Murder, She Wrote

Jessica is recording one of her novels for blind listeners, using a studio set up for audio narration. Meanwhile, during the same session, a producer is murdered as she listens to a rock band playing in the adjacent studio within the building.

The Sound of Murder is a self‑contained episode that forms part of a larger programme series. It’s presented as a single instalment rather than a multi‑part saga, and it follows the conventions of a typical broadcast episode, delivering a compact story within its runtime. In this instalment, the central character, Jessica, is busy recording one of her novels for a blind audience. As she narrates the story, she does so from a studio that shares a wall with another space where a rock band is playing. While she’s listening to the music next door, a producer is found dead. The episode juxtaposes the quiet, purposeful act of creating an audio version of a novel with the sudden, violent disruption of a murder. The proximity of the two studios means Jessica can hear the rock band’s performance even as the crime unfolds nearby, creating a stark contrast between the creative ambience and the grim reality. The narrative hinges on this collision of sound and silence, with the murder occurring just as the music reaches its peak. By framing the tragedy within the context of a recording session, the story underscores how ordinary moments can be pierced by unexpected danger, leaving Jessica—and the listeners—caught between the world of literature and the harshness of reality.