Da Agnes Welsh findes myrdet i sin lejlighed i et nedslidt boligkompleks, er det en sag for Taggart-holdet. Agnes var kendt som en indædt aktivist, der kæmpede for at forhindre den kvindelige bygge spekulant Charlie McEwan i at overtage komplekset. McEwan er berygtet for at bruge ufine metoder, men kunne hun ligefrem finde på at begå mord?
When an activist is found murdered in her tenement flat suspicion falls on a local property developer, who planned to demolish the building and was met with strong criticism by the campaigner. Meanwhile, DI Ross is focusing his attention on a hit and run case, which angers his superiors.
