When two more murders take place, the detectives investigate a range of suspects and possible motives. In the village of Fletcher's Cross, undertaker Patrick Pennyman is found dead in his own chapel of rest by his wife. When Nick Cheney, the film's director, is found dead by the use of the prop guillotine, the detectives have several motives to examine.

With a break-in at the local museum, a cricket match, rivalries, and secret loves, other murders take place and Barnaby soon suspects the killing of Larkin has links to events in Berlin during the Cold War. Nothing prepares a forest ranger, when upon driving through the forest, she suddenly gets stopped by mysterious lights in the sky over UFO hotspot Cooper Hill. Barnaby and Troy need to track down Simone and find the reasons behind the kidnap to solve the case. When both Elizabeth and a local labourer are also killed, Barnaby and Scott uncover more secrets in Fletcher's Cross in their quest to find the perpetrator.Barnaby and Jones realise the killer’s identity, but finding hard evidence proves difficult until one of the nuns puts her safety at risk.

Barnaby and Scott investigate the connection between the two victims, and the murder of a homeless drunk give them the clue they need. It literally opens up many jealousies and betrayals amongst his fellow competitors, with sponsorship concerns, blackmail, bribery, and more to explore, before more murder occurs. It is discovered that he was electrocuted, has puncture marks on his back, and that a piece of his hair is missing. But when Jamima Starling is murdered, suspicions are roused when it is revealed that Jamima was also in love with Alexander. Barnaby and Winter have to step into the world of spirituality when the body of Tilly Mulroney is found surrounded by ritual symbols on the first night of the Angel’s Rise Psychic Fayre.Maps that reveal the location of a hidden Anglo Saxon treasure, along with a more modern valuable painting, provide the clues that lead to a very manipulative killer. A slashed portrait of local English Civil War figure Jonathan Lowrie in the museum at Aspern Tallow brings Barnaby and Troy to investigate.

The excitement for these two events soon turns to fear when the electrocuted body of Lex Bedford is found within the water obstacle. There is a full moon over Little Worthy at Halloween and the people in the area are thrilled when local photographer Steve Skelton wins a competition in the village with his own creation of the Wolf Hunter. Since 2011 the lead character has been DCI John Barnaby ( Neil Dudgeon), who permanently joined the show following John Nettles' 2011 departure.

The peace of Ferne Basset is shattered when the body of quiet animal lover Agnes Gray ( Denyse Alexander) is found floating in the nearby river.