Taggart

The first ever appearance of the Glaswegian detective, Jim Taggart, as he investigates a series of brutal murders in his home town. The victims are all women, and have been strangled with considerable force.

Detective Chief Inspector Jim Taggart is reunited with Sergeant Peter Livingstone to investigate the murder of a woman. Her skeletal remains are discovered years after her husband was convicted of her murder, despite the fact that her body was not produced at the time of his trial. Was he wrongly convicted?

Taggart investigates the murder of a secretary who had been involved with the estranged husband of a world famous opera singer. He learns that the singer had recently returned to Scotland to attempt a reconciliation with her husband.

The discovery of a severed female leg sparks off a murder investigation for Taggart and Livingstone. When a forensic expert declares that the limb has been skillfully amputated, a city-wide check on missing women is initiated. As more severed limbs are found, the police track down the origins of a tartan rug in which some of the limbs were discovered.

The wife of a wealthy landowner is found strangled in a reservoir on the eve of a trip to Switzerland. Her husband appears to have skipped the country, prompting Taggart to investigate.

Taggart investigates an attempted rape by a masked attacker, and the victim later commits suicide. Then the criminal strikes again, adding murder to his crimes.