In the second edition, police officers in Sunderland respond to the fatal stabbing of 62-year-old grandmother Joan Hoggett, who was killed in the shop that she worked in by 19-year-old Ethan Mountain. Meanwhile, detectives work tirelessly to a complicated crime spree, where offenders have stolen a pub jukebox, tip jar and charity box and while attempting to flee police have stolen a car and mugged a passer-by.

This episode follows Northumbria Police as they tackle evolving modern crimes in an ever-changing world, including child trafficking and the downloading of indecent images of children, and the effect investigating these cases has on the officers themselves - from seasoned detectives to new response officers.