Silent Witness

In the second episode of this new 5-part series, Harry (Tom Ward) and Nikki (Emilia Fox) find themselves on opposite sides of a high-profile case involving the suspicious death of wealthy banker Bridget Flannery (Josephine Butler). Suspicion quickly falls on the victim's husband, media personality Tom Flannery (John Lynch), who says she fell down the stairs.

Harry conducts the official post-mortem for the police investigation while Nikki is hired to do a second one by Flannery's solicitor. The results are very different, with Harry's report concluding the deceased was struck repeatedly on the head with a sharp object.

The police have not been able to find a murder weapon or a clear motive for Flannery. Despite this, Detective Superintendent Jenkins (Nikki Amuka-Bird) wants to pin the murder on him, using evidence of a botched attempt to clean up the blood. Nikki's belief in Flannery is immediately challenged when she learns that his first wife, Olga, was also found dead at the bottom of the stairs in their Prague home, 20 years ago...