John Lomax is forced to use his mobile phone in public on a crowded train, after a bad weekend at home. He hates people who show off in this way. His conversation is overheard and his life changes forever as people use information against him. DCI Sandy Lane enters his life and it spirals out of control. The women involved play a subtle and increasingly vital role and control changes hands. John's friend, The Biker, is called upon to help and he has to use all his guile and cunning to prevent catastrophe.