A murders sends Sinclair by coach to Jericho diggings near Sandhurst in search of Ben (the old digger/victim's friend) who he had promised to assist. A bright young miner helps Sinclair bring the murder home to Josiah Meeks who was an alcoholic and suffered from the DTs. Includes a ghost, a photograph of the murder victim, a coarse milk maid who was loved by Meeks and returned the tenderness. (PB)