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Professor Jasper Tempest and the team untangle a series of knotty crimes ranging from an unexplained fire in a student block to the mystery of an entire family found dead in their home. Meanwhile, Professor T is dominated and perplexed by the women in his life, from his mother to the love of his life Christina, and his new therapist, Dr. Helena.
EPISODE GUIDE:
“Ring of Fire” premieres Sunday, Sept. 3 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV - A young woman is left badly burned after a fire in a student flat. When investigations show the victim was drugged and the fire was set, Professor T helps the police in a race against time to find who did it before they strike again.
“The Mask Murders” premieres Sunday, Sept. 10 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV - When a prominent couple is found murdered, the crime scene has uncanny parallels to another murder 15 years ago - is it a copycat killing or was the wrong man prosecuted? Professor T wants to help but he's laid up with appendicitis.
“The Family” premieres Sunday, Sept. 17 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV - Professor T is asked to decipher a macabre puzzle when a doctor and her family are found dead in a grisly tableau on their living room sofa, each having died by different means - but in what order and at whose hands?
“DNA of a Murderer” premieres Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV - An artisan baker is found dead after receiving death threats. Is it a case of revenge or is the killer closer to home? Professor T uses his criminological insight to help the police identify the murderer.
“The Trial” premieres Sunday, Oct. 1 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV - As a major trial gets underway, Professor T presents the case to his students--it involves a caretaker accused of shooting dead his rich employer. It seems an open and shut case, but the Professor turns expert witness to prove otherwise.
“Swansong” premieres Sunday, Oct. 8 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV - After discovering the body of an undercover police officer in the trunk of a car, the CID team blunder into a Drugs Squad operation against a major trafficker that appears to implicate one of their closest colleagues.
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