After the body of missing computer expert Martin Longthorn shows up in the morgue of a teaching hospital under a false name, Stricklandwants the team to take a look at the case.
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Season 9 Episode 5 of New Tricks resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.
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.
New Tricks - Body of Evidence Synopsis and Schedule