A MAN WITH NO NAME. An unidentified corpse is recovered from a Lewis peat bog; the only clue to its identity being a DNA sibling match to a local farmer. A MAN WITH NO MEMORY. But this islander Tormod Macdonald
- now an elderly man suffering from dementia
- has always claimed to be an only child. A MAN WITH NO CHOICE. When Tormods family approach Fin Macleod for help Fin feels duty-bound to solve the mystery.