Lawrence Cryer is a fraudster serving a sentence in a minimum security prison.The initial cause of death was thought to be a heart attack but the autopsy reveals he was struck down. Cryer was one of three businessmen who had defrauded millions from would be investors. His fellow fraudsters, Alex Bailey and Brian Thornton, are serving their sentences in the same prison. Cryer's young widow is now having an affair with Thornton's son and Bailey continues to engage in financial planning of some sort. Morse believes that the three must have salted some money abroad but is having difficulty finding the evidence. When a second fraudster collapses from an overdose of heart medication, Morse focuses on those who lost money in the investment scheme but the answer lies elsewhere.

丹普斯肯恩（克里斯多夫·李维 饰）一直是位受尊敬的警探，表面上生活美满，妻子盖儿和弟弟尼克却私通已久，将他蒙在鼓里。一次突击中，丹普斯伤及脊椎，导致下半身瘫痪。绝望沮丧之余，他计划了一个诡异的方法，要让盖儿与尼克拿到他的寿险金，但结果却是盖儿与尼克身亡。资深警探莱哈特（乔伊·蒙泰格纳 饰）认为事有蹊翘，便着手调查发现许多疑点，他怀疑丹普斯假装瘫痪，于是将案子交给政风处，准备控告丹普斯，然而经过一番斗智较劲后，法官却因证据不足宣布撤销此案，莱哈特便……

Morse and Lewis investigate the death of Nicholas Quinn, a hard of hearing Oxford examiner who had recently complained to his superior that others in the examination syndicate were selling secrets. Quinn died of cyanide poisoning but Morse is convinced that this is a case of murder, not suicide. When a second prominent member of the syndicate is killed, Morse looks to the other members for the murderer. What he finds is a maze of deceit and office adultery.

简单说就是，摩斯探长在唱诗班认识了一个妇女，他们互相有好感，这个妇女被谋杀了，摩斯来调查她的死因。 比较文艺的说法是 ------ 忧郁美丽的女钢琴教师深深吸引着特立独行的摩斯，却没料想她身边早有意中人。某一日，钢琴教师自缢身亡，背后错综复杂的情感纠葛与往事随之浮出水面。到底是俄狄浦斯式的悲剧故事，还是更令人咋舌的隐情。摩斯探长抽丝剥茧，探及真相，独自带着满腹遗憾继续与酒精作伴。（菠萝的说法）

Morse and Lewis investigate the murder of fun-loving raconteur Harry Field, a mediocre artist with no real style to call his own, with many of his paintings featuring the same mystery woman. As they dig deeper into his past, they discover a possible link to art forgery. Meanwhile, Lewis considers trying for a promotion in Traffic Division.

Victoria Hazlett is a brilliant student who aspired to the priesthood in the Anglican Church. When she collapses and dies during an exam, the post-mortem reveals that she was likely poisoned, but the pathologist can't quite identify one of the substances found in her system. Victoria was a member of a group that advocated women priests and ran a shelter for women who required assistance in their life. Several members of the group feel that an anti-womens' group led by the Reverend Geoffrey Boyd is responsible, but there is little evidence. There is a link to a nearby weight loss clinic. Morse is quite attracted to one of the women in the group but is taken aback when he learns she lied to him about her whereabouts the night before Victoria died.

Morse and Lewis investigate the death of Jackie Thorn who was found bound and stabbed in her flat. The murder is a carbon copy of one that occurred 27 days previously and they assume both were committed by the same man. The team is joined by Sgt. Siobhan Maitland, a expert in crimes against women. In the course of the investigation, they find that both women had purchased their cars from the same dealer and Morse becomes convinced that the owner, Jeremy Boynton, is the culprit. When they find a third assault victim who survived an attack some 5 years previously, Morse is more convinced than ever. The only thing now is that Morse needs evidence, provided he has the right man of course.

Trevor Radford, Managing Director of the family's Radford Breweries, is found murdered in the brewery. He had been working late one evening mounting a defense against an unwelcome takeover attempt from a rival brewery. There appears to be some disagreement in the family as to whether they should sell out. His brother Stephen, an entrepreneur in his own right, thought the time had come to rid themselves of a losing proposition but their father would like to maintain the family tradition that now spans 150 years. Morse and Lewis learn that Trevor's wife was having an affair with Stephen, so there is always the possibility that there this is a crime of passion rather than greed. They also learn of a long ago claim against the business' assets.

莫尔斯（Morse）和刘易斯（Lewis）调查安东尼·唐恩（Anthony Donn）的死亡事件。安东尼·唐恩当时正在他的牛津大学学院参加一场校友板球比赛，之后球队将开启欧洲之旅。莫尔斯认识他，而且在他去世前不久还与他再次碰面。这起死亡事件看似是自杀，但莫尔斯心存疑虑。他的妻子凯特（Kate）也有同样的想法，她惊讶地发现丈夫竟然带着一把上了膛的……

Morse is pressed into service when, while attending a college dinner for an eclectic group of foreign summer students, a Japanese member of the group suddenly excuses himself and a short time later is found brutally murdered in his room. There are any number of suspects, several of whom had bad experiences with the Japanese during World War II and at least one student that is clearly not what he claims to be. When traces of drugs are found on the Japanese student's clothing the drug squad is now involved. But when a second member of the group is murdered, Morse is convinced that this is far more than a simple case of drug smuggling gone awry.