Silent Witness returns for a 14th series, delving into the world of forensic crime and the personal lives of the team. In A Guilty Mind: Part 1, three patients die unexpectedly on the same ward at a London hospital, and Leo and Harry are called to the scene to investigate, where they meet DC Julia Catina and DI Frank Skipper. Suspicion falls on Professor Nigel Silverlake, but when he is found dead in an apparent "suicide by cop" incident, Nikki is pressured by his daughter, Naomi, to find a physical cause for his breakdown.

Episode 2 - A Guilty Mind Part 2

Nikki’s mental instability worsens, and Harry and Leo are forced to get her psychiatric help.

Episode 3 - Lost Part 1

When a preserved female body is found buried in a peat moor in Sheffield, DI Sonia Hardwick decides to call in an archaeologist, Professor Patrick Cain, in the first of a new two-part story of the forensic crime drama. Nikki is temporarily working with the professor and he invites her along to the scene. Much to the annoyance of DI Hardwick, Patrick persuades the coroner to release the body for examination to the Lyell centre in London. Meanwhile, Leo is out of sorts and Janet is worried but unsure what to do.

Episode 4 - Lost Part 2

Leo attends the scene of Kelly's murder at DI Hardwick's request. It looks similar to the Bentley murders and the team speculate that it could be a copycat killing.

Episode 5 - First Casualty Part 1

The body of a young woman is pulled from a river and Nikki is called to perform the post-mortem, as a new two-part story of the forensic crime drama begins. It looks like the woman was dead before she hit the water – there's evidence of a struggle and inspection of her skull reveals a brain haemorrhage. The woman has given birth and Nikki is anxious to discover her identity in case her child is abandoned somewhere. Meanwhile, at a nearby army base, a training exercise is halted abruptly when Lieutenant Stephen Lockford experiences a flashback to Afghanistan and starts shooting at one of his fellow soldiers.

Episode 6 - First Casualty Part 2

When an X-ray of Lockford's skull reveals a second bullet, Harry calls DI Harte, as the forensic crime drama continues. It looks like the soldier could have been murdered.

Episode 7 - Bloodlines Part 1

Harry is reunited with Anna Sandor when she calls him to Budapest to perform a second post-mortem on the body of a drowned prostitute, Sofi Mustafova. As they get reacquainted, Anna tells him she believes the death is suspicious and may be linked to her own investigations into the disappearance of other pregnant prostitutes. The women's body ends up being cremated before Harry can take a look at it. Harry's world is crushed when he finds out that Anna has been stabbed to death in her bed. He is forced to go underground where he manages to make a desperate call to Leo in London for help when he becomes the number one suspect. Harry continues with the investigation into the gang-run prostitution racket. When Leo shows up late for the meeting with Harry he witnesses a man being shot and burned. When he manages to retrieve a charred passport from the body it turns out to be Harry's.

Episode 8 - Bloodlines Part 2

Nikki makes her way to Budapest but there's not much she or Leo can do as every move they make is being watched by Tibor Orban

Episode 9 - The Prodigal Part 1

Chief Inspector Rebecca Woods and some members of the Diplomatic Protection Group head to the Dutch embassy to investigate a shooting. They disscover Ambassador, Pieter Van Buren, holding his wounded daughter Klara. He demands that the the DPG team leave and Woods has no choice but to agree given it is officially Dutch territory. After Pieter leaves the building, carrying Klara, he informs the police that his grandson, Jack, is missing. DPG Sergeant Whitehead is found shot in the bulding after the polive go in. Pieter is scared that history could be repeating itself as his own son, Jacob, went missing from the family home in 1996 and was never seen again. When Klara begins to recover in hospital, her memory comes back and she remembers who carried out the shootings.

Episode 10 - The Prodigal Part 2

Harry discovers evidence of extensive plastic surgery on the corpse of the bodyguard as an autopsy is carried out.

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Silent Witness Episode Guide Series 14

Photograph of Emilia Fox who plays Dr Nikki Alexander in BBC’s Silent Witness

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