In the calm village of Middlehempston a former social workers past comes back to haunt herJem loved her job She was a social worker and she always took care of her cases One boy Fergus took to her instantly From the age of eight when his mother died and he landed at the social services office he loved Jem fiercely But Jems marriage to Gerry in Ferguss mind was the deepest betrayal Years later when a callous tycoons life is falling apart around him its Gerry who steps in to help And Jem must deal with the return of an old acquaintance Fergus armed with a shotgun and a thirst for vengeance