First broadcast 7th January 1996.

A ruthless kidnapper tests Frost's skills to the full - it proves a tough case to crack and, for one woman, time is running out.

David Jason ... D.I. Frost
Bruce Alexander ... Supt. Stanley Mullett
John Lyons ... D.S. Toolan
Marc Warren ... Graham McArdy
Linda Henry ... Sue Venables
Camille Coduri ... Pauline Venables
Danny Webb ... Karl Edwards
Ysobel Gonzalez ... Linda Brook
Colette Brown ... W.P.C. Claire Toms
Jon Sotherton ... D.C. Howard
James McKenna ... Sgt. Don Brady
Juanne Fuller ... Jo Thorn
Emma Cunniffe ... Michelle Robins
Olwen May ... Doctor
David Gooderson ... Pathologist
George Thompson ... P.C. Simms
Jim Shepley ... D.C. Ketley
Richard Stone ... Store Manager
Owen Aaronovitch ... Fire Officer