Case 73 · Series 7, episode 3
The Whistle in the Dark
First broadcast 9 January 2019. Plot solution deliberately omitted.
WriterTahsin Güner
DirectorIan Barber
Research stateExpanded case file
Broadcast positionCase 73 of 140
Spoiler-light premise
A rationalist auctions a medieval whistle said to summon spirits, only to be murdered during a storm as the object disappears.
What to watch for
A country-house gathering, manufactured supernatural effects and a shrinking suspect list create an old-fashioned closed-circle case.
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