A church warden is found with a knife in his chest; and more bodies start to pile up as Morse and Lewis try to catch a dangerous psychopath.
John Thaw - Chief Inspector Morse Kevin Whately - Detective Sergeant Lewis Peter Woodthorpe - Dr. Max DeBryn Angela Morant - Ruth Rawlinson John Normington - Lionel Pawlen Maurice O'Connell - Harry Josephs Judy Campbell - Mrs. Rawlinson Michael Hordern - Doctor Starkie Norman Jones - Chief Superintendent Bell James Griffiths - Paul Morris Chrissy Iddon - Brenda Josephs Karl Francis - Taffy Michael Goldie - Jimmy Michael Fenner - Detective Constable Mitchell Bev Willis - Denman Bill Moody - Police Sergeant Saul Jephcott - Waterman Stuart Saunders - Church Warden James Greene - Defence Counsel Robert Gary - Prosecuting Counsel Richardson Morgan - Landlord (as Ric Morgan) Paul Ridley - Husband Maureen Bennett - Wife Andrew Reed - Peter Morris Norma Shebbeare - Hotel Proprietor Christopher Gray - Policeman Joanna Wake - Nurse Gina McKee - Girl in Betting Shop Malcolm Kaye - Gambler Salome Bull - Choirboy