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.

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