The Investigation Under Quarantine

The Lighthouse

This flow follows the police effort as infection, isolation, and a second crime threaten to overwhelm a small investigative team.

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A Dangerous Assignment A Dangerous Assignment from "The Lighthouse". An Investigation with Political Stakes Limited Resources Adam Dalgliesh selects Kate Miskin and Francis Benton-Smith for a discreet trip to Combe Island.

A Dangerous Assignment from "The Lighthouse". An Investigation with Political Stakes Limited Resources Adam Dalgliesh selects Kate Miskin and Francis Benton-Smith for a discreet trip to Combe Island.

An Investigation with Political Stakes Limited Resources Adam Dalgliesh selects Kate Miskin and Francis Benton-Smith for a discreet trip to Combe Island. The initial plan is to avoid a large police presence unless murder is confirmed. A Fragile Arrangement The isolation that makes the island attractive to important visitors also complicates a death inquiry. Every delay risks allowing evidence or testimony to change.

The Island’s Rules The Island’s Rules from "The Lighthouse". Privacy Meets Police Work An Unusual Community Rupert Maycroft explains that visitors are normally left in solitude and that the island has few permanent…

The Island’s Rules from "The Lighthouse". Privacy Meets Police Work An Unusual Community Rupert Maycroft explains that visitors are normally left in solitude and that the island has few permanent…

Privacy Meets Police Work An Unusual Community Rupert Maycroft explains that visitors are normally left in solitude and that the island has few permanent residents. The police must question people whose habits are designed to keep them apart. A Narrow Circle The closed setting appears to simplify the suspect list, but shared spaces, unguarded cottages, and an unlocked lighthouse create unrecorded opportunities.

SARS Changes the Inquiry SARS Changes the Inquiry from "The Lighthouse". Isolation Becomes Literal A Confirmed Infection Raimund Speidel is diagnosed with SARS, and Adam Dalgliesh falls ill after close contact.

SARS Changes the Inquiry from "The Lighthouse". Isolation Becomes Literal A Confirmed Infection Raimund Speidel is diagnosed with SARS, and Adam Dalgliesh falls ill after close contact.

Isolation Becomes Literal A Confirmed Infection Raimund Speidel is diagnosed with SARS, and Adam Dalgliesh falls ill after close contact. Medical risk becomes inseparable from the investigation. A Smaller Command The island’s population is quarantined while Kate Miskin assumes command with Francis Benton-Smith. They must investigate without the usual specialists or reliable backup.

The Investigator Goes Down The Investigator Goes Down from "The Lighthouse". Dalgliesh’s Impaired Work Illness and Separation Adam Dalgliesh’s fever and cough leave him confined to the sickroom.

The Investigator Goes Down from "The Lighthouse". Dalgliesh’s Impaired Work Illness and Separation Adam Dalgliesh’s fever and cough leave him confined to the sickroom.

Dalgliesh’s Impaired Work Illness and Separation Adam Dalgliesh’s fever and cough leave him confined to the sickroom. Kate Miskin must make operational decisions without the senior detective’s steady presence. A Mind Still Working Even while physically weak, he reassembles overlooked clues. His insight can guide the inquiry, but it cannot replace evidence or remove the danger to the people outside.

The Final Crisis The Final Crisis from "The Lighthouse". A Search Becomes a Rescue Evidence and Flight A search of Puffin Cottage uncovers concealed samples, and Dan Padgett bolts with Millie Tranter.

The Final Crisis from "The Lighthouse". A Search Becomes a Rescue Evidence and Flight A search of Puffin Cottage uncovers concealed samples, and Dan Padgett bolts with Millie Tranter.

A Search Becomes a Rescue Evidence and Flight A search of Puffin Cottage uncovers concealed samples, and Dan Padgett bolts with Millie Tranter. The police must act before he can throw her from the lighthouse. Judgment Under Pressure Kate Miskin risks injury entering the lighthouse through a narrow window. She and Benton-Smith rescue Millie and arrest Padgett before outside reinforcements arrive.

Saturday morning, October 23

Saturday afternoon, during the first interviews

Tuesday morning, after Boyde’s murder

Tuesday through Thursday morning

Thursday morning, during the lighthouse standoff