When CID hear of a dead body of a miner they are quick to the scene. They soon discover that the notorious cop killer Leslie Johns is behind the murder.
Knowing how big this collar could be, Gene is determined to lead the investigation and beat Morgan to the punch. CID learn that the killing resulted from a fall-out over a planned heist. By going undercover on the heist, they can catch Leslie Johns red-handed. A-division, however, are as hurried and unprofessional as ever, and begin to screw up. Again.
But even Sam could not picture how disastrously events unfold when CID begin to learn the truth about Sam Tyler just as the heist is in progress. All Sam's, and our own, presumptions about his past, his future and his very soul begin to unravel in a heart-stopping climax.