The remains of three bodies, one of them an infant, one of them a child, are found in a house close to Manchester University that's being renovated. The house used to be a care home for teenage boys and Detective Superintendent Jeff Barton and his team uncover a horrific period of brutality and abuse that took place there. But what is the link between that and the three bodies? The investigation leads to the former manager of the care home and his wife who are traced to a villa in Spain. The secrets and lies of the family are exposed but when the former manager and his granddaughter disappear, Jeff, who is a single Dad following the death of his wife and who balances a demanding job with the care of his five year-old son Toby, begins to see what nobody else can. A determined and audacious plot by a former resident of the home, a former victim of the abuse, who is now hellbent on revenge. And if he's right then Jeff and his team have to act quickly before justice is taken out of their hands.