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Ernie, Lily and Nigel will be returning once again, risking their lives as they chase down a new villain.

It seems our friend's lives are going to be disrupted once again with the murder of a local secretary in London’s East End. Inspector Flannel is called to the crime scene by Prophet Brown, a disfigured, pathetic little man who happened upon the body of the young girl. After checking into the girls background Flannel discovers she isn't at all the innocent girl she appears to be. What is more alarming is the young girl and the murder scene fit the profile of five other victims of an 8 year old unsolved case. Flannel's leading suspect in the original case was a charismatic, well-connected and highly respected Member of Parliament. Despite his gut feeling of the man's guilt, Flannel was never able to substantiate his allegations of the MP's involvement in the original case. It remained unsolved and the only blemish on an otherwise exceptional record of convictions. 

For the moment, Prophet Brown is the only solid link between the two cases. He has been in the employ of the MP for 17 years. It has been remarked more than once in conversation, and it should be noted by those of impeccable character and devoid of a tendency toward exaggeration, of the MP's surprising ill treatment of his servant. Convinced this latest murder is connected with the previous case, Flannel is determined to not let this scoundrel pick up where he left off. Once again he is fighting an up hill battle with his suspicions of the MP's involvement in the current murder. His superiors have warned him to tread cautiously, and to complicate things even more, his long time friend, Lord Patterson Coats, is a close friend of his suspect. Inspector Flannel has no choice but to turn to a most unlikely ally, Ernie Bisquets.