- Buchan theorizes that the killer believes they are a modern Witchfinder General and that the markings on both Dorothy's house and the scene of Alexander's murder are to warn off evil spirits, though homeless Lee Bysack claims they are to show houses friendly to vagrants. Another woman is killed and it seems that each victim gave the murderer the name of an associate, who was then slain. Dr. Llewellyn tells Chandler that Dorothy's killer lost a finger through gangrene and Buchan explains that the gangrene was probably the result of ergot poisoning, which causes madness and paranoia. This leads to a disused bakery and a killer who believes they were cursed by witchcraft as the police manage to save the last victim.—don @ minifie-1
- With the burning at the stake of Dorothy Cade, Buchan and DI Chandler believe they are looking for a modern day version of Matthew Hopkins, the 16th century Witchfinder General. They visit Dorothy's house - the locals call it the "witchy house" - and find symbols similar to those found outside where Zukanov was found. They have a strange encounter with Dorothy's sister Cecilia. They learn that the markings they've found at the murder sites are actually symbols for vagrants to know if a site is safe. In examining Dorothy's remains, the pathologist Dr. Caroline Llewellyn finds 11 fingers - one of which was necrotic as a result of gangrene and likely belonged to the killer. They soon have another victim, a 40-something midwife, who is found drowned. Buchan develops a new theory - leading them to the killer.—garykmcd
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