Join myself, Katy and Jo for the first episode of our double parter about the most nefarious and unfortunate murder of Maria Marten, aka the Murder in the Red Barn. Meet Maria and her lover, the caddish William ‘Foxey’ Corder, and prepare yourselves for a twisting tale of trysting and terror, interspersed with a sprinkling of matrimonial advertisments and boarding house eggs. Ready yourselves too for the introduction of the new hit cop pairing, Ayres and Lea! Drinks go quite well this time, even mine.

Behold here the impressive and astonishingly detailed account of the whole sordid affair by James Curtis, referred to in this episode and the next, and marvel at the ambitious use of fonts on the title page.