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A dead gambler is found to have thousands of pounds stashed in his flat, leading the detectives to suspect he was receiving insider information from a racing stable. When the wife of the owner dies out riding, the investigation into the illegal betting syndicate heats up further. Meanwhile, Burke's conviction that a former heroin addict and petty criminal has turned the corner is shattered by a revelation.

Ex-con Eddie Monroe is found stabbed in a Govan alleyway. Burke meets Angus Ford - a retired police officer who was responsible for Monroe's arrest and subsequent convictions - who remains adamant that Monroe was a bad man who deserved to die, but who was his killer? All roads lead back to old acquaintance Daniel Tulloch and his family. In the course of uncovering the truth Burke is forced to face some demons of his own.

When a local activist is found murdered in her flat, the team suspect a local property developer of foul play. When they question local residents, they discover that her protesting had incurred the wrath of many people. Meanwhile, DI Ross investigates the case of a hit-and-run accident involving a local couple's son, and gradually the team realise that there may be more similarities to the two tragedies than initially suspected.

Tina Brogan, the charismatic leader of an all-women pyramid finance group, is found murdered in a field with banknotes jammed into her mouth. Her husband Terry, an alcoholic, turns up at their home after an all-night bender. He cannot account for his movements at the time of her death, and a pool of blood in his garage proves to be Tina's. Only Reid is convinced that Terry did not kill his wife, as evidence mounts up against him.

The team investigate when a woman is killed on her way to a fertility clinic, and the case is complicated further when one of the nurses there is also attacked and murdered. Do the angry religious protesters who picket the gates of the centre have anything to with the deaths, or are there more perverse motivations involved?

Murder strikes close to home for the team when DCI Matt Burke's elderly father is found dead in suspicious circumstances. What appears to be a straightforward case of liver failure takes a sinister turn when it's discovered Andrew Burke died of a heroin overdose. Against police regulations, DCI Burke is determined to solve the case, but then some difficult questions arise - what is the significance of a £200,000 savings plan?