sˌʌm ʌv hɪz kˈɑːliːɡz ɑːɹ ɪŋklˈaɪnd tə kˈæɾɪɡɚɹˌaɪz ɪɾ æz ðə ɹuːtˈiːn dˈɛθ əvə "dʒˈʌŋki", bˌʌt ɹᵻbjˈuːz ɪz pɚtˈɜːbd baɪ sˌʌm ʌnjˈuːʒuːəl fˈækts ʌvðə kˈeɪs: ɐ fˈʊl pˈækɪdʒ ʌv hˈɛɹoʊˌɪn ɪnðə dˈɛd mˈænz ɹˈuːm, ænd sˌʌm mɪstˈɪɹiəs bɹˈuːzᵻz ˌɔn hɪz fˈeɪs ænd bˈɑːdi.
Some of his colleagues are inclined to categorise it as the routine death of a "junkie", but Rebus is perturbed by some unusual facts of the case: a full package of heroin in the dead man's room, and some mysterious bruises on his face and body.