Conspiracy

Et parlamentsmedlem, Alan Roxborough, anklages for mordforsøg på sin elsker. John Deed bliver dommer i sagen, der hurtigt tager en drejning. Roxborough efterforskede mistænkelige dødsfald i våbenindustrien, og Deed's ven, politimanden Row, antyder, at politikeren er offer for en sammensværgelse, der skal lukke munden på ham.

Jo Mills leads for the prosecution and Brian Cantwell for the defence when a British member of parliament, Alan Roxborough, is tried on a charge of attempting to murder his boyfriend with a frying pan. As usual, there is a conspiracy in the background to pervert the course of justice, which may be connected to Roxborough's opposition to certain British arms deals.Meanwhile, Deed goes into therapy and has a brief affair with his therapist.