Lord Ashfordly is concerned about falling royalties from High Rigg Quarry and asks Blaketon to investigate. The police are concerned about a quantity of explosives which have gone missing from the quarry just before a visit by the defence minister.
Quest roles:
Peter Benson(Bernie Scripps), Geoffrey Hughes(Vernon Scripps), Rupert Vansittart(Lord Ashfordly), Francis Matthews, Nick Miles, Jason Durr(PC Mike Bradley), John Flanagan(Brodie)