Murder on Vancouver Island: Hatred, prejudice, or a heinous crime without motive?

The peace of a frosty morning is shattered when a man finds a colleague's battered body. Inspector William Gibson of the Vancouver Island police investigates...

The victim is found by a maintenance worker on the university campus. Despite being brutally murdered, there is a little other evidence; just a blood-spattered baseball bat and a condom placed under the body.

When the police discover that the victim, Robbie Spencer, was a closet homosexual, Inspector Gibson becomes convinced it was a hate crime.

However, co-workers are apparently nonplussed by the events, regarding the investigating officers with suspicion and disdain. Is the perpetrator one of them?

Gibson concentrates on a party held at the university the night before, one that he in fact attended. A fight had broken out between the guests. Can the two events be linked?