Det er nemlig ikke bare de gener

Og når julen er forbi

En personlig kalender

Mens Ivy forsøger at komme overens med fortiden

og han hutler sig gennem tilværelsen med ufarlige overvågningsopgaver og undervisning i kriminologi på en tvivlsom aftenskole

ISOLATION WARD Egholm Det er nemlig ikke bareYorkshire, 1983. Thatcher is at Number 10, Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' is on the radio and Lorraine Quick is having to put plans to tour with her band on hold due to work. With her expertise in psychometric testing, she is being sent to the Yorkshire moors to build a PR friendly team out of the ragtag staff of the infamous Windwell Asylum as it transitions into a modern, top security unit housing some of the most dangerous criminals in the country.