The Vise Season 1 Episodes

Episode 1

One Just Man

Judge Craig had always been ruthless to the criminals he sentenced but when dealing with his own family will he be as unrelenting?

Episode 2

Set a Murderer

Fri, Oct 8, 1954

David Harman and Sydney White, two prominent business figures, have long maintained a stranglehold on their respective industry. Their dominance seemed unassailable until the sudden emergence of a new competitor. However, when this newcomer tragically perishes in a plane crash, his widow begins to question the events leading up the incident.

Episode 3

Let Murder Be Done

Episode 4

Dr. Damon's Experiment

Dr. Damon is heading to Paris to lecture on psychology where he illustrates the powers of hypnosis. Returning early discovers his wife with another man, painter Charles Dyson. He decides to hypnotise him and get his wife to kill him.

Episode 5

Death Pays No Dividends

Tommy Carter and girlfriend Julia Benton consider themselves part of the jet set. Money, however, is in short supply. Julia suggests Tommy fake his death in a car crash. When Julia gets the insurance Tommy finds himself out in the cold.

Episode 6

Gabriel's Choice

A doctor prevents a young man from committing suicide. However, when the young man insists that the doctor is now responsible for his well-being and demands that he allow him to live in his home, the situation spirals out of control.

Episode 7

The Diamond Expert

A seemingly innocuous guessing game escalates into murder, and when the perpetrator assumes the identity of his victim, the ramifications become deadly.

Episode 8

The Secret Place

Episode 9

Fair and the Fallen

The story unfolds in a prestigious finishing school for young ladies where all the teachers are female, apart from the music teacher, One student develops an infatuation with him and places herself in a dangerous situation.

Episode 10

The Eavesdroppers

Henrietta embarks on an affair with a younger man, seeking to reclaim a sense of confidence she fears is slipping away along with her youth. When her husband uncovers the betrayal, he reacts with violence towards the lover. Yet, the situation is far from straightforward and Henrietta is on the brink of uncovering a truth that will change everything.

Episode 11

The Very Silent Traveller

In Manchester, recently released convict Dickie Miller murders Arnold Brockley in an act of revenge. Brockley's pals Rusty and Dylan decide to take the body, on the overnight train, to London and fit up Miller unaware he is watching them.

Episode 12

The Yellow Robe

A yellow robed monk telephones Frank Ballard to tell him that his brother is alive and well in a Tibetan monastery. The call leads to the monk's death, and the search for a left-handed killer.

Episode 13

Lucky Man

A junior diplomat wins the love of Lily, but her father is sponsoring a theory that marriage is the enemy of civilisation.

Episode 14

The Gamblers

While in Monte Carlo, June Belmont is invited by Carlos Rodrigues to join him at the roulette table. June brings Carlos luck and they become partners. When Bob Carter arrives he attempts to get June away from her addiction.

Episode 15

The Count of 12

Simon Graves is privy to a gold strike in Welcome Stranger Mine, in South Africa and makes a killing. Harry Bancroft invest but loses a fortune. A newspaper article exposes Graves insider trading and he starts getting threatening letters.

Episode 16

The Final Column

30 mins

Newspaper editor Albert Lake sacks his assistant Larry Spence after passing a story to the Courier. Spence blackmails Lake's mistress Marie Dickson but strangles her. When Lake plays down the murder in the Sentinal, Spence blackmails him.

Episode 17

The Benevolent Burglar

Street artist Socrates Smith and Detective Mark Tower are unlikely friends. Tower is on the trail of burglar Longhair. During one robbery, Tower falls for Lady Carol. When she receives his love letters there can be only one suspect.

Episode 18

Blind Man's Bluff

Valerie Dyson is torn between the love for her husband, and the love she has for another man.

Episode 19

The Eighth Window

Episode 20

Broken Honeymoon

Helen and Clive Parker's honeymoon in the jungle turns into a nightmare when she is attacked by a jaguar. Fearing she will be scarred forever he disappears from her life. Two years on Helen is determined to track him down.

Episode 21

Death on the Boards

Promoter Robert Parker and his choreographer wife Audrey are offered the chance to take displaced person; Maria Beleska. They groom her for stardom but as Robert falls for her a jealous Audrey schemes to kill her.

Episode 22

Behind the Mask

John Philmore is married to Laura and lavishes her with expensive gifts. A sudden short fall of cash leaves him needing to use her jewelry as collateral but they are now paste. Laura is being blackmailed but it's for murder.

Episode 23

Dress Rehersal

30 mins

Episode 24

The Cruel Test

District Commissioner Clive Hastings sentences Tuah Ohe to ten years in jail. He promises revenge. Later that day Hastings and his son are left paralised by a poison. His wife has to make a choice over which one she gives the antidote. to

Episode 25

The Deception

The three Hadley sisters live with their grandfather. Dorothy and Bess are attractive and have many suitors. Older sister Gwen is plain and so decides to make up a romance. When Paul finds her secret he decides to blackmail her.

Episode 26

Week-End Guest

A reporter is sent by a London newspaper to interview the sister of a celebrated author.

Episode 27

Fame and the Fury

Celia's partner is a struggling painter. But when she leaves him for a wealthier man, she soon realises her mistake.

Episode 28

Ring of Greed

Margaret and Frank fell in love at first sight but will Margaret manage to escape from a fate that is unknown to her?

Episode 29

The Gentlemen

Episode 30

The Schemer

Episode 31

Double Pay-Off

Eric Plans a clever robbery but it is soon revealed he has fallen victim to a gang. Will there be a double pay off or fate?

Episode 32

Account Closed

Top newspaperman Harry Brandon gambles on get rich quick schemes that are constantly failing. One night he sees two men hiding loot stolen. Lord Leighton tells him that his wife is thief and the jewelry is stolen and offers a finders fee.

Episode 33

The Serpent Beneath

A famous playwright with writers block, steals the play of an unknown author, which leads to his downfall.

Episode 34

The Price of Vanity

A young artist has the key to a successful career, he can fake old masters well enough to deceive a art critic.

Episode 35

Man in Demand

A car crash, that killed her husband, left Mrs. Steel paralysed. The only thing she has left to live for is her son John. When he marries Carol, she works to break up their marriage. Finally snapping, Carol decides expose her as a fraud.

Episode 36

The Homing Chinaman

Episode 37

Rattan Trunk

Down-on his-luck gambler murders a nouveau riche woman friend and dumps her body in a trunk.

Episode 38

Murder of a Ham

A ham radio operator picks up a voice transmitting in code some unauthorized information. Later, at a party, he hears the same voice.

Episode 39

The Better Chance