Just why were Stanley Black and Joseph Copeland so important that they had to be released from the prison van? Who could have been behind such a daring event? Where did the black Mercedes come from, who was driving it, and where does 'Bessie' fit into all of this? Is Bexfordshire suddenly becomming akin to the Wild West? John DCI Matthew Wisdom and his team as they begin to investigate and unravel The Nuthampton Murders.