A dramatic and complex comedy. Love, bigotry, greed and justice are entwined in this clear, fast-moving production, where the precision ofthe radio gives and added resonance to the powerful words of the famous trial scene.
In Richmond, Virginia, young lovers are dying. So far, four couples in the area have disappeared, only to be found months later as mutilated corpses. When the daughter of the president's newest drug czar vanishes along with her boyfriend, Dr Kay Scarpetta knows time is short. Following a macabre trail of evidence that ties the present homicides to a grisly crime in the past, Kay must draw upon her own personal resources...