The South East London police squad are suffering collective burn out: Detective Sergeant Brant is hitting the blues and physically assaulting the police shrink. Chief Inspector Roberts’ wife has died in a horrific road accident and he takes solace in gut-rot red wine.

Black WPC Falls becomes lethally involved with a junior member of the British National Party and the Super’s golden boy, PC McDonald, is investigating the death of a man he accidentally killed. Only Porter Nash’s star appears to be in the ascendancy.

The team never had it so bad and when a serial killer takes his show on the road, things get worse. Nicknamed ‘The Blitz’, a vicious murderer is aiming for tabloid glory by killing cops. Harold Dunphy, ace crime reporter believes he’s on to the story of the decade and the police have never had more incentive to catch a serial killer.