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'I'm so sorry, Casey,' my link worker John said, sounding weary. 'I know this is probably the worst time I could ring you, but we desperately need someone to take a child tonight.' It's the night before Christmas when Casey and Mike get the call. A twelve year old girl, stuck between a rock and a hard place. Her father is on a ventilator, fighting for his life, while her mother is currently on remand in prison. Despite claiming she attacked him in...
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'I'm so sorry, Casey,' my link worker John said, sounding weary. 'I know this is probably the worst time I could ring you, but we desperately need someone to take a child tonight.' It's the night before Christmas when Casey and Mike get the call. A twelve year old girl, stuck between a rock and a hard place. Her father is on a ventilator, fighting for his life, while her mother is currently on remand in prison. Despite claiming she attacked him in...
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'I'm so sorry, Casey,' my link worker John said, sounding weary. 'I know this is probably the worst time I could ring you, but we desperately need someone to take a child tonight.' It's the night before Christmas when Casey and Mike get the call. A twelve year old girl, stuck between a rock and a hard place. Her father is on a ventilator, fighting for his life, while her mother is currently on remand in prison. Despite claiming she attacked him in...
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Silent Witness volume 4
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Nikki comes face-to-face with Simon Laing once again as the motive for the murders appears to be blackmail. The hospital computer database has been hacked and Clarissa and Max follow the forensic clues to a teenage hacker called Splinter. The danger comes much closer to home, however, when Nikki receives a threatening text with a picture of Rosie and the ominous message - 'lose the evidence'.
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Silent Witness volume 5
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The body of a woman is found on railway tracks in London, badly damaged from electrical burns. On the mortuary slab, the woman's recent and historic injuries suggest years of abuse, likely within the home. It's a difficult post-mortem for Nikki, as she is troubled by memories from her childhood.
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Silent Witness volume 1
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Young, highly successful Asian boxer, Kevin Sharma, drives his car onto a building site. Minutes later, he drags his bruised and bloody body out of a skip, leaving Tony Kennedy, the man he has just knocked down, still inside. Six weeks later, Sam Ryan and
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Silent Witness volume 5
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When suspected pedophile Dale Barge is found murdered in a children's playground, Nikki and Jack are brought in by inexperienced detective Rory Drennan. It's not long before the team link Barge's death to a missing child, Lizzie Craddock. Jack teams up with Child Protection DI, hard-nosed Gina Conroy. They put pressure on Lizzie's parents, Johnnie and Cheryl, to try to find her. Lizzie's social worker Louise is brought in to help, and Nikki encourages...
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Silent Witness volume 7
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When the body of a pregnant Northern Irish girl is discovered, the team face the urgent task of finding the baby snatched from her womb. Father of the child, married-man Simon, is the prime suspect in DS Sally Kirchner's eyes. Meanwhile, Thomas uncovers the teenage girl's connections to a criminal underworld. Nikki and Jack encounter her addict boyfriend Nuri and ruthless drug dealer Bekir, suspected of masterminding the hit-killing of a Drugs Squad...
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Silent Witness volume 6
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Nikki is still in shock as the team arrive at Matt's residence but insists on working at the Lyell, determined to help. When analyzing crime scene photos and the positions of the victims' bodies, Nikki realizes there is a pattern and together the team uncover a secret that has been held by those at the very top of the U.S. government.
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Silent Witness volume 10
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As the truth behind the McMorris family is revealed, the team is brought together by the conclusion of a shocking Christmas family tragedy. Reuniting with their respective families, Nikki finds her secret Santa gift is a visit from a loved one.
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Silent Witness volume 1
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Harry and Nikki spend a day visiting an air show in which an old school friend of Harry's is flying, but after a fun day together, they see a military helicopter crash into a crowded detention center for failed asylum seekers. The Ministry of Defense are called in but Harry has a personal interest in the case.
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Silent Witness volume 2
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Harry puts his professional career on the line to prove his lover's innocence after Leo is attacked and Levin turns up dead, but Nikki is concerned that Harry's emotions are clouding his professional judgement.
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Silent Witness volume 3
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A puzzling family murder in suburbia deeply affects Harry who has history with the family.
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Silent Witness volume 3
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When the bodies of two teenage girls are revealed frozen in the snow at a Norwegian summer ski resort after an avalanche, Sam is called in to identify the bodies. There are no forensic clues left on the bodies, but both girls were wearing hair-slides and had their hair arranged in bunches.
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Silent Witness volume 1
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Forensic Pathologist Dr. Samantha Ryan moves back to Cambridge from London to take up a consultant's post at The Park Teaching Hospital. Sam's first case is the tragic death of a six-year-old girl, Sarah Crew, who is thought to have fallen from a rope swi
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Silent Witness volume 6
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The police are still convinced that Matthews is responsible for his wife's death, until one of the team points out to Ross an old case file. Eight years before, a man called Baxter was killed in exactly the same way as Alan. Ross asks Sam to compare the B
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Silent Witness volume 2
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Whilst Nikki, Leo and Jack struggle to ascertain how Deanna was killed and ended up in the Thames, DI Gold focuses on two main suspects in John Briggs' inner circle. However, when Geraldine makes a sinister confession about why she gave her daughter up for adoption and disowned her wealthy family, it dramatically changes the course of the investigation.
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Silent Witness volume 10
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Harry finds himself in the middle of a dangerous cover-up and has to work against the clock to find those responsible. Meanwhile, Lionel's hearing continues, and Leo will eventually have to decide whether to follow his conscience, and betray his old friend and mentor.
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Silent Witness volume 2
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Nikki's suspicions over David Cannon are further aroused when she discovers blood in the boot of his car. With Thomas' support, she takes samples to test for DNA. Does it belong to Sally Vaughn?
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Silent Witness volume 1
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When the pathologists investigate three suspicious deaths in one night on the same ward, it looks like hospital staff may be behind their murders. Nikki becomes increasingly disturbed by a rape and murder case involving a young child.