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Armed robbery is becoming almost a daily event and sooner or later somebody's bound to get hurt. But what happens if the police meet violence with violence?

The public expect to be protected by the police. But if a policeman kills a member of the public in the execution of his duty, will the protector be prosecuted?

When a constable is ten minutes late reporting in an alert goes out. Alec Quilley hasn't been seen or heard of for over an hour.

An ex-villain is entitled to police protection just like anyone else - isn't he?

A man is trapped under a load of dangerous chemicals. Move him, and the lot might go up. Leave him there and...

A rag week kidnap for charity starts out all right, but...

There are plenty of ways to make sure a horse loses a race, but how do you make a horse WIN a race?

A quiet Sunday and Moffat finds himself in church. But not praying!

Keeping surveillance on a goods yard full of empty wagons seems a pretty barren exercise - unless you know what's at stake.

In detection you need routine and instinct. But not necessarily in that order.

A young girl is attacked and Lynch has to look into 'all the fun of the fair'.

Which is more important - a batch of missing cameras, or a missing girl?

Two boys are trapped in a disused mine. Why is their friend terrified of going to the police?

A mystery call out for noise down the docks perplexes Yates, and he's stuck there with DS Haggar and an irritating PC. They shoot horses, don't they?

A police informer is found badly beaten on a rubbish tip, whilst Bert Lych waits for him in a local pub. Who was responsible, and what is the connection to a rough local pub?

Quilley is up for promotion, but personal circumstances may hinder his path. At the same time, a troublesome thief is causing him severe problems.

A series of break-ins have some peculiar traits. Haggar thinks that an old lag just out of gaol may be responsible. But what is the significance of a missing schoolboy, and why is the MO of the mystery criminal familiar?