FollowingonfromTheFieldofBlood,thisnewstoryisbasedonthesecondinthePaddyMeehanseries,theDeadHour.WefollowPaddyasshetriestomakeacareerforherselfagainstthebackdropoftheminer'sstrikeandthechangingfaceofjournalismccc
Paddynowhasherdreamjob,workingthenightshiftonthecallcarwithfellowreporterMcVie.Allthischangeswiththearrivalofaneweditorinchief.Meanwhile,aninnocuouscalltoadisturbanceinaposhareaofGlasgowleadsPaddytouncoveracold-bloodedmurder.