Out of the nick, in his own gaff, and with Walthamstow's tastiest bird hanging off his arm, life couldn't be sweeter for East London anti-hero Nicky Burkett. Even the Old Bill are laying off the hassle which, bearing in mind his previous, is little short of a bleeding miracle. But when the lovely Noreen tells him her mate Alia's got this problem, and needs to get it sorted right quick, she's got him stitched up proper, and now that bit of bother's got him all the way to Pakistan . . .