The opening of the final series takes a cynical look at the justice system and has a hard hitting finale.
Joe Martins is a habitual criminal with plenty of form. Charged with armed robbery, he wants a young woman traced who could confirm his alibi.
The woman is Janet Harper and she manages to give Frank Marker the slip.
It seems Janet is not only evading Frank but some other heavies who are leaning on her. One of them Tarrant warns Frank to keep off the case.
Frank Marker is also embroiled in a horse doping scandal which both Janet and Martins were involved in. It's this that has the criminal underworld nervous.
Frank realises that no one gives a fig as to whether or not Martins is guilty. Certainly not Inspector Firbank who thinks that there are plenty of crimes that Martin has got away with.
The story has a hard boiled outlook where crime transcends class barriers. It also has a shocking violent ending.
Joe Martins is a habitual criminal with plenty of form. Charged with armed robbery, he wants a young woman traced who could confirm his alibi.
The woman is Janet Harper and she manages to give Frank Marker the slip.
It seems Janet is not only evading Frank but some other heavies who are leaning on her. One of them Tarrant warns Frank to keep off the case.
Frank Marker is also embroiled in a horse doping scandal which both Janet and Martins were involved in. It's this that has the criminal underworld nervous.
Frank realises that no one gives a fig as to whether or not Martins is guilty. Certainly not Inspector Firbank who thinks that there are plenty of crimes that Martin has got away with.
The story has a hard boiled outlook where crime transcends class barriers. It also has a shocking violent ending.
