The Commander

Newly promoted, Commander Clare Blake (Amanda Burton) vows no cover-ups. When a previously convicted killer (Hugh Bonneville) gets released on parole, Blake's judgement is put to the test.

DCI Mike Hedges (Matthew Marsh) conceals evidence pertaining to his involvement in the police shooting of unarmed civilian Lionel Cripps.

Commander Blake is in trouble: her relationship with convicted killer James Lampton made the tabloids, and her supervisors are not amused.

Commander Blake's terminally ill sister moves in with her while Blake deals with the dangerous computer hacker who is threatening to kill patients.

Patient and persistent, Deputy Chief Constable Stephen Blackton has earned his nickname, "Blackdog." On the orders of the police brass, he begins investigating the Cripps shooting and the Lampton affair. Both Blake and Hedges feel the squeeze. Suffering from panic attacks and grieving the death of a family member, Blake reluctantly agrees to show a united front with Hedges. With Blackton closing in on the evidence he needs to end her career, can she recover her nerves of steel in time to prevent him?

Graham Warner, the officer implicated in the Lionel Cripps shooting, is found dead in a park. Commander Blake continues to bury evidence of her relationship with James Lampton.