该剧设定在1993年泰迪熊声名大噪的时期已经过去现在他和好基友16岁的约翰·贝内特住在一起后者来自波士顿的工薪家庭和父母以及堂姐住一起泰迪熊对约翰的影响可能不是最好的但还是愿意冒着生命危险去帮助他的朋友和家人
Dr Brewster#39s suicide takes a particular twist when the pathologist determines that he had also been bound and gagged The Brewsters, both medical doctors, ran a private clinic and their son John, who lived at home, is doctoral candidate in philosophy One possible suspect is Michael Steppings who threatened the Brewsters and their nurse after his daughter suffered severe sideeffects and is now in a vegetative state from a botched operation two years previously The forensics lab determines that one of Steppings#39s threatening letters was altered and Morse learns that Brewster may at one time been having an affair, so he must consider another possible motive for murder
