The killing of a local accountant leads DCI Tom Brannick and DS Niamh McGovern into a web of intrigue surrounding the accountant’s widow, Olivia Foyle.

Birdy steps into the breach and helps Tom to interview Olivia. Jackie is suspicious, and the accountant’s children have only negative things to say about his widow.

Tom is forced to deal with the killer in order to stay in the hunt for the gold, but a revelation from Izzy threatens to knock him off course.