Insults more often lead to murder than anything else.
The Japanese drug dealer episode.
Morse is called on to solve the murder of a Japanese student, one of a group of foreign students with whom he had attended dinner.
This episodes contains examples of:
- The Alibi: As Morse is present at the dinner at which "Yukio" dies, he becomes everyone's alibi.
- Always Murder: Five deaths in this episode, of which three are murders. There's also one death by natural causes, and finally the murderer is himself killed while trying to kill a fourth victim.
- Blatant Lies: Morse, when confronted about his deliberately avoiding a senior officer.Morse: I'm not running away from Superintendent Dewar, Lewis. I'm just respecting his space.
- Celebrity Paradox: The Real Life Nissan car advertisement from that Lewis has on in the background features the voice of Tim Healy, who started alongside Kevin Whately in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.
- Contrived Coincidence: The whole plot hinges on a biggie: The Robson family tried to frame Yukio Li as a drug dealer, but he really is one. Who then uses the fact that everyone thinks he's dead to kill with impunity.
- Crossword Puzzle: Morse himself sets one for Jane's students to help test their English, although he admits to borrowing some clues from The Times.
- Faking the Dead: Yukio Li fakes his own death by killing his substitute, enabling him to go after those who were trying to kill him.
- Old Flame Fizzle: Morse experiences this when Jane, whom he used to date, tells him that she never had feelings for him.
