Case 108 · Series 10, episode 8
The Sands of Time
First broadcast 24 February 2023. Plot solution deliberately omitted.
WriterNeil Irvine
DirectorDominic Keavey
Research stateExpanded case file
Broadcast positionCase 108 of 140
Spoiler-light premise
A celebrated clock disappears as its owner's son is killed, leaving the repairer and a young servant under suspicion.
What to watch for
Coal dust, a concealed pregnancy and a refugee's past provide the mechanism behind the apparently crushing clock.
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