When a law professor is accidentally stabbed to death in front of 30 trainee police officers during a training exercise it appears at first to be just a tragic accident. But when the team discover that the knife was tampered with, it soon turns into a murder enquiry. The team have 30 eye witnesses - but do the trainees really hold the key to solving the crime?
En juraprofessor bliver stukket ihjel af en kollega for øjnene af 30 politielever. Først ligner det en tragisk ulykke, for angrebet var led i en øvelse, og det var meningen, at knivsbladet skulle give efter. Snart bliver det imidlertid klart, at nogen har pillet ved kniven, så det fingerede angreb fik dødelig udgang. Men hvem og hvorfor? Taggartholdet går på jagt efter svarene.