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When a prominent and controversial Shetlander is shot dead on their doorstep in broad daylight, Perez rushes back from his mother’s funeral to lead the investigation.

On the remote and wind-blown Fair Isle, Jimmy Perez attends his mother’s funeral. At the wake, it’s clear that his father, James, is having trouble with his memory, but it’s then that Tosh calls to inform him that Alex Galbraith has been shot dead on his doorstep in broad daylight. Perez asks Cassie to bring James back to Lerwick and rushes back to Shetland.

A prominent lawyer, Galbraith was known across the Isles and notorious for securing the compassionate release from prison of Donna Killick, the murderer of Lizzie Kilmuir. But is this the reason for the murder, or could the real target have been his wife, Eve, who is running as an independent candidate in the upcoming Westminster by-election on a divisive platform?

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Wed 20 Oct 2021 21:00

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Credits

Role Contributor
DI Jimmy Perez Douglas Henshall
DS Alison ‘Tosh’ McIntosh Alison O'Donnell
DC Sandy Wilson Steven Robertson
Duncan Hunter Mark Bonnar
Sgt Billy McCabe Lewis Howden
Cassie Perez Erin Armstrong
Eve Galbraith Cora Bissett
Logan Creggan Stephen McCole
Lynda Morton Kate Bracken
Eamon Gauldie Thoren Ferguson
Writer David Kane
Director Max Myers
Producer Louise V Say
Production Company Silverprint Pictures

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