A four-member syndicate owns a racehorse that two of them are desperate to sell and two of them are determined to keep. When one of them is murdered, Barnaby is on the case.
Zola's gorgeous looks are thanks to her plastic surgeon - and former partner - David Curchin. So when Curchin is found brutally murdered at his clinic, Zola becomes a suspect.
Del attempts to break into the big time by buying 250 gold chains at a knockdown price, but runs into problems when the dealer has a heart attack.
