Furious over Tilly's decision to kill Norman Bruhn, Kate sparks an all-out war by recruiting Tilly's prostitutes to sell cocaine. Snowy Cutmore returns to Melbourne for a fateful showdown with crime boss Squizzy Taylor. Fresh from his first kill, Frank 'The Little Gunman' Green wins the ultimate prize - Nellie Cameron. But can he keep her?

After the body of a missing schoolgirl called Mary is found in a shallow grave in Pinnock Woods, Gently and Bacchus find themselves being involved into the world of pop and media celebrity.