John Gunn has found himself the perfect job, close to his home in South Devon. Having trained as a marine biologist, it's a change of career, but it will allow him to set up home with Kate, his long-term girlfriend. But within weeks, it all starts going wrong.
Together with his boss Bill Hexter, he becomes embroiled in a macabre discovery on a local farm. It looks like a scoop. But with no explanation, Bill tells him to drop the story. Ever impetuous,...