StevenParnell,whowasaccusedofmurderinganumberyounggirlstheprevioussummer,iskilledwhileinprisonawaitingtrial.Morsehadnotbeeninvolvedinthecaseashewasonleaveduringmostofthatinvestigation.WhatpiquesMorse'sinterestisthatoneofthevictims,KarenAnderson,wasneverfoundanditisassumedthatherbodywasdumpedinanearbylakebutParnellconfessedtohispriestonhisdeathbedthathewasn'tresponsibleforthatparticularmurder.Whenoneofthewitnessesinthecase,GeorgeDaly,ismurdered,MorseandLewistrytofindsomeconnectiontoAnderson'sdisappearance.TheyalsowonderwhyAnderson'scamera-shewasanavidphotographer-wasn'tfound.Whattheycomeacrossisagroupofmiddle-agedmenwhosehobbyistakingso-calledglamourphotosddd