Work has been going with a bang for freelance assassin Hawkins but a job in England just after the war is a different matter. His apparently easy target, a pompous government minister, is off for some hanky-panky at the Green Man on the south coast, where Hawkins is planning to retire him for good. But before he can get on with this the hit-man has a procession of unwanted visitors at home to dispose of - one way or another. 译文(2): 自由职业杀手霍金斯的工作一直很顺利，但战后在英国的工作则是另一回事。他显然容易下手的目标，一个自大的政府部长，正在南部海岸的绿人酒吧寻欢作乐，霍金斯正计划在那里让他永远退休。但是在他开始之前，这个杀手在家里有一队不受欢迎的访客要处理——不管用什么方法。
