Boy Morgan, best friend and occasional lover of Mitch Mitchell, is suspected of driving 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 use not only his sharp intellect but also his physical charms to extract information from stern 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.