Four men, all career criminals, are charged over the fatal shooting of a policeman and the serious wounding of another, during an armed hold up. When they walk free because of a legal technicality, the city reels in shock.
Having attacked Kirsty outside of court months earlier, Rhonda Hennessey is now on trial herself facing a charge of attempting to pervert the course of justice for threatening Kirsty.
A youth is charged with a long list of offences, including attempted murder, after a high-speed chase ends with him nearly running down a police officer.
The pressure is finally beginning to tell on Steve Hennessey. He has a fight with his girlfriend Kirsty the night before his bail hearing and goes out to drown his sorrows.
Steve Hennessey is still on the run. However, Kenny, a small-time crook and criminal colleague of Steve's, is facing an attempted murder charge after a bank job went wrong.
Peter Faithful's evidence against Steve Hennessey and Darren Mack proves to be extremely incriminating. However, it is up to Michael Kidd to discredit the experienced detective.