DI Chandler, DS Miles and the team investigate a bizarre murder as a man on the run is crushed by stones. As the killer's macabre methods become clearer Chandler is faced with a sinister 16th century precedent. But the team's progress is impeded as the victim's links to 20th century espionage attract attention from the security services. Old scores are settled as dark forces are at play in Whitechapel.