When a body is found in the woods Guy Sandys the owner of a local magazine that is published finds himself under suspicion.
When an elderly couple are cuddled in the their home Ben Jones seems full of information. Information links the cuddles to the disappearance of a teenager 20 years ago.
Jean Wildacre a magician's assistant drops dead on stage during a live show and it is discovered that she was poisoned. Midsomer's Magic Circle is investigated and the team learn they all used to be in a cult together.
After several couples vanish without trace from Monks Barton, the local villagers at first blame the nearby woods which are supposedly haunted. When Barnaby and Jones try to find the missing people, they soon end up in the middle of strange rituals, infidelity and a group of antiques thieves.