ɹᵻbjˈuːz ɪz dɹˈæftᵻd ɪn baɪ skˈɑːtlənd jˈɑːɹd tə hˈɛlp tɹˈæk dˌaʊn ɐ kˌænɪbəlˈɪstɪk sˈɪɹiəl kˈɪlɚ kˈɔːld ðə wˈʊlfmən, hˌuːz fˈɜːst vˈɪktɪm wʌz fˈaʊnd ɪnðɪ ˈiːst ˈɛnd ʌv lˈʌndənz lˈoʊnli wˈʊlf stɹˈiːt.
Rebus is drafted in by Scotland Yard to help track down a cannibalistic serial killer called the Wolfman, whose first victim was found in the East End of London's lonely Wolf Street.