Death of an Expert Witness(1983)

Death of an Expert Witness is a British crime drama following Detective Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh as he investigates the murder of Dr. Edwin Lorrimer, a forensic scientist at a private laboratory. Dalgliesh had recently worked the area on an unrelated case—the death of a young woman found abandoned in a car. The suspects are numerous: Lorrimer's resentful subordinate Clifford Bradley; Maxim Howarth, the new laboratory head jealous of his sister's closeness to the victim; colleague Paul Middlemass, who fought with Lorrimer; a corrupt policeman present at the scene; and a local pathologist struggling to raise two children alone. When a second murder occurs, Dalgliesh uncovers crucial evidence that shifts the investigation. The series weaves together professional ambition, personal grudges, and institutional secrets in a tense examination of how the past and present collide within a tight-knit forensic community.