A blinding toothache sends Hamish Macbeth 120 miles out of Lochdubh to the dentist Frederick Gilchrist, only to find him dead. Since everyone is pleased the dentist is deceased -- patients, several harassed women, and even his wife -- Macbeth faces one of the more biting challenges of his career. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .