Oliver (Alan Bates) embarks on an expedition across the UK to meet Aristotle, a famous compiler of crossword puzzles. Stymied by Aristotle's mysterious disappearance, Oliver befriends police detective Diane Priest (Sinead Cusack) and the two begin to untangle a web of secrecy surrounding a string of ominous rural murders.

Episode 2
Why Did We Eat the Frogs?
Thursday, August 26, 1999, at 9pm

En route to Scotland's Orkney Islands, Oliver (Alan Bates) and Diane (Sinead Cusack) journey through England and Wales on the trail of unsavory characters and puzzling clues.

Episode 3
The Farquhar Connection
Thursday, September 2, 1999, at 9pm

Oliver (Alan Bates) and Diane (Sinead Cusack) uncover a well-kept secret after an undercover visit to a baronial mansion yields high-tech clues that prove near fatal. The pair continue their trek through Scotland.

Episode 4
Do We Look Like That?
Thursday, September 9, 1999, at 9pm

Oliver (Alan Bates) and Diane (Sinead Cusack) reach their final destination. Their attempt to solve the final piece of the puzzle is met with a shocking revelation from an unlikely source.

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