Special Ops: To Catch a Criminal Season 2 Episode 3 - Operation Mantle 2

Airdate: 2025-Apr-13

Episode summary:

After Wiltshire Police start to investigate the tragic death of a 71 year old woman at a retreat advocating alternative therapy, suspicion immediately falls on the self-proclaimed practitioner in charge. He considers himself a Godlike figure who can cure all ailments and disease - despite having no medical knowledge. He urges his devotees to discard Western Medicine to adopt instead an ancient Chinese therapy known as Paida Lajin, or Slapping Therapy. His victim had suffered from serious Type 1 diabetes stopped taking her meds whilst at his retreat.

About Special Ops: To Catch a Criminal series:

Gritty factual series revealing the work of elite police forces across the UK.Formerly titled Special Ops: Crime Squad UK, this behind-the-scenes d...Show more >