A reformed Sicilian criminal, Carmelo Trapani, has been kidnapped and his search for the the aged Carmelo leads Staffe all the way back to a terrible act at the Battle of Cable Street. Meanwhile, Staffe's own loyal servant, DS Pulford, is in Pentonville awaiting trial for the murder of Jadus Golding, the very man who attempted to murder Staffe, leaving wounds from which Staffe is still recovering and it suits some in the hierarchy to see Pulford go down. Can Staffe save Carmelo without leaving Pulford to the political vultures?