A mysterious young woman offers Frank Doy a large amount of money to drive her to a secret location in central Europe. When her husband, a dangerous Teesside gangster called Harry George, warns him off with serious threats, Frank tells her, yes - no one pushes him around. But it's risky, and the risks soon multiply. Mrs George is not only leaving home, she's taking her two young kids and a million pounds with her. And Frank still has no idea where they are going. Times are hard and Harry George wants, needs, his money back. But there is someone even more dangerous, someone from his wife's past, who also has an interest in the money, and more...