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The cast also includes Jamie Dornan as Paul Spector, Laura Donnelly as Sarah Kay, John Lynch as AAC Jim Burns, Niamh McGrady as Dani Ferrington, Gerard Jordan as Brian Stone and Bronagh Waugh as Sally-Ann Spector.
Episode 1
Monday 13 May 2013, 9pm
When a murder in Belfast remains unsolved, Gibson is brought in from the London Metropolitan Police to help catch the killer.
As Gibson travels across from London, we are introduced to the murderer himself: Paul Spector (Jamie Dornan). Spector’s dark fascination with a young solicitor Sarah Kay (Laura Donnelly) is in stark contrast to his home life, where he has two young children and a wife who loves him.
As Gibson looks in to the investigation, she finds similarities to a case from 18 months ago. Believing them to be the work of one man, she’s convinced there is a serial killer lose in Belfast but her superiors at the police are unwilling to make the connection.
Meanwhile, that very serial killer is busy preparing for his next attack. As Spector stalks through Sarah’s empty house, the thrill of his crime clearly excites him. When Sarah arrives home she finds that Spector has left a disturbing calling card laid out on her bed. For both Spector and Gibson, the hunt has begun.
Episode 2
Monday 20 May 2013, 9pm
Gibson’s worst fears are realised as Spector’s murder spree in Belfast continues and a reckless decision sees Gibson facing some very real consequences.
After a late night run in with a journalist causes friction between Gibson and ACC Jim Burns, who is due to face the Independent Policing Board, Stella finds herself in a difficult situation.
But when the posed body of Spector’s latest victim is discovered, Gibson takes control of the investigation. Joined by pathologist Professor Reed Smith, they go about making their initial examination and Gibson’s hunt for Spector continues in earnest.
Having carried out his intricately planned murder, Spector discovers that his two conflicting existences – one of a loving father and husband, and one of an obsessive killer – are in danger of colliding.
Episode 3
Monday 27 May 2013, 9pm
As Gibson takes control of the hunt for the serial killer striking against women in Belfast, the realisation that his perfect kill is tainted pushes Spector into looking for his next victim.
Gibson takes control of the serial killer case and while bringing Burns up to speed with her investigation they are interrupted by a phonecall reporting the fatal shooting of an officer. As Burns leaves, he instructs Gibson to get herself a firearm: the danger of policing in Northern Ireland suddenly hits home. As Gibson and the investigative team are running through what they know so far about the killer of Fiona Gallagher, Alice Monroe and Sarah Kay, Spector is examining the house of a potential victim.
At the police station, Gibson informs Burns about her night with Olson. Forced to stand by her, Burns joins Gibson at a press conference where she announces the hunt for the serial killer. As Spector watches the news report of the press conference, he comes eye-to-eye with Gibson for the first time.
Later on, the Spectors are visiting Sally Ann’s parents at their farmhouse located outside the city, where Spector discovers an abandoned, derelict building. He decides to return to the site: it is clear he has found himself the perfect lair and starts to move his secret possessions out of the loft at home to keep here. As he returns to his car to collect some final possessions, the radio news announces that Sarah Kay was pregnant at the time of her death. This news shakes Spector to his core, and he sits staring at the mannequin, its blank stare mirrored in Spector’s eyes.
Compelled to erase his mistakes with Sarah Kay, Spector’s darkest desires are directed at Annie Brawley. As he stands just inches from her, unseen in the shadows, he knows he has selected the next perfect victim.
Episode 4
Monday 3 June 2013, 9pm
When Eastwood’s investigation into Olson’s murder throws open some uncomfortable truths for Burns, Gibson comes under increased pressure in her hunt for Belfast’s killer.
Spector and Gibson go about their methodical daily physical rituals. As Spector runs down by the city docks, Gibson swims lengths determinedly, the press statement that Burns made the night before about the murder of James Olson ringing in her head.
Eastwood brings Burns up to speed on the Olson murder case, having learnt that Breedlove was the person who called Olson’s phone and was involved in illegal activity at Aaron Monroe’s party. Burns orders Eastwood to bring Breedlove in for questioning.
Meanwhile, Spector is being questioned by his boss for his visit to Liz Tyler. Spector tries to brush it away, but Charles Chandler is persistent, and insists on talking to Liz Tyler herself. But Spector successfully manipulates Liz Tyler into reporting her husband’s abuse and Chandler has to watch as Liz is led away into protection by specialist police.
Under pressure, Gibson revisits the Sarah Kay crime scene with Professor Tanya Reed Smith, and together they discover a potential new lead. But will it stop Spector in time and save the life of his next victim, Annie Brawley?
Episode 5
Monday 10 June 2013, 9pm
The killer’s latest attack gives Gibson renewed impetus and, as the net appears to be closing in, Spector makes a dramatic confession and a decision that binds his fate to Gibson. Arriving at the Annie Brawley crime scene, Gibson learns that Annie is still alive. Seeing the discarded ligatures, she knows this is the work of the same killer. However, the estate that this murder has taken place on is not friendly to police, and the situation soon turns violent.
Internally, Burns and his team are still trying to piece together the events surrounding Olson’s murder. Eastwood discovers there may have been a contract taken out on Olson as a result of an unpaid debt related to drugs or prostitution, which links back to Aaron Monroe and Breedlove.
Meanwhile, Spector is forced into presenting himself to police after CCTV footage is aired showing him near to Sarah Kay on het last day alive. Although he talks his way through the interview with Brink without suspicion, his request for Sally Ann to provide him with an alibi means he returns home to face her suspicions.
Spector begs for forgiveness and is shocked to discover that Sally Ann is pregnant. As he manipulates Sally Ann into going away with him to try and repair their marriage, Spector decides to make one final play with Gibson that will bring the two hunters closer than either could have imagined previously, and turns up revelations that shake both to their very core.
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