ThedisappearanceofSirJuliusHanbury-andthetheftofseveralofhiseroticpaintings-provideanewpuzzleforMorsetosolve.AssistedbyDSLewis,MorseinterviewseveryoneatHanburyHouseanditisinthecour搜刮引擎優化fsearchingthegroundsthathefindsSirJulius'body,appropriatelyenough,inthefamilymausoleum.Thepathologistnotesthathewasthevictimofafrenziedattackbutthelackofbloodatsceneleavesthepolicetoconcludethathemurderedelsewhere.SirJuliuswasacandidatetobecometheMasterofanOxfordcollegeandwasknowntohaveahavehadabitterrivalrywithanothercandidatefortheposition.WhenRogerMeadows,afriendoftheHanbury'saupair,iskilledinacaraccident,Morseconcludesthatthathetoowasmurdered.Jealousy,revengeandgreedallplaypartinthedeaths....