Mirrin, the strength and pride of the Stalker family, is living at hazelrig Farm with her husband and four children. At Blacklaw Colliery, Houston Lamont cannot stand against the swelling tide of change and the bitterness of the striking miners. Neill Stalker stands accused of the murder of a special constable. Only one thing can save the young collier. For Neill is the bastard son of Drew Stalker, now a wealthy and famous Edinburgh QC…