ˈæftɚ ðɪ ʌŋkənˈɛktᵻd sˈuːɪsˌaɪd əvə tˈɜːmɪnəli ˈɪl kˈɑːn, ɹᵻbjˈuːz pɚsˈuːz ɐn ɪnvˌɛstɪɡˈeɪʃən ðæt ˈɪmplᵻkˌeɪts ɹᵻspˈɛktᵻd pˈiːpəl æt ðə hˈaɪɪst lˈɛvəlz ʌv ɡˈʌvɚnmənt, ænd dˈuː tə ðə pəlˈɪɾɪkli sˈɛnsᵻtˌɪv nˈeɪtʃɚɹ ʌv wʌt hiː ɪz dˈuːɪŋ, fˈeɪsᵻz lˈuːzɪŋ hɪz dʒˈɑːb, ɔːɹ wˈɜːs.
After the unconnected suicide of a terminally ill con, Rebus pursues an investigation that implicates respected people at the highest levels of government, and due to the politically sensitive nature of what he is doing, faces losing his job, or worse.