Barns - a remote village in the Pennines, where the inhabitants do not much care for strangers - has secrets to protect. Black market racketeering is a thorn in the side of Gareth Jones, local policeman; a man who strives to maintain a law-abiding community but finds himself fighting a losing battle. A man committed to honesty, even while having a guilty secret which, if exposed, will break his daughter, Leonie's heart. Then along comes Slick Lick Johnson; ex-jailbird; a wandering musician; a tribute act, with bells on his toes; a man whose presence disturbs not only Leonie, but also the memories of mentally unstable Lizzie Jubb; a woman who will stop at nothing to have the wrongs of the past twenty five years righted, once and for all...