hiː ɪz ɹᵻmˈuːvd fɹʌmðɪ ɪnvˌɛstɪɡˈeɪʃən ʌvðə mˈɜːdɚɹ ʌv "mˈɪstɚ tˈeɪstiː," ɐn ˈaɪskɹˈiːm vˈɛndɚ, ænd ɐsˈaɪnd ɪnstˈɛd tʊ ɪnvˈɛstᵻɡˌeɪt lˈɪnts, ɐ pˈɑːsᵻbəl nˈɑːtsi wˈɔːɹ kɹˈɪmɪnəl lˈɪvɪŋ kwˈaɪətli ɪn ˈɛdɪnbʌɹə hɪz hˈɪstɚɹi ɪz bˈeɪst ɔnðə wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː mˈæsəkɚɹ æɾ ˈoːɹædɚsˈɜːɡlˈeɪn ɪn fɹˈæns.
He is removed from the investigation of the murder of "Mr Taystee," an ice-cream vendor, and assigned instead to investigate Lintz, a possible Nazi war criminal living quietly in Edinburgh (his history is based on the World War II massacre at Oradour-sur-Glane in France).