With Sean Brady still on the run, the case against John McLintock looks set to collapse. The killer strikes again, taking a third victim, relations between Taggart and his temporary boss remain somewhat strained.
The trial against John McLintock collapses, but his victory is short lived. The killer makes a direct threat to DCS Ellen Gordon, leaving a message inside her home. The team find a clue in a video.
The Scottish literary world is abuzz with speculation as a major prize is due to be awarded. The Taggart Team are called in when one writer, recently returned to Glasgow, is threatened. When a university lecturer in creative writing is found murdered and the manufacture and transport of illegal drugs is thrown into the mix things become very interesting for Jim Taggart and the team.
