Boy Morgan, best friend and occasional lover of Mitch Mitchell, is suspected of having driven his employer Frank Bartlett to suicide. To prove Boy's innocence, Mitch embarks on a quest across London to find the real culprit. However, the sought-after clues come at a price, and Mitch must not only use his sharp wit but also his physical charms to extract information from tough policemen, lewd sauna guests, and cunning gigolos from the working-class district. An explosive mix of suspense, eroticism, and a mysterious death - with The Last Act, James Lear brings his Mitch Mitchell trilogy to a spectacular conclusion.