Steven Parnell, who was accused of murdering a number young girls the previous summer, is killed while in prison awaiting trial. Morse had not been involved in the case as he was on leave during most of that investigation. What piques Morse's interest is that one of the victims, Karen Anderson, was never found and it is assumed that her body was dumped in a nearby lake but Parnell confessed to his priest on his deathbed that he wasn't responsible for that particular murder. When one of the witnesses in the case, George Daly, is murdered, Morse and Lewis try to find some connection to Anderson's disappearance. They also wonder why Anderson's camera - she was an avid photographer - wasn't found. What they come across is a group of middle-aged men whose hobby is taking so-called glamour photos.
A group of young supermarket employees faces the daily challenges of the store. Led by store manager Thorsten, the employees try to master all the disasters and dramas.
Bei Feinkost Kolinski in Hamburg-Altona ist alles beim Alten: Thorsten versucht mit Hilfe von Pina, den Laden über Wasser zu halten, Jonas steht ihm treu zur Seite und Titus liebt Lia. Der Kühlraum wird von der Belegschaft regelmäßig zweckentfremdet, Meutereien werden angezettelt und Jonas erhält noch mehr Fotos für seine Promiwand.