A grafted limb and what appears to be a life-changing operation spiral drastically out of controlThe Parasite tells the story of Claude Dowland, a robust farm labourer, trapped in a loveless marriage with his employer's daughter, and having an affair with a farm girl. Following a tragic accident, when Claude loses his right hand whilst operating a combine, he is devastated to learn he may never be able to work the land again. His future seems brighter when he is invited to take part in a hand transplant trial. What he had initially hoped could have been the answer to his problems takes a drastic turn when he learns the identity of the person the grafted hand belonged to, which triggers a spiral of devastation and murder.Joe Buller is an ex-con and informant who has assisted Inspector Marshall by putting away many of his old associates in Moonlighter. Marshall pushes Joe for information about a ruthless criminal, Reg Corp, whom Joe is reluctant to surrender, until Marshall persuades him that Corp may have had a part in an old girlfriend's demise. Syvia Fenton starts a job with the local council's parks department and is hiding a dark family secret that could destroy her in The Felon's Daughter. After encountering a stranger in the park one day, the possibility of her past becoming public knowledge is realised when she finds herself a victim of blackmail.Gemma Ramshaw's parents present her with an Ultimatum, demanding she give them a grandchild, or they will disinherit her. They want her to rekindle her former relationship with her former partner, Robert Patterson, a respectable doctor, who was abusive. Gemma, a successful solicitor, has no intention of going back to Patterson and finds herself becoming more involved in the life of a client, a homeless man.
