When a man dies after setting himself on fire in a suspected suicide, eagle-eyed Patience identifies an interesting link to other cases, bringing her to the attention of Detective Bea Metcalf.

A distressed Patience is questioned by the police after coming under suspicion. Bea takes Patience under her wing and learns more about her past. Together, they set to work on cracking the case.

The team are baffled when a young woman is found dead in a museum's dinosaur display. The investigation leads them into the shadowy world of fossil smuggling, and Patience makes a startling deduction.

When a reclusive crime writer is found dead behind locked doors, Bea asks Patience to help with the investigation. Can Patience make a breakthrough in the case?

Patience races against time when a body disappears from the morgue. Is it the work of bodysnatchers - or could the victim still be alive?

When a man dies on a bus, Bea is warned off the case but refuses to stop digging - and Patience fears for her safety.