An angry contestant in a TV show kills another competitor on camera, and the show's producers face charges of manslaughter in Deed's court. Meanwhile, Deed is pressing for an inquiry into the death of Rufus Barron, a man who had been accused of embezzling money from his employer, the arms dealer Sir Tim Listfield. Sir Tim becomes violent when Deed keeps questioning the 'accident' which killed Barron.

Et reality-tv-program går over gevind. For åbent kamera slår en deltager en anden deltager ihjel. Nu havner programmets bagmænd i John Deed’s retssal. Kan de drages til ansvar for drabet? Samtidig har Deed ikke opgivet at bevise, at indenrigsministeren er blevet bestukket af våbenfabrikanten Listfield. Men Listfield skyr ingen midler for at forhindre, at sandheden kommer frem i lyset.