Fletch feels frustrated that his ex-wife's partner is paying for his daughter's wedding. So he is tempted when someone offers to pay him to be a lookout for a burglary.

As hotel porter, Fletch recognises an unscrupulous guest, Worm Wellings, and suspects he may be planning an insurance scam.

Fletch's probation officer gets him as a job as a Night Porter, but his return to work is not smooth sailing.

Fletch takes pity on a young runaway pickpocket named Penny and takes her home for a bath and a meal. She betrays his kindness and Fletch feels let down.

Fletch's probation officer is disappointed that he hasn't found a job. Fletch plans to dig up some loot he buried in Essex before he went to prison, but there's a problem.

Fletch is about to be released from prison, will he be able to stop himself from going back? First he has to say goodbye to Mr MacKay the prison officer who has been the bane of his life. Follow-on from Porridge.