When a clandestine meeting leads to murder and Nancy is caught in the crossfire, her link to Frank risks exposure. Desperate to cover her tracks she finds herself playing a very dangerous game while seconded to the investigation.
Mistrustful of her colleagues, Nancy needs an ally but fears that if she opens up to Hayley it will put them both in danger. Nancy is then unexpectedly forced into the spotlight when the police make a public appeal.
Nancy visits garage owner and Le Saux associate Duncan Elliot, where she spots Kettler's missing car - prompting a tense chase and suspicion falling on Gunner. DCI Newman makes a breakthrough, while tensions mount in the Le Saux family.
As police comb the haulage yard for clues Nancy realises that she has left incriminating evidence at the scene. Worse follows when her mother goes missing from the psychiatric ward. The shocking contents of the lorry are revealed.
Nancy's personal and professional lives collide when she finds a connection between her mother and the missing truck, as the full extent of Frank's monstrous crimes become clear.