- Playwright – Jeffrey Archer
- Location – Harrogate Theatre Main House
- Director – Frank Moorby
Cast
- Mr Justice Tredwell – John Colston
- Sir David Metcalf QC – Alan Harwood
- Lady Metcalfe – Pauline Chick
- Miss Antonia Blair-Booth QC – Gill McVey
- Mr Eileen Rogers – Jenny Humphreys
- Lionel Hamilton – Chris Rawson
- Robert Pierson – Bob Mallow
- DCI Travers – Keith Preece
- Dr Weedon – Stuart Kellett
- Miss Cole – Kathryn Newbould
- Clerk/Usher – Elaine Wilson
Accused of the wilful murder of his terminally ill wife, Sir David Metcalfe finds himself locked in legal combat with his old rival, Antonia Blair-Booth QC.
After a tense and gripping courtroom scene, Act I ends just as we are about to hear the jury’s verdict. Act II takes us back in time to the fateful night of Lady Metcalfe’s death and ends with a surprising twist.