Meet Zen. He has an unusual (Venetian) name and, in the shark tank of Roman politics, has an even more unusual reputation — as an honest detective. So, what does an honest cop do when his bosses are on the side of the lawbreakers? Outwitting prosecutors, politicians, mobsters and run-of-the-mill kidnappers and killers, Detective Aurelio Zen brings justice to modern-day Italy, whether the authorities want it or not. Masterpiece's Zen is a trio of spellbinding cases based on the bestselling novels of by British crime writer Michael Dibdin.
To pay a kidnapping ransom is illegal in Italy. But that is exactly what Zen is tasked with by the Ministry when the head of the powerful Miletti family is kidnapped and his lawyer is murdered during the ransom drop. With his rival Fabri on the case and a mysterious stranger on his tail, Zen is poised to take a fall. Will the feisty Venetian find a slippery solution to his high-stakes dilemma, or is he finally out of luck?
Ratking Airs Sunday, June 24 at 8pm.
http://video.pbs.org/video/2032081096
Episode 2, Cabal
http://video.pbs.org/video/2062980682
Episode 1, Vendetta:
http://video.pbs.org/video/2053564756