Ronnie Savage escapa durante el traslado de una prisión a otra, y se pide a la policía de Ashfordly que ayude al inspector Jennings de la CID a capturarlo nuevamente. Descubren que Savage saldrá del país en un barco de pesca desde Whitby y el oficial Rowan se infiltra en el mercado de pescado local para averiguar cuándo partirá Savage. Mientras está allí, descubre que el capataz Penrice tiene una actividad paralela de venta de pescado sin declarar. Desafortunadamente, Greengrass es uno de sus clientes y podría descubrir sin querer la cobertura de Nick. La tía Eileen recibe la visita sorpresa de un viejo y querido amigo, Antonin Clarion, quien le pide que se case con él y regrese a Francia. Y el oficial Rowan ha aprobado su examen de sargento.

Rosie friend Diana Hill has become Miss Ashfordly. When somebody sets fire to her car PC Walker learns that she has received threatening letters to stop her from entering the Miss Yorkshire beauty pageant. Gina has realized that Phil Bellamy is the man for her, and she gives him a big hug when he picks her up from hospital after her being hurt in the car fire. Old Dan Fowles asks Aunt Peggy to bet on an outsider for him at the races. The horse wins, but Fowler dies before he can collect his winnings, and Peggy thinks it would be a shame if all that money should go to waste. PC Younger has not made an arrest for more than a month, and when his police bicycle gets stolen Sergeant Miller tells him to do something about it. So Younger clamps down on every minor offence he encounters.