Imagine an idyllic day-sunshine, great company, all together at your favourite spot. Life is wonderful. Behind you, an emergency vehicle races past, but you pay it no heed. There is a monstrous underbelly to our perfect world, one most of us never have to encounter. That is because an awesome army of emergency personnel attends to the horror, so we don't (usually) have to experience it. But the individuals of that awesome army belong on our side of the fence, in the sunshine and happy moments. They choose to cross over to deal with the monstrosity to protect us. Lieb Canavan is a procurator fiscal (coroner) in Scotland. He meets up with Senior Inspector Marcus Campbell to work a case and fill in the empty time whilst his wife Rose is away. For Marcus, the case turns when he is partnered with Senior Inspector Grace Scott and his many protestations of being a career bachelor crash around him. With Marcus and Grace helping close the Bodies in the Barrels case, Lieb lands another, one that is far too close to home and will earn him the nickname 'The Iceman'. In follow-up episodes, the SAT-Pack (Sexual Attack & Torture Pack) continues to strike, and Lieb's role keeps him in the thick of it. But the Pack is dangerous, and eventually Marcus and Lieb find themselves discussing their personal tragedies in a hospital waiting room, waiting to see if their loved one survives.