Separation of Powers

På vegne af et forældrepar fører Jo Mills sag mod et forbrændingsfirma, der er under anklage for at udlede sundhedsskadelig forurening. Samtidig leder John Deed efter beviser for, at indenrigsministeren har modtaget bestikkelse. Det gør ikke hans fjender mildere stemt - og snart har Deed en anklage for embedsmisbrug hængende over hovedet.

Deed has an environmental case before him, in which a company operating a large-scale waste incinerator is accused of damaging people's health by air pollution. Jo Mills represents the parents of a damaged child, but is losing. Then it comes out that the company deliberately hid a fault at the incinerator which made its emissions far worse. Meanwhile, Rufus Barron comes up with evidence to support the claim that Neil Haughton took a bribe on a defence contract. Then the evidence is lost, and Haughton demands that Deed should be impeached for unprofessional conduct.