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A curious mortician. Determined forensic scientists. And one suspicious death.Welcome to Carla Valentine’s mortuary. A chilled, white, windowless room, where you cross the threshold into the world of the dead. From the first cut, to the final stitch, Carla examines how each body got to her slab....
Recent Episodes
10 episodes
9. The Absent Smile: Chapter Three
When a man died on a hillside, nobody knew who he was.
But a local journalist was determined to find out.
This was somebody’s son, somebo...
8. The Absent Smile: Chapter Two
Fresh, Bloat, Active Decay, Advanced Decay and Dry Remains. There’s a rhythm and a pattern to decomposition.
This body, found on a hillside, is...
7. The Absent Smile: Chapter One
For Carla Valentine, the mortuary has always been her place of sanctuary. The constant cold, the passing through of bodies, it can be a predictably o...
6. Blood Lines: Chapter Three
One elderly victim. Two weapons. But only one person in custody.
When Margaret Thompson was killed, it felt like an open and shut case. But new...
5. Blood Lines: Chapter Two
In the mortuary, Carla Valentine has been asked to remove a crucial clue from Mrs Thompson’s body. A section of her damaged skull.
Because ther...
4. Blood Lines: Chapter One
When Mrs Thompson said goodbye to her handyman, she knew he’d come back the next day.
And he did. But she was lying in a pool of her own blood,...
3. The Burning Man: Chapter Three
Tom Harris died a horrible death. But he wasn’t alone on the nature reserve.
Was Tom’s companion an innocent witness or somebody more sinister?...
2. The Burning Man: Chapter Two
When the badly burned remains of Tom Harris were found in a nature reserve in East Anglia, initial signs pointed to suicide. His wife was distraught,...
1. The Burning Man: Chapter One
Like so many stories, it all starts with a body. And, in this case, a mortician who can’t leave a puzzle unanswered.
Carla Valentine invites us...
0. Enter the mortuary
A curious mortician. Determined forensic scientists. And one suspicious death.
Welcome to Carla Valentine’s mortuary. A chilled, white, windowl...