Episode 1
Family life is shattered when Spencer Marris is abducted from his idyllic home on Waiheke Island. Then, Jess gets a call from her dead husband, Alex.
Episode 2
Sex or money? Jess learns more of Spencer's background and the compromises his wife had made in the marriage. Later, Jess's blackmailer pays a visit.
Episode 3
When a child's skeleton is dug up on a dope plantation, suspicion is cast on the local community and nearby commune dwellers.
Episode 4
Jess's relationship with the commune founders makes the investigation complex. The blackmailer loses patience with Jess and Harding catches her in a compromising position.
Episode 5
A stabbing at a building site inevitably throws immigrant workers under suspicion. Harding comes up with a plan to turn the tables on Jess's blackmailer.
Episode 6
A death puts Sarah Scully in the spotlight and Jess tries to figure out what Ruby's role was. To her horror, Jess discovers who her blackmailer is.
Episode 7
Denise's defense of her girlfriend Valerie from a frenzied attack has devastating results. A local vineyard hides a dark secret. Jess accuses Ruby's friends of hiding the truth.
Episode 8
Jess finally confronts her blackmailer. Harding meets his sister Nadia after years of estrangement, but the encounter doesn't go anything like he planned.
