Sgt. Odelle Ballard obtains files that prove a major U.S.corporation is secretly funding terrorists; litigator PeteDecker uncovers corruption in the private sphere; activistHarrison Walters suspects a government cover-up.
Following the discovery of the remains of a teenage girlhalf-buried in a Northumberland wood, Vera and her team end uplooking into a thirty-year old mystery.
The Carnmore smelting company is doing well and Ross manages tomake more of an enemy of George by outbidding him for copper ata local auction. Francis is becoming increasingly more volatilenow that he has lost his mine and is reduced to working theland.