Sandy Sadowski telephones criminal lawyer Dominic Rossi needing his help. He unable to reach him and later Sadowski is murdered at a bus stop. The following day, Rossi sees the newspaper headlines and recognises the name.
Rossi is asked to represent former soldier Alex Patterson. He is behind a major arson and working for Tim Forsythe who is using heroin money to develop Glasgow. Rossi gets Craig Scobbie to find Sadowski's notebooks but is murdered.
Rossi investigates Craig Scobbie's death and discovers that Sadowski's notebooks had been stolen. He gets a meeting with Tim Forsythe in an attempt discover his investments. Dewar confronts Glen believing him to be an MI6 agent.
Rossi discovers the people he is investigating are the same New York firm he works for. Flying to the USA, he uses information he garnered to put them under pressure to drop Tim Forsythe as a client but puts his own life in danger.
Dominic Rossi on holiday in Sorrento has fallen in love with beautiful Francesca Arcalli. He discovers a number of her friends have been murdered and decides he wants to help her and starts to investigate.
Rossi is surprised and delighted by Francesca visiting, unaware that she is on the run from the Assassin. He's looking to become an Advocate but will have stop practicing. Eleanor Goodchild is looking for more status in the practice.
The Assassin has tracked down Francesca to Dominic Rossi's home in Glasgow. She confesses, to him, that she was part of a terrorist cell and is a loose end that needs to be terminated. Rossi is has to decide whether to help her escape.