Benedict Bunker gets set the task of designing the perfect murder for a friend; as a bet. But then something happens - something that changes his life. He will never be free from it again."There's no such thing as the perfect murder.""Yes there is, you just have to be smart about it.""I am telling you, there is no such thing as a perfect murder, they always get caught in the end - or at least suspected - and even if you're only suspected, it's no good, because you'll be on the system for years, if not permanently.".