DCI Matt Burke's professional life is left hanging in the balance when the body of a librarian is found behind the wheel of his car in the Clyde after an apparent hit and run. The detectives are baffled as it appears that the victim had been tied up and was already dead before the car hit the water.
En bilist findes død i floden Clyde. Men stik mod politiets forventninger er han ikke druknet - han var nemlig død, allerede inden bilen ramte vandet. En sag for Taggart-holdet, der må klare sig uden Matt Burke. For da Burke vender tilbage til stationen, venter der ham en ubehagelig overraskelse. Han er blevet suspenderet efter at være blevet beskyldt for at have optrådt utilbørligt.
