8.0A company director has been murdered by a perfect stranger. DI Alan Milton is put in charge of the case. He is the former fiancé of the victim's secretary. She is now about to marry a mysterious figure with a connection to the murder suspect.
Francis Durbridge
BBC One
Edward Brayshaw
Harry Brent
Gerald Harper
DI Alan Milton
Jennifer Daniel
Carol Vyner
Bernard Brown
Eric Vyner
Peter Ducrow
DS Roy Philips
1. The Flowers
Tom Fielding loses his secretary and needs a replacement, unfortunately Barbara Smith is one he should have avoided.
2. Jacqueline
An old acquaintance of Milton's recounts how she overheard a conversation in which Fielding discusses his imminent death with Harry Brent.
3. The Pen
Mrs Tolly had masked her identity, but her husband puts a devious plan in action in order to obtain Fielding's fountain pen.
4. The Problem
Milton decides to share the discovered films with Carol, and a frank discussion forces him to confide in her.
5. Tolly Changes His Mind
Carol disappears after Harry explains what's going on, Tolly confesses to a little white lie.
6. The Third Person
Milton enlists Carol's help to set a trap for the killer.
