The sequel to THE WORLD AT NIGHT featuring Jean CassonSet in the underworld of Paris in 1941. Reluctant spy Jean Casson returns to occupied Paris under a new identity. He is wanted by the Gestapo therefore must stay away from the civilised circles he knew as a film producer and learn to survive in the shadowy backstreets and cheap hotels of Pigalle.Yet as the war drags on, he finds himself drawn back into the dangerous world of resistance and sabotage . . .