Warren Fielding is sumptuously wealthy, he is adored by the rich, famous and royal. But when politician James Mobery commits suicide on the eve of the election Fielding's reputation is in ruins, and the press are desperate to link the two.
Walker is now a Detective Chief Inspector striving for promotion whilst his fiancée, DI Pat North battles with her first murder inquiry. All around them families are being ripped apart by violence and everyone must protect their loved ones.