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 Empty Vessel sees Paolo investigating the suspicious death of a leading figure in the university debating society. Father Baldi looks into the dead youth's close-knit group of friends to solve the crime.
David Threlfall, Tina Kellegher and T.P. McKenna star in this thrilling episode written by John Murphy in the series created by Barry Devlin.