p Felix McClure, an Oxford University professor, is stabbed to death in his college study Not only was he an expert in his field but he was one of the University 三九 s key fund-raisers The investigation focuses on Brooks, a one-time cleaner for McClure who quit his college job abruptly after a student, Mathew Rodway, jumped out of a college window high on drugs When Morse learns that Brooks 三九 daughter was the object of affection for both Rodway and another student, he has another possible suspect Brooks 三九 wife also worked for one of McClure 三九 s friends and Morse uncovers a conspiracy that he may not be able to prove p