Following on from The Field of Blood, this new story is based on the second in the Paddy Meehan series, the Dead Hour. We follow Paddy as she tries to make a career for herself against the backdrop of the miner's strike and the changing face of journalism.　　Paddy now has her dream job, working the night shift on the call car with fellow reporter McVie. All this changes with the arrival of a new editor in chief. Meanwhile, an innocuous call to a disturbance in a posh area of Glasgow leads Paddy to uncover a cold-blooded murder.宁连城不知道自己站了多久，阮连澄一直蹲在他脚边小声地哭，他终于动了一下，踉跄着要跌倒，伸手扶着车子，掌心抹上一股粘腻，他翻手一看，那血色已经有些发黑，再看看车身好几滩血迹凝在上面，这血……这血……她……她受伤了？手抖起来，她伤哪了，怎么会流这么多血，她伤哪了？！