The disappearance of a supermodel is sensational enough for the quiet town of Merrydale, but it sparks the unfolding of a broad web of criminal activity bringing together unsolved cases from the past, as well as revealing embarrassing secrets about well-known personalities, one in particular causing ructions. Central to it all is a highly sophisticated yet brutal criminal gang which hitherto has proved impossible to pin down by police forces in various parts of the country, enabling them to carry on their nefarious activities unchecked, including the neatly conducted but violent elimination of anyone they come to disapprove of. The only officer cool headed enough to head the investigation is inspector Herbert Worrall, a maverick within the station, and tormentor of station commander Superintendent Ceria Smith, but with a notable record of successors to his name. In his unusual unorthodox manner and with dogged determination he sets about unravelling the layers of deception concealing the deep hidden truths, and in the process plays heavily on the nerves of his less enthusiastic young assistant Detective Constable Sam Drews as he puts him through a number of perilous situations. As the end approaches it is destined to be not only explosively dramatic but would daringly expose how the gang were able to second-guess Worrall's deliberations at every stage, something which has annoyed and baffled all the way along.