The Advocates

When young Edinburgh lawyer Greg McDowell is asked to prepare a case defending a planned extension of a drug rehabilitation center, he begins investigating the death of a former patient from the center.

Having seen Veitch speaking to a notorious pimp, McDowell is keen to find out just how much Doctor Sangster knows. Back at the office, the firm faces serious financial difficulties.

After the bomb that was meant for him kills Ackroyd instead, McDowell tries to find out what he can, but both the police and Doctor Sangster refuse to tell him anything.

When a Crown Prosecutor is arrested outside court for the murder of his wife, he calls upon McDowell to represent him in court, even though he has pled guilty to all charges.

Katherine Dunbar begins to think McCandlish might be innocent when the police discover that his wife"s cause of death is the same as the Street Killer"s victims. McDowell starts to investigate Smith"s techniques.

Naismith manages to track down his wife, Dunbar"s ethics are challenged, and McDowell makes a discovery that puts Sarah"s life in jeopardy.