Four short stories The deadly game: a police inspector investigates the disappearance of a girl who was walking along a beach. He enquires about certain local people. His hours of danger: a boy becomes involved with a robbery and is taken hostage. Their financial horror: a young couple go to desperate lengths to solve their financial problems and are shocked by what they get themselves into. Hellish hours: a couple who put out a contract on three youngsters whom they believe got to know about their illegal activities and it all goes disastrously wrong.