# The First Stone (Rebus)

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2nd episode of the 4th season of Rebus

"The First Stone" Rebus episode Episode no. Season 4 Episode 2 Directed by Morag Fullerton Story by Ian Rankin Teleplay by Colin Bateman Original air date October 2007 (2007-10) Guest appearance Ken Stott as John Rebus Episode chronology ← Previous "Resurrection Men" Next → "The Naming of the Dead"

"**The First Stone**" is a 2007 episode of [STV](/source/Scottish_Television)'s *[Rebus](/source/Rebus_(2000_TV_series))* [television series](/source/Television_program). It was the second episode broadcast in the show's fourth season, and starred [Ken Stott](/source/Ken_Stott) in the title role. The episode was based on an [Ian Rankin](/source/Ian_Rankin) short story.[1]

## Plot

Rebus is called to investigate the murder of a [Church of Scotland](/source/Church_of_Scotland) minister, whose body is discovered during the General Assembly at which he was to be elected [Moderator](/source/Moderator_of_the_General_Assembly) of the General Assembly of the Church. of Scotland. At first the solution seems straightforward, but Rebus finds there are secrets in the man's past which provide the real explanation.

The script was written by Colin Bateman, and based on a sub-plot in the short story "Atonement" written in 2005 for a collection of short stories by Rankin.

## Cast

- [Ken Stott](/source/Ken_Stott) as [DI John Rebus](/source/Detective_Inspector_John_Rebus)

- [Claire Price](/source/Claire_Price) as DS Siobhan Clarke

- [Ewan Stewart](/source/Ewan_Stewart) as Michael Walker

- [Lorcan Cranitch](/source/Lorcan_Cranitch) as Thomas Steele

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["An Inspector Calls On Paisley! - Daily Express"](http://www.paisleydailyexpress.co.uk/renfrewshire-news/tm_headline=an-inspector-calls--on-paisley-&method=full&objectid=18853143&siteid=63858-name_page.html). Paisleydailyexpress.co.uk. 3 April 2007. Retrieved 4 May 2012.

## External links

- ["The First Stone"](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1115711/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

v t e Ian Rankin's Inspector Rebus series Novels Knots and Crosses Hide and Seek Tooth and Nail Strip Jack The Black Book Mortal Causes Let it Bleed Black & Blue The Hanging Garden Dead Souls Set in Darkness The Falls Resurrection Men A Question of Blood Fleshmarket Close The Naming of the Dead Exit Music Standing in Another Man's Grave Saints of the Shadow Bible Even Dogs in the Wild Rather Be the Devil In a House of Lies A Song for the Dark Times A Heart Full of Headstones Midnight and Blue Short story collections A Good Hanging and Other Stories The Beat Goes On Characters John Rebus Television Rebus (2000–07) "Strip Jack" "Resurrection Men" "The First Stone" "The Naming of the Dead" Rebus (2024–present) Stage Long Shadows

v t e Works by Colin Bateman Adult Dan Starkey Divorcing Jack (1995) Of Wee Sweetie Mice and Men (1996) Turbulent Priests (1999) Shooting Sean (2001) The Horse with My Name (2002) Driving Big Davie (2004) Belfast Confidential (2005) Nine Inches (2011) Martin Murphy Murphy's Law (2002) Murphy's Revenge (2005) Other novels Cycle of Violence (1995) Young-adult Eddie & the Gang with No Name Reservoir Pups (2003) Bring Me the Head of Oliver Plunkett (2004) The Seagulls Have Landed (2005) Titanic 2020 Titanic 2020 (2007) Titanic 2020: Cannibal City (2008) Others SOS Adventures (2010–2011) Films Divorcing Jack (1998) Crossmaheart (1998) Wild About Harry (2000) Watermelon (2003) The Journey (2016) Driven (2018) TV series Murphy's Law (2001–2007) Rebus: "The First Stone" (2007) Scúp (2013–2014)

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