The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (Season 2)

A Guilty Thing Surprised: Part One (Episode 1)

Writer: Clive Exton

Air date: 1988-06-19

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: Wexford finds he is dealing with a very nasty case when nature-loving Elizabeth Nightingale is murdered on one of her nightly walks through the woods around Myfleet Manor.

A Guilty Thing Surprised: Part Two (Episode 2)

Writer: Clive Exton

Air date: 1988-06-26

Runtime: 60 min

A Guilty Thing Surprised: Part Three (Episode 3)

Writer: Clive Exton

Air date: 1988-07-03

Runtime: 60 min

Shake Hands Forever: Part One (Episode 4)

Writer: Clive Exton

Air date: 1988-09-23

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: Angela Hathall is murdered, but Wexford can find no motive and no suspect. Maybe she picked up a stranger who killed her?The line Wexford follows alienates not just his colleagues, including Mike Burden, but his wife, too.

Shake Hands Forever: Part Two (Episode 5)

Writer: Clive Exton

Air date: 1988-09-30

Runtime: 60 min

Shake Hands Forever: Part Three (Episode 6)

Writer: Clive Exton

Air date: 1988-10-07

Runtime: 60 min