Tom Beard

Barnaby investigates the murder of a boy during a traditional annual race at an exclusive private school but is met with resentment.

The environmental terrorist group, Divine Earth, has stormed the Thames Barrier and is threatening to flood London if the Government doesn't publish a secret document entitled Aftermath. An emergency meeting of senior Ministers and security services is called, and an engineer explains the death and destruction they face if the terrorists carry out their threat. The Deputy Prime Minister denies any knowledge of the Aftermath document, making it impossible to meet the terrorists' demands.

Peter defends Andrew Risden when he is refused permission to film his daughter Abigail, a prodigy cellist, at her recital. But then Abigail runs away, fearing the pressure from the adults in her life. Lyle goes home to Stockport to help is mother.