Woman's Hour Drama - The House of Mercy - Episode 2

Victorian murder mystery dramatised by Chris Dolan from a storyline by Bruce Young. The novelist Eliza Martins visits the House of Commons to watch her most notable admirer, Sir John Garett Stewart, take part in a debate about electoral reform. When a Metropolitan Police detective is assigned to keep a wary eye on potentially wayward MPs the Government's Chief Whip learns that Stewart is active in charity work, helping to rescue prostitutes from the streets.