3 Kembleford residents find threatening notes with a possible religious connection. When one of them appears to have spontaneously combusted, the Father looks for a more rational explanation.
The Father investigates when a child murderer is released from prison, then found murdered soon after. The victim's family are prime suspects as they had been desperate for the murderer to tell them where he hid the body.
Lady Felicia and her husband Monty host a lavish masked ball counting down to 1954. However, their plans are ruined when the Minster of Defence is murdered by a masked figure. With the estate locked down and a killer in the midst.