hɪz lˈʌndən kˈɑːliːɡ, dʒˈɔːɹdʒ flˈaɪt, ˌɪzənt hˈæpi æt wʌt hiː sˈiːz æz ˌɪntəfˈɪɹəns, ænd ɹᵻbjˈuːz ɛŋkˈaʊntɚz ɹˈeɪʃəl pɹˈɛdʒuːdɪs æz wˈɛl æz ðə jˈuːʒuːəl dˈeɪndʒɚz ʌv tɹˈaɪɪŋ tə kˈætʃ ɐ vˈɪʃəs kˈɪlɚ.
His London colleague, George Flight, isn't happy at what he sees as interference, and Rebus encounters racial prejudice as well as the usual dangers of trying to catch a vicious killer.