John Kinsella is the local boy who made good in "The Noble Art," referring to bareknuckle boxing, in this episode of Midsomer Murders.
Everyone welcomes Kinsella home with a party, thrown by Gerald Farquharson, a local magistrate. Among the guests are Giles Braithwaite, his secretary Iris, and Grace, who is the wife of Kinsella's manager Frank Bishop.
Everyone is in a hurry to see Giles, including Gerald himself and the Bishops, as well as Gerald's son Sebastian. Unfortunately for them, Giles is murdered, and someone has ripped through his office.
Later on, there is an exhibit of a prize fight with Kinsella, where Bishop is also knocked off. His wife's boyfriend was planning on taking over Kinsella's management with Grace, so there's a motive.
Then there's a third murder.
Barnaby and Jones uncover plenty in this episode while trying to find the murder: homosexuality, adultery, blackmail, compulsive gambling, and a couple of secrets.
I thought this was an okay episode, with a couple of neat twists. It didn't stand out like some others, but it wasn't awful.