McDonald & Dodds

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McDonald & Dodds

Ep 1 - The Rule of Three

McDonald and Dodds have spent their weekend tying up a case after a local scandal-breaking journalist dies of anaphylaxis at a party in her own home. They swiftly deduce that there’s foul play afoot, expose the murderer and call it a day, satisfied with another job well done. But their work isn’t over yet…

Separately, a middle-aged woman is found shot dead in a rented flat in Bath. The killer has removed all clues to her identity, but DNA reveals she’s a missing person; ANNE HOLGATE, who vanished on her way home from school, 38 years ago. McDonald and Dodds are intrigued. Where has she been all those years? And who with? And who, after all this time, would want her dead?

The trail begins with her only living relative, her twin brother MARK HOLGATE, now a wealthy financier living the dream in one of Bath’s most prestigious addresses. Despite his obvious grief and trauma, it becomes clear Mark may be concealing a dark and long-buried secret of his own…

McDonald and Dodds will have to unlock the deeply private Mark Holgate and navigate through the tightly wound social circles of Bath’s elites if they are to discover what happened to Anne. If they do, they may be able to put one of Bath’s most wanted professional criminals behind bars. However, McDonald’s drive and Ormond’s personal connection to the case may jeopardise the entire investigation.