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The police receive a distressed call from a local almshouse where strange things have been happening in the night. The warden Joanna isn't sure how to pacify the rather eccentric residents, particularly a rather crotchety old man, Rueben and his distressed elderly friend, Tatsie. Reg and Tony quite happily pass the case over to CSU! PC Nick Klein and DS Phil Hunter are still sailing close to the wind whilst undercover at the club. The owner Mortimer seems to trust them but when Phil brings cocaine into the operation much to Nick's surprise it looks like Phil is still playing his own game. PC's Kerry Young and Luke Ashton turn up late for Sergeant Craig Gilmore's morning briefing - it is obvious they have spent the night together. Craig is furious but his anger belies the real issue and he confronts Luke, but to what reaction? And how much longer can Jim and June keep their relationship under wraps without the rest of the relief knowing. More importantly, how much longer can Jim bear fo

Dodgy DS Phil Hunter has PC Nick Klein over a barrel. Security footage of him snorting coke in a club. Later, Phil takes the undercover operation one step further by planning a drugs raid on the club. He needs two more insiders so Gary and Luke apply for jobs as barmen. Their experience is dubious, but Phil promises... ""Trust me"", he says. Would you? Hell hath no fury like Debbie McAllister scorned. Not only does she discover she's been passed over for the job as Acting D.I, but on Superintendent Tom Chandler's recommendation she gets bumped from the drug raid. Hmmpphh! One of the almshouse residents is now critically ill. When poor old Ivy dies it becomes a case of murder, perhaps the result of geriatric jealousy. And June is given a timely warning not to end up old and alone. At last DCI Jack Meadows and DC Mickey Webb speak to the elusive Anne Merrick about Superintendent Tom Chandler's past - and are left reeling with what she tells them. [Source: www.thebill.com]

PC Nick Klein is terrified! The undercover operation is out of control and egomaniac DS Phil Hunter is showing no signs of letting up. Back at the station have DCI Jack Meadows starts to smell a rat about why the raid didn't work and he demands results. Later coked up Nick puts himself in a worse situation when he lets a secret slip to Sandie the barmaid - has he finally jeopardised the whole operation? Pregnant DS Debbie McAllister rests up after an accident at the club. DC Eva Sharpe is under orders from Tom Chandler to keep an eye on her progress... a little too much interest on his part? Eva's not just a pretty face so the baby is safe but the secret out might just be out. It seems PC Gary Best might just be taking a leaf straight out of Tony Stamp's community approach when feuding neighbours and a sickly dog bring out his soft side. Tony can but stand back and laugh. Mickey Webb forges ahead on his own and pays another visit on EX DCI Peter Marsden to uncover more about the party

PC Kerry Young finds herself in grave danger after a routine house call turns into a terrifying hostage situation. All Kerry's hostage training is put to the test after enquiries find her tied up. It's even more of a surprise when the hapless house owner turns up and is asked to make a confession. PC Nick Klein has a crisis of conscious over revealing his true occupation to club girl Sandie. DS Phil Hunter is not prepared to let the whole undercover operation go down and is prepared to do anything to keep it afloat. But at the expense of who? DC Mickey Webb admits Peter Marsden now knows Tom Chandler raped his sister at a party in Hendon. As if they weren't on thin enough ice, matters are made worse when Peter arrives at Sun Hill to confront Tom about the allegations. Is this the end for Mickey at Sun Hill? When Sun Hill gets wind of an officer in trouble it's a job for SO19, but when Luke finds out it's his Kerry inside the house, can he stop head ruling over heart? [Source: www.thebi

Another body is found on the banks of the Thames. Nick begs Cass to stick her neck on the line and find out if it's a girl he knows. After witnessing club girl Sandie being strong-armed out of Mick Mortimer's office PC Nick Klein is frantic. Sandie was stitched up by DS Phil Hunter to save the operation (and his reputation) but yet another girl is fished from the river. Nick suspects he may be in too deep.? Phil has been manipulating the undercover operation since day one, now it's shipment day. The drugs arrive from Holland, the money is ready and the locations are all set, but why does the DCI have such a bad feeling, and since when did Phil play by the rulebook? Unwilling to let sleeping dogs lie, Superintendent Tom Chandler visits Anne Merrick to prove his innocence. There's a can of worms there that don't want opening, especially with Anne's distressed mental state. There are disastrous consequences ahead. It's a humiliating moment for Sergeant Craig Gilmore when Luke brings in a

A rape allegation at Sun Hill. This time it's closer to home, Superintendent Tom Chandler is the accused. Word spreads like wildfire about Tom's arrest. DCI Jack Meadows barely contains his smug satisfaction and Inspector Gold interviews an unravelling victim, Anne Merrick. Tom will stop and nothing to save his skin and makes a play for the stable life with pregnant Debbie McAllister. After being treated so shabbily in the past, will she agree to act as his alibi? PC Tony Stamp storms out of the morning briefing after being publicly branded a pervert. Later PC Gary Best gives the chase of his life preventing Tony from provoking a growing mob outside his house. And there's more trauma in store for poor old Tony when he makes a surprise call to June's house! [Source: www.thebill.com]

Tom is getting desperate. He and Debbie hold another secret bathroom liaison, but this time he's on bended knee. Anne Merrick's rape allegation against the Superintendent is in full swing. Only an alibi from Debbie can save him from certain trial. A skinful of scotch triggers Jack to make headway into what is ultimately a catastrophic ending. You'd think a move from Manchester would leave any troubles behind. PC Gary Best gets an unwelcome visitor in the form of a young blonde woman with a child in tow. Is there a family resemblance? Brandon and Cathy team up in search of a missing Asian teenager, but if her parents made the enquiry why are they acting so obstructively? Not that Cathy is much of a step up either. Luke and Kerry are on a hot date, until they spot their sergeant who's clearly been stood up, and you know what they say about two being company... Meanwhile, June and Jim are panicking, they plead with Tony not to spread news of their affair. [Source: www.thebill.com]

The Murder Investigation Team has descended on Sun Hill to start a major investigation into the serial killer murders. They have found three bodies, all women, who have been ""abducted, tortured, strangled and then cleaned with white spirit before they go in the river"" - they are determined to stop the killer before another murder takes place. Meanwhile, Duncan is on top of the world, he is excited about the case, his new role in MIT, not only that but his divorce has come through. But will his attraction to Acting DI Samantha Nixon compromise his integrity? When Anne Merrick is found dead at the bottom of a multi storey car park Superintendent Tom Chandler is summoned to Tintagel House for further investigation. Did Anne jump or was she pushed? If Tom is not involved why would he ask for Debbie to lie for him, and could his alibi be any more implausible? TDC Brandon Kane finds himself in hot water when he gets personally involved in the ongoing case of the missing Asian girl. His cultu

When the body of a man is found decomposing in his flat, PCs Tony Stamp and Gary Best have the complicated job of trying to find his missing wife. A concerned neighbour hasn't seen her for ages and is worried, no one at the 'husband's' place of work has ever heard of her. Will they manage to piece together what has happened to this couple? Back at Sun Hill, there is a faint smell of whisky in the air but will DS Debbie McAllister smell the importance of this lead? And Superintendent Tom Chandler is panicking. He can't back-up his alibi and time is running out, perhaps the offer of an engagement ring might strengthen his case. Front Desk Officer Roberta Cryer goes weak at the knees when DC Mickey Webb returns to Sun Hill. It's not long before Mickey gets himself in trouble spreading news about both the 'big change' in drops a name to local journo Simon Kitson that Tom Chandler sees red about. PC Cathy Bradford is in serious trouble when Sergeant June Ackland discovers she passed on info

DC Duncan Lennox goes on surveillance to catch Sun Hill's serial killer. Although he spends more time spying on the Acting D.I's rear end. The Sun Hill serial killer is still at large and the police are desperate to follow up any leads. So when a belligerent Mr Finch arrives at the station to report his neighbour, his complaint is taken seriously. Have Duncan and Acting DI Samantha Nixon at last found the killer? DCI Jack Meadows and DC Mickey Webb have Tom Chandler on the run, he's paranoid they're catching up with him. But Jack is torn. He wants to bring down the Superintendent but is determined to protect DS Debbie McAllister. Will he drop his evidence against Tom to spare pregnant Debbie from losing everything? When the Community Safety Unit are called to a bitter family domestic, they are forced by the father to arrest his wayward daughter, Vikki Casson who has burnt all her step-mother's clothes. But is there more to this relationship than just jealousy? And why does the step-mot

It is the day of Anne Merrick's funeral and her daughter Jennie is further distressed when some uninvited guests make an appearance.

MIT have a new suspect for the serial killings - Martin Porter, duty solicitor and former fiance of PC Kerry Young. Young and PC Ashton are kept in the dark about Porter's arrest, as they deal with a case of criminal damage in an off-licence perpetrated by none other than James Chandler. Thrown off-kilter by his brother's arrest, Supt. Tom Chandler blows a vital transfer interview at Scotland Yard, whilst DCI Meadows convinces James to make a statement accusing Chandler of raping Louise Marsden at Hendon. Chandler is rapidly running out of options, but he still has one card up his sleeve - his imminent marriage to Debbie McAllister. Insp. Gold fears a conflict of interest due to PC Cass Rickman's relationship with reporter Simon Kitson, and takes her off the case. Tension flares between Kitson and Nick Klein when Kitson interrupts a night out. DC Duncan Lennox attempts to get A/DI Nixon appointed to the MIT team as a profiler, but DCI Ross has other ideas.

Tom Chandler tries to maintain some respectability by marrying Debbie McAllister. Jack Meadows tries to stop Debbie walking down the aisle, and Mickey Webb finds out that his boss has betrayed him.

McAllister is shattered the morning following her wedding... and Tom's rape. Meanwhile, Mickey Webb and Jack Meadows prepare to reveal the truth about Chandler raping Louise Marsden, when an 'old friend' says he'll testify. Back at Sun Hill, Chandler admits to Debbie that he slept with Louise back at Hendan. Little did he know, Peter Marsden was listening in from the next room. A fight ensues, and Peter eventually leaves saying, ""You're finished, Chandler"". Facing the horrible truth that he has finally been caught out, he asks Craig Gilmore to give him a gun found in connection with the serial killers, to show to the press. But Tom has his own ideas. He locks Debbie in his office, and reveals that he is going to kill her, the baby, and himself. Jack and Mickey realise that something's not right, and go to Chandler's office to see what's happening. As Chandler makes repeated death threats, Debbie, only 7 months pregnant, goes into very early labour. Chandler is about to shoot

After Tom turns the gun on himself, Jack Meadows and Debbie McAllister emerge in shock from Chandler's office. Tony Stamp then takes Debbie to the hospital, so she can give birth to her premature baby. Amid all of the chaos, PC Gemma Osbourne arrives for her first day at Sun Hill, and is immediately sent on the beat with PC Cass Rickman. But later, on a ladies night out, the girls of Sun Hill are in for a big surprise! On the way home, Cass is surprised to meet an old friend's sister, who starts following her the next day. Luke and Kerry find Craig's car in connection with a robbery, and they suss out that it must be his boyfriend responsible, so they keep quiet. But after winding Luke up, he threatens Craig's boyfriend and tells him to stay away from him. Craig confronts Luke, and Luke tells him about the robbery, and reveals that he didn't want him to be caught up in the embarresing situation. Craig takes it as a sign that Luke still has feelings for him, and tries to kiss Lu

As he's the one bearing the brunt of Des's temper, Reg Hollis wonders if Taviner's stress leave helped at all. But for a moment Taviner's mood does lift when he spots new PC Gemma Osbourne. Called out to a residents' dispute, Des and Reg discover that a local teenage tearaway, Andy Bennett, is running rings around the police and the local residents. But with Des on his case his luck might change. Acting DI Samantha Nixon is finding it hard to concentrate on her job as her mind is on the serial killer case. MIT receives a letter from the supposed killer saying he has struck again, and Samantha can't hide her frustration at not being part of the team. Will her determination to prove Baxter's guilt lead her too far out on a limb, or will her risky behaviour pay off? Insp. Gold visits Debbie McAllister in hospital to bring her Tom's things, while back at the office, Jack Meadows and Mickey Webb make up, but Debbie is not about to forgive and forget. Luke Ashton is having an uncomfortable d

The fourth victim of the serial killer is found on the banks of the Thames, just as Peter Baxter predicted. Despite Baxter's confession and inside knowledge of the case, Acting DI Nixon begins to have serious doubts about his guilt. Tormented with guilt of his own, Des Taviner discharges himself from hospital and pens a lengthy confession of his role in the Sun Hill fire. He tracks down Reg Hollis who is investigating an assault on a schoolboy. The pair track down the attacker, a young man who threatens to jump off a building. Taviner saves him, but is on the verge of killing himself when Hollis convinces him he's suffered enough. Talking to Baxter's prison warden, Nixon confirms that he is not the killer, and DCI Ross is furious when she interrupts his press conference with the news.

The day of Kerry Young and Luke Ashton's engagement party dawns, with Gilmore still pining over the groom-to-be. Meanwhile, out on the streets of Sun Hill, there are rumours that a rogue prostitute is robbing her punters. A young woman is reported missing by her frantic husband, but DC Drummond suspects they are not being told the whole truth. When the woman turns out to be a young blonde, there is concern she may have fallen victim to the serial killer. The husband tells Robbie Cryer his wife beat him up, but when the sympathetic Cryer visits him, she finds the situation is the other way around. It's a busy night all round at Luke Ashton and Kerry Young's engagement party - Phil Hunter arrives with his new girlfriend; Simon Kitson starts acting strangely after a call from his wife; after a drunken Tony Stamp makes a pass at her, June Ackland goes public about her relationship with Jim; and Robbie Cryer's efforts to ensnare Mickey Webb are successful.

There's trouble brewing on the Bronte estate, where drug dealers and gangs are running riot and two rival ""crews"" are fighting for power. Sgt. June Ackland investigates when a Bronte resident reports that a young boy is being used as a drug courier by gang leader Reload, but when TDC Brandon Kane and PC Cathy Bradford investigate further, they discover the boy is only trying to ease the pain of his ailing mother. DS Phil Hunter hopes to get some information on the Bronte situation from his new girlfriend, Linda, but later finds that her 16-year-old daughter Chloe is more than willing to be pumped for information. PC Nick Klein, PC Kerry Young and Sgt. Matt Boyden are all attacked on the estate and warned off by Reload, and Insp. Gina Gold has had enough - she declares the Bronte a no-go area for her officers.

A new superintendent, Adam Okaro, makes a big impression at Sun Hill when he foils an attempt to kidnap a child.

As new Superintendant Adam Okaro takes charge at Sun Hill station, one of his first orders is to declare the Bronte Estate a no-go zone for his officers - a decision which causes a media uproar. Okaro organises a meeting with borough officials to discuss long-term solutions, then demands DCI Jack Meadows compile useful intelligence on the main players on the Bronte. PC Nick Klein uses a contact on the estate and discovers who is behind all the trouble - the jailed husband of Linda Kendrick and father of Chloe, both of whom have been seeing DS Phil Hunter, and manipulating him into removing the warring Bronte crews. DCI Meadows and the other officers are sceptical when Okaro takes the risky step of releasing Reload from custody with a kilo of cocaine to secure the release of his young brother. A massive dawn raid by SO19 sees all the key players behind bars... but Linda Kendrick's husband, newly released from prison, arrives to take charge of the estate... and he's after DS Hunter's blo

PC Kerry Young receives a series of mystery calls, warning her off marrying PC Luke Ashton. PC Ruby Buxton's first day at work is spent showing PC Stamp around the Bronte Estate, where she grew up. Although the gang wars of the past week are all but over, when a prostitute is found badly beaten, it is almost certainly the work of Frank Magorian, newly-released from prison. DS Phil Hunter is running scared, as Magorian is after the blood of the copper he knows has slept with his wife and his daughter. When Hunter sees PC Nick Klein talking to Chloe Kendrick, he tells Magorian that Klein is ""PC Hunter"", which results in a coked-up Klein receiving a brutal beating. Buxton and Stamp pursue a dangerous driver, Craig Gilmore's boyfriend Carl, who crashes Gilmore's car and end up badly injured in St Hughs. Carl admits to phoning Kerry and stealing her engagement ring, but he tells her that Luke is gay, a fact that a flustered Ashton is quick to deny.

Acting DI Samantha Nixon is on a single-minded mission to find the Sun Hill serial killer when a young woman called Vicki Casson goes missing. The latest clue is a website found by Simon Kitson which shows photographs of the body of one of the previous victims, posted by an anonymous user calling himself ""The Baptist"". When Nixon's teenage daughter Abigail is brought into the station drunk, will Nixon recognise this cry for help from her desperately lonely daughter? When a newborn baby is abducted from St Hugh's hospital, DS Debbie McAllister takes on the case, despite being on maternity leave. PC Kerry Young demands an answer from her fiance, PC Luke Ashton, about his true feelings.

The police are on high alert when a nanny reports that her car has been stolen by carjackers with the kids she was minding still inside. When a bank manager turns up at St Hughs with mysterious injuries, an investigation leads to a sordid S&M dungeon in the basement of a tattoo parlour, and MIT's new main suspect for the serial killings - Shane Pellow. DC Eva Sharpe manages to stop an ex-policeman from running ghoulish serial killer tours in Sun Hill, and she and Okaro go undercover to catch the carjackers who pull out a gun but are soon captured. The rivalry between PCs Des Taviner and Gemma Osborne reaches a new high when Osborne plays a recording of Taviner over the station loudspeakers - a trick Taviner himself had once played on Vicky Hagen. A distraught Acting DI Nixon finds her daughter has run away from home after an argument.