PLANOFATTACK—WiththeHastingspoliceforcesufferingattritionandlowmorale,FoylecomesoutofretirementtoprobethemysteriousdeathofacartographerfromtheAirMinistryoffice.BROKENSOULS—Themurderofanambitiousyoungdoctoratthelocalpsychiatricclinicproducesnoshortageofsuspectsamongthestaffandpatients,manyofwhomstillexperiencethewar’shorrors.ALLCLEAR—Withfinalvictoryexpectedanyday,Hastingslooksaheadtoaradicallydifferentpost-warlife.Buttheendcomestoosoonfortwomen—oneamurdervictim,theotheranapparentsuicide.