Six months have passed since Dr Ogden moved to Buffalo and Det Murdoch is constantly a loggerheads with Dr Francis, her replacement While Insp Brackenreid thinks highly of Francis, who was recruited from Scotland Yard, Murdoch finds him stubborn and unimaginative He also seems to be in no rush to help Murdoch with his latest case where human body body parts were discovered on a riverbank encased in cement A homeless man living in the woods nearby is questioned and released and Murdoch corresponds with Dr Ogden who offers him valuable advice in her letters He also gets help from a retired detective, Malcolm Lamb Murdoch connects his current investigation a rape and murder that had occurred many years before
Garden of Death—One of the most beautiful spots in the county becomes a source of contention Destroying Angel—When a hotel owner dies, the manager misses the reading of the will that names him partowner The Electric Vendetta—A mutilated body found in a crop circle leads some to suspect aliens have invaded Who Killed Cock Robin,—A murder mars plans for the upcoming wedding of the village squire’s daughter Dark Autumn—A postman is brutally murdered, and it turns out he was delivering more than the mail to village women Tainted Fruit—A wealthy young landlady fears for her life after she callously ignores the plight of an elderly tenant
