A paradigm shift in Snaith's thinking blows the case apart, simultaneously exposing cynical conspiracies, religious opportunism, and one of the many flaws at the heart of human nature.

Snaith is forced to dance to the tune of his media sidekick, fruitlessly searching London's battered hinterland while international concern spreads as far as the Vatican itself.

Case Five. A child has been snatched but Snaith knows he can catch the kiddynapper, despite a sponsorship deal that obliges him to pair up with a member of the Press.