Overview
- The ITV series returned on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, with its first episode examining the 1982 death of Roberto Calvi and bringing Dr Angela Gallop's forensic work back into the spotlight.
- Calvi was found hanging beneath Blackfriars Bridge in London in 1982 and the coroner initially ruled the death a suicide before later inquiries questioned that finding.
- When his body was exhumed in 1998 forensic tests found neck injuries inconsistent with hanging and showed his hands had not touched the bricks placed in his pockets.
- Dr Gallop rebuilt the makeshift gallows and ran practical tests, including wearing weighted clothing and examining shoe soles, to show how physical evidence does not fit a self‑inflicted explanation.
- The episode reiterates the complex backdrop of Banco Ambrosiano's collapse, Vatican Bank payments and alleged Mafia links that have shaped investigations and left legal closure elusive after 2002 judicial findings and acquittals at trial.