Dr. Gwen Griffith is no stranger to Dillynaidd, where she did her undergraduate degree. Now, having watched print journalism fade away, she sees no future for herself despite her star credentials, so she’s delighted to take up the offer from Dean Carolyn Montgomery, her old college friend, to return to the university. Upon her arrival, Ellis, her teaching assistant, escorts Gwen to her lovely faculty housing. Carolyn arranges a meet and greet with her fellow professors, all of whom seem happy to meet her—except Alice Rice, who expected to get her job. Soon after Gwen returns to her rooms, she hears a loud banging on the door, and when she opens it, Alice starts to say something and then falls on top of Gwen. When Gwen screams, Professor Rhys Davies arrives, but though they give Alice CPR, they can’t save her. She’s dead. The attractive Det. Gareth Jones seems suspicious of Gwen and questions if it was a natural death. As a long-time investigative reporter, Gwen is curious. So is Ellis, who wants to write a story that Gwen supports as a teaching exercise. Since Alice was mean to her students, the staff, and her fellow faculty members, the number of people who might have wanted her dead is overwhelming. As Gwen and Ellis take a deep dive into Alice’s past looking for clues, it’s clear that Det. Jones doesn’t approve, even though forensics has revealed that she was poisoned. When Gwen is followed and gets death threats, she knows she’s hit a nerve. Can she uncover the truth, and can her new friends help keep her alive?
