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White Ghost (Special 1996)
Written
by: Paul Abbott
Directed
by: Richard Standeven
Originally
Screened: 28/10/96
This
was a one-off Cracker special screened a year after the final
series finished in 1995.
Fitz
is on a lecture tour of Hong Kong when he is hired by Commander
Ellison of the Royal Hong Kong police to help investigate the
murder of a businessman, Peter Yang. He requests help from
Manchester hoping for Penhaligon but getting Wise instead. Also on
the case is DCI Janet Lee Cheung who is suspicious of Fitz's
ability to help them. The man responsible for the death is Dennis
Philby whose own business debts are rising sharply and who refused
to be "bought out" by Yang. His girlfriend, Soo Lin
Tang, is pregnant but intends to abort simply because they cannot
afford to keep the child. Dennis locks her in a storage crate and
murders her obstetrician, then a civil servant who refuses to
grant a passport on the strength of a faked marriage certificate.
The police identify Philby as the murderer and catch him in a
market. Cheung, now convinced of Fitz's abilities, allows him to
interrogate Philby despite Ellison's objection. Although he
confesses to the murders and claims to have killed Soo Lon, Cheung
protests that the testimony is worthless because it had been
gained under duress. It seems Philby must be released but Fitz and
Cheung know that Soo Lon is alive and are determined Philby will
lead them to her.
The
Unofficial Guide To Cracker 1999-2006
(http://www.crackertv.co.uk)
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