The indomitable DCI Vera Stanhope, assisted by her trusted colleague, DS Joe Ashworth, steps up for another series of challenging cases. She investigates the mysterious death of a pensioner on a busy commuter train (On Harbour Street), unearths a thirty year mystery after a brutal murder on the sands of a seaside resort (Protected), unpicks the tragic last months of a failed novelist gunned down on a remote Northumberland moor (The Deer Hunters), and delves into the tangled life of a businessman found floating in the water under the Gateshead Millennium Bridge (Death of a Family Man). Inspired by the novels written by renowned crime writer Ann Cleeves, and filmed against a backdrop of outstanding Northumberland landscapes and atmospheric production, each enthralling story is enhanced by the captivating performance of Brenda Blethyn as this shambolic yet brilliant detective.灵兽博弈是九重天阙武者最喜欢的一种赌博的方式。博弈的方式很简单，将各自的赌注下在自己看好的那只灵兽身上，然后通过灵兽之间的比拼，交战结果论定输赢的一种赌博方式。究其根本与普通意义上的斗鸡也没多大分别，但灵兽之间的火并，其中的刺激性，娱乐性能，无疑远远不是其他的赌博方式能够比拟的。