DI Keenan has long had his sights set on arresting Neculai Stenga, a local Russian mobster who is heavily into the drugs and prostitution trade. Up to now, Keenan has been unable to get the evidence to nail him but things may have changed. Stenga's girlfriend, Louise Martin, approaches PC William Jackson, whom she grew up with, to tell him that Stenga may have been responsible for the recent death of a prostitute who was thrown from a third story window. She's also ready to testify, even though she knows that Stenga will not hesitate to kill her if he finds out what she has done. On the street, the police are on the lookout for a gang of 5 hoodies who have been mugging anyone with earphones. PCs Clifton and Slater arrest a young lad, Adam Tyler, out joyriding in a stolen car. Keenan's personal life becomes ever more complicated now that he's sleeping with Rachel Barker and his wife, who had asked him for a divorce, is sending different signals.
—garykmcd