Wymess/Lloyd/Haydon

The heir hunters come into contact with one of the biggest killers of the 20th century and discover the fascinating story of a local sporting hero.

With minimal resources, Tony Pledger at Fraser and Fraser is looking into the case of Russell Wemyss, an 81-year-old with Scottish origins, who spent most of his life in Tyneside. But as Tony investigates he discovers how a terrible global pandemic had the power to devastate families.

David Milchard is on the trail of Brian Lloyd, who died of a heart attack aged just 51. It looks like a good case, and it gets a whole lot more interesting when his unclaimed estate suddenly grows from 80,000 pounds to a potential 250,000 pounds. But will the team strike gold? Or will the Treasury have the last laugh?

Meanwhile, Bob Smith is on his dream case. A football fanatic, he's researching the case of Trevor Haydon. With an unclaimed estate of 140,000 pounds, it turns out that Trevor's father was a pro footballer and local superstar in the 1920s. And as Bob hunts high and low for potential heirs, he finds that silky footballing skills run in the family.