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The Ruth Rendell Mysteries — Season 5
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0160mA New Lease of Death: Part OneA 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.Sep 29, 1991Sep 29, 199160m0260mA New Lease of Death: Part TwoOct 6, 1991Oct 6, 199160m0360mA New Lease of Death: Part ThreeOct 13, 1991Oct 13, 199160m0460mMurder Being Once Done: Part OneWexford is staying in London with his nephew Howard, a police superintendent, convalescing from over-work and under doctor's orders to drink only water. He is supposed to be resting, but he is bored, and his nephew is dealing with a fascinating murder case. The body of a young woman, Loveday Morgan, was found in Kenbourne Vale Cemetery, strangled with a silk scarf, and the only things in her handbag were a photograph and two telephone numbers. It appears that she had no money and was living under a false name. Wexford, keen to get out and about, is drawn to the case. His unofficial investigation uncovers a story of adoption and parental love.Oct 20, 1991Oct 20, 199160m0560mMurder Being Once Done: Part TwoOct 27, 1991Oct 27, 199160m0660mMurder Being Once Done: Part ThreeNov 3, 1991Nov 3, 199160m0760mFrom Doon with Death: Part OneMargaret Parsons, a fairly ordinary housewife who, with her water board official husband Ron, has recently moved to Kingsmarkham, is found murdered in a field. Mrs. Parsons led an extremely uneventful life, being a lay preacher, but Inspector Wexford is intrigued when he is looking through her belongings and fine a number of expensive antique books all inscribed 'From Doon to Minna'.Who is Doon?Nov 10, 1991Nov 10, 199160m0860mFrom Doon with Death: Part TwoAlthough Mr. Parsons is under the impression that he and his wife knew nobody in Kingsmarkham it turns out that Margaret had two school acquaintances in the town, Helen Missal and Fabia Quadrant, who are now both married to very wealthy men. Wexford assumes that one of these men is Doon, and was having an affair with the victim, but appearances can be deceptiveNov 17, 1991Nov 17, 199160m0960mMeans of Evil: Part OneInspector Wexford is confronted with a murder in a vegetarian family and wonders how many kinds of mushrooms there are.Nov 24, 1991Nov 24, 199160m1060mMeans of Evil: Part TwoDec 1, 1991Dec 1, 199160m
