Chas has decided to go it alone, and has found his way to the mysterious Mr Peacock's lodgings. But after a demonstration of Mr Peacock's powers, he finds himself a prisoner.Tarot and Mikki are about to do their mind-reading act at a smart West End restaurant - they wonder what has happened to Chas, but, as Mikki says, "he's old enough to take care of himself".

One of Mr Sweet's colleagues at the University disappears, and the trail leads Tarot and his friends to a dolls' hospital run by the eccentric 'Mama Doc'.

Professor Darien has fallen into Mama Doc's trap, and has been over-powered by her sidekick Bobby, the fake policeman. But why has Mama Doc enticed the professor to visit her dolls' hospital?