Synopsis

A series of false alarms have drawn the attention of Sun Hill police, traced by the Yard to a computer hacker who breached the police network. Sergeant Cryer investigates and discovers a former university student in possession of an ex-MOD computer. The machine retains access codes to government and police networks stored on its hard drive. Meanwhile, W.P.C. Ackland visits a woman too frightened to leave her flat, a victim of repeated muggings. Persuading her to step outside for cigarettes, Ackl