PC Bradley investigates a break-in at Agnes Moorcroft's guest house, but the only thing missing is the last page of entries in her guest book. Somebody seems to be very interested in her guests Sue Dixon and her daughter Tracey. Bradley thinks it may be her estranged husband, but the attractive Mrs. Dixon also has a big, dark secret in her life. The new health food shop in Ashfordly is desperate for goat's milk and Vernon Scripps is just the man to supply it. Business is booming and soon there are customers - and goats - all over Aidensfield. Especially goats. They turn out to be regular four-legged Harry Houdinis.

Sin el policía del pueblo en Aidensfield, Tommy Unsworth y sus amigos motociclistas aprovechan la oportunidad para causar muchos problemas en el pueblo. Incluso la tía Peggy está molesta porque los motociclistas están invadiendo las tierras del Lord Ashfordly, perturbando el orden natural al asustar a los animales de caza y dejar sus trampas vacías. Pero como tomará un tiempo conseguir un reemplazo permanente, Miller organiza una solución temporal. Así que el oficial de policía Joe Mason se muda a Aidensfield de forma temporal mientras espera su traslado a la Metropolitana. Mason es muy ingenioso y un poco rebelde, y sus superiores estaban más que felices de deshacerse de él. Los aldeanos tampoco están muy contentos con él. Pero Unsworth no es la única fuente de problemas. Una banda profesional de Manchester está apuntando a las casas de campo de la zona para robar pinturas, antigüedades y joyas.

The young mother Julie is neglecting her two daughters after she met her new boyfriend Brian, who is a real troublemaker, and PC Mason and Nurse Cassidy are concerned for the well-being of the children. Mason especially has it in for the children's officer Clive Eames, whom he thinks does too little to protect them. Somebody is stealing lead from the churches in the area. They even manage to get away before the "watchful" eyes of PC Younger - twice - and Sergeant Miller is far from pleased. Gina is still afraid that something will go wrong with her baby like it did with Daniel, her and Phil's first-born child. To top it all Phil's 18-year-old niece Dawn has got in with the rough crowd and her father asks Gina to take care of the girl for a while.