希普顿·阿博特继续让警探汉弗莱·古德曼和他的团队忙个不停，每一集都有一桩令人费解的新犯罪。从蒸汽火车上的死亡到老师失踪，团队的工作都十分繁重。更重要的是，警察总部威胁关闭当地警察局，他们面临着取得成果的压力。与此同时，汉弗莱和玛莎继续寻找自己的家庭，他们探索收养的可能性。玛莎的母亲安妮投身于网上约会的世界，而埃丝特的女儿佐伊的善意举动可能会揭开一个长期隐藏的秘密……

Shipton Abbott continues to keep DI Humphrey Goodman and his team busy, with a baffling new crime each episode. From a death on a steam train to a missing teacher, the team have their work cut out. Even more so with Police HQ’s threat of the local station house closure hanging over them – the pressure is on to get results.Meanwhile, Humphrey and Martha’s journey to find their own version of a family continues as they explore the possibility of fostering. Martha’s mother Anne throws herself into the world of online dating, and a well-meant gesture from Esther’s daughter Zoe threatens to uncover a long-held secret…