On the morning after her rape, Susan develops an idea of who her attacker might be. Jim pursues a reconciliation with his estranged wife. Jodie queries Steve about his unprofessional relationship with a nightclub owner. Larry gets a tip from an unusual source.

Jodie has a disturbing case where a 12-year-old boy may be abusing his younger sister. Jim is in for a shock when Jodie lets slip the news of Susan's attack, but Susan refuses to go public. Steve is also keeping quiet about his forbidden romance with Blue, even when he has to investigate an attack on her club.

Jim finds a shocked Susan sitting in her car in the station car park. It's clear she's been there all night. Broken, she tells Jim she knows her attacker was Guy. Susan's in despair but Jim assures her they'll get him.

He orders his troops to find Guy and bring him in. But the appearance of a furious Al stops Jim going out himself. Guy's drunken wife, Caroline has paid Al and the kids a visit and told him that Susan is sleeping with her husband.

Jodie's also been unable to help Steve as he recovers from a broken heart. But she's also not dealing well with the fact that she was complicit in Blue breaking up with Steve. As they set off to find Susan's attacker, wracked with guilt she tells him the truth. He's outraged.

The rest of the team are also out looking for the rapist, except for Sergeant Bill Gentle, who's supposed to be having major surgery later in the day. His reluctance to leave the case is apparent but Jim is insistent. Larry and Jackie are also called off Susan's case to in