Business Archie McIndoe looks every bit the bad boy made good but when he announces his marriage, to Morag Cramond, reports begin to arrive that he is a serial bigamist.
Following a leak, a box of gelignite is discovered in the basement of the hospital. Meanwhile Ian Sutherland is returning to Canada without resolving issues with his father.
Trouble is brewing, between staff and boys, at a Outwards Bound Borstal when a boy falls to his death from a cliff. The Fiscal has to find whether there is any truth to stories of bullying.
A robbery a sweet shop leaves Ferdie Angelotti in hospital. Daughter Maria picks two men are out of line up by but why is Ferdie giving a different descriptions?
David Drummond comes to the aid of a friend who's wife is troubled by silent telephone calls. John Sutherland queries the motives of James Downie who's retiring as Sheriff.
A gang from Glasgow are using dynamite to poach salmon from local rivers. The Fiscal is called in by the police but is met with indifference from the landowner Antrim.
In the early hours, the Fiscal is called out oversee a case of self defence, at the home of JP Bailie Tom Massie, where house breaker Willie Nelson lies dead.
A court inquiry sees the Fiscal looking into the death of 8-year-old Anna Lauder, who was found dead on the side of a mountain, to see whether this is an accident or murder.
Troubled hitchhiker Jessie Rankin steals a cheque book from the Fiscal's wife Dr Judith Roberts. After stealing £5, Rankin is caught but the doctor denies any crime as occurred.
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By what name was Sutherland's Law (1973) officially released in Canada in English?