London's Dupayne Museum is in danger of closing since one of the trustees feels that the money expended on preserving the past could be better spent addressing the problems of living people. One of the museum's collections concerns murders committed between the world wars. When a killing that reflects one of the cases on display occurs, history seems to be repeating itself.
Martin Shaw
as Adam Dalgliesh
Janie Dee
as Emma Lavenham
Samantha Bond
as Caroline Dupayne
Kerry Fox
as Muriel Godby
Siân Phillips
as Marie Strickland
Michael Maloney
as Neville Dupayne
Anita Carey
as Tally Clutton
Lisa Kay
as Angela Faraday
