It's 1970, and we meet Inspector Stagg at the shocking discovery of a dead unidentified woman.

To make matters worse, there is a sudden spate of violent robberies around Whytfield town. Stagg's boss, Burns, seems to watch his every move, and Stagg is reluctant t accept help from the chief constable's nephew, Wilkins.

When attractive policewoman Pamela Hudson goes missing, Stagg is at his wit's end.

Will Wilkins be more of a hindrance than a help, and who is the dead woman?