George and Bacchus investigate the suspicious passing of one of Gently's ex-snouts called China. The Coroner's says that China was a drunk vagrant who died following a fall. After George talks to the nurse who looked after him before dying, he ends up getting a very different story.
Chief Inspector George Gently of Scotland Yard is an old-fashioned policeman who has gained respect but few friends through his single-minded pursuit of law-breakers and his disgust with the corruption in the police force.
Gently decides to retire after the cuddle of his wife, but not before solving his final case. Using his unusual combination of reason, deduction and a somewhat jaded understanding of man's nature, with the ambitious Bacchus by his side, will Gently's justice prevail?
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