StevenParnell,whowasaccusedofmurderinganumberyounggirlstheprevioussummer,iskilledwhileinprisonawaitingtrialMorsehadnotbeeninvolvedinthecaseashewasonleaveduringmostofthatinvestigationWhatpiquesMorse'sinterestisthatoneofthevictims,KarenAnderson,wasneverfoundanditisassumedthatherbodywasdumpedinanearbylakebutParnellconfessedtohispriestonhisdeathbedthathewasn'tresponsibleforthatparticularmurderWhenoneofthewitnessesinthecase,GeorgeDaly,ismurdered,MorseandLewistrytofindsomeconnectiontoAnderson'sdisappearanceTheyalsowonderwhyAnderson'scamerashewasanavidphotographerwasn'tfoundWhattheycomeacrossisagroupofmiddleagedmenwhosehobbyistakingsocalledglamourphotos