A serial killer is terrorizing the senior citizens of Denton & the local police are succumbing to a flu epidemic. Tired & demoralized the force has to contend with a seemingly perfect young couple suffering arson attacks & death threats a suspicious suicide burglaries pornographic videos poison-pen letters... In uncertain charge of the investigations is Detective Inspector Jack Frost crumpled slapdash & foul-mouthed as ever. He tries to cope despite inadequate back-up but there is never enough time; the unsolved crimes pile up & the vicious killings go on. So Frost has to cut corners & take risks knowing that his Divisional Commander will throw him to the wolves if anything goes wrong. & for Frost things always go wrong...