In this prequel to 'When the Hammer Falls', you will find a short story that is complete in itself but which sets up the landscape for the full length novel. When a Police Raid goes badly wrong, the police only make it worse by hounding their own. Turmoil and infighting destroy the Constabulary to the extent that the Home Office are obliged to step in. The criminal at the centre of the controversy is a wicked and cruel man who seems to be able to circumvent both legal justice and natural justice, but for how long?