Australian Second World War veteran Doctor Lucien Blake returns home to Ballarat after 30 years to take over the local medical practice and solve crimes. In this eight-part series, we see life has changed for Doctor Lucien Blake (Craig McLachlan). His co-conspirator, Lawson, was fired from Ballarat; his emotional embrace with Jean has changed life in the house; and a new arrival threatens his tenue. None of this compares to the discovery of the dark truth of his mother's death