On sabbatical from the Franciscan order, Father Paolo Baldi is working as a philosophy lecturer in Dublin when his life takes an unexpected turn and he finds himself helping the police to solve crimes.
The Bookcase sees Father Baldi help a librarian investigate the link between her young lover's death, a shifty Chicago cop, and an illegal trade in rare books.
David Threlfall, Tina Kellegher and T.P. McKenna star in this thrilling episode written by Simon Brett in the series created by Barry Devlin.