Judge Deed is pressured to acquit a police informer on trial for assaulting his own wife, despite the man's guilty plea. The case brings Deed up against higher authorities.
Jo Mills struggles to get the CPS to bring a manslaughter charge against a company's director after the death of an employee on a building site, despite clear safety violations.
Two police officers are accused of serious assault and brought before Judge Deed. Meanwhile, a rapist convicted by Deed is released from prison and is intent on revenge.
A doctor is accused of murder when her patient dies, leaving her the sole beneficiary of his will. The case hits close to home for Judge Deed as his own father is dying.
