Case 131 · Series 13, episode 1
The Good Refuge
First broadcast 9 January 2026. Plot solution deliberately omitted.
WriterDan Muirden
DirectorSean Healy
Research stateExpanded case file
Broadcast positionCase 131 of 140
Spoiler-light premise
Mrs McCarthy returns when her niece flees a home for unmarried mothers and is accused of killing its nurse.
What to watch for
The return exposes the cruelty behind respectable religious language and gives Mrs McCarthy a difficult lesson in compassion.
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