La esposa de Barry Jackson, profesor de escuela, Sophie, está muy enferma y no es capaz de conducir un coche debido a eso. Sin embargo, un día ella toma el coche y causa un poco de caos en Aidensfield. Poco después, Jackson recibe cartas amenazadoras y durante un concierto escolar alguien prende fuego a su casa, matando a Sophie. Malcolm Brown se registra en el Aidensfield Arms con su hija Vicki, pero Gina sospecha que algo está mal con ellos. Además de eso, hay un residente extra en el pub, una paloma mensajera, y Gina pronto descubre que es un pájaro muy rápido y desafían a Greengrass a una carrera de palomas.

Sergeant Craddock attends dancing classes to keep up his dancing skills. He also has something of a soft spot for the dancing teacher Susan Finlay. That friendship is put to the test when her son Richard drives through Aidensfield like a regular Jackie Stewart and refuses to stop when the police want to give him a speeding ticket. Craddock lets him off with a warning, but the following night a little boy is run down by a hit-and-run driver, who may very well be Richard driving in her car. Lord Ashfordly is forced off the road by Richard's reckless driving. The petrol tank of his Bentley gets punctured in the incident and he takes it to Bernie's garage. But Bernie is out of town for a few days and Vernon becomes an instant expert on Bentleys when his lordship needs his car back badly.