PC Luke Ashton goes against Sgt Craig Gilmore's direct orders and bravely follows a crazed gunman after hearing a shot. When he disappears out of view and another gunshot is heard Gilmore's worry appears more than professional. Cass convinces Nick that a good night out doesn't always have to involve drugs so he's surprised when he manages to pull an attractive young woman. After revealing she's a hairdresser, he carries on his fantasy by informing her he's a pilot. In the cold sober light of day it turns out they have a lot more in common than originally suspected. DS Debbie McAllister is coerced into a stint as a babysitter for Eva Sharpe's daughter when the childcare suddenly falls through. She surprises even herself by doing such a good job-which makes the decision facing her and the superintendent even more difficult. Meanwhile PC Tony Stamp puts his neck on the line when young Lee Dwyer is accused of serious vandalism at his school. The head threatens him with expulsion but Tony i

Des's blackmailer starts to put the squeeze on. So after parting with his first instalment of cash he decides the only way out is intimidation or confession. Neither look particularly good for enhancing his career in the Police Force. The tenser Des becomes the more determined he is to find out who's behind the extortion and it's God help anyone who gets in his way. When Lee Dwyer gets caught displaying his graffiti artistry it's the more level-headed officers to the rescue. DI Alex Cullen has his work cut out keeping an eye on his delinquent cops. After witnessing June and Jim's mug hurling altercation he demands to know what their problem was. Jim's answer to healing the rift comes in the form of a quiet night out... and 3 choice little words. New PC's Luke Ashton and Kerry Young are called to a domestic incident at Lee Dwyer's house, so to teach his parents a lesson he plays runaway and visits a surprised Tony Stamp first thing in the morning. [Source: www.thebill.com]

Supt. Adam Okaro and Insp. Gina Gold set up a surveillance camera in the male locker room to catch the station thief - with suspiscion falling heavily on PC Cameron Tait, after DC Danny Glaze's phone was found in his locker. The camera reveals PC Jim Carver breaking into PC Nick Klein's locker, but all is not as it seems. Carver has had enough of Klein's drug problem, and sets up an elaborate trap to catch Nick stealing to feed his habit. Carver and PC Gary Best catch Klein red-handed stealing from Marie Graham's house, but he manages to slip away. Klein goes on a desperate rampage to score his next hit of crack cocaine, but is caught and arrested by Carver as he leaves Amy Boyden's flat. Instead of sacking him, Okaro sends Klein into rehab. When a young adoptee is suspected to have attacked his foster father, ADI Samantha Nixon and DC Ken Drummond find a boy torn between two families. The boy jumps from a building, despite Sgt. Matt Boyden trying to talk him down, and his brother blam

It's an eventful day for Matt Boyden. Having discovered the identity of Abi's father, he confronts the girl's mother, his hated colleague Acting DI Sam Nixon, threatening to tell the tearaway teen everything he knows. Then he gets a blast from the past when his own estranged, crack-addicted daughter Amy is found and brought in for questioning. But it soon becomes clear none of these loose ends will ever be tied when the dodgy sergeant answers a seemingly routine callout to a suspect package—only to fall victim to a drive-by shooting. (For the answer to who pulled the trigger and why, viewers will have to tune in to the new Bill spin-off series MIT: Murder Investigation Team.)

DI Neil Manson's suspicions about DI Peter Cavanaugh continue during an obbo on the diamond heist suspects. When the suspects get away from them, Cavanaugh doesn't seem particularly concerned. Concerned for the safety of DS Samantha Nixon and PC Cameron Tait who are undercover as waiting staff on the target boat, Manson orders DS Phil Hunter on to the boat as well. PC Gabriel Kent could be in trouble when Roy Stafford turns up at the station to report Kent's assault on him. Insp. Gina Gold is delighted she may be able to get rid of the evil Gabriel at last, but a Coal Lane resident arrives and gives Kent an alibi. She has an ulterior motive however - as well as approving of Kent's brutal actions on Stafford, she wants him to enact some vigilante justice on a loan shark on the estate. CPS Lawyer Jonathan Fox asks Gina Gold out on a date, and Supt Adam Okaro continues to receive hate mail from within the station.

Don Beech has the only evidence that could incriminate corrupt DI Peter Cavanaugh. DCI Jack Meadows is reluctant to have to rely on the slippery Beech, but Supt Adam Okaro insists he is their only choice. DI Neil Manson and DS Phil Hunter take Beech to visit Maggie Black who has the incriminating tape, and Beech asks Manson if he can have ten minutes alone to ""say goodbye"" to Maggie. Manson foolishly agrees, and when DS Hunter goes to interrupt their little liaison, he finds himself held at gunpoint. Beech is on the run again! DI Peter Cavanaugh contacts DS Samantha Nixon and declares his love for her, begging her to join him on the run. She agrees, but informs DCI Meadows of his plans. Using her mobile as a tracking device, Meadows and his team close in, but when Cavanaugh realises he's been betrayed he takes Nixon hostage. DS Ramani De Costa requests a profiler when she suspects a serial rapist may be at work in Sun Hill, but is told that another attack must take place before a profi