Vera: Season 2

Season 2 overview

The season opens with a suicide following a firebombing and a critical injury. A second hospital attack turns a difficult inquiry into an immediate threat.

Key story beats

  1. Hospital Suicide — An old colleague of DCI Vera Stanhope commits suicide at a hospital where his critically injured daughter is being treated.
  2. Firebombed Home — The investigation establishes that the suicide followed the firebombing of the colleague's home.
  3. Suspect Network — The inquiry examines the injured girl's stepfather, a missing protester, the protester's pregnant girlfriend, and an art teacher.
  4. Hospital Attack — A second attempt is made on the injured daughter in hospital, intensifying the danger surrounding the investigation.
  5. Social Worker Murder — DCI Vera Stanhope investigates the murder of a social worker who was widely regarded as principled and popular.
  6. Systemic Pressure — The investigation enters an overworked and understaffed social work system.
  7. Child Death Case — A notorious case involving the death of a child appears to hold the key to the murder.
  8. Hidden Secret — DCI Vera Stanhope discovers that a concealed secret lies at the heart of the social worker's death.
  9. Matched Shoe — A shoe found in Newcastle matches another shoe on a dead body found in a skip in Portsmouth.
  10. Contradictory Evidence — The victim has traces of heroin, a wallet containing £300, and another man's credit card, details that conflict with the victim's apparent character.
  11. Expanding Suspects — The investigation involves a possessive mother, a girlfriend, a dying beekeeper, and a local drug dealer.
  12. Beach Discovery — The local drug dealer is later found dead on a beach, adding a second death to the investigation.
  13. Father Memory — The case stirs DCI Vera Stanhope's private memories of her dead father when she receives an address connected to him.
  14. Soldier Murder — A staff sergeant in charge of a bomb disposal unit is clinically murdered, with revenge identified as the apparent motive.
  15. Afghanistan Affair — The investigation examines an affair involving the murdered soldier's wife and a second-in-command who was killed in Afghanistan by an improvised explosive device.

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