Bill Spoilers 31 December 2008 - 1st Jan 2009
Wednesday 31st January 2009, 8:00PM - 9:00PM
Sun Hill officers prepare themselves for a busy night on New Year’s Eve as Sergeant Smith (Alex Walkinshaw) pairs himself up with PC Mel Ryder (Rhea Bailey). As they patrol the streets together, Mel explains that she’s worried about her younger brother, Jordan (David Judge) and his girlfriend Kelly Skipton (Mairi Hayes), who have come down to London to see in the New Year at Trafalgar Square.
Elsewhere, PCs Millie Brown (Clare Foster) and Roger Valentine (John Bowler) are outside a busy nightclub when security man, Alex Eagan (David Maybrick), rushes over and tells them a young boy has been stabbed inside. After tending to the victim, Josh, other Sun Hill officers join them and attempt to calm the situation. While Tony interviews party goers in fancy dress, Smithy and Mel arrive at the club to help. Mel takes a look around and is stunned to discover a distraught Kelly hiding in one of the toilets. After gently leading her outside, Mel is horrified to see Smithy arresting a young man for the stabbing – her brother, Jordan.
After an uncomfortable ride in the back of a patrol car together, Mel brings her brother into custody where the two begin to argue and Smithy is forced to tell Mel to remain impartial in order to help Jordan and discover what happened. When interviewed, Kelly admits that Josh had been flirting with her all night, infuriating Jordan. While Jordan went to the bar, Josh pulled her into the toilets and tried to kiss her, but Kelly insists that Jordan didn’t see what happened.
Elsewhere, Jordan is questioned and admits that although the knife belongs to him, he didn’t stab Josh. Later, Smithy and Mel visit Jordan in his cell and the young PC begs her brother to tell the truth as he begins to break down. As the New Year bells ring out at midnight, the alarms go off on Josh’s life support machine in St Hugh’s and a distraught Mel realises that her brother’s freedom is slipping away.
Thursday, 1 January 2009, 8:00PM - 9:00PM
PCs Tony Stamp (Graham Cole) and Millie Brown (Clare Foster) have a startling beginning to the New Year when homeless man George (Paul Prescott) alerts them to the badly beaten body of Amanda Phelps. Once Amanda is in hospital, Tony interviews George who clearly knows Amanda and has a great affection for her.
DI Samantha Nixon (Lisa Maxwell) and DC Jacob Banks (Patrick Robinson) go to Amanda’s home where they find her husband, Jeff (Christopher Timothy), caring for their young daughter. Jeff is horrified by the news and tells the officers that he stayed at home the previous night while Amanda went out with her friend Annie Denniston (Elly Fairman). Annie reveals that she and Amanda were in a club together and Amanda ended up arguing with her ex-boyfriend, Dan Colman (Duncan James), before leaving the club.
DC Terry Perkins (Bruce Byron) and Banksy head to the gym where Dan is recruiting for his kick boxing classes. Dan seems genuinely shocked when told about the attack, but tells the officers that he has a solid alibi for Amanda’s attack, as he spent the night with a married woman.
The case develops further when forensic evidence shows DNA under Amanda’s nails, belonging to creditor Con Walker. After digging deeper, Samantha and Banksy discover Amanda owes a huge amount of money to Con, which her husband knows nothing about. Con is interviewed and tells the officers that Amanda turned up at his house the night before, saying she would sleep with him in order to pay off the debt. Jeff is stunned when told about the turn of events but is adamant Amanda would do no such thing.
The investigation becomes more frustrating when three people end up in the frame for Amanda’s attack and officers are shocked when they discover what really happened.
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