Now John Cooper is free and his wife, Pat, dead, the stakes have never been higher for Detective Steve Wilkins and the Operation Ottawa team. Steve goes over everything in the files again and strikes gold with an old crime scene photo, which leads him to the elusive khaki shorts. Forensic testing on these shorts gives them the ‘golden nugget' they've been searching for, and Cooper is arrested and charged. Steve and the team must now put their faith in barrister Gerard Elias to prosecute Cooper and get him convicted for his crimes.