MP Gregor Jack is caught in an Edinburgh brothel with a prostitute only too keen to show off her considerable assets. When the media horde begins baying for political blood Jacks friends rally round to protect him. But some of those friends - particularly his wifes associates - are not so squeaky clean themselves. Initially Detective Inspector Rebus is sympathetic to the MP Gregor Jack is caught in an Edinburgh brothel with a prostitute only too keen to show off her considerable assets. When the media horde begins baying for political blood Jacks friends rally round to protect him. But some of those friends - particularly his wifes associates - are not so squeaky clean themselves. Initially Detective Inspector Rebus is sympathetic to the MPs dilemma - who hasnt occasionally succumbed to temptation? - but with the disappearance of Jacks wife the glamour surrounding the popular young man begins to tarnish. Someone wants to strip Jack naked and Rebus wants to know why ...