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• Episode 1/8 Spare Parts

  Ricky Hanson is to stand trial for the attempted murder of Jack Halford, and Brian and Gerry are determined to see justice done. Unfortunately Hanson's lawyer is out to discredit all three veteran cops and they have, foolishly, made it all too easy for him. Can Sandra Pullman pull the trial back from the brink of disaster? Back at UCOS headquarters, the team are asked to reopen the case of a murdered businessman who left his fortune to a prostitute.

• Episode 2/8 Final Curtain

  Halford has gone missing, so DAC Strickland invites his arrogant young nephew James to help out. But despite his glowing credentials, James immediately alienates his older colleagues with his superior manner. Meanwhile, the team are asked to look again at the death of actor Bill Morley who was shot on stage in 1972 in what was deemed a tragic accident. His widow fired the prop gun that killed him, and has been wracked with guilt ever since. Will another investigation tip her over the edge?

• Episode 3/8 A Face for Radio

  Lane meets his soul mate when the team are asked to reopen the case of DJ Johnny Deacon, who died in an arson attack on the radio station where he worked. The founding member of Deacon's fan club is determined to see justice done and he's delighted with Lane's interest in his collection of recordings by Deacon from the 1980s. Meanwhile, Pullman and Standing try to prevent Strickland replacing Jack.

• Episode 4/8 Loyalties and Royalties

  Back in the 1970s, Gerry was one of rock band Bad Faith's biggest fans. But in 1975, lead guitarist Andy Fletcher took his own life - or that was the verdict at the time. Now Gerry's going to meet his heroes because the case has been reopened. A die-hard fan has confessed on her deathbed that Fletcher wasn't alone in the house on the night he died. Meanwhile, Brian goes on a mission to find Jack.

• Episode 5/8 Couldn't Organise One

  Sandra faces distressing revelations about her father when the team reopen a case previously handled by corrupt DCI Bobby McAdam. The investigation involved the death of a young brewer but McAdam was more interested in molesting the victim's girlfriend than discovering whether foul play was involved. While Jack and the boys hasten eagerly to the original crime scene - a brewery - Sandra confronts McAdam, who takes great pleasure in detailing the misdemeanours of his old colleague, Gordon Pullman.

• Episode 6/8 Magic Majestic

  In 1999, Katie Briers stood trial for the murder of her husband Raymond after she was hypnotised by TV illusionist Billy Carse. She was acquitted, but now Katie wants Sandra and the team to investigate a series of emails she has received naming another illusionist, Brandon Skye, as the murderer. But the trouble really starts when Brian comes face to face with Skye and finds himself contending with a master of mind games, and Gerry agrees to be hypnotised.

• Episode 7/8 Communal Living

  Diane King has spent two years trying to find out what happened to her son, Justin, who went missing from college and was found dead two months later. In a recent breakthrough she has discovered that Justin sought shelter with a commune in Waltham Forest. When UCOS investigate Brian warms to the free-spirited community, but Sandra remains suspicious, especially when she realises that its members encouraged a sexual relationship between Justin and a 15-year-old girl.

• Episode 8/8 Mad Dogs

  UCOS fall foul of the Ministry of Defence when they investigate the suspicious death of British soldier Eric Trimble. Trimble was due to take part in a medical trial for the army but he and three other soldiers absconded. The other men were tracked down, but Trimble was found beaten to death two miles from the medical unit. Now Sandra and the team have to negotiate a sea of red tape and overcome deliberate obstruction to get to the truth.

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