S18·E57 Episode 048

When the body of a man is found decomposing in his flat, PCs Tony Stamp and Gary Best have the complicated job of trying to find his missing wife. A concerned neighbour hasn't seen her for ages and is worried, no one at the 'husband's' place of work has ever heard of her. Will they manage to piece together what has happened to this couple? Back at Sun Hill, there is a faint smell of whisky in the air but will DS Debbie McAllister smell the importance of this lead? And Superintendent Tom Chandler is panicking. He can't back-up his alibi and time is running out, perhaps the offer of an engagement ring might strengthen his case. Front Desk Officer Roberta Cryer goes weak at the knees when DC Mickey Webb returns to Sun Hill. It's not long before Mickey gets himself in trouble spreading news about both the 'big change' in drops a name to local journo Simon Kitson that Tom Chandler sees red about. PC Cathy Bradford is in serious trouble when Sergeant June Ackland discovers she passed on info