Romance is in the air when Dr Jonathan Paige clocks an attractive football supporter during a pub match.

The release from prison of Stuart McAire, the man responsible for kidnapping Rhona Bishop seven years previously, coincides with a series of violent attacks on Rhona. McAire is the obvious suspect, but Rhona's husband and his brother both seem to have a motive.

Ellie Edmunds is involved in a car accident in which a boy is injured, and is confined in a cell after being found to be over the limit. Paige and Cramer are called in, and Cramer has to restrain Ellie, who launches a formal complaint after suffering a miscarriage on police premises. Dr Paige finds he may have to give evidence against the woman he loves!

When teenager Jade Prior goes missing, Jade's mum suspects her new stepson Lee knows more than he's saying.

Dr Jonathan Paige faces an accusation of sexual assault while attempting to discover from two youths the truth about a night out which landed them both in hospital.

Dr Jonathan Paige is called out to examine a young immigrant farm worker, Elena, who has been arrested during a raid by immigration officers. Paige discovers the cause of Elena's agony – she is about to give birth.

While looking into the death of Paul Campbell, DI Cramer's ex-husband – an officer with a nearby force under investigation – asks her to put in a good word for him with the investigating officer. When Cramer learns that her ex-husband worked with Campbell, she turns to Dr Jonathan Paige for help.

Dr Jonathan Paige finds himself caught up in a conflict of interests during a murder trial when the accused reveals that Paige was once his GP. DC Monk is surprised by the sudden appearance of a girl he met on holiday.

Dr Jonathan Paige tries to comfort the husband of Margaret Dudgen after she falls to her death from a bedroom window. But all the widower can talk about is a mysterious woman who was stabbed to death and is supposed to haunt the house. Meanwhile, DS Helen Diamond finds out that DI Gillian Cramer and Matt Gregory are more than just colleagues.

Dr Jonathan Paige is taken hostage when a hit man's plan to kill a prisoner in the hospital goes wrong.

An expelled pupil stalks his ex-teacher, whom he accuses of driving the car that killed his friend, Naomi. Dr Jonathan Paige and DI Gillian Cramer's relationship falters when Cramer gets cold feet – and Paige forces her to make a decision that will change the rest of her life.

Dr Jonathan Paige and DI Gillian Cramer celebrate their last nights of freedom before the wedding. But when a boy is found tied up in the nearby woods, Paige notices a face from the past and remembers an unsolved case involving a child strangler.