A man confesses murder to the new vicar of Hartley then threatens to kill himself.

A police officer's son is arrested.

P.C. Sparks provides someone with a defence of alibi against accusations of involvement in a series of robberies.

A girl complains that a young man told her she will die on Hallowe'en.

Insp. Longton investigates a road accident and tries to prove that a drink-driver was responsible.

Insp. Longton warns local pensioners about confidence tricksters who have been posing as council officials.

The manager of a dry-cleaning establishment confesses to a prior conviction for fraud and finds himself out of a job.

A local newspaper encourages hostility towards a travelling community.

D.C.I. Perrin asks Insp. Longton to help bring an important witness back on side.

A fourteen-year-old girl has gone missing along with two hundred pounds from her mother's desk.

Insp. Longton is in court and finds her motives under attack by an aggressive defence barrister.

An anonymous telephone call leads Insp. Longton to a hopeless domestic situation and possible child abuse.

Insp. Longton needs the advice of Sgt. Beck in dealing with a troublesome freelance journalist, but he is on leave and cannot be found.

Sgt. Beck resigns when a prisoner is found dead in his cell.