Plot Summary:When former detective Tom Brook hears that Julie Delaney has been abducted and her partner John Channing left bound and gagged he is convinced that it is the work of the Crow, responsible for kidnapping three women, including Simon Duke's wife some years earlier. None of the women were found and Tom is sure that, although a suspect was charged and jailed, the Crow is still at large. Believing the real targets were the victims' spouses Tom turns his ailing yachting school into a safe house with girl-friend Sam and, with the reluctant assent of investigating officer Jane Durr, takes John and his daughter Dani to the house whilst Simon's son Liam returns to his father's home.
When ex-police officer Tom hears news of the abduction of Julie Delaney, he leaves his partner Sam and their beautiful coastal home and heads straight to the crime scene.