When a man dies in a gas explosion, the police suspect arson. The Murder Investigation Team are sent in to investigate. The case takes a new and terrible twist when a local villain is viciously attacked. As the police enquiries lead from the expensive Harchester Hill estate to the local brothel, a witness dies in a hit-and-run. Was it coincidence or cold-blooded murder? The Murder Investigation Team has problems of its own - and so does DI Geraldine Steel. A shocking revelation threatens her peace of mind as the investigation races towards its dramatic climax.