>*Sir Nicholas Harding, Q. C.. said: "The Fraudulent Mediums Act of 1951-" >"Yes, I know all about that," said Antony Maitland, Q. C. "But nobody prosecutes mediums any more. Or do they? " >"In this case they certainly do. "* >Sir Nicholas was briefed to defend a 'trance medium' accused by a widower of having caused his wife to commit suicide, by means of a fraudulent message from their son. who had 'passed over into the other world'. It was a private action in civil law. >For once Antony is called on by his distinguished uncle for help. He meets the 'medium' and a feeling grows in him that she is telling the truth as she knew it. >Antony is soon in the throes of a private investigation of his own. News of his activities reaches his old enemy Superintendent Briggs. Briggs has always objected to Maitland's methods and believes that, in this instance, he sees an opportunity of putting a stop to them for good. In the course of discovering some odd discrepancies surrounding the suicide Maitland puts his whole career in jeopardy through the detective's hostility.