Secrets and Lies

Ben Gundelach is an ordinary, everyday family man who finds the body of a murdered four year-old boy. The boy, Thom Murnane, lived in Ben's street with his single mother Jess. Now everyone in the street is a suspect and Ben is shocked that he is at the top of the list.

Jess becomes an ally of Ben's when she presents him with compelling evidence that suggests her ex-husband Paul Murnane could be the killer. But with the police unwilling to listen, Ben decides to take matters into his own hands.

When Ben sees Paul Murnane entering Jess's house across the street, he rushes in to protect her. The ensuing altercation between Paul and Ben gives a clear insight into the violence both men are capable of. But the question Ben is left with is why did Paul return? And why did he target Jess? Working together, Jess and Ben soon uncover a secret that shocks Jess to her core.

With Detective Cornielle moving ever closer to charging Ben for murder, Ben becomes even more desperate to clear his name. An emotionally distraught Jess goes to Ben for support. There is clearly a spark between them. Meanwhile, Ben's neighbour Vanessa Turner is hiding a dark secret that could turn Thom's murder case on its head.

With Ben still struggling to clear his name, he discovers a strange man squatting in a vacant house close to where he found Thom. He also discovers a blood-stained blue jacket in the house's laundry. The police arrive and take the man away. But when Ben goes to show Cornielle the jacket, it's gone. But who could have taken it?

Ben's desperate struggle to clear his name has reached the eleventh hour. And when Eva goes missing Ben is finally pushed over the edge. A manic and desperate side of Ben is revealed as he searches for his daughter. Meanwhile Cornielle is ready to strike. Patrol cars roll into Blackwood Crescent ready to make an arrest. But no one is prepared for the shocking final clue that brings into question the entire case. Will Cornielle catch the killer before it's too late?