When a woman is murdered at Oxford's last all female college it brings back memories for Lewis; ten years previously he had been investigating an assault that left a fifteen year old girl in a coma, a case he'd left when his wife was killed. At first there is little suggesting that the cases are connected although several people who were at the college at the time are visiting again to attend their old professor's leaving dinner. Soon the death toll begins to rise and it becomes more likely that the current events are linked to those ten years previously. To get more back ground on the old case Lewis visits his sergeant from that time; a woman who has left the police in the meantime. As the case progresses it becomes clear that the victim had been responsible for ruining the lives of more than one of her college friends that creates several suspects, there is also the matter of why the suspect who was believed to have put the young girl in a coma was never found.
This was another fine outing for Inspector Lewis and his sidekick Sergeant Hathaway. There were plenty of suspects and a similar number of motives to keep the viewer guessing right up to the end. As well as a good mystery there were some well handled emotional scenes where it looked as if Lewis might be about to find a new love. The regular cast did a fine job as always and were ably supported by a guest cast including Zoe Telford and Juliet Stevenson. If there is one small fault it was that the young girl in a coma just happened to wake up after ten years during the new case. I'm sure fans of the series will enjoy this episode.
This was another fine outing for Inspector Lewis and his sidekick Sergeant Hathaway. There were plenty of suspects and a similar number of motives to keep the viewer guessing right up to the end. As well as a good mystery there were some well handled emotional scenes where it looked as if Lewis might be about to find a new love. The regular cast did a fine job as always and were ably supported by a guest cast including Zoe Telford and Juliet Stevenson. If there is one small fault it was that the young girl in a coma just happened to wake up after ten years during the new case. I'm sure fans of the series will enjoy this episode.