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- Detective Inspector Alan Ward has been demoted to uniformed sergeant in a division. But he soon has other things to occupy his mind, as a murder accusation uncovers a secret in a family's past that leads to violence, bloodshed and danger for Kingdom and Ward.
- As Mrs Penton cashes a cheque at her bank, she sees three men putting on masks in the lobby. She notices one in particular, Eddie, who is putting on a Dracula mask. But as she turns away, it is momentarily removed from him by another of the men. The bank is robbed, the men later caught and tried.
- When Ward and his mother are the victims of hoaxes, it is thought that the neighbours resent living near a policeman. But Kingdom and his team are busy investigating bomb scares - and the hoaxes may provide him with clues.
- A woman is walking her dog when it is almost run over by a speeding car. Chasing the animal she makes a horrific discovery.
- Kingdom leaves his house in the small hours, and his wife is disturbed to see that he is armed. But that is nothing compared to her alarm when an intruder later enters her bedroom.
- Kingdom and his wife, Angela, have hit a crisis in their marriage. Needing space, she decides to visit Margate - only for Kingdom to be sent there on a murder case.
- On a demolition site, the earth caves in and exposes a cellar, unknown on any plan. Inside is a skeleton, with an Army revolver close by. Was a murder committed many years ago? Scotland Yard is called in to investigate.
- Kingdom is faced with a bizarre and perplexing case when a man calls the police to report that he has killed his wife - by a practical joke.
- A postman is found murdered by his wife, his body surrounded by Nazi emblems and insignia; it looks like a murder committed by a fanatical hunter of ex-Nazis. Kingdom persuades a reporter to splash the story. It has the required effect, and stirs up an ugly situation.
- William Radkin is found dead by the window of his sitting room, Kingdom and Ward find that he was killed by a .22 bullet, fired from the outside of his house. Meanwhile, a known pickpocket is brought into a police station and the contents of his pocket reveal a possible link with Radkin's death.
- As he investigates two murders, Kingdom discovers that both victims had recently returned from abroad, and that both were shot by the same gun. When a third shooting takes place his research reveals they are linked.
- A group of carol singers are attacked by young thugs; a shop window is broken, and a small boy seriously injured. Kingdom and Ward investigates - and in doing so discover problems of morals and discipline within the division responsible for the area.
- Bowers is a villain who has been building a criminal empire along the lines set down by notorious names of the recent past; repeated attempts to nail him have failed. So when he becomes a likely suspect in the murder of a small-time crook, Kingdom and Ward lose no time in trying to put a case against him.
- When a woman is found dead on a canal towpath, Kingdom finds himself investigating the third of a series of murders. All the victims are attractive middle-aged women and, despite Inspectors Ward's scepticism, Kingdom becomes obsessed with his theory the murderer is a young man. As the case continues, Ward becomes more and more convinced that Kingdom is on the wrong track.
- "Mad Harry" Logan, a vicious but stupid criminal, escapes from prison. Kingdom - who put him away - investigates with Ward. The question that puzzles the police is: who organised the escape, and why?
- Inspector Ward hopes to catch the brain behind a series of bank robberies through his contract with a shady ex-insurance agent, Charles Prentice. But when Ward arrives at Prentice's flat to finalise the arrangements, he finds Kingdom, who is there to investigate a murder - and the Inspector's activities.
- Kingdom is investigating a major London bank robbery. He is assisted by Regional Crime Squad, and in particular by Chief Supt Piggott; the two men were at Training School together and have disliked each other ever since. Piggott is known to be after Kingdom's job, and it seems he might achieve his aim.
- Arthur and Daniel, two down-and-outs, are squatting in a condemned house. Finally, after a quarrel, Arthur walks out and dosses down in a basement car park between a block of flats. It is there that his dead body is discovered by a caretaker.
- Two masked men burst into the home of wealthy jeweller Elliot Ryan and his wife Carlotta, and rob them of many valuable items. Kingdom and Ward suspect the job was set up by someone who knew Ryan's habits. And who is the photographer taking pictures of Carlotta and her lover.
- Kingdom is called out to a house in a suburban street, where a man, Sidney Preece, has been shot whist with his wife and two neighbours. Kingdom joins in a house-to-house search, and a front door is opened by an old girlfriend of his; she becomes an important witness.
- Kingdom investigates the murder of couturier Damon Greville, who is found at the wheel of his car. Details of Greville's finances soon lead to a possible motive.
- When Donald Macey came out of prison two years ago, Detective Sergeant Ward helped get him a job. Now his wife Jenny suspects he is mixing with villains, and pleads with Ward to stop him returning to a life of crime.
- A girl is found murdered on a rubbish dump, and Kingdom investigation leads him into the world of drop-outs. As he builds up a picture of the dead girl and searches for a motive , one question haunts ; why was her body placed in that particular location.
- Roper, a Borstal boy, is found stabbed near his home. When Clay and Dexter arrive in the West Country to investigate they find several suspects with strong motives for the killing including the boy's parents.
- A retired bank manager is murdered in his bed it a seemingly motiveless killing. Then a second murder is committed, and John Kingdom, together with his journalist brother-in-law, Harry Carson, discovers a possible motive which might also pose a threat to Kingdom's life.
- Kingdom's enquirers into a stolen-car racket leads him to the chief suspect. But too late to prevent a calculated murder from taking place.
- A rich, middle-aged American woman spends an evening with a young man supplied by an escort agency. The following morning she is found murdered and her jewellery has been stolen. During their investigation, Kingdom and Ward discover an unexpected connection with the foreign office.
- Twelve years ago, Thomas Stevens was hanged for murder, protesting his innocence to the last. A campaign committee, including Members of Parliament, is now bringing attention to this possible miscarriage of justice. When one of the MPs is killed, Kingdom and Ward investigate.
- When a girl is found murdered, a local man becomes the victim of village gossips. And when their vitriolic tongues drive the man to a desperate decision, the reason plants in Kingdom's mind a doubt about the wisdom of the law he serves.
- Violence flares up when a student protest meets a counter-demonstration. A young demonstrator is killed by a blow to the head. The nearest person to the body is a mounted officer Tyrell. DCS Kingdom now faces a difficult case, where strong evidence accumulates against a brother policeman.
- On the night that Steve Thomas escapes from prison, a solicitor is found murdered in his office - and £11 is missing from the cash box. Kingdom and Ward investigate, but why should anyone commit murder for such a small sum?
- Double dealing and double death, a local J.P is found murdered, then a bulldozer uncovers the skeleton of a girl. Kingdom and Ward face the task of putting the links together.
- A Constable painting, stolen from a private collection, turns up on an easel in the Hartmann Gallery. Louis Hartmann himself lies dead at the foot of the stairs.
- Kingdom and Ward investigate a murder that has taken place in the box-office of a theatre club, the membership of which is predominantly black. It looks likes a racially motivated killing, but the police treat it as a case of robbery leading to murder.
- Joe Warner is released from prison after serving fifteen years for armed robbery. His wife Polly has deserted him - and now he is determined to take brutal revenge.
- Suspected arsonist Arthur Jones is being questioned about a series of fires in betting shops and gambling clubs. When the Cloud Seven Club is burnt down, a body is discovered and murder is suspected.
- When muggers snatch Audrey Miller's handbag, her shopping bag is left behind. When it is found to contain £20,000 in forged notes, Kingdom and Ward investigate.
- Weston, a civil servant, calls at a colleague's flat and is let in by a porter. They discover chaos and a dead body. On the desk are confidential files; should Weston cover up for his friend?
- A prison inmate dies from a knife wound; it appears to be a clear case of murder. But Kingdom finds that conducting an investigation in a prison is far from easy. After all, those inside have nothing to lose.
- Sebastian Barrios is an Ambassador of Guantala, a South American republic, living in London with his wife Candida and son Manuel. Candida gets a telephone call from Manuel, announcing that he has been kidnapped. But investigation prove that it was not entirely a political kidnapping.
- Kingdom investigates what appears to be the perfect murder.
- Dexter and Clay investigate the suspicious death of teacher Graham Pitman in the science laboratory. But then two teenagers come forward to confess to killing him.
- Two seamen steal some bars of gold from a makeshift strongroom as a cargo ship nears the Thames estuary. When the ship docks, Clay and Dexter investigates the crime and find a steward has also vanished.
- Dexter investigates a burglary at an elderly couple's home. Soon afterwards, a valuable piece of Chinese porcelain is reported missing - and a burglar is found dead at the mansion of a music industry mogul.
- When a teenage girl is found murdered on Hampstead Heath, businessman Herbert Morris is identified as the man seen talking to her shortly before her death. After an interrogation Clay and Dexter clash over Morris's apparent guilt.
- A lorry driver is knocked down and killed while trying to stop the theft of his load. From the evidence received and the knowledge gained from an informant, Clay decides it is one of a series of hi-jacking so organised by the same gang.