Episode 1
DCI Vera Stanhope investigates the murder of a trainee forensic psychologist found dead on a Northumberland landfill site.
Episode 2
Vera must get to the bottom of why a teenage boy is found murdered far away from his home in a coastal town.
Episode 3
A beauty empire is shaken to the ground when one of three sisters is found dead in the River Tyne. DCI Vera Stanthorpe investigates.
Episode 4
DCI Stanhope must open up a familiar cold case to find the connection with a present-day murder.