A diner collapses and dies in the restaurant's toilet. But when the police arrive the body has disappeared. Soon on the scene are two detectives from the Crime Squad, who have a long standing interest in the dead man, and in his missing car. Crabbe tracks down the car before they do and finds a huge sum of money in the boot.

Fisher's younger daughter has left home after a row and thrown in her lot with a group of squatters. He asks Crabbe to find the girl and try and persuade her to return home. Henderson has bought a new field to add to his market garden, but is horrified to find that it has been invaded by travellers. He appeals to Henry for help, whereupon Henry finds that the two cases have a common thread.

Bill Pritchard, an old friend of Henry's and the supplier of fish to the restaurant, is accused of murder when his girl friend's car is found abandoned and the ashes in his smokehouse show traces of human remains. Henry investigates and uncovers an amazing plot to frame Bill and steal the profits from the subsequent sale of his business.

Medium Faith Revelle has received a number of threatening letters and seeks police help. Freddy Fisher, having once sought advice from her in solving a case, wants the whole matter dealt with quietly. But someone has alerted the press. Henry Crabbe and Sgt. Cambridge are assigned to guard Miss Revelle.

In a moment of weakness famous cookery writer Hilary Smallwood has given her unscrupulous nephew Colin a Power of Attorney. He has sold her house and put her into a retirement home; now he is trying to steal her recently written memoirs. Hilary calls on Henry Crabbe and her lifelong friend Seymour to help. Meantime there is friction behind the scenes in the restaurant between Steve and John.

一位女警长在调查一起连环杀人案时不幸身亡，负责此案的Fisher希望Henry卧底去凶案组搞清事情原委……

两个单身老太太涉嫌诈骗，Crabbe带Cambridge与一位残疾警员合作侦破此案。随着事件发展，Cambridge对残疾警员从火药味十足到心生怜悯。而Crabbe发现嫌疑人很擅长做面包黄油布丁，美食DNA按捺不住的他在破案之余一心想要复刻出这份甜点。

养鸡大王老板家频繁失窃，人人都说是镇上小混混Karl干的，但Crabbe却发现案件远没有这么简单……

天外飞派因为知名餐厅点评人的夸赞而一夜爆火，客人络绎不断，一桌难求。众人为此开心不已，只有Crabbe觉得这不是什么好事……