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September 1940: Sam is made homeless when a bomb decimates her boarding house, alerting Foyle to a system of organised looting around Hastings. But when the father of one of the suspected looters is found dead on the beach, Foyle and Milner's investigation brings them into conflict with British efforts to secure vital American aid for the war.
A bomb decimates Sam's boarding house and Foyle investigates the looting of some valuable items belonging to Sam's battle-axe landlady, Mrs Harrison. When he uncovers a system of organised looting around Hastings, the signs all point to a gang of pilfering Auxiliary Fire Service volunteers.
One night, while Foyle is dining with his one-time love Elizabeth, a local man, Richard Hunter, the father of one of the suspected looters, dies on the beach from a single gunshot to the head. Many think his death is suicide - he was, after all, a hopeless, bitter alcoholic. But Foyle isn't so sure.
The answers seem to lie buried deep in the past, in a supposedly more innocent age, amidst Oxford's dreaming spires. They involve a close friendship, a terrible betrayal and a strange cone-shaped piece of metal. In his attempt to bring a surprising murderer to justice, Foyle enters increasingly murky waters and must rely on the integrity of a German spy.
Ultimately, high-powered political forces over which Foyle has no control wade in when this small town murder investigation puts at risk the vital donation of American aid and the crucial start of Land-Lease in the war.
September 1940: Sam is made homeless when a bomb decimates her boarding house, alerting Foyle to a system of organised looting around Hastings. But when the father of one of the suspected looters is found dead on the beach, Foyle and Milner's investigation brings them into conflict with British efforts to secure vital American aid for the war.
A bomb decimates Sam's boarding house and Foyle investigates the looting of some valuable items belonging to Sam's battle-axe landlady, Mrs Harrison. When he uncovers a system of organised looting around Hastings, the signs all point to a gang of pilfering Auxiliary Fire Service volunteers.
One night, while Foyle is dining with his one-time love Elizabeth, a local man, Richard Hunter, the father of one of the suspected looters, dies on the beach from a single gunshot to the head. Many think his death is suicide - he was, after all, a hopeless, bitter alcoholic. But Foyle isn't so sure.
The answers seem to lie buried deep in the past, in a supposedly more innocent age, amidst Oxford's dreaming spires. They involve a close friendship, a terrible betrayal and a strange cone-shaped piece of metal. In his attempt to bring a surprising murderer to justice, Foyle enters increasingly murky waters and must rely on the integrity of a German spy.
Ultimately, high-powered political forces over which Foyle has no control wade in when this small town murder investigation puts at risk the vital donation of American aid and the crucial start of Land-Lease in the war.