2013

Present day: Denise,her rank restored and about to interview for superintendent,reacts badly when ex-husband Ray tells her that Charlotte is pregnant and throws herself into investigating the murder of Joanna Andrews. To her surprise she finds DNA connected to Mike Holland and discovers from CCTV footage that he was in a van near the murder scene. She works out that there was another man with him at the gig Joanna attended,justifying her view that all three of the murders over the years involved an accomplice. Denise's protégée DC Jay Tomlin offers herself as bait at the club where Holland works and flushes out the identity of the accomplice,who is arrested. Jay is snatched by Holland but rescued by Denise,who,the case resolved,gets her promotion and reconciles with Charlotte,who comes to stay with her.