The discovery of human remains at an English mansion forces ex-friends to relive a boozy summer they spent there 12 years before
After Adam inherits a country house from his great uncle, he and his friend Rufus decide to spend the summer there instead of abroad. An odd assortment of 'house guests' turns up through different means and it's an uneasy mix at best. A decade afterwards, the bodies of a young woman and an infant are discovered in the woods behind the house. As the police investigate, they naturally look to Adam as former owner of the house, and what happened all those years before starts to catch up with him.
DirectorTim Fywell
WritersSandy Welch, Ruth Rendell
Part 1
May 10, 1992
A grisly discovery... the bones of a woman and child are found near Wyvis Hall in Suffolk... the bones have been buried for more than ten years. But who is buried and why? Adam Verne-Smith(Douglas Hodge) is haunted by the past. He and others know the truth of the burials. Adam inherited Wyvis Hall from his great uncle and instead of a planned trip to Greece, he renames Wyvis Hall 'Ecalpemos'... the fatal inversion... and he spends the summer there with friends, including the arrogant and chillingly logical Rufus Fletcher(Jeremy Northam)...
Part 2
May 17, 1992
Adam's paranoia increases as the police investigation into the bones continues. Adam and Rufus meet after swearing never to see each other again to go through the list of people still living who might be able to rumble them to the police. Events in the past are slowly revealed...
Part 3
May 24, 1992
The awful truth comes out...
