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Case file · Series 15, Episode 2 · Season 15, Episode 2

Murder of Innocence

A man convicted of murder returns to Binwell as the people on his prison death list begin to die.

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The obvious suspect has both a public grievance and a strong alibi, forcing Jones to re-examine a conviction from his early career.

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Returned prisoner · Death list · Jones's past
Mood
Dark
Team
DCI John Barnaby with DS Ben Jones
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Why it matters

The obvious suspect has both a public grievance and a strong alibi, forcing Jones to re-examine a conviction from his early career.

Grady Felton served a prison sentence for killing Daniel Denning while insisting that he was innocent. On release he returns to Binwell, where the people he blamed for his conviction—including Ben Jones, then a constable—are named on a death list and start becoming murder victims.

Grady's alibis prevent Barnaby from accepting the obvious solution, and an arson attack against him further complicates the pattern. Jones must revisit the original investigation while new deaths ask whether the list is a plan, a frame or an attempt to correct an older injustice.

  • Returned prisoner
  • Death list
  • Jones's past
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Who was the killer in Murder of Innocence? (spoiler)

The death list is being used to direct suspicion towards Grady while the true motive remains tied to Daniel Denning's death. Reopening the old case reveals who benefited from the conviction.

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Three questions to carry into the episode

Three spoiler-safe questions for your rewatch.

  1. Place

    What does Binwell conceal?

  2. Theme

    Which details could have more than one meaning?

  3. Teamwork

    Watch DCI John Barnaby and DS Ben Jones: who notices what?

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Credits, context and checked facts

Production and cast

TV series
Series 15
Episode number
Episode 2
Written by
Elizabeth-Anne Wheal
Directed by
Renny Rye
Listed transmission date(s)
21 March 2012
Reported filming period
November–December 2011
Detective
DCI John Barnaby
Partner
DS Ben Jones
Pathologist
Dr Kate Wilding · Tamzin Malleson
Principal setting
Binwell
Casebook tone
Dark

Sources accompany the production credits and filming links.

Fictional settings and real filming places are listed separately. Filming links include 1 mapped area; 7 exact sites.

Credits and archive connections

  • Writer credits4 episodes credited to Elizabeth-Anne Wheal
  • Director credits23 episodes directed by Renny Rye
  • Release positionCase 91 of 144
  • Story characterDark · Returned prisoner · Death list
  • Location evidence7 exact screen-use matches
Jones under scrutiny

The case reaches back to Ben Jones's work as a uniformed constable and makes his own past evidence in the inquiry.

Binwell exteriors

Aldbury supplies the police station and village store, while Chesham contributes St Peter's Church and the fitness centre.

Sources for the production file

Published episode chronology and credits ↗Official ITV programme page ↗Filming-location reference index ↗

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Murder of Innocence cast

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Core cast

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Forensic team

Dr Kate Wilding

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Resident pathologist
Played by
Tamzin Malleson
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Spoiler-controlled deaths

Deaths recorded in this case

5 people die in this case, according to the linked death record.

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  1. Giles Harrison

    Murder · Poisoning

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  2. Kyle Gideon

    Murder · Poisoning

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  3. Caroline Garrett (solicitor)

    Murder · Explosion

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    • Caroline Garrett (solicitor): not listed in the current published cast recordNo Caroline Garrett performer appears in the current published cast record.
  4. Keith Mulory

    Murder · Other recorded death

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    • Keith Mulory: not listed in the current published cast recordNo Keith Mulory performer appears in the current published cast record.
  5. Daniel Denning

    Murder · Blunt force · historical or before the main case

    Performer check
    • Daniel Denning: Joseph Scatley · cautious partial-name matchThe historical victim’s full name is Daniel Denning; the published cast record lists Joseph Scatley only as ‘Young Daniel’, so this remains a cautious partial-name match.
Break a second seal: reveal the verified killer
Series 15 · episode 2 · checked 15 September 2026

Who was the killer in Murder of Innocence? (spoiler)

Grady Felton

Felton killed Giles Harrison, Kyle Gideon, Caroline Garrett and his disguised former cellmate Keith Mulory, then tried to kill Jones and Ted Denning. Deirdre Denning accidentally caused Daniel's death during a sibling argument; her silence led to Felton's wrongful conviction, but the episode does not recast that accident as one of his murders.

Verified motive

Grady took revenge on the people he blamed for scapegoating him and stealing eighteen years of his life, culminating in attacks on Jones and Ted Denning. He killed accomplice Keith Mulory after the failed cottage sale made Mulory a threat to the identity-swap scheme that had freed Grady to act.

Verified important clue

Archive case 91 · checked 17 September 2026The fingerprint-and-DNA mismatch on the supposed Grady Felton

The dead man's digitised fingerprints match Grady while his DNA identifies cellmate Keith Mulory; recent scars, a tattoo and eye surgery confirm the substitution, overturning the CCTV alibi and proving that the real Grady has been free to carry out the revenge killings.

Verified decisive clue

Archive case 91 · checked 25 September 2026The fingerprint and DNA mismatch on the supposed Grady Felton

The dead man's digitised prints match Grady's record, but his DNA identifies Keith Mulory. The original paper prints do not match him, and recent scars, a tattoo and eye surgery support the impersonation. The mismatch breaks the apparent bus CCTV alibi: the real Grady has been free to commit the revenge murders while his former cellmate posed as him.

Verified death and discovery order

Archive case 91 · checked 16 September 2026
  1. death
    Daniel Denning dies in 1994

    Deirdre accidentally causes her brother's fatal injury during an argument, then the group conceals what happened.

  2. discovery
    Grady is wrongly convicted

    The concealed account and planted evidence send Grady Felton to prison for Daniel's death for eighteen years.

  3. death
    Giles Harrison is killed

    Grady begins his revenge by killing the barrister connected with the case and disguising the death as natural.

  4. death
    Kyle and Caroline are killed

    Kyle Gideon and prosecutor Caroline Garrett become the next targets in Grady's campaign against those he blames.

  5. death
    Keith Mulory is silenced

    Grady kills the former cellmate whose disguise and identity swap had allowed him to operate unseen.

  6. discovery
    The old accident and new revenge are separated

    The resolution exposes Daniel's accidental death, Grady's wrongful conviction and his interrupted attacks on Jones and Ted Denning as distinct events.

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Real place → fictional identity

Where was Murder of Innocence filmed?

Aldbury, Hertfordshire

Aldbury Village Hall

Used as: The hall is dressed as Binwell Police Station.

Aldbury, Hertfordshire

Aldbury village store

Used as: The shop appears as Binwell Village Store.

Historic town buildings and streets in Chesham
Chesham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary's Church

Used as: The exterior represents St Peter's Church in Binwell.

Representative photograph of the real filming location; the exact camera angle or building may differ.
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Historic town buildings and streets in Chesham
Chesham, Buckinghamshire

The Elgiva

Used as: The theatre exterior becomes the local fitness centre.

Representative photograph of the real filming location; the exact camera angle or building may differ.
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Historic town buildings and streets in Chesham
Chesham, Buckinghamshire

Lowndes Park

Used as: The park and duck pond appear in several Binwell scenes.

Representative photograph of the real filming location; the exact camera angle or building may differ.
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Farnham Royal, Buckinghamshire

Terraced flat

Used as: A flat supplies Thomas Brightwell's home.

Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire

Rickmansworth Fire Station

Used as: The station appears as Binwell Fire Station.

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