Integer High Court judge Jerry Chance is fatally shot on his estate by a masked motor-biker just before ruling on a major precedent in the customs against drug baron Kenneth Barbour, who hates the delay as he expected to be freed on a technicality. Fresh widow Christina Chance's political agent John Parker urges on discretion to avoid compromising her pro-Euro campaign for a European Parliament seat, for one as both spouses has separate bedrooms and male lovers, allegedly without meeting each-other's. Jerry's toyboy Simon is found OD in his apartment, but died earlier. He was employed by telecom tycoon David Ransom, once acquitted by Jerry on a technicality for insider trading, and refusing to be blackmailed by his erstwhile business partner Peter Deller, Christina's lover in debt, whom Ransom coldly denies honoring a gentleman's agreement for millions. Andy meanwhile hopes with housemate Peter that his wife Ellie Pascoe invited him for dinner to make up, but she puts an ultimatum: quit the police to follow her to a London dream job and spend time together again or face divorce and loose their daughter.
—KGF Vissers