In Sunderland, PC Martain Anderson is called to a collision where a car has smashed into a pedestrian crossing. On arrival, the driver is nowhere to be seen and the crashed car has been abandoned. Then the driver appears, carrying an Indian takeaway and stinking of booze! Cameras in Newcastle pick up a stolen car on the move. Motorway cops flood the area, but the driver does a runner. However, two passengers have decided to stay put, leaving them with a lot of questions to answer. In Northumberland, calls come in of a car crash at one of the force's busiest interchanges, causing carnage as it's taken out the traffic lights.