FollowingonfromTheFieldofBlood,thisnewstoryisbasedonthesecondinthePaddyMeehanseries,theDeadHour.WefollowPaddyasshetriestomakeacareerforherselfagainstthebackdropoftheminer'sstrikeandthechangingfaceofjournalism.　　Paddynowhasherdreamjob,workingthenightshiftonthecallcarwithfellowreporterMcVie.Allthischangeswiththearrivalofaneweditorinchief.Meanwhile,aninnocuouscalltoadisturbanceinaposhareaofGlasgowleadsPaddytouncoveracold-bloodedmurder.