When Anne-Marie Richards is found dead on the moors without shoes, Vera deduces that she was killed at home and the body was dumped. Later, Vera discovers that Anne-Marie was keeping secrets, including a secret boyfriend and a hidden mobile phone. Suspicion falls on her family – a seemingly respectable teacher married to a veterinarian with a young daughter, and a former drug addict – but the conclusion of the investigation is marked by a deadly attack on one of her team. Final Appearance of DC
Vera investigates the death of a local lad whose body is found wrapped in plastic bags at a rural teenage hangout. The victim, Jaime Thorne, had been working with a travelling fair in the area and had stayed at a local church during the previous winter. The discovery of a second body in the same area complicates the search for answers.
Vera investigates the death of 22-year-old Alex Gartside, victim of a hit and run in a remote Northumberland Valley. Another body – that of Martin Nielsen – is found in the mansion where Alex had been house-sitting. Finding the connection between the two victims reveals a coverup involving two local men. First Appearance of DC Hicham Cherradi
Former trawlerman Tommy Stonnall's corpse is pulled from the sea six weeks after his sons reported him missing. He'd been depressed following his wife's death, with huge debts and an accusation – never proven – by unpopular siblings Ellie and Jay Connock that he burned down their fish market, killing their father. Vera discounts suicide after she finds an abandoned van stained by Tommy's blood and contraband cigarettes in a lodging house where he'd stayed during the missing weeks. She also uncov