律师敖柏言陈豪 饰有过一段十分悲惨的经历这段往事让敖柏言深知权利和金钱的重要将它们视作人生追求的唯一目标敖柏言早年生活十分困苦幸得妻子曾宝琳邵美琪 饰在背后默默支持如今敖柏言在行业内打拼的风生水起可在曾宝琳的眼中最熟悉最亲密的丈夫却日渐变成了一个陌生人 就在曾宝琳和敖柏言渐行渐远之时敖柏言的同行吕永恒黄智贤 饰在不知不觉中走进了曾宝琳的内心再也无法假意逢迎的曾宝琳决定同丈夫离婚可是就在这个节骨眼上曾宝琳却遭到了袭击醒来后曾宝琳开始怀疑想取自己性命的或许正是敖柏言
故事以现代东京为背景在也门担任无国界外科医生目前归国的Wato Tachibana贯地谷诗穗梨与任职警队的调查顾问Sara Shelly Futaba竹内结子组成搭档以过人的推理技巧破解一件又一件的悬案
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
