force is brought in. When forensic evidence linking him to the murder is found, Bain is detained.
Sun, Jan 15, 1995
DCI Noel Bain and his team investigate the murder of Dilwyn Collier. He is found nude in the woods having been run over by a car, beaten and shot and near what was apparently a grave he was forced to dig himself. As the investigation proceeds, they focus their interests on a nearby ashram where Collier's daughter Joanna now lived. What they learn is that the ashram may be more a money-making enterprise and less of a religious center - and there may be an illegal drugs connection. At least one irate relative, whose wealthy brother has become a resident and generous donor, is convinced the ashram is up to no good. A second murder however shows them that despite what they've learned about the center, the solution to Collier's murder may lie elsewhere.
Sun, Nov 27, 1994
The police investigate the murder of Janice Johnson who was found beaten to death in her holiday caravan. Her young son Luke has run away and the police believe he may have witnessed the murder. Luke is actually being hidden by Lisa Hailes, a disturbed young woman who is the daughter of the holiday camp manager. In charge of the investigation is DCI Noel Bain, a widower with a teenage daughter. As the investigation develops, it is clear that there are goings on at the camp that some are prepared to kill to keep hidden.
Sun, Jan 1, 1995
Things are not going well for DCI Bain. At home, 17-year old daughter Hannah increasingly resents him as a policeman, all the more so that he had to arrest someone she had become close to, and packs her bags. With her whereabouts unknown, Bain's work is affected as he increasingly focuses of personal rather than professional responsibilities. With a gangland war brewing and tit for tat murders, an arrest goes bad when armed officers shoot both Bain and Mrs. Tam, the suspects mother. On being released from hospital, Bain takes some time off and is unaware that the oldest of the Tam brothers, Matthew, has escaped from prison, apparently with only one objective in mind: kill DCI Bain.
Sat, Aug 30, 1997
DI Bain and the squad have two murder cases to investigate. The first involves the death of two brothers, Lewis and Dafydd Pemberton, found at the bottom of a lake. The post-mortem reveals that one of the brothers was shot while the other drowned. The second case involves the death of Catrin Gwillym, the daughter of Sir Isaac Gwillym, a prominent local citizen. She is killed accidentally by by loggers but was in a pit with her hands bound. Sir Isaac advises the police that he was estranged from his daughter and was not even aware that she was in the area. As the investigation continues, the police uncover a long history between the Pembertons and the Gwillyms and an explanation for the crimes.
Sun, Nov 13, 1994
In the midst of a strike at a local coal mine, DCI Bain finds himself investigating the murder of 17-year old Lesley Price, a local prostitute. She had witnessed a scab being beaten up by some of the strikers and then got into a car believed to be owned by Roderick Tate, the strike leader. Bain comes under political pressure from local Labour party officials to either arrest Tate or leave him alone. He also has to deal with the local constabulary who object to Bain being on their patch and who have a similar unsolved murder from three years before. When a local man confesses to the killing, Bain refuses to accept the evidence and remains convinced Tate is their man.