The Saint

Simon devises a careful scheme to bring a corrupt solicitor to account for deliberately setting fire to his warehouse. He plans to achieve this by planting doubts in the mind of the lawyer’s equally dishonest client, hoping the suspicion will turn against them both.

The Element of Doubt is a stand‑alone episode that falls under the programme category. It is presented as a self‑contained story rather than a serial, and its format is that of a single instalment rather than a series. In the centre of the narrative is Simon, who devises a scheme to bring a dishonest solicitor to account. The lawyer in question has been responsible for the arson that destroyed Simon’s warehouse, and Simon’s aim is to see him punished. To achieve this, Simon decides to infiltrate the mind of the lawyer’s own client – a man who is just as corrupt – and subtly plant doubts that will turn the client against his legal representative. The plan hinges on the psychological manipulation of the client, whose mistrust is meant to surface at a crucial moment. By sowing uncertainty, Simon hopes the client will question the lawyer’s motives and actions, thereby exposing the lawyer’s culpability for the fire. The episode follows Simon’s careful orchestration of these doubts, showing how a calculated whisper can destabilise a corrupt partnership and set the stage for the lawyer’s downfall.