Sapphire & Steel Series 01

All irregularities will be handled by the forces controlling each dimension. Transuranic, heavy elements may not be used where there is life. Medium atomic weights are available: Gold, Lead, Copper, Jet, Diamond, Radium, Sapphire, Silver and Steel. Sapphire and Steel have been assigned. 1.1 The Passenger by Steve Lyons A 1930s steam train. Twelve passengers with ulterior motives. A mysterious conductor. One victim. And two detectives... A dark Winter's evening in the year 2004. Sixty-six-year-old steam enthusiast and antiquarian book dealer Philip Burgess steps onto his long overdue train, unaware that Time has decreed that this will be his final journey. An old book has given Time the trigger it needs to break its chains. As reality and fiction become intertwined, a familiar story begins to play itself out. A story that can only end in murder. Sapphire and Steel must uncover the secrets in Burgess's past, before the story can reach its terminus. But how can they succeed, when Time has made them a part of its plans already? 1.2 Daisy Chain by Joseph Lidster Suburbia, 2004. And it looks like rain. Sapphire and Steel are drawn to a house apparently much like any other on the street, except that this one, and the family living in it, harbour a secret that threatens to destroy them all. 1.3 All Fall Down by David Bishop London, a late summer morning. The present. Sapphire and Steel investigate an area of the city that is steeped in a rich and bloody history. Artefacts are uncovered that form a dangerous link with the past. 1.4 The Lighthouse by Nigel Fairs A lighthouse in the middle of a thunderstorm. Newly-weds Nick and Suzy are planning to renovate the lighthouse. But the old building is haunted by an horrific past... 1.5 Dead Man Walking by Nigel Fairs When Sapphire and Steel arrive at Blackledge Prison, an unexplained death proves to hold the first of an intriguing series of inconsistencies. What has happened to Time?