En voldtægtsmand hærger, en fod findes i skoven, og forgiftede varer placeres på supermarkedets hylder som afpresning. Frost er overbebyrdet af sager, samtidig med at hans foresatte pønser på at slippe af med ham.
After a successful career writing for radio, R.D. Wingfield turned his attention to fiction and created the character of D.I. Jack Frost, who has featured in the titles and . The series has been has been adapted for television as the perennially popular starring David Jason. R.D. Wingfield died in 2007.