A local clergyman is anxious to re-open a thirty-year-old murder case, which resulted in Harry Painter being hanged for the axe-murder of an elderly woman. Wexford himself, as a young detective sergeant, helped to convict Painter, and he has to face the possibility that the wrong man was hanged.
| Name | Type | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Berry | Writer | ||
| Ruth Rendell | Writer | ||
| Herbert Wise | Director |