DI Keenan and DS French continue their investigation into Stenga. They get a lead on locating Michael Martin who helped his sister, Stenga's girlfriend, get away from both the hoodlum and police protection. A well-respected solicitor Amina Akran has acid thrown in her face. The police initially suspect the girl's father who had disowned her after she became involved with someone he didn't approve of. PC Lucy Slater has a new boyfriend and is over the moon but PC Robert Clifton recognizes him as a drug dealer. Neil Parker gets the job in CID both he and Kelly Cooper applied for.
—garykmcd