A severed hand is found in grounds belonging to reclusive ex-tycoon Harold Penton and Hale suspects it belongs to Sam Villiers,a teen-aged employee who disappeared after complaining of sexual assault by Penton though,when the corpse is discovered, dental records show the victim to be drug-addicted rent boy Jason Quinn,who shared Sam's squat and was his lover. Penton's butler West is excessively protective of his employer and,to gain access to the old man,Eve and Hale need the assistance of his doctor - whose presence eventually helps solve the killing.
Stars: Tom Gibbons, Tara Fitzgerald, Keith Allen
Director(s): Diarmuid Lawrence
Writer(s): Simon Tyrrell, Declan Croghan