Warning: This episode contains disturbing material and some explicit language. 

How did Pauline Hanna die? That’s the question for the jury, who, for weeks will consider evidence and ultimately decide – was it murder, or suicide?  

It’s also a question put to two different pathologists, tasked with exploring how the 63-year-old died in her Remuera home in April 2021.  

Philip Polkinghorne is accused of murdering his wife – but maintains she took her own life.  

We also hear from a long-time friend of Pauline and about an incident that worried her and her husband, and we get the first glimpse into Philip’s work life – what were the issues at Auckland Eye we’ve heard so much about?  

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This series is presented and produced by, Chelsea Daniels, with producer Ethan Sills and sound engineer Paddy Fox. Additional reporting by Craig Kapitan and George Block.