Wire in the Blood: Prayer of the Bone

When a returned US Iraq combat veteran confesses to slaughtering his wife and two young children, the prosecution team flies clinical psychologist Dr. Tony Hill to Austin, Texas, to testify as an expert witness. Was it a case of cold-blooded murder? Or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder? You'll be swept with Tony into a maelstrom of strong emotions. Alone in a strange country, he fends off insults, threats and attacks. Everyone has a vested interest in the case except the suspect, who seems strangely determined to die. Robson Green (Reckless, Me and Mrs. Jones, Touching Evil films) stars as the clinical psychologist with an extraordinary understanding of the criminal mind. A feature film-length Special, filmed entirely in Texas and inspired by the writings of award-winning English crime writer Val McDermid.

Tony Hill is called as an expert witness for the prosecution at the trial in Austin, Texas of a war veteran accused of slaughtering his family. Darius Grady has confessed to the killings but claims to be suffering from PTSD and to have been hallucinating at the time. Alone in a strange country, Tony is insulted, threatened, attacked and framed, but is determined to discover what really happened to the Grady family.

Written by Patrick Harbison
Directed by Declan O’Dwyer
Produced by Bill Boyes, Eric A. Williams
Executive Produced by Sandra Jobling
Cinematography by Sam McCurdy
Film Editing by David Barrett

Robson Golightly Green was named according to an old English tradition of using family surnames for first sons.

Robson Green loved Texas, but didn't enjoy sharing a scene with a rattlesnake.