Season: 12 | Episode: 5 | Length: 120m
DCI Stanhope's boss insists that she personally examine an apparent suicide. It's a high-profile case on her home stomping ground of Holy Island, so the advice is for her to proceed discreetly. Vera soon works out that there is more to Rick Kelasall's death than initially suspected and it quickly turns into a murder investigation. Rick had been attending a reunion with old friends, a ritual they have all stayed true to for over 40 years, so there is no shortage of suspects as Vera starts to explore the possibility that someone he knew harboured a grudge. Mystery drama, starring Brenda Blethyn, Kenny Doughty and Jon Morrison.