ɹᵻbjˈuːz ˈɔːlsoʊ hɐz tə fˈeɪs ˌʌp tə hɪz ˈoʊn pˈæst ænd ðə ɹˈaʊt hiː tˈʊk tʊ ɛskˈeɪp ɪt wɛn hɪz fɹˈɛnd bɹˈaɪən mˈiː ænd fˈɔːɹmɚ ɡˈɜːlfɹɛnd dʒˈænɪs ɐpɹˈoʊtʃ hˌɪm tə hˈɛlp fˈaɪnd ðɛɹ sˈʌn dˈæmən, hˌuː hɐz ɡɔn mˈɪsɪŋ.
Rebus also has to face up to his own past and the route he took to escape it when his friend Brian Mee and former girlfriend Janice approach him to help find their son Damon, who has gone missing.