Another long-ago crime comes back to haunt Claire Goose, whom we've hardly seen since she pitched off a balcony and through a windscreen in 'Waking the Dead'. This is one of those short psychological crime thrillers that ITV does so unevenly. Jane (Claire Goose) was a very young child when her mother was murdered in front of her by a man who was never caught. Now grown up, and a mother herself, she sees the man she thinks was responsible, but he is a respected doctor (Peter Firth + beard). However, she has a history of mental health issues and has abruptly stopped taking her anti-depressants. When Dr Rawlins, aided by his solicitor daughter Emma (Christine Bottomley), has a DNA blood test which doesn't match blood from the victim's clothes, Jane's husband and even her supportive DI Alison Hall (Pippa Haywood) begin to doubt her convictions....
Any veteran viewer of these thrillers will know whether Rawlins is guilty, and needless to say the killer is given no specific motive for the murder, other than being generally violent and unpleasant. Great cast, but a script that doesn't reward 100 minutes of viewing.
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