El tío y jefe de Jackie, Henry Tomkinson, ha estado en Aidensfield para ocuparse del testamento de un cliente. De regreso a casa, atropella a un niño en bicicleta bajo la lluvia torrencial, pero en lugar de ayudarlo, elige irse y niega cualquier conocimiento del accidente, incluso hace que su esposa mienta por él. David Stockwell presenció el accidente, pero solo logró ver parte de la matrícula, y Tomkinson desacredita a David y su testimonio porque es algo retrasado. El agente Bradley recibe ayuda en sus investigaciones de un viejo amigo de la Met, Rodney Marshall. Greengrass es comisionado para organizar el terreno de un nuevo cementerio. Encuentra algunas tuberías de plomo y decide ganar un par de libras extra vendiéndolas.

The artist Joe Vaughan has rented a cottage from Lord Ashfordly to do some painting. He has had a bit of a clash with members of the local rugby club and they do what they can to annoy him. A Liverpool gangster, Boyd, is also interested in him and he has sent two goons to do the dirty job. His benefactor Rod Dundas organizes an exhibition at the cottage, but the night after the opening the cottage burns and all Vaughan's paintings are destroyed. Well not all of them, since one of them is missing. Greengrass gets a grant from the council for his new "romantic boarding house" and can soon greet his first guests. His old friend Betty persuades him to buy a share of the race horse Alnwick Flyer, which must be sold for tax reasons. There is something about Gina's boyfriend Andy that Oscar Blaketon does not like and he starts to follow Andy around like a shadow.