Tom Croydon is on leave and is assisting in the running of the local racing event at Mount Thomas. All is going well until he has a catering mix up - it appears that he has employed two caterers and both women are not to pleased when they find out that each other has been hired. Nick and Maggie are roster on to patrol the highway and are on the out look for speeding motorists. The skull turns up aka Sergeant Harrison is the Boss replacement. He is not impressed with Maggie and Nick's results on booking drivers and sets about to rectify this situation immediately much to the displeasure of Maggie and Nick. The Skull takes Maggie out on a tour of inspection of Mount Thomas. While out with the Skull, PJ and Wayne witness the Skull putting Maggie through the correct procedure of ticketing much to the amusement of Wayne and PJ. PJ is on a mission - to find Apples (Barry Raymond Maxwell), it appears they have a bit of history together. It is rumoured that PJ and Apples had a fisty cuff for 40 minutes behind the library all over a woman - Apple's sister Christine. Peter Sutcliffe, PJ cousin is in town and Nick is not impressed because PJ had invited him to stay at Nick and PJ place without first informing Nick. Apples never arrived in Mount Thomas he lost control of his car and had a head on straight into a tree three kilometres shy of St Davids. Tom is not amused at Sargeant Harrison booking 11 cars outside the local parrish. The Father has been issued with a parking ticket, but Tom tells him to leave it with him and he will clear the mess up.moreless