Sian Allen arrives at the Strand on the first day of her honeymoon and runs straight into her idol, Surgical, in the lobby. She agrees to go up to his penthouse for "ten minutes". It's the worst decision she'll ever make.

Lewis Scott has the answers to London's biggest, darkest conspiracies. But what he's about to show the Mayor of London topped them all. If he can just get her to listen.

Deema Hassan's family has spent fifty years buying influence in London, and the Mayor's Bill is the final piece of the puzzle. Only two things stand in her way: a grime star who won't follow her rules, and someone who's started looking very closely at her organisation.

Vicky Stirling, Mayor of London, unveils the London Protection Bill, which will wire every camera in Westminster into an AI she promises will end crime in the capital. By that night she's been blown apart on the roof of the Strand, and she's certain she knows why.