A violent criminal resists arrest on a sink-estate, stabbing Sgt Peters in the process and going on the run. Without his radio or any back-up, will a pursuing PC Stringer be able to single-handedly bring the attacker to justice?
When her car breaks down on her way to the station, Viv Martella misses an important CID briefing about an onboard on a suspected armed robbery. She is furious when she is taken off the case by DI Burnside, but worse is to come.
CIB swiftly barge into a disgruntled Sun Hill, suspend the entire CID department and conduct their investigations into the activities of the corrupt DS Don Beech.