First broadcast 29th November 1995.

Stephen Parnell, who confessed to murdering five people, is killed in prison, but in his dying declaration, he claims that he did not kill the last victim, Karen Anderson.

John Thaw - Chief Inspector Morse
Kevin Whately - Detective Sergeant Lewis
James Grout - Chief Superintendent Strange
Clare Holman - Dr. Laura Hobson
Guest Cast
Gary Powell - Steven Parnell
Vivienne Ritchie - Claire Osborne
Nicholas Le Prevost - Dr. Alan Hardinge
Steven Crossley - Prison Chaplain
Maggie Shevlin - Margaret Daley
James D. White - Philip Daley
Christopher Fairbank - George Daley (as Chris Fairbank)
Mark Feakins - TV Reporter
Malcolm Storry - DCI Martin Johnson
Michelle Fairley - Cathy Michaels
John Malcolm - Williams
George Beach - DC Renton
Robin Soans - Alisdair McBride
Neil Dudgeon - David Michaels
Peter Needham - Estate Manager
Kay Stonham - Lynne Hardinge
Simon Scott - Croxley
Alex Giannini - Mourner (as Alex Richardson)
Shaun Williamson - Garage Cashier