In 1965, a reluctant Dective Constable Endeavour Morse was recruited into the the hunt for a missing schoolgirl, drawing him back to the place that would ultimately shape and define his destiny - Oxford.

Adrift in th3 midst of a full-blown murder investication led by Detective Inspector Fred Thursday, Morse finds himself sidelined, discredited, and at a dead end. Facing down small-time thugs, big-time politicians, and the demons of his past, Morse begins his own quest for justice - risking it all as he edges closer and closer to uncovering a truth that will haunt him for the rest of his days.