Department S Episode 3: A Cellar Full of Silence

Dead in a cellar are a pack of costumed specialists. Sullivan knows one of the men who was killed and he knows exactly who to talk to about it. A local neo-Nazi crime racketeer knows a bit more about the robbery, committed by the men, than he’s telling. Another dead body is found but in a car, pushed into the lake. A Young Lady is starting to remember more about the robbery too, but that it happened in her own house. Or is it a delusion? Jason and Stewart secretly investigate the neo-Nazi’s office but were too late and they nearly paid for it. Annabelle finds footage that would explain why the men were in costume but not the real reason. A meeting setup to close in the investigation blows up in Jason’s face. Annabelle, checking into the identity of the man found in the lake, is given a note passed to her by the young lady who knows there was a robbery at her house. The Nazi baton that was so prized by a few people is the clue to the whole investigation but the clue was dangling by a wire.

Department S_A Cellar Full of Silence Title Shot

Rosemary Nicols and Peter Wyngarde on the case

Peter Wyngarde discovering the secret recording

Personal Synopsis

This particular episode shows an example of creating a story with a crazed direction. I recall this episode fondly with its nazi crime lord, costumed robbers and mafia story lines. Its quite odd. However, Terry Nation did a superb job bringing it all together. I think the most memorable part is the outfit Jason is wearing when he attempts to make his contact.