One of the fugitives is travelling solo and Chief Ray Howard is determined there will be no escape this time. A pair of fugitives make difficult choices in Essex when the hunters are directly on their trail.

After a daring attempt to pick up £10,000 in Birmingham, two of the fugitives plunge headlong into a high-stakes race against the hunters as they try to leave the city. Vanishing into the Lake District seems like a perfectly brilliant idea for a solo fugitive, and two more contenders head for a family gathering as if home is the last place the hunters might be watching closely.