Dramatisations of three different women, three different cases—Constance Kent (episodes 1–8), Mary Blandy (9–14), and Adelaide Bartlett (15–22)—all 18th- and 19th-century murderesses.
S1 E22 • 6/5/1980
Adelaide is tried for Thomas' murder, using liquid chloroform. The jury finds her not guilty, feeling that the prosecution had not showed exactly how the poison was administered.