A skeleton discovered in a building due for demolition leads detectives Cassie Stuart and Sunny Khan into the death of young Jimmy Sullivan, who disappeared in 1976. The final entries in Jimmy's diary contain several names, each of which could be his murderer. These will prove to be Lizzie Wilton, an inspirational youth leader and football coach, married to second generation Jamaican Ray, Sir Philip Cross, a self-made millionaire and government tsar in line for a peerage, wheelchair-bound retired book-keeper Eric Slater, who looks after his wife Claire, a dementia sufferer, and Father Robert Greaves, who, at the time of Jimmy's death, was working in the local church. All four live in different parts of the country and are apparently unknown to each other. Written by don @ minifie-1

As Cassie travels to Liverpool for Jimmy's mother Maureen to identify him Sunny and the rest of the team attempt to track down then people named in Jimmy's diary. First to be interviewed is arrogant Philip Cross, who allegedly associated with gangsters in his youth and now is at odds with his son Josh over a business deal. However he claims not to have known Jimmy, as does Lizzie - ironically a former racist. Another name is that of Father Greaves, who ran the hostel where Jimmy stayed and who discovers an apparent burglary at his church centre whilst Eric, who worked at the hostel, struggles to cope with his wife's worsening dementia. Written by don @ minifie-1

Lizzie confesses her racist past to husband Ray, unbeknown to her overheard by her football protégé Curtis. She claims not to have known Jimmy. Cross, on the other hand, did but on the advice of lawyer daughter Bella admits nothing. Unfortunately for him a tabloid exposes his past gangster connections leads to police involvement and damage to his business. Eric and Father Greaves claim to have known Jimmy slightly. However Eric recalls Jojo, a girl mentioned in Jimmy's diary as having had sex with Father Greaves, who admits to an affair with her but collapses and is taken to hospital. Written by don @ minifie-1

Evidence of torture on Jimmy's body leads Cassie to interview former gangland associate Cross and whilst he pleads ignorance photos sent to his lawyer daughter Bella lay him open to blackmail. Lizzie faces hostility from the football team as Curtis repeats what he overheard and she also admits to robbing Jimmy whilst Eric has a secret from his past as well as causing his sons to wonder how their mother got a bruised face. Greaves confesses his brief affair with Jojo to his family, whilst Jojo herself comes forward. She was under the age of consent at the time and Cassie suspects an altercation between the priest and Jimmy. Then Sunny gets news of another victim. Written by don @ minifie-1

After Claire alleges that she saw Eric bury a body in his garden in the 1970s the police unearth the skeleton of a young gay man and Eric is charged with his murder. Lizzie disappears and joins the down and outs though Curtis offers to help Ray to find her. Cross goes to pieces as his past criminal life, when he paid for a man to be murdered, is brought back to haunt him and Father Greaves admits that he staged the burglary and has been regularly stealing money to pay Jojo, who bore him a child Thea and more recently to pay Thea herself. He confesses all to the police. Written by don @ minifie-1

Ray and Curtis finally track down Lizzie, who has attempted suicide, leading to forgiveness, reconciliation and triumph though for Sir Philip Cross his principled son ensures that he is punished for his criminal past. Greaves is charged with embezzlement but spared prison if he repays the money and, following a domestic crisis, is able to reconcile his family with Thea. Eric is remanded in custody but Cassie is not convinced of his guilt and as a consequence the double murderer is finally exposed. Written by don @ minifie-1