A man comes in to Sun Hill and confesses to murdering a woman who disappeared five years ago. D.C.I. Meadows, who headed the original investigation, and D.C. Carver talk to him and, when they are convinced he is lying, throw him out. The man soon returns, and this time he tells Carver something that wasn't in the news stories making the police take his confession more seriously.

While Deakin investigates the kidnapping of a five-year-old boy, Conway gets some unsettling news.

Uniform and CID are on the lookout for escaped prisoner Jim Brodie, so both Brodie's wife and his drug dealer are under observation. PC Nick Slater and WPC Cathy Marshall pursue two burglers down to the riverfront, where one of them gives Slater a severe beating. Marshall sees a person on the barges and gives chase. By the time their backup arrives, delayed by PC Reg Hollis' dodgy belly, Marshall has disappeared. When her dead body is fished out of the river, the two crooks she and Slater had been pursuing are questioned over her possible murder. Searching the barge that Marshall was last seen, CID find evidence that someone has been sleeping rough on board - and it looks like it's their escaped prisoner, Brodie. The river police intercept Brodie fleeing to Amsterdam on his friend's boat, but there is not enough evidence to charge him for Cathy Marshall's murder.

Cryer and Slater handle a tricky case involving a disabled former police officer and his wayward son.

Quinnan and Hollis have to decide whether a pub quiz champion is breaking the rules. Skase deals with the unfaithful wife of a local villain.

Ackland and Jarvis follow up a vicious assault.

Datta is called to a burglary and is subjected to the unwanted affections of a civic-minded admirer. Monroe is suspicious when Loxton tries to settle an old score.

Boulton loses a suspect during an arrest and has to ask Monroe to help get him back.

Loxton and Keane chase a local tearaway, who gets injured. Conway has to deal with the resulting accusations of police harassment.

Loxton and Quinnan investigate an employment agency that provides lucrative opportunities to women with financial troubles.

Loxton and Slater deal with a woman drink-driver.

A reconstruction brings forward an unexpected witness to an assault on a 15-year-old boy.

Skase and Croft investigate a series of hoax phone calls that are tearing a family apart.

Meadows and Croft investigate the murder of an elderly woman, and question two young children living on the floor below who may have heard what happened.

Acting Superintendent Conway is stirred into action by a face from the past.

Beech is caught in the crossfire when uniform and C.I.D. fall out over a directive from Brownlow.

Stamp and Slater are called to supervise the eviction of a father from his home.

Slater's ability is questioned when he appears to mishandle two violent thugs at a party and his wallet, containing his warrant card, is stolen.

Carver and Skase investigate an assault on an Asian schoolboy.

Meadows offers a bottle of scotch as a reward for catching an elusive burglar.

Loxton and Page deal with a bridegroom who disrupts a hen night.

Greig is accused with police brutality following a raid on a burglar's home.

Boulton is determined to arrest a local drug dealer, at any cost.

As Sun Hill gets to grips with its new computer system, Boyden discovers that it pays to stay one step ahead of the opposition.

Five-year-old Tommy Laker is still missing, and Deakin discovers an evil and sinister ring which may hold the clue.