When the body of an amateur flautist, Tony Miller, shot by his own gun, is found on the secluded estate of Lord & Lady Bottrell, it is assumed that he killed himself. But Wycliffe senses there is more to the case than first meets the eye. As he unravels the dead man's last days, another mystery is revealed - the disappearance of a maid from the Bottrell household. Family feuds and illicit relationships are uncovered - and then another body is found.
Quest roles:
Susan Fleetwood, David Bamber, Jeremy Clyde, James Faulkner, Mary Wimbush, Emily Hamilton, Kenneth Watson, Tim Wylton, Ian Keith(Fox), Susan Derrick(Edith Lander), David Sterne(Pub Landlord)