When Morse and Lewis are brought in to a girls' school to deal with the disappearance of a young woman, Valerie, he must wade through a myriad of relationships. There is a kind of pecking order that develops in the posh academic world. There are also sleeping arrangements that develop. He also must butt heads with a rich contractor who has little time for his family but who still demands results in finding the girl. These episodes are very long and the pace is often plodding. But Morse continues to be a fascinating character. He has been deemed the drunken detective because of his affinity for a pint or two every so often. It would seem that his supervisor has him on a very short rope, ignoring the accomplishments and being more interested in procedure. Lewis is constantly being challenged by his embracing of protocol. Yet, early on, we see him becoming more and more impressed by the great detective. There are a couple of really good villains in this episode (one in particular) and they are what moves things along.