PC Danny Sparks finds a drunk walking about Hartley, trying to look for his car. He has been celebrating the birth of a daughter.
A boy has been going around stealing newspapers and milk bottles. The local residents are in dismay.
Inspector Kate Longton is frantically searching for a teenage girl. There have been reports that she has gone missing but she has contacted the police saying she is suicidal.
It all stems from her school friends finding out that her dad has been having an affair with one of the teachers. Longton frantically searches for the girl and the Samaritans are not much help.
With Longton being friendly with the local youth worker, there is a bit more emphasis on youth in this episode. Young people in distress and youth crime.