The death of a journalist from a single bullet to the heart makes for a dramatic story
- but the twist in the tale is that
As the interminable case of Jarndyce & Jarndyce grinds its way through the Court of Chancery, it draws together a disparate group of people: Ada & Richard Clare, whose inheritance is gradually being devoured by legal costs; Esther Summerson, a ward of court; the menacing lawyer Tulkinghorn; & the determined sleuth Inspector Bucket.