A police investigation into the mysterious deaths of a police officer and a young girl who fell from a tower block roof.
Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases
The Fallen
The tragic incident sets the investigation in motion as a police officer and a young girl fall from a tower block roof.
Key Events
Tragic Fall — Veteran officer and Libyan girl fall from roof Characters: DC Lizzie Adama, Shakiel Oliver, DI Sarah CollinsLocation: London tower block roof
Witness Disappearance — Adama disappears after witnessing the incident Characters: DC Lizzie Adama, DI Sarah Collins, DC Steve BradshawLocation: Police station
The Hunt
Collins assembles her team and begins a dual investigation into the roof incident and the missing witness.
Key Events
Witness Disappearance — Adama disappears after witnessing the incident Characters: DC Lizzie Adama, DI Sarah Collins, DC Steve BradshawLocation: Police station
Investigation Begins — Collins starts dual investigation Characters: DI Sarah Collins, DC Steve Bradshaw, DI Kieran Shaw, DCS Tim BailieLocation: Police department
Team Assembly — Collins assembles her investigative team Characters: DI Sarah Collins, DC Steve Bradshaw, DC Lee Coutts, DS Elaine Lucas, PC Arif JoharLocation: Police station
Roof Evidence — Team examines the roof scene Characters: DI Sarah Collins, DC Steve Bradshaw, DI Kieran ShawLocation: Tower roof
Witness Interview — Interview with Oliver about the incident Characters: DI Sarah Collins, DC Steve Bradshaw, Shakiel OliverLocation: Interview room
The Resistance
Internal pressures mount as Collins faces resistance from superiors while getting closer to the truth.
Key Events
Witness Interview — Interview with Oliver about the incident Characters: DI Sarah Collins, DC Steve Bradshaw, Shakiel OliverLocation: Interview room
Department Pressure — Bailie pressures Collins to drop investigation Characters: DI Sarah Collins, DCS Tim Bailie, DI Kieran ShawLocation: Police headquarters
Adama Discovery — Team finds hidden Adama Characters: DI Sarah Collins, DC Steve Bradshaw, DC Lizzie AdamaLocation: Safe house
The Revelation
The missing witness is found and the full truth about the incident is finally revealed.
Key Events
Adama Discovery — Team finds hidden Adama Characters: DI Sarah Collins, DC Steve Bradshaw, DC Lizzie AdamaLocation: Safe house
Truth Revealed — Full truth about the incident emerges Characters: DI Sarah Collins, DC Lizzie Adama, DI Kieran Shaw, DCS Tim BailieLocation: Police station
Case Resolution — Case concludes with justice served Characters: DI Sarah Collins, DC Steve Bradshaw, DC Lizzie Adama, DI Kieran ShawLocation: Courtroom
Story Breakdown
The Incident — The tragic fall that sets the investigation in motion
The Fall — Officer and girl fall from tower roof
The Witness — Lizzie Adama's disappearance
The Investigation — Collins' dual investigation approach
Team Assembly — Collins builds her investigative team
Evidence Gathering — Examining the roof scene and interviewing witnesses
Internal Conflicts — Facing resistance from superiors
The Revelation — The truth about what happened on the roof
Adama's Discovery — Finding the missing witness
Truth Unveiled — Full confession and case resolution
A veteran beat cop and teenage girl fall to their deaths from a tower block in south-east London, leaving a five-year-old boy and rookie police officer Lizzie Griffiths on the roof, only for them to go missing. Detective Sergeant Sarah Collins is drafted in to investigate, working to find Lizzie before she comes to serious harm, but also to uncover the truth behind the grisly tower block deaths.
