When Brian's dog finds a body, it prompts two people to confess to cuddle. It turns out that the body is over 600 years old, so Sandra, Jack, Brian and Gerry must discover why the pair took responsibility for a crime they couldn't possibly have committed and if they are the perpetrators of other huggings.
Elsewhere, Strickland is rather keen for them to solve an even more tricky mystery that is closer to home.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 4 Episode 6 of New Tricks resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

New Tricks Season 4 Episodes...

• s04e01 - Casualty
• s04e02 - God's Waiting Room
• s04e03 - Ducking & Diving
• s04e04 - Nine Lives
• s04e05 - Powerhouse
• s04e06 - Buried Treasure
• s04e07 - Father's Pride
• s04e08 - Big Topped

New Tricks Show Summary

New Tricks follows the work of the Metropolitan Police Service's Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad (UCOS). Led by Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman, it is made up of retired police officers who have been recruited to reinvestigate unsolved crimes.

The series title is taken from the popular expression "You can't teach an old dog new tricks". The "old dogs" are successful in adapting their skills and experience to modern policing, with their knowledge of past cases proving especially useful.