When a man dies after setting himself on fire in a suspected suicide, eagle-eyed Patience identifies an interesting link to other cases, bringing her to the attention of Detective Bea Metcalf.
A distressed Patience is questioned by the police after coming under suspicion. Bea takes Patience under her wing and learns more about her past. Together, they set to work on cracking the case.
The team are baffled when a young woman is found dead in a museum's dinosaur display. The investigation leads them into the shadowy world of fossil smuggling, and Patience makes a startling deduction.
When a reclusive crime writer is found dead behind locked doors, Bea asks Patience to help with the investigation. Can Patience make a breakthrough in the case?
Patience races against time when a body disappears from the morgue. Is it the work of bodysnatchers - or could the victim still be alive?
When a man dies on a bus, Bea is warned off the case but refuses to stop digging - and Patience fears for her safety.
The arrival of new detective Frankie Monroe leads to tension between her and Patience as the pair look into the murder of a famous photographer - found with a stake through his heart and his body drained of blood.
A music student is found dead in a rehearsal room. When her professor also dies, Frankie and Patience are thrust into an unharmonious world of classical music. Patience's careful listening leads to a spectacular showdown in York Minster - and earns her Frankie's respect. Away from the case, Patience looks forward to her first date with Elliot.
A lawyer is shot dead in a packed boardroom - yet no one saw the killer. Is a dead magpie at the scene of the crime a clue for Patience?
A young autistic girl witnesses her father's murder but is unable to tell anyone what happened. Can Patience gain her trust and uncover the truth?
