Taggart Season 26 Episodes

Episode 1

I.O.U.

Bank clerk Craig Williams is murdered at the dog-track,where,for a change,he would have won - forty five grand. Evidence suggests that the race was fixed and the favourite dog nobbled. Had Craig lived he would have claimed his winnings from bookie Niall McShane and his violent son Ged,who threatens the trainer. But then Ged McShane is killed in the same way as Craig. An ex-wife who stood to gain from Craig's life insurance and a married colleague with whom he had a fling while her husband was abroad are now in the frame alongside the bookie and the trainer.

Episode 2

Local Hero

110 mins

Neighbourhood Watch member Kenny Harvey is found slain in the playground at the regenerated Allerdykes Estate,once a cess-pit full of junkies and criminals. Suspicion falls on the lawless Hamilton boys,who were forcibly evicted from the area,largely due to a petition started by Kenny. Jackie is impressed by Harry,the charismatic community leader,mainly responsible for the regeneration but Kenny coveted his job,deeming him too soft,as did another member Jennifer,who is also murdered. Jackie dates Harry,but he admits he changed his name after accidentally killing a man. Is he the murderer? Or will he save her from the real killer?

Episode 3

The Rapture

46 mins

Edward Muir and his son Luke,members of the austere Triune Family religious group,are brutally murdered with open bibles by the corpses,referring to the Rapture or promise of eternal life. Karen,the young daughter of Jackie's friend Eileen,is also murdered and a bible found by her body. Karen's lap-top shows that she was dating Luke Muir,against his religion's rules. The group leader's family come under suspicion when his wife and younger son reveal they want to leave the Triune Family as Luke did and the other son puts up opposition to their wishes.