Vera · S2, E4
Sandancers
D.C.I. Vera Stanhope and D.S. Joe Ashworth investigate a suspicious death in an army barracks, aided by Shep, an enthusiastic and pro-active member of the Military Police. While the death of commanding officer Dev initially looks like suicide, murder is quickly established and the team need to find both a motive and a killer. Sensing a connection to Ollie, a soldier killed in Afghanistan. Vera interviews Devaney's loyal comrades, Vince and Budgie, and Ollie's grieving and angry family. Quickly she establishes there's a traumatic event which no-one wants to talk about. Through persistence and instinct Vera finally reveals the complicated turn of events that led to an act of revenge and the deaths of more than one soldier.