The Missing

2006. Tony and Emily Hughes’ life changes forever when their 5 year-old son Oliver goes missing on a family holiday to France. A huge manhunt led by Julien Baptiste, one of France’s finest detectives, is launched. Present day. Eight years on from Oliver’s disappearance and the fallout has resulted in the end of Tony and Emily’s marriage. Tony refuses to believe that Oliver is dead and doggedly continues his search to find his son.

2006. Three days since Oliver’s disappearance. With little information to go on, suspicion immediately falls on a known paedophile living in the area. In the present day, Tony’s attempt to reopen the investigation gathers momentum as he and Julien finally find the first bit of concrete evidence.

2006. The investigation into Oliver’s disappearance continues. Tony can’t let go of his suspicions about the released paedophile suspect and is frustrated by the police’s decision to release him. In the present day, Tony and Julien are relieved that the case has now officially been reopened. Emily returns to Chalons Du Bois and finally begins to face the demons from her past.

2006. The case is thrown into disarray when a key witness is found murdered. Tony is horrified as he begins to realise that his generous benefactor, Ian Garrett, isn't the person he claimed to be. In the present day Julien tracks down the dead witnesses’ girlfriend who has started a new life as a primary school teacher. He is intent on re-investigating the links between the dead witness and Oliver’s disappearance.

2006. Tony and Emily’s pleas to investigate the paedophile suspect again fall on deaf ears. In the present day Tony and Julien, retrace their steps in Paris as they try and find out the whereabouts of a man who they believe to be intrinsically linked to Oliver’s disappearance.

In 2006, Tony desperately tries to cover his tracks as he deals with the consequences of his actions. In the present day, Tony and Julien finally track down the man they have been searching for, who promises to provide them with the information they require - but at a price.