Law & Order: UK - Season 3

DS Brooks and DS Devlin investigate a particularly heartbreaking case when the body of a 5 year-old boy is discovered in an empty flat. They have a witness in the form of 13 year-old Paige Ward who says she saw a man take Connor into the building, and her friend, 10 year-old Rose Shaw, confirms Paige's story. However, disturbing CCTV footage shows something completely different. Faced with conflicting stories and forensic evidence that is inconclusive, the CPS must decide how best justice is to be served.

When the body of a 16 year-old schoolgirl is found dead in her home in the middle of the afternoon, the investigating police cannot be sure a crime was even committed. With no forensic evidence and nothing to suggest the victim didn't die of natural causes, Matt and Ronnie question why they have been called out in the first place. However, the victim's mother is convinced her daughter was raped because she never slept naked. On further investigation, an unlikely murder weapon is uncovered and a likely suspect - someone with whom James Steel has a history. Determined the accused is guilty, James pursues him like a man possessed, pushing the boundaries of the law to the legal limit.

When three people are brutally murdered in a shop in central London and a fourth left for dead, Matt and Ronnie are up against the clock to find the killer, who they fear could strike again at any moment. The nature of the attack was frenzied and brutal with the killer using a bayonet to slay his victims. With this information and a photofit, Matt and Ronnie are quickly must identify the killer before they strike again. However, things take an unexpected turn when James Steel learns that the defendant charged with the crime has brilliant legal support, and James' only hope is to convince a deluded defendant to accept responsibility for his crimes.

A case hits close to home for Matt Devlin when investigating the death of a police officer, and his best friend, Pete Garvey. Devlin and Garvey had known each other since childhood and when Matt discovers Pete had recently been in contact with their childhood parish priest Jonathan Nugent, his suspicions are alerted as the past starts catch up with him. With nothing but suspicions and unfounded rumours to go on, a murder charge cannot be brought against Nugent. Now a married man with a family of his own, can Matt really be sure they've got the right man?

When Prison Officer Charlie Tyner is found shot dead on a council estate in Hackney, it soon comes to light that, rather than being the good clean officer of Her Majesty's Prison Service, Charlie Tyner is taking advantage of his position in prison. There are plenty of prisoners inside with reason enough to want to kill Charlie but, being in prison, they have solid alibis so who killed Charlie and why?

The mystery surrounding the stabbing of student, Archie Rahman, has Devlin and Brooks chasing their tails when the only clue they have to go on is a library book checked out on the day of his murder. Two students connected to the book have given an alibi for each other, but one of them is lying. When the perpetrator eventually claims to have acted in self-defence, Alesha is forced to face past demons.

For two years, Stephanie Blake has been stalked by a man who calls himself ‘Giovanni'. She knows nothing about him but he knows everything about her. Over time, his constant e-mails and phone calls have become more intimidating, but without an actual physical threat against her, there is very little the police can do. After initial investigations lead nowhere, the police are forced to abandon the case until a shocking incident shakes Brooks and Devlin to their core.