16th May

BABY TRADE


It’s new recruit PC Beth Green’s first day and whilst out with a grumpy Emma, Beth overreacts when she clumsily arrests her first criminal Craig on a burglary. Emma’s shocked with Beth’s trigger happy use of CS spray. On the receiving end is drug addict Craig – who tried to steal his own baby.


Druggies Anna and Craig were trying to get their baby back, after they had offered her up for a private adoption. Barton Street is working on similar cases – it could be the same gang. Babies are being sold in Sun Hill! Jack escapes his paper-work and decides to help out Sam on this investigation.


Jack and Sam go undercover as a married couple who are unable to adopt because Jack’s too old. Leslie offers counselling for childless couples and the intel’ suggests babies for sale too, if you fit the bill. CID’s ‘happy couple’ convince Leslie they’re a suitable pair and are offered a baby.


They are both shocked to be flicking through a catalogue of pregnant women, whilst being told fair complexion babies, that would pass off as their own, are more expensive. Now they have to set up a sting and stop the illegal adoptions – only Jack ends up putting Sam and a baby’s life in danger.