The Ruth Rendell Mysteries · SEASON 9
Simisola: Part One
Episode 2 · 1996-01-26

- Drama
- Mystery
Episode overview
At first, this mystery seems to be a missing person case: Wexford's doctor asks for help in finding his daughter, Melanie Akande, a recent college graduate who disappeared after going to her local unemployment office to find a job. The Akandes are an immigrant family from Nigeria, living in a rural area where only a handful of black people live. The woman who handled Melanie's case at the unemployment office, also young and black, is found murdered a few days later. Could the disappearance and the murder be connected? Wexford begins to face up to subtly racist attitudes.
60 minutes
Season 9 episodes
1. A Dark Blue Perfume1996-01-10
2. Simisola: Part One1996-01-26
3. Simisola: Part Two1996-02-02
4. Simisola: Part Three1996-02-09
5. The Secret House of Death: Part One1996-03-08
6. The Secret House of Death: Part Two1996-03-15
7. A Case Of Coincidence: Part One1996-03-22
8. A Case Of Coincidence: Part Two1996-03-29