Penthouse & Pavement

Penthouse & Pavement is the 63rd episode of Taggart.

It was originally broadcast on the ITV network on 7 October 2003.

PLOT
Famous Horror novelist Jason Randall is found murdered in an alley the morning after a prestigious book launch. Initially the only lead in the investigation is Debbie Thomson, a drugged and confused prostitute found next to Randall's body.

Randall's wife and son are shocked at his death and under such seedy circumstances, but Randall's publisher paints a different picture of the author.

The investigation leads DS Reid and DI Ross into the underworld of prostitution, where further brutal attacks culminate in the murder of Debbie Thomson.

Meanwhile DCI Burke uncovers an obsessive fan of Randall's. Could his warped fascinations have driven him to murder?

As a profile of the murderer begins to evolve, the team sets a trap to catch the killer. But will their suspect take the bait?