The Coordinator hands Palfrey his first case, which involves him in a dangerous case of murder.

Mr Palfrey discovers that a top-ranking R.A.F. officer is being groomed by the "other side" in a honeypot trap

Mr Palfrey is suspicious of the motives of a Russian novelist who wishes to defect to the West.

Mr Palfrey is tasked with looking after a valuable stolen icon originally from Leipzig.