Maisie Raine

Raine comes under pressure to improve its car theft clear-up rates. She despatches DS Farrel and trainee inspector Mallory on a night-time surveillance operation at the Leopold Hotel.

Raine comes to the aid of a man who, having borrowed £2,000 from a pair of villains, has now been put to work by them, smuggling illegal immigrants and alcohol into the country from Europe. smuggled alcohol. The team also investigates a spate of muggings at a local shopping centre.

The home of a former policeman is fire-bombed, and he suspects an ex-convict recently released from prison. DS Farrel and DC Tomlin try to trace an obscene caller.

Raine investigates a series of local killings connected to rival drugs dealers and has to contend with an outbreak of gang warfare. DC Tomlin loses her warrant card, and it is used for criminal purposes.

DI Raine is determined to solve the vicious robbery of her local off-licence robbery, even though Chief Supt Freeman is opposed to her involvement. An old schoolfriend, now a small-time drug-dealer, visits Maisie and dumps his young daughter on her.

DI Raine is concerned that DC Kyprianou is too involved with his informant, Trudy, and trainee inspector Mallory puts her at risk from drug dealer Ray Bancroft when he fouls up a drug surveillance operation. The investigation uncovers a murder.