Steve Bennett

The quiet seaside town of Broadchurch is rocked by the murder of eleven year old boy Danny Latimer. DS Ellie Miller is put out when Superintendent Jenkinson hires DI Alec Hardy to head up the investigation.

Mark is hauled into the police station for questioning. Why can't he explain his whereabouts? Ellie's son Tom is brought in for questioning. Will he finally tell the truth about the texts and the hard drive content?

Jack struggles as his situation becomes more and more grave after his past criminal record hits the newspapers. Everyone in Broadchurch is forced to choose about whether to believe Jack or not. Ellie's son Tom is now in danger.

Meanwhile, files are piling up at the police station and Hardy is stunned when he's told to scale back resources and feels his hope of catching Danny's killer is slipping away.

Miller and Hardy try to take control of the events arising from Claire and Lee's arranged meeting. Meanwhile, the court case continues and begins to question Alec and Miller's whereabouts after the murder.