4 Extra Debut. Detective inspector Rebus investigates a school shooting but finds himself the main suspect in a house fire. Stars Ron Donachie.

When a known criminal dies in a house fire the forensic evidence suggests he was murdered before the fire started.

Detective Inspector Rebus - the last person to see the victim alive - becomes the main suspect.

Meanwhile, a fatal shooting at a private school near Edinburgh unexpectedly leads Rebus to an army helicopter crash on Jura in a case involving diamonds and drug smuggling.

Ron Donachie stars as Rebus in Ian Rankin's thriller.

Dramatised in two parts by Chris Dolan.

DI Rebus ...................Ron Donachie

Siobhan Clarke......... Gayanne Potter

DI Hogan ................. Brian Ferguson

DCI Templer ............ Sarah Collier

Bell .......................... .Brian Pettifer

Miss Teri .................. Nicola Roy

Whiteread .............. Veronica Leer

Peacock ................... Gavin Mitchell

Kate .......................... Eilidh McCormick

Brimson .................. Kenny Blyth

James ...................... Alasdair Hankinson

Fogg.......................... Paul Young

Other parts played by the cast.

Directed at BBC Scotland by Bruce Young

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2016.