In 1980, a man who should have been under supervision walked out of a Scottish psychiatric hospital. Hours later, an alarm sounded inside another hospital building in Glasgow. What followed raised questions that went far beyond one crime scene…
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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.
Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.
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MUSIC:
St Mary by Chelsea McGough And Stephen Keech
Pawnbroker by Cody Martin
Shadow Passage by Cody Martin
The Fall by Cody Martin
Double Agent by Hill
Enigma by Dakota Mack
Fleet Street by Stephen Keech
Unexpected Turn by Moments
Asleep At TheWheel by Salon Dijon
After The Fall by Wicked Cinema
A Most Unusual Discovery by Wicked Cinema
Checkpoint by Wicked Cinema
End Of The Road by Wicked Cinema
Hollow by Wicked Cinema
Rogue Asset by Wicked Cinema
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