After hitting the road with Felix, Sarah is forced to turn to a ghost from her past - an old flame named Cal Morison. When their brief respite is brutally shattered, Sarah realizes that no matter how far she runs, it will never be far enough.
The detective is called in when David Kenworthy, the son of a prominent local family, is found murdered on the beach at Whitley Bay. A witness spotted arcade owner Larry Crowe arguing with David on the night of the killing, and a search of the suspect's property uncovers a bloodied baseball bat. However, Larry has a cast-iron alibi and it's clear he wasn't the only person the victim met that night. A second death then leaves Vera facing mounting pressure to crack the case, and struggling to answer the question of why David was drawn to the seafront on the evening of his father's retirement.
Kieran is adjusting to life in a PDS-friendly world, as he works shifts at the Legion pub. Elsewhere tensions reignite as the pro-living party gains government seats. A Victus council member enters the village and when Kieran runs into Amy and her new UCLA beau, he soon realises he needs to get out the village.
