Alphy feels like he has found home, until he is forced to confront secrets he has kept close to his chest.

A death at the university plunges Geordie and Alphy into a world of academic adversaries, and Alphy encounters a romantic complication.

Alphy's attempt to cook a romantic dinner is interrupted by a familiar face arriving unannounced at the vicarage.

Alphy and Geordie investigate witchcraft at a home for orphaned and disadvantaged children, where Alphy struggles to consider an old friend as a suspect when a body is found.

Leonard's drinking leads to a prison cell, and the consequences escalate from there.

Cathy and Mrs. Chapman's new business venture faces a challenge, and Geordie tries to intervene in Alphy's personal life unbeknownst to Alphy.

Alphy and Geordie keep an eye on rising tensions as a controversial figure is invited to speak at the university. When a murder is committed, however, they disagree on how to approach the case.