PC Bradley has been sent to investigate a break-in when he witnesses an explosion. It is the car of ambulance driver Frank Metcalfe which exploded when he turned on the ignition, and it looks like attempted murder because he has received anonymous phone calls and a threatening letter a couple of days earlier. The grocer Mr. Dale is attacked under similar circumstances. But they have nothing in common. The only lead is a blue Ford Transit van seen on both occasions and that the attacker has military training and access to the local arsenal. Pete Atkins fits these requirements, but he claims his innocence. Oscar Blaketon also receives anonymous phone calls. Is he the next victim? Rev. Meeks represents a foundation which offers Lord Ashfordly to finance the renovation St. Judes Church on his lands, and his lordship hires Vernon Scripps and David to do work for him. Meeks especially asks them to be on the lookout for a particular baptismal font from the church.

El reemplazo permanente de Walker, el PC Wetherby, llega y es hora de que el PC Mason sea transferido a la Met, pero Mason no está tan seguro de querer dejar Aidensfield. Además, Wetherby pronto se vuelve impopular entre los aldeanos. La enfermera Cassidy sospecha que el joven Jimmy Masters es golpeado por su padrastro George Masters. Además, el padre biológico del niño, Max Philpott, regresa de Rodesia para verlo, y hay una pelea entre él y Masters en el Aidensfield Arms. Gina y Oscar Blaketon organizan un concurso en el pub para recaudar 200 libras para una nueva máquina de diálisis. No sorprendentemente, Peggy Armstrong intenta hacer trampas y está lejos de estar contenta de ser descubierta.