While testifying in the trial of high-profile criminal Nick Hammer, Sophie is humiliated on the witness stand by an aggressive defence lawyer who calls her credibility into question.
The discovery of a blood-soaked four-year-old girl walking alone on the roadside leads detectives Hill and Walker to the scene of a bloody massacre that has left an entire family dead.
The pursuit of a stolen car ends tragically when a police officer is killed after an iron bar is thrown from an overpass, smashing through the car's windscreen and piercing the driver's chest.
The Kingsway detectives are called in when an eleven-year-old girl is abducted from outside her school and held for ransom. The family's recent lottery win would appear to explain why their daughter was targeted.
An elderly man is found dead in his home. His body is bound to a chair, his home has been ransacked, and a mysterious hole has been dug in his backyard.
A suspicious death on an Army base brings out Harriet and Joe to investigate. The death would appear to be a suicide but Joe is not sure, suspecting the military of closing ranks to protect one of their own.
The investigation surrounding the violent stabbing death of a pizza delivery boy takes an unexpected turn when the suspect brought in for questioning is found to be Ted Hudson's son Daniel, a paranoid schizophrenic.
The body of Zoe Creek, a young waitress, is uncovered on the beach a short distance from where she worked. The woman's devoted fiancé tells detectives he suspected she was seeing someone else.
Theo and Nicole's evening out ends with an unexpected tragedy when Nicole is shot and rushed to hospital. With no reason for her to be the target of a contract-style shooting, the investigation is slow to develop.