Undercover policeman spender comes back home to Newcastle after being transferred from London. His Boss Superintendent Yelland gets spender to investigate Raymond price who is a local well known man with a crooked background. Price's cronies are up to no good,and spender looks up old friend stick to do some digging for him and find out information as to what price and his associates are up to.
Stick joins Spender when he is sent to Ainwick. Superintendent Ellis asks him to look into the suspicious death of oil rig worker Saleem Patel, who's body found in the sea. Spender goes undercover on the rig to investigate drug peddling.
Spender is staying at a lavish hotel watching Lorraine Hope, an associated of villain, Phil Brady. When Spender saves an undercover officer, from the Hackett brothers, he discovers she has teamed up with them to plan a security van heist.
Following a death threat, Spender is detailed to act has bodyguard for controversial Conservative politician 'Bobby' Montgomery. After a close encounter the pair become romantically involved which starts to effect Spender's judgment.
Stick is trading stolen goods with Mo Sample when two men attack them. Stick's attacker has a knife but dies in the fight. Spender is in London discussing his future and can't be contacted. He returns to find Stick facing a murder charge.