Scorpion Tales

Episode 2

Killing

Working on a computer project, Martha Fredricks finds herself impeded by colleague Mark Hawkins, who is in secret communication with the computer, taking money from the bank to invest in the currency market. Collecting the interest and replacing the original money, he goes unnoticed, until Fredricks discovers his scheme.

Episode 3

The Great Albert

Matthew Ward, a boy whose parents are on the verge of divorcing, discovers a 16th-century book of spells. With this, he attempts to bring about events to his own wishes. However, his plans go wrong when his mother brings home her lover, who then murders his father.

Episode 4

The Ghost in the Pale Blue Dress

Seemingly estranged father and son Sir Wilfred and Toby Grafton are at loggerheads over the latter's inheritance. Toby's fiancée Karen steps in and beguiles Wilfred due to her similarity to his deceased wife.

Episode 5

Crimes of Persuasion

MP Sir Robert Haines is in the process of making secret deals with an ex-Arab PM. Meanwhile, at home, his mistress has hatched a plan to avenge his philandering. However, both of them later come unstuck when terrorist enemies of the Arab come calling.

Episode 6

Truth or Consequence

Lt James White enrols in a training course to build his resistance to interrogation. As he proceeds, however, he discovers that the training is more intense than expected, and people on the outside cannot be trusted.