4. Watt Takes the Stand

Six months on, Peter Manuel is on trial for eight brutal murders including those of the Watt family.

Bereaved patriarch William is about to take the stand at the High Court.

Denise Mina reimagines the true crime trial of Scotland's first serial killer, Peter Manuel, in a dark and compelling exploration of truth and storytelling.

Glasgow, 1957. Businessman William Watt wants answers about his family's murder.

Small time crook Peter Manuel claims to have them. But you don't get something for nothing. Over the course of a bizarre night these unlikely drinking partners will swap stories and attempt to cut a deal to emerge from scandal with reputations, and profits, intact.

Read by Liam Brennan

Abridged by Siân Preece.

Producer: Eilidh McCreadie

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2018.