Lewis Season 3 Episode 2

The Quality of Mercy

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Season 3 Episode 2

A student production of The Merchant of Venice is brought to an abrupt halt when the actor playing Shylock is murdered halfway through the performance, a prop knife plunged into his chest. Lewis and Hathaway are struck by the lack of grief among the cast and crew - especially the fiercely ambitious director Emma Golding, who wastes no time re-casting the lead role, determined the show must go on. The detectives soon discover the victim had an expensive lifestyle and not only owed money to his fellow students but was also suspected of stealing from them. However, the investigation has barely got under way before the killer strikes again. Kevin Whately and Laurence Fox star