Discovering the man's car matches the description identified by a victim, a claim is made that blows the case wide open.
The relief launch a major raid on the estate but fail to find Ben Glover, however he later stuns Boulton by calling him offering his own father in exchange for a lesser sentence.
Ashton is left moody ahead of an impending domestic violence court case as the victim's daughter beings stalking him.
Proctor and Lennox find themselves at the cutting edge of forensic science when they try to solve a burglary case, where the burglar has left an 'earprint' at the scene.
Part One: Boulton and Skase get a major lead from an informant on local armed robber Anthony Payne, who has been off the radar for a number of years.
Lone Ranger: Santini goes out of his way to secure a transfer to the Drugs Squad, liasing with DS Timpney as he seduces a local club owner, Jess Orton.
When she offers him a major lead on a dealer called Ferguson, they arrange a meeting with Santini posing undercover as her husband Steve.
However, that shock pales in comparison to the discovery that the AMIP team investigating the fire includes his nemesis, former Sun Hill PC Rosie Fox, who is now a DS.
Push It: Santini is determined to track down Jess Orton after Ferguson's ultimatum, while he is arranged to do a drugs pickup in Amsterdam in her place.
Back at the station, they suspect the assault was a usual case of tit for tat racial prejudice, until Cryer identifies the victim as Mark West, the husband of a prosecution witness due to testify against a local thug, Rob Cord.
She later decides to drop her witness statement, but a comment made by Cord's wife brings Cryer back to an earlier incident.
Uniform launch a raid to locate the Doreen West, but Smithy ends up ambushed chasing the suspects with Ashton nowhere to be seen.
Part One: Brownlow tasks uniform with escorting a local musician, Anil Indrani, who has been subject to racial discrimination, in a joint-op with Barton Street's DS Vickers.
Consumers: Carver is assaulted before his shift and mugged, and as he wanders the streets dazed and confused, he befriends a group of homeless drunks.
At the pub, he begins talking to a petty thief, who after robbing a local off license for booze, takes him back to his home to meet his wife.
A Night to Forget: Quinnan prepares for his marriage, but the event looks set to be a disaster early on when the van carrying his wedding cake crashes and the masterpiece is ruined.
Hollis arranges a pub crawl for the men, while Jenny prepares for her hen party at a strip club, although Page is unhappy to be attending.
As Monroe is held back with the night shift Inspector delayed, he tries to help a man with amnesia retrace his steps, but Proctor identifies him as a suspect for armed robbery.
Quinnan has a guest of honour at his party when former Sun Hill PC Steve Loxton shows up, while Carver attends as he continues his rehab, but the presence of his sponsor leads to a confrontation with Stamp, who arrested the man several years earlier.
Meanwhile, Page has a crime of her own to deal with when a woman at the strip club accuses one of the performers of groping her, so Hagen goes undercover to teach him a lesson he won't forget.