Case 88 · Series 8, episode 8

The Curse of the Aesthetic

First broadcast 15 January 2020. Plot solution deliberately omitted.

WriterLol Fletcher
DirectorPaul Gibson
Research stateExpanded case file

Spoiler-light premise

An artist's missing model appears to have died by suicide, then his controlling nanny is murdered.

What to watch for

Obsessive art, a locked cupboard and a Jacobean play supply the visual and literary clues.

Impossible crimeFolklore & belief

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