ThedisappearanceofSirJuliusHanburyandthetheftofseveralofhiseroticpaintingsprovideanewpuzzleforMorsetosolveAssistedbyDSLewis,MorseinterviewseveryoneatHanburyHouseanditisinthecourseofsearchingthegroundsthathefindsSirJulius'body,appropriatelyenough,inthefamilymausoleumThepathologistnotesthathewasthevictimofafrenziedattackbutthelackofbloodatsceneleavesthepolicetoconcludethathemurderedelsewhereSirJuliuswasacandidatetobecometheMasterofanOxfordcollegeandwasknowntohaveahavehadabitterrivalrywithanothercandidateforthepositionWhenRogerMeadows,afriendoftheHanbury'saupair,iskilledinacaraccident,MorseconcludesthatthathetoowasmurderedJealousy,revengeandgreedallplaypartinthedeaths