Synopsis

A familiar scent of trouble hung in the air as DCI Litton and DI Bevan materialized on Gene Hunt's territory. He instantly recognized the unwelcome presence and a sense of unease settled upon him. Their reappearance stirred suspicion, and he immediately sensed something amiss. They were hunting Frank Hardwick, a northern comic, wanted for embezzling £2,000 from the Police Widows Fund. Yet, their fervent pursuit seemed to mask a deeper, more concealed purpose, a fact that made Gene and DI Alex Dr