Case Four. D.I. Snaith is recuperating at a festival celebrating the life of the UK's most likely contender for sainthood, however his attempts to relax are hampered by a persistent mystery caller.[Story has been subject to editing by United Kingdom Home office in order to conform to the 1982 Official Secrets Act]
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.