Wycliffe is accused of taking bribes and is suspended.

A Policeman is murdered and orders Wycliffe to avoid any scandal made difficult by the Officers wife was having an affair with another Officer.

A climber dies after a cliff fall and a witness claims that his climbing partner is responsible.

In a police nursing home, Wycliffe ponders the future after the attempt on his life. Meanwhile, Kersey investigates a salmon poacher's suspicious death. Acting DCI Lane is tempted to move on and up.

The wife of one of Kersey's friend goes missing after an evening class and the tutor is found murdered.

A prostitute tells Kersey that a customer has killed one of her colleagues.