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The many lives of albert walker...also called aka albert walker. When fishermen pull up a dead body, the coppers try to trace back what happened to him. The story is full of quirky characters; dc meyrick (john sinclair) has a dog with a cone on its head. The fisherman's family makes silly conversation, making small talk, since he doesn't ask direct questions. The music playing in the background is cartoon-ish and playful. Paul morrow has been using the name ron peck, which happens to be the name of the dead guy. Morrow and his wife seem to be daring the cops to prove that there was foul play. Now it's a game of cat and mouse, as morrow goes on the run. The more that meyrick digs into morrow's past, the more names, occupations, and lies he finds. But still no clues of a specific crime. Yet. But... then he does find what he's looking for. Directed by harry hook. The irony of fisherman... catching a human body... directed by harry hook. Written by philip palmer. It's quite well done. Some twists and turns along the way.

A well written documentary of the story of a Canadian con man named Albert Walker who bilked millions of dollars from his clients in the mid 1990s and hid in the UK with his daughter who posed as his wife under stolen identites. The efforts of one British detective revealed that the body of a local man found in the ocean by some fishermen was not accidental, but was one of homicide, and Albert Walker was the main suspect. Story begins with the discovery of the dead body and how Albert Walker fits into the scheme of things. Doesn't look back farther to his criminal activities which started in Canada. And there remains a mystery about the paternity of the granddaughter. Produced by CTV as a made-for-TV film. Recommended viewing especially to those familiar with the case in southwestern Ontario (London) area where this was a pretty big news item in 1997 and 1998.