Alex has caught a hospital infection, and the doctors in 2008 are losing hope for her. A wedge develops between her and Gene, and it threatens to tear the team apart.

What looks like a simple drugs-drop at a building site turns into a murder case. And Alex is haunted by thoughts of her parents' death.

When a dead body in a canal is identified as a man reported missing by his glamorous wife, the investigation puts both Gene and Alex in danger.

When a violent burglary occurs at Alex's in-laws' house, she comes face-to-face with their son Peter, the 14-year-old future father of Molly.

A visitor from Gene Hunt's old stomping ground of Manchester has a surprise in store. Alex is desperate to get to the bottom of the corruption she believes is in the force.

When animal rights activists threaten a series of attacks in London, placing the daughter of a laboratory owner in hospital, Gene is determined to track them down.

The team is on the hunt for major vehicle thief Jed Wicklow, but when a car chase leads to his death, Gene stands accused of causing it through reckless driving.

The team must venture into dangerous territory when a fellow officer is found dead, while Alex's whole perspective on this world is threatened when she is kidnapped.