The Violet Hotel's waitress and local tour guide are determined to foil the protagonist's plans to take megalomaniacal kleptomaniac Grendel Jinx back to America after causing city-wide trouble in Chichester, England. Unfortunately, neither native is prepared for the cost of doing so.
Grendel Jinx is in danger of having to repeat a school year. Refusing to allow this to happen, she enlists the services of the protagonist - her newly found "Best Friend" - and is promptly rebuffed. Grendels drastic actions to fix her problem soon attracts the attention of her mother.
Grendel Jinx and her "friend" must work together to find a way out of a strange school, where pupils and teachers alike are being killed in mysterious circumstances. Can they both stay alive long enough to work out what is going on and escape ?
Taking place on the second day of the protagonist's holiday, who starts reminiscing with Grendel Jinx about how they first met. Inevitably, their discussion turns to a dark period in their lives, where tragedy and betrayal nearly cost them their friendship - and a lot more.
Having trouble adjusting to the protagonist's new location, Grendel Jinx - the protagonist's nemesis - takes drastic action to bring the situation back under control. In addition to that, an over-eager tourist guide wants the protagonist to explore all the local sights
The concluding episode of the WTC series. Grendel finally releases her plan, whilst two of the protagonist's enemies make theirs, as does Lorinda. With so much trouble on the horizon, will the protagonist be able to get through the day in one piece ?